AGENDA
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

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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

This item has attachments. 
1.GPC231023M.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, 2023-OCT-23, at 1:01 p.m.

5.
AGENDA PLANNING:

 

6.
REPORTS:

 

a.
Connected Nanaimo: 

 

1.
Traffic Calming Update

This item has attachments. 
1.RPT_GPC231127_TrafficCalmingUpdate.pdf
2.AttA_StatusOfTrafficCalmingRequests_TrafficCalmingUpdate_RPT_GPC231127.pdf

To be introduced by Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works.


Purpose:  To provide the Governance and Priorities Committee with information on the status of current traffic calming projects and to provide funding options for Extension Road traffic calming installation.


Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council approve phasing the construction of Extension Road traffic calming using $200,000 in the 2023 Financial Plan with the remainder to be identified in 2024.

b.
Prosperous Nanaimo:

 

1.
Review of City Incentives and Tax Exemption

This item has attachments. 
1.RPT_GPC231127_ReviewofCityIncentivesandTaxExemption.pdf
2.AttA_ReviewofCityIncentivesandTaxExemption_GPC_C231127.pdf
3.PWPT_GPC231127_ReviewofCityIncentivesandTaxExemption.pdf

To be introduced by Bill Corsan, Director, Corporate and Business Development. 


Purpose:  To provide the Governance and Priorities Committee with background information on the City of Nanaimo's development incentive programs and to seek direction to proceed with a number of proposed revisions.


Presentation:

  1. Amrit Manhas, Economic Development Officer.

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee provide direction on the proposed changes to the development incentive programs. 

2.
Continuation of Municipal Development Corporation Discussion

This item has attachments. 
1.RPT_GPC231023MunicipalDevelopmentCorporationBackgroundReport.pdf
2.AttA_MunicipalDevelopmentCorporationBackgroundReport_GPC_231023.pdf
3.PWPT_GPC231127_ContinuationofMunicipalDevelopmentCorporationDiscussion.pdf

To be introduced by Bill Corsan, Director, Corporate and Business Development.


[Note:  The report titled "Municipal Development Corporation Background Report" from the 2023-OCT-23 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is attached for information.]


Purpose:  To provide the Governance and Priorities Committee with background information on Municipal Development Corporations.


Presentation:

  1. Allan Neilson, Neilson Strategies.

7.
QUESTION PERIOD:

 

8.
ADJOURNMENT:

 
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