AGENDA
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

Monday, June 13, 2022 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, 2022-MAY-09 at 1:00 p.m.

5.

AGENDA PLANNING:

a.

Governance and Priorities Committee Agenda Planning

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

6.

REPORTS:

a.

GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE:

b.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY:

c.

ECONOMIC HEALTH:

d.

COMMUNITY WELLNESS/LIVABILITY:

1.

Development of a Transportation Memorandum of Understanding

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

Purpose:  To seek support from Council to develop a multi-agency Memorandum of Understanding to plan and execute transportation enhancements to support Transit within the City of Nanaimo.

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council direct Staff to work with the Regional District of Nanaimo, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and BC Transit to draft a Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of planning and executing enhancements to support transit and mobility within the City of Nanaimo.

2.

Allocation of Pedestrian Unallocated Funding

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

Purpose:  To provide Council with project options for allocation of the 2022 Pedestrian Unallocated Budget.

Presentation:

1. Barbara Thomas, Assistant Manager, Transportation

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council allocate $1,000,000 of Pedestrian Unallocated funds to the projects listed under Option (A) as follows:

• Trans-Canada Highway Corridor Improvements  $350,000
• Improve Crosswalks 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8  $400,000
• Install Sidewalk (2) – on Departure Bay Road from Highland Boulevard to Highway 19A  $85,000
• Traffic Calming IO Allocation  $165,000

7.

QUESTION PERIOD:

8.

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 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;

(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.

9.

ADJOURNMENT: