Wednesday, April 29, 2009

City Council Scoresheet for April 27, 2009

The Wednesday, April 29 edition of the Daily News featured their regular scorecard on city council issues, this one featuring the deliberations and votes from selected items of the April 27 session.
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This weeks feature appeared on page three of the Wednesday edition.
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Question One: That council introduce and give first, second and third reading to the 2009 Property Tax Bylaw No. 3281, proposing a 3.8 percent tax increase.

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- Absent
Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes
Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- No
Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes
Councillor Kathy Bedard-- Yes
Councillor Gina Garon-- Yes
Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes

Question Two: That council receive the application from the Museum of Northern BC to convert the existing commercial building to two strata units.

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- Absent
Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes
Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- Yes
Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes
Councillor Kathy Bedard-- Yes
Councillor Gina Garon-- Excused for conflict of interest
Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes
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Question Three: That the property located at 1307 Overlook be declared a nuisance under the Community Charter and the owner be required to clean up the property within 30 days.

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- Absent
Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes
Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- Yes
Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes
Councillor Kathy Bedard-- Yes
Councillor Gina Garon-- Yes
Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes
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Question Four: That council support the Lester Centre of the Arts In its application to Canadian Heritage for a grant to help the community celebrate its centennial in 2010, by writing a letter of support to accompany the application.

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- Absent
Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes
Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- Yes
Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes
Councillor Kathy Bedard-- Yes
Councillor Gina Garon-- Yes
Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes
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