AGENDA
CITY OF MERRITT
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

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.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

1.1

Land Acknowledgement

We would like to begin this meeting by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Nlaka’pamux and Syilx people.

2.

LATE ITEMS

3.

PUBLIC INPUT

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

4.1

Regular Council Meeting Minutes - January 28, 2025

• Recommendation:

  THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on January 28, 2025 be adopted.

5.

GENERAL MATTERS - Delegations and Recognitions

6.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7.

BYLAWS

7.1

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 2383, 2024 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2384, 2024

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council Adopt "Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2383, 2024"

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council Adopt "Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2384, 2024”.

7.2

Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 2381, 2024

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council Adopt “City of Merritt Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 2381, 2024”.

7.3

Land Use Amendment and Development Approval Procedures Amendment Bylaw 2388, 2025

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council gives First Reading to the "City of Merritt Land Use Amendment and Development Approval Procedures Amendment Bylaw 2388, 2025";

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council gives Second Reading to "City of Merritt Land Use Amendment and Development Approval Procedures Amendment Bylaw 2388, 2025";

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council gives Third Reading "City of Merritt Land Use Amendment and Development Approval Procedures Amendment Bylaw 2388, 2025".

7.4

City of Merritt Waterworks Bylaw No. 2392, 2025

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give First Reading to “City of Merritt Waterworks Bylaw No. 2392, 2025”;

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give Second Reading to “City of Merritt Waterworks Bylaw No. 2392, 2025”;

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give Third Reading to “City of Merritt Waterworks Bylaw No. 2392, 2025”.

7.5

City of Merritt Sewer Bylaw 2393, 2025

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give First Reading to “City of Merritt Sewer Bylaw 2393, 2025”;

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give Second Reading to “City of Merritt Sewer Bylaw 2393, 2025;

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give Third Reading to “City of Merritt Sewer Bylaw 2393, 2025”.

7.6

Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2394, 2025

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give First Reading to “City of Merritt Fees and Charges Bylaw, Amending Bylaw No. 2394, 2025”;

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give Second Reading to “City of Merritt Fees and Charges Bylaw, Amending Bylaw No. 2394, 2025”;

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council give Third Reading to “City of Merritt Fees and Charges Bylaw, Amending Bylaw No. 2394, 2025’.

8.

NEW BUSINESS

8.1

2025 Grant in Aid Application Review

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council review the 2025 Grant in Aid requests in Schedule A and provide the type, amount and payment timing for each approved application.

8.2

RCMP Costs and 2025-2029 Financial Plan Preparation

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council direct staff to include ____________in the 2025-2029 Financial Plan preparation.

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council receive the February 6, 2025 “Municipal Budget Process – What we Heard” report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information.

8.3

Municipal Development Corporation Feasibility Study

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council receive the Municipal Development Corporation Feasibility Study;

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council approve Option A: Internal Housing Department, with an optional external operational review after two years from the date of launch.

8.4

2025 SILGA Resolutions

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council forward the attached resolutions to SILGA for consideration at the 2025 SILGA Conference.

8.5

Council Appointments

• Recommendation:

  THAT Councillor _________ be appointed as Council Liaison to the Merritt Rotary. 

• Recommendation:

  THAT Councillor _______________ be appointed as Council Liaison to the Merritt Country Christmas Society Board.  

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION

9.1

SILGA Call for Nominations

The following Notice of Motion was proposed by Councillor Etchart at the January 28, 2025 Regular Council meeting.

• Recommendation:

  THAT Councillor Etchart is put forward to sit on the 2025 SILAGA Board. 

9.2

SILGA Conference Charity

The following Notice of Motion was presented by Councillor Etchart at the January 28, 2025 Regular Council meeting.

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council select the Merritt Bread Basket Soup Bowl Society as the charity to benefit from the 2025 SILGA Conference 50/50 draw.  

10.

REPORTS FROM COUNCIL

11.

INFORMATION ITEMS

12.

CLOSED SESSION

• Recommendation:

  THAT this meeting be closed to the public pursuant to Section 90 (1)(c) labour relations or other employee relations, (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of 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 of the Community Charter. 

12.1

Minutes

12.2

Section (90) 1 (c)

12.3

Section 90 1 (e) and (k)

12.4

Section 90 1 (k)

12.5

Section 90 1 (e) and (k)

13.

TERMINATION OF MEETING