Committee of Council · Regular

January 29, 2026

Committee of the Whole

09:03 – 11:12 · 2h 9m

8 present · 1 absent

Marianne Alto Mayor — Christopher Coleman Councillor — David Thompson Councillor Absent Jeremy Caradonna Councillor — Krista Loughton Councillor — Margaret Gardiner Councillor — Matt Dell Councillor — Stephen Hammond Councillor Electronic Susan Kim Councillor —

Staff & officers present

A. Hanson Acting Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Innovation, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — B. Roder Deputy City Clerk — C. Kingsley City Clerk — C. Mycroft Manager of Intergovernmental & Media Relations — D. Krusel Interim Chief Executive Officer, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — D. Newman Director of Parks and Recreation — J. Jenkyns City Manager — K. Hoese Director of Planning and Development — M. Mawhinney Chair, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, Board of Directors — P. Rantucci Director Community Safety, Wellbeing & Partnerships — S. Johnson Director of Communications and Engagement — S. Maichen Legislative Coordinator — S. Thompson Deputy City Manager / Chief Financial Officer — W. Doyle Director of Engineering and Public Works —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda be approved.
- · Motion 2 added: That the following Consent Agenda item be approved: G.1 Council Member Motion: Swimmable Cities Charter That Council authorize the mayor to sign the Swimmable Cities Charter on behalf of the City of Victoria, and that this resolution be co…
- · Motion 3 added: That: 1. Council directs staff to allocate $100,000 from the MCIEG to Canada Day 2026; 2. Council requests the mayor to write to the Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, and the Premier, to invite the Province to cost-share Canada Day i…
- · Motion 4 added: That the Committee of the Whole Meeting be adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
- · Attendance added: Marianne Alto (present)
- · Attendance added: Jeremy Caradonna (present)
- · Attendance added: Matt Dell (present)
- · Attendance added: Margaret Gardiner (present)
- · Attendance added: Stephen Hammond (remote)
- · Attendance added: Susan Kim (present)
- · Attendance added: Krista Loughton (present)
- · Attendance added: David Thompson (absent)
- · Attendance added: Christopher Coleman (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Jenkyns (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Newman (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Kingsley (present)
- · Attendance added: W. Doyle (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Johnson (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Rantucci (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Hoese (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Mycroft (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Roder (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Maichen (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Mawhinney (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Hanson (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Krusel (present)