PRESENT:

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

*Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

Deputy City Manager B. Stevens

Acting City Clerk S. Muscoby

ELECTION OF ACTING ACTING VICE-CHAIR

Following nomination procedures, Councillor Pootmans was elected Acting Vice-Chair by acclamation.

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for the 2016 January 19 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRIOIRITES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2015 DECEMBER 15

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Minutes of the

2015 December 15 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

* Councillor Woolley notified the Chair of a particular interest in all Reports on today’s Agenda and was entitled to vote on the items.

3.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

3.1

2016 BUSINESS REVITALIZATION ZONE BUDGETS AND ENABLING BYLAWS, PFC2016-0028

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2016-0028 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.   Approve the 2016 BRZ budgets (Attachment 1);

2.   Give three readings to the proposed 2016 BRZ Tax Bylaw;

3.   Give three readings to the proposed 2016 BRZ Tax Rates Bylaw; and

4.   Consider this report (2016 Business Revitalization Zone Budgets and Enabling Bylaws)       as an item of urgent business at the 2016 January 25 Council Meeting.

CARRIED

3.2

2016 BUSINESS TAX RATE BYLAW, PFC2016-0027

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2016-0027 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.   Give three readings to the proposed 2016 Business Tax Rate Bylaw setting the 2016

      Business Tax Rate at 0.0427; and

2.   Consider this report (2016 Business Tax Rate Bylaw) as an item of urgent business at       the 2016 January 25 Council Meeting.

CARRIED

3.3

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2016-0026

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2016-0026 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee receive this report for information.

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

No items of Urgent Business were added to today’s Meeting.

5.

IN CAMERA ITEMS

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Keating, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Section 24 (1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at

9:37 a.m., in order to consider Report PFC2016-0075.

CARRIED

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 9:42 a.m. with

Councillor Sutherland in the Chair.

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Priorities and Finance Committee rise and report.

CARRIED

5.1

PRESENTATION TO THE 2016 FEBRUARY 08 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL, PFC2016-0075

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that with respect to Report PFC2016-0075, the following be approved:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends:

1.    That a Presentation be added to the 2016 February 08 Combined Meeting of Council Agenda;

2.    That Report and the title of the Presentation be released to the public on 2016

       February 03; and

3.    That the Report and In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Section 24(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

6.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No items of Urgent Business, In Camera, were added to today’s Meeting.

7.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Demong, that this meeting adjourn at 9:44 a.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON

   VICE-CHAIR                                                              ACTING CITY CLERK

2016 BUSINESS REVITALIZATION ZONE BUDGETS AND ENABLING BYLAWS,

PFC2016-0028

2016 BUSINESS TAX RATE BYLAW, PFC2016-0027

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2016 February 02 at 9:30 AM.