Committee of Council Minutes

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Council Chambers
3rd Floor City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC
Council Present:
  • Chair - Mayor West
  • Councillor Darling
  • Councillor McCurrach
  • Councillor Penner
  • Councillor Petriw
  • Councillor Pollock
Council Absent:
  • Councillor Washington
Staff Present:
  • C. Deakin, Corporate Officer
  • J. Frederick, Director Engineering & Public Works
  • B. Irvine, Director Development Services
  • R. Kipps, Fire Chief
  • D. Long, Director Community Safety & Corporate Services
  • J. Lovell, Director of Finance
  • G. Mitzel, Director Recreation

1.
CALL TO ORDER

 

The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.

2.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

 

2.1
Adoption of the Agenda

 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Committee of Council Meeting Agenda be adopted as circulated.

    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried

3.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the minutes of the following Closed Committee of Council Meetings be adopted:

    • September 12, 2023.
    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried

4.
REPORTS

 

4.1
2024 Permissive Tax Exemptions

 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That Committee of Council recommend to Council:

    1. That Atira Women’s Resource Society request for permissive tax exemption be referred back to staff for further discussion with Atira Women's Resource Society Society related to their Housing Policy (specifically related to housing Port Coquitlam/Tri-Cities residents as a priority); and
    2. That the City of Port Coquitlam be approved for a permissive tax exemption for 2024 – 2028; and
    3. That previously approved permissive property tax exemptions continue for the 2024 taxation year.
    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried

4.2
Council and Committee Procedure Bylaw Amendments 

 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That Committee of Council recommend to Council that proposed amendments to “Council and Committee Procedures Bylaw, 2015, No. 3898” be approved.

    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried

4.3
Delegation of Authority Bylaw Amendments

 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That Committee of Council support revisions to the Delegation of Authority Bylaw and forward the draft Bylaw to Council for first three readings.

    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried

5.
COUNCILLORS' UPDATE

 

No update.

6.
MAYOR'S UPDATE

 

6.1
Bus Rapid Transit on Lougheed Highway Corridor

 

  • That Committee of Council:

    1. Support a BRT line featuring dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority, enhanced customer amenities at stations and specialized vehicles to support fast, reliable, high-quality rapid transit along the Lougheed Highway corridor;
    2. Direct staff to work expediently with Translink and coordinate with adjacent municipalities towards the planning, design and implementation of BRT within the municipality.
    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried

7.
CAO UPDATE

 

No update.

8.
RESOLUTION TO CLOSE

 

8.1
Resolution to Close

 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Committee of Council Meeting of Tuesday, October 3, 2023, be closed to the public pursuant to the following subsections(s) of Section 90(1) of the Community Charter:
    Item 5.1

    e. the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality.

    Item 5.2

    e. the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

    k. negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal 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;

    l. discussions with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives, measures and progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report under section 98 [annual municipal report].

    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried

9.
ADJOURNMENT

 

9.1
Adjournment of the Meeting

 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Committee of Council Meeting be adjourned. (4:07 p.m.)

    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Councillor Washington
    Carried
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