Langley City council, June 29: two more RCMP officers penciled in, a $789,000 storm sewer and a salmon creek plea

Thirty-three minutes, start to finish. The last meeting before summer still covered policing for the next two years, a storm sewer, a creek that local students have been working to save and the City’s annual report.

Two more Mounties, in principle

Every year the RCMP asks the City for its staffing and budget projections so Ottawa can plan its 10 per cent share. Council authorized a letter approving, in principle, two more members for 2027/28, taking the City’s authorized strength from 56.35 to 58.35, and a 2027/28 policing budget of $18,650,724.

The staff report is careful about what this means. The letter is for planning only. It is not a commitment to hire anyone or spend the money; that decision comes with the 2027 financial plan early next year, with a detailed business case. The RCMP’s reasoning, as staff report it, is growth under the new Official Community Plan and the arrival of SkyTrain, especially in frontline policing and major crime. Whether to fund the two positions is a 2027 budget decision.

201 Street storm sewer: $789,329

Council awarded the 201 Street storm sewer improvements, from 55A Avenue to Michaud Crescent, to Blackline Site Works for $789,329.13 plus GST, with ISL Engineering for construction support ($49,768) and an $85,000 contingency.

Pleasantdale Creek

The Nicomekl Enhancement Society and a teacher from H.D. Stafford Middle School presented the Pleasantdale Creek salmon enhancement project, which has students working on fish habitat. They pointed to polluted runoff, eroding banks and safety hazards, and suggested ways to create spawning areas. Council referred the request to staff to report back on costs, mitigation and next steps, and sent the delegation’s report to the Environmental Sustainability Committee.

The 2025 annual report

Council sat as Committee of the Whole for public comment on the 2025 Annual Report. The mayor called for speakers three times and nobody came forward, and council then approved the report. It also adopted the 2025 council remuneration and expenses report and the Statement of Financial Information, both required by provincial law. They’re where you can look up what councillors were paid and which suppliers the City paid.

A bus pass for low-income households

Council passed Mayor Pachal’s motion to write to the Minister of Transportation and Transit asking the Province to widen the BC Bus Pass Program so low-income households in Metro Vancouver qualify, not only the groups now eligible.

Also on June 29

Final readings went to the election procedure bylaw amendment and the Sign Bylaw amendment (with the 4 by 4 foot political sign limit set on June 15). Councillors mentioned the library’s summer reading challenge and a new community safety mural at City Hall.

More background: How to read a council agenda · Langley RCMP detachment explained