Council · Regular

February 23, 2026

Bowen Island Municipal Council

13:00 – 16:38 · 3h 38m

7 present · 0 absent

Andrew Leonard Mayor — Alex Jurgensen Councillor Electronic Alison Morse Councillor — John Saunders Councillor — Judith Gedye Councillor — Sue Ellen Fast Councillor — Tim Wake Councillor —

Staff & officers present

Daniel Martin Manager of Planning and Development — Drew Bakken Island Community Planner — Kirn Dhillon Chief Administrative Officer — Kristen Watson Chief Financial Officer — Sophie Idsinga Corporate Officer — Xerxes Au Planner 1 —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That Council approve the agenda for the February 23, 2026 Regular Council meeting.
- · Motion 2 added: That Council move to a Committee of the Whole.
- · Motion 3 added: That Council return to the Regular Council meeting.
- · Motion 4 added: That Council endorse the Mayor’s report, Understanding the Islands Trust Requisition dated February 16, 2026, and its confirmed findings arising from the Trust’s delegation as BIM’s official position on the Islands Trust requisition.
- · Motion 5 added: That Council direct staff to pursue resolution of the requisition methodology issues identified in the Mayor's report, Understanding the Islands Trust Requisition dated February 16, 2026, and the findings heard today, and report back to Bo…
- · Motion 6 added: That Council approve the items as outlined in the February 23, 2026 Consent Agenda.
- · Motion 7 added: That the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held February 9, 2026 be adopted.
- · Motion 8 added: That the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held February 17, 2026 be adopted.
- · Motion 9 added: That Council approve the application made by the Bowen Island Royal Canadian Legion for an exemption to Noise Control Bylaw No. 108, 2004 for an event to be held at the Bowen Island Legion, 1265 Scarborough Road from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am, S…
- · Motion 10 added: Whereas electric kick scooters are now part of B.C.’s evolving transportation landscape... Therefore be it resolved that an email be sent to [email protected] to request further information and onboarding assistance to join the e…
- · Motion 11 added: That Council receive the information as outlined in section 12 of the February 23, 2025 Regular Council meeting agenda.
- · Motion 12 added: That Council issue Temporary Use Permit TUP-2026-0004 for temporary worker accommodation use for 1710 Whitesails Drive.
- · Motion 13 added: That Bowen Island Municipality Short Term Accommodation Tax Bylaw No. 701, 2026 be read a first time; That Council refer Bylaw No. 701, 2026 to Metro Vancouver and Destination BC; and, That Council refer Bylaw No. 701, 2026 and the attache…
- · Motion 14 added: Whereas public consultation on Water Conservation Bylaw No. 695 has been completed and feedback incorporated; Therefore be it resolved, that Bowen Island Municipality Water Conservation Bylaw No. 695, 2025 be read a first, second, and thir…
- · Motion 15 added: That Council refer Policy #01-07 (“Green Building Standards for Residential Re-zoning”), Policy #13-003 (“Economic Development Policy”), Policy #22-02 (“Conservation Development Policy”), and Policy #08-04 (“Affordable Housing Policy”) to …
- · Motion 16 added: That the Draft Consolidated 2026-2030 Financial Plan be taken to Public Consultation.
- · Attendance added: Sue Ellen Fast (present)
- · Attendance added: Judith Gedye (present)
- · Attendance added: Alison Morse (present)
- · Attendance added: Tim Wake (present)
- · Attendance added: Kirn Dhillon (present)
- · Attendance added: Sophie Idsinga (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristen Watson (present)
- · Attendance added: Daniel Martin (present)
- · Attendance added: Drew Bakken (present)
- · Attendance added: Xerxes Au (present)
- · Attendance added: Andrew Leonard (present)
- · Attendance added: Alex Jurgensen (remote)
- · Attendance added: John Saunders (present)