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
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, public access to City Hall is not permitted. This meeting may be viewed on the City’s webcast at www.victoria.ca.

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.​


Addendum

Performance of Piano Trio No. 2 by Mendelssohn, by the Victoria Conservatory of Music:

  • HongKyung Lim - Piano
  • Elijah Kim - Violin
  • Luke Kim - Cello

Link: https://youtu.be/oWv6HuvK6a8

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Council is considering an application to increase the density in order to construct an approximately five to six-storeys, mixed-use building consisting of ground floor commercial and rental apartment units above, as well as heritage-designate, renovate, and add an additional storey to the existing building and convert the upper-storeys to rental apartment units. 

 

Addendum: Correspondence

  • Motion to give 3rd reading to:
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1222) No. 20-047
    • Heritage Designation (2659 Douglas Street) Bylaw No. 20-049
  • Motion to adopt:
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1222) No. 20-047
    • Heritage Designation (2659 Douglas Street) Bylaw No. 20-049
    • Housing Agreement (2649, 2651, 2655, 2657 And 2659 Douglas Street And 735 Hillside Avenue) Bylaw (2020) No. 20-048
  • Motion to approve development permit

Council is considering an application to subdivide to three lots while retaining the existing single family dwelling on one lot and proposing new single family dwellings on the two remainder lots. 

  • Motion to approve development permit with variances
  • Motion to approve heritage alteration permit

Council is considering an application to vary a side yard setback on Lot 1 and lot width on Lot 2.

Addendum: Correspondence

  • Motion to approve development variance permit

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Addendum

MOTION TO CLOSE THE AUGUST 6, 2020 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)(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;
  • Section 90(1)(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality;
  • Section 90(1)(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.

Section 90(2) A part of a council meeting may 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.