AGENDA

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
5:30 p.m. to Proceed "In Camera, Open Meeting to reconvene at 7:00 p.m.
Location:
SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE
80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS 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:

(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;

(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 (Public Hearing) held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Thursday, 2019-MAY-02, at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Thursday, 2019-MAY-23, at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2019-MAY-27, at 5:00 p.m.

Holden Southward to speak regarding how to help avert destruction of the planet by changing the way we live.

Members of the John Barsby Student Council to speak regarding starting a Youth Climate Action Network that would connect youth to help fight climate change.

John Dacombe to speak regarding increasing revenues and reducing costs associated with bylaw enforcement.

Michael Houle, Chief Project Officer, Nanaimo Correctional Centre Project, to provide Council and the broader Nanaimo community information on the Province of British Columbia's plans for the future of the Nanaimo Correctional Centre.

Deane Strongitharm, CitySpaces Consulting Ltd. & Strongitharm Consulting Ltd., to present regarding updates to the Sandstone Masterplan.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director, Community Development.

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development variance permit application to allow a retaining wall and fence height variance at 903 Park Avenue.

It is requested that Council hear anyone wishing to speak with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. DVP376 - 903 Park Avenue.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Variance Permit No. DVP376 at 903 Park Avenue with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum combined height for a retaining wall and fence within the front yard setback from 1.2m to 3m, and within the side yard setback from 2.4m to 3m.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director, Community Development.

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development variance permit application to allow a fence height variance at 917 Park Avenue.

It is requested that Council hear anyone wishing to speak with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. DVP383 - 917 Park Avenue.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Variance Permit No. DVP383 at 917 Park Avenue with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum combined height for a retaining wall and fence within the front yard setback from 1.2m to 3m, and within the side yard setback from 2.4m to 3m.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director, Community Development.

Purpose:  To present Council with an application to amend the existing zoning of the property located at 111 Terminal Avenue to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Terminal Avenue (DT4) zone.

Delegations:

1. Robert W. E. Laurie, Ad Lucem Law Corporation, and Mike Haden to outline solutions to existing problems and talk about our values and beliefs.

Recommendation:  That Council deny the application and associated readings to “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.146” (To rezone 111 Terminal Avenue in order to permit “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Terminal Avenue [DT4] zone).

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director, Community Development.

Purpose:  To obtain Council approval of a multi-family rental building at 531 Kennedy Street into the Downtown Revitalization Tax Exemption Program.

Recommendation:  That Council approve the Revitalization Tax Exemption Agreement for a proposed eight-unit multi-family rental building at 531 Kennedy Street.

11.

During the Regular Council Meeting, 2019-MAY-27, Councillor Hemmens advised she would be bringing forward the following motion for consideration at a future meeting:

"That correspondence be sent from Mayor and Council to the Department of National Defence requesting they convene a meeting with representatives of recreational user groups that have been using the Department of National Defence lands near Nanaimo with the intention of reaching a use agreement which works for all parties."