# Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee Meeting - July 25, 2023

Meeting: Regular Council — August 21, 2023

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Source pages: 172–174

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Minutes from the Community Advisory Committee meeting of July 25, 2023 included for Council consideration under committee resolutions.

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### Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee Meeting - July 25, 2023

Source pages: 172–174

## Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee Meeting - July 25, 2023

### Meeting details
- Date & Time: July 25, 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 - Remote  
- F. Johnson  
- S. Klaver  
- N. Lehman  
- R. Plomp

### Absent
- C. Foxall  
- M. McDonald

### Attending
- M. Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services  
- Y. Nielsen, Director of Parks and Facilities - Remote  
- L. Fletcher, Manager of Community Safety and Municipal Enforcement  
- Inspector S. Rose, RCMP  
- C. Lowe, IT Support Specialist  
- B. Boisvert, Legislative Services Administrative Coordinator  
- N. Johnston, Legislative Services Administrative Coordinator

Meeting available by teleconference.

### 1. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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## 1. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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

### 2. CALL TO ORDER

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## 2. CALL TO ORDER

The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.

### 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

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## 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

> MOVED BY: PLOMP  
> SECONDED: JOHNSON  
> THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.  
> Motion CARRIED.

### 4. PRESENTATIONS

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## 4. PRESENTATIONS

### 4.1 Urban Food Resilience in Langford - Mary P. Brooke
M. Brooke provided a presentation and responded to questions from the Committee.

### 4.2 Greater Victoria Climate Hub - Dora Stroud
D. Stroud & D. Owens, Greater Victoria Climate Hub, provided a presentation and responded to questions from the Committee.

### 5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

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## 5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

### 5.1 Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee - June 27, 2023
> MOVED BY: PLOMP  
> SECONDED: JOHNSON  
> THAT the June 27, 2023 Community Advisory Committee minutes be adopted.  
> Motion CARRIED.

### 5.2 Minutes of the Special Community Advisory Committee - July 11, 2023
> MOVED BY: KLAVER  
> SECONDED: LEHMAN  
> THAT the July 11, 2023 Community Advisory Committee minutes be adopted.  
> Motion CARRIED.

### 6. REPORTS

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## 6. REPORTS

### 6.1 RCMP Priorities
Acting Chair Councillor Yacucha introduced the item. Inspector S. Rose, RCMP responded to questions from the Committee.

> MOVED BY: JOHNSON  
> SECONDED: PLOMP  
> THAT the Community Advisory Committee recommend that Council direct the Westshore RCMP to make the following areas a priority for policing for the remainder of 2023:  
> 1. Mental Health  
> 2. Youth including the School Liaison/School Resource Officer program.  
> 3. Road Safety  
> 4. Serious/Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking  
> 5. Community Relations/Visibility of Police  
> 6. Reconciliation and Reconciliaction (Indigenous Communities with a focus on Indigenous youth)  
> Motion CARRIED.

### 6.2 Departmental Update - Parks, Corporate Services
M. Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services introduced the item and responded to questions from the Committee.

> MOVED BY: MORLEY  
> SECONDED: LEHMAN  
> THAT the Community Advisory Committee receives the report for information.  
> Motion CARRIED.

### 7. ADJOURNMENT

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## 7. ADJOURNMENT

> MOVED BY: PLOMP  
> SECONDED: KLAVER

The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:16 pm.

Presiding Council Member

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