MERGED AGENDA 

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
5:00 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 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:

(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;

(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;

(j) information that is prohibited, or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited, from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;

(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.

To be introduced by Councillor Hemmens, Chair, 2019-JUN-10 Governance and Priorities Committee.

[Note:  The agenda for the 2019-JUN-10 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting is attached for information.]

1. That Council direct Staff to embed the timelines as outlined in Attachment C of the report titled "Strategic Plan Action Timelines", dated 2019-JUN-10, in the Strategic Plan.

2. That Council include the appendix outlined in Attachment B of the report titled "Strategic Plan Action Timelines", dated 2019-JUN-10, in the Strategic Plan.

To be introduced by Jake Rudolph, Chief Administrative Officer.

Purpose:  To present Council with the final version of the 2019 – 2022 Strategic Plan.

Recommendation:  That Council approve the 2019-2022 Strategic Plan including the change to bullet number seven on the Environmental Responsibility page of the Strategic Plan to “Work with the Regional District of Nanaimo and other community organizations to develop food security for the region.” 

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

Purpose:  To provide Council with a rationale and proposed approach to responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #57 requesting that all municipal governments educate their employees on the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, including the impacts of residential schools and other colonial policies, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, treaties, anti-racism, intercultural competency, and human rights.

Recommendation:  That Council support the proposed Intercultural Competency Implementation Plan to support City of Nanaimo Staff learning about local, provincial, and national histories of Indigenous Peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations.

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 6404 Metral Drive to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Woodgrove Urban Centre (CC4) zone.

Recommendation:  That:

  1. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.150” (To rezone 6404 Metral Drive to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Woodgrove Urban Centre [CC4] zone) pass first reading;
  2. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.150” pass second reading; and
  3. Council direct Staff to secure the amenity contribution and BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch approval prior to adoption of the bylaw, should Council support the bylaw at third reading.

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 350 Terminal Avenue to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Terminal Avenue (DT4) zone.

Recommendation:  That

  1. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.152” (To rezone 350 Terminal Avenue to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Terminal Avenue [DT4] zone) pass first reading;
  2. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.152” pass second reading; and
  3. That Council direct Staff to secure the amenity contribution and BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch approval prior to adoption of the bylaw, should Council support the bylaw at third reading.

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a 170-unit residential development located at 4800 Cedar Ridge Place.

Delegation:

1.  Scott Butler, President of Highstreet Ventures and Bill Fisher, Architect.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit DP1114 at 4800 Cedar Ridge Place with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum allowable building height for Building A from 14m to 15.75m;
  • increase the maximum allowable building height for Building B from 7m to 11.5m;
  • increase the maximum allowable building height for Building C from 7m to 10.35m;
  • reduce the front yard setback for Building A from 6m to 4.13m;
  • increase the height of a retaining wall within the front yard setback from 1.2m to 2.26m; and
  • reduce the landscape screening requirements for the proposed refuse receptacles.

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a 53-unit multi‑family development at 6010 Hammond Bay Road.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1118 at 6010 Hammond Bay Road with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum front yard setback from 6m to 22.05m on the north property line; and
  • increase the maximum front yard setback from 6m to 10.06m on the south property line.

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a proposed 120-unit multi-family development located at 4745 Ledgerwood Road.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1122 at 4745 Ledgerwood Road with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum allowable building height for Building 2 from 14m to 15.7m;
  • increase the maximum allowable retaining wall height from 1.2m up to 3.66m in the front yard setback, and from 2.4m to 6.06m in the side and rear yard setback;
  • increase the maximum allowable retaining wall height outside the yard setback areas from 3m up to 3.83m; and
  • allow parking spaces to extend beyond the front line of Building 1.

11.

That "Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.138" (To rezone 3923 Victoria Avenue to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Neighbourhood Centre [CC2] Zone) be adopted.

That “Local Area Service (Morningside Drive) Establishing Bylaw 2019 No. 7281” (To establish the Morningside Drive local area sewer and sanitary line service) be adopted.

That “Morningside Drive Local Service Area Parcel Tax Bylaw 2019 No. 7288” (To provide the authority to impose a parcel tax on the Morningside Drive local service area) be adopted.

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