•Given the surge of COVID transmission and re-instatement of our COVID safety plan, the maximum capacity of the Council Chamber is 20 persons.
• Members of the public who wish to participate are encouraged to submit comments online or participate via telephone. If attending in person, health protocols associated with COVID-19 will be observed in Council Chamber and City Hall. Members of the public are strongly encouraged to attend remotely.
•As of August 25, 2021, masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces, even if you are vaccinated, until further notice.

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 - WITHDRAWN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

4. Council – February 8, 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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