Events, decisions, and reports at City Council for the week of May 16, 2022
Vancouver City Council met this week with some members joining electronically and others in-person, to hear and discuss a variety of topics during Council and Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities.
Tuesday, May 17
This week’s Council began with Mayor Kennedy Stewart reading the Komagata Maru Remembrance Day Proclamation. This was followed by approval of the following minutes, communication, reports, and referral reports on consent:
- Public hearing – April 14, 19, and 21, 2022 PDF file (99 KB)
- Council – April 26, 2022 PDF file (226 KB)
- Council (City Finance and Services) – April 27, 2022 PDF file (302 KB)
- Special Council (in camera) – May 12, 2022 PDF file (131 KB)
- Special Council (Public Safety and Violent Crime Citywide) - April 28 and May 10, 2022 PDF file (81 KB)
- Changes to 2022 Council meetings schedule PDF file (129 KB)
- 2022 property taxation: Rating by-laws and averaging resolutions PDF file (169 KB)
- Closure and sale of a portion of lane adjacent to 2631 to 2685 Victoria Drive and 1837 to 1857 East 11th Avenue PDF file (126 KB)
- Funding application to the UBCM Strengthening Communities’ Services Program to support safe access to washrooms PDF file (39 KB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 1332 Thurlow Street and 1065 Harwood Street PDF file (1.7 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 1515 West 49th Avenue PDF file (1.7 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 2970 Kingsway PDF file (2 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 524-526 Granville Street PDF file (2.8 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 4408-4488 Fraser Street and 707-709 East 29th Avenue PDF file (2.5 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 495 West 41st Avenue PDF file (1.6 MB)
- Rezoning: 156-180 West 2nd Avenue PDF file (792 KB)
- CD-1 amendment: 809 West 41st Avenue PDF file (1.6 MB)
- CD 1 rezoning: 450-496 Prior Street, 550 Malkin Avenue and 1002 Station Street PDF file (3.4 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 4310 Slocan Street PDF file (1.2 MB)
- CD-1 text amendment: 500-650 West 57th Avenue (Pearson Dogwood) PDF file (2.5 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 1066-1078 Harwood Street PDF file (1.6 MB)
Council then approved the following reports:
- Climate emergency: Summary of building emissions reduction reports
- Climate emergency – By-law and policy updates applicable to new buildings PDF file (648 KB) – with amendments
- Climate emergency – By-law updates applicable to existing detached homes PDF file (1.3) – with amendments
- Annual carbon pollution limits for existing large commercial and multifamily buildings PDF file (797 KB) – with amendments
- Non-market housing climate resilient retrofit grant PDF file (73 KB)
- Theatre rental grant allocations – fall 2022 and spring 2023 PDF file (113 KB)
- 2022 Cultural Grants (CASC, Cultural Spaces) and Community Services Grants PDF file (250 KB) – with amendments
Report Arbutus Greenway (zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8) – Establishment of city land for road and public space purposes PDF file (1.1 MB) was referred to a future Council meeting after Council has considered the Broadway Plan.
Council then approved the following referral reports:
- CD-1 rezoning: 2086-2098 West 7th Avenue, and 2091 West 8th Avenue PDF file (2.6 MB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 1406-1410 East King Edward Avenue PDF file (2.8 MB)
Council approved by-laws 1 to 11 PDF file (37 MB), then the following Administrative Motions and Council Members’ Motions:
- Regulating self storage uses in industrial districts PDF file (39 KB)
- Approval of form of development – 5780 Alberta Street (formerly 325-341 West 42nd Avenue) PDF file (6.7 MB)
- Resolution: Closure and sale of a portion of lane adjacent to 2631 to 2685 Victoria Drive and 1837 to 1853 East 11th Avenue PDF file (180 KB)
- Approval of form of development – 810 Kingsway PDF file (14.6 MB)
- Resolution: 2022 tax levies for provincial schools PDF file (104 KB)
- Resolution: 2022 tax levies for South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (“TransLink”) PDF file (111 KB)
- Resolution: 2022 tax levies for British Columbia Assessment Authority PDF file (107 KB)
- Resolution: 2022 tax levies for Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia PDF file (16 KB)
- Requests for leaves of absence PDF file (14 KB)
- Changes to June business licence Hearing Panels PDF file (96 KB)
- Amendments to the procedure by-law to enable Council to hold meetings through the duration of Council terms PDF file (97 KB) – with an amendment
New business, Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Election to Sit as a Table Officer at Federation of Canadian Municipalities, was also approved.
On Tuesday evening, a public hearing was held where Council approved:
- Miscellaneous amendments concerning various CD-1 by-laws PDF file (9 KB)
- Rezoning: 160 West 44th Avenue PDF file (11 KB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 7969-7989 Cambie Street PDF file (11 KB)
- CD-1 rezoning: 1668-1684 Alberni Street PDF file (16 KB)
Wednesday, May 18
The Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities approved the Provision of Wireline Services PDF file (49 KB) on consent. This was followed by staff presentations and speakers on the Broadway Plan PDF file (22 MB). The Standing Committee will reconvene on May 25, 2022, at 3pm to continue hearing from speakers.
Thursday, May 19
A public hearing will convene on Thursday, May 19 at 6pm, for Council to consider the following agenda items:
- Amendments to the zoning and development by-law in the FC-1 district, and to the Downtown-Eastside/Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan (DEOD ODP) By-law to increase social housing and encourage heritage conservation PDF file (24 KB)
- Encouraging EV Charging at gas stations and parking lots – Climate Emergency Action Plan PDF file (24 KB)
- Heritage designation – 2014 West 15th Avenue, Morrison Residence PDF file (17 KB)
- Heritage revitalization agreement and designation – 2146 Semlin Drive, ‘Kilpin Residence’ PDF file (22 KB)
The next regular meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, at 9:30am.