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Community Advisory Committee Minutes (July 25, 2023)
Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee meeting held July 25, 2023, recording attendance, presentations, adopted minutes and a recommendation on RCMP policing priorities for remainder of 2023.
Key facts
- Meeting date/time: July 25, 2023, 7:00 PM; meeting called to order at 7:02 PM; adjourned at 9:16 PM
- Presentations: Urban Food Resilience (Mary P. Brooke) and Greater Victoria Climate Hub (Dora Stroud)
- Motion carried recommending Westshore RCMP priorities for remainder of 2023: 1) Mental Health; 2) Youth (incl. School Liaison/Resource Officer); 3) Road Safety; 4) Serious/Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking; 5) Community Relations/Visibility; 6) Reconciliation (focus on Indigenous youth)
- Minutes of June 27, 2023 and Special Committee July 11, 2023 were adopted
Community Advisory Committee Minutes (July 25, 2023)
Meeting Details
- Date: July 25, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Council Chambers & Electronic Meeting
- Meeting available by teleconference.
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
1. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
M. Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services, read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.
2. CALL TO ORDER
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOVED BY: PLOMP
SECONDED: JOHNSON
THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.
Motion CARRIED.
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
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
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:
- Mental Health
- Youth including the School Liaison/School Resource Officer program.
- Road Safety
- Serious/Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking
- Community Relations/Visibility of Police
- 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
MOVED BY: PLOMP
SECONDED: KLAVER
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:16 pm.
Presiding Council Member
Certified Correct - Corporate Officer