AGENDA
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

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Virtual Meeting

SCHEDULED RECESS 2:30 P.M.


[Note:  This meeting will be live streamed and video recorded for the public.]

Minutes of the Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2021-APR-26, at 1:00 p.m.

To be introduced by Jake Rudolph, Chief Administrative Officer.

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

Purpose:  To provide Council with updated information regarding the Long Lake Paddling and Rowing Centre and to obtain approval to proceed with public review and the final design process for this community-driven, collaborative project.

Presentation:

  1. Michael Van Bakel, Iredale Architecture.

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council:

  1. receive the two concepts for public review and comment and direct Staff to return with a finalized design, plan and costing for Council consideration and deliberation during the 2022-2026 Financial Plan Review process; and,
  2. to consider the addition of the overall park and playground redevelopment into the same project year to minimize park disruption.

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

Purpose:  To provide Council with options to upgrade the Lenhart Bridge in Bowen Park to active transportation standards.

Recommendation:  That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council direct Staff to include $237,000 for the Lenhart Bridge replacement project in 2022 of the  Draft 2022 – 2026 Financial Plan for consideration during the budget review process.

 

SCHEDULED RECESS 2:30 P.M. - 2:45 P.M.

 

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, General Manager, Development Services.

Purpose:  To provide Council with a preliminary set of indicators for use in evaluating scenarios as part of the REIMAGINE NANAIMO Coordinated Strategy Plan Review.

Presentation:

  1. Lisa Bhopalsingh, Manager, Community Planning.

Recommendation: That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend that Council endorse a preliminary set of indicators for use in the REIMAGINE NANAIMO process.

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

Purpose:  To provide Council with an update on overall mobility planning and policy development as we embark on Phase 2 of REIMAGINE NANAIMO, and spark discussion to help guide the next steps of the REIMAGINE NANAIMO process. 

Presentation:

  1. Jamie Rose, Manager, Transportation, and Gavin Davidson, GJD, Planning and Design.

To be introduced by Jake Rudolph, Chief Administrative Officer.