LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for May 31, 2021

Let’s recap the stuff from Committee of the Whole! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for May 31, 2021”

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 31 Meeting?

It’s the end of the month, and that means it’s time for the regular council meeting. Unless someone pulls an item from the consent agenda, it looks like most of the action from the meeting will be in closed session, and it’s technically not even council business. Here’s the agenda for the surprisingly brief last council meeting on the last day of the month. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 31 Meeting?”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for May 3, 2021

It’s time for another Committee of the Whole meeting! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for May 3, 2021”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 3 Meeting?

May’s Committee of the Whole will be a very busy affair indeed. There’s going to be money matters with the left over financial statements from last year, and the investment of that Safe Restart funding. In development matters, there’s some Official Plan stuff, and the business case for that other huge project that City staff is looking to get approval of. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 3 Meeting?”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for February 1, 2021

This month’s committee meeting will show you the money! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for February 1, 2021”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 1 Meeting?

February’s Committee of the Whole meeting brings only a couple of items to council for consideration, one from the Corporate Services file, and one from the Audit Committee. This committee meeting is going to be all about money matters, investing and auditing, plus there will be a few members of staff who will get their moment in the spotlight for recent accomplishments. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the February 1 Meeting?”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 2 Meeting?

To kick off a very busy November at City Council, this month’s Committee of the Whole meeting will have something for everyone. Nearly every service area is represented by one item at this meeting including asset management, corporate records, next year’s audit plan, and a nomination of a staff member to join an external board. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 2 Meeting?”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 2 Meeting?

The final Committee of the Whole meeting of the year will be relatively light, as the whole of council digs into potential changes to waste collection, and the budget numbers from the third quarter, as well as get a demonstration about the power of local data. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the December 2 Meeting?”

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for September 3, 2019

School’s back in session, and by school, we mean city council meetings! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for September 3, 2019”

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 3 Meeting?

It’s back to business as usual and unusual for City Council, as they sit for the first time since the end of July. September’s Committee of the Whole brings forward a long list of items from the Corporate Services and Public Services agenda including trains, training, contracts, plans, and diversity. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 3 Meeting?”