Council agenda
March 1, 2022
Date and location
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
9:30 am
Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall
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ROLL CALL
PROCLAMATION – International Women’s Day
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:
(b) personal information about an identifiable individual who is being considered for an award or honour, or who has offered to provide a gift to the city on condition of anonymity;
(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;
(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. - WITHDRAWN
In Camera Rationale Added – February 24, 2022
(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the city or another position appointed by the city.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
1. Special Council (Business Licence Hearing) – February 1, 2022
2. Special Council (Court of Revision - BIA) – February 1, 2022
3. Special Council (Business Licence Hearing) – February 2, 2022
5. Council (City Finance and Services) – February 9, 2022
6. Auditor General Committee – February 18, 2022
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT
COMMUNICATIONS
1. Changes to 2022 Council Meetings Schedule
REPORTS
1. 2022 Renter Services Grants
Recommendations A and B require 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members per section 206 (1) of the Vancouver Charter.
2. 2022 Community Services and Other Social Grants
Recommendations A through R require 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members per section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter.
3. Community Housing Incentive Program Grants
Recommendations A and B require 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members per section 206 (1) of the Vancouver Charter.
4. 2021 HIP Grant Recommendation for 510 West Hastings Street
Recommendation A requires 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members per section 206 (2) of the Vancouver Charter.
5. 2022 Property Taxation - Targeted Land Assessment Averaging
6. Local Improvement - Approval of Billing Rates for Projects Completed in 2021
7. Drinking Water Conservation By-law Amendments
8. Inventory of Parks, their Status under the Vancouver Charter and Recommended Permanent Public Park Designations
9. Board of Variance By-law Update
REFERRAL REPORTS
1. Rezoning: 5337 -5387 Willow Street and 826 West 37th Avenue
2. CD-1 Rezoning: 6409-6461 Cambie Street and 505 West 49th Avenue
3. CD-1 Rezoning: 5-15 West 2nd Avenue and 1751 Ontario Street
4. Amendment to the Regional Context Statement Official Development Plan By-law for 1325 -1333 East Georgia Street
5. CD-1 Rezoning: 1477 West Broadway
6. Regulating Self Storage Uses in Industrial Districts
7. CD-1 Rezoning: 2406-2484 Renfrew Street
8. Zoning and Development By-law Amendments to support the Patio Program for Businesses on Private Property
BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area from RS-1 to RM-8A (197 West 26th Avenue)
(All Council members eligible to vote)
2. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area from RS-1 to RM-8A (756 West 26th Avenue)
(Councillor Carr will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
3. A By-law to amend the Procedure By-law No. 12577 regarding standing at Council meetings.
4. A By-law to amend the Board of Variance By-law No. 10200 regarding miscellaneous matters
5. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 1265-1281 Kingsway
6. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 315 East 2nd Avenue
7. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 728-796 Main Street
8. A By-law to amend Vehicles for Hire By-law No. 6066 regarding quadricycles
9. A By-law to amend Street and Traffic By-law No. 2849 regarding quadricycles
10. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area to CD-1 (2725-2751 Kingsway)
(Councillors De Genova and Hardwick will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
11. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area to CD-1 (1535-1557 Grant Street)
(Councillors Bligh and Hardwick will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
12. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 1303 Kings way and 3728 Clark Drive and repeal By-law No. 12638
MOTIONS
A. Administrative Motions
1. Approval of Form of Development – 619-685 W Hastings Street
2. Approval of Form of Development – 1535-1557 Grant Street
B. Council Members’ Motions
1. Requests for Leaves of Absence
2. Changes to March and April Business Licence Hearing Panels
3. Protecting BC Coasts From Acidic Washwater Dumping
4. Assessing Vacant Lands to Support Housing for BC’s Most Vulnerable
5. Training of BC Workers in Deep Energy Retrofit and Climate Smart Construction
6. Increasing Provincial Incentives for Installing Solar (PV) Panels and Solar Hot Water
7. The Unintended Consequences of Recent Policy Changes to DCL Waivers on Affordable Housing
8. Centering Community Facilities and Infrastructure in 2023-2026 Capital Plan
9. Expanding BC Manufacturing and Construction of Climate Smart, Made in BC, Pre Fabricated-Wood-Made Housing
10. A Regulatory Framework to Enable Innovative Urban Activation Projects
NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER’S MOTIONS
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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