Council Meeting
Meeting Overview
The View Royal Council held a Regular Meeting to address development permits, financial requests, inter-municipal policy referrals, and routine administrative adoptions. Council approved a Soil Permit application for 7 Erskine Lane subject to conditions and environmental approvals. They granted a significant Grant-in-Aid of $31,000 to the Greater Victoria Crossing Guards Association. Council also approved a contentious 18% total increase to Council remuneration over two years (4% plus 14% to offset a federal tax change), passed with Councillor Mattson opposed. Finally, Council gave third reading to two major zoning and OCP amendment bylaws (1003 and 1004) related to Lot A, Section 98, and adopted Bylaw 1006 regarding fines for liveaboard vessels.
Key Decisions
- THAT the minutes of the Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 1003 and 1004 held July 3, 2018 be adopted as presented.
- THAT the minutes of the Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 1005 held July 3, 2018 be adopted as presented.
- THAT the minutes of the Council meeting held July 3, 2018 be adopted as presented.
- Council approved the soil permit for 7 Erskine Lane, subject to strict conditions including a $4,000 security deposit and approval from the Ministry of Environment, ensuring no washing or crushing of contaminated soil occurs on site.
- Council approved a total of $31,000 in grant funding for the Greater Victoria Crossing Guards Association for the 2018/2019 school year, while requiring the association to work on securing funding from other agencies like School District 61 in the future.