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Community Advisory Committee Minutes - January 27, 2026
Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee meeting held January 27, 2026, recording attendance, motions, funding recommendations and adjournment.
Key facts
- Meeting date: January 27, 2026; called to order at 7:00 pm; adjourned 9:50 pm
- Present: Councillor K. Yacucha (Chair), Councillor M. Morley (Vice-Chair), Councillor C. Harder, and committee members
- Decisions: list of recommended 2026 funding approvals (examples: Victoria Sexual Assault Centre $10,000; Goldstream Food Bank $7,000; Big Brothers Big Sisters $6,000 etc.) and denials (e.g., Happy Valley Playground $10,000 denied)
- Motions: direction to staff re: advocacy letter for playground funding, waiver of stadium rental for Rewired Recovery, explore sponsorship with Tennis BC
Community Advisory Committee Minutes
January 27, 2026, 7:00 PM
Council Chambers & Electronic Meeting
PRESENT
- Councillor K. Yacucha - Chair
- Councillor M. Morley - Vice-Chair
- Councillor C. Harder
- C. Foxall
- F. Johnson
- N. Lehman
- M. McDonald
- R. Plomp
- J. Whiteway
ATTENDING
- C. Staniforth, Manager of Budgets & Revenue
- M. Miles, Manager of Legislative Services
- A. Evci, Financial Analyst
- R. Gillich, Systems Administrator
- N. Johnston, 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 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.
5. REPORTS
5.1 2026 Funding Requests
C. Staniforth, Manager of Budgets & 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:
- 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:
- 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.
6. ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY: PLOMP
SECONDED: HARDER
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:50 pm.
Motion CARRIED.
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