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Meeting started at 7:30pm

Mayor Cook gave opening comments and noted the presence and absence of City Councillors (City Councillors Natalie Montoya and Surinder Rathor both absent at this meeting as Councillor Montoya was busy and Councillor Rathor is vacationing in India)

The CAO gave a Powerpoint Presentation on the 2010 Budget Process:

• Reviewed Council actions in 2009 on their 10 Strategic Goals for the 2008-2011 Term
• Reviewed Council actions for 2010, in regard to Council Strategic Priorities for 2010 & 2011

Councillor Tom Barr (Council Finance Chair) reviewed 2010 Budget Preparation Targets:

• Property Tax Rates - 4 scenarios of status quo, increases of 2%, 3.5%, or 5%
• Utility Rates – 3 scenarios of status quo, increase of 25% in 2010 & 2011 or 50% in 2011
• Review of Major Capital Projects proposed in the City in 2010:

1. Renovations to Old Fire Hall – Arts Facility
2. Traffic Signal Upgrade – 2^nd Avenue and Oliver Street
3. Reconstruction of Cameron Street and 3^rd to 5^th Avenues
4. Pavement Management Plan
5. Mackenzie Avenue Rehabilitation
6. Feasibility Study for Prosperity Ridge Traffic Access
7. Preliminary Design for Woodland Drive – Water & Sewer
8. Aquifer Assessment
9. Phase 1 Twinning of River Valley Sewer Main

A Question and Answer Period ensued

Questions included:

• Property Tax Rates – review of rates in property classes
• Discussion around General Water & Sewer Infrastructure Projects in the City
• Lack of Stable Communications – Time of this Meeting
• RCMP Contract – Funding of Positions
• Water and Sewer Utility Rates – when deferring of increases to Water & Sewer Rates becomes impossible
• Mackenzie Avenue – remove industrial traffic to Highway 97 North, via Mackenzie Avenue Connector, in order to improve safety for pedestrians & car/light truck traffic
• Sustainability Plan and how it plays into Council Operations & 2010 Council Strategic Priorities
• Mackenzie Avenue Project – Decision on Referendum vs Alternate Approval Process (Counter-Petition)

Mayor Cook gave closing comments – Next meeting in February 2010 on City of WL 2010 Budget

Meeting adjourned at 8:40pm

Present:

Mayor Kerry Cook

City Councillors - L.T Walters, S.J. Zacharias, G.W. Bourdon and T.C. Barr

Brian Carruthers – City of Williams Lake CAO

Darcy Lazzarin – General Manager of Corporate Services, City of WL

Geoff Goodall – General Manager of Planning & Operations, City of WL

Tom Chung – IT Manager, City of WL

4 Members of the Public

Members of the Media – WL Tribune, Cariboo Advisor and The Wolf/The Rush Radio

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