Kevin Pearson
9 of 13Meetings attended (with minutes)
199Votes · 176 recorded by name, 23 inferred
12Votes against the majority
43Motions moved or seconded
Votes come only from the official minutes. BC's Community Charter deems a member present who does not vote to have voted in favour, so when minutes name only the opposed members, everyone else present is shown as "Yes, inferred". Click a vote to see that motion on the meeting page, with the discussion and video link.
Voted against the majority
Official · from the minutes| Date | Motion | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 10.2 Adopt the updated zoning rules for short-term rental accommodations in Sooke. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as "Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 947(600-120), 2026", to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to modernize Sooke's regulation of Short-Term Rental Accommodations. Carried | No |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 12.1 Provide $3,250 in District sponsorship for the 2026 Orange Shirt Day event. Official wording: THAT Council resolves to support the item 7.1 request for 2026 Orange Shirt Day sponsorship in the amount of $3,250.00. Defeated | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.1 Hire Regal Roofing Ltd. to replace the municipal hall roof for $234,754 plus GST. Official wording: That Council award the Roof Replacement for Sooke Municipal Hall project contract to Regal Roofing Ltd. in the amount of $234,754, excluding GST. Carried | No |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 10.1 Give the proposed short-term rental rule changes a third reading, advancing the bylaw that updates how Sooke regulates short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT Council give Third Reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 947 (600-120), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to modernize Sooke’s regulation of Short-Term Rental Accommodations. Carried | No |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 10.2 Give three readings to zoning changes that clarify how many homes and accessory suites are allowed in the RU2 rural zone. Official wording: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 950 (600-121), 2026, to amend Schedule 102 – Rural (RU2) of Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to clarify residential density permiss… Carried | No |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.5 Replace the proposal to receive the letter for information with a direction for staff to bring the Travel and Expense Policy to Council for consideration. Official wording: Amendment to remove the 'receive this correspondence for information' and replace with direct staff to bring the Travel and Expense Policy to Council for consideration.' Defeated | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 10.3 Remove the word “pre-” from the election-sign rule in section 3.3, so the rule no longer refers to a pre-campaign period. Official wording: THAT Section 3.3 of the Bylaw No. 948 be amended by deleting the word "pre-". Carried | No |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 12.1 Ask staff to negotiate with Catalyst Development Group about including the Sooke Gathering Place in the planned building at 6651 Wadams Way. Official wording: THAT Council instruct staff to negotiate with Catalyst Development Group with the aim of including the Sooke Gathering Place in the building to be constructed at 6651 Wadams Way. Defeated | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.2 Adopt the District’s five-year financial plan for 2026 through 2030. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the 2026-2030 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 940, 2026 . Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.3 Give the proposed 2026 property tax rate bylaw its first three readings. Official wording: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to the bylaw cited as Property Tax Rate Bylaw No. 941, 2026. Carried | No |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 5.1 Set the financial plan’s contribution to asset management at 2%. The minutes say this change results in an overall tax increase of 10.5%. Official wording: THAT the Financial Plan be amended to increase the Asset Management contribution to 2%. Carried | No |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 5.1 Advance the five-year financial plan, with the asset management contribution set at 2%, through its first three readings. The minutes state that the amended plan has an overall tax increase of 10.5%. Official wording: THAT Council give the first, second, and third reading to the 2026-2030 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 940, as amended to increase the Asset Management contribution to 2%. Carried | No |
All votes
Official · from the minutes| Date | Motion | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the September 8, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 27, 2026 Council meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the July 27, 2026 Regular Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 9.1 Approve the listed correspondence, CAO report, committee minutes, and veterinary hospital development permit item together as part of the consent agenda. Official wording: THAT the following items on the Consent Agenda be adopted by consent:
8.2 Correspondence
8.3 Report of the Chief Administrative Officer
8.4 Draft Land Use and Development Minutes
8.5 (PLN02569… Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 9.2 Set aside the three named letters for discussion at a future Council meeting and receive the rest of the correspondence from July 22 through September 1 for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence 2.B - Removal of Sole Park Bench with Memorial Plaque in Eakin Park (Eagle Bluff Estates West), 44.D - AVICC Attendance and Costs to District and Citizens (Dave Saunders), and … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 9.3 Routine: receive the Chief Administrative Officer’s report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 9.5 Issue the development permit for the addition to the Otter Point Veterinary Hospital at 6830 West Coast Road. Official wording: THAT Council issue Development Permit application PLN 02569 for Lot 2, Section 3, Sooke District, Plan 15822 (6830 West Coast Road (Otter Point Veterinary Hospital)). Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 10.1 Routine: receive the report on the proposed wastewater billing model for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the New Wastewater Bylaw report for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 10.1 Give the wastewater charge bylaw its first three readings, advancing the proposed billing model—with charges split between a fixed portion and water use—toward adoption. Official wording: THAT Council give Bylaw 952 first, second, and third readings as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 10.2 Adopt the updated zoning rules for short-term rental accommodations in Sooke. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as "Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 947(600-120), 2026", to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to modernize Sooke's regulation of Short-Term Rental Accommodations. Carried | No |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 10.3 Adopt the zoning amendment in Bylaw 950. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as "Zoning Amendment Bylaw 950 (600-121), 2026". Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 10.4 Give the zoning changes for eligible agricultural properties a third reading, allowing agri-tourism, farm-stay accommodation, and alcohol production as accessory farm uses under the proposed rules. Official wording: THAT Council give THIRD reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 946 (600-119), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 by introducing Agri-Tourism, Agri-Tourism Accommodation, and Alcohol Production Facilit… Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 10.4 Send the agricultural zoning changes to the provincial transportation ministry for review before Council considers adopting them. Official wording: THAT Council direct that Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 946 (600-119), 2026 be sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) prior to proceeding to adoption. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.1 End Raechel Gray’s appointments as Deputy Corporate Officer and Deputy Chief Election Officer for the 2026 local election. Official wording: THAT the appointments of Raechel Gray as Deputy Corporate Officer of the District of Sooke, and Deputy Chief Election Officer for the 2026 Local Government General Election be rescinded. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.1 Appoint Denise Swanston as Deputy Corporate Officer and Deputy Chief Election Officer for the 2026 local election. Official wording: THAT Denise Swanston be appointed as Deputy Corporate Officer of the District of Sooke, and Deputy Chief Election Officer for the 2026 Local Government General Election. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.2 Routine: receive the second-quarter 2026 financial operating report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the 2026 Second Quarter Financial Operating report for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.3 Routine: receive the report on WorkLink’s tax exemption application for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Permissive Tax Exemption Application from WorkLink report for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.3 Have staff prepare a change to the tax exemption bylaw that would add WorkLink’s property to the category for nonprofit exemptions for Council to consider. Official wording: THAT Council instruct staff to bring forward a bylaw amending Bylaw 930, 2025, adding WorkLink's property to "Non-Profit Exemptions" category. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.4 Routine: receive the Council remuneration review report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Council Remuneration Review report for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.5 Routine: receive the 2026 community disaster risk assessment for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the 2026 Community Disaster Risk Assessment prepared by Logic League Consulting Ltd. for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.6 Make the Streamkeepers Program Framework an endorsed municipal service, supporting volunteer coordination and stream monitoring, among other program work. Official wording: THAT Council endorse the District of Sooke Streamkeepers Program Framework (2026–2029), attached as Attachment 01, as a municipal service level. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.6 Have staff roll out the Streamkeepers Program in stages, depending on annual budgets, staff availability, partnerships, and regulatory requirements. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to implement the Streamkeepers Program through a phased approach, subject to annual financial planning, available staff capacity, partnership agreements, regulatory requireme… Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.6 Allow staff to look for and apply to grants and other outside funding sources that could support the Streamkeepers Program. Official wording: THAT Council authorize staff to explore and submit applications to relevant grant programs and other external funding opportunities that support Streamkeepers program delivery. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.6 Require staff to return to Council for approval before pursuing a grant that would involve unbudgeted municipal spending, ongoing costs, extra staffing, or another significant obligation. Official wording: THAT any grant application requiring an unbudgeted municipal contribution, ongoing financial commitment, additional staffing, or other material obligation be brought back to Council for approval. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 11.6 Share the Streamkeepers framework with local Nations for feedback, recognize their members’ participation in training, invite each Nation to say whether and how it wants to take part, and bring any major changes arising from that input back to Council. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to refer Attachment 01 to local Nations for information and feedback, acknowledge participation by members of local Nations in the June 2026 Streamkeepers training, invite ea… Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 12.1 Provide $1,000 in District sponsorship for the 2026 Orange Shirt Day event. Official wording: THAT Council resolves to support the item 7.1 request for 2026 Orange Shirt Day sponsorship in the amount of $1,000.00. Defeated | No |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 12.1 Provide $3,250 in District sponsorship for the 2026 Orange Shirt Day event. Official wording: THAT Council resolves to support the item 7.1 request for 2026 Orange Shirt Day sponsorship in the amount of $3,250.00. Defeated | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 12.1 Provide $6,500 in District sponsorship for the 2026 Orange Shirt Day event. Official wording: THAT Council resolves to support the item 7.1 request for 2026 Orange Shirt Day sponsorship in the amount of $6,500.00. Defeated | No |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 12.1 Provide $5,000 in District sponsorship for the 2026 Orange Shirt Day event. Official wording: THAT Council resolves to support the item 7.1 request for 2026 Orange Shirt Day sponsorship in the amount of $5,000.00. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 12.2 Update the Mayor’s earlier letter about preparing coastal communities for increased tanker traffic, reflecting the possibility that the proposed pipeline could double tanker numbers, and send it to the federal Major Projects Office by its deadline with copies to the named federal, provincial, and regional officials. Official wording: THAT Mayor Tait update her letter of October 25, 2023, regarding coastal community readiness for increased tanker traffic in local waters given the potential for a further doubling in tanker numbers v… Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 14.1 Routine: receive the correspondence about the Throup Connector for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled 7.G Agenda 10.6 Throup Connector (Johnny Wright) for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 14.2 Routine: receive the correspondence about behaviour at Ella Beach for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled 8.H Ella Beach Behaviours - Fred Brown for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 14.3 Routine: receive the correspondence about the Throup Connector and Art Morris Park ball field for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled 10.J Throup Connector, Art Morris Park Ball Field (David Saunders) for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 14.4 Routine: receive the correspondence about public records coordination and municipal legal defence for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled 18. E Follow up-Coordination Public Records and Municipal Legal Defence (Phil Perras) for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 14.5 Receive the engineering safety petition correspondence for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled 22.I Engineering Safety Matter Petition - Tamara Parks for information. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 14.5 Change the motion so the engineering safety petition correspondence is referred to District staff. Official wording: THAT the motion be amended to refer correspondence to staff. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 14.5 Receive the engineering safety petition correspondence for information and refer it to District staff. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled 22.I Engineering Safety Matter Petition - Tamara Parks for information;
AND THAT Council refer the correspondence to staff. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Item 17.1 Routine: adjourn the September 8, 2026 Council meeting at 10:34 p.m. Official wording: THAT the September 8, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, the time being 10:34 p.m. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the July 27, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 13 Regular meeting and the July 20 Committee of the Whole and Special meetings. Official wording: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented:
July 13, 2026 - Regular
July 20, 2026 - Committee of the Whole
July 20, 2026 - Special Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 8.1 Routine: approve the correspondence, the CAO's report, and the E-Comm 911 update through the consent agenda. Official wording: THAT the following items on the Consent Agenda be adopted by consent:
8.2 Correspondence
8.3 Report of the Chief Administrative Officer
8.4 E-Comm 911 Updates Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 8.2 Set aside the listed letters and petition so Council can discuss them at a future regular meeting, and receive the other correspondence from July 8 to 22 for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence 10.J Throup Connector, Art Morris Park Ball Field (David Saunders), 19.F Re-Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 947 - Mike and Kathy Hicks , 22.I Engineering Safety Matter Petition - Ta… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 8.3 Routine: receive the Chief Administrative Officer's report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 8.4 Routine: the Committee of the Whole recommended that Council receive the E-Comm 911 report for information. Official wording: THAT the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council receive this report for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.1 Hire Regal Roofing Ltd. to replace the municipal hall roof for $234,754 plus GST. Official wording: That Council award the Roof Replacement for Sooke Municipal Hall project contract to Regal Roofing Ltd. in the amount of $234,754, excluding GST. Carried | No |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.2 Withdraw Council's earlier approval of this development application because the required variance-notice process had not been completed. Official wording: THAT the approval of item 8.6 as part of Resolution 2026-259 (Development Permit with Variances PLN01930); Flood Plain Exemption (PLN 02032) be rescinded. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.2 Approve a duplex and deck at 6507 Water Street, allow them to be closer to the shoreline than the usual setback, and grant a floodplain setback exemption. The exemption is conditional on registering a covenant that secures the required flood construction level, geotechnical recommendations, and flood-hazard protections. Official wording: THAT Council authorize issuance of Development Permit PLN01930 for 6507 Water Street, legally described as Lot 1, Block 1, Section 14, Sooke Land District, Plan EPP88370, to permit the construction of… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.2 Require the developer to meet the required road-frontage improvements rather than granting an exemption from them. Official wording: AND THAT Council deny the requested variance to exempt the proposed development from the frontage improvement requirements under Section 3.2 of Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 925, 202… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.3 Allow Sooke Food CHI Society to hold its Harvest Festival and Market at the Sunriver Community Garden and Orchard on September 20, 2026, and waive the event's administrative fee, permit fee, and deposit. Official wording: THAT Council authorize a Commercial Parks Use Permit to Sooke Food CHI Society for a Harvest Festival and Market at the Sunriver Community Garden and Orchard, 2380 Phillips Road, in accordance with se… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.4 Give the Sooke Music and Arts Festival $1,000 in sponsorship for its 2026 event. Official wording: That Council approve the sponsorship request from Sooke Music and Arts Festival for their 2026 event in the amount of $1,000. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 9.5 Routine: receive the wastewater bylaw update for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this report for information Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 10.1 Give the proposed short-term rental rule changes a third reading, advancing the bylaw that updates how Sooke regulates short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT Council give Third Reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 947 (600-120), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to modernize Sooke’s regulation of Short-Term Rental Accommodations. Carried | No |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 10.2 Give three readings to zoning changes that clarify how many homes and accessory suites are allowed in the RU2 rural zone. Official wording: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 950 (600-121), 2026, to amend Schedule 102 – Rural (RU2) of Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to clarify residential density permiss… Carried | No |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 10.3 Routine: receive Catalyst's tax-exemption application for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Permissive Tax Exemption Application from Catalyst for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 10.3 Give three readings to the tax-exemption bylaw, amended so that the exemption for 30% of the property's residential portion phases out by 2030. Staff must publish the required notice before Council considers adopting the bylaw. Official wording: THAT Council give FIRST, SECOND and THIRD readings to Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 949, 2026 as amended by altering section 3(a) to read “notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw, the p… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 27, 2026 | Item 15 Routine: close the public meeting at 8:26 p.m. so Council can receive advice protected by solicitor-client privilege. Official wording: THAT Council close the July 27, 2026 meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsection of the Community Charter, time being 8:26 p.m.:
90(1)(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solic… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: adopt the agenda for this special meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the July 20, 2026 Special Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 5 Hold the meeting in private to discuss personal information about a municipal position and land matters whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the District. Official wording: THAT Council close the July 20, 2026 meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsection of the Community Charter, the time being 2:42 p.m.
90(1): (a) personal information about an identifiabl… Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Jul 20, 2026 | Item 7 Routine: end the special meeting at 3:45 p.m. Official wording: THAT the July 20, 2026 Special Meeting of Council be adjourned, time being 3:45pm Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the June 22, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the June 8 Regular Council meeting and the June 15 Committee of the Whole meeting. Official wording: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented:
June 8, 2026 - Regular
June 15, 2026 - Committee of the Whole Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 9.1 Routine: approve the listed consent agenda items together, without separate discussion. Official wording: THAT the following items on the Consent Agenda be adopted by consent:
9.2 Correspondence
9.3 Report of the Chief Administrative Officer
9.4 Draft Land Use and Development Committee Minutes
9.5… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 9.2 Routine: receive the correspondence from June 4 through June 17 for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence from June 4 through June 17, 2026, be received for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 9.3 Routine: receive the Chief Administrative Officer’s report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 9.5 Advance the proposed updates to Sooke’s short-term rental rules through the first two readings, and have staff schedule a public hearing so the public can comment. Official wording: THAT Council give First and Second Reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 947 (600-120), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to modernize Sooke’s regulation of Short-Term Rental Accommodations.
AND TH… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 9.6 Have staff bring the proposed wastewater utility bylaw to Council for consideration. Official wording: THAT Council instruct staff to bring forward the proposed wastewater utility bylaw. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.1 Routine: receive the road connection project report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Throup Road/Phillips Road Connection Project report for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.1 Authorize staff to negotiate with private property owners about acquiring the land segments needed for the connector, using a 25-metre road design. Official wording: THAT Council directs staff to negotiate with the necessary private property owners for the acquisition of various land parcel segments needed to complete the Throup Road/Phillips Road Connector based … Defeated | No |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.1 Have staff prepare a report on holding a non-binding community vote on October 17, 2026, about whether to continue the road connector project. Official wording: THAT Council directs staff to bring forward a report on a non-binding plebiscite regarding continuation of the Throup Road/Phillips Road Connector project for community opinion to be expressed on Octo… Defeated | No |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.2 Receive the District’s 2025 annual report and have staff submit it for consideration for a Government Finance Officers Association financial reporting award. Official wording: THAT Council receive the District of Sooke’s 2025 Annual Report for information;
AND THAT Council direct staff to submit the 2025 Annual Report to the Government Finance Officers Association for Fina… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.3 Receive the 2025 financial information report, approve sending it to the provincial ministry, and authorize the Mayor and finance director to sign its approval form. Official wording: THAT Council receive the 2025 Statement of Financial Information Report for information; and
THAT Council approve submission of the District of Sooke 2025 Statement of Financial Information to the Mi… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.4 Receive the convention report and have staff seek meetings with the ministries identified in the motion. Official wording: THAT Council receive this report for information.
AND THAT Council instruct staff to seek meetings with the following Ministries: Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.4 Add the Ministry of Agriculture to the list of ministries for which staff will seek a meeting. Official wording: Motion amended to add the bullet 'Ministry of Agriculture' Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 10.4 Receive the convention report and have staff arrange to seek a meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture. Official wording: THAT Council receive this report for information.
AND THAT Council instruct staff to seek meetings with the following Ministries:
Ministry of Agriculture Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 11.1 Adopt the zoning amendment that removes the density bonus provisions. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 944 (600-118), 2026. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 11.2 Adopt the zoning amendment identified in the motion. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 939 (600-116), 2026 Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 11.3 Adopt the amendment to the District’s signs bylaw. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as Signs Amendment Bylaw No. 948, 2026 Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.1 Routine: receive the correspondence about referendum costs and a back-up plan for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this correspondence for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.2 Instead of simply receiving the letter, add the May 25 submission from SRCHN President Nicky Logins to the July 13 agenda alongside the staff report on the Gathering Place plebiscite. Official wording: Motion amended to remove 'Council receive for information' and change to 'the submission dated May 25, 2026 from SRCHN President Nicky Logins be added to the July 13 Council agenda in association with… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.2 Add the May 25 submission from SRCHN President Nicky Logins to the July 13 agenda alongside the staff report on the Gathering Place plebiscite. Official wording: THAT the submission dated May 25, 2026 from SRCHN President Nicky Logins be added to the July 13 Council agenda in association with the Gathering Place plebiscite staff report. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.3 Routine: receive the Kidsport Greater Victoria thank-you letter for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this correspondence for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.4 Routine: receive the CRD 2025 annual report correspondence for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this correspondence for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.5 Routine: receive the correspondence about conference attendance costs for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this correspondence for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 14.5 Replace the proposal to receive the letter for information with a direction for staff to bring the Travel and Expense Policy to Council for consideration. Official wording: Amendment to remove the 'receive this correspondence for information' and replace with direct staff to bring the Travel and Expense Policy to Council for consideration.' Defeated | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 22, 2026 | Item 17 Routine: adjourn the June 22 Council meeting at 9:40 p.m. Official wording: THAT the June 22, 2026, Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, time being 9:40 p.m. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: adopt the agenda for this meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the June 8, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 5.1 Routine: adopt the Council meeting minutes with an added phrase clarifying the discussion summary about the Throup Road/Phillips Road connection project. Official wording: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as amended to add the phrase "right of way acquisition" after "priorities" in the Council discussion summary for Item 8.1 - Throup Road/Phillips R… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 8.1 Routine: approve the correspondence and the Chief Administrative Officer's report through the consent agenda. Official wording: THAT the following items on the Consent Agenda be adopted by consent:
8.2 Correspondence
8.3 Report of the Chief Administrative Officer Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 8.2 Set six correspondence items aside for discussion at the next regular meeting; receive the rest of the correspondence from May 20 to June 3 for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence 9.I - Referendum Costs and Back up Plan (Dave Saunders), 11.K - The Gathering Place costs (Nicky Logins, SRCHN), 18.F - Thank you letter (Kidsport Greater Victoria), 23.K - CRD… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 8.3 Routine: receive the Chief Administrative Officer's report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 9.2 Change the proposed housing amenity contributions to $2,000 per apartment, mixed-use, or townhouse unit; $3,000 per unit in single-detached subdivisions; and $1,000 per purpose-built rental unit. Official wording: THAT the table be amended to alter contribution per unit as follows:
Apartments Developments - $2,000/unit
Mixed Use Developments - $2,000/unit
Townhouse Developments - $2,000/unit
Single-Detached Sub… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 9.2 Adopt the housing contribution policy with the revised per-unit amounts: $2,000 for apartments, mixed-use and townhouses; $3,000 for single-detached subdivisions; and $1,000 for purpose-built rentals. Official wording: That Council adopt the attached Housing Amenity Contribution Policy dated June 8, 2026, as amended to alter contribution per unit as follows:
Apartments Developments - $2,000/unit
Mixed Use Developmen… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 10.1 Adopt the zoning change for the property addressed in this bylaw. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 942 (600-117), 2026. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 10.2 Adopt the amendment to the rules governing sewer use. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the Sewer Use Amendment Bylaw No. 945, 2026 . Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 10.3 Remove the word “pre-” from the election-sign rule in section 3.3, so the rule no longer refers to a pre-campaign period. Official wording: THAT Section 3.3 of the Bylaw No. 948 be amended by deleting the word "pre-". Carried | No |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 10.3 Advance the sign bylaw through three readings with the change removing “pre-” from section 3.3. Official wording: THAT Council give three readings to Signs Amendment Bylaw No. 948, 2026 as amended to delete the word "pre-" from Section 3.3. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 13.1 Ask staff to report on ways to improve the sound and video experience for people attending or watching District meetings. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to provide a report outlining options to improve the audio-visual experience for users and viewers of District of Sooke meetings. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 14.2 Receive the Victoria Family Court and Justice Committee's annual report for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence titled Annual Report (Victoria Family Court and Justice Committee) be received for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 14.4 Provide $5,000 toward the Sooke Community Association's All Sooke Day Family Picnic: $1,000 from the Sponsorship account and $4,000 from the Council Contingency fund. Official wording: THAT Council approve funding in the amount of $5,000 for All Sooke Day Family Picnic event organized by the Sooke Community Association, with $1,000 to be allocated from the Sponsorship account and $4… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026 | Item 17.1 Routine: end the June 8, 2026 regular Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the June 8, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, the time being 8:14 p.m. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the May 25, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: adopt the May 11 Regular Council and May 19 Committee of the Whole meeting minutes. Official wording: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented:
May 11, 2026 - Regular
May 19, 2026 - Committee of the Whole Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 7.1 Routine: approve the listed consent-agenda items together, without separate discussion or votes on those items. Official wording: THAT the following items on the Consent Agenda be adopted by consent:
7.2 Correspondence
7.3 Report of the Chief Administrative Officer
7.4 Climate Adaptation and Natural Hazard Risk Assessment Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 7.2 Set aside four pieces of correspondence for discussion at a future Regular Council meeting, and receive the rest of the May 6–20 correspondence for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence 13.A Provincial Response to 2025 Resolutions (Union of BC Municipalities) , 20. H All Sooke Day Family Picnic (Sooke Community Association) , 29.Q Annual Report (Victoria Famil… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 7.3 Routine: receive the Chief Administrative Officer's report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 7.4 Routine: receive the climate adaptation and natural hazard risk assessment presentation for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Climate Adaptation and Natural Hazard Assessment (CANHRA) presentation for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 8.1 Routine: receive the staff report on the proposed Throup Road/Phillips Road connection for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the report for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 8.1 Ask staff to price a smaller option focused only on CP5, with three possible road widths and options for a bike lane, multiuse trail, or sidewalk, so Council can compare costs. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to prepare cost estimates for CP5 only, based on 15.2 m, 20 m, and 25 m cross-sections, each to include one bike lane and/or one multiuse trail and/or one sidewalk. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 8.2 Ask staff to build the memorial structure at the location shown in the meeting attachment in Ed Macgregor Park. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to erect a Memorial Structure in Ed Macgregor Park as shown in Attachment 1. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 8.3 Ask the province to require large grocery stores to progressively discount perishable food as it approaches its best-before or expiry date, alongside other steps to reduce food waste and recover food. Council would submit that request as a resolution to the 2026 UBCM convention. Official wording: THAT Council endorse the following resolution for submission to the 2026 UBCM:
Food Waste Reduction and Retail Affordability Framework
WHEREAS
Food waste contributes to landfill emissions and econ… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 8.3 Ask staff to arrange meetings at the 2026 UBCM convention with the provincial ministers responsible for transportation, public safety and health, and with the Attorney General about ICBC matters. Official wording: AND THAT Council instruct staff to seek meetings with the following at the 2026 UBCM Convention:
Minister of Transportation and Transit;
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General;
Minister… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 9.1 Give the sewer-use amendment bylaw its first three readings, advancing the proposed changes to the next steps in the bylaw process. Official wording: THAT Council give three readings to Sewer Use Amendment Bylaw No 945. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 9.2 Allow overnight Highway 14 construction at 6569 Sooke Road from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays between June 29 and August 29; weekend work would not be allowed. Official wording: THAT Council vary the provisions of Bylaw No. 485, Noise Control Bylaw, 2011, Section 3.2e and Section 3.2f, to permit overnight construction work associated with Highway 14 civil works at 6569 Sooke … Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 9.3 Give the zoning amendment its first three readings to remove the density-bonus provisions from the zoning bylaw. Official wording: THAT Council give first, second, and third readings to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 944 (600-118), 2026 to repeal Section 3.7 (Density Bonus Provisions) of Bylaw No. 600, Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 12.1 Remove the proposal to cancel the plebiscite on borrowing money for the Sooke Gathering Place from the motion. Official wording: THAT the following clause be removed:
"AND THAT the plebiscite regarding borrowing $5 million to construct and operationalize the Sooke Gathering Place be cancelled." Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 12.1 Ask staff to negotiate with Catalyst Development Group about including the Sooke Gathering Place in the planned building at 6651 Wadams Way. Official wording: THAT Council instruct staff to negotiate with Catalyst Development Group with the aim of including the Sooke Gathering Place in the building to be constructed at 6651 Wadams Way. Defeated | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 13.1 Routine: receive the correspondence about the Francis Road speed hump for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 13.2 Change the proposed wording so that staff are directed to include the E&N Reconciliation Rail Initiative in the current Council strategic plan, rather than recommending it as a priority for the next Council. Official wording: Delete the wording 'recommend that the next District of Sooke Council include support for the E&N Reconciliation Rail Initiative amongst its strategic priorities for the 2026-2030 term.' and replace w… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 13.2 Direct staff to put the E&N Reconciliation Rail Initiative in the current Council strategic plan, based on the stated expectation that a Langford–Victoria commuter rail link would ease traffic for Sooke commuters and support transit use and service. Official wording: WHEREAS a commuter rail link between Langford and downtown Victoria will reduce traffic congestion for Sooke commuters and encourage both increased BC Transit ridership and enhanced intermunicipal tra… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 | Item 16.1 Routine: adjourn the May 25, 2026 Regular Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the May 25, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, time being 9:21 p.m. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the May 11, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the April 27 special and regular meetings and the April 28 Committee of the Whole special meeting. Official wording: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented:
April 27, 2026 - Special
April 27, 2026 - Regular
April 28, 2026 - Special (Committee of the Whole) Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 7.1 Remove the CAO report and the 3D technology report from the consent agenda for separate discussion, and approve the correspondence, committee minutes, and home-based business item together. Official wording: THAT item 7.3 - Report of the Chief Administrative Officer and item 7.5 - 3D Technology and Potential Application to Land-Use Planning in the District of Sooke be removed from the Consent Agenda and t… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 7.2 Bring the Francis Road speed hump and Reconciliation Corridor Initiative letters back for discussion at a future council meeting, and receive the other correspondence for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence 18. R - 20260427 Francis Road Speed Hump (Gordon Ross) and 22. V - 20260428 Reconciliation Corridor Initiative (Island Corridor Foundation) be pulled for discussion at a future… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 7.6 Keep the current rules for home-based businesses in place. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to maintain the existing regulatory framework for home-based businesses. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.1 Allow SEAPARC to hold yoga classes in District parks under the permit conditions, and waive the commercial use fees for the classes running July 8 to August 26, 2026. Official wording: THAT Council authorize Commercial Parks Use Permit ENG05348 to SEAPARC for holding Yoga Classes in any District Park spaces, in accordance with section 6.0 of the Community Park Regulation Bylaw No. 1… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.2 Allow Western Education Adventures to run outdoor education programs at Sunriver Nature Trail Park, Sooke Potholes Gateway, and Broomhill Park, subject to the permit conditions. Official wording: THAT Council authorize Commercial Parks Use Permit ENG05334 for Western Education Adventures Inc. for outdoor education programs at Sunriver Nature Trail Park, Sooke Potholes Gateway, and Broomhill Pa… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.3 Consider a $1,000 sponsorship for the Sooke Do Good Collective and community organizers’ Pride events in June 2026. Official wording: THAT Council consider the sponsorship request from the Sooke Do Good Collective and community organizers for community-led Pride events in June 2026 in the amount of $1,000. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.4 Give Choral Evolution $1,000 through the 2026 Community Grant Program and have staff put that funding decision into effect. Official wording: THAT Council select Option 3 for allocating funding to the Choral Evolution Society application under the 2026 Community Grant Program, in the amount of $1000, and direct staff to implement the select… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.5 Give the Sooke Region Communities Health Network $3,465 through the 2026 Community Grant Program to pay for the requested event facilitation and post-event report, and have staff put the decision into effect. Official wording: THAT Council select a preferred Option 3 for allocating funding to the Sooke Region Communities Health Network application under the 2026 Community Grant Program, in the amount of $3,465, and direct s… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.6 Create a Tourism Advisory Committee that will serve through the end of 2027. Official wording: THAT Council establish a Tourism Advisory Committee with a term to the end of calendar year 2027. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.6 Add one representative aged 15 to 24 to the Tourism Advisory Committee. Official wording: THAT the Tourism Advisory Committee Terms of Reference be amended to include one youth representative aged 15 to 24. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.6 Adopt the Tourism Advisory Committee’s terms of reference, including the new seat for one representative aged 15 to 24. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the attached Tourism Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (Attachment 1), as amended to include one youth representative aged 15 to 24. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.6 Have staff advertise for people to join the Tourism Advisory Committee. Official wording: THAT Council instructs staff to advertise for members of the Committee. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.7 Replace the draft resolution attached to the report with the redlined version provided by Susan Belford. Official wording: THAT the motion be amended by replacing " Attachment 1 - Draft UBCM Resolution - Protecting Home Owner Affected by Redevelopment " with " Attachment 3 - Sooke UBCM Motion - Susan Belford Redline Versi… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 8.7 Send the redlined proposal to the provincial municipalities’ association, asking the province to strengthen protections, including fair compensation and relocation help, for manufactured-home owners affected by redevelopment. Official wording: THAT Council endorse and submit a resolution, substantially in the form attached to this report as Attachment 3 - Sooke UBCM Motion - Susan Belford Redline Version , to the Union of British Columbia M… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 9.1 Advance zoning changes that would restore permission for an additional residence on certain Agricultural Land Reserve parcels and remove the steep-slope setback provision, then send the bylaw to the provincial ministry for approval before final adoption. Official wording: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 942 (600-117), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to:
reinstate provisions recognizing an additional residence on parc… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 12.1 Expand the proposed review so it covers both attached and detached suites. Official wording: THAT the motion be amended to include all suites (attached and detached). Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 12.1 Ask staff to report on the size limits for attached and detached suites, including whether to remove the current 90-square-metre limit and align the rules with BC Building Code standards. Official wording: THAT Council instruct staff to bring forward a report on floor area limits on all suites (attached and detached) in Zoning Bylaw No. 600, including potential amendments to remove the current limit of … Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.1 Routine: receive Eric Boucher’s budget input letter for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled “Sooke Budget Input (Eric Boucher)” for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.2 Routine: receive Kim Kaldal’s letter about changes to the Sooke Food Bank service agreement for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled “Request to Amend Sooke Food Bank Service Agreement (Kim Kaldal)” for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.2 Ask staff to identify possible sources for the Food Bank’s additional $35,000 request, including a possible regional-district service paid for by Sooke and Juan de Fuca taxpayers, and to examine changing the agreement so the Food Bank board can decide how to use the funds. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to report on:
i) possible funding sources for the additional $35,000 requested by the Sooke Food Bank, including a potential Capital Regional District contribution service fu… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.3 Routine: receive Langford’s correspondence about permanent daylight-saving time for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled “Permanent Daylight-Saving Time (City of Langford)” for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 13.3 Have the Mayor write to the province in support of Langford’s resolution on permanent daylight-saving time and its effects on safe routes to school. Official wording: THAT Council direct the Mayor to write the Province in support of the City of Langford’s resolution of March 30, 2026 titled Permanent Daylight-Saving Time and the Impacts on Safe Routes to School. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 7.3 Routine: receive the Chief Administrative Officer’s report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 7.5 Have staff begin implementing ArcGIS Urban, a 3D modelling tool for land-use planning. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to begin implementing the ArcGIS Urban (3D Modeling) application. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 17 Close the meeting to the public at 8:46 p.m. to discuss a land matter that could harm the municipality’s interests if disclosed. Official wording: THAT Council close the May 11, 2026 meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsection of the Community Charter, the time being 8:46 p.m.:
90 (1)(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriat… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 18.1 Authorize a licence allowing Warren and Cindy Waycheshen to keep the encroaching wall, require future owners or occupants to enter into a similar licence while the wall remains, and authorize the relevant officers to sign the documents. Official wording: THAT Council authorize the issuance of a Licence of Occupation Agreement in a form substantially similar to attachment B with Warren and Cindy Waycheshen;
AND THAT Council instructs staff to file a s… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 | Item 18.1 Routine: adjourn the May 11 council meeting at 9:05 p.m. Official wording: THAT the May 11, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, the time being 9:05 p.m. Carried | Yes |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for the April 28, 2026 special meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the April 28, 2026, Special Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 5 Council would move into Committee of the Whole to discuss the 2026 community grant applications. Official wording: THAT Council resolves into Committee of the Whole to consider the 2026 Community Grant applications. Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 6.1 The Committee would recommend that Council approve the listed grants totaling $51,488. The amounts range from $0 for applicants receiving no grant to awards such as $5,000 for Sooke Fall Fair Association, $4,200 for Flourish School Food Society, and $4,000 each for Sooke Horseshoe Association, Boys/Girls Club South Vancouver Island, and Friends of Sooke Parks. The full list and each applicant’s amount are set out in the motion. Official wording: THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that Council award Community Grant Program applicants the following amounts (totaling $51,488):
Rewired Recovery Foundation - $0
Sooke Fall Fair Association - $5… Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 6.1 The Committee would recommend that Council move the remaining $8,862 in community grant funding into the Sponsorship Fund. Official wording: THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that Council transfer the remaining $8,862 in available Community Grant Program funding to the Sponsorship Fund. Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 6.1 The Committee would recommend that Council give $1,000 in Sponsorship funding to each of five groups: South Island Performing Arts Society, Sooke Youth Theatre Company, Sooke Harbour Players, and the Rotary Club of Sooke’s golf and youth golf tournaments. The total is $5,000. Official wording: THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that Council approve a total of $5,000 in Sponsorship funding for the following groups:
South Island Performing Arts Society - $1,000
Sooke Youth Theatre Company … Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 6.1 The Committee would recommend that Council provide $12,300 from Council Contingency funding to seven groups: Victoria Brain Injury Society ($1,200), Sea to Tree Foundation ($1,800), Take a Hike Foundation ($2,000), Wear2StartSociety ($1,650), KidSport Greater Victoria ($2,050), Compost Education Centre ($1,100), and RCMSAR Sooke ($2,500). Official wording: THAT Committee of the Whole recommend that Council approve a total of $12,300 in Council Contingency funding for the following groups:
Victoria Brain Injury Society - $1,200
Sea to Tree Foundation - $… Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 6.1 The Committee would recommend that Council ask staff to tell every applicant the outcome and issue a public news release recognizing the successful recipients. Official wording: THAT Committee of the Whole recommend Council direct staff to notify all applicants of their application outcomes and issue a public news release recognizing successful recipients. Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 6.1 The Committee would recommend that Council ask staff to return to a future Committee of the Whole with a review of this year’s Community Grant Program, including what was learned and suggestions for improving its rules and process. Official wording: AND THAT Committee of the Whole recommend Council direct staff to report back to a future Committee of the Whole with a review of the 2026 Community Grant Program, including lessons learned and recomm… Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 7 Routine: end the Committee of the Whole session and return to Council. Official wording: THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report. Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 8 Council would approve the listed Community Grant Program awards totaling $51,488, transfer the remaining $8,862 in grant funding to the Sponsorship Fund, and approve $5,000 in sponsorships for five groups and $12,300 in contingency funding for seven groups. It would also ask staff to notify all applicants, publicly recognize successful recipients, and return with a review of the grant program and recommendations for improvements. Official wording: THAT Council award Community Grant Program applicants the following amounts (totaling $51,488):
Rewired Recovery Foundation - $0
Sooke Fall Fair Association - $5,000
South Island Performing Arts Soci… Carried | Absent |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 | Item 10 Routine: adjourn the special meeting at 2:51 p.m. Official wording: THAT the April 28, 2026 Special Meeting of Council be adjourned, time being 2:51 p.m. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: adopt the meeting agenda with changes, moving Councillor Haldane’s notice of motion to the next regular meeting and moving the Natori item to after Council Verbal Reports. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the April 27, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as amended, deferring item 13.2 Notice of Motion brought forward by Councillor Haldane to the next Regular Meeting of Counc… Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the April 13 regular meeting and the April 20 Committee of the Whole meeting. Official wording: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented:
April 13, 2026 - Regular
April 20, 2026 - Committee of the Whole Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 5.1 Accept the District’s draft financial statements for 2025. Official wording: THAT Council accept the Draft Financial Statements of the District of Sooke for the year ended December 31, 2025. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 5.2 Routine: receive the RCMP quarterly report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this report for information. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 8.1 Adopt the listed consent-agenda items together: correspondence, the CAO report, the May skin-cancer awareness proclamation, a development variance permit for 108-6661 Sooke Road, and the small-scale multi-unit housing zoning amendment. Official wording: THAT the following items on the Consent Agenda be adopted by consent:
8.2 Correspondence
8.3 Report of the Chief Administrative Officer
8.4 Proclamation - Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Mont… Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 9.2 Routine: receive the update on Council resolutions for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this report for information. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 9.3 Routine: receive the report on the 2026 general election for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this report for information. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 10.1 Adopt the District’s property tax rate bylaw for 2026. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as Property Tax Rate Bylaw No. 941, 2026 . Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 13.1 Remove the proposed $5 million borrowing limit and the reference to Lot A from the Gathering Place ballot question. Official wording: Remove the words 'up to $5 million' and 'on Lot A'. Defeated | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 17.1 Routine: receive the report about the Sooke–Natori sister-city agreement for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive this report for information. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 18 Routine: adjourn the April 27, 2026 Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the April 27, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, time being 9:18 p.m. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: adopt the agenda for this special Council meeting as presented. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the April 27, 2026 Special Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Item 4.1 Close the meeting to the public at 5:16 p.m. so Council and municipal staff can discuss objectives, measures, and progress reports for preparing the annual municipal report. Official wording: THAT Council close the meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsection of the Community Charter, the time being 5.16 p.m.:
90 (1)(l) discussions with municipal officers and employees respe… Carried | Absent |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 3.1 Adopt the meeting agenda, with the Sister City Agreement item moved to the next regular Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the April 13, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as amended by deferring item 8.1 - Sister City Agreement - Natori and Sooke to the next Regular Meeting of Council. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 4.1 Routine: adopt the minutes of the March 23 regular meeting and the two April 1 special meetings. Official wording: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented:
March 23, 2026 - Regular
April 1, 2026 - Special
April 1, 2026 - Special (Budget Revisions) Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 7.1 Remove the zoning housekeeping amendments from the consent agenda for separate discussion, and approve the listed correspondence, report, committee minutes, and zoning density-bonus item together. Official wording: THAT Item 7.5 - Zoning Bylaw House Keeping Amendments be removed from the Consent Agenda and the following items be adopted by consent:
7.2 Correspondence
7.3 Report of the Chief Administrative O… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 7.2 Set aside the pedestrian-safety request and the Royop plan concerns for discussion at the next regular Council meeting, and receive the other correspondence from March 17 to April 8 for information. Official wording: THAT the correspondence 17 .F - Request for Support-Pedestrian Safety (District of Sooke) and 29 .E - Royop Plan Concerns (Nyle and Marilyn Elder) be pulled for discussion at the next Regular Meeting … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 7.3 Routine: receive the Chief Administrative Officer’s report for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 7.4 Routine: receive the draft minutes of the April 7 Land Use and Development Committee meeting for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the April 7, 2026 Land Use and Development Committee meeting draft minutes for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 7.6 Ask staff to prepare a zoning bylaw change that removes the density-bonus provisions. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to prepare an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw to repeal Section 3.7 (Density Bonus Provisions). Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 8.2 Provide the Sooke Bike Club with $750 from Council’s contingency fund to support its May 3 Enduro race. Official wording: THAT Council sponsor Sooke Bike Club 2026 Enduro Race Event on May 3, 2026, in the amount of $750, funded from the Council Contingency. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.1 Give the proposed rezoning for part of 7350 West Coast Road its first three readings, changing that portion from rural residential zoning to the Erinan Estates comprehensive development zone. Official wording: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 935 (600-115), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 by rezoning a portion of the property legally described as Lot 2, Se… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.1 Routine: receive the supplemental report about Highway 14 frontage improvements at 7350 West Coast Road. Official wording: THAT Council receive the Supplemental Report dated April 13, 2026, titled “7350 West Coast Road (PLN01660) – Supplemental Report to Council on Highway 14 Frontage Improvements”. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.1 Support the applicant’s third alternative for Highway 14 frontage work. Before the rezoning is adopted, require a covenant on the property to secure the design and timing: Segment 4’s shoulder, boulevard, path, and lighting must be completed before the first Phase 2 subdivision lot is finally approved; Segment 3’s boulevard, path, and lighting must be completed before the first Phase 3 lot is finally approved. Official wording: THAT Council support the applicant’s Option F (Alternate 3), and require that, prior to adoption of the rezoning bylaw, a Section 219 covenant be registered on title to secure the design, timing, and … Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.1 Before the rezoning is adopted, require a covenant securing the phased provision of parkland, open space, trails and park amenities, infrastructure including emergency access and Highway 14 frontage work, and affordable housing contributions, following the specified park-dedication timing approach. Official wording: THAT prior to adoption of the bylaw, a Section 219 covenant be registered on title to secure the phased delivery of statutory parkland dedication and open space, trail and park amenities, infrastructu… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.1 Before the rezoning is adopted, require a covenant securing the phased provision of parkland, open space, trails and park amenities, infrastructure including emergency access and Highway 14 frontage work, and affordable housing contributions, with flexibility in how much parkland is dedicated in each phase. Official wording: AND THAT prior to adoption of the bylaw, a Section 219 covenant be registered on title to secure the phased delivery of statutory parkland dedication and open space, trail and park amenities, infrastr… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.1 Ask staff to bring any needed development variance permit and draft property covenant to Council for consideration before the rezoning is adopted, in line with Council’s direction. Official wording: AND THAT Council direct staff to bring forward any required Development Variance Permit and draft Section 219 covenant for Council’s consideration prior to bylaw adoption, consistent with Council’s di… Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.2 Adopt the District’s five-year financial plan for 2026 through 2030. Official wording: THAT Council adopt the 2026-2030 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 940, 2026 . Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 9.3 Give the proposed 2026 property tax rate bylaw its first three readings. Official wording: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to the bylaw cited as Property Tax Rate Bylaw No. 941, 2026. Carried | No |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 12.1 Routine: receive the correspondence about potential supportive-housing and shelter sites for information. Official wording: THAT Council receive the correspondence for information. Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.7.5 Change the proposed target date for bringing the zoning amendments forward from the May Land Use and Development Committee meeting to the May 11 regular Council meeting. Official wording: Motion to amend the amendment by replacing "May 2026 Land Use and Development Committee meeting" with "May 11, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council". Carried | Yes inferred |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 13.7.5 Ask staff to prioritize bringing two zoning changes to Council on May 11: restore permission for an additional residence on ALR parcels in the RU1 and RU3 zones, consistent with provincial rules, and remove the steep-slope setback section. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to prioritize bringing forward amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to the May 11, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council to:
Reinstate provisions recognizing an additional residence … Carried | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Item 15 Routine: adjourn the regular Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the April 13, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, the time being 9:09 p.m. Carried | Yes |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: approve the agenda for this special meeting. Official wording: THAT the agenda for the April 1, 2026 Special Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 5.1 Set the financial plan’s contribution to asset management at 2%. The minutes say this change results in an overall tax increase of 10.5%. Official wording: THAT the Financial Plan be amended to increase the Asset Management contribution to 2%. Carried | No |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 5.1 Advance the five-year financial plan, with the asset management contribution set at 2%, through its first three readings. The minutes state that the amended plan has an overall tax increase of 10.5%. Official wording: THAT Council give the first, second, and third reading to the 2026-2030 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 940, as amended to increase the Asset Management contribution to 2%. Carried | No |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 5.1 Have staff hold a budget open house in Council Chambers on April 8, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to schedule a Budget Open House for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Carried | Yes |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 6 Routine: end the special meeting at 5:57 p.m. Official wording: THAT the April 1, 2026 Special Meeting of Council be adjourned, the time being 5:57 p.m. Carried | Yes |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 3.1 Routine: adopt the agenda for this special Council meeting. Official wording: That the agenda for the April 1, 2026 Special Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried | Yes |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Item 4 Close the public meeting at 3:02 p.m. and move into a closed meeting to discuss labour or other employee relations. Official wording: That Council close the meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsection of the Community Charter, the time being 3:02 p.m.:
90 (1)(c) labour relations or other employee relations. Carried | Yes |