Here are some additional highlights from the Feb. 13 meeting of city council:
The city of North Battleford has completed and released a wastewater treatment plant environmental risk assessment report.
The report states that the city’s current treated wastewater effluent being released into the North Saskatchewan River meets the developed environmental quality objectives, or EQO.
However, based on 2030 city population projections (calculated at a rate of one percent per year), the treated effluent will not meet the EQO for phosphorus and the city will need to develop suitable treatment technology and procedures to mitigate the phosphorus levels that are being discharged.
At council Monday, city director of utilities Stewart Schafer explained that by 2030 the city will need to expand its wastewater treatment plant anyway, so the phosphorus issue will be addressed at that time. Members of the public who are interested in reading the report can contact City Hall.
Also, city administration was notified that the provincial Water Security Agency will be conducting an environmental compliance audit of the water treatment plants from March 20 to 23.
The audit includes the facilities, equipment, operations, sampling, monitoring and maintenance of water quality and record at the North Battleford water treatment facilities from Jan. 2012 through December 2016.
In bylaws, city council passed a bylaw in three readings Monday to close a portion of Heritage Way prior to completing the original subdivision for the CUplex.
The affected portion is a “cut corner” for vehicular turning at intersections that is not needed.
Council heard from representatives of the Islamic Centre of North Battleford who thanked council and the community for their support and attendance at their prayer meeting held the previous Friday. The meeting was an interfaith gathering in memory of the victims of the mosque shooting in Quebec City earlier that week.
There were 20 Snow Angels nominated for the Snow Angel program in January and Gary Miller was drawn as the lucky recipient of a $50 Visa Card sponsored by Crown Cab and Battlefords Mosque. All Snow Angel nominees will receive a certificate signed by Mayor Ryan Bater.
City council has executed a Memorandum of Understanding for Destination Battlefords which includes a funding increase of 2.5 percent for 2016, 2017 and 2018. Prior to the unanimous approval, Mayor Ryan Bater declared a conflict of interest and recused himself from the discussion and vote on the issue.
A number of individuals have been appointed to the city’s Board of Revision for 2017 and they are: chairman Clint Krismer, vice chair Gord Krismer, and members Jeff Hutton, Charmain Luscombe,. Brian Lynch, Reg Skinner, Don Van Beseleare and Christina Krismer.
As well, Ruth Kachmarski has been appointed as Secretary to the 2017 Board of Revision.
Finally, Herman Bugler and Karen Richardson have been reappointed to the North Battleford Library Board for a term that expires March 31, 2018.
The next regular meeting of North Battleford council is Feb. 27.
