THAT staff be directed to assist the Mayor’s Office in coordinating
Council-to-Council meetings between the City of Port Moody and əlilwətaɬ, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh úxwumixw, q̓ic̓əy̓, qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓, qiqéyt, and Nations of the S’ólh Téméxw as recommended in the memo dated
July 8, 2022 from Mayor Rob Vagramov regarding City-First Nations
Council-to-Council Meeting;
AND THAT a budget of $7,600 be approved and referred to Finance Committee for a funding source, to organize and host Council-to-Council meetings between the City of Port Moody and əlilwətaɬ, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh úxwumixw, q̓ic̓əy̓, qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓, qiqéyt, and Nations of the S’ólh Téméxw;
AND THAT staff report back, following the conclusion of this first set of
Council-to-Council meetings with a plan for future and ongoing First Nations relationship building/maintaining that would assess the viability, cost, and effectiveness of continued Council-to-Council meetings, a formalized joint committee structure, and Council-to-Council liaison representatives, in addition to any other ideas generated by staff or Council at the time.