Roundup of Business at City Council for the week of November 3, 2025
City Council met this week to hear and discuss a variety of topics during the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting.
Tuesday, November 4
This week’s meeting began with the approval of the following items on consent:
- Changes to the 2025 Council Meetings Schedule PDF file (36 KB)
- Business Licence Hearing Panel Assignments – January to September 2026 PDF file (64 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 426-428 West 14th Avenue and 3015-3027 Yukon Street PDF file (2.3 MB)
- Zoning and Development By-law Amendment to Extend the Term of Development Permits for Temporary Modular Housing PDF file (143 KB)
- Rezoning: 1249-1263 West 41st Avenue PDF file (516 KB)
- Rezoning: 215-229 East 13th Avenue PDF file (2.2 MB)
- Rezoning: 4615 Arbutus Street PDF file (492 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 1150 Barclay Street PDF file (1.3 MB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 2260-2266 West 2nd Avenue PDF file (2.2 MB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 2233 West 3rd Avenue PDF file (2 MB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 1125 West 10th Avenue PDF file (1.4 MB)
- CD-1 (887) Text Amendment: 625-777 Pacific Street and 1390 Granville Street (Granville Loops) (Text Amendment Impacts 675 Pacific Street and 1395 Rolston Street Only) PDF file (2.9 MB)
After that, Council received a presentation on Violence Prevention Program Update PDF file (1.1 MB) and approved Operator Appointment for Little Mountain Neighbourhood House and Childcare PDF file (1.6 MB).
The following items were referred to the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting on Wednesday, November 5:
- DTES Directions and Initiatives: Actions Update PDF file (984 KB)
- Vancouver Community Sport Event Grants – Fall 2025 Intake PDF file (102 KB)
- Auditor General Committee Recommendations Transmittal Report PDF file (1.1 MB)
- Approval of Capital Grant to BC Housing for 3077 Maddams Street (formerly 1405 East 15th Avenue and 3047-3071 Maddams Street) PDF file (148 KB)
- Declaration of Manifest Error – Tax Sale of 1208 – 1575 West 10th Avenue PDF file (1.4 MB)
- Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation – Amendments to the FC-1 District in the Zoning and Development By-law and the Downtown Eastside/Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan (DEOD ODP) By-law to Accelerate SRO Replacement and Increase Social Housing PDF file (16.2 MB)
- Vancouver’s Social Housing Initiative PDF file (18.2 MB)
- By-laws 1-25 PDF file (10.8 MB)
- Modernizing Business Licence Land Uses and Policies PDF file (15 KB)
- Consequential Amendments to the Transit-Oriented Areas Rezoning Policy PDF file (18 KB)
Wednesday, November 5
The Standing Committee on City Finance and Services began with the approval of Contract Award for Construction Services - Arbutus Greenway and West 41st Avenue Intersection Improvements PDF file (708 KB) on consent.
After that, the Standing Committee approved the following items:
- 2025 Budget Adjustments - Vancouver Police and Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services PDF file (84 KB)
- DTES Directions and Initiatives: Actions Update – with amendments PDF file (984 KB)
- Vancouver Community Sport Event Grants – Fall 2025 Intake PDF file (102 KB)
- Auditor General Committee Recommendations Transmittal Report PDF file (1.1 MB)
- Giving Effect to Cooling Rights in a Climate Emergency Through the Standards of Maintenance By-law PDF file (42 KB)
- Ensuring Continuity of the Women’s Equity Strategy Following the Closure of the Equity Office PDF file (37 KB)
- Advancing a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Strategy – with amendments PDF file (41 KB)
Approval of Capital Grant to BC Housing for 3077 Maddams Street (formerly 1405 East 15th Avenue and 3047-3071 Maddams Street) PDF file (148 KB) was not approved.
A Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting during which Council approved the recommendations and actions of the preceding Standing Committee on City Finance and Services.
After that, Council approved the following items:
- Referral Report: Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation – Amendments to the FC-1 District in the Zoning and Development By-law and the Downtown Eastside/Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan (DEOD ODP) By-law to Accelerate SRO Replacement and Increase Social Housing PDF file (16.2 MB)
- Referral Report: Vancouver’s Social Housing Initiative PDF file (18.2 MB)
- Administrative Motion: Modernizing Business Licence Land Uses and Policies PDF file (15 KB)
- Administrative Motion: Consequential Amendments to the Transit-Oriented Areas Rezoning Policy PDF file (17.8 KB)
- By-laws 1-25 PDF file (10.8 MB)
The next regular meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 9:30 am. Find agendas and meeting reports on council.vancouver.ca.