Council · Regular
May 11, 2026
REGULAR COUNCIL Meeting
19:00 – 22:49 · 3h 49m
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 — Emilie Gorman Director of Corporate Services/Corporate Officer — Fernando Pimentel Deputy Director of Strategic Capital Planning — Ivo Van der Kamp Senior Planner — Jarret Matanowitsch Director of Planning and Building Services — Kristin Tryon Director of Financial and Information Technology Services/Chief Financial Officer — Lisa Banfield Emergency Program Manager — Sarah Grant Business Analyst — Sian Bell Recording Secretary — Stacey Lee Fire Chief — Troy Ziegler Manager of Finance —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda of the May 11, 2026 Regular Council meeting be approved as amended by adding late correspondence to items #10.1, #13.4, #17.10, #17.11, and #17.12, adding additional reasons to close to item #18.1, and deferring item #12.1.…
- · Motion 2 added: That the minutes from the April 27, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated.
- · Motion 3 added: That the 2025 Audited Financial Statements be accepted.
- · Motion 4 added: That Council not consent to the CRD adopting Bylaw No. 4761 “Saanich Peninsula Recreation Services (DCS Recreation Facility) Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1, 2026”.
- · Motion 5 added: That consideration of the item be deferred.
- · Motion 6 added: That Council consent to the CRD adopting Bylaw No. 4761 “Saanich Peninsula Recreation Services (DCS Recreation Facility) Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1, 2026”.
- · Motion 7 added: That the District commit $15,000 to the 2026 Flavour Trails.
- · Motion 8 added: 1. That Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2077 (6719 West Saanich Road) be given Third Reading. 2. That prior to bylaw adoption a covenant be registered to secure that: a. Land dedication be provided along West Saanich Road to align the sou…
- · Motion 9 added: 1. That staff issue a Request for Proposals in Q2 2026 for the disposition of 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, and include the following Evaluation Criteria: a. Offer on Land, favouring lease, still achieving market value, for a total of 40 p…
- · Motion 10 added: That Council direct staff to provide options to amend the soil removal and deposit permit to consider the beneficial use of soil for agricultural quality.
- · Motion 11 added: 1. Direct staff to submit an application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation program for the project titled “Climate Risk Assessment and Prioritized Adaptation Plan for the District of Cent…
- · Motion 12 added: 1. Direct staff to enter into a First Responder Service Agreement (FRSA) and Operational Response Plan (ORP) with BC Emergency Health Services for PURPLE and RED Clinical Response Model Colour Codes, and ORANGE Colour Codes where BCEHS res…
- · Motion 13 added: 1. That the Temporary Use Permit application PL001899 for 6929 Veyaness Road be referred to the Advisory Planning Commission (APC) and to the Peninsula & Area Agricultural Commission (PAAC); and 2. That staff schedule an Opportunity to be …
- · Motion 14 added: 1. That Development Permit with Variances application PL001702 for the project at 7054 Brentwood Drive be referred to the Advisory Planning Commission for comment and that the Commission be asked to, among other things, comment on the heig…
- · Motion 15 added: 1. That the Non-Adhering Residential Use (NARU) application be referred to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) to permit an accessory dwelling unit within an existing detached two-storey residential accessory building; and 2. That follo…
- · Motion 16 added: That Bylaw No. 2265 be adopted.
- · Motion 17 added: That Bylaw No. 2266 be adopted.
- · Motion 18 added: That Bylaw No. 2267 be adopted.
- · Motion 19 added: That Bylaw 2259 be adopted.
- · Motion 20 added: That OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2253 (1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road) be adopted.
- · Motion 21 added: That consideration of adoption of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2252 (1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road) be deferred to the next meeting.
- · Motion 22 added: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that as part of the rezoning process for the Extraction Lands, Council direct staff to discuss with the Extraction Lands owners options to support a food hub for locally produced/harvested foods in the Keating Busi…
- · Motion 23 added: That the meeting be extended.
- · Motion 24 added: 1. That staff be directed to initiate formal conversations with School District 63 (Saanich) and the WSANEC School Board to determine the feasibility and interest in receiving lightly-used, surplus municipal computer equipment, and to repo…
- · Motion 25 added: That the letter be included on the next Council meeting agenda.
- · Motion 26 added: That all closed meeting items from the May 11, 2026 meeting be deferred.
- · Attendance added: Christopher Graham (absent)
- · 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: Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: Christine Culham (present)
- · Attendance added: Emilie Gorman (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: Lisa Banfield (present)
- · Attendance added: Troy Ziegler (present)
- · Attendance added: Ivo Van der Kamp (present)
- · Attendance added: Cindy Wass-Thomas (present)
- · Attendance added: Sarah Grant (present)
- · Attendance added: Sian Bell (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristin Tryon (present)