Roundup of Business at City Council for the week of October 2, 2023
City Council met this week to hear and discuss a variety of topics during Council, and Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities.
Tuesday, October 3
This week’s Council began with an update and presentation on the Reimagined VPD School Liaison Program.
After receiving the presentation, Council approved the following communication and reports:
- 2024 Council Meetings Schedule PDF file (214 KB) – with amendments
- Accessibility Committee: Designation and Remuneration PDF file (70 KB) – with amendments
- 2024 Fee Increases for Rezoning, Development, Building, and Other Related Permits PDF file (1.5 MB)
- 897 Granville Street – Sign By-law Amendment PDF file (1100 KB) – with amendments
Council then approved By-laws 2-15 PDF file (2 MB) and a new business item entitled “Requests for Leaves of Absence”.
Wednesday, October 4
The Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities began with the Mayor reading the proclamation of Family Place Week, and the approval of the following reports on consent:
- Contract Award for Construction Services for Sunset Nursery and Operation Yard Stage1 – Operations Centre Building PDF file (60 KB)
- Contract Award for Construction Services for the Hastings Sunrise Sewer Renewal and Green Infrastructure – Phase 3 PDF file (866 KB)
- Green Infrastructure Pre-Qualification of Landscape and Civil Contractors PDF file (517 KB)
Following that, the Standing Committee approved the following reports and member’s motions:
- Below-Market Rental Housing Program Optimization PDF file (52 KB)
- Recommended 2023 Grants to Support Childcare, Indigenous Healing and Wellness Space Renovations, Intergenerational Mentorship Programming, and DTES Social Enterprise Space Renovations PDF file (118 KB)
- Requests for Leaves of Absence PDF file (74 KB)
- Advancing Bus Rapid Transit and Priority RapidBus Upgrade Projects in Vancouver to Support Complete Communities, Livability and Growth PDF file (83 KB)
- Enabling the Rapid Deployment of Additional Childcare Spaces Combined with Essential Worker Housing in the City of VancouverPDF file (74 KB)– with an amendment
- Modernizing the City’s View Protection Guidelines to Unlock New Housing and Economic Opportunities PDF file (83 KB) - with amendments
- Enabling Purpose-Built Affordable Student Housing PDF file (79 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 Policy and Strategic Priorities.
Council also approved By-laws 1-11 PDF file (13 MB).
The next regular meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 9:30 am. Find agendas and meeting reports on council.vancouver.ca.