(Static noise)... I move that we reschedule C1 and E7 and E8 to May 11th, seconded by Councilor Rint. I have a question for you, Mr. Mayor. Yes, Councilor Thomson? Uh, are we going to be voting on those items now or at the end of the agenda? We can do them together or separately. It's your choice. I'd like to do them together. All right, we can do them together. Thank you. All right, any other discussions? Seeing none, we'll call the question on the amendments. Ms. Bauer, could we just mark Councilor Rick for absent for that vote and carry on? You cannot? Okay. I'm sorry, procedurally we can't. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, we'll call the vote on the amendments. Ms. Bauer, you can put the roll call vote up if you would. Okay. All right, we've got a motion and a second to reschedule C1 and E7 to May 11th. All those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? The motion carries. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, moving on to item G2, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as presented. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G3, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as amended. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as amended. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G4, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G5, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G6, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G7, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G8, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G9, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G10, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G11, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G12, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G13, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G14, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G15, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G16, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G17, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G18, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G19, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G20, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G21, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G22, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G23, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G24, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G25, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G26, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G27, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G28, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G29, which is the approval of the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. Is there a mover and a seconder? I make a motion that we approve the 2024 annual general meeting minutes as published with corrections and additions. I second the motion. All right, any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye. Those opposed? That carries. Thank you very much. All right, moving on to item G30, which is the approval of the 2024Great. That carries unanimously. Is there any other discussion on the, a motion of the agenda as amended? If not, I'll call the question on the motion as amended. Sorry, the agenda as amended. That carries unanimously. Motion to adopt the regular meeting minutes of March 23rd, moved by Councilor Rentz, second by Councilor Bailey. See no discussion, que- question? That carries unanimously. Motion to adopt the public hearing meeting minutes of March 23rd, moved by Councilor Rentz, seconded by Councilor Ferguson. Any discussion on those? Seeing none, I'll call the question B2. That carries unanimously. Our first delegation is from Ms. Mueller from the BC Farm Museum Association. Uh, please come forward. Thanks for coming here today, and, uh, go ahead. Good afternoon, uh, M- Mayor Woodward and members of council. My name is Grace Mueller, and I live at 23745 40th Avenue in Langley. And I'm here this evening representing the BC Farm Museum Association in Fort Langley, some of which are right behind me. First, on behalf of our board of directors and volunteers, I want to extend our sincere thanks to council and township staff for your ongoing support over the years. We are truly grateful for the township grant funding we have received in past years. This has allowed the Farm Museum to produce many special event projects for the community. Thank you. (clears throat) The Farm Museum Association has spent the last 60 years, 2026 is our 60th anniversary year, acquiring, restoring, repairing, and exhibiting items of agriculture and pioneer life heritage in the community of Langley and across British Columbia. These efforts benefit the community in various ways. Among them, school children learn about how agriculture has evolved and what pioneer life was really like. Seniors reconnect with their memories and artifacts from their own family history. Tourists and the general public find it fascinating to hear the stories of our community's agricultural history. S- special event days at the museum allow the community to see equipment working through live demonstrations. The Farm Museum is membership owned, 174 paid-up members, and about 1,000 people following us on Facebook, and since 1919 has been volunteer-managed and operated. The collection of donated artifacts on exhibit at the Farm Museum has grown from the original 113 to over 6,500 e- artifacts pleasa- presently. It's been our pleasure to have had members of council visit the Farm Museum on numerous occasions, and we have pictures to prove it. We have appreciated your interest and support. You all have a good knowledge of what the Farm Museum is all about, so I'll not waste your time further talking about what and how the Farm Museum contributes to the community. Having visited the Farm Museum, I'm sure you all understand what I mean when we say, "The museum is full, into the rafters and up the walls, literally." We feel were at a critical time in history for preserving and exhibiting many items of agriculture and poli- pioneer life. Many families are cleaning out deceased grandpas' or great-grandpas' barn sheds or storage spaces and discovering valuable historic ha- heritage items. They know these items have historical value, but for various reasons, they're unable to keep the items. Therefore, they look for a home that will value the artifacts as their families have. The Farm Museum has fascinating items donated every month, but this opportunity is time limited. In just a few more years, many of these items, and the stories that go with them, will be lost. (clears throat) Recognizing this, and with the current two buildings full of collection exhibits, the Farm Museum Association Board of Directors approved expansion of the Farm Museum with a third building. In stage one of the process, to actually accomplish the expansion, the property to the south of the King building was purchased. During stage two, the Museum Development Committee started discussions with an architect to produce a schematic drawing for the design and content of an additional building. Which brings us to stage three, raising $9 million so we can move to stage four, construction. Now, don't get excited. I'm not going to ask council for $9 million. But I am going to ask for your support in a different way. The Farm Museum Association has always followed a responsible policy of raising funds first and then actually completing the building, or event, or project. That policy has slowed the process sometimes, but has kept us financially stable for many decades. So, the Devvel Committee researched all possible sources-... of federal, provincial, municipal foundations and private donors in this very economically challenged time. Last fall, we heard federal minister Gregor Robertson present funding to British Columbia in the amount of $326 million towards the Canada Community Building Fund, with a commitment to grant BC another $326 million per year in each of the following years. Our research showed that this fund is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities. We would like to apply to this fund for the funds to start construction. $9 million out of $326 is not a big deal. Our research showed that this fund has three program streams. Our, the Farm Museum expansion would fit under the third one, Community Works Fund stream. Under the Community Works Funds stream, there are 19 project categories. The Farm Museum expansion would fit under three of those categories: culture, tourism, recreation. We needed to discover, how do we apply for these funds? Numerous emails and telephone conversations between myself and very helpful UBCM and Metro Vancouver staff and directors resulted in learning that we cannot directly apply for these funds. If we are understanding correctly, only a township council can apply and then pass the funds onto the museum. The support we're asking council for today is this: would council and staff be willing to submit a grant application to the Canada Community Building Fund on behalf of the BC Farm Museum Association for the purpose of museum expansion? And for each council member, we've provided Ms. Bauer with a little information package, including a brochure of museum plans and a written copy of this presentation, 'cause I've thrown some titles out there. Thank you for your time this evening and your continued support. And I would be happy to answer any questions. All right, great. Thank you for, uh, coming here again today. I'm starting with Councilor Kunz. Go ahead. Well, hello. Good evening. Um, you have certainly done your homework on this. I know you've been working on this for a little while, and, um, I guess one of my questions would be, do you know of any other organizations that have, um, applied for this funding, and... in your re- research now? Nope. So there's a good chance. The information was limi- I was given limited information because I'm not township staff. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Well, I don't know if any other members of council have questions, but I'll have a motion, um, after if, if... you know, once we're done here. Councilor Bradford. Yeah, thank you, and thank you very much for your, uh, delegation today. I was wondering if the museum has had a chance to look at the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, which the not-for-profits are allowed to apply for directly, and has there been any feedback? That was one of the funds, uh, high on our list to apply for, but since the financial world has changed, um, currently, they are not accepting applications, and some of the other larger funds currently have reduced available funds. Um, it's very challenging right now. And I'm assuming some of the foundations or other sort of non-government entities you've talked to all say, "We'll, we'll contribute, but you need a government to be the sort of lead participant." Is that the feedback? In our research, we identified a number of organizations where there might be grant opportunities, but the amounts available are smaller. So, you know, before I die, I would like to cut the ribbon on this, uh, um, on this new additional building. And, um, if we have to, we'll go back to that route. But we would prefer to get enough money now to, uh, put a shovel in the ground and have that ribbon cutting. I won't finish it. Thank you. Appreciate it. Yeah. Ms. Mueller, how are you doing? I, knowing- Hi, councilor. Knowing your son, I'm quite sure that, uh, that you'll be lasting for quite a while. Okay? (laughs) Oh, thank you. Um, i- this package that we're gonna receive, in there, is there, uh, relevant information for us? Like, how much is the ask? Any deadlines, uh, uh, uh, for applications and all that kind of information? Basically, it just contains, um, a brochure on the design that we have come up with for now, which, um, can be a bit confusing too, because if you look at page five, and you can just write these numbers down and refer to them later, 'cause Ms. Bauer has the information for you. But if you look at page five, you will see that there's all cubicles with walls for the exhibit space. But if you look at t- space, page 10, it's empty room. And that's on purpose because we're going to be using walls that are movable. For example, one wall of the exhibit will be two glass exhibit cases, so items can be placed behind glass. On the other side, it will be shelving for larger. And then the back wall will be used for hanging things there.Um, that makes it more practical in the long run, because you can change the size of the exhibit or even turn them around. I'm not sure, I got random ramble there, but. (laughs) Ah, uh, well, I'll have a... I'll look at it. Um, and just, uh, thank you very much. Uh, this is one of the two museums we've had that my grandkids, uh, uh, like to, uh, grab, uh, grandpa and go and visit, so thank you. We have pictures of you vacuuming- (laughs) ... the floor with your grandchildren at the museum's last clean-up day, yes. Counselor Ricky? Yes. Thank you very much. Um, I actually had a question, and I'm so glad that Counselor Kunst is gonna put forward a motion. I'm absolutely gonna support it, 'cause I think this is a wonderful idea. So you only need nine million? And I shouldn't say only, nine's a lot of money, but out of a big federal government pot, it should be, I th- inclined to agree with you, better odds of getting some of, anyway. Uh, uh, now, the package, I know that, uh, Counselor Bailey just referenced that, but is there a date that you have to make application by? (smacks lips) I do not know because I'm not township staff, so the amount of information we received was limited. Oh, okay. So it's really critical that we get township staff to help you- To take a look at it- ... out with this? ... yep. Yeah. And as far- Okay. ... as the deadline, we have the policy of raise the money first and then do the work. So if it takes us one year, or hopefully not 10 years, but for discussion purposes, if it takes 10 years, so be it. Yeah. Well, would be nice to see it speeded up, 'cause I know that you have had that land sitting there waiting, so. Yes. Thank you for speaking with us today. Counselor Edwards? Hi, Grace. Nice to see you today. Hello, counselor. (laughs) Um, I think most of my questions have been answered. I was wondering how, um, quickly we need to respond to this. But, um, I think it sounds like sooner than later. And, uh- Sooner is always better. Asking doesn't hurt or cost anything. And I... You know, w- we'll do stuff when we get the money. Yeah. And I, I appreciate that about your organization, and that's why you're still here to talk about it, and it's a good way to handle the finances. So, well done. And, um, I always appreciate, uh, your events and good music and good food and love watching the dancing and, and appreciate what you all do. It's always an asset to have council members show up at our events. Yeah. I know Counselor Richter has flown the flag on Canada Day. Counselor Pratt has vacuumed. (laughs) (laughs) Counselor Blair cut the ribbon for the murals. Um, with Mayor Woodward, has been to several fall dinners. Anyway, I should stop talking. Any other questions? Yeah. No, I, uh, you know what? I, I look forward to Counselor Kunst's motion, and I fully support this. And, um, I look forward to seeing the project getting underway. Thank you. Yeah. House person? Yeah. I, uh, that's right. I haven't been around all that much. We had a bit of a fire for over three years while we were still- We do have one picture. But, um, uh, I do remember being on the committee, um, years and years back, and I look and see Sandy Hope and (laughs) the Hope family, who I've known for years and years. And, uh, uh, you've got a lot of past people that worked with you, and, uh, I certainly remember them and all the work they've done. My question is, what is your, uh, membership? How many members have you got nowadays? Um, as of this week, we had 174 paid-up members. But sometimes people are on the membership list, and it takes them a few months to pay their dues. Yeah, I know it's an awful lot of work, as I know you're all volunteers and things like- Yes. I have a habit of getting lost in museums, and that's, uh, wh- whether it's the Louvre or the Rijksmuseum, or... But I was, um, eh, my wife was looking for me one, one, one Canada Day, it could have been any day, and, uh, she couldn't find me in your museum 'cause I was downstairs in the back room (laughs) talking to some of- Oh, somebody gave- ... the older guys. ... you the private tour. Eh, well, a few people know where that is, so anyway, it's a, it's a great facility and, uh, you know, hopefully expanding that, expanding your exhibits, everything, it's, it's exciting because, uh, you folks are able to keep an organization going, where other folks have a lot more difficult make it. Have to, have to unfortunately close the doors. So as long as you guys can keep those doors open, I think it's important that this council and, uh, and my colleagues are able to help you out somehow. Thank you. All right. Thanks, uh, Grace. Thanks again for coming. Um, really appreciate the delegation. And, uh, I think what we'll do now is we'll just deal with this right away. Thank you. All right. Thanks. Counselor Kunz, go ahead. Yeah. So I have a motion here. Um, so that council direct staff to work on or submit a grants application... Uh, sorry, that council direct staff to work with the BC Farm Museum on a grant application, um, to the Community Works Fund on behalf of the BC Farm Museum to support the expansion. Second. Seconded by Counselor Richter. Yeah, you wish to speak to it? Go ahead. Yeah, no, um, I... It's been a pr- privilege to be the BC Farm, uh, Museum rep for a number of years now, and, um, I can see the sustainability of your organization, uh, by way of all the members that you have, all the volunteers that come faithfully. And, um, so I, I can't imagine a, a better way of, uh, supporting the BC Farm Museum than just simply, um, working with, um, you to, uh, you know, apply for, uh, some funding. So hopefully, you're successful, or we s- we are successful. Thank you. Miss Bauer, can you read the motion back, please?Uh, the motion reads that council directs staff to work with the s- work with- work on or submit a grant application to the Community Works Fund on behalf of the BC Farm Museum Association. Councilor Koontz, did you, did you res- were you looking for work on or submit? That's not- Yeah, I guess- ... that's not quite what I remember hearing. So, I want to clarify- Yeah. ... this before I- So- ... potentially consider an amendment, but- Sure. Uh, to work with the BC Farm Museum on the application, 'cause I think they probably have, um, some questions or information that staff might- So- ... need. ... that's good clarification. Yeah, I'd like to move an amendment for council's future consideration. Is there a seconder to that? Seconded by Councilor Pratt, and the rule here is just to have it come to council like all of our grants do, 'cause I think there will be some fine print potentially associated with the particulars of this grant that I think could be appropriate for, for council to review before final authorization. So, so when's- So Councilor Richter, go ahead. Yeah, I'm just wondering why it has to come back to council. Mr. Clerk? Uh, t- to your worship, it would require a motion and we would need to review the specific community works fund, uh, the funding streams and whether the- the qualifications are met and whether the municipality themselves can apply on behalf of, uh, BC Farm Museum so there are some items to review as well. And I believe all grant applications, uh, maybe many, I won't say all, but many do require a specific resolution authorizing the application. Okay. Thank you. All right. Councilor Koontz? Yeah, just do you know, um, if- if it's, uh, the timeframe on that, if we could, um, s- if- if it's sort of something that we need to do, because usually grants have a deadline. Uh, through your worship to Councilor Koontz, we would look at the specific grant and whether there's any deadlines associated with it. If there's any deadlines, uh, that, uh, are, uh, we are not able to meet, we'll advise council, but we would, uh, report back to council. Amazing. Thank you. All right, so I call the question on that amendment. That carries unanimously. Is there any other discussion? Seeing none, I call the question on the motion as amended. Oh, carries unanimously. Uh, next delegation is Janet Andrews, New Westminster District Labor Council. On behalf of Janet Andrews. Yes. Wait, I'm filling in. Yes, yes. No, it's no problem. But, uh, go ahead. You can introduce- I would have opened with that. ... yourself to council as well, go ahead. Uh, yes, my apologies about the adjustment to the agenda. Um, Janet Andrews is our secretary treasurer. I know Mayor Woodward knows her well. I'm sorry to be filling in, but I'm happy to be here. My name is Allison. Um, I'm a proud Moveut member and the administrative assistant at the New Westminster District Labor Council. So Councilor Bailey when you phone, it's me. Nice to meet you. Uh, each year, the New Westminster District Labor Council presents to city council and school boards in our region to seek their support and recognition of April 28th as the day of mourning for workers injured and killed on the job. We believe work safe health, uh, sorry, workplace health and safety is everyone's responsibility. This year, workers across Canada are reminding our communities that psychological health and safety is occupational health and safety. In 2024, 146 people in British Columbia died as a result of their work. There were 6,593 claims recorded for serious injuries. Each of these numbers is a worker, a family impacted, and a life changed forever. Too many families lose th- uh, lose loved ones to occupational diseases, and we know these numbers are not the whole story, because they only include those fatalities accepted by the Worker's Compensation Board's systems. In cases of workplace exposure to toxic chemicals, diseases like COVID-19, or materials like asbestos, effects only become apparent months, years, or decades later. Our thoughts and sympathy go out to the families of those workers. These are people in your communities, and the impacts of a workplace injury go far beyond time away from work. We can and must do better to keep workers safe at work and support injured fam- workers and their families. We were pleased to see advances this year in tower crane safety. Just last month, the Government of BC announced they are introducing a mandatory crane licensing and permitting program through WorkSafe BC to strengthen safety oversight. Seven fatalities involving cranes in BC in the past five years prompted action to improve standards and accountability. Crane operation is high-risk work with significant safety hazards, meaning fatalities can, sorry, failures can have catastrophic consequences. This action to improve training and accountability did not happen without the solidarity of the labor movement, and especially the efforts of the BC Building Trades and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 who participated in the Ministry of Labor's crane safety table, along with industry and technical experts. Unions in BC have fought hard for gains in ensuring appropriate WorkSafe BC coverage, but we know prevention is the most important action we can take, and licensing, permitting, and regulation, and strong enforcement are proven tools to reduce re- uh, risks. As union members, we also call on government at all levels to remove barriers to joining a union to ensure all workers have the protection and rights that come with a union card, because strong unions make safe workplaces. Accountability is critical when it comes to health and safety at work, as these new requirements demonstrate. That's why this year, we're also reminding everyone not all hazards are visible. We must ensure that psychological health and safety is included in efforts to make workplaces safer. Invisible injuries can include things like stress, anxiety, burnout, and, uh, chronic pain, and hazards can include threats to air quality and airborne chemicals. Mental disorder injuries are caused by significant work-related stressors including bullying, harassment, or one or more work-related traumatic events.Nearly half of Canadians say their job is the most stressful part of their daily lives, and 70% of workers are concerned about the psychological health and safety of their workplaces. In 2023 alone, more than 8,500 workplace mental health injury claims were accepted by compensation boards across Canada, and we know that those numbers are likely much higher. Psychological injuries are widely under-reported, workers are discouraged from speaking up, and claims are denied, and too many people suffer in silence. On this Day of Mourning, workers across Canada are fighting for better protections against invisible hazards and hazards that cause invisible injuries. We're calling on all levels of government to treat psychological health with the same seriousness as physical health under occupational health and safety worker's compensation legislation in all jurisdictions, ensure that workers are protected across Canada, no matter where they work or what sector they work in, require proactive risk assessments and prevention plans in every workplace, develop and implement a national strategy to ensure compliance with C-190, the Convention on Workplaces Free From Violence and Harassment, and ensure strong enforcement through sufficient unannounced in, in, um, sorry, inspections. Education is another key to prevention, especially for young workers. With 12% of workers injured in 2024 being under the age of 25, teachers and support workers in programs, um, and schools, like the BC Federation's Labour, BC Federation of Labour's Alive After Five are critical to making sure young workers are not only safe at work, but will also not face lifelong impacts from workplace injuries. Since 2001, the BC Fed's Occupational Health and Safety Centre, with funding from WorkSafeBC, has d-, been developing and delivering leading-edge occupational health and safety training for young workers and adults. This now includes mental health first aid. April 28 is a day of remembrance, but it is also a call to action. We owe it to the workers we've lost, we owe it to their families, and we owe it to every worker still on the job today. Safe work must mean safe for both body and mind. I would like to conclude by inviting you to join our labour council this Day of Mourning for Workers Injured and Killed On the Job on Tuesday, April 28th at 11:00 AM at Westminster Pier Park in New Westminster. Links to the event are on our council Facebook and website. Everyone here today can help make a difference. Be safety conscious, support accountability measures and health and safety education in your workplaces. Workplace accidents and illnesses are preventable, and should never be seen as just part of doing the business. Thank you very much. Yeah. I couldn't agree more. And I just wanna thank you very much for coming and for your delegation today. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for coming today. This is, uh, one of the most important days that I consider during the year after, uh, having spent an awful lot of time dealing with OH&S, uh, especially occ disease. So, uh, thank you very much for, uh, for, um, drawing this to our attention. And I want to make sure that everyone understands here that the numbers that are put out there of dead and injured workers annually are only the numbers that are recognized by WorkSafeBC. They are not the actual numbers. And, uh, coming from the, uh, firefighters', um, uh, union and that, I am, uh, all too familiar with not only physical, such as cancers and heart, but also the mental, and, uh, we call it CIS/PTSD. So thank you very much. I look forward to April the 28th, uh, being recognized every year, uh, having, uh, stood in, uh, exactly where you are a number of times. And, uh, and, uh, again, thank you very much. I just wanna draw attention to a bill that just passed this morning. Um, uh, the MLA for, uh, our area up in Walnut Grove, Misti van Paamdt, was successful in putting through a private member's bill that is reducing the latency period for occupational disease cancer recognition for firefighters. So, uh, uh, this is especially a, a good day for me, as I was, have been i- involved in that. So thank you again. Uh, I look forward to seeing you in Westminster. Thank you very much. We will have the New West Honor Guard, I believe, joining us. Um, we hope to have a speaker from, uh, the firefighters as well. And I just wanna point out that I forgot to put up my poster momentarily, um, so I have it up there for our event, and I appreciate it. If there are no more questions. I just have to ask, all right? Make sure you've got a piper for that day also. We're working on it. I didn't want to promise, because we're still in communication, but it is a priority. We do appreciate having a piper. I know a few of them, so if you're stuck, give me a call, okay? Good to know. Thank you so much. Councillor Whitman. Yeah. Thank you, uh, for coming today. Uh, such an important topic. Um, I was just wondering, over the years, maybe even after the last five years, what, what are the, have the numbers continued to go up in terms of deaths and injured and, and some of the, the areas that we, we don't see as easily, like mental health? Are, are they going up? Are we, are we holding kind of the same across the province? Uh, wha- h- how are the numbers going as we become more and more aware of it? Are we seeing decreased numbers or increased numbers? Very valid question. It's information that I'm gonna have to come back to the table on. Is there a way that I can deliver that to you after the meeting? I, you could email may- mayor and council and provide that information, but- I will. ... I'm just interested to know how the, how those numbers are changing as we become more aware of the situation and become more educated. Uh, sometimes that causes a decrease in numbers, and sometimes, uh, education alone is not enough, uh, to see those numbers change. And so, I'm just interested what, what, what's happening. I'll go back, and I will, uh, hopefully get some information to you soon. Yeah. I appreciate that. Appreciate it. Thank, thank you. Hi. Hi, Alison. Thank you very much for coming today, and, um, appreciate the information and re- the reminder, um, about April 28th. Um, and I, I know that in the past, we've also, um-... acknowledge that locally with our, with our CUPE locals, so I hope that we will be doing that here as well on that day. It's a very important day. And I wanna say thank you. Um, thank you to you. Thank you to the people before you and all, you know, that we've come this far. Um, the fact that we're talking about the invisible injuries, um, that's relatively new, and, um, so much work to be done in that area. So, I thank you for, you know, speaking to it and continuing the work that you are in the right, in that right direction. Um, it's interesting, I've been helping, um, fundraise for the BC leg of, um, an event called the Rolling Barrage. And it's a motorcycle ride across Canada, and it's for people struggling with PTSD specifically, particularly in our, uh, first responders and our military past and present. And, uh, the people participating in that ride, um, typically, uh, I think the majority of them do suffer from PTSD, and it's actually a very therapeutic thing, um, and also just raising the awareness for it. And, uh, this year is the 10th anniversary, and, uh, they will be rolling through Langley, um, in, in August. And, um, it's just, you know, uh, all of the efforts that we are making, right, to- towards, um, recognizing how much we hold inside, right? And, um, and the, the, the stress, and you talk about, um, you know, workplace bullying and harassment and those sorts of issues. And, and, you know, people are not okay, and, uh, w- we need to n- I don't like to say normalize, but allow people a safe space to bring that out and, and, um, seek help. And, um, so thank you for being here. Um, it's such an important topic. And, um, carry on your... Appreciate all the work you're doing. Thank you. Uh, yeah. Thank you, Alison, for coming today. I want to go back to your st- delegation is that you talked a little bit about the cranes and looking after how that... So my question to you, how well are you progressing with the management of cranes and, uh, how your organizations are working for protection? Also, a policy regarding that. And there's a reason why I have that, if I may, through the chair. The BC Building Trades is, um, a council of a unified number of affiliates, and they work with those affiliates to bring forward legislation. So, their progress is something that, like, I would have to come back to you with. Um, I can check in with Janet and see. There is a pretty big push right now, um, to improve the safety with the BC Building Trades, so I can check in on how they're doing and, um, get back to you. I appreciate it. Okay. 'Cause, um, the reason why I'm saying is that, um, my, my son, um, he's a, he's a ten-year member of the, uh, 170, the, the plumbers and pipefitters, and, uh, on a site in, uh, Oakridge. Mm-hmm. Uh, the phone rang when we were at home, and they were looking for my son, and apparently- I'm so sorry. ...he was within minutes of the person that actually got hit and killed by one of the cranes that, uh, called, it's called a table that drops, uh, from the crane. And, and, um, I know that union and other unions are very involved in, in trying to get a better, um, hold on how they do that, and also, uh, my son, he never went back to that site. He went to another location to work, but, uh, it was just too much for him and too much for the family. But you never know when that phone's gonna ring and, uh, something could happen of an emergency like that. So, thank you for your time, and, and keep pushing those important issues. I was also personally, uh, impacted through a person that I knew who had been working on that site, who had finished working on that site weeks prior to that person's, uh, unfortunate death. So, it was a very impactful, and I appreciate you mentioning that and, um, your son's contributions. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So yeah, thank you again for coming today, and we'll observe a moment of silence at the next council meeting -Thank you very much. -on the third. It's a standard thing we do, and I very much appreciate the message regarding the unseen injury and the, the mental injury, but we also had a reminder here in Langley just about a month ago, uh, in regards to the importance of continuing the efforts on workplace safety. So contin- really much appreciate you being here today. Thank you very much. And given that Jen is not here, do you still wish to have a photo with council? Yes. Yes? (laughs) Uh, yes. We will do that. Thank you so much. (pause) All right. Next delegation is from Patricia Wilson. Please come forward.So Pat, you got five minutes. Go ahead. Great. Thanks again. That's a tough act to follow. (laughs) Thank you very much. Um, good afternoon Mayor Woodward and council members. Thank you very much for giving me time to share my message with you today. I'm Patricia Wilson. I'm a volunteer ambassador with MS Canada, and as in years past, I'm here to ask for your support for our annual MS awareness campaign. I'm here for my family, but I'm here for the 90,000 people in Canada who are dealing with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is neurolog- neuro- neurological episodic disease that affects the central nervous system with varying symptoms, and it affects everyone a little differently. Research is ongoing as to the cause, but it is believed to be a combination of environmental and hereditary. It's considered a young person's disease, because it's... The average age for diagnosis is between the age of 20 and 49, and about 12 people a day get this diagnosis. Here in Canada, we have one of the highest rates of MS in the world, sadly. And I believe that nobody should face MS alone. Each year, May is MS Awareness Month in Canada, and this year the theme for 2026 is early diagnosis, raising awareness about the need for early and accurate diagnosis for this disease. As many people with MS will tell you, they went through several years before the disease was actually detected. A fellow ambassador friend of mine from Winnipeg shared her impact speech that she's about to give in parliament in Ottawa next month for the Day on the Hill, and she tells how it took 20 years for her diagnosis. The doctors told her her symptoms were that of stress, were a busy mom, everything else but the true diagnosis. Early diagnosis means early treatment. Early diagnosis changes the trajectory of the disease, and early diagnosis and investment in research should not be a dream by those affected by MS. MS impacts all Canadians, not just the people who live with it, but their families, their friends, and the entire community. Ambassadors like me from all across the country are working to educate, to advocate, and to tell their story about multiple sclerosis. About $224 million is raised annually from various events, MS Bike, MS Walk, A&W's Burgers to Beat MS, as well as various other programs across Canada. These funds support research on disease-modifying therapies, which DMTs. This research happens hugely in Canada, and it's critical to improve the quality of life by those affected by this disease. So in May, the call goes out. We ask for, first off, proclamation requests. We reach out to cities, to towns, to villages, asking them to proclaim May as MS Awareness Month. It's a public record that gets signed by the mayor. The next one is flag-raising requests, which I happen to have brought a flag today. We ask that MS Canada flags be flown at local facilities such as city halls, legislative buildings, or landmarks. They involve local, political, and federal politicians, and we invite local media as well. And lastly, we ask for illumination requests. May the 30th is World MS Day where landmarks, bridges, buildings, monuments will be lit up in red to show global support and hope for the future. Last year on May the 30th, we were in Saint John's, Newfoundland, and we got to see the Signal Hill, which overlooks the harbor, as well as the Lieutenant Governor's residence lit up in red, and it was amazing, very amazing. And I will add a big thank you to mayor and council for both the signed declaration and the red illumination on the pedestrian walkway the last few years. It's very much appreciated by all of us. So my ask is, will the township o- of Langley fly an MS flag? (laughs) Will the township again sign a declaration showing support for MS awareness for May? And once again, on World MS Day on May the 30th, that the township will illuminate a landmark in red, because everybody knows somebody with MS. Thank you. Yeah, when this is, uh, complete, uh, I'd like to make a motion in that regard. Uh, thank you, Ms. Wilson. I, I know, um, of your many years of, of, uh, work towards this. And, uh, how much, uh, money have you personally raised over the last 23 years? Well, our bike team that we've been involved in for 23 years, which I can happily say Councilor Bailey is part of and has been for 23 years, we've raised over $300,000 towards research for MS Canada. So having a family member who used to have, uh, MS for over 40 years and is no longer with us, uh, thank you for this, and, uh, hopefully the weather's a little better this year. Uh, riding in the rain is not that much fun. And, uh, and good luck on, on, uh, this year and many years. Uh, she has traveled all over Canada, I know this personally, and, uh, has even ridden in Alberta, uh-It's still a province, isn't it? Yeah. (laughs) And, um, I'd just like to thank you, uh, Pat, for all the work you've done over the years for, uh, for everyone with MS especially. Uh, also knowing your two children. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Bailey. I will add also that the MS Walk is happening at Douglas Park on May the 31st. Sunday, May the 31st. And everybody in Langley and all of the Fraser Valley are welcome to come out, uh, to donate, to walk, to support, to volunteer. Anything you could do for that day would be great. We'd all appreciate it. Thank you. All right. Thank you, sir. I appreciate you coming here today. And I'm gonna turn it over to Councillor Bailey now to, uh- Okay. Thank you. ... follow up on your item. All right. Uh, can I? Nope. No, thank you. You can- Okay. Yeah, thank you. I'd like to move that we, um, we light up the, um, bridge, like we do, have done for the last couple years, and that we raise the flag that, uh, for MS on, uh, on the 30th. All right. Is there a seconder to that? Seconded by Councillor Pratt. Uh, Councillor Ferguson. Is that ... If I may, through the chair to Councillor Bailey, is that the Coal Harmony Bridge you're speaking of? Yes. That goes over 200 now. That's what it's called, if I mis- Yes, that's the one. That's not a friendly amendment. All right. That's just s- suggestion. Thank you. All right. Seeing no discussion, I call the question. That carries unanimously. Right. Our next delegation is Bob Langston. Please come forward. All right. Thanks, uh, for coming here today, and you have five minutes. Good afternoon, Mayor and councillors. My name's Bob Langston. I live at 203565- 20365 36B Avenue. I think you all should have received an email from myself on April the 3rd. Some responded, some didn't. So I think where I'd like to start is, it's about a tree on my property that in ... is in conflict with a water pipe. Um, you may have received some pictures. I'm not sure. Anyway, I'm going to read the email, uh, and start with that. "I have an oak tree in my front yard with the incoming municipal water line situated approximately 18 inches to the west of the tree. This proximity creates a foreseeable risk that the tree roots could interfere with the pipe, potentially resulting in damage or rupture. My intention is to address this rick- risk proactively by removing that tree and replacing a new one in a more appropriate location, thereby avoiding disruption and costs asso- associated with a possible future water failure, failure. I understand a permit is required. Upon applying, a visit, uh, was conducted by the townsh- township arborist, Samuel Zhang, who indicated he would follow up. After approximately three weeks, well, my application was denied. I was advised that tree is healthy and that further input from any additional arborists would be required. I subsequently contacted three approved arborists. Each declined involvement, noting without visible confirmed damage to the pipe, any assessment would be speculative. One arborist stated plainly that without direct inspection of the pipe, determining risk is largely guesswork. Further communication with township staff clarified that even if we were to hand dig and inspect the pipes, this would im- inspect the pipe, this would contravene bylaw 5.3 item A due to the risk of damaging tree roots. More concerning, I was informed that even if damage to the pipe was identified, a permit would not be approved unless the pipe was actively leaking. Staff also indicated that photographic evidence of damage would not be sufficient. It had to be followed up by, um, an arborist, an approved arborist, or more than one. I have now been advised to obtain a report from a plumbing engineer confirming that the root- tree roots present a significant risk. However, such an inspection requires exposing the pipe. This raises a further question of liability should the tree be damaged in the process. I would also like to draw your attention to bylaw 5.4 item G, which allows for removal when a tree by its size and species is inappropriate for the location and is supported by an arborist report. In this case, the issue is not the species itself, but clearly unsuitable proximity to critical infrastructure. This tree sits right about that far off the structure, the, the tree itself. Over the time that I've lived there, I used to be able to cut around the tree with my lawnmower. I can't do that anymore. I have to use a weeder because the, the tree has grown and, of course, the roots that support it grew up around, and that's where we're at. So I think the whole issue here is the fact that this tree was not planted in a, in a location that it should have never been planted in that location. And so there is some leeway here by the bylaw to look at that situation. An arborist report, from what I'm seeing here, or I get an engineering, a plumbing engineer looking at it, is no more going to tell us about what's in that, what's below ground, okay? On that pipe. What I'm saying here is that, you know, I've got a pipe, the pipe belongs to me, it doesn't belong to the township. The tree belongs to the township, but the pipe is my responsibility. So being in a, in the, uh, contracting business for a number of years, I've had to deal with a lot of different situations. Not something quite like this, but I like to be proactive on stuff, not reactive. And that's what, that's where the township bylaw is really laxing. You can't be proactive. They're really, really clear on that point.So it's telling me that even if it is... Even if we could... Excuse me. Even if we could dig it up and look at it, and it was, you know, being infringed upon, it's a copper pipe, okay? About three-quarters of an inch. So even if it's being infringed on, I still... They still won't give me a permit, until it actually leaks. So that's, that's my story, and, um, I've come to this point, uh, and come talk to you, and that's what I'm about. If you've got questions... Yeah. Just want to try to assist a little bit. So you're... You just want to make it very clear, your ask is for council to approve the removal of the tree? Removal of the tree. And I've also put in the... S- I didn't finish it, 'cause I think I've kind of run out of time here. Um, I would be happy to put another tree in, in a suitable location, okay? That tree was inadvertently put there probably 20 years ago. I'm the fifth owner of the house, okay? Um, the lady across the street has lived there since 1973. She says it was put in the third or fourth... She couldn't remember. Somebody planted it. I only know the waterline is there because when I moved in, they had done some renovations on the house, and they had had to turn the, the water off, and they had replaced the standpipe and it was exposed, so I could see exactly what was going on. So I ran a s- I ran a line, so from the shutoff, the standoff of the street, right straight through out to my basement where it goes in, and I'm exactly 15 inches off that tree. I said 18 here, but I actually measured it, it's 15 inches. So to me, that tree is sitting right over the pipe. I just want to do something about it. All right. Questions from council? Council Richter, go ahead. Yes. Thank you very much for coming and talking to us about this. Uh, I guess I have two questions, and, um, I, I'm not opposed to referring this matter to staff to work with you on trying to come up with a resolution, but a couple of questions that I did have. So how old is the tree? Would you say it's 20 years or younger than 20 years? Uh... You know, I'm not... I... If, if it was a fir tree or something like that, I could tell you, but it's an oak tree and we... I don't deal with oak trees very often. (laughs) I'd guess at about 20 years. About 20 years old? Yeah, I would guess- Okay. ... about 20 years, yeah. Um, now, e- e- i- is it f- possible to move a 20-year-old oak tree? And if it is, is there another spot on your property it could be moved to? Usually if you have to remove a tree, or move a tree, they come in with a machine and it goes... It's a clamshell- Yeah. ... goes right underneath it. Not possible here. No. Okay? That's the only way's... That's the only way I know of how to move a tree, 'cause you gotta take the roots, or a number of- Like a root ball. ... uh, a good chunk out of a root ball. Like a root ball, yeah. Yeah. So on a tree that size, they would say, "No." Hmm. Was that a question you asked the arborist? Well, um, tree roots extend a long ways out. This... My driveway is gravel, okay? Yeah. So... And it's fairly close to, uh, the tree, probably about eight feet. So you've got a tree, uh, a tree root canopy that goes out quite a ways, all right? So, this tree has also grown quite a bit, and actually, I worked for the telephone company as an installer, so you're dealing with trees that are, you know, infringing on hydro lines, the- Yeah. ... uh, hydro secondary line. This was approaching that. I trimmed the tree, okay, t- to pull it back, and the arborist that came out wasn't too happy with what I did, but the fact was it was quite close to the, the... And something I'm familiar with. We... On those BC Tel trucks, Telus trucks, we carried pruners. So, I'm familiar with having to do stuff like that. Yeah. Yeah. Okay? Okay. So that's... Yeah. No, I just had a cur- I was just curious. But i- is there a spot, another spot? 'Cause you did say you could plant a replacement tree- Oh, absolutely. ... on your... Is there another spot on your property? Oh, yeah. There's lots of room- Yeah? ... on the property, okay? Okay. It's just that this one's in the wrong spot. There's only two trees on the property, okay? This one just happens to be in the wrong location. Yeah. So I'm very happy to move th- move it, put another tree in, or remove that one and put another tree in. That's not a problem. Yeah. Well, I, I commend you on being proactive as opposed to reactive. As somebody who lives in a house with copper pipes- Yeah. ... worst purchase decision I ever made years ago- Yeah. ... 'cause I think I've had to replace every pipe in my house. But, um, it's just a question of time. That pipe will spring a leak, no question. Most likely. Yeah. Okay? Your, your... You, you... You know, township staff was up over a year ago and we looked at it. Uh, this fellow was, um, had three years in with the township, um, was from the plumbing water department, looked at it and said, "Yeah, I've had, I've had trees that have taken, you know, the waterline out, and I've had trees that don't take it out. So yes, you can go either way. Um, but why take the risk?" Yeah. Okay? And I suppose moving- Something happens in the middle of the winter, okay? Yeah. You p- s- p- spot... You, you pop a leak. Now you've gotta take and dig it out. You make a big mess of your property. And the expense is on mine. It's my expense. Yeah. Not the township's expense. The, the tree is owned by the township. The pipe's mine. Oh, the tree is owned by the township? Well, that's the way I see it, is the bylaw. Okay. I didn't know. There's very little thing in that bylaw that allows me to do an- just about anything with that tree. Yeah. Except water it. Now, what about the feasibility of moving the pipe? Or is that like- Talked about that, okay? Yeah. Um, because of the, um-... the canopy in a 20-year-old tree. You'd have to go a long ways out, okay, on either out into my lawn, by about 20 or 30 feet, or out into the driveway and all the way around. Um, the cost of that, I don't know. Yeah. Okay. Well, um, m- Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a referral motion when, uh, everybody's had a chance to ask their questions, that we ask staff to go back and take another look at this, maybe with a lens of finding a solution here, because it is going to be a problem. I agree with you. Well, I think so. Yeah. Thank you for coming to us today. Thank you for listening. That's good. Yeah. Got one more. Oh, please. Um, so yeah, living in Brookswood, I know this is an issue that we do see from time to time. And, um, we love the big, beautiful trees, but unfortunately, they can, uh, cause some problems. So, um, you know, this was one of the things that, uh, I think one of my first notice of motions was actually to deal with, uh, the tree bylaw, because it was very restrictive. So, um, and these were the issues. It was, you know, a tree too close to the house, you know, problems with a pipe. Um, and I think Brookswood is, is sort of notorious for, you know, some of these older trees that are, you know, kind of doing that. So, um, unfortunately, our staff have to work within, uh, the bylaws and the policies, uh, that we have. But, um, I think our job as, you know, council is to actually amend some of those policies or at least recognize the gaps. So I'm, I'm grateful that, um, Councilor Richter has a motion, 'cause if, um, she didn't, I was going to make a motion as well, just to, just to go back to staff and see if there's an, a reasonable way that we can, you know, look at this to help you out. Okay. Mm-hmm. Yeah, thanks for coming forward with this. Uh, once upon a time, I was a landscaper, so I know- (laughs) Okay. ... that your, uh, your drip line on your, on your deciduous tree is, uh, usually where your roots extend to. So it would be impossible to clamshell that, that thing out of there with a pipe so, uh, so close to the, uh, root ball. And, uh, you do have to deal with this because sooner or later that root ball is going to ruin that pipe. So, um, even if, even if you cut it down, trying to remove the stump on that one's gonna be a, a, a challenge. If you cut it down, then you are going to most likely have some grinding come in, okay? And that's where you could have a problem. Yeah. Because he could disrup- destruct that. If I was going to do that, or I'm allowed to do that, then I would dig down and see exactly where we're at. And then, when you're actually grinding, you know where you're grinding to and what you can do. If you grind it below grade, it's not gonna re-, it's not gonna, uh, grow again. Yeah, so i- thanks for doing this. I, I, I understand your problem and fully supportive of, uh, having a look at this and, uh, finding a solution, because that tree should not be in the proximity of that waterline. Thanks. Okay. All right, thanks again for coming here today. I'm gonna follow up right now for you. Okay. Okay? Thank you. That's great. You can sit down. Okay, sure. Thanks, yeah. So I'm gonna move a referral of Act Delegation C5 to staff for an item for information, seconded by Councilor Wren. Is there any discussion on that referral? Councilor Richter. Yeah, I'd like to know why it's going as an item for information. Mr. Akun? Let me clarify, it's a good option for us sometimes. Sorry. Yes, Your Worship. We could, uh, provide, uh, the, uh, tree bylaw, any, any specific issues with respect to the location of the tree for council, and the information about, prior to council providing any direction or, uh, amending any, uh, bylaws. Oh, okay. But I, I'm thinking that there is a problem with this one particular tree in its current particular location. How do we help the homeowner deal with that problem? Or will it be dealt with as part of this referral? Through Your Worship to Councilor Richter, we can review the item. Um, the intent is to provide the information to council, so council has the information prior to giving any direction. Okay, so will the report that comes back to council include a recommendation about issuing a permit to remove the tree? Through Your Worship to Councilor Richter, the, it would be an item for information, so it would provide the history on the file, uh, any, uh, solutions, if there is any, uh, and then, uh, provide any other information that's, uh, privy for council to consider prior to providing direction. I guess what I'm looking for here is a solution that perhaps staff could recommend that would s- be a win-win, a win for the homeowner and a win for, I think... I mean, I like the idea of planting a replacement tree. Um, just letting him take this one down and, oh, and he's willing to, uh, plant a replacement tree. Would something like that be in the report that comes back to council for information? Uh, through Your Worship to Councilor Richter, so we would review the item and provide the information to council along with whether it's compliant with the tree bylaw or not, so there potentially could be some restrictions or, uh, that are not complying with the tree bylaw. Once we provide council with that information, then council can be in a better position to direct staff, um, t- or, um, provide direction to update the tree bylaw, et cetera, et cetera. Those options would be available to council. Uh, all, I think, the intent of this, uh, referral to staff is to ensure that council has all the information before them, a specific location of the tree, what the tree bylaw states, and what the issue is prior to actually providing direction.Okay. So once this item for information comes back to council, council can take action on it then? Through Your Worship to Council Director, that is correct. Okay. Thank you. Great. Call the question on that referral. That carries unanimously. And our last delegation today is Grant Roster. Please come forward. Good afternoon. Yeah. Good afternoon. Go ahead. Good to see you. Thank you, Mayor and Council. It's a pr- privilege, and, um, I really appreciate being hon- to have this opportunity to talk with you. I've got some support here today from, from a number of people that are involved with, uh, with our committee. Um, I have, um ... I'm here because I, I've, I've seen what's happening with, uh, th- there's a big, a big thing that we're looking at doing here, in terms of looking at the, at the history and, and the relationship, uh, of how the fort, um, came into being and where it's located and, and what this has done, um, for our community. Um, uh, so, uh, we all, we recognize that this fort was the first, um, uh, basically the first non-indigen- indigenous, uh, settlement in the Solo, uh, territory. And that, uh, this, uh, which is now known, basically, ab- as the Fraser Valley. And, um, and th- and that this was an important, um, stage in the, um, in the li- uh, the lives of our First Nations, as well as the other, uh, people that were involved in a very cooperative, um, uh, time back in the, in the 1820s when the fort was actually being built. So what we're trying to do with this, and you h- do have some background on this, is that though we have a, uh, an opportunity to recognize those people, those groups that were involved in building the fort that are still represented in our community. And still really, in m- in many ways, don't feel as connected to this community as, as we would like to see. So we s- uh, see this as an opportunity to bring together, um, the, the, the Kwantlen, the, the, and the other First Nations on the river here, along with the, the Metis and the Kanaka Maoli, the people, um, for the Hawaiian, uh, Hawaiians that are trying to tell their story as well. And to try to bring this forward and to be able to have an opportunity through, you know, bas- the township's commitment, uh, to, to the truth and reconciliation, um, that is needed. We recognize that this is a time when we're getting more and more pulled apart and, and more pul- sep- separated as community. We're not connected to our neighbors like, like we used to. There's not the, the t- the, the teamwork. W- I see this opportunity to celeb- to be celebrating the, um, uh, the occasion, uh, by, by bringing these two people together again and, and trying to make a special, um, a special d- uh, year of it. By using the special events that we have throughout the year and also them having a, a, a, uh, special, um, conference and a number of things in, in the November weekend that will highlight our willingness and desire to, to work together. My, my interest, of course, being in the canoe club, uh, sort of ties in with our c- uh, um, Canadian history in terms of how this country has come a- come about. And how this, um, has, has ... And I've, I was able to go to, um, be part of a re- reenactment, uh, uh, for our 200th anniversary in, in, uh, Fort Assiniboine on the Athl- Athabasca River, where we had, um, a, and a, and, uh, a very small community do an incredible, um, show of their special, um, celebration. I'm not looking for that as much as being able to use this as an opportunity to bring, uh, the various people and, uh, together and to be able to utilize, you know, the, the, the coming of the, uh, Salishan place, uh, by the river to be able to use that. Uh, also to highlight, um, what, um, what the special occasion is, to tie it in with our First Nations and our, and the other, uh, racial groups that were, that are part of our community. Um, at, at this stage, uh, w- we are loo- we're, we're looking for grants, obviously. And, uh, the, the Heritage Canada grants are due to come up, uh, uh, for, uh, so we've got a, a deadline on getting a, a letter of support from our municipal, uh-... people, and, and so this really is what I'm looking for at this stage. Obviously, down the road, we're looking at, you know, 18 months away before we're doing our big event, um, so we have some time to, to work, w- hopefully with your staff, to be able to work out some ways of, of being able to facilitate, um, uh, some, some facilities and that sort of thing for, for this event. Um, so I thank you for this opportunity, and hopefully I can answer some questions, um, that you might have. Yeah. Thanks, Grant, for coming up. Just want to clarify, though, the ask for today, I mean, as the event grows, the asks might grow, but for today, you're looking for a letter of support for those grant applications. Sorry? You're looking for a letter of support for those grant applications. That's right. Right. Yes. So, we'll get council to- Yes, specifically. ... hopefully endorse that here. Just wanted to clarify for today that's what you're looking for. Yeah. Okay. Great. We'll keep you- Council- Councillor Pratt, go ahead. We'll keep you in kno- knowledge of as, as our plans go further forward, and how we can make sure that this is a, a community event. That's great. Okay. Councillor Pratt? Yeah. Great, and, uh, thank you very much for the delegation. Uh, my question, uh, would be, before offering to move any motions, uh, at what stage or have you already started the conversation with the Kwantlen, with the Katzie around the celebration, or is that something that's, uh, upcoming? We've already started. Uh, I already had contact with, with their coun- with the Kwantlen Council. Um, I, I, I think, um, Kwant- uh, my s- my dealings so far with the Katzie have been very favorable. Uh, Kwantlen, um, recognizes and acknowledg- acknowledged to me that they have some, um, some divi- um, some, some separation, some, some division in their, their thinking towards supporting us. There are a group within the grou- within the membership that are very supportive of what we're trying to do, and, and there's others obviously that really are reluctant to, and we, we are sensitive that and we recognize that that has to... We have to tailor our, our plans to, to, to work with them and meet their needs and be sensitive to their position on the whole colonial thing, for sure. Of course, yeah. And I appreciate hearing that, and, uh, I'm sure that the grant, if it was to be granted by the federal government would be contingent on serious involvement with the First Nations. Yeah. So, uh, uh, under that assumption, I'd be happy to move when the time comes, uh, supporting the request for a letter of support from the municipality. Councillor Peterson? Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Westman for coming. I see a lot of familiar faces here, wor- working with your committee, and, uh, um, yeah, you're right. And it's been a long time since I've seen you. I used to work with you many, many years ago- Yeah. ... with the Fort Langley Chamber of Commerce. But, um, I think, I think it's great you're putting together this, um, this application, and, uh, and it's... I'm reading through your d- documents, all the history, vision and goals and, uh, the background of what you've done with your- both yourself and the committee. I did wanna, I did wanna ask you, um, rolling forward, you've got another kind of subsequent, um, something you want to maybe do with us, or Salishan Place, in the future. This is above and beyond your ask today, that's working with our staff, Salishan Place, having some kind of a- an event, and also working with the, the Nations as well. How, how far along are you with that planning? Or I imagine you've still got a number of things you've gotta do. Well, we've been meeting for, for about six months. Um, we have, um, we have a number of people. You know, these things gather steam as you get, get into it, and, um, uh, the initial just getting some people together, we looked at the- our com- our community organizations within the f- within the fort that have, um, very much, um, are very much on side, and have att- have attended a number of meetings. We've got another meeting coming up this, this week actually, that will involve, um, quite a number of people. And each time, we're getting more contact, more support, um, like support from, from even, uh, Fraser Valley University, um, um, prof, to, to support, you know, the whole concept of the, of the truth and reconci- reconciliation sort of idea that we're, we're pursuing for this, um, e- experience. Yeah. Certainly have support, uh, whatever motion's gonna be coming forward- Mm-hmm. ... and hope that you'll keep in contact with the staff, and, uh, looking forward to a big event in the future if I may. Yeah. Thank you. Hi. Hi. (laughs) Uh, thank you very much for coming today and delegating. (clears throat) Um, just a quick question. Uh, do you... Is there a deadline, uh, to be getting these requests in, um, for grants? Do you know? For, for the grant that we're looking at, at this stage, the Heritage Canada Grant, uh, they re- it has to be in before the end of May. Before the end of May? Yeah. All right, so that letter of support you would need before the end of May? Very good, uh, yes. Yeah. Okay. Thank you for clarifying. Councillor Pratt, um, I think we will just come back to you in a moment. Sure. All right. Yeah, thanks for bringing it to us, and, uh, look forward to learning more as the process moves forward, and we're here to help in any way we can, and we'll, we'll, uh, address the authorization from council to provide you with that here right now. Thank you. Okay. Thank you very much, Grant. Thank you so much. Okay. Councillor Pratt, go ahead. Yeah. Thank you, Your Worship. Uh, I would move that council direct staff to issue a letter of support for the 200 anniversary celebration in Fort Langley, inclusive of truth and reconciliation efforts and engagement with the First Nations community. Yeah, I'll second that. Is there any other discussion? Councillor Martins. Yeah. Can we just, um, perhaps attach a, a date to have that done by so they can, uh, apply in time? I think you said before the end of May. We don't need that in the motion. We'll take care of that this week. Okay. Thank you.All right. Going to call the question. That carries unanimously. We move on to reports to council, the Interim Housing Target Report. I'll move it, is there a second? Seconded by Councilor Pratt. Is there any discussion on E1? Councilor Whitmarsh. S- ... Uh, thank you, um, had a question, uh, your worship, uh, through to staff on this. Um, and, uh, certainly very pleased, um, that we're ... we met our, uh, or exceeded our year one target, um, in this. I did note that in the, in the, um, report, um, it highlights, uh, an, um, in section two and three, or sorry, section three of the report, section four, uh, four it talks about, um, completions and demolitions and this sort of thing. And in it, it has a lot of C Note One, C Note Two, um, uh, C Note Three, and these notes basically indicate that the township of Langley has not historically collected this information, and so wouldn't have it at this time. I guess I'm wondering, um, if some of this information we expect would be available for the October 15th, um, annual report, um, because this is an interim, and we do have an annual report that's due October 15th. Would... do you think that this... do we expect that we'll have more clear data, at least over the n- now, over the next six months or so that we can, um, be more complete in our, uh, in our reporting? Yes, through your worship, to Councilor Whitmarsh. So the item being referred to, um, or being alluded to essentially is that historically the township, uh, of Langley has not collected building permit data on unit size, tenure or rental affordability. So we have the unit count, we just don't have the typology of the unit sizes, whether they're three bedroom, two bedroom or one bedroom. So moving forward we have, um, we will be collecting this data and upgrading our software and systems to ensure we have the information that is required on the unit size, tenure or rental affordability to provide that information to the province during our Interim Housing Target Report updates. Okay. That's, that's helpful. Thank you. I noticed, um, in this document as well that it does indicate that, um, we would have a meeting set out in... prior to, uh, sorry, that there needed to be a special meeting convened prior to the October 15th deadline. Is that an expectation that we would have a special meeting brought forward for council to go through the annual report prior to October 15th? Yeah, I'll answer that one. Uh, myself and other mayors have recently asked the minister to reconsider that deadline in the light of this year's election, and she's going to take it under advisement. And so hopefully by the time the council, the official council calendar in July is upon us, we would have an answer whether or not that'll be extended. We've requested the end of November, given this year's election timeline. Okay. Thank you, that's, uh, helpful information. I had a couple other questions. Um, in our... in the document it talks about, um, in our report talks about the targets that we're trying to reach year one, year two, and so on by the end of year five, 6,500, 6,600 units. Um, do we... do we have any sense i- here, um, and maybe we don't have to report it, but on which communities in the township that these, uh, various units will be... will be placed, the 6,600 units by the end of year five? Mr. Mayor, we could certainly get that. I think it's almost to... almost entirely Willoughby. That's almost entirely Willoughby? Almost entirely Willoughby, yeah. Okay. Actually some in Aldergrove Town Center, but if we could ch- get that information, that breakdown- Yeah, I think it'd be helpful because, I mean, we are... we are doing some... there is some development happening in Brookswood and in Aldergrove and other places - ... it'd be nice to have So Mr. Cooner, I think we can take that under advisement. I don't know if it's possible. If you want a motion to provide that, or you can put that on an item for information to get that additional breakdown. Uh, yeah, staff can just, uh, take that away and consider that and update council. Yeah, I think that's a good suggestion. Okay, thank you. And my last, my last, uh, question, um, was that again, um, this expectation of delivering 66... roughly 6,600 units by the end of year five. And I notice, you know, we certainly have, um, had some delay in some things. Um, some of our, our applications have received third reading, but not, uh, moving along due to economic conditions. And I'm just wondering what, um, sort of contingencies we have in place, or what happens if the economic conditions are such that we are not able to move forward with the... and, and accomplish the 6,600 units by 2030. Is there, um, contingencies we have, or is there a... a... the standards get l-... the expectations from the provincial government get lowered? Or how do, how do we deal with the economic situation and, and not being able to move forward in a lot of these housing units? Yeah, I think that's an open question, and a... more of a political one. Those conversations with the minister are occurring with Metro Vancouver and the mayor's committee. And that very question has been raised in regards to, um, that the... or s-... our targets, and that how does local government mandate construction? And so all we can do is approve housing, we can't necessarily deliver housing. So it's an ongoing, open conversation what will happen if municipalities that are growing at the rate that we are, you know, are missing a... an artificial target created by a new formula that the province brought in a few years ago. Does it reflect a reality or is it just a number on a page? I think that's a conversation that's continuing. Um, other municipalities, I think, are going to face that issue long before we do, and we'll learn how the province is going to handle it. Okay. So we, we will get more information or it'll be fine-tuned you expect by the province as- The conversation's continuing on, on the difference between targets.... and the local government's ability to be measured, uh, for delivering targets when all we do is approve housing. We don't, can't mandate its construction. So, if we have thousands of units that are approved, uh, some of us would consider that to be our job done. Okay. Thank you. All right. Any other discussion, councilors? Councilor Sabia. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Just for, just quickly, uh, in response to uh, um, to Council Whitmer. I had, uh, a meeting with, uh, uh, Mr. Boyle at, uh, um, UBCM last year, and, uh, things were a little bit different then than they are, indeed, are now. And, uh, the question was put to her, to her by myself and other ra- members of the regional district as to how you're gonna proceed with this particular, uh, format and formula from the province, uh, given some of the challenges, um, anywhere from, uh, at a time, um, interest rates to a time of building and now the, the tariffs coming in and other things. And, of course, a war going on, and she has not changed her position since, even though that, um, we had put it to to- together to her the challenges coming in the future. So, we're still in limbo as to, uh, where we're at. Uh, obviously, Langley Township is in a much better position than, say, West Vancouver or something. But, um, that was put to her, uh, last year at the UM- UBCM. Thank you. All right, seeing no discussion, I'll call the question on Eone. That carries unanimously. Item E2, Langley Meadows Park improvements, I'll move the recommendation. Seconded by Councilor Pratt. Is there any discussion on E2? Councilor Martins? Thank you. Um, yeah, I want to thank staff for this, uh, uh, report and the diagram. And I just have a question, if I can, through the chair to staff about one of the elements of it? All right, go ahead. Um, the, uh, pathway, uh, the pedestrian trail, um, on the right-of-way, um, between 200th Street and the, uh, park. Um, I appreciate that we're looking at lighting on the pathways. I'm wondering, um, how do we avoid, um, the light that would be cast into the a- a- adjacent residences? Um, wha- h- how do staff get around that? Just 'cause it's going between those two, um, co- uh, complexes there. Uh, through your worship to Councilor Martins. Um, so the lighting for the key pe- pedestrian route from the park connecting to 200th Street. So, we are currently ... Th- that does utilize a public right-of-way over the private strata property, so we are working with the, the strata there with respect to the installation of the, uh, lights, as it, uh, would require coordination and, uh, I believe approval, uh, from them as well. So, we're working with them to ensure that there, the impact, if there is any, is limited and to ensure that, uh, there is no issues. Great. That's good to hear, 'cause I know that is often a, a challenge and I'll see sometimes there's motion sensor lights as you're walking in this dark path and all of a sudden, they light up everything. Um, so hopefully we can come up with something in between that works to keep people safe, um, and not disrupt people's sleep. Thank you. Seeing no discussion, I'll call the question. E2. That carries unanimously. Uh, we're at almost 3:00. We'll take a five-minute recess. Return here at 3:05. Intendant recess, 3:05. Thanks. (pause)(Static noise)(white noise)... oh, uh, but, and council provides direction, uh, to relocate the pump house. We would, we would look at options, uh, with respect to the hydro pole as well, uh, whether, uh, there's an ability to underground, um, those, uh, the hydro lines there or whether it's feasible. Okay. That, that would be great. And then the o- only other question I have, um, if I can through the chair, um, to staff, is, um, with regards to the speed. Um, the posted speed for the, uh, roundabout, um, I know we're gonna look at making the signs more visible, um, so people are aware of the, uh, roundabout. Um, what is the posted speed? Uh, the sh- one of the improvements they were looking at is, is posting the speed of 30 kilometers as a speed advisory tabs on the roundabout warning signs. Is it possible to re- reduce that to, uh, 15? Um, it's a pretty tight, uh, roundabout, and, um, there is, there's, um, I guess, examples of people approaching it too quickly. Um, or is that a standardized thing? Uh, to- to your Worship Councilor Martins, that's a standardized, uh, speed we're looking at. However, if counsel provides you directions, staff can look at alternatives. Thank you. Okay. Um, so Mr. Mayor, I, I would love those two to be considered anyways in any sort of staff report. Um, the pole and, um, th- the posted speed in the roundabout. Um- Yeah. So the process I would suggest is that, uh, we dispose of these motions and if you wish to make another one that's in addition, that'd be fine. So that way this item can proceed and then, uh, your additional request for information can also proceed. Okay. Thank you. Okay. So I'll come back to you. Take a note of that- Yep. ... and come back to you. Councilor Kunst. So I've got a few, um, but you're gonna, um, you're gonna move number four separately, you said? Uh, yes. I have a referral motion for number four. Okay. So I'll talk about that one when you make your refer motion. Um, I actually wanna talk about Murrayville Five Corners as well, because, um, from what I read in the report, um, it was the, um, the sight line was the, the pump house and what I'm asking, um, staff if they've considered actually moving the crosswalk instead of moving the pump house, just maybe, maybe s- a couple meters down, there's a- there, right at the end of the c- the sidewalk, there's another one that adjoins on the other side of the street. Um, just because it, the pump house is a, is an issue, but (laughs) it's also an iconic heritage, um, building that I think we're gonna hear a lot about, um, if, um, we move it. Um, so I'm just wondering if staff could consider that before we, we go forward with, um, putting, uh, beacons and all that kind of stuff, which I think will really help, but would they consider doing that? 'Cause it seems like a pretty simple solution, but maybe it's too simple. Through your worship to, uh, Councilor Kunst. So the, when staff did their technical review and assessment of the, um, roundabout, uh, the, the short-term improvements that we are asking counsel for, uh, direction on is, is the installation of that 30 kilometer, uh, speed advisory tabs and, and installation of the pedestrian crossing and the beacons. The, the long-term improvement option was, uh, essentially looking at relocating the pump house, and if council provides this direction, uh, then council, uh, staff can look at relocating the pump house in more of a holistic, um, manner, where we look at the hydro poles, potentially the crosswalk being moved as well. So that can, uh, potentially be done as a part of the long-term improvement options related to, uh, the, uh, roundabout. Okay. 'Cause the, the crosswalk is very close to the exit of the, um, the roundabout. So that was just one, one of the, uh, things I wanted to raise. Um, also, um, it, I think staff indicated that that would possibly come to the Heritage Advisory, so I appreciate that and, um, just wanted to mention that. And then I'll wait for your motion as far as the, um, 224th. Actually did have one more. Um, I had a follow-up, uh, this, one of these came from, uh, my motion in October, um, and I had a follow-up motion, um, that was more about the Murrayville corridor, 223rd and 50th Avenue. So I'm wondering if that was also, um, addressed, um, in this, if, if, if staff also did a, um, a study on the, um, 223rd, 50th and 52nd Avenue. 'Cause that was the, the one where the over 200 people petitioned, um, mainly a lot of seniors and, uh, families that live in the area. October 20 motion. Through your worship to Councilor Kunst. Uh, um, the reference we have in the report is, is the motion from October 6th, and I believe it was, uh, uh, if I'm not mistaken, the 50th Avenue and 224 Street Crosswalk Review and 56 Avenue and 224 Intersection Review. Was that- Yeah. So if you recall, you and I met- Yeah. ... and I said that, that particular intersection was right along the ALR. So I had, you suggested a follow-up motion, which I did on the o- October 20, and it just may have gotten missed. Um, so I just wanted to highlight that, that it was actually the 223rd and 50-... 52nd. That- That's, uh, it's right by the Shoppers Drug Mart, um, and there's like a seniors, um, I think it's Chelsea Gardens that lives right across the street, and a lot of residential on, uh, to 23rd going up to 53rd. Your Worship to Councilor Kunz, I- I- my understanding and recollection now is that I believe that motion was a separate motion as referred to the budget process. Yeah. And during the budget process, uh, the item, the capital item was not, uh, funded, so that- that's the status update of the- that specific item. All right, so if staff consider that resolved, then, uh, why don't you and I follow up on it and- Okay. ... get back, get it back on track. And if it's a fundable project, we'll do it 'cause I think residents were asking for something, but also just painted lines- Yeah, exactly. ... at that intersection. So, I'll follow up on that as well. Okay, thank you. All right. All right. And Mr. Kooner, I believe we're also waiting on a report to council for 224th, uh, fronting the new middle school that's being constructed there, so just as a follow-up as well. Uh, great. So seeing no other discussion on those first resolutions, those first four, I'll call the question on those four. That carries unanimously, so I'll be moving, I'll move number four. Uh, is there a seconder to that? Seconded by Councilor Pratt. So, I just wanna highlight, Mr. Kooner, there may be a mistake here, just an addition error. So the total project is 250,000 funded by 247,500 plus the 1% suspect, or it's not a $500,000 project? Just wanna confirm that. Uh, th- that is correct. That was a typo. Yep, so we'll get that, uh, addressed as well. I'm gonna move a referral, uh, back to staff. I'm gonna move that this item be referred back to staff for an updated report to council with consideration of a roundabout at this intersection. Is there a seconder to that? Seconded by Councilor Wren. So the intent here, I think, is I'd like to see both options and what those both look like. I think that, uh, we did have some discussion around a roundabout there, and I'd like to see the presentation of the pros and cons and costs of both options before we advance, uh, money on design. That's the intent. Is there any other discussion on that referral? Right, seeing none. I'll call the question on that referral. That carries unanimously. Item E6, 126 Province of BC Disaster Resilience and Innovation Funding Program. Moved by Councilor Pratt, seconded by Councilor Bailey. Is there any discussion on those applications? Seeing none. Call the question on E6. Carries anonymously. Item E9, Agricultural Land Commission Application number 100473. Does anybody wish to move that? So moved. Moved by Councilor Pratt, seconded by Councilor Bailey. Any discussion on E9? Yeah. Councilor Richter. Yeah, I'm just curious. Why TOL is on this as an applicant on page two in the report? Mr. Kooner. Through your Worship, Councilor Richter, uh, back in 1962, legislation provided for townships to acquire roads by, uh, bylaw. So technically, the road fronting the site here is, is provided by bylaw. That bylaw then provided a portion of dedicated land on behalf of the township. Therefore, this township needs to be an applicant to the LC to get that dedicated out, Your Worship. I see. Okay, thank you. Right, seeing no discussion, I'll call the question. Whoops. That carries unanimously. Bylaws for first, second, and third reading, rezoning application number 100637, bylaw numbers 5782. Uh, this was deferred, so it's back on the floor. Is there any questions or discussion on G1? Councilor Richter. Um, yes. I'm gonna make an observation, and I'm gonna ask, uh, for a public hearing. So, uh, I- I'd- what I'd like to see it given as first, second, first and second, and then referred for a public hearing. Um, Mr. Kooner, maybe you could give some background if that, before that's moved, maybe you could give some background on how that's- that would contradict provincial legislation. Uh, yes, Your Worship. Uh, the Local Government Act has been, uh, amended to essentially limit council's ability for public hearings on items that are plan compliant or seeking residential development. Uh, and specifically with respect to this rezoning application, first and second reading have already been granted. It's before council for a third reading. Okay, but- M- My apologies, it's actually all three readings, uh, before council. Yeah, it is all three, and it was all three the first time. So this application, which is essentially a single family home application in the middle of a rural area, has never had any public input. Uh, well there've been multiple- To council. ... public, there've been multiple public open houses, so I don't know if it's accurate to say there's been no public input, but there has been no public hearing. Oh, okay, but is there any reason, I mean, this is not a SMU. Is there any reason why we can't request a public hearing on this? Sorry, can you repeat that? Sorry, I missed that. You mentioned SMUs. Yeah, it's not a SMU. So, is there any reason why we couldn't request a public hearing on this, as a single family application? Uh, home application. Well, who would you, who would you request a public hearing from? The people who live in the area. Well- I mean, there, to me, there's- there's, uh, clearly a, um, traffic impact as a result of this particular development. Either they're gonna route the traffic, and if you've got single, 58 single family homes, you're probably looking at at least 120 cars, if not more. It's either gonna go straight out onto 56th Avenue at the bottom-... of pretty much a blind curve and a hill, or it's gonna funnel up through the Tall Timbers development, which is a residential development. Mr. Clerk, perhaps you could address the question again about the public hearing. (sighs) Uh, to your worship, the legislation currently does not allow public hearings for plan-compliant residential development applicat- rezoning applications. Uh, and that includes on SR land? The proposed rezoning application is plan compliant and is for residential development. Okay. Well, we just got a petition today, uh, from someone in the community. They've already got 42 names on it. People wanna talk about this. I think we need to give them the opportunity to have input. I don't think anyone's disagreeing with you, Councilor Richter. It's just the process to get there. So right now if, uh, a public hearing wouldn't be a vehicle that's available to the municipality unless it wants to convene, to contravene the Local Government Act. I'm not sure how exactly this would be contravening the Local Government Act. Mr. Kunert, maybe we could do that a third time then. Th- the current legislation limits council's ability to hold public hearings for plan-compliant items that are for residential development. And is this application plan compliant? Uh, yes, it is- Yes. ... plan compliant. Yes. It's compliant with what? The Official Community Plan. Okay. Thank you. All right. Council Pratt. Yeah. Thank you, Your Worship. I just wanted to, uh, confirm with staff through you what item E, water servicing, in the proponent's letter means when they indicate that a future development will connect to the township of Langley's water network. Is that the responsibility of the proponent to pay for and to construct the connection for this site and all the lots that will be a part of it to the municipal water system? Through worship to Councilor Pratt, correct. Thank you. Councilor Martins. Thank you. Um, if I can through the chair to staff, um, there was mention of multiple, um, open houses or information sessions for, um, residents to attend. Um, can you refresh my memory on approximately when those happened? I recall there being, um, events for the adjacent, uh, development proposal. Um, when, when was this one held? I think they go back quite a ways, but we could certainly, um, get that outlined what public cons- station has occurred. I believe they've gone back multiple years, like long before this council even. Okay. And many, many meetings with community people that's been organized by the developer that the whole neighborhood was invited to. So I think it would be appropriate if you're looking for that potentially to add that as an amendment to a referral motion. Okay. Um, and I, you know, I would like to see, um, as I was reviewing the, the documents again for this one, um, in preparation for this meeting, I, um, I note that there is, um, a significant donation of land back to the township. Um, and I'm wondering if the township has any plans for that land, or is it going to be left in its rural character? Um, if I could hear more about that. Through your Worship to Councilor Martins, as you indicated, uh, the majority of the lands that are coming during the application are proposed as, um, dedicated lands to the township for mostly for environmental purposes and, uh, tree protection. So subject to council's, um, deliberations on the item and the development prerequisites, uh, we'd work through finalizing those items. They're currently preliminary identified in the, uh, site plan as included in the package of worship. Thank you. Yeah. And I note a, a lot of trees on this site and a lot of trees, um, being retained with the current proposed plan. And I really do appreciate, um, that balance. Um, it's easy enough to just, uh, clear-cut a place, and I appreciate that there's a effort to work around that and also with the trail network. So I, I, this one, it looks really good. I'm quite impressed. Thanks. All right. Ms. Power, if you could bring up the referral that I prepared, please. Yep. I think I'm gonna move that the application be referred back to staff to work with the proponent to consider the site within the context of an overall potential trail network from 56th Avenue and 240th Street to Williams Park and amenities in the context of application 1109033 to the south. Is there a seconder to that? Seconded by Councilor Rint. Uh, this will, I think, provide council with some additional information on the overall context of the area as it may or may not connect to Williams Park, which has come up a number of times in the consultation. If anybody wishes for the additional information to be collected as part of this referral, then now would be the time to move an amendment as well. Councilor Martins. Thank you for, uh, saying that. Uh, is it okay that I'm- Yeah. ... amending an amendment? Go ahead. Okay. Or it's its referral, I guess. We're okay. Um, yeah, just, um, it would be nice if, um, staff could provide some historical data on, um, what sort of public information. So we could, an amendment could read, be referred back to staff the subsequent text, uh, with that re- report, with the subsequent report to include an outline of all previous consultation. Yeah. As long as that's not super labor-intensive. I don't want to bog this down. It's probably import- important for public, for the co- council to see what consultation has been conducted. Yeah. So if you wish to move that amendment- Yeah. ... or you wish to adjust that wording. Yeah, go ahead. Yeah. Uh, I will move that amendment. All right. I'll second it. Is there any discussion on, around the amendment so if anybody could update their, which they wish to speak to the amendment. (paper rustles)Counselor Richter, on the amendment. And the amendment is to get, uh, an accounting of public input. Miss Power, if you could read back the amendment. Uh, the amendment would be that, uh, included in the information would c- s- staff would report back to council with all previous consultation. Okay. I'd like a clarification. Does all previous consultation include whether or not a public hearing was ever held relative to this property? Yeah. Staff can include that. Okay. I'll support the referral then, or the amendment. This is an amendment to the referral, so I'll call the question on the amendment to the referral. That carries unanimously. Now back to the referral as amended. Is there any other discussion? Counselor Koontz? So when I read that the application be referred back to staff to work with the proponent to consider the site within the context of an overall potenti- What is the actual timeframe on that? Because this has been, this has come back a couple of times now, um, and I think I'm just kinda wondering, um, I, I believe that the proponent has actually, um, made some comments about, uh, the Williams Park. So, is this gonna be a, a long-term sort of, you know, deferral for... Or is, can this come back in a couple of weeks or a month? Mr. Kuehn? Uh, through your worship to Counselor Koontz. It'd be hard to pinpoint a timeline as it's, uh, being referred back to staff to work with the proponent to consider these trail networks, uh, Williams Park, other amenities, and then also provide counsel with the, uh, previous consultations. So, it'd be a, a mix of staff resource plus getting information from the proponent and working with the proponent as well, so... C- okay. This was... Um, like, we had this in December, and then we... I think it was December or January, and then we referred it back to April. Um, had there been any, um, indication that this was something that we would have wanted to maybe work with the proponent on before coming back here? Uh, t- through your worship to Counselor Koontz. It, it was a deferral, so the item was, we were waiting for council's, uh, direction on it. So, at that time, uh, from when it was deferred to now, we would be waiting for either council granting third or this referral now to, uh, then work with the proponent. Okay, thanks. All right. Seeing no other discussion, I'll call the question on that referral as amended. That carries unanimously. Move to item G2 of 2026, fees and charges amendment bylaw. I'll move it. Seconded by Counselor- Mr. Mayor, I have to declare All right, go ahead, Counselor Richter. I have to declare a conflict because part of this deals with cemeteries Okay. Thank you. All right. So I'm gonna move the recommendation, but I'll wait for Counselor Richter to depart the chamber. All right. Does anybody wish to second it? Second. Seconded by Counselor Ferguson. Uh, Counselor Whitmarsh. Yeah, thank you (clears throat). Just a g- a question through to staff. Um, I'm just wondering, um, on these fees and charges, when the date, what is the date in which they become effective? A- and are all of the, all of the fees and charge amendments have this, do they all have the same, uh, effective date? Uh, through your worship to Counselor Whitmarsh. Depending on the schedule, each schedule might have a different effective or implementation date. Uh, for example, the park schedule one implementation date would be September 1st, 2025. Um- 2026. 2026. Um, whereas the, whereas the general fee increase for cemeteries is, uh, I believe the implementation is July 1st of, uh, 2026. So, so are, so most of them are September 2026, but cemetery is July 1st? Uh, th- that's correct. Generally, it's, it's September 1st, 2026, but there's a f- I believe one specifically that I mentioned, the cemetery, was July. And there may be one, um, different dates for some other schedules, but, uh, generally speaking, September is the date that is used. Okay, just, I mean, uh, w- why is, is there a particular reason why the cemetery fee is delay, is July 1st as opposed to September? Like, I mean, July is not far away, so is there a reason why it has a different date, or why not just have them all the same? Through your worship to you, uh, Counselor Whitmarsh. With respect to the cemetery date being of July 1st, uh, it's essentially to provide, uh, those requiring these activities with a set timeline when making essential purchase decisions. So, the cemetery fees and charges, uh, bylaw does have a significant impact to individuals' estates. So, just having this firm date as soon as practical allows a lot of these individuals and families to make fi- financial decisions. Okay. Um, thank you for that. Um, just the other, uh, one was that I noticed that it talks about a 2.1% general increase, um, to the cost, but, um, you know, fee- fees and charges, uh-... vary depe- for the person. Some people would have different fees and different charges depending on what they're doing in the community, what they're involved in. And so for some people, it might be 2.1%, but it is true that for other people, it could be, it could be much greater. Um, there are some new fees that are introduced that didn't exist before. So the 2.1% is interesting, but not necessarily accurate. I'm wondering if that's a good way to, or a good way to state it. I mean, it depends on who you are as to whether it's 2.1%. Uh, through Your Worship to C- Councilor Whitmarsh, the, the general fee increase i- is 2.1%, which is essentially industry, uh, consumer price index rate. Um, the, that's the fee, the, there is no other increase unless it's noted or if there's new fees being introduced. And the, I believe the only new fees being introduced are with respect to racket sports or racquet courts. Right. Okay. Um, and, and is this, when we do fees and charges, uh, do we typically have a process for public engagement on it or, or do we just go ahead and do our fee increases without that form of some kind of public engagement, whether that's online or other type of public engagement? Through Your Worship to Councilor Whitmarsh, so the- the fees and charges amendment bylaws are, these are reviewed on an annual basis. And e- every year we do amendments to the fees and charges. Um, they're just essentially proposed to just better align with township revenue and service budgets. Um, and user groups or the public do have an opportunity once this report is available, uh, to the public to, um, provide any submissions or any, uh, raise any items of concern. Okay. Thank you. Council Martins? Thank you. Um, a question, uh, through the chair to staff. I, I note, um, the new, uh, sewer connection charges or connection deposits, uh, 5,000 for residential and 7,500 for non-residential. Um, and just thinking in the context of our housing affordability discussions for the target report earlier, um, can staff speak to whether these new fees have been se- assessed for the impact it might, they might have on our, um, our housing costs and targets? Through Your Worship to Councilor, uh, Martins, are you referring to schedule 12? Is that th- the sewer? I just wanted to make sure that I have the, the right schedule and section. Yeah. It's the two new, um, connection deposits. Hold on one second, I'll just double check. It was, um, highlighted in the report. (papers rustling) Yeah, it would be in, uh, schedule 12. Um, it w- in the report it's on page eight, the first paragraph, connection/disconnection fees. Yes, I have the, now I'm able to, yes, locate it. So yes, through Your Worship to, uh, Councilor Martins, th- this is specifically service connection and disconnection fees are for residential subdivisions with no service agreements. Or there, the other fee there associated is non-residential subdivision with no service agreements. Okay. And this is a new fee? This is, uh, a connection and disconnection fee, so these are, um, to be added, uh, to ensure that it's, uh, with this, uh, sewer and fee charges. It's essentially related to the nature of the waterworks and sewer utilities. So staff essentially reviewed the connection and disconnection service process, and they identified that having a security deposit provided a simpler process than a letter of credit from customers. So it's just to make the process more efficient. Okay. So, uh, more efficient, so we're not slowing down our, our housing targets, and by the sounds of things, we're doing the opposite potentially? Yeah. Uh, that is correct. Yeah. Thank you. All right. I have an amendment that I'd like to move. Um, it's a pretty simple one, that all increases within Schedule 17, recreation, arts and culture for 2026 be reverted to the same fees and charges amounts as in 2025. Moved s- myself, seconded by Councilor Rent. Is there any discussion or questions? That was outlined and mes- mentioned in the report. This will carry that on for one additional year. Councilor Whitmarsh. Yeah. Sorry. Uh, j- the, some of, there was a couple of new fees that were introduced. Are you, uh, does this motion also then suggest they would not be introduced until... No, my interpretation of this is that it, for those that existed in, in 2025, those same fees would be carried forward in 2026. Anything that's been added would be added. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thanks for that clarification. Seeing no other discussion, I'll call the question on that amendment. That carries with Councilor Richter absent. All right. Is there any other discussion on, what have we got on here, G2 as amended? Seeing none, I'll call the question. That carries with Councilor Richter absent. If you could, uh, get Council Richter back for me, please? Thank you.All right, item H1, SMU Development Permit Area By-law 6116 was deferred. It's now back on the floor. Is there any other discussion or questions about H1? Councilor Richter? Um, yeah, I had a couple of follow-up questions here. And, uh, in particular, uh, at the time, I did raise a concern, which was more from a governance, I think, perspective than anything else, about the delegation of development permit authority to staff, and this was relative to by-law, uh, s- the companion by-law 6116. Now, staff confirmed at the time that there is a mechanism for three councilors to request that a specific SMU development permit come before council within 14 days of notification. Can staff confirm that that same mechanism, uh, is in place for this particular by-law, and that, uh, council will be notified of every SMU development permit application as it has received? Uh, through your worship to Councilor Richter, the delegation for these development permits, the, the, the by-law itself does state that if, if three members of council write within 14 days requesting it, uh, requesting it to b- a- appear before council, then staff will bring the, uh, development permit, uh, before council for au- um, issuance. Okay, so, um, we could send one email from three councilors, or do, does each councilor have to send a separate email? Through your worship to Councilor Richter, y- the member of council themselves would have to request that three members of council. Okay. Um, my second question is, uh, and I note from the public hearing minutes that were previously approved, that the only comment that came out in the public hearing, uh, was from a Mr. Hanson, uh, who w- basically commented that multiplexes are a very affordable, uh, housing option, and I agree, they are. But were there any other written submissions received? And if there were, were any changes to this made as a result of those submissions? Through your worship to Councilor Richter, to our knowledge, w- we only received the one written submission, and that's the submission you referred to earlier. Uh, we received no other written submission with respect to this item. Okay, so this is, as it went to public hearing, no changes. Correct? No submissions. No additional submissions. Okay, thank you. All right, seeing no other discussions. Is there any other discussion on H1? Seeing none, call the question on H1. That carries unanimously. Item H2, rezoning application number 100733, By-law number 5899. Does anybody wish to move? Moved by Councilor Pratt. ...(audio cuts off) ... lift and leave the room- All right, thank you. ... on this one. Thank you. All right, that was moved by Councilor Pratt. Is there a second to that? Seconded by Councilor Bailey. Is there any discussion on H2, third reading? All right, seeing none, I'm gonna move that the application be deferred to June 29th, 2026. Is there a seconder to deferral? Seconded by Councilor Ferguson. Is there any other discussion on deferral? Seeing none, call the question on deferral. Ms. Bauer, you can vote for Councilor Richter. How do we deal with that? No, no, no, you, no, you just... Someone's gotta... It's holding up the system. You have to vo- she's gotta vote. (?)- Yes, could you just put- Just vote for it. Yeah, just, uh, there we go. Yeah, thank you. So she's absent, and so that, that carries, uh, with Councilor Richter absent. Uh, Ms. Bauer, if you could bring up the second motion now, please? All right, I'm gonna move that council directs staff to work with the proponent to provide the proposed flood management plan, noise mitigation plan, dust management plan, odour management plan identified in development prerequisite three, and associated restrictive covenants identified in develop, development prerequisite four for council's consideration, and provide the proposed restrictive covenant for compliance with the quiet zone per the Community Standards By-law identified in development prerequisite five for council's consideration. Uh, Ms. Bauer, I have a slight, uh-... amendment. I'm gonna move it as amended to say, "Explore and provide options for potential containment of the proposed non-farm processing use, explore potential relocation of the facility and partnership and/or cooperation with the Town of Langley, and provide a confirmation by a qualified environmental professional to potentially required setbacks from West Creek that may be, or would be, applicable for a non-farm processing and distribution use if this were being contemplated within urban areas." Did you catch the amendment, Mr. Barr? Potential containment in three. So if you could please add that for me. Uh, right before the word containment. And I'll move that as amended, seconded by Councilor Pratt. Is there any discussion on this associated motion? Yep, Councilor Whitmers. Yes, just, um, wanted to get clarification on what is meant by number three, uh, potential containment of the proposed non-farm processing use? Yeah, Mr. Kuner, how would that be interpreted? So presumably located within a, a building of some kind. Uh, thank you, Your Worship, through to Councilor Whitmars. Uh, containment, uh, firstly what would come to mind would be containment within a building itself. Containment could be other parts of containment as well through, uh, other structural elements, uh, walls, uh, fences, landscaping. But the first thing that comes to mind would be a building of worship. Okay. I mean, that's, that's, um, uh, fairly ambiguous, uh, ranging from a building to possible fences. Uh, so putting everything in a building versus having a fence versus not allowing it to grow larger than it i- ... I mean, there's all sorts of ways to define this, so I'm wondering if there's a way to clarify what's meant by that. Uh, you could try to narrow it down if you wish to make an amendment. Uh, I think the, the intent here would be to leave some leeway for, uh, their team to, to provide options without being necessarily restricted, uh, in the way you're talking. I think it'd be ideal for them to have lots of options and not be constricted in some way. But if you wish to try to, try to specify it, uh, further, please feel free to make an amendment. Yeah, no, I g- I guess I understand the options. I'm wondering if, so th- the way that it's written, it allows the proponent to define containment. Uh, Mr. Kuner, do I ... Who would be allowed to define containment? Uh, staff's i- interpretation and reading of the motion is we're working with the proponent on these items, so they w- it would be in collaboration and in partnership with the proponent. Okay, thank you. Councilor Kunst? So, um, have they not provided some of these already? Like, if I'm looking at number one, um, I think the proponent spoke to a lot of these. Um, so I'm just wondering what number one- Yeah, sure. Have they not already provided those details? Sure. To Your Worship, to Councilor Kunst, uh, my understanding is these items are development prerequisites. Um, some of these items have, there have been general discussions, I believe, outlining what the plan may be, but not specific flood management plans, noise me- mitigation plan, dust management plan, odor management plan. And I'll just defer to Mr. Richardson to just confirm that. So- That's correct, that's correct, Your Worship. And then those would be, uh, prepared by the relevant qualified professionals, Your Worship. Okay. So if we're, we're voting on this, this is, this is so that we require this in order for them to continue on in their current, um, like, business, what they're doing right now? Or is this to, um, do something different? So just so I'm clear, really, what I'm voting on. Yeah. Mr. Kuner. Uh, through Your Worship to Councilor Kunst, st- staff's understanding is that we, we work with the proponent. The proponent would be pro- providing these proposed plans, so the floodplain management plan, noise mitigation plan, dust management plan, and odor management plan by their qualified professionals. Uh, as these are already development prerequisites outlined, and then the other items, um, provide, uh, r- restrictive covenants, explore options, this is all, uh, b- done with the proponent, and then we would advise council. Uh, I think the in- the intent is, unless, um, His Worship's intent is different, would be essentially that we would try to provide as much of these items prior to June 29th, uh, i- i- if that's feasible. Um, and then the council would then have that information, uh, prior to, for, uh, prior for consideration of third reading. Um, so number five, it says, "Provide cr- confirmation of a QEP." Um, did they already not provide that already? Uh, through Your Worship to Councilor Kunst, the, some information has been, uh, provided to staff as well as the delegate at the public hearing from, from memory. This provides the associated motion as indicated on the screen, and staff understand that to provide for the provision of additional information should the use be within an urban area of worship. Okay. So, so going back to my other question, this would be so that they could, um, continue in their current, um, location. But I notice number four, it says, "Explore potential relocation." And I believe you said June 29, uh, Mr. Kuner? You said something about June 29. This is when you would think it might come back? Uh, well, might. Uh, so it's been deferred and approved by council. That third reading will be reconsidered or considered again on June 29th. Oh, okay. Okay, thank you.Counselor Martins? Uh, thank you. Um, I think I have some of the same questions here. Um, I feel like, uh, point one, um, at least in the submissions that I heard at the, um, public hearing from the proponent, uh, they had covered off those items. Um, so I, uh, w- what more are we, um, needing, I guess, specifically, to point one that they haven't already provided? Yeah. Mr. Clark? Uh, through your worship to Counselor Martin, these are development prerequisites that are outlined. Uh, I think there were general submissions made at the public hearing with respect to what the flood plan-... uh, floodplain management plan, noise mitigation plan, and dust management plan would look like. But I believe what is being requested is formalized reports by the qualified professionals that, uh, of, of these specific, uh, uh, item. Okay. Um, and you said they are development requirements. Is that what I heard? Through your worship to Counselor Martins, uh, in, in the report itself, it's, it, it... The- these are development prerequisites requirement prior to council's consideration of final adoption of the bylaw. Okay. All right. And then, you know, I'm just thinking about number three, um, sorry, number four, explore potential relocation of the facility. Again, I did hear the proponent speak about that and, um, the steps they've already taken to try and do that and it's not as easy as, um, one would think. Um, and I believe we heard num-... point number five, we already heard from a QEP. So, uh, I have some concerns about this associated motion. Um, y- you know, is this typical, um, uh, to put this, uh, degree of specificity on an application? I don't know if I've seen it this way before. Um, I, I feel the proponents have, uh, really worked hard to, um, y- you know, address the concerns raised, um, by the neighbors and to comply, um, with what's typically required. Uh, so I'm, I'm not entirely sure why we are, um, A, deferring and, and B, um, putting these requirements on the proponent, um, in an associated motion if it's already, um, part of the, um, application. So, um, anyways, those are my thoughts. I'll leave it there. All right. Seeing no discussion, I'll call the question on the motion. That carries unanimously. Item, uh, I1, bylaws for final adoption Official Community Plan- Um- ... Amendment Rezoning Application number one- I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. Right. Let's get Counselor Richter back. Thank you for that. If you could please bring that down, Ms. Barrett. All right. We'll move to bylaws for final adoption, item I1, Official Community Plan Amendment Rezoning Application number 100270, bylaw number 59245925. I'll move it. Second. Seconded by Counselor Pratt. Any discussion on I1? Counselor Pratt. Yeah. Thank you, Your Worship. Through yourself to staff, I just wanna confirm that as the development permit application is not a part of this final adoption that it's a delegated DP, is that correct? Through your worship to Counselor Pratt, that is correct. Uh, I believe th- the UPA is under 25. Thank you very much. All right. Any other discussion on I1? Seeing none. I'll call the question on I1. That carries unanimously. May I have a counsel report? Does anybody wish to make a May I Have Counsel Report? Counselor Martins. Thank you. Uh, yeah, just, uh, a few items to bring up here. Um, first of all, I wanna congratulate staff on another excellent, um, event, um, put on to, um, celebrate our, our volunteers and appreciate the volunteers in the township of Langley. Um, I wanna cra-... congratulate all of the nominees and winners of the awards and extend my gratitude to all volunteers in Langley. Um, you know, you are the backbone of the community. So... And you show up and you step in, and you're appreciated. Um, I also... I had mentioned it earlier in this meeting, I'll bring it up again, there's an event coming up, um, in the summer called The Rolling Barrage and it's, uh, a motor-... motorcycle ride from coast to coast in Canada and this will be the 10th year. And, um, uh, BC has been a little underwhelming in the last nine years, um, and there, uh, there's a group of volunteers within our community that are working really hard to change that, um, uh, to do some fundraising for this event. And one of the nominees of our Eric Flowerdew, um, Award, um, Veronica Cave of Veronica's Perogies has been working overtime to, um, raise money. And through a series of, uh, deep-fried perogi events on Saturdays at her store, uh, she, um, successfully raised $7,100 towards, um, helping the riders with the cost, associated cost of the ride, specifically gas. As we know, it's not getting any cheaper. Um, so I, I, I just applaud the efforts, um, you know, in, um, showcasing or not showcasing, it's a bad word, but highlighting PTSD and, um, uh, this ride is, um... It will be in Langley on August 22nd. So, um, thanks to Veronica and crew for doing that. And there will be more events coming up to raise money for them. And then, um, the last one I would comment on, um-More on a sober note, on Friday, um, uh, mostly, uh, people from Fort Langley, um, celebrated the life of, uh, Tony, um, who was tragically, um, killed, um, a few weeks pr- prior, um, by a train. Um, it was a beautiful ceremony, and, um, the Fort Langley Lions, uh, did cater that, um, celebration. And then later, they had a, a fundraiser at the Fort Langley Lions Hall for the May Day Parade coming up. Um, understanding the, um, escalating costs, um, putting on events like that when it comes to security and police measures. So, um, I wa- I was, um, humbled to be a part of both of those events, and just seeing how, uh, the Lions come together. Tony was one of the, uh, Lions, and, uh, uh, y- and he would be happy to know that, um, they carried on and, uh, had a very successful fundraiser that night. That's all I've got. Councilor Bailey? Yeah. It, uh, been a, a bit of a, a busy time. Um, the Polar Plunge, uh, benefits, uh, s- special Olympics. Uh, this is the third year now that I've, uh, participated in. I didn't get quite as wet this year. Uh, they, instead of spraying down on us, they sprayed up, and, uh, and it was a nice day rather than the last two have been brutally cold, and, uh, it's a lot better than when I used to do it in Surrey, uh, down at Blackie Spit. Uh, trying to run in and out of there is, uh, is a little chilling. Uh, uh, the Gateway of Hope has, uh, about three or four times a, a year, they have an event where it's a community day. They have, uh, foot clinics. Uh, they have different organizations come there to, uh, profile what they do in the community. And, uh, uh, Constable Peter Mann and myself and, uh, Fraser, uh, Holland, uh, we usually get, uh, stuck behind the, behind the, uh, grill doing hot dogs. And, uh, believe me, we go through more than a few hot dogs. Uh, yeah, uh, we... I attended a candlelight vigil up at, uh, the Aldergrove Legion. And they do this three times a year in... on top of, uh, Remembrance Day. One is for each service. Uh, this one was for the army. Uh, it, uh, is, uh, th- it was the day before the celebration of Vimy, and it was a, uh, very beautiful, uh, uh, nice small ceremony, uh, very respectful of what our armed forces in this, uh, in this one, uh, the army does. Uh, uh, the volunteer event was, uh, kinda special for me. Uh, one of the recipients is the daughter of a, of a firefighter I used to work with in Surrey. So that's always nice to see that, uh, some of the, the children of people that I worked with, um, are continuing the efforts of their, uh, parents. And last, coming up this year, uh, is, uh, the 25th, uh, I don't know if you'd call it celebration, but recognition of, uh, 9/11. And, uh, this will, uh, this will be the 25th year for the ride, uh, recognizing that, so I'm just bringing it up early. As, uh, for some of us who attended, uh, uh, funerals in New York, it's very special. And especially when, uh, so many of my brothers, uh, in New York passed away doing their job, uh, it's, uh, just everyone keep in mind this year is, uh, is the 21st, uh, 25th a- anniversary of a, uh, horrible day for many of us. Councilor Whitmarsh? Yeah. Um, uh, well certainly want to, uh, appreciate and thank, again, the staff that worked so hard on putting together the volunteer appreciation dinner this last, uh, week. But also, in particular, the great volunteers that we have in our community. Many nominated, of course, for awards, but, uh, beyond that, the room was full of amazing volunteers who did do such great work for our community and really appreciate that. Um, I was fortunate as well this last weekend to attend, uh, with, uh, along with councilors Koontz, Pratt, Rint, and Mayor Woodward, the Fastball, um, grand opening at Noel Booth Park. Um, that was exciting to see all the, the teams and athletes there for the day, but also to see the, um, th- the venue itself and the great improvements that have been made on the ballparks there, um, and also around now the pond and some of those other areas. So that was tremendous. And, uh, I had the good fortune of doing as well this last week, um, uh, a ride along with, uh, Constable Peter Mann, and spent the day with him. And, uh, and very insightful day, and the complexities and the challenges of police work are quite evident as we did that, uh, through our community. And certainly very thankful and appreciative of all the members of the RCMP and our auxiliary staff that do such great work, um, to keep our community safe. So, uh, thank you for them. And that's good for me. Councilor Pratt? Yeah. Thank you, Your Worship. I'll echo, uh, my colleagues' comments regarding the volunteer appreciation dinner, but also give a shout-out to the staff who are organizing and who hosted the first of the two Willoughby Community Plan Open House is. I had the chance to attend that before the volunteer appreciation dinner. And just a reminder to everybody to please try and get out or fill out the, uh, feedback form online, uh, to the second and last open house this coming Tuesday at the LEC from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. And I also did wanna give a special shout-out, uh, to the BC Family Physician of the Year, Dr. Anita Kai-Faye Wong, uh, who is a Langley-based physician and, uh, works as the medical director at Foundry. So congratulations. Councilor Koontz? Yeah. Um, I'd like to report that I made it to the BC Farm Museum Clean-Up Day on the right day this time. (laughs)I was a week early last time. Um, also, uh, went to the Volunteer Appreciation Awards, and it's just great to see how many, um, amazing volunteers that we have in our community. And I appreciate staff in their attempt to even... They had 100 more people this time, so that's why dinner was a little bit late. Um, I did attend the, uh, Vivi Ridge, uh, candlelight ceremony, uh, where we honored the 120 soldiers dedicated on the Aldergrove Legion, uh, Cenotaph. And it was really awesome to attend the Langley Fastball opening ceremonies, as my granddaughter was one of the kids that, uh, gets to play on those, uh, beautiful facilities. So, um, that's it for me. All right. I'm gonna echo everybody's comments of the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner actually had record turnout this year as well, so it was great to see such a large eng- engaged crowd and, uh, have the ability to appreciate and thank everyone for their efforts. And I've also attended, uh, multiple ceremonies this past couple of weekends to, uh, open up the Diamond Sports, uh, Softball season. And it's incredible to see the increasing registration that we're dealing with, but just the energy of those events, and everybody just wants to get out and play youth sports. It's fantastic, uh, and continues to echo, uh, you know, the need to continue to make upgrades throughout the community. Councilor Ferguson, do you have something to add? Go ahead. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And I also don't want to miss on the fact, you know, that, uh, we had a great, uh, volunteer appreciation dinner with many pe- extra people there. Thanked the staff. But the interesting thing is we have people from all different walks of life doing all sorts of volunteer work, and, uh, anywhere from the people on wheels, the BMX, to other people that are out helping people in the community doing things. Um, I also did want to point out a- another Metro report that something very important is happening in, in, in our government. We are going to be going over the, uh, eh, Indigenous rights of, uh, the nations coming up this week in our, uh, Metro Vancouver meeting of, uh, Indigenous rights, uh, and things like that. So w- there's an awful lot of things happening in the community regarding that, and, uh, we'll be going over, uh, the legislation and things like that. So I'm keeping, uh, um, a, a, an actually an eye-open idea of what's going on with that and hoping, as a committee, we can provide more information back, not just to our local, uh, nations, but to also the province as a whole. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Thank you. Does anybody wish to make a regional report? Council Bailey? Yeah. Uh, uh, um, the water report was, uh, very interesting as they're, uh, they went through, um, the processes that are put in place for proximity works, uh, the care and the attention that is paid to make sure and, uh, that when you're getting near any of the water, uh, s- infrastructure, uh, what y- what they have to do. And it's very extensive and, and great to see. Uh, also in the air, uh, some really interesting things. They, they now have a traveling roadshow, uh, kind of thing that I've requested if we could get o- a permanent one here. It's called LumiAir. And what it does is it gives you real-time reports on the air quality. Uh, it will be, uh, touring around. I put in a request that it comes to, uh, our, our, uh, civic facility, but also have put in a, a request to the committee that if they can make s- smaller units, that we could have one that would be as, uh, uh, in place only in the township. And we would be able to move it around the township and, uh, get, uh, real-time, uh, air re- air quality readings and, uh, see what's going on. And, um, uh, and there, there's an interesting thing. Over the last five years, uh, there are 580 fewer deaths attributed to air pollution, uh, uh, by Metro i- in their readings. Uh, you know, right now, we have our, one of our two burning, uh, uh, burning times permitted in the township. And, um, it's very interesting to see how they're moving ahead with air quality measurements in that there's 31 different stations that they do across Met, uh, through, uh, Metro. And, uh, they're showing great results on, um, much better, uh, air quality when it comes towards, uh, people with respiratory problems. Council Ferguson. Uh, i- and Councilor Bailey brought to my attention, I have under M8, uh, the Metro Vancouver Laboratory, uh, uh, credited that 200,000 tests of liquid waste management for, to support drinking water, wastewater, and residual monitoring, treatment plant compliance, and progra- process pro- control. I wanna bring that to everybody's attention. It's on M8. Thank you. Thank you. All right, we're gonna move on to items for information, uh, M1 through 8. Does anybody have any, mm, any questions or discussion? Council Pratt. Yeah. Thank you, Your Worship. Uh, in regard to item M3, the 213 Street Road and sidewalk improvements update, I have a motion. All right, go ahead. Uh, the motion would be to refer the item for information to the 2027, 2031 budget process, capital budget process. Can I get a second on that? Is there any questions or discussion on that referral? Seeing none. I'll call the question on... Oh, Council Martins, go ahead. Yeah, sorry, I just, uh, looking for some clarification, if I can, through, uh, the chair to the mover. Um, there was multiple options in this report. Um- My interpretation would be that, uh, we would like to have all options included within the budget. So we'd prepare multiple capital sheets that, of course, you couldn't fund them all. You'd have to pick one. Oh, I see. So that we'll pick at the time? Yes, pick at the budget time. Okay. Thank you. That's the... I believe that's the intent, and that's how I would interpret the motion. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. All right. So C- Council Whitmarsh?Yeah. I just had, uh, some, a couple of questions, um, with regards to number 4, M4. Uh, we're just gonna deal with the motion on M3 first. Oh, oh sorry, sorry. If you're speaking to that. Yep. Sorry, no I'm not. Go ahead. So, call the question on that referral. That carries unanimously. Councilor Whitmar, go ahead. Thank you. Sorry, uh, wanted to speak to M4, uh, Fort Langley Waterfront update, just asking some questions. Yeah, go ahead. Um, the, uh, the estimate that has come back of $11 million, does that, is that just for the pedestrian crossing, or does that also include the Halde House? No. The Halde House is fully funded and almost completed, so that 11, my understanding, Mr. Kunert, that 11 includes the pedestrian overpass and the lengthy accessibility ramp. But great to have you con- you confirm that. That is correct, yeah. Okay. And, and so in the, in the report, it talks about that without federal funding, um, you know, we'd not be able to move ahead on this project. Have, have we applied for federal funding, or do we plan to apply for federal funding? What, what is sort of the status of that? I, I also understood we had some money, and maybe that 1.4 million from the Trans Mountain Community Benefit, was that being directed towards that, or is that related to the Halde House? I know we had earmarked, uh, some money at some point for this. Uh, Your Worship, to Councilor Whitmarsh, uh, we are, we are reviewing all grant options. We just haven't been, uh, been able to identify a grant we are eligible for, so we will continue, uh, to do that. And, uh, uh, as highlighted in the memo there, uh, with that budget envelope, 11 million, um, we would require some external grant funding federal approval to ensure that there's, there's funding available for this project. Okay, thank you. All right, any other discussion, M1 through eight? We'll move on to N1. Does anybody wish to move the recommendation under N1? Move. Moved by Councilor Pratt, is there a seconder of that? Seconded by Councilor Bailey. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, I'm going to move deferral of that to June 15th. Second. Seconded by Councilor Ferguson. Is there any discussion on that deferral? Seeing none, call the question on that deferral. That carries. Councilor Whitmarsh, opposed. Councilor Ren- Go ahead. Do you... No, it does- There It does it automatically. Go ahead. Uh, I would like to move, uh, O1 as written All right, is there... Seconded by Councilor Pratt. Go ahead. Uh, yeah, I think, uh, the township has been, uh, lacking in guidance a little bit, so I'd like to open up to staff to bring back some framework for a agritech strategy. All right, thank you. Any other discussion on O1? Councilor Kunst? Yeah, I think this is a, a, a good, um, a good idea. Um, I know maybe it's because of my Dutch heritage or, or something, but, um, I noticed that you had a lot of processing, uh, plants. But there's a lot of greenhouses, a lot of, uh, dairy farmers, a lot of, um, other, uh, businesses that I know would probably love to weigh into this. Um, so, uh, would this be similar to what, um, the Abbotsford, uh, they have, uh, the BCCI, I believe, and also Surrey, I think, is also, has their agritech strategy. So, I'm wondering if, if, if it would be something similar. W- would we complement what they're doing, or would we be different? That's a good question. Mr. Kunert? Uh, to Your Worship, to Councilor Kunst, um, staff would review the item in a holistic lens and see if, uh, what neighboring municipalities are doing with their agritech strategies, would, would develop a framework, and, uh, based on this direction, init- um, draft a terms of reference and have that endorsed by council. So, if there's any specific items that council would like us to look at, or a consultation that we would like to do, uh, once we develop the framework and bring that term to reference, that would be the appropriate time to, uh, provide that direction. But we would take that into consideration. Okay. Um, I just had another. Um, so we just r- deferred the agriculture bylaw review, um, task force. Um, that would have maybe complemented this in some way possibly, but, um, would, would, would this go back to the... Or has the, has the mover, um, talked to the AAC, the Agriculture Advisory Committee, um, on maybe getting input from, from them? Uh, I don't think so. I think what, what this is, is a pretty minor first step, the way I read this, which I appreciate sort of to see a terms of reference, which could then potentially involve the committee or be referred to the committee. So, would, would, would be something to get input on that would be really specific, that would hopefully be what process council would consider. Okay. Um, yeah, no, I think it's a good initiative, and, um, I hope that maybe the AAC would, uh, be involved in that. But, um, yeah, I'm supportive. Councilor Martins? Thank you. Um, I'm just... I- I- I'm in, I'm supportive of this motion as well, um, with a broader lens. Um, I- I'm just wondering, um, it says, "Be it resolved that council direct staff to develop a framework and terms of reference to initiate," um, "the strategy." Um, wh- should it not say, "To report back to council"? Um-Well, the terms of reference would come back in a report to council, but if you wish to amend it to say that, that'd be fine. Yeah, I would like that included. Um, and then at that point you're saying that we could then, um, refer it over to the, um- That would be- ... uh, the advisory committee? ... the option. The terms of reference, of course, have to be approved by council, so it would come in a report, but if you wish to add that, go ahead. Yes. Could I add that? Go ahead. Yeah. Ma- make your amendment motion. No one else is in the queue. Sure. Um, so the motion says, "Therefore, be it resolved that council direct staff to develop a framework in terms of reference to i- um, initiate a township of Langley Agritech strategy..." Uh, I- I don't know. To- to re-... And report back to council. All right. Is there a seconder to that? Seconded by Councilor Whitmarsh. Yeah, go ahead. That's all. I- I- I just think it's important to highlight that step. Okay. I'll call the question on that amendment. That's defeated. Councilor Bailey, Councilor Ferguson, Councilor Pratt, Councilor Rittmayer, Woodward, opposed? Moving back to the 01 as unamended. Any other discussion? Seeing none, call the question on 01. That carries unanimously. Is there any other business? Oh, Councilor Bailey, go ahead. Yeah, I've got a couple of, uh, small, uh, motions here. The council... The first one is, "That council direct staff to restore on-street parking on the south side of 72nd Avenue, from 208A to the proximity of the Arbor Ribbon Trail." Seconded by Councilor Pratt. Yeah, go ahead, Councilor Bailey. Yeah. There, we have received a, uh, significant amount of correspondence from some residents who have been there who are disabled. Uh, uh, some, uh, not, uh, not fully in chairs and that's some in chairs. And what's happened is they've had parking along that, uh, that ribbon for up to 14 years. So they're, they're able to come in, uh, on the, uh, main floor of the residence, where if they have to come in from the back lane, they, on average, have about nine stairs to come up. So just by changing the paint, uh, and, uh, and putting the parking back into place on 72nd Avenue, it will accommodate, uh, an awful lot of people who, uh, who need that, uh, with, uh, further accessibility that they've been using for up to 14 years. All right. Any other discussion on that motion? Seeing none, call the question on this. That carries unanimously. Any other business? Yes, uh... Oh, Councilor Bailey, do you have another one? Go ahead. Yes, the second one. "That council fund the speed reader boards on tw- uh, 24th and, uh, 208. Uh, capital project with, uh, $24,000 from council contingency." Is there a seconder of that? Second. Seconded by Councilor Ferguson. Yeah, go ahead. It's Glenwood Elementary. We had a delegation last year, uh, that pointed out, uh, that this is a very dangerous area because people are not slowing down in there. Uh, this, uh, delegation was, uh, a little different as it was a grade one student who has recognized the fact that, uh, this is dangerous. At the time, I also spoke to, uh, a couple of the teachers and the principal, and they fully supported this delegation. And, uh, I- I went... I frequently stop there because my grandchildren go there, and, uh, I s- I, I sit and watch and see gravel trucks, uh, which are the biggest, scariest ones that, uh, are not respecting the speed limit there. And also, uh, an awful lot of people. And I, I went and spoke to... This morning, I, uh, spoke to both the delegate and, uh, and the principal. And the principal, uh, desperately, uh, wants the speed reader, uh, boards. Uh, they were referred to as smiley faces and, uh, they think they will be... Uh, they hope they will be effective in slowing down. And if not, I may come forward in the future for speed bumps on those roads. All right. Any other discussion on that capital project funding? Seeing none, call the question on that motion. That carries unanimously. Is there any other business? No. Does anybody have an item for closed? Mm-kay. Councilor Ferguson? I have two items. 1A, one consideration, and 1C, one legal. Did you get that list, Nora? Um, I believe Councilor Ferguson means personnel and legal. You meant Councilor Ferguson? Yes. Great. Um, and, uh, I also have a legal item. All right, so I get a motion to resolve into close as amended. I'll move it. Seconded by Councilor Rin. All those in favor? Anyone opposed? I'm opposed. That carries. Councilor Richter opposed. Get a motion to terminate. I'll move it. Second. Seconded by Councilor Pratt. All those in favor? Opposed? And that's carried.(white noise)