Council · Special
February 17, 2026
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
11:00 – 16:39 · 5h 39m
6 present · 1 absent
Staff & officers present
Anna Lilly Director of Communications, External Engagement and Public Affairs — C. Bevacqua Acting Deputy Corporate Officer — C.K. Lee Manager of Financial Planning — Catherine Nolan Deputy Director of Finance — Cidalia Martin Director of Recreation Services — D. Samson Fire Chief — E. Davies Committee Clerk — Michelle Adams Director of Bylaw, Licensing & Community Safety Electronic Michelle Lewis Chief Human Resource Officer, Director of Human Resources — P. Sanderson Manager of Corporate Strategy & Business Transformation — S. Hartman Chief Administrative Officer — Steven Faltas Director of Engineering — Valoree Richmond Director of Facilities, Parks & Properties — Zvi Lifshiz Chief Strategy Officer, Director of Corporate Strategy Electronic
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the February 17, 2026, Special Council Agenda be approved as circulated.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT Council direct staff to incorporate, into the Financial Plan Bylaw, a 3.5% property tax increase for 2026 and an annual 4.5% property tax increase for 2027 through 2030.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT ongoing decision packages as listed in “Attachment A – Ongoing Decision Packages” to the report titled "2026-2030 Financial Plan Update" dated February 17, 2026 in the amount of $706,940 be approved and included in the Financial Plan …
- · Motion 4 added: THAT staff be directed to undertake community engagement on the proposed 2026-2030 Financial Plan.
- · Motion 5 added: The meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to Sections 90(1) of the Community Charter as the subject matter being considered is related to the following: [list of sections]
- · Attendance added: D. Ruimy (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Carreras (present)
- · Attendance added: O. Dozie (remote)
- · Attendance added: J. Dueck (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Schiller (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Tan (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Yousef (absent)
- · Attendance added: S. Hartman (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Bevacqua (present)
- · Attendance added: E. Davies (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Adams (remote)
- · Attendance added: S. Faltas (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Lewis (present)
- · Attendance added: Z. Lifshiz (remote)
- · Attendance added: A. Lilly (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Martin (present)
- · Attendance added: V. Richmond (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Samson (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Nolan (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Sanderson (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Lee (present)
- · Participation added: O. Dozie depart