TOWN OF SMITHERS REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2002, AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3836 FOURTH AVENUE, SMITHERS, B.C.

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1 TOWN OF SMITHERS REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2002, AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3836 FOURTH AVENUE, SMITHERS, B.C. A G E N D A 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PUBLIC HEARING 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3-1 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held December 11, Minutes of the Special (Open) Meeting of Council held December 12, Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting of Council (Tax Shift Study) held December 12, Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting of Council (Financial Assistance Applications) held December 12, BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 4-1 Report ADM dated January 2, 2002, from W. Mah, Chief Administrative Officer, recommending items be made public from the Special (In-Camera) meeting of Council held November 27, 2001 ( ). 4-2 Report DEV dated January 3, 2002, from M. Allen, Director of Development Services, regarding the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Rights-of-Way Defence Fund (Item 9-8 of the Regular Meeting of Council held November 27, 2001) ( ).

2 Page 2 5. PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS 6. COUNCIL REPORTS 6-1 COUNCILLOR ADOMEIT 6-2 COUNCILLOR FARROW 6-3 COUNCILLOR GROVES Minutes of the Tourism Advisory Committee meeting held December 17, 2001 ( ). 6-4 COUNCILLOR HOWARD Minutes of Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako meetings held November 29, 2001: a) Meeting No. 22; b) Planning Committee; c) Environmental Services Committee; and d) Building Committee ( ). 6-5 COUNCILLOR MUNROE Minutes of the Smithers District Chamber of Commerce Directors meeting held December 11, 2001 ( ). 6-6 COUNCILLOR WHEATLEY Minutes of the Central Park Planning Committee meeting held December 13, 2001 ( ). 6-7 REPORT OF MAYOR NORTHUP Report ADM dated January 2, 2002 from Mayor Northup presenting a summary of the YVR Airport Meeting held November 28 and 29, 2001 ( ).

3 Page 3 7A. STAFF (A) REPORTS 7A-1 Report dated January 3, 2002, from M. Allen, Director of Development Services, recommending award of the Ranger Park Recreation Centre janitorial services contract to R.S. Janitorial Services ( ). 7A-2 Report DEV dated January 3, 2002, from M. Allen, Director of Development Services, recommending approval of the proposed Highway 16/Frontage Road connector relocation from Manitoba Street to Glacier Street ( ). 7B. STAFF (B) REPORTS 7B-1 Monthly Reports for November, 2001: 8. BYLAWS a) Airport Services b) Bylaw Enforcement c) Development Services Department d) Finance Department e) Fire Department f) Operational Services g) Recreation. 8-1 Report FIN dated December 28, 2001, from L. Ford, Financial Administrator, introducing Highway 16 Improvement Project Security Issuing, Bylaw No for two readings. First reading. Second reading. 8-2 Report ADM dated January 2, 2002, from J. Malcolm, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, introducing Zoning Bylaw No for two readings. First reading. Second reading.

4 Page 4 9. CORRESPONDENCE (A) ITEMS 9-1 Letter dated December 12, 2001, from H. Galms Gairns, Chair, and P. Warwick, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Health Authority regarding restructuring in health care delivery ( ). 9-2 Letter dated November 29, 2001, from T. Gardham, Coordinator, The Courage to Come Back Awards, Coast Mental Health Foundation, seeking nominations for the 2002 awards ( ). 9-3 Letter dated December 19, 2001, from V. Turgeon, President, Northern Registry Services, Prince George, requesting support for the promotion of a regional Land Title Office in Prince George ( ). 9-4 Letter dated December 14, 2001, from M. Bailey, Western Policy Consultants Inc., presenting a proposal to represent communities affected by the offshore oil and gas exploration moratorium, to the provincial and federal governments ( ). 9-5 Letter received January 4, 2002, from the Smithers Minor Hockey Association regarding arena advertising revenue ( and ). 10. CORRESPONDENCE (B) ITEMS - RECEIVE AND REPLY 11. CORRESPONDENCE (B) ITEMS - RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION 11-1 Letter dated December 18, 2001, from G. Lloyd, President, British Columbia Aviation Council, inviting Mayors to the 2002 annual conference being held October 9 to 11, 2002, in Kelowna ( ) Letter dated December 13, 2001, from G. Jadrzyk, President, Northern Forest Products Association, advising of cancellation of the 2002 annual convention ( ) Letter dated December 11, 2001, from Premier G. Campbell replying to Mayor Northup s letter dated November 22, 2001 (attached) requesting more lead time for local government response ( ) Letter dated December 21, 2001, from B. Burrill, Manager, Smithers District Chamber of Commerce, reminding members of a Business Luncheon with guest speaker H. Ketchum, West Fraser Mills, being held January 16, 2002, and other initiatives ( ).

5 Page Letter dated December 6, 2001, from P. Kalina, Conservation Officer, Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, replying to S. Hunka s letter dated November 6, 2001 (attached) regarding removal of road killed wildlife ( ) Letter dated November 30, 2001, from D. Wright, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Forests, replying to Mayor Northup s letter dated August 31, 2001 (attached) regarding the lack of northern representation on the Softwood Advisory Committee ( ) Letter dated December 11, 2001, from Premier G. Campbell, replying to Mayor Northup s letter dated November 8, 2001 (attached) regarding restructuring of government services in Smithers ( ) Letter dated December 13, 2001, from Solicitor General R. T. Coleman responding to Mayor Northup s letter dated October 22, 2001 (attached) regarding funding for incidental expenses incurred by emergency preparedness volunteers ( ) Letter dated November 29, 2001, from D. Anderson, Federal Minister of Environment, in reply to the letter from Mayors Hartwell and Northup dated October 9, 2001 (attached) regarding the Canada/United States softwood lumber dispute ( ) Letter dated November 28, 2001, from the B.C. Lumber Trade Council following up on a conference call held November 1, 2001, regarding the Canada/Unites States softwood lumber dispute ( ) Letter dated November 30, 2001, from P. Tellier, President, Canadian National, responding to Mayor Northup s letter dated November 7, 2001 (attached) regarding improvements to CN property ( and ) Letter dated December 12, 2001, from R. Thorpe, Minister, Competition, Science and Enterprise, replying to S. Howard s letter dated October 26, 2001 (attached) requesting payment to Skeena Cellulose Inc. contractors ( and ) Letter dated December 17, 2001, from S. Berna, Director of Finance, Municipal Finance Authority seeking input regarding the borrowing power calculation to be implemented in the Community Charter ( ) News Releases dated December 17, 2001, from the Ministry of Competition, Science and Enterprise and Western Economic Diversification Canada announcing approval of green infrastructure projects ( ).

6 Page Letter dated December 14, 2001, from J. Townsend, Mayor, Village of Valemount, supporting efforts by the Watershed Group for better management of parks ( ) Letter dated November 2, 2001, from L. Hanvey, President, Planned Parenthood, announcing appointment of new Executive Director ( ) Letter dated December 10, 2001, from D. Mio, Calderwood Realty, regarding maps for the public ( ) Letter dated November 27, 2001, from Premier G. Campbell in reply to the letter dated November 5, 2001, from the Northwest Mayors Group (attached) regarding tidal energy ( ) Letter dated December 4, 2001, from S. Smith, representative, North Coast Stakeholders Committee (BC Ferries) and General Manager, Crest Hotel, requesting support for daily ferry service for the Prince Rupert to Port Hardy route ( ) Letter dated December 27, 2001, from B. Lingwood, President, British Columbia Ferry Corporation, regarding changes to the northern route strategy ( ) correspondence dated December 6, 2001, from B. Lubbers, Fall Fairgrounds attendant, thanking the Works Crew for responding quickly to a plumbing problem ( ) Letter dated November 30, 2001, from L. Boivin, Director of Sales, Canadian Freightways, advising of a 3.95% rate increase ( ) Letter dated December 10, 2001, from J. Backhouse, Northern Development Commission thanking Council for its support during his three and a half year tenure as Commissioner ( ) Letter dated December 17, 2001, from H. Cunningham, President, Union of British Columbia Municipalities to R. Coleman, Solicitor General, regarding opportunities for UBCM involvement in the process for a new police cost formula for rural areas and small communities ( ) Letter dated November 29, 2001, from Mayor D. Drummond, City of Burnaby, presenting a resolution on the potential impacts of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) ( ).

7 Page News Release dated December 10, 2001, from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announcing the Government of Canada s response to FCM s priorities ( ) Letter dated November 30, 2001, from Mayor P. Jean, Village of Burns Lake, to D. Krusel, Prince Rupert Port Authority supporting the development of improved cruise ship facilities in Prince Rupert ( ) Invitation dated November 25, 2001, from R. Carriere, Chairperson, Communities in Bloom program, to participate in the 2002 competition ( ) Letter dated November 23, 2001, from J. McGee, President, Justice Institute of British Columbia, regarding training for emergency responders to deal with terrorist acts ( ) Letter dated December 2001 from B. Hood, Air Travel Complaints Commissioner, Canadian Transportation Agency, advising of report release for the period July 2000 to June 2001 ( ) Letter dated December 21, 2001, from D. Rundell, BC Assessment regarding future operations and Property Assessment Notices ( ) Minutes of the Voluntary Recreational Access Management Group meeting held November 21, 2001 ( ). Please remove and replace with the attached. 12. CORRESPONDENCE (C) ITEMS 12-1 FACTS FAX, Central Interior Logging Association s Weekly Log- Harvesting Industry Update for the week of December 17, 2001 ( ) Facsimile dated December 7, 2001, from the Wood Promotion Network presenting Trend Update December 01 and Wood Promotion Network Update dated December 14, 2001 ( ) Memorandum dated December 7, 2001, from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities summarizing the meeting held November 30, 2001, with local elected officials and the Minister of Forests regarding forest policy ( ).

8 Page In the House, Union of British Columbia Municipalities, December 7, Member Notice dated December 7, 2001, Union of British Columbia Municipalities, regarding rural and small communities police cost task force ( ) Memorandum dated December 1, 2001, Union of British Columbia Municipalities, presenting the President s Message and requesting renewal of membership ( ) News Release dated November 30, 2001, from the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, regarding principles for treaty negotiation ( ) dated December 12, 2001, from D. Godard, Air Canada Regional Inc. requesting permission to include the Town s website on their links page in exchange for the Town adding Air Canada Regional s website as a link (1330-3) News Release dated December 7, 2001, from D. Collins, Chief of Council, Kitsumkalum Band advising that access to the West Kalum Forest Road will be blocked to commercial traffic ( ) Christmas greetings from City of Terrace Council and Staff Christmas greetings from D. and T. Cummins, Canadian Tire, Smithers Store Letter dated December 13, 2001, from J. W. Morton, President, Eastfield Resources Ltd., Vancouver, to R. Neufeld, Minister of Energy and Mines, favouring traditional mineral staking over map staking methods ( ) Letter dated December 21, 2001, from the 2002 Northern B.C. Winter Games advising of Torchlight Ceremony being held January 5, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. ( ) Letter and press release dated January 2, 2002, from J. Milne, Rotary Club of Smithers, thanking Mayor Northup for agreeing to participate in the Business Information Panel, January 9, 2002, at the Aspen Motor Inn ( ). 13. CORRESPONDENCE (D) ITEMS 13-1 North Central Municipal Association Newsletter, December Transition, B.C. Coalition of People with Disabilities, December Transport Action, Transport 2000 Canada, December 2001.

9 Page Solplan Review, Independent Journal of Energy Conservation, November Reiterate, Recycling Council of British Columbia, Fall British Columbia Treaty Commission Update, November Wet suwet en Voice, December BC First Nations Creating New Opportunities, October Treaty News, Federal Treaty Negotiation Office, Summer Building New Relationships with First Nations, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Looking Back, Looking Forward/Treaty Commission Annual Report Notice from Simon Fraser University regarding Women s Campaign School being held April 25 to 28, 2002 ( ) Alcan Press Releases dated December 4 and 19, 2001 ( ) Notice from organizers of the Wood Solutions Fair being held February 5, 2002, in Vancouver ( ) Dogwood FaxLine, British Columbia Lodging and Campgrounds Association, December Northwest P.E.P. Newsletter, Fourth Quarter, Imperial Oil Review, Winter Prevention, Safer Communities: Everybody s Responsibility, Government of Canada, Winter Cordilleran Exploration, Roundup Conference, Vancouver, January 21, Mining Review, BC and Yukon Chamber of Mines, Winter Trucklogger, BC Timber Harvesting Industry, Winter OTHER/NEW BUSINESS 15. PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD 16. NOTICE OF SPECIAL (IN-CAMERA) MEETING(S) OF COUNCIL PURSUANT TO SECTION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT. 17. ADJOURNMENT WM/jm 2/21/11 10:57 AM n:\wordpro\agen\agen 2002 council\agen #01 reg jan 8.doc