May 9, 2022, Agenda
Tune in:
Monday, May 9, 2022
Regular Council Meeting: 7:30 pm
On the Regular Council Meeting agenda:
- David Stevenson and Sage Lacerte will be presenting various ways in which the municipality can become involved with the Moose Hide Campaign;
- Laura McGregor of the Skeena Salmon Arts Fest Society will be requesting a resolution of support for their grant application to Northern Development Initiative Trust for the Skeena Salmon Arts Fest;
- Hatha Callis of Progressive Ventures Ltd. will be requesting a letter of support for NSD Development Corporation’s application to the National Trade Corridors Fund for the NSD Inland Port project;
- Jennifer Moore of the Northern BC Tourism Association will be requesting a letter of support for their application to Northern Development Initiative Trust's Northern Healthy Communities Fund to support the re-establishment and evolution of the Tourism Resiliency Program;
- Walsham Tenshak from the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS) will be requesting a letter of support for the RDKS' application to Northern Development Initiative Trust's Northern Healthy Communities Fund to conduct a regional Labour Market Study;
- Council will receive an update on RCMP unionization costs;
- Council will review BC Transit's 2022/2023 Annual Operating Agreement and authorize its execution for the period of April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Council will also consider continuing to support BC Transit to maintain transit service at or above essential transit service levels and maintain affordability by limiting average annual fare increases to 2.3% through to March 31, 2025;
- Council will receive a 2021 year-end financial update;
- Council will consider allocating an additional $125,000 from the Northern Capital Planning Grant (NCPG) reserve to include the installation of provisional items for the Lazelle Boulevard Enhancement Phase 2 project;
- Council will receive the results of the Lanfear Drive geotechnical feasibility study for the proposed elevated multi-use pathway, and will consider authorizing the detailed design of a raised pedestrian pathway along Lanfear Drive as part of, and within, the existing capital budget for the Lanfear Detailed Design project; Council will also consider authorizing staff to submit an application for grant funding for the project;
- Council will received the April 2022 Building Synopsis; and
- Council will review and consider approval of the draft 2021 Financial Statements.
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