MINUTES of a regular meeting
of the MUNICIPAL COUNCIL of The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay, held in
the Council Chambers, Oak Bay Municipal Hall,
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PRESENT: |
Acting Councillor H. Braithwaite Councillor S. F. B. Carson Councillor A. R. Cassidy Councillor P. Copley |
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STAFF: |
Municipal Administrator, W. E. Cochrane Municipal Clerk, L. Hilton Director of Building and
Planning, N. Beattie Municipal Treasurer, P. A. Walker Director of Engineering Services, D. |
Acting
MINUTES OF MEETINGS:
Council –
January 28, 2008
MOVED by Councillor Braithwaite
Seconded by Councillor Copley,
That the minutes of the Council meeting held on Monday, January 28, 2008, be adopted.
CARRIED
Committee of the Whole – February 4, 2008
MOVED by Councillor Copley
Seconded by Councillor Herbert,
That the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Monday, February
4, 2008, and the recommendations contained therein, be adopted.
CARRIED
COMMUNICATIONS:
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1. |
2008-37 |
SMITH DESIGNS, February 7, 2008 Boulevard
Encroachment Application, |
MOVED by Councillor
Braithwaite
Seconded by
Councillor Copley, That permission be granted for an encroachment onto the
boulevard adjacent to 151 Denison Road for the purpose of landscaping and the
construction of a parking area, as shown on the sketch attached to
correspondence item no. 2008-37, subject to the owners taking out any required
irrigation permit and executing a boulevard encroachment agreement in a form
satisfactory to the Municipality.
Attention was drawn
to the revised plans for a boulevard encroachment for 151 Denison Road, which
removed the originally proposed border plantings along Denison Road in response
to concerns raised by Committee of the Whole at the February 4, 2008 meeting
with resepect to the plantings creating the visual impression that the proposed
parking area was not public property.
The proposed parking area, it was noted, would not be for the exclusive
use of the adjacent property owner.
The question was
then called.
CARRIED
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2. |
2008-38 |
YOUTH CHOIR 61, January 24, 2008 Request for
Grant |
MOVED by Councillor Carson
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite, That
the grant request in the amount of $200 for the Youth Choir 61 be referred to
Estimates Committee.
CARRIED
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3. |
2008-39 |
Request to Conduct
Fund-Raising |
MOVED by Councillor Braithwaite
Seconded by Councillor Carson, That
permission be given to the Oak Bay Tourism Committee to conduct a palm tree
sale on the front lawn of the Oak Bay Municipal Hall from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
on Saturday, April 19, 2008, subject to the Oak Bay 5th Garry Oak Scouts
and the Oak Bay Rotary Club being the recipients of the proceeds.
It was acknowledged that the Committee also
planned to provide free Garry oak tree seedlings to palm tree purchasers should
they be available, which was met with support from members of Council.
The question was then called.
CARRIED
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4. |
2008-40 |
Invoice for
Annual Membership Dues |
MOVED by Councillor Cassidy
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite, That
approval be given for the payment of Union of British Columbia Municipalities
membership dues for 2008 in the amount of $8,417.37.
CARRIED
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5. |
2008-41 |
INTERMUNICIPAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY ISSUES, January 29, 2008 Employment of
Persons With Disabilities: Provincial “10 X 10” Challenge |
Responding to questions from Council, the
Municipal Administrator recalled that Council had discussed this program
briefly in conjunction with making an application to the “2010 Legacies Now”
Measuring Up Accessibility and Inclusion Funding Program. It was felt by Councillor Copley that
participation in the 10 X 10 challenge went hand in hand with the Measuring Up
grant application. Council, he noted,
chose not to participate in the program at that time. A formal request, he said, has since been
received by the western communities Intermunicipal Advisory Committee on
Disability Issues (IACDI) for Council to formally endorse the program.
There was discussion regarding the program,
the goal of which is to increase employment of persons with disabilities in
British Columbia’s communities by 10 percent by the year 2010, and Mr. Cochrane
pointed out that it appears the program envisages the Municipality engaging its
own departments as well as other Oak Bay employers in the Challenge,
undertaking a wide variety of initiatives, which raises concerns regarding Oak
Bay’s capacity to participate in the program in this manner.
There was agreement that although
MOVED by Councillor Copley
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite, That a
proclamation endorsing the
It was noted that staff would advise the
The question was then called.
CARRIED
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6. |
2008-42 |
DEMEZEY MEMORIAL
ABBEYFIELD HOUSING SOCIETY, February 1, 2008 Request for
Permissive Tax Exemption, |
Noting that the deadline for granting tax
exemptions for the 2008 year has passed, it was suggested by a member of
Council that consideration be given to providing a grant to the Society to help
offset its taxes on the property located at
Dorothy Youldon and Fred Jock of the Demezy
Memorial Abbeyfield Housing Society were in attendance and provided the current financial
picture of the Society, drawing attention to the need for funding assistance to
help pay the property taxes. The
property, they noted, was donated for the benefit of seniors social housing and
required a great deal of work to bring it up to the required standards, with
the Society incurring large expenses in this regard.
Specifically, Mr. Jock noted that the
Society is requesting assistance to pay the difference in property taxes from
2006 and 2008, noting that the jump between 2006 and 2007 was significant, and
even more of an increase is expected for 2008 taxes.
MOVED by Councillor Carson
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite, That
the request for financial assistance representing the difference between the
property taxes for
CARRIED
TABLED:
Development
Variance Permit –
MOVED by Councillor Cassidy
Seconded by Councillor Copley, That the following
motion be lifted from the table:
That the Director of Building and Planning be
authorized to issue a Development Variance Permit with respect to 3023 Beach
Drive (Lot 2, Section 31, Victoria District, Plan 4855), varying the following
provisions of Bylaw No. 3531, being the Zoning
Bylaw, 1986, as amended, with respect to the siting of a building:
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Bylaw Section |
Required |
Requested |
Variance |
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6.2.4.(2)(c) &
Schedule “C” Minimum Interior Side |
3.96 m |
2.52 m |
1.44 m |
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6.2.4.(2)(e) &
Schedule “C” Minimum Total of Side |
9.75 m |
5.53 m |
4.22 m |
to accommodate additions and renovations to the
dwelling, as more particularly shown on the plans attached to Committee of the
Whole agenda item #2008-21, being a memorandum from the Director of Building
and Planning dated January 3, 2008.
CARRIED
The question on the main motion was then
called.
CARRIED
BYLAWS:
For First, Second and Third
Bylaw
No. 4400
MOVED by Councillor
Braithwaite
Seconded by Councillor Copley,
That Bylaw No. 4400, Lane Stopping Up,
Closing and Removing of Highway Dedication
Bylaw No. 1, 2008 be introduced and read a first time.
CARRIED
MOVED by Councillor
Braithwaite
Seconded by Councillor Copley,
That Bylaw No. 4400, Lane Stopping Up,
Closing and Removing of Highway Dedication
Bylaw No. 1, 2008 be read a second time.
CARRIED
MOVED by Councillor
Braithwaite
Seconded by Councillor Jensen,
That Bylaw No. 4400, Lane Stopping Up,
Closing and Removing of Highway Dedication
Bylaw No. 1, 2008 be read a third time.
CARRIED
Bylaw
No. 4403
MOVED by Councillor Carson
Seconded by
Councillor Braithwaite, That Bylaw No. 4403,
Public Sewer Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2008 be introduced and read a
first time.
CARRIED
MOVED by Councillor Carson
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite,
That Bylaw No. 4403, Public Sewer Bylaw
Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2008 be read a second time.
CARRIED
MOVED by Councillor Carson
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite,
That Bylaw No. 4403, Public Sewer Bylaw
Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2008 be read a third time.
CARRIED
For First and Second
Bylaw
No. 4396
MOVED by Councillor Copley
Seconded by
Councillor Cassidy, That Bylaw
No. 4396, Seventy-Eighth Zoning Bylaw
Amendment Bylaw, 2008 be introduced and read a first time.
CARRIED
MOVED by Councillor Copley
Seconded by Councillor Cassidy,
That Bylaw No. 4396, Seventy-Eighth Zoning Bylaw Amendment
Bylaw, 2008 be read a second time.
CARRIED
Bylaw No. 4401
MOVED by Councillor Carson
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite,
That Bylaw No. 4401, Seventy-Ninth Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw,
2008 be introduced and read a first time.
CARRIED
MOVED by Councillor Carson
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite,
That Bylaw No. 4401, Seventy-Ninth Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw,
be
read a second time.
CARRIED
Bylaw No. 4402
MOVED by Councillor Cassidy
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite,
That Bylaw No. 4402,
CARRIED
MOVED by Councillor Cassidy
Seconded by Councillor Braithwaite,
That Bylaw No. 4402,
CARRIED
Public
Hearing
MOVED by Councillor Cassidy
Seconded by Councillor Copley, That a
public hearing on Bylaws No. 4396, 4401 and 4402 be held at the Oak Bay
Municipal Hall, on March 10, 2008, at 7:30 p.m., and that notice be given in
accordance with the Local Government Act.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT:
MOVED by Councillor Braithwaite,
Seconded by Councillor Cassidy, That the open portion
of the meeting of Council be adjourned and that a closed session be convened to
discuss personal information about identifiable individuals who are being
considered for a position appointed by the Municipality.
CARRIED
The meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
Certified Correct:
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_______________________________ Municipal Clerk |
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_______________________________ Acting Mayor |