Community Advisory Committee Minutes

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Council Chambers & Electronic Meeting
PRESENT:
  • Councillor K. Yacucha - Chair
  • Councillor C. Harder - Vice-Chair
  • Councillor M. Morley
  • C. Foxall
  • F. Johnson
  • N. Lehman
  • M. McDonald - Remote
  • R. Plomp
ATTENDING:
  • M. Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services
  • M. Dillabaugh, Director of Finance
  • L. Zetaruk, Analyst
  • B. Boisvert, Legislative Services Administrative Coordinator

Meeting available by teleconference.

1.
CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

2.
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Councillor Harder read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.

3.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

 
  • MOVED BY:FOXALL
    SECONDED:LEHMAN

    THAT the Community Advisory Committee approve the agenda with the addition of the Sarah Beckett Memorial Run for $2,500 into the 2024 funding requests. 

    Motion DEFEATED.

    Councillors Yacucha, Morley and Harder and Committee Member Macdonald opposed.


  • MOVED BY:HARDER
    SECONDED:MORLEY

    THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.

    Motion CARRIED.

4.
ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

 

4.1
Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee Meeting - November 2, 2023 

This item has attachments. 
1.20231102 - CAC Minutes .pdf
  • MOVED BY:MORLEY
    SECONDED:PLOMP

    THAT the minutes of the Community Advisory Committee meeting held November 2, 2023, be adopted as circulated. 

    Motion CARRIED.

5.
REPORTS

 

5.1
2024 Funding Requests

This item has attachments. 
1.20240227 - 2024 Grant In Aid Applications .pdf
2.2024 Grant Requests_Redacted.pdf
3.2024 Grant Requests.pdf
4.POL-0147-FIN - Funding Request Policy 20150216 - SIGNED (1) (1).pdf
5.GIA Package ALL REDACTED.pdf

  • Committee member R. Plomp left the meeting at 8:18 pm. due to a perceived conflict with the funding items Bilston Watershed and Open Gate Church.

    Committee member R. Plomp returned to the meeting at 8:21 pm.

    Committee member C. Foxall left the meeting at 8:21 pm. due to a perceived conflict with the funding item Bear Mountain Community Assn.

    Committee member C. Foxall returned to the meeting at 8:26 pm.

    MOVED BY:HARDER
    SECONDED:JOHNSON

    THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommends that Council approve the recommended grants in aid and funds those amounts exceeding the budget of $80,000.00 from the Council Contingency.

    Motion Carried Unanimously
  • MOVED BY:PLOMP
    SECONDED:HARDER

    THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend to Council that:

    The following funding applications be approved for the 2024 year:

    • Big Brothers/Big Sisters: $5,000.00
    • Capital Bike: $4,550.00
    • CoL Pipe Band: $1,500.00
    • GOATS Queer Climbing: 5,400.00
    • Goldstream Farmers Market: $5,000.00
    • JDF Lacrosse Assn: $6,000.00
    • JDF Performing Arts Centre: $3,000.00
    • Mental Health Society: $1,500.00
    • Peninsula Streams: 20,000.00
    • ReImagine West Shore: $2,900.00
    • Rewired Recovery: $10,000.00
    • Royal Canadian Legion: $6,000.00
    • Sport Assist: $2,000.00
    • Take a Hike Foundation: $2,500.00
    • Urban Food Resilience: $5,000.00
    • Victoria Sexual Assault Centre: $5,000.00
    • Wear2Start: $2,000.00
    • Wild Wise: $2,500.00
    • Wounded Warrior Run: $2,000.00
    Motion Carried Unanimously

  • Committee member R. Plomp left the meeting at 8:36 pm. due to a perceived conflict with the funding items Bilston Watershed and Open Gate Church.

    MOVED BY:JOHNSON
    SECONDED:FOXALL

     

    THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend to Council that:

    The following funding applications be approved for the 2024 year:

    • Bilston Watershed: $1,000.00
    • Open Gate Church: $5,000.00
    Motion CARRIED.

    Committee member R. Plomp returned to the meeting at 8:37 pm.


  • Committee member C. Foxall left the meeting at 8:37 pm. due to a perceived conflict with the funding item Bear Mountain Community Assn.

    MOVED BY:JOHNSON
    SECONDED:MORLEY

    THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend to Council that:

    The following funding applications be approved for the 2024 year:

    • Bear Mountain Community Assn: $1,500.00
    Motion CARRIED.

    Committee member C. Foxall returned to the meeting at 8:39 pm.


  • MOVED BY:HARDER
    SECONDED:MORLEY

    THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council direct staff to research other local governments to explore best practices in potentially creating and including Community Association and Community-led Neighbourhood Improvement Grants as part of the 2025 process for our current Grant in Aid Policy Funding. 

    Motion Carried Unanimously

6.
ADJOURNMENT

 
  • MOVED BY:HARDER
    SECONDED:PLOMP

    The Chair adjourned the meeting at 8:44 pm.

    Motion CARRIED.
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