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City of Langford - Committee of the Whole Minutes (April 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m.)
Minutes of the City of Langford Committee of the Whole meeting held April 8, 2025, recording attendance, approval of the agenda and consent items, consideration of reports (notably the 2025-2029 Financial Plan and related budget motions), and adjournment.
Key facts
- Meeting date and time: April 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m.; meeting called to order at 9:02 a.m.; adjourned at 9:57 a.m.
- Attendance: Mayor S. Goodmanson; Councillors M. Morley, K. Guiry, L. Szpak, C. Harder, M. Wagner; Councillor K. Yacucha listed as attending; senior staff including D. Kiedyk (CAO) and others.
- Consent Agenda: Minutes of Committee meetings Feb 18, 2025 and Mar 4, 2025 adopted.
- 2025-2029 Financial Plan considered: motion to direct staff to bring forward a capital spending report in the fall was DEFEATED (Councillors Szpak, Guiry, Morley and Harder opposed).
- Council directed staff to prepare an itemized list of (1) internal capital debts within the proposed 2.57% line item increase and (2) city-owned parcels with no identified strategic purpose; staff to return after approval of the Financial Plan.
City of Langford - Committee of the Whole Minutes (April 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m.)
Council Chambers & Electronic Meeting
Present
- Mayor S. Goodmanson
- Councillor M. Morley
- Councillor K. Guiry
- Councillor L. Szpak
- Councillor C. Harder
- Councillor M. Wagner
Absent
- Councillor K. Yacucha
Attending
- D. Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer
- B. Hutchins, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
- M. Watmough, Director of Legislative & Protective Services
- M. Baldwin, Director of Development Services
- L. Stohmann, Director of Community Planning & Climate Change
- M. Dillabaugh, Director of Finance
- K. Balzer, Director of Engineering and Public Works
- Y. Nielsen, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
- K. Dube, Senior Manager of Information Technology and GIS
- D. Petrie, Senior Manager of Business Development and Events
- M. Miles, Manager of Legislative Services
- B. Boisvert, Legislative Services Administrative Coordinator
Meeting available by teleconference.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:02 am.
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Councillor Szpak read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOVED BY: GUIRY
SECONDED: SZPAK
THAT the Committee approve the agenda as presented.
Motion CARRIED.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
MOVED BY: MORLEY
SECONDED: HARDER
THAT Committee of the Whole adopt the recommendations for each item of the Consent Agenda as presented.
- Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting - February 18, 2025 (ADOPT)
- Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting - March 4, 2025 (ADOPT)
Motion CARRIED.
5. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
None were removed.
6. REPORTS
6.1 2025-2029 Financial Plan - 2026 Projected key Budget Items
MOVED BY: WAGNER
SECONDED: MORLEY
THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that Council direct staff to bring forward a report on Capital spending to the Committee of the Whole in the fall.
Motion DEFEATED.
Councillors Szpak, Guiry, Morley and Harder opposed.
MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: WAGNER
THAT Committee of the Whole direct staff to prepare an itemized list of:
- Internal Capital debts contained within the proposed 2.57% line item increase in this report; and
- Parcels of land that are currently owned by the City of which have no identified strategic purpose at this time; and
THAT staff bring this list back to a future Committee of the Whole meeting following the approval of the 2025-2029 Financial Plan.
Motion CARRIED.
Mayor Goodmanson opposed.
MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: WAGNER
THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that the Grant in Aid Budget be increased to $100,000 in 2026, with an additional $2,500 added annually over the following five years, funded through taxation.
Motion CARRIED.
MOVED BY: WAGNER
SECONDED: HARDER
THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that Council approve the 2025-2029 Financial Plan as amended and direct staff to prepare the 2025-2029 Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw and the 2025 Tax Rates Bylaw.
Motion CARRIED.
7. ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY: GUIRY
SECONDED: HARDER
THAT Committee of the Whole adjourn the meeting.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:57 am.
Motion CARRIED.
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