City of Kelowna

Regular Council Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, March 10, 2025

Time:

1:30 P.m. - 1:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber

City Hall, 1435 Water Street

Members Present

• Mayor Tom Dyas, 
• Councillor Ron Cannan, 
• Councillor Maxine DeHart, 
• Councillor Gord Lovegrove, 
• Councillor Mohini Singh, 
• Councillor Luke Stack, 
• Councillor Rick Webber, 
• Councillor Loyal Wooldridge, 
• Doug Gilchrist, 
• Laura Bentley, 
• and Legislative Coordinator (Confidential) 

Members Absent

• Councillor Charlie Hodge 

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1.

Call to Order

Mayor Dyas called the meeting to order at 1:31 p.m.

I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered today on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people.

This Meeting is open to the public and all representations to Council form part of the public record.  A live audio-video feed is being broadcast and recorded on kelowna.ca.

2.

Confirmation of Minutes

• Moved By Councillor DeHart
  Seconded By Councillor Wooldridge

  THAT the Minutes of the Regular Meetings of March 3, 2025 be confirmed as circulated.​

  
  
  
  Carried

3.

Reports

3.1

RCMP 2024 Year End Report

Chris Geobel, Acting Superintendent OIC RCMP Kelowna Detachment:

- Displayed a PowerPoint Presentation providing a 2024 year end update regarding public safety and crime data and responded to questions from Council.

Responded to questions from Council.

• Moved By Councillor Wooldridge
  Seconded By Councillor Singh

  THAT Council receive the RCMP 2024-year-end Key Performance Indicator Report from the Acting Officer in Charge, Kelowna RCMP Detachment, dated March 10, 2025. ​​ 

  
  
  
  Carried

4.

Development Application Reports & Related Bylaws

4.1

Rezoning Bylaws Supplemental Report to Council

Staff:

- Commented on notice of first reading and correspondence received.

• THAT Council receives, for information, the report from the Office of the City Clerk dated March 10, 2025 with respect to five rezoning applications;

  AND THAT Rezoning Bylaws No. 12747, 12753, 12754, 12755 and 12756 be forwarded for further reading consideration.

  
  
  
  

4.2

Rezoning Applications

4.2.1

Glenmore Dr 1210, 1220, and 1226 - BL12747 (Z24-0059) - City of Kelowna

• opposed - Cannan
  Moved By Councillor Wooldridge
  Seconded By Councillor Stack

  THAT Bylaw No. 12747 be read a first, second and third time.

  
  
  
  Carried

4.2.2

Hwy 97 N 3699 - BL12754 (Z24-0061) - University Business Park Ltd., Inc.No. 431185

• Moved By Councillor Stack
  Seconded By Councillor DeHart

  THAT Bylaw No. 12754 be read a first, second and third time.

  
  
  
  Carried

4.2.3

Dougall Rd N 465-495 - BL12756 (Z24-0062) - 1470626 B.C. Ltd., Inc.No. BC1470626

• Moved By Councillor Stack
  Seconded By Councillor DeHart

  THAT Bylaw No. 12756 be read a first, second and third time.

  
  
  
  Carried

4.3

Rezoning Applications

4.3.1

Patterson Rd 350 - BL12753 (Z24-0063) - Gurjit Kaur Bhullar and Harsimran Singh Bhatti

• Moved By Councillor Wooldridge
  Seconded By Councillor Singh

  THAT Bylaw No.12753 be read a first, second and third time and be adopted.

  
  
  
  Carried

4.3.2

Gordon Dr 5091 - BL12755 (Z24-0030) - Highstreet Canyon Falls Apartments Ltd., Inc.No. BC1311111

• Opposed - Cannan
  Moved By Councillor Wooldridge
  Seconded By Councillor Singh

  THAT Bylaw No. 12755 be read a first, second and third time and be adopted.

  
  
  
  Carried

5.

Bylaws for Adoption (Development Related)

5.1

Content Changes - BL12742 (TA24-0021) - City of Kelowna

• Moved By Councillor Stack
  Seconded By Councillor DeHart

  THAT Bylaw No. 12742 be adopted.

  
  
  
  Carried

5.2

Secondary Suites in Townhouses - BL12751 (TA24-0017) - City of Kelowna

• Moved By Councillor DeHart
  Seconded By Councillor Stack

  THAT Bylaw No. 12751 be adopted.

  
  
  
  Carried

6.

Non-Development Reports & Related Bylaws

6.1

Urban Centres Community Trends Report

Staff:

- Displayed a PowerPoint Presentation providing an update on the Thriving Urban Centres Project, upcoming public engagement.

Responded to questions from Council.

• Moved By Councillor Lovegrove
  Seconded By Councillor Wooldridge

  THAT Council receives, for information, the report from Long Range Planning dated March 10, 2025, with respect to Thriving Urban Centres: Project Update and Trends Report.

  
  
  
  Carried
• THAT Council receive the report dated September 11, 2023 regarding the Urban Centre Planning Framework, for information.

  
  
  
  

6.2

Housing Dashboard Overview

The meeting recessed at 2:47 p.m.

The meeting reconvened at 2:59 p.m.

Staff:

- Provided an overview of the recently launched Housing Dashboard and responded to questions from Council.

• Moved By Councillor Wooldridge
  Seconded By Councillor DeHart

  THAT Council receives for information the report from the Housing Policy & Programs Department, dated March 10, 2025, regarding the Housing Dashboard.

  
  
  
  Carried

6.3

2025 Financial Plan - Carryover Budget - Volume 2

Staff:

- Displayed a PowerPoint Presentation summarizing the 2025 Financial Plan Carryout Budget and responded to questions from Council.

• Moved By Councillor Singh
  Seconded By Councillor Lovegrove

  THAT the 2025 Financial Plan be increased by $4,918,600 for operating carryover projects and $43,508,000 for capital carryover projects as summarized in the 2025 Financial Plan – Carryover Budget – Volume 2.

  
  
  
  Carried

6.4

Update on the Redevelopment of Parkinson Recreation Centre

Staff:

- Displayed a PowerPoint Presentation providing an update on the redevelopment of Parkinson Recreation Centre and responded to questions from Council.

• Moved By Councillor Wooldridge
  Seconded By Councillor Lovegrove

  THAT Council receives for information this report from Partnerships & Investments, dated March 10, 2025, for the Redevelopment of Parkinson Recreation Centre.

  
  
  
  Carried

7.

Resolutions

7.1

Councillor Singh - Draft Resolution re: North Glenmore Sector Development Study

Councillor Singh:

Councillor Lovegrove declared conflict of interest due to his employment at UBCo and letter of support from the institution and left the meeting at 4:26 p.m.

- Provided comments of the draft resolution regarding the North Glenmore Sector Development Study and responded to questions from Council.

Staff responded to questions from Council.

Councillor Lovegrove rejoined the meeting at 4:36 p.m.

• Moved By Councillor Wooldridge
  Seconded By Councillor DeHart

  THAT Council directs staff to report to Council on initiating the North Glenmore Sector Development Study ahead of the long-term timeline identified in the Official Community Plan. 

  
  
  
  Carried

8.

Mayor and Councillor Items

Councillor Wooldridge

congratulate Bollywood Gala at Metro Hub in support of the Kelowna Food Bank that raised over $100,000

Singh:

Congratulations to the Gopal Family and the Bollywood Gala

Welcome back to Mayor Dyas

Cannan

Taste of Home this Saturday celebrates food and music and multiculturalism

Condolences to Mrs. Briton and her family on the loss of her son and firefighter recently. Celberation of life this Friday at Trinity Baptist CHurch

Congratulations to the Montana Brier group

Dehart:

CCMA coming to Kelowna in September. Agents and the Board of Directors were here to visit the Brier and met with them.

Attended the 100th birthday of Gwen Harding

Attended the URBA AGM on behalf of the Mayor

Attended the Crystal Ball  of ???

Attended the Heritage Awards and City received the Conservation of a neighbourhood for Rotary Marsh Park.

Presented the award to the Mayor.

Councillor Lovegrove:

Congratulations to the curlers at the Brier.

Condolences to the Briton Family

Women's Expo attended

Welcome back to Mayor Dyas.

 

 

9.

Termination

This meeting was declared terminated at 4:43 p.m.