AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS of REGULAR OPEN MEETING OF COUNCIL MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 1:30 P.M.

Agenda Package AGENDA

• DELEGATION – VERNON AND DISTRICT HOSPICE SOCIETY (P. 15)
• Mr. Joel Ellams representing residents of Cummins Road and Mr. David Murphy, the Strand Development, re: Ideas regarding the Cummins Road Plan, Parkland and Zoning.
• Mr. Ray Foisy, Chairperson, Board of Variance, re: board Update.
• Ms Joanne Georgeson, Chairperson, Advisory Planning Board, re: Committee Update.
• THAT Council appoints Councillor Beardsell as an alternate on the NORD Board for 2007.
• Memo dated January 11, 2007, from Mr. Dale Rintoul, Planner, re: Mrs. Barbara Hartley – Letter dated January 4, 2007 regarding Dr. Denk’s HAP00004.
• THAT Council approves the City of Vernon’s Grant Coordinator to make application for Gas Tax funding for the provision of 2 buses and an Evaporator 6000.
• THAT Council approves the City of Vernon’s joint submission with the City of Kelowna for a grant application under the Innovations Fund for the purpose of developing and applying an integrated land use/transportation analysis model to evaluate alternative land use and transportation strategies for the Central and Northern Okanagan Regions in British Columbia.
• ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE - PROTECTION OF HERITAGE TREES IN THE CITY OF VERNON (P. 73)
• THAT Bylaw #5060 “City of Vernon 2007 Financial Plan Bylaw Number 5060, 2007", - a bylaw to adopt the “Financial Plan” for the Years 2007 – 2011, be read a first, second and third time.(P. 107)
• AND FURTHER, that Council schedules a Special Regular Open Meeting, on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, for the Public Consultation, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall.
• Memo dated January 15 2007, from Rob Mayne, Manager, Finance, re: City of Vernon 2007 Financial Plan Bylaw. (P. 109)