Celebrating Success

CELEBRATING SUCCESS
The City of Prince George extends its congratulations to the Prince George Midget Knights baseball team for a successful season culminating in winning Baseball Canada's 18U-AA Western Canadian Championship.

Call to Order

A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
B. MINUTES
B.1 Report: Adoption of Minutes
Attachment: Minutes of Regular Council Meeting held August 20, 2018
Attachment: Council Voting Summary for August 20, 2018
Attachment: Minutes of Special Council Meeting held September 5, 2018
Attachment: Council Voting Summary for September 5, 2018
RECOMMENDATION: That the minutes of the regular Council meeting held August 20, 2018 and the special Council meeting held September 5, 2018, BE ADOPTED as read on this day and that such minutes as read set out all of the business before Council at those meetings and fully and properly record all of the resolutions and bylaws passed and adopted by Council at those meetings.

Item C.1

Organization: International Student Welcome Committee
Presenter(s): Anne Harris, Operations Manager, International Education, College of New Caledonia, and Jen Tkachuk, Civic Events Coordinator, City of Prince George
Topic: 9th Annual International Student Welcome Event on September 21, 2018
Materials: PowerPoint Presentation

Item C.2

Organization: Prince George Youth Volleyball Club (PGYVC)
Presenter(s): Dan Drezet, President, PGYVC, and Colin Carson, Manager of Sport and Event Development, Tourism Prince George
Topic: 2019 Men's Under-19 Pan-American Cup in Prince George
Materials: PowerPoint Presentation
Correspondence dated September 10, 2018 from Dan Drezet, President, PGYVC: Request for Resolution in Support of a Grant Application to Northern Development Initiative Trust for the 2019 Men's Under-19 Pan-American Cup
RECOMMENDATION: That the City of Prince George SUPPORT the application to Northern Development Initiative Trust from the Prince George Youth Volleyball Club and the 2019 Men's Under-19 Pan-American Cup Bid Committee for a grant of up to $20,000 for the 2019 Men's Under-19 Pan-American Cup from the Prince George Regional Development Account, should the bid be successful.

Consent Agenda

CONSENT AGENDA:
D.1 Report: Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (July 2018)

Attachment: Building Permit Data for July 2016, 2017 and 2018

RECOMMENDATION: That the report dated September 7, 2018 from the General Manager of Planning and Development titled "Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (July 2018)", BE RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION.

D.2 Report: Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (August 2018)

Attachment: Building Permit Data for August 2016, 2017 and 2018

RECOMMENDATION: That the report dated September 7, 2018 from the General Manager of Planning and Development titled "Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (August 2018)", BE RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION.

Item F.1

Report: Changes to Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) to be Used for Affordable Housing Initiatives

Attachment: Letter dated July 30, 2018 from Tourism Prince George regarding request for Council direction on use of Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT)

Item F.2

Report: Illegal Dumping
RECOMMENDATION: That Council DIRECT Administration to ask the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George to work with the City on the issue of illegal dumping and report back on a strategy to help mitigate illegal dumping within the City and Regional District areas.

Item F.3

Report: Appointment of Municipal Auditor
RECOMMENDATION: That Council APPOINT KPMG LLP as the municipal auditor for the City of Prince George.

Item E.1

Subject: Development Variance Permit Application No. VP100518
Applicant: Koehler Land Surveying Inc. for Northernview Custom Homes Ltd., Inc. No. BC0769931
Location: 705 Carney Street
Attachment: Location and Existing Zoning Map
Attachment: Development Variance Permit No. VP100518
Attachment: Exhibit "A" to VP100518
RECOMMENDATION: THAT Council APPROVE Development Variance Permit No. VP100518 to vary City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 for the properties legally described as Lot 11, Block 1, District Lot 937, Cariboo District Plan 752; Lot 12, Block 1, District Lot 937, Cariboo District Plan 752 and Parcel B (K25343) Block 1, District Lot 937, Cariboo District Plan 752 as follows:
Vary Section 10.4.4.2 by increasing the maximum lot width from 12.0 metres (m) to 13.32 metres (m), as shown on Exhibit "A" to VP100518.

Item F.4

Report: 2018 Downtown Seasonal Bylaw Compliance Team
Attachment: Downtown Bylaw Compliance Team PowerPoint Presentation
Presenter: Fred Crittenden, Manager of Bylaw Services
RECOMMENDATION: That Council RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION the report dated September 4, 2018 from the General Manager of planning and Development, titled "2018 Downtown Seasonal Bylaw Compliance Team."

Items F.5 & F.6

F.5 Report: Rezoning Amendment Application No. RZ100592 (Bylaw No. 8962)
Applicant: Keystone Architecture & Planning Ltd. for Kelson Investments Ltd., Inc. No. BC0754748
Location: 4441, 4427 and 4413 Glen Shee Road
Attachment: Location and Existing Zoning Map
Attachment: Appendix "A" to Bylaw No. 8962
Attachment: Conceptual Site Layout
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:
GIVE first two readings to "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8962, 2018"; and
PERMIT that consideration of Final Reading of proposed Bylaw No. 8962 BE WITHHELD until the following requirements have been met to the satisfaction of Administration:
Receipt of Servicing Study
Lot Consolidation.
In addition, any recommendations presented in the preceding items must be addressed to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Planning and Development.

F.6 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, Rezoning Bylaw No. 8962, 2018 (First and Second Readings)
RECOMMENDATION: See Recommendation 1 of Report item F.5

Items F.7 - F.10

F.7 Report:
Amendment to the City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (Rezoning Application No. RZ100555, Bylaw No 8974);
Amendment to the City of Prince George Business License Bylaw No. 7851, 2007 (Bylaw No. 8975, 2018);
Amendment to the City of Prince George Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (Bylaw No. 8976, 2018); and
Amendment to the Liquor Licensing Policy - City of Prince George Council Procedure
Applicant: City of Prince George
Location: City Wide
Attachment: Exhibit "A" to RZ100555
Attachment: Exhibit "B" - City of Prince George Council Procedure - Liquor and Cannabis Licensing Policy
Attachment: City of Prince George Council Procedure - Liquor and Cannabis Licensing Policy (Annotated Version)
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:
GIVE first two readings to "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8974, 2018".
GIVE first two readings to "City of Prince George Business Regulation and Licensing Bylaw No. 7851, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8975, 2018".
GIVE first two readings to "City of Prince George Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 8976, 2018".
Approve the City of Prince George Council Procedure – Liquor and Cannabis Licensing Policy, attached as Exhibit "B" to this report dated August 29, 2018 from the General Manager of Planning and Development.

F.8 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, Rezoning Bylaw No. 8974, 2018 (First and Second Readings)
RECOMMENDATION: See Recommendation 1 in Report item F.7

F.9 Bylaw: City of Prince George Business Regulation and Licensing Bylaw No. 7851, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8975, 2018 (First and Second Readings)
RECOMMENDATION: See Recommendation 2 in Report item F.7

F.10 Bylaw: City of Prince George Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 8976, 2018 (First and Second Readings)
RECOMMENDATION: See Recommendation 3 in Report item F.7

Item F.11

Report: Capital Budget Adjustments for Project #0609 Water System Western Acres
RECOMMENDATION: That Council APPROVE a budget increase of $2,950,000 for Project #0609 Water System Western Acres with the Water Capital Expenditure Reserve as the funding source.

Item G

BYLAWS - FINAL READING AND ADOPTION

G.1 Bylaw: Wildwood Crescent Road Closure Bylaw No. 8921, 2018
Applicant: City of Prince George

Location: 0.21 Acres of road located adjacent to 2806 and 2810 Wildwood Crescent

RECOMMENDATION: That "Wildwood Crescent Road Closure Bylaw No. 8921, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

G.2 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8959, 2018

Applicant: Daniel Adamson, R. Radloff & Associates for Comtec Leasing Corp., Inc. No. 200470 and Barry and Delores Tucker

Location: 5917 and 5947 Vanhill Road and 5988 and 5952 Gauthier Road

RECOMMENDATION: That "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8959, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

G.3 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8964, 2018

Applicant: Hayer R. Construction Firm Inc., Inc. No. BC0905719

Location: 4608 Heather Road

RECOMMENDATION: That "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8964, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

G.4 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8965, 2018

Applicant: Kidd Real Estate Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. BC0821509

Location: 4016 Knight Crescent

RECOMMENDATION: That "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8965, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

G.5 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8966, 2018

Applicant: Kidd Real Estate Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. BC0821509

Location: 3940 Knight Crescent

RECOMMENDATION: That "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8966, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

G.6 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8967, 2018

Applicant: Kidd Real Estate Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. BC0821509

Location: 3943 Knight Crescent

RECOMMENDATION: That "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8967, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

G.7 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8968, 2018

Applicant: Kidd Real Estate Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. BC0821509

Location: 3865 Glendale Drive

RECOMMENDATION: That "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8968, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

G.8 Bylaw: City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8971, 2018
Applicant: 0937658 BC Ltd., for Comet Investments Ltd., Inc. No. 69349 and PG Realty & Insurance Agency Ltd., Inc. No. 63919

Location: 6222 Monterey Road

RECOMMENDATION: That "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 8971, 2018", BE GRANTED FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

Item H

CORRESPONDENCE
H.1 Correspondence dated August 15, 2018 from Assistant Deputy Minister, Tara Faganello, Local Government Division, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Gary MacIsaac, Executive Director, Union of British Columbia Municipalities: Provision of Climate Action Community branding in response to the City of Prince George's successful efforts to undertake significant corporate and community-wide climate action to reduce GHG emissions in 2017

H.2 Correspondence dated August 31, 2018 from Dane Greenwell: Petition containing 615 signatures noting concerns regarding "City of Prince George Smoke and Vape Free Places Bylaw No. 8591, 2016"

H.3 Correspondence dated August 21, 2018 from Taylor Sapergia, President, Prince George Rod and Gun Club: Request of Council Regarding Road Surfacing for Hartman Road off Highway 16 West

H.4 Correspondence dated August 30, 2018 from Gord Klassen, President, North Central Local Government Association: Message to Members regarding the 2018 Wildfire Season

H.5 Correspondence dated August 31, 2018 from Laura Jones, Executive Vice-President, and Samantha Howard, Director, British Columbia, Yukon and NWT, Canadian Federation of Independent Business: Municipal Red Tape Challenge

ADJOURNMENT