MERGED AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

3:00 p.m. to Proceed "In Camera", Reconvene Open Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting

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:

(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

(d) the security of the property of 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;

(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.

(l)discussions with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives, measures and progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report under section 98 [annual municipal report].

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held virtually on Monday, 2021-MAY-03 at 4:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC on Wednesday, 2021-APR-28 at 4:00 p.m.

[Note:  A link to the 2021-APR-28 Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness agenda is provided for information.]

That Council endorse the 2021 Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness Work Plan.

[Note:  A link to the 2021-MAY-10 Governance and Priorities Committee Meeting agenda is provided for information.]

That Council:

  1. receive the three concepts for public review and comment and direct Staff to return with a finalized design, plan and costing for Council consideration and deliberation during the 2022-2026 Financial Plan Review process; and,
  2. to consider the addition of the overall park and playground redevelopment into the same project year to minimize park disruption.

That Council direct Staff to include $237,000 for the Lenhart Bridge replacement project in 2022 of the Draft 2022 – 2026 Financial Plan for consideration during the budget review process.

Bob Brash, Executive Director, Truck Loggers Association, to present the City of Nanaimo, Mayor and Council with an overview of the value and importance of timber harvesting in Nanaimo and the issues facing the forest industry today.

Errin Poyner, Dan Morris and Tony Dobson to provide Council with a verbal presentation requesting that Mayor and Council bring a motion to reconsider Council’s 2021-MAY-03, decision to remove traffic calming measures on Opal Road at Rock City Road.

Motion from Council Meeting 2021-MAY-03 provided for information:

It was and seconded that Council direct Staff to remove the existing turn control measures on Opal Road. The motion carried.  Opposed:  Councillors Bonner, Geselbracht, Thorpe and Turley

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development variance permit application to increase the maximum permitted building height and reduce the minimum rear yard setback for recently created properties on Fern Ridge Place, Harewood Mines Road, Palomino Place, and Trailside Road (parent parcel formerly addressed at 1045 Harewood Mines Road).

Delegation:

  1. Brock Williamson, Williamson and Associates Professional Surveyors, Authorized Agent for Rega Properties Ltd., Guy Wannacott, Rega Properties Ltd, and John Larsen, CA Design.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Variance Permit No. DVP416 with variances to:

  • increase the maximum permitted building height from 9.0m to 10.4m on Lots 1-6 and Lots 12-19; and
  • reduce the minimum rear yard setback from 7.5m to 3.0m on Lots 6, 11, 20, and 30

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development variance permit application to vary the conditions of use in the COR3 zone to increase the maximum permitted gross floor area for an individual retail use.

Delegation:

1. Jason Hendricks, Eldorado Development Corp Ltd.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Variance Permit No. DVP417 at 1925 Bowen Road with the following variance to:

  • increase the maximum permitted gross floor area for an individual retail use in the COR3 zone within existing Unit 17 from 750m2 to 940m2.

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

Purpose:  To obtain Council approval to accept the Regional District of Nanaimo’s Regional Growth Strategy amendment for the Nanaimo Airport lands.

Recommendation:  That Council:

  1. support the proposed Regional Growth Strategy amendment; and
  2. direct Staff to forward Council’s decision to the Regional District of Nanaimo’s Board.

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

Purpose:  To obtain Council approval to close an unused portion of Eighth Street, and in exchange, provide a portion of land at 857 Old Victoria Road to improve the road network.

Recommendation:  That:

  1. Council authorize the road closure and disposition of a portion of Eighth Street adjacent to 857 Old Victoria Road, and direct Staff to enter into a Road Closure and Land Exchange Agreement;
  2. “Highway Closure and Dedication Removal Bylaw 2021 No. 7286” (To provide for highway closure and dedication removal of a portion of Eighth Street adjacent to 857 Old Victoria Road) pass first reading.
  3. “Highway Closure and Dedication Removal Bylaw 2021 No. 7286” pass second reading; and
  4. Council direct Staff to proceed with public notice for the closure and disposition of a portion of Eighth Street.

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

Purpose:  To introduce amendments to the “Morningside Drive Local Service Area Parcel Tax Bylaw 2019 No. 7288” to update the year of construction completion.

Recommendation:  That:

  1. “Morningside Drive Local Service Area Parcel Tax Amendment Bylaw 2021 No. 7288.01” (To adopt amendments to reflect the change in the year of construction completion) pass first reading;
  2. “Morningside Drive Local Service Area Parcel Tax Amendment Bylaw 2021 No. 7288.01” pass second reading;
  3. “Morningside Drive Local Service Area Parcel Tax Amendment Bylaw 2021 No. 7288.01” pass third reading.

13.

That “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2020 No. 4500.181" (To rezone 5485 and 5495 Godfrey Road from Single Dwelling residential [R1] to Low Density Residential [R6]) be adopted.

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