# Capital Project Notes (PowerPoint slides) - Presentation to Councils

Meeting: Special Council — September 6, 2016

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Source: [Agenda-Package-Special-Council-1](<https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Agenda-Package-Special-Council-1.pdf>)

Source pages: 12–17

## AI-processed summary

Slide deck used to introduce the initiative to councils: outlines client, process, outputs, team, timeline, purpose of the meeting, and questions for council input.

## Extracted text

### Capital Region Integrated Services and Governance Initiative

Source pages: 12–17

## Capital Region Integrated Services and Governance Initiative

### Project
- Client - Ministry of Community, Cultural and Sport Development
- Process
  - Fact Gathering - Capital Area Service Provision and Governance
  - Best Practices - Other Local Governments and Public Sector Organizations
  - Dialogue - Local Councils, CRD Board, First Nations
  - Opportunity for Input - Community Stakeholders
- Outputs
  - Interim Report
  - Final Report - meant to inform future local government decision making but not provide specific recommendations on integration

### Team
- Urban Systems
  - Dan Huang
  - James Klukas
  - Shaun Heffernan
- Circle Square Solutions
  - Dale Wall
  - George Abbott
  - Chris Trumpy
  - Bob de Faye

### Time Frame
- First Round Dialogue - June/July
- Interim Report – by late September
- Second Round Dialogue – October
- Final Report November

### Why Are We Here Now?
- Introduce Project
- Initiate first round of dialogue with councils.
- Our team will be working with your staff on the “establishing the facts” part of the project.

### Our Questions of Council
- Key Issues - related to integrated services and governance for this Council?
- What do you want to see covered in our work?
- What services provide the best opportunities?
- Are their opportunities for policy/regulatory harmonization? Where?
- Areas of caution?
- Constraints?
- What best practices/innovations are you most interested in?