Committee of Council Minutes

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Council Chambers
3rd Floor City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC
Absent:
  • Chair - Mayor West
  • Councillor Darling
  • Councillor Dupont
  • Councillor McCurrach
  • Councillor Penner
  • Councillor Pollock
  • Councillor Washington

The meeting was called to order at 4:01 p.m.

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Wednesday, November 25, 2020, Committee of Council Meeting Agenda be adopted as circulated.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $75,000 for a Communications Coordinator be approved in 2021, funded by Accumulated Surplus. 

    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Opposed (1)Councillor Dupont
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $35,000 for Heritage and Cultural Society funding be approved in 2021, funded by Accumulated Surplus.

    In Favour (6)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Opposed (1)Councillor Dupont
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $7,000 for the Lions Park Artist-in-Residence program be approved in 2021, funded by Accumulated Surplus.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $108,600 for additional RCMP members be approved in 2021, funded by taxation.

    Opposed (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Defeated
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council approve changes to increase pollinator gardens where feasible.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $181,100 for a Strategic Project Manager be removed from the 2021 budget.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $193,000 for bulky item collection be approved in 2021, funded by taxation.

    Amendment:

    Moved-Seconded:

    That bulky item collection be approved in 2021 as a pilot project, funded by accumulated surplus.

    In Favour (5)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Opposed (2)Councillor Dupont, and Councillor Penner
    Carried
  • Amended Motion:

    That Committee of Council recommend $193,000 for bulky item collection be approved in 2021 as a pilot project, funded by accumulated surplus.

    In Favour (5)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Opposed (2)Councillor Dupont, and Councillor Penner
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $340,000 be approved in 2021 and $129,500 in 2022 for curbside glass collection funded by accumulated surplus ($340,000) and taxation ($129,500). 

    Secondary Motion:

    That the decision on curbside glass collection be postponed pending further information from staff regarding funding sources.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Carried
  • That Committee of Council recommend $12,000 for holiday recycling collection be approved in 2021, funded by taxation.

     

    Amendment:

    Moved-Seconded:

    That service provided in 2020 be funded from accumulated surplus.

    In Favour (5)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Opposed (2)Councillor Dupont, and Councillor Penner
    Carried
  • Amended Motion:

    That Committee of Council recommend $12,000 for holiday recycling collection be approved in 2021, funded by taxation, and that holiday recycling collection service be provided in 2020, funded from accumulated surplus.

    In Favour (5)Councillor Darling, Mayor West, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Opposed (2)Councillor Dupont, and Councillor Penner
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $22,000 be approved in 2021 for menstrual products in civic facilities funded by accumulated surplus ($13,200) and taxation ($8,800).

     

    Amendment:

    Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend that $11,000 for the first phase of implementation for Menstrual Product Dispensers in Civic Facilities be approved in 2021 and an additional $11,000 be approved in 2022 for the second phase, funded by Accumulated Surplus ($13,200) and taxation ($8,800).

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Carried
  • Amended Motion:

    That Committee of Council recommend that $11,000 for the first phase of implementation for Menstrual Product Dispensers in Civic Facilities be approved in 2021 and an additional $11,000 be approved in 2022 for the second phase, funded by Accumulated Surplus ($13,200) and taxation ($8,800).

  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $40,000 for Port Coquitlam Community Foundation funding be approved in 2021, funded by accumulated surplus.

    Opposed (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Defeated
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council recommend $4,150 for Tri-Cities Homelessness & Housing Task Group funding be approved in 2021, funded by taxation.

    Amendment:

    Moved-Seconded:

    That funding come from accumulated surplus.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Penner, Councillor Pollock, and Councillor Washington
    Carried
  • Amended Motion:

    That Committee of Council recommend $4,150 for Tri-Cities Homelessness & Housing Task Group funding be approved in 2021, funded by accumulated surplus.

    In Favour (7)Mayor West, Councillor Darling, Councillor Dupont, Councillor Penner, Councillor McCurrach, Councillor Washington, and Councillor Pollock
    Carried
  • Moved-Seconded:

    That Committee of Council authorize staff to issue the 2021 draft operating budget for public consultation.

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

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No update.

No update.

  • That the Committee of Council Meeting of Wednesday, November 25, 2020, be closed to the public pursuant to the following subsections(s) of Section 90(1) of the Community Charter:
    Item 5.1

    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.

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

Moved-Seconded:

  • That the Wednesday, November 25, 2020, Committee of Council Meeting be adjourned at 7:51 p.m.

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

The meeting recessed at 5:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6:12 p.m.

Council waived notice for a closed portion of the November 25th, 2020, Committee of Council meeting.

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