Council agenda
January 31, 2023
Updated January 26, 2023
Date and location
January 31, 2023
9:30 am
Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall
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ROLL CALL
PROCLAMATION - BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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:
(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;
(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
2. Public Hearing – January 17, 2023
3. Council (Policy and Strategic Priorities) – January 18, 2023
4. Public Hearing – January 19, 2023
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
At the Council meeting on January 17, 2023, Council referred the following motion to the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting on January 18, 2023, in order to hear from speakers, followed by debate and decision. Due to audio issues, Council referred this motion to the Council meeting on January 31, 2023, as the first item of Unfinished Business.
1. Increasing the Climate-Smart Supply of Renewable Energy in Vancouver
At the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting on January 18, 2023, Council referred debate and decision on the following item to the Council meeting on January 31, 2023, as Unfinished Business.
2. Granville Street Planning Program – Terms of Reference and Interim Rezoning Policies
REPORTS
1. Improving Life Safety in SROs: Updates and Grant to SRO-Collaborative
Recommendation A requires 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members per section 206 (1) of the Vancouver Charter
REFERRAL REPORTS
1. Zoning and Development By-law Amendments to Schedule E Building Lines (Hastings Street, North Side, from Cassiar Street to Boundary Road)
BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area from RS-1 to RM-8AN 6538-6568 Oak Street
(Councillor Bligh absent for this item at the Public Hearing; Councillors Klassen, Meiszner, Montague, Zhou and Mayor Sim not on Council at the time of the Public Hearing and will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
2. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area to CD-1 (728-796 Main Street)
(Councillors Klassen, Meiszner, Montague, Zhou and Mayor Sim not on Council at the time of the Public Hearing and will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote).
3. A By-law to repeal By-law No. 13361 Authorizing a Housing Agreement for 8460 Ash Street and 8495 Cambie Street (Lot A – For-Profit Affordable Rental Housing)
4. A By-law to repeal By-law No. 13363 Authorizing a Housing Agreement for 8460 Ash Street and 8495 Cambie Street (Lot C – For-Profit Affordable Rental Housing)
MOTIONS
A. Administrative Motions
1. Approval of Form of Development – 2268 East Broadway
2. Approval of Form of Development – 720 East 56th Avenue
B. Council Members’ Motions
1. Requests for Leaves of Absence
2. Piloting a Culturally Appropriate, Indigenous-led Supportive Housing and Wellness Centre Project in Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
3. Industrial Modernization and Intensification Framework Development Process Update
4. Supporting and Expanding Vancouver’s Tech Hubs, Clusters, and Districts
NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER’S MOTIONS
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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