September 6th Council Meeting Highlights

NOMINATION PACKAGES ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Nominations packages for the 2011 General Election are now available at the Customer Service Centre at the Municipal Hall during regular business hours. Nomination documents can be submitted to the Chief Elections Officer from October 4 to 14, 2011.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Mr. Ron Volk thanked Council for their grant-in-aid contribution to the Custom and Classic Car show that was recently held at Swalwell Park. There was a great turn out with people coming from all over BC and Alberta to see over 200 cars with the oldest car from 1928! The Custom and Classic Car Show was such a success that they were able to donate $2,000 to the Lake Country Food Bank and hope to be back next year with a bigger and better show!

2012-2016 FINANCIAL PLAN & 2012 ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS & GUIDELINES

Council approved the 2012 Annual Budget and 5 year Financial Plan guidelines & timelines which supports Council in meeting their objectives and provides direction to staff for the budget process for the upcoming budget cycle. The budget cycle will be more ‘on-time’ being approved as early as possible in the year.

GREENHOW COURT LOCAL SERVICE AREA
Staff have been involved in negotiations with property owners on Greenhow Court regarding the transfer of ownership of a strata common property. Staff worked with the owners to determine necessary upgrades and the owners submitted a petition to have the area established as a Local Service Area. Council approved the petition and gave 3 readings to Local Service Area Establishment Bylaw 797, 2011 & Greenhow Court Local Improvement Expenditure Bylaw 798, 2011.

NOTICE ON TITLE 12022 PRETTY ROAD

Council placed a Notice on Title on a property on Pretty Road where a garage addition has been constructed without a Building Permit. The addition encroaches into required separation space between mobile homes and requires a Development Variance Permit and a Building Permit for the construction. The owner was advised that the matter was to be presented to Council but no response was received prior to the meeting.

SIX MONTH FINANCIAL RESULTS

The six‐month financial results indicate that overall the District is within budget but some departments are struggling due to negative variances in revenue.  Overall, the operating budget is under budget which is an improvement from the same period last year. The operating budgets of General Revenue, General Government, Engineering, Parks & Recreation, Development Services, Transit and Sewer are over‐budget. Managers are working diligently to make adjustments where possible. All other departments and functions are under budget. Most departments have operational items and projects whereby expenditures are not made evenly throughout the year. While there has been a serious attempt to account for these seasonal influences in the figures above, a department’s final year‐end figure could be dramatically better or worse. In addition, since the operating results are only to the middle of 2011, there are many future factors that could impact the bottom line negatively or positively. See all the details in the complete report to Council.

WINFIELD CURLING CLUB LEASE AGREEMENT

The Winfield Curling Club has leased the Winfield Recreation Centre facility for many years in order to operate the club, lounge activities, ice making and janitorial duties.  The club continues to provide a valuable service to the community and the District enjoys a solid working relationship with the board and their staff.  Council approved a 5 year lease agreement with the Winfield Curling Club from April 1, 2011 to March 30th, 2016 which will continue to allow the club and the District an opportunity to offer a good facility and programming to the club’s members and public.

REGIONAL RELATIONS – CODE OF CONDUCT

Council endorsed the proposed Regulation Regarding Relations between RDCO Board, Electoral Area Directors and Partner Municipalities.  Earlier this year the Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO) Board drafted an internal & external Regional Relations Code of Conduct that sets out guidelines for dealing with regional partners and promoting the development of effective working relationships. Council endorsed the Proposed Regulation Regarding Relations between RDCO Board, Electoral Area Directors and Partner Municipalities to ensuring that quality and effective services are continued to be provided.