Barbara Desjardins
8 of 8Meetings attended (with minutes)
75Votes · 0 recorded by name, 75 inferred
0Votes against the majority
3Motions moved or seconded
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| Mon, Aug 24, 2026 | Close the meeting to the public so Council can discuss personal information about someone who holds, or is being considered for, a municipal position. Official wording: That pursuant to Section 90 (1)(a) of the Community Charter, the meeting be closed to the general public to discuss personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being consider… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 24, 2026 | Routine: pause the public meeting at 6:32 PM for the closed meeting. Official wording: That the Special Council meeting be recessed at 6:32 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 24, 2026 | Resume the public Council meeting at 6:50 PM. Official wording: That the Special Council meeting be reconvened at 6:50 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 24, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: approve the meeting agenda as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 24, 2026 | Item 4 Council would publicly report that Ken Armour had been appointed as the community representative to the Victoria Esquimalt Police Board for a one-year term beginning August 24, 2026. Official wording: That Council rise and report that Ken Armour was appointed as the community representative to the Victoria Esquimalt Police Board for a one-year term commencing August 24, 2026. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Aug 24, 2026 | Item 5 Routine: end the Special Council meeting at 6:51 PM. Official wording: That the Special Council meeting be adjourned at 6:51 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Move the meeting out of public view so Council can discuss specified private personnel, labour-relations, and land matters. Official wording: That pursuant to Section 90 (1) (a), (c), and (e) of the Community Charter, the meeting be closed to the general public to discuss personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Routine: resume the Council meeting in public. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be reconvened at 7:03 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: approve the agenda, including the late items. Official wording: That the agenda be approved as circulated with inclusion of the late items. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 6 Council meeting as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on July 6, 2026 be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 7.2 Give the proposed deer-fencing rules a third reading as part of the Township’s zoning rules. Official wording: That Council give third reading to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3183 to incorporate regulations for Deer Fencing into the Zoning Bylaw. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 7.2 Make the new deer-fencing rules part of the Township’s zoning rules. Official wording: That Council adopt Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3183 to incorporate regulations for Deer Fencing into the Zoning Bylaw. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 8.1 Adopt the amendment to the Township’s parks and recreation regulations. Official wording: That Council adopt Parks and Recreation Regulation Bylaw, 2007, No. 2665, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3192. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 8.2 Adopt the Township’s tax prepayment plan bylaw. Official wording: That Council adopt Tax Prepayment Plan Bylaw, 2026, No. 3186. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 10.1 Put off deciding on the proposed development at 1073 Colville Road until an engineering report, prepared with the Capital Regional District, examines conflicts between bicycles and cars in the area and possible ways to reduce them. Official wording: That Council postpone the decision on Development Variance Permit application DVP00187 pending receipt of an engineering report, conducted in cooperation with the Capital Regional District, to look at… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 10.2 Have staff prepare to set up a select committee after the October 2026 election to work through the technical, legal, and financial details of targeted bylaw changes. The committee would set its own reporting deadlines. Official wording: That Council direct staff to begin preparations to establish a select Committee following the October 2026 municipal election, to work through the technical, legal and financial details behind targete… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 10.3 Routine: receive the Township’s second-year housing-target progress report and authorize staff to publish it on the Township website and send it to the provincial minister responsible for housing. Official wording: That Council:
1. Pursuant to Section 4 (3) (a) of the Housing Supply Act, receive the Year Two Housing Target Progress Report Form attached as Appendix “A” to staff report DEV-26-035;
2. Authorize the… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 10.4 Hire Archie Johnstone Plumbing & Heating to replace the recreation centre pool dehumidifier for $943,171 before GST, and move up to $117,944 from the garbage-bin enclosure project budget to help pay for the replacement. Official wording: That Council award the contract for the Esquimalt Recreation Centre Pool Dehumidifier Replacement to Archie Johnstone Plumbing & Heating for $943,171 (excluding GST) and reallocate up to $117,944 from… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 10.5 Receive the policing analysis for information, and schedule an in-depth briefing and discussion early in the next Council term so Council can consider the future of the policing agreement, regional policing options, and other policing models. Official wording: That Council receive Staff Report No. SI-26-016 “Update on Policing Services and Policing Models Analysis” for information and direct staff to include a comprehensive orientation and strategic discuss… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 10.6 Name the Township’s new fire and emergency management facility the Esquimalt Fire Hall. Official wording: That Council approve naming the Township's new fire and emergency management facility as the Esquimalt Fire Hall. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 11.1 Give the proposed Council remuneration bylaw its first three readings, moving it through those stages of consideration. Official wording: That Council give first, second, and third readings to Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2026, No. 3193. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 12.1 Ratify the committee’s decisions to run a one-year mobile sauna trial at Esquimalt Gorge Park and discuss possible subsidies for lower-income residents; ask staff to bring Council options for using annual and accumulated surpluses, including possible reserves and capital transfers; and approve the debt management policy. Official wording: That the following resolutions from the July 13, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting be ratified:
1. Gatherwell Sauna Pilot Program – Partnership Proposal for Esquimalt Gorge Park Staff Report No: P&R… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 14 Routine: end the Council meeting. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be adjourned at 9:19 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 1 Close the meeting to the public to discuss personal information about a person who holds, or may be appointed to, a municipal position. Official wording: That pursuant to Section 90 (1) (a) of the Community Charter, the meeting be closed to the general public to discuss personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being conside… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 1 Resume the regular Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. with the public in attendance. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be reconvened at 7:00 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: approve the agenda, including the late items. Official wording: That the agenda be approved as circulated with inclusion of the late items. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 4 Routine: adopt the amended May 4 minutes and the June 22 minutes as circulated. Official wording: That the amended minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on May 4, 2026, and the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on June 22, 2026 be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 5.1 Formally adopt the amendment to the Township’s development-application procedures and fees bylaw. Official wording: That Council adopt Development Application Procedures and Fees Bylaw, 2012, No. 2791, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3190. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7.1 Receive the Recreation Strategic Plan presentation and use the plan’s directions and actions to guide future budget and capital planning, and how recreation services are delivered. Official wording: That Council receive the Recreation Strategic Plan presentation for information, and direct staff to incorporate the Strategic Plan directions and actions into future financial planning, capital plann… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7 Move items 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 later in the meeting so Council can consider item 7.5 first. Official wording: That agenda items 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 be tabled to allow for consideration of agenda item 7.5 in advance of those items. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7.5 Approve the design and landscaping for the proposed townhouse development at 903 Admirals Road, as shown in the plans considered by Council. Official wording: That Council approve the development permit DP000266 authorizing the form and character of the proposed townhouse residential development consistent with the architectural plans provided by Adapt Desi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7.2 Change the proposed direction so staff are asked to continue requesting infrastructure funding through the annual budget process, without specifying that they request an increase. Official wording: That section b) of the main motion be amended to add "continue to" before "request," and strike out "increased". Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7.2 Receive the facilities plan; have staff continue seeking infrastructure funding through the annual budget, carry out the plan within available funding, explore future uses for the Temporary Fire Hall, and mark the plan’s Council Priority Project status as complete. Official wording: That Council:
a) receive the Facilities Asset Management Plan for information;
b) direct staff to continue to request infrastructure funding as part of the annual budget process;
c) direct staff to im… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7.2 Have staff prepare an impact assessment to support an analysis of future options for Chafe House, before the next Council priority-setting workshop. Official wording: That Council direct staff to prepare an impact assessment for an options analysis for Chafe House to be completed prior to the next Council's priority setting workshop. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7.3 Hire Sparker Construction Ltd. to build the sidewalk upgrades on Kinver, Heald and Swinford streets for $561,519.52, with specified additional work and changes allowed within the approved budget. Official wording: That Council award a construction contract (ENG #26-02), including provisional items and future change orders within the approved budget, to Sparker Construction Ltd. in the amount of $561,519.52, for… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 7.4 Hire Hazelwood Construction Services Inc. to carry out the Esquimalt Road Phase 2 project, including active-transportation improvements and underground utility renewals, for $3,616,759.80, with specified additional work and changes allowed within the approved budget. Official wording: That Council award a construction contract (ENG #26-03), including optional and provisional work and future change orders within the approved budget, to Hazelwood Construction Services Inc. in the amo… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 8.1 Advance the proposed 2027 parks and recreation fees-and-charges changes through the bylaw’s first three readings. Official wording: That Council give first, second, and third readings to Parks and Recreation Regulation Bylaw, 2007, No. 2665, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3192. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 6, 2026 | Item 10 Routine: adjourn the meeting at 10:28 p.m. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be adjourned at 10:28 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 1 Routine: close the public meeting to discuss the confidential matters listed in the motion. Official wording: That pursuant to Sections 90(1)(b), (c) and (e) of the Community Charter, the meeting be closed to the general public to discuss personal information about an identifiable individual who is being cons… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 1 Routine: reopen the Council meeting to the public at 7:01 p.m. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be reconvened at 7:01 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: approve the agenda, including the late items. Official wording: That the agenda be approved as circulated with the inclusion of the late items. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 4 Routine: adopt the minutes of the May 25 and June 1 Council meetings. Official wording: That the minutes of the Regular Council meetings held on May 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 5.1 Council adopts the business-licence bylaw that lets eligible businesses operate across participating communities under an inter-community licence. Official wording: That Council adopt Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, 2026, No. 3189. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 7.1 Council approves the Township’s annual financial-information statement for 2025. Official wording: That Council approve the 2025 Statement of Financial Information, as attached to Staff Report FIN-26-016. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 7.2 Change the proposed yearly limit for short-term rentals in secondary and garden suites from 120 nights to 90 nights. Official wording: That the main motion be amended to reduce the cap from 120 to 90 nights. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 7.2 Have staff include a broad estimate of the likely costs and income for the first three years when Council receives the zoning changes for their first reading. Official wording: That the main motion be amended to include direction to staff to include a high-level estimate of potential costs and revenues for the first three years in the report when the Zoning Bylaw is brought … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 7.2 Have staff draft changes to the zoning, business-licence and enforcement rules using the proposed framework, allowing short-term rentals in owner-occupied homes for up to 90 nights a year and allowing them in secondary and garden suites for up to 90 nights a year. Council would review the suite limit after one year, and staff would provide a broad three-year cost and revenue estimate when the zoning changes come forward for first reading. Official wording: That Council direct staff to prepare amendments to the Zoning Bylaw, Business Licence Bylaw, and the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, based on the proposed regulatory framework outlined in the Report a… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 8.1 Council gives the proposed changes to its development-application procedures and fees bylaw the first three readings, moving them through those stages of the bylaw process. Official wording: That Council give first, second, and third readings to Development Application Procedures and Fees Bylaw, 2012, No. 2791, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3190. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 8.2 Have staff update the Township’s bylaw-ticket penalties using the option intended to strongly deter offences and prioritize safety, and give the related enforcement-bylaw changes their first three readings. Official wording: That Council: 1. Direct staff to proceed with modernizing Esquimalt’s BON penalty structure in accordance with a high deterrence, safety forward approach, option 1; and 2. Give first, second, and thir… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 9.1 Ask staff to report back on the proposed interpretive platform and pollinator park so Council can discuss it and consider whether it should be included in future priority planning. Official wording: That Council refer the presentation from the West Bay Residents Association and the Habitat Acquisition Trust regarding the proposed Interpretive Platform and Pollinator Park to staff for a report bac… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.1 Have staff propose bylaw changes and briefly explain their possible effects so community sharing boxes can be allowed as an accessory use in residential areas, using the Township’s home-occupation rules as a model. Official wording: That Council direct staff to bring forward suggested bylaw amendments and a brief report on potential implications that would allow for sharing boxes as an ancillary use in residential areas in line w… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 12 Routine: adjourn the meeting. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be adjourned at 9:09 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: approve the agenda, including the late items. Official wording: That the agenda be approved with the inclusion of the late items. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 4 Routine: adopt the minutes of the May 11 and May 25, 2026 meetings as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 11, 2026 and the Special Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 25, 2026 be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 6.4 Ask staff to prepare a report for Council about the proposed interpretive platform and pollinator park. Council could then discuss the proposal and consider whether to include it in future priority planning. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council refer the presentation from the West Bay Residents Association and the Habitat Acquisition Trust regarding the proposed Interpretive Platform and… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026 | Item 8 Routine: end the meeting at 7:55 PM. Official wording: That the meeting be adjourned at 7:55 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 1.I Close the meeting to the public so Council can discuss a personnel matter, a law-enforcement matter, and actual or potential litigation affecting the Township. Official wording: That pursuant to Section 90 (1) (a), (f) and (g) of the Community Charter, the meeting be closed to the general public to discuss personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 1.III Routine: reopen the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. with the public present. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be reconvened at 7:00 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: approve the meeting agenda as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 6.1 Approve the permit changes and variances needed to build an underground parking garage at 604 Nelson Street. Official wording: That Council approve Development Permit No. DP000244 Amendment No. 1 and Development Variance Permit No. DVP00182 for the variances requested to accommodate an underground parkade at 604 Nelson Street… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 6.2 Routine: formally adopt the Township’s 2025 Annual Report. Official wording: That Council adopt the 2025 Annual Report as attached to Staff Report No. ADM-26-027. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 7.1 Start the process to approve the updated shared business-licence bylaw and, once it is adopted, allow the Mayor and Corporate Officer to sign the agreement for the Township. Official wording: That Council:
1. Give three readings to Vancouver Island Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, 2026, No. 3189; and
2. Authorize the Mayor and Corporate Officer to execute the Vancouver Island Inter-… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 8.1 Add a requirement that the housing data staff report includes trends over time, not just figures for one point in time. Official wording: That the main motion be amended to direct staff to include trends over time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 8.1 Have staff include tables showing how many homes fall into each housing-type category in future Development Services reports, with the figures showing how those categories change over time. Official wording: That staff be directed to include tabular data on the number of housing types per category on future Development Services Period Reports, and that tabular data include trends over time. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 1, 2026 | Item 12 Routine: end the June 1 regular Council meeting. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting held June 1, 2026 be adjourned at 7:41 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: approve the agenda as circulated. Official wording: That the agenda be approved as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 3 Routine: add the District of Central Saanich’s letter to the agenda for Council’s information, renumber the agenda, and approve it with that change. Official wording: That the letter from the District of Central Saanich, dated May 21, 2026, be added to the agenda under Communications - For Council's Information, as item 9.1, and that the agenda be renumbered accord… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 4 Routine: receive the departments’ first-period reports for information; no further action is specified in this motion. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole receive the 2026 first period reports for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 4 Routine: adopt the minutes of the April 27 and May 4, 2026 Council meetings as circulated. Official wording: That the minutes of the Regular Council meetings held on April 27, 2026 and May 4, 2026 be adopted as circulated. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 4 The Committee recommends that Council direct staff to add a table to future Development Services period reports showing how many homes there are in each housing category in the Township. Official wording: That the Committee of the Whole recommends to Council that staff be directed to include tabular data on the number of housing types per category on future Development Services Period Reports. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 5.1 Give the proposed deer-fencing rules an initial review and authorize staff to schedule a public hearing at a future Council meeting. Official wording: That Council give first and second readings to “Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3183” to incorporate regulations for Deer Fencing and authorize staff to hold a Public Hearing … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 5 Routine: adjourn the meeting at 6:24 PM. Official wording: That the Special Committee of the Whole meeting be adjourned at 6:24 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 7.1 Hire Allterra Construction to replace the storm sewer pipe beneath the E&N Railway, for $285,726 before GST, with any future change orders kept within the approved sewer infrastructure budget. Official wording: That Council award a construction contract to Allterra Construction Ltd. for $285,726 (excluding GST) and future change orders, within the approved budget funded from the Storm Sewer Infrastructure an… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 8.1 Ratify three Committee of the Whole recommendations: receive the citizen satisfaction survey and the draft development capacity study for information; and hire consultants and organize a workshop on small-scale multi-family housing options. Staff would bring Council a summary of workshop input and recommended bylaw or policy updates by July 2026, and make the workshop comments available to the public at an open house and online. Official wording: That the resolutions from the May 11, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting be ratified:
1. Community Satisfaction Survey 2026, Staff Report ADM-26-023
That the Committee of the Whole recommend that Cou… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 11 Routine: adjourn the Council meeting at 7:23 PM. Official wording: That the Regular Council meeting be adjourned at 7:23 PM. Carried | Yes inferred |