Second Session, 42nd Parliament (2021)
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
Virtual Meeting
Friday, September 3, 2021
Issue No. 10
ISSN 1929-8676
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Membership
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Chair: |
Hon. Raj Chouhan (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly) |
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Members: |
Michele Babchuk (North Island, BC NDP) |
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Garry Begg (Surrey-Guildford, BC NDP) |
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Stephanie Cadieux (Surrey South, BC Liberal) |
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Bob D’Eith (Maple Ridge–Mission, BC NDP) |
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Hon. Mike Farnworth (Port Coquitlam, BC NDP) |
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Sonia Furstenau (Cowichan Valley, BC Green Party) |
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Peter Milobar (Kamloops–North Thompson, BC Liberal) |
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Clerk: |
Kate Ryan-Lloyd (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) |
Minutes
Friday, September 3, 2021
1:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Speaker and Chair
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
The committee met at 1:01 p.m.
[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]
Approval of Agenda and Minutes
Mr. Speaker: First of all, approval of the draft agenda. You all received it.
Any changes to the agenda? None. I have no changes.
May I have the motion to adopt the agenda as circulated.
S. Furstenau: So moved.
Motion approved.
Mr. Speaker: The agenda is approved.
The approval of the draft minutes of July 8 and August 27. Any changes to the minutes of July 8? None.
May I have a motion to approve the minutes as circulated?
S. Furstenau: So moved.
Motion approved.
Mr. Speaker: Any changes to the minutes of August 27?
G. Begg: So moved.
Motion approved.
Personnel and Planning Matters
Mr. Speaker: Now we have a couple of personnel matters, so may I have a motion to proceed in camera to consider personnel and planning matters, please.
Hon. M. Farnworth: So moved.
Motion approved.
The committee continued in camera from 1:02 p.m. to 1:48 p.m.
[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]
Mr. Speaker: We are now in public session.
Okay. Artour, please put those motions up.
We have to deal with a couple of motions. The first motion is….
Somebody has to move that a proof of COVID-19 vaccination program be established for Members of the Legislative Assembly, caucus staff and Legislative Assembly administration staff working on the legislative precinct effective September 13, 2021, and concluding on January 31, 2022, subject to a re-evaluation by the committee; and that, recognizing the fluid nature of the matter, appropriate program arrangements will be finalized by the Legislative Assembly administration under the oversight of the Speaker.
Will somebody move?
Hon. M. Farnworth: So moved.
Motion approved.
Mr. Speaker: The next one. The second motion that we have to deal with is that the creation of a regular legal counsel full-time-equivalent position be approved as presented to the committee on July 8, 2021.
I need a mover.
S. Cadieux: So moved.
Motion approved.
Mr. Speaker: Any other business? Seeing none, then a motion….
Sorry. Mike.
Child Care Facility
Hon. M. Farnworth: One of the areas I know that we’ve been looking at, just very quickly, is around child care for the precinct. If there’s any opportunity for an update on where we are and anything that we can do to move it along, as it were — birth it.
Mr. Speaker: Kate.
K. Ryan-Lloyd (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly): Thank you for the question, and thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, there is a project team that is currently working very hard to identify a plan to move forward for the consideration of options to establish a child care facility, either on the precinct grounds or nearby.
We’re currently looking at a number of decision points to bring before the subcommittee on finance and audit at the first opportunity. I understand a meeting is scheduled later this month. There are a number of decision items with respect to the placement of this facility, which may be either on site or at, potentially, a site very near to the precinct, a lease opportunity which has just come to our attention.
We also recognize, though, the need to ensure that the committee is aware of the overall approach that’s being suggested on the program and some of the key steps with respect to the establishment of a successful operating model. There are some aspects of this initiative that I think would be better positioned for success if we had an opportunity to create a project coordinator position.
With that, I do have, indeed, an update to bring to the subcommittee on finance and audit. We were planning to do so at the end of this month. I can certainly expedite our work to bring it forward earlier, if there is a need to do so.
Hon. M. Farnworth: I think that sounds great. If we could expedite things, like moving up, I think that would be really a positive thing too. Frankly, child care is becoming more and more of an issue, and I think we really should have it. Let’s just say that I’d like to see something in place by the spring, if we can do it.
Mr. Speaker: Anybody else?
All right, then. A motion is in order to adjourn.
Moved, seconded.
Motion approved.
The committee adjourned at 1:52 p.m.