Town of Oliver

1. General Budget meeting to finalize operations and capital budget set for 3pm Tuesday in council chambers

2. Council will hold a strategic planning session in the near future with a budgeted amount of $5500. Two members of council voted against and one was absent.

3. Liaisons to outside groups and committee members appointed by Council (not a complete list)

RDOS: – Municipal Director Mayor Hovanes/Alternate Councillor Doerr

Airport Committee: Councillors Schwartzenberger and Bennest

Emergency and Protective Services: Councillor Schwartzenberger/Alternate Mayor Hovanes

Hospital Liaison: Councillor Veintimilla and Mayor Hovanes

School District: Councillor Schwartzenber/Alternate Councillor Veintimilla

Okanagan Regional Library: Councillor Doerr/Alternate Councillor Bennest

Cemetery Committee: Councillor Doerr and Mayor Hovanes

Sister City: Mayor Hovanes/Alternate Councillor Veintimilla

Oliver Parks Society: Councillor Veintimilla/Alternate Councillor Bennest

Oliver Heritage Society: Councillor Bennest/Alternate Councillor Schwartzenberger

Economic Development: All of council

4. Two delegattions:

Meyers Bennest, President of the local chamber of commerce with a $60,000 proposal for spending on an economic development staff member doing research

Bonnie and Don Thompson – on a complaint to town hall about a tandem tractor parked in a local neighbourhood against wording of a bylaw.

Both delegations thanked for their presentations and both matters to be discussed at a future date.

5. Kiwanis Housing Society given a variance to build bedrooms on six units of the Storey Wilson Block on Kootenay Street. This unit has 8 units two with bedrooms – the rest are singles. The need is for more two person units. Council granted the variance. Cost about $200 thousand. A building permit is now needed.