AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

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SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE
80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS 9:00 P.M.


Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Wednesday, 2022-NOV-30 at 11:31 a.m.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting (Public Hearing) held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Thursday, 2022-DEC-15, 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, 2022-DEC-19, at 3:00 p.m.

  • Councillors Thorpe and Perrino were appointed to serve on the Tourism Nanaimo Society Board of Directors for a period of two years.  Councillor Eastmure was appointed as the Alternate.
  • Councillor Hemmens was appointed to serve as a non-voting Director on the Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation Board for a period of two years.  Councillor Armstrong was appointed as the Alternate.
  • Councillor Brown was appointed to serve on the Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization Society Board of Directors for a period of two years.  Councillor Hemmens was appointed as the Alternate.
  • Councillors Manly and Perrino were appointed to sit with the Mayor on the Protocol Agreement Working Group with the Snuneymuxw (PAWG).
  • Councillors Manly and Perrino were appointed to sit with the Mayor on the Tripartite (PAWG) with Snuneymuxw and the Nanaimo Port Authority.
  • Councillors Thorpe and Hemmens were appointed to sit with the Mayor on the Port Authority/City of Nanaimo Liaison Committee (NPA).
  • Councillor Eastmure was appointed to the Design Advisory Panel.  Councillor Armstrong was appointed as the Alternate.

Minutes of the Design Advisory Panel Meeting, held electronically, 2022-JUL-28 at 5:03 p.m.

Minutes of the Design Advisory Panel Meeting, held electronically, 2022-SEP-08 at 5:00 p.m. 

Minutes of the Design Advisory Panel Meeting, held electronically, 2022-SEP-22 at 5:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Design Advisory Panel Meeting, held electronically, 2022-OCT-13 at 5:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Design Advisory Panel Meeting, held electronically, 2022-NOV-24 at 5:01 p.m.

Minutes of the Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2022-DEC-12 at 1:02 p.m.

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


Purpose:  To inform Council of ongoing activities at 264 Nicol Street which substantially and unreasonably interfere with other persons’ use and enjoyment of property, and require repeated calls for City and police services to abate nuisances.


Delegation:


1. Collen Middleton, Nanaimo Area Public Safety Association


Recommendation:  That Council declare 264 Nicol Street a “Nuisance” pursuant to the “Nuisance Abatement and Cost Recovery Bylaw 2019 No. 7250”, and authorize Staff to record and charge for municipal services including police required to abate nuisance activity.

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


Purpose:  To inform Council of ongoing activities at 430 Murray Street, which substantially and unreasonably interfere with other persons’ use and enjoyment of property, and require repeated calls for police services to abate nuisances.


Recommendation:  That Council declare 430 Murray Street a “Nuisance” pursuant to the “Nuisance Abatement and Cost Recovery Bylaw 2019 No. 7250”, and to authorize Staff to record and charge for municipal services including police required to abate nuisance activity.

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 multi-family development at 223 Victoria Road.


Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1257 for a multi-family residential development at 223 Victoria Road with variances outlined in the “Proposed Variances” section of the staff report dated 2023-JAN-16.

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


Purpose:    To present Council with an application to rezone 488 and 492 Fifth Street from Single Dwelling Residential (R1) to Residential Corridor (COR1) to facilitate a multi-family residential or mixed use development.


Recommendation:   That:

  1. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 4500.207” (To rezone 488 and 492 Fifth Street from Single Dwelling Residential [R1] to Residential Corridor [COR1]) pass first reading;
  2. "Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 4500.207” pass second reading; and,
  3. Council direct Staff to secure the conditions related to “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 4500.207” as outlined in the “Conditions of Rezoning” section of the Staff Report dated 2023-JAN-16 should Council support the bylaw at third reading.

To be introduced by Laura Mercer, Director, Finance.


Purpose:  To introduce “Waterworks Rate and Regulation Amendment Bylaw 2023, No. 7004.20” for first, second, and third reading.


Recommendation:  That:

  1. “Waterworks Rate and Regulation Amendment Bylaw 2023, No. 7004.20” (A bylaw to add a bulk water rate and water hauling rate) pass first reading;
  2. “Waterworks Rate and Regulation Amendment Bylaw 2023, No. 7004.20” pass second reading; and,
  3. “Waterworks Rate and Regulation Amendment Bylaw 2023, No. 7004.20” pass third reading. 

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That “Financial Plan Bylaw 2022 No. 7359” (To confirm and adopt the 2023 – 2027 Financial Plan) be adopted.