AGENDA TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL COUNCIL MEETING

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026 @ 6:00 PM

VIEW ROYAL MUNICIPAL OFFICE - COUNCIL CHAMBERS

AGENDA

This meeting will be held in-person in Council Chambers and virtually via live webcast at https://www.viewroyal.ca/live-webcast-meetings. Members of the public may interact with Council during designated times on the agenda.

To listen by phone, call 1-778-402-9227 and use Conference ID: 364 966 917 #

1. CALL TO ORDER (Mayor Tobias)

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (motion to approve)

3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD (excluding items which are or have been the subject of a public hearing)

4. BYLAWS

   a) Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1163, 2026

   1. Report dated February 24, 2026 from the Senior Planner (Pg.3 - 6)

   Staff Recommendation:

   THAT Council give first and second reading to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 811, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 1163, 2026;

   AND THAT following second reading, a public hearing date be scheduled for March 17, 2026.

   2. Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 811, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 1163, 2026 (Pg.7 - 10) A Bylaw to Amend Official Community Plan No. 811, 2011, to Add the Residential and Large Lot Residential Land Use Designations Back Into Land Use Policy 1.5, Land Use Designations

5. MAYOR’S REPORT

   a) Presentation of Mayor's Award to M. Mason

   b) Presentation of Mayor's Award to R. Ridout

6. PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS

7. STAFF REPORTS

   a) 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan & Project Consideration

   1. Report dated February 25, 2026 from the Director of Finance (Pg.11 - 181)

   Staff Recommendation:

   THAT staff incorporate feedback from the March 3, 2026 Council meeting in preparation of the 2026-2030 Financial Plan bylaw.

8. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

   a) From the February 24, 2026 Special Council meeting - Reconsideration by Mayor (as per Section 131, Community Charter):

   THAT the proposed Commercial land use designation for the parcel on Wilfert Road be changed to Neighbourhood Mixed-Use, consistent with the existing 2011 Official Community Plan land use designation. CARRIED Councillor Rogers opposed

9. CORRESPONDENCE

   a) Letter dated February 18, 2026 from F. Titley, District of Saanich, Re: Application for Exclusion from the Agricultural Land Reserve for Future Expansion of the Victoria General Hospital Campus (Pg.182 - 185)

10. CONSENT AGENDA

    a) Minutes of the Council meeting held February 17, 2026 (Pg.186 - 190)

    b) Minutes of the Special Council meeting held February 24, 2026 (Pg.191 - 193)

11. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS MOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

12. NEW BUSINESS

13. QUESTION PERIOD

14. MOTIONS & NOTICES OF MOTION

15. CLOSED MEETING RESOLUTION

    THAT there is a need to have a meeting closed to the public and persons other than the immediate members of Council, officers and employees of the Town, and those identified under Section 91 (2) of the Community Charter shall be excluded on the basis of Section 90 (1)(a) – appointment and (k) - municipal service.

16. RISING REPORT

17. ADJOURNMENT (motion to adjourn)

Next Regular Council Meeting: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.