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January 24, 2022

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) appoint Joan Axford as Chief Election Officer to administer and conduct the school trustee election on October 15, 2022.

Action: The Board voted in favour of appointing Joan Axford as the Chief Elections Officer for the October 15, 2022 Municipal Trustee Elections.


Approved Motion: Whereas a board of education may dispose of land or improvements owned or administered by the board under the authority of Section 96(3) of the School Act, subject to the Orders of the Minister of Education (the “Minister”); AND WHEREAS the Minister issued Order M193/08 effective September 3, 2008 (the “Order”) requiring fee simple sales and leases of land or improvements for a term of ten years or more to be specifically approved by the Minister, unless the transferee is an independent school or another school board; AND WHEREAS Section 65(5) of the School Act requires a board of education to exercise a power with respect to the acquisition or disposal of property only by bylaw; AND WHEREAS: A.            The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) (the “Board”) owns lands and improvements at 2780 Richmond Road, Victoria, B.C. known as Lansdowne Middle School, South Campus (formerly Richmond Elementary School site (the “Property”); B. The Facility Number of the Property is:105629. C. The legal description of the Property is: Parcel Identifier: 005-170-222 Lot 3, Section 26, Victoria District, Plan 10792; D. The Board proposes to subdivide and sell to the Victoria Hospice Society (the “VHS”) the portion of the Property lying to the west and south of Bowker Creek and measuring approximately 1.9 acres in area as shown on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Lands”), pursuant to the terms of a conditional agreement of purchase and sale (the “Sale Agreement”) for a price of $2,500,000, adjusted as provided in the Sale Agreement (the “Price”); E. The Board is satisfied that it would be in the best interests of the Board to enter into the Sale Agreement and pursuant to its obligations thereunder subdivide the Property and sell the Lands to the VHS for the Price (the “Subdivision and Sale”); F. The Board is satisfied that the Subdivision and Sale will not interfere with the use by the Board of the remainder of the Property for educational purposes. NOW THEREFORE be it enacted as a Bylaw of the Board that the Sale Agreement and the Subdivision and Sale be and are hereby authorized, ratified and approved, subject to the Minister of Education providing a written Certificate of Disposal approving the sale of the Lands. BE IT FURTHER enacted that the Secretary-Treasurer be and is hereby authorized on behalf of the Board to execute and deliver the Sale Agreement and, subject to the Minister’s Approval, all documents required to complete the Subdivision and Sale, and all related and ancillary documents, with all such amendments thereto as the Secretary-Treasurer may, in her discretion, consider advisable. This Bylaw may be cited as “School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) Lansdowne Middle School, South Campus (formerly Richmond Elementary School) Site Partial Disposal Bylaw 2022”. Read a first time this 24th day of January, 2022. Read a second time this 24th day of January, 2022.

Action: The first and second reading were given to the partial land disposal Bylaw for Lansdowne Middles School South Campus.

December 13, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the Local Education Agreement with the Esquimalt Nation, as presented.

Action: The Board voted in favour of approving the Local Education Agreement with the Esquimalt Nations.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) promote Bundle 2 - Net Zero Energy Ready with a 100kW PV array at a cost of $538,375 for the following reasons: • Bundle 3 – NZER with 272kW PV Solar Array is not feasible with BC Hydro’s current net metering regulatory constraint of 100kW. • Less capital costs than Bundle 3 – NZER with a 272kW PV Solar Array • Achievable now without relying on changes from BC Hydro which are not guaranteed.

Action: The Board voted in favour of this motion with respect to the Cedar Hill Middle School Project.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) advocate to lift BC Hydro’s 100kW net metering cap by advocating directly with BC Hydro and the BC Utilities Commission, and through BCSTA, to BC Hydro, BC Utilities Commission, the Premier of British Columbia, Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, Minister of Environment and Clean BC.

Action: The Board voted in favour of this motion and a letter was sent on January 20, 2022.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Superintendent to provide monthly progress reports at the Operations, Policy and Planning Standing Committee in relation to the outstanding school shop health and safety issues identified in the school shop health and safety audits from 2016 and 2017.

Action: A progress report will be provided at the Operations Policy and Planning Committee meeting on a monthly basis.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) write a letter to the Premier of British Columbia, Minister of Education, Minister of Finance and Minister of Environment and Climate Change to request that they closely collaborate to address the misalignment between provincial obligations to address the climate emergency by reducing GHG emissions in line with CleanBC and the Climate Accountability Act and the current school district capital funding gaps which result from: a) the provincial capital funding cost sharing model; and b) the difference between the actual capital costs associated with a “zero emissions” building and the current so called “net zero ready” capital funding standard applied to both building and renovating school district buildings. As noted by other school boards the decision to build to a zero emission standard resides with the local school board resulting in the local school board having to identify the additional funding.

Action: A letter is in progress.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) write a letter to the Minister of Education and Minister of Finance to request that, going forward, the level of funding for bus replacement be set at the cost of the purchase price for electric buses; AND FURTHER That the Board understands that the schedule of bus replacement is based on age and mileage of the vehicle and that the funding standard is applied against the cost of a diesel or gas-driven vehicle rather than an electric vehicle.

Action: A letter was sent on January 20, 2022 and posted to the District website.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) write to re-affirm its endorsement of the $10 a day Childcare Plan including the inclusion of early earning and childcare being brought under the Ministry of Education; AND FURTHER that the Chair write a letter to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Children and Family Development urging this change and the necessary capital investment and on-going operating funding to create childcare space on school district property.

Action: A letter was sent on January 25, 2022 and posted to the District website.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Board Chair to write letters of support to Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Fraser-Cascade and Nicola- Similkameen School Districts affected by the recent floods, landslides, and road closures.

Action: Letters were sent on December 15, 2021.