District of Lantzville

 

Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of the District of Lantzville to be held on Wednesday, October 08, 2025 at 06:00 PM in the Council Chamber

 

Council members may attend this meeting in person, or electronically (except for the Mayor) for a hybrid meeting (per the Community Charter and the Council Procedure Bylaw).  For in-person and hybrid meetings, the Council Chamber will be open for the public to attend.  Due to limited seating, the public is encouraged to view the open portion of the meeting starting at 06:00 PM via the livestream, and to provide verbal public input on agenda items by registering in advance using the Zoom Webinar link provided for each Council meeting event at lanzville.ca, written comments by noon the day of the meeting and emailed to [email protected], or in person.  Prior to attending at Municipal Hall, please self-assess to ensure you are healthy and do not attend if you are ill.  Members of the public remain seated unless invited to address Council.  Meetings recorded by the District of Lantzville may be viewed on demand at lantzville.ca.

 

Public input regarding personnel matters, legal action, nominated political candidates, applications for grants in aid or public hearing topics (EXCEPT DURING THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING) will not be included or will be severed.

Thursday, October 09, 2025 at 1:00 A.October 9. - 6:00 A.October 9.

1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

THAT the October 8, 2025, Regular Council meeting agenda be adopted, as presented.

3.

CORRESPONDENCE

4.

GENERAL MATTERS

4.a

Mayor and Council Verbal Updates

5.

START OF CONSENT AGENDA

6.

CONSENT AGENDA

6.a

THAT Council, under section 5.2.7 residential, strike subsection 11 from the draft Official Community Plan Residential Update.

6.b

THAT the June 19, 2025, Parks and Trails Select Committee meeting minutes be received, as presented.

6.c

THAT the September 3, 2025, Regular Council meeting minutes be approved, as presented.

7.

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

8.

PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD

Persons recognized by the Chair to speak must first state their name and address for the record, may speak once for up to 2 minutes (unless Council resolves otherwise), and are limited to providing comment regarding items listed on the council agenda for this meeting (EXCLUDING PUBLIC HEARING TOPICS).  Comments must be directed to the Chair, are not to be directed to individual Council members, staff or the audience and must not include personnel issues.

9.

LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

9.a

“District of Lantzville 2026-2030 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 417, 2025”

[Camelia Copp, Deputy Director of Financial Services]

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  THAT “District of Lantzville 2026-2030 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 417, 2025”be given first reading.

   

  THAT “District of Lantzville 2026-2030 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 417, 2025”be given second reading.

   

  THAT “District of Lantzville 2026-2030 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 417, 2025”be given third reading.

   

   

9.b

District of Lantzville Official Community Plan Bylaw 150, 2019, Amendment (Housing and Housekeeping) Bylaw No. 416, 2025

[Geroge Robinson, Director of Community Planning & Community Services]

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  THAT "District of Lantzville Official Community Plan Bylaw 150, 2019, Amendment (Housing and Housekeeping) Bylaw No. 416, 2025" be given first reading.

   

  THAT "District of Lantzville Official Community Plan Bylaw 150, 2019, Amendment (Housing and Housekeeping) Bylaw No. 416, 2025" be given second reading.

   

  THAT a public hearing for Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 416 be scheduled.

10.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

11.

COMMITTEE/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

12.

NEW BUSINESS

12.a

Call for Special Meeting

[Councillor Jones]

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  THAT Council directs staff to schedule a Special Meeting in October 2025 between CAO Lashar and Council to discuss communication plans for keeping Council informed, including but not limited to, receiving progress reports on approved motions and ways that Council members may provide input.

   

  Staff Recommendation: 

  That this item be deferred to 2026 to allow staff to focus on current priorities as resources are not available right now.

   

   

   

   

   

   

12.b

Copley Park Amenities

[Councillor Lerner]

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  WHEREAS the basketball court and bike racks at Copley Park are in need of refurbishment, and the option to install a volleyball court is likely suitable for this location; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the use of the Community-Building Fund in the 2026 – 2030 Financial Plan to pay for the restoration of the basketball courts and bike rack at Copley Park, as well as the installation of a volleyball court in Copley Park AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff report back to Council on the estimated cost as part of the 2026-2030 Financial Plan process so that a final decision can be made based on costs.

13.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS

(In accordance with Council Procedure Bylaw No. 141, 2020, subsection 18(8) for regular agenda)

14.

INTRODUCTION OF "NOTICE OF MOTION"

15.

PUBLIC CLARIFICATION

(Persons recognized by the Chair to speak must first state their name and address for the recrod and the agenda item regarding which they are seeking clarification (excluding public hearing topics), and may speak once for up to 2 minutes to ask clarification questions.) E.g., How did the vote go?, about technicalities- request interpretation of abbreviations or jargon, etc.

16.

MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC

• Recommendation:

   

  THAT the regular Council meeting be closed to the public, pursuant to sections 90(1)(a), (c), (d), and (k) of the Community Charter, for the purpose of considering:

   

  (a)  personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

  (c)  labour relations or other employee relations;

  (d)  the security of the property of the municipality;

   

  (k)  negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to hard the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;

   

  Following adoption of the above motion, the meeting will be closed to the public.

   

  MEETING REOPENS TO THE PUBLIC

17.

RECONVENE

18.

ADJOURNMENT BY MAYOR

 

 

 

SCHEDULED MEETINGS:

     October 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – Special CLOSED Meeting of Council [Financial Plan]

     October 22, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – Regular CLOSED Council Meeting