Regular Council - October 14, 2025

Agenda HTML: https://sidney.civicweb.net/filepro/d... Agenda PDF: https://sidney.civicweb.net/filepro/d... 1. CALL TO ORDER 0:57 - 2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2:28 - 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2:51 - a. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES 3:41 - A. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD (maximum 20 minutes) Public Participation Period closed at 6:13 p.m. B. SPECIAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION C. PUBLIC HEARINGS D. PRESENTATIONS / PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS 14:11 - a. 2025 Organizational Safety Excellence Award - Town of Sidney B. Robinson, Manager of Public Works & Parks, was pleased to advise that the Town was _______________ 5. BYLAWS 6. DEVELOPMENT PERMITS & DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITS 7. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 19:32 - a. Regular Council Meeting - September 22, 2025 8. BUSINESS NOT COMPLETED AT A PREVIOUS MEETING 9. RISE & REPORT FROM IN-CAMERA MINUTES (for information only) 10. MAYOR'S REPORT 19:46 - a. CRD Board Highlights - September 10, 2025 11. COUNCILLORS' REPORTS 20:04 - a. Councillor S. Garnett - provided a verbal update from the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea - 12. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Advisory Planning Commission - October 7, 2025 21:29 - Minutes contain recommendation(s) regarding: R.1 Development Permit Application DP100853 Development Variance Permit Application DV100377 (9824 Third Street) (To reduce width of the drive aisle, to in... 13. STAFF REPORTS a. Request to Waive Fees - Torque Masters Car Show Event 28:50 - b. Renewal of Lease of School District Property – 9751 Third Street 48:47 - 14. CORRESPONDENCE a. Emergency Weather Shelter (Item 15.3 - Emails (3) regarding the proposed emergency weather shelter.) Councillor T. O'Keeffe noted that while the location for the proposed weather shelter at Wakefiled ... 53:29 - 15. CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION 1:19:19 - 1. Emails (2) regarding development application for 9972 Third Street. 2. Emails (3) expressing concerns regarding the Bowerbank bikeway. 3. (Item raised, see item 14a.) 4. Emails (2) regarding proposed new cannabis retail application on Beacon Avenue. 5. Letter from Peninsula Streams & Shorelines, expressing appreciation for receipt of the Town's grant-in-aid funding, dated July 25, 2025. 6. Letter from E. Robbins, regarding parking and the need for a parkade, dated September 3, 2025. 7. Letter from Vector Yacht Services, requesting elimination of two requirements on their building permit, received September 17, 2025. Reply dated October 3, 2025. 8. Letter from Youth Parliament of BC Alumni Society, regarding its 97th Youth Parliament Session in Victoria from December 27 to 31, 2025, dated September 15, 2025. 9. Email from C. Peters, requesting Council to write to the Premier to reverse decimalization of hard drugs, to removal phones from all schools and to enforce and educate about the Federal Protection of ... 10. Email from Ministry of Forests, providing an update on the feedback received on the proposed changes to the Heritage Conservation Act, dated October 1, 2025. 11. Email from T. Richards, President of Marine Park Strata on White Birch Road, regarding storm drainage works, dated September 5, 2025. Reply dated September 19, 2025. 12. Email from E. Diller to Minister of Housing, regarding the Local Government Act and municipal parking requirements, dated October 2, 2025. 13. Letter from Minister of Housing, regarding the Town's Housing Targets Progress Report for Year 1, dated October 8, 2025. 16. NOTICE(S) OF MOTION 17. MOTION TO GO "IN-CAMERA" (CLOSED MEETING) 1:19:19 - a. 18. ADJOURNMENT 1:19:19 - a. Agenda HTML: https://sidney.civicweb.net/filepro/d... Agenda PDF: https://sidney.civicweb.net/filepro/d...