AGENDA
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 1:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE

80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS AT 3:00 P.M.

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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

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-OCT-28, at 1:00 p.m.

5.

AGENDA PLANNING:

a.

Upcoming Topics and Initiatives

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

6.

REPORTS:

a.

Prosperous Nanaimo:

1.

Development Cost Charge and Amenity Cost Charge Programs

To be introduced by Lisa Brinkman, Manager, Community Planning, and Poul Rosen, Director, Engineering.

Purpose: To introduce the Development Cost Charge (DCC) and Amenity Cost Charge (ACC) programs, and to seek endorsement for the facility projects to include in the ACC program.

Presentation:

1. Shaun Heffernan, Project Lead and Local Government Advisor, Laura Bernier, Strategic Services Consultant, and Samantha Bowen, Community Consultant, Urban Systems.

Recommendation: That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council direct Staff to proceed with the development of an Amenity Cost Charge (ACC) program that includes the following facilities:

1. Improvements and expansions as outlined in the Beban Park Master Plan;
2. Improvements and expansions in the Stadium District; and,
3. A community recreation facility in the Southgate Urban Centre.

7.

QUESTION PERIOD:

8.

ADJOURNMENT: