January 13, 2020 Regular Council Summary
Committee Recommendations
The following grant recommendations were approved:
2020 Culture & Heritage Operating Grants
Applicant Name | Recommend |
A Capella Plus Choral Society | $3,250 |
Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society | $4,500 |
Heart of the Island Chorus Society | $2,300 |
Hub City Cinema Society | $10,500 |
Island Bel Canto Singers | $1,500 |
Island Consort Society | $1,750 |
L’Association des francophones de Nanaimo | $21,000 |
Malaspina Choral Society | $3,500 |
Mid Island Metis Nation Association | $11,000 |
Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra | $4,512 |
Nanaimo Chinese Cultural Society | $3,350 |
Nanaimo Concert Band Society | $7,750 |
Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association | $20,000 |
Nanaimo Tidesmen (BC Chapter of SPEBSQSA) | $2,375 |
Opera Nanaimo | $1,000 |
Pacific Coast Stage Company | $6,000 |
Pacific Institute of Bagpiping and Celtic Music | $3,250 |
Wordstorm Society of the Arts | $2,750 |
Crimson Coast Dance Society ** | $23,200 |
Nanaimo Conservatory of Music ** | $18,400 |
TheatreOne ** | $42,450 |
Vancouver Island Symphony ** | $89,244 |
Western Edge Theatre ** | $13,850 |
**Recommended for continued three-year funding (2019/2020/2021)
2020 Culture &Heritage Project Grants
Applicant Name | Project | Recommend |
Brechin United Church – Mission and Outreach Team | Reconciliation Workshop – Building Bridges and Paddling Together | $800 |
Crimson Coast Dance Society | Leadership Development | $611 |
Crimson Coast Dance Society | Mixed Ability Dance Jams | $1,800 |
Crimson Coast Dance Society | Qwuyulush Nuwilum Xwa’alum Sumshàthut | $3,750 |
Federation of BC Writers | Youth & Elder Journaling Workshops at Salish Lelum |
$500 |
Harbour City Jazz Society | JazzFest 2020 | $2,250 |
Mid Island Community Band Society | MICoba “Massed Bands” Project | $500 |
Nanaimo Ballroom Dance Society | Island Fantasy ball | $5,363 |
Nanaimo Blues Society | Summertime Blues | $20,000 |
Nanaimo Sings! Choral Festival Society | Sing With Your Ears – A listening workshop for singers | $537 |
Pacific Institute of Bagpiping and Celtic Music Society | Pacific Gael Youth Band | $1,500 |
South End Community Association | South End Day | $4,750 |
Vancouver Island Danish Canadian Club | 2020 Federation of Danish Associations in Canada (Conference & AGM) | $3,000 |
Vancouver Island Short Film Festival Society | Vancouver Island Short Film Festival | $6,200 |
Wordstorm Society of the Arts | Wordstorm Website Redesign | $1,100 |
2020 Downtown Event Grants
Applicant Name | Project | Recommend |
A Capella Plus Choral Society | A Capella Plus Fall Concert | $473 |
B. Gallant Homes | B. Gingerbread Homes | $7,500 |
Friends of Heritage Society | Nanaimo Heritage Festival | $13,000 |
Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society | Jazz Affair | $4,000 |
Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce | Commercial Street Night Market | $24,750 |
Humanity in Community | Hub City Walls | $15,000 |
Malaspina Choral Society | 50th Anniversary Gala | $2,000 |
Men’s Resource Centre | Hub City Soapbox Derby | $7,325 |
Nanaimo Artwalk Committee | Nanaimo Artwalk 2020 | $2,700 |
Nanaimo Chapter Federation of Canadian Artists | Nanaimo Fine Art Show | $2,100 |
Nanaimo Craft Beer Society | Nanaimo Craft Beer Week | $3,500 |
Nanaimo Downtown Farmers Market Society | Nanaimo Downtown Farmers Market | $6,695 |
Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival Society | Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival | $10,000 |
Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association | 10-Day Concert Series and 3-Day Festival | $17,000 |
Nanaimo Pride Society | Nanaimo Pride 2020 | $9,500 |
Old City Quarter Association | Christmas in the OCQ | $2,500 |
Old City Quarter Association | Halloween in the OCQ | $2,850 |
Old City Quarter Association | Hop Into Spring in the OCQ | $1,450 |
Old City Quarter Association | Sounds of Summer in the OCQ | $6,000 |
TheatreOne | Emerging Voices | $4,000 |
Vancouver Island Regional Library | Big Names, Little City – Canadian Author Reading Series | $806 |
Vancouver Island Regional Library | Vancouver Island Childrens’ Book Festival (BookFest) | $3,750 |
Volume Studio Ltd. | SHINE2020 Nanaimo | $2,656 |
Wordstorm Society of the Arts | Poetry SlamFest | $445 |
Heritage Home Grant
The Leynard Residence, located at 442 Milton Street, will receive a $1,624 Heritage Home Grant for window repairs.
2020 Community Vitality Grants
Organization | Project | Amount |
Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation | Nanaimo Take a Hike Program-Vehicle Purchase | $10,000 |
Spinal Cord Injury Organization of BC | Healthy Active Island Life with SCI | $5,000 |
Society for Equity, Inclusion and Advocacy (SEIA): Central Vancouver Island | Project Keep SEIA Housed | $10,000 |
2020 Social Planning Grants
Organization | Project | Amount |
Nanaimo Region John Howard Society | Circles of Support | $15,000 |
United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island |
Nanaimo Homeless Coalition Communications Strategy Implementation Project | $15,000 |
Literacy Central Vancouver Island | Word on the Street | $30,000 |
Section 8c
Supervised Consumption Sites
Council directed staff to bring forward a zoning bylaw amendment which changes the definition of office/medical dental to be interpreted more broadly but excludes supervised consumption sites. The topic of supervised consumption sites will be brought forward for discussion at a future Health and Housing Task Force meeting.
Section 10 c
Home Based Business Regulations
Amendments to home-based business regulations (“Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2011 No. 4500”) passed two readings, and amendments to sign regulations for home-based businesses (“Sign Amendment Bylaw 2020 No. 2850.22”) passed three readings.
Section 10 d
Development around Nanaimo
An application to rezone 200 Hansen Road, to allow for a multi-family residential development, passed two readings. A third reading will be considered once the vehicle turnaround covenant, blanket right-of-way and residential units are secured.
Section 10 e
A Development Permit has been issued for 930 Terminal Avenue, to allow for a proposed mixed-use building that will include multi-family residential units, live/work units and commercial space.
Section 10 f
A Development Variance Permit has been issued for 3358 Stephenson Point Road, to allow for the construction of an oversized accessory building.
Section 10 g
A Development Variance Permit has been issued for 4461 Wellington Road, to allow for an over height fence and retaining wall.
Section 10 h
A Development Variance Permit has been issued for 3945 Biggs Road, to waive the frontage works and services requirements for the planned redevelopment of the Nanaimo Correctional Centre.
Section 10 i
A Development Variance Permit has been issued at 3951 Jingle Pot Road, to reduce the minimum rear yard setback to legalize the construction of an existing single residential dwelling.
Section 10 j
Bylaw Updates
The following bylaws were adopted:
"Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2019 No. 4500.133" (To rezone Unit 9, 1599 Dufferin Crescent to allow “Cannabis Retail Store” as a site-specific use in the Hospital Urban Centre [CC5] Zone).
Section 11 a
“Financial Plan Bylaw 2019 No. 7307” (To confirm and adopt the 2020 – 2024 Financial Plan).
Section 11 b
January 13, 2020 Regular Council Meeting - agenda, documents and video
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