DISTRICT OF SECHELT

District of Sechelt
Minutes – Committee of the Whole Meeting Page 3 of 8
July 25, 2012
Recommendation No. 5 – Proposed Amendments to Council Procedure Bylaw
Siegers/Lamb
That the proposed amendments to Council Procedure Bylaw No. 490, 2010 be tabled
until such time as additional amendments can be considered.
Union of BC Municipalities 2012 Convention
CARRIED
Recommendation No. 6 – Union of BC Municipalities 2012 Convention
Lutes/Siegers
That the Memo from the President of the Union of BC Municipalities dated July 16, 2012
regarding the Mid-Sized Communities Forum at the 2012 UBCM Convention be
received.
CARRIED
In discussion it was noted that:
Council should determine what topics to submit to the Union of BC Municipalities
(UBCM) for the 2012 Convention being held in Victoria, September 24-28, 2012;
the topics to submit include:
o Policing - the differences between the RCMP and a municipal force;
o Infrastructure Financing - to be discussed at the Mid-Size Communities
Forum;
o Marihuana Production - is on the convention agenda;
o Library Financing – is currently within the Ministry of Education. Suggest it
be moved into the Ministry of Community Services portfolio;
o Broadband Internet service for the Sunshine Coast;
o Clean Energy – not only carbon neutral but other initiatives such as solar
energy and water retention;
Council should meet with the Minister of Transportation regarding the airport,
highway improvements and the Davis Bay Parkway.
Recommendation No. 7 – Union of BC Municipalities 2012 Convention
Lutes/Siegers
That the Memorandum from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural
Development dated July 18, 2012 regarding the 2012 UBCM Convention be received.
CARRIED
District of Sechelt
Regular Council Meeting Agenda
August 1, 2012
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