Governance and Priorities Committee - 02 Apr 2015 - Agenda - Html

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AMENDED AGENDA

GOVERNANCE & PRIORITIES COMMITTEE

MEETING OF APRIL 2, 2015, AT 9:00 A.M.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CITY HALL, 1 CENTENNIAL SQUARE

 

 

 

Page

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

1.

 

Late Item:

Employee Recognition

 

 

 

APPROVAL OF THE  AGENDA

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

 

 

2.

 

Minutes from the Meeting held March 26, 2015

Late Item:  Minutes

2015_03_26_GPC_Minutes.pdf

 

 

5 - 18

 

DECISION REQUESTS

 

 

3.

 

Use of Parks & Green Spaces for Overnight Shelter

--R. Woodland, Director of Legislative & Regulatory Services

 

A report describing the impacts arising from people taking shelter overnight in City parks and green spaces and seeking Council direction on these issues.

 

Use of Parks & Green Spaces for Overnight Shelter.pdf

 

 

19 - 29

 

4.

 

Payment of Property Taxes by Credit Card

--S. Thompson, Director of Finance

 

A report outlining the option of paying property taxes by credit card.

 

Payment of Property Taxes by Credit Card.PDF

 

 

31

 

5.

 

Encouraging the Growth of Car Share through Amendment to the Streets & Traffic Bylaw

--A. Ashcroft, Senior Planner, Environment

 

A report seeking Council approval to amend the Streets & Traffic Bylaw to encourage growth in the availability and use of car share in Victoria.

 

 

 

Encouraging Growth of Car Share.pdf

 

 

33 - 43

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

6.

 

Council Sharing - Disbursement of HST

--Mayor Helps

 

A motion to request that the Federal Government of Canada dedicate one percent of the annual GST to Municipal Governments of Canada on a per capita calculation.

 

Stormont HST Disbursement Resolution.pdf

 

 

45 - 46

 

7.

 

Urban Design Workshop

--Mayor Helps, Councillors Isitt and Loveday

 

A motion to approve use of the City Hall Antechamber for urban design events on May 11 and 12, 2015.

Motion_Urban Design Workshop.pdf

 

 

47 - 48

 

7A.

 

Late Item:

Council Sharing:

CRD Report to Eastside Wastewater Treatment & Resource Recovery Select Committee

--Mayor Helps

CRD Report to Eastside Wastewater Treatment & Resource Recovery SC.pdf

 

 

49 - 54

 

[Addenda]

 

RECESS    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

 

 

 

MOTION TO CLOSE THE APRIL 2, 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 solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

         Section 12 (3) (k) - Negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a City service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public.

         Section 12 (4) (b)  The consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the City and a Provincial government or the Federal government or both, or between a Provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.

 

CLOSED MEETING

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA - CLOSED MEETING

 

 

ADOPTION OF THE CLOSED MINUTES

 

 

8.

 

Minutes from the Closed Meeting held March 26, 2015

 

 

 

DECISION REQUESTS

 

 

9.

 

Land Acquisition / Disposition

--J. Paul, Acting Assistant Director of Underground Utilities & Facilities

 

 

 

 

10.

 

Proposed Municipal Service

--P. Bruce, Fire Chief

 

 

 

 

11.

 

Land Disposition

--R. Woodland, Director of Legislative & Regulatory Services

 

 

 

 

12.

 

Land Disposition

--Councillors Alto and Thornton-Joe

 

 

 

 

13.

 

Labour Relations / GVLRA / McPherson Theatre

 

 

 

 

 

14.

 

Legal / Law Enforcement

--T. Zworski, City Solicitor

 

 

 

 

15.

 

UPDATED-Late Item:

Intergovernmental Negotiations

--Mayor Helps & Councillor Thornton-Joe

 

 

 

 

16.

 

Late Item:

Employee Relations   (Verbal)

 

 

 

CONSIDERATION TO RISE & REPORT

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

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