Ashcroft Council Meeting: May 11 2020

PRESENT: Mayor Barbara Roden Councillor Marilyn Anderson Councillor Jonah Anstett Councillor Nadine Davenport Councillor Debra Tuohey Daniela Dyck, Interim Chief Administrative Officer Yoginder Bhalla, Chief Financial Officer Media

EXCUSED: Public – Meeting closed to the public due to COVID-19, email comments and questions accepted. The HUB Online Network is recording and posting the meeting to their news feed.

Prior to the meeting, Mayor Roden advised the gallery that the meeting was being recorded by the HUB Online Network.

FOR ACTION: Ashcroft Terminal Open Letter to Ashcroft and Cache Creek Residents; and Community Working Group Terms of Reference M/S Roden / Anstett “That council approve Councillor Anstett to attend the Ashcroft Terminal Working Group meetings as the Village of Ashcroft Council representative and that Councillor Tuohey be appointed as the alternate.” Clarify if alternate can attend meetings as an observer. CARRIED Unanimous

RECONSIDERATION AND FINAL ADOPTION 8.1 Bylaw No. 835 – Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw Reconsideration and Final Adoption M/S Roden / Anstett “That the Village of Ashcroft Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 835, 2020 be reconsidered and adopted this 11th day of May, 2020.” CARRIED Unanimous

8.2 Bylaw No. 836 – 2020 Tax Rates Bylaw M/S Roden / Davenport CARRIED Unanimous 2 Regular Council Meeting Minutes for Monday, May 11, 2020 3 “That the Village of Ashcroft Tax Rates Bylaw No. 836, 2020 be reconsidered and adopted this 11th day of May, 2020.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST TWO READINGS 8.3 Bylaw No. 837 – Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw, 2020 M/S Roden / Anderson “That the Village of Ashcroft Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 837, 2020 be introduced and given first two readings this 11th day of May, 2020, and that a Public Hearing be scheduled, and further that neighborhood notifications be sent to property owners within 100m of the subject Property to advise of the OCP amendment.” CARRIED Unanimous

8.4 Bylaw No. 838 – Zoning Amendment Bylaw, 2020 M/S Roden / Tuohey “That the Village of Ashcroft Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 838, 2020 be introduced and given first two readings this 11th day of May, 2020, and that a Public Hearing be scheduled, and further that neighbourhood notifications be sent to property owners within 100m of the subject Property to advise of the Zoning Bylaw amendment in conjunction with the OCP amendment.” CARRIED Unanimous

REQUEST FOR DECISION: 9.1 Skateboard Park Lease Agreement M/S Roden / Anstett “That Council approve the Mayor and Interim CAO to sign the five-year lease agreement between the Village of Ashcroft and the Ashcroft Legion Branch #113 for the property known as the Village of Ashcroft Skateboard Park located at: Lot 7-8, Block 17, Plan 189, District Lot 423, Kamloops Division of Yale District, CARRIED Unanimous. 

9.2 NDIT Regional Business Liaison Program M/S Roden / Anderson “That Council approve staff to collaborate with regional neighbours, Community Futures and DMO’s and submit an application to NDIT’s Regional Business Liaison funding program to support small and medium business sustainability and recovery.” CARRIED Unanimous

9.3 Protocol Agreement – Ashcroft Indian Band M/S Anderson / Tuohey “That Council approve the Mayor to sign the Protocol Agreement between the Ashcroft Indian Band (AIB) and the Village of Ashcroft (VOA).” CARRIED Unanimous

9.4 Respectful Workplace Policy P-01-2020 M/S Tuohey / Anstett “That Council approve the Village of Ashcroft Respectful Workplace Policy No. P-01-2020.” CARRIED Unanimous

9.5 Workplace Bullying and Harassment Policy No. P-02-2020 M/S Anderson / Anstett “That Council approve the Village of Ashcroft Bullying and Harassment Policy No. P-02-2020.” CARRIED Unanimous.