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» Cool. So, I think we're all here and I
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I think we are ready to start. So I
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for November 3rd order and acknowledge
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and unseated territory of the KC map and
semi first nations. We have an agenda in

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front of us and I believe we need to
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going to first just get it on the floor.
So I'll move the U agenda and get a

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seconded by Alrech that I need to
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I was aware of um a mistake with um
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20th minutes. It's not the actual
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like to have that uh removed from
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amendments. And councelor Mack also
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in the se October 27th special minutes.
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from consideration adoption. Those will
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» So we'll I'll move that we amend section
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amend move that we amend item 6A and
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city. So it's 6 A. It's actually
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» 6 A1. You're correct. The regular
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three or the October 27th special
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» Sure. So um that we strike 6A1 and that
we amend item uh 6 A3 Tuesday to say

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that the minutes of the special meeting
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and October 20th 2025 adopted Mr. So
that's my proposed amendment second by

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council M. Further discussion
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on the amendment. All those in favor any
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unanimously. So we now have an amended
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Thank you.
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Seeing none I'll call the question on
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Any opposed? So that's carried unanimous
be part of the committee of the poll.

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I'll move that the committee of the poll
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seconded by councelor Alrech. Any
further discussion? All the questions in

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favor? Any opposed? So that's carried
unanimously. I'll turn it over to Mr.

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Chang and maybe a brief overview of this
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uh if there's anybody who would like to
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opinion pass this committee level. Thank
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this financial plan amendment was formed
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for this particular financial plan
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such as additional transformation
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throughout the year. They were limited
that presentation on state of fire all

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fired for the exterior of the building.
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bit more significant. Um but for the
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the items.
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» Thank you.
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correspondence on this?
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» Thank you. And is there anybody here
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2029
financial plan amendment that's here

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and if you are and I'm not seeing that
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so checking again I'm not seeing any so
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that wants to provide us input on this
is there any further discussion council

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seeing none then I'll Move that we rise
and report. Is there a second council or

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wallets? All further discussion seem all
those in favor. So that's carried. Uh so

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that brings us to business arising. So
we have a recommendation hearing section

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5A.
The bylaw cited as financial plan 2025

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through 2029 bylaw 2025 number 3308
amendment number one 2025 bylaw number

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3315. That be right upon final time. Is
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Seconder seconded by councelor White.
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seeing none question. All those in
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carried. We're on to our consent agenda.
Anybody like to remove any

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seeing none who would like to move by
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discussion see the question. All those
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So there's none oppose. So that's
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opportunity for a delegation. I guess
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» Yeah, it's actually L
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» No, thank you. Um Papel
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me the opportunity.
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welcome to pull up a chair if that's
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Yes,
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Um, my name is Carlen Lucky. I'm a new
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I represent Lucky Life Society. We are
here today because our mission is

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perfectly aligned with your s
strategic goals to integrate a holistic

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approach to community safety and
fostering a thriving healthy community

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for all. all residents key themes
throughout the city's city of Langley's

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he why did I put that word in I'm so
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I can't say it plan
um every council meeting addresses high

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costs of response the cost of policing
emergency housing emergency services

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reacting to crisises but those crisises
all share a common root the cycle of

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trauma is continual
The generational crisis has touched

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families directly or indirectly all
throughout this province. We cannot

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speak of generational trauma in Canada
without first acknowledging the profound

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and ongoing impact of assimulation
behavior and residential schools and the

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critical need for truth and
reconciliation for indigenous families

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whose wounds run deep within our
community and on this very land that we

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stand on today. Beyond that, consider
the foundational trauma experienced by

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countless immigrants.
Immigrant families over the last 200

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years from those interament camps during
wartime and the ongoing struggles with

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displacement. This historical burden
echoes in our homes today. And the mere

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fact that we had more deaths from
substance abuse during the pandemic than

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the pandemic itself is a loud and clear
message of our provin province's mental

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health state.
Lucky life's approach is to build on is

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built on the wisdom that was passed on
to me by the Haida nation. Our community

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is as strong as our weakest member. If
we offer a helping hand and lift them

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up, we will all be strong and we will
all benefit. This preventative approach

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is the priority at in your strategic
plan and forms the core of our legacy

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blueprint program. Our legacy blueprint
program embodies this principle as a

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traumainformed data generating program.
It specifically equips parents and

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caregivers right here in Langley with
the psychological tools to interrupt

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cycles of instability and critical
relationship concerns. This program is

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designed to ensure it generates vital
hyper local data for from participants

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which Lucky Life Society processes and
translates into actual actionable

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insights for collaborating
collaborative planning.

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This distinct service delivery focuses
on upstream solutions directly

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supporting the city's goal of proactive
rather than reactive community

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management counselors. Our program is
generating metrics based on the

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Icelantic uh preventative model which is
um uh endorsed by the federal government

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which shows that 82% of all participants
report a clinical significant increase

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in household stability and reduces
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services within six months. This data
coupled with Lucky Life's on the ground

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expertise and direct engagement with
families is the missing piece required

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to write a truly effective unified
community safety plan. If we take this

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proactive approach today, the large
problems that will undoubtedly arrive

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with the sky train route will not be
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By addressing these challenges through
datainformed strategies, we safeguard

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taxpayer dollars and create a more
predictable, resilient environment for

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local businesses directly supporting the
city's economic well-being. We are not

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asking for money today. We are only um
um requesting or proposing a formal

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strategic partnership. Our goal is to
leverage our data and our strategy to

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build a unified community plan in
collaboration with city planning,

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community service staff, and engaging
business partners. Lucky Life's role is

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pivotal by creating a direct from
community insights, an effective

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traumainformed
intervention meth methodology that forms

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the foundation of a proactive plan. This
collaborative ma model is precisely the

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integrated approach identified in your
plan for effective service delivery. We

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get to make the choices now that will
create and ensure community legacy

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continues in the city of Langley.
Investing in preventative prevention

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saves dollars and strengthen lives.
Lucky Life Society is committed to the

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collection and application of this vital
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d da and framework to help you build the

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strongest possible safety net for the
city of Langley. Our direct request is

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that council directs a member of the
city planning and invites community

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service staff to meet with us and
formally establish a scope of

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deliverables that for this community
plan. Lucky Life has already requested

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that the township of Langley and the
RCMP agree to meet with us for this this

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purpose.
We intend to take action ensuring that

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the plan integrates shared data,
proactive planning, and our proven

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traumainformed service delivery with all
the relevant city and business partners

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within the area with Lucky Light
recognized as an essential active

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contributor to its success. Thank you
for your leadership and thank you for

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committing to a safer, more inclusive
Langley and for the legacy we will leave

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behind us. Thank you.
>> Uh thank you so much for your

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presentation. I want to see if there's
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Wallace.
>> Um thank you so much for attending today

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and all the advocacy work you're doing.
It's really um important. Trauma

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informed practice um is very important.
I just um wanted to maybe say is there a

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way that we could encourage a meeting
with um our social planner of initiative

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uh strategic initiatives um Kay who's
working a lot with mapping and data uh

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to see if that you could meet with her
and share what you're doing um the lucky

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life society and I think you'll you'll
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and moving forward.
>> Yeah. I mean I don't think we need a

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motion but motions are good. So if you
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the council um request that be McKay
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» um the love lead society.
>> If I can move that.

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» Sure. So seconded by councelor Mac
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discussion on that?
Seeing any follow question on that all

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in favor?
It's unanimous but there's still

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opportunity for for questions on this
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» Yeah. I I just uh I really appreciate
your work, right? It takes a lot and uh

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it's very emotional work. Um you know,
especially when you talk about um the

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amount of overdoses that we're facing
and the ongoing struggle with trying to

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find um you know, adequate resources
helping people struggling in in a lot of

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different areas. So, it takes a lot of
courage to be here, but I I really feel

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that you will be impressed in the work
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are doing in in in line with what you're
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» Thank you,
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» Thank you, Mayor Ball. Um, yeah, I just
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presentation.
Uh, welcome to the community. I How long

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have you been in the community now?
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» Oh, moved here August 1. So impress me.
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» Welcome [laughter]
uh welcome to our community and uh I

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thank you for uh just your passion and
your commitment to uh providing the kind

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of services and trauma informed services
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uh uh providing. Um, as with Councelor
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a uh we're we're very much on the same
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proactively and you'll find a host of um
service providers that uh will be open

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to working with you as well. So, uh it's
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thank you.
>> Thank you very much. I just wanted to

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say thank you so much for coming and for
presenting. Um also welcome to the

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community and I look forward to building
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time goes on. Um and just I wanted to
reinforce um again you strategic

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partnerships that we can make um are so
valuable. So thank you for coming and

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introducing yourself and I look forward
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Thank you.
>> Uh any other questions or comments?

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So I I think again a lot of good things
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the time you took to come and speak with
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» Excellent. I look forward to it also.
Thank you so much

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» and you're more than welcome to stay or
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your evening whatever you
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» So with that uh we'll move on to item
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So that is our next regularly scheduled
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December 1st. Uh is there any council
advisory updates? Um of which we don't

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receive minutes uh that you defended the
counselor walls. So, if I may, it's not

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a meeting I attended, but I know with
the strategic um goals that the library

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board is doing, which I do sit on, um
they're working with, you know, climate

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action. Um
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very short notice, but uh an energy
savings workshop will be held um in the

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library downstairs, Tuesday, November
4th from 6:00 to 7:30. Yeah. Reducing

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energy consumption can result in
noticeable changes to com home comfort,

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efficiency, and affordability. From
learning how to read energy bills and

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discovering energy saving measures and
install installation techniques, this

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workshop empowers participants by
offering basic energy efficiency and

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home safety education. Um this workshop
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in program for all ages. So, I just
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our climate action and really proud that
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that climate action.
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Uh, is there any others?
Seeing none, then we'll go over to item

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10 A. So, we do have a recommendation
that uh the board is for the report and

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then we can see if there's any questions
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the recommendation is that the report
dated October 20th, 2025,

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title proposed pharmacy separation
regulation amendment for 2033

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Avenue be received for information. Is
there a second? Move by councelor

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Wallace, seconded by councelor Alrech.
Uh is there any questions or comments on

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the report?
Councelor M.

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» Thank you. I think that um I just want
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oftentimes take a hard line in terms of
OCP adherence and I do believe that we

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should be upholding our policies. Um so
that's the general stance that I

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typically come from when assessing this.
However, in looking at the recommended

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deviation, it is to permit a pharmacy to
um be placed at the same place as a

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doctor's office. So I felt that in terms
of use, this makes a lot of sense. Um so

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I am in support of it. I just wanted to
clarify.

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» Thank you. Uh we'll go to councelor
Wallace and councelor life.

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» I'm in total agreeance with councelor
Mack when I read uh the report and the

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connection um and that one-stop service,
not just it wasn't just about the

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pharmacy. I think it's the collective
resources and the things that they'll be

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doing is really positive.
>> Councelor White.

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» Thank you, Mayor Bahal. Um I would uh
agree with both my council colleagues in

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terms of uh their opinions on this. I
think my only question um would be uh

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directed to Mr. Johansson if I could in
terms of how will the city ensure that

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it remains ancillary
um and not eventually develop into a

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standalone practice within that unit. Um
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» Yes. To the mayor, councelor White. And
um just before before I answer that, um

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if council does give this first say it
goes to public hearing, the applicant

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will be there and they can present their
proposal and answer detailed questions

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as well. But on the staff perspective,
um if [clears throat] if it is I mean

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they are permitted to have that right
now. uh what they what they need to do

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in order to enact that uh is bring in
that building permit. Of course, as part

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of that building permit, if the pharmacy
is approved, we will see that on the

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building plans and the size that we
expect that. So, that's one way for us

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to ensure that their proposed size of
the pharmacy, which I believe is 900

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square feet out 500 square feet. So, it
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uh one way of doing it. we can also uh
put a their business license as

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something.
>> So yeah,

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» great. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

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» Any other questions on the report?
Uh so just uh I guess a quick one for me

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for clarification. and you said it was a
auxiliary use and um

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there would be no way that this would be
able to be switched in the future and

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this is not going to be like a shop as
far as you know this is not like a

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shopper drug isn't the right example but
like a we had a pharmacy that was near

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there and I won't mention the name but
it was adjacent to a doctor's office but

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it also very much was a retail operation
in your opinion is this that kind of

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retail operation or is it sort of
something that is actually an auxiliary

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use and the place and is primarily a
medical

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» uh yes in response to question my
understanding and based on the

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applicants model
staff here Mr. for talent cough can

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provide more context if if be and again
as some adult presented that public

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hearing this gets first and second is
that it's part of a family medical

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practice it's meant to be something
that's direct dispense they probably

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will have some products for sale but it
won't be at the same scale as you know

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or something like that or an independent
pharmacy that supports medical practice

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uh they've got a few of these uh
server set up and again it's something

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that um you know with the we have a a
building permit that will come in expect

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we'll see
uh the drawings and the space that's

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constructed

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um the other aspect is again in terms of
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the allocation space
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we'll be also monitoring
So we're confident this is going to be

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» Thank you so much uh councelor Albert.
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and and um with the information given
and I'm supportive of it. I'm a little

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leery. So if we could get um say um some
information on the current models that

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they're running in Siri, you you preface
those just so that we can maybe look

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into that. And I I don't want the
applicant to get their hopes up because

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if they're not doing what they're
portraying or what we're thinking

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they're doing, that could be turned
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» Thank you. Um so just for clarity for
anybody who's attending, um it's not an

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opportunity for anybody attending to
speak. It's just for counsel or for

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staff. Um did you have any follow?
>> Yeah. So just coun we'll have them

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present their their model, their case.
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one thing we're considering again is is
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that they're really there to support.

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» So, any other questions on the report?
See none on the report. I'll see if we

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can get councelor James after I'll call
a question on the report. All those in

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favor receiving the report. All those
opposed. That's not opposed. That

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carries unanimously. We're on to the
amendment. So the recommendation is that

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the bylaw cited as zoning bylaw 1996
number 2100 amendment number 221 202.5

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number 3322 be read a first and second
time is a secondary. So move by

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councelor M by council. Any further
discussion on bylaw?

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So, I know it's been stated, but just in
the bylaw section, you know, uh I was

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here when we put in the pharmacy
distancing because there was a large

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amount ofies in our area from more of a
retail perspective that was taking away

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from the active storefront, which I
think is something we've been trying to

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really promote in our community,
engaging active storefronts. Uh for me

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with this one, uh confirmation of what
we'll hear from the applicant. I'm

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generally supportive of this if indeed
it's an excellent use and knowing where

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it's located. It is a current office
building that isn't an active retail

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use. So that gives me comfort with
giving this person a second. But I

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certainly look forward to to getting
more because uh you know spot zoning is

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something I know we've done and for good
reasons for certain things but when we

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do it I just want to be really certain
uh that there's a clear for me that

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there's a clear um rationale for that.
those uh seeing I don't think there's

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any other comments I'll call the
question on first and second all those

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in favor there any opposed there's none
opposed so that's carried unanimously we

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are on to
a few things here for uh community plan

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uh bylaw number 3319 public consultation
requirements so this is for

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consideration of the proposed use
building bylaw and this sets out the um

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public consultation or or a stakeholder
consultation process. I don't

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necessarily want to read all of this,
but if um I'm happy to if somebody wants

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to, but for just the recommendations and
10B, not the actual zoning bylaw. Um I'd

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love to move it as it's presented here
in our agenda. Is there a seconder

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seconded by councelor Alrech? Is there
any discussion on that consultation

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side? Please go ahead.
>> Thank you. I know that um a lot of this

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is really the tenants in section 475 of
the local government act. But what I do

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hear from our indigenous partners is
that they feel that they get

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consultation kind of late in the game at
the stage of say first and second

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readings already being given bylaw. Um,
so I just I wanted to flag that uh as we

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are looking at our policies and our
practices, if we could ensure that um

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they're going to our indigenous partners
prior to even consideration of first and

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second. I think that that would be a
really good way to build relationships

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and ensure that they're not getting a
three/4er baked potato and said hope you

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like potato. Do you like potato? Um
that's all to say.

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» Uh or Mr.
Just um thank [clears throat] you

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through the mayor councelor. Thank you.
Um all of these um agencies for first

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nations and agencies we have to them
already. Uh but take it.

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» Thank you.
>> Yeah, I know there's always that early

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and often work that goes on. Um
councelor Wallace. Um, if I may, I I

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mean, I don't know if it's too late, but
um, just for our public, I think it will

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be important to um, name our the
connections that we are going to be be

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making if if that's the the list of um,
because I think it's important that our

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our our public knows that the
partnerships that we will be engaging,

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right, in regards to that.
>> For sure. I I mean it certainly will be

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in the agenda, but uh you're more than
welcome to name the folks that are being

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consulted here
>> and I appreciate that our um indigenous

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uh partners are at the top of the list
in regards to Ky First Nation, Quantland

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First Nation, Matte First Nation, San
Miami First Nation, City of Suri,

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Township of Langley, Metro Vancouver,
School District number 35 and Translink.

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Thank you for allowing me to do that.
>> Yeah, thank you so much. Any further

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discussion on that section?
Cool. See no call question. All those in

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favor? Any opposed? So there's none
opposed. So that's carried. Now we're on

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to the actual bylaw. So you do have the
recommendation here uh that the bylaw

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cited at city of Langley official
community plan bylaw 2021 number 2300

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amendment um sorry 3200 amendment to
2025 number 319

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secondary by councelor white seconded by
councelor

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any questions on this part
seeing one call the question all those

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in favor so there's none opposed so
that's carried So that brings us to the

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actual introduction of the new zoning
bylaw. Now uh that the bylaw cited at

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city of Langley zoning bylaw 2025 number
3300 we read it first and second time.

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Uh so moved by councelor white seconded
by councelor Wallace. Is there

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discussion on this?

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Oh councelor Alrech. If I could, I just
I just wanted to thank staff for really

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putting together a document that really
goes into a detailed explanation of what

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we're doing and how we're moving
forward. So, uh I think it's really

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clear and and concise and provides the
public with uh answers to any concerns

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that they may have. So, I just want to
express my appreciation to staff.

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» Any other discussion?
So, I'm not seeing any. And uh just so

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people know, this is the first go at
this. We've had a lot of discussion over

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the last three years really on the
zoning bylaw. Uh and I understand Mr.

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Johansson that if council does decide to
move forward with the final adoption of

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this after going through the due
process, uh there'll be further

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refinements based on feedback we've
heard from council over the last couple

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years as well. So, with that, I will
call the question. All those in favor?

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Is there any opposed? So, uh, there's
none opposed, so that's carried

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unanimously. Uh, brings us to the yard
waist pilot update, which we have a

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report in our agenda, and there are two
recommendations that I will read and see

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if there's over a secondary. That the
yard waist pilot project be extended to

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November 30th, 2025. that staff be
directed to coate the data from the yard

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wastist pilot project which ends on
October 31st, 2025 and report back to

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council on potentially incorporating
excess yard waste collection into the

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solid waste organis collection contract
on a permanent basis including levels of

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service as well as associated costs in a
second there. So moved by councelor

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Solium, seconded by councelor Alrech. Is
there discussion on this one? Councelor

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Wallace
>> just [clears throat] that I'm glad to

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see this moving forward. Um it's I think
it's been very popular. I know that

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we've staff is trying to you know read
out the things that uh um with the

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citizens of Lane that are receiving
this. So um just want to thank staff um

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and uh council for um their dedication
and interest in in delivering this

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service to our residents. So I look
forward to it becoming an ongoing thing.

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Thank you.
>> Thank you. Uh is there any other

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discussion councing?

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Um is there a limit to the amount of
during this pilot? Was there any limits

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to the amount of uh paper bags in
addition to the bin?

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» Transfer know and for the purpose of the
pilot project.

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» Perfect. Thank you. Any other questions?
So just a question for me. Um, I was

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just reading the report here too and it
said that we collected is about excess

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from about 100 to 150 houses per day.
How many I guess in a week then are we

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talking about of the 3,000 plus people
that receive this? Is it like 300 that

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are getting the extra stuff or is it
everybody? Um, as [clears throat] a

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percentage maybe
Mr. Mayor is one of the things we we

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haven't as we mentioned the report we
haven't got the full data because it's

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strictly speaking as last Friday that we
would have completed that first month.

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» So those kind of that kind of detail I
hope for the council was part of the

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next state.
>> I appreciate that. So seeing that I

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don't any other Oh councelor white
please go ahead.

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» Thank you mayoral to the mayor.
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first thing on the top of my head is uh
just to thank staff for the amount of

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coordination that's been involved and uh
dealing with residents who have I guess

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a number of questions and concerns
through the whole process. And uh

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whenever something kicks off the first
time around, there's always extra

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uh concerns and things to be addressed.
Um, I do have a question and it it um

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pertains to the bins themselves and and
uh that that relates to I I understand

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reading through the documentation and
that uh the the bends are sourced uh in

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the US and so I'm concerned about
growing additional fees that may come

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with that tariffs uh exchange rates all
those things. Um, are there plans to

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address this in the future
foreseeable future um to keep our cost

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as minimal as possible um for that? So
the chair and first to your first point,

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councelor White, I I'd like to recognize
the efforts of a lot of people at city

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hall from our communications folks
through to our front counter staff have

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been taking um phone calls and people at
the front counter. So there's been a lot

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of effort put in and I think um
uh I'm aware of implementation in other

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municipalities and I think going to a
new technology it has been

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really very smooth. It's not without
hasn't been without issues but it hasn't

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in terms of a new service that actually
has been

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quite effectively and I do givea
credit for that as well. The issue

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around the bins or the totes is uh your
concern is one of the reason that we've

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been working with them. We're trying to
make sure that we can cut down on things

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like shipping cost by incorporating into
their larger because they they service

413
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:11,119
other municipalities throughout British
Columbia and across Canada. So, we're

414
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:17,040
trying to make sure that the number of
bids that we do bring in really are

415
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:22,480
maybe part of a larger shipment that
comes in as part of a larger order. You

416
00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:25,920
know, we initially got 7,000 bins in
which, you know, you keep in the back of

417
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:29,599
semi trucks. That's not going to be the
case as such, but the life

418
00:35:28,774 --> 00:35:34,000
[clears throat]
the life of one of these totes should

419
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:40,160
really um extend through the entire
length of the contract. So really once

420
00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:44,960
we have this the sizing issue sorted out
we really expect that apart from having

421
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:48,920
a small number in reserve that we
shouldn't really see this problem

422
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:57,760
any other questions
see none I'll call this all those in

423
00:35:55,200 --> 00:36:02,160
favor I can so that's carried
unanimously

424
00:35:59,359 --> 00:36:06,800
uh we are on to motion so we have the
Fraser Valley Library board appointment

425
00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:10,240
so there's what we did last year there.
So there's the opportunity to move that.

426
00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:14,720
Also, if anybody wants to do a
nomination, vote by ballot, that's an

427
00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:19,119
option as well.
Anybody wants that? So I'm not seeing

428
00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:22,640
any. So there is the recommendation
here. Then I'll just read out that

429
00:36:21,119 --> 00:36:26,560
councelor Rosemary Wallace be appointed
to the Fraser Valley Regional Library

430
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:31,359
Board for 2026 and that councelor
Delaney Mack be appointed as a move and

431
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:37,760
second. So moved by councelor White,
seconded by councelor. Any discussion?

432
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:40,480
But I see no discussion for this one. So
I'll call the question. All those in

433
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:46,079
favor.
That's unanimous. Uh same thing for the

434
00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:50,000
next one. There's this caring over from
last year. If people would like to do a

435
00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:55,119
nomination process, we can do that as
well.

436
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:58,880
So nobody wants that. So we have the
recommendation here that councelor

437
00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:03,440
Paulre be appointed to the Metro
Vancouver board of directors for 2026.

438
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:07,599
that councelor Rosemary Wallace be
appointed as the alternate. Is there a

439
00:37:05,359 --> 00:37:12,160
second? So moved by councelor Solium,
seconded by councelor White. Is there

440
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:18,320
any discussion?
>> Thank you.

441
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:22,000
Um on April 7th, our CEO Francis Cham
informed the members of council um and

442
00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:25,599
the public that a legal opinion
determined that council had to be

443
00:37:23,839 --> 00:37:29,440
operating in contraction of the local
government act because it was dually

444
00:37:27,599 --> 00:37:33,839
held the venture bank position as well
as his township appointing staffing

445
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:39,760
position. As I understand um it
communicated operated in this role with

446
00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:44,480
the um the existing prevention. My
understanding is for two years prior to

447
00:37:41,599 --> 00:37:50,079
this determination just based upon his
employment and when he was appointed by

448
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:54,720
council um Mr. Chung also informed
council at this meeting um as well as

449
00:37:52,079 --> 00:38:00,160
the public that the taxpayer paid for
the legal costs associated with the

450
00:37:56,480 --> 00:38:04,880
situation. Uh we have seen the cost
impacts from um the cost distributions

451
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:09,920
of the Northshore wastewater treatment
facility.

452
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:15,440
Councelor Alrech in conqu
voted to distribute the costs that Lang

453
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:19,359
City residents are shouldering now.
>> Yes. So is there a point of order there?

454
00:38:18,079 --> 00:38:23,440
What's this got to do with
>> this is with regards to my

455
00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:26,079
determinational appointment? So it's
related. So I'll make my determination.

456
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:32,000
» Okay.
>> Thank you. Um so um that city residents

457
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:37,760
will be shouldering for the next 15year
amortization period. Um, and this is a

458
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:43,119
courtesy that uh other municipally
elective vehicles did not extend to the

459
00:38:40,079 --> 00:38:47,599
Langley or to Langley City. Um, when the
Anesus Island wastewater treatment

460
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:52,560
facility was constructed uh over and
above these cost impacts um the happy

461
00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:56,480
children by Langley City residents,
counceloract was voting and advocating

462
00:38:54,720 --> 00:39:01,920
for a much higher cost distribution
percentage. So for me um I have a lot of

463
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:07,520
concerns. I have unanswered questions
regarding Mr. CH's report on April 7th.

464
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:11,680
Um, as well, I have concerns regarding
the distri the decision to distribute

465
00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:16,560
costs for the Northshore wastewater
treatment facility. Um, so I will not be

466
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:23,760
supporting uh councelor Alra's uh
appointment to the Metro Vancouver uh

467
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:29,280
board. I did um on the April 7th meeting
um attempt to nominate numerous other

468
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:33,280
members of council um which was not
supported by the council majority. So I

469
00:39:31,359 --> 00:39:37,920
don't wish to waste everybody's time by
going through the same repetitive

470
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:43,440
process. Um so I I do feel that I'm left
at a position where um I I simply have

471
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:48,240
to vote for the appointment.
>> Thank you. Um was there any feedback you

472
00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:52,640
have
>> um to the mayor? Um the only feedback

473
00:39:50,640 --> 00:40:00,400
that would happen is that we receive a
letter uh from the Metro Vancouver uh

474
00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:05,359
actually township mayor reminding us of
this situation and consequently as a

475
00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:11,119
municipality we sought legal advice in
terms how to deal with this issue. So it

476
00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:16,560
is fair and appropriate for the city to
pay for the legal advice to address this

477
00:40:13,839 --> 00:40:21,280
issue appropriately and fairly.
Thank you. And so I'll add myself to the

478
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:26,720
speaking list. I think that uh they're
very supportive of the decisions that

479
00:40:24,079 --> 00:40:32,560
councelor Albert has made on behalf of
this council and so I believe he's

480
00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:36,880
represented our views or as a council on
that committee. I know the decisions on

481
00:40:35,119 --> 00:40:41,200
the Northshore wastewater treatment plan
was a very difficult one and certainly

482
00:40:39,119 --> 00:40:46,240
the majority of people on the Metro
Vancouver board landed at this

483
00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:50,880
discussion and I think that speaks to uh
councelor Alrech being aligned with

484
00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:56,400
majority opinion given the difficult
nature of how we tackle these regional

485
00:40:53,599 --> 00:41:00,880
issues. So, I I really commend him for
the effort and work um that he did

486
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:04,960
representing our city on that board and
making that difficult decision on how we

487
00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:08,800
balance uh both the Northshore
wastewater treatment with the rest of

488
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:13,520
the region is probably a position I
would have taken if I was in the same

489
00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:18,240
shoes as him. So, certainly very
supportive of his work um on the board.

490
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:22,800
I think councelor Wallace
>> um I'm not going to reiterate about the

491
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:28,880
north uh water waste treatment plant. Um
it's been talked about several times um

492
00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:33,280
why we reached where we did but I'm just
going to speak in regards to my

493
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:40,160
colleague and I stepped in um and when
councelor Albbrrook had to step down and

494
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:45,359
um he informed me and shared his
knowledge as he always does. I look up

495
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:51,040
to him in his responsibilities in
representing um the city of Wangley on

496
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:54,720
metro. I feel very um grateful that he
is there. he is on the governance. I

497
00:41:52,720 --> 00:42:00,160
know that is really important to them to
him and he is on that. I just want to

498
00:41:57,040 --> 00:42:06,079
say that uh the amount of um dedication
and work and uh reading that goes into

499
00:42:03,839 --> 00:42:12,800
what we do on Metro Vancouver is a lot
and that the relationships that we form

500
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:18,560
um with other um members uh is is very
important and I I really respect um the

501
00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:23,200
work that uh councelor Albrech has done
on Metro Vancouver and brings back to

502
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:26,640
the city.
Well, seeing nothing further, uh,

503
00:42:25,119 --> 00:42:31,119
councelor Albright, sorry, go ahead.
>> Yeah, I just I just want to touch on on

504
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:36,800
one thing. When we're when we're dealing
with uh regional services, especially in

505
00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:42,800
Metro Vancouver, it's extremely
important to develop relationships,

506
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:50,160
nurture relationships, and build those.
Um, that's a challenge in some in some

507
00:42:45,839 --> 00:42:54,880
regards. Uh and and we have in Metro
Vancouver five sewage treatment

508
00:42:53,119 --> 00:43:01,359
facilities.
Every one of them requires upgrades.

509
00:42:58,319 --> 00:43:07,839
Every one of them is not seismically
uh acceptable.

510
00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:13,280
Every one of them is not uh floodproof
because of climate change. So each and

511
00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:19,280
every one of these wastewater facilities
is going to require

512
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:25,040
significant upgrades. We're talking
multibillion dollar delves. So if we

513
00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:29,440
don't come to the table and share the
burden and start having those

514
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:35,920
conversations about how we share those
costs as a region and as a population,

515
00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:41,280
we're going to be in real trouble. So
anyways, um I'm proud of the work I do.

516
00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:46,319
Uh, I'm proud of what I bring to, uh,
Metro Vancouver. Uh, I'm proud to

517
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:51,280
represent the city. I will always do
what's best for the city and I will

518
00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:56,800
continue to do so despite other people's
feelings. So, thank you all and I

519
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:59,680
appreciate the support.
>> So, I'm not seeing any other questions

520
00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:03,520
or comments. I'll call the question on
that. All those in favor? Any opposed?

521
00:44:02,079 --> 00:44:08,640
So, councelor Maxost. So, that's
carried. Uh, we are on to the next

522
00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:12,400
motion which is for councelor Max. Over
to you.

523
00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:17,440
» Thank you, Georgia. Um, so this motion
reads annual cost of consulting

524
00:44:14,319 --> 00:44:21,920
contracts in the city. Um, I can read it
out. Um, it reads that council direct

525
00:44:20,079 --> 00:44:25,920
staff to present council with a detailed
breakdown of all consulting contracts

526
00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:31,760
and their purpose, including utilization
by department 2023, 2024, and 2025 year

527
00:44:29,359 --> 00:44:35,359
to date. and that council directs staff
to present council with a detailed

528
00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:39,040
breakdown of all anticipated consulting
expenditures and their purpose,

529
00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:44,160
including anticipated expenditures by
department included in the 2026

530
00:44:41,359 --> 00:44:48,000
financial plan. And that council direct
staff present this information at a

531
00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:52,000
regular meeting of council prior to the
regular meeting of council for first and

532
00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:57,680
second reading of the 2026 financial
plan will be considered.

533
00:44:54,319 --> 00:45:02,720
» Is there a second?
So, I'm not seeing any one seconding

534
00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:06,160
this.
Uh, so the next one, um, did you still

535
00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:09,839
want to move forward with that given
that it's been handled?

536
00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:13,520
» Uh, no, but maybe I don't know if I
should just clarify like the process

537
00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:18,079
just because I did I just wanted to say
I messaged staff before submitting this

538
00:45:15,760 --> 00:45:23,440
on the 18th and then was told that the
waste extension puppy or the waste pilot

539
00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:27,119
contract would not be extended. Um,
which is why I submitted this motion.

540
00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:29,440
» Okay. So I can withdraw but
>> okay just wanted to clarify.

541
00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:35,680
» Perfect.
>> So we are withdrawing that. Thank you so

542
00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:40,160
much. Uh so clad a sorry that came out
wrong. 12 a clad.

543
00:45:37,599 --> 00:45:43,440
» Okay. So um I do have a couple
amendments that have been provided by

544
00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:48,119
the corporate officer but um I guess
I'll just um

545
00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:55,920
so the title is grass restoration and
the shaper beetle. Um maybe I'll see if

546
00:45:54,079 --> 00:45:59,040
I get a second prior to
>> Yeah, I'll second it.

547
00:45:57,440 --> 00:46:04,400
» Um and then I do immediately have a
recommendation before potentially

548
00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:10,079
speaking to uh the original if I can get
um a seconder for that. Um and the

549
00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:12,640
recommendation um is just to change the
wording.

550
00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:16,160
» Yeah. So sorry, just for clarity, uh we
moved and seconded the original motion

551
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:19,440
here, right? And now you're putting
forward an amendment.

552
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:23,680
» Yeah, exactly. Um the corporate officer
pro provided me some wording that she

553
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:28,160
wanted me to replace. um just to adhere
to best practices um and we didn't have

554
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:34,800
time to coordinate that prior to um
sitting to be. So the the um it would be

555
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:41,200
moved to have the motion uh reflect the
language whereas city maintained grass

556
00:46:38,560 --> 00:46:46,960
across the community has been decimated
by raccoons and crows on the hunt for

557
00:46:43,920 --> 00:46:51,680
shape shaper beetle grubs. And whereas
several residents have expressed a

558
00:46:49,359 --> 00:46:56,400
concern to a council or member of
council over the extended period of time

559
00:46:54,240 --> 00:47:00,720
that grass has been in disarray and
whereas there are ways to mitigate the

560
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:03,599
impact of the shaper be and then as
read.

561
00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:08,560
» Okay written sorry
>> I'll second that. So uh any discussion

562
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:12,800
on the amendment and then we can go back
to like so I would unless people have a

563
00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:16,560
problem with the wording we'll talk
about that if it's just a discussion on

564
00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:21,520
the actual amended thing then we'll go
back to that. So just on is there any

565
00:47:18,319 --> 00:47:25,839
wording questions or dialogue
seeing and I'll call a question on the

566
00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:29,680
amendments. So all in favor is there any
opposed? So there's none opposed. I

567
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:34,160
don't I think that was in favor of the
amendments. Uh so now we're on to the

568
00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:37,720
main motion.
Get out my timer.

569
00:47:55,760 --> 00:48:04,640
All right. So, um, just going to try to
So, brass restoration and the Schaffer

570
00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:08,880
Beetle.
So, I'm trying to figure this out. Okay.

571
00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:12,480
So, in case I mean, I presume that other
members of council are familiar with the

572
00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:17,680
Shaper Beetle. Generally speaking,
you've probably seen it. However, uh we

573
00:48:14,720 --> 00:48:21,200
are seeing the impacts of the European
shaver beetle. Um they're an invasive

574
00:48:19,839 --> 00:48:27,119
species and they're problematic
specifically because they're um they lay

575
00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:32,880
eggs in the roots um and soil of grass
and then ultimately they hatch into

576
00:48:29,839 --> 00:48:36,559
larae which eats um they eat the uh
roots of the grass.

577
00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:41,920
got a little photo there to show the
hug.

578
00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:45,280
Um, insult to injury is added, so to
speak, because then you have raccoons

579
00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:49,280
that come that tear up the grass because
they're trying to get to the food

580
00:48:46,559 --> 00:48:54,079
source. So, once the grass is turned
over, obviously, it's unsightly, it's

581
00:48:51,440 --> 00:49:03,319
messy, and then further um the crows
come and fling fling around soil um

582
00:48:59,359 --> 00:49:03,319
and create additional mess.

583
00:49:03,359 --> 00:49:08,720
How did this come to be and come to my
attention? I've seen it around the

584
00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:13,040
community, but I also had um a
specifically a resident and met for um

585
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:18,000
additional residents mention or ask me
to come and go for a walk um with them

586
00:49:15,520 --> 00:49:22,079
and they showed me um the state of some
of the medians and some of the city

587
00:49:19,839 --> 00:49:26,079
maintained grass um and expressed to me
that they've been in the state for a

588
00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:32,400
number of months. Um so I just have some
photos to um show council uh colleagues

589
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:40,880
generally what I was seeing.
So you can see obviously here

590
00:49:36,240 --> 00:49:44,880
see there's a a crow that I caught
um here you see just I mean obviously

591
00:49:43,359 --> 00:49:49,680
like I have this this street of the year
here in 96. Um I think it's important

592
00:49:47,599 --> 00:49:54,400
that we have publicity pride. We're
maintaining to the best of our ability

593
00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:57,680
and then um if we do note um issues as
counselors that we bring those forward

594
00:49:55,920 --> 00:50:01,920
to look at whether or not we're
adequately resourcing our departments

595
00:49:59,839 --> 00:50:06,720
and if there's any other strategies that
uh we should be considering.

596
00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:12,160
So then getting to um the point of this
motion, um I think that it is important

597
00:50:09,599 --> 00:50:16,800
and prudent that council requests staff
to look at mitigating measures that are

598
00:50:14,160 --> 00:50:23,119
currently being implemented um as well
as further measures that we can explore.

599
00:50:19,599 --> 00:50:27,839
Um from there, look at um capital costs
if necessary as well as resourcing um

600
00:50:25,599 --> 00:50:31,440
and specifically capital costs um to
replace the patches of grass that we're

601
00:50:29,359 --> 00:50:35,440
seeing right now that are damaged. Um,
and then I guess in closing, because

602
00:50:33,440 --> 00:50:39,280
there might be a capital cost, um, I
think it's important that we have the

603
00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:43,280
these um, this information um, and this
presentation prior to consideration of

604
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:47,520
the 2026 financial plan bylaw so we can
look at potential amendments.

605
00:50:46,720 --> 00:50:53,280
» Thank you.
>> Um, and then I'll just stop this pan

606
00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:56,000
there if there's any comments. So, uh,
councelor Walls,

607
00:50:54,640 --> 00:51:00,079
» um, thank you for bringing that to our
attention. I'm sure we've all seen the

608
00:50:58,240 --> 00:51:03,839
shaper bug and what it's been doing to
our community and it's actually been

609
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:09,839
around for quite a long time. It hasn't
just been the last couple of years. Um

610
00:51:07,359 --> 00:51:15,440
if I know that Metro Vancouver through
Diamond Head Consulting has done an

611
00:51:12,079 --> 00:51:20,720
extensive report um in invasive species
coming up with a lot of deliver

612
00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:25,920
deliverables in ways that we can um
approach um

613
00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:30,240
say tackling it because I see the crows
and raccoons are already doing that.

614
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:36,079
That's the natural thing to do. I know
that it's a nuisance. Um, I want to just

615
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:40,400
uh commend this the city in regards to
um looking at measures when it comes to

616
00:51:37,920 --> 00:51:44,400
planting and and and doing different
things on boulevards rather than

617
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:48,880
planting grass. And a perfect example is
the plants that they put down on the

618
00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:54,640
oneway and around the corner on 206. And
that is maybe an avenue that we um

619
00:51:51,760 --> 00:51:59,119
should be looking at. Um also that there
are many municipalities that have

620
00:51:56,400 --> 00:52:04,400
already done the work. So in in saying
that I think um there won't be a huge uh

621
00:52:01,599 --> 00:52:09,280
capital cost in the sense of like I
think the way that we should approach

622
00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:16,160
this and I'm going to ask um I don't
know how to do that this is this be um

623
00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:21,520
deferred not referred um to the
environmental sustainability committee

624
00:52:18,319 --> 00:52:25,920
because on that committee we have uh um
have hired um a sustainability

625
00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:33,200
coordinator that took some time to do
that and I think So you made a referral.

626
00:52:30,319 --> 00:52:36,480
» So seconded by councelor Alrech, please
continue on.

627
00:52:33,920 --> 00:52:41,040
» And I just and for the the good fortune
of uh our committee also with expertise

628
00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:44,880
that are on our committee. We have the
uh langly field naturalists that are sit

629
00:52:43,200 --> 00:52:51,119
on that committee and we have the mainly
environmental partnerships um who work

630
00:52:47,599 --> 00:52:56,800
extensively with invasive species and um
that's one of their their strategic

631
00:52:54,000 --> 00:53:02,960
goals that they do. So, I'm just like um
I I'm thank thank uh council Matt for

632
00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:09,200
bringing this forward. Um I just think
um in regards to uh it it might take

633
00:53:05,760 --> 00:53:14,079
some time um and looking at and and it's
ever changing like in reading Diamond

634
00:53:11,760 --> 00:53:19,040
Consulting's report is that they're
coming up with new ways. For instance,

635
00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:23,040
um cutting your grass too short is is
something that we we shouldn't be doing.

636
00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:27,119
It should grass should be at a it should
be at at higher, right? because they

637
00:53:24,960 --> 00:53:31,839
love it when it's really damp and and
then also when it comes to uh water

638
00:53:30,079 --> 00:53:34,960
restrictions, right? There's some
because you know between a certain time

639
00:53:33,359 --> 00:53:39,440
you're not allowed to be watering your
gu your your yard. So there's that

640
00:53:37,359 --> 00:53:44,079
pieces as well. So there's a lot of
different um things that we need to look

641
00:53:42,079 --> 00:53:48,880
at and wondering the expertise of that
committee and our sustainability

642
00:53:45,680 --> 00:53:54,480
coordinator and um Mr. to pull it that
maybe we can work on a community to move

643
00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:57,119
forward and and um take care of some of
this.

644
00:53:54,960 --> 00:54:02,960
» Okay. Um counc
>> um just speaking

645
00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:06,559
to council Wallace um to the referral um
I'm actually not opposed to the referral

646
00:54:04,960 --> 00:54:10,400
because I think that um as you've spoken
that it's a lot of expertise and I think

647
00:54:08,319 --> 00:54:14,960
that resources that we have especially
cost effective ones such as our

648
00:54:11,920 --> 00:54:19,359
committees. Um but the only um caveat
that I do have is that there are a

649
00:54:16,880 --> 00:54:24,559
couple of that clauses that I think
would be undermining maybe which is

650
00:54:21,760 --> 00:54:29,359
specifically um the cost to replace the
damaged city brass and the timeline to

651
00:54:27,599 --> 00:54:33,520
restore it to its prior state. I think
that might be challenging to fulfill on

652
00:54:31,359 --> 00:54:38,640
a committee level and then additionally
to get that information to replace the

653
00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:44,240
damaged city grass um with the financial
plan file by off. Um I so I wonder if

654
00:54:41,280 --> 00:54:48,559
maybe um there could be an option to
sever out some of the enactment clauses

655
00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:51,760
so that generally the motion and larger
mitigating measures which will take time

656
00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:57,680
are
>> so sorry please continue interrupt.

657
00:54:55,680 --> 00:55:03,599
» Yeah just just like so that it can be
sent away but we still can get the cost

658
00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:07,040
to actually replace the grass um so that
it's not you know in the state for an

659
00:55:05,599 --> 00:55:12,240
extended period of time and so we have
that budget. So, I'll add myself to the

660
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:16,720
the speaking order. I haven't spoken yet
on this. So, I I'm supportive of the

661
00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:21,280
referral. I'm also mindful that if it's
referred, there's clauses in there that

662
00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:25,920
won't be able to be fulfilled. Um, that
uh is okay. It'll come back to council

663
00:55:24,079 --> 00:55:29,520
uh once it's done with recommendations
from the committee in this motion. So,

664
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:33,040
you know, for me, you're supporting the
referral. I understand we're not going

665
00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:37,200
to get it in time for this budget, but I
also don't think this is something that

666
00:55:34,720 --> 00:55:41,119
we can rush through anyhow because
there's a ton of work on it and even the

667
00:55:39,119 --> 00:55:45,440
recommendations here may not be the
appropriate one. So for me, I'm

668
00:55:43,040 --> 00:55:49,760
supporting the referral for that reason,
mind blindfold that, you know, some of

669
00:55:47,359 --> 00:55:53,839
these things may not be able to be
action. So I see that council walls has

670
00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:58,000
your hands up and then council
>> and then and just speaking to the um

671
00:55:56,240 --> 00:56:02,079
that council direct staff to report back
to council regarding the required

672
00:55:59,440 --> 00:56:05,920
capital. Um
so I'm understanding like when I just

673
00:56:03,839 --> 00:56:11,440
spoke about doing things you know what
if it comes up as a strategic initiative

674
00:56:09,119 --> 00:56:15,119
um with with our committee that let's
look at boulevards and look let's look

675
00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:19,839
how we plant boulevards instead of
replacing grass. Let's te let's teach

676
00:56:17,839 --> 00:56:22,880
people that you know in your yards what
you you could be doing instead of grass.

677
00:56:21,359 --> 00:56:27,280
I think there's a lot of teachings and
learnings from this and yes it's a big

678
00:56:24,880 --> 00:56:32,960
concern. It looks horrible but I think
um in this in in the sense of

679
00:56:30,880 --> 00:56:38,640
we're trying to mitigate it and I mean
to eradicate it would be awesome but it

680
00:56:35,839 --> 00:56:43,040
it'll take some time. So I'm looking at
different ways. So going back to our

681
00:56:40,240 --> 00:56:46,480
committee and and seeing what we can do.
I think I I I agree.

682
00:56:44,880 --> 00:56:49,920
» Thank you. So, I'll give councelor Matt
the last word because I'm not seeing any

683
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:53,520
other people with questions and then I
will call the referral motion.

684
00:56:51,599 --> 00:56:58,160
» Just a question. I know to put forward
an amendment to the referral motion.

685
00:56:55,680 --> 00:57:03,960
» Uh, it's a referral. So, you can amend
the referral as far as I know. Well, you

686
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:03,960
can amend the refer

687
00:57:07,359 --> 00:57:14,160
you can amend the referral if there is
part of the referral part that you would

688
00:57:12,480 --> 00:57:18,079
want to change. I think that makes it
easier.

689
00:57:15,680 --> 00:57:21,079
» Uh,
right.

690
00:57:21,280 --> 00:57:27,440
Yes. So, you can amend as part of the
referral.

691
00:57:24,319 --> 00:57:34,720
» So, then I would move an amendment. Um
is that council um refer to or refer the

692
00:57:32,480 --> 00:57:39,040
first therefore be it resolved clause to
the environmental sustainability

693
00:57:36,799 --> 00:57:44,160
committee uh to consider mitigating
measures that can be implemented to

694
00:57:41,280 --> 00:57:47,599
assist us in u mitigating the impacts of
the shaker wheel.

695
00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:52,480
» Got it. Is there a seconder for that? So
seconded by councelor white. Any

696
00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:56,240
discussion on that? So see none the
question on the amendment. All those in

697
00:57:53,839 --> 00:58:02,160
favor of the amendment. Uh, all those
opposed to the amendment. Uh, so we're

698
00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:06,079
calling the amendment the the
>> wanting to leave the Oh, severing.

699
00:58:04,240 --> 00:58:08,640
» We're talking about severing. So,
>> are we talking No, I thought it was just

700
00:58:07,599 --> 00:58:11,839
one clause and
>> so we're talking about putting one

701
00:58:10,160 --> 00:58:15,440
clause forward and then discussing if
you want I mean procedurally it does the

702
00:58:14,160 --> 00:58:19,440
same thing will happen. You'll have the
opportunity to with what she's

703
00:58:17,680 --> 00:58:23,280
proposing. you will have the opportunity
to refer it and then it will come back

704
00:58:21,520 --> 00:58:28,400
with the main motion still where you can
get pricing for first and second

705
00:58:25,520 --> 00:58:33,119
reading. So if you want to go back and
get um so basically you're only

706
00:58:31,359 --> 00:58:38,000
referring one of the therefore clauses.
So you're not referring the other two

707
00:58:36,079 --> 00:58:42,079
which is that council direct staff to
report back council regarding the

708
00:58:40,160 --> 00:58:45,839
required capital and you're not
referring to the committee that council

709
00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:52,280
direct staff to present information in a
regular council meeting. So it's only

710
00:58:48,559 --> 00:58:52,280
about the strategies.

711
00:58:54,240 --> 00:59:00,880
» Yeah.
>> Um so then the amendment basically like

712
00:58:56,960 --> 00:59:05,680
I'm through um worship to council I'm
supportive um of having the

713
00:59:03,920 --> 00:59:09,280
sustainability committee look at this.
Um but I'm just trying to ensure that

714
00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:13,760
while we look at other mitigating
measures like even I've had residents um

715
00:59:11,680 --> 00:59:18,400
mention clover plants. I've had them
ref, you know, mention wild fl wild

716
00:59:16,559 --> 00:59:22,799
flowers. So, I think that all of that
can be considered. Um, however, I do

717
00:59:21,280 --> 00:59:27,040
think that, you know, for us to leave
the grass in its current state, um, for

718
00:59:25,599 --> 00:59:30,480
an extended period of time is
problematic. So, I think that this is a

719
00:59:28,960 --> 00:59:33,920
happy
middle road, middle of the road. So, the

720
00:59:32,480 --> 00:59:38,319
grass will get fixed and we can look at
some of our strategies long term, which

721
00:59:35,599 --> 00:59:42,960
we'll take more time. Uh,
>> I'm sorry to speak, but just because I I

722
00:59:40,240 --> 00:59:47,200
feel like I'm visualizing this. I can
see the cleanup around the grass, but I

723
00:59:45,119 --> 00:59:50,559
think it defeats the purpose of doing
the work with the environmental

724
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:56,160
sustainability committee because we're
trying, as you said earlier, um, one of

725
00:59:52,960 --> 01:00:00,880
your goals is not to um have have extra
cost uh with the city. So if we could

726
00:59:58,480 --> 01:00:05,040
alleviate any extra costs in the sense
of like you know keeping it tidy and

727
01:00:03,119 --> 01:00:10,400
leaving it at the state I know it looks
awful um but we need to we need to do

728
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:14,880
all of this in the in the right way. So
I will Yeah.

729
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:18,160
» Okay. So for me for Oh councelor James
go ahead.

730
01:00:16,240 --> 01:00:23,599
» Yeah. Thank you Mr. Mayor. Um I just
wanted to offer up a bit of an

731
01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:28,400
experience. Um, I have experienced
Schaefer beetles and they are almost

732
01:00:26,400 --> 01:00:33,200
impossible to get rid of. I don't mean
that they are because we were actually

733
01:00:30,240 --> 01:00:38,880
able to do it. It took two full seasons,
constant treatments. Um, you can't just

734
01:00:36,799 --> 01:00:41,839
resaw over the the saw that's been
decimated because their eggs and

735
01:00:40,480 --> 01:00:46,480
everything are still in there. And
unless everyone in the neighborhood

736
01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:51,839
agrees to do the same thing, it doesn't
work because they'll just move around

737
01:00:48,640 --> 01:00:56,240
from from lawn to lawn. So, I agree with
what's being proposed. I also agree that

738
01:00:54,160 --> 01:01:02,640
the grass looks terrible when they've
been attacked by Schaefer beetles, but

739
01:00:58,559 --> 01:01:06,079
it's not an easy remediation. So, my
support is going to go to sending it to

740
01:01:04,319 --> 01:01:10,960
the environmental committee because this
has to be realistically looked at and

741
01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:15,440
not just this you can't put a band-aid
on this. This is a genuine real problem.

742
01:01:13,359 --> 01:01:19,440
So, and it's not just about residing the
areas. It's about the whole treatment

743
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:24,400
capacity. So I just wanted to step in
because I have experienced them and it's

744
01:01:21,760 --> 01:01:27,680
uh way more work than a person who
hasn't experienced it would think it

745
01:01:25,839 --> 01:01:30,880
was. So thank you for the opportunity to
speak.

746
01:01:28,799 --> 01:01:39,040
» Um thank you Mr. Pollock on the
amendment. Yeah just to offer um one of

747
01:01:36,400 --> 01:01:43,119
the issues of the boulevards or
generally the responsibility properties.

748
01:01:41,680 --> 01:01:48,480
tire because there's been an ongoing
issue. I would suggest that staff

749
01:01:45,920 --> 01:01:53,839
can be directed to go in
tidy up the areas that are there and

750
01:01:50,960 --> 01:02:00,240
just to as as an interim measure as a
worth while that would be for some time

751
01:01:57,440 --> 01:02:06,400
for options to be discussed but I
certainly agree I agree with councelor

752
01:02:01,680 --> 01:02:11,040
James and that it's resol
the issue when I do

753
01:02:08,640 --> 01:02:15,599
the
things with the staff half going on

754
01:02:13,760 --> 01:02:24,559
places to clean up the area that be
disturbed and then um we address it

755
01:02:20,640 --> 01:02:28,400
address shortterm matter. So um there's
been few folks talking. I'll just add a

756
01:02:26,799 --> 01:02:33,599
thing and I think on the amendment part
we probably know where folks are going.

757
01:02:30,960 --> 01:02:38,640
Um, so for me, uh, I'll just say that,
um, I want to send the whole thing to

758
01:02:35,599 --> 01:02:43,119
the committee because I don't think, uh,
replanting the grass or repairing the

759
01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:47,359
damaged grass is going to lead to it
getting damaged again. And I feel like

760
01:02:44,640 --> 01:02:52,079
that might expend capital money that may
need to be expended again in the future.

761
01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:56,559
And I don't want to expend capital money
needlessly in my opinion. Uh, so that's

762
01:02:55,119 --> 01:03:00,319
why I just want to refer the whole
thing. I believe it is a worthy cause.

763
01:02:58,559 --> 01:03:05,760
It's very important. I've certainly seen
it, but I just don't want to rush the

764
01:03:02,319 --> 01:03:10,000
determination. So, um, we have like
another

765
01:03:08,079 --> 01:03:14,240
opportunity to discuss this. So,
>> um, I'm just going to call the question

766
01:03:11,760 --> 01:03:17,440
on the sending the one item which is the
amendment. So, all those in favor of the

767
01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:23,839
amendment.
>> All those opposed to the amendment. So,

768
01:03:19,520 --> 01:03:27,920
councelor James Wallace, uh,
uh, White and myself. So, that's

769
01:03:25,520 --> 01:03:31,520
defeated. So that brings us to the
referral and that's just referring the

770
01:03:29,920 --> 01:03:36,640
whole thing. Council me,
>> um I think that the only thing that I

771
01:03:33,039 --> 01:03:42,319
would want to um clarify is just that
this request that we get a cost estimate

772
01:03:38,960 --> 01:03:47,119
from staff um to look at what the cost
of um replacing the grass is. I do think

773
01:03:45,200 --> 01:03:50,880
that it's a short-term measure. However,
I do think generally speaking when we

774
01:03:49,119 --> 01:03:56,640
look at resident morale, community
pride, those are things that do have

775
01:03:52,960 --> 01:04:00,160
tremendous value that um do relate to
the overall presentation of our

776
01:03:58,799 --> 01:04:05,200
community. I think that this has a
direct like and a direct impact on

777
01:04:03,119 --> 01:04:09,200
grassroots how people perceive our
community and generally the maintenance

778
01:04:06,799 --> 01:04:15,280
that we put in I do think has an impact
on overall that community pride and

779
01:04:12,799 --> 01:04:18,960
overall well-being. Um, so again, it's
not to, you know, if all of a sudden we

780
01:04:17,599 --> 01:04:22,960
got it back and it's half a million
dollars to replace all the grass, I

781
01:04:20,640 --> 01:04:27,760
myself might be hardressed to pursue,
but right now we don't really have any

782
01:04:24,720 --> 01:04:34,160
cost estimates to replace some of the
most highest damage um highest damage

783
01:04:31,200 --> 01:04:38,559
sites. So I guess that my um my my
preference would be that um an

784
01:04:36,640 --> 01:04:43,680
alternative recommendation is put
forward um to consider the cost um in a

785
01:04:41,839 --> 01:04:48,319
timely manner or at least a timely
manner so they can consider the 2026

786
01:04:45,680 --> 01:04:51,760
financial plan.
>> Sorry um we're just talking to the

787
01:04:50,160 --> 01:04:54,559
referral right now. So
>> referring the whole thing. Sorry.

788
01:04:53,119 --> 01:04:58,799
» We're referring the whole thing.
>> I'm just talking about problems. I see.

789
01:04:56,319 --> 01:05:04,319
» Yeah. Got it. Got it. Okay. So,
councelor Albert or somebody else

790
01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:09,039
» councelor Albert.
>> Yeah. No, I you know like I again I

791
01:05:07,520 --> 01:05:16,240
appreciate this and I I really
appreciate the the attention given to

792
01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:22,079
community pride and you know like making
making sure our community looks good.

793
01:05:18,480 --> 01:05:28,000
But I hesitate to provide more food or
for a

794
01:05:24,799 --> 01:05:32,400
an invasive species in a location is
like perpetuating or making them

795
01:05:29,680 --> 01:05:37,200
stronger. So I'm I'm more inclined to
say, you know, like I'm I'm part of that

796
01:05:34,880 --> 01:05:42,319
committee that is being referred to and
will be given top attention uh when we

797
01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:46,480
when we come back together. I believe we
have a meeting in a couple weeks. So,

798
01:05:44,480 --> 01:05:53,200
uh, this is something that we'll put
back as top top item. Um, at the time of

799
01:05:51,280 --> 01:05:58,880
year as well, uh, I don't think there's
any rush to put any any grass. Um, most

800
01:05:56,079 --> 01:06:04,160
of the grass is is in a dormant state
right now anyways. And like I say, I

801
01:06:01,280 --> 01:06:09,359
just hesitate to spend money to feed the
bugs that we're trying to get rid of.

802
01:06:06,079 --> 01:06:15,599
So, um, I will be supporting the refer.
>> Okay. Councelor White.

803
01:06:11,280 --> 01:06:23,359
» Thank you, Mayor Bahal. Um I my my
thoughts on this are first I appreciate

804
01:06:18,480 --> 01:06:31,280
the to do a shortterm cleanup uh
certainly to address the appearance in

805
01:06:26,240 --> 01:06:37,599
the community. Um I I think given the uh
the extensive nature of this beetle

806
01:06:36,079 --> 01:06:43,119
infestation
is not something that's unique to Lane

807
01:06:40,240 --> 01:06:49,520
City. It is uh something that's
throughout all of Metro Vancouver as

808
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:55,760
Counter Wallace mentioned and Albert. Um
and I think uh there are numerous

809
01:06:53,119 --> 01:07:04,160
approaches to mitigating and dealing
with this issue both from pest control

810
01:06:59,280 --> 01:07:12,880
to neato use to um alternate landscaping
to education and training for um

811
01:07:08,880 --> 01:07:17,760
individuals and uh I think uh we need a
comprehensive approach to it. I think uh

812
01:07:16,079 --> 01:07:23,599
there's learning that we can take from
other communities as well and so I for

813
01:07:21,520 --> 01:07:28,720
one would support the recommendation
going towards the sustainability.

814
01:07:27,760 --> 01:07:31,680
» Thank you.
>> I think we've had a good discussion on

815
01:07:30,240 --> 01:07:35,039
this. I'll call the question. All those
in favor

816
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:40,520
there's none opposed. So that's
unanimous. Uh 12 A6.

817
01:07:42,240 --> 01:07:50,079
Um, so this uh motion is titled city
sanitation. Uh, same as before. Before I

818
01:07:48,240 --> 01:07:54,880
read it, I'll go see if I get a second
because I have um an amendment to the

819
01:07:52,640 --> 01:07:57,520
wording as provided by the chief cover
officer.

820
01:07:55,760 --> 01:08:03,039
» Yep. Seconded by Council Walls.
>> Okay. So then I will immediately move um

821
01:07:59,520 --> 01:08:06,880
that the wording be amended to read.
Whereas a council member has received

822
01:08:05,359 --> 01:08:11,200
regular complaints regarding the
quantity of trash strewn about the city.

823
01:08:09,039 --> 01:08:16,719
And whereas it is perceived that there
is more garbage littering the sidewalks

824
01:08:13,280 --> 01:08:20,560
and public spaces recently. And whereas
garbage littering our public spaces has

825
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:24,239
the potential to affect community pride,
resident morale, and negatively impact

826
01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:29,440
how our community is perceived by
visitors. Therefore, be it resolved that

827
01:08:26,960 --> 01:08:34,400
council direct staff to provide council
with a report outlining the city's

828
01:08:31,520 --> 01:08:38,960
overall current strategy to sanitation
or overall current sanitation strategy

829
01:08:36,319 --> 01:08:44,040
to facilitate timely cleanup of trash in
city parks, public spaces, and along

830
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:44,040
sidewalks.

831
01:08:44,159 --> 01:08:50,080
» Well, seconded by myself. Uh, and so on
the everybody's talking about the

832
01:08:48,640 --> 01:08:53,359
amendment now. [clears throat] Questions
on the amendment before we get into

833
01:08:51,359 --> 01:08:59,600
talking on the main thing. So, none on
the amendment. All the questions in

834
01:08:54,880 --> 01:09:03,839
favor if so there's none opposed
or you can talk she's the main so she

835
01:09:02,400 --> 01:09:09,400
can
>> all right

836
01:09:05,759 --> 01:09:09,400
second point

837
01:09:17,440 --> 01:09:25,359
right I've already generally I think
covered this um but I think probably to

838
01:09:23,120 --> 01:09:30,719
touch on um this middle point. I think
that uh council does have a need to

839
01:09:27,920 --> 01:09:35,759
consider overall capacity um with these
complaints being received by myself and

840
01:09:32,880 --> 01:09:38,880
potentially other um members of or
received by members of the public to

841
01:09:37,520 --> 01:09:43,440
myself and maybe other members of
council. Um so I think that a strategy

842
01:09:41,359 --> 01:09:46,480
to address waste in the city um as our
population grows as we approach Sky

843
01:09:45,120 --> 01:09:53,120
Train I think is really important and
potent for council to consider. Um, I

844
01:09:49,759 --> 01:09:57,520
went out on a five minute walk. I got
all of these photos. Um, I went back out

845
01:09:55,600 --> 01:10:03,360
a few days later. The trash was all
still there. So, the exact same

846
01:09:59,920 --> 01:10:08,080
situation as you see it um as it was.
This sticker um obviously uses our

847
01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:12,320
trademark. Our logo has offensive
photos. It's got a like a needle. It's

848
01:10:10,239 --> 01:10:16,640
got a bike with a tire missing and it
looks like it's been there for, you

849
01:10:14,159 --> 01:10:22,000
know, a couple years. Um, so I think
that, you know, that's problematic. Um,

850
01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:27,760
again, same five minute walk from, um,
the bus stop over to right across from

851
01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:37,199
city hall. Um, tons of garbage straight
about. Um, same site, same day. Garbage.

852
01:10:34,239 --> 01:10:41,120
Um, I have here um, garbage remained
there for days. Same site. There's even

853
01:10:38,880 --> 01:10:43,600
garbage. Um, you can see like it's here,
it's all here, it's here, it's here,

854
01:10:42,560 --> 01:10:48,159
it's here.
It's pretty much kind of the entire site

855
01:10:45,760 --> 01:10:53,280
and I see it. I have been noticing that
I've been getting complaints about in

856
01:10:50,000 --> 01:11:00,080
our public uh parks, our um like along
sidewalks and our public spaces. Um so I

857
01:10:58,159 --> 01:11:04,480
want to be very clear. I think that
staff are operating within the capacity

858
01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:08,800
that council is setting. Um I think that
however council needs to consider our

859
01:11:06,320 --> 01:11:12,880
overall capacity to ensure that staff
have the resources they need to clean

860
01:11:10,960 --> 01:11:17,520
our streets. I know that we've hired
many administrative positions so far

861
01:11:15,280 --> 01:11:22,880
this term. However, um I want to ensure
that we are looking at um how we can

862
01:11:20,400 --> 01:11:26,159
effectively get service delivery to um
residents is going to affect them and I

863
01:11:24,480 --> 01:11:30,159
guess grassroots improve the quality of
their life. Um whether it relate to

864
01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:34,159
community pride, whether it relates to
overall resident morale um or just

865
01:11:32,239 --> 01:11:38,480
cleanliness of our streets. Um I think
that it's how we present ourselves and

866
01:11:35,760 --> 01:11:43,040
we should be um doing our best and
assessing capacity where necessary. Um,

867
01:11:41,360 --> 01:11:47,840
and I think that it's necessary here.
So, I hope to be your support. Okay.

868
01:11:45,360 --> 01:11:52,000
» Thank you. Um, councelor Wallace and
then councelor.

869
01:11:49,040 --> 01:11:55,520
» Yeah. Um, I just want to say it's the
first time I I didn't realize that we

870
01:11:53,760 --> 01:11:59,199
could do powerpoints. We take that time
up and do that. So,

871
01:11:56,800 --> 01:12:06,239
» everybody has five minutes.
>> I didn't realize that. Um anyway, I

872
01:12:03,280 --> 01:12:13,360
wanted to ask a clarifying question um
to Miss Kenny in the sense when um we

873
01:12:10,080 --> 01:12:18,800
want to is it defer like give it to
refer? Sorry, I can't keep my wrong

874
01:12:15,520 --> 01:12:24,880
refer um to a committee.
Can you cross refer to to committees?

875
01:12:21,760 --> 01:12:27,280
Can you can you um refer to two
committees

876
01:12:25,920 --> 01:12:33,520
» or three for that matter?
>> Yes. So, I would like to refer because I

877
01:12:30,239 --> 01:12:38,800
do believe that uh uh Langley City does
take pride in the community and I think

878
01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:44,239
that uh um that there's a lot of people
working on this and um we refer it to

879
01:12:42,320 --> 01:12:50,000
our environmental sustainability
committee because it comes up in regards

880
01:12:46,239 --> 01:12:59,280
to waste management. We've done the um
the the dog waste pilot project.

881
01:12:55,280 --> 01:13:06,080
» You want to refer it to the um
environmental sustainability committee,

882
01:13:01,840 --> 01:13:11,120
the um arch committee
and

883
01:13:07,920 --> 01:13:15,760
the uh school leaison committee.
>> Okay. Is there a second? So seconded by

884
01:13:13,520 --> 01:13:20,320
councelor Alre. Do you want to speak?
>> Speak to it because I do believe I do

885
01:13:18,640 --> 01:13:25,440
believe that schools in our
neighborhoods take pride and that we

886
01:13:23,040 --> 01:13:32,400
should continue in the sense if we could
if uh councelor White and myself could

887
01:13:27,840 --> 01:13:39,040
bring it forward uh to a um say that is
a concern of um our council in regards

888
01:13:36,400 --> 01:13:44,239
to the litter that they can be part of
the uh solution and I believe they do.

889
01:13:41,440 --> 01:13:50,159
There's a lot of pride program um kind
of pride programs in schools and then

890
01:13:46,480 --> 01:13:55,679
also um the arch committee did have um
it is one of our tasks in our work plan

891
01:13:53,120 --> 01:14:01,440
that did come up in regards to that we
wanted to look at was the it used to be

892
01:13:58,159 --> 01:14:05,760
called point of pride and now they're
calling it adopt a park. So the point of

893
01:14:03,760 --> 01:14:10,800
pride would be as councelor Mack showed
you in one of her slides in the previous

894
01:14:08,640 --> 01:14:17,360
about the street of the year that was
part of the point of pride um program.

895
01:14:14,400 --> 01:14:22,480
So we are in discussion of um bringing
that back and then uh I think I and then

896
01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:26,800
sorry I spoke before in regards to the
environmental sustainability committee

897
01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:31,520
is that we're doing a lot of work in
regards to um environmental

898
01:14:29,600 --> 01:14:36,000
sustainability when it comes to waste
management and yes litter litter on the

899
01:14:34,080 --> 01:14:43,840
streets and one of the hardest things to
tackle is one of the photographs that um

900
01:14:40,159 --> 01:14:48,159
um council Matt did um show was I think
it

901
01:14:44,880 --> 01:14:51,679
um a road where there's probably drugs
that were happening. That's one of our

902
01:14:49,920 --> 01:14:57,440
things that we are trying to tackle and
it's very very hard um in regards to

903
01:14:54,480 --> 01:15:03,280
that cleanup and I think the city does
um a lot of clean up when it comes to

904
01:14:59,360 --> 01:15:07,840
bylaws. So I know that's a lot but I'm
speaking in the sense that I think that

905
01:15:05,600 --> 01:15:12,000
we have our committees for a reason and
I know that we're all taking pride. This

906
01:15:10,960 --> 01:15:17,280
is [clears throat] an area that we do
take pride in and uh I think it's

907
01:15:14,080 --> 01:15:21,760
important we back with our communities.
>> Awesome. Councelor Albert,

908
01:15:19,440 --> 01:15:26,320
» uh yeah, I'm I'm really glad that um
this has come forward. This it's been a

909
01:15:24,880 --> 01:15:31,600
problem for our environmental
sustainability committee as Rosemary

910
01:15:28,800 --> 01:15:38,080
Councelor Wallace has noted. Um, I know
we've got a uh a contract that is ending

911
01:15:34,960 --> 01:15:43,280
uh for our waist stream um uh bins and
and uh containers in the downtown core.

912
01:15:41,199 --> 01:15:47,280
We're looking at doing a whole different
strategy in the downtown. Uh staff are

913
01:15:45,840 --> 01:15:52,080
currently working on that. We're
bringing that forward as a committee. Uh

914
01:15:49,679 --> 01:15:56,560
we're hopeful to have that early in the
new year, uh I believe. And so we're

915
01:15:54,960 --> 01:16:03,120
really excited about trying to get
something done for our for our downtown

916
01:15:59,120 --> 01:16:07,520
and uh and bringing that u that
cleanliness aspect back to the

917
01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:12,000
community. At the same time, have an
effective way of recycling material

918
01:16:10,159 --> 01:16:16,719
rather than everything going into one
trash. So that those are those are key

919
01:16:14,800 --> 01:16:22,080
components that we're working towards.
Uh, I also, and again, I don't want to

920
01:16:18,640 --> 01:16:27,040
speak uh to something that uh councelor
James has better knowledge of, but I

921
01:16:23,679 --> 01:16:30,800
know the DLPA has a a cleanup program or
volunteers that help uh with the

922
01:16:29,199 --> 01:16:35,120
cleaning of the downtown. So, we'll be
coordinating all those kinds of works

923
01:16:32,960 --> 01:16:39,440
with our uh our work with the
environmental sustainability committee.

924
01:16:37,440 --> 01:16:46,159
And I know that this has been something
that has been oh probably their number

925
01:16:42,800 --> 01:16:52,880
one passion item uh for a couple years
now uh without making much success

926
01:16:49,520 --> 01:16:57,520
because of the current contract provider
um and and the limitations that we have.

927
01:16:55,280 --> 01:17:02,719
So I'll be supporting the referral.
>> Thank you. Uh I am I add myself to the

928
01:17:00,239 --> 01:17:06,719
speaking list. So uh I am also uh
supportive of the referral. I think

929
01:17:04,960 --> 01:17:11,040
there's a good opportunity to
collaborate and I'll give you a good

930
01:17:08,159 --> 01:17:15,280
example. So, uh, a lot of people were
throwing dog waste into Brien Creek and

931
01:17:13,520 --> 01:17:19,679
that's something that I did a request
for service with staff uh, just so that

932
01:17:17,840 --> 01:17:24,000
was on the file and then I talked to Mr.
Block and said, "Hey, I noticed this

933
01:17:21,600 --> 01:17:27,360
issue um, and I think other people did a
request for service as well and I know

934
01:17:25,600 --> 01:17:34,400
the city crews are really quick that
up." Uh and then um I talked to uh the

935
01:17:31,840 --> 01:17:39,440
environment committee and or the chair
anyways and then that was part of the

936
01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:44,080
thought for the pilot for the dog waste
bins were put there as a result and it

937
01:17:41,600 --> 01:17:47,760
certainly reduced uh that opportunity.
So I think there's other things where

938
01:17:45,679 --> 01:17:51,840
you can look at these hotspots. Again I
encourage everybody to actually do I do

939
01:17:50,560 --> 01:17:55,600
request for service because that's how
staff know how to clean things up. Uh,

940
01:17:53,920 --> 01:18:00,640
and in my experience when I've done a
request for service, it's been very

941
01:17:58,560 --> 01:18:04,159
quick to get that cleaned up. Um, but
maybe that's a bit of an aside. Uh, so

942
01:18:02,800 --> 01:18:08,480
I'm going to be supporting that just
because I think it'll bring a better

943
01:18:05,760 --> 01:18:14,000
outcome for an overall how we manage.
Um, so councelor Mac,

944
01:18:10,480 --> 01:18:18,560
» thank you. Um, I was in support of
referring the last um motion to

945
01:18:16,640 --> 01:18:22,320
committees. I think that of course I
don't want to diminish the value of

946
01:18:19,920 --> 01:18:27,760
committee. just spoke to the value that
I think um could be achieved by the

947
01:18:24,960 --> 01:18:31,280
previous referral. Um I do however think
that it is important that as members of

948
01:18:29,280 --> 01:18:36,480
council we take accountability and and
everything cannot just be outsourced to

949
01:18:33,600 --> 01:18:40,880
a committee or just sent away. Um this
feels like it's adding bureaucracy to

950
01:18:39,120 --> 01:18:44,400
something that we have to look at which
is aren't there enough people to

951
01:18:42,719 --> 01:18:48,159
actually clean up the garbage and are we
adequately staffing and that's a council

952
01:18:46,159 --> 01:18:51,199
responsibility that's you know there
might be other things that can be done

953
01:18:49,679 --> 01:18:55,760
point of pride program which will be
absolutely supportive there can also be

954
01:18:53,760 --> 01:19:00,320
um like you know in terms of actually
waste management where the waste goes

955
01:18:57,679 --> 01:19:04,000
however waste cleanup is our
responsibility as a municipality so

956
01:19:02,400 --> 01:19:07,679
going to the school district and saying
do you have people that want to

957
01:19:04,960 --> 01:19:12,480
volunteer here are are we stating as a
municipality that we don't have enough

958
01:19:09,520 --> 01:19:16,960
resources or we don't have the like we
don't we can't fund these positions for

959
01:19:14,960 --> 01:19:20,880
ourselves because that's not my
perception. My perception is that we

960
01:19:18,640 --> 01:19:25,120
need to look at it. Um I said when we
were up there we've hired many

961
01:19:22,719 --> 01:19:30,239
administrative positions. City admin has
gone up 44 point some odd percent per

962
01:19:27,840 --> 01:19:39,280
capita. um assuming the approval of the
2026 budget. It's a financial plan. Um

963
01:19:34,560 --> 01:19:43,280
it's we're hiring in certain areas and
we have over this council term. So I

964
01:19:41,280 --> 01:19:47,920
think it's important that as we're
looking at all of our investments, we're

965
01:19:45,840 --> 01:19:52,000
going are we making investments that
affect our residents lives? So I think

966
01:19:49,920 --> 01:19:58,880
this is an opportunity where instead of
referring away this motion and adding a

967
01:19:56,239 --> 01:20:02,320
little bit of bureaucracy from some I
think that we have the opportunity to

968
01:20:00,480 --> 01:20:06,239
address it now to give clear direction
to staff. I do not think that it is

969
01:20:04,159 --> 01:20:10,719
appropriate for this motion to be um
reverted away and I hope that ultimately

970
01:20:08,320 --> 01:20:14,719
respectfully um the referral isn't
supported so that we can continue to

971
01:20:12,560 --> 01:20:18,560
address um the actual motion because it
sounds like there's actually a lot of

972
01:20:16,320 --> 01:20:22,480
likemindedness in terms of but with
respect to this motion that it needs to

973
01:20:20,239 --> 01:20:29,440
be addressed just about what the best
way to do it is perhaps

974
01:20:25,520 --> 01:20:34,880
» so so in I guess the way that I look at
our community is that it takes a

975
01:20:31,520 --> 01:20:39,760
community to look after um the city,
right? So, we've had communities in

976
01:20:37,120 --> 01:20:46,560
bloom before. We've had the point of
pride program. We've had cleanups that

977
01:20:42,800 --> 01:20:52,239
happen in our in our crates uh by Lying
Environmental Partnerships that do it

978
01:20:48,400 --> 01:20:58,080
every year. Um we've have uh the get
around Earth, another cleanup that has

979
01:20:54,880 --> 01:21:03,840
been a yearly thing. So my thing is like
the reason why I'm not just uh referring

980
01:21:01,120 --> 01:21:09,360
things away. I'm referring it that we
all take a collective responsibility in

981
01:21:06,480 --> 01:21:14,719
looking after um our city because it
does it does create a um a point of

982
01:21:12,560 --> 01:21:18,400
pride. So, when I'm going into a school
district or a school, if I'm going to a

983
01:21:16,480 --> 01:21:23,199
liaison committee and I say, you know
what, we'd really like um your students

984
01:21:20,960 --> 01:21:26,880
to be involved in a pride uh point of
pride program in your school where

985
01:21:25,199 --> 01:21:31,360
they're looking after creeks, they're
looking after school grounds, and

986
01:21:28,480 --> 01:21:35,760
they're being conscious of of um what is
thrown away as far as the environmental

987
01:21:33,840 --> 01:21:40,800
impacts. So, you know, when you're
throwing um garbage or you know, other

988
01:21:38,719 --> 01:21:46,080
things into streams, how that it becomes
a learning of what can happen. So, my

989
01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:51,280
sense is like I'm, you know, I'm
thankful that you brought this forward,

990
01:21:47,520 --> 01:21:57,520
councelor Matt, but um in in in saving
costs in our city, I I I feel like in

991
01:21:54,400 --> 01:22:02,480
going we have we have staff that sit on
a committee, our committees.

992
01:22:00,400 --> 01:22:06,320
So, I feel like they they take on that
responsibility in in our environmental

993
01:22:04,880 --> 01:22:10,719
sustainability committee. We have two
staff that sit on a committee, right?

994
01:22:08,239 --> 01:22:20,080
So, and our committee. So, I'm just like
I'm really wanting to take a wholesome

995
01:22:16,159 --> 01:22:25,840
look at this and include as much as many
citizens as possible from very young to

996
01:22:24,080 --> 01:22:30,320
very old so that we all take
responsibility for having and a clean

997
01:22:29,040 --> 01:22:34,560
city.
>> So, I'm going to go Mr. Chong and I

998
01:22:32,400 --> 01:22:40,000
think this was a good discussion.
>> Yeah, thank you Mr. Certainly there are

999
01:22:36,560 --> 01:22:46,800
a lot of discussion obviously all of us
uh have you know take issue with state

1000
01:22:43,679 --> 01:22:50,639
kidless in the city obviously we follow
those syndromes if there's an issue

1001
01:22:48,719 --> 01:22:54,719
anything small we want to deal with it
otherwise it's going to get bigger and

1002
01:22:52,239 --> 01:22:58,639
bigger um the fact of the matter is we
don't have a lot of complaints about

1003
01:22:55,840 --> 01:23:03,280
litters we do litter pickup on regular
basis and any residents whether it's

1004
01:23:01,120 --> 01:23:07,520
council Mac or anybody else can
certainly file a request for service to

1005
01:23:05,280 --> 01:23:12,080
the city and our staff will be very
responsive. We'll go out and deal with

1006
01:23:09,199 --> 01:23:18,800
the issue and I'm sure Mr. Paul and
staff if there's a overwhelming

1007
01:23:15,520 --> 01:23:22,960
or need uh to do um you know more
additional pickup you will certainly

1008
01:23:20,639 --> 01:23:27,760
submit a service level enhancement hire
additional staff to address those

1009
01:23:24,639 --> 01:23:32,159
issues. So uh you know I think it's a
good discussion we need to address this

1010
01:23:29,840 --> 01:23:36,560
issue and referring to the different
committees will give us those policy

1011
01:23:34,159 --> 01:23:40,560
direction to look at this issue for
this.

1012
01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:45,440
So with that I think I'll have a
question on all those in favor. Any

1013
01:23:43,600 --> 01:23:54,000
opposed? So councelor might oppose. So
that's carried. So item 12 A7. Uh it's

1014
01:23:50,560 --> 01:23:59,760
written here a second
for council re. So just some context.

1015
01:23:56,800 --> 01:24:03,600
This isn't necessarily like a motion
that I put forward just because it was a

1016
01:24:01,840 --> 01:24:08,000
conversation that I had with a few
members of council and I know this was a

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followup to the meeting that I wasn't
unable to attend uh unfortunately but uh

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I just wanted to get a group of council
to send it a letter for next steps

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because I know it's part of our
strategic priorities still and then

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hopefully get the signature telling us
some concrete action. So any discussion

1021
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on that?
>> It's been moved and seconded

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by councelor Alre.
Any further discussion? Let's see none

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other question. All those in favor. So
that's carried unanimously. And so that

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brings us to the end. I move that we
adjourn. Seconded by M. Question. All

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those in favor. Any opposed? You're I
will see you all

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weeks.