Title
Murrayville and Brookswood Water
Quality Improvements
Report 20-125
File ENG 5330-27-82
Recommended Action
Moved by Mayor Froese,
Seconded by Councillor Kunst,
That the Council Process Committee recommends that Council
direct staff to include funding in the amount of $6,000,000 in the
2021 Water Utility budget for Council's consideration of approval to enable construction of the three (3) localized water treatment plants for the Murrayville and Brookswood areas, and authorize staff to proceed with the necessary detailed design work, utilizing funding currently available in the Water Utility account.
AMENDMENT
Moved by Councillor Richter,
Seconded by Councillor Long,
That this motion be forwarded to Council after a presentation from Metro Vancouver, as contemplated under Item O.4 of Council's Regular Meeting of January 11, 2021, with a request that the presentation be provided as soon as possible.
CARRIED
MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED
The question was called on the Main Motion, as amended, and it was
CARRIED
Councillors Arnason, Richter and Woodward opposed
Clerk's Note: Staff provided a presentation to Council at the November 11, 2020 Council Process Committee. At the
January 11, 2021 Regular Council meeting, Council requested the motion be brought back for consideration after a presentation from Metro Vancouver. At the May 10, 2021 Regular Council meeting, Metro Vancouver provided a presentation to Council regarding water services. Both staff and Metro Vancouver presentations are included in the agenda package.
Staff recommend that Council direct staff to continue the historic practice of ensuring a blended source of water supply, utilizing local aquifers, production wells and regional Metro Vancouver water supply for social, economic and environmental sustainability reasons, given the significant investment in assets, equipment and human resources over the years. Further, the blended system will ensure continued resiliency of the municip...
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