REVISED AGENDA - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

6TH FLOOR BOARDROOM, CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT, 625 FISGARD STREET, VICTORIA, B.C.

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

Meeting will recess for a lunch break between 12:30 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.

B.
CONSENT AGENDA

Proposed Consent Agenda:

C.1 - Minutes from the meeting held February 25, 2021
C.2 - Minutes from the meeting held March 18, 2021
F.1 - 1120 - 1126 Hillside Avenue: Rezoning Application No. 00757 (Hillside/Quadra)
G.3 - Proclamation - GBS/CIDP Awareness Month
G.4 - Proclamation - Falun Dafa Day
G.5 - Proclamation - Huntington Disease Awareness Month
G.6 - Proclamation - Child Abuse Prevention Month
G.7 - Proclamation - Parental Alienation Awareness Day

C.
READING OF MINUTES

C.1
Minutes from the meeting held February 25, 2021

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - COTW_Feb25_2021 - English.pdf

C.2
Minutes from the meeting held March 18, 2021

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - COTW_Mar18_2021 - English.pdf

Addenda: New Item

D.
Presentations

D.1
2020 Financial Statements

1.Report_2020 Financial Statements.pdf

2.Appendix A_Draft Audited FS Dec 31 2020.pdf

3.Appendix B_Audit Findings Report to Mayor and Council.pdf

4.Appendix C_Indicators of Financial Condition.pdf

5.Appendix D_Investment Status Update.pdf

6.Appendix E_Budget to Actual Operating Revenues and Expenditures.pdf

7.Appendix F_Budget to Actual Capital Expenditures.pdf

8.Presentation_2020 Financial Statements.pdf

A report and presentation regarding the City’s 2020 audited Financial Statements and request for Council’s acceptance of the Financial Statements as required by Section 167 of the Community Charter.

D.2
CLOSED MEETING

MOTION TO CLOSE THE APRIL 22, 2021 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 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.

D.3
APPROVAL OF CLOSED AGENDA

D.4
CLOSED - NEW BUSINESS

D.4.a
Employee Relations - Community Charter Section 90(1)(c)

D.5
OPEN MEETING

D.6
Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness: Engagement to Inform the City of Victoria Policy Regarding Encampments

1.Amended Report_Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness.pdf

Addenda: Updated report

A report and presentation from the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness regarding encampments and engagement of people currently sheltering out-of-doors.

E.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

F.
LAND USE MATTERS

F.1
1120-1126 Hillside Avenue: Rezoning Application No. 00757 (Hillside/Quadra)

1.Report_Rezoning Application No. 00757_1120-1126 Hillside.pdf

2.Attachment A_Subject Map_1120-1126 Hillside.pdf

3.Attachment B_Aerial Map_1120-1126 Hillside.pdf

4.Attachment C_Plans date stamped February 23, 2021_1120-1126 Hillside.pdf

5.Attachment D_Letter from applicant dated Dece 10, 2020_1120-1126 Hillside.pdf

6.Attachment E -CALUC Comments dated Dec 7, 2020 and Pre-Application Consultation Comments_1120-1126 Hillside.pdf

7.Attachment F_Correspondence (Letters received from residents)_1120-1126 Hillside.pdf

8.Presentation_1120 -1126 Hillside Ave.pdf

Addenda: Presentation

A report regarding the Rezoning Application for 1120-1126 Hillside Avenue in order to allow for commercial uses within the existing commercial building.

G.
STAFF REPORTS

G.1
Build Back Victoria Program and Government Street Pedestrian-Priority Initiatives Update

1.Report_Build Back Victoria Program.pdf

2.Appendix A _Build Back Victoria Engagement Summary Report.pdf

3.Appendix B_Build Back Victoria Survey Responses.pdf

4.Addenda_Presentation_BBV Report Back.pdf

Addenda: Presentation

A report regarding public and stakeholder feedback on the Build Back Victoria (BBV) program and to recommended next steps to maintain the successes of the program and advance Council’s Strategic Priority action for permanent pedestrian priority initiatives on Government Street.

G.2
Permissive Tax Exemption Policy - Ethno-Cultural Groups Community Centres

1.Report_Permissive Tax Exemption Policy - Ethno-Cultural Groups Community.pdf

2.Appendix A_Permissive Tax Exemption Policy.pdf

A report regarding options and implications of amending the Permissive Tax Exemption Policy to include exemptions to cultural centres owned and operated by ethno-cultural groups.