REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Council Chambers of City Hall

1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC

We respectfully acknowledge the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh,
on whose land we live, work, and play.

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A.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That the agenda for the regular meeting of Council scheduled for August 18, 2025, BE ADOPTED.

B.

MINUTES

B.1

Adoption of the Regular Council Meeting Minutes - July 28, 2025

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That the minutes of the regular Council meeting held July 28, 2025, 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 passed by Council at that meeting.

C.

CONSENT AGENDA (FOR INFORMATION)

C.1

Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (July 2025)

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated August 6, 2025, from the Director of Planning and Development, titled “Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (July 2025)”.

C.2

Q1 and Q2 2025 (January to June) Council Expense Summary

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated Aug 8, 2025 from Mayor Simon Yu titled “Q1 and Q2 2025 (January to June) Council Expense Summary.”

C.3

January to June 2025 - Designated Staff Expense Reporting

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated August 8, 2025 from the Director of Finance and IT Services titled “January to June 2025 - Designated Staff Expense Reporting”.

D.

REPORTS

COUNCILLOR TRUDY KLASSEN

D.1

Vacancy to Vitality: Launching a Temporary Use Pilot for Empty Storefronts in C1 Zone Downtown

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council DIRECTS staff to report, as part of the Downtown Strategy report back to Council by Q4 2025, on a Temporary Occupancy Pilot Program for the C1 zone downtown, allowing vacant ground-floor commercial spaces to allow uses as listed below for up to 12 months without rezoning, provided safety standards are met:

  • community-enhancing uses such as art studios, small retail, new entrepreneurs, and cultural spaces reflecting downtown’s character,
  • temporary food uses (e.g., pop-up restaurants, food trucks),
  • community services (e.g., art workshops, sports clinics),
  • light creative manufacturing, and
  • other uses as recommended through consultation with Indigenous communities, the DBIA, Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures, and other relevant stakeholders,

  attach any recommendations received from stakeholders to the report.

• RECOMMENDATION #2:

  That Council DIRECTS staff to report before the last quarter of the pilot project on outcomes, including business activity, community engagement, and occupancy rates, with recommendations for improvements or city-wide expansion.

• RECOMMENDATION #3:

  That Council DIRECTS staff to explore a Temporary Retail, Business, and Creative Use Event Licence, similar to special event permits, to support short-term activations, consulting with the DBIA, non-profits, property owners, and Indigenous groups, and report on a draft strategy by Q4 2025 as part of the Downtown Prince George Strategy (Downtown Prince George Development Concept.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council DIRECTS staff to include recommendations for infrastructure maintenance, repairs and other infrastructure related issues needed to power the Downtown Strategy and pilot project development in the C1 zone.

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT - DEANNA WASNIK

D.2

Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application No. RZ100846 (Bylaw No. 9558)

• Applicant: Jasdeep Singh Sran and Pamela Virk
• Location: 7346 Caribou Road

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application No. RZ100846 (Bylaw No. 9558)" include:

1. Staff report dated July 18, 2025 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application No. RZ100846 (Bylaw No. 9558)";
   1. Location and Existing Zoning Map; and
   2. Appendix "A" to Bylaw No. 9558.

Correspondence for Council's consideration regarding "Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application No. RZ100846 (Bylaw No. 9558)" include:

1. Correspondence dated August 9, 2025 from Rhonda Karvali in opposition to the application.

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9558, 2025

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council GIVES FIRST THREE READINGS of “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9558, 2025”.

• RECOMMENDATION #2:

  That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION of "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9558, 2025."

D.3

Temporary Use Permit Application No. TU000107

• Applicant: LSV Progress Management Ltd., Inc. No. BC1211871
• Location: 952 - 944 4th Avenue

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Temporary Use Permit Application No. TU000107" include:

1. Staff report dated July 14, 2025 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Temporary Use Permit Application No. TU000107";
   1. Location and Existing Zoning Map;
   2. Temporary Use Permit No. TU000107; and
   3. Rationale Letter.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council APPROVES Temporary Use Permit No. TU000107 for the property legally described as Lot 14 & Lot 15, Block 136, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268.

E.

BYLAWS - FINAL READING AND ADOPTION

E.1

Prince George Heritage Commission Bylaw No. 8133, 2008, Amendment Bylaw No. 9575, 2025

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION of "Prince George Heritage Commission Bylaw No. 8133, 2008, Amendment Bylaw No. 9575, 2025."

E.2

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9528, 2025

• Applicant: Garry Darin Gatzke and Francine Marie Mazzerolle
• Location: 4225 Turner Road

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION of "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9528, 2025."

F.

NOTICE OF MOTION

COUNCILLOR TRUDY KLASSEN AND COUNCILLOR TIM BENNETT

F.1

Riverfront Vitality

In accordance with City of Prince George Council Procedures Bylaw No. 8388, 2011, notice of the proposed motion is provided. The proposed motion will be included on the September 3, 2025 Council Meeting agenda for Council's consideration.

G.

CORRESPONDENCE

G.1

Correspondence dated July 23, 2025 from Mayor Maureen Pinkney, District of 100 Mile House: CN Rail's Proposed Discontinuance of Portions of the Lillooet and Squamish Subdivisions

G.2

Correspondence dated August 6, 2025 from Rylan Graham, Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Sustainability, University of Northern British Columbia: Letter in Support of Temporary Occupancy Pilot Program for the C1: Downtown Zone

G.3

Correspondence dated August 8, 2025 from Councillor Neville Abbot, Infrastructure Committee Chair, Village of Lions Bay: Request for Support and Endorsement of Union of BC Municipalities Resolution on Emergency Water Treatment Plants

H.

ADJOURNMENT

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That there being no further business the Regular Meeting of Council, BE ADJOURNED.