Comments on: Special Council Meeting to Award Roundabout Contract

By: Cheryl McLachlan

Cheryl McLachlan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:01:50 +0000

I attended the very short, less than 2 minute meeting, that passed the motion to award the Goldstream Ave. roundabout contract. There was no Public Participation section to the meeting. All the Councillors were present but the mayor was absent, so the meeting was chaired by Deputy Mayor Councillor Lanny Seaton. The meeting was brought to order, a motion to do “Option #1″ in the agenda was made, seconded and unananimously voted on without any discussion and then the meeting was adjourned. Taken from the agenda that was posted to the City of Langford website, Option #1 is, “award the contract to C-1 Contractors for $623,182.35 including GST for the construction of the roundabout, parking, hard landscaping and lighting on Goldstream Avenue from Bryn Amur to Veterans Memorial Parkway.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:49:50 +0000

It is getting close to Halloween there must be a boggy man

By: Herman Surkis

Herman Surkis — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:51:58 +0000

Special meeting to award a contract!

Very, very strange!!!

By: Langfordite

Langfordite — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:18:31 +0000

Just saw this – why the *heck* is there no Public Participate part in this Special Meeting? Do we not get a say? Those monies getting used, they be City money, that is our money – not councillors money, they just the stiffs elected to run the boat – still our cargo – we should get a say shouldn’t we? And how much notice of this meeting? Why was it not done Monday at the regular Council meeting? Some of us are working stiffs and 5PM meeting just shut us all out……… But then I guess they did not want to hear – I think some water pumped round-about is a dumb idea and lots of people could be kept working fixing holes (some of them crators) in our existing roads and building sidewalks so the kiddies do not get run down. But that is not splashing enough for new Langford.

By: Cheryl McLachlan

Cheryl McLachlan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:06:39 +0000

I queried Langford staff and was given this information on the committee:

The members of the Economic Development Marketing Committee are:
Mayor Stewart Young
Councillor Matthew Sahlstrom
Councillor Winnie Sifert
Mr. Mike Adamek, Adamek Financial
Mr. Van Agioritis, Colombo’s Taverna
Mr. Art Creuzot, Boston Pizza
Ms. Micky Fleming, Hayworth Communities Inc
Mr. Steve Howe, Director Of Business Development Westin Bear Mountain
Mr. Jim Hartshorne, Keycorp Consulting
Mr. Geoff Pearce
Ms. Karen West, Karen West Design Group Inc
Mr. Mike Wignall, Westbrook Consulting Ltd.
John Juricic, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

Staff Resource:
Jim Bowden, Acting Clerk Administrator
Lindy Kaercher, Deputy Clerk
Rick Stiebel, Commutations Liaison Officer
Penny Sopel, Marketing Coordinator

The Mayor announced the Economic Development Marketing Committee and its members at the Economic Forum held on January 17th, 2009.

The committee consists of members from the business community, West Shore Chamber of Commerce, staff and is committed to:
* To work with the business and development community to create and provide more jobs to keep people working.
* Continue to improve recreation services for our residents.
* To improve transportation infrastructure and support the establishment of commuter rail going from Victoria to Langford and back.
* Continue year round Trolley service.
* Open a new Tourist information Centre on the TC Highway at Amy.
* 1-800-SAFTY & CRIME line with Police, Fire, Security and Bylaw Enforcement.
* Spencer Road Interchange.
* Reduce Fees and Permits.
The Economic Development Marketing Committee will help monitor and facilitate this process with the support of the communities’ business leaders.

By: Teresa Ackroyd

Teresa Ackroyd — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:20:02 +0000

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Funding is available in the Road DCC Reserve Fund.

Then use the damn money on something important, like sidewalks where there are none, and proper bus stops where there are none!