REVISED AGENDA - VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL

 

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Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Centennial Square
The City of Victoria is located on the homelands of the Songhees and Esquimalt People

Council is committed to ensuring that all people who speak in this chamber are treated in a fair and respectful manner. No form of discrimination is acceptable or tolerated. This includes discrimination because of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or economic status. This Council chamber is a place where all human rights are respected and where we all take responsibility to create a safe, inclusive environment for everyone to participate.​


By the Victoria Conservatory of Music:

  • Emily Dubois, Fiddle;
  • Aurora Smith, Fiddle; and
  • Zoe Dubois, Guitar. 

Council is considering an application to convert the existing duplex to a three unit building.

Addendum: Bylaw Introduction Report and Bylaw No. 19-075

 

  • Motion to give 3rd reading to:
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1196) No. 19-074
  • Motion to give 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings to:
    • Housing Agreement (589 Toronto Street) Bylaw (2019) No. 19-075
  • Motion to approve Development Permit with Variances
  • Motion to adopt:
    • Housing Agreement (561 & 565 Toronto Street) Bylaw (2019) No. 19-073

Council is considering adoption of an amendment to the Tree Preservation Bylaw to ensure that trees are not cut down unnecessarily in the process of construction and to update definition and internal references. 

  • Motion to adopt:
    • Tree Preservation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1) No. 19-082

Land – 706/708 Douglas Street New Lease

Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a lease on behalf of Council, in a form satisfactory to the City Clerk, with Tae Kwang Holdings Ltd. and guarantor Woo Hyun Shim for premises at 706/708 Douglas Street for a period of two (2) years commencing April 6, 2019 at a base rent of $44,706.00 per annum increasing to $45,831.60 in Year 2, subject to the publication of the statutory notices required by the Community Charter.

Land/Legal - Laurel Point: Authority to Execute Agreement to Purchase

Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City the Agreement of Purchase and Sale, and related agreements in support of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale, subject to approval of their form by the City Solicitor and the publication of any statutory notices.

Appointment to the Advisory Design Panel – Landscape Architect

Authorizes the appointment of Brad Forth to the Advisory Design Panel (ADP) for the term ending June 30, 2020.

Land – Old Spaghetti Factory Lease Renewal

Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a lease renewal agreement on behalf of Council, in a form satisfactory to the City Clerk and the City Solicitor, for premises at 703 Douglas Street with the Old Spaghetti Factory (Victoria) Ltd. for a period of 5 years commencing July 1, 2019 at a base rate of $179,950.00, generally in accordance with the Fifth Lease Renewal terms, subject to the publication of the statutory notices required by the Community Charter.

Land – Licence of Occupation Selkirk Waterway

Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk, subject to all agreements being in a form satisfactory to the City Clerk and the City Solicitor, to execute:

  1. an Application for Tenure over Provincial Crown Land; and
  2. a License of Occupation Agreement with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development for access and public use of the Community Pier, Pierhead and Pavilion over a portion of the Selkirk Waterway in a form satisfactory to the City Clerk, for a period often (10) years commencing August 1, 2019, with the following terms:
    1. a Replacement Fee of $200, plus GST payable to the Province; and
    2. rent for the entire term will be $1.00; and
    3. that the City maintain a general liability insurance policy in good standing.

Land – Lease Assignment 726 Johnson Update

  1. That Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a lease assignment agreement with Keun Ho Kim (dba Sockeye Sushi) and Socrates Diamant (dba The Vicious Poodle) for the premises at 726 Johnson Street, in a form satisfactory to the City Clerk and the City Solicitor and amend the lease to reflect the following terms:
    1. a five (5) year lease commencing September 1, 2019 at a base rent of $52,900 per annum for Year 1 and 2, and increasing 4.5% to $55,280.50 in Year 3, 4 and 5;
    2. an option for an additional five (5) years, with an eighteen (18) month demolition clause in the favour of the City;
    3. a two (2) month no-rent fixturing period for tenant improvements.
  2. Authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City a patio licence with Socrates Diamant (dba The Vicious Poodle) at the premises at 726 Johnson Street that conforms to all rules and regulations regarding sidewalk cafe licenses, in a form satisfactory to the City Clerk and the City Solicitor for a period of one (1) year with 4 options for one (1) additional year, commencing September 1, 2019 at a base rate equivalent to the annual rate for sidewalk cafe set by City bylaw No. 16-038.

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A report recommending:

  • 1st and 2nd readings of:
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1204) No. 19-089
  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings of:
    • Housing Agreement (208-242 Wilson Street) Bylaw (2019) No. 19-101

 

The application is ready to proceed to Public Hearing and proposes to allow for the construction of 34 strata townhouse units.

Addendum: The executed agreements were added to Bylaws No. 19-108, No. 19-106, and No. 19-107.

 

A report recommending:

  • 1st and 2nd readings of:
    • Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2012, Amendment Bylaw (No. 31) No. 19-032
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1184) No. 19-033
    • Phased Development Agreement Bylaw No. 19-108, 2019
  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings of:
    • Housing Agreement (1025-1031 Johnson Street and 1050 Yates Street) Bylaw (2019) No. 19-106
    • Housing Agreement (1025-1031 Johnson Street and 1050 Yates Street) Bylaw (2019) No. 19-107

  

The application is ready to proceed to Public Hearing and proposes to increase the density and add residential uses for a phased development that includes four development areas with four main buildings (12 storeys, 14 storeys, 15 storeys, and 17 storeys). Mixed housing, commercial and retail space, a public plaza, and a new post disaster building (Fire Hall No. 1) are proposed.

A report recommending:

  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings of:
    • Housing Agreement (2708 Graham Street & 1050-1054 Hillside Avenue) Bylaw (2019) No. 19-039

 

The application is ready to proceed to an Opportunity for Public Comment and proposes to build four new townhouse units to the rear of the existing duplex.

A report recommending:

  • Rescind 2nd reading of:
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1194) No. 19-068
  • Amend Schedule 2
  • 2nd reading as amended of:
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1194) No. 19-068

 

An amendment is required in order for the application to proceed to Public Hearing. The application proposes to subdivide the existing lot into two lots, retain the existing apartment on the northerly lot and construct a triplex on the southerly lot. 

  • Adoption of:
    • Tax Exemption (Permissive) Bylaw, 2020-2022 No. 19-093

 

The bylaw proposes to provide tax exemptions for lands or improvements which qualify for a permissive exemption under section 224 of the Community Charter