September 21, 2022 Special Council Summary
Rise and Report
Nelson Allen was appointed to the Board of Variance for a three-year term.
Section 6a
Committee Recommendations
- The City’s existing best practices for Complete Streets will be updated to consider the findings of the Transit Stop Accessibility Working group
- A process will be developed to retrofit existing transit stops in consultation with stakeholders
- Staff will work with members of the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness to determine and implement appropriate accessibility upgrades at existing transit stops
Section 7a
Administration & Finance
The replacement project for the exterior LED sign at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre has been cancelled.
Section 10a
$4,000 in funding from the Climate Action Reserve Fund will be used to support the continuation of the City’s home energy assessment rebates.
Section 10c
Section 10d
Council award a Permissive Tax Exemption for the 2023 taxation year to the Nanaimo Hungarian Cultural Society for the property that it owns at 4840 Hammond Bay Road.
Section 10e
Sections 10f-h
Council received an update on Sustainable Procurement from the City’s Purchasing department.
Section 10i
Section 10j
Applications will be submitted to the B.C. Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant Program for the cycling and sidewalk portion of the Albert and Fourth Complete Street Phase 2 project and the multi-use path portion of the Midtown Gateway project.
Section 10k
Section 10l
Council received an update on budget transfers in excess of $100,000 to cover increased construction costs for the Kenwill Drive Watermain Upgrades, Ninth Street Utility and Road Upgrades, and Laguna Way Watermain and PRV Upgrade.
Section 10m
Council gave three readings to the “Officer Designation and Delegation of Authority Bylaw, 2022 No. 7353” (a bylaw to provide for the appointment of Officers and the Delegation of Authority), which was revised to streamline municipal decision making on more routine responsibilities of Council.
Council also gave three readings to the “Appeals Procedure Bylaw, 2022 No. 7354” (a bylaw to establish the procedure for hearing appeals), which will provide consistence process when matters that have been delegated to staff are to be reconsidered by Council
Section 10n
Nuisance Property
Council declared 52 Athletic Street as a nuisance property, authorizing Staff to record and charge for municipal services including police required to attend to nuisance activity.
Section 10b
Bylaw Updates
“Subdivision Control Amendment Bylaw 2022 No.3260.07” (To remove Schedules G and H) was adopted.
Section 11a
Section 11b
“Building Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2022 No. 7224.04” (a bylaw to update the reference to the Fees and Charges Bylaw) was adopted.
Section 11c
Section 11d
“Development Approval Procedures and Notification Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2022 No. 7356” (To update the reference to the Fees and Charges Bylaw) was adopted.
Section 11e
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