# Special Community Advisory Committee Minutes - July 11, 2023

Meeting: Advisory Committee — July 25, 2023

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Source pages: 8–11

## AI-processed summary

Minutes of the Special Community Advisory Committee meeting on July 11, 2023 focused on 2023 funding requests, recording conflicts of interest and approval/denial recommendations for multiple funding applications.

## Extracted text

### Special Community Advisory Committee Minutes - July 11, 2023

Source pages: 8–11

## Special Community Advisory Committee Minutes - July 11, 2023

### Meeting Details
- Date: July 11, 2023, 7:00 PM  
- Location: Council Chambers & Electronic Meeting

### Present
- Councillor M. Morley - Chair - Remote  
- Councillor K. Yacucha – Vice-Chair – Acting Chair  
- Councillor C. Harder  
- C. Foxall  
- S. Klaver  
- N. Lehman  
- M. McDonald  
- R. Plomp

### Absent
- F. Johnson

### Attending
- M. Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services  
- M. Dillabaugh, Director of Finance  
- C. Staniforth, Financial Analyst  
- L. Zetaruk, Analyst  
- R. Hemsworth, Records Coordinator

Note: Due to COVID-19 Council Chambers is open with limited attendance. Meeting available by Teleconference.

### Territorial Acknowledgement
M. Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services, read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.

### Call to Order
The Acting Chair Councillor K. Yacucha called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.

### Approval of the Agenda
MOVED BY: FOXALL  
SECONDED: PLOMP

> THAT the Community Advisory Commitee approve the agenda as presented.

Motion CARRIED.

### Reports

Source pages: 8–11

## Reports

### 4.1 2023 Funding Requests

- Committee member R. Plomp declared a conflict with respect to the “Open Church” funding request as a family member attends the school.  
  R. Plomp left the meeting at 7:50 pm. due to a declared conflict.  
  Committee member R. Plomp returned to the meeting at 7:52 pm.

- Committee member C. Foxall declared a conflict with respect to the Bear Mountain Residents Association funding request as he is a voting member.  
  Committee member C. Foxall left the meeting at 8:08 pm. due to a declared conflict.  
  Committee member C. Foxall returned to the meeting at 8:08 pm.

- The Special Community Advisory Commitee recessed at 9:40 pm.  
  The Special Community Advisory Commitee recommenced at 9:44 pm.

MOVED BY: HARDER  
SECONDED: FOXALL

> THAT the Community Advisory Commitee recommend to Council that:  
> The following funding applicaƟons be approved for the 2023 year:  
> 1.  
> a. BC Parks FoundaƟon (Goldstream Nature House):  $1,000  
> b. Big Brothers Big Sisters:  $3,000  
> c. Capital Bike: $4,425  
> d. Fed Urban Agriculture Society: $1,500  
> e. Royal Canadian Legion – Remembrance Day: $3,000  
> f. Royal Canadian Legion – Christmas Dinner: $3,000  
> g. Peninsula Streams: $12,500  
> h. Victoria Sexual Assault Centre: $5,000  
> i.  
> City of Langford Pipe Band: $1,200  
> j.  
> Juan de Fuca Lacrosse AssociaƟon: $2,500  
> k. Juan de Fuca Minor Hockey AssociaƟon: $2,500  
> l.  
> Royal Canadian Legion: $2,500  
> m. Mill Bay & District ConservaƟon Society: $1,000

Motion CARRIED.

The motion continued:

> n. Sport Assists: $2,000  
> o. Wear2Start Society: $1,000  
> p. Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt: $3,500  
> q. Fateh Care Community: $4,000  
> r. Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society: $3,100  
> s. Pexsisen PAC: $775  
> t. Rewired Recovery FoundaƟon: $6,000  
> And  
> THAT the Community Advisory Commitee recommend to Council that:  
> The following funding applicaƟons be denied due to budgetary constraints for the 2023 year:  
> Golf for Kids  
> Island Kids Cancer AssociaƟon  
> Paciﬁc InsƟtute for Sport EducaƟon (PISE  
> Victoria Hospitals FoundaƟon  
> Belmont Secondary School – Dry Grad  
> Royal Bay Dry Grad Carnival Commitee  
> Sarah Becket Memorial Run  
> Victoria Blazers Lacrosse  
> Paciﬁc Edge Chorus

Motion CARRIED.

- Committee members R. Plomp and C. Foxall left the meeting at 9:47 pm. due to declared conflicts.

MOVED BY: HARDER  
SECONDED: LEHMAN

> THAT the Community Advisory Commitee recommend to Council that:  
> The following funding applicaƟons be approved for the 2023 year:  
> Open Gate Church: $5,000.  
> Bear Mountain Community AssociaƟon: $1, 500.

Motion CARRIED.

- Committee members R. Plomp and C. Foxall returned to the meeting at 9:48 pm.

### Adjournment

Source pages: 8–11

## Adjournment

MOVED BY: HARDER  
SECONDED: PLOMP

> The Acting Chair Councillor K. Yacucha adjourned the meeting at 9:49 pm.

Motion CARRIED.

Presiding Council Member

Certified Correct - Corporate Officer
