Standing Committee on City Finance and Services agenda
May 10, 2023
Updated: May 19, 2023
Date and location
May 10, 2023
9:30 am
Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall
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ROLL CALL
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS
1. 2023 Property Taxation: Rating By-laws and Averaging Resolutions
Resolutions 1b to 1e are subject to the approval of Report 1a
- 1b. Resolution – 2023 Tax Levies for Provincial Schools
- 1c. Resolution – 2023 Tax Levies for South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (“TransLink”)
- 1d. Resolution – 2023 Tax Levies for British Columbia Assessment Authority
- 1e. Resolution – 2023 Tax Levies for Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia
2. REPORT BACK – Increasing the Empty Homes Tax to Five Percent and Improving Compliance
3. Streamlining of Business Licence Types and Updates to Related By-Laws
4. Closure and Sale of a Portion of Eveleigh Street Adjacent to 1025 Dunsmuir Street
Note: the resolution is subject to the approval of Report 4a
REFERRED ITEMS
At the Council meeting on May 9, 2023, due to time constraints, Council referred the following report to the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting on May 10, 2023.
5. Annual Report of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner and Review of the Code of Conduct By-law (Report 5)
At the Council meeting on May 9, 2023, Council referred the following report and motions to the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting on May 10, 2023, in order to hear from speakers, followed by debate and decision.
6. Establishing an Inter-Municipal Business Licence for Home Healthcare SupportWorkers (Members’ Motion B.3)
7. A People-Focused Gastown: A Bold, Forward-Looking Vision for a Vibrant andProsperous Neighbourhood (Members’ Motion B.4)
8. Tracking the Broadway Plan Pace of Demoviction (Members’ Motion B.5)
9. The Bird is the Word: Elevating Vancouver’s Strategy (Members’ Motion B.6)
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NOTICE
A Council meeting will be convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.
COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
1.Standing Committee of Council on City Finance and Services
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Approval of recommendations and actions.
BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to amend the Procedure By-law No. 12577 regarding various matters
2. A By-law to provide for tax relief from development potential for 2023
3. A By-law to levy rates on all taxable real property in the City of Vancouver, to raise a sumwhich added to the estimated revenue of the City of Vancouver from other sources, willbe sufficient to pay all debts and obligations of the City of Vancouver falling due withinthe year 2023 and not otherwise provided for
Subject to the approval of Item 1 and after the approval of By-law 2
4. A By-law to levy a rate on property to raise monies required to be paid to the MetroVancouver Regional District
Subject to the approve of Item 1