CITY OF WEST KELOWNA

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:30 A.m. - 1:30 P.m.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

2760 CAMERON ROAD, WEST KELOWNA, BC

MEMBERS PRESENT:

• Mayor Gord Milsom
• Councillor Doug Findlater
• Councillor Jayson Zilkie
• Councillor Rick de Jong
• Councillor Carol Zanon
• Councillor Jason Friesen
• Councillor Stephen Johnston

Staff Present:

• Paul Gipps, CAO
• Sandy Webster, Director of Corporate Initiatives
• Shelley Schnitzler, Legislative Services Manager/Corporate Officer

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1.

CALL THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER

The Special Council meeting was called to order at 10:39 a.m.

It was acknowledged that this meeting was held on the traditional territory of the Syilx/Okanagan Peoples.

• It was moved and seconded

  Resolution No. C001/21

  Procedural Motion:

  WHEREAS the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, under the Emergency Program Act, has issued Ministerial Order No. M192, dated June 17, 2020 in regards to "Local Government Meetings and Bylaw Process (COVID-19) Order No. 3", therefore be it resolved;

  THAT Council does not allow members of the public to attend this open meeting as the meeting space will not accommodate members of the public in accordance with the requirements or recommendations under the Public Health Act.

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2.

ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO PROCEDURAL MOTION

3.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.

PROCEDURAL MOTION

• It was moved and seconded

  Resolution No. C002/21

  THAT Council close the meeting in accordance with Section 90(1) of the Community Charter for:

  (a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

  (c) labour relations or other employee relations;

  (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

  (g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality;

  (k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;

  (l) discussions with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives, measures and progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report under section 98 [annual municipal report].

  CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

5.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

The Special Council meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.