MeetingsWed, Nov 27, 202451m2022–2026 Council
Advisory Committee
Summary
- Gave first, second and third reading to fees bylaw, adds $15/¼‑hour charge; statutory documents exempt. Johnson opposed.
- Gave first, second and third reading to Station Avenue fees, cuts food‑truck monthly fees; adds 40' incubator $1,000.
- Rejected motion to replace $15/¼‑hour staff‑time fee with provincial FOI limits; Harder opposed.
Decisions
What council voted on, in agenda order.
Rejected recommending readings and replacing the $15 per quarter-hour staff-time fee with FOI Act fees.
6.1 · Bylaw No. 2123 - Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Report
DefeatedVote 1–6Opposed: Harder, Yacucha, Whiteway, Foxall, Plomp, LehmanMoved by Johnson, seconded by PlompApproved amending Schedule A to exempt documents required by statute from the staff-time fee.
6.1 · Bylaw No. 2123 - Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Report
Vote 4–3Opposed: Harder, Foxall, LehmanMoved by Johnson, seconded by WhitewayRecommended first, second, and third reading, with staff-time fee not applying to statutory documents.
6.1 · Bylaw No. 2123 - Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Report
Vote 6–1Opposed: JohnsonMoved by Lehman, seconded by HarderRecommended giving first, second, and third reading to the Station Avenue fees bylaw.
6.2 · Bylaw No. 2187 - Langford Station Fees and Charges Report
Vote 7–0Moved by Harder, seconded by Whiteway
Agenda
10 items · select one for details, debate and documents
Summary
The Chair called the meeting to order.
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The City's Territorial Acknowledgement was read aloud.
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Meeting conduct rules were read to participants.
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Committee voted to approve the meeting agenda as presented.
Motions (1)
THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.
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Consideration of adoption of previous meeting minutes.
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The Committee adopted the minutes of the October 29, 2024 meeting as circulated.
Motions (1)
THAT the minutes of the Community Advisory Committee meeting held October 29, 2024, be adopted as circulated.
Summary
Reports from staff on bylaws and fees were presented.
Summary
Committee considered amendments to the Fees and Charges Bylaw (Bylaw No. 2123) including a proposed staff-time fee and a clarifying amendment exempting statutory documents.
Motions (3)
THAT the Committee recommend that Council give first, second, and third reading to Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 113, 1995 Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2024 as amended by removing the proposed $15.00 per 1/4 hour fee in Schedule A for Staff Time to Obtain, Photocopy, Produce, and Research Documents and that it be replaced with the limits set out in the Schedule 1 "Schedule of Maximum Fees" in the BC Regulation 155-2012 (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act).
THAT Bylaw No. 2123 Schedule A be amended by adding clarification that Staff Time to Obtain, Photocopy, Produce, and Research Documents is not applicable for any documents required to be provided by statute.
THAT the Committee recommend that Council give first, second, and third reading to Bylaw No. 113, 1995 Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2024 with the addition of clarification that Staff Time to Obtain, Photocopy, Produce, and Research Documents is not applicable for any documents required to be provided by statute.
Documents (2)
Staff report recommending Amendment No.16 to the City of Langford Fees and Charges Bylaw No.113 (Bylaw No.2123) to update many service fees for inflation, add new charges (e.g., staff time, property records), and introduce an annual CPI-based adjustment for most schedules.
Staff Report to Community Advisory Committee
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Page 6–10Schedule A – Administration
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Page 6–10Schedule B – Finance
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Page 6–10Schedule C – Planning and Development
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Page 6–10Schedule D – Mapping
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Page 6–10Schedule E – RCMP
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Page 6–10OPTIONS
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Page 6–10Bylaw No. 2123 amends the City of Langford Fees and Charges Bylaw No.113 by replacing Schedules A–E and adding an annual CPI adjustment clause for Schedules A–D effective May 1 of each year.
CITY OF LANGFORD BYLAW NO. 2123
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Page 11–16Schedule A – Administration
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Page 11–16Schedule B – Finance
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Page 11–16Schedule C – Planning and Development
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Page 11–16Schedule D – Mapping
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Page 11–16Schedule E – RCMP
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Page 11–16Summary
Committee recommended Council give first, second and third reading to Station Avenue Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2010 Amendment #2 (Bylaw No. 2187, 2024).
Motions (1)
THAT Committee recommend that Council give first, second and third reading to Station Avenue Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2010, 2022 Amendment #2 Bylaw No. 2187, 2024.
Documents (2)
Staff report proposing amendments to The Langford Station (Station Avenue) Fees and Charges Bylaw to reduce food truck fees, transition the community workshop into a business incubator with a new 40' space fee, and adopt an annual CPI increase model.
Station Avenue Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2010, 2022 Amendment #2, Bylaw No. 2187, 2024 (Staff Report)
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Page 17–21EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Page 17–21BACKGROUND
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Page 17–21COMMENTARY
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Page 17–21FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
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Page 17–21LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
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Page 17–21STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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Page 17–21OPTIONS
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Page 17–21SUBMITTED BY
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Page 17–21Bylaw No. 2187 replaces Schedule A of the Station Avenue Fees and Charges Bylaw to set updated food truck, business incubator, and artist studio fees and to apply an annual CPI adjustment for fees.
Schedule A
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Page 22–24CITY OF LANGFORD
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Page 22–24Schedule A (Consolidated — Page 24)
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Page 22–24Summary
The Committee adjourned the meeting.
Motions (1)
The Community Advisory Committee meeting adjourned at 7:51 pm.