Sino Bright hearings
At City of Powell River’s regular council meeting on Thursday, February 4, public hearings were recommended following the first and second readings of two bylaws relating to 30 acres of land proposed for the possible future site of Sino Bright School.
An amendment bylaw in the sustainable official community plan is required to change the designation from agricultural land reserve (ALR) to employment centre land. Following ALR exclusion the land would need to be rezoned as institutions from large lot rural.
As the application for ALR exclusion had yet to go before the Agricultural Land Commission, councillor Karen Skadsheim said council may have been “putting the cart before the horse” by proposing these bylaws.
Elder honours
The city voted to approve a request for up to $2,000 be granted from the mayor and council meeting expense budget for the Friday, March 4, community celebration planned to honour Tla’amin elder Elsie Paul.
In addition to the funds, the city also offered in-kind use of Dwight Hall and ticket printing in the amount of just under $500.
Library costs
A motion from the committee of the whole recommending the city enter a cost sharing agreement with the Powell River Regional District was passed. The agreement stipulates that the city and regional district would share the cost of the new library based on population figures to be assessed by the upcoming 2016 Statistics Canada census.
Priorities roundtable
The city approved a recommendation that staff be directed to develop a plan on hosting roundtable events for the city’s strategic community priorities of sustainability, community engagement, economic revitalization and social planning and action.
