Call to Order

A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

B. MINUTES
B.1 Report: Adoption of Minutes
Attachment: Minutes of Regular Council Meeting held September 11, 2017
Attachment:Council Voting Summary for September 11, 2017
RECOMMENDATION: That the minutes of the regular Council meeting held September 11, 2017 BE ADOPTED as read on this day and that such minutes as read set out all of the business before Council at that meeting and fully and properly record all of the resolutions and bylaws passed and adopted by Council at that meeting.

Item C.1

Organization: Carrier Lumber Ltd.
Presenters: Bill Kordyban, President, Carrier Lumber, Ltd. and a Representative of the Industrial Forestry Service, Ltd.
Topic: City of Prince George and the Douglas Fir Beetle
Materials: PowerPoint Presentation

Item C.2

Organization: Blackburn Community Association
Presenters: Jamie Kranrod, Treasurer, and Michelle Kenny, Director at Large
Topic: Blackburn Park Proposal
Materials: PowerPoint Presentation
Video: Video File 1
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Video File 6

Consent Agenda

D.1 Report: Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary, August 2017
Attachment: Summary of Building Permits Issued for August 2017
RECOMMENDATION: That the report dated September 5, 2017 from the General Manager of Planning and Development titled "Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary, August 2017", BE RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION.

Item E.1

Report: Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Late Resolution for Commercial Inter-City Bus Transportation
Attachment: Appendix "A" - Proposed Resolution to UBCM: Commercial Inter-city Bus Transportation
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:
SUPPORT the draft resolution to UBCM attached as Appendix "A" to the report, calling on the Passenger Transportation Board to decline Greyhound Canada's application to cease operation of selected inter-city bus routes, and instead ensure that BC's transportation network remains fully connected, to achieve our province's collective public safety, economic, social and environmental goals; and
REQUEST the provincial government to review and strengthen transportation infrastructure and networks across the province, enabling British Columbians to support community resilience, diversity, and competiveness; spark and sustain economic growth; and seize opportunities.

Item E.2

Report: Prince George Transit Systems - 2017/2018 Annual Operating Agreement Amendment: Additional Services Hours - Service Changes
Attachment: Amended 2017/2018 Annual Operating Agreement Between the City of Prince George and British Columbia Transit
Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation: Prince George Transit: Fall 2017 Expansion
RECOMMENDATION: That Council RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION the report dated September 11, 2017 from the General Manager of Planning and Development titled "Prince George Transit Systems – 2017/2018 Annual Operating Agreement Amendment: Additional Service Hours – Service Changes".

Item E.3

Bylaw: Transit Service Annual Operating Agreement Authorization Bylaw No. 8876, 2017, Amendment Bylaw No. 8894, 2017 (First Three Readings)
RECOMMENDATION: That Council GRANT FIRST THREE READINGS to "Transit Service Annual Operating Agreement Authorization Bylaw No. 8876, 2017, Amendment Bylaw No. 8894, 2017".

Item E.4

Report: Highway 16 Inter-Community Transit - Community Transit Partnership Agreement
Attachment: Community Transit Partnership Agreement Among the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako and the City of Prince George
RECOMMENDATION: That Council AUTHORIZE the Mayor and Corporate Officer to sign and affix the corporate seal to the Community Transit Partnership Agreement attached to the staff report dated September 11, 2017 from the General Manager of Planning and Development titled "Highway 16 Inter-Community Transit – Community Transit Partnership Agreement."

Item F

CORRESPONDENCE

F.1 Correspondence from Lorraine Logan, President, and Gudrun Langolf, Acting President, Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of BC: International Day of the Older Person, October 1, 2017

F.2 Correspondence from Mayor Henry Braun, City of Abbotsford: Support for 2017 Union of BC Municipalities Resolution, City of Abbotsford - The Case for Prevention of the Opioid Crisis

ADJOURNMENT