Council (to follow COTW) - 2026/06/11

Official wording: That the following Consent Agenda items be approved: F.1 Minutes from the Council (to follow Committee of the Whole) Meeting held March 12, 2026; F.2 Minutes from the Council (to follow Committee of the Whole) Meeting held April 2, 2026; G.1.a.b 749 Douglas Street: Development Variance Permit No. 00293 (Downtown); G.1.a.c General Local Election 2026; G.1.a.d Technical High Angle Rope Rescue (THARR) Program – Tower Crane Rescue Services Agreement; G.1.a.e Council Member Motion: Cumberland BC Miners’ Memorial Graveside Vigil 2026; G.1.b.a 517 and 533 Chatham Street and 530, 532 and 536 Herald Street: Rezoning Application No. 00907 and Development Permit with Variances Application No. 00299 (Downtown); G.1.b.c Council Member Motion: Advocacy to extend Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) funding.

Official wording: That Council instruct staff to work with the applicant to revise the proposal for greater consistency with City policy and applicable guidelines, refer the proposal to the Advisory Design Panel, complete a land lift analysis, and then return to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for Council’s consideration.

Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to report back with options for possible bylaw amendments or other measures to reduce unauthorized use of spray paint and similar graffiti implements, including consideration of: 1. Retail sale or furnishing restrictions for minors; 2. Secure storage or staff-access-only display requirements for spray paint; 3. Point-of-sale signage and/or retailer education from the city; 4. Reasonable exemptions for parents or guardians, schools, employers, trades, artists, and other legitimate uses; 5. Enforcement options; 6. Consultation with affected retailers, the Downtown Victoria Business Association, VicPD, Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations, youth-serving organizations, the school district, arts organizations, and/or neighbouring municipalities, as staff feel appropriate. 7. Legal authority, implementation costs, staffing impacts, compliance approach, timelines, and potential unintended consequences.

Official wording: Amendment to Rezoning Application motion, clause 3(a): “That staff work with the applicant to explore options to provide additional density to support affordable housing while maintaining the general form, massing and site plan as currently proposed, and waive the requirement for an additional CALUC meeting.”

Official wording: Rezoning Application 1. That Council instruct the Director of Planning and Development to prepare the necessary Zoning Bylaw 2018 amendment that would authorize the proposed development outlined in the staff report dated May 14, 2026, for 930 Burdett Avenue. 2. That Council direct staff to work with the applicant to adjust the application to better align with the recommendations of the Advisory Design panel. 3. That after publication of notification in accordance with section 467 of the Local Government Act, first, second and third reading of the zoning bylaw amendment be considered by Council once the following conditions are met: a. That staff work with the applicant to explore options to provide additional density to support affordable housing while maintaining the general form, massing and site plan as currently proposed, and waive the requirement for an additional CALUC meeting. b. Revisions to the design guidelines, including a review by the Heritage Advisory Panel, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Development. c. Plan updates to illustrate frontage improvements per Cathedral District Site Plan dated February 19, 2026, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering and Public Works. d. Provision of a sewage attenuation report for the entire site, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering and Public Works. 4. That subject to third reading of the zoning amendment bylaw, the applicant completes the following prior to adoption of the bylaw: a. Prepare and execute legal agreements, with contents satisfactory to the Director of Planning and Development and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure: i. Provision of a Master Development Agreement to secure: 1. A phasing plan that identifies the associated amenities and improvements for frontage improvements, relocation of the heritage registered Deanery Building to an off-site location, heritage restoration, accessibility improvements and seismic upgrading of three heritage designated buildings on site. The phasing plan will not require a sequence of phases. 2. Provision and maintenance of a 5.0m wide Statutory Right of Way (SRW) to secure a publicly accessible pathway running north-south through the site, linking Burdett Avenue to Rockland Avenue with improvements and landscaping. 3. Provision of a Heritage Alteration Permit application for proposed changes to the existing south lawn at the corner of Burdett Avenue and Quadra Street, and provision of a letter from Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations confirming their involvement and satisfaction with the proposed changes. 4. Provision of heritage revitalization agreements that secure seismic upgrades and accessibility improvements for Christ Church Cathedral, Yarrow Hall, and Memorial Hall to be submitted concurrently with associated development permits or heritage alteration permits for development in a concurrent phase. Occupancy shall not be requested prior to the finalization of the proposed heritage upgrades. 5. Provision of a 3.0m SRW to setback any underground parkade from the property line on Burdett Avenue, Vancouver Street and Rockland Avenue to preserve existing municipal street trees. Portions of this setback can be reduced or encroached upon to support the retention of the interior two giant sequoias and if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities that street trees would not be negatively affected. ii. Development Area 1 (DA-1) to include improvements to the south lawn with an associated heritage alteration permit. iii. Development Area 2 (DA-2) to include completion of Memorial Mews (north-south connection), Relocation of the Deanery, life safety, seismic upgrading, accessibility, and heritage restoration of Christ Church Cathedral and Memorial Hall, consistent with the Heritage Conservation Plan (dated October 2025), Street improvements along Rockland Avenue and Burdett Avenue that are in addition to the standard works and services required in the Works and Services Bylaw 26-004. iv. Development Area 3 (DA-3) to include life safety, accessibility, seismic upgrading and heritage restoration works for Memorial Hall, consistent with the Heritage Conservation Plan (dated October 2025). v. Development Area 4 (DA-4) to include life safety, accessibility, seismic upgrades, and heritage restoration improvements for Christ Church Cathedral and Yarrow Chapel, consistent with the Heritage Conservation Plan (dated October 2025), and Provision of the immediate frontage improvements and Frontage improvements along Quadra Street that are in addition to the standard works and services required in the Works and Services Bylaw 26-004. vi. Green building/sustainability measures including a commitment to provide the following with all subsequent Development Permit Applications: 1. Provision of a preliminary rainwater management plan with each development permit application that demonstrates how the proposed green stormwater infrastructure designs meet the City's rainwater management requirements, in accordance with Schedule A of the Works and Services Bylaw b. Prepare and execute legal agreements, with contents satisfactory to the Director of Engineering and Public Works and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure: i. Provision of the following frontage improvements that are in addition to the standard works and services required in the Works and Services Bylaw, consistent with the Cathedral District Site Plan dated February 19, 2026: 1. New pedestrian crossing and protected bike crossing with Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacon and centre pedestrian refuge island at south leg of Courtenay Street and northbound grade raised bike lane from new crossing to Rockland Avenue plaza and addition of a bike push button for westbound bike crossing at existing Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacon at north leg of Rockland Avenue 2. Grade raised Rockland Plaza area with pavers and updated street furniture, up to north side of Rockland Avenue from Quadra Street to Memorial Mews (north-south service lane through site). A cost sharing agreement with the City of Victoria is required for works north of the centerline on Rockland Avenue 3. Corner bulb outs and improved let downs at select locations 4. Burdett pocket park at Burdett Avenue and Vancouver Street intersection with pavers and updated street furnishings 5. Provide eastbound only travel lane with westbound counterflow bike lane at east end of Burdett Avenue including new curb bulb out at southwest corner of Burdett Avenue and Vancouver Streets 6. Re-align pedestrian crossing at Vancouver and Burdett with new plaza space and bulb out southwest corner of Burdett and Vancouver in coordination with City 7. Integration of green stormwater infrastructure within the City right of way (ROW) at select locations determined in collaboration with City staff. ii. If sewage attenuation is required, attenuation is to be demonstrated with future Development Permit applications to occur within the Development Area for each phase. c. Prepare and execute legal agreements, with contents satisfactory to the Director of Parks and Recreation and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor to secure: i. The retention of two giant sequoias (TR-70 and TR-71) as identified in the arborist report, dated July 18, 2024. ii. Provision of detailed tree replacement plan with each development permit application that confirms that each replacement tree meets the siting requirements under the Tree Protection Bylaw (NO. 21-035) for each Development Area (confirming that a minimum of ten replacement trees will be planted within each Development Area and shall not be planted in areas subject to future development on the property). 5. That the above Recommendations be adopted on the condition that they create no legal rights for the applicant or any other person, or obligation on the part of the City or its officials, and any expenditure of funds is at the risk of the person making the expenditure.

Official wording: That Council directs staff to report back on the following: 1. options to improve compliance with the Rental Property Standards of Maintenance Bylaw; 2. the new OCP, Priority Growth Areas, and Zoning Regulation and whether they are stimulating the market and non-market rental projects that the OCP envisions; 3. the first year of the Tenant Protection During Redevelopment Bylaw and whether it may be necessary to strengthen it; 4. current provincial laws on pets and tenancy and whether the City has additional jurisdiction to support renters’ pet ownership; 5. provincial actions and positions across Canada on rent control and vacancy control measures; 6. the potential for creating or incentivizing a rent-to-own program in which landlords and tenants could work together to enable pathways for tenants to enter into home ownership over time through various financial or contractual arrangements

Official wording: That Council: 1. Instruct the Director of Planning and Development to explore the possibility of amending the Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw 2025 (Bylaw No. 25-08) (“ACC Bylaw”) to add a transition provision to exempt developments that have an approved rezoning but that have not yet been fully constructed. 2. Consider which persons, organizations and authorities would be affected by such an amendment to the ACC Bylaw and determine that the general public would be affected. 3. Provide an opportunity for broad public consultation pursuant to section 570.3 of the Local Government Act and instruct the Director of Planning and Development (“the Director”) to notify the general public of the proposed amendment via the website and invite affected persons, organizations and authorities to ask questions of staff and provide written or verbal feedback for Council’s consideration. 4. Instruct the Director to: a. Report back to Council with a summary of the feedback received pursuant to the above resolution. b. Together with the summary of feedback, bring forward a bylaw to amend the ACC Bylaw by adding the transition provision described in resolution 1 above, as informed by the summary of feedback collected as part of resolution 2 above.

Official wording: 1. That Council support the following resolution to be sent to UBCM for consideration at the 2026 Convention. Whereas under the authority of the Housing Supply Act, the Province of British Columbia has imposed mandatory housing targets on local governments to accelerate housing delivery, including affordable below-market expectations; and Whereas In Budget 2026, the Province indefinitely paused new intakes to the Community Housing Fund, its main capital program supporting non-market and affordable rental housing delivered by local governments and non-profit housing providers, thereby stalling or cancelling projects and stranding pre-development investments; and Whereas local governments rely on sustained capital investment from the province to deliver non-market housing, and cannot meet imposed housing targets if the supply finance chain is broken. Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the Province of British Columbia to immediately reinstate the Community Housing Fund and provide predictable, ongoing capital funding to support the delivery of non-market and affordable housing; Be it further resolved that UBCM ask the Province to provide a lump sum of funding to try to salvage related cancelled or stalled projects, with an emphasis on purpose-built rental builds, transitional housing, affordable housing, accessible housing, culturally supportive housing, and non-market housing. And be it further resolved that UBCM call on the Province to align housing target orders with the availability of provincial housing funding, and to refrain from penalizing municipalities for unmet targets resulting from the withdrawal or suspension of provincial housing programs beyond municipal control.

Official wording: That Council: 1. Request that the mayor write to urge the Provincial government to immediately reinstate the BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program and provide stable, multi-year funding at no less than $20 million annually 2. direct staff to submit the following resolution to the Union of BC Municipalities for consideration at the 2026 Annual Convention. Proposed UBCM Resolution — City of Victoria FUNDING FOR ROAD SAFETY AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE WHEREAS road crashes in British Columbia have increased steadily over the past five years, killing an average of 22 children and seriously injuring 380 more every year, with vulnerable road users - people walking, cycling, rolling, and using personal mobility devices - facing disproportionate risk; WHEREAS the BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program provided approximately $20 million annually in cost-shared funding for sidewalks, crosswalks, protected bike lanes, traffic calming, and safer routes to schools, generating over seven dollars in total project investment for every dollar of provincial funding, and was suspended in late 2025 without a replacement program, leaving local governments without this critical funding source for the first time in over two decades; WHEREAS UBCM members endorsed resolution NR81 at the 2024 Annual Convention calling for increased provincial active transportation funding, and the ongoing suspension of the BCAT program represents a new and even more urgent gap in provincial road safety investment; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM call on the Provincial government to immediately reinstate the BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program and provide stable, multi-year funding at no less than $20 million annually, enabling local governments across BC to plan and deliver road safety and active transportation infrastructure with confidence.

Official wording: That the following bylaws be given first, second, and third readings: 1. Street Entertainment Bylaw, No. 26-043 2. Street Entertainment Miscellaneous Amendments Bylaw, No. 26-044

Official wording: That the following bylaws be adopted: 1. Towing and Immobilizing Companies Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1), No. 26-039 2. Vehicle Impoundment Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1), No. 26-037 3. Towing and Immobilizing Companies Consequential Amendments Bylaw, No. 26-038

Official wording: 1. That Council authorize issuance of Development Variance Permit Application No. 00294 for 780 Kings Road approving the following variances for the proposed signage: a. Hill Street frontage sign (north)  allow for third-party signage on the proposed sign facing the Hill Street frontage (north)  increase the cumulative sign allowance for the Hill Street frontage from 15.3 m² to 33.8 ²  Allow a maximum sign allowance of 16.5 m2 for the Hill Street frontage sign  allow a rooftop sign which is not a fascia sign on the property’s Hill Street frontage (north) b. Kings Street frontage sign (north)  allow for third-party signage on the proposed sign facing the Kings Road frontage (south).  increase the cumulative sign allowance for the Kings Road frontage (south) from 18.9 m² to 24.2 m².  Allow a maximum sign allowance of 16.5 m2 for the Kings Street frontage sign  allow a rooftop sign which is not a fascia sign on the property’s Kings Road frontage (south) 2. That: a. The Development Variance Permit lapses two years from the date of this resolution if construction is not substantially started within this timeframe; and b. The approval of this Development Variance Permit lapses two years from the date of this resolution if the Development Variance Permit is not issued within this timeframe. 3. Direct staff to refine the terms of community use, and that prior to finalizing the development variance permit that staff formalize an agreement allocating 10 hours a week of screen time of community use, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning.

Official wording: 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)(f) law enforcement, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the conduct of an investigation under or enforcement of an enactment; Section 90(1)(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; Section 90(2) A part of a council meeting must be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to one or more of the following: Section 90(2)(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.