AGENDA
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday, March 09, 2020 at 1:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Board Room, Service and Resource Centre,

411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC

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1.

CALL TO ORDER:

2.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS:

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APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

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ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

a.

Minutes

Minutes of the Governance and Priorities Committee meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2020-FEB-24, at 1:00 p.m.

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REPORTS:

a.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY:

1.

Corporate Energy and Emissions Management Program

To be introduced by Richard Harding, General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture.

Presentation:

1.  Scott Pamminger, Manager, Infrastructure Planning & Energy

b.

GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE:

1.

City of Nanaimo Facilities

To be introduced by Richard Harding, General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture.

Presention:

1.  Art Groot, Director, Facility & Parks Operations

2.

Single-Use Checkout Bag Regulation Update

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

Purpose:  1) To report on the findings of the single-use checkout bag consultation, as conducted in spring 2019; and 2) to summarize the actions of senior government and other local jurisdictions on single-use plastics, including check-out bags.

Presentation:

1.  David Thompson, Acting Manager of Sanitation & Recycling, and Kirsten Gellein, Zero Waste Coordinator

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommends its preferred option to Council, regarding regulating single-use checkout bags.

c.

ECONOMIC HEALTH:

d.

COMMUNITY WELLNESS/LIVABILITY:

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AGENDA PLANNING:

1.

Governance and Priorities Committee Agenda Planning

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QUESTION PERIOD:

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PROCEDURAL MOTION:

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ADJOURNMENT: