During Public Input 4 past candidates made points and one person I think will be a candidate next year, Kerry Morris, challenged the Chief Administration Officer, in fact without calling him a liar, did so without using that specific word. See Kerry Morris vs the LCE article for more info.
Ivan Leonard, 2008 candidate, talked about the Business Improvement Association and recommended that a Council grant of $60,000 be returned to the taxpayers.
John Harvey, a former school board candidate talked about Police Board meetings.
I, a candidate for Mayor in 2022, appeared to ask rhetorically, since this is not a question period, when the CUPE 389 contract would be done. It expired almost 2 years ago.
Amanda Nichol, a council candidate, spoke about a Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Heywood. She wanted to for the debate not be one of subsizing housing vs rec centers. Of course, as this is a Notice of Motion, the actual debate will be next meeting.
The North Van Urban Forum reported results of their "Design Jam focused on the waterfront.
The Presentation House Gallery laid out their plan and business case. This is discussed in my article, "
Councillor Bookham questioned about the size of the proposed building. She also received confirmation that there would be no parking as part of their site. City giving 2.5 million plus the land. I have still not heard whether any of the old land is being sold to fund this new gallery.
Councillor Heywood asked if the new design would fit in to the nautical theme of the rest of the waterfront. It seemed not.
Councillor Clark asked if there had to be another coffee shop in the facility. It looks so. He also asked if the increased fundraising to support operating costs is reasonable. Of course, the rep thought so, it's his report.
The Mayor set up the slowest pitch possible to give Reid some time to brag about the gallery. Why? It didn't seem like the gallery funding was in danger and needed the Mayor to play games.
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