TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL

COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 @ 6:00 PM VIEW ROYAL MUNICIPAL OFFICE - COUNCIL CHAMBERS

AGENDA

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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) Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2022 A Bylaw to Amend Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018 (adoption)

   1. Bylaw No. 1095 (Pg.5 - 9)

   b) Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1094, 2022 A Bylaw to Amend Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007 (adoption)

   1. Bylaw No. 1094 (Pg.10 - 12)

   c) Tax Exemption Bylaw (Non-Profit Organizations) No. 1157, 2025 A Bylaw to Provide Tax Exemption for Non-Profit Organizations (adoption)

   1. Bylaw No. 1157 (Pg.13)

   d) Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1158, 2025

   1. Report dated September 16, 2025 from the Director of Finance (Pg.14 - 20)

   Staff Recommendation: THAT the report dated September 16, 2025 from the Director of Finance titled "Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment - Sewer User Fees" be received.

   2. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1158, 2025 (Pg.21) A Bylaw to Amend the Town of View Royal Sanitary Sewer Rates in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016 (first, second, and third reading)

   e) Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1156, 2025

   1. Report dated September 15, 2025 from the Senior Planner (Pg.22 - 39)

   Staff Recommendation: THAT following first and second reading of Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 811, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 1156, 2025, a public hearing be scheduled in accordance with the Province of BC’s Bill 44 – Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 and Bill 47 – Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023.

   2. Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 811, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 1156, 2025 (Pg.40 - 46) A Bylaw to Amend Official Community Plan No. 811, 2011 to Introduce New Land Use Designations for the Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) and Hospital Transit-Oriented Area, and New Housing Policies to Align the Official Community Plan with the 5 and 20-Year Housing Need in Accordance with the Province of BC’s Bill 44 – Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 and Bill 47 – Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023 (first and second reading)

5. MAYOR’S REPORT

6. PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS

7. STAFF REPORTS

   a) Consideration of Late 2025 Grant in Aid Request

   1. Report dated October 1, 2025 from the Deputy Director of Finance (Pg.47 - 67)

   Staff Recommendation: THAT Council consider the 2025 grant-in-aid application from Construction Foundation of BC, in an amount to be determined by Council, in accordance with Policy 1600-012 - Grants in Aid.

   b) Sidewalk Extension Request - Conard Street

   1. Report dated September 24, 2025 from the Director of Engineering (Pg.68 - 72)

   Staff Recommendation: THAT Council authorize staff to extend the sidewalk on Conard Street, between 21 Conard Street and 4 Helmcken Road, at a cost of $15,000, to be funded from the Community Amenity Reserve Funds;

   AND THAT staff work with the developer for 4 Helmcken Road to coordinate installation of the extended sidewalk.

8. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

9. CORRESPONDENCE

   a) Email dated September 15, 2025 from G. Smith and C. Benson, Re: Intersection of Helmcken Road and Burnside Road (Pg.73)

   b) Email dated October 1, 2025 from R. Eng, Re: Halloween Decorating Contest (Pg.74)

10. CONSENT AGENDA

    a) Email dated October 2, 2025 from M. Fitzgerald, Director of Real Estate, WestUrban Developments Ltd., Re: 15-21 Erskine Lane Development (receive) (Pg.75 - 84)

    b) Email dated September 19, 2025 from J. Vanderkuip, Re: Support for Expanding Evo Bikes to View Royal (receive) (Pg.85)

    c) Minutes of the Council meeting held September 16, 2025 (adopt) (Pg.86 - 94)

    d) Email dated September 13, 2025 from K. Buchanan, Re: Chilco Road Traffic (receive) (Pg.95)

    1. Email dated September 17, 2025 from the Director of Engineering, Re: Chilco Road Traffic (Pg.96 - 97)
    2. Email dated October 7, 2025 from K. Buchanan, Re: My Comments for Oct 7, 2025 Council Meeting (Pg.98)

    e) Minutes of the Capital West Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting held May 28, 2025 (receive) (Pg.99 - 101)

    f) Revised Capital West Accessibility Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (receive) (Pg.102 - 105)

    g) Minutes of the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society held June 12, 2025 (receive) (Pg.106 - 112)

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)(c) - employee relations.

16. RISING REPORT

    a) West Shore RCMP Detachment Expansion Project

    1. From the July 22, 2025 Special In-Camera meeting: MOVED BY: Councillor Rogers SECONDED BY: Councillor Mattson

    THAT the expenditure of up to $126,450 (14.05% of $900,000) funded from the Police Capitalization Reserve be authorized to complete the validation phase of the West Shore RCMP Detachment Expansion Project;

    AND THAT the 2025-2029 Financial Plan be amended accordingly.

17. ADJOURNMENT

Next Regular Council Meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.