Agenda Highlights OPEN MEETING OF COUNCIL TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008 AT 1:30 PM & (COW MEETING 8:40 AM)

• COMMUNITY PLAN DRAFT LAND USE PLAN (P. 65) THAT Council endorse the draft land use plan, as described in the report of March 18, 2008, as submitted by the Long Range Planner, as the working draft for the new Official Community Plan
• REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY (P. 110) (ii) Memo dated March 13, 2008, from Mr. Jeremy Kinch, Manager, PDES, re: Regional Growth Strategy – Draft Terms of Reference, for review.
  
• INTERIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY – OCP AMENDMENT AND REZONING APPLICATIONS FOR PART OF LOT A, PLAN KAP 85364, O.D.Y.D. (1900 – 31 ‘A’ STREET) (P. 138)
  
• THAT second reading of Bylaw #5096, “Development Cost Charges Amendment Bylaw Number 5096, 2008” – a bylaw to amend Development Cost Charges for Low Income Housing, be rescinded; AND FURTHER, that Bylaw #5096, be amended to amend the definition of ‘Low Income Housing’ as follows:
  ‘Low Income Housing’ shall mean property owned and developed by a non-profit society, Government of Canada, Province of British Columbia or Municipality as rental units for person living in the North Okanagan, where the income of such persons falls beneath the low income cut-off amounts published by Statistics Canada from time to time.”
  AND FURTHER, that Bylaw #5096, be given second and third readings, as amended. (P. 210)
  
• THAT Bylaw #5133, “City of Vernon 2008 Financial Plan Bylaw Number 5133, 2008” – a bylaw to adopt the Financial Plan for the Years 2008 – 2012, be read a first, second and third time; AND FURTHER, that the Public Input session for the 2008 Financial Plan be scheduled to follow the April 14th, 2008 Public Hearing at 5:30 pm. (P. 270)
  
• Letter dated February 28, 2008, from Mr. John Vandoremalen, Director, Communications and Access to Information & Privacy, Government of Canada, re: City’s Request for information regarding the Eric Fish case. (P. 282) -------------------------------------
• Agenda Highlights COW MEETING 8:40 AM Tuesday.
  
• TRONSON ROAD UPGRADE (8:45 am)
  A. Verbal Report – Mr. Rob Dickinson, Municipal Engineer, re: Tronson Road Upgrade.