Council agenda
July 23, 2024
Updated: July 29, 2024
Date and location
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
9:30 am
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Council Chamber
Third Floor, City Hall
453 West 12th Ave
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ROLL CALL
PROCLAMATION – Emancipation 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:
(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; and
(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;
FURTHER THAT Council will go into meetings later this week which are closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2(2) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraph:
Rationale (b) added below on July 19, 2024
(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the city and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
1. Mayor’s Budget Task Force Implementation Oversight Committee – May 21, 2024
2. Mayor’s Budget Task Force Implementation Oversight Committee – June 4, 2024
3. Mayor’s Budget Task Force Implementation Oversight Committee – June 18, 2024
4. Mayor’s Budget Task Force Implementation Oversight Committee – July 2 and 8, 2024
5. Nomination Subcommittee – July 2, 2024
7. Public Hearing – July 9, 2024
8. Council (Policy and Strategic Priorities) – July 10, 2024
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. CD-1 Rezoning: 5455 Balsam Street
At the Public Hearing on July 9, 2024, Council closed the speakers list and receipt of public comments and referred additional questions to staff, debate and decision to the Council meeting on July 23, 2024, as Unfinished Business.
The following previously distributed documents refer:
• Summary and Recommendation
• Referral Report dated June 11, 2024
• Draft By-law - Zoning and Development
• Rendering
• Memo (added July 22,2024)
COMMUNICATIONS
Communication added below on July 17, 2024
1. Changes to Business Licence Hearing Schedule
REPORTS
1. Seniors Housing Strategy
2. 2023-2026 Capital Plan Mid-Term Update
3. Vancouver’s Next Climate Plans
4. Chinatown Housing Partnership Grant
Recommendations A and B require 8 affirmative votes of all Council members under section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter
5. 2024 Community Services and Other Social Grants
Recommendations A to J require 8 affirmative votes of all Council members under section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter
6. Grant to Amicae Co-op for Below Market Lease Option at 1047 Barclay Street
Recommendation requires 8 affirmative votes of all Council members under section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter
7. Vancouver Heritage Foundation (VHF) Heritage Conservation Grant Program – Annual Report 2023-2024 and Grant Release for 2024-2025
Recommendation B requires 8 affirmative votes of all Council members under section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter
8. Vancouver Heritage Foundation Board – Annual Report 2023
Recommendation B requires 8 affirmative votes of all Council members under section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter
REFERRAL REPORTS
1. Short Term Rental Regulations
2. Rezoning: 4708-4742 Joyce Street and 3604 Tanner Street
BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to Amend Procedure By-law No. 12577 regarding alignment with the Vancouver Charter
2. A By-law to amend Vancouver Development Cost Levy By-law No. 9755 regarding 2024 rates
3. A By-law to amend Vancouver Utilities Development Cost Levy By-law No. 12183 regarding 2024 rates
4. A By-law to amend Area Specific Development Cost Levy By-law No. 9418 regarding 2024 rates
5. A By-law to amend Building By-law No. 12511 regarding minimum threshold for sprinkler upgrades
6. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area to CD-1 (5235-5275 Kersland Drive)
(All Council members present for this item at Public Hearing)
7. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 1065 Pacific Street
8. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 5755-5791 Oak Street and 1008 West 41st Avenue
9. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 155 East 37th Avenue
10. A By-law to amend Subdivision By-law No. 5208 for 2596-2660 East 41st Avenue
11. A By-law to amend Sign By-law No.11879 regarding 1943-1999 East Hastings Street
(Councillors Bligh, Klassen, Meiszner, Montague, Zhou and Mayor Sim absent for this item at Public Hearing; however, at the Council meeting on July 9, 2024, Councillors Bligh, Klassen, Meiszner, Montague and Zhou advised they had reviewed the proceedings. Mayor Sim will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
12. A By-law to amend Noise Control By-law No. 6555 regarding 1943-1999 East Hastings Street
13. A By-law to amend Fire By-law No. 12472 regarding a housekeeping amendment
NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER’S MOTIONS
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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