SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Monday, January 19, 2026

3:20 P.m. - 4:20 P.m.

Council Chambers, Langley City Hall

20399 Douglas Crescent

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1.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The land on which we gather is on the traditional unceded territory of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Matsqui and Semiahmoo First Nations.

2.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the January 19, 2026 special agenda be adopted as circulated.

3.

BYLAWS

3.a

Bylaw 3321 - Tree Protection and Management Bylaw - 5 minutes - 3:20 pm

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the bylaw cited as "Tree Protection and Management Bylaw, 2025 No. 3321" be read a final time.

4.

MOTIONS

4.a

2026 Delegate, Representative and Advisory Body Chair/ Co-Chair Appointments - Mayor Pachal - 5 minutes - 3:25 pm

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the following Delegate, Representative and Advisory Body Chair/ Co-Chair Appointments for 2026 be approved:

Accessibility Advisory Committee

1. Councillor Delaney Mack (Chair)
2. Councillor Leith White (Co-Chair)
3. Director of Recreation, Culture & Community Services (Staff)

 Advisory Design Panel

1. Councillor Paul Albrecht (Chair)
2. Councillor Mike Solyom (Co-Chair)
3. Director of Development Services (Staff)

 Arts, Recreation, Culture and Heritage Committee

1. Councillor Rosemary Wallace (Chair)
2. Councillor Leith White (Co-Chair)
3. Director of Recreation, Culture and Community Services (Staff)

Crime Prevention Committee

1. Councillor Paul Albrecht (Chair)
2. Councillor Mike Solyom (Co-Chair)
3. Manager of Community Safety (Staff)

 Environmental Sustainability Committee

1. Councillor Paul Albrecht (Chair)
2. Councillor Rosemary Wallace (Co-Chair)
3. Director of Engineering, Parks & Environment (Staff)

Gateway of Hope Community Council

1. Councillor Teri James (Council Representative)
2. Councillor Rosemary Wallace (Alternate)

Healthier Community Partnerships

1. Councillor Leith White (Council Representative)
2. Councillor Delaney Mack (Alternate #1)
3. Councillor Rosemary Wallace (Alternate #2)
4. Manager of Strategic Initiatives & Social Planning (Staff)

Joint School Board #35 / Municipal Liaison Committee

1. Councillor Rosemary Wallace (*Chair)
2. Councillor Leith White (Co-Chair)
3. Director of Recreation, Culture & Community Services or designate (Staff)
4. Director of Engineering, Parks & Environment or designate (Staff)
5. Director of Development Services (Staff)

* Shares chairing duties with another member of the advisory body

Langley Local Immigration Partnership

1. Councillor Rosemary Wallace (Council Co-Representative)*
2. Councillor Leith White (Council Co-Representative)*
3. Manager of Strategic Initiatives & Social Planning (Staff)

* Shares chairing duties with another member of the advisory body

Socio-Cultural and Economic Development Advisory Committee

1. Councillor Paul Albrecht (Chair)
2. Councillor Leith White (Co-Chair)
3. Chief Administrative Officer (Staff)
4. Manager of Strategic Initiatives & Social Planning (Staff)
5. Economic Advisor (Staff)

5.

MOTION TO HOLD A CLOSED MEETING

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the Council Meeting immediately following this meeting be closed to the public as the subject matter being considered relates to items which comply with the following closed meeting criteria specified in Section 90 of the Community Charter:

90 (1)(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;

90 (2)(d) a matter that, under another enactment, is such that the public must be excluded from the meeting.

6.

ADJOURNMENT

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the meeting adjourn.