MattersEnvironmentFirst seen Mar 18, 2024
Misting stations grant application
ApprovedThe City was authorized to apply for disaster risk reduction funding for misting stations and manage the grant if awarded. The record does not specify how many stations are planned or where they would be located.
Where it stands: Staff authorized to apply for grant funding Mar 18, 2024; award not recorded.
Timeline
Every time this matter appeared in council records, newest first.
Staff authorized to seek grant funding for misting stations
Council directed staff to apply for a Disaster Risk Reduction grant for misting stations and confirmed staff would manage the grant.
Decision: Directed staff to apply for Disaster Risk Reduction funding for misting stations and manage it.
Passed 6–0
- Patsy Hamilton (Granderson Road)Supports · Disaster risk reduction grant and misting stations
Supports portable misting stations for heat relief and benefits to residents, visitors, businesses, and pets, while urging clear plans for placement and monitoring. - M Wignell (Selwyn Road)Mixed · First readings, Portugal Park, and misting stations
Clarifies an earlier count of development-related first readings, praises the Portugal Park FireSmart exercise and park vision, and asks that misting stations be distributed citywide.
- Patsy Hamilton (Granderson Road)Supports · Disaster risk reduction grant and misting stations