City Council Preview: Monday, August 24, 2020

Council members continue on with their summer schedule of reduced public meetings, with the only session for August scheduled for 7 PM tonight.

The work this evening includes three reports from the Chief Financial Officer, which includes the 2019 Statement of Financial Information, that document features the salaries and expenses paid to elected officials and civic employees. 

Ms. Bomben will also outline the Financial variance report from June, as well as a report outlining a grant opportunity towards Asset Management.  

Council members will also review a range of variance reports from the City Manager, as well as a report from Mr. Long related to a request from the Prince Rupert Port Authority for a temporary use of land on Park Avenue.

Tonight will also feature a review of how the City of Prince Rupert has adjusted their re-opening policies in these times of COVID. 

As it is the only meeting for the month, it is also Committee of the Whole evening, which offers the opportunity for public comment.

Council has modified how the Committee of the Whole community engagement process will look during this period of pandemic and recovery.

With limited public attendance in place for the Council Session, those with questions, concerns or comments for tonight's gathering can also submit them to Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller in writing or, by way of telephone message for relay at tonight's meeting.

How to access Ms. Miller to make your contribution is explained here.  

Those with an interest in tonight's council session can view the Live Feed from the City website. or on Cable Television from CityWest Cable Channel 10/310.

Council members will also continue to make use of the Closed Council process this evening, as they meet tonight in a Special Closed Session at 5PM citing two items from the Community Charter as the reason to exclude the public.

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

Tonight's Closed session will mark the eleventh time that Council has hosted a public excluded session so far this year.

You can review the Regular Council and Committee of the Whole Agendas here.


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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL

Adoption of Agenda  -- Mayor Brain will review the agenda for the evening.

Question Period from the Public -- The Corporate Administrator will read out any correspondences that the City has received prior to this evening's meeting.

Reports, Questions and Inquiries from members of Council -- Council members have opportunity to bring forward items of attention towards the Council membership.

Adjournment to Reconvene to Regular Council Meeting


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REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL

Adoption of Agenda and Past minutes -- Mayor Brain will review the agenda for the evening and Council will adopt the minutes of past meetings.

Reports and Recommendations 

Report from the Chief Financial Officer -- June 2020 Financial Variance Report (See page 12  of the Agenda)

Report from the Chief Financial Officer -- 2019 Statement of Financial Information  (See page  17 of the Agenda)

Report From the City Manager -- Re: Application for Development Variance Permit for a property at 1002 Edward Avenue (See page   60 of the Agenda)

Report From the City Manager -- Re: Development Variance Permit for a property at 1715 Kootenay Avenue  (See page 68  of the Agenda)

Report From the City Manager -- Re: Development Variance Permit for a property at 212 9th Avenue East (See page 71 of the Agenda)

Report From the City Manager -- Re: Application for Temporary Use Permit - Vacant Block 10 ( request for a temporary land use by the Prince Rupert Port Authority for land along Park Avenue)  (See page  78 of the Agenda)

Report from the Chief Financial Officer  -- Re:  Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Municipal Asset Management Program  (See page 83  of the Agenda)

Report from the Corporate Administrator -- Re: COVID-19 Re-opening Policy   (See page 85 of the agenda)

Bylaws

Report from the Corporate Administrator -- Re: Woodworth Dam Replacement Loan Authorization Bylaw No.  3433, 2019 (See page 88 of the Agenda)

Report from the Corporate Administrator -- Re: Solid Waste Infrastructure Loan Authorization Bylaw No.  3454, 2020  (See page 90 of the Agenda)

Report from the Corporate Administrator -- Re: Edward and Alberta Avenue Road Closure  Bylaw No.  3461, 2020  (See page 92 of the Agenda)

The evening will come to an end with any Additional Items as well as Reports, Questions and Inquiries from Members of Council.

Council members can  take advantage of the period to offer up any items or concerns that they have for consideration on the night.

The Live broadcast of the City Council session can be found here, a video archive of past sessions is available here.

Our items of note related to the  August 24th session can be reviewed here.

While our archive of all sessions for 2020 for Council is available here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.