Council · Regular
February 9, 2026
REGULAR COUNCIL Meeting
19:00 – 21:50 · 2h 50m
6 present · 1 absent
Staff & officers present
Britt Burnham Manager of Community Engagement — Christine Culham Chief Administrative Officer — Cindy Wass-Thomas Project Coordinator — Dale Puskas Director of Engineering — David Hunter OH&S and Return to Work Program Manager — Emilie Gorman Director of Corporate Services/Corporate Officer — Fernando Pimentel Deputy Director of Strategic Capital Planning — Jarret Matanowitsch Director of Planning and Building Services — Kristin Tryon Director of Financial and Information Technology Services/Chief Financial Officer — Pamela Martin Deputy Corporate Officer — Stacey Lee Fire Chief — Tony Bousquet Manager of Information Technology —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda of the February 9, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by adding three late items of correspondence for information as items #15.20-22.
- · Motion 2 added: That the minutes from the January 26, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be adopted as circulated.
- · Motion 3 added: That the minutes from the January 26, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated.
- · Motion 4 added: That the minutes from the February 2, 2026 Special (Open) Council meeting be adopted as circulated.
- · Motion 5 added: That the Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission be authorized to extend an invitation to the Minister of Agriculture to attend an upcoming meeting to review permitted uses in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and minimum requirements…
- · Motion 6 added: That Council direct that the Engineering Department provide a presentation to the Advisory Planning Commission on critical infrastructure, including water, sewer, energy, and transportation, for a better understanding of potential impacts …
- · Motion 7 added: That Council reimburse Councillor Thompson for the registration fee of the South Island Farmers Institute for $135.
- · Motion 8 added: That the Emergency Operations Centre Activation Exempt Management Compensation Policy be adopted as presented in Appendix A.
- · Motion 9 added: That the amended Safety and Health Council Policy be approved as presented in Appendix A, and direct staff to implement the Bullying, Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Harassment Policy as a corporate policy (Appendix B).
- · Motion 10 added: That Council provide early budget approval for the Student Employment Program for 2026 as per Table 1 and include in the District’s 5-year Financial Plan.
- · Motion 11 added: That Council Procedures Bylaw No. 2258, 2026, Amendment Bylaw No.2 be amended by striking section 14.4 from the bylaw.
- · Motion 12 added: That Council Procedures Bylaw No. 2258, 2026, Amendment Bylaw No.2, be amended to include that Council can extend the period by resolution of Council in section 14.3.
- · Motion 13 added: That Appendix D be amended to include the Acting Mayor as approver, and 15.1 (b) of Council Procedures Bylaw No. 2258, 2026, Amendment Bylaw No.2, be amended as follows: (b) the request has been approved by the Mayor and Acting Mayor, and …
- · Motion 14 added: That Council Procedures Bylaw No. 2258, 2026, Amendment Bylaw No.2 be introduced and given first and second reading, as amended.
- · Motion 15 added: That Bylaw No. 2258 be given third reading.
- · Motion 16 added: That the process chart for Delegation requests be endorsed, as amended.
- · Motion 17 added: That in addition to continuing the New Year’s Open House and the Coffee with Council, pop up events and community group presentations are piloted in the future, as resources allow of Council and staff.
- · Motion 18 added: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to prepare and present for Council consideration a policy governing the participation of municipal employees and contractors in local election activities, including individuals under the p…
- · Motion 19 added: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff to explore and report back on options to secure publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure on public land as development occurs...
- · Motion 20 added: That the notice of motion be considered at tonight's meeting.
- · Motion 21 added: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff to write to MLAs Botterell and Popham, the Minister of Environment and Parks, and BC Parks to: 1. Request clarification on current enforcement of maximum stay regulations for vessels in To…
- · Motion 22 added: That the notice of motion be considered at tonight's meeting.
- · Motion 23 added: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that AVICC request the Province of British Columbia to: 1. Support timely transfer of detained individuals to the BC Sheriff Service or BC Corrections...
- · Motion 24 added: That Council convene a closed meeting pursuant to the following subsections of the Community Charter...
- · Attendance added: Christopher Graham (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Zeb King (present)
- · Attendance added: Gordon Newton (present)
- · Attendance added: Niall Paltiel (present)
- · Attendance added: Sarah Riddell (present)
- · Attendance added: Ryan Windsor (present)
- · Attendance added: Christine Culham (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristin Tryon (present)
- · Attendance added: Jarret Matanowitsch (present)
- · Attendance added: Dale Puskas (present)
- · Attendance added: Stacey Lee (present)
- · Attendance added: Britt Burnham (present)
- · Attendance added: Fernando Pimentel (present)
- · Attendance added: Tony Bousquet (present)
- · Attendance added: David Hunter (present)
- · Attendance added: Cindy Wass-Thomas (present)
- · Attendance added: Pamela Martin (present)
- · Attendance added: Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: Emilie Gorman (present)
- · Participation added: Gordon Newton depart