This week, city council committees return from spring break for their first meetings during Mayor Amarjeet Sohi's leave of absence to run for the federal Liberal party. There is a community and public services committee meeting scheduled for March 31. There is an executive committee meeting scheduled for March 31 with a continuation on April 2, and an urban planning committee meeting scheduled for April 1. Here are key items on this week's agenda:Councillors may debate whether they should cut funding to programs that they say fall under provincial jurisdiction, including responses to homelessness, addiction, and mental health. In July, council asked administration to work with the province to shift all related services that the city is funding but are under provincial jurisdiction back to the province. Administration projected that by the end of 2024, the city will have spent more than $43 million responding to homelessness, addiction, and mental health

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