Title
Notice of Motion: Reduced-Scope Borrowing Bylaw for Peninsula Recreation Facility in Central Saanich
Recommendation
[At the May 28, 2026 Peninsula Recreation Commission meeting, the following Notice of Motion was given same day consideration and passed as follows:]
That the Peninsula Recreation Commission:
1. Endorse a reduced-scope recreation facility at the Hovey Road Civic Facility location in the District of Central Saanich, with a footprint of approximately 7,500 square feet, retaining the weight room and multi-purpose program space as core program elements, with reduced or eliminated pottery studio and/or reduced or eliminated meeting room components to be confirmed through detailed design.
2. Request that the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board give immediate consideration to an updated borrowing bylaw of up to $9,114,000 to support the reduced-scope facility.
3. Confirm that any residual square footage from the originally proposed 10,000 sq. ft. footprint shall remain with the District of Central Saanich, with no further financial or operational obligation to the PRC; and
4. Affirm the Commission's continued commitment to equitable, evidence-based, and collaborative recreation service delivery across the Saanich Peninsula in partnership with member municipalities and the WSANEC Nations.
(NWA)