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December 13, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) approve the revised Bylaw 9330.1 and Notice of Appeal and Feedback on the Appeal Process forms, as amended.

Action: The Board voted in favour of revising Bylaw 9330.1.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) agree to give all three readings to revised Bylaw 9330.1 Appeal Process at the meeting of December 13, 2021.

Action: The Board voted unanimously in favour of giving all three readings in one meeting to revised Bylaw 9330.1.


Approved Motion: That revised Bylaw 9330.1 Appeal Process be: Read a first time the 13th day of December, 2021; That revised Bylaw 9330.1 Appeal Process be: Read a second time the 13th day of December, 2021; That revised Bylaw 9330.1 Appeal Process be: Read a third time, passed and adopted the 13th day of December, 2021;

Action: All three readings were given to revised Bylaw 9330.1 and it was posted to the District website.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Superintendent's report as presented.

Action: The Board voted in favour of receiving the Interim Superintendent's Report.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Secretary-Treasurer's reports as presented.

Action: The Board voted in favour of receiving the Secretary-Treasurer's report.


Approved Motion: WHEREAS section 65 (5) of the School Act provides that a board of education may exercise a power with respect to the acquisition or disposal of property owned or administered by the board only by bylaw; AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 96 (1) of the School Act, "land" includes any interest in land, including any right, title or estate in it of any tenure; AND WHEREAS section 96 (3) of the School Act provides that a board of education may dispose of land or improvements, or both, subject to the orders of the British Columbia Minister of Education (the “Minister”); AND WHEREAS section 3 of the Disposal of Land or Improvements Order M193/08 (the “Order”) provides that boards must not dispose of land or improvements by sale and transfer in fee simple or by way of lease of 10 years or more unless such disposal is to another board or an independent school for educational purposes or is approved by the Minister in accordance with section 5 of the Order; AND WHEREAS section 5 of the Order provides that the Minister may approve, with any terms and conditions, a disposition of land or improvements; AND WHEREAS: (a) The property described in this Bylaw (the “Property”) is registered in the name of The Corporation of the City of Victoria (the “City”) but is being used and administered by The Board of Education of School District No.61 (Greater Victoria) (the “Board) for school purposes; (b) The Board is operating SJ Burnside Alternative School on a portion of the Property and has determined that the remainder of the Property, shown outlined in bold on Schedule A attached to this Bylaw (the “Quit Claim Area”), is no longer required for school purposes; (c) The Board has agreed to release to the City all of its interest in the Quit Claim Area by way of a Quit Claim Deed in favour of the City (the “Quit Claim Deed”) in exchange for consideration to be provided to the Board as described in an agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) among the City, the Board, Pacifica Housing Advisory Association and British Columbia Housing Management Association, which will be fully executed as a precondition to the disposition of the Quit Claim Area as contemplated by this Bylaw; (d) The Property is legally described as: PID: 030-095-859 - Lot 1, Section 4, Victoria District, Plan EPP70074; (e) The Board has confirmed that the Quit Claim Area will not be required for future educational purposes; and (f) The Board is satisfied that the consideration to be provided to the Board under the Framework Agreement represents the fair market value of the Quit Claim Area; NOW THEREFORE be it enacted as a Bylaw, that: 1. Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board hereby authorizes the execution and delivery of the Quit Claim Deed in favour of the City on the terms and subject to the conditions in the Framework Agreement; and   2. Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Board hereby approves, ratifies and confirms the terms, covenants and conditions of the Framework Agreement and authorizes the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, for and on behalf of the Board, to execute and deliver the Quit Claim Deed in the form provided as an attachment to the Framework Agreement, and all other documents required to complete the transactions contemplated in the Framework Agreement, with such amendments as the Secretary-Treasurer may consider reasonable and in the best interests of the Board. This bylaw may be cited as "School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) SJ Burnside Alternative School Site Disposal Bylaw, 2021". Read a first time the 25th day of October, 2021 Read a second time the 25th day of October, 2021 Read a third time this 13th day of December, 2021 and passed and adopted the 13thday of December, 2021.

Action: The Board voted in favour of the 3rd and final reading of the SJ Burnside Alternative School Site Disposal Bylaw, 2021 and the Ministry of Education was notified.

November 22, 2021

Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) direct the Chair to create a rotating schedule of Trustees to be invited to participate in Chair/Superintendent meetings for the duration of this Board’s term.

Action: A rotating schedule of Trustees will be invited to participate in Chair/Superintendent meetings for the duration of this Board’s term.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) accept the September 30, 2021 Quarterly Financial Report as presented to the Audit Committee.

Action: The Board accept the September 30, 2021 Quarterly Financial Report as presented to the Audit Committee.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Interim Superintendent's report as presented.

Action: The Board received the Interim Superintendent's report.


Approved Motion: That the Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) receive the Secretary-Treasurer's report as presented.

Action: The Board received the Secretary-Treasurer's report.