Agricultural Advisory Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:	Thursday, August 13, 2020
Time:	6:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chamber City Hall, 1435 Water Street

Members Present

• Domenic Rampone
• Jeff Ricketts (Alternate)
• John Janmaat
• Keith Duhaime
• Kevin Daniels (Alternate)
• Pete Spencer
• Yvonne Herbison

Staff Present

• Legislative Coordinator (Confidential)

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1.

Call to Order

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.

Opening remarks by the Chair regarding conduct of the meeting were read.

 

2.

Applications for Consideration

 

2.1

4870 Chute Lake Road - A20-0003 - Stephen Cipes

Staff displayed a PowerPoint presentation outlining the application for a culinary college for humanity.

Staff responded to questions from the Comittee.

Ed Grifone, Applicant, CTQ Consultants and owner Stephen Cipes 

- Provided background to Summerhill Wineries.

- Provided an overview of the application.

- Highlighted the objectives of the culinary institution.

- Highlighted use of existing infrastructure.

-Innovative and Progressive step for Agriculture.

Confirmed the number of acres dedicated to vegetable and food production and mandate to buy from local farmers.

34,000 square foot of garden production on the bulding itself.

Stephen Cipes, Proprietor

- background to the establishment of Summerhill Winieries

- Esra Cipes CFO, - read a letter of support from Hollyhock Lifelong Learning Centre in Cortez BC

- 80 acres confirmed.

Lead Chef  2965 upper Canyon Drive North, Culinary Arts Instrictor

- discussed chefs being the hugest purchaser of food in Canada and treacing them about cultural practivces

- discussed curriculum being on a working farm culinary experience.

Responded to questions from the COmmittee 

Ed Grifone responded to questions regarding parking stalls being mainly accommodated on the existing structure. Confirmed no agricultural land will be use for parking.

Chef outlined the 8 week culinary course with WestBank First nation taking place ion the Fall 2020.

- Outlined the school curriculum with Focus College, write their own curriculum and accredited via the Province.

Matt Cemeron June SPrings Road - Managing Partner of CTQ COnsultants Kelowna

- Outlined sewer and water requirements.

Moved By Dom/Seconded by DEREK BROWN that we support the non farm use under Section 

Opposed - Yvonne Jeff against

Carried

reduction in size be considered.

Anedotal Comments:

- concerns - impact on other agruicltural properties 

- support the educational componenet

- concerend about accommodations being used for tourism vversus teaching opps.

concerned abou the size 9of the prioperty - smaller size facuility 

view in furture to more agricultural component in training.

- concerned about how much the primary food productuion will be emphazied. Production of frutira and vegetable as important as the culinary.

- wineries are given more ability to have nonagruiclutal use - concerned a facility like this could push th eboundary further - sets a precedent.

- reminder to COuncil of priority for compliance and enformencemnt  for these types of facilities.

 

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2.2

4213 Gordon Drive - A20-0006 - Dorothy Thomson

Jeff Ricketts excused huimself diue conflict to farming operation.

Staff presented a PowerPoint presentation outlining the application.

- Discussed land dedication and memrial park transfer to the Central Okanagan land Trust 

- Responded to questions from Committee

Dorothy Thomson 4213 Gordon Drive - Applicant

- lived in the old house for 38 years

- house is on city water and sewer.

- Responded to questions from the COmmittee.

Staff responded to questions from Committee.

Single family hous eone per parcel.

 

Moved by Keith Seconded by DOm that application be supported

Carried

2.3

4690 Hwy 97 N - A20-0008 - City of Kelowna

Jeff returned.

Staff displayed a PowerPoint presneation outlining the application 

Applicant, City of Kelowna

Staff responded to wquwstrions freom Comittee

Graham Hood, Strategic Land Development Manager City of Kelowna

- Provided a Powerpoint poresentation outlining the application 

Provided the history and policy context to the application.

Jerry Dombowsky - outlined the transit operations maintenance facility o the present yard on Hardy street that mainatains 120- vehciles.

Provided an overview of the community benefits of transit.

Disucssed the site search to date since 2013

Investing in Canaada Infrastructure Program would be accessed through the federal government grant application.

- Reviewed site suitbaility analysis

Melanie Piewetski - professional agrologist - Associated Environmental Consultants.

- spoke to the agricultural assessment.

- reviewed the mitigation strategy.

Johannes

site specific and community agrioculturla highlights reviewed

- discussed innovative proposals

facility development - buffering and interface mitigation commitment

Ag lands to facilitate farming 

addition of remnant lands to municipal inventory.

partnerships

Staff responded to questions from the Committee.

Moved by DOm seconded by Keith  unamiom,ous

l commnet anedotal comments

not an exhaustive search.

understiimated agricyuulutqal assessment of this property.

Staff responded to questions from Committee

Staqff confirmed the site has agrcutlural value. Not building a private entitiy it is a community beneg=fit that is utlising this, muitigates futrre land demansd.

3.

Minutes

Dominec/Keith seconded

• ​THAT the Minutes of the _________________ Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting be adopted.

  
  
  
  

4.

New Business

Chritine Forbes from regional agrologist Ministry of Ag as a non voting ,member of AAC

Moved by DOm/Jeff seconded

CarriedCarried

 

6.

Termination of Meeting

The Chair declared the meeting terminated at 9:19 p.m.____________.