AGENDA

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, April 08, 2019 at 4:30 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.
Location:	SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE 80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

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1.

CALL TO ORDER:

2.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS

3.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

4.

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

5.

MAYOR'S REPORT:

6.

PRESENTATIONS:

a.

Superintendent Cameron Miller, OIC, Nanaimo Detachment RCMP, to provide a presentation regarding Quarterly Review and Council Priorities.

7.

DELEGATIONS:

a.

Delegation from ACE Nanaimo regarding Downtown Nanaimo

Nigel Neufeld, Michaela Binda, Sara Holmes and Sarah Vowles, ACE Nanaimo, to provide a presentation regarding their proposal for a revitalization project in Downtown Nanaimo.

b.

Delegation from Graham Truax, Innovation Island, regarding Innovate BC Initiatives

Graham Truax, Innovation Island, to provide a presentation regarding the Innovate BC Initiatives that are delivered by Innovation Island.

8.

REPORTS:

a.

Departure Bay Waterfront Walkway Feasibility Study

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director, Community Development.

Purpose:  To provide Council with background information and the steps required to examine the viability of an on-beach walkway at the toe of slope or on-beach green-shores approach for a section of the waterfront walkway from BC Ferries Departure Bay Terminal to Battersea Road.

Recommendation:  That the report titled “Departure Bay Waterfront Walkway Feasibility Study”, dated 2019-APR-08, be received for information.

b.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Findings and Recommendations

To be introduced by Sheila Gurrie, City Clerk.

Purpose:  To provide Council with an update on the recommendations of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Recommendation:  That Council endorse Staff’s initiatives to endeavor to comply with all of the recommendations of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia.

c.

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Grant Opportunity Follow Up

To be introduced by Bills Sims, Director, Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  To seek Council direction to participate in the Mid-Island Electric Vehicle Network Project and associated CleanBC Communities Fund Application with the Regional District of Nanaimo.

Recommendation:  That Council direct Staff to:

1. participate in the Mid-Island Electric Vehicle Network Project and associated CleanBC Communities Fund Application with the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) as the lead applicant;
2. allocate up to $24,000 from within the 2019-2023 Financial Plan for the installation of four public electric vehicle charging stations at City-owned sites within the community;
3. amend the 2019-2023 Financial Plan to add the charging stations project to 2019 for $80,000 including private (grant) contributions and City share, and,
4. collaborate with RDN Staff to select specific locations within the area that optimize coverage.

9.

QUESTION PERIOD:

10.

PROCEDURAL MOTION:

That the meeting be closed to the public in order to deal with agenda items under the Community Charter:

Section 90(1) A part of the Council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;

(n) the consideration of whether a Council meeting should be closed under a provision of this subsection or subsection (2); and,

Community Charter Section 90(2):

(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.

11.

ADJOURNMENT: