Council · Regular
January 12, 2026
TOWN OF SIDNEY
18:00 – 20:26 · 2h 26m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: that the agenda be approved with the addition of item 13c - Amending Financial Plan Schedule.
- · Motion 2 added: that Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of December 15, 2025, be approved.
- · Motion 3 added: that item 13a be moved up as the next item on the agenda.
- · Motion 4 added: that staff be directed to: 1. Continue working with Beacon Community Services (BCS) and the Vancouver Island Regional Library in an effort to establish a warming centre in the Nell Horth Room adjacent to the Sidney / North Saanich Library …
- · Motion 5 added: that Bylaw No. 2292 - Miscellaneous Fees & Charges, Amendment No. 23, be adopted.
- · Motion 6 added: that Bylaw No. 2304 - Parks, Amendment No. 9, be adopted.
- · Motion 7 added: that Bylaw No. 2305 - Animal Licence & Control, Amendment No. 4, be adopted.
- · Motion 8 added: that Bylaw No. 2306 - Service Connection Fees, Amendment No. 2, be adopted.
- · Motion 9 added: that Development Variance Permit Application No. DV100382 for 2244 Harbour Road (to permit overhead hydro and telecommunications connections instead of the required underground connections) be approved.
- · Motion 10 added: that Development Variance Permit Application No. DV100385 for 9650 Third Street (to permit reduction of the minimum front yard setback to allow for a new two-family dwelling) be approved.
- · Motion 11 added: that the Town ensure that accessibility is consistently considered when implementing security measures that involve blocking off streets, and further that the municipality increase the number of designated accessible viewing areas for even…
- · Motion 12 added: that an off-leash dog area be considered for Iroquois Park as part of the 2026 budget deliberations with a separated space for large and small dogs.
- · Motion 13 added: that staff provide, for budget deliberations, two alternatives for the off-leash dog enclosure - one small option (i.e. the current plan) and a larger option.
- · Motion 14 added: that the schedule for the 2026-2030 Financial Plan process be reset as follows: Tuesday, February 17 (CofW) - Presentation of Draft Budget; Tuesday, March 3 (Sp. Council) - Preliminary budget discussions; Monday, March 16 (Sp. Council) - F…
- · Motion 15 added: that it is in the opinion of Council that the public interest requires that persons other than members of the Council and Officers be excluded from the meeting to consider confidential matters regarding personal information about individua…
- · Attendance added: Steve Duck (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Duncan (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Novek (present)
- · Attendance added: T. O'Keeffe (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Rintoul (present)
- · Attendance added: L. Edwards (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Hicik (remote)
- · Attendance added: B. Mikkelsen (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Murphy (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Newcomb (present)
- · Attendance added: L. Judson (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Nelson (present)
- · Attendance added: C. McNeil-Smith (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Garnett (present)