CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES

October 30, 2013  –  Heritage Room

PRESENT

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack,
D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

S. Farbrother, City Manager

M. Nathoo, Office of the City Clerk

L. Long, Office of the City Clerk

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.          CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS                            1

1.1        Call to Order                                                                                          1

1.2        Adoption of Agenda                                                                            2

1.3        Protocol Items                                                                                      2

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS             2

2.1        Requests to Speak                                                                              2

3.          REPORTS                                                                                              2

3.1        Strategic Planning Module 1 - Context Setting -

             Verbal Presentation                                                                             3

3.2        Strategic Planning Module 2 - Building a Great

             City - Verbal Presentation                                                                  3

4.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           3

5.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   3

6.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  3

Carried

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DECISION SUMMARY

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved B. Henderson - E. Gibbons:

That the October 30, 2013, City Council meeting agenda be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger,
E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

1.3

Protocol Items

1.3

Council Swearing-in Ceremony (D. Iveson)

Mayor D. Iveson, on behalf of City Council, thanked Susan Reis and John Dowd for  organizing and executing the Swearing-in-Ceremony held in the City Room, Tuesday, October 29, 2013.

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Requests to Speak

There were no requests to speak.

3.

REPORTS

Moved B. Anderson - M. Nickel:

That the following sections of the Procedures and Committee's Bylaw 12300, be suspended to facilitate strategic discussion during the October 30, 2013, City Council meeting:

a)    section 54 - a motion on the floor is not required to debate an item

b)    section 124 - there is no limit to the number of times a Councillor can speak to an item

c)    section 127 - the Chair does not need to leave the chair to participate in debate

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger,
E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

3.1

Strategic Planning Module 1 - Context Setting - Verbal Presentation

Mayor D. Iveson made a verbal presentation.

3.2

Strategic Planning Module 2 - Building a Great City - Verbal Presentation

S. Farbrother, City Manager and L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, made presentations and answered Council's questions.

4.

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

5.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE - NONE

Mayor D. Iveson asked if there were any Notices of Motion.  There were none.

6.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 3:36 p.m.