REVISED AGENDA - VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL

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6TH FLOOR BOARDROOM, CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT, 625 FISGARD STREET, VICTORIA, B.C.
To be held immediately following the Committee of the Whole Meeting
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

Postponed from the Council meeting of March 11, 2021:

2.That Council instruct the City Solicitor to bring forward bylaw amendments necessary to continue the permanent prohibition on sheltering in Centennial Square and Central Park in time for adoption prior to March 31, 2021.

3.That Council instruct the City Solicitor to bring forward bylaw amendments necessary to continue the temporary regulations regarding location, size, and distancing of shelters to continue until the end of the pandemic in time for adoption prior to March 31, 2021

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Adoption of:

  • Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 20-114

 

The purposes of this Bylaw is to amend the sheltering provisions of the Bylaw. 

 Adoption of:

  • Tree Protection Bylaw No. 21-035

 

The purposes of this Bylaw are to protect and enhance the urban forest by:

  1. providing for protection and preservation of trees,
  2. providing for the replacement of trees where tree removal is necessary, and
  3. ensuring that lots that are being developed have sufficient tree canopy.

MOTION TO CLOSE THE MARCH 18, 2021 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)(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality;
  • Section 90(1)(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.