Council · Regular
May 26, 2026
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
18:00 – 19:59 · 1h 59m
6 present · 1 absent
Staff & officers present
D. Tomkinson Fire Chief — D. Zakall Director of Community Services — H. Ferris Director of Housing — K. Natkinniemi Director of Finance and Human Resources & CFO Electronic Linda Brick Director of Corporate Services — P. Jani Director of Planning and Development Services — R. Blyth Committee Clerk — R. Green Chief Administrative Officer —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on May 12, 2026, be adopted.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT Council Defer Item 5.1 Preliminary Base 30% Design for Dike 129/130, and Section 6-1 C-EDR-6: Voght Park Dike - Extended Setback Dike at Voght Park, until the next Regular Council Meeting.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT Council directs staff to conduct a Public Hearing to gather comments from the community regarding the Liquor Licence application for Change to Hours of Service for 1450 Juniper Drive.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT Council directs staff to conduct a Public Hearing to gather comments from the community regarding the Liquor Licence application for Change to Hours of Service for 1901 Voght Street.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT Council directs staff to conduct a Public Hearing to gather comments from the community regarding the new Liquor Licence application for 2052-B Quilchena Ave.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Council approves the Draft Advertising on City Property policy update as attached to the May 15, 2026, report of the Chief Administrative Officer entitled "Policy Update - Advertising on City Property".
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council direct staff to proceed with the replacement of the Merritt Civic Centre roofing systems, including both the RA1 modified bitumen roof and the RA2 shingle roof, in accordance with the recommendations provided by Garland Canada…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Council approve the replacement of the existing vinyl siding at the Merritt Civic Centre with a fire-resistant siding product such as Smart Side or Hardie fiber cement siding, including upgrades to the front building signage, at an es…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council Approve Option 1 – Full replacement of the NVAC Gym rooftop HVAC unit, funded through the Recreation Capital Reserve and/or eligible Gas Tax funding as outlined in the May 6, 2026, report of the Director of Community Services …
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council direct staff to bring forward a bylaw amendment which would restrict the release of domestic pigeons, racing pigeons and highflyers within the boundaries of Merritt.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council establish a Committee to discuss the unhoused population to bring forward options to mitigate issues.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council grant the requested Letter of Support for Continued Reliable Intercity Bus Service.
- · Attendance added: Yvette Baxter (present)
- · Attendance added: Wendy Charney (present)
- · Attendance added: Dana Egan (present)
- · Attendance added: Adam Etchart (present)
- · Attendance added: Manuel Olguin (present)
- · Attendance added: Michael Goetz (regrets)
- · Attendance added: R. Green (present)
- · Attendance added: Linda Brick (present)
- · Attendance added: H. Ferris (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Natkinniemi (remote)
- · Attendance added: D. Tomkinson (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Zakall (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Jani (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Blyth (present)
- · Attendance added: Paul Petroczi (present)