Present: Mayor Rathor; Councillors Boehm, Flaspohler, Lyons and Nelson (via Zoom) Editor's Note -- Councillor Micheal Moses is currently on unpaid leave of absence from Williams Lake City Council/Committee meetings' until end of October 2024, due to his participation as a BC NDP candidate in the current Provincial Election of October 19th, 2024  Meeting Agenda approved, as amended (4 Late Items) Meeting Video here Minutes of the Special and Regular Meetings of Williams Lake City Council held September 24, 2024 were adopted Business: 1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated September 25 and October 3, 2024 2) Council received for information a report updated the status of the City of Williams Lake's 2024 Budget to date (end of September 2024) 3) Following a Public Input Opportunity -- Council approved Development Variance Permit #4-2024 at 1406 Broadway Avenue South 4) Council ratified an email poll conducted on October 2, 2024 authorizing the City to enter into the 2024-2034 Community Works Fund Agreement with the Union of BC Municipalities  5) Council endorsed the name of the new community exercise park located in Kiwanis Park as the “Williams Lake Community Fitness Park” and encourage the community to attend the grand opening tentatively schedule for October 26th 6) Council approved an application to the 2025 Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) Business Façade Improvement Program in the amount of $20,000 7) Council denied a request from Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) to include their properties located at 253 Fourth Avenue North and 925 Second Avenue North in the City of Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Councillor S. Nelson Resolved:  That Staff review the existing City of Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw and report back to Council on options/next steps 8) Council awarded the request for proposal for engineering services for bridge inspections to ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. for the proposed price of $31,250.10 per year for three years, totaling $93,750.30 9) Council awarded the tender for supply of dried bulk highway salt to Chances Bulk Unloading Ltd. for the tendered price of $228.34 per cubic metre 10) Council endorsed 2 recommendations from a previous Committee of the Whole meeting, as follows: * That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #26-2024, the presentation from Cianna O'Connor regarding overdose awareness be received for information; and further, that Council work with the Interior Health Authority to discuss safe consumption sites CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Councillor S. Nelson * That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #26-2024 and the the report of the Manager of Administrative Services dated September 24, 2024, Council receive the information on the community engagement strategy for the annual budget process and direct staff to undertake budget communications and investigate creative opportunities to get budget information out to the public within existing budgets and staff capacity. 11) Late Item #1 -- At the request of Councillor Nelson:  Council unanimously agreed to support the establishment of a secure housing and care facility in the Cariboo- Chilcotin Region, where people held under the Mental Health Act will receive long-term care and that the City of Williams Lake work in partnership with local First Nations, the Cariboo Regional District, other local levels of government, and Interior Health to align a strategic path to create and support a project locally and that the Province of British Columbia and the Minister of Health be so advised and requested to support this initiative 12) Late Item #2 -- the CAO provided a verbal update to Council regarding the Lake Harvester and the CAO responded to questions of Council.   13) Late Item #3 -- Council proclaimed October 2024 as "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month" in the City of Williams Lake 14) Late Item #4 -- Council proclaimed October 10, 2024 as"World Mental Health Day" in the City of Williams Lake 15) Council received the Council Information Package as of October 8th, 2024 A verbal update was provided regarding the situation at Atlantic Power... Members of Council reported on their recent activities Closed Council Session: At 7:36pm -- Council agreed to the following Resolution: That Council authorize proceeding into a Closed Meeting, following adjournment of the Open Meeting of Council - according to Section 92 of the Community Charter for discussion of items identified under Section 90 (1c) of the Community Charter relating to labour relations or other employee relations Council adjourned at 7:37pm

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