Flood fixes plan going to council

Summerland—A public hearing on the application to rezone property located at 9918 Quinpool Rd. tops the agenda for this evening’s meeting of Summerland council.

The intent of the application is to allow for the property to be subdivided into two residential lots.

Two letters included in council correspondence are particularly noteworthy.

The first is a copy of the letter from Janice Brown, mayor of Spallumcheen, to Premier John Horgan stating the need for a Human Trafficking Task Force and the enforcement of federal law.

Maple Ridge Mayor Nicole Read sent Summerland council a copy of her letter to B.C. Minister of Finance Carol James in which she expressed concern about the detrimental impact of the recently announced Employer Health Tax on municipal governments and school districts.

In his report on repairs to damage caused by the 2017 Okanagan Lake flood, director of works and utilities Kris Johnson recommends that two docks at Rotary Beach be decked with new timber while remaining on the existing piles.

Johnson also recommends that areas of Lakeshore Drive North be strengthened by additional riprap and that damaged linear asphalt pathways in five beach locations be repaired.

Three development service reports will come before council beginning, including an application for a temporary use permit authorizing wine storage at 13415 Lakeshore Dr. for a further two years.

Staff also recommend approval of an application to change the Official Community Plan designation of the property at 22820 Garnet Valley Rd. from open agriculture to agriculture and rezone the properties from forest grazing to agricultural large acreage.

Sustainability and alternative energy co-ordinator Tami Rothery recommends renewal of the existing service agreement related to the district’s three electric-vehicle charging stations.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Ave.