That Council:
1. Adopt the following resolution:
Whereas: Climate change creates risks to our economic, social and physical environments.
Whereas: The overwhelming scientific consensus is that human activities are contributing to climate change.
Whereas: A response to climate change will consist of mitigation and adaptation.
Whereas: Mitigation of climate change will necessarily include a transition to a low carbon society.
Whereas: The transition to a low carbon society could effect the economic and social environments negatively for a period of time, and those negative effects on the lives of citizens must be minimized.
Whereas: Adaptation to climate change will involve the ‘hardening’ of public assets
Whereas: The Town of Ladysmith exists to provide: good government; services, laws and other matters for the benefit of the community; stewardship of public assets AND to foster the economic, social, and environmental well being of the community.
Therefore Be It Resolved That:
The Town of Ladysmith acknowledges the emergent risks posed by climate change to our economic, social and physical environments.
And further, the Town of Ladysmith has adopted and will continue to adopt plans, bylaws, policies and spending that: facilitate the smoothest possible socio-economic transition to a low carbon community; mitigate the carbon footprint of the Town and its citizens; and adapt/build public assets to withstand and/or overcome the effects of climate change.
2. Authorize an additional $15,000 to fund a geotechnical survey of the Town-owned property at 1260 Churchill Place with the funds to come from the real property reserve.
3. Allocate $3,000 from the unspent funds from the 2019 Grant in Aid budget to offer a Grant Writing Workshop to local organizations.
4. Allocate the 2020 Grants in Aid as follows:
Organization
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Preliminary Approval 2020
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Ladysmith Fire Rescue - Santa Parade
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1200
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Ladysmith Golf Club Society
|
3500
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Ladysmith Show and Shine
|
1500
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Ladysmith & District Historical Society
|
7500
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Ladysmith Festival Of Lights
|
10000
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Ladysmith Downtown Business Association
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1500
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Art Council of Ladysmith and District
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1000
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Stz'uminus First Nation
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2500
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Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society
|
2500
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Ladysmith Ambassador Program
|
1500
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Old English Car Club Central Island Branch
|
600
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Ladysmith Maritime Society
|
1500
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Ladysmith Celebrations Society
|
8000
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Ladysmith Family and Friends Society
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2500
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Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society
|
750
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Cowichan Trail Stewardship Society - Ladysmith Chapter
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1000
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Ladysmith Community Gardens Society
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1000
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Ladysmith Little Theatre
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2000
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St Philips Church - Open Table
|
500
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Citizens on Patrol
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LSS - Frank Jameson Bursary
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1500
|
|
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Waiving Fees
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2500
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Late Applications/ Council Discretion
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6579
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|
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Total
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61,129
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5. Consider the draft Park and Facility Naming Policy and application process, with accompanied park and facility naming inventory.