MERGED AGENDA 

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
4:30 p.m. To Proceed "In Camera" Reconvene Open Meeting 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;
(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;
(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,

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-MAR-14 at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Douglas Rispin Room, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on Monday, 2019-MAR-25 at 5:30 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-APR-01 at 5:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on Monday, 2019-APR-08 at 4:30 p.m.

[Note:  Agenda for the 2019-APR-08 Governance and Priority Committee meeting is attached for reference.]

That Council:

  1. dissolve the following Committees of Council that are currently on hold:
  • Community Planning and Development;
  • Community Vitality;
  • Public Safety;
  • Public Works and Engineering;
  • Parks Recreation and Wellness; and,
  1. Continue with the Finance & Audit Committee to carry-out the work on financial and budgetary matters for Council and appoint a Chair based on the Acting Mayor rotating schedule.

[Note:  Agenda from the 2019-APR-10 Finance and Audit Committee meeting is attached for reference.]

That Council direct Staff to proceed with the implementation of closed captioning for audio and visual recorded meetings, and allocate $22,400 for the annual license fee plus one-time implementation and start-up costs of $2,900, to be funded from general taxation. 

That Council:

  1. submit an application to host the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities 2020 Annual Convention; and,
  2. that if the application is successful, commit up to $15,174 in the 2020 budget to host this event at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, with funding to be allocated from general taxation.

 1. That Council:

  1. Award a permissive tax exemption for the 2020 tax year to the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society for property it leases at 106 – 285 Prideaux Street;
  2. Award a permissive tax exemption for the 2020 tax year to the Let Me Be Me Learning Foundation for property it leases at 200 – 1585 Bowen Road;
  3. Award a permissive tax exemption for the 2020 tax year to the Nanaimo 7-10 Club Society for property it leases at 303 – 285 Prideaux Street; and,
  4. Award a permissive tax exemption for the 2020 tax year to Nanaimo Region John Howard Society for property it owns at 2353 Rosstown Road.

2. That Council award a cash grant for the 2019 property taxes to the Nanaimo Region John Howard Society for property it owns at 2353 Rosstown Road.  

[Note:  Agenda for the 2019-APR-15 Special Finance and Audit Committee meeting is attached for reference.]

That Council direct Staff to add an additional FTE (Engineering Development Technician) to the 2019-2023 Financial Plan effective 2019-JUL-01.

To be introduced by Laura Mercer, Acting Director, Financial Services.

Purpose:  To introduce “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 7279.01” for first, second and third readings.

Recommendation:

  1. That “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 7279.01” (To amend the 2019 – 2023 Financial Plan), pass first reading;
  2. That “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 7279.01” pass second reading; and
  3. That “Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 7279.01” pass third reading.

To be introduced by Laura Mercer, Acting Director, Financial Services.

Purpose:  To introduce “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2019 No. 7287”, for first, second and third readings.

Recommendation:  That:

  1. “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2019 No. 7287” (To set the property tax rates for 2019) pass first reading;
  2. “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2019 No. 7287” pass second reading; and,
  3. “Property Tax Rates Bylaw 2019 No. 7287” pass third reading.

To be introduced by Karen Fry, Fire Chief.

Purpose:  To obtain Council approval to appoint Craig Dishkin as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

Recommendation:  That Council appoint Craig Dishkin as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer to enforce provisions of the City of Nanaimo Bylaws.

To be introduced by Bill Sims, Director, Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  To advise Council of the completion of Phase 1 of the Georgia Greenway Project.

Recommendation:  That the report titled “Georgia Greenway Phase 1 Completion” dated 2019-Apr-29 be received for information.

To be introduced by Bill Sims, Director, Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  To seek Council approval to install a partial road closure on Opal Road at Rock City Road for the purpose of reducing non-resident traffic on Opal Road.

Recommendation:  That Council approve the installation of a partial road closure on Opal Road at Rock City Road for the purpose of reducing non-resident traffic on Opal Road.

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

Purpose:  To present Council with a draft Terms of Reference outlining a consultation process that will inform Council on the selection of a model to deliver the City’s economic development function.

Recommendation:  That Council endorse the Terms of Reference: Economic Development Model and direct Staff to commence consultation work immediately.

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a five-storey multiple-family development that includes 31 rental units with underground parking.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit DP1127 at 337 Robson Street with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum allowable height from 12m to 16.08m; and
  • reduce the parking requirement from 14 spaces to 12 spaces.

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration a development variance permit application to allow freestanding signs and oversized façia signs within the Nanaimo Parkway Buffer on the properties located at 2067 and 2073 Boxwood Road.

It is requested that Council hear anyone wishing to speak with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. DVP330 - 2067 and 2073 Boxwood Road.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Variance Permit No. DVP330 with the following variances:

  • for 2067 and 2073 Boxwood Road:
    • to allow two freestanding signs within the Parkway Buffer on lands designated Rural Parkway;
  • for 2067 Boxwood Road:
    • to allow a third-party sign within the Parkway Buffer; and
  • for 2073 Boxwood Road:
    • to increase the maximum allowable facia sign size within the Parkway Buffer on lands designated Rural Parkway from 5m2 up to 12.6m2, and
    • to allow facia signs within the Parkway Buffer to face the Nanaimo Parkway.

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 6683 Mary Ellen 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. 4500.142” (To rezone 6683 Mary Ellen 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. 4500.142” pass second reading; and
  3. Council direct Staff to secure the amenity contribution 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 3200 Island Highway North to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the City Commercial Centre (CC3) Zone.

Recommendation:  That:

  1. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.143” (To rezone 3200 Island Highway North to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the City Commercial Centre [CC3] Zone) pass first reading;
  2. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.143” pass second reading; and
  3. Council direct Staff to secure the amenity contribution prior to adoption of the bylaw, should Council support the bylaw at third reading.

Councillor Maartman advised that she would be bringing forward the following notice of motion for consideration at a future meeting:

"That Council direct Staff to report back to Council regarding options for consideration of a bylaw that prohibits the bottling of groundwater within the City of Nanaimo to help protect groundwater today and for the future."

During the Regular Council Meeting 2019-APR-01 Councillor Brown advised that he would be bringing forward the following motion for consideration at a future meeting:

"Whereas the long-term warming of the planet since the early 20th century, most notably since the late 1970s, has been rapidly elevating due to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activity and is a significant contributing factor to changing global climate patterns;

Whereas climate change is currently contributing to property and infrastructure damage worldwide, stressing local and international economies;

Whereas climate change is currently jeopardizing the health and survival of many species and natural environments worldwide, stressing local and international eco systems;

Whereas climate change is currently harming human populations globally through rising sea levels and other extraordinary phenomena like intense wildfires, droughts, floods and storms worldwide, stressing local and international communities;

Whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has indicated a need for massive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the next 11 years to avoid further and devastating economic, ecological, and societal loss;

Whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds that limiting global warming to 1.5ºC with no or limited overshoot would require global net CO2 emissions dropping to between 50% and 58% below 2010 levels by 2030, and between 94% and 107% below 2010 levels by 2050;

Whereas the world is currently on track for more than 3ºC of warming by 2100 based on policies currently in place, and those policies will need to be strengthened significantly to limit warming to 1.5ºC;

Whereas an emergency can be defined as "an often dangerous situation requiring immediate action" and greenhouse gas emission reductions can be achieved through effective and efficient land use, transportation options, and building construction, which are within local government’s jurisdiction;

Therefore be it resolved, that the City of Nanaimo officially declare a climate emergency for the purposes of identifying and deepening our commitment to protecting our economy, our eco systems, and our community from global warming."

  1. That all funds in the Regional Emissions Reduction Reserve be moved to a new reserve fund for the purpose of supporting projects, plans and initiatives that reduce the City of Nanaimo’s community wide CO2 emissions to between 50% to 58% below 2010 levels by 2030, and between 94% and 107% below 2010 levels by 2050.
  2. That the framework, strategies and actions, and implementation of City of Nanaimo Community Sustainability Action Plan be updated to reflect the target goal, based on the information contained in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC.
  3. That correspondence be sent to the Regional District of Nanaimo requesting the addition of 20,000 annual public transit hours to improve public transit service delivery within the City of Nanaimo and develop transit routes that connect our local system with inter-regional connections.
  4. That correspondence be sent to the Honourable George Heyman, provincial Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, requesting that province reinstate the production of the Community Energy and Emissions Inventory Reports or dedicate grant funding to be used for their creation.
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