PERIOD REPORT
DATE: January 27, 2025 Report No. ADM-25-009
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT:TITLECAO - 2024 Third Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the CAO’s office from September 1, 2024 to January31, 2024.
I. DIVISION ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
The CAO’s focus for this period was support a mid-term Council Priorities Plan refresh process that could be completed prior to the development of the 2025-2029 Financial Plan. Members of Council proposed several new initiatives for adoption into the Council Priorities Plan; impact assessments were prepared for each of these initiatives and were considered by Council in December 2024. The following list outlines the status of each of these initiatives:
• Improved Budget Documentation - adopted in Council Priorities Plan
• Affordable Housing - additional discussion of scope, schedule and cost of project required
• Esquimalt Together Against Graffiti - incorporated into Council Priorities Plan with status set to “Proposed/Not Yet Funded.”
• Ground-Oriented Small Developments - deferred for consideration as a Future Project
• Official Community Plan (Major Review) - incorporated into Council Priorities Plan with status set to “Proposed/Not Yet Funded.”
• Deer Fencing - deferred for consideration as a Future Project
• Parkland Placement, Acquisition and Management Plan - incorporated into Council Priorities Plan with status set to “Proposed/Not Yet Funded.”
The Council Priorities Plan (as of January 2025) continues to represent a plan that will stretch the organization’s resources and capabilities going forward. The CAO’s strategy is to continue focussing on meeting the commitments in the Council Priorities Plan while sustaining operational levels of service.
The CAO continues to be directly involved in two major projects: Construction of the Public Safety Building and development of alternative policing options for Esquimalt.