In accordance with Section 65 of The Procedures and Committees Bylaw, 9170, TAKE NOTICE that Councillor Parker provided the following Notice of Motion:
"Whereas a pilot project for security supervision of public washrooms at North Kiwanis is currently funded until January 31, 2025, and without extension a service level gap in the community will occur following expiry of funding for the pilot;
Whereas City Council at its December 2, 2024 budget meeting considered a report “Expansion of Access to Public Washrooms and Drinking Water – Report Back Items”, and resolved:
“That Approach 4: Exploring partnerships and options to expand public washroom options in the Pleasant Hill and Riversdale areas as outlined in the report, be approved”, with no direction given on included report information on potential extension of the North Kiwanis project; and
Whereas section 66.1 of The Procedures and Committees Bylaw restricts Council members from reintroducing matters for consideration within 12 months without rescission, and a notice of motion is required to rescind previous direction.
Therefore, I move:
That the December 2, 2024 resolution of Council “That Approach 4: Exploring partnerships and options to expand public washroom options in the Pleasant Hill and Riversdale areas as outlined in the report, be approved” be rescinded, with the following motions then made in place:
- That Approach 4: Exploring partnerships and options to expand public washroom options in the Pleasant Hill and Riversdale areas as outlined in the report, be approved;
- That an extension of the existing pilot of supervision at North Kiwanis be approved as per the December 2, 2024 report, to December 31, 2025 at a cost of $239,000, with funding to come from the Reserve for Capital Expenditures; and
- That reporting be brought forward for consideration as part of the 2026/27 budget regarding options for public washrooms as contained and updated from the December 2, 2024 report"
Councillor Parker introduced the item.
General Manager of Community Services Anger, along with Director of Emergency Management Organization Golden-McLeod, A/General Manager of Utilities and Environment Munro, City Manager Jorgenson and A/Chief Financial Officer Smith responded to questions of Council.