7 Potatoes Project Update and Funding Request (Part 2)

To update the Finance and Audit Committee on the Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Society (7 Potatoes) grant applications to the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society (JCLS) and to request additional funding for the Japanese-Canadian Memorial Garden and Beban Park Outdoor Performance and Gathering Space projects.

That the Finance and Audit Committee recommend that Council: 1. Increase the budget for the Japanese-Canadian Memorial Garden project by $341,000 funded from the Strategic Infrastructure Reserve Fund; and 2. Increase the budget for the Beban Park Outdoor Performance and Gathering Space project by $400,000 funded from the Strategic Infrastructure Reserve Fund.