Council agenda
March 9, 2021
Date and location
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
9:30 am
Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall
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ROLL CALL
IN CAMERA MEETING
THAT Council will go into meetings later this week which are closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2(1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraphs:
(c) labour relations or other employee relations;
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city;
(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
(j) information that is prohibited, or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited, from disclosure under section 21 [disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party] of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of an activity, work or facility that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city if they were held in public.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
1. Auditor General Recruitment Committee – February 19, 2021
2. Council (Policy and Strategic Priorities) – February 10 and 18, 2021
3. Council – February 23, 2021
4. Court of Revision (BIA) – February 23, 2021
5. Council (City Finance and Services) – February 24, 2021
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT
REPORTS
1. 2021 Property Taxation – Targeted Land Assessment Averaging
2. Annual Procurement Report 2020
3. 2021 Community Services and Other Social Grants
Recommendations A to R require two-thirds affirmative votes of all Council members under Section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter.
4. 2021 Renter Services Grants
Recommendations A and B require two-thirds affirmative votes of all Council members under Section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter.
REFERRAL REPORTS
1. Sign By-law Amendment: 688 Hamilton Street
2. Miscellaneous Amendments to Various CD-1 By-laws
3. CD-1 Text Amendment: 1280 Burrard Street (Formerly 1262-1290 Burrard Street)
4. Rezoning: 4825 Laurel Street
5. CD-1 Rezoning: 325-341 West 42nd Avenue
6. Amendments to the Zoning and Development By-law to Increase Social Housing in the RM-4 and RM-3A Zoning Districts
7. CD-1 Rezoning: 485 West 28th Avenue
8. CD-1 Rezoning: 1616-1698 West Georgia Street
BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law to rezone an area to CD-1 re: 4495 Camosun Street (formerly 4175 West 29th Avenue)
(All Council members, except for Councillors Carr and De Genova, will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
2. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law to rezone an area to CD-1 re: 3680 East Hastings Street
(Councillor Wiebe absent for this item at Public Hearing)
3. A By-law to amend CD-1 (566) By-law No. 10941 regarding miscellaneous amendments
(All Council members present at Public Hearing)
4. A By-law to amend East Fraser Lands Official Development Plan By-law No. 9393 regarding miscellaneous amendments
Subject to the approval of By-law 3
5. A By-law to amend Street Name By-law No. 4054 regarding the naming of new streets and street extensions in the new St. Paul’s Hospital Development (Gore Avenue and National Avenue)
6. A By-law to amend Street Name By-law No. 4054 regarding the naming of a new street in the new St. Paul’s Hospital Development (Nora Hendrix Way)
7. A By-law to amend Street Name By-law No. 4054 regarding the naming of new streets and street extensions in the Pearson Dogwood Development (Jeanette Street and West 58th Avenue)
8. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 3235 – 3261 Clive Avenue
9. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 4185 Main Street
MOTIONS
A. Administrative Motions
1. Approval of Form of Development - 3435 East Hastings Street
2. Approval of Form of Development – 4495 Camosun Street (previously 4175 West 29th Avenue)
B. Council Members’ Motions
1. Request for Leave of Absence
2. Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the City of Vancouver
3. Solidarity with Indian Farmers
4. Understanding COVID-19 Recovery Through Economic and Cultural Stimulus Projects
5. UBCM Resolution – Local Choice: Tools to Improve Representation in Local Government Elections
6. Don’t Feed the Wildlife
NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER’S MOTIONS
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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