AND THAT the Economic, Tourism and Arts Development Committee be asked to review the 2008 annual report and bring forward its annual work plan by February 2009.
THAT staff be directed to schedule additional opportunities to review the draft Official Community Plan policies.
• referred to the OCP public consultation process,requesting that it be made very clear on the OCP maps that they are in draft form; and
Dianne Archer, Chair of Board of Directors and Jennifer Ingraham, Executive Director, Communities Embracing Restorative Action (CERA – formerly Fraser-Burrard Community Justice Society) provided Council with an update of the services provided by CERA, new initiatives being undertaken by the organization and statistics on the program’s rate of success. Ms. Ingraham thanked Council for its support and responded to questions from Council.
Dr. Cory Pedersen, representing the Aspenwood Before/After School Care Committee, advised of the cancellation of Kinder Kampus’ lease of space in Aspenwood Elementary for its before/after school care program for 6 – 11 year olds, advised of the shortage of before/after school childcare in the city and requested that:
1. The city work with Kinder Kampus and the Committee to find a suitable location for before and after school care on Heritage Mountain; and
2. the city provide space in the Aspenwood Field West parking lot or other available nearby space for a portable.
Dr. Pedersen submitted a publication on findings regarding the impact of out-of-home environments on middle childhood development and responded to questions from Council.
Staff was requested to report back with a more detailed program schedule for the Heritage Mountain Community Centre and enrolment figures for the classes held in the facility.
Staff was directed to include in the comments back to the City of Coquitlam, the city’s concerns about development in our neighbouring communities and associated impacts on the regional road network through Port Moody and the city’s expectation of the City of Coquitlam’s continued support in securing rapid transit, as well as major road network upgrades through our respective municipalities.
The Mayor reported on his concern that there was a lack of evidence from the provincial and federal governments that there was committed funding for the Evergreen Line and that the Evergreen Line project would proceed. He advised that the city accepted additional growth in its Official Community Plan dependent on getting rapid transit. He further advised that it was not known whether CP Rail had even agreed to the preferred routing alignment along its right-of-way.
Voting Against: Councillors Clay and Nuttall
“Upon recommendation of the mayor, council may appoint individual council members to select committees and designate the chair and vice-chair, with the exception of the Youth Focus Committee and the Port Moody Spirit of BC Committee where council will, upon recommendation of the mayor, appoint a representative and alternate representative.”
2. THAT Section 1.2.5 of the Committee System Policy be amended to read:
“Appointments to statutory committees will be made in accordance with the relevant committee’s enabling statute or establishment bylaw. The mayor will provide recommendations as required for any appointments to statutory committees that are to be made by council.”
Voting Against: Councillors Clay and Nuttall
Staff was directed to review the committee system policy to determine if any sections are made redundant as a result of the approved changes and provide recommendations back to Council.
The Mayor made the following Council member appointments to Standing Committees and to a Statutory Committee:
Finance Committee (Standing)
• Chair – Lahti
• Vice – Nuttall
Land Use (Standing)
• Chair – Dilworth
• Vice – Elliott
Heritage Commission (Statutory)
• Chair – Clay
• Vice - Lahti
Select Committees:
Community Care Committee
• Chair – Nuttall
• Vice – Rockwell
CPR Community Advisory Committee
• Co-Chair - Trasolini
• Representative – Elliott
Economic Development Committee
• Chair – Nuttall
• Vice – Dilworth
Environmental Protection Committee
• Chair – Dilworth
• Vice – Clay
Fire Department Advisory Committee
• Chair – Rockwell
• Vice – Elliott
Port Moody Spirit of BC Committee
• Alternate – Dilworth
Transportation Committee
• Chair – Rockwell
• Vice – Clay
Youth Focus Committee:
• Representative - Rockwell
• Alternate – Lahti
Statutory Committees:
Emergency Measures Committee
• Chair – Trasolini
• Alternate – Elliott
Joint Family Court & Youth Justice
• Representative – Nuttall
Library Board
• Representative – Clay
Parks & Recreation Commission
• Chair – Elliott
• Vice - Lahti
Regional and Local Committees:
Arts Centre Society
• Representative - Dilworth
ArtsConnect
• Representative – Dilworth
Fraser Health/Municipal Government Advisory Council
• Representative - Nuttall
Golden Spike Days
• Representative – Rockwell
North East Sector Environmental Stewardship
• Representative – Clay
School District 43/City of Port Moody Liaison Committee
• Representative – Elliott
Chamber of Commerce
• Representative - Nuttall
Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Group
• Representative – Elliott
Tri-Cities Solutions by Design
• Representative – Nuttall
Vancouver Port Authority
• Representative – Elliott
Finance Committee: (Standing Committee)
Heritage Commission (Statutory Committee)
Land Use Committee (Standing Committee)
Statutory Committees:
Board of Variance (3 year term)
Joint Family Court & Youth Justice Committee (2 year term)
Select Committees:
Economic Development Committee
Environmental Protection Committee
Fire Department Advisory Committee
Transportation Committee
Youth Focus Committee
Voting Against: Mayor Trasolini, Councillors Lahti and Rockwell
AND THAT this decision be conveyed to the Villages of Anmore and Belecarra.
Staff was directed to further review option 3 of the report relative to Port Moody sports groups to determine if there are any other options available.
THAT the report of the Manager of Building Bylaws and Licencing dated January 5, 2009 regarding Mobile Business Licence and Biz Pal provincial initiatives be received;
AND THAT staff relay to the province the city’s concerns regarding loss of revenue as a result of these initiatives.
Voting Against: Councillor Clay
Release of In-Camera item from the May 27, 2008 meeting approved for public release at the December 9, 2008 In-Camera Council meeting:
Letter of Intent - Joint Ambulance and Fire Building
THAT the Letter of Intent with the British Columbia government’s Emergency and Health Services Commission regarding the design, construction and tenancy of a joint fire hall and ambulance station building, substantially in the form attached to the May 12th, 2008 Strategic Planning and Culture Department report, be endorsed.
Release of In-Camera item from the December 12, 2008 meeting approved for public release:
Kinder Kampus Proposal
THAT the proposal from Kinder Kampus be received;
AND THAT the City Manager send correspondence back to Kinder Kampus thanking them for their proposal and indicating the City is not interested in pursuing the proposal.