2 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
governance
The agenda was amended to add a notice of motion about an Atkins Road sidewalk celebration and move the primary care clinic item from the consent agenda to consideration of matters moved from consent. The notice received same-day consideration.
Carried 3 to 2Item 2
Allow Councillor Rogers’s notice of motion about an Atkins Road sidewalk celebration to be considered at this meeting.
Official wording: THAT same day consideration be given to Councillor Rogers’s notice of motion – item 14. b) 1.
Carried 5 to 0Item 2
Routine: add the Atkins Road sidewalk celebration notice to the agenda, move the primary care clinic item to a different section, and approve the revised agenda.
Official wording: THAT the agenda be amended to include item 14. b) 1. and move item 9. c) to 11. a); AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended.
4.a Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 952, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1174, 2026
zoning development
Council adopted the bylaw amendment on home occupation rules.
Carried 5 to 0Item 4.a
Adopt changes to the rules for home occupations.
Official wording: THAT Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 952, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1174, 2026 be adopted.
4.b Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1175, 2026
governance
Council adopted the fees and charges amendment connected to changes in home occupation rules.
Carried 5 to 0Item 4.b
Adopt changes to fees related to home occupations.
Official wording: THAT Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1175, 2026 be adopted.
4.c Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1176, 2026
governance
Council adopted the ticketing bylaw amendment connected to changes in home occupation rules.
Carried 5 to 0Item 4.c
Adopt changes to the ticketing rules related to home occupations.
Official wording: THAT Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1176, 2026 be adopted.
4.d Sign Bylaw No. 950, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1177, 2026
zoning development
Council adopted the sign bylaw amendment connected to changes in home occupation rules.
Carried 5 to 0Item 4.d
Adopt changes to sign rules related to home occupations.
Official wording: THAT Sign Bylaw No. 950, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1177, 2026 be adopted.
4.e Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1178, 2026
zoning development
Council gave the home occupation zoning amendment third reading, the last vote before adoption, and adopted it.
Carried 5 to 0Item 4.e
Give final approval to zoning changes related to home occupations.
Official wording: THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1178, 2026 be given third reading and adoption.
4.f Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste Bylaw No. 745, 2009, Amendment Bylaw No. 1179, 2026
utilities infrastructure
Council adopted changes adding garbage and food-waste service for secondary and garden suites and improving measures to reduce wildlife attractants.
Carried 5 to 0Item 4.f
Adopt changes to residential garbage and food-waste collection, including service for secondary and garden suites and stronger measures to deter wildlife.
Official wording: THAT Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste Bylaw No. 745, 2009, Amendment Bylaw No. 1179, 2026 be adopted.
7.a Information on Municipalities' Approaches to Regulating Temperature in Rental Buildings
housing
Council received a staff report about how other municipalities regulate temperatures in rental buildings. The motion was to receive the report for information; no further action is recorded in the supplied material.
Carried 5 to 0Item 7.a
Routine: receive the report about how municipalities regulate temperatures in rental buildings for information.
Official wording: THAT the report dated June 24, 2026 from the Bylaw Compliance Officer titled “Information on Municipalities’ Approaches to Regulating Temperature in Rental Buildings" be received for information.
7.b Award of Contract - RFP 2026-IT-01 Managed Information Technology Services
utilities infrastructure
Council awarded the managed information technology services contract to Tecnet Canada Inc. for $205,200, before taxes.
Carried 5 to 0C-156-26Item 7.b
Hire Tecnet Canada to provide the Town’s managed information technology services for $205,200, before taxes.
Official wording: THAT the Managed Information Technology Services RFP 2026-IT-01 be awarded to Tecnet Canada Inc. in the amount of $205,200; net of taxes.
7.c Development Variance Permit No. 2026-04 - 100 Aldersmith Place
zoning development
The application sought to cut the required parking at 100 Aldersmith Place from 106 spaces to 68. Staff had recommended exploring employee bus passes and securing transit-pass and unreserved-parking conditions if the permit proceeded. Council instead voted not to advance the application to its next stage.
Carried 5 to 0C-157-26Item 7.c
Stop the application to reduce the required number of parking spaces at 100 Aldersmith Place from moving to the next stage.
Official wording: THAT Development Variance Permit Application No. 2026-04 to vary the required number of parking spaces for 100 Aldersmith Place not proceed to the next stage of the application process.
7.d Highland South Bridge Rehabilitation Award
transportation
Council approved Island Applicators' $99,710 contract, plus goods and services tax, for the Town's 2026 Highland South Bridge rehabilitation work.
Carried 5 to 0C-158-26Item 7.d
Hire Island Applicators to carry out the Highland South Bridge rehabilitation work for $99,710 plus GST.
Official wording: THAT Council approve the award for the Town’s 2026 Highland South Bridge Rehabilitation construction contract to Island Applicators at a price of $99,710 plus GST.
7.e Six Mile Street Lighting and Crosswalk Award
transportation
Council approved Allterra Construction Ltd.'s $353,802 contract, plus goods and services tax, for street lighting and a crosswalk at Damon Drive in Six Mile.
Carried 4 to 1C-159-26Item 7.e
Hire Allterra Construction to install street lighting and build a crosswalk at Damon Drive for $353,802 plus GST.
Official wording: THAT Council approve the award for the Town’s 2026 Six Mile Street Lighting and Crosswalk at Damon Drive construction contract to Allterra Construction Ltd. at a price of $353,802.00 plus GST.
7.f Council Remuneration
governance
Staff proposed raising annual pay to the median of comparator municipalities: $56,128 for the mayor and $28,064 for councillors, plus a Victoria Consumer Price Index adjustment. Council instead kept the existing base amounts and continued annual adjustments based on that index, with no increase to the base.
Carried 5 to 0C-160-26Item 7.f
Keep adjusting Council members’ current pay each year according to Victoria’s Consumer Price Index, without changing the underlying base amount. Ask the Chief Administrative Officer to review other ways to compensate members who need time away from their regular jobs to do Council work.
Official wording: THAT current Council remunerations continue to be adjusted annually by the amount of percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Victoria, with no adjustment to the base amount of remuneration; AND THAT the Chief Administrative Officer prepare a report reviewing alternative compensation options for Council members who require time away from their regular employment in order to carry out their Council duties.
9.a Minutes of the Council meeting held July 7, 2026
governance
Council adopted the minutes of its July 7 meeting.
Carried 5 to 0Item 9.a
Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 7 Council meeting.
Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Council meeting held July 7, 2026 be adopted.
9.b Minutes of the Special Council meeting held July 14, 2026
governance
Council adopted the minutes of its July 14 special meeting.
Carried 5 to 0Item 9.b
Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 14 special Council meeting.
Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Special Council meeting held July 14, 2026 be adopted.
11.a.1 Feasibility Assessment for View Royal Primary Care Attachment Clinic
community services
Council directed staff to seek legal help drafting a partnership agreement with a non-profit society. The proposed agreement is to support attachment of View Royal residents to primary care and protect any Town investment in clinic renovations.
Carried 5 to 1C-161-26Item 11.a.1
Get legal help to draft an agreement with a non-profit society. The agreement would aim to connect View Royal residents with primary care and protect the Town’s investment in renovating a clinic.
Official wording: THAT staff seek legal support on developing a draft Partnering Agreement with a non-profit society that ensures patient attachment for View Royal residents and protects any investment made by the Town into renovating a clinic.
Voted against: Councillor MacKenze
14.a.1 Evo Stations in View Royal - Councillor Rogers
transportation
The motion sought to include shared e-bikes in the 2026 Transportation Master Plan and have staff work with the British Columbia Automobile Association, the Capital Regional District and the provincial transportation ministry on satellite stations along the regional trails while the Town develops its own framework for local stations. The official motion record reports the motion carried but truncates its wording; the exact final terms cannot be confirmed from the supplied material.
Carried 4 to 1C-162-26Item 14.a.1
Consider including an e-bike share program in the Town’s transportation plan. Staff would work with regional and provincial partners to set up satellite stations along the Galloping Goose and E&N trails while the Town develops rules for local places where bikes can be picked up and left.
Official wording: THAT an e-bike share program be considered for inclusion in the 2026 Transportation Master Plan; AND THAT staff work with the British Columbia Automobile Association, Capital Regional District, and Ministry of Transportation and Transit to install satellite stations along the Galloping Goose Regional Trail and the E&N Rail Trail as the Town creates an e-bike share bylaw framework for designated local "home locations".
14.a.2 View Royal/Colwood Wilfert Multi-Use Trail - Councillor Rogers
transportation
The proposal concerned a View Royal–Colwood multi-use trail, potential cost-sharing and grant applications, trail design, and wayfinding and trail-use counting. The official motion record says an amendment to describe the trail as a project in the Transportation Master Plan carried, but lists the result of the underlying motion as unclear. The final decision on the full proposal cannot be established from the supplied record.
UnclearItem 14.a.2
The original proposal was to make the Wilfert multi-use trail a short-term capital project in the transportation plan, with View Royal, Colwood, and the CRD sharing costs and seeking grants together. It also proposed using the CRD’s new separated-trail design and adding a traffic counter and wayfinding sign or map for routes between Colwood, Langford, and the regional trails.
Official wording: THAT the "View Royal/Colwood Wilfert Multi-use Trail" be incorporated in the 2026 Transportation Master Plan as a short-term capital project, with the Town of View Royal, City of Colwood, and Capital Regional District (CRD) collaborating and cost sharing the project, including joint applications for grant funding; AND THAT it follow the new CRD three-lane separated design specifications for the Galloping Goose Trail (GGT); AND FURTHER THAT there be a CRD automated traffic counter with wayfinding sign/map in relation with regional trails (GGT/ E&N) to/from Colwood and Langford.
Carried 5 to 0C-163-26Item 14.a.2
Change the proposal so the Wilfert trail is included in the transportation plan as a project, without specifying that it be a short-term capital project.
Official wording: THAT the above motion be amended to: THAT the "View Royal/Colwood Wilfert Multi-use Trail" be incorporated in the 2026 Transportation Master Plan as a project.
14.b.1 Atkins Road Sidewalk Celebration - Councillor Rogers
transportation
Council tabled a motion to arrange a sidewalk ribbon-cutting and cake event in October, lasting no more than two hours, for consideration at its September 1, 2026 meeting.
DeferredC-164-26Item 14.b.1
The proposal is to hold a ribbon-cutting and cake event of up to two hours for the new Atkins Road sidewalk in October after the election, and invite the funders and local MLAs. Consideration was postponed to the September 1 Council meeting.
Official wording: THAT the following motion be tabled for consideration at the September 1, 2026 Council meeting: THAT staff arrange a ribbon-cutting and celebratory cake event, not exceeding two hours, in October following the Local General Election, for the new Atkins Road sidewalk; AND THAT invitations be extended to the funding agencies and local MLAs.
15 CLOSED MEETING RESOLUTION
governance
Council approved closing a meeting to the public on the basis of municipal services, under section 90(1)(k) of the Community Charter.
Carried 5 to 0Item 15
Close the meeting to the public to discuss a municipal service, with the specified Council members, Town officers and employees, and other permitted attendees allowed to remain.
Official wording: THAT there is a need to have a meeting closed to the public and persons other than the immediate members of Council, officers and employees of the Town, and those identified under Section 91 (2) of the Community Charter shall be excluded on the basis of section 90 (1)(k) - municipal service.
16.a Solid and Food Waste Collection Contract Award
utilities infrastructure
A motion recorded in the rising report awarded the 2027–2029 solid and food waste collection contract, and curbside leaf collection, to GFL Environmental Inc.
Carried 5 to 0Item 16.a
Award GFL Environmental the Town’s 2027–2029 solid and food-waste collection contract and its curbside leaf collection service.
Official wording: THAT the Solid and Food Waste Collection Contract (2027-2029) be awarded to GFL Environmental Inc.; AND THAT the curbside leaf collection service also be awarded to GFL Environmental Inc.
17 ADJOURNMENT
governance
Council adjourned the meeting.
Carried 5 to 0Item 17
Routine: end the meeting.
Official wording: THAT this meeting now adjourn.