Agenda
Regular Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 01, 2025 at 7:00 P.m. - 11:00 P.m.

Council Chambers/Video Conference

10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road

Lake Country, British Columbia V4V 2M1

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1.

Call to Order and Territorial Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are conducting our business today on the unceded territory of squilx”/syilx (Okanagan) peoples. As a Council, we recognize the importance of doing our best to build respectful relationships that contribute to stewarding the land and waters in the community with integrity and consideration for future generations.

2.

Adoption of Agenda

• Recommendation

  THAT the Regular Council Meeting Agenda of April 1, 2025 be adopted with the following amendment:

  • item 8.1 be moved to item 6.1 to accommodate flight times for the presenting consultant. 

3.

Adoption of Minutes

3.1

Regular Council Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2025

• Recommendation

  THAT the Regular Council Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2025 be adopted.

4.

Mayor's Report

5.

Announcements

An open house will be held April 3 (4:30-7:00pm) at Municipal Hall to answer any questions about the Alternative Approval Process regarding the proposed boundary adjustments that transfers five parcels of land from the City of Kelowna to the District of Lake Country. The deadline for submission of elector response forms is April 22, 2025.

At the end of November we were excited to announce the strategic purchase of the BC Tree Fruits property at 9718 Bottom Wood Lake Rd as a community amenity. Now we want to engage with the community to help establish priorities for the use of the property to meet the needs of the community now and into the future. Watch the Let’s Talk Lake Country online portal for more information about how you can get involved, and make sure to come out to the public engagement sessions April 16 (5:30-7:30pm) and April 17 (3:00-5:00pm) in the atrium lobby area of the MAC building.

The Lake Country Bike Park on Okanagan Centre Rd West is now open for use and a grand opening celebration will be held on Saturday, May 3 (2-4pm).

Construction season is in full swing with some waterline, drainage and roads projects taking place on Seaton Rd and Lodge Rd – both which require full closures of the road during daytime work hours in the interest of public safety. Please cooperate with traffic control personnel and choose an alternate route around the construction zone. View the Capital Projects webpage for more info at www.lakecountry.bc.ca/projects.

Property owners will see changes to the quarterly utility bills they receive in April. The sewer utility portion is coming off the annual property tax bills and only those properties that directly benefit from the available service will be charged. For more detailed information please see consolidated Sanitary Sewer Regulation and Rate Bylaw 1176, 2022.

6.

Delegations

6.1

SAFR & UBCO Capstone Group | Road Safety Awareness

UBCO Bachelor of Management students to present the final presentation from their capstone project.

7.

Planning and Development Applications

7.1

Temporary Use Permit | TUP00104|9770 Read Road

Application to allow storage and parking of construction equipment on the property within the Agricultural Land Reserve.

• Recommendation

  THAT Temporary Use Permit TUP00104 (Attachment A to the report dated April 1, 2025) for the property located at 9770 Read Road, legally described as LOT A SECTION 10 TOWNSHIP 20 OSOYOOS DIVISION YALE DISTRICT PLAN 33539; PID: 003-181-669, to allow construction equipment parking on the property until April 1, 2028 be approved.

7.2

Development Variance Permit | DVP00410|11011 Okanagan Centre Road West

To vary the permitted storeys of a proposed single-family dwelling.

• Recommendation

  THAT Development Variance Permit DVP00410 (Attachment A in the Report to Council dated April 1, 2025) for the property at 11011 Okanagan Centre Road West, legally described as PARCEL D (BEING A CONSOLIDATION OF LOTS 4 AND 5 SEE CA8078621) BLOCK K SECTION 17 TOWNSHIP 20 OSOYOOS DIVISION YALE DISTRICT PLAN 45 (PID 031-159-991), to vary the permitted dwelling height, be approved.

8.

Departmental Reports

8.1

Integrated Transit Strategy - Phase 3 Final Report (Implementation Plan) Adoption

Approval of the Implementation Plan to provide future transit service improvements

• Recommendation

  THAT the Integrated Transit Strategy - Phase 3 Final Report attached to the report to Council dated April 1, 2025, be adopted.

8.2

Reserve Fund Amendment Bylaw 1273, 2025 and Reserve Fund Policy 195, 2022 Amendment

Creation of the Slope Stability Reserve

• Recommendation

  THAT Reserve Fund Policy 195, 2022 be amended as shown in Attachment A to the report dated April 1, 2025.

  AND THAT Reserve Fund Amendment Bylaw 1273, 2025 be read a first, second, and third time.

  AND THAT the 2024 Financial Plan be amended to re-allocate $200,000 of the $240,000 Slope Stability capital project 24009 to the Slope Stability Reserve from the Financial Stabilization Reserve.

8.3

2024 – 2028 Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 1274, 2025

To amend the Five Year Financial Plan for authorized transfers and amendments which occurred in the 2024 year

• Recommendation

  THAT 2024-2028 Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 1274, 2025 be read a first, second, and third time.

8.4

Subdivision and Development Servicing Amendment Bylaw 1269, 2025

To consider 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reading of Amendment Bylaw 1269, 2025.

• Recommendation

  THAT Subdivision and Development Servicing Amendment Bylaw 1269, 2025, be read a first, second and third time.

9.

Bylaws for Adoption and Readings Following a Public Hearing

10.

Rise and Report from In Camera

11.

Council Committees

11.1

Water Services Advisory Committee DRAFT Meeting Minutes of February 21, 2025

11.2

Agricultural Advisory Committee DRAFT Meeting Minutes of March 10, 2025

12.

External Committees and Boards

12.1

Board of Education Meeting Highlights of March 12, 2025

12.2

Regional District of Central Okanagan Board Report of March 20, 2025

13.

Strategic Priorities

14.

Report from Councillors

14.1

Notice of Motion from Councillor Reed made March 18, 2025

To delete clause 4.4 of Policy 207, 2023

• Notice of Motion

  THAT clause 4.4 in Council Interaction with Developers Policy 207, 2023 which reads:

  A Council Member should not attend a public information session held by a Developer or a Lobbyist.  Council will receive a summary of the public consultation in the report to Council.

  be deleted.

15.

Adjournment

 

 

posted March 27, 2025
Reyna Seabrook, Corporate Officer