Council · Regular
March 25, 2026
City Council
15:00 – 16:20 · 1h 20m
11 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Cheryl Mullett City Solicitor — Derek Coffey City Manager — Jackie O'Brien Manager of Corporate Communications — Jason Sinyard Deputy City Manager of Planning, Engineering & Regulatory Services — Jennifer Squires Legislative Assistant — Karen Sherriffs Deputy City Manager, Community Services — Ken O'Brien Chief Municipal Planner — Lynnann Winsor Deputy City Manager of Public Works — 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 March 12, 2026, be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 3 added: That Council approve a 10% Variance on the Accessory Building Height at 12 Lake View Drive Road to allow a height of 5.5 metres.
- · Motion 4 added: That Council approve a 588.32m3 extension to the existing Single Detached Dwelling in the Protected Broad Cove Watershed at 112 Camrose Drive, Paradise.
- · Motion 5 added: That Council approve the Policy Development Framework as presented.
- · Motion 6 added: That Council agree to defer the item for two weeks.
- · Motion 7 added: That Council consider rezoning land at 245 Forest Road from the Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone to accommodate future affordable housing as part of the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) land disposition program. Fu…
- · Motion 8 added: That Council approve the terms of reference for a Heritage Report for the proposed subdivision and development at 34 Battery Road and 30 Cabot Avenue. Further, upon receiving a satisfactory Heritage Report for 34 Battery Road and 30 Cabot …
- · Motion 9 added: That the weekly payment vouchers for the weeks ending March 11 and March 18, 2026, in the amount of $13,537,741.18, be approved as presented.
- · Motion 10 added: That Council approve the staff recommendations as presented.
- · Motion 11 added: That Council approve of the appointment of the following members to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee: Michelle LaCour, Juliet Lanphear, Shawn Broomfield.
- · Motion 12 added: That Council appoint Karen Sherriffs, Deputy City Manager of Community Services, to the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre Board.
- · Motion 13 added: That Council agree to sponsor the 2026 Royal St. John’s Regatta Committee Hall of Fame banquet luncheon.
- · Motion 14 added: That Council approve the travel for Councillor Jill Bruce to attend the Cruise Canada New England Symposium from June 9-11, 2026, in Saguenay, Quebec.
- · Motion 15 added: That Council approve the travel for Councillor Sandy Hickman to attend the 2026 Annual Conferences of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Canadian Capital Cities Organization from June 4-10, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta.
- · Motion 16 added: That Council approve the travel costs associated with Mayor Danny Breen attending BCMC and FCM in Edmonton in June of 2026.
- · Motion 17 added: That Council approve $100,000 (plus HST) to secure adequate cyber insurance coverage.
- · Attendance added: Greg Noseworthy (present)
- · Attendance added: Tom Davis (present)
- · Attendance added: Donnie Earle (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: Nikita Ryall (present)
- · Attendance added: Jill Bruce (present)
- · Attendance added: Brenda Halley (present)
- · Attendance added: Derek Coffey (present)
- · Attendance added: Jason Sinyard (present)
- · Attendance added: Lynnann Winsor (present)
- · Attendance added: Cheryl Mullett (present)
- · Attendance added: Karen Sherriffs (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: Donnie Earle recuse