Council · Regular
February 9, 2026
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF VERNON
08:40 – 15:55 · 7h 15m
6 present · 1 absent
Staff & officers present
C. Herd Chief Administrative Officer — D. Ross Project Director, ALC — E. Hamming Director, Financial Services — G. Nicol Exec. Assistant, Real Estate & Corp. Admin. — I. Adkins Manager, Roads, Drainage and Airport — J. Hewitt Manager, Communications and Grants — J. Rice General Manager, Operation Services — K. Poole Director, Intergovernmental and Protective Services — R. Nuriel Director, City Planning — Sue Wood Corporate Officer — T. Barton General Manager, Planning and Community Services —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT Council move to the Committee of the Whole meeting.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the meeting be closed to the public in accordance with Section 90 (1) of the Community Charter as follows: (c) labour relations or other employee relations; (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if…
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the Regular Council Meeting Agenda of February 9, 2026 be adopted.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the Regular Council Meeting Minutes of January 26, 2026 be adopted; AND FURTHER, that the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of January 26, 2026 be received.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the RCMP Fourth Quarter Report for 2025 (Oct. - Dec.), provided by Superintendent, Blake MacLeod, OIC, Vernon RCMP, be received.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Council receive the February 9, 2026 presentation from Danielle Hubbard of the Okanagan Regional Library for information.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT the Administration Updates dated February 9, 2026 be received for information.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT the memorandum titled Active Living Centre – Accessibility Features, dated February 9, 2026 be received.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT the memorandum titled Active Living Centre Quarterly Report – January 2026, dated February 9, 2026, be received.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT the Guiding Principles as outlined in the ‘Airport Leasing Overview’ report dated February 9, 2026 be endorsed.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Administration upgrade wildlife control at the airport by increasing the height of perimeter fencing at key locations and enhancing security cameras with automatic wildlife detection capabilities at a cost not to exceed $80,000, to be…
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Bylaw 6065, “City of Vernon 2026-2030 Financial Plan Bylaw 6065, 2026”, be adopted.
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Mayor Cumming and Councillor Gares are confirmed and all other members of Council are authorized to attend the 2026 LGLA Forum in Richmond BC from March 11 - 13, 2026 funded from the 2026 budget.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT a letter of support be provided to the Okanagan Basin Water Board for their application to the Canada Water Agency's EcoAction Stream 2: Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation program for their project, Development of a Rapid eDNA D…
- · Motion 15 added: THAT a letter be provided to the Synergy Foundation stating that the City of Vernon has no objections to their application to the Okanagan Basin Water Board's Water Conservation and Quality Improvement Grant Program .
- · Attendance added: E. Hamming (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Rice (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Poole (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Barton (present)
- · Attendance added: Sue Wood (present)
- · Attendance added: G. Nicol (present)
- · Attendance added: I. Adkins (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Hewitt (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Nuriel (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Ross (present)
- · Attendance added: Teresa Durning (present)
- · Attendance added: Kari Gares (present)
- · Attendance added: Brian Guy (present)
- · Attendance added: Akbal Mund (present)
- · Attendance added: Brian F Quiring (present)
- · Attendance added: Kelly Fehr (absent)
- · Attendance added: C. Herd (present)
- · Attendance added: Victor Cumming (present)
- · Participation added: Akbal Mund depart
- · Participation added: Akbal Mund arrive