April 22, 2024 Regular Council Summary
Presentations
Carly Pereboom (Executive Director, Tourism Nanaimo) provided Council with an update on Tourism Nanaimo’s first quarter of 2024.
Sections 8a,b
Committee Recommendations
- Council accepted the 2023 Annual Financial Statements for the City of Nanaimo.
- Council directed Staff to not renew the City's membership with the British Columbia Social Procurement Initiative.
- Council amended Reserve Policy COU-231 to include the new Online Accommodation Platform Reserve Fund and reflect the changes to the Housing Legacy Reserve Fund.
- Council endorsed an application to the Community Resiliency Investment (FireSmart) Program.
- Council directed Staff to bring forward a new ‘Permissive Tax Exemption’ policy that includes criteria for non-market housing, and a separate ‘Other Grants Policy’ for the City’s other grant programs.
- Council increased the 2024 project budget for the Marie Davidson BMX Park by $330,000, funded from the Growing Communities Fund Reserve.
- Council budgeted the RCMP contract at 92% for 2024 and 95% for 2025 to 2028 for the 2024 - 2028 Financial Plan. This change reduces the 2024 Property Tax rate by approximately 0.80%.
Section 10a
Recommendation from the April 10, 2024 Public Safety Committee meeting:
Echo McNaughton, Sydney Robertson (South End Community Association) and Grayce Wight (SEED Neighborhood Cooperative) spoke regarding pedestrian safety concerns in the area near Bayview School.
Section 10b
Delegations
Section 11a
Section 11b
Section 11c
Reports
Section 12a
Section 12b
Section 12c
Section 12d
Section 12e
Section 12f
Section 12g
Section 12h
Section 12i
Section 15
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