Governance and Priorities Committee - 07 May 2015 - Agenda - Html

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AMENDED AGENDA

GOVERNANCE & PRIORITIES COMMITTEE

MEETING OF MAY 7, 2015, AT 9:00 A.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CITY HALL, 1 CENTENNIAL SQUARE

 

 

 

Page

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

APPROVAL OF THE  AGENDA

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

 

 

1.

 

Minutes from the Meeting held April 23, 2015.

 

 

 

1A.

 

Late Item:

Minutes from the Meeting held April 2, 2015

 

 

 

DELEGATION

 

 

2.

 

Mental Health Awareness Week

--Dr. Miriam Korn, Island Health

Late Item:  PowerPoint Presentation

Delegation_Dr. Korn.pdf

 

PPT_Living Well Slideshow.pdf

 

 

5 - 40

 

[Addenda]

 

PRESENTATION

 

 

3.

 

Johnson Street Bridge - Quarterly Update

--J. Huggett, Project Manager, Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project

Johnson Street Bridge Quarterly Update.PDF

 

 

41 - 58

 

DECISION REQUESTS

 

 

4.

 

Medical Marihuana

--R. Woodland, Legislative & Regulatory Services

 

A report advising Council on medical marihuana related businesses in the City of Victoria and seeking Council direction regarding regulation and enforcement.

 

 

Medical Marihuana Related Businesses.PDF

 

 

59 - 78

 

5.

 

Parklet Trial Installation - 700 Block Fort Street

--B. Dellebuur, Acting Assistant Director, Transportation and Parking Services

 

A report seeking Council permission to install a temporary "parklet" in two parking spaces of the 700 Block of Fort Street.

 

Parklet Trial Installation.pdf

 

 

79 - 90

 

6.

 

Request for Funding for Snowbirds

--J. Jenkyns, General Manager, VCC

 

A report requesting in-kind support from the City of Victoria for the proposed August 12, 2015, Snowbirds performance benefitting C.H.I.L.D.

Snowbirds Request.pdf

 

 

91 - 112

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

7.

 

Motion - Douglas Street Improvements

--Mayor Helps and Councillor Lucas

 

A motion requesting that Council direct staff to work with the Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) and the Downtown Victoria 2020 (DV2020) Society to design and implement an improvement on Douglas Street in 2015 using the funding of $180,000 put forward in equal parts by the two organizations and the City.

 

 

Douglas Street Improvements.PDF

 

 

113

 

8.

 

Motion - FCM Election to Board of Directors

--Councillors Alto and Thornton-Joe

 

A motion requesting Council's endorsement of Councillor Coleman to stand for election on the FCM's Board of Directors for the 2015-2016 year and that the City assume all reasonable costs for attendance to the meetings.

 

FCM motion.pdf

 

 

115

 

9.

 

Conference Attendance Request (FCM)

--Councillors Coleman, Isitt and Loveday

Late Item: Revised Motions

 

A motion requesting Council's approval for Councillor Coleman, Councillor Isitt and Councillor Loveday to attend the FCM Conference being held in Edmonton, AB, June 5 - 8, 2015.

 

Conference Attendance Request_Coleman.pdf

 

Revised Motion_FCM 2015_Isitt.pdf

 

Revised Motion_FCM 2015_Loveday.pdf

 

 

117 - 121

 

[Addenda]

 

 

MOTION TO CLOSE THE MAY 7, 2015, GOVERNANCE & PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC

That Governance & Priorities Committee convene a closed meeting that excludes the public under Section 12(6) of the Council Bylaw for the reason that the following agenda items deal with matters specified in Sections 12(3) and/or (4) of the Council Bylaw, namely:

         Section 12 (3) (c)  Labour Relations or employee relations

         Section 12(3) (e) The acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the City.

         Section 12(3) (i) The receipt of advice that is subject to the solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

 

CLOSED MEETING

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA - CLOSED MEETING

 

 

ADOPTION OF THE CLOSED MINUTES

 

 

10.

 

Minutes from the Special Meeting held April 16, 2015

 

 

 

11.

 

Minutes of the Meeting held April 23, 2015.

 

 

 

REPORTS FOR INFORMATION

 

 

12.

 

Acquisition / Disposition of Land  (Verbal)

--Mayor Helps

 

 

 

13.

 

Legal / Potential Litigation (Verbal)

--J. Huggett, Project Manager, Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project

 

 

 

14.

 

Late Item:

Employee Relations (Verbal)

--J. Jenkyns, General Manager of the Victoria Conference Centre

 

 

 

CONSIDERATION TO RISE & REPORT

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

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