Williams Lake Council Highlights - July 14, 2026 mtg

Present in WL Council Chambers:Mayor Rathor; Councillors Delainey, Flaspohler, Boehm, Lyons, Moses and NelsonMeeting called to order at 6:00pmMayor Rathor recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw Meeting Video - click hereMeeting Agenda - click hereMeeting Agenda, with 1 Late Item, adopted (Verbal Report of Mayor Rathor re: Minimum Payment of Property Taxes paid by seniors') Minutes of the previous Council meeting were received/adoptedBusiness:1) Council received or received for information: * accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated June 25, July 2 and 9, 2026* Downloading of Costs Q1 and Q2 2026 Update* Q2 2026 Budget Status Report* Minutes of the June 24, 2026 meeting of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee* Proclamations, Lighting Requests & Flag Raisings as per Council Policy #235* Council Information Package - as of July 14, 20262) Council ratified emails polls, as follows: i) Support for WLFN (Williams Lake First Nation) Green Municipal Fund Grant Applicationii) Support for WLFN's (Williams Lake First Nation) NDIT/Northern Development Grant Application3) Council awarded the Tender for supply of winter sand to Peterson Contractingfor the tendered price of $34.86 per cubic metre, excluding applicabletaxes (GST)4) Council awarded the tender for supply of dried bulk highway salt to ChancesBulk Unloading, for a three-year contract, for the tendered price per tonne of: year one $275.80, year two $289.40 and year three $301.28, including applicable taxes5) Council award the contract for CCTV camera inspection and cleaning of approximately 20,888 metres of sanitary sewer mains to C3 Mainline Inspections Inc. for the bid price of $111,541.92, excluding applicable taxes6) Council received an update on the REDIP/Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program grant status and revised Workforce Recruitment and Retention Program activities plan and approved a contribution of $78,000 over two years in 2027 and 2028 to supportthe WRRP or Workforce Recruitment and Retention Program activities7) Council endorsed 1 recommendation from a recently held Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting, as follows: That pursuant to Central Cariboo Joint Committee Report #07-2026, the report of the Director ofCommunity Services dated June 17, 2026 regarding an update on the Indoor Sport Facility Working Group and June 1, 2026 ISFWG Minutes be received and the Terms of Reference for the Indoor Sport Facility Working Group be endorsedEditor's Note -- this same recommendation was approved at the July 10, 2026 meeting of the Cariboo Regional District Board of Directors' 8) Council approved the following Resolution: "That the public art installation proposal from the Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Society seeking approval from the City, as facility owner, for installation of their proposed "Cariboo Confluence: A Celebration of Place" mural on the exterior facade of the Central Cariboo Arts Centre adjacent to the main entrance facing Borland Street, with the project to commence later in 2026 and be completed over two phases, be received and Council endorse the proposal"9) Late Item - at request of Mayor Rathor, Council agreed to request a staff report on advocating to the Provincial Government regarding programs for seniors to assist them with paying their property taxesMembers of Council provided verbal reports on their recent activitiesMayor Rathor advised that this would be the last Roundtable session for the 2022-2026 Williams Lake Municipal Council, as per Section 18(3) of the Council Procedure Bylaw, as follows: Notwithstanding Section 18(1)(k) (Order of Business at Council Meetings), Roundtable shall not be included as part of any Council agendas for the period of three months (90 days) prior to any by-election or general local election of members to the Council (Mayor/Councillor(s))Proceed to Closed Council Meeting:At 6:56pm -- Council passed the following motion: That Council proceed into a Closed Meeting - following adjournment of the Open Council Meeting - according to Section 92 of the Community Charter for discussion of itemsidentified under Section 90 (1) or (2), as follows:  (1c) labour relations or other employee relations And then Council adjourned at 6:57pm