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Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 17, 2015Council
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Updated 6 months agoMeeting Overview
Council approved the amended agenda and adopted several sets of prior meeting minutes. The primary discussion involved a delegation regarding the Site C dam project, leading to a decision to write a letter to the Minister of Energy and Mines urging a one-year construction delay for economic review. Council also approved two key development permits (315 Stewart Avenue Environmental DP and 280 Island Highway signage) and approved two contract extensions for road/drain and boulevard maintenance with VCMMC. Committee of the Whole resolutions regarding policy review, Welland Legacy Park funding consideration, and regional strategies (RSS, Esquimalt Harbour Mooring Buoys) were ratified.
Key Decisions
- Council voted to write a letter to the Minister of Energy and Mines requesting a one-year delay on the Site C dam construction to allow for a full review of its economic, social, and environmental costs.
- Council approved the Environmental Development Permit for 315 Stewart Avenue subject to submission of a shoreline restoration plan and provision of a 125% security deposit against reclamation costs.
- Council approved the temporary sign permit allowing two signs for the Victoria Highland Games to be posted at Craigflower Manor for one month annually.
- Council permitted the placement of two temporary real estate signs at 280 Island Highway.
- Council approved the removal of six policies and the amendment of one policy from the Policy Manual, as recommended by the Committee of the Whole.
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Motions Passed
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Participants
Transcript
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