PERIOD REPORT
DATE: September 28, 2026 Report No. SI-26-023
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Judy Kitts, Director, Strategic Initiatives
SUBJECT:TITLEStrategic Initiatives– 2026 Second Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the Department of Strategic Initiatives from May 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026.
The Strategic Initiatives Department has completed its first year of operation and continues to evolve as organizational needs change. Since August 2025, the department has focused on building a cohesive team, establishing foundational processes, and strengthening internal and external relationships. Over the past year, the department's mandate has expanded to include responsibilities for economic development, volunteer services, and First Nations engagement and reconciliation initiatives, in addition to its existing oversight of bylaw enforcement, the policing model and Framework Agreement with VicPD, and the Council Priorities Plan process.
Highlights:
Began work on a municipal facilities and property options analysis to inform future Council decisions regarding the Temporary Fire Hall, Municipal Hall, and long-term civic space requirements.
Advanced the Industrial Lands Study in partnership with Royal Roads University, helping identify opportunities to strengthen Esquimalt's industrial economy, support local employment, and inform future economic development decision-making.
Advanced reconciliation initiatives through development of Relationship Agreements and collaboration on Lekwungen placemaking projects and cultural installations.
Expanded community safety and bylaw enforcement capacity through the recruitment of an auxiliary bylaw officer, enabling Saturday parking enforcement and additional enforcement presence at Township events.
Department Activities:
Bylaw Enforcement
Bylaw Offence Notices (BONs), Warnings, & Disputes
In this period 57 warnings and 234 BONs were issued.
97.5% of BONs we...
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