Transcript: Council (to follow COTW) - 2026/05/21

Everyone and welcome to Victoria City Council's Daytime Council meeting for Thursday, May 21st, 2026. Today we have for our consideration, one report from a Committee of the Whole, to bylaws, and a couple of closed items of business. But of course, before we begin, we also always, always want to take a moment to recognise and acknowledge the remarkable work that has been undertaken for many, many generations by the two nations on whose territories, our city sits in its entirety, the COSAP subnation and the Sonkees Nation. The LaQuangan people have for many, many, many families and generations spent an enormous amount of time, ensuring that they have cared for and preserved the lands that we work and live on, and the waters, of course, that's around them.

And they do so with the love and attention and understanding that we have the opportunity to learn from the history of that care as we make decisions as we try our best to make decisions that reflect some recognition of that history as we face the issues that are paramount in our city today with the idea of trying to prepare our city to be a wonderful continuing livable place for the folks who come after us and for the many families who will be here there as well. We have many opportunities to nurture our remarkable relationship with the two nations, and we always want to honour the fact that their generosity enables us to continue to nurture that relationship. As we learn with and from one another and so many different ways. There are many opportunities for us to work together in programs and processes and learning and education and all sorts of different things. And as we do, we always think about how much potential there

is if indeed the indigenous and non - indigenous communities work together. And as many ways as we can. We always like to honour them by simply uttering a very short phrase, and that is HCAM d'Aquilia. That is to say thank you to offer my respect and honour to all of those people who are here in this room, but all of the people who are in our community who make the choice at some point during each of their days to do something that better is all of our lives. Hi, she kissed Yamnikwillia. I do not have any particular remarks to add today, and there are no late items, which I'm aware to add to the agenda.

So I would look for a motion to prove the agenda as published. Thanks, Councillor Coleman, Second of By Council Kim. Any discussion on the published agenda. Not seeing any, all those in favor. Anyone opposed. That is unanimous. I will just note that Councillor Loton has been with us for much of the day, but is attending a memorial service, and we'll join us when she's able. We do have two items proposed for the consent agenda. That is item F1AA. This is the rezoning application and associated development permit with variances application, and the Heritage Alteration Permit for 932 Balmoral Road. And item G1, which are Bylaws for towing regulations. As a reminder, items appear on a consent agenda at Council when they have been approved or endorsed.

Unanimously at a previous committee meeting. But Council like to remove either of those items. Not seeing any interest in that. I'm going to like to move the consent agenda. Thanks, Councillor Thompson, Second Wick Council Coleman, all those in favor, anyone opposed. That is indeed also unanimous. That would take us on from the report of the Committee of the Whole from May the 7th, but in fact, the only item there was item F1AA. Again, the Arizona application associated development permit with variances application. And the Heritage Alternation Permit for 932 Balmoral Road, but that was simply considered a moment ago as part of Consent. And because we are at Council today, the consent agenda has passed is a final decision, so we will not be seeing that item again. That would usually take us on to item F1B, but there were no items from this morning's Committee of the Whole that required same day consideration. So that is not necessary today. We move on then to bylaws,

and the first one is G1. This is the report recommending first, second, and third reading of Bylaws for towing, but of course that was just dealt with on the consent agenda as well. So those third, those readings have been approved, and that will return to us at a future council meeting for final consideration. Which takes us on then to item G2. This is a report that is an amendment of the officer's bylaw, and I was going to ask one of our able staff to just explain a little bit of why this is here as an amendment. And what change is being made to the previous bylaw. To whom would I direct that question. Mr. Kingsley, over to you. Thank you, Mayor. This is a minor change STES requesting since the introductory readings happened to the new officer's Bylaw. We noticed that we made a topographical error in the repeal section, which is Section 5. We put a wrong digit in there, so it would be

repealing the wrong BYLA. So we are asking for an amendment at this stage just to make that slight correction so that we can bring the buy a lot back to Council next week for adoption. That would seem like a sound idea. Very good, right? With that explanation then, would someone like to move the amendment of the officer's bylaw, please? Thanks, Councillor Gardner, it's seconded by Councillor Kim. Any discussion. Seeing none all those in favor? Is anyone opposed? That is unanimous. That would take us on then to a couple of closed items. I will just note for the public that we do have a number of items that can be considered enclosed under various sections of the Community Charter, and I will, as usual, ask Mr.

Kingsley or Ms. Roder to just identify those sections of the Community Charter that either enable or require us to consider a matter enclosed. Thank you, Mayor. The reasons proposed to close meeting today are under Section 91C of the Community Charter regarding labour relations or other employee relations. Section 91, off regarding a law enforcement matter. And Section 92b regarding the consideration of information received and held in confidence related to negotiations between the municipality and another level of government. Thank you very much. And for those reasons, may I have a motion to move into close. Thanks, Councillor Coleman, Second of my Councillor Kim. Any discussion. Seeing none, all those in favor, anyone opposed. That's unanimous. Just for the interest of the public, we do not have an evening meeting tonight. And so the next time you will see us in open, we'll be next week, which is May 28th. Heavenly Day at 9 a. m. for our committee. We'll just take a minor break. I don't think,

well, maybe we should take a bit of a brick. Let's take 10 minutes, uh, and allow staff to move us into closed. And then we will hopefully be able to deal with all of our closed agenda at once.