Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
Declared interests
Deputy Mayor Fryerregarding discussions surrounding Centennial Pool as he has a family member that works at the pool (as declared during agenda item 6.2)
What was decided (20 motions)
19 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
THAT the content of the Special Council Agenda for November 13, 2024 be adopted as amended: Updated Appendix D and Appendix H to Staff Report T2024-23
Moved by Councillor Chris Potts, seconded by Councillor Deb Doherty
Carried
THAT Council direct the service requests under Development and Growth be added to the draft 2025 budget: Geotechnical Investigation of Inactive Landfills - $80,000 Affordable Housing Initiatives - $350,000 PRC Master Plan Refresh - $130,000 (Capital)
Moved by Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer, seconded by Councillor Christopher Baines
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Development and Growth be added to the draft 2025 budget: Growth Planning Servicing Master Plan $75,000, multi-year as user fees
Moved by Councillor Christopher Baines, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer
Carried
THAT Council direct the service requests under Environmental Management, Conservation & Sustainability be added to the draft 2025 budget: Climate Change Action: District Energy Feasibility Study (grant dependent - balance from Greening Legacy Reserve Fund(RF)) $200,000 Climate Change Action: Community Efficiency Financing Feasibility Study (grant dependent - balance from Greening Legacy RF) $10,000 Climate Change Action: Climate Adaptation Plan (grant dependent - balance from Greening Legacy RF) $60,000 Climate Change Action: District Energy Business Case (grant dependent - balance from Greening Legacy RF) $100,000
Moved by Councillor Chris Potts, seconded by Councillor Deb Doherty
Carried
THAT Council direct that Community Health & Wellbeing in the amount of $84,348 for a pool operator (minus an offets from the cleaning contract) be added to the draft 2025 budget.
Moved by Councillor Deb Doherty, seconded by Councillor Christopher Baines
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Community Health & Well-being be added to the draft 2025 budget: Community Culture, Arts & Recreation Spaces: Visionary Projects - MURF and Art Centre next steps - $375,000
Moved by Councillor Deb Doherty, seconded by Councillor Christopher Baines
Defeated
THAT Council direct the service request under Arts, Culture and Heritage be added to the draft 2025 budget: Conservation & Promotion of Heritage & Culture: Educational Programmer from Part Time to Full Time - $20,888
Moved by Councillor Christopher Baines, seconded by Councillor Kathy Jeffery
Carried
THAT Council direct the service requests under Arts, Culture and Heritage be added to the draft 2025 budget: Community Arts & Culture: delegation to visit Katano - $15,000
Moved by Councillor Kathy Jeffery, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Arts, Culture and Heritage to be added to the draft 2025 budget: Community & Public Events: Events & Programming Support, Seasonal Full Time - $11,411
Moved by Councillor Deb Doherty, seconded by Councillor Steve Perry
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Community Access & Mobility be added to the draft 2025 budget: Roads & Active Transportation: addition Full Time Truck Driver Labourer - $49,105
Moved by Councillor Chris Potts, seconded by Councillor Christopher Baines
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Community Access & Mobility be added to the draft 2025 budget: Roads & Active Transportation: Excess Fill - Disposal of Stock Piles - 9000mt - $150,000
Moved by Councillor Chris Potts, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer
Carried
THAT Council direct the service requests under Community Access & Mobility be added to the draft 2025 budget: Transit: Cancel Accessible Taxi Contract - $84,000 Transit: Add Hours to Transit Plus - $68,215 Transit: Add Hours to Transit (3 hours) - $147,000
Moved by Councillor Chris Potts, seconded by Councillor Kathy Jeffery
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Municipal Governance & Civic Engagement be added to the draft 2025 budget: Addition of $16,000 to physician recruitment for a total of $30,000 (1 more physician with 5 year commitment)
Moved by Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer, seconded by Councillor Chris Potts
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Municipal Governance & Civic Engagement be removed from the draft 2025 budget: Governance Support Town Council Governance and Structure Review - $55,000
Moved by Councillor Kathy Jeffery, seconded by Councillor Rob Ring
Carried
THAT Council direct the following service request under Municipal Governance & Civic Engagement be put in the 'parking lot' for the draft 2025 budget: Communications Seasonal Digital Communications Student - $13,000
Moved by Councillor Kathy Jeffery, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Corporate and Customer Service be added to the draft 2025 budget: Strategic Planning & Leadership: Town Accessibility Coordinator - $95,000
Moved by Councillor Chris Potts, seconded by Councillor Deb Doherty
Carried
THAT Council direct the service request under Corporate and Customer Service be added into the draft 2025 budget: Legal & Land Transfer to Land Acquisition Reserve Fund - $100,000
Moved by Councillor Christopher Baines, seconded by Councillor Steve Perry
Carried
THAT Staff Report T2024-23 , 2025 Budget Draft One Workshop be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Steve Perry, seconded by Councillor Chris Potts
Carried
THAT By-law No. 2024-077, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the special meeting of Council held November 13, 2024, be enacted and passed this 13th day of November, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Steve Perry, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer
Carried
THAT the Council meeting be hereby adjourned at 8:02 p.m.