COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
AGENDA
6:30 P.M.

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This meeting will be held electronically as per Ministerial Order No. M192

1.
CALL TO ORDER AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 

The Town of Ladysmith acknowledges with gratitude that this meeting takes place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Stz'uminus First Nation.

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2.
AGENDA APPROVAL
 

  • Recommendation

    That the agenda for this March 9, 2021 Committee of the Whole meeting be approved.

3.
MINUTES
 

3.1
Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held January 12, 2021
 

  • Recommendation

    That the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held January 12, 2021 be approved.

4.
REPORTS
 

4.1
2021 Grant in Aid Requests
 

  • Recommendation

    That the Committee:

    1. Determine the amounts to allocate to various community groups based on their 2021 Grant in Aid requests; and
    2. Recommend that Council approve the allocated amounts of 2021 Grant in Aid requests.

4.2
Yard Waste Pilot
 

  • Recommendation

    That the Committee recommend that Council direct staff to:

    1. Implement a yard waste pilot project, starting with two spring pickup dates targeted for the end of April and May 2021;
    2. Bring a summary report of costs and participation levels after the first two spring pickups, in order that Council can provide direction on a fall pickup schedule; and
    3. Include $20,000 in the Solid Waste budget for 2021 with the funds to come from the Solid Waste Reserve.

4.3
Identified Properties for Parkland Dedication Consideration
 

  • Recommendation

    That the Committee recommend that Council direct staff to:

    1. Prepare a Park Dedication Bylaw which includes Town-owned properties identified in the staff report dated March 9, 2021; and
    2. Identify portions of road right of way that are currently being used as park space and bring forward the necessary bylaws to:
      1. close and remove the road dedication pursuant to section 40 of the Community Charter; and
      2. dedicate the resulting legal parcels as park.

4.4
Two-Storey Coach Houses
 

  • Recommendation

    That the Committee:

    1. Consider whether it wishes to recommend amendments to the Zoning Bylaw related to two-storey coach houses; and, if so,
    2. Recommend that Council direct staff to bring forward amendments to the Zoning Bylaw related to two-storey coach houses as identified by the Committee of the Whole.

4.5
Proposed Amendments to “Town of Ladysmith Streets and Traffic Bylaw 1998, No. 1309”
 

  • Recommendation

    That the Committee recommend that Council direct staff to prepare amendments to “Town of Ladysmith Streets and Traffic Bylaw 1998, No. 1309” as identified in the staff report dated March 9, 2021.

5.
COUNCIL SUBMISSIONS
 

5.1
Request to Update the Ladysmith Heritage Strategic Plan
 

Councillor Stevens has requested that the Committee discuss the possibility of updating the Ladysmith Heritage Strategic Plan as requested by Quentin Goodbody of the Ladysmith and District Historical Society in his letter to Council dated February 2, 2021.

6.
NEW BUSINESS
 

7.
ADJOURNMENT
 

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