REVISED AGENDA - VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL

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COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1 CENTENNIAL SQUARE, VICTORIA BC
To be held immediately following the Committee of the Whole Meeting
The City of Victoria is located on the homelands of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation

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A report recommending:

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings of:
    • Patio Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 3), No. 24-043

The purpose of this Bylaw is to amend the Patio Regulation Bylaw to designate a portion of Mary Park as a sidewalk for the purposes of the Patio Regulation Bylaw, prescribe fees for patio use of that portion of Mary Park for patio purposes, and make housekeeping amendments.

A report recommending:

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings of:
    • Short-Term Rental Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1), No. 24-059

The purpose of this bylaw is to amend the Short-Term Rental Regulation Bylaw to better align it with the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act, clarify the meaning of various terms, and provide for more effective administration and enforcement of that bylaw.

Addendum: Correspondence


A report recommending:

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings of:
    • Social Service Centres Zoning Amendment Bylaw, No. 24-052
  • Adoption of:
    • Social Service Centres Zoning Amendment Bylaw, No. 24-052

The purposes of this Bylaw are to amend the Zoning Regulation Bylaw and the Zoning Bylaw 2018 to allow social service centres in all zones.

  • Adoption of:
    • Land Use Procedures Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 21), No. 24-021

The purposes of this bylaw are to amend the Land Use Procedures Bylaw to align the City’s public hearings and notification procedures with amendments to the Local Government Act from Bill 44 – Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023; to eliminate reference to land use contracts procedures given that land use contracts are terminated as of June 30, 2024 pursuant to section 547 of the Local Government Act;  streamline and clarify certain additional processes and fees; and add two delegations in respect of small-scale multi-unit housing in restricted zones and multi-unit residential or mixed use development up to 2.5:1 FSR and six storeys.

  • Adoption of:
    • Temporary Borrowing (Transportation Improvements Capital Projects) Bylaw, No. 24-064
    • Temporary Borrowing (Public Washroom Improvements Capital Projects) Bylaw, No. 24-065
    • Temporary Borrowing (Parks Redevelopment Capital Projects) Bylaw, No. 24-066

The purposes of these bylaws are to authorized the borrowing, by the issuing of debentures, of $32 million for transportation infrastructure improvements, $3 million for public washroom improvements, and $18 million for park redevelopment, respectively.

  • Adoption of:
    • Delegation Bylaw No. 24-045

The purpose of this bylaw is to facilitate more efficient operations by expanding the types of Council-approved documents that designated City positions may sign and to expand the types of delegations that designated City employees can approve, negotiate and administer on behalf of the City without a need for specific Council approval in individual instances.

MOTION TO CLOSE THE JULY 25, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING TO THE PUBLIC

That Council convene a closed meeting that excludes the public under Section 90 of the Community Charter for the reason that the following agenda items deal with matters specified in Sections 90(1) and/or (2) of the Community Charter, namely:

Section 90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:

Section 90(1)(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;

Section 90(1)(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

Section 90(1)(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;

Section 90(1)(f) law enforcement, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the conduct of an investigation under or enforcement of an enactment; and

Section 90(2) A part of a council meeting must be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to one or more of the following:

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.