Council Highlights

Welcome to the Council Highlights page. These highlights are intended to provide a brief summary of recent Council proceedings. The summary is not inclusive of all agenda items.

For a detailed account of the full agenda, including staff reports, other supporting documents and official meeting minutes, please consult the Council Meetings page or call the City’s Corporate Administration Department at 250-490-2400.

For list below dates back to 2022. For items prior to this date, view the Archived Council Highlights page.

2025

Here are some key highlights of the latest meeting.

✔ Renewed BC Transit agreement
✔ Q1 2025 Quarterly Report update
✔ Leash-optional area at Riverside Park
✔ Development application for 235 Yorkton Avenue
Council Highlights for April 22:

- Power Street Child Care Centre Agreement
- Tax Rates Bylaw
- Free parking for people with disabilities policy
- Temporary Winter Shelter update
- Temporary Use Permits for 200 Carmi Ave and 341-363 Martin Street
Safe Routes to School Program update and a Recycle BC contract renewal are among this week's Council Highlights.
✅ 2024 public safety survey results
✅ Temporary Winter Shelter extension
✅ Land disposition
✅ KISU starting block partnership
✅ Zoning amendment for 270 Riverside Drive
A brief and informal summary of the latest decisions made by Penticton City Council. Council will share tariff concerns, revive Love Local
More mobi-mats, an improved Lakawanna Park, reports on community safety and housing, as well as investing in capital projects, were all part of the latest Council meeting.
Leash-optional dog parks, making sure the water taps stay on and an extension of affordable housing pilot project were some of the highlights of the January 28th Council meeting.
Steve Berney of CrimeStoppers updated Council on the efforts of the group, which has operated in the South Okanagan since 1992, and how they continue to make a positive impact in the community. Council declared January as National Crime
Stoppers Month in the City of Penticton.

2024

A brief and informal summary of the latest decisions made by Penticton City Council. Sports and Recreation Needs Assessment Update 
More housing on the way, a boat for Penticton Fire Department and a leash-optional update were just some of the items on the agenda for the latest Council meeting.