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1 TOWN OF SMITHERS Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held in Council Chambers, 3836 Fourth Avenue, Council Present: Brian Northup, Mayor Norm Adomeit, Councillor Cress Farrow, Councillor Jo Ann Groves, Councillor Andy Howard, Councillor Bill Munroe, Councillor Andrew Wheatley, Councillor. Council Excused: Staff Present: Wallace Mah, Corporate Administrator/CAO Kelly Timms, Corporate Administrative Assistant Leslie Ford, Financial Administrator/Collector Mark Allen, Director of Development Services Darcey Kohuch, Director of Operational Services Penny Goodacre, Recording Secretary. Staff Excused: Les Schumacher, Fire Chief Keith Stecko, Airport Manager/Deputy Fire Chief. Media Present: Ryan Little, BVLD, and Larissa Ardis, The Interior News. Public Present: M. Barnes, B. Brown, C. Northrup, D. Butt, P. Stroet, V. Sarac, B. Edmison, M.A. Finch, and E. Ehalt. CALL TO ORDER 1. Mayor Northup called the meeting to order (7:40 p.m.). 2. None. PUBLIC HEARING REG MAR ITEMS MADE PUBLIC APPROVAL OF MINUTES Wheatley/Farrow THAT the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held March 26, 2002, be adopted. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES Adomeit/Howard THAT Report ADM dated April 3, 2002, from W. Mah, Chief Administrative Officer, recommending items be made public from the Special (In-Camera) meeting of Council held March 12, 2002 ( ); AND THAT the following items be placed on the public agenda: Special (In-Camera) Meeting held March 12, CORRESPONDENCE/REPORTS (LEGAL/LAND) - ACTION AS NECESSARY b) Munroe/Wheatley That the Final Report dated February 2002 entitled Mill Diversification Feasibility Study Supply and Market Assessment for Skeena Cellulose Inc., be received ( ) c) Adomeit/Farrow

2 2 5. None. THAT a) Report FIN dated March 5, 2002, from L. Ford, Financial Administrator, regarding funding the arena ice plant shortfall, be received; b) that portion of Motion of the Regular Council Meeting held February 26, 2002, referring to obtaining the project funding shortfall in the amount of $33, for the arena ice plant from the community be rescinded; and c) the arena ice plant project funding shortfall in the revised amount of $31, required will come from the unexpected revenues received from the Pacific Northern Gas franchise fees received February 2002 ( ). CARRIED OPPOSED: MAYOR NORTHUP. 9. CORRESPONDENCE/REPORTS (LEGAL/LAND) - RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION a) Wheatley/Munroe THAT the letter dated March 7, 2002, from S/Sgt Brine regarding Alpenhorn Pub s request for extended hours of operation, be received ( ) OTHER BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS a) Wheatley/Farrow THAT the Town of Smithers proceed with the Appeal Process relative to the request by the Northwest Guides and Outfitters to exhibit a grizzly bear in a glass display case at the Smithers Airport, at no cost to the Town PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS COUNCIL REPORTS: COUNCILLOR ADOMEIT to FINANCE COMMITTEE Adomeit/Farrow THAT the Finance Committee minutes of the meetings held January 25, February 15, and February 18, 2002, be received. COUNCILLOR FARROW

3 DP CANADIAN TIRE SCI NWBC TIMBER Farrow/Wheatley THAT Council give advance approval, in principle, to recommendations for amendments to Canadian Tire s Development Permit (Schedule I), resulting out of the April 10, 2002 Planning Committee meeting, and which would allow for temporary fencing of a garden supply area, as recommended in the report dated April 7, 2002, from W. Mah, Chief Administrative Officer (to be ratified by Council at the April 23, 2002, Regular meeting) ( ). Farrow/Munroe THAT the Ministry of Forests be advised that the Town of Smithers supports the transfer of the Skeena Cellulose Inc. Timber Licence to North West British Columbia Timber and Pulp Limited (NWBCTPL), with the qualification that NWBCTPL mill the local wood products in Smithers and that Section 71 of the Forest Act be revoked invoked REC COMM RDBN MINUTES POPULATION FIGURES RDBN LIQUID WASTE BYLAW cont d COUNCILLOR GROVES Groves/Adomeit THAT the minutes of the Advisory Recreation, Parks and Culture Commission meeting held March 21, 2002, be received ( ). Councillor Groves advised that comments for consideration in the Advisory Recreation, Parks and Culture Commission s review of the Five-Year Recreation Plan should be submitted to her or the Recreation Coordinator. COUNCILLOR HOWARD Howard/Wheatley THAT the following minutes from the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, be received: a) Meeting No. 5 held March 14, 2002; and b) Environmental Services Committee meeting held March 14, Howard/Munroe THAT the memorandum dated March 15, 2002, to Regional District of Bulkley- Nechako (RDBN) Planning Committee from C. Isabelle, RDBN, presenting 2001 Census Population and Dwelling Counts, be received ( ). Councillor Howard sought direction on how to vote at the next Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) meeting regarding the RDBN s Disposal and Treatment of Septic Waste Local Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1223, 2002, after presenting the RDBN s new cost-share proposal for a 90% (RDBN)/10% (Town of Smithers) split. Munroe/Farrow THAT the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako be advised that the Town of Smithers suggests a 95% to 5% cost-share arrangement, and should this be

4 4 voted down, that the Town will pay a maximum of five hundred dollars as its contribution towards liquid waste disposal; AND THAT the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako be encouraged to collect outstanding fees owed by haulers. COUNCILLOR MUNROE & CHAMBER DIRECTORS /VISITOR STATS TRANS CAN YELLOWHEA D CONFERENC E Munroe/Farrow THAT the minutes of the Smithers District Chamber of Commerce Directors Meeting held March 19, 2002, and the Visitor Information Statistics for year to date as at March 31, 2002, be received ( ). Munroe/Farrow THAT Councillor Groves be authorized to attend the 2002 TransCanada Yellowhead Highway Association Annual General Meeting being held May 24 and 25, in Sherwood Park, Alberta ( ). COUNCILLOR WHEATLEY PPP CONFERENC E Wheatley/Munroe THAT a representative from Administration or Council be appointed to attend the Building BC s Future: Public/Private/Partnership Conference being held May 30 and 31, 2002, in Vancouver. OPPOSED: MAYOR NORTHUP AND COUNCILLORS ADOMEIT, FARROW, AND D. GROVES. DEFEATE MAYOR NORTHUP KEMESS TOUR Mayor Northup reported on the Kemess Mine tour, noting that Kemess is the second largest mine in operation in British Columbia. STAFF (A) REPORTS 7A SALE DIESEL GENERATO R Adomeit/Farrow THAT the sale of a surplus 1983 Lister Diesel Generator to S. Berezowski, for the offered price of $3,000, be approved, as recommended in the report dated April 4, 2002, from D. Kohuch, Director of Operational Services ( ).

5 5 STAFF (B) REPORTS 7B NCLGMA CONFER Howard/Wheatley THAT Report ADM dated March 28, 2002, from K. Timms, Corporate Administrative Assistant, providing highlights of the 2002 North Central Local Government Management Association Spring Conference, be received ( ). BYLAWS 8. None. CORRESPONDENCE - (A) ITEMS SCI YELLOWHEA D HWY ASSOC TRANSIT AGREEMEN T CANADIAN TIRE Wheatley/Adomeit THAT the facsimile received March 28, 2002, from the Ministry of Forests requesting input on the change in control of Skeena Cellulose Inc. by April 12, 2002, be received ( and ). See Councillor Farrow s Reports (Agenda Item 6-2-2) for related motion. Farrow/Wheatley THAT the letter dated March 20, 2002, from B. Burrill, Manager, Smithers District Chamber of Commerce, advising that the Chamber is unable to send a representative to the 2002 TransCanada Yellowhead Highway Association Annual General Meeting being held May 24 and 25, in Sherwood Park, Alberta, be received ( ). See Councillor Munroe s Reports (Agenda Item 6-5-3) for related motion. Munroe/Wheatley THAT Mayor Northup and L. Ford, Financial Administrator, expedite the signing of the 2002/03 Smithers Paratransit Annual Operating Agreement, as presented with the letter dated March 12, 2002, from T. Wegwitz, Transit Planner, BC Transit ( ). Howard/Adomeit THAT the letter received April 3, 2002, from D. Cummins, Canadian Tire Store, Smithers, requesting approval for temporary fencing for the store s garden centre, be received ( ). For related motion, see Councillor Farrow s Reports (Agenda Item 6-2-1).

6 LIQUOR LICENSING Munroe/Farrow THAT a copy of Mayor Northup s letter dated March 18, 2002, addressed to the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, be sent to D. MacKay, MLA, Premier Campbell, and to the B.C. and Yukon Hotel Association (BCYHA), in reply to the request made in the letter dated April 3, 2002, from the BCYHA for support in opposing the proposed liquor-licensing legislation ( ). 10. None. CORRESPONDENCE - (B) ITEMS- RECEIVE AND REPLY CORRESPONDENCE - (B) ITEMS - RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION 11-1 to Adomeit/Farrow THAT the following correspondence be received: 11-1 Letter dated March 28, 2002, from G. McIntyre, Chief Administrative Officer, Village of Telkwa, advising that Telkwa s Council approved the twenty-five cent transit fare increase, effective June 1, 2002 ( ) Letter dated March 20, 2002, from H. Kerr, Chair, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, to J. Reid, Minister of Transportation, regarding changes to inland ferry service affecting the south side of Francois Lake and response letter from J. Reid, dated March 28, 2002 ( ) Letter dated April 2, 2002, from B. Lingwood, President, British Columbia Ferry Corporation replying to Mayor Northup s letters of January 30 and February 25, 2002, regarding the reduced end-of-summer schedule for the Inside Passage service (540-01) Submission from the Houston and District Chamber of Commerce to the Environmental Appeal Board regarding award of grizzly bear permit to the Town of Smithers ( and ) Letter dated March 25, 2002, A. Dinwoodie, Chair, Union of British Columbia Municipalities Aboriginal Affairs Committee approving funding for upcoming Community to Community Forum events ( ) North Central Municipal Association membership bulletin dated March 23, 2002 ( ) Announcement from R. McGinn, President, Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia, regarding Day of Mourning on April 28, 2002 ( ) Letter dated March 20, 2002, from W. Bergen, Regional Manager, Ministry of Energy and Mines, providing provincial government cutback statistics affecting the Mines Branch ( ) Letter dated March 18, 2002, from Minister G. Abbott, Community,

7 7 Aboriginal and Women s Services, announcing extension of the procurement provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade to municipalities and presenting MASH Annex Procurement Obligations The Plain Language Version ( ) Letter dated March 21, 2002, from the Northern British Columbia Tourism Association presenting appointment notes from the Spotlight Canada Marketplace ( ) Letter dated March 13, 2002, from Mayor J. Lornie, District of Campbell River, to the British Columbia Ferries Corporation requesting reinstatement of the inside passage (Port Hardy to Prince Rupert) sailings for October 2002 ( ) Letter dated March 21, 2002, from S. Howard, President, Smithers District Chamber of Commerce, urging the British Columbia Ferries Corporation to reconsider changes which would abandon the normal October schedule ( and ) Letter dated March 6, 2002, from J. Brady, Fleet Sales Manager, Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, updating on Ford s efforts toward restoring a positive relationship with the Wood Promotion Network ( ) Registration information for the Western Canada Community Economic Development Summit being held June 25 to 27, 2002, in Vernon ( ) Letter dated March 28, 2002, from D. Witala, Planning Forester, Pacific Inland Resources, advising of an Open House being held April 17, 2002, to view proposed forest development plan ( ). CORRESPONDENCE - (C) ITEMS 12-1 to C ITEMS Adomeit/Farrow THAT the following correspondence, be received: correspondence dated March 25, 2002, from S. Robertson, Community Futures Corporation of Nadina presenting registration information for the Western Canada Community Economic Development Summit being held June 25 to 27, 2002, in Vernon ( ) Notice of the postponement of the Moricetown Multiplex Grand Opening to May 2 and 3, 2002 ( ) News Release dated March 21, 2002, from the BC Lumber Trade Council regarding the softwood lumber dispute ( ) Super, Natural Fax dated March 21, 2002, from Tourism British Columbia ( ) Call for Nominations for the Smithers District Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Awards ( ) Minutes of the School District No. 54 Board meeting held January 15,

8 ( ) Climate Change Effects on Regions of Canada Power Point presentation requested from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, as per Council s motion made at the Regular Meeting held March 26, 2002 ( ) FACTS FAX dated March 25, 2002, from the Central Interior Logging Association ( ) Letter dated April 4, 2002, from B. Burrill, Manager, Smithers District Chamber of Commerce, advising where members may forward comments regarding the change in control of Skeena Cellulose Inc. ( and ) to D ITEMS TEMPORAR Y ANTENNA HEALTH APPOINTMEN T 14-3 SPORTS FIELD RATES CORRESPONDENCE - (D) ITEMS Howard/Wheatley THAT the following correspondence, as routed, be received for information: 13-1 Pacific Northern Gas, 2001 Annual Report Canadian National Railway Company, 2001 Annual Report Smart Growth BC, 2001 Annual Report. OTHER BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS Farrow/Adomeit THAT approval be given to C. Rosner, General Manager, Cybernet, to install an antenna, on a temporary basis, on the Smithers Civic Centre building, for use during a Trade Show demonstration, as requested in the letter dated April 9, 2002, distributed as a Supplemental Item, provided: a) there is no cost to the Town; b) the antenna is installed to the Town s specifications; and c) proof of insurance is obtained prior to installation. Groves/Munroe THAT a letter of congratulations be sent to B. McCreary on her appointment to the Northern Health Authority Board along with the suggestion that she may wish to have her name added to the distribution list for the Northwest Regional Hospital District. V. Sarac, Bulkley Valley Soccer Society, requested that Council consider delaying the implementation of the new sports field rental rates for youth until 2003, as some of the leagues have already begun the registration process and would therefore be unable to work the new fees into their registration price. D. Kohuch, Director of Operational Services, replied that a report on this issue was forthcoming for the next Regular meeting of Council. PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD

9 9 15. BV COALITION D. Butt advised that the next Bulkley Valley Communities Coalition meeting is scheduled for April 17, D. MacKay, MLA, is to be in attendance. NOTICE OF SPECIAL (IN-CAMERA) MEETING OF COUNCIL PURSUANT TO SECTION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT NOTICE OF IN-CAMERA Munroe/Howard THAT pursuant to Section of the Local Government Act, Council gives notice and exercises its authority and excludes the media and the public, except for municipal staff, from the Special (In-Camera) meeting following this Open Regular Meeting of Council dealing with matters falling under Section (1) and/or (2) of the Local Government Act. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURN Adomeit/Groves THAT the Regular meeting of Council be adjourned (8:42 p.m.). Certified Correct: Brian J. Northup Mayor Wallace Mah Corporate Administrator (CAO)

10 10 Certified a True and Correct Copy of the Minutes of the Regular meeting of Council held on Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 7:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 3836 Fourth Avenue, Smithers, B.C. Wallace Mah Corporate Administrator (CAO) KT/jm n:\wordpro\min\min 2002 council\min #08 regular apr 9.doc 2/11/11 9:58 AM