Pubdate: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 Source: Prince George Citizen (CN BC) Copyright: 2009 Prince George Citizen Contact: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/350 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Marijuana - Canada) MOTIONS GO BEFORE COUNCIL Two notices of motion were issued during Monday night's city council meeting - one related to freedom of information requests and the other aimed at combatting grow-ops. On freedom of information requests, Coun. Brian Skakun wants council members to be able to obtain information sought under such requests free of charge. The notice of motion comes after Skakun found he'll have to pay the city $531 for 1,784 pages on the deal to build a parkade for the city as part of constructing the Chances Good Time Community Gaming Centre at Sixth and Quebec. Skakun also wants the city to develop a policy on the item, something Mayor Dan Rogers said he'll rule out of order when the item comes up at the Oct. 19 council meeting because that's beyond the council's authority and instead set out in provincial government legislation. Skakun was not at Monday's meeting. On combatting grow-ops, Coun. Cameron Stolz and Coun. Dave Wilbur have submitted a joint resolution calling for an team of fire fighters, police and electrical inspectors to investigate homes with unusually high electricity consumption, a common sign of a grow op. If the residence was found to be a hazard, or an inspection was not permitted in a reasonable time, power is shut down and a permit and an inspection by the electrical inspector would be required before power is restored. In 2005, a 90-day pilot project in Surrey led to power being shut off to 119 homes as a result of the increased risk of fires associated with marijuana grow-ops. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake