Opportunity to provide input as Council considers bylaw amendments to allow two digital billboards

The City of Port Moody invites residents to attend a town hall meeting to provide input as Council considers Sign Bylaw amendments to allow two digital billboards on City property for the purpose of revenue generation. The town hall meeting will take place at City Hall (100 Newport Drive) on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 from 6 to 7pm. 

At a closed Council meeting held on June 25, 2019, Council considered a report from City staff regarding digital billboard advertising and passed the following resolution:

• THAT staff be directed to enter into a 25-year revenue sharing agreement with Pattison Outdoor Advertising for two locations – at the City-owned former landfill site on the Barnet Highway and at the intersection of Barnet Highway and Ioco Road – as recommended in the report dated June 21, 2019 from the Engineering and Operations Department regarding Digital Billboard Advertising – Request for Proposal Results; and
• THAT staff be directed to report back to Council with amendments to the Sign Bylaw required to support large format billboard advertising. 

As directed, City staff proceeded with negotiations with the leading proponent, Pattison Outdoor Advertising, and have received revised proposals for the installation of two digital billboards on City property. 

At the October 8, 2019 Regular Council Meeting, Council gave three readings to a Sign Bylaw amendment and will consider adoption at the November 12, 2019 Regular Council Meeting. Council also passed the following resolution: THAT a town hall regarding digital billboards be organized prior to the adoption of the Sign Bylaw amendment or the execution of any contract related to billboards. 

Residents can read the Sign Bylaw Amendment Report to Council, which includes information about the size and location of the proposed billboards as well as revenue projections, at portmoody.ca (Item 9.3 in the agenda package for the October 8 Regular Council Meeting).