MERGED 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

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1.GPC241125M.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, 2024-NOV-25, at 1:01 p.m.

5.
AGENDA PLANNING:

 

6.
REPORTS:

 

a.
Connected Nanaimo: 

 

1.
Nanaimo Parking Review and Bylaw Update - Parking Conditions Report

This item has attachments. 
1.RPT_GPC241209_NanaimoParkingReviewandBylawUpdate_ParkingConditionsReport.pdf
2.AttA_NanaimoParkingReviewandBylawUpdateParkingConditionsReport_GPC241209.pdf
3.PWPT_GPC241209_ParkingReviewAndBylawUpdate.pdf

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


Purpose:  The City is undertaking a parking review and bylaw update as identified in multiple Integrated Action Plan tasks (C2.1.2, C2.1.3, C2.1.5, C2.2.4, C2.2.6). This report serves as an introduction to the Phase 1 Conditions Report.  


Presentation:

  1. Dan Casey, Transportation Consultant, and Caroline Dunaux, Transportation Planner, Urban Systems.

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Updating Off-Street Parking Requirements Downtown

This item has attachments. 
1.RPT_GPC241209_UpdatingOffStreetParkingRequirementsDowntown.pdf
2.AttA_AllParkingMinimumsWithinDowntownUrbanCentre_UpdatingOffStreetParkingRequirementsDowntown_GPC241209.pdf
3.AttB_AllParkingMinWithin400mRadiusOfTheFutureDowntownTransitExchange_UpdatingOffStreetParkingRequirementsDowntown_GPC241209.pdf
4.AttC_ResidentialParkingMinWithin400mRadiusOfTheFutureDowntownTransitExchange_UpdatingOffStreetParkingRequirements_GPC241209.pdf
5.MichaelBassili_Delegation Request.pdf
6.JulianWest_Delegation Request.pdf
7.ScottEbbett_Delegation Request.pdf

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


Purpose:  To present potential amendments to the “Off-Street Parking Regulations Bylaw 2018 No. 7266” and minimum parking requirements in Downtown Nanaimo.


Delegations:

  1. Michael Bassili, Strong Towns Nanaimo
  2. Julian West
  3. Scott Ebbett

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council direct Staff to amend the “Off-Street Parking Regulations Bylaw 2018 No. 7266” to eliminate all minimum parking requirements for all uses within the Downtown Urban Centre.

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QUESTION PERIOD:

 

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ADJOURNMENT:

 
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