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A
Vernacular
on
my
block,
I've
got
two
apartment
buildings
at
four
stories,
one
of
which
is
an
sro.
It's
a
fantastic
block.
I
couldn't
think
of
a
better
block
to
live
on.
Actually
and
yes,
we
have
shading
and
light
issues
and
and
density,
but
you
know
what
you
you
live
with
it
and
I
still
have
a
nice
garden
where
things
grow
still
get
sunlight.
Maybe
I
don't
get
like
the
late
afternoon
sunlight
because
I
only
get
the
daytime
sunlight,
but
it
it's
fine.
We
have.
We
have
great
parks.
A
I
think
what
makes
a
neighborhood
great
is
the
security
of
tenure,
and
what
we
often
see
is
right.
Now,
security
tenure
is
defined
by
owning
your
home
and,
I
think,
offering
opportunities
to
have
more
rental.
Homes
in
communities
is
really
about
building
more
resilient
neighborhoods,
because
there's
we're
giving
people
security
of
tenure
they
can
stay
in
neighborhoods.
They
don't
have
to
worry
about
necessarily
being
renovated
from
a
place
that
gets
turned
over
with
new
ownership.
Or
what
have
you?
Because
there
is
that
purpose-built
rental.
A
B
Thank
you,
counselor
swanson,.
C
Yeah,
I'd
like
to
start
by
thanking
all
the
folks
that
called
in
and
came
in
to
speak
and
and
also
thanking
the
staff
who
answered
at
least
most
of
my
questions
and
actually
converted
me
at
first.
I
was
going
to
say
I
didn't
I.
I
was
leaning
towards
not
supporting
this.
C
It's
true
that
this,
these
recommendations
won't
solve
our
housing
crisis.
Most
of
the
new
rental
will
be
for
the
richest
30
percent
of
renters.
It
won't
bring
us
complete
communities,
because
the
folks
who
work
at
starbucks
and
the
child
cares
in
the
grocery
stores.
C
Then
we
could
get
some
and
we
then
we
could
get
some
complete
communities
where
workers
could
afford
to
live
near
where
they
work.
So
that's,
hopefully
a
next
step.
We
need
to
do
lots
of
other
things
too.
Besides
allow
more
rentals
in
these
areas,
working
with
the
non-profits
buying
land
lobbying
senior
governments
for
the
funds
for
the
non-market
and
co-op
housing,
better
tenant
protection.
C
In
the
meantime,
these
recommendations
aren't
going
to
force
anyone
to
sell.
They
won't
ruin
any
neighborhoods.
I
was
just
driving
around
in
mount
pleasant
today
and
noticing
that
there
was
lots
of
single
family
homes
and
lots
of
apartments
all
mixed
up
together.
Lots
of
nice
trees,
lots
of
shade
and
it's
it
was
very.
A
very
neighborly,
feel
it's
the
people
that
make
the
neighborhoods
not
the
building
forms,
and
I
think
we
should
go
for
this
and
work
on
the
other
things
we
need
to
make
the
housing
really
affordable.
D
So
the
simple
answer
is
that
the
value
of
the
property
is
inflated
through
the
act
of
the
rezoning,
and
the
question
then
becomes:
how
much
is
it
by
10
incrementally
or
is
it
by
tenfold
exponentially?
And
the
key
point
is
that
the
rezoning
affects
the
land
inflation.
By
definition,
what
happens
when
we
do
large
amounts
of
rezoning?
D
Well,
what
we
saw
happen
in
the
city
between
2010
and
2020
was
that
the
land
in
the
air,
above
it
because
of
our
zoning
more
than
double
2.5
times
in
nine
years,
and
that's
an
outrageous
increase
in
land
inflation
and
that
is
at
the
root
of
the
affordability
problem.
So
what
does
streamlining
rental
policy
do?
Well,
by
definition,
it
will
add
to
land
inflation.
D
It
will
make
housing
more
expensive
and
less
affordable,
so
it
is
a
non-solution
to
the
affordability
problem.
So
if
we
genuinely
want
to
find
solutions
for
affordability
crisis,
we
need
to
press
pause
on
precipitous
inflationary,
rezoning
and
focus
on
building
within
our
existing
zoning.
And
yes,
we
need
to
figure
out
how
to
speed
up
the
approvals
process
and
reduce
permitting
costs
in
order
to
foster
the
kind
of
the
housing
that
we
need
over
the
ensuing
decades.
D
So
this
proposal
is
a
bad
idea
for
the
following
reasons:
first,
it
represents
a
massive
up
zone
across
the
city
without
a
corresponding
amenity
contribution
commensurate
to
the
neighborhoods.
It's
effectively
giving
away
density
for
free.
Second,
in
delivering
these
major
windfalls
to
existing
landowners
and
speculators,
the
city
would
un
undercut
its
own
bargaining
position
in
terms
of
future
cac
collection,
since
the
episode
would
result
in
higher
land
prices,
the
future
cap
projects
would
be
lower.
In
short,
the
city
is
potentially
hamstringing
itself
in
a
major
way
financially
by
giving
away
density.
D
Third,
yet
again,
the
proposal
will
sideline
residents
and
their
potential
concerns
around
certain
projects.
Many
many
citizens
are
not
aware
of
the
scope
of
the
changes
that
we've
been
discussing
here,
and
they
will
not
be
pleased
when
they
find
out.
They
have
no
way
of
contesting
the
major
changes
to
their
neighborhoods
that
this
plan
entails.
D
If
such
a
tremendous
amount
of
density
is
being
given
away
so
cheaply,
council
should
at
minimum
expect
a
big
return
in
terms
of
housing,
affordability,
but
by
staff's
own
calculations.
This
is
highly
doubtful
fifth
and
finally,
this
is
portrayed
as
about
streamlining
rental.
However,
there
are
several
rental
rezonings
that
have
already
occurred,
and
actually
construction
has
been
delayed
due
to
factors
with
the
developers
on
birch
and
broadway,
which
was
claimed
by
the
same
people
advocating
for
this
pro
proposal
to
represent
desperately
needing
rental
needed
rental.
D
The
land
remains
untouched
and
construction
has
not
begun
in
over
a
year
after
it
passed,
and
this
makes
it
clear
that
streamlining
is
not
the
major
benefit
it
is
proposed
to
be
rezonings
can
happen,
developers
will
often
delay
construction.
It
is
not
council
that
is
impeding
the
amount
being
built.
In
fact,
council
approves
almost
every
proposal
that
comes
in
so
to
me,
this
is
not
about
dramatically
increasing
the
number
of
units.
This
is
about
how
much
density
we
give
away
and
at
what
cost.
D
E
Yeah
thanks
mayor,
so
I
said
not
a
surprise.
I
said
earlier
in
the
hearing
that
it
was
my
intention
to
support
this
report
in
full
in
its
entirety,
and
I
am
going
to
do
that
and
I'm
just
going
to
try
to
provide
a
few
comments
that
maybe
haven't
been
shared,
so
not
to
be
redundant,
and
that
is
that
I
think
very
clearly.
The
residents
of
vancouver
want
action
on
housing.
They
don't
feel
that
this
council
has
taken
enough.
E
76,
we
heard
from
staff
of
net
new
households
are
renters,
which
is
really,
I
think,
a
more
significant
number
to
pay
attention
to
than
the
53
of
all
households
aggregately
in
the
city
that
are
renters,
because
that's
where
the
growth
is
coming
and
why?
Because
people
cannot
afford
a
single
family
home
to
share
a
little
bit
of
a
personal
story,
contrasting
my
experience
with
councillor
frye,
who
was
speaking
about
his
neighborhood
and
the
diversity
of
typology
and
housing
types.
We
had
one
speaker
that
came
that
was
from
kitsilano
along
with
12th.
E
If
I
recall-
and
I
used
to
live
right
there
at
12th
and
vine
across
from
connot
park
in
an
apartment
in
a
four-story
building-
and
he
spoke
about
how
that
had
changed
the
neighborhood
and
was
concerned
that
that
would
change
the
neighborhood
for
the
worse.
I
wouldn't
have
lived
in
that
neighborhood
unless
I'd
had
an
opportunity
to
do
that.
That
was
on
our
beautiful
walk
in
a
four-story
right
at
the
juxtaposition
where,
across
the
street
there
was
a
single-family
home.
Now
I
live
in
another
neighborhood,
where
I
managed
to.
E
I
feel,
like
I'm
sort
of
chasing
policy-
and
you
know
sharing
this
personal
example.
Now,
I'm
in
a
town
home
and
again,
I
have
single-family
homes
across
the
street,
which
I
will
never
be
able
to
afford
to
live
in
the
city
of
vancouver,
but
because
enabling
policy
opened
up.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
try
to
sort
of
progressively
improve
that
living
experience.
I
think
that's
what
people
are
asking
us
to
do
for
them,
and
so
I
don't
think
this
policy
is
a
silver
bullet.
I
think
it's
incremental.
E
We
have
large
scale
buildings
that
will
deliver
several
hundred
apartments
in
one
fell
swoop
on
one
site.
This
is
around
400
a
year,
but
incrementality
is
good
because
it
all
adds
up
and
it's
another
tool
in
the
toolkit.
I
do
think-
and
I
in
taking
some
words
from
staff
here,
so
I
thought
that
closing
comments.
E
The
staff
made
were
very
good
around
the
principles
of
balance
and
equity,
and
I
see
that
reflected
here
in
the
report
that
identified
the
three
different
types
of
streets,
the
arterials,
the
shopping
streets
and
the
local
streets,
and
again
I
think,
there's
balance
because
on
the
local
streets,
you're
not
going
to
see
more
than
the
four
story,
even
the
incrementality
up
to
the
six
is
on
the
arterials
and
the
shopping
streets.
E
E
Like
that's
groceries,
potentially
right,
food
costs
are
going
up
and
utilities
are
going
up
and
transportation
is
going
up
and
everything
is
getting
more
expensive
and
I
think
that
you
know
we
need
to
be
really
conscious
of
that
in
terms
of
the
complete
communities.
I
fully
subscribe
to
that.
It's
one
reason:
I've
been
a
champion
for
neighborhood
grocery
stores.
Now
I
might
have
a
sort
of
a
better
living
situation,
a
bit
more
space,
but
I
don't
have
any
grocery
stores.
I
have
an
a
food
desert
of
I've
called
it.
E
Sometimes
I'm
sure
that
it's
coming
and
there's
going
to
be
some
other
stores,
but
it
pains
me
to
have
to
travel
to
go
and
get
groceries.
So
the
inclusion
of
crus,
I
think,
is
also
important
in
terms
of
trying
to
build
that
ability
to
not
be
dependent
on
having
to
travel
to
support
your
daily
needs.
E
So
I
think
those
are
some
comments.
I
really
think
that
the
vancouver
plan
is
actually
going
to
be
a
really
pivotal
decision
more
so
than
this
for
this
council,
because
it's
a
much
more
fulsome
piece
of
work
and
I
think
that
a
lot
of
the
missing
middle
typology
is
going
to
be
included
in
that,
and
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
big
test
for
this
council.
Notwithstanding
that
we've
been
governing
through
a
pandemic
and
that
has
been
rescued.
E
But
the
outcome,
I
hope,
is
some
degree
of
definition,
specificity
for
what
will
be
what
council
standing
behind
and
what
the
residents
of
vancouver
are
telling
us
that
they
want
in
our
neighborhoods,
so
that
we
can
try
to
move
beyond
this
dynamic,
where
people
feel
that
the
unknowns
can
be
stressful
and
get
to
a
point
that
is
articulated
in
terms
of
how
vancouver
is
going
to
grow
in
terms
of
what
housing
types
were
in.
E
What
neighborhood
and
we'll
actually
have
an
ocp,
because
vancouver
has
noted
that's
part
of
the
rescoping
and
it'll,
be
a
requirement
moving
forward.
Provincially
that
announced
that
we
are
one
municipality,
doesn't
have
it
and
I
think
that's
why
we
end
up
in
these
challenging
situations
right
now
again,
because
there's
we
don't
sort
of
have
that
clarity
of
communication
for
residents
around
what
that
sort
of
city
plan
looks
like.
E
So
those
are
my
comments,
I'm
happy
to
support
it
and
I
think
that
we
really
need
to
enable,
even
if
it's
in
incremental
ways
like
this,
making
it
easier
for
people
to
live
in
the
city,
because
people
are
struggling.
Thank
you.
G
F
F
Okay,
great
thank
you,
so
I
am
going
to
recap
a
few
comments
and,
like
I
believe,
all
counselors
around
the
table
have
really
most
counsels
around
the
table
have
come
into
this
conversation
with
a
very
open
mind
since
the
beginning
two
years
ago-
and
this
was
a
quick
start
effort
coming
out
of
the
vancouver
plan.
F
I
think,
arguably
it's
no
longer
a
quick
start,
so
we
are
two
years
in
and
six
months
away
from,
the
delivery
of
the
of
the
high-level
conceptual
vancouver
plan
that
I
am
very
interested
to
have
that
conversation
around
this
council
chambers.
F
F
So
in
addition,
we
were
concerned
about
the
one-to-one
replacement
around
c2,
I'm
remembering
back
to
that
debate,
existing
affordable
rental
that
particularly,
we
know
that
seniors
live
in
in
certain
parts
of
the
area
of
the
city.
So
I
think
what
came
forward
initially
was
a
lack
of
sort
of
specificity
or
nuance
to
the
conditions,
depending
on
the
community
neighborhood
across
the
city,
that
the
policy
was
attempting
to
sort
of
capture
and
that's
by
no
fault
of
staff
or
anybody.
F
It
was
just
the
first
iteration,
and
so
what
I
see
before
us
now
that
I
have
carefully
considered
what
those
initial
concerns
were
and
and
in
some
areas
remain,
but
they're
far
less
than
what
we
have
to
be
responsible
for
as
a
council
in
terms
of
what
kind
of
policy
enables
a
city
where
people
from
all
incomes
can
live.
And
I
I
think
that
is
the
the
growing
argument
for
opening
up
our
minds
and
the
debate
around
what
kind
of
housing
policy
we
do
enable.
F
As
a
council,
I
moved
an
amendment
to
vote
separately
on
the
components
of
this
report,
because
one
of
the
I
think,
limitations
of
how
we've
we've
deliberated
on
this
report
is
that
it
came
together
as
one
in
terms
of
c2
and
the
rr
zones,
and
people
came
to
speak
to
council
and
were
typically
in
my
interpretation
of
their
comments.
Speaking
to
simply
just
the
c2
or
to
the
rsrt
zones-
and
so
there
was
definitely
limitation
in
how
to
fold
their
comments
into
one
report
that
had
one
vote
that
was
completely
tied
together.
F
Anybody
that
knows
me
knows
that
I'm
not
somebody
who
makes
decisions
from
an
ideological
place,
and
so
I
wanted
to
be
sure
that,
throughout
this
deliberation,
which
is
now
many
many
many
hours
in
in
a
day
and
a
month
since
we
finished
hearing
from
speakers
wanted
to
be
sure
that
I
could
remain
open,
open-minded
and
really
listen
to
the
responses
that
staff
provided
and
all
of
the
questions
that
were
asked
myself
included,
and
so
I
believe
that
that's
happened
in
this
conversation.
F
You
know
some
of
the
arguments
that
we
have
heard
and
I
think
of
you
know
the
mayor's
comments
around.
This
is
going
to
deliver
4
000
units,
and
if
we
only
vote
on
half
of
it,
then
that's
only
2
000..
I
don't
think
that's
consistent
with
what
we've
heard
from
staff
they're
very,
very
cautiously,
optimistic
about
the
uptake
anywhere
outside
of
the
c2
zones.
That's
what
I've
heard
consistently,
not
sure
how
much
this
is.
F
So
we
hear
about
schools
being
empty.
We
hear
about
businesses
wanting
more
people.
When
I
talk
to
small
business
owners
that
live
in
these
stand-alone
homes
in
these
areas,
they
want
more
housing
for
their
employees.
So,
despite
there
being
a
number
of
reasons
to
cautiously
move
forward,
which
I
think
this
council
has
done,
the
argument
to
support
it
outweighs
an
argument
to
not
support
it,
and
I
am
so.
I
will
be
voting
in
favor
of
the
c2
in
our
the
report
in
its
entirety.
H
H
Like
my
colleagues
have
echoed,
I
know,
a
ton
of
work
has
gone
into
this
and
further
consultation,
but
one
of
the
pieces
that
continues
to
stand
out
for
me
as
we
deliberate
on
changes
around
land
use
and
housing
and
zoning
is
the
gaps
in
terms
of
people
feeling
that
they
know
what's
going
on
and
taking
place
and
what
is
coming
forward.
And
so
one
of
my
concerns
has
been
around
consultation
and
engagement,
and
I
don't
think
it
has
anything
to
do
with
the
staff.
H
The
staff
have
clearly
indicated
that
they
followed
the
standard
process
and
procedures.
What
I
think
is
it
and
I've
had
this
conversation
in
our
council
briefings
around
the
opportunity
to
maybe
lever
the
tools
we
already
have
differently.
So
we
have
access
to
email
contacts
through
a
whole
range
of
departments
in
the
city
to
reach
out
to
people
more
directly,
then
they're
sort
of
voluntarily.
H
H
They
don't
know
that
something
is
taking
place
in
their
neighborhood
or
something
is
going
to
change,
and
so
I'm
really
hopeful
that
there's
going
to
be
a
look
at
how
we
can
use
our
existing
infrastructure
and
systems
differently
to
engage
the
public
and
to
make
them
aware
of
what's
coming
forward
so
and
because
I
think
what
elderly
does
is
it
helps
build
that
buy-in
and
build
the
trust
and
confidence
that
we
want
going
forward
with
public
policy.
H
The
second,
I
guess,
challenge
or
concern
that
I
had
was-
and
it
was
rooted
in
my
questions
about
the
built
form
and
topology
is
particularly
on
the
local
streets
is
when
I
saw
the
the
framework
that
said
you'll
see.
Potentially
you
know,
stacked
homes,
row,
homes,
town
homes,
multiplexes
and
then
four-story
apartment
buildings.
And
then
I
started
asking
about
the
viability
of
those
coming
forward
and
what
I
heard
very
clearly
was
four-story
apartment
is
probably
most
viable.
H
The
others
are
not
and
where
my
concern
lies
was
around
what
I
heard
from
families
when
I
was
outdoor,
knocking
and
campaigning
and
that
they
wanted
to
see
more
of
that
missing
middle
housing
and
that
included
row
homes,
town
homes,
multiplexes
included
shared
space,
and
that
that
has
been
a
challenge
to
find
that,
and
I
I
was
chuckling
to
myself,
because
the
other
day
I
think
most
of
council
received
michael
geller's
christmas
greetings,
which
is
the
12
days
of
christmas,
and
it's
all
of
his
housing
topology
forms
and
things
that
we
can
do
in
the
city
and-
and
it
excites
me-
and
I
know,
staff
have
addressed
this
question
is
that
there
is
more
to
come
through
the
vancouver
plan,
and
so
I
hold
out
a
lot
of
hope
that
we're
going
to
see
that
those
missing
middle
components
that
I
feel
so
strongly
about
come
forward
and
that
this
is
part
and
parcel
in
that.
H
So
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
those
were
some
of
the
considerations
that
stood
out
for
me
and
and
just
to
articulate
it
there's
been
this
misnomer
at
times
that
I
heard
it
articulated.
Well,
we
don't
have
renters
in
rsrt
zones.
We
may
not
have
purpose-built
rental
as
much
in
some
of
those
areas,
but
we
have
renters
many
of
them
living
in
our
homes
and
living
in
our
laneways
living
in
factories,
renting
full
homes
or
half
so.
H
But
I
want
to
talk
to
some
of
the
things
that
I
do
like
about
this
policy
framework,
and
one
is
that,
through
the
questions
I've
asked
of
staff,
it's
become
very
clear
that
this
is
enabling
policy
and
enabling
policy
for
rental,
and
it
will
help
us
address
that
rental
supply
gap,
and
it
has
come
up
time
and
time
again
throughout
our
term
that
we
have
a
very
low
vacancy
rate,
and
so
I
I'm
supportive
of
that.
I'm
also
supportive
of
that.
H
We
are
finally
going
to
address
the
the
commercial
areas
where
we
already
allow
strata,
but
to
the
simplified
process
where
there
won't.
We
won't
have
to
have
a
rezoning
for
up
to
six
story,
rentals
and,
I
think,
that's
a
great
move
forward,
particularly
as
we
have
these
nodes
where
we
have
commercial,
and
we
want
to
maximize
that.
H
I
also
think
it
will
add
an
opportunity
for
revitalization
of
neighborhoods,
where
I've
heard
from
residents
where
they've
they've
reflected
that,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
they're
seeing
that
their
neighborhoods
have
hollowed
out
that
they've
become
a
bit
of
a
ghost
town,
and
so
I
think
that
that
added
density
and
densification
will
help
with
that
and
and
and
lastly,
I
I
will
say
that
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
us
to
advance
this
work.
It's
incremental,
but
it
is.
H
I
Thanks
so
much,
I
will
try
and
keep
it
brief,
but
I
I
did
want
to
thank
staff
and
and
appreciate
the
many
long
hours
that
you've
spent
and
and
how
you
articulated
that
you've
heard
from
the
speakers-
and
we
heard
from
a
number
of
different
speakers,
and
it
was.
I
I
certainly
appreciate
anyone
who
who
spends
time
coming
out
to
speak
to
us
in
person
and
over
the
years
that
meant
sometimes
up
to
you,
know
13
hours,
14
hours
here
at
city
hall,
but
now
the
public
can
engage
and
speak
with
us
on
the
on
the
phone,
and
I
think
that
that
makes
it
easier
for
them,
but
only
if
they
kind
of
know
what's
going
on.
I
I
think
my
voting
record
shows
that
and
how
much
I
support
housing,
the
13
motions
on
affordable
home
ownership
just
last
term-
I
I
know
staff
kind
of
smile
when
I
bring
it
up,
I
should
probably
count
how
many
times
that's
come
up,
but
you
know
my
concern
sometimes
is
what
is
this
affecting
if
we
don't
look
at
percentages
by
district
schedules
and
by
neighborhoods
what
types
of
homes
aren't
being
built
and
what
I?
I
What
I'm
talking
about
is
when
we
look
at
duplexes,
we
look
at
a
1.3
million
dollar
lot
with
an
old
tear
down
home
that
is
sold
for
2.6
million
dollars
for
each
side
of
the
new
duplex,
that's
built
on
it.
So
essentially
you
get
half
the
land
for
twice
the
price
and,
yes,
you
get
a
new
home,
but
how
is
that
really
solving
affordability,
just
doubling
that
out
when
really
now?
This
is
inflated
land
value
like
it's
inflated?
I
The
assembly
cost
for
someone
who's
building
a
six-story
rental,
so
I
think
instead
of
viewing
this,
you
know
in
different
compartments.
What
we
need
to
do
is
look
at
this,
as
we
would
all
of
the
types
of
housing
we
need
for
the
missing
middle.
You
know
when
I
was.
I
was
very
impressed
with
the
work
that
staff
did
bring
back.
That
touched
on
some
of
the
you
know.
I
The
asks
in
one
of
the
few
motions
that
I
remember
kind
of
was
referred
to
staff
last
term,
and
it
was
a
missing
missing
middle
housing
motion
that
you
know
former
councillor
bremner
and
myself
put
forward,
but
looking
at
how
can
we
make
sure
that
we're
inclusive
here,
and
maybe
this
moves
forward?
Maybe
this
includes
townhomes
or
row
homes
with
lock-off
suites
that
have
at
grade
back
entrances.
I
I'd
like
to
see
that.
I
also
am
very
cautious,
though,
about
what
this
is
going
to
do
in
pinching
people
in
a
way
that
they
cannot
afford
to
live
in
their
home
anymore,
if
they're
taxed
at
highest
and
best
use,
and
that,
through
the
way
that
we
look
at
our
taxes
and
split
assessment.
I
I
think
about
some
of
the
examples
that
we've
heard
a
lot
about,
but
I
think
about
the
people
that
we
don't
hear
a
lot
about,
and
that
being
said,
I
cautiously
will
support
this
and
do
appreciate
the
work
that
staff
are
doing
now.
I'm
cautious
about
supporting
it
because
of
what
I've
heard
from
people
and
and
some
of
the
speakers
who
were
concerned.
But
that
being
said,
we
do
need
to
make
room
for
more
people
in
our
communities
in
our
neighborhoods
and
as
I
voted
in
the
past
for
housing,
I
will
again
today.
B
Hey
council,
that's
it
for
speakers,
so
we're
gonna
go
to
the
vote.
Now,
there's
been
a
request
that
this
will
be
severed.
So
I'm
just
gonna
read
you
through
what
we've
got?
There
will
be
four
votes.
B
B
And
clerks,
if
you
could
call
up
the
result
there
that
has
passed
with
councillor
hardwick
in
opposition.
B
The
second
council
is
on
this
is
on
the
rr,
the
new
rr
zones-
and
this
is
a
three
b
and
e
works.
We'll
highlight
that
for
us,
this
is
on
the
new
rr
zones.
B
And
that
has
also
passed
with
councilor
hardwick
in
opposition.
B
Okay,
so
we're
on
three,
which
is
the
secured
rental
policy
changes.
Section
f
works
we'll
highlight
that
for
us
good,
that's
done.
Okay,.
B
B
B
Okay,
thanks
council.
Thank
you
staff
for
all
your
work
on
that,
and
I'm
just
going
to
get
us
all
reset
here
and
we
are
now
moving
to
council
members
motions.
There
are
four
motions
that
we'll
be
considering
here:
council
three
of
them
have
speakers.
So
these
will
be
referred
to
january
26th.
The
first
one
is
moved
by
councillor
frye
a
supporting
crisis
center
supporting
community
needs.
B
A
Gosh
well,
forgive
me
if
it's
a
little
bit
not
top
of
mind
anymore.
It's
been
a
while
since,
since
I
submitted
this
motion
and
I've
practically
forgotten,
half
of
it,
I'm
sort
of
joking.
Of
course,
one
of
the
urgencies
around
this
motion
was
was
the
timing
of
an
imminent
decision
by
the
province.
The
province
of
british
columbia
is
seeking
to
better
support.
As
as
we're
all
aware,
british
columbians
and
vancouverites
are
facing
significant
mental
health
challenges
right
now,
and
a
lot
of
folks
are
in
crisis.
A
The
province
recognizes
this
and
has
promised
to
invest
in
an
integrated
phone
network
for
all
the
crisis
lines
in
british
columbia,
the
10
main
crisis
centers
and,
furthermore,
to
provide
a
significant
amount
of
funding
to
support
them.
The
challenge
with
that
is
is
under
international
trade
law.
A
That
means
that
crisis
centers
would
have
to
go
to
rfp
and
what
we've
seen
across
north
america
is
these
big
multinationals
that
are
sort
of
taking
over
the
role
of
crisis
centers
and
what
they
in
effect,
do
is
to
reduce
liability
and
to
improve
corporate
efficiency,
will
more
often
than
not
field
and
send
a
crisis
call
rather
than
dealing
with
a
trained
operator.
A
They'll
send
it
to
the
to
the
police
and
it'll,
be
a
911
response
which
obviously
burdens
our
cities,
but
it
also
provides
a
lower
level
of
service
for
folks
who
are
in
crisis.
One
of
the
the
highlights
of
the
crisis
center.
The
bc
crisis
center
network
is
that
it
provides
an
opportunity
for
social
workers
for
future
police
officers
for
cadets,
for
firefighters,
for
all
sorts
of
people
to
have
volunteer
experience
which
they
can
then
take
into
their
professional
lives.
It's
a
practicum
course
for
social
workers
and
students
throughout
british
columbia.
A
So
this
is
really
an
advocacy
ask
and
asking
the
mayor
to
write
a
letter
and
also
to
send
a
council
commitment
along
to
ubcm
the
health
and
social
development
committee,
of
which
I
am
the
chair
as
a
matter
of
fact,
but
just
to
continue
that
advocacy
work
at
the
time
that
this
was
right.
Where.
B
Are
two
minutes,
but
you
do.
You
do
have
a
question
sure
that's
of
up
to
a
minute.
I
Thanks
so
much,
I'm
I'm
wondering
to
the
mover
of
the
motion
counselor
fry.
If
you
would
expect
the
province
to
cover
any
staffing
costs
or
staff
related
costs
or
extra
staffing.
Considering
we
already
know
that
arts,
culture
and
community
services
here
at
the
city
and
some
of
our
other
departments,
have
already
said:
they're
fully
subscribed
for
their
workload,
so
I'm
just
wondering
in
in
consi
with
this
council's
initiative.
So
if
we
were
to
get
that
funding,
would
that
also
include
nast
to
kind
of
get
things
online
and
set
up
for
our
staff.
A
I
A
E
Hi
councillor,
I
just
have
one
question:
having
worked
in
the
crisis
center
on
the
crisis
lines
in
vancouver,
which
may
not
be
a
well-known
fact,
but
you
commented
that
oftentimes
with
a
multinational
the
calls
get
diverted
to
police.
I'm
just
wondering
if
you're
aware
that
they
have
policies
that
of
strict
confidentiality,
that
unless
somebody
is
doing
harm
to
themselves
or
to
others
that
there's
a
policy
that
those
calls
not
be
diverted
to
a
third
party.
A
E
A
I
think
the
province
has
heard
that
certainly
there's
been
a
galvanization
of
a
lot
of
support
for
crisis
centers
in
the
crisis
center
network
in
bc.
So
I
think
the
province
is
hearing
that
that's
certainly
something
I
would
take
under
advisement
if
we
pass
this
and
send
it
over
to
ubcm.
Okay,
thanks.
B
Thank
you
that
is
it
for
questions,
counselor
fry
and
there's
a
seconder
for
this
motion.
B
Yesterday's
nova,
so
we
have
requests
to
speak
to
this
motion.
We'd
like
to
move
referral
to
january
26,
9
30
a.m.
Do
we
have
a
mover
come
left.
J
B
Anyone
thank
you
councillor
weave
all
those
in
favor,
yay
oppose,
nay,
okay.
So
that's
referred
to
standing
committee
council
division
over
the
next
item's
mine.
So,
if
you'd
be
so
kind
to
take
over
the
chair,
that
would
be
great.
I
Of
course,
you
you
have
two
minutes
to
introduce
your
motion
mayor
stewart.
Please
go
ahead
thanks.
B
Council,
this
is
a
simple
motion
to
recommit
to
being
a
member
of
c40,
which
is
a
collection
of
mirrors
from
around
the
world.
Almost
all
of
them
are
from
larger
cities,
so
you're
talking
to
mars
in
new
york
and
tokyo
and
and
los
angeles
vancouver,
was
added
because
of
our
innovation
status,
because
we
do
so
many
things
here
that
are
either
different
or
in
front
of
the
curve.
So
again
have
been
approached
to
reconfirm
our
commitment,
I'm
really
suggesting
we
do
this.
This
body
didn't
really
know
about
it.
B
Until
I
became
mayor
and
then
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
it
became
a
just
an
absolute
go-to
place,
david
miller,
who's.
A
former
mayor
of
toronto
is
the
chair.
B
He
was
competing
meetings
every
week
where
we
were
discussing
not
just
discussing
really
strategizing
for
covid
response,
which
was
just
so
amazingly
helpful,
because
I
remember
talking
to
the
mayors
from
italy
who
were
digging
mass
graves
because
their
hospitals
were
overfilled
and
it
did
inform
a
lot
of
my
push
to
declare
the
first
state
of
emergency
here
in
the
city
of
vancouver
and
also
to
push
to
shut
down
town
during
st
patrick's
day.
B
So
I
really
hope
that
we
need
a
motion
for
this,
so
I
am
hoping
that
you
will
support
me
in
my
call
for
this.
For
this
renewal.
I
Thanks
mayor
stewart,
I
see
councillor
dominato
on
for
questions
tamara
stewart
and
just
before
she
begins.
I
just
wanted
to
remind
council
that
after
this
motion
is
seconded,
there's
no
speakers
signed
up
to
speak.
So
we
will
move
forward
with
debate
and
decision
on
this
today
go
ahead.
Counselor.
H
Thank
you
chair
and
just
a
question
to
you.
Mayors
just
in
terms
of
membership,
is
this
done
on
an
annual
basis?
Can
you
just
clarify
that.
B
H
Okay,
and
would
you
be
able
just
to
expand
on
how
we
get
additional
information
in
terms
of
the
membership
and
how?
In
terms
of
how
that
translates
into
policy
information
for
council.
B
Yeah,
absolutely
mayors
are
are
sharing
information
through
this.
It
is
done
through
a
charterhouse
rule
system.
So
we
can't
report
out
on
what
individual
mayors
say,
but
they
do
help
us
inform
overall,
you
know
decisions
so,
for
example,
the
declaration
of
the
state
of
emergency
here
was
informed
by
a
lot
of
the
information
I
was
getting
from
other
mayors,
who
were
doing
the
same
thing,
who
are
well
ahead
of
us
at
infection
rates
in
different
cities,
so
that
that's
right.
I
B
It
does
it
does
allow
us
access
to
a
fairly
elite
set
of
cities,
and
so,
for
example,
out
of
I
think,
the
c40
interaction
there
was
the
michael
bloomberg
in
invitation
to
participate
in
the
program
that
I'm
currently
enrolled
in
with
harvard
university,
and
that
already
has
brought
resources
to
our
city
in
terms
of
helping
us
with
refining
our
homeless
counts.
So
that
is
already
underway,
and
that
was
directly
because
of
my
initial
membership
in
c40.
B
So
there
there
are
direct
and
also
indirect
benefits
to
this.
I
I
All
right
I
go
in
once
no
one
on
the
queue.
Sorry,
I
don't
have
I
I
don't
actually
have
control
appreciate
the
clerks
running
this
for
me,
please
let
me
know
if
someone
comes
on
that
I
don't
see,
but
then
I'd
I'd
like
to
ask
the
clerks
to
assist
running
the
voting
panel.
As
I
call
a
vote
on
this.
I
B
Thank
you
very
much
chair
right,
so
we're
on
to
the
next
item,
which
is
the
budget,
transparency
and
accountability
and
municipal
election
years
brought
forward
by
councillor
dominato
and
again,
there
are
speakers
to
this
motion,
so
we
will
be
referring
this
to
january
26th
over
to
you,
counselor
dominato,
for
up
to
two.
H
Thanks
mayor,
I
am
bringing
this
forward
in
the
context.
I
know
we've
had
quite
a
lengthy
budget
debate
in
the
last
week,
but
it
stems
from
my
ongoing
concerns
that,
when
elected
to
council,
you
know
we
were
elected-
mid-october
sworn
in
in
early
november,
and
then
the
expectation
that
we
would
have
time
in
those
four
to
six
weeks
to
review
a
budget
and
vote
on
it
and
have
it
passed
by
the
end
of
december.
H
And
so
what
this
motion
attempts
to
do
is
to
amend
our
existing
policy
so
that
it
is
very
clear
from
a
policy
standpoint
that
in
the
year
of
a
municipal
election,
an
internal
working
budget
will
be
developed
by
the
end
for
the
end
of
that
year,
and
the
budget
will
be
adopted
by
council
in
the
year
that
it
applies
and
no
later
than
april
30th,
which
is
already
in
the
charter
as
a
time
frame.
H
The
way
it's
worded
now
is
it's:
it's
left
at
the
discretion
of
staff,
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
make
a
shift
fundamentally
around
recognizing
that
with
new
councils,
new
counselors,
that
there
needs
to
be
some
more
latitude
and
that
we
in
our
governing
role,
need
to
impose
that
upon
ourselves
as
opposed
to
being
beholden
to
an
artificial
date.
We
can
carry
over
contracts.
There
is
latitude
to
carry
their
expenditures
until
touch
time
that
a
budget
is
approved.
H
So
this
applies
again
only
to
municipal
election
years,
but
I
I
am
really
wanting
to
shift
the
culture
around
this
because
it
certainly
didn't
exist.
When
I
felt
when
I
was
elected
and
I
think
amongst
everyone
else
here,
there
was
an
expectation
that
we
had
to
get
that
budget
approved
by
the
end
of
december,
and
there
was
really
no
wiggle
room,
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
take
a
different
approach
and
it's
not
for
every
council
year,
it's
just
for
the
election
year.
B
Thanks,
you
have
a
question
for
answer:
boyle.
C
Yes,
thanks
chair
thanks,
counselor
domino,
I'm
just
hoping
to
clarify,
because
my
understanding
was
this.
This
could
happen
already
at
the
discretion
of
counsel.
What
this
motion
is
suggesting
change
that
that
discretion
of
counsel
actually
be
that
the
direction
is
to
delay
until
the
following
spring,
rather
than
having
it
just
be
an
option.
Is
that
accurate.
H
I
B
H
H
That
was
not
my
experience
in
october
of
2018
end
of
december
of
2018,
and
so
I
think
it's
necessary
to
amend
that
language.
So
it's
very
clear
that
the
expectations
for
a
new
council
from
a
government
standpoint
is
that
you
do
have
the
purview
to
not
approve
it
by
the
end
of
december.
I
Thanks
so
much
counselor
dominar,
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
could
clarify
for
new
council
members,
would
this
be
helpful
to
have
these
options
laid
out
in
instead
of
perhaps
don't
want
to
assume?
But
please,
let
me
know,
please
clarify:
are
you
thinking
that
the
options
would
be
laid
out
instead
of
this?
Is
why
we're
doing
this
and
we've
done
it
differently?
In
the
past,
it's
kind
of
like
informing
and
giving
a
choice
to
future
councils.
H
Yes,
okay,
and
it
also
is
exactly
why
I
brought
another
motion
earlier
this
year
to
enhance
organizational
governance
and
to
clarify
and
develop
a
policy
framework
around
the
governing
role
in
the
management
role
and
what
that
linkage
looks
like
for
on
council
and
for
management.
And
so
it
ties
into
that
as
well.
But
yes,.
G
Yes
thanks
councillor
dominato,
I
understand
the
the
reason
behind
this
motion.
Have
you
talked
to
staff
about
it,
or
did
you
talk
to
them
before
putting
this
forward?
Yes,
and
what
has
been
their
response.
H
I
brought
a
motion
previously
slightly
different
than
this.
I
got
a
memo
back
that
indicated
one
reference
to
a
triple
a
credit
rating
and
one
reference
to
a
finance
authority,
and
it
did
not
fulfill
my
expectations
of
the
previous
motion.
G
So
they're
they're,
so
they've
raised
concerns
there
and
those
concerns
just
are
in
conflict
with
the
intent
of.
B
Thanks
very
much
so
this
also
too
has
speakers.
So
we
have
a
motion
to
move
it
to
january
26th
for
debate,
decision
or
hearing
from
speakers.
B
Thank
you
a
second
or
please.
Second,
thank
you.
Councillor
hardwick,
all
in
favor,
yay,
yay,
okay,
right
that
has
passed
and
it's
moved
along
last
one
is
the
working
collaborative
to
become
a
restorative
city.
Councillor
we've
given
up
the
two
minutes
for
this
one.
J
Oh,
this
has
been
a
working
collaboratively
approach
and
one
that's
been
decolonized
and
one
that
I
continue
to
learn
every
day
from,
and
I'm
going
to
give
space
to
the
speakers
to
talk
more
about
what
it
would
be
like
to
be
a
restorative
city
here
in
vancouver
and
what
it
would
mean
for
community
safety.
So
I'm
going
to
give
the
space
to
the
speakers
and
allow
them
to
share
how
this
has
been
a
collaborative
approach
and
how
we
can
work
together.
B
Okay,
thank
you
so
much.
I
don't
see
any
questions
for
you,
so
there
are
speakers
of
this
as
well.
So
can
we
have
a
seconder
for
this
first.
B
G
B
Thank
you
counselor
carl,
so
we
need
somebody
to
move
this
to
the
january
26th
meeting.
Do
we
have
a
move.
I
B
Semester,
thank
you.
Carr
all
in
favor,
yay
oppose,
nay
all
right
that
has
passed.
Okay,
gunfall
we're
rounding
the
final
bend
here.
We
have
a
notice
of
council
members
motions,
so
I'm
gonna
on
the
queue
here.
Councillor
kirby
young
I've
got
you
on
thecube.
First
and
again,
it's
just
the
title
and
the
date
you'd,
like
it
heard
counselor
kirby
on
go
ahead.
E
E
My
second
notice
of
motion
I
called
last
summer
june
july
and
the
clerks
say
they
have
it,
but
I
just
want
to
call
it
again
to
make
sure
I've
covered
my
bases,
because
this
was
because
of
the
dbl
moratorium
and
just
to
make
sure
that
it
doesn't
get
lost
and
reiterate
that
this
one
was
called
also
for
january
25th,
entitled
towards
a
quieter
and
emission-free
landscape
maintenance
equipment,
future
in
vancouver
and
then.
B
Thanks
castle
weave.
B
C
Yeah
this
one
is
submitted
jointly
by
councillor
boyle
and
I
it's
for
january
25th.
It's
called
advancing
efforts
for
an
age-friendly
city
of
vancouver.
I
Well,
I'd
cross
my
fingers
to
try
and
hold
off
mayor
stewart
that
these
are
two
motions
I
had
called
notice
on
before,
but
didn't
bring
forward
because
our
agendas
were
quite
long
they're
both
for
the
january
25th,
2022
council
meeting.
The
first
is
honoring
the
life
and
legacy
of
former
mayor,
philip
owen,
and
the
second
is
titled,
remembering
and
recognizing
contributions
of
indigenous
veterans
with
a
dedicated
cenotaph.
B
Okay,
thank
you
so
much.
That's
it
council
for
that
section,
so
we're
going
to
move
on
to
new
business
now.
So
let's
do
it
separately
new
business
first.
So
that's
where
you'd
move
forward
any
kind
of
urgent
motions
or
anything
like
that,
and
then
we
move
on
to
inquiries
and
other
matters.
So
does
anybody
have
any
new
business?
B
B
Okay,
okay,
I
am
going
to
move
on
inquiries
in
other
matters,
so
we'll
start
with
cancer.
Deja
nova
go
ahead.
I
Thanks,
could
I
have
my
timer
reset,
please
I
do
have
an
inquiry
and
it's
a
follow-up
on
the
public
safety
motion
that
I
had
had
moved
forward.
That
specifically
asked
for
our
staff
and
directed
our
staff
to
work
with
small
businesses
and
specifically
through
the
bias
and
hold
a
round
table
along
with
the
vancouver
police
department
and
specific
ministries
of
the
province.
B
I
But
I
I
just
was
hoping
that
perhaps
because
I've
received
some
inquiries
from
small
businesses
that
they
were
expecting
to
see
this
come
back
on
our
council
agenda.
I
was
hoping
that
maybe
the
city
manager
could
comment
on
when
council
would
would
actually
receive
a
report
back.
I
understand
that
the
intention
was
to
have
a
memo
and
there
be
a
public
memo,
but
when
this,
when
council
would
actually
hear
back
from
staff
on
this,
considering
that
the
date
and
timeline
was
december
of
this
year,
thank
you.
K
Thanks
counselor
for
the
question
so
yeah
the
round
table
did
happen
on
december.
The
6th
staff
are
currently
preparing
that
memo
and
the
our
aim
is
to
get
it
to
you
before
the
holiday
break
and
it
will
be
a
public
memo,
so
it'll
be
able
to
be
disclosed
right
away.
I
Okay,
thanks
very
much
another
another
inquiry
that
I
have
through
a
number
of
residents
and
understanding
the
important
work
that
the
overdose
prevention
site
does
on
seymour
street
in
vancouver,
but
also
understanding
that
myself
and
a
number
of
other
counselors
got
or
council
members.
I
should
say,
including
the
mayor,
I
think,
receive
correspondence
and
or
we're
tagged
in
social
media
posts
specifically
about
how
clean
the
street
was
during
the
filming
of
a
warner
brothers
movie.
I
But
then,
after
the
filming
of
the
water
brothers
movie,
the
street
was
no
longer
up
to
the
same
state
that
it
had
been
for
that
few
weeks
during
filming,
I
was
wondering
if
considering
this
is
a
city
owned
property
that
is
being
leased
to
non-profit
I've
asked
before
generally.
But
would
it
be
the
responsibility
of
the
non-profit
or
the
city
to
maintain
street
order
and
cleanliness.
K
So,
thanks
for
the
question
counselor,
we
have
provided
information
to
counsel
on
this
in
the
past
generally,
the
the
lessee
has
responsibility
for
the
premises
outside,
obviously,
there's
only
so
much
they
can
do
in
that
regard
and
and
they're
not
responsible
for
the
entire
public
realm,
of
course,
just
the
immediate
frontage
but
happy
to
follow
up
again
and
provide
some
more
detail
on
that.
K
I
don't
know
the
circumstances
of
the
film
that
you
spoke
about
or
what
arrangements
were
made
in
relation
to
that
filming
or
whether
there
were
permits
issued
for
that
filming
or
any
of
those
types
of
details.
We
would
have
to
look
into
that
further.
I
Okay,
just
a
our
request
that
if
you
could
look
into
that
possibly
further
and
provide
counsel
with
a
response
as
to
who
was
responsible
for
cleaning
during
the
time
of
the
filming.
That
would
be
great
and
also
did
that
disrupt
the
operations
of
the
ops.
Considering
the
life-saving
services
that
they
offer.
Also
on
this
topic,
I
recently
was
sent
a
picture
of
a
piece
of
paper.
I
That's
been
put
up
with
a
city
phone
number
on
it
to
call
the
city
of
vancouver
and
ask
for
a
specific
person
to
voice
any
concern
or
inquiries
to,
but
before
that,
it
states
that
anyone
who
has
complaints
should
call
9-1-1,
and
I'm
just
wondering
if,
if
there's
a
possibility,
I'm
not
expecting
an
answer
right
now,
but
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
city
of
vancouver
is
not
condoning.
People
calling
9-1-1
to
voice
their
concerns
about
cleanliness
or
street
disorder.
K
No,
absolutely
not
I'm
not.
I
am
not
familiar
with
with
the
notice
that
you're
speaking
of
or
where
it
was
posted,
but
it
absolutely
didn't
come
from
us
and
and
that
wouldn't
be
something
that
we
would
be
any
kind
of
message
that
we
would
be
conveying
to
the
public.
I
I
did
not
think
so,
but
thank
you
for
saying
that
on
the
record
and
I'll
make
sure
that
I
I
send
over
to
you
the
the
post
that
I
was
tagged
in
on
social
media.
Thank
you.
E
B
Sure
I
it's
usually
included
in
one
section
I
kind
of
separate
them
out
too.
Just
to
but
yeah
go
ahead.
You
have
new
business.
B
B
Yeah,
just
just
one
second,
please.
B
B
Okay,
council
council
weep.
Can
I
just
get
you
to
deal
with
your
new
business
first
and
then
we
can
put
you
back
on
the
queue
for
the
for
the
inquiries
and
other
matters,
and
we'll
just
do
that.
We'll.
So
we'll
attempt
to
finish
off
all
the
new
business
right
now,
with
the
queue
that
we
have
and
then
put
everybody
back
on
to
finish
off
inquiry.
So
counselor
weed
new
business.
J
B
B
Okay,
great
thanks,
counselor
kirby
young
new
business.
E
Yeah
thank
you
I
had
sent
in
to
the
clerks
last
week.
It
was
an
loa
for
december
9th,
which
would
now
be
retroactive
and
was
advised
to
do
our
kind
of
holdovers
and
rescheduling
council
meetings.
I
had
to
wait
till
today.
It
was
for
december
9th
from
6
to
10
pm,
okay
public
hearings.
I
wanted
to
move
that
retroactively
now.
E
B
Thank
you,
cancer
reply.
All
in
favor,
yay
oppose,
nay
great.
Okay,
that's
past
cancer.
Kirby
young
did
you
have
any
other
new
business
nope.
G
No
I'm
I'm
on
for
other
matters,
inquired.
H
No
inquiries
and
other
matters.
B
Okay,
so
I'm
going
to
move
on
now
to
inquiries
and
other
matters,
so
you
put
yourself
back
on
the
queue
it
it.
I
don't
think
there's
any
particular
order
here.
So
counselor
dominato,
I
do
have
you
in
the
queue.
So
can
we
start
with
you.
H
C
Yeah,
so
translink
is
planning
to
cut
the
frequency
on
19
bus
routes
serving
vancouver
in
january.
C
This
is
not
a
way
to
encourage
transit
use.
So
if
you
use
the
mcdonald
domain
robson
the
davey
fraser
the
boundary
to
ubc
the
granville
hastings
ubc
29th
avenue
oak
metrotown
to
stanley
park,
knight
main
street
brentwood
to
ubc
metrotown
to
ubc
the
r2,
the
r4,
the
r5
or
the
and
the
99
you're
gonna
have
to
wait
longer.
C
C
B
K
Thanks
councilor
swanson,
so
of
course,
council
can
pass
motions
to
advocate
to
translink
with
respect
to
staff
yeah,
we
are
aware
of
the
service
reductions.
K
That
is
something
that
we
don't
have
jurisdiction
over,
but
our
staff
are
always
in
contact
with
translink
we're
happy
to
convey
messages
from
council
back
to
translink
and
to
continue
to
provide
information.
If
there's
any
follow-up
regarding
those
changes,
I
would
note
that
translink
is
facing
a
historic
funding
shortfall
associated
with
covid.
So
I
that
that's
part
of
the
context
here,
but
if
there's
additional
information
that
council
is
seeking
regarding
those
changes
of
the
rationale
for
them,
we're
certainly
happy
to
follow
up
with
our
colleagues
at
translate.
K
Issue
is,
that's,
certainly,
I
think,
a
big
part
of
the
solution
and
is
there
there
is
a
significant
amount
of
advocacy
right
now
going
on.
Certainly
I
can
speak
from
at
the
staff
level
around
transit
across
canada,
so
vancouver's
in
the
same
situation
as
every
other
major
city
around
our
transit
infrastructure,
our
transit
networks
and
and
the
revenue
shortfalls
associated
with
fares.
K
So
that
is
going
on
again.
Those
are
those
are
issues
that
council
may
want
to
take
up
and
pursue
further
again
happy
to
follow
up
with
more
information
on
what
we're
doing
on
that
front.
If
that
would
be
of
assistance
to
counsel.
B
Council
response-
and
I
can
just
add
you
know
this-
is
a
an
issue
that
has
gripped
translink,
that
the
the
funding
losses
and
a
lot
of
debate
around
the
the
kind
of
changes
in
in
bus
patterns.
I
have
been
working
on
the
funding
side
of
it.
Trendslink
is
about
100
to
120
million
dollars
in
operating
deficit.
B
This
year,
which
is
very
tough,
did
have
a
very
good
conversation,
though,
with
dominic
leblanc,
as
the
intergovernmental
affairs
minister,
very
hopeful
that
the
same
support
that
we
had
last
time
with
the
provincial
government
providing
50
percent
and
the
federal
government
providing
50
percent,
will
serve
us
well
on.
The
call
was
also
my
colleagues
from
toronto.
Montreal
edmonton.
B
All
cities
are
facing
with
major
transit
systems,
are
facing
the
shortfall
so
right
now
that's
what
we're
working
on
in
terms
of
just
keeping
things
we're
we're
at
100
service
levels
at
the
moment,
but
really
are
scared
of
reducing
those
levels.
If,
if
the
covid
conditions
continue
so
just
a
brief
update
there
for
you
but
happy
to
talk
to
you
more
about
it,.
C
B
I
wouldn't
think
that,
would
that
would
happen,
we're
just
trying
to
keep.
You
know
the
services
running
now
and
I
think
our
our
because
we
have
almost
65
percent,
returned
ridership
we're
in
much
better
financial
situation
than
other
cities.
So
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
rough
year
for
transit
all
the
way
along,
but
but
hopeful
that
the
provincial
and
federal
governments
will
help
us
once
again,
there's
definitely
a
willingness
from
both
levels.
B
Yeah
thanks,
counselor
car.
G
Great
thanks.
Well,
it
seems
like
a
really
long
time
ago
now,
where
I
sent
around
a
memo
informing
all
of
you,
as
as
your
council
representative,
to
the
to
sorry
to
zero
emissions.
Innovation
center,
the
zeke
committee,
but
I
just
so
you
have
that
all
in
your
inboxes
from
a
month
and
a
half
ago,
but
just
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
an
update
on
that.
There
is
a
great
new
board
that
is
in
place.
G
G
All
of
the
documents
have
been
finalized
by
the
board
of
zeke,
which
met
last
week,
so
we'll
be
submitting
our
documents
to
the
federation
of
canadian
municipalities
for
approval
of
zeke
as
one
of
the
main
centers
across
canada,
and
that
will
release
the
endowment,
which
will
be
around
21
million
dollars
coming
to
us
in
early
this,
this
coming
or
this
next
year.
G
One
of
the
key
things
was
really
the
incorporation
into
the
planning
and
operations
of
zeb
x,
the
zero
emissions
building
center,
which
has
been
housed
by
vancouver
into
zeke,
so
that
will
be
moving
forward
that
way
with
the
city
bc,
hydra
and
the
bc
government
continuing
to
support
zebek.
So
that's
pretty
exciting
and
the
other
exciting
thing
was
at
a
lunch.
We
had
I'm
kind
of
just
wrapping
up
our
work
for
the
year
two
of
our
staff.
G
People
were
honored
by
all
the
people
who
were
there,
including
major
donors,
to
the
to
the
program
and
and
other
staff,
sean
pander
for
his
work
on
zebex
and
really
securing
that
innovative.
G
You
know
building
body
housed
within,
as
I
said,
said,
vancouver
and
now
moving
to
zeke
and
brad
bedelt
for
his
work
in
actually
liaising
around
the
low
carbon
cities,
canada,
which
is
the
genesis
of
of
zeke
and
there's
only
five
centers
across
canada,
montreal
ottawa,
calgary,
edmonton
and
metro
vancouver,
and
he
really
did
the
legwork
in
getting
and
getting
that
going
for
us
here
on
the
west
coast.
G
Now
with
the
omicron,
you
know
it's,
I
think,
scary,
for
a
lot
of
people
and
what
the
future
might
hold
in
terms
of
our
businesses
and
and
people
and
their
work.
You
know,
on
top
of
which
we
had,
of
course,
the
heat
dome
and
the
loss
of
99
people
in
vancouver.
G
So
it's
been
a
tough
year,
and
I
just
want
to
sort
of
thank
everybody
who
has
taken
the
time
to
boost
each
other
and
support
each
other,
and,
and
just
you
know,
to
provide
that
kind
of
sustained
support
for
each
other
over
this
year,
and
I
really
want
to
thank
our
city
of
vancouver
staff
for
their
work
on
the
various
crises
that
we
have
faced
as
a
city,
their
yeoman's
service,
to
the
people
of
vancouver
and
wish
them,
and
all
of
you,
a
really
really
wonderful
christmas
holiday
and
holiday
break
coming
up.
J
And
I've
got
two
other
questions.
First,
one
skeena
terrace.
Is
there
an
ability
for
us
to
create
the
false
creek
model
in
skeena
terrace
of
a
third?
A
third
a
third,
as
we
try
to
incorporate
more
false
creek
in
the
rest
of
the
city.
K
So
thanks
council
for
the
question.
I'd
have
to
follow
up
with
you
on
that
and
give
you
the
background
but
happy
to
take
that
question
wayne
work
with
staff
on
it.
J
Okay,
second,
one
recognizing
we're
starting
to
hear
some
businesses
are
getting
their
bills
and
that
during
2020
the
province
did
a
200,
plus
million
dollar
decrease
in
school
tax
to
support
businesses
through
covet.
However,
in
2021
there
has
been
no
relief,
so
there's
going
to
be
significant
tax
bills
coming
to
the
business
community.
J
K
We
did
at
a
staff
level,
have
discussions
with
the
province
much
earlier
in
the
year,
and
the
message
we
received
pretty
clearly
was
that
was
a
one-time
waiver
of
the
school
tax
for
business.
So
at
this
point
we
were
not
aware
of
any
further
plans
for
the
province
with
respect
to
tax
relief,
property
tax
relief
for
businesses.
J
Okay
and
have
we
had
any
ability
to
speak
to
the
businesses
to
inform
them
of
the
significant
increases
and
the
reasoning
behind.
K
We
don't
generally
speak
to
the
provincial
taxes,
that's
not
our
role.
We
would
let
the
province
speak
to
that
generally.
H
Thank
you
mayor,
and
I
just
wanted
to
reflect
some
thanks
to
the
residents
and
the
businesses
who
have
been
reaching
out
to
us
throughout
the
course
of
the
year
to
acknowledge
that
they
reach
out,
on
a
whole
variety
of
issues,
some
of
them
related
to
subjects
like
today
with
the
streamlining
rental,
but
in
many
cases
on
just
day-to-day
matters
that
they're
observing
in
their
neighborhoods
and
their
communities
and
through
whether
it
be
phone
calls
or
correspondence.
H
I
find
that
in
in
the
vast
majority
of
cases,
people
are
reaching
out
because
they're
really
trying
to
be
good
citizens
and
they're,
trying
to
make
our
city
better,
and
I
want
to
show
some
appreciation
for
that,
and
I
also
like
councillor
carr,
also
want
to
say
thanks
and
acknowledgement
to
our
staff
to
all
of
our
clerks
who
have
been
running
these
very
lengthy
meetings,
but
also
to
all
of
the
policy
staff
and
frontline
staff.
H
B
Thanks
counselor
dominato,
thank
you,
council.
Just
before
we
move
to
a
german,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
everybody
in
the
organization,
the
staff,
the
the
clerk
staff,
the
planning
staff,
everybody
that
that's
involved
in
the
councilwork,
the
entire
organization,
all
the
boards
and
and
bodies
that
we
support
you
counsel
for
the
long
long
hours
you
put
in
that
are
often
very
stressful
and
underappreciated.
B
I
I
really
do
thank
you
for
for
all
the
work
that
you're
doing
to
the
residents
of
the
city,
who
have
all
pulled
together
through
very
trying
times
to
make
us
one
of
the
safest
cities
in
the
world
when
it
comes
to
battling
covet
and
really
want
to
miss.
Wish
everybody
a
merry
christmas
and
a
happy
new
year
and
echo
councillor
dominato
and
councillor
carr.
I
wish
everybody
a
restful
time
off,
so
thanks
everybody
and
counselor
hardwood.
Would
you
like
to
do
the
honors
motion
to
adjourn?
Okay.