AGENDA
CITY OF MERRITT
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL

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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
2185 Voght Street
Merritt, B.C

​Mission Statement: The City of Merritt is a progressive, attractive, economically viable City that is socially responsible and environmentally sustainable.


New item 9.6, to be inserted before CAO update (under Procedure Bylaw s12(e) this requires unanimous vote by Council):

 

THAT Council approve submitting a Infrastructure Planning Grant application for development of a 10-Yr Infrastructure Capital Plan.

AND THAT the project cost be up to $15,000, with the City funded portion being up to $5,000 budgeted for 2020/2021.

 

3.

  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on June 30th, 2020 be adopted.

  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on June 30th, 2020 be adopted

  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on July 15th, 2020 be adopted

Councillor Mike Bhangu made the following Notice of Motion at the June 30th, 2020 meeting:

  • Recommendation:

    That the City work with the current Economic Recovery initiatives and create a culture and diversification mural highlighting the immigrant cultures that helped build Merritt such as the Italian, Punjabi, Sikh, and Scottish cultures in their traditional attire, and that this mural be created on a City facility, or available non-City facility pending a moveable mural frame to fit with the Economic Recovery downtown beautification mural project.

Mr McArthur to explain plans for public consultation

  • Recommendation:

    THAT Council receive this report as information.

8.

  • Recommendation:

    THAT Council Adopt Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw 2285, 2020

  • Recommendation:

    THAT Council instruct staff to make the arrangements for a tax sale as normal on September 28, 2020, without the October penalties applied

  • Recommendation:

    THAT Council accept the 2019 Development Cost Charges Report as submitted

  • Recommendation:

    THAT Council accept for information the B.C. PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Pilot 2020 First Quarterly Report.

Verbal report from Mr. George

Provincial Ministry appointment book for virtual UBCM 2020

  • Recommendation:

    THAT Council provide staff with direction as to which Ministers they would like to meet, and which topics to discuss.

13.1
Vote to close
 

  • Recommendation:

    THAT this meeting be closed to the public pursuant to Section 90(1)(a) of the Community Charterpersonal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality; and (k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;

13.2
Adoption of Minutes - July 15th, 2020
 

13.4
Fire Hall Expansion - Oral update
 

  • Recommendation:

    THAT this meeting be returned to open session, having concluded the business that required closure pursuant to s90(1)(a) and (k) of the Community Charter.