The Corporation of the
CITY OF WHITE ROCK

Regular Council Meeting
AGENDA

Monday, January 16, 2023 at 7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

City Hall Council Chambers

15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC, V4B 1Y6

*Live Streaming/Telecast: Please note that all Committees, Task Forces, Council Meetings, and Public Hearings held in the Council Chamber are being recorded and broadcasted as well included on the City’s website at: www.whiterockcity.ca

 

T. Arthur, Director of Corporate Administration

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1.

CALL MEETING TO ORDER

1.1

FIRST NATIONS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to recognize that we are standing/working/meeting on the traditional unceded territory of the Semiahmoo First Nation, and also wish to acknowledge the broader territory of the Coast Salish Peoples.

2.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT the Corporation of the City of White Rock Council adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for January 16, 2023 as circulated.

3.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT the Corporation of the City of White Rock Council adopt the following meeting minutes as presented:

  • Regular Council, December 5, 2022; and,
  • Special Council, December 12, 2022.

4.

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

Question and Answer Period will be taking place both in person at the meeting, as well as electronically through email. 

If you wish to have your question submitted electronically you may forward questions and comments to Mayor and Council by emailing [e-mail] with Question and Answer Period noted in the subject line.

As of 8:30 a.m., January 11, 2023, there were no Question and Answer period submissions received.

Note: there are to be no questions or comments on a matter that will be the subject of a public hearing (time between the public hearing and final consideration of the bylaw).

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council receive for information the correspondence submitted for Question and Answer Period by 8:30 a.m, January 16, 2023, including “On-Table” information provided with staff responses that are available at the time.

4.1

CHAIRPERSON CALLS FOR SPEAKERS TO QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

5.

DELEGATIONS AND PETITIONS

5.1

DELEGATIONS

5.1.a

HUB CYCLING - BRUCE KLEEBERGER AND TIM YZERMAN

Bruce Kleeberger and Tim Yzerman, HUB Cycling, to attend to encourage cycling as a convenient form of transportation for short and medium-distance commuter and transportation trips.

5.1.b

SOURCES FOUNDATION - ABBY GEMINO, JANET WELCH AND MARC BURCHELL - COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

Abby Gemino, Event Planner, Janet Welch, Communications Manager and Marc Burchell, CNOY Co-Chair Sources Foundation, to attend to raise awareness about the Coldest Night of the Year event.

5.1.c

MARGARET CUTHBERT AND DAVID RILEY - NATURAL HISTORY INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AT WATERFRONT

Margaret Cuthbert and David Riley, Friends of Semiahmoo Bay, to attend to provide an update on the Natural History Interpretive Signs at the Waterfront.

5.2

PETITIONS

None

6.

PRESENTATIONS AND CORPORATE REPORTS

6.1

PRESENTATIONS

6.1.a

PEACE ARCH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - STEPHANIE BECK, GRANT TURNBULL AND CATH WIEBE - STRATEGIC PROJECTS AT PEACE ARCH HOSPITAL

Stephanie Beck, Executive Director, Grant Turnbull, Board Chair and Cathy Wiebe, Executive Director, Peach Arch Hospital to attend to provide Council with an update on projects taking place at the hospital. 

6.2

CORPORATE REPORTS

6.2.a

REVISIT INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE DESIGNS

Corporate report dated January 16, 2023 from the Director of Engineering and Municipal Operations and the Manager of Communications and Government Relations titled "Revisit Interpretive Signage Designs".

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council:

  1. Receive for information the corporate report dated January 16, 2023, from the Director of Engineering and Municipal Operations and the Manager Communications and Government Relations, titled “Revisit Interpretive Signage Designs” for consideration; and
  2. Direct staff to:
     1. Return the signs to the rotary clock plaza, with as little impact as possible on sightlines and views or;
     2. Install a refreshed sign series on the Pier railings, as outlined in the July 25, 2022 staff report, including updated information on the invasive green crab.

6.2.b

HELEN FATHERS CENTRE STREET WALKWAY 2023 UPDATE

Corporate report dated January 16, 2023 from the Director of Engineering and Municipal Operations titled "Helen Fathers Centre Street Walkway 2023 Update".

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council:

  1. Receive for information the corporate report dated January 16, 2023, from the Director of Engineering and Municipal Operations, titled “Helen Fathers Centre Street Walkway 2023 Update” for consideration; and
  2. Provide direction to staff to either:
     1. Proceed with the Helen Fathers Centre Street Walkway project and report back to Council on the next steps; or
     2. Discontinue work on the Helen Fathers Centre Street Walkway project.

6.2.c

MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE TRANSITION UPDATE

Corporate report dated January 16, 2023 from the Director of Engineering and Municipal Operations titled "Multi-Family and Commercial Solid Waste Transition Update".

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council:

  1. Receive for information the corporate report dated January 16, 2023, from the Director, Engineering and Municipal Operations, titled “Multi-Family and Commercial Solid Waste Transition Update;” and
  2. Provide direction to staff on whether to:
     1. proceed with the transition of multi-family and commercial solid waste collection to a city-managed service or,
     2. stay with the status quo whereby multi-family and commercial solid waste collection is privately managed.
  3. If Council directs that the transition proceed, then Council further directs staff to:
     1. budget for a Solid Waste Coordinator and a Financial Services Clerk in the 2023 Financial Plan and include these costs in the multi-family and commercial solid waste fees; and
     2. report back on a timeline for addressing the issues identified in the corporate report dated September 20, 2022, from the Director, Engineering and Municipal Operations, titled “Multi-Family and Commercial Solid Waste Transition Update.”
  4. If Council directs to rescind the transition, then Council further directs staff to contact the Waste Management Association of BC and request that they meet with their members to develop a plan to reduce traffic congestion, noise and GHG emissions from solid waste collection vehicles in the City of White Rock.

6.2.d

PROPOSED COUNCIL POLICY NO. 518 - BYLAW ENFORCEMENT

Corporate report dated January 16, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development Services titled "Proposed Council Policy No. 528 - Bylaw Enforcement".

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council approve Council Policy No. 518 – Bylaw Enforcement, as presented in the staff report titled “Proposed Council Policy No. 518 – Bylaw Enforcement,” dated January 16, 2023.

6.2.e

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE (BNSF) LEASE RENEWAL

Corporate Report dated January 16, 2023 from the Director of Corporate Administration titled "Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Lease Renewal.  

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council:

  1. Receive for information the January 16, 2023, corporate report from the Director of Corporate Services, titled “Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Lease Renewal;” and
     
     
  2. Authorize the Mayor and Director of Corporate Administration to execute the necessary documents exercising the option to renew the City’s lease with the BNSF Railway Company for the five (5) year period August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2028.

7.

MINUTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEES

7.1

STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEE MINUTES

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council receive for information the following standing and select committee meeting minutes as circulated:

  • Finance and Audit Committee, December 5, 2022; and,
  • Land Use and Planning Committee, December 5, 2022.

7.2

STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

None

8.

BYLAWS AND PERMITS

8.1

BYLAWS

8.1.a

BYLAW 2447 - 2023 FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW, 2022, NO. 2447

Bylaw 2447 - A bylaw to impose fees and charges for various services offered by the City that are not included in any other City Bylaw

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council give final reading to the "2023 Fees and Charges Bylaw, 2022, No. 2447".

8.1.b

BYLAW 2452 - WHITE ROCK SIGN BYLAW, 2010, NO. 1923, AMENDMENT NO. 6, 2022, NO. 2452

Bylaw 2452 - A Bylaw to amend Schedule II – Permit Fee Schedule of the White Rock Sign Bylaw, 2010, No. 1923

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council give final readings to "White Rock Sign Bylaw, 2010, No. 1923, Amendment No. 6, 2022 No. 2452".

8.1.c

BYLAW 2448 - WATER SERVICES BYLAW, 2015, NO. 2117, AMENDMENT NO. 11, BYLAW, 2022, NO. 2448

Bylaw 2448 - A bylaw to amend the Water Services Bylaw, 2015, No. 2117, replacement of Schedule A "Service Fees for Specified Services Description of Work or Service Amount".  

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council give final readings to "Water Services Bylaw, 2015, No. 2117, Amendment No. 11, Bylaw, 2022, No. 2448".

8.1.d

BYLAW 2450 - LATECOMER INTEREST RATE BYLAW, 2015, NO. 2088, AMENDMENT NO. 3, 2022, NO. 2450

Bylaw 2450 - A bylaw to amend the Latecomer Interest Rate Bylaw, regarding the calculating of interest for latecomer charges.

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council give final readings to "Latecomer Interest Rate Bylaw, 2015, No. 2088, Amendment No. 3, 2022, No. 2450".

8.1.e

BYLAW 2453 - WATER SERVICES BYLAW, 2015, NO. 2117, AMENDMENT NO. 12, 2023, NO. 2453

Bylaw 2453 - A bylaw to amend the Water Services Bylaw.

Note: This bylaw was the subject of a corporate report in the Finance and Audit Committee meeting held earlier in the evening

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council give first, second and third reading to "Water Services Bylaw, 2015, No. 2117, Amendment No. 12, 2023, No. 2453".

8.2

PERMITS

None

9.

CORRESPONDENCE

9.1

CORRESPONDENCE - RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION

Note: Further action on the following correspondence items may be considered. Council may request that any item be brought forward for discussion, and may propose a motion of action on the matter.

Note: Council may wish to refer this matter to staff for consideration and response.

9.1.a

METRO VANCOUVER BOARD - NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON METRO VANCOUVER'S AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Correspondence dated December 14, 2022 from Mayor George V. Harvie, Chair, Metro Vancouver Board, inviting Council to nominate a representative to serve on Metro Vancouver's Agricultural Advisory Committee for a four-year term starting in 2023.

• RECOMMENDATION

  THAT Council appoint _______ to serve on the Metro Vancouver Agricultural Advisory Committee for a four-year term.

9.1.b

WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF BC - WHITE ROCK COLLECTION, REMOVAL, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTE BYLAW 2402

Correspondence dated December 22, 2022 from Lori Bryan, Executive Director, Waste Management Association of BC (WMABC) regarding the City's Collection, Removal, Disposal and Recycling of Solid Waste Bylaw.

10.

MAYOR AND COUNCILLOR REPORTS

10.1

MAYOR’S REPORT

10.2

COUNCILLORS REPORTS

11.

MOTIONS AND NOTICES OF MOTION

11.1

MOTIONS

11.2

NOTICES OF MOTION

12.

RELEASE OF ITEMS FROM CLOSED COUNCIL MEETINGS

13.

OTHER BUSINESS

14.

CONCLUSION OF THE JANUARY 16, 2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING