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January 18, 2021 Regular Council Summary

Mayor's Report

Tribute to Marianne Turley
Marianne was a longtime volunteer to the arts and culture in Nanaimo. She was a champion of the Vancouver Island Symphony as a donor, fundraiser, planner, board member, leader and advocate. Our deepest condolences to Councillor Turley, the family and all who knew Marianne.

“A generation of women who thought the world was full of possibilities, who worked hard to make those possibilities their successes.”
-Mayor Krog

Reports to Council

BC Ferries Electrification Project Letter of Support
Council endorsed the Letter of Support being forwarded to BC Ferries to aid in securing Federal funding for the BC Ferries Electrification Project.
Section 12 a

Appointment of Bylaw Enforcement Officer
Garry McHady was appointed as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of City of Nanaimo “Licencing and Control of Animals Bylaw 1995 No. 4923” and “Parks, Recreation and Culture Regulation Bylaw 2008 No. 7073".
Section 12 b

Development Permit Application No. DP1142 - 135, 139, 147, 151 Haliburton Street and 940 Milton Street
Development Permit No. DP1142 at 135, 139, 147, 151 Haliburton Street and 940 Milton Street was issued with the following variances:

  • to increase the maximum allowable building height from 14.0m to 15.8m
  • to reduce the minimum front yard setback for an underground parking structure from 1.80m to 0.75m

Section 12 c

Bylaws

The following Bylaw was adopted:

Financial Plan Bylaw 2020 No. 7320
“Financial Plan Bylaw 2020 No. 7320” (To confirm and adopt the 2021 – 2025 Financial Plan).
Section 13 a

Other Business

Correspondence dated 2020-DEC-21, from Myra Thomson re: Homeless Population Displaced from Wesley Street Encampment
Council received the Correspondence dated 2020-DEC-21, from Myra Thomson re: Homeless Population Displaced from Wesley Street Encampment and directed the information to the Health and Housing Task Force.
Section 15 a

Correspondence dated 2021-JAN-13, from Geoff Bowlby, Director General, Census Management Office, Statistics Canada, re: 2021 Census of Population
Council supports the 2021 Census and encourages all residents to complete their census questionnaire online at www.census.gc.ca. Accurate and complete census data support programs and services that benefit our community.
Section 15 a

January 18, 2021 Regular Council Meeting – agenda, documents and video

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