May 26th, 1975 /17.

That the hour of 11:00 p.m. set forth under Section 227 of the Sec.227 of B/law

899 re time limit
“Council Procedure By-law, 1968, No. 899" as the time limit for adjourning for adjournment

be waived this
Council meetings be waived the meeting now.in session and that the t:me limit evening.

be extended for one-half hour. Carried.
Application R#4/75 was then considered, and in answer to a query,
the City Engineer stated that the proposed development will not present

any problem with respect to the water situation on Mary Hill.

Moved by Alderman Thompson:

Seconded by Aldermen Laking:

That as recommended in a report from the Planning & Zoning Committee,

May 23rd, 1975, Application R#4/75 to rezone a 7.0 acre parcel at Taylor

and Pooley Streets, legally described as Lot 115, District Lots 255 &
384, Group One, Plan 47284, from RS-2 (One-Family Suburban Residential)
to RS-1 (One-Family Residential), be approved; SUBJECT to approval of

subdivision design and servicing requirements by the Approving Officer.

Carried.
RESOLUTIONS:

Three resolutions proposed to be forwarded to the Union of British Resolutions to

be fwd. to UBCM
Columbia Municipalities for consideration at the September, 1975 Convention, for 75 Conf.

were then submitted.

Moved by Alderman Traboulay: re property tex

as income tax ded§&

Seconded by Alderman Ranger:

That the resolution passed at the regular Council meeting of May
Sth, 1975, with respect to petitioning the appropriate Department of the
Federal Government to have property taxes as an Income Tax deduction, be
rescinded;

AND THAT the following resolution be forwarded to the Union of
British Columbia Municipalities for presentation to the September, 1975
Convention:

"That the Government of Canada be requested to amend the appropriate
Statute in order that up to $500.00 may be deducted from taxable income

on account of property taxes paid on a taxpayer's principal dwelling."
Carried.

Prior to consideration of the following resolution, Alderman Ranger re control of
firearms
suggested that the words "hunting knives" where they appear in Item 2

thereof, be deleted, and to this the Council generally agreed.

Moved by Alderman Laking:

Seconded by Alderman Mabbett:

That the following resolution be forwarded to the Union of British