AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

4:30 p.m. To Proceed In Camera, Reconvene Regular Council Meeting 7:00 p.m.
SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE
80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS AT 9:00 P.M.


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:


(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;
(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality;
(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
(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.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2023-MAY-08 at 12:30 p.m.

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2023-MAY-15 at 3:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on Monday, 2023-MAR-27 at 1:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2023-APR-24 at 1:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Finance and Audit Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Center, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on 2023-APR-19 at 8:30 a.m.

Minutes of the Finance and Audit Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on 2023-MAY-17 at 9:00 a.m.

[Note:  a link to the 2023-MAY-17 Finance and Audit Committee Meeting agenda is provided for information.]

That Council award $25,000 from the 2023 Partners In Parks (PIP) Program Fund, to the Douglas Island Garden Society proposed community garden improvements.  

That Council award $50,000 from the 2023 Partners In Parks (PIP) Program funds, to the proposed PIP Rocky Point Park improvements – including playground installation at Harry Wipper Park.  

That Council approve the request from the Nanaimo Nature Society for a Community Program Development Grant in the amount of $1,600 to assist in funding the Buttertubs Tour Guide Program.

That Council direct Staff to proceed with a 3-year contribution agreement with Public Safety Canada using the Building Safer Communities Fund for the Nanaimo Youth Resilience Strategy as outlined in the 2023-MAY-17 Staff report, 3 Year Budget – Nanaimo Youth Resilience Strategy – Building Safer Communities Fund.

That Council endorse the proposed amendments to the Council Spending and Amenities Policy as outlined in Attachment 1 to the 2023-MAY-17 report titled "Council Spending and Amenities Policy Amendment" by the Deputy City Clerk.


That Council remuneration be reviewed in the third year of Council’s term (2025), and that any changes begin in the next Council’s term commencing 2026. 


That Council direct Staff to prepare a report, with options, for potentially increasing the maximum Consumer Price Index percentage rate that is annually applied to the Mayor and Council’s base rate of pay as outlined in Section 2.1 of the Council Spending and Amenities Policy.  

That Council accept the 2022 Statement of Financial Information for filing with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.  

To be introduced by Mayor Krog.


Presentation:

  1. Allison Habkirk, Registered Professional Planner

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


Purpose:  To present Council with an application to amend the existing food primary liquor licence at Unit 101, 223 Commercial Street (Melange Restaurant) to extend the hours of liquor service.


Recommendation:  That Council recommend that the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch approve an application for Unit 101, 223 Commercial Street (Melange Restaurant) to extend their hours of liquor service to be from 9:00am until 1:00am, seven days a week.

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


Purpose:  To inform Council of a new liquor licence application to permit liquor to be served at an existing Nail Spa located at Unit 2, 5771 Turner Road. 

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


Purpose:  To seek Council endorsement for an application to the Union of British Columbia (UBCM) Complete Communities 2023/24 funding program to support the development of an Area Plan for the Woodgrove Urban Centre.


Recommendation:  That Council direct Staff to submit an application to the Union of British Columbia Complete Communities funding program to support the development of an Area Plan for the Woodgrove Urban Centre in collaboration with the Regional District of Nanaimo, and that Council commits to City staff providing overall grant management.

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That "Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7336.04" (a bylaw to incorporate the new Parks, Recreation and Culture classification system and price structure) be adopted. 

That “Housing Agreement Bylaw 2023 No. 7363” (to secure unit affordability) be adopted. 

That “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.155” (To rezone 50 Tenth Street to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the City Commercial Centre [CC3] zone) be adopted.