NOTE: This meeting will be held both in person and electronically, as authorized by Part 14 of the Procedure By-law.

ROLL CALL

PROCLAMATION – Eid al-Fitr

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:

(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

(d) the security of the property of 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;

(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;

Rationale 165.2(2)(b)(i) added on March 9, 2026

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

(i) 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. Public Hearing – February 3 and 10, 2026

2. Public Hearing – February 10, 2026

3. Auditor General Committee – February 12, 2026

4. Public Hearing – February 12 and 26, 2026

5. Nomination Subcommittee – February 17, 2026

6. Council – February 24, 2026

7. Public Hearing – February 24, 2026

8. Public Hearing – February 26, 2026

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. CD-1 Rezoning: (i) 1030-1070 East Hastings Street, (ii) 1115-1129 East Hastings Street & 360 Glen Drive and (iii) 1168-1182 East Hastings Street

At the Public Hearing on February 24, 2026, Council heard the staff presentation, applicant comments, asked questions to staff and the applicant, heard from public speakers, and closed the speakers list and receipt of public comments for the above-noted Item. Subsequently, Council referred closing comments, further questions to staff, debate and decision to the Council meeting on March 10, 2026, as Unfinished Business.

The following previously distributed documents refer:

Councillors Bligh and Kirby-Yung will need to review the proceedings they missed to be eligible to vote.

REPORTS

1. Approval of 2026-27 Business Improvement Area (BIA) Budgets

2. 2026 Graffiti Abatement Grants for Business Improvement Areas (BIAs)

Recommendations A and B require at least 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members under Section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter

3. Proposed Vancouver Charter Amendment - Business Improvement Area (BIA) Renewal

4. Annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), and Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA) Membership Fees for 2026 to 2027

Recommendation requires at least 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members under Section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter

5. 2026 Community Services and Other Social Grants and One Cultural Grant

Recommendations A to P require at least 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members under Section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter

6. 2026 Property Tax: Development Potential Relief and Land Assessment Averaging

7. Outstanding Council Motions Update

8. Community Housing Incentive Program Grant – ALT Commercial Housing Society Co-op Housing Project

Recommendations A and B require at least 2/3 affirmative votes of all Council members under Section 206(1) of the Vancouver Charter

9. Amendments to Street Vending By-law to Support 2026 Granville Street Summer Patios

10. Nomination Subcommittee Recommendations Transmittal Report

11. Auditor General Committee Recommendations Transmittal Report

 
BY-LAWS

By-laws 1 to 21 PDF

1. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area to CD-1 (800 Commercial Drive)
(Councillors Fry, Klassen, Maloney, Orr and Mayor Sim 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 (1110 – 1160 West King Edward)
(Councillors Dominato, Orr and Mayor Sim will need to review the proceedings to be eligible to vote)

3. A By-law to Average Land Assessments for 2026
Subject to Report 6.

4. A By-law to Designate a Business Improvement Area in that area of the City known as Dunbar Village

5. A By-law to Grant Money for a Business Promotion Scheme in the Dunbar Village Business Improvement Area

6. A By-law to Designate a Business Improvement Area in that area of the City known as Hastings Crossing

7. A By-law to Grant Money for a Business Promotion Scheme in the Hastings Crossing

8. A By-law to Designate a Business Improvement Area in that area of the City known as Kerrisdale

9. A By-law to Grant Money for a Business Promotion Scheme in the Kerrisdale Business Improvement Area

10. A By-law to Designate a Business Improvement Area in that area of the City known as Kitsilano 4th Avenue

11. A By-law to Grant Money for a Business Promotion Scheme in the Kitsilano 4th Avenue Business Improvement Area

12. A By-law to Designate a Business Improvement Area in that area of the City known as Mount Pleasant

13. A By-law to Grant Money for a Business Promotion Scheme in the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area

14. A By-law to Designate a Business Improvement Area in that area of the City known as West Broadway

15. A By-law to Grant Money for a Business Promotion Scheme in the West Broadway Business Improvement Area

16. A By-law to Designate a Business Improvement Area in that area of the City known as West End

17. A By-law to Grant Money for a Business Promotion Scheme in the West End Business Improvement Area

18. A By-law to amend Sign By-law No.11879 (4001-4009 Knight Street and 1348 East 24th Avenue)
(All Council Members eligible to vote)

19. A By-law to amend Noise Control By-law No. 6555 (4001-4009 Knight Street and 1348 East 24th Avenue)

20. A By-law to amend Sign By-law No.11879 (2111 Main Street)
(Councillors Maloney, Orr and Mayor Sim will need to review to be eligible to vote)

21. A By-law to amend Noise Control By-law No. 6555 (2111 Main Street)

NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER’S MOTIONS

NEW BUSINESS

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

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