AGENDA
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

, Directly following the Special Council Meeting
Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre
80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS AT 3:00 P.M.

1.
CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER:

 

[Note:  This meeting will be live streamed and video recorded for the public.]

2.
INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS:

 

3.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

 

4.
ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

 

a.
Minutes

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1.GPC260126M.pdf

Minutes of the Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2026-JAN-26 at 1:00 p.m.

5.
AGENDA PLANNING:

 

a.
Upcoming Topics and Initiatives

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1.GPC260511UpcomingTopicsInitiatives.pdf

To be introduced by Sheila Gurrie, Director, Legislative Services.

6.
REPORTS:

 

a.
Green Nanaimo:

 

b.
Healthy Nanaimo:

 

1.
Health and Housing Action Plan: Progress Update and Funding Options

This item has attachments. 
1.RPT_GPC_20260511_Health_and_Housing_Action_Plan_Progress_Update_and_Funding_Options.pdf
2.ATT_A_Link to Health and Housing Action Plan.pdf
3.ATT_B_Health Housing Action Plan Progress Summary Table.pdf
4.ATT_C_City of Nanaimo Health and Housing Related Investments 2021 to 2025.pdf
5.ATT_D_Health and Housing Action Plan Funding Options Summary Table.pdf
6.PPT_GPC_260511_HealthandHousingActionPlanProgressUpdateandFundingOptions.pdf

Purpose:  To provide the Governance and Priorities Committee with a status update on progress toward the Health and Housing Action Plan and to seek Council direction on the allocation of remaining Systems Planning Organization funds and resources set aside in the Special Initiative Reserve for homelessness programs and initiatives.


Presentation:

  1. Lisa Brinkman, Manager, Community Planning, and Christy Wood, Manager, Social Development.
  2. Bob Moss, Member, Keith Wilson, Member, Housing Nanaimo Working Group, Colin Stansfield, Chief Executive Officer, Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation, and Lieven Callewaert, Principal, Anchor Corporation. 

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council:

  1. Select the preferred option(s) outlined in the report titled “Health and Housing Action Plan: Progress Update and Funding Options”, dated 2026-MAY-11, to address identified gaps and constraints in the Health and Housing Action Plan implementation, using available funds from the former Systems Planning Organization and the Special Initiative Reserve; and,
  2. Direct Staff to return to Council with a subsequent report providing detailed information for the selected option(s), including proposed initiatives, budget requirements, implementation considerations, timelines, and anticipated outcomes.

7.
QUESTION PERIOD:

 

8.
ADJOURNMENT:

 
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