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Home St. John's Meetings February 24, 2026

Council · Regular

February 24, 2026

City Council

15:00 – 16:05 · 1h 5m
10 present · 1 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 Regrets Sandy Hickman Councillor — Tom Davis Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Derek Coffey City Manager — Jackie O'Brien Manager of Corporate Communications — Jason Sinyard Deputy City Manager of Planning, Engineering & Regulatory Services — Ken O'Brien Chief Municipal Planner — Linda Bishop Senior Legal Counsel — 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 February 10, 2026, be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 3 added: That Council approve the Discretionary Use at 320 Torbay Road for a Place of Amusement.
    • · Motion 4 added: That Council approve to renew and continue sponsorship of the Kiwanis Music Festival Rose Bowl Award through 2029.
    • · Motion 5 added: That Council approve the Privacy Management audit report and the associated action plans put forth by management.
    • · Motion 6 added: That Council endorse the St. John’s Heritage Strategic Plan 2026-2036 and use it as a guiding document for actions to be completed over the next ten years.
    • · Motion 7 added: That Council accept the 2025 Municipal General Election Report and approve the recommendation contained therein.
    • · Motion 8 added: That Council consider rezoning 366-374 Empire Avenue from the Residential 3 (R3) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone for a Cluster Development. Further, that Council approve the attached land use report (LUR) terms of reference for 366-374 E…
    • · Motion 9 added: That the weekly payment vouchers for the weeks ending February 11 and February 18, 2026, in the amount of $18,151,789.96, be approved as presented.
    • · Motion 10 added: That Council: 1) adopt the attached Envision St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 73, 2026, to rezone land at 358-376 Portugal Cove Place from the Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Residential 2 (R2) and Apartment 1 (A1) Zones,…
    • · Motion 11 added: That Council approves the assessment rates for 2026.
    • · Motion 12 added: That Council: (1) adopt Envision St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 75, 2026, to rezone 45-53 Blackmarsh Road from the Industrial Commercial (IC) Zone to the Commercial Mixed (CM) Zone; (2) accept this staff report in lieu…
    • · Motion 13 added: That Council approve of the travel for Councillor Ryall, Councillor Hammond, and Councillor Cadigan to attend the 2026 MNL Municipal Symposium in Gander from May 7-9, 2026.
    • · Attendance added: Donnie Earle (present)
    • · Attendance added: Nikita Ryall (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Jackie O'Brien (present)
    • · 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: Jill Bruce (present)
    • · Attendance added: Brenda Halley (present)
    • · Attendance added: Greg Noseworthy (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tom Davis (present)
    • · Attendance added: Derek Coffey (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tanya Haywood (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jason Sinyard (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ken O'Brien (present)
    • · Attendance added: Theresa Walsh (present)
    • · Attendance added: Linda Bishop (present)