For City of Langley Regular Council meeting of May 27, 2024.
Please note these are not the official minutes, but rather, highlights of items approved by Council and do not reflect all items considered by Council at the meeting. Council Meeting agenda is available here: https://langleycity.ca/cityhall/city-council/council-meetings. For more information, please contact kkenney@langleycity.ca or pkusack@langleycity.ca
Bylaw 3281 - Public Notice Bylaw Amendment
Council adopted Public Notice Bylaw Amendment No. 3281 which amends the Public Notice Bylaw to clarify the bylaw only applies to public notices that are legislatively required.
Bylaw 3282 - 2023–2027 Financial Plan Amendment
Council adopted 2023-2027 Financial Plan Amendment No. 3282 which amends the 2023-2027 Financial Plan to authorize expenditures reflected in the 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements and funding allocation changes for some projects in the Capital Improvement Plan.
Award of Tender T2024-003, 206A Street Pedestrian Bridge Works
Council passed the following motion:
- THAT “Tender T2024-003, 206A Street Pedestrian Bridge Works” be awarded to Rocky Layne Ltd O/A Slate Rock and Gravel for the tendered amount of $843,000 (excluding taxes),
- THAT Associated Engineering (B.C.) Ltd. be appointed to undertake the construction administration for $50,449 (excluding taxes),
- THAT a contingency allowance of $126,500 be approved, to be used only for unforeseen issues; and
- THAT the Director of Engineering, Parks and Environment and the Corporate Officer be authorized to execute the contract document for “Tender T2024-003, 206A Street Pedestrian Bridge Works".
Fire Department Apparatus Replacement
Council approved the purchase of a new 100’ Platform (ladder) fire apparatus from Safetek Profire Fire Trucks for the replacement of the department’s 1996 100’ Platform (ladder) fire apparatus in the amount of $3,457,790.
2024 Engineering Equipment Replacement Street Sweeper
Council passed the following motion:
THAT the purchase of the new Elgin street sweeper be awarded to Vimar Equipment Ltd for the price of $511,310.20 (excluding taxes), less $93,000 trade-in for a net cost of $418,310.20 (excluding taxes).
Regional Rail Network for Metro Vancouver
Council passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS the Mountain Valley Express Collective Society requested Langley City Council to support their efforts in lobbying the Province of BC and TransLink to bring a world-class regional rail network to the south coast of BC;
WHEREAS Metro Vancouver risks falling behind other global cities as well as failing to meet important environmental and equity goals without a world-class regional rail network;
WHEREAS a world-class regional rail network would not only connect major regional destinations such as Vancouver International Airport, Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminals and destinations in the Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky region but would also provide economic benefits to, and enhance the quality of life of, the residents of these regions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Langley City Council lobby the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Chair of TransLink’s Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation to conduct a study on regional rail and integration with future rail rapid transit on a variety of productive corridors and establish a directory of properties that should be preserved/ monitored to ensure they are designed to accommodate future regional rail/rapid transit stations and corridors.