Community Advisory Committee Minutes - January 28, 2025

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. MEETING CONDUCT RULES

M. Miles, Manager of Legislative Services, read the City of Langford's meeting conduct rules.

4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

MOVED BY: FOXALL
SECONDED: PLOMP
THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.
Motion CARRIED.

5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

5.1 Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee Meeting - November 26, 2024

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: MORLEY
THAT the minutes of the Community Advisory Committee meeting held November 26, 2024, be adopted as circulated.
Motion CARRIED.

6. REPORTS

6.1 2025 Funding Requests

Councillor Yacucha provided an overview of the Grant in Aid process. C. Staniforth, Manager of Budgets and Revenue provided an overview of the report.

The Chair opened the floor to comments from the public at 7:34pm.

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: MORLEY
THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council increase the 2025 Grant in Aid budget from $85,000.00 to $100,000.00 with the additional funds to be funded through taxation.
Motion DEFEATED.
OPPOSED: Councillor Yacucha, Committee Members Lehman, Foxall, Johnson, Whiteway

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: MORLEY
THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council consider $6,000.00 in annual funding to the Royal Canadian Legion from the City’s Community Events budget.
Motion CARRIED.

The following committee members excused themselves from portions of the discussion for the following reasons:

• Committee Member Plomp excused himself due to a previously declared a perceived conflict of interest pertaining to Open Gate Church and left the meeting at 8:53pm.
• Committee Member Whiteway declared a perceived conflict of interest regarding the Bilston Watershed Habitat Protection Association as she is a board member and left the meeting at 8:55pm.
• Committee Member Plomp returned to the meeting at: 8:58pm.
• Committee Member Whiteway remained out of the room due to a perceived conflict of interest regarding ReImagine West Shore.
• Committee Member Whiteway returned to the meeting at 8:59pm.
• Committee Member Foxall excused himself due to a previously declared a perceived conflict of interest pertaining to the Bear Mountain Community Association and left the meeting at 8:59pm.
• Committee Member Foxall returned to the meeting at 9:02pm

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: PLOMP
THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council approve the following funding applications for the 2025 year:
a. Belmont Secondary Dry Grad Committee: $3,000
b. Belmont Secondary School Musical Theatre: $2,000
c. Big Brothers Big Sisters: $5,000
d. Cycling BC: $2,000
e. Fateh Care Charity: $5,000
f. FED Urban Agriculture Society: $2,000
g. GOATS Queer Climbing: $2,000
h. Juan de Fuca Lacrosse Association: $1,075
i. Juan de Fuca Minor Hockey: $1,075
j. Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre: $1,500
k. Langford Residents Association Society: $1,500
l. Peninsula Streams Society: $5,000
m. Rewired Recovery Foundation: $5,000
n. Royal Bay Secondary PAC: $1,200
o. Royals Swim Club (JDF): $1,075
p. Ruth King Elementary PAC: $5,000
q. Soap for Hope: $3,000
r. Sooke Family Resource Society: $3,000
s. Sport Assist: $5,000
t. Story Studio Writing Society: $2,000
u. Take a Hike Foundation: $2,000
v. Urban Food Resilience Society: $2,000
w. Victoria Sexual Assault Centre: $5,000
x. Wear2Start Society: $2,000
y. Westshore Rugby Club: $1,075
z. Wild Wise Society: $2,500
aa. Wounded Warrior Run BC: $2,000
Motion CARRIED.

Committee members Foxall, Plomp, and Whiteway left the meeting at 9:53pm

MOVED BY: JOHNSON
SECONDED: LEHMAN
THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council approve the following funding applications for the 2025 year:

1. Bear Mountain Community Association: $1,500
2. Bilston Watershed Habitat Protection Association: $2,500
3. Open Gate Church: $5,000
4. ReImagine West Shore Society: $3,000
   Motion CARRIED.

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: MORLEY
THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council deny the following 2025 Grant in Aid funding applications from:
a. Centre Mountain Lellum PAC: $7,500
b. Habitat for Humanity: $10,000
c. Lakewood Elementary PAC: $10,000
d. Ruth King Elementary (Gaga Pitt): $6,750.87
e. Spencer PAC: $10,000

AND that the 2025 funding application from the Royal Canadian Legion be denied through the 2025 Grant in Aid process as it has been recommended that Council fund this item annually through the Community Events budget.
Motion CARRIED.

7. ADJOURNMENT

MOVED BY: JOHNSON
SECONDED: LEHMAN
THAT the Community Advisory Committee meeting adjourn at 9:56pm.
Motion CARRIED.

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