Conseil · Ordinaire
11 mai 2026
Regular Council Meeting
18:00 – 21:05 · 3h 5m
5 présents · 2 absents
Personnel et officiers présents
Ben Currie Deputy Director of Financial Services — Carmen Burca Corporate Services Assistant — Chris Marshall Director of Planning and Development — Christina Moog Manager of Communications and Community Relations — Greg Lowis Director of Corporate Services — Jayden Riley Manager of Community Planning — Jeff Miller Director of Operations — Nancy Owen Deputy Director of Corporate Services — Raechel Gray Chief Administrative Officer — Wayne Kennedy Director of Community Safety/Fire Chief —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the agenda for the May 11, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented: April 27, 2026 - Special; April 27, 2026 - Regular; April 28, 2026 - Special (Committee of the Whole)
- · Motion 3 added: THAT item 7.3 - Report of the Chief Administrative Officer and item 7.5 - 3D Technology and Potential Application to Land-Use Planning in the District of Sooke be removed from the Consent Agenda and the following items be adopted by consen…
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the correspondence 18. R - 20260427 Francis Road Speed Hump (Gordon Ross) and 22. V - 20260428 Reconciliation Corridor Initiative (Island Corridor Foundation) be pulled for discussion at a future Regular Council meeting, and that the …
- · Motion 5 added: THAT Council direct staff to maintain the existing regulatory framework for home-based businesses.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Council authorize Commercial Parks Use Permit ENG05348 to SEAPARC for holding Yoga Classes in any District Park spaces, in accordance with section 6.0 of the Community Park Regulation Bylaw No. 101, and subject to the conditions outli…
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council authorize Commercial Parks Use Permit ENG05334 for Western Education Adventures Inc. for outdoor education programs at Sunriver Nature Trail Park, Sooke Potholes Gateway, and Broomhill Park in accordance with section 6.0 of th…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Council consider the sponsorship request from the Sooke Do Good Collective and community organizers for community-led Pride events in June 2026 in the amount of $1,000.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council select Option 3 for allocating funding to the Choral Evolution Society application under the 2026 Community Grant Program, in the amount of $1000, and direct staff to implement the selected option.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council select a preferred Option 3 for allocating funding to the Sooke Region Communities Health Network application under the 2026 Community Grant Program, in the amount of $3,465, and direct staff to implement the selected option.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council establish a Tourism Advisory Committee with a term to the end of calendar year 2027.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT the Tourism Advisory Committee Terms of Reference be amended to include one youth representative aged 15 to 24.
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Council adopt the attached Tourism Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (Attachment 1), as amended to include one youth representative aged 15 to 24.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Council instructs staff to advertise for members of the Committee.
- · Motion 15 added: THAT the motion be amended by replacing "Attachment 1 - Draft UBCM Resolution - Protecting Home Owner Affected by Redevelopment" with "Attachment 3 - Sooke UBCM Motion - Susan Belford Redline Version".
- · Motion 16 added: THAT Council endorse and submit a resolution, substantially in the form attached to this report as Attachment 3 - Sooke UBCM Motion - Susan Belford Redline Version, to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities requesting that the Provin…
- · Motion 17 added: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 942 (600-117), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to: 1. reinstate provisions recognizing an additional residence on parcels located within the Agricultural …
- · Motion 18 added: THAT the motion be amended to include all suites (attached and detached).
- · Motion 19 added: THAT Council instruct staff to bring forward a report on floor area limits on all suites (attached and detached) in Zoning Bylaw No. 600, including potential amendments to remove the current limit of 90 square meters and to align with the …
- · Motion 20 added: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled “Sooke Budget Input (Eric Boucher)” for information.
- · Motion 21 added: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled “Request to Amend Sooke Food Bank Service Agreement (Kim Kaldal)” for information.
- · Motion 22 added: THAT Council direct staff to report on: i) possible funding sources for the additional $35,000 requested by the Sooke Food Bank, including a potential Capital Regional District contribution service funded by District of Sooke and Juan de F…
- · Motion 23 added: THAT Council receive the correspondence titled “Permanent Daylight-Saving Time (City of Langford)” for information.
- · Motion 24 added: THAT Council direct the Mayor to write the Province in support of the City of Langford’s resolution of March 30, 2026 titled Permanent Daylight-Saving Time and the Impacts on Safe Routes to School.
- · Motion 25 added: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information.
- · Motion 26 added: THAT Council direct staff to begin implementing the ArcGIS Urban (3D Modeling) application.
- · Motion 27 added: THAT Council close the May 11, 2026 meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsection of the Community Charter, the time being 8:46 p.m.: 90 (1)(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the coun…
- · Motion 28 added: THAT Council authorize the issuance of a Licence of Occupation Agreement in a form substantially similar to attachment B with Warren and Cindy Waycheshen; AND THAT Council instructs staff to file a section 219 Covenant in a form substantia…
- · Motion 29 added: THAT the May 11, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, the time being 9:05 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Megan McMath (absent)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Bateman (present)
- · Attendance added: Al Beddows (present)
- · Attendance added: Herb Haldane (present)
- · Attendance added: Tony St-Pierre (present)
- · Attendance added: Wayne Kennedy (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Lowis (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris Marshall (present)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Miller (present)
- · Attendance added: Ben Currie (present)
- · Attendance added: Christina Moog (present)
- · Attendance added: Nancy Owen (present)
- · Attendance added: Jayden Riley (present)
- · Attendance added: Carmen Burca (present)
- · Attendance added: Kevin Pearson (present)
- · Attendance added: Maja Tait (absent)
- · Attendance added: Raechel Gray (present)
- · Participation added: Tony St-Pierre recuse
- · Participation added: Tony St-Pierre arrive
- · Participation added: Jeff Bateman recuse
- · Participation added: Jeff Bateman arrive
- · Participation added: Herb Haldane depart