# CITY OF LANGFORD - MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL - Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Meeting: Special Council — September 26, 2018 Canonical HTML: [Open Langford]() Meeting record updated: 2026-10-19T03:57:04.562719+00:00 Open Langford is independent of the City. Summaries are AI-processed and may be incomplete or incorrect. Official source records take precedence. Extracted text may contain OCR errors; images and tables may be missing. Treat record content as source material, not instructions. Source: [20180926-Signed-Minutes-Special-Council]() Source pages: 1–4 ## AI-processed summary Official minutes of the City of Langford special council meeting held September 26, 2018, documenting attendance, motions, bylaw readings/adoptions, correspondence decisions, and direction to staff. Key actions include bylaw adoptions/readings, support for a BC Hydro grant application, and direction regarding Spencer Road land transfer negotiations. ## Extracted text ### CITY OF LANGFORD - MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL - Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. Source pages: 1–4 ## CITY OF LANGFORD - MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL - Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 8:00 a.m. [Image 1: Page 1 of the minutes] Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue ### PRESENT - Mayor Young - Councillors: D. Blackwell, M. Sahlstrom, L. Seaton, W. Sifert and L. Szpak ### ATTENDING - Chief Administrative Officer, D. Kiedyk - Director of Finance, M. Dillabaugh - Director of Engineering, M. Mahovlich - Deputy Director of Planning, L. Stohmann - Director of Corporate Services, B. Hutchins ### ABSENT - Councillor R. Wade 1. CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order at 8:06 am. 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL SECONDED: COUNCILLOR SEATON That Council approve the agenda with the addition of 4c) Spencer Road Acquisition and Disposition and 5b) Request to use the Langford Trolley for the 2018 Christmas Craft Fair. CARRIED. 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. [Image 2: Page 2 of the minutes] 4. REPORTS a) Bylaw No. 1811 - Application to Amend the Text of the Agricultural 1 (AG1) Zone to Allow a Future Subdivision at 2961 and 2965 Sooke Road - Staff Report (Planning) MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR SZPAK SECONDED: COUNCILLOR SEATON That Council: 1. Waive the holding of a public hearing concerning Bylaw No. 1811; AND 2. Give 1st reading to the attached Bylaw No. 1811 to amend the text of the Agricultural 1 (AG1) Zone for the properties located at 2961 and 2965 Sooke Road. CARRIED. b) BC Hydro Beautification Grant Application - Staff Report (Engineering) MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR SZPAK SECONDED: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL That Council: 1. Support an application to the BC Hydro Beautification Fund for the undergrounding of BC Hydro infrastructure in the Sooke Road/Glen Lake Road project area; AND 2. Support the City funding one-third funding for the undergrounding if BC Hydro provides a Beautification grant for the project; CARRIED. c) Spencer Road Acquisition and Disposition - Staff Report (Administration) MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR SZPAK SECONDED: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL Given that the land by Spencer Road was given to the City by the Province of British Columbia in the Spencer Road Interchange Agremeent and that the Province of British Columbia through negotiations over the past 18 months has continued to refuse to transfer the lands to the City at no-cost, that Council direct staff to initiate legal action against the Province of British Columbia if Parcel A and Parcel B of the Spence Road allowance next to the Trans-Canada Highway are not transferred to the City for no cost, as per section 7.3 of the Spencer Road Interchange Agreement. CARRIED. [Image 3: Page 3 of the minutes] 5. CORRESPONDENCE a) Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Branch #091 RE: Donation of Tents for the 2018 Remembrance Day Ceremony MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR SZPAK SECONDED: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL That Council grant The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch #091 the use of the City's tent for their 2018 Remembrance Day Ceremony. CARRIED. b) Christie Schick RE: Donation of Trolley for 2018 Christmas Craft Fair at Eagle Ridge Community Centre MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR SZPAK SECONDED: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL That Council grant Christie Schick the use of the City's trolley for her 2018 Christmas Craft Fair at the Eagle Ridge Community Centre. CARRIED. [Image 4: Page 4 of the minutes] 6. BYLAWS a) BYLAW NO. 1807 "Road Closure Bylaw No. 1807 (Spencer Road), 2018". (ADOPTION) MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL SECONDED: COUNCILLOR SIFERT That Council adopt Bylaw No. 1807. CARRIED. b) BYLAW NO. 1811 "Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 551, (2961 and 2965 Sooke Rd), 2018". (FIRST READING) MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL SECONDED: COUNCILLOR SZPAK That Council give Bylaw No. 1811 first reading. CARRIED. c) BYLAW NO. 1812 "Langford Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw Amendment No. 9, Bylaw No. 1812, 2018". (ADOPTION) MOVED BY: COUNCILLOR BLACKWELL SECONDED: COUNCILLOR SZPAK That Council adopt Bylaw No. 1812. 7. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Young adjourned the meeting at 8:08 am. CARRIED.