Council delayed a proposed heritage agreement for 1587 York Place after questions arose about whether part of the protected Anandale House had been removed before the amendment was approved; staff will inspect the site and report back. Council also reviewed its outstanding work and mid-year priorities, with one proposed change to keep accessible-parking work on the tracking list. The most contested decision came over how to score bids for operating the Oak Bay Marina: a proposal to give community benefits equal weight with financial and operational factors failed, and the original weighting was approved. Council added that economic benefits to First Nations should be considered in the community-benefits category.
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Council reported that, after considering written responses to the marina operator request for expressions of interest, it had directed staff to seek more information from Oak Bay Marine Group and Hammers Holdings.
The Mayor reminded residents that property taxes are due July 2 and noted Oak Bay High's graduation, National Indigenous Peoples Day events, the new Spring Nosh on Oak Bay Avenue, and a regional transportation-planning session attended by about 90 people. He also flagged several provincial feedback sessions on topics including road safety, heritage conservation, policing and health-care recruitment.
One member of the public raised concerns about public access to information, the way recreation costs are covered, and the District's climate-emergency declaration. The speaker said recreation-facility fees covered about 55% of parks, recreation and culture costs, down from about 85% a decade earlier, and asked Council to publish more information about freedom-of-information requests and explain how it would decide when to end the climate emergency. The Mayor noted that meeting recordings are available online.
Council approved the Committee of the Whole recommendation concerning presentations from respondents to the Oak Bay Marina request for expressions of interest. The earlier rise-and-report update said staff would seek further information from Oak Bay Marine Group and Hammers Holdings.
Routine: receive the report about presentations from respondents to the Oak Bay Marina expression-of-interest process.
The proposed amendment would change the approved plan for Anandale House at 1587 York Place: remove its rear wing, reduce the homes from four to two, designate interior features and waive development and amenity cost charges. During questions, councillors learned that a dormer had been removed and disagreed about whether other parts of the heritage structure had been removed before the amendment was approved. A heritage consultant also corrected the record about a source cited in earlier heritage work and said the amendment recommendation did not change. Council deferred the application and directed staff to inspect the property and report on whether any part of the structure had been removed and whether the work aligns with permits, approvals and the proposed agreement. Staff hoped to bring the report back in July; no readings of the amendment were given.
Have staff inspect the heritage building at 1587 York Place and report back on whether any part has been demolished or removed, and whether any such work followed the applicable permits and approvals.
Staff presented an update on Council resolutions since November 2025, separating completed work, work in progress and items on hold. They explained that resolutions already covered by Council priority projects would be tracked there instead. Council received the update and approved removing the items identified by staff, with a change to keep the accessible-parking resolution on the on-hold list. Staff said that work would most likely be considered through a broader parking-facilities bylaw review. A separate attempt to keep a resolution about recreation-centre hours on the list did not receive a seconder.
Routine: receive the update listing outstanding Council resolutions.
Keep the multi-unit residential parking requirements resolution on the On Hold list, remove it from the proposed removal list, and approve the list with that change.
Staff reported that 19 of the 39 Council priority projects for the term were complete, 16 were in progress, and four were funded to begin in 2027 or later. Projects still underway, long-listed projects and later-funded work will go to the incoming Council for review and prioritization. A member of the public urged Council to report climate progress using longer-term emissions data and to set criteria for ending the climate-emergency declaration; staff said new provincial emergency-management requirements were being incorporated into operations. Councillors also discussed the proposed schedule for setting priorities with the next Council and asked about advancing a heritage-maintenance bylaw and village-area plan in 2027.
Routine: receive the mid-year update on Council’s 2026 priorities.
Council set the scoring framework for evaluating additional information from marina operator proponents. The proposed categories were financial, operational, community and environmental, initially weighted 40%, 30%, 20% and 10%. A proposal to raise community benefits to 30% and make the financial, operational and community categories equal failed. Council kept the original weighting but agreed that the community category should expressly include economic and other benefits to First Nations. A proposal to shift five percentage points from operations to environmental considerations also failed. The agreed framework will guide staff's assessment of the proponents' responses.
Change the marina proposal scoring weights to 30% for financial and 30% for community, leaving operational at 30% and environmental at 10%.
Add wording to the community scoring category that includes economic and other benefits to First Nations, while keeping the listed category weights unchanged.
Change the marina proposal scoring weights to 25% for operational and 15% for environmental, leaving financial at 40% and community at 20%.
Have staff evaluate the two marina proposals using four weighted categories: financial factors 40%, operations 30%, community benefits 20%, and environmental factors 10%.
Close the meeting to the public to discuss sensitive land matters and confidential information about negotiations involving the municipality and an Indigenous nation or entity.
Council adjourned after completing its business.
Routine: end the meeting.
Council approved the meeting agenda. The Mayor noted that one item of new business would be brought forward and that a rise-and-report update would be read into the record.
Routine: approve the agenda for this meeting.
Council adopted five sets of minutes from meetings held May 25, June 8 and June 15, 2026. No corrections or amendments were raised.
Routine: adopt the minutes of five previous Council meetings held on May 25, June 8, and June 15, 2026.
Council received minutes from the Advisory Planning Commission, Heritage Commission and Advisory Design Panel.
Routine: receive the minutes of three committee meetings for Council’s information.
All 14 decisions from the minutes appear under the agenda items above.