THAT Recommendation Nos 1 and 2 from the August 12, 2025 Committee of the Whole, be ADOPTED, as follows:
RECOMMENDATION NO. 1:
THAT the Committee of the Whole RECEIVES the delegation from Jessica Piccinin, Executive Director, Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce, regarding a request for Council to sponsor an information/conversation session with members of the Chamber of Commerce; AND FURTHER, THAT Council APPROVES a grant in the amount of $300 to the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce, to sponsor a joint Council/Chamber of Commerce information/conversation session, with funds being allocated from Council's advertising budget.
RECOMMENDATION NO,. 2:
THAT Council RECEIVES the Council Direction Request dated August 12, 2025 from the Manager of Engineering, and the report titled "Collis Lift Station Capacity Increase Assessment", prepared by Associated Engineering and dated March 2025;
THAT Council DIRECTS Staff to apply under the Strategic Priorities Fund - Capital Infrastructure Stream, administered by UBCM, for grant funding to replace the Collis Lift Station with a 1,600m gravity main, in the amount of $1,650,000 (Capital Cost + Engineering);
AND FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to include a 2026 budget sheet that considers the replacement of the Collis Lift Station with a 1,600m gravity main, based on 100% of net eligible project costs being covered under a successful Strategic Priorities Fund grant application for consideration during the 2026 budget process.