AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Monday, November 16, 2020

2:00 P.M. to Proceed In Camera, Reconvene Regular Meeting at 7:00 P.M.

SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE

80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS 9:00 P.M.

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1.

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER:

2.

PROCEDURAL MOTION:

That the meeting be closed to the public in order to deal with agenda items under the Community Charter:

Section 90(1) A part of the Council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:

(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

(n) the consideration of whether a Council meeting should be closed under a provision of this subsection or subsection (2); and,

 Community Charter Section 90(2):

(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.

3.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS:

4.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

5.

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

a.

Minutes

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2020-NOV-02, at 4:30 p.m.

6.

MAYOR'S REPORT:

7.

RISE AND REPORT

8.

PRESENTATIONS:

a.

City of Nanaimo - Snow and Ice Preparedness Winter 2020/2021

David Thompson, Manager, Roads and Traffic Services, to provide Council with a PowerPoint presentation regarding Snow and Ice Preparedness Winter 2020/2021.

9.

COMMITTEE MINUTES:

a.

Minutes

Minutes of the Special Governance and Priorities Committee held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2020-SEP-21, at 10:30 a.m.

b.

Minutes

Minutes from the Design Advisory Panel Meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Thursday, 2020-SEP-24, at 5:00 p.m.

c.

Minutes

Minutes of the Design Advisory Panel Meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Thursday, 2020-OCT-08, at 5:00 p.m.

d.

Minutes

Minutes of the Health and Housing Task Force Meeting held in the Dodd Narrows Room A/B, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2020-OCT-14, at 3:04 p.m.

e.

Minutes

Minutes of the Special Mayor's Task Force on Recovery and Resilience Meeting held on the Dodd Narrows Room A/B, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Friday, 2020-OCT-16, at 1:08 p.m.

10.

CONSENT ITEMS:

a.

Environment Committee 2020-NOV-04

[Note:  A link to the Agenda for the 2020-NOV-04 Environment Committee Meeting is attached for information.]

1.

Environmental Responsibility Framework

1. That Council, as part of its Strategic Plan review process, consider replacing key Focus Area 1 under the Environmental Responsibility Key Focus Area with: “We will take responsibility to build a city and community that operates within the planetary boundaries necessary to maintain core life-sustaining ecological functions.
   
   
2. That the City of Nanaimo adopt the Doughnut Economic Model as a cohesive vision for all City initiatives and planning processes, focused on social and environmental sustainability as defined by the model, and be supported by a localized,  objective-based, and evidence-based framework through the Re-Imagine Nanaimo process.
   
   
3. That Council amend the Environment Committee Work Plan and re-focus it to address the environmental components of this social and environmental sustainability framework.

2.

2021 Environment Committee Key Date Calendar

That Council approve the 2021 Environment Committee Key Date Calendar.

b.

Special Economic Development Task Force 2020-NOV-06

[Note:  A link to the Agenda for the 2020-NOV-06 Economic Development Task Force is attached for information.]

1.

Economic Development Task Force Collaboration with Health and Housing Task Force

That the Economic Development Task Force continues preparation of its economic development strategy, which incorporates efforts to promote and link health and wellbeing and continues the pursuit of the Nanaimo Prosperity Agency focused on the implementation of the economic development strategy. The two initiatives (Economic Development initiative and Health and Housing initiative) would explore opportunities to share back of house resources and maintain constant communication and strategic alignment. 

11.

DELEGATIONS:

12.

REPORTS:

a.

90 & 94 Victoria Road - Maintenance of Property Bylaw Appeal

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, General Manager, Development Services.

Purpose:  The owners of 90 and 94 Victoria Road have requested to appear before Council as a delegation to appeal the direction of the Manager of Bylaw Services, to bring the properties into compliance with the provisions of the “Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw 2017 No. 7242”.

Recommendation:  That Council direct Staff to proceed with enforcement action to rectify contraventions of “Property Maintenance and Standards Bylaw 2017 No. 7242” at the properties 90 and 94 Victoria Road.

b.

Animal Responsibility Bylaw

To be introduced by Sheila Gurrie, Director, Legislative Services.

[Note:  Report to be distributed on the Addendum.]

c.

Opal Road Intersection Operation

To be introduced by Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  To advise Council of the traffic calming efforts on Opal Road and seek Council’s consideration regarding additional measures to further control illegal and unsafe traffic movements at the intersection of Opal Road and Rock City Road.

Recommendation:  That Council direct Staff to monitor the existing situation and report findings in May 2021.

d.

Lost Lake Road Traffic Calming Update

To be introduced by Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  To provide Council with updated information regarding the status of the traffic calming project on Lost Lake Road. 

e.

Bay Street Traffic Calming Update

To be introduced by Bill Sims, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  To provide Council with an update on the Bay Street Traffic Calming Pilot Project and to seek approval to make the speed humps permanent.

Recommendation:  That Council direct Staff to install two speed humps and one raised crosswalk on Bay Street between Glenayr Drive and Departure Bay Road.

f.

Development Permit Application No. DP1176 - 611 Kennedy Street

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, General Manager, Development Services.

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a two-storey, multi-family residential building with four dwelling units at 611 Kennedy Street.

Recommendation: That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1176 at 611 Kennedy Street with a variance to increase the maximum allowable percentage of small-car parking spaces from 40% to 100%.

g.

Vancouver Island Regional Library Board 2021 Appointments

To be introduced by Sheila Gurrie, Director, Legislative Services.

Purpose:  To request that Council appoint one trustee and one alternate on the Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees.

Recommendation:  That Council appoint one trustee and one alternate to the Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees for the January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 term.

13.

BYLAWS:

a.

"Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.139

That “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.139” (RA416 - To rezone 1483 Bowen Road to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Community Corridor [COR3] Zone) be adopted.

b.

"Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.140"

That “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.140” (RA417 - To rezone 510 Fifth Street to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the City Commercial Centre [CC3] Zone) be adopted.

c.

"Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.164"

That "Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.164" (RA398 - to rezone 307 Hillcrest Avenue and 308 and 326 Wakesiah Avenue from Single Dwelling Residential [R1] and Residential Corridor [COR1] to Mixed Use Corridor [COR2] with a site-specific use to allow for a mixed-use student housing development) be adopted.

d.

Bylaw Status Sheet (For information)

14.

NOTICE OF MOTION:

15.

OTHER BUSINESS:

a.

Councillor Geselbracht - Notice of Motion re:  Riparian Review

During the Regular Council Meeting held 2020-NOV-02, Councillor Geselbracht advised that he would be bringing forward the following motion for consideration:

"That the City’s regulatory framework for watercourses be revised as part of the REIMAGINE Nanaimo process in order to improve the protection of city watercourse riparian areas for the full range of the important environmental and community benefits they provide."

16.

ADJOURNMENT: