← Back to Minutes Official Minutes (PDF) ↗

2022–2026 Term · Monday

December 11, 2023

City Council Meeting

5 motions · 5 procedural

Motions

Confirmation of Agenda

#1 CARRIED

Council confirmed the agenda for the December 11, 2023 meeting, including all printed items and any additional business that was added.

WITH RESPECT to the December 11, 2023 City Council, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

Moved by Michael Zussino , seconded by Greg Johnsen

be voted on separately.

#4 notable

Council is asking city staff to explore different options for repaving City Road and Sandy Beach Road in Chippewa Park, and to investigate funding possibilities including the Municipal Accommodation Tax. Staff must report back by January 22, 2024.

WITH RESPECT to the Deputation from The Friends of Chippewa Park on December 4, 2023, we recommend that the request for improvements to City Road and Sandy Beach Road be referred to Administration to review potential alternate resurfacing options

  • Administration report back on or before January 22, 2024
  • Administration review potential funding sources including the CEDC Municipal Accommodation Tax for 2024
  • any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. Amendment - The Friends of Chippewa Park - Save Our Carousel Committee Update
Moved by Kristen Oliver , seconded by Andrew Foulds
#5 LOST

Council rejected a motion to remove language about the CEDC Municipal Accommodation Tax from 2024 from a carousel funding discussion. The motion failed, meaning the tax reference remained in the documents.

WITH RESPECT to the deputation from The Friends of Chippewa Park - Save Our Carousel Committee Update, held on December 4, 2023, we recommend that the following be deleted from Paragraph 3: " including the CEDC Municipal Accommodation Tax for 2024."

Moved by Brian Hamilton , seconded by Albert Aiello
#6 CARRIED

Council is asking staff to explore different ways to resurface City Road and Sandy Beach Road, potentially using tourism tax funds. Administration must report back by January 22, 2024 with options and funding recommendations.

WITH RESPECT to the Deputation from The Friends of Chippewa Park on December 4, 2023, we recommend that the request for improvements to City Road and Sandy Beach Road be referred to Administration to review potential alternate resurfacing options

  • Administration report back on or before January 22, 2024
  • Administration review potential funding sources including the CEDC Municipal Accommodation Tax for 2024
  • any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
Moved by Kristen Oliver , seconded by Andrew Foulds
#7 CARRIED

Council is asking city administration to develop new information technology policies and update the records management and privacy policies. Administration will bring these back to council by March 25, 2024 for approval.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from City Clerk Krista Power dated December 7, 2023, we recommend that Report 182-2023 – Corporate Information Technology Policies be referred to Administration

  • Administration report back on or before March 25, 2024 with the proposed CIT policies, a revised Records Management Policy (03-06- 01) and the proposed Access and Privacy Policy as a package for council consideration.
Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Andrew Foulds

Procedural

#2 CARRIED Council confirmed that the minutes from the November 27, 2023 meeting are accurate and approved them as an official record.
Moved by Brian Hamilton , seconded by Rajni Agarwal
#3 Council approved the meeting minutes from two Committee of the Whole sessions held in late November and early December 2023. A separate vote was requested on a matter related to the Friends of Chippewa Park's carousel preservation committee.
Moved by Kristen Oliver , seconded by Kasey Etreni
#8 CARRIED Council approved the official minutes from two Committee of the Whole meetings held in late November and early December 2023.
Moved by Kristen Oliver , seconded by Kasey Etreni
#9 CARRIED Council approved three administrative by-laws: appointing a new Deputy City Treasurer, closing a lane adjacent to 377 Second Avenue, and updating the list of city officers in Corporate Services.
Moved by Albert Aiello , seconded by Dominic Pasqualino
#10 CARRIED Council formally confirmed and numbered the official record of their December 11, 2023 meeting proceedings. This is a standard administrative step to make the meeting's decisions legally official.
Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Kristen Oliver