MERGED 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 6:00 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:


(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;


(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public; 


(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.

Matthew Rosenthal and Monica Briggs, Old City Quarter Neighbourhood Association re: City projects that require attention within the Old City Quarter area.

Minutes of the Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, on Monday, 2023-MAR-13 at 11:00 a.m.

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


Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration a new liquor primary licence application for a neighbourhood pub to be located at Unit 106, 601 Bruce Avenue.


Recommendation:  That Council recommend that the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch approve the application for a liquor-primary licence at Unit 106, 601 Bruce Avenue (Sip Pub) provided that:

  1. live entertainment will be restricted to the indoor pub space only;
  2. fencing is to be installed to enclose the patio; and,
  3. the liquor licence hours do not extend beyond the proposed hours of 1:00 a.m. Monday through Sunday for the indoor pub area, and 11:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday for the outdoor patio.

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


Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration a development permit application for a multiple family development at 77 Chapel Street.


Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1256 for a multiple family development at 77 Chapel Street with a variance as outlined in the “Proposed Variance” section of the Staff Report dated 2023-APR-17.

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That “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2022 No. 4500.202” (To rezone 560, 604 Fourth Street and 361 Howard Avenue from Single Dwelling Residential [R1] and Community Service One [CS1] to Comprehensive Development District Zone Eleven [CD11] to facilitate a multi-family residential development) be adopted.

That “Growing Communities Fund Reserve Fund Bylaw 2023 No. 7361” (To establish a Growing Communities Fund Reserve Fund) be adopted.

At the 2023-APR-03 Regular Council Meeting, Councillor Armstrong advised she would be bringing forward the following motion for consideration:


"That Council direct Staff to prepare a report outlining options to charge the Province for all medical calls attended to by Nanaimo Fire and Rescue including costs to wear and tear on fire trucks and other equipment."