SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
AGENDA

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Meeting held electronically and open to public attendance
Council Chamber, City Hall

We recognize and respect that New Westminster is on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halkomelem speaking peoples. We acknowledge that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land. As a City, we are learning and building relationships with the people whose lands we are on.

 

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1.
CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

The Mayor will open the meeting and provide a land acknowledgement.

2.
BUDGET 2024 COUNCIL WORKSHOP (PART THREE)

 

2.1
Budget 2024: Proposed 2024 Operating and Capital Utility Budgets (Circulated Separately)

This item has attachments. 
1.Proposed 2024 Operating and Capital Utility Budgets - 2023-784.pdf
2.Attachment 1 Electrical.pdf
3.Attachment 2 Water.pdf
4.Attachment 3 Sewerage and Drainage.pdf
5.Attachment 4 Solid Waste.pdf
6.Attachment 5 Climate Action.pdf

The purpose of this report is to provide Council with detailed information on the 2024 Proposed Utility Fund Budgets. This report also provides the proposed 2024 Utility rate increases for the Electric, Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Utilities and Five Year Financial Plans (2024 – 2028). The expectation is that Council will provide staff with feedback at the November 27th Utility Budget Workshop that will set the direction for staff to prepare the necessary bylaws to amend the City's 2024 Utility Rates which will be in effect as of January 1, 2024.

  • Recommendation:

    THAT Council approves the 2024 Utility Rates for the Electric, Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Utilities;

    THAT Council directs staff to prepare the necessary bylaws to amend the City's utility rates for 2024 as outlined in this report;

    THAT Council approves the Utility Fund 2024 – 2028 Capital Plans and the 2024 Utility Fund Service Enhancement Requests in Attachment #1 - 4 and the Climate Action Fund Service Enhancement Requests and 2024 – 2028 Capital Plan in Attachment #5;

2.2
Presentation (On Table)

This item has attachments. 
1.ON TABLE Utility_Slides_for_Nov_27_2023_Workshop - 2023-787.pdf

3.
END OF THE MEETING

 

 


 


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