MERGED AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

4:30 p.m. to Proceed "In Camera", Reconvene Open Meeting 7:00 p.m.
SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE
80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS 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;

(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.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Boardroom, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC, on Monday, 2020-MAY-11, at 12:00 p.m.

To be introduced by Richard Harding, General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture.

Purpose:  To share with Council how the Recreation & Culture Department has been supporting and engaging with the community, and adapting to health regulations, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presentation:

1. Lynn Wark, Director, Recreation and Culture.

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration a development permit renewal application for a multi‑family, steep-slope development consisting of 8 single detached and 16 townhouse units.

Delegations:

1. Peter Hardcastle and Steven Tranfield

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. 1182 at 380 Cottle Place with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum allowable building height from 7m up to 9.5m, as outlined in the development permit; and,
  • increase the maximum allowable perimeter wall height from 7.32m to 8.96m, as outlined in the terms of the development permit.

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

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a proposed multi-family development at 576 and 580 Rosehill Street.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1128 at 576 and 580 Rosehill Street with the following variances to:

  • reduce the front yard setback from 6.0m to 4.58m;
  • increase the lot coverage from 40% to 47%;
  • increase the building height from 14m to 14.31m;
  • reduce the minimum setback for a refuse receptacle adjacent to a property zoned for residential use from 3.0m to 0m; and,
  • reduce the required off-street parking spaces from 17 spaces to 16 spaces.

Councillor Brown advised that he would be bringing forward the following notice of motion for consideration at the Special Council Meeting, on 2020-JUN-08:

"That Staff prepare a report with potential options for the re-allocation of roadway space for physically distancing and temporarily using streets for pandemic recovery and response;  such items may include pavement to plaza initiatives, slow streets, and pop-lanes for cycling, rolling and walking." 

Councillor Hemmens advised that she would be bringing forward the following notice of motion for consideration at the 2020-JUN-15 Council meeting:

“That Council discuss and refer the attached draft position statement on defining the City’s role in health and housing to staff for review and comment.”