Council Update – September 23, 2024

The City of Duncan Council Update is a snapshot of items considered at meetings of Council. These are not the official minutes. Meeting agendas, minutes, and videos can be accessed through the City’s Council Meeting Portal.

• Council awarded the contract for the Station Street Placemaking Project tender to Echelon Creative Inc. and allocated funding towards the installation of a mural on the new washroom building that will be installed in the park. More information on the Station Street Placemaking Project is available at bigconversations.duncan.ca/stationstreet.
• Council confirmed a commitment to cover project costs that are ineligible for funding if the City is selected to receive the ChildCare BC New Spaces Fund Major Capital Grant.
• Council awarded the contract for the Marchmont Road Renewal tender to IWC Excavation subject to the result of an inspection to determine the estimated remaining lifespan of the sewer main.
• Council gave first three readings to Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 3247, No. 3248, No. 3249, No. 3250, and No. 3251 – bylaws that provide a permissive tax exemption to certain properties in the City of Duncan.
• Council adopted Delegation of Authority Amendment Bylaw No. 3115.03, a bylaw to delegate to certain City staff select decisions that, by statutory default, would otherwise need to be made by Council.

The next Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 7, 2024, at 6:00 pm.