Saturday, September 12, 2009

City Council scoresheet for September 8, 2009

The Thursday, September 10 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 September 8 session.
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This weeks feature appeared on page three of the Thursday edition, only Councillor Thorkelson was absent from the proceedings.

Question One: That council receive the financial report from the Chief Financial Officer, Dan Rodin, from the Finance Department for July 2009. Rodin reported it is anticipated that the City will meet its overall targeted budget of $9.7 million for the fiscal year.
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How council voted:

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

Question Two: That council maintain the existing twinning relationship with Owase, Japan and Cangzhou, China and collaborate with the Prince Rupert Port Authority to establish a Friendship City Memorandum of Understanding with Aichi, Japan and Ningbo, China to maximize the benefit of twinning program funded by the provincial government.

How council voted:

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

Question Three: That council support Pegleg's Seaside Grill's application to amend its Food Primary Licence to include a Patron Participation endorsement allowing for hosting open mic sessions in one corner of the restaurant.

How council voted:

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

Question Four: That council write a letter of support for UFAWU to Paul Sprout, DFO Regional Director General, copied to the Minister of Fisheries, regarding funding for the Haida-run Pallant Creek Hatchery.

How council voted:

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

Question Five: That council consider sending a member of council or city staff to the Cities fit for Children conference taking place in Langley October 22 to 23, 2009

How council voted:

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

Question Six: That council support the request by Prince Rupert Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Committee for the mayor to make a proclamation on the a FASD Awareness Day, September 9, at NWCC, encouraging citizens to act with compassion and understanding towards families and individuals whose lives are affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol.

How council voted:

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

Council Notes:

The Mayor met with representatives of SunWave Forest Products on September 2 and was told that the company is trying to encourage the sale of the property. If the property has not been sold by September 28th, it will become the city's property on September 29. So far the City of Prince Rupert is owed seven to eight million dollars in taxes, penalties and interest.

The City's new fire truck will be built in Wisconsin with finishing touches to be made in Calgary. The anticipated delivery date is in the spring, the multi purpose truck with a pumper, platform and extended arm, known as the Quint it will replace the Bronto Lift, which the city hopes to sell along with a 30 year old pumper truck that they currently own.

The Mayor outlined his to do list at the upcoming UBCM sessions taking place in Richmond from September 28 to October 2. The Tsimshian Access project, a number of health issues, increased court services and items of interest regarding BC Ferries are among his talking points for the meetings.

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