Council agenda
May 5, 2026

Updated: May 12, 2026

Date and location

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

9:30 am

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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:

(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; 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 paragraphs:

(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. Council (Policy and Strategic Priorities) – April 1, 2026

2. Nomination Subcommittee – April 7, 2026

3. Council – April 14, 2026

4. Public Hearing – April 14, 2026

5. Business Licence Hearing – April 21, 2026

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT

COMMUNICATIONS

1. Changes to the 2026 Council Meetings Schedule

Memorandum

REPORTS

1. City of Vancouver Commemoration Framework

2. 2026 Property Taxation: Development Potential Relief Program By-law, Tax Rating By-laws, and Averaging Resolutions

Report

3. Quarterly Capital Budget Adjustments – May 2026

Report

4. Operator Appointment and Lease Approval for Social Facility at #300 - 485 West 42nd Avenue

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

Report

5. Closure and Sale or Lease of Lane Adjacent to 1750 Franklin Street and 1717-1771 East Hastings Street

Report