Council agenda
October 7, 2025
Date and location
October 7, 2025
9:30 am
In person:
Council Chamber
Third Floor, City Hall
453 West 12th Ave
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ROLL CALL
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;
(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;
(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting 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;
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:
(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. Nomination Subcommittee – September 9, 2025
2. Special Council (Business Licence Hearing) – September 10, 2025
3. Council – September 16, 2025
4. Public Hearing – September 16, 2025
5. Council (Policy and Strategic Priorities) – September 17, 2025
6. Auditor General Committee – September 18, 2025
7. Public Hearing – September 18, 2025
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Standardized Apartment Districts and City-Initiated Zoning Changes to Implement Broadway Plan and Cambie Corridor Plan
At the Public Hearing on September 16, 2025, Council heard the staff presentation, asked questions of the staff and applicant, heard from public speakers and closed the speakers list and receipt of public comments for this item. Council subsequently referred closing comments, questions to staff, debate and decision to the Council meeting on October 7, 2025, as Unfinished Business.
The following previously distributed documents refer:
- Summary and Recommendation
- Referral Report dated June 30, 2025
- Draft Zoning and Development By-law
- Draft Sign By-law
- Draft Subdivision By-law
- Draft Noise Control By-law
- Draft Rental Housing Stock Official Development Plan By-law
- Yellow Memorandum from the General Manager, Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability dated September 2, 2025
- Yellow Memorandum from the General Manager, Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability dated September 12, 2025
- Staff Presentation
Video Clip of this Item
Councillors Bligh and Fry will need to review the proceedings they missed to be eligible to vote.
REPORTS
1. Urgent Mental Health and Substance Use Service Enhancements Program – 2025 Update
2. Kitsilano Secondary Synthetic Turf Replacement and Sport Field Lighting – Licence Agreements, Custody, Care, Management of Land and Expenditure of Development Cost Levies
3. Overholding Agreement and Grant to Creekview Co-op at 1483 Lameys Mill Road Recommendations
Recommendation A requires at least 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members under Section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter
4. Auditor General Committee Recommendations Transmittal Report
REFERRAL REPORTS
1. CD-1 Rezoning: 2090 West 1st Avenue
2. CD-1 Rezoning: 6486 Chester Street
3. CD-1 Rezoning: 441 East Pender Street
BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to amend CD-1 (899) By-law No. 14333 (3352-3384 Vanness Avenue and 3347 Clive Avenue)
(Councillor Bligh and Mayor Sim will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
2. A By-law to amend CD-1 (897) By-law No. 14324 (1026-1108 West 41st Avenue)
(Councillor Bligh and Mayor Sim will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
3. A By-law to amend CD-1 (895) By-law No. 14279 (848 Seymour Street)
(Councillor Bligh and Mayor Sim will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)
4. A By-law to amend Subdivision By-law No. 5208 regarding reclassification of 1140 West 54th Avenue and 1140 West 55th Avenue
5. A By-law to authorize the amendment of a Housing Agreement authorized by By-law No. 13422 (5656 Fraser Street)
6. A By-law to enact a Housing Agreement for 520 – 590 West 29th Avenue and 4510 – 4550 Ash Street
7. A By-law to amend the Single Room Accommodation By-law No. 8733 regarding 58 Alexander Street
NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER’S MOTIONS
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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