Committee of Council · Regular
January 20, 2026
Finance Committee
18:02 – 20:53 · 2h 51m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Anna Mathewson City Manager Electronic Darcey O'Riordan Fire Chief Electronic Dave Fleugel Chief Constable, Port Moody Police Electronic Erin Embley Director of Environment and Parks Electronic Jeff Moi General Manager of Engineering and Operations Electronic Julie Pavey-Tomlinson General Manager of Community Services Electronic Karen Pighin Manager of Cultural Services Electronic Kate Zanon Deputy City Manager Electronic Kim Law Manager of Project Delivery Services Electronic Marc Saunders Director of Library Services Electronic Nathan Taylor Manager of Recreation Electronic Paul Rockwood General Manager of Finance and Technology Electronic Philip Lo Acting Deputy Corporate Officer Electronic Riley Dowling Legislative Services Coordinator Electronic Suzanne Smith General Manager of Community Development Electronic Tracey Takahashi Acting City Clerk and Manager of Legislative Services Electronic Tyson Ganske Deputy Chief Financial Officer Electronic Virgelene Rutherford Director of Human Resources Electronic
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the agenda of the January 20, 2026, Finance Committee meeting be adopted as circulated.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting of December 2, 2025, be adopted.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the report dated January 6, 2026, from the Port Moody Police Board regarding Port Moody Police Board 2026-2030 Financial Plan be received for information.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 3.2 — Pay Parking — Increase Base Revenue.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options: 3.3 — Pay Parking — Program Expansion — Murray Street.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options: 3.4 — Pay Parking — Program Expansion — Inlet Field.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT the following items be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 4.11 — Community Services — Eliminate Play-in-parks program; and 4.12 — Corporate Services — Election — Reduction of one pol…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT the following items be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 4.23 — Community Services — Events — Cheer at the Pier OR Holiday Train; and 4.24 — Community Services — Events — Indigenous…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 4.21 — Community Services — Events — Biennial Car Free Day.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT the Finance Committee meeting of January 20, 2026, be extended by one hour.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 4.25 — Community Services — Reduce annual plantings.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 4.26 — Corporate Services — Committee support/resources (Advisory Bodies of Council).
- · Motion 13 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 4.27 — Mayor and Council — Conferences/Conventions and associated travel.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT the following item be removed from the budget adjustment options for the 2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan: 4.28 — Mayor and Council — Committee Contingency.
- · Motion 15 added: THAT staff be directed to find a 0.1% efficiency elsewhere in the budget.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT the provisional closed line item of 0.56% reduction be removed until it is finalized and can be released to the public.
- · Motion 17 added: THAT the report dated January 20, 2026, from the Finance and Technology Department — Financial Services Division regarding Budget Deliberations — Provisional 2026-2030 Five-Year Financial Plan Approval be received for information; AND THAT…
- · Motion 18 added: THAT a discussion regarding funding, scope of city involvement, and purpose of large events in the City be referred to a future Strategic Planning Committee meeting.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT the recommendations approved at the Finance Committee meeting of January 20, 2026, be referred to the Council Standing Committee meeting of January 20, 2026, for ratification.
- · Attendance added: M. Lahti (remote)
- · Attendance added: S. Agtarap (remote)
- · Attendance added: D. Dilworth (remote)
- · Attendance added: K. Knowles (remote)
- · Attendance added: A. Lubik (remote)
- · Attendance added: H. Lurbiecki (remote)
- · Attendance added: C. Morrison (remote)
- · Attendance added: Anna Mathewson (remote)
- · Attendance added: Riley Dowling (remote)
- · Attendance added: Erin Embley (remote)
- · Attendance added: Dave Fleugel (remote)
- · Attendance added: Tyson Ganske (remote)
- · Attendance added: Kim Law (remote)
- · Attendance added: Philip Lo (remote)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Moi (remote)
- · Attendance added: Darcey O’Riordan (remote)
- · Attendance added: Julie Pavey-Tomlinson (remote)
- · Attendance added: Karen Pighin (remote)
- · Attendance added: Paul Rockwood (remote)
- · Attendance added: Virgelene Rutherford (remote)
- · Attendance added: Marc Saunders (remote)
- · Attendance added: Suzanne Smith (remote)
- · Attendance added: Tracey Takahashi (remote)
- · Attendance added: Nathan Taylor (remote)
- · Attendance added: Kate Zanon (remote)
- · Participation added: A. Lubik arrive
- · Participation added: D. Dilworth arrive