Committee of Council · Regular
June 16, 2026
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE
4 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 June 16, 2026 9:30 a.m. – 11:27 a.m.
Day 2 June 16, 2026 11:41 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.
Day 3 June 16, 2026 11:56 a.m. – 1:47 p.m.
Day 4 June 16, 2026 2:15 p.m. – 3:12 p.m.
10 present · 1 absent
Commissioner Mayor Block Mayor — Scott Ford Deputy Mayor — Bev Dubois Councillor — Holly Kelleher Councillor — Jasmin Parker Councillor — Kathryn MacDonald Councillor Electronic Randy Donauer Councillor — Robert Pearce Councillor Absent Senos Timon Councillor — Troy Davies Councillor — Zach Jeffries Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jul 16, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the letter submitting comments from Sherry Tarasoff, dated June 15, 2026, be added to item 6.2.1; That the following letters requesting to speak be added to item 6.3.1... That the agenda be confirmed as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: That the following minutes of meetings of the Governance and Priorities Committee be adopted: 1. Regular meeting held on May 13, 2026; and 2. Special meeting held on May 27, 2026.
- · Motion 3 added: That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend to City Council that the City Clerk’s Office be requested to amend City Council Policy C03-036, Multi-Year Business Plan and Budget Policy as shown in Appendix 1.
- · Motion 4 added: That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend to City Council that the City Solicitor be instructed to make the necessary amendments to Bylaw No. 9170, The Procedures and Committees Bylaw, 2014 as outlined in the report.
- · Motion 5 added: That the reports submitted as Items 6.3.1 to 6.3.5 be received as information.
- · Motion 6 added: That Administration report back on provincial-regulated daycare centres and shelters and drop-in centres...
- · Motion 7 added: 1. That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend to City Council that option 2 be approved to be funded through RCE to December 31, 2026; and 2. That service levels be forwarded to the 2027 budget process for future consideration.
- · Motion 8 added: That the Committee move In Camera to consider the following items.
- · Motion 9 added: That the information and the discussion remain In Camera under Sections 13, 14(1), 15(1), 16(1), 17(1), 18(1), 19, 20 and 21 of LAFOIP.
- · Motion 10 added: That the information and the discussion remain In Camera under Sections 13, 14(1), 15(1), 16(1), 17(1), 18(1), 19, 20 and 21 of LAFOIP.
- · Motion 11 added: That the information and discussion remain In Camera under Section 17(a), (b), and (c) of LAFOIP.
- · Motion 12 added: That the recommended appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees and any further direction, as noted by the City Clerk, be reported to the June 24, 2026, Regular Business meeting of City Council and that the discussion and informati…
- · Attendance added: Scott Ford (present)
- · Attendance added: Commissioner Mayor Block (present)
- · Attendance added: Troy Davies (present)
- · Attendance added: Randy Donauer (present)
- · Attendance added: Bev Dubois (present)
- · Attendance added: Zach Jeffries (present)
- · Attendance added: Holly Kelleher (present)
- · Attendance added: Kathryn MacDonald (remote)
- · Attendance added: Jasmin Parker (present)
- · Attendance added: Senos Timon (present)
- · Attendance added: Robert Pearce (absent)
- · Attendance added: J. Jorgenson (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Yelland (present)
- · Attendance added: Adam Tittemore (present)
- · Attendance added: Shellie Bryant (present)
- · Participation added: Holly Kelleher arrive
- · Participation added: Kathryn MacDonald arrive
- · Participation added: Troy Davies depart
- · Participation added: Jasmin Parker depart