Municipality of North Cowichan
Special Council
REVISED AGENDA

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 5:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Municipal Hall - Council Chambers & Electronically

This meeting which is open to the public, will be conducted in-person in Council Chambers and by video conference using the Cisco Webex platform, and will be streamed live and archived for viewing on demand at www.northcowichan.ca. All representations to Council form part of the public record.

 

Members of the public may attend the Municipal Hall [7030 Trans-Canada Highway] in person, or join the meeting electronically to participate during the 'Public Input' and 'Question Period' portions of the agenda. Please visit northcowichan.ca/virtualmeeting for instructions on how to connect online or you may dial 1.844.426.4405, enter 1# for English, enter the meeting ID 2772 073 0134, and then enter the meeting password 1111.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

As soon as there is a quorum present after the time specified for the Council meeting, the Mayor shall call the meeting to order. If there is no quorum of Council present within 30 minutes of the scheduled time for the meeting, the meeting is adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

2.

APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA

To consider any items of business not included in the Agenda that are of an urgent nature they must be introduced and approved at the time the agenda is adopted. Matters must be taken up in the order that they are listed unless changed at this time.

• Recommendation:

  THAT the agenda be adopted as circulated [or as amended].

3.

PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS

Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address Council regarding matters to be considered at the meeting during Public Input.  The maximum number of speakers to be heard during the public input period is limited to five, with a maximum of three minutes allotted to each speaker.  Members of the public attending the meeting in person must register at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting by signing the sheet posted outside of Council Chambers. Members of the public attending electronically must raise their hand once the meeting has been called to order. Please visit northcowichan.ca/virtualmeeting for instructions on how to raise your hand. Speakers are asked to state their name and residential address when commencing their address to Council.

4.

PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS

4.1

Delegations

In accordance with Council’s Delegations and Presenters Policy, delegations must submit their request at least seven (7) business days before the meeting they wish to appear before Council to make a presentation, request for action, provide an update on projects, or discuss issues not currently under consideration through an active input process.  Items must be of municipal interest or concern, and delegations are limited to 10 minutes to address Council.

4.1.1

Neighbours of Providence Farm

Purpose: Brenda Reid-Kuecks will be speaking on behalf of a group of concerned residents requesting that Council consider purchasing the land for sale by Providence Farm and designating it as parkland.

4.1.2

Broombusters Invasive Plant Society

Purpose: Joanne Sales, Executive Director of Broombusters Invasive Plant Society to present to Council requesting that North Cowichan support volunteers that want to cut broom on public roads during broom cutting season.

5.

BYLAWS

Bylaws appearing under this section will be listed in order of readings as follows: (a) bylaws for adoption shall appear first, followed by (b) bylaws receiving third reading, then (c) bylaws receiving first and second or first three readings.

5.1

Subdivision Control Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 3986 for first three readings

Purpose: To introduce Subdivision Control Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 3986, which proposes to update the Water and Sanitary Design Standards.

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council gives first, second and third readings to Subdivision Control Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 3986, 2025.

5.2

Servicing Capacity: Bylaw Amendments

Purpose: To provide the following bylaws for first, second and third readings:

• Sewer Service Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 4003, 2025;
• Waterworks Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 4004, 2025; and,
• Building Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 4005, 2025.

• Recommendation:

  THAT Council gives first, second and third readings to:

  1. Sewer Service Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 4003, 2025;
  2. Waterworks Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 4004, 2025; and,
  3. Building Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 4005, 2025

6.

NEW BUSINESS

This section includes external items that require a decision of Council, items that have been removed from the Consent Agenda, and motions submitted by Council members, where previous notice has been given, for Council consideration.

7.

QUESTION PERIOD

Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to ask questions of Council regarding matters discussed at the meeting and shall be allotted up to 30 seconds each to ask their question. Question Period is limited to 15 minutes.

8.

ADJOURNMENT

Once all the business is done and over with, the Mayor may declare the meeting adjourned without requiring a resolution of Council.