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Home Sidney Meetings April 7, 2026

Committee of Council · Regular

April 7, 2026

Committee of the Whole

18:00 – 21:10 · 3h 10m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: that the agenda be approved with the following additions: 1. item 7a - 2353 Harbour Road - letter from B. Genge, dated April 4, 2026 2. item 7b - 2270 Harbour Road - emails from D. Ewasiuk, dated April 6, 2026, and S. Davies, dated April 7…
    • · Motion 2 added: that the Minutes of the Regular Committee of the Whole Meeting of March 3, 2026, be approved.
    • · Motion 3 added: that the Committee recommend to Council that owners and tenants in occupation of property within 75 metres (246 feet) of 2353 Harbour Road be notified regarding Development Variance Application No. DV100387 (to reduce the setback to the na…
    • · Motion 4 added: that the Committee recommend to Council that Zoning Amendment Application No. RZ100115 be denied.
    • · Motion 5 added: that the Committee recommend to Council that staff prepare a Zoning amendment bylaw for Zoning Amendment Application No. RZ100115 for 2270 Harbour Road, and that the bylaw be brought before Council for consideration of first and second rea…
    • · Motion 6 added: that the Saanich Peninsula Folk and Fiddle Society grant in aid request for $2,500 be denied.
    • · Motion 7 added: that the Circular Farm and Food Society - Vancouver Island grant in aid request for $3,000 be approved.
    • · Motion 8 added: that the above motion be tabled to later in the meeting.
    • · Motion 9 added: that the Sidney Guide and Scout Hall Society grant in aid request for $1,000 be approved.
    • · Motion 10 added: that the Capital Bike (Bike Society Victoria) grant in aid request for$3,500 be denied.
    • · Motion 11 added: that the Kidsport Greater Victoria grant in aid request for $5,000 be denied.
    • · Motion 12 added: that the above motion be tabled to later in the meeting.
    • · Motion 13 added: that the Sidney Lawn Bowling grant in aid request for $1,500 be approved.
    • · Motion 14 added: that the Friends of St. Andrew's grant in aid request for $4,500 be approved.
    • · Motion 15 added: that the Need2 Crisis Intervention and Public Information Society request for $3,500 be denied.
    • · Motion 16 added: that a grant in aid in the amount of $3,000 to Need2 Crisis Intervention and Public Information Society be approved.
    • · Motion 17 added: that the Rewired Recovery Foundation (Soberfest) grant in aid request for $3,500 be denied.
    • · Motion 18 added: that the St. Andrew's Abbeyfield Housing Society grant in aid request for $5,000 be denied.
    • · Motion 19 added: that the Compost Education Centre grant in aid request for $3,000 be denied.
    • · Motion 20 added: that the Friends of Sidney Parks grant in aid request for $1,600 be approved.
    • · Motion 21 added: that the 676 Kittyhawk Sponsoring Committee Society grant in aid request for $1,000 be approved.
    • · Motion 22 added: that the Capital Region Food and Agricultural Initiatives grant in aid request for $500 be approved.
    • · Motion 23 added: that The Farmlands Trust (Greater Victoria) Society grant in aid request for $5,000 be denied.
    • · Motion 24 added: that the FED Urban Agriculture Society (My FED Farm) grant in aid request for $1,500 be denied.
    • · Motion 25 added: that the Navy League of Canada grant in aid request for $1,000 be approved.
    • · Motion 26 added: that a grant in aid in the amount of $750 to Parkland Parent Association be approved.
    • · Motion 27 added: that the above motion be amended to $1,000.
    • · Motion 28 added: that the Parkland Parent Association grant in aid request for $1,000 be approved.
    • · Motion 29 added: that a grant in aid in the amount of $750 to Stelly's Secondary School Parents Dry Grad be approved.
    • · Motion 30 added: that the Circular Farm and Food Society - Vancouver Island grant in aid request for $3,000 be approved.
    • · Motion 31 added: that a grant in aid in the amount of $1,650 to Kidsport Greater Victoria be approved.
    • · Motion 32 added: that the meeting be adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
    • · Attendance added: C. McNeil-Smith (present)
    • · Attendance added: Steve Duck (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. Duncan (present)
    • · Attendance added: S. Garnett (present)
    • · Attendance added: T. O'Keeffe (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Rintoul (present)
    • · Attendance added: A. Hicik (present)
    • · Attendance added: Alison Verhagen (present)
    • · Attendance added: K. Chen (present)
    • · Attendance added: A. Morton (present)
    • · Attendance added: R. Novek (present)
    • · Attendance added: L. Edwards (present)
    • · Participation added: R. Novek recuse
    • · Participation added: R. Novek arrive
    • · Participation added: S. Duncan recuse
    • · Participation added: S. Duncan arrive
    • · Participation added: S. Duncan recuse
    • · Participation added: S. Duncan arrive