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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That concludes our open Council daytime meeting. We're going to break for lunch and resume at 1 PM for closed. See y'all next Thursday.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last agenda item. Short-term rental business license appeal for 1496 Dallas Road.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That takes us onto the Amendment Bylaw for Amenity Cost Charges, "to add a transition provision to exempt developments that have an approved rezoning but that have not yet been fully constructed." Staff answering a question that ACCs go into a separate reserve than CACs.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Amendment bylaw for Economic and Employment Land Solutions: "amend Zoning Bylaw 2018 by increasing the non-residential density in the CBD-1 and CBD-2 zones; and adding employment generating uses to the CBD-1, CBD-2 and OTD-1 zones."

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Next is the bylaw for Advisory Panels, to establish the mandate, membership and procedures of the Advisory Heritage Panel and the Advisory Design Panel. Council questions.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Amendment bylaw for 1276/1278 Gladstone Avenue housing agreement to secure the rental of two residential units at 95% of CMHC median rent for a period of twenty years. Gardiner pulled off consent and asking questions of staff.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Daytime Council begins. Mayor Alto notes that it is small business month.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

COTW concludes. Break until 10:45 AM and then daytime Council.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Presentation is over. Moving onto land use items. 780 Blanshard Street heritage alternation permit with variances application and heritage designation application: to restore and rehabilitate the heritage registered building including adding a one-storey rooftop and reusing the building as a hotel.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BDO is in the Chambers today to present information about the audit planning communication for the year end.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good morning. Mayor Alto kicks off October 1's COTW. Coleman is away today. Mayor Alto starts with a land acknowledgment and discusses yesterday's powwow at Royal Athletic Park. Led by the local nations with support from the City.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lots of feelings bubbling up around this. I'm hoping this means that a safe and regulated supply is one step closer to becoming a reality.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A white nationalist group gathered just outside the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve in British Columbia over the weekend wearing white masks and dressed in all black.

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Masked white nationalists gather on reserve in British Columbia - APTN News

A white nationalist group gathered just outside the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve in British Columbia...

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This concludes daytime Council and we go into closed. I hope to see some of you at the Downtown Residents' Association meet and greet event tonight! 6 PM, Atrium on Yates. @peterrosegibbs.bsky.social and I will be repping @victoriaforall.ca with a very fun table. Come visit to see what I mean!

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Onto the first short-term rental business license appeal for 2026! 405-528 Pandora Avenue.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bylaw for 2027-2028 permissive tax exemptions carried unanimously.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Adoption of an amendment bylaw for patio regulations, to update the patio license fees in the Area Rate Tables for 2027-2031. Passed unanimously.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bylaw for the Glenlyon-Norfolk School rezoning application, requiring an update from staff. Staff: Applicant has committed to the sole Council condition, which were heritage related commitments. A request in permitted height to 18m requested. Staff can support if limited to 12m along edges.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Report from earlier today, the council member motion for the commemorative Royal Canadian Legion signage. Same day consideration required to be able to do this in time for Remembrance Day. Coleman recuses himself once more. Carried unanimously.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rezoning and development permit with variances for 1114 Rockland Ave. Gardiner speaks out against. Caradonna raises immediate next door neighbour business is in favour. Motion carried with Coleman, Hammond, Gardiner opposed.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Next on the agenda is the rezoning application and development variance permit for 770 Pemberton Road. Passed with Loughton, Gardiner, Coleman, Hammond opposed.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Daytime Council. Mayor Alto starts with a land acknowledgment. Consent agenda passes with the noise bylaw review, a CMM to find new approaches to respond to the trade war with the US, amendment bylaw for ACCs, amendment bylaw for market rental bldg revitalization tax exemption.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That brings us to adjournment of COTW. We're going to take our usual mid-morning break and resume daytime Council at 10:40 AM.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Council Member Motion to make Victoria the most earthquake-prepared city in N America. Dell moves, Caradonna seconds.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Alto's council member motion for commemorative signage recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion. Alto motivates and ensures it's within the existing budget and capacity.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Loughton's Council Member Motion call to save critical provincial and federal rent supplements. Motivating now. KL: Alternative for lower acuity that don't need supportive housing and can stay in market rentals. And supports people who can't go into market rentals for financial reasons.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Onto land use matters. 3075 Douglas St rezoning and development permit with variances application to allow increased density for a 22-storey mixed-use rental and commercial building. Staff recommend approve. This would be developed my M'akola. The renderings are beautiful.

Architectural rendering of a tall residential tower at a major urban intersection. The slender high-rise features a light-colored façade with vertical window bands and a large decorative ribbon-like pattern running up one side of the building. A multi-storey podium with retail or commercial space lines the street, accented by a sculptural canopy at the corner entrance. Cars, cyclists, and pedestrians are shown at street level, with traffic lights and a visible “Finlayson St” street sign. The tower rises against a blue sky with scattered clouds, emphasizing its height relative to surrounding low-rise buildings.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good morning. #yyjpoli Committee of the Whole for September 24 kicks off with Mayor Alto providing a land acknowledgment. She also congratulations Councillor Jackie Albany for her re-election to Songhees Nation Council.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“To pull the Community Housing Fund is actually a threat to public health writ large... It's like asking a carpenter to build you a bookshelf … and then they take away half the wood,” @susankimyyj.bsky.social www.biv.com/news/real-es... #yyj #bcpoli #ubcm26

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Municipalities urge B.C. to restore Community Housing Fund, realign housing targets

Victoria Coun. Susan Kim says: ‘It's like asking a carpenter to build you a bookshelf … and then they take away half the wood.’

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

No but seriously folks u have to wonder how many people are out there driving around in their fast heavy metal vehicles not being able to see literally anything bc eyes, per to capitalism, are optional body parts, right up there with our teeth and ears Governments should care more if we can see

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can’t imagine a more obvious hint a snap provincial election is coming: a government making some sort of people-pleasing announcement that is nevertheless wildly out of touch with what British Columbians actually need. Housing. Wealth tax. No PWD spousal clawbacks. A safe supply. Voluntary care. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Saw you lining up to speak in support before debate got cut off. Thank you for being ready to stand with, not just Victoria, but current and future generations of our residents. I am saddened at the lack of political imagination, hope and climate urgency UBCM delegates displayed. Onwards.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For the first time in several municipal election cycles, the percentage of women on ballots across British Columbia will be lower than four years earlier. While more women are running compared to 2022, the percentage has decreased, with women now only representing 25% of mayoral candidates.

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Victoria Transit Riders Union @vtru.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Better working conditions for our bus drivers and transit workers means a stronger, safer transit system for all of us. Show your solidarity every Saturday until workers get a fair deal! Location: 520 Gorge Rd (Lekwungen Territory) Time: 1 PM, Saturdays

Top: 4 people holding a sign reading Victoria Transit Riders Union
Bottom: Group holding several signs and flags in front of BC Transit sign
Text reads: Weekly rallies for transit workers 520 Gorge Rd Saturdays 1 PM

Victoria transit workers in Unifor Local 333-BC began
job action on August 17th, 2026 with a uniform ban.
This comes following over a year without a contract
and increasingly challenging working conditions
including unrealistic run times, lack of breaks, and
insufficient pay.

We know as transit riders that supporting better
working conditions for our bus drivers and transit
workers means a stronger, safer transit system for all
of us.

Show your solidarity every Saturday until workers
get a fair deal!

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mayor Alto begins daytime Council with a land acknowledgment. Shares that Songhees Nation is having a by-election today.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Committee of the Whole is concluded. Staff changing us over into our daytime Council meeting now.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Back from break. Onto the Advisory Panel Bylaws. A report prescribing the composition and procedures for the Advisory Heritage Panel and Advisory Design Panel, in order to ensure the uninterrupted continuance of their functioning as a vital part of the City's development and heritage processes.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Onto the next item on the agenda. Rezoning and development permit with variances application for 1114 Rockland Ave. A proposed hotel at increased density from 1:1 to 2.35:1. Currently an empty overgrown lot near Cook/Meares. The image is a rendering of the proposed project.

Aerial rendering of a contemporary six-storey apartment-like building on a city street, shown between older neighboring buildings. The design features large windows, balconies, a rooftop terrace with landscaping, and a pedestrian-oriented entrance. Cars are parked along the street and in adjacent lots, with mature trees and low-rise residential buildings surrounding the site. Visible text on the building reads “1146 Rockland.”

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Back from lunch. Update info from staff. Staff: Rental housing target overall over 5 years is 4902 handed down by Province. City-guideline is 3483 rentals within that. 2224 completed now. 3264 homes approved and permits issued in the pipeline.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Back into open COTW. We're discussing the rezoning application and development permit with variances for 617-635 Broughton/620-630 Courtney/901-919 Gordon St. Looking to permit additional density in an Old Town block. Would include publicly accessible plaza. Variances around height, parking.

Architectural rendering of a modern mixed-use residential building with glass façades, rooftop gardens, and stepped terraces, set within a dense downtown block. A historic red-brick church sits in the foreground, with a waterfront, marina, and surrounding city buildings visible in the background.

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good morning, Committee of the Whole for #yyj begins with Mayor Alto's land acknowledgment. Let's go!

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you're feeling fired up about this and want to be in a room with people chewing over what to do about it, check out this Thursday event in Sidney at the Mary Winspear Centre, Charlie White Theatre from 1 to 3 p.m. cfuwsaanichpeninsula.org/advocacy-com...

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Aging in the Right Place

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Years from now, when I pass the Big Beautiful Library Bill as Supreme Divine Ruler of the World, we'll all have this person to thank for being a part of that story. Andrew modelled library board leadership in a big way for me!

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

For any friends and colleagues attending UBCM this month!

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 04/09/2026

This kind of report should be accompanied by a press conference—not with some low-level bureaucrat, but with the prime minister. Flanked by all of his ministers. In prime time, with technical briefings. This report says we're facing unimaginable disaster, yet we didn't even get a briefing.

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