MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL

MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

VIEW ROYAL MUNICIPAL OFFICE - COUNCIL CHAMBERS

PRESENT WERE: Mayor Hill Councillor Rogers Councillor Screech

REGRETS: Councillor Mattson Councillor Rast

PRESENT ALSO: K. Anema, Chief Administrative Officer S. Jones, Director of Corporate Administration J. Rosenberg, Director of Engineering D. Beceleare, Superintendent of Engineering

2 members of the public 0 members of the press

1. CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Hill called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOVED BY: Councillor Rogers SECONDED: Councillor Screech

THAT the agenda be amended to include item 14 (a) (closed meeting resolution);

AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended. CARRIED

3. MINUTES, RECEIPT & ADOPTION OF

4. MAYOR'S REPORT

5. PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS

6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD

7. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

8. REPORTS

8.1 STAFF REPORTS

a) Craigflower Bridge Replacement Project

1. Report dated February 25, 2013 from the Superintendent of Engineering

The Chief Administrative Officer reviewed the report for Council and gave a PowerPoint presentation.

Council and staff discussed the following:

• expended and committed costs;
• original alternative of repairing and not replacing;
• anticipated costs, including the additional for the working platform and pilings that came in higher than anticipated;
• funding from UBCM and ICBC;
• the Department of Fisheries and Oceans window of April 15 to September 30;
• options to reduce the project scope; and
• options for the project, including the pros and cons of each.

8.3 OTHER REPORTS

9. CORRESPONDENCE

9.1 FOR ACTION

9.2 FOR INFORMATION

10. BYLAWS

11. NEW BUSINESS

12. QUESTION PERIOD

13. MOTIONS & NOTICES OF MOTION

14. CLOSED MEETING RESOLUTION

MOVED BY: Mayor Hill SECONDED: Councillor Screech

THAT there is a need to have a meeting closed to the public and persons other than the immediate members of Council, officers and employees of the Town, and those identified under Section 91 (2) of the Community Charter shall be excluded on the basis of Section 90 (1)(g) and (m) and Section 90 (2)(b) of the Community Charter. CARRIED

15. RISING REPORT

16. TERMINATION

MOVED BY: Councillor Screech SECONDED: Councillor Rogers

THAT this meeting terminate. Time: 6:31 p.m. CARRIED