DocumentsMinutesNov 4, 2024Pages 1–3
Special Council Minutes
Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held November 4, 2024 in Council Chambers, recording attendance, motions (including closing to in-camera), approvals and appointments, and adjournment.
Key facts
- Date: November 4, 2024
- Time: Meeting called to order at 1:06 p.m.; adjourned at 2:26 p.m.
- Location: Council Chambers
- Attendance: Mayor S. Goodmanson; Councillors K. Guiry (arrived 1:27 p.m.), C. Harder, M. Morley, L. Szpak, M. Wagner, K. Yacucha; senior staff including D. Kiedyk (CAO) and other directors
- Motion carried to approve the agenda as presented
Special Council Minutes
November 4, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Present
- Mayor S. Goodmanson
- Councillor K. Guiry - arrived 1:27 pm
- Councillor C. Harder
- Councillor M. Morley
- Councillor L. Szpak
- Councillor M. Wagner
- Councillor K. Yacucha
Attending
- D. Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer
- B. Hutchins, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
- M. Watmough, Director of Legislative & Protective Services
- M. Baldwin, Director of Development Services
- L. Stohmann, Director of Community Planning & Climate Change
- M. Dillabaugh, Director of Finance
- K. Balzer, Director of Engineering and Public Works
- Y. Nielsen, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
- D. Petrie, Senior Manager of Business Development and Events
- M. Miles, Manager of Legislative Services
- T. Booth, GIS Lead
- B. Boisvert, Legislative Services Administrative Coordinator
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Goodmanson called the meeting to order at 1:06 pm.
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Councillor Szpak, read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: YACUCHA
THAT Council approve the agenda as presented.
Motion CARRIED.
4. IN CAMERA RESOLUTION
MOVED BY: YACUCHA
SECONDED: WAGNER
THAT Council close the meeting to the public pursuant to section 90 (1) a, e and i of the Community Charter to consider:
- 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;
- the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;
- the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.
Motion CARRIED.
5. RISE AND REPORT
5.1 Designated Parking Areas for Shared Micromobility Devices - Update
THAT Council rescind their August 19, 2024, resolution regarding micromobility in Langford and direct staff to publicly seek requests for proposals from private companies for a licence to occupy City lands for the purposes of operating a shared micromobility service within Langford with terms and evaluation criteria that are satisfactory to the City and in geo-fenced parking areas as approved by the Director of Engineering and Public Works;
AND
THAT Council authorize Mayor and CAO, or Corporate Officer, to enter into a licence agreement with the successful proponent, for a term of up to three years with the option for the licence to renewed for an additional term of up to three years, on such terms as may be negotiated between the parties acting reasonably.
5.2 Capital West Accessibility Advisory Committee Representative Appointment
THAT Council appoint Belinda Jickling to the Capital West Accessibility Advisory Committee for a term ending on December 31, 2026;
AND
THAT Council direct staff to send notification of the City of Langford’s citizen representative appointment to the Capital West Accessibility Advisory Committee.
6. ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY: GUIRY
SECONDED: HARDER
THAT Council adjourn the meeting.
Mayor Goodmanson adjourned the meeting at 2:26 pm.
Motion CARRIED.
Presiding Council Member
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