Ron Mattson
5 of 5Meetings attended (with minutes)
144Votes · 5 recorded by name, 139 inferred
4Votes against the majority
67Motions moved or seconded
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Voted against the majority
Official · from the minutes| Date | Motion | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 7.b Have staff prepare a zoning-change bylaw for the proposed development at 241 Glenairlie Drive for three readings. The Town would secure a $16,000 community contribution before final adoption, and could refund the applicant up to $8,000 if Proposed Lot B is ultimately permitted for a single-family home. Official wording: THAT the necessary bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 to authorize the proposed development outlined in the staff report dated June 24, 2026, and titled “Rezoning 2026-01 - 241 Glenairlie Drive… Carried | No |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.b Adopt the amendment to the Town’s animal-control rules. Official wording: THAT Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005, Amendment Bylaw No. 1165, 2026 be adopted. Carried | No |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.c Adopt the changes to animal-control fees and charges. Official wording: THAT Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1166, 2026 be adopted. Carried | No |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.d Adopt the changes to the Town’s ticketing rules related to animal control. Official wording: THAT Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, Amendment Bylaw No. 1167, 2026 be adopted. Carried | No |
All votes
Official · from the minutes| Date | Motion | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 2 Allow Councillor Rogers’s notice of motion about an Atkins Road sidewalk celebration to be considered at this meeting. Official wording: THAT same day consideration be given to Councillor Rogers’s notice of motion – item 14. b) 1. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 2 Routine: add the Atkins Road sidewalk celebration notice to the agenda, move the primary care clinic item to a different section, and approve the revised agenda. Official wording: THAT the agenda be amended to include item 14. b) 1. and move item 9. c) to 11. a); AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 4.a Adopt changes to the rules for home occupations. Official wording: THAT Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 952, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1174, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 4.b Adopt changes to fees related to home occupations. Official wording: THAT Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1175, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 4.c Adopt changes to the ticketing rules related to home occupations. Official wording: THAT Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1176, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 4.d Adopt changes to sign rules related to home occupations. Official wording: THAT Sign Bylaw No. 950, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1177, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 4.e Give final approval to zoning changes related to home occupations. Official wording: THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1178, 2026 be given third reading and adoption. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 4.f Adopt changes to residential garbage and food-waste collection, including service for secondary and garden suites and stronger measures to deter wildlife. Official wording: THAT Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste Bylaw No. 745, 2009, Amendment Bylaw No. 1179, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 7.a Routine: receive the report about how municipalities regulate temperatures in rental buildings for information. Official wording: THAT the report dated June 24, 2026 from the Bylaw Compliance Officer titled “Information on Municipalities’ Approaches to Regulating Temperature in Rental Buildings" be received for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 7.b Hire Tecnet Canada to provide the Town’s managed information technology services for $205,200, before taxes. Official wording: THAT the Managed Information Technology Services RFP 2026-IT-01 be awarded to Tecnet Canada Inc. in the amount of $205,200; net of taxes. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 7.c Stop the application to reduce the required number of parking spaces at 100 Aldersmith Place from moving to the next stage. Official wording: THAT Development Variance Permit Application No. 2026-04 to vary the required number of parking spaces for 100 Aldersmith Place not proceed to the next stage of the application process. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 7.d Hire Island Applicators to carry out the Highland South Bridge rehabilitation work for $99,710 plus GST. Official wording: THAT Council approve the award for the Town’s 2026 Highland South Bridge Rehabilitation construction contract to Island Applicators at a price of $99,710 plus GST. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 7.e Hire Allterra Construction to install street lighting and build a crosswalk at Damon Drive for $353,802 plus GST. Official wording: THAT Council approve the award for the Town’s 2026 Six Mile Street Lighting and Crosswalk at Damon Drive construction contract to Allterra Construction Ltd. at a price of $353,802.00 plus GST. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 7.f Keep adjusting Council members’ current pay each year according to Victoria’s Consumer Price Index, without changing the underlying base amount. Ask the Chief Administrative Officer to review other ways to compensate members who need time away from their regular jobs to do Council work. Official wording: THAT current Council remunerations continue to be adjusted annually by the amount of percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Victoria, with no adjustment to the base amount of remuneration; … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 9.a Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 7 Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Council meeting held July 7, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 9.b Routine: adopt the minutes of the July 14 special Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Special Council meeting held July 14, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 11.a.1 Get legal help to draft an agreement with a non-profit society. The agreement would aim to connect View Royal residents with primary care and protect the Town’s investment in renovating a clinic. Official wording: THAT staff seek legal support on developing a draft Partnering Agreement with a non-profit society that ensures patient attachment for View Royal residents and protects any investment made by the Town… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 14.a.1 Consider including an e-bike share program in the Town’s transportation plan. Staff would work with regional and provincial partners to set up satellite stations along the Galloping Goose and E&N trails while the Town develops rules for local places where bikes can be picked up and left. Official wording: THAT an e-bike share program be considered for inclusion in the 2026 Transportation Master Plan; AND THAT staff work with the British Columbia Automobile Association, Capital Regional District, and Mi… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 14.a.2 Change the proposal so the Wilfert trail is included in the transportation plan as a project, without specifying that it be a short-term capital project. Official wording: THAT the above motion be amended to: THAT the "View Royal/Colwood Wilfert Multi-use Trail" be incorporated in the 2026 Transportation Master Plan as a project. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 15 Close the meeting to the public to discuss a municipal service, with the specified Council members, Town officers and employees, and other permitted attendees allowed to remain. Official wording: THAT there is a need to have a meeting closed to the public and persons other than the immediate members of Council, officers and employees of the Town, and those identified under Section 91 (2) of th… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 16.a Award GFL Environmental the Town’s 2027–2029 solid and food-waste collection contract and its curbside leaf collection service. Official wording: THAT the Solid and Food Waste Collection Contract (2027-2029) be awarded to GFL Environmental Inc.; AND THAT the curbside leaf collection service also be awarded to GFL Environmental Inc. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 21, 2026 | Item 17 Routine: end the meeting. Official wording: THAT this meeting now adjourn. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 2 Routine: amend the meeting agenda as described and approve it. Official wording: THAT the agenda be amended to include item 7. a) 4. i) and 10. j) and k), and move item 6. immediately following item 3., and item 10. i) to 11 a);
AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.a.1 Routine: receive the staff report about changes to home occupation rules for information. Official wording: THAT the report dated June 29, 2026 from the Community Planner titled “Amendments to Business Licence, Fees and Charges, Municipal Ticket Information, Sign and Zoning Bylaws” be received for informati… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.a.2 Give the proposed changes to the business-licensing rules for home occupations their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 952, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1174, 2026 be given first, second, and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.a.3 Give the proposed fee changes related to home occupations their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1175, 2026 be given first, second and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.a.4 Give the proposed ticketing-rule changes related to home occupations their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1176, 2026 be given first, second and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.a.5 Give the proposed sign-rule changes related to home occupations their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Sign Bylaw No. 950, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1177, 2026 be given first, second and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.a.6 Give the proposed zoning changes related to home occupations their first and second readings. Official wording: THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1178, 2026 be given first and second reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.a.6 Schedule a public hearing on the proposed home occupation zoning changes for July 21, 2026. Official wording: THAT a Public Hearing for Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1178, 2026 be scheduled for July 21, 2026. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.b.1 Ask staff to look into adding a general rule to the appropriate bylaw about keeping wildlife attractants under control. Official wording: THAT staff investigate options for incorporating a general provision addressing wildlife attractants into the appropriate bylaw. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.b.1 Routine: receive the staff report about garbage and food-waste service for secondary and garden suites, and reducing wildlife attractants, for information. Official wording: THAT the report dated June 12, 2026 from the Director of Engineering titled “Residential Garbage and Food Waste Bylaw Amendment for Secondary and Garden Suites and Wildlife Attractant Mitigation” be r… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.b.2 Give the proposed changes to residential garbage and food-waste service for secondary and garden suites their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Collection and Disposal of Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste Bylaw No. 745, 2009, Amendment Bylaw No. 1179, 2026 be given first, second, and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.c.1 Routine: receive the staff report about the proposed Official Community Plan for information. Official wording: THAT the report dated June 29, 2026 from the Director of Development Services titled “Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1180, 2026” be received for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.c.2 Give the proposed Official Community Plan its first reading. Official wording: THAT Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1180, 2026 be given first reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.c.2 Add a statement to the Plan saying that future growth should be planned using realistic expectations about when provincial, regional, and local transportation infrastructure will be delivered. Official wording: THAT the “Regional Context Statement” in Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1180, 2026 be amended include a bullet under section “4.1 - Improve multi-modal connectivity and mobility” under “Summary of … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.c.2 Give the Official Community Plan, with the transportation-infrastructure statement added, its first reading. Official wording: THAT the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1180, 2026 be given first reading as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.c.2 Give the proposed Official Community Plan its second reading. Official wording: THAT the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1180, 2026 be given second reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.c.2 Consider the proposed Plan alongside the Town’s financial plan and any waste-management plans, as required by provincial law. Official wording: THAT Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1180, 2026 be considered in conjunction with the Town's 2026-2030 Financial Plan and any Waste Management Plans pursuant to Section 477(3)(a) of the Local Govern… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.c.2 Schedule a public hearing on the proposed Official Community Plan for September 1, 2026. Official wording: THAT a Public Hearing for Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1180, 2026 be scheduled for September 1, 2026. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.d Adopt the Town’s fire protection and life safety bylaw. Official wording: THAT Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 954, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.e Adopt the approved amendment to the Town’s fees and charges bylaw. Official wording: THAT Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1054, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.f Adopt the approved amendment to the Town’s municipal ticketing bylaw. Official wording: THAT Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1055, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 5.g Adopt the amendment to the Town’s addressing bylaw. Official wording: THAT Addressing Bylaw No. 825, 2012, Amendment Bylaw No. 1170, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 7.a.4.i Routine: receive the residents’ letter about the proposed permit for 18 Fenton Road. Official wording: THAT the letter dated July 5, 2026 from Corina Herrera and Ian McKinnon, Re: Development Variance Permit for 18 Fenton Road be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 7.a Allow the proposed accessory building at 18 Fenton Road despite the listed size and front-yard zoning limits. If an arborist finds important roots where the building is planned, its location can be adjusted to protect neighbouring trees. Official wording: THAT Development Variance Permit 2023-052 for 18 Fenton Road be issued to construct an accessory building in accordance with plans submitted to the Development Services Department on March 3, 2026, su… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 7.b Have staff prepare a zoning-change bylaw for the proposed development at 241 Glenairlie Drive for three readings. The Town would secure a $16,000 community contribution before final adoption, and could refund the applicant up to $8,000 if Proposed Lot B is ultimately permitted for a single-family home. Official wording: THAT the necessary bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 to authorize the proposed development outlined in the staff report dated June 24, 2026, and titled “Rezoning 2026-01 - 241 Glenairlie Drive… Carried | No |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 7.c Authorize a permit change at 258 Helmcken Road so the first floor would not have to reserve at least 74 square metres for a café, while still meeting the other zoning requirements. Official wording: THAT Council, after giving notice, consider the following motion:
“THAT Council authorize the issuance of Development Variance Permit No. 2026-03 for 258 Helmcken Road, in accordance with plans submit… Defeated | No |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 7.d Ask staff to apply for federal funding for bus shelters, Watkiss Way Community Park, and streetlights and a crosswalk on Six Mile Road. Staff would also send expressions of interest for future funding consideration for the Helmcken Road–Watkiss Way intersection and the Atkins Pump Station pump replacement. Official wording: THAT staff pursue grant funding under the Government of Canada’s Build Communities Strong Fund (Direct Delivery Stream) for the following projects:
i. Bus Shelter Installation Program (C-139);
ii. Wat… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 7.e Move responsibility for seven listed office-administration policies, including use of the Council Chambers, from Council to the Chief Administrative Officer. Official wording: THAT the following Council policies be reclassified to administrative policies under the authority of the Chief Administrative Officer:
• 0100-002 Stationary, use of;
• 0100-003 Photocopier, use of;
•… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 9.a Provide Songhees Nation with $500 toward its July 29 Elders Lunch on lək̓ʷəŋən Territory. Official wording: THAT the Songhees Nation be provided with a $500 sponsorship in support of the July 29, 2026 Elders Lunch to be hosted on lək̓ʷəŋən Territory. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.a Routine: adopt the minutes of the June 16 Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Council meeting held June 16, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.b Routine: receive the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society board minutes for information. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society Board of Directors meeting held May 21, 2026 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.c Routine: receive the Fishers’ letter about the 241 Glenairlie Drive rezoning application. Official wording: THAT the letter dated February 16, 2026 from Rod and Dee Fisher, Re: 241 Glenairlie Drive - Rezoning Application be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.d Routine: receive the Logues’ letter about the 241 Glenairlie Drive rezoning and subdivision application. Official wording: THAT the letter dated March 4, 2026 from Terry and Ken Logue, Re: 241 Glenairlie Drive - Rezoning and Subdivision Application be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.e Routine: receive the email about the 241 Glenairlie Drive rezoning and subdivision application. Official wording: THAT the email dated March 6, 2026 from Tracey Pasqualotto and Jordan Troussedell, Re: 241 Glenairlie Drive - Rezoning and Subdivision Application be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.f Routine: receive Nick Wood’s email about the 241 Glenairlie Drive rezoning and subdivision application. Official wording: THAT the email dated March 14, 2026 from Nick Wood, Re: 241 Glenairlie Drive – Rezoning and Subdivision Application be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.g Routine: receive Christy Dyck’s email about Erskine Lane. Official wording: THAT the email dated June 17, 2026 from Christy Dyck, Re: Erskine Lane be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.h Routine: receive Diane Fownes’s email about the hotel and short-term rental ban. Official wording: THAT the email dated June 17, 2026 from Diane Fownes, Re: Hotel/Short Term Rental Ban be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.j Routine: receive Linda Pakos’s letter about sewer station work on Glenairlie Drive. Official wording: THAT the letter received July 3, 2026 from Linda Pakos, Re: Sewer Station Work on Glenairlie Drive be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 10.k Routine: receive James Lucas’s email about the 241 Glenairlie Drive rezoning and subdivision application. Official wording: THAT the email dated March 11, 2026 from James Lucas, Re: 241 Glenairlie Drive – Rezoning and Subdivision Application be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 11.a Have the Mayor urge the provincial minister and local MLAs to continue funding the Local Government Climate Action Program. Official wording: THAT the Mayor write to the Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions and local Members of the Legislative Assembly advocating for the continuation of funding for the Local Government Climate Action Pr… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 14.a.1 Ask staff to explain the steps, legal rules, and financial effects of changing or ending View Royal’s participation in the regional arts and culture service, including examples from other municipalities and whether a formal service review is needed. Official wording: THAT staff report on the process, legal requirements, and financial implications of modifying or withdrawing the Town of View Royal's participation in the Capital Regional District Arts and Culture Su… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 14.a.2 Hold this arts-funding proposal for a future meeting until staff report on the Town’s participation in the regional arts service. The proposal would reduce View Royal’s contribution level, set aside the resulting savings for a West Shore arts centre, and pursue one of two regional approaches to arts funding. Official wording: THAT the following motion be tabled to a future Council meeting pending the receipt of the staff report regarding the Town’s participation in the Capital Regional District Arts and Culture Support Ser… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | Item 17 Routine: end the meeting. Official wording: THAT this meeting now adjourn. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 2 Routine: make the listed agenda changes and approve the agenda as revised. Official wording: THAT the agenda be amended to include item 14. b) 2. and move item 10 c) 2. to 11 a); AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 4.a.1 Routine: receive the Fire Safety Act and fire bylaw update report for information. Official wording: THAT the report dated May 12, 2026 from the Assistant Fire Chief titled “Fire Safety Act Implementation and Fire Protection Bylaw Updates” be received for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 4.a.2 Give the Town’s new fire and rescue service bylaw its first three readings. Official wording: THAT Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 954, 2026 be given first, second, and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 4.a.3 Give the proposed fire protection and life safety fee changes their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1054, 2026 be given first, second and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 4.a.4 Give the proposed changes to municipal ticket rules for fire protection and life safety their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1055, 2026 be given first, second and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 4.a.5 Give the proposed changes about displaying street addresses their first three readings. Official wording: THAT Addressing Bylaw No. 825, 2012, Amendment Bylaw No. 1170, 2026 be given first, second and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 4.b Adopt the zoning changes removing certain density bonuses and renaming the lot density provisions. Official wording: THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1172, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 7.a.1 After notifying the public, authorize a larger accessory building at 18 Fenton Road, including allowing it in the front yard and allowing the requested floor area and lot coverage. If an arborist finds important roots in the building area, the siting can be adjusted to protect neighbouring trees. Official wording: THAT after giving notice, Council consider the following motion:
.
THAT Council authorize the issuance of Development Variance Permit 2023-052 for 18 Fenton Road to construct an accessory building in… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 7.b.1 Adopt the Town’s asset management policy, which sets out how the Town will consider and manage its assets over time. Official wording: THAT the Asset Management Policy, as provided in Attachment A, of the report dated May 26, 2026 from the Deputy Director of Engineering and Deputy Director of Finance titled “Asset Management Policy” … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 7.c.1 Update the Official Community Plan to say that growth and transportation should be planned together, with the Town considering transport capacity, transit, active travel, emergency access, and regional mobility when deciding where and how quickly growth should happen. Then send the revised regional context statement to the Capital Regional District Board for consideration and acceptance. Official wording: THAT the Official Community Plan and section 16.2 of the Regional Context Statement be amended to incorporate the following:
“The Town supports the objectives of the Regional Growth Strategy and reco… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 7.d.1 Routine: receive the report about the Town’s policy review approach for information. Official wording: THAT the report dated June 5, 2026 from the Director of Corporate Administration titled “Overview of Policy Review Approach” be received for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 7.e.1 Adopt the Town’s annual report for 2025. Official wording: THAT the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 9.a Routine: receive Canada Post’s email about planned delivery changes in View Royal. Official wording: THAT the email dated June 11, 2026 from Benjamin Berman, Director, Government and Community Affairs, Canada Post, Re: Planned Canada Post Delivery Changes in View Royal be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 9.b Have the Mayor write to Health Canada and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency to support the use of rat fertility control. Official wording: THAT the Mayor write to the Health Canada and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency supporting rat fertility control. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 10.a Routine: receive the minutes of the last Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Council meeting held June 2, 2026 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 10.b Routine: receive the letter about the rezoning and subdivision application at 241 Glenairlie Drive. Official wording: THAT the letter dated May 26, 2026 from Maria Almeida, Suzanne Place, Re: 241 Glenairlie Drive – Rezoning and Subdivision Application be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 10.c.1 Ask staff to draft a bylaw setting out the Town’s goals for using property tax exemptions to attract hotel development on suitable sites. Official wording: THAT staff draft a Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw pursuant to Section 226 of the Community Charter to define the Town’s objectives of attracting hotel development on suitable properties. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 11.a Change the draft plan to say that infill and redevelopment in existing neighbourhoods will be enabled through the Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing designation. Official wording: THAT the first bullet point in Objective 1.1 – Summary of Policy Direction in section 16.2 “Regional Context Statement Alignment” in the draft Official Community Plan be amended as follows:
“Enable i… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 11.a Keep the Action Plan as a separate document rather than including it in the draft Official Community Plan. Official wording: THAT the Action Plan be separated from the draft Official Community Plan and maintained as a standalone document. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 11.a Change the draft plan’s regional traffic objective to treat the needs of both residents and businesses as a priority. Official wording: THAT Objective 8.2.4 “Regional Traffic and Resident Needs” in the draft Official Community Plan be amended to recognize both resident and business needs as a priority. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 11.a Add a photograph of the “Love Story” rock wall art installation on Island Highway to the draft Official Community Plan. Official wording: THAT a photograph of the rock wall art installation on Island Highway titled “Love Story” be included in the draft Official Community Plan. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 11.a Update the final draft plan to include all changes made at the June 9 Committee of the Whole meeting, then prepare the bylaw for its first and second readings. Official wording: THAT the final draft of the Official Community Plan be updated to incorporate all amendments from the June 9, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting prior to first and second reading of the bylaw; AND TH… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 14.a.1 Amend the Admirals Road transit proposal so that staff include transit infrastructure improvements in the active transportation improvements planned for the road. Official wording: THAT the above motion be amended to:
THAT staff incorporate transit infrastructure improvements into the Active Transportation improvements planned along Admirals Road. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | Item 17 Routine: adjourn the meeting. Official wording: THAT this meeting now adjourn. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 2 Routine: amend the agenda by adding the listed items, moving one item to a later section, and postponing another to the June 16 meeting, then approve the agenda as changed. Official wording: THAT the agenda be amended to include items 7. a) 4. b) and 10. h) to j), move item 10. b) to 11. a), and table item 14. a) 3. to the June 16, 2026 Council meeting;
AND THAT the agenda be approved as … Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 4.a.1 Routine: receive the staff report about the proposed density bonus zoning changes for information. Official wording: THAT the report dated May 25, 2026 from the Director of Development Services titled “Density Bonus Zoning Bylaw Amendments” be received for information. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 4.a.2 Give the proposed zoning changes three readings. They would remove the green-roof density bonus and the underground density bonus in the RM-1 zone, and rename the lot-density provisions. Official wording: THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1172, 2026 be given first, second, and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 4.b Adopt the change clarifying what counts as an acceptable mark on a ballot when the automated vote-counting system is used. Official wording: THAT Automated Vote Counting System Authorization and Procedure Bylaw No. 480, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1171, 2026 be adopted. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 5.a.1 Have staff work with Aroga Lifestyle Medicine and other potential partners to assess whether a community primary care clinic in View Royal is feasible. The work includes estimating costs for a grant application, examining governance and partnerships, developing a funding strategy, and bringing recommendations back to Council. Official wording: THAT staff work with representatives from Aroga Lifestyle Medicine and other relevant partners to undertake a detailed feasibility assessment for a View Royal Community Primary Care Attachment Clinic,… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 7.a.4.a Routine: receive the email from Heather West and Delmer Lang about the development variance permit application. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 23, 2026 from Heather West and Delmer Lang, Re: Application #DVP2026-01 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 7.a.4.b Routine: receive James Pickford’s email about 254 Island Highway and the zoning bylaw. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 29, 2026 from James Pickford, Re: 254 Island Highway/Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 7.a Issue the permit for 254 Island Highway, allowing the property to have 4 parking spaces instead of the required 15, and no accessible parking spaces instead of the required one. The development must still meet the Town’s other zoning requirements and follow the submitted plans. Official wording: THAT the Development Variance Permit 2026-01 for 254 Island Highway be issued in accordance with plans submitted to the Development Services Department on May 21, 2026, subject to the development meet… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 7.b Hire Caird Mechanical Contractors to maintain the mechanical equipment at the Town’s sanitary sewer pump stations through the end of 2026, for $132,470 plus GST. Official wording: THAT the Town enter into a contract with Caird Mechanical Contractors Ltd. for the routine maintenance of the Town’s sanitary sewer pump stations (mechanical assets), until the end of the year (2026),… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 7.c Routine: receive the draft annual report for 2025. Official wording: THAT the draft Annual Report for year ended December 31, 2025 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.a Routine: receive the minutes of the May 19 Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Council meeting held May 19, 2026 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.c Routine: receive Diane Fownes’s email about an amnesty period for short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 19, 2026 from Diane Fownes, Re: Short Term Rental - Amnesty Period be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.d Routine: receive Diane Fownes’s email about a short-term rental decision. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 20, 2026 from Diane Fownes, Re: Short Term Rental Decision be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.e Routine: receive Diane Fownes’s email about short-term rental concerns raised at the May 19 meeting. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 21, 2026 from Diane Fownes, Re: Short Term Rental Concerns from the May 19, 2026 meeting be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.f Routine: receive Rachel McClellan’s email requesting further discussion of short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 21, 2026 from Rachel McClellan, Re: Requesting Further Discussion on Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.g Routine: receive Rob Black’s email opposing short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 22, 2026 from Rob Black, Re: Short Term Rentals - No Thanks be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.h Routine: receive Mary’s email about short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 28, 2026 from Mary (surname not provided), Re: Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.i Routine: receive Jennifer Roach’s letter about short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the letter dated June 1, 2026 from Jennifer Roach, Re: Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 10.j Routine: receive Scott Rutherford’s letter supporting short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the letter received June 1, 2026 from Scott Rutherford, Re: Short Term Rental Support Letter be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 11.a Routine: receive the minutes of the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society board meeting held April 16. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society Board of Directors meeting held April 16, 2026 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 14.a.1 Ask staff to develop ways to lessen the disruption caused by construction road closures. Options could include restricting closures during rush hour, making the people requesting a closure pay for traffic controllers to keep commuters on designated roads, and increasing closure fees to encourage shorter closures. Official wording: THAT staff prepare options to reduce the negative impact of construction related road closures, including but not limited to:
• limiting the hours closures are permitted (ie. not during rush hours);
•… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 14.a.2 Have the Mayor ask BC Transit, the regional transit commission, and the provincial transportation ministry to work together on adding parking at the Helmcken Park and Ride after the bus-on-shoulder project is finished and the ministry’s temporary buildings and equipment are removed. Official wording: THAT the Mayor write to BC Transit, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI), urging the parties to collaborate on expanding parking capac… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 14.a.4 Ask staff to look into the steps needed to remove all or part of Little Road through to Watkiss Way from its road designation, rezone the land as parkland, and add it to Eagle Creek Park, then report back to Council. Official wording: THAT staff investigate and report back on the process to degazette all or a portion of Little Road to Watkiss Way and rezone the land as parkland for incorporation into Eagle Creek Park. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, Jun 2, 2026 | Item 16 Routine: end the meeting. Official wording: THAT this meeting now adjourn. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 2 Routine: amend the agenda to add items 10(k) through 10(o), move items 10(e) through 10(h) to item 11, and approve the agenda with those changes. Official wording: THAT the agenda be amended to include items 10. k) to o) and move items 10. e) to h) to 11. a) to d);
AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.a.1 Routine: receive the Corporate Officer’s report about the proposed voting-system bylaw amendment. Official wording: THAT the report dated May 12, 2026 from the Corporate Officer titled “Amendment to Automated Vote Counting System Authorization and Procedure Bylaw” be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.a.2 Give the proposed change to the rules for what counts as an acceptable mark on a voting ballot its first three readings. Official wording: THAT Automated Vote Counting System Authorization and Procedure Bylaw No. 480, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1171, 2026 be given first, second, and third reading. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.b Adopt the amendment to the Town’s animal-control rules. Official wording: THAT Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005, Amendment Bylaw No. 1165, 2026 be adopted. Carried | No |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.c Adopt the changes to animal-control fees and charges. Official wording: THAT Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1166, 2026 be adopted. Carried | No |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 4.d Adopt the changes to the Town’s ticketing rules related to animal control. Official wording: THAT Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, Amendment Bylaw No. 1167, 2026 be adopted. Carried | No |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 7.a.4.a Routine: receive Shane Slothouber’s letter supporting the proposed development at 309 View Royal Avenue. Official wording: THAT the letter received April 19, 2026 from Shane Slothouber, Re: 309 View Royal Avenue - Letter of Support be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 7.a.4.b Routine: receive Shane Slothouber’s second letter supporting the proposed development at 309 View Royal Avenue. Official wording: THAT the letter received April 21, 2026 from Shane Slothouber, Re: 309 View Royal Avenue - Letter of Support be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 7.a Allow the proposed addition to the home at 309 View Royal Avenue to be up to 8 metres high instead of the usual 7.5 metres, provided it meets the Town’s other zoning rules and follows the submitted plans. Official wording: THAT Development Variance Permit 2026-02 for 309 View Royal Avenue be issued in accordance with plans submitted to the Development Services Department on April 9, 2026, subject to the proposed develop… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 7.b Have staff prepare a zoning change removing the green-roof density bonus option from the listed residential and commercial zones. The proposal would proceed without a public hearing, with the required public notice given before Council considers its readings. Official wording: THAT staff prepare the necessary Zoning Bylaw amendment that would authorize the amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 with respect to repealing the green roof density bonus provision from the RT-1… Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 7.c Approve a grant program policy to support volunteer-led community improvement projects. Official wording: THAT the Volunteer Community Improvement Grant Program Policy No. 6400-044 be approved. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 7.d Routine: approve the updated schedule identifying who will serve as Acting Mayor during 2026. Official wording: THAT the revised 2026 Acting Mayor schedule as attached to the report dated May 8, 2026 from the Corporate Officer titled “Revised 2026 Acting Mayor Schedule” be approved. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.a Routine: receive the minutes of the May 5 Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Council meeting held May 5, 2026 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.b Routine: receive the minutes of the May 12 special Council meeting. Official wording: THAT the minutes of the Special Council meeting held May 12, 2026 be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.c Routine: receive Linda Jeaurond’s email about Councillor Rogers’s proposed addition to the draft Official Community Plan. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 5, 2026 from Linda Jeaurond, Re: Councillor Rogers Motion – Addition to the Draft Official Community Plan be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.d Routine: receive the Climate Coalition’s email submission about its “Density Without Demolition” roadmap. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 9, 2026 from Linda Jeaurond, View Royal Climate Coalition, Re: Submission Regarding "Density Without Demolition" (DWD) Roadmap be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.i Routine: receive Ben Whittome’s email supporting short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 13, 2026 from Ben Whittome, Re: Support for Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.j Routine: receive Diane Fownes’s email about short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 13, 2026 from Diane Fownes, Re: Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.k Routine: receive Brenda and Michael Bacon’s email supporting short-term rentals in View Royal. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 16, 2026 from Brenda and Michael Bacon Re: Support for Short Term Rentals in View Royal be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.l Routine: receive Scott Rutherford’s letter supporting short-term rentals in View Royal. Official wording: THAT the letter dated May 17, 2026 from Scott Rutherford, Re: Support of Allowing Short Term Rentals in View Royal be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.m Routine: receive John and Brenda Austin’s email about short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 19, 2026 from John and Brenda Austin, Re: Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.n Routine: receive Donna Porter’s letter about short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the letter received May 19, 2025 from Donna Porter, Re: Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 10.o Routine: receive Kyle Porter’s letter about short-term rentals. Official wording: THAT the letter received May 19, 2026 from Kyle Porter, Re: Short Term Rentals be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 11 Allow vehicles to park in the existing bike lane on Erskine Lane. Official wording: THAT parking in the existing bike lane on Erskine Lane be permitted. Defeated | No inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 11.a Routine: receive Aisha Mills’s email about parking on Erskine Lane. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 12, 2026 from Aisha Mills, Re: Erskine Lane Parking be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 11.b Routine: receive Emily Lambert’s email about converting the Erskine Lane bike lane to parking. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 12, 2026 from Emily Lambert, Re: Conversion of Bike Lane to Parking - Erskine Lane be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 11.c Routine: receive Alessandra Mills’s email about parking on Erskine Lane. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 12, 2026 from Alessandra Mills, Re: Erskine Lane Parking be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 11.d Routine: receive Melissa West’s email about the Erskine Lane bike lane. Official wording: THAT the email dated May 13, 2026 from Melissa West, Re: Erskine Lane Bike Lane be received. Carried | Yes inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 14.a.1 Change the Town’s short-term rental rules so they align with provincial requirements. Official wording: THAT the Town of View Royal amend its short-term rental regulations to align with provincial requirements. Defeated | No inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 14.a.2 Lower the speed limit to 30 km/h on Atkins Road from the Langford boundary through Brydon Road, including Brydon Road. Official wording: THAT the speed limit on Atkins Road, from the City of Langford boundary to and including Brydon Road, be amended to 30 km/h. Defeated | No inferred |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 | Item 17 Routine: end the meeting. Official wording: THAT this meeting now adjourn. Carried | Yes inferred |