AGENDA
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

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Board Room, Service and Resource Centre,
411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Center, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2020-APR-27, at 4:30 p.m.

To be introduced by Shelley Legin, General Manager, Corporate Services.

Purpose:  To introduce “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2020 No. 7307.01” for first, second and third readings and adoption.

Recommendation:

  1. That “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2020 No. 7307.01” (To amend the 2020 – 2024 Financial Plan), pass first reading;
  2. That “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2020 No. 7307.01” pass second reading;
  3. That “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2020 No. 7307.01” pass third reading; and
  4. That “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2020 No. 7307.01” be adopted.

To be introduced by Shelley Legin, General Manager, Corporate Services.

Purpose:  To introduce “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2020 No. 7309” for first, second, third readings and adoption.

Recommendation:  That:

  1. “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2020 No. 7309” (To set the property tax rates for 2020) pass first reading;
  2. “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2020 No. 7309” pass second reading;
  3. “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2020 No. 7309” pass third reading; and,
  4. “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2020 No. 7309” be adopted.

To be introduced by Shelley Legin, General Manager, Corporate Services.

Purpose:  To have Council approve an internal borrowing resolution for the portion allocated to growth for Sanitary Sewer project DCC SS19: Millstone Trunk South.

Recommendation:  That Council approve additional internal borrowing from the Development Cost Charge (DCC) City Wide Drainage Reserve Fund in the amount of $672,600 in 2020 to fund the Sanitary Sewer DCC project SS19: Millstone Trunk South, for a 20-year term at an interest rate of 2%. Repayment of the internal borrowing to be from sewer operations.

To be introduced by Shelley Legin, General Manager, Corporate Services.

Purpose:  To provide information in compliance with the City’s Procurement Policy (03-1200-01) regarding single and sole source purchases, awards in excess of $250,000 and policy non-compliance.

To be introduced by Shelley Legin, General Manager, Corporate Services.

Purpose:  To introduce a resolution for Council’s approval, which is required for staff to make borrowing arrangements with the Municipal Finance Authority (MFA) for an additional automated garbage truck.

Recommendation:  That Council approve the borrowing of up to $406,585 through the Municipal Finance Authority’s (MFA) Equipment Financing Program to purchase one (1) additional automated garbage truck in 2020.

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

Purpose:  To present Nanaimo’s Green Fleet Strategy to Council for adoption, and advise Council of the City’s Green Fleet Rating.

Presentation:

  1. Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works.

Recommendation:  That Council adopt the City of Nanaimo Green Fleet Strategy 2020.

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

Purpose:  To provide Council with an Advocacy Framework document in order to offer Council a tool that can be used to clearly and succinctly outline an advocacy strategy for the topic(s) of their choosing.

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

Purpose:  To provide Council the opportunity to have a round table discussion in order to review and prioritize topics for Special Council Meetings, in future Governance and Priorities Committee Meetings.