Bob Thompson
14 of 18Meetings attended (with minutes)
241Votes · 30 recorded by name, 211 inferred
16Votes against the majority
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Voted against the majority
Official · from the minutesAll votes
Official · from the minutes| Date | Motion | Vote |
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| Tue, Aug 18, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda of the August 18, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Aug 18, 2026 | Item 4.1 Council withdraws its earlier third-reading and adoption decisions so it can reconsider the zoning changes. Official wording: That Council, in reconsidering the third reading and adoption of Bylaw No. 2270, rescinds the previous resolutions of third reading and adoption of said bylaw. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Aug 18, 2026 | Item 4.1 Allow attached residential homes in the specified zone, lower the permitted building height there from six storeys to five, and update the map legend to show the five-storey height limit. Official wording: That Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2270, 2026 be amended by: a. Adding to subparagraph 6.6.8.4.a "Residential Attached" as a permitted use; b. Amending subparagraph 6.6.8.4.b by rev… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Aug 18, 2026 | Item 4.1 Give the zoning changes, including the newly approved amendments, the required third reading. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2270 (Zoning Bylaw) be given Third Reading as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Aug 18, 2026 | Item 4.1 Formally adopt the zoning changes. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2270 (Zoning Bylaw) be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Aug 18, 2026 | Item 7.1 Hold a closed meeting to discuss land matters and early-stage discussions about providing a municipal service, because Council considers that discussing them publicly could harm the municipality's interests. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter: 90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda with the listed additions and attachment. Official wording: That the agenda of the August 10, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by.
• Adding an updated presentation to item #10.1;
• Adding late correspondence to item #14.5;
• Adding late corr… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 6.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 27 special open meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the July 27, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 6.2 Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 27 regular meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the July 27, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 9 Allow people who wrote about the rezoning item to speak for up to two minutes when Council considers it. Official wording: That correspondence writers be allowed to speak for up to two minutes during item #15.1.1. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 10.1 Ask staff to come back with possible next steps on the concerns raised in the presentation, including how to engage the governments or organizations responsible and which parts the District can address itself. Official wording: That staff report back on the potential actions from the Saanich Inlet Protection Society's presentation, including how to get the attention of the organizations/levels of government that do have the … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 10.1 Ask staff to explain possible monitoring and maintenance of sewers and storm drains, and what those options might cost. Official wording: That staff report back with information on potential sewer and storm drain monitoring and maintenance, including budget implications. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 14.4 Ask staff to bring back different ways the District could create a buffer between farmland and nearby industrial or residential uses for Council to consider. Official wording: That staff report back on a range of options for Council to consider establishing a type of buffer between agriculture and industrial and residential uses. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 14.4 Wait until after the new Council is elected before considering the staff recommendation. Official wording: That consideration of the staff recommendation be deferred until the new Council has been elected. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 14.5 Approve the development permit for 7054 Brentwood Drive with a condition limiting marina boat moorage to hotel guests and the property owner or caretaker; remove the existing covenant requiring six marina parking spaces; and cancel the highway permit for the residential structure that is to be removed. Official wording: 1. That Development Permit Application PL001702 (7054 Brentwood Drive), which includes variances, be authorized for issuance, subject to:
i. a covenant being registered on title to restrict boat moora… Carried | No |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Allow each speaker on the rezoning item up to three minutes to speak. Official wording: That each speaker be allowed up to 3 minutes to speak. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Put off consideration of the motion to defer the rezoning motions. Official wording: That consideration of the deferral motion be tabled. Defeated | No |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Pause consideration of the rezoning motions until staff report back on traffic, where the properties are situated, setbacks, access from Verling Avenue, and engagement with First Nations. Official wording: That consideration of the motions be deferred pending a report back from staff to provide information regarding traffic, placement of properties, setbacks, access from Verling Avenue, and engagement w… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 16.1 Have staff review municipal fees, engineering rules, bonding, labour-agreement requirements, and other processes that may make agricultural projects harder or more expensive. The review should look at possible fee reductions or waivers, proportionate bonding, changes to servicing and frontage requirements, clear eligibility criteria, and other ways to support viable farming. Staff should consult local farmers, the Agricultural Advisory Commission, and other stakeholders, then return with recommendations and possible bylaw changes. Official wording: WHEREAS agriculture is a defining feature of the District of Central Saanich, contributing significantly to the local economy, food security, environmental stewardship, and the community’s rural chara… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 16.2 Support the District's application for a 2026 FireSmart grant for education, home assessments, and mitigation work at critical infrastructure and community assets, and have the District manage the grant. Official wording: 1. That Council support the District of Central Saanich's application to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) 2026 Community Resiliency Investment FireSmart Community Funding and Suppor… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 16.3 Approve renewing the 2027 permissive tax exemptions without changing the existing tax exemption bylaws. Official wording: That the 2027 permissive tax exemption renewal process with no change to Tax Exemption Bylaws No. 2157, 2158, 2203, and 2210 be approved. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 19.1 Close the meeting to the public for the listed confidential matters: employee relations, land matters where disclosure could harm the District, litigation or potential litigation, and confidential negotiations involving a First Nation or Indigenous entity. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda of the August 10, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 4.1 Prepare the preliminary 2027 municipal budgets using the same service levels as in 2026, while accounting for unavoidable cost increases. Continue the planned tax and utility-rate increases to fund asset replacement, new and active transportation infrastructure, and water and sewer needs. Official wording: That the following 2027 Budget Guidelines be approved:
1. Preliminary 2027 municipal departmental budgets be prepared using 2026 service levels and non-discretionary increases.
2. Asset Management Pla… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 4.1 Ask staff to bring the incoming Council a proposal to make the annual 1.75% asset-management contribution a permanent transfer into reserves, and options for how to use revenue from new construction while balancing taxes, services, infrastructure work, and reserve needs. Official wording: And that the following 2027 Budget Guidelines be brought back to the incoming Council for approval:
4. Staff bring back an amended Reserve Fund Bylaw to make the annual 1.75% asset management contribu… Defeated | No inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 4.1 Direct staff to bring back a proposal to make the annual 1.75% asset-management contribution a permanent transfer into reserves, along with options for using revenue from new construction that weigh tax affordability, services, infrastructure, and reserve needs. Official wording: That the following 2027 Budget Guidelines be approved:
4. Staff bring back an amended Reserve Fund Bylaw to make the annual 1.75% asset management contribution a permanent, dedicated transfer to reser… Carried | No |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 4.2 Approve $1,059,000 in early funding for the listed 2027 capital projects, including contingency funds for transportation, drainage, parks, water and sewer repairs; sidewalk, traffic-signal and pickleball-court work; a vehicle replacement; facility upgrades; and climate tools for Council reports and budget decisions. Official wording: That the following 2027 projects be approved and authorized to proceed as incorporated in the 2027 Financial Plan,
Capital Program:
A. General Transportation Upgrades Contingency Program, for unplanne… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 4.2 Ask staff to return with a detailed explanation of the cost of the Butterfield roof and FH1 mechanical replacement project. Official wording: That staff report back on item J with a detailed explanation of the cost. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 10, 2026 | Item 4.3 Ask the Police Board for a current financial update and quarterly reporting that tracks its budget, actual and forecast spending, major variances, and responses to them. Also ask it to keep its proposed 2027 Police Service budget increase below 5%, unless unavoidable structural costs justify more and the Board provides supporting information. The direction is about affordability and financial transparency, while leaving policing operations and law-enforcement priorities to the Board. Official wording: 1. Request the Police Board to:
Provide a current financial status update and ongoing quarterly reporting showing budget, actuals, forecast year-end position, material variances, mitigation actions,… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda with a revised report and an additional late presentation for the Keating Business District item. Official wording: That the agenda of the July 27, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by revising the report and adding a late presentation for item #14.1.2. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 13 public hearing as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the July 13, 2026 Public Hearing be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 5.2 Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 13 council meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the July 13, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 8 Ask the Agricultural Commission members when they are available to meet, with the District paying the meeting costs. Official wording: That staff poll the Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission members on availability for a meeting at the District's costs, at their convenience. Carried | No |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 13.1 Approve the soil deposit application for expanding the hospital parking lots, allowing the Municipal Engineer to issue it after reviewing where the fill comes from, the deposit schedule, traffic plan and truck route. Official wording: That the Soil Deposit Application, dated 13 July 2026, for expansion of the parking lots on 2166 Mt Newton Cross Road be approved for issuance by the Municipal Engineer upon receipt and review of the … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 13.2 Approve the District’s BC Housing progress report for the year ending June 30, 2026, and have staff send it to the Ministry of Housing. Official wording: 1. That the BC Housing Target Progress Report Form for Reporting Period 2 (July 1st, 2025 to June 30th, 2026) as presented in Appendix A be approved.
2. That staff be directed to submit the BC Housing… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Change the zoning rules to allow mobile homes only as dwellings in agricultural zones, remove one existing subsection, set limits on shipping containers by zone, and require containers on agricultural land to be used only for farming. The adopted amendment also makes the container limit unlimited on agricultural parcels over 10 acres and on industrial land. Official wording: 1. That draft Bylaw No. 2270 (Zoning Bylaw) be amended by replacing Section 2.5.3 with "The siting, erection or moving of a Mobile Home in the District is prohibited except for use as a dwelling unit … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Remove the shipping-container cap for agricultural use on agricultural properties over 10 acres, and remove the cap on industrial land. Official wording: That no limit be placed on the agriculture use of shipping containers on properties over 10 acres and industrial lands in general. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Give the amended zoning bylaw its third reading. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2270 (Zoning Bylaw) be given Third Reading as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Adopt the zoning bylaw. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2270 (Zoning Bylaw) be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.2 Move the extraction-lands rezoning forward without a public hearing, continue negotiating the community benefits and land covenants with the owners, and bring development permit applications for these lands to Council for approval. Official wording: 1. That Council direct staff to provide notice of first reading of Bylaw No. 2278, Extraction Lands Rezoning, in accordance with the Local Government Act, and that no Public Hearing be held, as the pr… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.2 Require the Keating Road right-of-way to be secured as part of the covenant process, with the right-of-way in place by the time the lands are fully built out. Official wording: That during the covenant process, the Keating Road right-of-way be secured at the time of build-out. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.2 Include the Mt. Newton School site and the municipal site inside the urban containment boundary in the agreement. Official wording: That the Mt. Newton School site and Municipal site within the urban containment boundary be included in the agreement. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.2 Have staff and the property owners find and protect a site for a food hub for locally grown and harvested food, report back on how to allow and secure it before the rezoning returns to Council, and exempt that site from the community amenity contribution. Official wording: That staff work with property owners to identify and preserve a suitable location within the Extraction Lands for a food hub serving locally produced and harvested foods, and report back on the zoning… Defeated | No |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 14.1.2 Ask staff to report on the engineering work needed to straighten Keating Cross Road in the future. Official wording: That staff report back with an engineering review of what would be required to build out the future straightening of Keating Cross Road. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 18.1 Routine: move the meeting into closed session to discuss the listed land matters and confidential negotiation information. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda with a late report, revised Appendix A, and a late presentation added to item 4.2. Official wording: That the agenda of the July 27, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be approved as amended by adding a late report, revised Appendix A, and late presentation to item #4.2. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: pause the Council meeting and start a Committee of the Whole meeting. Official wording: That the Special (Open) Council meeting be recessed and a Committee of the Whole meeting be convened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 4.3 Routine: end the Committee of the Whole meeting and resume the Special Council meeting. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole meeting be adjourned and the Special (Open) Council meeting be reconvened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda with late correspondence added to two items and a bylaw item moved to the public-hearing section. Official wording: That the agenda of the July 13, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by adding late correspondence to items #11.2 and #13.1 and moving item #14.1.2 to become item #10.1. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the previous regular Council meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the June 29, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 6 As staff seek public feedback on the proposed Development Permit Area Guidelines, provide residents with information about both the guidelines’ intended benefits and their practical effects, such as added steps, costs, and time impacts. Official wording: For item #15.1 from the June 29, 2026 Regular Council meeting minutes, that staff, as part of the public engagement process for the draft Development Permit Area Guidelines, provide information not on… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 10.1 Routine: pause the motion so Council can ask questions before deciding it. Official wording: That the motion be tabled for questions. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 10.1 Resume consideration of the bylaw motion after the question period. Official wording: The motion was lifted from the table. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 10.1 Add a direction that the bylaw decision be put off until the next meeting and that staff bring back proposed changes about mobile homes and shipping containers. Official wording: That the motion be amended as follows:
That consideration of the bylaw be deferred to the next meeting and that on it's return staff provide proposed bylaw amendments related to the discussion on mobi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 10.1 Further add a direction for staff to report on how banning mobile homes on rural properties could affect those properties and whether further public engagement is suggested. Official wording: That the motion be amended as follows:
That consideration of the bylaw be deferred to the next meeting and that on it's return staff provide proposed bylaw amendments related to the discussion on mobi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 11.1 Ask provincial ministries for meetings at the 2026 UBCM convention about transit and infrastructure, safer roads and drainage, active transportation, municipal financing, Brentwood Bay stewardship with Tsartlip First Nation, and regional solutions for police detention services. Official wording: That meeting requests be sent to the following Ministries on the listed topics during the 2026 UBCM convention:
Ministry of Transportation & Transit:
o Supporting sustainable development through tra… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 11.2 Allow the Capital Regional District to adopt the bylaw authorizing borrowing for the Saanich Peninsula recreation facility. Official wording: That Council consent to the CRD adopting Bylaw No. 4782 “Saanich Peninsula Recreation Services (DCS Recreation Facility) Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2, 2026”. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 13.3 Approve the amended development permit, including variances, for the property now identified as 7471 Veyaness Road and authorize it to be issued. Official wording: That the Development Permit with Variances No. PL001437 be amended for the property located at 7471 Veyaness Road (previously part of 7476 East Saanich Road) and be authorized for issuance. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 13.5 Invite representatives of the North and South Saanich Agricultural Society to a future Council meeting to explain its concerns about the proposed childcare use, why it decided not to proceed, and whether childcare at the fairgrounds could fit its agricultural role. Official wording: That Council invite a representatives from the North and South Saanich Agricultural Society to an upcoming meeting to explain the society's operational concerns about the proposed childcare use and re… Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 13.5 Have the Mayor write on Council’s behalf to acknowledge the Society’s decision not to operate childcare at the fairgrounds, and invite further discussion about whether childcare could be supported there while accounting for both community benefit and the Society’s operating needs. Official wording: That a letter be sent from the Mayor to North & South Saanich Agricultural Society, on behalf of Council, acknowledging the Society’s recent decision not to proceed with childcare operations on-site f… Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Adopt the bylaw for the heat pump financing program. Official wording: That Bylaw 2273, 2026, be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 15.1 Write to the provincial Minister of Transportation and Transit asking when safety improvements are planned for the West Saanich Road and Stelly’s Cross Road intersection, and request a meeting to discuss possible improvements and next steps. Send a copy of the letter to Tsartlip First Nation. Official wording: WHEREAS the Ministry of Transportation and Transit has jurisdiction over West Saanich Road, from McTavish Road to Verdier Avenue, including the West Saanich Road and Stelly’s Cross Road intersection;
… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 13, 2026 | Item 18.1 Hold a closed meeting to discuss preliminary negotiations about a proposed municipal service, because Council considers that discussing the matter publicly could harm the municipality’s interests. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being conside… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda, with the notice about 7054 Brentwood Drive moved to be considered alongside that application. Official wording: That the agenda of the June 15, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by moving item #16.3 to be considered alongside with item #10.1.1. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the May 25, 2026 Council meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the May 25, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 16.3 Routine: bring Councillor King’s notice about 7054 Brentwood Drive forward for consideration at this meeting. Official wording: That the notice of motion be considered at tonight's meeting. Carried | No |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 16.3 Ask staff to work with the applicant on ways to remove the proposed rooftop amenity area and report those options back to Council, with any resulting design changes brought to Council before the permit is issued. The aim is to reduce possible privacy, noise, and neighbourhood-fit impacts on nearby homes. Official wording: WHEREAS Council is considering Development Permit PL0001702 for 7054 Brentwood Drive; and
WHEREAS concerns have been raised by neighbouring residents regarding the proposed rooftop amenity area;
THERE… Carried | No |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 10.1.2 Issue the temporary-use permit for the proposed non-farm use at 6929 Veyaness Road only if the Agricultural Land Commission approves it, and send the application and Council’s motion to that Commission. Official wording: 1. That the Temporary Use Permit application PL001899 for 6929 Veyaness be issued subject to Agricultural Land Commission approval.
2. That the application and Council motion be referred to the Agricu… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 12.1.1.1 Receive the public-engagement report on the design-guideline updates, have staff refine the draft guidelines and bring the bylaw to a future meeting for its first two readings, and encourage staff to include assessments of trade-offs or policy conflicts with applications that come to Council. Official wording: 1. That the Development Permit Areas (DPA) Design Guidelines Update - What We Heard Report be received for information.
2. That staff refine the draft DPA Design Guidelines and introduce the draft byl… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 12.2.1.1.1 Have the District contact the Victoria Airport Authority about the accessibility concerns raised by the Saanich Peninsula Accessibility Advisory Committee. Official wording: That the District of Central Saanich communicate with the Victoria Airport Authority regarding accessibility concerns raised by the Saanich Peninsula Accessibility Advisory Committee. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 12.2.1.1.2 Have District staff run a November information campaign for local businesses on good practices for accessible parking. Official wording: That during Accessible Parking Awareness Month in November, District of Central Saanich staff undertake an information campaign directed to the business community regarding best practices for accessib… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 13.1 Schedule a future public opportunity for people to speak to the proposed variance at 8055 Thomson Place. Official wording: That Development Variance Permit application PL001935 for 8055 Thomson Place be scheduled for an Opportunity to be Heard regarding the proposed variance at a future Council meeting. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 13.2 Close municipal operations to the public from noon to 4:30 p.m. on June 18 so staff can meet to discuss the employee survey results and plan next steps. Official wording: Council support closing Municipal operations to the public on Thursday, June 18, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to allow all staff to participate in an employee engagement session to discuss the re… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 13.3 Adopt a framework to guide how the District plans, governs, buys, and engages the public on capital projects; have staff use it in future planning and project approvals, update the sustainable-purchasing policy to align with it and bring that update back to Council, and include needed changes in the already-planned delegation-bylaw update. Official wording: 1. Adopt the Routine and Strategic Capital Framework (Appendix A) as the District’s guiding framework for capital planning, governance, procurement, and capital works public engagement, direct staff t… Carried | No |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 13.4 Direct staff to remove short-term-rental references from the Official Community Plan and allow short-term rentals in residential zones, develop a business-licence system to track them, and report back with a review after two years. Official wording: 1. That staff be directed to remove references to Short-Term Rentals from the Official Community Plan bylaw and add Short-Term Rentals as a permitted use across all residential properties in the Zonin… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 13.4 Send the proposed Official Community Plan and zoning changes that would allow short-term rentals to the Advisory Planning Committee and Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission for input. Have staff prepare related changes to the business-licence, ticketing, bylaw-enforcement, and fees bylaws to bring to Council at the same time as those planning changes. Official wording: 1. That the draft Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment and Zoning Bylaw amendment to permit Short-Term Rentals (STR) be referred to the Advisory Planning Committee (APC) and the Peninsula and Area … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 13.5 Hire McElhanney Ltd. to design phase 2 of the Mt Newton Multi Use Path for $216,898, with the intention that the firm also administer the contract during construction. Official wording: That the detailed design services for phase 2 of the Mt Newton Multi Use Path be awarded to McElhanney Ltd., at a cost of $216,898 with the intent to continue with the project as the Contract Administ… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Allow the meeting to continue past 10:00 p.m. Official wording: That the meeting be extended past 10:00 p.m. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Defer consideration of the CRD Director ballot question to the next Council meeting. Official wording: That consideration of this item be deferred to the next Council meeting. Defeated | No |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Give the proposed change to the elections bylaw its first and second readings. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2271, Elections Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2026, be introduced and given first and second reading. Defeated | No |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.1.2 Give the amendment to the local financing bylaw for heating-system retrofits its first, second, and third readings. Official wording: 1. That Central Saanich Financing for Heating System Retrofits Local Area Service Bylaw Amendment No.19, 2272, 2026, be introduced and given first and second reading.
2. That Bylaw 2272 be read a thir… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.1.3 Adopt the bylaw that governs enforcement notices. Official wording: That Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2242 by adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.1.3 Adopt the bylaw regulating traffic and highways. Official wording: That Traffic and Highways Regulations Bylaw No. 2241 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.1.3 Adopt the amendment to the animal-control bylaw. Official wording: That Animal Control Amendment Bylaw No. 2263 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 14.2.1 Give the proposed zoning change for 559 Senanus Drive its first, second, and third readings. Official wording: That Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2262 (559 Senanus) be given First, Second and Third Readings. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 16.1 Routine: bring Councillor King’s notice about administrative support for the Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission forward for consideration at this meeting. Official wording: That the notice of motion be considered at tonight's meeting. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 16.2 Routine: bring Councillor Riddell’s notice about team-based primary care forward for consideration at this meeting. Official wording: That the notice of motion be considered at tonight's meeting. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 16.2 Ask the Union of BC Municipalities to call on the Province to address barriers to team-based primary care by creating sustainable funding, governance, and operating models that support wider access to these care teams and keep them viable over the long term. Official wording: WHEREAS team-based primary care is widely recognized as an evidence-based approach that improves patient access, continuity and comprehensiveness of care, and health outcomes, while increasing clinic … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 18.1 Hold a closed meeting to discuss two matters relating to labour or other employee relations. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda of the June 15, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: pause the Council meeting and begin a Committee of the Whole meeting. Official wording: That the Special (Open) Council meeting be recessed and a Committee of the Whole meeting be convened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.1 Allow people in the gallery to speak to Council about either of the two agenda items, for up to three minutes each. Official wording: That speakers in the gallery be allowed to address Council on the two Council agenda items for up to 3 minutes. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.2 Receive the public-engagement report for information, then have staff refine the draft design guidelines and bring the draft bylaw to a future Council meeting for its first and second readings. Official wording: 1. That the Development Permit Areas (DPA) Design Guidelines Update - What We Heard Report be received for information.
2. That staff refine the draft DPA Design Guidelines and introduce the draft by… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.2 Encourage staff to assess trade-offs and policy conflicts when a proposal is affected by overlapping policies, and include that assessment when the application comes to Council. Official wording: That staff are encouraged to prepare trade off and conflict assessments for proposals with overlapping policies and include that assessment with applications that come to Council for consideration. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.3 Routine: receive the report summarizing public feedback on Phase 2 zoning for information. Official wording: That the Phase 2 Zoning Bylaw What We Heard Report be received for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.3 Change the draft zoning so the Dignan Road area identified in it allows townhouses instead of apartments. Official wording: That the draft Zoning Bylaw be amended to allow zoning for townhouses instead of apartments on the Dignan Road area, as identified in the bylaw. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.3 Direct staff to bring the draft zoning bylaw to a future Council meeting for its first and second readings, with the Dignan Road area changed to allow townhouses instead of apartments. Official wording: That staff be directed to bring forward the draft Zoning Bylaw for consideration of First and Second Reading at a future Council meeting, and that the draft Zoning Bylaw be amended to allow zoning for… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4.4 Routine: end the Committee of the Whole meeting and resume the Special Council meeting. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole meeting be adjourned and the Special (Open) Council meeting be reconvened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda with the listed attachment and correspondence changes. Official wording: That the agenda of the May 25, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by:
1. revising the attachment for item #6.3;
2. adding a late attachment to item #10.1; and
3. adding late correspon… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 4.1 Allow Council to meet privately to discuss the specified personal, land, legal, service-negotiation, and confidential Indigenous-negotiation matters. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 6.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the May 11 special meeting held at 5:00 p.m. Official wording: That the minutes from the May 11, 2026 Special (Open) Council Meeting (5:00 p.m.) be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 6.2 Routine: adopt the minutes of the May 11 special meeting held at 6:00 p.m. Official wording: That the minutes from the May 11, 2026 Special (Open) Council Meeting (6:00 p.m.) be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 6.3 Routine: adopt the minutes of the May 11 regular Council meeting. Official wording: That the minutes from the May 11, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.1 Authorize the farm-protection permit, send the application for an accessory dwelling unit in an existing detached accessory building to the Agricultural Land Commission, and issue the permit if the Commission approves that application. Official wording: 1. That Farm Protection Development Permit PL001865 be authorized for issuance;
2. That the Non-Adhering Residential Use (NARU) application be referred to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) to per… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.2 Pause consideration of the parking covenant request and bring it back later in the meeting. Official wording: That the motion be tabled. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.2 Resume consideration of the parking covenant request that Council had paused. Official wording: That the motion be lifted from the table. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.2 Change the proposed parking arrangement so that residential visitors may use commercial spaces from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.; the strata, rather than the District, would manage and enforce visitor parking. One of the nine spaces would also serve both commercial users and visitors, allowing up to one hour of parking during commercial hours, and signs would explain the restrictions before occupancy. Official wording: That the motion be amended as follows:
1. That the request to amend covenant CA9342219 be approved and that the applicant work with staff to finalize the amendment so that the commercial parking space… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.2 Approve a change to the parking covenant: residential visitors could use commercial spaces from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.; the strata would manage and enforce visitor parking; one of the nine spaces would also serve both commercial users and visitors for up to one hour during commercial hours; and signs would explain the restrictions before occupancy. Official wording: 1. That the request to amend covenant CA9342219 be approved and that the applicant work with staff to finalize the amendment so that the commercial parking spaces shall be available for use by visitor… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.3 Hire Chandos Construction for pre-construction work on the Hovey Road civic facility for a fixed fee of $37,541, with the intention of continuing with the company for the rest of the project at 1.87% of the construction budget. Official wording: That Request for Proposal 26-014 Construction Manager - Hovey Road Civic Facility be awarded to Chandos Construction LP at a fixed fee of $37,541.00 for the Pre-Construction Phase; with the intent to … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.4 Ask staff to explore a demolition-waste bylaw based on the CRD model and report back on its effects and costs. Official wording: To direct staff to explore developing a draft demolition waste bylaw based on the Capital Regional District’s (CRD) model bylaw and report back to Council on the impact and cost implications Defeated | No inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 14.4 Ask staff to review the demolition-waste materials and share information with people applying for demolition permits. Official wording: That staff review the materials and share information with those who apply for demolition permits to those apply. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Introduce the animal-control bylaw amendment and give it its first two readings. Official wording: That the Animal Control Amendment Bylaw No. 2263, 2026, be introduced and read a first and second time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Give the animal-control bylaw amendment its third reading. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2263 be read a third time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Introduce the traffic and highways bylaw amendments and give them their first two readings. Official wording: That the Traffic and Highways Bylaw No. 2241, 2026, be introduced and read a first and second time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Give the traffic and highways bylaw amendments their third reading. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2241 be read a third time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.1.3 Withdraw the bylaw’s earlier third reading so Council can act on it again as amended. Official wording: That Council rescind Third Reading of the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2242. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.1.3 Give the amended bylaw its third reading. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2242 be Read a third time, as amended Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Withdraw the bylaw’s earlier third reading so Council can reconsider and amend it. Official wording: That Third Reading of Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2252, 2026 be rescinded. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Allow the meeting to continue beyond 9 p.m. Official wording: That the meeting be extended past 9:00 p.m. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Add attached residential homes as a permitted use in the zoning rules for this property. Official wording: That Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2252, 2026 be amended by:
• Adding to Section 2. b) "Residential Attached" as a permitted use. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Reduce the maximum building height for the proposed development from six storeys to five. Official wording: That Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2252, 2026 be amended by:
• Amending section 2. d) by revising the Building Height from 23.0 metres (6 storeys) to 20.0 metres (5 storeys). Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Update the zoning map legend to show a five-storey, 20-metre maximum height in the blank area. Official wording: That Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2252, 2026 be amended by:
• Amending Figure 1 by revising the legend for the blank area to "20-Metre Height Maximum (5 Storey Building)". Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Give the zoning amendment, with the agreed changes, its third reading. Official wording: That Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2252 (1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road) be given third reading as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Adopt the zoning amendment for the property at 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road. Official wording: That Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2252 (1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road) be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Change future requests for proposals so applicants are no longer asked to submit both lower- and higher-density options. Official wording: That staff be directed to update the RFP process to eliminate the request for a lower density and higher density option from applicants. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 16.1 Ask staff to develop a plan for using some tree-removal application fees to buy locally sourced native or food-bearing trees each year, then give them to interested residents during future Earth Day events with guidance on how to plant them. Official wording: WHEREAS the District of Central Saanich recognizes the importance of Earth Day not just as a day of reflection, but as a real-world opportunity to "walk the walk" in environmental stewardship and make… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 16.2 Direct staff to include short-term rentals in the upcoming zoning update when they are in an operator’s primary home or a legally permitted accessory building on the same property. The proposed rules would require safety and parking compliance, allow licenses or permits to be suspended or cancelled after repeated documented violations, and develop licensing fees to help fund bylaw and parking enforcement. Official wording: WHEREAS short-term rentals (STRs) provide valuable accommodation options for visitors and tourists, while offering residents an opportunity to supplement their income to help offset the rising costs o… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 17.1 Allow the proposed motion about choosing the District’s CRD representative to be considered at this meeting. Official wording: That the notice of motion be considered at this evening's meeting. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 17.1 Put a question on the October municipal-election ballot letting voters choose one of the elected mayor or councillors to represent the District on the CRD. Official wording: WHEREAS the current process to appoint the Capital Regional District (CRD) representative is conducted by Council after the municipal election;
WHEREAS changing to a direct vote for the CRD represent… Carried | No |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda with the listed correspondence and closed-meeting changes, and defer one item. Official wording: That the agenda of the May 11, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by adding late correspondence to items #10.1, #13.4, #17.10, #17.11, and #17.12, adding additional reasons to close t… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the previous Council meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the April 27, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 9.1 Accept the District’s 2025 audited financial statements. Official wording: That the 2025 Audited Financial Statements be accepted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 9.2 Put off deciding whether to consent to the proposed recreation-facility borrowing bylaw. Official wording: That consideration of the item be deferred. Defeated | No inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 9.2 Allow the Capital Regional District to adopt the bylaw authorizing borrowing for a new recreation facility. Official wording: That Council consent to the CRD adopting Bylaw No. 4761 “Saanich Peninsula Recreation Services (DCS Recreation Facility) Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1, 2026”. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 9.3 Commit $15,000 of District funding to the 2026 Flavour Trails. Official wording: That the District commit $15,000 to the 2026 Flavour Trails. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 10.2 Advance the rezoning to its third reading, subject to registering a covenant before adoption. The covenant would require land dedication and upgrades to traffic signals, pedestrian crossings and paths, and emergency-vehicle signals at West Saanich Road and Keating Cross Road. The developer’s amenity contributions would cover the emergency-signal work up to $88,000; the District would cover any extra cost. Official wording: 1. That Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2077 (6719 West Saanich Road) be given Third Reading.
2. That prior to bylaw adoption a covenant be registered to secure that:
a. Land dedication be provided a… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 12.1 Ask for proposals to lease or otherwise develop the District-owned property at 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, using revised scoring that favours a lease while still seeking market value. Require a substantial engagement plan to be completed to Council’s satisfaction before a development permit is issued, avoid holding most engagement in July or August, and require each proponent to submit both a maximum-density and a lower-density concept with a financial offer for each. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 12.2.1.1 Ask staff to bring forward options for changing soil removal and deposit permits so they can account for whether soil could be beneficially used to improve agricultural soil quality. Official wording: That Council direct staff to provide options to amend the soil removal and deposit permit to consider the beneficial use of soil for agricultural quality. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.1 Have staff apply for Federation of Canadian Municipalities funding for a District climate-risk assessment and prioritized adaptation plan, and authorize staff to complete the documents needed for the application. Official wording: 1. Direct staff to submit an application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation program for the project titled “Climate Risk Assessment and Prioritized A… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.2 Have the District enter into an agreement and response plan with BC Emergency Health Services for specified medical-response calls, including certain calls when ambulance response is expected to take more than 10 minutes. Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to sign the agreement. Official wording: 1. Direct staff to enter into a First Responder Service Agreement (FRSA) and Operational Response Plan (ORP) with BC Emergency Health Services for PURPLE and RED Clinical Response Model Colour Codes, … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.3 Send the temporary-use application for 6929 Veyaness Road to the planning and agricultural advisory commissions for comment, then schedule a future public opportunity for people to speak to Council about it. Official wording: 1. That the Temporary Use Permit application PL001899 for 6929 Veyaness Road be referred to the Advisory Planning Commission (APC) and to the Peninsula & Area Agricultural Commission (PAAC); and
2. Th… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.4 Send the proposed travel-accommodation project to the Advisory Planning Commission, asking it to comment especially on the building height and rooftop deck. Schedule a public hearing opportunity on the requested changes to building setbacks, building height, parking setback, and retaining-wall setbacks. Official wording: 1. That Development Permit with Variances application PL001702 for the project at 7054 Brentwood Drive be referred to the Advisory Planning Commission for comment and that the Commission be asked to, … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.5 Send the application to the Agricultural Land Commission to allow an accessory dwelling unit in the existing detached two-storey building. If the Commission approves it, issue the development permit. Official wording: 1. That the Non-Adhering Residential Use (NARU) application be referred to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) to permit an accessory dwelling unit within an existing detached two-storey residentia… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 14.1.1 Adopt the District’s five-year financial plan. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2265 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 14.1.2 Adopt the District’s 2026 tax rates. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2266 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 14.1.3 Adopt the 2026 amendments to the District’s fees and charges. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2267 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 14.1.4 Adopt the amendment to the Fire Services Operational Bylaw. Official wording: That Bylaw 2259 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 14.2.1 Adopt the Official Community Plan amendment for the property at 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road. Official wording: That OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2253 (1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road) be adopted. Carried | No |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 15.1 As the Extraction Lands are rezoned, ask staff to discuss with the owners whether they could contribute to supporting a food hub in the Keating Business District for locally produced or harvested food, and report back to Council. Official wording: WHEREAS the Central Saanich Food Hub Feasibility Study Final Report (pp. 61 to 63) found that local farmers, producers, and processors need better access to processing, storage, equipment, food safety… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 15.1 Allow the meeting to continue beyond its scheduled time. Official wording: That the meeting be extended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 15.2 Ask staff to find out whether the local school district and W̱SÁNEĆ School Board could use safe, working computers that the District no longer needs, with data securely erased, and report back on interest and practical considerations. If a workable program is possible, invite Sidney and North Saanich to consider doing the same. Official wording: WHEREAS the District of Central Saanich operates on a regular technology refresh cycle that requires the rotation of computer hardware prior to the end of those items' full useful lives, and that equi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 17.6 Put the letter about the Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission minutes on the agenda for the next Council meeting. Official wording: That the letter be included on the next Council meeting agenda. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 18.1 Put off all items planned for the closed portion of this meeting. Official wording: That all closed meeting items from the May 11, 2026 meeting be deferred. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this special Council meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda of the May 11, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: pause the Council meeting and begin a Committee of the Whole meeting. Official wording: That the Special (Open) Council meeting be recessed and a Committee of the Whole meeting be convened Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Require staff to seek proposals for the property in the second quarter of 2026, with the land-offer scoring favouring a lease while still achieving market value. Proposals would also be scored on design, First Nations considerations, and delivery schedules, and would need to include financial offers for both an allowable-density plan and a lower-density plan. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Set the land-offer scoring to favour a lease while still requiring market value, alongside the stated scoring for design, First Nations considerations, and project delivery. Require proposals to include financial offers for both an allowable-density plan and a lower-density plan. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Require proposals for the property to be scored on the stated land, design, First Nations, and delivery criteria, while moving two points from sustainable design to engagement. Proposals would still need financial offers for both an allowable-density plan and a lower-density plan. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 In addition to shifting two scoring points from sustainable design to engagement, require proposals to include a thorough engagement plan. Council must be satisfied that the plan has been carried out before a Development Permit is issued, and engagement must not take place in July or August. Proposals would also include financial offers for both allowable and lower-density plans. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Change the seasonal restriction in the proposed engagement plan so engagement must not substantially take place in July or August. The plan must still be carried out to Council's satisfaction before a Development Permit is issued, and proposals must still include financial offers for both allowable and lower-density plans. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | No |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Adopt the proposed engagement-plan requirement, including that engagement not substantially occur in July or August and that Council be satisfied with the plan's execution before a Development Permit is issued. Keep the stated proposal scoring and require financial offers for both allowable and lower-density plans. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Change the 40 points for the land offer by reducing the weight for overall financial value from 16 to 7 and increasing the weight for alignment with District objectives and the lease from 2 to 11. The rest of the proposal requirements, including engagement scoring and the engagement plan, would remain as stated in this amendment. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Defeated | No |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Require that, within the seven points for the land offer's financial structure, four points be assigned to lease. The other proposal-scoring requirements, engagement plan, and requirement for financial offers on both density options remain included. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | No |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.2 Approve issuing a Request for Proposals for the property with the revised scoring: favour a lease while still achieving market value, assign four of the seven financial-structure points to lease, and shift two points from sustainable design to engagement. Require a thorough engagement plan carried out to Council's satisfaction before a Development Permit is issued, with engagement not substantially taking place in July or August. Proposals must include financial offers for both allowable and lower-density plans. Official wording: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria:
a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.3 Routine: end the Committee of the Whole meeting and resume the Special Council meeting. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole meeting be adjourned and the Special (Open) Council meeting be reconvened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda with the listed additions and revisions. Official wording: That the agenda of the April 27, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by:
adding the CRD presentation to item #5.1;
adding a staff presentation to item #14.2;
updating the appendix A an… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 4.1 Close the meeting to the public to discuss land matters and confidential negotiations with a First Nation or Indigenous entity. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 6.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the April 13 regular meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the April 13, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 6.2 Routine: adopt the minutes of the April 16 special open meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the April 16, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 6.3 Routine: adopt the minutes of the April 20 special open meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the April 20, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 11.1.1 Allow the development permit with variances for the property at 1255 Marchant Road to be issued. Official wording: That Development Permit with Variances PL001746 for 1255 Marchant Road be authorized for issuance. Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 12.1 Invite the Capital Regional District to explain Bylaw No. 4761 to Council at its May 11 meeting. Official wording: That the CRD be invited to make a presentation regarding Bylaw No. 4761 at the May 11, 2026 Council Meeting. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.1 File a formal notice on the land title for 3224 Livesay Road under the Community Charter. Official wording: That a Notice pursuant to the authority of Section 57 of the Community Charter be filed in the Land Titles Office against the Title of PARCEL A LOT 13 SECTION 16 RANGE 6E SOUTH SAANICH DISTRICT PLAN V… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.2 Use the Climate Risk Framework to guide the District’s work on climate impacts, from preparation and response to recovery, and require staff to incorporate identified priority climate risks into organizational planning and reporting. Official wording: 1. Endorse the Climate Risk Framework as a corporate framework to inform climate change adaptation, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery across the organization, as attached as Appendix A;… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.2 At the next opportunity to meet with the agricultural community, ask participants about developing an agricultural strategy that addresses climate challenges and opportunities, including ways the District could help. Official wording: At the next agricultural community engagement opportunity, staff engage participants on the potential development of an agricultural strategy that is grounded in our climate realities, but also expect… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.3 Change the proposed evaluation scoring for the Mount Newton Cross Road sale so that proposals of 350 units or fewer receive points, with separate scores for design, commercial and housing, unit count, and engagement. Official wording: That section b be amended so that a proposal of density no more than 350 units be assigned a weight, with 12 points for ‘building design component’, 12 points for ‘commercial and housing component’, 4… Defeated | No |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.3 Add direction that staff bring revised scoring recommendations for the Mount Newton Cross Road proposal process to a Committee of the Whole meeting, balancing finance and design, increasing the First Nations score, and including a lease element in finance. Official wording: That the motion be amended as follows:
That consideration of the motion be deferred and that staff be requested to make recommendations on some adjustments to the points for the evaluation criteria of… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.3 Pause the proposed sale-process scoring decision and have staff return to a Committee of the Whole meeting with recommendations to rebalance finance and design scores, give more weight to First Nations, and include a lease component in the finance scoring. Official wording: That consideration of the motion be deferred and that staff be requested to make recommendations on some adjustments to the points for the evaluation criteria of the RFP for disposition of 1903 Mount … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.3 Schedule a Committee of the Whole meeting for April 29, April 30, or May 4, with the Chair choosing the date. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole meeting be called for April 29th, April 30th or May 4th, at the call of the Chair. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.4 Allow the meeting to continue beyond 9:00 p.m. Official wording: That the meeting be extended past 9:00 p.m. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.4 Proceed with developing a system of amenity charges for village-centre and mixed-use areas, coordinate amenity delivery with District planning and finances—including the Hovey Road and Mount Newton Cross Road sites—and consult the Peninsula Recreation Commission and other key stakeholders as the system is implemented. Official wording: 1. Receive this report for information and direct staff to proceed with the establishment of an Amenity Cost Charge (ACC) framework for the District’s village centre and mixed-use areas.
2. Endorse th… Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.5 Adopt the District’s 2026–2030 financial plan as presented in the staff report and the March 30 and April 8 meetings. Official wording: That the Central Saanich 2026-2030 Financial Plan as presented in the March 30th staff report and meetings March 30th and April 8th 2026 be adopted. Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 14.5 Approve three years of capital funding for the core replacement programs identified in the March 30 staff report. Official wording: That three-year Capital Plan approval for core replacement programs, as identified in the March 30th staff report. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Give the five-year financial plan bylaw its first reading. Official wording: That Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 2265, 2026 be introduced and given First Reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Give the five-year financial plan bylaw its second reading. Official wording: That Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 2265, 2026 be read a second time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Give the five-year financial plan bylaw its third reading. Official wording: That Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 2265, 2026 be read a third time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Give the 2026 tax rates bylaw its first reading. Official wording: That Tax Rates Bylaw No. 2266, 2026 be introduced and given first reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Give the 2026 tax rates bylaw its second reading. Official wording: That Tax Rates Bylaw No. 2266, 2026 be read a second time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Give the 2026 tax rates bylaw its third reading. Official wording: That Tax Rates Bylaw No. 2266, 2026 be read a third time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.3 Give the District’s fees and charges bylaw its first reading. Official wording: That Central Saanich Fees and Charges Bylaw 2267 be introduced and read a first time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.3 Give the District’s fees and charges bylaw its second and third readings. Official wording: That Central Saanich Fees and Charges Bylaw 2267 be read a second and third time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.4 Give the bylaw notice enforcement bylaw its first, second, and third readings, establishing the bylaw framework for enforcement notices. Official wording: That Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2242 be introduced and read a first, second and third time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.4 Adopt a policy setting out how bylaw notice disputes will be handled and what is expected of screening officers. Official wording: That Council adopt Policy No. 05-PLAN, providing framework for the Bylaw Notice dispute process and screening officer expectations. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.5 Adopt the parcel tax roll bylaw. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2264 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.6 Give the fire services operational bylaw amendment its first reading. Official wording: That Fire Services Operational Bylaw Amendment No. 1, 2259, 2026 be introduced and given first reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.1.6 Give the fire services operational bylaw amendment its second and third readings. Official wording: That Fire Services Operational Bylaw Amendment No. 1, 2259, 2026 be given second and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.2.1 Send the proposed zoning text change for 559 Senanus Drive to the Advisory Planning Commission, then have staff notify Council so it can consider the bylaw’s first reading after the commission’s review. Official wording: 1. That Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2262 (559 Senanus Drive) be introduced and referred to the Advisory Planning Commission; and
2. That following the Advisory Planning Commission staff provide n… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 15.2.2 Give the zoning amendment for the Mount Newton Cross Road site its third reading. Official wording: That Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2252 (1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road) be given Third Reading. Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 16.1 Approve the draft letter and share it with UBCM and other local governments so they can consider coordinating advocacy at the regional or provincial level. Official wording: That the draft letter be endorsed, and that the letter be shared with the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) and other local governments for potential regional or provincial advocacy coordination. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 19.1 Close the meeting to the public to discuss land acquisition, disposition, or expropriation where disclosure could harm the municipality’s interests. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda of the April 20, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: pause the Council meeting and begin a Committee of the Whole meeting. Official wording: That the Special (Open) Council meeting be recessed and a Committee of the Whole meeting be convened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 4.2 Hold a special committee meeting so the public can speak directly to Council about the proposed zoning bylaw changes before Council considers the bylaw readings. Official wording: That prior to consideration of the readings of the Zoning Bylaw, that a special committee meeting be held to hear from the public directly on their opinions on the changes to the bylaw. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 4.2 Keep working on the draft zoning bylaw by gathering public feedback and refining it before Council considers its first two readings. Also send it to the Advisory Planning Commission and the Peninsula & Area Agricultural Advisory Commission for review and comments. Official wording: 1. That the Draft Zoning Bylaw be received for information and that staff be directed to proceed with public engagement and refinement of the Bylaw prior to consideration of first and second readings.… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 4.3 Put light industrial back into the draft design guidelines and include that information in the public engagement. Official wording: That staff be directed to reinsert the light industrial into the draft Official Community Plan development permit areas design guidelines and proceed with public engagement with this information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 4.3 Close the meeting to the public to discuss solicitor-client privileged advice and confidential information about negotiations involving the municipality and a First Nation or Indigenous entity. Official wording: That Committee convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consid… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 4.3 Continue public and focus-group engagement and revise the draft development permit area design guidelines before bringing a bylaw to Council. Send the report and draft guidelines to the planning, agricultural, and accessibility advisory committees for input. Also hold a special committee meeting so the public can speak directly about proposed Official Community Plan changes before Council considers the bylaw readings. Official wording: 1. That Council receive the draft Development Permit Areas (DPA) Design Guidelines for information and that staff be directed to proceed with public and focused-group engagement and refinements of the… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 4.5 End the Committee of the Whole meeting and resume the Special (Open) Council meeting. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole meeting be adjourned and the Special (Open) Council meeting be reconvened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Item 5.1 Approve together the seven Committee of the Whole recommendations: hold public committee meetings on the proposed zoning and Official Community Plan changes before bylaw readings; continue public engagement and refine the draft zoning bylaw and development permit guidelines; and refer the drafts to the named advisory committees for feedback. Official wording: 1. That prior to consideration of the readings of the Zoning Bylaw, that a special committee meeting be held to hear from the public directly on their opinions on the changes to the Zoning Bylaw.
2. T… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this special meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda of the April 16, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be approved as circulated. Carried | Absent |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 | Item 8.1 Council will meet behind closed doors to receive legal advice protected by solicitor-client privilege. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Absent |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 | Item 9 Routine: end the meeting. Official wording: On motion, the meeting adjourned at 1:36 p.m. Unclear | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the meeting agenda, with an additional reason added for the later closed meeting. Official wording: That the agenda of the April 13, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by adding a new reason to close to item #19.1. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: close the meeting to the public to discuss municipal land matters and actual or potential litigation. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 6.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the April 8 special open meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the April 8, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 6.2 Routine: adopt the minutes of the March 30 special open meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the March 30, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 6.3 Routine: adopt the minutes of the March 23 regular meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes from the March 23, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.1.1 Ask the Police Board to look into what it would take to publish its meeting records in a way similar to Council, and bring its findings back to Council later. Official wording: That the Police Board review what would be required to post records of Police Board meetings, following what Council currently does, and report back to Council at a future date. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.1.2 Do not approve the proposed $82,000 increase for E-Comm dispatch services, and require the Police Board to find the same amount in savings. Official wording: That Council does not approve the $82,000 increase in the E-Comm dispatch budget services and therefore the Police Board must find the equivalent savings. Defeated | No inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.1.2 Change the proposed E-Comm dispatch budget motion so that it addresses a $42,000 increase for services in 2026, rather than the original $82,000 increase, while still requiring equivalent savings from the Police Board. Official wording: That the motion be amended as follows:
That Council does not approve the $82,000 $42,000 increase for services in 2026 in the E-Comm dispatch budget services and therefore the Police Board must find t… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.1.2 Do not approve the $42,000 increase for E-Comm dispatch services in 2026, and require the Police Board to find the same amount in savings. Official wording: That Council does not approve the $42,000 increase for services in 2026 in the E-Comm dispatch budget services and therefore the Police Board must find the equivalent savings. Defeated | No inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.1.2 Ask the Police Board to arrange for E-Comm to give a presentation to both Council and the Police Board. Official wording: That Council request that the Police Board coordinate a presentation from E-Comm to Council and the Police Board. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.2.1.1.1 Have the District review its temporary-use rules for farms and clarify what counts as farm accommodation, excluding trailers and RVs that do not meet building standards. Official wording: That Central Saanich look into the wording of the bylaw for Temporary Use permit for farms and what constitutes farm accommodations, to not include trailers and RVs that do not meet standards of build… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 14.1 Have staff find an outside contractor to run the 2026 local election and bring that person's name to Council for appointment as Chief Elections Officer. Official wording: That staff seek a third-party contractor to be hired to run the 2026 local general election and once selected that individual names be brought forward to be appointed by Council as the Chief Elections… Defeated | No |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 14.1 Appoint Emilie Gorman as Chief Election Officer and Pamela Martin as Deputy Chief Election Officer for the 2026 local election. Official wording: That for the Local General Election 2026, the following be appointed as Elections Officer:
Chief Election Officer – Emilie Gorman
Deputy Chief Election Officer – Pamela Martin Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 14.2 Adopt the District's Elections Conduct Policy and send it to the Central Saanich Police Board to consider whether it should have a similar policy for its own administration. Official wording: 1. That Council adopt Policy No. 24-ADMIN, Elections Conduct Policy.
2. That Council refers the Policy No. 24-ADMIN to the Central Saanich Police Board for their consideration of similar policy for th… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 14.3 Support a joint FireSmart grant application with Central Saanich as the lead applicant and North Saanich as the partner, and authorize Central Saanich to receive and manage the grant money for both municipalities. Official wording: That Council provide a resolution supporting the District of Central Saanich submitting a joint application to UBCM under the Community Resilience Investment Program, FireSmart Community Funding & Sup… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 15.1.1 Adopt the District's speed reduction bylaw. Official wording: That Central Saanich Speed Reduction Bylaw No. 2261, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Begin the formal approval process for the 2026 parcel tax roll by giving the bylaw its first and second readings. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2264, Parcel Tax Roll, 2026, be introduced and read a first and second time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Give the 2026 parcel tax roll bylaw its third reading. Official wording: That Bylaw No. 2264 by read a third time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 15.1.2 Convene the panel that reviews the parcel tax roll. Official wording: That the Parcel Tax Review Panel be convened. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 15.2.2 Adopt the official community plan change for the 1882 Hovey Road proposal. Official wording: That OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2255 (1882 Hovey Road) be adopted. Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 15.2.2 Adopt the zoning change for the 1882 Hovey Road proposal. Official wording: That Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2254 (1882 Hovey Road) be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 5.3 Adopt the zoning change for the 6922 Saanich Cross Road property. Official wording: That Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2216, 2024 (6922 Saanich Cross Road) be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 5.3 Authorize issuing the development permit for 6922 Saanich Cross Road, including exceptions to the usual lot-frontage and setback requirements. Official wording: That Development Permit application 3060-20-22/21 (6922 Saanich Cross Road), which includes variances for lot frontage and setbacks, be authorized for issuance. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 16.2 Ask the provincial government, through UBCM, to limit locally elected officials to three consecutive terms in the same office, while allowing them to run for that office again after sitting out at least one full term. Official wording: WHEREAS local government in British Columbia relies on democratic accountability and regular opportunities for new leadership and perspectives within municipal and regional district governance;
AND WH… Defeated | No |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 16.3 Continue the municipal facilities project with HCMA through the design-development stage for a fixed fee of $602,000, with the intention of completing the project using the remaining fee percentage set out in HCMA's proposal. Official wording: Approve continuing the project with HCMA architecture and design, through Design Development for a fixed fee of $602,000 and with the intent to complete the project with a remaining fixed percentage o… Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 18.2 Allow the people who wrote in about the correspondence to speak for up to two minutes. Official wording: That the letter writers be allowed to speak regarding their correspondence for up to two minutes. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 18.2 Increase the Brentwood Bay Community Association's annual community-service funding to $10,000 for the remaining two years of its four-year agreement. Official wording: That the funding for the Brentwood Bay Community Association's four-year Community Service Funding be increased to $10,000 and be disbursed for the remaining two years of the service agreement. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 19.1 Routine: close the meeting to the public to discuss personal information about someone holding or being considered for a municipal position. Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter:
90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026 | Item 4.2 Approve the amended draft financial plan for 2026–2030 and have the Chief Financial Officer prepare the bylaw for that plan. Official wording: 1. Approve the 2026-2030 draft Financial Plan as amended; and Direct the Chief Financial Officer to draft the 2026-2030 Financial Plan Bylaw. Carried | No |