Committee of Council · Regular
March 31, 2026
Committee of the Whole
2 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 March 31, 2026 1:30 pm – 3:33 pm
Day 2 March 31, 2026 3:40 pm – 4:25 pm
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Fretz Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Civic Operations — Hallinan Corporate Services Director — Howatt Employee Services Director — Kwiatkowski Development, Engineering, and Sustainability Director — Mazzotta Community and Culture Director — McCorkell Chief Administrative Officer — Mishchenko Corporate Assistant Electronic Paul IT Helpdesk Technician — Rodrigue Communications and Strategic Partnerships Director — Travis Anderson Deputy Corporate Officer — Uzeloc Protective Services Director/Fire Chief —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jul 14, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: that the minutes of the March 3, 2026, Committee of the Whole meeting be adopted.
- · Motion 2 added: that the Committee of the Whole send a letter of thanks to Rick Wanless of the Kamloops Mounted Patrol for his contributions to the Kamloops community.
- · Motion 3 added: that the Committee of the Whole send a letter of thanks to Tourism Kamloops and an invitation to continue the conversation regarding the proposed Convention Centre.
- · Motion 4 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend staff proceed with the Permissive Tax Exemptions process as outlined in Council Policies GGL-22, Permissive Tax Exemptions for Not-for-Profit Organizations, and GGL-23, Permissive Tax Exemptions fo…
- · Motion 5 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct staff to remove the development cost charges exemption for not-for-profit rental housing altogether from the Development Cost Charges Bylaw.
- · Motion 6 added: that the Committee of the Whole sever the four components (“i”, “ii”, “iii”, and “iv”) of item (b) of the Development Cost Charge Exemptions and Affordable Housing Reserve Fund Policy for Not-for-Profit Affordable and Supportive Housing re…
- · Motion 7 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct staff to include cash-in-lieu contributions for density bonus provisions in the City’s Zoning Bylaw as a revenue source for the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to offset develop…
- · Motion 8 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct staff to continue to rely on the 15% profit sharing program as a revenue source for the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to offset development cost charges for not-for-profit aff…
- · Motion 9 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct staff to institute a fee-based registry for residential suites as a revenue source for the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to offset development cost charges for not-for-profit …
- · Motion 10 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct staff to Allocate funding from taxation as a revenue source for the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to offset development cost charges for not-for-profit affordable rental housi…
- · Motion 11 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct staff to update Council Policy No. EDS-19, Affordable Housing Reserve Fund, to clarify how available funds will be allocated to support a diversity of housing needs and housing …
- · Motion 12 added: that the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct: a) staff to prepare amendments to Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 44-14 and Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 43-15 for Council’s consideration to refl…
- · Attendance added: Travis Anderson (present)
- · Attendance added: Hamer-Jackson (present)
- · Attendance added: Bass (present)
- · Attendance added: Bepple (present)
- · Attendance added: Hall (present)
- · Attendance added: Karpuk (present)
- · Attendance added: Middleton (present)
- · Attendance added: Neustaeter (present)
- · Attendance added: O’Reilly (present)
- · Attendance added: Sarai (present)
- · Attendance added: McCorkell (present)
- · Attendance added: Fretz (present)
- · Attendance added: Hallinan (present)
- · Attendance added: Howatt (present)
- · Attendance added: Kwiatkowski (present)
- · Attendance added: Mazzotta (present)
- · Attendance added: Rodrigue (present)
- · Attendance added: Uzeloc (present)
- · Attendance added: Paul (present)
- · Attendance added: Mishchenko (remote)
- · Participation added: Sarai depart