Council · Regular
January 13, 2026
City Council
15:00 – 15:42 · 0h 42m
11 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Cheryl Mullett City Solicitor — Derek Coffey Acting City Manager — Jackie O'Brien Manager of Corporate Communications — Jason Sinyard Deputy City Manager of Planning, Engineering & Regulatory Services — Jennifer Squires Legislative Assistant — Ken O'Brien Chief Municipal Planner — Lynnann Winsor Deputy City Manager of Public Works — Tanya Haywood Deputy City Manager of Community Services — Theresa Walsh City Clerk —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the Agenda be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of December 15, 2025, be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 3 added: That Council approve the Discretionary Use application for a Home Occupation at 26 Diana Road to allow a dog grooming salon.
- · Motion 4 added: That Council approve the Crown Land Grant of 0.405 hectares at 1226 Blackhead Road.
- · Motion 5 added: That Council approve the Crown Land easement in the area of Torbayman’s Pond off the Trans-Canada Highway.
- · Motion 6 added: That Council approve the Discretionary Use at 222 Ruby Line to allow a stand alone dwelling and set the Zone Standards for the remaining Agriculture Use as follows: - Lot Area (min) – 49,399m2 - Lot Frontage (min) – 37.19m
- · Motion 7 added: That Council approve a residential Accessory Building (swimming pool) in the Floodplain Buffer at 300 Frecker Drive.
- · Motion 8 added: That Council approve a 10% Variance on the Accessory Building Height at 54 Fourth Pond Road to allow a height of 5.5 metres.
- · Motion 9 added: That the weekly payment vouchers for the weeks ending December 17 and December 24, 2025, in the amount of $11,533,155.93, be approved as presented.
- · Motion 10 added: That the weekly payment vouchers for the weeks ending December 31, 2025 and January 7, 2026, in the amount of $10,859,300.96, be approved as presented.
- · Motion 11 added: That Council approve the drafting of amendments to the Rules of Procedure By-Law as detailed above to create an effective, accountable and transparent process for processing requests for Committee of the Whole (COTW) delegations.
- · Motion 12 added: That Council approve of the appointment of Matthew Locke, Abigail Martin, Nirmit Sarkar, and Becky Martin to the Youth Engagement Working Group.
- · Motion 13 added: That Council approve the appointment of Franklin Onwa to the St. John’s Transportation Commission, and to renew the appointment of Commissioners Josh Smee and Derrick Hutchens for a second two-year term.
- · Motion 14 added: That Council approve the travel costs associated with Mayor Danny Breen attending BCMC in Ottawa in February 2026.
- · Motion 15 added: That Council approve the sale of City land in front of 100 Bonaventure Avenue as shown on the attached diagram.
- · Attendance added: Danny Breen (present)
- · Attendance added: Ron Ellsworth (present)
- · Attendance added: Kate Cadigan (present)
- · Attendance added: Lynn Hammond (present)
- · Attendance added: Sandy Hickman (present)
- · Attendance added: Nikita Ryall (present)
- · Attendance added: Jill Bruce (present)
- · Attendance added: Brenda Halley (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Noseworthy (present)
- · Attendance added: Tom Davis (present)
- · Attendance added: Donnie Earle (present)
- · Attendance added: Derek Coffey (present)
- · Attendance added: Tanya Haywood (present)
- · Attendance added: Jason Sinyard (present)
- · Attendance added: Lynnann Winsor (present)
- · Attendance added: Cheryl Mullett (present)
- · Attendance added: Ken O'Brien (present)
- · Attendance added: Theresa Walsh (present)
- · Attendance added: Jackie O'Brien (present)
- · Attendance added: Jennifer Squires (present)
- · Participation added: Greg Noseworthy recuse