Committee of Council · Special
March 3, 2026
Special Committee of the Whole
13:03 – 16:26 · 3h 23m
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
B. Roder Deputy City Clerk — C. Kingsley City Clerk — C. Mycroft Manager of Intergovernmental & Media Relations — D. Newman Director of Parks and Recreation — J. Jenkyns City Manager — J. Jensen Director, People and Culture — M. Haden Legislative Coordinator — P. Rantucci Director of Community Safety, Wellbeing & Partnerships — S. Johnson Director of Communications and Engagement — S. Thompson Deputy City Manager / Chief Financial Officer — S. Webb Assistant Director of Corporate Planning and Strategic Partnerships —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda be approved.
- · Motion 2 added: Increase the grant to Victoria Youth Council to $36,000.
- · Motion 3 added: Approve direct-award grants and other grants as outlined in Appendix A as amended (to increase the grant to Victoria Youth Council to $36,000).
- · Motion 4 added: Approve allocating any remaining 2025 surplus to the Buildings and Infrastructure Reserve.
- · Motion 5 added: Approve reducing the 2026 debt reduction allocation to zero;
- · Motion 6 added: Approve reducing the 2026 Parking Services Equipment and Infrastructure allocation to zero;
- · Motion 7 added: Approve reducing the 2026 Vehicles and Heavy Equipment allocation to $2,250,000;
- · Motion 8 added: Approve reducing the 2026 Corporate Contingency allocation to $400,000
- · Motion 9 added: $5,500,000 to reduce the property tax increase,
- · Motion 10 added: $100,000 to replenish the City's My Great Neighbourhood Grant program,
- · Motion 11 added: $100,000 to the Community Social Planning Council for its Rent Bank program.
- · Motion 12 added: Remove $950k allocated to the Victoria Civic Heritage Trust in the 2026 budget and ongoingly until its reserves fall below $2.5m or until Council provides alternative direction.
- · Motion 13 added: Increase the number of patrol officers by 2 in the police budget, rather than by the 4 proposed, with the intention of phasing in the balance of these resources over time.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Council direct staff to allocate $200,000 toward a "Positive Flow" housing initiative, including rent supplements, to transition individuals from supportive housing to market rentals, thereby creating vacancies for those in shelters a…
- · Motion 15 added: That the City’s Urban Development Institute fees not be funded for 2026.
- · Motion 16 added: To refer the remainder of the matter to the March 5, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting.
- · Motion 17 added: That the Committee of the Whole Meeting be adjourned at 4:26 p.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 (present)
- · Attendance added: Susan Kim (remote)
- · Attendance added: Krista Loughton (present)
- · Attendance added: David Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: Christopher Coleman (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Kingsley (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Johnson (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Rantucci (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Jensen (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Mycroft (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Webb (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Roder (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Newman (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Haden (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Jenkyns (present)