French Language Services Advisory Committee Agendda

 

MEETING CANCELLED

French Language Services Advisory Committee

Agenda 11

Thursday, February 10, 2022

6:30 pm

Electronic Participation

This Meeting will be held through electronic participation in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, 2001 as amended by
Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020.

Members of Committee and Council, City staff, media and the general public may join the meeting with this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87901813766

Eric Pelot, committee coordinator
613-580-2424, ext. 22953
[email protected]

Committee Members:

Members: Fatouma Ali-Ismail, Mireille Brownhill, Nicole Charlebois, Stéphanie Drisdelle, Patrick Ladouceur, Stephen MacDonald, Emmanuel Morin, Julie Rodier

Councillor Jean Cloutier (non-voting member)

Simultaneous interpretation in both official languages is available for any specific agenda item by calling the committee information number at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

 

GOOD FRANCO NEWS

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Minutes 10 – November 15, 2021

 

COMMITTEE ITEMS

 

1.

APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING OFFICER

 

That the French Language Services Advisory Committee appoint Julie Rodier as Presiding Officer to chair this meeting.

 

WORKING GROUP ITEMS

 

2.

FLSAC RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE INNOVATIVE CLIENT SERVICES –– CONSULTING AND ENGAGING THE CITY’S FRANCOPHONE POPULATION

 

That the French Language Services Advisory Committee approve the working group’s report.

 

 

 

PLANNING, REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

 

3.

UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS – BILINGUALISM IN THE CITY’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

 

That the French Language Services Advisory Committee receive the update for information.

 

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

 

4.

FRENCH LANGUAGE SERVICES BRANCH UPDATE

 

That the French Language Services Advisory Committee receive the update for information.

 

NOTICES OF MOTIONS (FOR CONSIDERATION AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

 

INQUIRIES

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING

Thursday, 12 May 2022

 

 

Note:   1.   Please note that any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available to City Council and the public.


Annex – Remote Participation Details

This particular meeting will be hosted in Zoom. Participants may join the meeting by calling a toll-free telephone number or using Zoom software on a computer or mobile device.

Members of Committee and Council and Required City Staff:

The Committee Coordinator will send a Zoom link and password prior to the meeting to Members of Committee and Council, and staff who are required to participate.

Other City Staff, Media and General Public

Staff not participating in the meeting, the media and the general public must view the meeting via the Ottawa City Council YouTube channel.

Submissions to Committee

Members of the public may provide either written or oral submissions (or both) to Committee for this meeting.

Written comments: Members of the public may submit written comments by email to the Committee Coordinator, or by calling the Committee Coordinator to have their comments transcribed. Both written and oral comments are given equal consideration by the committee.

In order to ensure that written comments can be provided to the Committee prior to the meeting, the deadline for submitting written comments is 4:00 PM on the  day of the meeting, being February 10, 2022.

Oral comments (public delegations): Members of the public may register, by calling or emailing the Committee Coordinator, to provide oral comments during the meeting using Zoom. They must include their name, telephone number and email address (if available). Registration is required so that the Coordinator may provide Zoom meeting information to the speaker.

Please note that neither a computer, nor a video sharing device, is required to participate in the meeting via Zoom. Participants may join the Zoom meeting by calling a toll-free number.

Should you wish to speak for up to five minutes during the Committee meeting, you may register with the Committee Coordinator by phone prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting, being February 10, 2022, or by email prior to the start time set for the meeting, being 6:30 pm.

Please note that screen-sharing will not be enabled for participants during this meeting. Those delegates who wish to provide a visual presentation (PowerPoint or other) are required to register to speak and provide those materials to the committee coordinator prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting, being February 10, 2022.

The Committee Coordinator who is moderating the meeting will share your presentation from his/her screen as you speak.

After the above deadlines have passed, members of the public may submit comments to the appropriate Standing Committee (if applicable) and/or submit written comments to Council. Please note that comments received after the above deadlines have passed will be acknowledged by the Committee Coordinator and provided to all Members of Council as soon as possible prior to Council’s final consideration of the item but may not be provided to the Committee prior to its meeting.