MINUTES OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BUDGET MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Minutes covering continued deliberations on capital projects, specifically within Parks Services and service plan budgets.
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL MINUTES OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BUDGET MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
VIEW ROYAL MUNICIPAL OFFICE – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRESENT WERE:
- Mayor Tobias
- Councillor Brown
- Councillor Kowalewich
- Councillor Lemon
- Councillor MacKenzie
- Councillor Mattson
- Councillor Rogers
PRESENT ALSO:
- K. Anema, Chief Administrative Officer
- S. Jones, Director of Corporate Administration
- D. Christenson, Director of Finance
- P. Hurst, Director of Protective Services
- L. Taylor, Director of Development Services
- I. Leung, Director of Engineering
- E. Bolster, Deputy Corporate Officer
- 6 members of the public
- 0 members of the press
1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Tobias called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
The Mayor acknowledged that this meeting is being held on the traditional territory of the Songhees Nation and the Esquimalt Nation.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOVED BY: Councillor Rogers SECONDED BY: Councillor Lemon
THAT the agenda be approved as presented. CARRIED
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD
4. REPORTS
a) 2022-2026 Five Year Financial Plan Deliberations
1. Summary from February 16, 2023 meeting
The Director of Finance provided an overview to the Committee as to where discussions had advanced to at their February 16, 2023 meeting in Schedule 3.1 Capital Projects.
2. Continued 2022-2026 Financial Plan Deliberations
a) Capital Projects The Committee continued to discuss the capital projects and supported those listed in the draft budget (Schedule 3.1) with the following exceptions, notations, and amendments:
Parks Services:
- Development of road ends (C-114) – details on these projects to be provided as each one comes up with a view to including a component of consultation;
- Parks signage and wayfinding (C-124) – remove project from the 2023-2027 Financial Plan (total $210,000); and
- Watkiss Way Community Park development (C-122) – details on how the funds are proposed to be spent to be provided after the consultation and preliminary designs have been completed.
The Director of Finance introduced the Service Plans Budgets to the Committee. The Committee and staff discussed percentage increase in labour costs and next steps including “parking lot” items, reserves, and transfers.
5. QUESTION PERIOD
6. TERMINATION
MOVED BY: Councillor Mattson SECONDED BY: Councillor Lemon
THAT this meeting terminate. Time: 7:00 p.m. CARRIED
MAYOR
CORPORATE OFFICER
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