April 8, 2024 Regular Council Summary
Rise and Report
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Recommendations from the 2024-MAR-20 Finance and Audit Committee meeting:
- Council accepted an invitation to host the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities (AVICC) conference at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in 2025. The event will be co-hosted with the Regional District of Nanaimo with costs for the City and RDN totaling $24,000 each. Going forward, Nanaimo will consider hosting the conference every two years and costs will be budgeted to reflect this.
- Council increased the 2024 budget for the 580 Fitzwilliam Renovation Project by $150,000, funded from the RCMP Contract Reserve.
- Council set the property tax due dates and rates. The first due date is the first business day in July, after which a penalty rate of 2% will be applied. The second due date is after the last business day in August, after which a penalty rate of 8% will be applied.
- Council endorsed using $619,936 in funding provided by the Province to support the City in meeting the legislative requirements of Housing Bills 44, 46 and 47.
- Council supported a grant application to the Local Government Development Approvals Program for the Development Approvals Business Analysis and Process Improvements Project.
- Council supported changes to the user rates for parks and open spaces, fee implementation dates and field classification changes. An amendment to the Fees and Charges Bylaw will be brought forward for Council endorsement.
- Council awarded an “in-kind” facility rental “other grant” to the Nanaimo Science & Sustainability Society to cover the costs of up to 105 hours for the use of outdoor City Park spaces.
- Council approved reallocating $6,000 in Culture & Event Project Grant funding to ACT Theatre (Canada Society dba Artists’ Collective Theatre).
Recommendations from the 2024-MAR-25 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting:
- Geotechnical Guidelines Review was added as a topic for the May 13 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting.
- Staff will be preparing a transit-oriented areas designation bylaw and amendments to the off-street parking regulations bylaw in response to Provincial Bill 47 – Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act.
- Council supported the recommendations in the report “Development Approval Process Review” and directed staff to work with the consultants to finalize the report and return to Council with a final draft.
- Council approved a number of amendments to the Council Procedure Bylaw resulting from changes the Province made to the Local Government Act (Section 464) which affect when a local government can hold a public hearing, along with other housekeeping amendments. Details regarding the changes can be found in the “Council Procedure Bylaw Amendments” report and attachments from the March 25, 2024 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting.
Sections 10a,b
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Section 12d
- include background information and a decision point in the 2025 Council remuneration discussion related to the reimbursement of dependent care costs for members to attend official City of Nanaimo meetings; and,
- bring a report to the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness exploring options for reimbursement for dependent expenses incurred by City of Nanaimo appointed committee members to attend scheduled committee meetings.
Section 12e
Bylaw Updates
Section 13a
Section 13b
Other Business
The Mayor, on behalf of Council, will provide a letter of support to the Nanaimo Francophone Association for their application for Welcoming Francophone Community status in connection with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Section 15a
April 8, 2024 Regular Council Meeting - agenda, documents and video
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