REVISED AGENDA - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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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
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Proposals for the Consent Agenda:

  • E.1 - 777 Douglas Street: Development Permit Application No. 000561 (Downtown)
  • E.2 - 2639 Fifth Street: Development Variance Permit No. 00244 (Hillside/Quadra)
  • F.2 - Proclamation - Respiratory Therapy Week
  • H.2 - Council Member Motion: Extending the "Open Air Recovery - Support for Restaurants and Cafes in Public Spaces" Program
  • H.3 - Advocacy to Expand the Extreme Weather Response to Non-winter Extreme Weather Events 

Referred from the September 3, 2020 COTW meeting

Motion to refer:

That Council refer the matter to staff to report back verbally by September 17 on the implications of implementing the actions in part 1 and part 4.

“That Council:

  1. Adopts the policy of introducing a complete ban on use of anticoagulant rodenticides on all City of Victoria owned properties, with immediate effect.
  2. Directs staff to communicate this policy direction to residents and businesses, including information on the harmful impacts of anticoagulant rodenticides and the availability of more ecologically sustainable alternatives.
  3. Requests that the Mayor write, on behalf of Council, to the provincial Minister of Environment, requesting that the Province of British Columbia introduce a province-wide ban on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides, to increase protection for wildlife species.
  4. to incorporate humane practices in  regards to pest control in all City of Victoria properties”

A Council Member Motion regarding the proposed support of the ongoing use of the floating swimming platform in the Selkirk Water.

Addenda: New Item

A Council Member Motion regarding the extension of Extreme Weather response to non-winter extreme weather events.

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