MERGED AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

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Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre
80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS AT 9:00 P.M.

1.
CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER:

 

2.
PROCEDURAL MOTION:

 

3.
INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS:

 

4.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

 

5.
ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

 

a.
Minutes 

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1.sC250220M.pdf

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Thursday, 2025-FEB-20, at 7:00 p.m. 

6.
MAYOR'S REPORT:

 

7.
RISE AND REPORT:

 

8.
PRESENTATIONS:

 

9.
COMMITTEE MINUTES:

 

a.
Minutes

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1.sFA241127M.pdf

Minutes of the Special Finance and Audit Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Wednesday, 2024-NOV-27, at 9:00 a.m.

b.
Minutes

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1.sFA241204M.pdf

Minutes of the Special Finance and Audit Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Wednesday, 2024-DEC-04, at 9:00 a.m.

c.
Minutes

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1.sFA241206M.pdf

Minutes of the Special Finance and Audit Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Friday, 2024-DEC-06, at 9:00 a.m.

d.
Minutes

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1.FA241211M.pdf

Minutes of the Finance and Audit Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Wednesday, 2024-DEC-11, at 9:01 a.m.

10.
CONSENT ITEMS:

 

11.
DELEGATIONS:

 

12.
REPORTS:

 

a.
2024 Public Safety Committee Annual Report

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1.RPT_C250303PublicSafetyCommitteeAnnualReport.pdf
2.AttA_WorkPlan_PublicSafetyCommitteeAnnualReport_RPT_C250303.pdf

To be introduced by Dave LaBerge, Director, Public Safety.


Purpose:  To provide Council with the 2024 Public Safety Committee Annual Report and seek Council’s direction on which themes should be prioritized by the Committee in 2025.


Recommendation:  That Council identify themes and initiatives that should be prioritized by the Public Safety Committee in 2025 based on the Public Safety Committee Workplan 2024 to 2026 and direct Staff to update the workplan accordingly and report back to the Public Safety Committee.

b.
Development Permit Application No. DP1364 - 1960 Mountain Vista Drive

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1.RPT_C250303DP1364_1960MountainVistaDrive.pdf
2.AttA_PermitTermsAndConditions_DP1364-1960MountainVistaDrive_RPT_C250303.pdf
3.AttB_SubjectPropertyMap_DP1364-1960MountainVistaDrive_RPT_C250303.pdf
4.AttC_SiteAndParkingPlans_DP1364-1960MountainVistaDrive_RPT_C250303.pdf
5.AttD_BuildingElevationsAndDetails_DP1364-1960MountainVistaDrive_RPT_C250303.pdf
6.AttE_BuildingRenderings_DP1364-1960MountainVistaDrive_RPT_C250303.pdf
7.AttF_ShadowStudyAndHeightComparativeAnalysis_DP1364-1960MountainVistaDrive_RPT_C250303.pdf
8.AttG_LandscapePlansAndDetails_DP1364-1960MountainVistaDrive_RPT_C250303.pdf

To be introduced by Jeremy Holm, Director, Planning and Development.


Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration a development permit application for a multi-family residential development at 1960 Mountain Vista Drive.


Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1364 for a multi-family residential development at 1960 Mountain Vista Drive with variances as outlined in the "Proposed Variances" section of the Staff Report titled "Development Permit Application No. DP1364 - 1960 Mountain Vista Drive", dated 2025-MAR-03.

13.
BYLAWS:

 

a.
"Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2023No. 4500.206"

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1.B4500_206.pdf

That "Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 4500.206" (to rezone 878 Park Avenue from Steep Slope Residential [R10] to Low Density Residential [R6] with site-specific density and height provisions) be adopted. 

b.
"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw 2025, No. 7159.23"

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1.B7159.23.pdf

That "Bylaw Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw 2025, No. 7159.23" (a bylaw to assign fines associated with short-term rental violations) be adopted.

c.
“Officer Designation and Delegation of Authority Amendment Bylaw 2025, No. 7353.03”

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1.B7353_03.pdf

That "Officer Designation and Delegation of Authority Amendment Bylaw 2025, No. 7353.03" (a housekeeping amendment to address staff title changes) be adopted.

d.
“Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2025, No. 7371.02”

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1.B7371.02.pdf

That "Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2025, No. 7371.02" (to amend the 2024 – 2028 Financial Plan) be adopted.

14.
CORRESPONDENCE:

 

15.
NOTICE OF MOTION:

 

16.
OTHER BUSINESS:

 

a.
Councillor Eastmure Notice of Motion re: Controlling Sale of Invasive Species

 

At the 2025-FEB-24 Regular Council Meeting, Councillor Eastmure advised that she would be bringing forward the following motion for consideration:


"That Council direct Staff to bring forward a report to a future Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting on options to prohibit the sale and spread of invasive species in the City of Nanaimo and options for the recovery of the cost of abatement of such invasive species."

b.
Add - Councillor Manly Request for Reconsideration of Third Reading of “Council Procedure Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 7272.05” 

 

Councillor Manly requested that Council reconsider third reading of Council Procedure Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 7272.05 in order to remove the definitions of “Electronic Device” and “Prohibited Use of an Electronic Device” and section 16.5(b) “Prohibited Use of an Electronic Device”. 

17.
QUESTION PERIOD:

 

18.
ADJOURNMENT:

 
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