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 (arrived at 2:08 p.m.)
  • Councillor Darling
  • Councillor McCurrach
  • Councillor Penner
  • Councillor Petriw
  • Councillor Pollock
  • Councillor Washington
Staff Present:
  • R. Bremner, CAO
  • K. Grommada, Deputy CAO
  • 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

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

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Committee of Council Meeting Agenda be adopted as circulated.

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

Moved-Seconded:

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

    • May 2, 2023
    • May 9, 2023
    • May 16, 2023.
    In Favour (6)Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, Councillor Washington, and Councillor Petriw
    Absent (1)Mayor West
    Carried

Vice Chair, Councillor Washington proclaimed June 5 to June 11, 2023, Seniors' Week. Ms. Ann Pratt provided an overview of the planned activities for Seniors' Week.

Mr. Dave Jonsson, Skate Under Cover provided an on-screen presentation highlighting his initiatives and advocating for an under cover skatepark in the City.

Mayor West arrived to the meeting at this time (2:08 p.m.). 

Moved-Seconded:

  • That Committee of Council recommend to Council that City of Port Coquitlam Indemnification Bylaw, 2023, No. 4307, be given first three readings.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, Councillor Washington, and Councillor Petriw
    Carried

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Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Committee of Council Meeting of Tuesday, June 6, 2023, be closed to the public pursuant to the following subsections(s) of Section 90(1) of the Community Charter:
    Item 5.1

    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.

    Item 5.2

    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].

    Item 5.3

    a. personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

    c. labour relations or other employee relations.

    Item 5.4

    a. personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

    c. labour relations or other employee relations.

    Item 5.5

    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].

    Item 5.6

    c. labour relations or other employee relations;

    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 (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, Councillor Washington, and Councillor Petriw
    Carried

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Committee of Council Meeting be adjourned. (5:06 p.m.)

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, Councillor Washington, and Councillor Petriw
    Carried
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