THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF VERNON

AGENDA

Regular Meeting of Council

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 8:40 A.m. - 9:40 A.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER

3400 30 Street, Vernon BC

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1.

CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER

As Mayor of the City of Vernon, and in the spirit of this gathering, I recognize the City of Vernon is located in the traditional territory of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation.

1.a

Move to Committee of the Whole

• THAT Council move to the Committee of the Whole meeting.

2.

RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING AND RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING

• THAT the meeting be closed to the public in accordance with Section 90 (2) of the Community Charter as follows: 

  (b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.

3.

RECONVENE TO OPEN COUNCIL AT 1:30 PM

As Mayor of the City of Vernon, and in the spirit of this gathering, I recognize the City of Vernon is located in the traditional territory of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation.

3.a

Agenda

• THAT the Regular Council Meeting Agenda of May 12, 2025 be adopted.

3.b

Adoption of Minutes and Receipt of Committee of the Whole

• THAT the Regular Council Meeting Minutes of April 28, 2025 be adopted;

  AND FURTHER, that the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of April 28, 2025 be received.

4.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

5.

GENERAL MATTERS

5.a

Presentation - RCMP 2025 First Quarter (January - March) Report, Superintendent, B. MacLeod

• THAT Council receives the RCMP First Quarter Report for 2025 (January - March), as provided by Superintendent, Blake MacLeod, OIC, Vernon RCMP.

5.b

Delegation - VOICE Society, Canada Day Activities, Budget and Requests for Support, M. Janzen

• THAT Council receive the May 12, 2025 presentation from Mayla Janzen of the VOICE Society regarding the plans for Canada Day celebrations for information and refer to Administration for a report back to Council.

6.

COUNCIL INQUIRIES

7.

ADMINISTRATION UPDATES

• THAT Council receive the Administration Updates dated May 12, 2025 for information.

8.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

9.

MATTERS REFERRED

10.

NEW BUSINESS

10.a

2024 UBCM Community Resiliency Investment Grant – Additional Funding

• THAT Council authorize staff to apply for additional funding of up to $100,000 under the current 2024 Union of BC Municipalities Community Resiliency Investment Grant to support wildfire risk reduction and community resiliency initiatives;

  AND FURTHER, that if successful, Council authorize Administration to execute the grant agreement, provide overall grant management, and amend the 2025 budget contained in the 2025-2029 Financial Plan for the expenditure.

10.b

Zoning Bylaw 6000 General Amendments – Phase 2 Refine

• THAT Council directs Administration to prepare Bylaw 6012 (General Amendments), being a bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw 6000, for consideration.

11.

LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

11.a

Bylaw 6037 - 2025 Tax Rates

• THAT Bylaw 6037, "Tax Rates Bylaw 6037, 2025", a bylaw for levying of rates for Municipal, Hospital, Regional District and Specified Area purposes for the Year 2025, be adopted. 

11.b

Fees and Charges (City Surcharge) Amendment Bylaw 6039, 2025

• THAT Bylaw 6039, “Fees and Charges (City Surcharge) Amendment Bylaw 6039, 2025”, a bylaw to amend Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909, be read a first, second and third time.

11.c

Proposed Amendments to Traffic Bylaw 5600

• THAT Council rescind Third Reading of Bylaw 6038, “Traffic Amendment Bylaw 6038, 2025”, a bylaw to amend Traffic Bylaw 5600.

• THAT Bylaw 6038 " Traffic Amendment Bylaw 6038, 2025" be amended by:

  • adding “Traffic Control Plans & Traffic Control Devices” to the section subtitle before C.30;
  • removing the section subtitle “Traffic Control Plans & Traffic Control Devices before C.33;
  • removing “based on the risk assessment and shall” in section C.33; and
  • removing “the” and replacing with “all” before WorkSafeBC regulations in the last paragraph in section C.33;

  AND FURTHER, that Bylaw 6038 “Traffic Amendment Bylaw 6038, 2025”, a bylaw to amend Traffic Bylaw 5600 be read a third time.

12.

COUNCIL INFORMATION UPDATES

12.a

Mayor and Councillors Reports

13.

INFORMATION ITEMS

14.

CLOSE OF MEETING