Financial Management Committee - September 22, 2016

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

MINUTES

An Open meeting of the Financial Management Committee was held in the Council Committee Room, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. on Thursday, 2016 September 22 at 5:30 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

PRESENT: Councillor Dan Johnston, Chair

Councillor Colleen Jordan, Vice Chair

Councillor Paul McDonell, Member

STAFF: Mr. Lambert Chu, City Manager

Mr. Leon Gous, Director Engineering

Ms. Denise Jorgenson, Director Finance

Mr. Dave Ellenwood, Director Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services

Mr. Lou Pelletier, Director Planning & Building

Ms. Shari Wallace, Chief Information Officer

Mr. Dipak Dattani, Deputy Director Engineering

Mr. Bob Klimek, Deputy Director Finance

Mr. Patrick Shek, Chief Building Inspector

Mr. John Cusano, Deputy Chief Building Inspector

Ms. Blanka Zeinabova, Administrative Officer

Ms. Nikolina Vracar, Administrative Officer

The Chair called the Open meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.

MINUTES

Minutes of the Open meeting of the Financial

Management Committee held on 2016 July 21

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR jordan

THAT the minutes of the Open meeting of the Financial Management Committee held on 2016 July 21 be adopted.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

REPORTS

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR jordan

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell

THAT the reports be received.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Report from the Director Planning and Building

Re: Emergency Power at Select Key City Facilities

The Director Planning and Building submitted a report proposing a framework for the future provision of emergency back-up power supply at select key City facilities to provide public access, service provision and centres for respite during extended power outages.

The Director Planning and Building recommended:

1. THAT Council approve the emergency back-up power supply framework for select key City facilities, as outlined in Section 4.0 of this report.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR jordan

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell

THAT the recommendation of the Director Planning and Building be adopted.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Report from the Director Finance

Re: Permissive Exemptions from Taxation - 2017

The Director Finance submitted a report seeking approval for permissive exemptions from property taxation for 2017, as set out in this report.

The Director Finance recommended:

1. THAT Financial Management Committee recommend Council authorize staff to bring down a Taxation Exemption Bylaw to permissively exempt properties listed in Attachment 4 from property taxation in 2017.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR jordan

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR Mcdonell

THAT the recommendation of the Director Finance be adopted.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Report from the Director Engineering

Re: Bi-Weekly Garbage Collection___

The Director Engineering submitted a report seeking approval to implement bi-weekly curbside and multi-family residential garbage collection.

The Director Engineering recommended:

1. THAT the Committee recommend Council authorize staff implement bi-weekly curbside and multi-family residential curbside garbage collection and the proposed changes, as outlined in Section 2.0 of this report.

Arising from discussion, the Committee referred to Section 2.2 of the report – Toter Exchanges, and recommended Option B) which would provide Burnaby residents with the flexibility to upsize their garbage toter at no additional costs for a period of up to two years.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR jordan

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell

THAT the recommendation of the Director Engineering be adopted.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

NEW BUSINESS

There was no new business brought before the Committee at this time.

*Councillor McDonell left meeting at 6:14 p.m.*

INQUIRIES

There were no inquiries brought before the Committee at this time.

CLOSED

Public excluded according to Sections 90 and 92 of the Community Charter of B.C.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR jordan