REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

Monday, May 08, 2023 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 May 8, 2023, BE ADOPTED.

B.

MINUTES

B.1

Adoption of the Regular Council Meeting Minutes - April 24, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That the minutes of the regular Council meeting held April 24, 2023, 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.

DELEGATION(S)

C.1

Northern Regional Construction Association

Presenters: Nicole Bryant, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Regional Construction Association, and Chris Atchison, President, British Columbia Construction Association
Topic: Climate of the Construction Industry in Prince George

D.

CONSENT AGENDA (FOR INFORMATION)

D.1

Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (January, February and March 2023)

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated April 17, 2023, from the Director of Planning and Development titled “Monthly Building Permit and Development Permit Summary (January, February and March 2023)”. 

E.

REPORTS

CITY MANAGER - WALTER BABICZ

E.1

City of Prince George Grants Review -  Phase 1: Discovery: Communications and Engagement Research and Recommendations

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated April 19, 2023 from the City Manager, titled “City of Prince George Grants Review – Phase 1: Discovery: Communications and Engagement Research and Recommendations."

E.2

Committee of the Whole Decisions - December 14, 2022 and March 1, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council ENDORSES the Committee of the Whole decisions passed on December 14, 2022 attached as Appendix “A” to the report dated April 27, 2023 from the City Manager titled “Committee of the Whole Decisions – December 14, 2022 and March 1, 2023."

• RECOMMENDATION #2:

  That Council ENDORSES the Committee of the Whole decisions passed on March 1, 2023 attached as Appendix “B” to the report dated April 27, 2023 from the City Manager titled “Committee of the Whole Decisions – December 14, 2022 and March 1, 2023.” 

DIRECTOR OF CIVIC OPERATIONS - BLAKE MCINTOSH

E.3

Kodiaks Football Club – Training Facility

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated April 21, 2023 from the Director of Civic Operations titled “Kodiaks Football Club – Training Facility”.  

E.4

Roadway Traffic Marking Program - Paint Performance

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated April 21, 2023 from the Director of Civic Operations titled “Roadway Traffic Marking Program – Paint Performance."

E.5

Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) Funding to City of Prince George

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council AUTHORIZES the Director of Civic Operations to sign an agreement to accept grant funding of $165,000 from the Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) as detailed in the report dated May 8, 2023, from the Director of Civic Operations titled “Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) Funding to City of Prince George.”

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT - DEANNA WASNIK

E.6

Rezoning Amendment Application No. RZ100770 (Bylaw No. 9358, 2022)

Applicant:  Provincial Rental Housing Corporation on behalf of 1195183 BC Ltd., Inc. No. BC1195183 and Cure8 Ventures Ltd., Inc. No. BC1206065 
Location: 1616 and 1650 Queensway

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Rezoning Amendment Application No. RZ100770 (Bylaw No. 9358, 2022)" include:

• Staff report dated April 12, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Rezoning Amendment Application No. RZ100770 (Bylaw No. 9358, 2022)";
• Location and Existing Zoning Map;
• Appendix "A" to Bylaw No. 9358;
• Exhibit "A" to Application No. RZ100770; and
• BC Housing's Public Consultation Summary.

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9358, 2022

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council GIVES FIRST AND SECOND READING of “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9358, 2022”.

• RECOMMENDATION #2:

  That Council PERMITS that consideration of Final Reading of proposed Bylaw No. 9358, 2022 BE WITHHELD until the following requirements have been met to the satisfaction of Administration:

  1. Receipt of Traffic Impact Analysis;
  2. Receipt of Servicing Brief;
  3. Receipt of a Parking and Landscaping Plan and security in the amount of 120% of the cost of the landscaping works identified on the Landscaping Plan;
  4. Registration of Section 219 Restrictive Covenant on the legal title of Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7858), Lot 19, and Lot 20, Block 257, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268 that limits the density of the proposed development to no more than 160 dwellings per hectare; and
  5. Receipt that Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7858), Lot 19, and Lot 20, Block 257, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268 have been consolidated.

  In addition, any recommendations presented in the preceding items must be addressed to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Development.

E.7

Rezoning Application No. RZ100785 (Bylaw No. 9388)

Applicant: L&M Engineering Ltd. for 611 Brunswick Street Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. BC1055697
Location: 611 Brunswick Street

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Rezoning Application No. RZ100785 (Bylaw No. 9388)" include:

• Staff report dated April 12, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Rezoning Application No. RZ100785 (Bylaw No. 9388)";
• Location and Existing Zoning Map; and
• Exhibit "A" to RZ100785.

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9388, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council GIVES FIRST AND SECOND READING of “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9388, 2023”.

• RECOMMENDATION #2:

  That Council PERMITS that consideration of Final Reading of proposed Bylaw No. 9388, 2023 BE WITHHELD until the following requirements have been met to the satisfaction of Administration:

  1. Receipt of a Servicing Brief.

  In addition, any recommendations presented in the preceding items must be addressed to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Development.

E.8

Rezoning Application No. RZ100787 (Bylaw No. 9393)

Applicant: Koehler Land Surveying Inc. for Sukhwinder Kaur and Jaswant Singh
Location: 7168 Elk Road

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Rezoning Application No. RZ100787 (Bylaw No. 9393)" include:

• Staff report dated April 12, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Rezoning Application No. RZ100787 (Bylaw No. 9393)";
• Location and Existing Zoning Map;
• Appendix "A" to Bylaw No. 9393; and
• Exhibit "A" to RZ100787.

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9393, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GIVES FIRST AND SECOND READING of “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9393, 2023”.

E.9

Temporary Use Permit Application No. TU000082

Applicant: L&M Engineering Ltd. for Wesley and Audrey Walker
Location: 490 Lyon Street

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Temporary Use Permit Application No. TU000082" include:

• Staff report dated April 12, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Temporary Use Permit Application No. TU000082";
• Location and Existing Zoning Map;
• Temporary Use Permit No. TU000082; and
• Exhibit "A" to TU000082.

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council APPROVES Temporary Use Permit No. TU000082 for the properties legally described as Lots 23 and 24, Block 51, District Lot 937, Cariboo District, Plan 752.

• RECOMMENDATION #2:

  That Council PERMITS that issuance of Temporary Use Permit No. TU000082 BE WITHHELD until the following requirement has been met to the satisfaction of Administration:

  1. Access from 5th Avenue will be decommissioned, as shown on Exhibit “A” to TU000082.

E.10

Development Variance Permit Application No. VP100638

Applicant: Noranda Holdings Inc., Inc. No. BC1274356
Location: 2322 and 2444 Noranda Road

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Development Variance Permit Application No. VP100638" include:

• Staff report dated May 8, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Development Variance Permit Application No. VP100638";
• Location and Existing Zoning Map; 
• Development Variance Permit No. VP100638; and
• Exhibit "A" to VP100638.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council APPROVES Development Variance Permit No. VP100638 to vary Table 1 Section 7.3 of “City of Prince George Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 8618, 2014” for the property legally described as Lot 6, District Lot 4040, Cariboo District, Plan 1298, Except Parcel A (51644M) and Except Plan 29483 (014-002-884) as follows:

  1. By waiving the requirement for Portland Cement Concrete Sidewalks along Noranda Road.
  2. By waiving the requirement for City Standard Streetlighting along Sloan Road and Noranda Road.

  The Variance only applies to areas identified on Exhibit “A” to VP100638 and for Subdivision Application No. SD100688.

E.11

Additional Information regarding Application to Modify a Section 219 Restrictive Covenant - 4500 Ospika Boulevard - Feasibility Study

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council RECEIVES FOR INFORMATION the report dated April 28, 2023, from the Director of Planning and Development titled “Additional Information regrading Application to Modify a Section 219 Restrictive Covenant – 4500 Ospika Boulevard – Feasibility Study”.

E.11.1

Modification to Section 219 restrictive covenant registered as Land Title Office Document No. CA9074075 to allow for Development Permit Application No. DP100832

Consideration of this item was postponed from the April 24, 2023 Regular Council Meeting

Applicant: The Hub Collection for 1268628 BC Ltd., Inc. No. BC1268628
Location: 4500 Ospika Blvd.

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Modification to Section 219 restrictive covenant registered as Land Title Office Document No. CA9074075 to allow for Development Permit Application No. DP100832" include:

• Staff report dated April 5, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Modification to Section 219 restrictive covenant registered as Land Title Office Document No. CA9074075 to allow for Development Permit Application No. DP100832";
• Location and Existing Zoning Map;
• Development Permit No. DP100832;
• Exhibit "A" to DP100832;
• Section 219 Covenant (Land Title Office Document No. CA9074075);
• Modification to Section 219 Covenant CA9074075 (Land Title Office Document No. CA9428022); and
• Supporting Documents.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council:

  1. APPROVES a modification of Section 219 Covenant registered as Land Title Office Document No. CA9074075 as amended by Land Title Office Document Number CA9428022 on the title of the property located at 4500 Ospika Boulevard, legally described as Lot 147, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan 28774 to allow for a 118-unit apartment offering congregate housing, as shown on proposed Development Permit No. DP100832; and
  2. AUTHORIZES the Director of Planning and Development to execute the modification agreement.

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADAM DAVEY

E.12

Encampment Update: Community Safety Options

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council APPROVES increasing the RCMP contract by two regular members from 147 to 149 to be dedicated to the new Provincial Repeat Violent Offender Intervention Initiative (ReVOII) using existing funds for 2023, and DIRECTS Administration to incorporate this increase as a funded initiative in the 2024 operating budget.

• RECOMMENDATION #2:

  That Council SUPPORTS AND AUTHORIZES Administration, upon suitable prior notice being provided to the occupants of the Lower Patricia Boulevard encampment area, to use roadwork machinery to clear a roadway area through the Lower Patricia Boulevard road allowance in proximity to the Lower Patricia encampment so as to establish a safe and passable roadway for vehicular passage, including emergency response vehicles, and to mark and border such roadway with no-post concrete barriers.

• RECOMMENDATION #3:

  That Council FURTHER SUPPORTS AND AUTHORIZES Administration to thereafter maintain the safe and passable roadway through Lower Patricia Boulevard by seizing and disposing of objects or materials of any kind which obstruct, foul or damage the roadway area marked and bordered by the no-post concrete barriers, pursuant to Section 46 of the Community Charter, SBC 2003, c. 26 and the provisions of the "City of Prince George Safe Streets Bylaw No. 9209, 2021," and with appropriate signage warning that such steps will be taken.

• RECOMMENDATION #4:

  That Council AUTHORIZES Administration to initiate a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)/SmartGrowth pilot project in enhancing neighborhood safety options and to return a report containing cost options for Council’s consideration.

• RECOMMENDATION #5:

  That Council DIRECTS Administration to initiate the planning and action process to stop overnight camping at Millennium Park and commence remediation of that site, subject to Council approving final reading and adoption of “Parks and Open Space Bylaw No. 7370, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 9389, 2023.”

F.

BYLAWS - FINAL READING AND ADOPTION

F.1

Parks and Open Space Bylaw No. 7370, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 9389, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION of "Parks and Open Space Bylaw No. 7370, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 9389, 2023."

F.2

City of Prince George 5-Year Operating and Capital Financial Plans Bylaw No. 9395, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION of "City of Prince George 5-Year Operating and Capital Financial Plans Bylaw No. 9395, 2023."

F.3

City of Prince George Tax Rates Bylaw No. 9396, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GRANTS FINAL READING AND ADOPTION of "City of Prince George Tax Rates Bylaw No. 9396, 2023."

G.

NOTICE OF MOTION

COUNCILLOR SKAKUN AND COUNCILLOR KLASSEN

G.1

Numbered Companies

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 May 31, 2023 Council Meeting agenda for Council’s consideration.

H.

CORRESPONDENCE

H.1

Correspondence dated April 27, 2023 from Mayor Simon Yu to Northern Development Initiative Trust: Support for Northern BC Tourism Association grant application to the Marketing Initiatives Fund

H.2

Correspondence dated April 19, 2023 from Mayor Simon Yu to Natural Resources Canada: Letter of Support for Geoscience BC Expression of Interest

H.3

Correspondence dated April 20, 2023 from Mayor Simon Yu to BC Real Estate Foundation: Letter of Support for Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia Partnering Fund Grant Application

H.4

Correspondence dated April 21, 2023 from Mayor Simon Yu to Northern Development Initiative Trust: Letter of Support for Community Futures of Fraser Fort George’s Regional Business Liaison Applications

H.5

Correspondence dated April 27, 2023 from Mayor Simon Yu to Northern Development Initiative Trust: Support for Northern BC Tourism Association Grant Application to the Northern Healthy Communities Program

H.6

Correspondence dated April 24, 2023 from Mayor Simon Yu to the BC Community Gaming Branch: Prince George Folkfest Society Community Gaming Grant Application

H.7

Correspondence dated April 11, 2023 from Kerrie and Scott Roberts: Lower Patricia Encampment

I.

FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING(S) - COMMENCING AT 7:00 P.M.

1. Information from Administration
2. Presentation by Applicant
3. Representations by Members of the Public (Gallery and Phone)
4. Closure of Hearing
5. Third Reading of Bylaw(s) (if appropriate)

I.1

Rezoning Application No. RZ100784 (Bylaw No. 9387)

Applicant: Atpar Developments Ltd., Inc. No. BC1213720
Location: 2690 Queensway

Documents for Council's consideration regarding "Rezoning Application No. RZ100784 (Bylaw No. 9387)" include:

• Previously submitted staff report dated March 1, 2023 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Rezoning Application No. RZ100784 (Bylaw No. 9387)" (Considered at the March 27, 2023 regular Council meeting);
• Location and Existing Zoning Map;
• Appendix "A" to Bylaw No. 9387;
• Exhibit "A" to RZ100784;
• Supporting Documents:
  • Riparian Assessment prepared by LTN Environmental Consulting LP, dated November 2022;
  • Preliminary Geotechnical Report prepared by Evertek Engineering Ltd., dated November 13, 2022;
  • Servicing Brief prepared by L&M Engineering Ltd., dated February 6, 2023; and
  • Traffic Impact Analysis prepared by L&M Engineering Ltd., dated January 31, 2023.
    

Previously submitted correspondence for Council's consideration at the March 27, 2023 regular Council meeting regarding "Rezoning Application No. RZ100784 (Bylaw No. 9387)" include: 

• Correspondence dated March 19, 2023 from Mark Goudreau in opposition to the application;
• Correspondence dated March 21, 2023 from Margaret Jones-Bricker in opposition to the application; 
• Correspondence dated March 21, 2023 from Charlie and Joyce Burkitt in opposition to the application;
• Correspondence dated March 22, 2023 from Dale Barnard in opposition to the application;
• Correspondence dated March 22, 2023 from F. Vos and J. J. van Montfrans in opposition to the application; and
• Correspondence dated March 26, 2023 from Anne Muirhead in opposition to the application.

Correspondence received since March 27, 2023 for Council's consideration regarding "Rezoning Application No. RZ100784 (Bylaw No. 9387)" include: 

• Correspondence dated May 2, 2023 from Margaret Jones-Bricker in opposition to the application.

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9387, 2023

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GIVES THIRD READING of "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9387, 2023."

J.

ADJOURNMENT

• RECOMMENDATION:

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