City council scoresheet for May 25, 2010

The Thursday, May 27 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 May 25 session of council. . This weeks feature appeared on page three of the Wednesday edition.

Question One: Through the Community to Community Forum, City staff will solicit a regional response to the announcement by Northern Health that it is planning to close the Medical Stay Units at B. C. Housing where individuals are charged a flat rate of $25 a night, $140 a week or $450 a month. Instead patients can access medical rates at local hotels, bed and breakfasts and hostels, ranging from $45 plus tax to $129 plus tax per night. 

How council voted:

Mayor Jack Mussallem-- Yes 
Councillor Anna Ashley-- Yes
Councillor Kathy Bedard-- Absent
Councillor Nelson Kinney-- Yes 
Councillor Gina Garon-- Yes 
Councillor Sheila Gordon-Payne-- Excused due to conflict of interest 
Councillor Joy Thorkelson-- Yes

Question Two: Council committed to providing funding to the BCSPCA at the level of $23,200 annually for the next two years and to reviewing the level of funding in 2012 if the City's financial position improves.

How council voted:

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

Question Three: Council approved first and second reading to the property maintenance Bylaw No. 3297, 2010. 

How council voted: 

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

Question Four: There will be a time period set aside at the June 7 council meeting for the public to comment on the property maintenance bylaw. 

How council voted:

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

Question Five: Because of an error in announcing the public hearing for amendments to the Official Community Plan regarding the BC Climate Action charter, the public hearing will be held on June 7, 2010.

How council voted:

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