City Council Meeting
Monday November 18 , 2013
7:00 PM Shaw Auditorium
Vancouver Island Conference Centre
A very full agenda for the next Council Meeting. I hope city councillors don't have anything planned for the weekend.
A very full agenda for the next Council Meeting. I hope city councillors don't have anything planned for the weekend.
- Poet Laureate, Ms Naomi Wekan will present two short poems
- Highlights of the Cultural Plan presented by Mr. Bob Kuhn
- Medical Marihuana amend zoning bylaw
- Approve $6200 for Community Service Grants
- Allocate $16,500 to fund Nanaimo Women's Resource Society
- Variance Permit to allow rooftop sign at Tim Horton's, Rock City Plaza
- DVP sought to vary lot depth for a number of lots within a proposed subdivision at 5101 Rutherford Road
- DVP recommended to vary lot depths at 6010 & 6016 Tweedsmuir Cres.
- Secondary Suites in Duplexes: to establish a process and policy for the authorization and legalization of secondary suites in duplexes.
- Planning Application Fees, seek council's approval to amend planning application fees
- OCP (plan Nanaimo) Five Year Review. to obtain council support for initiating the Official Community Plan Five Year Review process as well as the Terms of Reference.
- Proposed Road Closure Adjacent 141 Westwood Road
- Proposed Road Closure - Waddington Road Adjacent to 2020 Estevan Road.
- Trapping Bylaw to obtain Council approval of the proposed bylaw to prohibit the use of body-gripping traps within the City of Nanaimo
- Funding options for the Mitigation of the Colliery Dams, to present Council with options for addressing the funding of mitigation plans for the Colliery Dams
- Corporate Strategic Plan, to provide information on the progress of implementing the Corporate Strategic Plan
- Municipal Security Issuing Resolution - Water Treatment Plant, seek council approval to borrow $9.2 million to fund the Water Treatment Plant
- Establish a reserve fund for the purpose of accumulating funds for investment in regional emission reduction projects.
- 2013 Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Requirements
- Obtain Council's approval to perform a 'value for money' review of the Waterworks contract.
- Caledonia Park and Rotary Bowl Options Update
Democracy Is Too Important To Leave To The Politicians
Do Your Civic Duty By Getting Informed and Getting Involved
If you say: " I'm too busy just trying to keep it together to get involved, consider that perhaps, if you were more involved you might not be having so much trouble keeping it together "!
You can view this Council Meeting Agenda here - - - Agenda .
Council decided to spend $120,000 to install a public toilet at Diana Krall Plaza.
Council decided to spend at least $160,000 on the old theatre on Victoria Rd. when a $20,000 solution would have done, until it is decided what is to be done with the building long term. Two engineers have raised questions about the seismic standard of the building, but staff seem content to ignore the concern.
By deciding to bring downtown parking enforcement 'in-house' which was supposed to save tax dollars, we are now going to lose $140,000 in the first year.
We are paying over $60,000/yr. for downtown parking attendants (meter maids).
We gave a $300,000 tax exemption to the bar operating in the old train station. This exemption was originally thought to apply to the area of the train station used as a train station and not the area operating as a pub.
Council decided to spend $170,000 on an electric Zamboni, when a propane fueled one costs $80,000 and does the same job.
Council decided to spend thousands of dollars to implement a policy of banning the sale of bottled water at civic facilities.
Council decided to add another $700,000 to the $844,000,000 financial plan to pay for a communications person (spin doctor), do you think that is a good use of YOUR tax dollar??
Some Council Decisions You Might Want To Think About
Council decided to spend $120,000 to install a public toilet at Diana Krall Plaza.
Council decided to spend at least $160,000 on the old theatre on Victoria Rd. when a $20,000 solution would have done, until it is decided what is to be done with the building long term. Two engineers have raised questions about the seismic standard of the building, but staff seem content to ignore the concern.
By deciding to bring downtown parking enforcement 'in-house' which was supposed to save tax dollars, we are now going to lose $140,000 in the first year.
We are paying over $60,000/yr. for downtown parking attendants (meter maids).
We gave a $300,000 tax exemption to the bar operating in the old train station. This exemption was originally thought to apply to the area of the train station used as a train station and not the area operating as a pub.
Council decided to spend $170,000 on an electric Zamboni, when a propane fueled one costs $80,000 and does the same job.
Council decided to spend thousands of dollars to implement a policy of banning the sale of bottled water at civic facilities.
Council decided to add another $700,000 to the $844,000,000 financial plan to pay for a communications person (spin doctor), do you think that is a good use of YOUR tax dollar??
Two years ago they decided to spend $16,000,000.00 on a new staff office, an amount equal to YOUR tax increase for 5 years!
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