CARIBOO REGIONAL DISTRICT
(REVISED AGENDA)

Friday, January 12, 2024

9:45 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Cariboo Regional District Board Room

Suite D - 180 Third Avenue North

Williams Lake, B.C.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

​(The meeting is scheduled to commence at 9:45 a.m.)

1.1

Adoption of Agenda

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• That the agenda be adopted as presented.

2.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

2.1

Minutes of the Cariboo Regional District Board Meeting - December 8, 2023

​Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• ​That the minutes of the Cariboo Regional District Board meeting held December 8, 2023, be adopted.

3.

DELEGATIONS/GUESTS

3.1

11:30 a.m. Delegation - Agricultural Development Advisory Committee

Christa Pooley will attend remotely to present an annual update of the committee's activities.

4.

PLANNING BYLAWS FOR CONSIDERATION OF FIRST AND SECOND READING

4.1

Area G – BL 5453 and 5454

Stakeholder Vote – Unweighted – All Electoral Areas

3676 Doyle Road
District Lot 7351, Lillooet District Except: (1) Parcel A Shown on Plan B7211 (2) Plans 24673 and KAP77054
From Commercial designation to Lakeshore Residential designation
From Highway Commercial (C 3) zone to Residential 1 (R 1) zone
(3360-20/20230049 – Muster) (Agent:  Blue Sky Solutions Inc. – Darren Braun)
Director Richmond

Revised Information Package attached for late agenda

• That South Cariboo Area Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 5453, 2023 be read a first and second time this 12^th day of January 2024.

• That South Cariboo Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5454, 2023 be read a first and second time this 12^th day of January 2024. Further the adoption be subject to the following:

   

  1. 1. Adoption of the South Cariboo Area Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 5453, 2023.
     2. The applicant offering to enter into and entering into a Section 219 covenant to ensure compliance with the CRD Shoreland Management Policy with respect to sewage disposal system and riparian protection.

         

  Further, that the cost of registration of the shoreland management covenant be borne by the applicants.

5.

PLANNING BYLAWS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIRD READING

5.1

Area G – BL 5442 and 5443

Stakeholder Vote – Unweighted – All Electoral Areas

Adjacent to 4833 Telqua Drive
Lot A, District Lots 200, 783, 3552, 3553 and 3554, Lillooet District, Plan 32784, Except Plan EPP37421
From Parks, Recreation and Open Space designation to 108 Mile Ranch Residential designation
From Open Space, Parkland (OSP) zone to Special Exception Residential 1 (R1-1) zone
(3360-20/20230033 – Cariboo Regional District) (Agent:  Cariboo Geographic Systems – Nigel Hemingway)
Director Richmond

• That the Board consider the results of the public hearing when making a determination as to whether or not to read South Cariboo Area Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 5442, 2023 and South Cariboo Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5443, 2023 a third time, this 12^th day of January 2024.

6.

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

6.1

Area L – DVP20230057

Stakeholder Vote – Unweighted – All Electoral Areas

7442 Highway 24
District Lot 1922, Lillooet District, Except Plans 18881 and 26801
(3090-20/20230057 – Gallant) (Agent:  Cariboo Geographic Systems – Nigel Hemingway)
Director de Vries

• That a Development Variance Permit pertaining to District Lot 1922, Lillooet District, Except Plans 18881 and 26801 be issued to vary Section 4.26 (c) (iii) (1) of the South Cariboo Area Bylaw No. 3501, 1999 as follows:

  That the maximum total floor area of a secondary dwelling be increased from 130 square metres (1400 square feet) to 193 square metres (2077.43 square feet) to permit construction of a new principal dwelling.

7.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - OTHER BUSINESS

7.1

Rogers Telecommunications Tower – W3812 – 108 Mile Ranch – Request for Concurrence – Area G

Stakeholder Vote – Unweighted – All Electoral Areas

• Action at the discretion of the Board.

  Should the Board wish to provide concurrence, the following resolution can be endorsed:

  That the Board of Directors concur with the Rogers proposal to construct a telecommunications tower at 4953 Cariboo Hwy 97 S. Further, that staff be instructed to advise Rogers that:

  • The Cariboo Regional District is satisfied with Rogers’ consultation process, as outlined in ISED’s Default Public Consultation Process;
  • That the proposed tower is a permitted use;
  • The proposed design and location is acceptable;
  • That the Cariboo Regional District has been consulted and concurs with the tower location.

7.2

Agricultural Development Advisory Committee (ADAC) – Membership Appointments to December 31, 2025

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• That Chad Stump, David Zirnhelt, and Megan Flatt be appointed to the Agricultural Development Advisory Committee for a two-year term ending December 31, 2025.

7.3

Revisions to the CRD Development Procedures, Guidelines & Fees Bylaw based on Bill 44 requirements and other housekeeping amendments.

Stakeholder Vote – Unweighted – All Electoral Areas

Additional attachment added to late agenda

• That Development Procedures, Guidelines and Fees Bylaw No. 5458, 2024 be read a first, second and third time, this 12^th day of January 2024.

   

• That Development Procedures, Guidelines and Fees Bylaw No. 5458, 2024 be adopted, this 12^th day of January 2024.

7.4

Consideration of requests from the CRD Agricultural Development Advisory Committee (ADAC)

Corporate Vote – Unweighted

• Action is at the discretion of the Board.

8.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

8.1

Year-Round Grant for Assistance Application – 108 Mile Ranch Community Association

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• Action at the discretion of the Board.

9.

PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Roger Hollander, Regional Fire Chief, will provide a verbal update.

10.

FINANCE

10.1

Monthly Expenditures Board Summary Report and Mastercard Summary Report - December 2023

​​Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• ​That the Monthly Expenditures Board Summary Report and Mastercard Summary Report for the month of December 2023, in the amount of $4,090,366.54, consisting of $27,260.46 paid by cheque, $3,907,910.28 paid through electronic funds, and $155,195.80 paid by Mastercard, be ratified.

11.

ADMINISTRATION

11.1

Call for NCLGA 2024 Resolutions

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• Action is at the discretion of the Board.

11.2

Request to Reschedule June Board on the Road Meetings

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• That the Committee of the Whole meeting and Board on the Road meeting scheduled for June 13 and 14, 2024 be rescheduled to June 20 and 21, 2024.

12.

BOARD REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE

12.1

Consent Calendar

12.1.1

Update on Proposed Emergency and Disaster Management Act - Letter from TNRD to Premier Eby - December 6, 2023

12.1.2

UBCM - Second CWF Payment Coming Soon

12.1.3

RD Central Kootenay - Feedback on EDMA Regulations for Local Authorities and Disaster Financial Assistance

12.1.4

2024 Chair Committee and Portfolio Appointments

12.1.5

Royal Roads University - Ownership Matters-Building Community Wealth in Canada

12.1.6

Memorandum of Business - Delegations

12.1.7

TNRD - Emergency and Disaster Management Act - Letter to Premier, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and Minister of Municipal Affairs

12.1.8

Northern Medical Programs Trust - 2023 Highlights

12.1.9

Building Permit Statistics - December 2023

13.

COMMITTEE/COMMISSION MINUTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

13.1

Committee/Commission Minutes

13.1.1

Agricultural Development Advisory Committee Minutes - October 18, 2023

13.1.2

Agricultural Development Advisory Committee Minutes - November 15, 2023

13.1.3

Heritage Steering Committee Minutes - November 7, 2023

13.1.4

Central Cariboo Rural Directors Caucus Minutes - December 7, 2023

13.1.5

South Cariboo Joint Committee Minutes - December 11, 2023

13.1.6

Special Central Cariboo Joint Committee Minutes - December 18 2023

13.2

Committee/Commission Recommendations

13.2.1

2024 Annual Intake Grants for Assistance – South Cariboo – Applications for Follow-Up & Further Discussion

Stakeholder Vote - Weighted - All Electoral Areas

• That the following recommendation from the South Cariboo Joint Committee meeting on December 11, 2023, be endorsed:

  That the agenda item summary from Kathie Vilkas, Regional Economic & Community Development Officer, dated November 30, 2023, regarding 2024 Annual Intake Grants for Assistance South Cariboo applications requiring follow-up and further discussion, be received. Further, that $5,000 be approved for the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre's age-friendly program apportioned as $1,500 from Electoral Area G, $1,000 from Electoral Area H, and $1,000 from Electoral Area L, and that the organization be requested to attend as a delegation in June 2024 to provide an update on the program.

  Further, that $3,000 be approved for the Interlakes Community Centre Society towards bingo equipment from Electoral Area L.

13.2.2

South Cariboo Recreation Site Plan

Stakeholder Vote - Weighted - Electoral Areas G, H, L, and District of 100 Mile House

• That the following recommendation from the South Cariboo Joint Committee meeting on December 11, 2023, be endorsed:

  That the South Cariboo Recreation Centre site plan be received. Further, that an open house be held in January or February for recreation user groups to provide information on their current activities and future plans to the Joint Committee.

13.2.3

Esler Fields Access Road Project

Stakeholder Vote - Weighted - Electoral Areas D, E, F and City of Williams Lake

• That the following recommendation from the Special Central Cariboo Joint Committee Meeting on December 18, 2023, be endorsed:

  "That the Central Cariboo Joint Committee commit to prioritizing the Esler Fields Access Road Project for future grant opportunities and that staff be directed to prioritize such grant opportunities."

13.2.4

2024 Grant-in-Aid Application from the Social Planning Council

Stakeholder Vote - Weighted - All Electoral Areas

• That the following recommendation from the Special Central Cariboo Joint Committee Meeting on December 18, 2023, be endorsed:

  That funds be allocated in the 2024 Grants For Assistance budget for the Social Planning Council of Williams Lake, to be allocated as $5,000 from Electoral Area D, $2,500 from Electoral Area E and $2,500 from Electoral Area F, for a total of $10,000.

14.

BYLAWS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THREE READINGS

14.1

West Fraser Fire Protection Service Boundary Amendment Bylaw No. 5459, 2024

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• That West Fraser Fire Protection Service Boundary Amendment Bylaw No. 5459, 2024 be read a first, second and third time this 12^th day of January 2024.

14.2

Forest Grove Fire Protection Service Area Expansion Bylaw No. 5460, 2024

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• That Forest Grove Fire Protection Service Area Expansion Bylaw No. 5460, 2024 be read a first, second and third time this 12th day of January 2024.

14.3

Central Cariboo Search and Rescue Service Amendment Bylaw No. 5461, 2024

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• That Central Cariboo Search and Rescue Service Amendment Bylaw No. 5461, 2024 be read a first, second and third time this 12^th day of January 2024.

   

• That the Central Cariboo Search and Rescue Service be referred to an Emergency Preparedness Committee meeting to discuss its potential future governance structure and funding model.

15.

DIRECTORS' REQUESTS, REPORTS AND APPOINTMENTS

15.1

Board Appointments to Osisko Development Table

Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• That Directors John Massier and Maureen LeBourdais be appointed to the District of Wells Cariboo Gold Project Community Agreement Table.

16.

DIRECTORS' ROUNDTABLE

​​The Directors may provide any brief updates at this time.

17.

IN-CAMERA SESSION

17.1

In-Camera Session

​Corporate Vote - Unweighted

There will be items suitable for discussion in-camera pursuant to Section 90 (1) (a) (b) (g) (k) (l) of the Community Charter.

(Please note: In some circumstances, in-camera resolutions are released once the Board reconvenes in open session.)

• That the meeting be closed to public to discuss items suitable for discussion in-camera pursuant to Section 90 (1) (a) (b) (g) (k) (l) of the Community Charter.

18.

ADJOURNMENT

​Corporate Vote - Unweighted

• ​That the meeting of Cariboo Regional District Board be adjourned at (TIME) p.m. January 12, 2024.