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Home St. John's Meetings January 27, 2026

Council · Regular

January 27, 2026

City Council

15:00 – 15:43 · 0h 43m
11 present · 0 absent
Danny Breen Mayor — Ron Ellsworth Deputy Mayor — Brenda Halley Councillor — Donnie Earle Councillor — Greg Noseworthy Councillor — Jill Bruce Councillor — Kate Cadigan Councillor — Lynn Hammond Councillor — Nikita Ryall Councillor — Sandy Hickman Councillor — Tom Davis Councillor —
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

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the Agenda be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of January 13, 2026, be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 3 added: That Council approve parking relief for one (1) parking space at 393 Hamilton Avenue Extension to allow for a second Dwelling Unit.
    • · Motion 4 added: That Council approve the Discretionary Use application for 119-121 Long’s Hill for one Dwelling Unit on the 1st Storey of the building and approve parking relief for one space.
    • · Motion 5 added: That Council approve the Discretionary Use application at 13 Walsh's Lane for two Single Detached Dwellings not associated with a Forestry or Agricultural Use.
    • · Motion 6 added: That Council approve the change of Non-Conforming Use at 133 St. Clare Avenue to allow a Service Shop for a dog grooming salon.
    • · Motion 7 added: That Council appoint the following individuals to the St. John’s Local Immigration Partnership Council: [List of names]
    • · Motion 8 added: That Council approve Revision 3 of the Development Design Manual.
    • · Motion 9 added: That Council approve the proposed addition of two new arts and culture awards to the City’s Applause Awards program – “Artist of the Year” and “Arts Organization/Group of the Year” – which were developed in consultation with the Arts and C…
    • · Motion 10 added: That Council consider draft Envision St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 45, 2026 and advertise the housekeeping amendment for public review and comment.
    • · Motion 11 added: That the weekly payment vouchers for the weeks ending January 14, and January 21, 2026, in the amount of $23,606,074.05, be approved as presented.
    • · Motion 12 added: That Council appoint Greg Bennett to the current roster of Assessment Review Court Commissioners.
    • · Motion 13 added: That Council approve the appointment of Andrea Chafe to the Shea Heights Community Centre Board of Directors to fill a vacancy within the “At Large” category of the Board structure.
    • · Motion 14 added: That Council approve the sale of City land at the rear of 2 Bates Hill, as shown on the attached diagram.
    • · Motion 15 added: That Council: 1) adopt the attached Envision St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 68, 2026, to update Section 4.8 “Public Consultation”; and 2) as per Section 4.9(3) of the Development Regulations, accept this staff report i…
    • · Motion 16 added: That Council approve the expropriation of an easement, as show in the attached survey, for the installation of the Portugal Cove Road roundabout.
    • · Motion 17 added: That Council approve the sale of a portion of City land at 115 MacDonald Drive, as shown in blue on the attached diagram.
    • · 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: Danny Breen (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: Ron Ellsworth recuse
    • · Participation added: Sandy Hickman recuse