Committee of Council · Regular

May 12, 2026

Committee of the Whole

2 sittings (recessed)

Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened

Day 1 May 12, 2026 10:00 am – 11:20 am

Day 2 May 12, 2026 11:27 am – 1:48 pm

7 present · 2 absent

Hamer-Jackson Mayor — Bass Councillor Absent Bepple Councillor — Hall Councillor Electronic Karpuk Councillor — Middleton Councillor Absent Neustaeter Councillor — O’Reilly Councillor — Sarai Councillor —

Staff & officers present

Cameron Acting Corporate Assistant Electronic Fretz Deputy Chief Administration 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 — Rodrigue Communications and Strategic Partnerships Director — Travis Anderson Deputy Corporate Officer — Triska IT Helpdesk Technician — Uzeloc Protective Services Director/Fire Chief —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jul 14, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: direct staff to revise the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society to include a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, consistent with the MOU’s guiding principles; direct staff to: i)…
- · Motion 2 added: recommend that Council send a letter of support confirming that current intercity bus services from Red Arrow and Ebus adequately meet the transportation needs of Kamloops.
- · Motion 3 added: recommend that Council instruct staff to bring forward a draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Centre policy, addressing appropriate use, regulation, taxation, community benefit, and partnerships, for consideration by the Committee of th…
- · Motion 4 added: recommend that Council submit a request to invite the Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF) Snowbirds to return to Kamloops.
- · Attendance added: Hamer-Jackson (present)
- · Attendance added: Bepple (present)
- · Attendance added: Karpuk (present)
- · Attendance added: Neustaeter (present)
- · Attendance added: O’Reilly (present)
- · Attendance added: Sarai (present)
- · Attendance added: Hall (remote)
- · Attendance added: Bass (absent)
- · Attendance added: Middleton (absent)
- · 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: Triska (present)
- · Attendance added: Cameron (remote)
- · Attendance added: Travis Anderson (present)
- · Participation added: Sarai arrive