REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

That the attached minutes of the regular Council meeting held May 30, 2022, BE ADOPTED as read on this day and that such minutes as read set out all of the business before Council at that meeting and fully and properly record all of the resolutions and bylaws passed and adopted by Council at that meeting.

That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated May 27, 2022, from the Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships titled “Evaluating Interventions to Improve Cleanliness, Safety & Inclusion”.

That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated May 31, 2022 from the Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships titled “Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities – Next Steps”.

That Council DIRECTS Administration to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan and to return a report by Q2 of 2023 detailing the steps that will be undertaken to develop the Plan.

That Council DIRECTS Administration to proceed with one of the following options for publishing public notice by alternative means, as presented in the report dated June 3, 2022 from the Manager of Legislative Services titled “Publication of Statutory Notices by Alternative Means”:

• Option 1 – Current Legislation (Community Charter s. 94.1) Status Quo
• Option 2 – Public Notice by Alternative Means Bylaw (Community Charter s. 94.2).

That Council GIVES FIRST THREE READINGS to “City of Prince George Transit Service Annual Operating Agreement 2022-2023 Authorization Bylaw No. 9322, 2022”.

Remedial Action

1.  THAT Council pursuant to the authority provided in Section 74 of the Community Charter and after viewing the photographs of the property, DECLARES the yard located on the property at 2677 Vance Road having a legal description of: Lot 9, District Lot 753, Cariboo District, Plan 8391 (Parcel Identifier: 012960772) is in such disarray, unclean and full of debris as to be offensive to the community and, as a result, is declared a nuisance that requires remedial action to clean up the property, and remove the noncompliant building in order to eliminate the nuisance; 

2.  AND FURTHER THAT Council IMPOSES the following remedial action requirement on Susanna M. SANBORN as the registered owner of the property at 2677 Vance Road having a legal description of: Lot 9, District Lot 753, Cariboo District, Plan 8391 (Parcel Identifier: 012960772) with respect to the property noted above in Recommendation 1 to clean up and remove all waste and debris from the property including:

1. The non-compliant shed;
2. Discarded building materials;
3. Car tires; and
4. Any other garbage and debris.

Compliance and Reconsideration Notice Time Limit Recommendations:

3.  AND FURTHER THAT Council, pursuant to Section 76 of the Community Charter, SETS the time limit for completion of all the remedial action requirements described in Recommendation 2, to be no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday July 29, 2022.

4.  AND FURTHER THAT Council, pursuant to Section 78 of the Community Charter, SETS the time limit for giving notice of a request for Council to reconsider the remedial action requirements described in Recommendation 2, to be no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Municipal Action at Defaulters Expense

5.  AND FURTHER THAT Council AUTHORIZES Administration to take all appropriate action in accordance with Section 17 [Municipal Action at Defaulter’s Expense] of the Community Charter to ensure the subject property is brought into compliance with all the remedial action requirements described in Recommendation 2, provided that:

1. the property owner has not fully completed the remedial action requirements on or before the time limit specified in Recommendation 3; and
2. all costs incurred by the City to bring the property into compliance shall be at the expense of the property owner and, pursuant to Section 17 of the Community Charter, such costs shall be recovered from the property owner as a debt owed to the City of Prince George.

That Council APPROVES renaming "O'Grady Road" to "Dakelh Ti", which means First Nation Road, and DIRECTS Administration to proceed with implementation of the road name change.

That Council SUPPORTS the application for the Union of BC Municipalities 2022 Community Excellence Awards in the Sustainability category for the recently developed Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP).

That Council GIVES THIRD READING to “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9285, 2022”.

That Council APPROVES Development Variance Permit No. VP100613 to vary “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007” for the property legally described Lot 11, District Lot 2099, Cariboo District, Plan 13428 as follows:

1. Vary Section 9.5.6 1. by increasing  the maximum total combined gross floor area of accessory buildings and structures on a site from 90.0 m2 to 165.0 m2, as shown on Exhibit “A” to VP100613; and
2. Vary Section 9.5.6 2. by increasing the maximum height of an accessory building from 6.0 m to 7.0 m, as shown on Exhibit “B” to VP100613. 

That Council APPROVES Development Variance Permit No. VP100615 to vary “Authorization Issuance Land Use Contract No. LU 51-77, Bylaw No. 3095, 1977” for the property legally described Lot 55, District Lot 4028, Cariboo District, Plan 24401  as follows:

1. Vary Schedule “A” Section 1(a) by decreasing the minimum building setback from 9.1 m to 4.8 m, as shown on Exhibit “A” to VP100615. 

That Council: 

1. CONFIRMS that its comments on the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch’s prescribed considerations are as set out in the report dated May 18, 2022 from Deanna Wasnik, Director of Planning and Development for Liquor License Application No. LL100175;
2. CONFIRMS the methods used to gather the views of potentially affected property owners were in accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and that the views of affected residents are as summarized in the minutes of the Council Meeting held on June 13th, 2022; and
3. SUPPORTS the approval of the Liquor License Application to allow a seasonal rooftop patio located at 1165 5th Avenue for the following reasons:

This application is not expected to have a negative impact on the community or produce any significant negative land use impacts on adjacent properties.

That Council: 

1. CONFIRMS that its comments on the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch’s prescribed considerations are as set out in the report dated May 17, 2022 from Deanna Wasnik, Director of Planning and Development for Liquor License Application LL100181;
2. CONFIRMS the methods used to gather the views of potentially affected property owners were in accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and that the views of affected residents are as summarized in the minutes of the Council Meeting held on June 13th, 2022; and
3. SUPPORTS the approval of the Liquor License Application to change hours of Liquor service to 9:00 am to 3:00 am Monday to Sunday for Ignite Night Club located at 1244-1232 3rd Avenue, for the following reasons:

This application is not expected to have a negative impact on the community or produce any significant negative land use impacts on adjacent properties.

That Council DENIES FIRST AND SECOND READING of “City of Prince George Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 8383, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 9257, 2021”.

That Council DENIES FIRST AND SECOND READING of “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9258, 2021."

That Council GIVES FIRST AND SECOND READING to "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9273, 2021."

That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION to "City of Prince George Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 9313, 2022."

That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION to “City of Prince George Authorization Issuance Land Use Contract No. LU 51-77, Bylaw No. 3095, 1977, Discharge Bylaw No. 9227, 2021” to discharge Land Use Contract Bylaw No. 3095, 1977, registered as Land Title Document No. N17871, as shown on Appendix “A” to Bylaw No. 9227, 2021, from the property legally described as Lot 75, District Lot 4028, Cariboo District, Plan 24401.

That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION to “City of Prince George Authorization Issuance Land Use Contract No. LU 37-77, Bylaw No. 3074, 1977, Discharge Bylaw No. 9300, 2022” to discharge Land Use Contract Bylaw No. 3074, 1977, registered as Land Title Document No. M39581, as shown on Appendix “A” to Bylaw No. 9300, 2022 from the legal title of Lot 4, District Lot 633, Cariboo District, Plan 9298.

That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION to “City of Prince George Authorization Issuance Land Use Contract No. LU 53-77, Bylaw No. 3109, 1977, Discharge Bylaw No. 9306, 2022” to discharge Land Use Contract Bylaw No. 3109, 1977, registered as Land Title Document No. N29251, as shown on Appendix “A” to Bylaw No. 9306, 2022 from the legal titles of:

• Lot 9, District Lot 632, Cariboo District, Plan 1243, Except Plans 24288 and PGP37969; and
• Lot 10, District Lot 632, Cariboo District, Plan 1243, Except Plan 24288.

That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION to “City of Prince George Authorization Issuance Land Use Contract No. LU 8-77, Bylaw No. 2999, 1977, Discharge Bylaw No. 9309, 2022” to discharge Land Use Contract Bylaw No. 2999, 1977, registered as Land Title Document No. M11116, as shown on Appendix “A” to Bylaw No. 9309, 2022 from the legal title of Lot B, District Lot 635, Cariboo District, Plan 23559.

That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION to "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9278, 2021."

That the City of Prince George SUPPORTS the grant application to the Northern Development Initiative Trust Capacity-Building program from the Innovation Central Society in the amount of $68,706 to support language training in Prince George to be funded from the Northern Healthy Communities account.

That the City of Prince George SUPPORTS the funding application from Tano T’enneh Limited Partnership to Northern Development Initiative Trust’s Economic Infrastructure Fund for up to $100,000 to support the development of our outdoor patio project.

That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated May 17, 2022 from the Director of Planning and Development, titled “Consultation for Official Community Plan Amendment Application No. CP100177 (Amendment Bylaw No. 9237, 2021)”.

That Council GIVES THIRD READING to "City of Prince George Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 8383, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 9237, 2021."

That Council GIVES THIRD READING to "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9238, 2021."