Roundup of Business at City Council for the week of November 13, 2023
City Council met this week to hear and discuss a variety of topics during Council, and Standing Committee on City Finance and Services.
Tuesday, November 14
This week’s Council began with the approval of the following communication and report on consent:
- 2023 Cultural Grants (Equity, Indigenous, Artists) PDF file (280 KB)
- Annual Financial Authorities 2024 PDF file (146 KB)
- Industrial Modernization and Intensification Framework – Amendments to the Zoning and Development By-law PDF file (574 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 4711-4787 Cambie Street PDF file (2 MB)
- Rezoning: 2231-2247 East 41st Avenue PDF file (574 KB)
- Rezoning: 6470 Larch Street PDF file (673 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 1710-1730 East Pender Street PDF file (6 MB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 8120-8168 Lord Street and 540 West 65th Avenue PDF file (3 MB)
- Rezoning: 692 West 30th Avenue PDF file (735 KB)
- Rezoning: 688 West 29th Avenue PDF file (722 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 4330-4408 Arbutus Street and 2092 Nanton Avenue PDF file (855 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 848 Seymour Street PDF file (1.4 MB)
After hearing a staff presentation on the Report of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Task Force PDF file (2.5 MB), Council approved the following unfinished business and reports:
- Building Safer Communities Program – Youth Safety and Violence Prevention Strategy PDF file (5 MB) - with amendments
- Funding Applications to B.C. Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program PDF file (134 KB) - with amendments
- Industrial Modernization and Intensification Framework – Updates and Policy Recommendations PDF file (2 MB) - with amendments
Council then approved By-laws 1-19 PDF file (7 MB), and the following administrative motion, Approval of Form of Development: 577 West 35th Avenue (Formerly 4992-5138 Ash Street) PDF file (9 MB)
On Tuesday evening, a Public Hearing was held where Council approved:
- CD-1 Rezoning: 5515-5525 Elizabeth Street PDF file (125 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 1510 West 71st Avenue and 8733 Granville Street PDF file (122 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 430-440 West Pender Street PDF file (144 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 3231-3245 Fraser Street and 675 East 17th Avenue PDF file (187 KB)
Wednesday, November 15
The Standing Committee on City Finance and Services began with the approval of the following reports on consent:
- Minor Amendments to the Street and Traffic and Parking Meter By-laws PDF file (187 KB)
- 2023 Property Tax Policy Review – Revised Terms of Reference PDF file (177 KB)
- Contract Award for Supply and Delivery of Bulldozers PDF file (131 KB)
Following that, the Standing Committee approved the following reports and member’s motion:
- Elimination of Minimum Parking Requirements – Phase 2 PDF file (9.4 MB)
- Commercial Vehicle Permit Program Improvements PDF file (447 KB)
- Enhancing Housing Density Near Under-Enrolled Vancouver Schools PDF file (267 KB)
- Delivering a New Supply of Middle-Income Housing in Vancouver PDF file (265 KB)
Member’s motion Requests for Leaves of Absence PDF file (118 KB) was withdrawn. The following motions were not approved:
- Unlocking Shaughnessy: Building Affordable Housing Options for All of Us PDF file (202 KB)
- Working with Youth Climate Corps Vancouver PDF file (195 KB)
A Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting in which Council approved the recommendations and actions of the preceding Standing Committee on City Finance and Services. Council also approved By-laws 1 and 2 PDF file (196 KB).
Thursday, November 16
A Public Hearing will convene on Thursday, November 16 at 1 pm, for Council to consider the following:
- Rezoning: 3529-3589 Arbutus Street and 2106 West 19th Avenue PDF file (33 KB)
- Rezoning: 6065-6075 Collingwood Place PDF file (32 KB)
The next regular meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 9:30 am. Find agendas and meeting reports on council.vancouver.ca