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Home Port Moody Meetings January 13, 2026

Council · Regular

January 13, 2026

Regular Council Meeting

19:00 – 21:12 · 2h 12m
7 present · 0 absent
Meghan Lahti Mayor — Amy Lubik Councillor — Callan Morrison Councillor — Diana Dilworth Councillor — Haven Lurbiecki Councillor — Kyla Knowles Councillor — Samantha Agtarap Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Anna Mathewson City Manager — Chad Siemens Project Manager — Darcey O'Riordan Fire Chief — Ding Yu Project Manager, Parks Planning — Erin Embley Director of Environment and Parks — Jeff Moi General Manager of Engineering and Operations — Jennifer Velthuijzen Manager of Corporate Purchasing and Risk Management — Julie Pavey-Tomlinson General Manager of Community Services — Karen Pighin Manager of Cultural Services — Kim Law Manager of Project Delivery Services — Marc Saunders Director of Library Services — Mary De Paoli Manager of Policy Planning — Paul Rockwood General Manager of Finance and Technology — Riley Dowling Legislative Services Coordinator — Stephanie Lam City Clerk and Manager of Legislative Services — Suzanne Smith General Manager of Community Development — Tracey Takahashi Deputy Corporate Officer —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: THAT the agenda of the Regular Council meeting of January 13, 2026, be amended to add “Ceasing Use of the Social Media Platform X (Twitter)” as item 11.5; AND THAT the agenda of the Regular Council meeting of January 13, 2026, be adopted a…
    • · Motion 2 added: THAT the delegation request for the CloseUp International Film Festival be placed on a subsequent Council agenda for consideration.
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT the delegation request from Celebrate BC be placed on a subsequent Council agenda for consideration.
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT Written Public Input submissions provided in the on-table package dated January 13, 2026, be received for information.
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT the minutes of the following meetings be adopted: Special Council (to Close) — November 26, 2025; Special Council (to Close) - December 2, 2025; and Regular Council — December 9, 2025.
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT the recommendations contained in the following items on the January 13, 2026, Regular Council Consent Agenda be approved: 7.1 — Election Updates — Adoption of Bylaws No. 3514, No. 3521, and No. 3528; 7.2 — Works and Services Bylaw Upd…
    • · Motion 7 added: THAT the public engagement approach for the Dog Management Strategy be endorsed as recommended in the report dated January 13, 2026, from the Community Services Department — Parks Division regarding Dog Management Strategy Public Engagemen…
    • · Motion 8 added: THAT the Mayor be authorized to sign the Letter of Support as presented in the memo dated January 13, 2026, from the Executive Assistant to Mayor and Council.
    • · Motion 9 added: THAT staff be directed to adopt Inlet Park Community Fieldhouse as the new building name as recommended in the report dated January 13, 2026, from the Engineering and Operations Department — Project Delivery Services Division regarding Inl…
    • · Motion 10 added: THAT staff be directed to proceed with construction of a new temporary basketball court at the Old Firehall Site in Port Moody as recommended in the report dated January 13, 2026, from the Engineering and Operations Department — Project De…
    • · Motion 11 added: THAT staff report back on progress and upcoming initiatives on neighbourhood park use promotion and enhancement.
    • · Motion 12 added: THAT the City send a letter to the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, the Minister of Municipal Governments and Rural Communities, and the Minister of Finance advocating for: commitment to renewal of multi-year funding for BC Rent …
    • · Motion 13 added: THAT staff be directed to cease the use of social media platform X (Twitter) effective immediately, except in the case of an emergency, AND THAT staff be directed to find a suitable emergency notification system within six months; AND THAT…
    • · Motion 14 added: THAT the delegation request for support of up to $3,400 be approved with funding from Council Contingency.
    • · Attendance added: M. Lahti (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. Agtarap (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. Dilworth (present)
    • · Attendance added: K. Knowles (present)
    • · Attendance added: A. Lubik (present)
    • · Attendance added: H. Lurbiecki (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Morrison (present)
    • · Attendance added: Anna Mathewson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mary De Paoli (present)
    • · Attendance added: Riley Dowling (present)
    • · Attendance added: Erin Embley (present)
    • · Attendance added: Stephanie Lam (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kim Law (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jeff Moi (present)
    • · Attendance added: Darcey O’Riordan (present)
    • · Attendance added: Julie Pavey-Tomlinson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Karen Pighin (present)
    • · Attendance added: Paul Rockwood (present)
    • · Attendance added: Marc Saunders (present)
    • · Attendance added: Chad Siemens (present)
    • · Attendance added: Suzanne Smith (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tracey Takahashi (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ding Yu (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jennifer Velthuijzen (present)