Community Advisory Committee Minutes - January 27, 2026

1. CALL TO ORDER

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

2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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

3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: JOHNSON

THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.
Motion CARRIED.

4. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

4.1 Community Advisory Committee Minutes - November 25, 2025

MOVED BY: MORLEY
SECONDED: PLOMP

THAT the minutes of the Community Advisory Committee meeting held November 25, 2025 be adopted as circulated.
Motion CARRIED.

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5. REPORTS

5.1 2026 Funding Requests

C. Staniforth, Manager of Budgets and Revenue provided an overview of the report. The Chair opened the floor to questions and comments from the Committee.

MOVED BY: MORLEY
SECONDED: PLOMP

THAT at 8:48 pm, the Committee take a recess reconvening at a time no later than 9:00 pm.
Motion CARRIED.

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: JOHNSON

THAT the Community Advisory Committee meeting resume at 8:56 pm.
Motion CARRIED.

Committee Member Plomp excused himself due to a previously declared conflict of interest pertaining to Open Gate Church and left the meeting at 9:39 pm.

MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: MORLEY

THAT Committee recommend that Council approve the following funding applications for the 2026 year:

1. Open Gate Church: $6,000
   Motion CARRIED.

Committee Member Plomp returned to the meeting at 9:41 pm.

Committee Member Whiteway excused herself due to a previously declared conflict of interest pertaining to ReImagine West Shore Society and left the meeting at 9:41 pm.

MOVED BY: JOHNSON
SECONDED: HARDER

THAT Committee recommend that Council approve the following funding applications for the 2026 year:

1. ReImagine West Shore Society: $4,000
   Motion CARRIED.

Committee Member Whiteway returned to the meeting at 9:43 pm.

MOVED BY: JOHNSON
SECONDED: MORLEY

THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council approve the following funding applications for the 2026 year:
a. Belmont Dry Grad: $4,000
b. Goldstream Food Bank: $7,000
c. Salvation Army Connection Point Church and Resource Centre: $6,000
d. Theatre Al Dente Society: $2,000
e. Access West Shore Society: $600
f. Royal Bay Secondary: $1,200
g. Big Brothers Big Sisters: $6,000
h. Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria: $6,000
i. Colwood Creek Park Community Garden: $2,500
j. Juan de Fuca Lacrosse Association: $2,000
k. Juan de Fuca Navy League: $6,400
l. Rewired Recovery (SoberFest): $5,000
m. Sport Assist: $5,000
n. Victoria Brain Injury Society: $3,000
o. Westshore Football Association: $2,000
p. Westshore Community Concert Band: $4,000
q. Soroptimist International Victoria Westshore: $2,000
r. Peer Progress Collective: $1,200
s. Edward Milne Community School Society: $2,000
t. Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation: $2,500
u. Victoria Sexual Assault Centre: $10,000
v. Peninsula Streams Society: $5,000
w. Vancouver Island Hispanic Network Society: $4,000
x. Its Not Magic It's Community: $600

AND THAT the following funding applications for the 2026 year be denied:
a. Happy Valley Elementary Playground: $10,000
b. Greenegin Karate Society: $10,000
c. KidSport Greater Victoria: $10,000
d. Healing Hands for Diabetes Foundation: $10,000
e. Tennis BC: $10,000
Motion CARRIED.

MOVED BY: LEHMAN
SECONDED: HARDER

THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council direct staff to write to the Provincial Government advocating financial support for the Happy Valley Elementary School playground equipment replacement and that the correspondence highlight the community benefits of the project and request consideration through applicable provincial funding programs.
Motion CARRIED.

MOVED BY: MORLEY
SECONDED: PLOMP

THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council direct staff to waive the Stadium Rental Fee for the Rewired Recovery Foundation with the costs incurred by the City for the event to be recovered through the MRDT or the Community Events budget as determined by staff in 2026.
Motion CARRIED.

MOVED BY: JOHNSON
SECONDED: HARDER

THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council direct staff who manage the hotel tax budget to work with Tennis BC to explore sponsorship arrangements outside of the Grant in Aid program.
Motion CARRIED.

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6. ADJOURNMENT

MOVED BY: PLOMP
SECONDED: HARDER

The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:50 pm.
Motion CARRIED.

Presiding Council Member

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