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A
Welcome
to
the
special
counsel
meeting
of
Tuesday
September
27th,
this
council
is
meeting
is
being
convened
by
electronic
means
as
authorized
under
part
14
of
the
procedure
bylaw
and
as
such,
some
council
members
will
be
participating
by
electronic
means.
So
many
are
here
in
person
if
a
council
member
attending
by
electronic
means
loses
connection
during
the
voting
process,
staff
are
available
to
get
you
back
online
and
the
information
has
been
contacted
to
you.
A
video
of
council
members
speaking
presentations
of
vote
results
will
be
projected
when
available.
A
We
acknowledge
that
we're
on
the
unseated
traditional
territories
of
the
Muslim,
Squamish
and
slaved
his
people,
and
this
acknowledgment
is
especially
important
this
week
in
which
we
recognize
our
efforts
to
further
Truth
and
Reconciliation
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
staff
for
all
their
work
as
well
amazing
through
the
last
four
years,
but
it
continues
on
and
thanks
for
your
dedication
and
contribution
to
the
city
clerks.
Can
we
have
the
roll
call?
Please?
Yes,.
C
B
A
You
so
much
any
comments
on
the
agenda.
Items
can
be
set
to
cancel
using
the
web
Forum
on
the
city's
website
and
the
link
to
that
form
be
tweeted
out
at
Vancity.
Clerk
council
is
committed
to
ensuring
that
all
people
who
participate
in
Vancouver's
Council
meetings
are
treated
fairly
and
respectfully
in
the
language
we
all
use
in
meetings
to
reflect
respect
for
all
residents,
no
form
of
discrimination
is
acceptable
or
tolerated.
A
Discriminatory
language
includes
attacks
on
groups
of
people
and
individuals,
Vancouver's
procedure,
bylaw
prohibits
council
members
from
the
use
of
word
tone,
words,
tone
manner
or
speaking
or
gesticulation
that
expresses
a
negative
view
of
the
character
of
any
person
or
groups
of
people.
Many
of
the
people
are
members
of
the
public
are
expected
to
not
engage
in
improper
conduct,
which
includes
the
use
of
Expressions
that
promote
hatred
or
are
defamatory.
A
The
creation
of
a
safe
and
inclusive
environment
for
the
public
staff
and
Council
to
participate
is
all
of
our
responsibility.
Members
of
council
may
call
a
point
of
order
if
language
used
by
another
counselor
during
a
meeting
is
not
respectful
in
his
chair.
I
will
ask
the
speaker
to
modify
their
speech
to
ensure
they
are
using
respectful
language.
A
I
also
want
to
note
the
city
of
Vancouver's,
long-standing
commitment
to
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion,
including
utmost
respect
for
all
genders
reminder
to
counsel
that
when
addressing
speakers
and
staff
will
avoid
using
gender
donorifics
and
we'll
instead
refer
to
the
person
by
first
and
last
name
role
or
title.
We
have
four
agenda
items
to
consider
at
the
special
counsel
meeting,
which
includes
three
reports:
one
with
an
Associated
bylaw,
and
we
have
a
memorandum
plan
for
day
today-
is
to
continue
on
until
noon
and
then
break
until
lunch.
A
E
A
Oh
wait:
they're,
no,
no
consent
agenda,
we're
just
moving
through
all
items.
Oh.
A
So
we
have,
this
is
Sandra
Singh
on
the
list,
but
I
think
Mary
sander
here
virtual
okay,
yes,
Sandra's
saying
the
general
Manor
Arts
culture
and
Community
Services
here
to
introduce
the
addressing
anti-black
racism
and
historic
discrimination.
Interim
report.
Please
go.
F
F
F
Little
better,
okay,
thank
you,
a
story
to
not
be
there
with
you
in
person
this
morning,
I'm
fighting
a
cold
and
so
thought
it
would
be
better
to
to
keep
people
from
Catching
my
germs,
so
as
I'll
offer
some
brief
opening
remarks
and
then
staff
will
offer
a
very
brief
presentation.
As
council
is
aware,
we
have
a
number
of
distinct
but
interrelated
initiatives
underway
to
address
historic
discrimination
and
racism.
A
number
of
years
ago
there
was
the
historic
apology
to
the
Chinese
Canadian
community
and
the
resulting
work
in
Chinatown
that
is
ongoing.
F
While
we
do
have
a
number
of
actions
underway
in
the
city
that
are
aligned
with
these
intentions,
this
report
does
not
seek
to
provide
an
inventory
of
ongoing
City
actions
to
address
anti-black
racism.
This
list
will
be
included
in
the
final
report.
Rather,
this
report
seeks
to
provide
an
update
to
Council
on
the
work
with
the
community
to
articulate
the
impacts
of
historic
and
ongoing
anti-black
discrimination
in
Vancouver
and
to
develop
meaningful
and
impactful
actions
that
the
city
can
take
to
address.
Moving
forward.
F
The
draft
recommendations
and
priority
actions
included
here
reflect
and
align
with
the
black
and
African
diaspora,
Community
advisory
committee,
to
whom
we
express
our
gratitude
for
working
with
us.
The
next
step
after
you
receive
this
update
today
is
to
take
these
draft
recommendations
for
broader
discussion
before
finalizing
an
action
plan
for
Council
consideration
in
2023.
F
Systemically
and
interpersonally
I
would
like
to
express
my
appreciation
for
formal
former
social
policy
planner
Joy
Walcott
Francis,
who
started
this
work
for
us
social
planner,
Bambi
maina,
who
carried
on
the
work
after
Joy's
departure
and
assistant
director
of
social
policy,
Wilma
Clark
and
managing
director
Mary
clairezak
for
their
leadership
and
support
for
the
team
and
I'll
now
turn
it
over
to
Mary,
Claire
and
mumbi.
To
offer
a
brief
presentation.
Thank
you.
G
Yeah
it's
on
now.
Thank
you,
so
Mary
Zach
managing
director
social
policy
and
projects
I'm
happy
to
be
here
this
morning,
I'd
like
to
start
with
a
Atlantic
acknowledgment
to
recognize
that
we
are
gathered
on
the
unseated
homelands
of
the
musculine
Mission
state,
which
has
territories
and
the
reason
that
we're
stating
this
is
that
we
believe
that
advancing
indigenous
sovereignty
and
black
liberation
are
are
deeply
linked
and
connected
they're
interconnected
through
colonization
displacement
and
the
marginalization
that
took
place
as
black
people
were
enslaved.
And
this
is
part
of
Canada's
history.
G
Indigenous
peoples
lands
were
taken
by
the
crown
without
consent,
as
Sandra
already
stated.
The
acknowledgment
of
the
the
contributions
of
of
Staff
but
I
first
want
to
start
with
the
contributions
of
the
resilience
and
strength
of
black
and
African
diaspora
communities
in
the
face
of
historic
and
ongoing
justices
injustices
and
oppression,
and
acknowledge
my
own
positionality
as
a
white
leader
in
the
organization.
G
There
are
six
recommendations
before
Council
and
what
we'd
like
to
do
is
I'll.
Do
is
just
go
over
them
briefly
as
part
of
the
report.
The
first
is
that
Council
received
this
as
an
interim
report.
As
Sandra
Singh
explained
it's
an
update
on
the
work
today
addressing
anti-black
racism
and
historic
discernment
discrimination.
G
There
are
four
key
priority
areas
that
have
been
identified
through
the
work
with
the
advisory
committee
and
23
actions
that
have
also
been
identified
and
that
Council
direct
staff
to
conduct
further
conversations
with
the
broader
cross-section
of
Vancouver's,
black
and
African
diaspora
communities.
This
really
recognizes
the
diversity
across
those
communities
to
review
again
and
refine
those
priorities
and
those
recommendations,
and
that
Council
directs
staff
to
create
some
Partnerships
to
carry
out
more
research.
G
Analysis
of
the
history
of
black
and
African
diaspora
communities
in
Vancouver
that
Council
direct
staff
to
allocate
annual
funding
to
community
initiatives
that
further
the
city's
anti-black
racism
response
and
request
that
the
mayor
as
chair
of
the
police
board,
to
share
the
interim
report
and
provisional
priority
actions
for
information
with
The
Vancouver
Police
board
and,
finally,
that
Council
direct
staff
to
share
this
interim
Report
with,
but
the
provisional
priority
actions
to
a
number
of
other
governmental
and
public
organizations
recognizing
that
the
work
to
be
done
belongs
with
the
city
in
part,
but
also
in
partnership
with
senior
government
and
all
of
our
partners.
G
Together,
just
a
little
bit
around
cultural
redress
and
the
emerging
approach,
you
you
understand
as
Council
that
we
have
done
work
with
the
Chinese
Community,
as
well
as
the
South
Asian
communities,
and
this
redress
for
historic
discrimination
is
a
concept
that's
been
implemented.
Internationally
is
still
relatively
new
to
the
city.
The
focus
here
is
on
building
relationships
of
trust
with
the
black
and
African
diaspora
communities,
and
this
is
our
opportunity
to
do
that.
G
G
G
That's
directed
at
people
of
African
descent
and
is
rooted
in
their
unique
history
and
experience
of
enslavement
and
the
legacy
of
that
enslavement
suffered
by
Africans
and
people
of
African
descent.
I
thought
it
was
important
to
read
that
out.
As
noted
anti-black
racism
has
its
roots
in
the
colonial
systems
that
created
Canada.
G
It
is
deeply
entrenched
in
our
policies
and
practices
and
so
much
that
it
is
functionally
normalized
or
rendered
and
visible
to
the
larger
White
Society
and,
as
a
result,
it's
it
shouldn't
be
a
surprise
to
us
that
we
see
disproportionate
numbers
of
people
of
African
descent
to
continue
to
live
in
poverty
and
poor
health
and
have
lower
educational
attainment
and
over-representation
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
G
So
thereby
social
determinants
of
Health
are
not
achieved
for
this
particular
population,
and
yet
the
contributions
of
black
people
can
be
traced
back
to
generations
and
generations
ago
and
how
black
people
have
advanced
the
welfare
of
Canada
spanning
every
Province
and
territory.
We
also
need
to
recognize
the
diversity
across
black
and
African
ideas
for
our
communities.
They
are
not
a
monolith
so
that
our
work
really
does
require
an
intersectional
approach
and
a
careful
approach
to
to
working
with
these
communities
and
developing
that
level
of
trust.
G
That's
so
important
with
Civic
government
I
just
want
to
talk
about
some
of
the
impacts
of
anti-black
racism,
specific
to
Vancouver
and
there's
also
more
information
in
the
in
the
report.
G
We
know
that
the
black
population
in
Canada
is
about
three
and
a
half
percent
and
in
Vancouver
it's
about
just
over
one
percent,
but
that
means
about
7,
000
people
and
regionally
about
30,
000
or
so,
and
that
the
disparities
that
we've
identified
here
include
labor
market
inequalities
in
the
justice
system,
barriers
to
education
and
black
Erasure
and
displacement
with
respect
to
labor
market
29
of
black
people
experience
income
poverty
compared
to
20
percent
of
the
overall
population
and
32
percent
of
of
black
children
experience
poverty
versus
20
of
children
across
Vancouver.
G
As
with
respect
to
the
justice
system,
black
people
are
grossly
over-represented
in
mental
health
incidents,
strip
searches
and
arrests,
and
a
recent
example
of
the
wrongful
handcuffing
and
detaining
of
retired
BC,
Supreme,
Court,
Justice
romley
and
the
barriers
to
educational
achievement,
including
that
black
residents
are
less
likely
to
have
post-secondary
degrees
which
impacts
employment
and
prosperity.
There's
also
a
deartha
learning
about
black
history
and
achievements,
and
that
also
lends
itself
to
invisibility
and
lack
Erasure
and
displacement.
G
So
our
response
is
to
date
are
rooted
in
a
context
whereby
addressing
anti-black
racism
is
a
human
rights
issue.
It
is
Canada,
prohibit,
prohibits
racial
and
other
forms
of
discrimination
and
intolerance
in
the
Canadian
Charter
of
Rights
and
Freedoms,
and
the
criminal
code
and
across
Federal
provincial
and
territorial
human
rights
statutes.
G
The
equity
framing
work
that
was
approved
by
this
Council
outlined
systemic
racism
and
racial
Justice
as
a
key
component
of
equity,
work
and
Council
also
approved
one-time
funding
in
late
2019
to
develop
a
community
engaged
response
to
Historic
discrimination
and
ongoing
anti-black
racism,
which
part
of
the
results
you're.
Seeing
through
this
report
and
through
this
community
work.
And
finally,
we
passed
a
motion
to
recognize
August
1st
as
emancipation
day
in
Vancouver
in
2020..
H
Thank
you,
Mark
cleozzak,
for
that
introduction
and
for
sharing
the
work
up
to
that
point.
Good
morning,
Marion
Council,
my
name
is
mumbi
maina,
my
pronounced
issue
and
her
and
I'm
a
social
planner
with
social
policy
in
the
Arts
culture
and
community
services
at
the
city
here
and
I
just
wanted
to
reflect
back
on
the
work
that
we
began
with
the
equity
framework
that
really
talked
about
this
work
being
Equity
being
a
process
just
as
as
important
as
as
the
outcome
being
as
important
as
a
process.
So
the
how
The,
Who
and
the.
H
Why
matter
as
much
as
the
outcome
and
so
I'd
like
to
share
a
little
bit
of
myself
and
how
I'm
situated
within
this
work.
So
I
am
an
immigrant
from
the
African
dance
Pro,
with
14
years
of
living
and
learning
and
working
alongside
First
Peoples
people
of
African
descent
and
people
of
color
and
allies
to
address
working
to
address
the
impacts
of
colonialism
across
Turtle
Island
I'm.
Here
in
the
spirit
of
Ubuntu,
the
African
philosophy.
H
We
are
part
of
communities
which,
within
the
city,
is
working
to
redress
and
often
have
to
travel
between
the
two
worlds.
Under
the
banner
of
its
objectivity
and
neutrality,
the
norm
has
been
to
leave
our
identities
at
the
door
and
show
up
as
City
staff
only,
but
we
have
learned
that
to
do
this
work.
H
Well,
we
have
to
show
up
in
our
full
selves
without
cultures,
our
languages,
our
relationships,
our
lived
experiences
and
passion
for
social
justice,
and
this
is
how
transforming
internal
systems
or
putting
a
house
in
order
as
the
equity
framework
articulated
last
year.
This
is
how
this
work
begins
and
this
project
began,
as,
as
you
see
in
the
screen
there
in
2019,
where
Castle
approved
a
one-time
fund
to
do
this
work
and
because
of
the
pandemic
in
2020,
a
lot
of
us
were
deployed
in
the
emergency
response
program.
H
Working
specifically
with
the
cultural
communities
in
Vancouver
in
2021
staff
was
recruited
and
joy.
Walcott
Francis,
as
Mary
Claire
has
mentioned,
was
recruited
to
do
this
work
and
began
the
internal
review
of
a
documents,
international,
national
and
local
documents
that
have
recommendations
for
addressing
anti-black
racism.
H
And
so,
after
this
interim
report
today,
staff
will
continue
to
do
broader
engagement
with
the
community
continue
to
partner
with
academic
and
other
researchers
to
do
work
to
really
understand
what
the
history
is
and
what
the
impact
of
three
decisions
is
on
the
black
community,
and
so
our
hope
is
in
2023
towards
the
end.
I
will
bring
a
final
report
back
to
council.
H
So,
in
our
work
with
the
community
advisory,
we
labored
over
what
the
impact
of
anti-black
racism
have,
and
this
was.
They
told
us
that
they
wanted
this
to
be
a
truth-telling
opportunity
for
Council
and
mayor
to
hear
what
the
impact
have
been
and
they
talked
about
jobs
and
economic
well-being,
and
this
really
in
affordable
housing
in
spaces,
Justice
and
policing,
and
how
they
experience
the
justice
system,
the
education
system
present
and
visibility,
and
these
are
not
unique
to
Vancouver.
These
are
related
to
work.
H
In
terms
of
job
and
economic
well-being,
the
community
advisory
members
identified
the
need
for
more
Equitable
Pathways
to
pursue
political
leadership,
influence
and
representation
across
all
levels
of
government
in
public
appointments
in
terms
of
affordable
housing
and
spaces.
The
Advisory
identified
the
need
for
affordable
housing,
work
and
creative
spaces
for
individuals
of
the
African
durasp
and
in
black,
and
that
for
members
of
the
black
and
African
diaspora
communities,
access
to
safe
and
affordable,
affordable
housing
will
provide
security
and
support
and
encourage
the
community
members
to
flourish.
H
We
also
heard
about
the
justice
system
and
how
the
black
community
experiences
the
policing
of
black
lives
in
regards
to
Vancouver.
We
heard
specifically
about
the
experiences
with
the
police
department,
transit
authority
and
the
community
really
indicated
a
continuous
surveillance
that
translates
to
feeling
unsafe
and
unwelcome
this
city.
Many
felt
that
they
were
perceived
as
dangerous
and
delinquent
when
discussing
being
pulled
over
with
random
checks.
H
The
education
system
also
is
another
theme
that
came
up
within
the
Vancouver
School
Board
that
children
and
youth
are
feeling
that
they
have
been
failed
within
the
education
system,
and
so
there
are
systemic
barriers
to
accessing
higher
education
to
also
being
experiencing
racism
within.
We
know
what
happened
to
Lloyd
being
in
particular,
and
so
we
heard
that
the
youth
are
struggling
and
are
experiencing
harm.
H
Within,
These
institutions,
advisory
also
noted
the
lack
of
visibility
of
the
black
community
in
Vancouver's
history,
as
well
as
in
the
present
day,
landscape
arising
from
historic
displacement
and
so
recognizing
the
diaspora,
the
historical
and
contemporary
achievements
of
black
and
African
diaspora
members,
their
work
and
contributions
is
as
equally
important.
H
Together
we
came
up
with
four
recommendations.
The
first
one
is
about
prioritize
economic
well-being
and
prosperity
and
So
within
that
we
heard
that
it's
important
to
partner
with
black
and
African
diaspora,
community
members,
businesses,
social
Enterprises
to
address
poverty,
Advanced
Community,
Economic,
Development
and
prosperity
for
black
and
African
diaspora,
and
within
that
we
have
a
number
of
priority
actions
that
are
included
in
the
report.
H
We
also
heard
about
addressing
systemic
anti-black
racism,
and
we
heard
that
the
city
needs
to
work
to
eliminate
systemic
racism
within
the
city
structures,
the
city
as
an
employer
service
provider
to
take
action
against
anti-black
racism
and
Advocate
other
levels
of
government,
other
non-governmental
organizations,
governmental
organizations
and
public
organizations
to
take
action
against
anti-black
racism.
So
where
city
does
not
have
jurisdiction,
the
city
has
a
responsibility
to
advocate.
H
We
also
heard
number
four
last
but
not
least,
that
we
need
to
have
culturally
relevant
and
safe
planning
processes.
The
city
integrate
culturally
Rail
Event
and
safe
planning
processes
for
Urban
Development,
Urban,
Design,
public
space
design,
Housing,
Development
and
preservation
of
tangible
and
intangible
cultural
heritage
of
black
and
Afghan
diasporic
people.
H
In
terms
of
next
steps,
as
indicated
after
this
interim
report,
we're
going
to
review
the
priorities,
draft
priorities
and
recommendations
with
the
broader
Community
through
a
community
engagement
process
and
also
concurrently
with
internal
staff
department,
to
understand
how
these
apply
across
the
city
departments,
our
final
report
with
actions,
timelines
budget
requests
and
a
plan
for
outgoing
for
ongoing
reporting
to
council
will
be
presented
thereafter.
H
And
finally,
this
interim
report
is
an
initial
step
by
the
city
of
Vancouver
towards
a
cultural
redress
for
black
and
African
diaspora
communities
and
addressing
anti-black
racism.
This
there
is
a
lot
of
Grant
to
cover
to
repair
harms
to
build
trust,
uphold
the
rights
and
dignity
of
people
of
black
people
in
African,
diaspora
peoples
and
to
work
alongside
them
in
creating
prosperous
communities.
I.
Thank
you
now
and
I
will
welcome
questions.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
presentation
and
Council
you.
Before
we
start
hearing
from
speakers,
we
have
you
have
up
to
five
minutes
to
ask
questions
to
staff.
Elsa
Frye
have
up
to
five
minutes.
Yeah.
I
And
I'm
just
gonna
start
by
saying
that
it's
really
weird
with
the
sitting
Arrangement
there,
because
all
I
can
see
is
the
back
of
the
screen.
So
I'm
gonna
stand
up
because
the
screen
wasn't
always
there.
I
really
appreciate
and
thank
thanks
staff
for
all
the
work
on
this
and
I
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
number
one.
I
When
we
talk
about
the
anti-black
racism
and
cultural
redress
strategy
moving
forward,
what
is
it
that
gonna
look
like
and
does
that?
Will
that
include
an
actual
apology.
D
Hello,
Wilma
Clark
assistant
director
in
social
policy,
we're
actually
talking
to
the
our
external
advisors
about
that,
and
we
wanted
to
have
that
conversation
with
the
broader
Community
I
think
it
could
include
an
apology,
but
again
you
know
in
the
principle
of
nothing
about
us
without
us.
We
really
believe
that
the
first
step
is
to
ask
Community
their
views
on
whether
at
the
apology
is
the
important
first
step.
I.
I
Very
much
appreciate
that,
because
I
think
that's
an
important
kind
of
articulation
that
often
gets
lost
in
this
kind
of
work.
I
guess
the
other
piece
and
I
really
do
appreciate
that
there
is
work
moving
forward
to
share
this
with
the
police
board
and
Transit
Police
Etc.
Have
there
been
any
kind
of
preliminary
conversations
around
policing
and
black
lives.
D
Within
the
advisory,
there
has
been
it's
part
of
the
report,
but
there
hasn't
been
yet
a
the
dialogue
between
ourselves
and
the
police
or
I
understand
that
they
have
a
committee
as
well.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
is
start
talking
to
the
black
and
Africa
diaspora
committee
that
the
police
have
recently
put
together
as
well
and
as
we
mentioned,
one
of
the
recommendations
in
the
report
is
that
the
mayor
take
these
considerations
forward
to
the
police
board
as
well.
So
there
is
work
to
come.
D
We're
trying
to
we're
trying
to
figure
out
what
is
happening.
We
haven't
had
that
chance
to
interact
with
that
committee,
yet
so
we're
hoping
to
to
have
a
conversation
with
them
and
also,
as
we
said,
you
know
with
the
mayor
talking
to
the
police
board
and
then
us
starting
to
have
our
dialogue
with
the
police
as
well.
B
Oh
Esther
Boyle.
Yes,
thanks
I'll
start
by
echoing
that
huge
gratitude.
It
was
really
powerful
to
read
this
report
and
look
forward
to
the
work
continuing
I'm
curious.
What
action
well
planning
looks
like,
as
the
next
phases
of
the
report
come
together.
What
are
the
pieces
of
work
that
we
can
be
implementing
along
the
way.
H
One
of
the
things
that
we
have
heard
from
community
that
this
first
process
needed
to
be
a
truth-telling
and,
within
that
truth
telling
we're
able
to
glean
in
in
terms
of
what
can
be
done
so
the
priority
actions
that
have
been
indicated
in
recommendations
and
Report
sort
of
give
us
a
roadmap
to
where
we
need
to
go
and
what
we
bring
forward
in
the
in
the
final
report,
too,
is
an
inventory
of
what's
already
happening
so
there's
things
that
are
happening
with,
for
example,
within
the
equity
office
and
human
resources,
to
understand
the
staff
complement
so
through
the
employee
Benchmark
survey,
for
example.
H
B
Okay
yeah.
Thank
you
for
that.
I'm
also
curious.
What
the
ongoing
budget
looks
like
the
you
mentioned,
the
work
was
initiated
with
a
one-time
budget
allocation.
What
budget
exists
to
make
sure
we're
continuing
to
Resource
this
work
appropriately
and
is
there
Direction
needed
from
Council
on
that
front?.
F
We
have
been
able
to
to
redirect
some
funding
internally
to
continue
the
work,
as
noted
in
the
financial
impact
sections
of
the
report,
so
we
will
be
able
to
proceed
with
some
research
and
Community
engagement
and
we've
been
able
to
extend
the
staff.
This
is
arising
from
unexpected
vacancies
and
other
and
other
kind
of
things
that
happened
during
the
year.
As
you're
operating
a
service,
we
will
be
building
into
the
and
submitting
through
the
2023
budget
process.
B
Okay,
I
appreciate
that
and
my
last
question
is
a
a
bit
more
vague
I
guess:
I'm
I'm
interested
in
understanding
what
accountability
looks
like
so
so
the
actions,
while
planning,
include
continued
work
with
the
community
and
advocacy
to
senior
levels
of
government.
How
are
those
pieces
coming
together
so
that
the
advocacy
so
the
advocacy
that
we're
engaged
in
with
senior
levels
of
government
is
getting
communicated
back
to
community
or
or
community
members?
We're
working
with
are
involved
in
that
advocacy.
D
Yes,
thank
you
for
that
question.
We
in
terms
of
the
the
back
and
forth.
D
This
is
a
piece
that
Community
also
raised
in
terms
of
accountability,
that
both
when
we
do
our
advocacy
with
senior
partners
that
there's
feedback
to
community
about
what
the
senior
partners
are
saying
in
a
bit
of
a
a
transparency
about
that
process
and
and
actually
the
same
request
has
come
in
in
terms
of
when
the
mayor
hopefully
speaks
to
the
police
board,
to
get
some
feedback
to
the
community
as
well
on
perspectives
and
and
what
might
be
happening
moving
forward.
D
I
should
also
mention
that
one
of
the
initiatives
that
we've
been
working
on
for
quite
some
time
now
is
what
we're
calling
our
public
partners
and
Community
anti-racism
working
group,
and
so
far,
we've
brought
together
public
partners
that
represent
not
just
the
city
but
the
the
school
board,
the
police
board,
Parks
health
and
as
well,
the
libraries
and,
through
that
group,
we
see
see
that
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity.
D
We
also
plan
to
bring
Community
to
that
table,
we're
just
kind
of
in
a
Readiness
getting
getting
the
public
Partners
to
a
Readiness
place
to
to
be
able
to
work
as
true
partners
with
community
and
at
that
point
we'll
be
inviting
community
in
to
do
anti-racism
work
together.
So
we
also
see
that
table
as
an
important
piece
of
this
accountability
and
and
working
across.
You
know,
as
Mary
Claire
said
in
the
presentation.
We
recognize
that
this
is
a
city
responsibility,
but
it's
also
a
bigger
responsibility
for
institutions
across
and
Senior
governments
as
well.
B
Really
appreciate
that,
thank
you
again
for
all
of
this
work.
B
Thanks
bear
and-
and
that's
actually
a
perfect
segue
to
my
question,
which
was
to
to
inquire
about
how
this
work
aligns
and
and
with
the
work
of
senior
governments
in
terms
of
the
provincial
and
federal
governments
in
terms
of
redress.
And
if
you
could
comment
on
that.
I
really
appreciate
the
the
local
historical
context,
but
I'm
just
curious
about
provincially
and
federally
and
how
our
efforts
are
aligning.
D
D
With
this
interim
report,
we're
still
at
the
early
phases
of
it,
but
what
you're
saying
councilor
Don
Monada
is
exactly
what
we
we
want
to
move
forward
into.
D
As
you
know,
there's
been
the
recent
legislation
through
the
provincial
government
on
the
collection
of
disaggregated,
race-based
data,
and
so
we
see
that
as
a
as
an
intricate
link,
we
also
are
regularly
in
contact
with
our
colleagues,
particularly
at
the
provincial
level,
working
within
the
anti-racism
multiculturalism
area,
as
well
as
the
Immigrant
settlement
area,
so
there
so
we
are
in
the
very,
very
close
contact
with
them
at
the
federal
level.
D
There's
some
work,
that's
happening
around
Youth
and
a
large
focus
of
that
that
some
funding
that
we're
working
with
the
federal
government
on
will
be
focused
on
indigenous
and
racialized
youth.
And
so
we
see
that
there
is
a
lot
of
opportunity
in
terms
of
bring
bringing
into
that
the
priority
of
focusing,
as
well
as
with
other
communities
on
the
black
and
Africa
diaspora
communities
and
our
needs.
There.
B
No,
that's
all
right.
Thanks.
I
appreciate
that
I
I
am
I,
have
a
follow-up
question
just
with
respect
to
I
noted
with
the
priorities
and
the
actions
a
focused
on
cultural
heritage,
both
tangible
and
intangible,
and
we've
had
that
conversation
at
council
with
a
number
of
communities
and
recognizing
this.
B
As
an
interim
report,
has
there
been
some
discussion
about
what
that
might
look
like
and
how
that
might
be
reflected
in
the
city,
because
my
observation
has
been
for
some
time
that
there's
a
lack
of
awareness
about
the
founding
communities
of
this
city
and
and
that
that
lack
of
visual
cues,
of
whether
it
be
historic
or
markers
or
others
we're
not
doing
a
great
job
of
educating
people
and
I
I
think
there's
a
real
opportunity
there
and
I'm
just
curious.
H
So
we
have
been
working
closely
with
our
colleagues
in
cultural
services
and
there's
a
work
on
developing
a
commemoration
policy,
that's
underway
and
we're
involved
in
that
conversation
as
well,
so
we're
continuing
to
collaborate,
and
we
know
that
any
work
that
needs
to
happen
will
follow
that
policy,
because
it
will
give
us
an
overarching
framework
for
doing
that
work,
but
also
in
terms
of
what
you
think
about
the
education
and
awareness
we're
also
working
to
finalize
the
report,
a
research
project
that
we
began
and
we've
partnered
with
sfv
as
well,
because
again
we
realize
the
need
to
educate
the
public
on
who
have
been
the
pioneers
and
who
have
been
contributing
to
Vancouver
so
that
work
will
be
completed.
E
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
wanted
to
pick
up
on
a
couple
of
the
earlier
questions
and
it
was
with
respects
to
policing
and
moving
forward
on
that
very
significant
area,
historically
and
I'm
wondering
in
addition
to
the
recommendation
that
asked
the
mayor
to
bring
that
forward
to
the
police
board
if
there's
been
any
further
thought
to
any
other
ways
of
connecting
some
of
this
parallel
work,
such
as
a
delegation
to
the
police
board
or
any
Representatives
or
members,
whether
it's
staff
or
from
the
working
group
conveying
and
bringing
that
information
forward.
D
Yes,
I
think
I
think
it's
a
really
interesting
idea.
I
think
it'd
be
really
important
for
us
to
check
in
with
the
advisory
as
to
whether
or
not
it
feels
like
a
place
of
safety
for
them
to
be
involved.
I
mean
that's
something
that
we
as
staff
in
the
city
could
do,
but
I
wouldn't
want
to
presume
that
the
members
of
The
Advisory
would
want
to
be
involved
in
that
at
this
point,
and
so
that's
something
we'd
have
to
check
in
on
them.
Okay,.
E
Thank
you
I
appreciate
that
and
I'm
asking
I
guess:
I'm
asking
the
question
the
spirit
of
how
to
bring
these
kind
of
parallel
trains
together,
because
this
was
mentioned.
I
think
earlier,
I
understand
that
VPD
has
formed
its
own
right
advisory
committee
and
then
we
have
this
work
going
on
so
I'm.
You
know,
thinking
about
the
you
know
the
optimal
ways
to
foster
that
linkage.
Yes,.
D
So
we
have,
we
have
thought
about
bringing
the
two
advisories
together
and
and
the
the
community
speaking
to
each
other
and
what
they're
learning,
but
but
the
piece
that
I
was
I'm,
suggesting
we
need
to
go
back
to
the
advisors
on
is:
is
their
ability
or
desire
to
meet
directly
right?
The
police,
okay,.
E
And
then
one
clarification,
looking
at
page,
12
I
believe
priority
action
number
two-
and
this
also
relates
to
the
very
significant
piece
and
discussion
with
respect
to
racism
and
look
at
2.2
c
that
asks
for
advocating
to
senior
government
and
accountability
across
policing
organizations
such
as
VPD
and
Transit
Police,
and
it
also
talks
about
strength
and
repercussions
from
perpetrators
of
racist
actions
and
hate
crimes
and
I.
D
I
believe
it's
both
and
and,
as
you
know,
there's
a
related
initiative
that
we
are
doing
right
now
around
combating
anti-racism
hate
overall
that
that
our
team
is
taking
on
and
so
I
think
there
is
that
specific
Focus,
but
I.
Also
in
what
I've
heard
from
the
external
advisory
that
when
incidents
happen,
it
feels
as
if
the
again
the
accountability,
the
transparency,
the
repercussions
for
the
perpetrators.
Just
don't
seem
to
be
strong
enough
in
our
experiences.
E
Okay,
okay,
that's
helpful
and
then
in
terms
of
what's
what
does
staff
you?
Basically,
if
you
can
reflect
back
from
the
work
with
the
advisory
Community,
these
recommendations
is
the
most
significant
piece
in
terms
of
prioritization
to
accelerate
in
here.
D
I
I
don't
know
that
we're
at
the
place
yet
because
this
is
an
interim
report
and
we
haven't
gone
out
to
community
and
so
I
I
would
be
reticent
to
want
to
prioritize
the
priorities
Beyond
where
they
already
are
at
this
point,
because
I
believe
that
we
still
have
much
work
to
do
both
with
our
external
advisors
and
with
the
community
in
general.
I,
don't
know
if
other
staff
have
other
thoughts
on
that.
H
Yeah
I
think
the
peace
and
accountability
is,
is
one
piece
that
we
really
heard
clearly
from
the
community.
H
There
have
been
quite
a
few
number
of
reports
and
strategies
brought
forward,
but
oftentimes
not
enough
resourcing
and,
and
so
the
community
is
feeling
that
we
need
to
have
some
strong
accountability
mechanisms
to
really
measure
and
evaluate
the
work
that
we're
doing
and
also
they
need
to
be
responsive,
because
we
know
that
concepts
are
changing.
Our
community
Dynamics
and
needs
are
changing
so
for
the
work
that
we
do
anything
that
we
do
to
be
able
to
respond
and
and
be
flexible
to
the
changing
in
in
needs
of
the
community.
E
A
Council
Carr
episode:
five.
Yes,.
B
Yeah
thanks
so
much
I'll,
just
start
by
echoing
again
my
thanks
to
the
community
and
to
staff
for
the
report.
I
think
it's
a
really
good
start
and
there's
a
lot
of
more
work
to
be
done
to
follow
up
a
bit
on
Council
Kirby
Young's
point.
One
of
the
things
I
was
really
taken
with
in
the
report
was.
B
Really
hearing
about
issues
related
to
systemic
anti-black
racism,
for
example,
in
trying
to
find
a
good,
decent
place
to
live
and
and
and
seeing
Prejudice
through
that
process,
so
I
I
hear
it
also
around
the
police.
That
is
a
key
in
the
VPD.
That
was
a
key
part
of
the
report,
but
in
the
broader
Community,
how
do
we
proceed
with
tackling
that,
especially
I'm
I'm,
very
concerned
about
the
kind
of
polarization
and
entrenchment
of
of
really
negative
energy
in
the
social
media
world?
So
did
you
discuss
that
at
all.
D
I
think
you
know
you're
you're,
asking
the
big
question
and
I
think
yes,
it's
it's
always
a
big
part
of
the
discussion.
You
know
what
are
the
ways
of
tackling
the
systemic
racism
and
the
tensions,
and
so
on
and
I
think
that
when
we're
talking
about
you
know
racism
generally
hate
generally,
a
lot
of
it
starts
with
education.
D
It
starts
with
a
relationship,
it
starts
with
a
specificity
and
and
by
that
I
mean
that
there
are
many
groups
that
face
oppression,
but
the
way
oppression
is
Manifest
is
dependent
on
the
history,
the
very
specific
history
of
that
group.
So
when
we're
talking
about
the
black
and
Africa
diaspora
populations
in
Vancouver,
we
have
to
get
specific
about
what
what
is
the
history
of
our
peoples
here?
What
is
the
history
of
our
people
in
Canada?
What
is
our
history
of
enslavement?
D
How
is
that
Legacy
playing
out
today,
specifically
for
this
group,
and
in
that
we
need
to
go
back
to
speaking
to
the
community
and
and
getting
those
getting
those
stories
and
getting
the
communities
input
on
what
are
the
things
that
need
to
happen,
but
I
would
say
generally.
It
would
be.
Those
pieces
around
relationship,
education
and
accountability
and
and
I
think
the
piece
around
accountability
is.
D
We
can
do
all
of
this
work,
but
if
we
see
people
coming
forward
and
describing
what's
happening
to
them
on
the
streets
or
in
the
education
system
or
in
trying
to
seek
housing
or
employment-
and
we
know
all
of
this,
but
we
don't
show
how
we
are
taking
it
into
account
as
we're
planning
and
as
we're
moving
forward
and
as
we're
divvying
up
resources
and
all
of
those
pieces.
Then
communities
not
going
to
have
any
faith
in
in
our
institution
or
any
other,
because
we
don't
see
change
interesting.
B
Yeah
I
I,
you
know,
I
I
I
would
agree
with
you,
and
this
is
a
big
systemic
issue,
but
I've
always
loved
the
events
that
happened
here
at
City
Hall
around
Black
History
Month.
There
was
an
educational
role
and
also
a
celebratory
room
of
those
kinds
of
events
which
leads
me
to
my
second
question,
which
is
the
importance
of
the
cultural
like
a
center,
an
actual
Center,
which
is
uniquely
there.
D
Yes,
I
agree
that
it
could.
It
could
assist
with
all
of
that
and
I
think
we
have
to
when
we
think
about
the
the
black
and
Africa
diaspora
community
in
Vancouver.
It's
one
of
those
communities
that,
because
of
the
displacement
that
happened
here,
there's
this
interconnection
with
the
black
and
Africa
desperate
Community
across
the
Lower
Mainland,
because
a
lot
of
the
people
kind
of
moved
out.
D
Think
it's
a
really
important
piece
of
the
puzzle
in
terms
of
that
sense
of
connection
within,
and
also
that
sense
of
welcoming
and
sharing
and
educating
and
the
relationship
building
that
I
was
mentioning
across
and
and
I
think
it
yeah
it's
going
to
play
a
pivotal
role.
I
think
thank
you.
B
H
As
we
have
talked
about
and
as
as
Mary
clear
has
has
articulated
the
specificity
of
anti-black,
racism
is
really
embedded
in
attitudes
in
beliefs
in
the
norms
and
in
the
practices
that
made
it.
Okay
for
the
transatlantic
slave
trade
to
take
place
and
have
carried
on
seeing
black
people
as
less
as
sub-human
is
not
valuable
as
other
people.
So
the
visibility
of
being
black
has
its
own
unique
impact
in
how
the
people
experience
the
community
today
and
so
for
us.
H
We
have
heard
that
the
impact
of
that
anti-black
racism
is
really
important
to
think
about
and
to
Center
when
we're
doing
this
work
of
anti-racism
cultural
regions
at
the
city.
So
I
think
that
specificity
is
is
unique
to
the
black
community,
and
so,
when
we're
talking
about
the
solutions
and
what
needs
to
be
done,
we
need
to
Center
those
because
of
that
uniqueness
and
that
history
that
continues
up
to
today.
H
Exactly
which
is
different,
and
it
needs
again
to
really
be
be
named
and
to
be
recognized,
and
it
doesn't
mean
that
we're
not
going
to
work
with
other
communities,
because
I
think
what
we
also
heard
to
stand
in
solidarity,
for
example,
with
indigenous
communities
with
other
racialized
communities.
So,
while
we
see
opportunities
for
standing
together
and
working
together
with
taking
an
intersectional
approach
as
well,
because
we
know
that
you
know,
Blackness
is
also
compounded
by
other
issues
as
economic
status.
You
know
language
and
sexual
orientation
and
gender.
B
Okay,
thank
you
so
much
yeah.
My
question
is:
follow
up
on
counselor
Swanson's,
conversational
anti-black
reason
we
got
a
letter
from
the
racial
and
ethno
cultural
Equity
advisory
committee,
I'm
speaking
to
some
of
the
comments
on
the
Amendments
created
further
distrust
between
the
black
community
and
the
city,
I'd
like
to
hear
from
staff
on
their
kind
of
understanding
of
the
letter
and
how
the
comments
from
this
Council
have
affected
the
community
and
how
we
can
ensure
that
moving
forward.
We
make
sure
that
we
build
that
trust.
Recognizing
the
importance
of
antibiotics.
G
Can
you
please
repeat
what
the
question
might
be.
B
Yeah,
recognizing
that
we
got
a
letter
as
city
council
from
the
racial
and
ethnocultural
Equity
advisory
committee,
stating
that
comments
from
Council
about
the
Amendments
of
the
Vancouver
plan
created
further
distrust
between
the
black
community
and
the
City
of
Vancouver
and
I'm
wondering
how
moving
forward.
We
can
make
sure
that
the
conversations
that
happen
around
this
table
are
creating
more
trust.
As
we
try
to
work
on
antibiotic
racism
here
in
Bank.
G
G
Think
there's
opportunities
for
anti-black
racism,
training
that
staff
have
benefited
from
and
we
found
it
very
very
helpful.
There's
also
could
be
opportunities
for
Council
to
connect
similar
directly
with
the
external
advisory
committee
and
with
communities
as
we
do.
This
work
going
forward.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
then
that
is
the
questions
to
staff,
and
so
we're
going
to
move
to
hear
from
speakers
just
to
remind
speakers
that
you
have
five
minutes
to
make
comments
and
be
great
if
you
could
State
whether
you
are
support
or
oppose
recommendations
contained
in
the
reports.
Council
members
have
up
to
three
minutes
to
ask
questions
to
speakers.
A
J
My
name
is
Todd
Simmons
I
live
on
the
unseated
stolen
lands
of
the
musqueam
Squamish,
and
as
well
as
these
people,
when
I
found
out
about
the
opportunity
to
share
our
thoughts
on
this
report
about
anti-black
racism.
We
knew
how
important
it
was
that
our
child
get
to
assert
their
voice
in
this
space
as
a
member
of
this
community
and
to
have
their
voice
heard
and
listen
to,
as
is
their
right.
So
we
had
to
bring
them.
J
I
will
say
that
I
wasn't
really
sure
what
I
could
bring
different
to
this
discussion.
I
was
born
under
traditional
lands
of
the
Huron
windat,
the
Seneca
and
the
mississaugas
of
the
credit.
What
I
know
was
Toronto
if
I
had
a
dime
for
every
time,
I
was
asked:
where
are
you
from
no?
No,
but
really,
where
are
you
really
from
if
I
had
a
dime
for
every
time,
I
was
asked
that
I
would
have
enough
dimes
to
afford
a
house
in
the
city
I
usually
answer
after
they
reject
me
telling
them.
J
I
was
born
here
a
few
times.
My
usual
answer
is
that
I
am
from
The
Ether
the
place
that
transcends
place,
the
Creative
Energy
and
the
engine
of
the
universe,
the
love
of
the
universe,
the
center
and
the
absolute
truth
of
all
things.
Why?
Where
are
you
from
it's
where
I
believe
we're
all
from,
though
you
call
it
the
spirit,
the
byproduct,
the
inner
work
of
the
inner
workings
of
the
brain
or
the
conscious,
the
soul?
J
It
is
safe
to
say,
I
do
not
have
a
lot
of
faith
in
the
process
or
really
not
a
lot
of
faith
in
the
people
who
need
to
heed
the
fruits
of
this
process.
To
do
the
right
thing,
all
due
respect
to
all
of
you.
It
should
not
come
as
a
surprise
that
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
faith
in
the
politicians
to
do
the
right
thing.
I
find
that
too
often,
people
who
become
politicians
do
so
and
are
more
concerned
with
being
right
instead
of
doing
right.
J
The
right
thing
is
to
listen
to
people
who,
through
their
experiences
as
they've
had
in
this
world,
have
come
to
here
with
different
experiences,
are
at
their
core
exactly
the
same
as
you
to
honor.
The
diversity
of
experience
is
to
honor
the
uniformity
of
our
true
nature,
that
which
connects
us
all
The
Ether
the
place
that
transcends
place,
Center
the
absolute
truth
of
all
things.
J
So
as
far
as
my
10
cents,
as
far
as
what
I
think
you
should
do
now
that
you
are
once
again
blessed
with
the
opportunity
to
learn
from
the
experiences
from
black
people.
African
diasporic
people,
Caribbean
people
honor
those
experiences
when
it
starts
feeling
uncomfortable
just
sit
with
that
uncomfortableness.
If
you
feel
like
they
are
talking
about
you,
maybe
they
are.
If
you
feel
like
you
are
certain
we
are
not.
J
Just
stop
and
ask
yourself:
is
this
in
the
service
to
that
which
connects
us
am
I
trying
to
be
right
or
do
right?
You
can
mandate,
or
can
you
mandate
the
understanding
of
spiritual
connection
among
all
people?
Can
you
form
a
committee
for
Mass
Spiritual,
Awakening,
no,
probably
not,
but
until
then,
until
that
time,
that
you
can
mandate
Enlightenment
net?
J
At
least
let's
try
to
take
this
step
to
right
the
wrongs
of
the
past
and
present
towards
a
better,
more
peaceful,
harmonious,
connected
future
for
all,
regardless
of
sex
or
race
or
gender
birthplace,
religion,
listen
to
those
experiences
and
histories
internalize
them.
Follow
these
recommendations.
Listen
to
staff.
Do
the
work,
expand
upon
the
work
for
other
communities
who
have
been
marginalized
in
their
experience
during
their
time
in
this
world
of
created
things
and
do
not
make
it
so
that
I
have
to
bring
my
children
and
their
children
to
speak
at
Council.
A
K
I
read
the
report
and
I
think
it's
very
powerful
and
I
think
that
it
should
be
put
into
action
within
all
of
the
recommendations,
starting
on
page
11.,
I
especially
agree
with
2.1
2.2
C,
3.3
and
4.2
I
want
to
make
sure
there's
a
focus
on
policing
and
Justice
systems.
I've
experienced
anti-black
racism,
and
so
is
my
dad
and
I've
blocked.
Most
of
my
experiences
up
because
they're
really
sad,
the
level
of
anger,
I
feel
about
anti-black.
Racism
in
the
justice
system
cannot
be
put
on
paper.
K
I
know
that
it's
a
thing
that
black
people
are
not
paid
as
much
as
white
people
and
I
want
to
know.
Why,
and
it's
sad
that,
because
of
that
people
don't
get
to
follow
their
dreams.
I
would
like
to
know
when
more
black
people
will
be
on
Council,
because
we
should
be
making
more
decisions
about
our
city.
A
lot
of
my
anti-black
racism
experiences
have
happened
at
school.
School
should
be
stopping
the
growing
anti-black
racism
in
their
institutions.
K
I
think
they
can
do
this
by
more
black
people,
teaching
about
Black
Culture.
We
should
learn
about
the
very
important
things
in
my
community,
for
example,
I'd
rather
learn
about
Run
DMC
than
Elvis.
The
government
needs
millions
of
dollars
to
help
black
communities
across
the
city
and
I,
encourage
you
to
follow
through
I've,
always
wanted
to
speak
at
Council,
so
I'm
achieving
one
of
my
dreams.
Now.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
I
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
a
fantastically
well
spoken,
very
brave,
to
speak
your
truth
and
like
share
with
us
how
you
feel,
because
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
all
hear
and
and
I
know
it's
tough,
especially
to
come
in
front
of
a
bunch
of
strangers
and
stand
at
a
mic
to
say
those
things.
So
I
just
want
to
commend
you
and
put
my
hands
up
and
say
very
well
done,
and
so
thank
you
and
what
do
you
think
that
we
could
do
more
in
within
our
school
systems?
K
Yeah
I
think
they
should
like
teach
more
because
because,
oh
because
it's
only
starting
like
now
in
sixth
grade
that
I'm
learning
about
Black,
Culture
more
and
one
year
before
that,
no.
I
A
B
Yeah
I
want
to
thank
you
too,
for
coming
in
and
getting
up
the
guts
to
come
and
speak
to
council.
That's
fantastic
and
I
hope
you
run
for
Council
in
2030.
B
and
I
just
want
to
ask
one
question:
which
is:
what
do
you
think
of
having
police
officers
in
schools?
I
know
we
used
to
have
them
in
the
passport
kind
of
abolished
them,
but
there's
talk
of
bringing
them
back.
K
B
A
You
that's
it
for
questions.
We
appreciate
you
coming
in
this
morning.
Speaker
number
three
is
Parker
Johnson
Parker
Johnson
here.
A
L
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
today.
My
name
is
Parker
Johnson
and
I
go
by
pronouns.
He
him
I
am
a
son
to
Addie
and
John
spouse
with
Karen
and
parent
to
Quincy,
who
is
a
graduate
of
van
Tech
and
I'm
here
as
a
descendant
of
stolen
people
on
these
occupied
lands
of
musculine
squamous
and
slavery,
tooth
people
and
I
stand
in
solidarity,
Advanced
Colonial
movements
and
did
my
sovereignty
Liberation
struggles
not
only
locally
but
across
the
globe.
L
I
want
to
preface
my
remarks
also
that
I
have
been
here
in
Canada
since
2002.,
and
previously
I
was
an
employee
at
the
city
of
Vancouver,
from
2007
to
2017..
So
some
of
my
remarks
will
be
informed
by
that.
L
I
also
want
to
lay
context
to
the
importance
of
this
work
and
the
enduring
struggles
against
imperialism,
colonialism,
capitalism,
neoliberalism,
ableism
and
many
other
forms
of
Oppression
and
degradation
that
we
are
struggling
with
in
our
society
and
want
to
ground
my
comments
in
the
context
of
Ubuntu,
which
was
earlier
mentioned
by
Mundi,
which
informs
my
way
of
looking
at
the
world
and
my
Approach
To
The
World
again.
L
I
am
because
we
are
because
we
are
therefore
I
am
I
want
to
just
share
a
couple
of
things
regarding
the
report,
which
I'm
extremely
grateful
for
having
worked
at
the
City
previously
and
now
semi-retired
doing
some
Consulting
work,
seeing
this
type
of
work
happening
as
gratifying,
and
so
all
the
work
of
the
city
staff
as
well
as
community
members
I
think
is
tremendous
I
do
want
to
just
say
a
couple
of
things
regarding
how
we
frame
and
think
about
some
of
some
of
the
issues
running
about
racism
oftentimes.
L
When
I'm
dealing
with
these
issues,
people
will
say:
oh,
it
must
be
hard
to
be
black
and
my
response.
Oftentimes
is
well
no
being
black,
isn't
a
problem
dealing
with
systemic
racism,
institutional
racism
and
ongoing
discrimination.
That's
a
challenge,
but
my
blackness
is
not
a
trouble
to
me
and
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
continue
to
remember
that.
L
We're
not
individualizing
the
problem
of
black
people
needing
to
fit
in
or
assimilate
in,
the
structures
that
we're
not
we're
not
designed
for
us,
but
in
fact
we're
designed
to
exclude
us,
and
so
as
we're
doing
this
work
and
we're
doing
the
learning.
It
is
equally
important
to
me
that
we
work
hard
on
doing
the
unlearning
and
that
unlearning
I
think
is
critical,
because
for
all
the
policy
and
procedures
that
will
come
into
play
and
all
the
work
that
will
be
done,
culture
will
eat
policy
and
procedure
all
the
time.
L
So
it
needs
to
be
transforming
culture,
work
that
we
are
also
doing
culture,
work,
transform
also
within
the
city
and
its
activities
and
its
work,
which
is
well
outlined
in
this
report
and
being
able
to
assess
those
Transformations
and
culture
and
people's
day-to-day
experiences
and
and
looking
at
those
experiences
to
be
able
to
build
that
framework.
That
you're
talking
about
with
the
principles
which
I
look
forward
to
seeing
and
the
practices
and
the
assessment
mechanism
to
find
out
about
the
impact
of
those
practices,
so
that
the
city
is
an
ongoing
learning
organization.
L
It
had
not
been
my
experience
at
the
city
of
Vancouver
is
a
learning
organization
and,
as
Todd
had
mentioned,
we
oftentimes
fall
prey
to
the
bakeries
of
which
politicians
are
in
office
or
who
are
the
people
that
are
staff
that
are
carrying
forward
this
work,
and
so
I'm
hopeful
that
there
will
be
line
item
budgets
for
this,
the
ongoing
work
around
antibiotic
racism
and
that
it
will
not
be
cybered
work
that
it
will
not
be
work
that
will
be
contract
work
that
will
be
enduring
Center
centered
work
in
the
same
way
that
our
work
around
trans
inclusion
around
being
an
accessible
City
around
being
a
city
of
reconciliation.
L
A
L
If
you
just
want
to
finish
off
with
it
with
a
sentence
or
two,
that
would
be
great
yeah,
so
one
of
the
things
that
I
do
want
to
finish
off
with
is
the
issue
around
policing
and
schooling
when
we're
talking
about
policing
because
I'm
one
of
the
people
serving
on
the
advisory
committee
with
the
police.
L
The
thing
that
concerns
me
oftentimes
is
that
we
are,
we
will
start
at
Ground
Zero
as
if
there's
been
no
prior
work
done
and
what
I
hope
this
city
will
do
is
in
doing
this.
Work
will
use
what
has
been
learned
previously
and
draw
upon
that
to
to
inform
the
work
of
today
because
oftentimes-
and
this
is
something
we're
dealing
with
with
the
police
advisory
people-
don't
have
that
history,
even
though
they
were
themselves
working
in
the
police
force
at
that
time.
L
To
look
at
what
did
we
do?
What
was
the
impact?
How
did
the
community
assess
its
Impact
versus?
How
do
we
assess
the
impact
on
the
community,
and
so
I
want
to
really
encourage
people
to
put
front
and
center
the
perspective
of
black
people's
experience
around
assessing
these
issues
and
their
impacts
and
the
ongoing
work
that
needs
to
be
done
at
not
merely
centering
the
city's
impression
of
what
those
impacts
are.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
You
are
I'm
overtime.
M
A
A
half
minutes
so
I've,
given
you
about
as
much
elasticity
as
I
can
here,
is
that
all
right
or
would
I
yeah?
Are
you
okay?
Okay,
thank
you
so
much
for
calling
in
today
we
don't
have
any
questions
for
you.
I
will
be
moving
on
to
speaker
number
four,
who
is
Adena
Sumter
frytag.
A
Sorry
to
interrupt
you
we're
having
difficulty
hearing
you
do
you
think
you
can
speak
more
closely
into
your
into
your
phone
receiver.
N
N
N
The
existence
and
memory
of
the
black
community
that
was
decimated
in
the
1960s
by
the
city
of
Vancouver's
urban
renewal
project
and
plans
for
Georgia
Viaduct
from
its
origins
in
1915
1917
and
for
decades
after
Hogan's
rally
was
a
thriving
Community.
Where
many
black
residents
settled.
There
were
private
homes,
supporting
houses,
churches,
restaurants,
Barbers
and
social
gathering,
places
and
spaces.
N
N
N
It
wasn't
long
before
the
song
petered
out
and
I
stopped,
smiling
and
I
was
forced
to
acknowledge
the
doors
slamming.
In
my
face
honestly,
some
people
actually
slam
doors.
In
my
face,
we've
hired
someone,
it's
gone,
it's
already
been
filled,
they
acted
like
they
were
angry
at
me
or
something
like.
Why
are
you
here
anyway?
One
guy
actually
said
that.
Well,
actually,
he
said
he
had
a
real
thick
accent:
I,
don't
know
where
he
was
from
some
potential
employers.
N
I
went
to
apply
to
gut
up
and
didn't
even
let
me
in
they
just
stood
there
blocking
the
doorway,
saying,
oh,
that
job's
been
filled
one
morning
after
watching
me
come
home
from
job
hunting
for
months.
My
mother
woke
me
up
and
got
us
both
all
dressed
up,
and
then
she
packed
us
suitcases
my
clothes
and
took
me
on
the
trolley
bus
over
to
the
mayor's
office
and
sat
me
down.
N
Then
she
walked
to
the
receptionist
death
and
asked
where
the
mirror
was,
and
first
straight
in
his
meeting
and
said,
there's
a
little
black
girl
out
there
with
a
suitcase
she's.
Yours
I
brought
her
up
right,
she's
never
been
in
any
trouble
and
she
finished
Pops
in
her
grade.
12
and
no
in
this
city
will
give
her
a
job
well
she's
yours
now
and
she
walked
out
of
there
and
she
left
me.
N
The
bear
tuba
came
out
in
my
office
and
caught
me
and
I
gave
him
the
whole
story.
From
my
perspective
and
from
my
mum
a
few
hours
later
after.
Quite
a
few
phone
calls
a
man
who
worked
for
the
provincial
government's
Personnel
Department
Mr
Gillespie
came
to
the
mayor's
office
after
introductions
from
the
mayor
he
and
I
drove
to
a
large
interior
design
business
where
I
got
my
first
as
a
secretary.
N
Not
only
did
my
mom
my
mom,
she
and
Mary
Drew
about
many
other
blacks
in
the
60s
and
70s
Infiltrate
The,
previously
white
Workforce
and
get
jobs
all
over
even
in
department
stores
as
Clerks
the
mayor
and
the
city
council,
implemented
policies
and
bylaws.
That
made
it
possible
for
black
families
to
get
jobs,
access,
rental
apartments
and
even
buy
houses
in
the
new
districts
being
built.
My
mom
and
the
mayor
were
quite
a
team
yeah.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
story.
Sharing
that
with
us
I
do
not
see
any
questions
for
you,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
the
time
to
participate
in
this.
In
this
meeting,
I
am
going
to
move
now
speaker.
N
Sure
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
the
speaker
Parker
spoke
about
systems
that
weren't
designed
for
us
and
I.
Think
Todd
spoke
about
redesigning
what
there
is
now
about
the
police
and
the
city
and
the
agencies
not
to
be
afraid
to
use
the
words
like
racism,
discrimination
and
inequity
and
I
just
think.
As
the
anti-black
racism
and
history
discrimination.
N
A
Thank
you
for
those
extra
comments
and
thank
you
for
participating.
Today.
I
am
going
to
move
to
the
next
speaker,
who
is
Speaker
number
six
Candace
Noel
speaker
number,
six
Candace
Noel.
A
M
Honorable
mayor
Stewart
and
Vancouver
City
councilors,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
here
today.
My
name
is
Candace
Noel
and
I
am
the
founder
and
the
president
of
the
junior
black
achievement
awards.
We
Empower
black
youth
and
their
families
through
training,
recognition
and
access
to
education.
M
I
am
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
the
recommendations
and
I'll
speak
particularly
to
Priority
number
one.
The
goal
of
priority
number
one
is
to
work
with
and
support
black
and
African
diasporic
communities
in
developing
sustaining
sustainable
and
prosperity,
prosperous
communities,
action
number
1.1.
We
have
difficulties
in
Sharing
in
obtaining
our
a
fair
share
of
the
piece
of
the
pie.
We
need
access
to
funding
in
a
more
Equitable
way.
We
need
allotments
of
funding
that
will
truly
make
a
difference.
We
want
to
be
involved
in
the
meaningful
discussions
about
what
our
community
needs.
M
We
need
to
have
more
engagement
from
the
community,
our
youth
Elders.
We
need
cultural
and
ethnic
input.
We
need
consideration
of
the
intersectionality
that
was
talked
about
earlier
today.
We
need
input
from
our
organizations.
Our
businesses,
for-profit
and
non-profit
racism
has
impacted
all
of
us
and
we
want
better
for
all
of
us.
We
need
a
community
space,
as
counselor
Carr
touched
on
earlier.
We
need
a
place
to
honor
our
elders.
They
are
our
subject
matter
experts,
that's
our
history.
We
need
a
community
space
to
train,
educate
and
uplift
our
people.
M
We
need
to
empower
our
youth
with
the
junior
black
achievement
awards,
we're
about
to
have
a
black
youth
panel
on
no
November
5th
talking
about
being
black
in
the
BC
school
system,
darn
it
I'm
having
trouble
finding
the
youth.
We
need
to
be
able
to
have
a
our
community
space
to
hold
Community
programs,
services
and
events.
I
was
having
trouble
finding
space
for
this
panel
I'm
on
my
second
community
that
has
jumped
out
to
help
us
we're
having
an
event.
M
M
We
need
to
have
continuous
core
funding
for
organizational
development
and
sustainability.
Don't
just
give
us
money
and
leave
us
right.
We
need
support
for
new
and
existing
initiatives.
We
need
funding
for
the
training
and
the
resources.
We
need
that
collaborative
effort
to
incorporate
all
stakeholders.
M
We
need
to
focus
actually
on
what
the
city
can
do
instead
of
reaching
for
that
big
Pie
in
the
Sky,
we're
coming
to
the
end
of
the
United
Nations
decade
for
people
of
African
descent
2015
to
2024.,
it
outlined
three
areas
of
action,
recognition,
Justice
and
development
for
black
and
African
diaspora
people.
What
Legacy
has
Vancouver
created
action?
Number
1.4?
The
black
community
continues
to
be
at
a
disadvantage.
We
have
been
displaced
and
dispersed.
We
do
not
have
a
sense
of
belonging.
We
were
forced
out
of
community.
M
In
the
name
of
revitalization,
we
have
limited
opportunities
for
intergenerational
wealth,
limited
home
ownership
to
pass
down
limited
businesses
to
pass
down.
We
have
higher
unemployment
rates,
lower
paying
jobs
last
hired
first
fired.
We
have
higher
rates
of
police
involved
deaths.
We
are
disproportionately
represented
in
the
justice
system.
Over
policing
is
causing
mental
health,
mental
and
health
issues
in
our
community,
and
we
are
the
lowest
group
for
access
to
education.
Hence
why
it
was
very
important
to
me
to
start
the
junior
black
achievement
awards
or
should
I
say
Revitalize
it.
M
The
system
of
systemic
racism
and
oppression
continues
once
you
are
down,
this
system
is
geared
to
keep
you
down.
We
need
a
brighter
future
and
we
need
change
it's
for
these
reasons
that
I
urge
you
to
vote
in
favor
of
adopting
the
recommendations.
It
is
time
to
utilize
the
research
that's
been
gathered
and
make
our
community
whole
by
leveling
the
playing
field
and
creating
Equity
Equity
measures
to
reduce
the
systemic
barriers
for
the
black
community
and
support
opportunities
for
our
community
to
grow
and
thrive.
E
Thanks
for
being
here,
I
apologize
if
I
missed
this,
because
my
computer
had
a
thing
there.
You
were
talking
about
space
and
the
difficulty
in
finding
space
for
some
of
the
events
you're
talking
about
I
just
wanted
to
clarify.
E
Are
you
talking
referring
to
Dedicated
space
or
have
you
had
not
had
success
in
using
things
like
Civic
facilities?
Community
centers
I
just
wanted
to
understand
a
bit
more
about
that.
M
We
would
like
to
have
dedicated
space
there's,
no
reason
that
we
have
to
go
to
different
organizations
to
try
to
have
events
in
their
place,
but
specifically,
for
this
event,
it
was
community
space
that
I
was
looking
for
and
partnering
with,
and
the
amount
of
red
tape
that
we
had
to
go
to.
We
just
finally
moved
to
another
area
and
it
has
come
together,
but
the
point
is
we
should
have
our
own
space
I.
M
I'm,
not
really
sure
I
think
maybe
we
were
put
on
a
back
burner
for
a
bit
and
by
the
time
we
got
a
place
that
was
offered
to
us.
It
was
not
acceptable
for
my
community
at
that
time
of
the
evening.
So
I
was
very
disappointing
and
again
it
reflects
back
to.
We
need
our
space.
We
need
to
be
in
control.
E
A
Thanks
so
much
that's
it
for
questions
really
appreciate
you
coming
in
today.
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
We
have
speaker
number
seven
Benjamin,
hagwood,
Benjamin,
hagwood,
speaker
number,
seven.
A
O
O
Incorporated,
non-profit
and
Collective
of
black
neurodiverse
youth
between
15
and
30.,
and
so
I
am
kind
of
coming
to
you
with
that
lens
or
with
that
kind
of
hat
on
I
really
appreciate
the
work.
That's
been
done
on
this
report.
It's
it's.
O
It's
quite
in-depth,
easy
to
read
easy
to
follow
along
so
I
appreciate
that
I
just
want
to
mention
to
the
council
that
we
are
privileged
to
be
here
today
to
have
these
discussions
and
if
we
are,
are
really
truly
talking
about
equity
and
we're
talking
about
inclusion
and
we're
talking
about
uplifting
and
supporting
the
black
and
African
diaspora.
O
We
really
need
to
talk
to
and
we
really
need
to
connect
with
the
people
that
it
affects
the
most
and
many
of
those
folks
are
the
Working
Poor
you've
heard
from
folks
who
have
already
mentioned
issues
with
opportunities,
and
you
mentioned
issues
you
know
with
opportunities
and
how
we
are
underemployed,
not
for
the
lack
of
trying
how
the
oppressions
that
we
Face
can
absolutely
affect
our
economic
status
and
financial
Futures.
And
so
you
know
when
you
have
these
meetings
and
you
and
you
hold
these
forums,
and
you
share
this
information.
O
You
know
it
needs
to
be
shared
with
the
folks
who
are
working
their
butts
off
right
now
and
the
people
who
are
in
school
right
now
and
the
folks
who
can't
afford
to
get
to
your
location
because
they
don't
have
enough
in
you
know,
or
they
can't
spare
that
amount
in
order
to
get
themselves
on
the
bus
or
the
or
the
or
the
train.
O
So
I
really
want
want
us
to
think
you
know
deeply
about
who
it
is
that
we
are
trying
to
serve
and
if
we
truly
are
being
or
if
the
council
is,
is
truly
being
inclusive.
With
that
being
said,
I
just
want
to
touch
on
some
of
the
some
of
the
points
from
the
report
and
thank
you,
Candy
for
being
so
incredibly
thorough
with
your
breakdown.
Just
wanted
to
mention
three
quick
points
in
terms
of
labor
and
taking
a
look
at.
O
You
know
what
the
what
the
labor
issues
are
exactly
with
our
with
our
communities
or
within
our
communities.
Currently,
there
are
no
stats
on
black
and
disabled
young
people,
for
instance,
and
they
are
and
and
happen
to
be,
the
most
underemployed
sector
of
our
communities,
and
so
that
would
be
really
important
to
make
sure
that
we
are
bringing
that
forward,
that
there's
sustainable
funding
in
in
that
area
for
an
identity-based
funding
in
that
area
for
young,
disabled,
black
and
African
diaspora
youth.
O
O
But
I
do
want
to
say
again
if
we're
looking
at
folks
who
are
most
impacted
by
these
issues-
they're
not
really
here,
they're,
not
present
and
and
they're
not
being
given
opportunities
to
to
speak
up
and
when
I
say
that
I
only
say
that
that
again
with
my
you
know,
young
stable,
youth
hat
on
or
young
people
with
disabilities
with
that
hat
and
that
that
kind
of
purview.
O
Last
but
not
least,
I
wanted
to
talk
about
schools
and
schooling,
and
it
was
just
so
very
moving
to
hear
a
student,
a
student's
perspective.
We
need
to
hear
more
of
those
perspectives,
and
so
what
are
we
doing
and
what
is
you
know
systematically
or
systemically
put
in
place
so
that
these
conversations
are
not
just
when
reports
are
being
collected
or
not
just
when
there's
a
problem
identified?
O
But
what
are
we
truly
doing
and
what
systems
are
in
place
for
true
and
authentic
discussions
and
inclusion,
because
this
can't
be
a
one-time
type
of
thing?
It
has
to
be
ongoing
and
these
efforts
have
to
be
ongoing
and
I.
Think
a
few
people
mentioned
accountability
and
you
know
how
are
how
is
everyone
going
to
be
made
accountable
or
held
accountable
for
some
of
these
recommendations?
O
I
vote
and
I
mean
I
hope
you
vote
in
favor,
it's
a
really
great
start,
but
obviously
there
are
more
in-depth
issues
and
and
communities
within
our
community
that
need
to
be
considered.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time
today.
I
don't
see
any
questions
for
you,
so
I
am
going
to
move
to
the
next
speaker.
Thanks
again,
though,
we
have
Kona
k,
Ona
K,
speaker,
number,
nine,
hello,
hi.
There
please
go
ahead
up
to
five
minutes.
O
Hi
hi
I'm.
A
Sorry
to
interrupt
you,
but
you
you
are
quite
faint.
Do
you
think
you
could
speak
a
little
more
closely
into
your
receiver.
O
I'm
doing
my
best
I'm,
currently
sitting
in
an
airport
on
treaty
six
land,
formerly
known
as
Edmonton,
which
is
my
homeland
I,
moved
to
the
unseated
and
disrespected
lands
of
the
Muslim
performance
in
slaver.
Two
in
1997.
I
was
very
excited
in
2004,
when
I
was
able
to
gain
employment
with
the
city
and
I
worked
for
the
city
within
cultural
services
for
over
a
decade
almost
15
years.
I
think
it's
really
important.
O
I
really
need
to
say
that
the
voices
of
Staff
over
time
have
not
been
heard,
and
we
are
now
at
the
point
that
we
are
happy
black
history
month
and
the
celebrations
that
happen
within
Council
are
only
rain
rate
possible
because
myself
and
Parker
Johnson
literally
took
money
out
of
our
pockets
to
help
fund.
It
worked
off.
The
sides
of
our
deaths
did
not
ask
for
permission,
went
to
web
services
to
get
space
on
the
website.
We
did
not
ask
because
when
we
asked
we
did
not
get
positive
response.
O
I
think
it's
really
dangerous
within
this
report
to
be
conflating
black
folks
with
others
when
they
have
when
other
communities
have
dedicated
resourcing
I'll.
Take,
for
example,
the
plans
around
Chinatown,
which
are
resourced
with
multiple
counters,
again
indigenous
people,
resource
with
multiple
planners
dedicated
planners
and
resources
within
departments
other
than
cultural
Services
other
than
Justice
soft
services.
O
I
would
like
to
note
that
in
this
City's
report
of
2019
there
was
a
state.
There
was
a
statistic
that
said
that
black
people
in
British
Columbia
are
approximately
45
000
people
and
that
black
people
in
Vancouver
are
approximately
7
000.
We
are
one
percent
of
the
population.
Not
only
are
we
one
percent
of
the
population,
but
we
are
some
of
the
most
visible
members
of
the
population
here
in
British
Columbia.
O
Not
only
are
we
have
highly
visible,
but
speaking
to
some
of
the
historic
aspects
that
that
impact
racism,
that
black
people
say,
I
need
to
know,
tennis
will
make
people
uncomfortable
and
I
will
die
on
this
bill.
There
are
many
many
racialized
cultures
that
looks
at
Darkness
Blackness
as
a
failing
is
real.
O
The
city
I
think
it's
really
speaking
to
something
that
someone
said
earlier
about
the
city's
Authority
and
the
trust
between
community
and
the
city.
The
city
cannot
I
would
suggest,
continue
to
name
authority
over
your
work
and
be
seen
to
be
credible,
while
not
having
sufficient
policies,
procedures
and
practices
to
address
internal
anti-blackness
and
that
address
the
retention
and
promotion
of
stocks.
When
I
in
the
entire
history
of
my
working
at
cultural
services
from
2004,
there
was
never
another
black
person.
O
Every
single
person,
promoted
and
and
I
will
also
say
that
I'll
skip
that
what
the
city
will
do
is
continue
to
have
authority
issues
if
things
like
this
are
not
addressed.
What
I
know
is
that
the
black
people
who
are
currently
in
Social
Services
and
social
policy
and
in
cultural
services
are
all
people
I
know
personally
from
communities.
That's
how
small
our
community
is.
O
Following
my
departure
and
my
subsequent
race-based
grievance
against
the
city
with
the
Union,
many
many
many
black
people
were
hired
and
my
concern
is
that,
aside
from
people
like
Wilma
Clark,
who
I
know
from
the
days
of
the
BC
Human
Rights
Commission,
for
example,
or
a
or
April
Sumter
for
your
tag
who
I
write,
he's
the
first
person
hired
who
I
worked
really
hard
to
get
that
person
in
this
staffing
has
been
in
a
place
where
black
staff
is
temporarily
part-time
does
not
have
sufficient
benefits.
There
are
no.
O
There
are
no
ongoing
resources
to
support
the
work
like
there
is
with
indigenous
people
and
like
indigenous
people.
Black
learning
is
not
limited
to
this
Academy.
It
took
years
to
shift
public
art,
for
example,
into
understanding
that
artists
and
public
art
are
not
really
born
in
the
academy,
but
some
like
indigenous
artists,
learn
their
practices
from
within
community
and
don't
have
the
colonizer
way
of
looking
at
things.
This
same
consideration
needs
to
be
brought
to
Black
knowledge,
Keepers
and
subject
matters.
O
Experts,
six
months
is
not
enough
time
to
Resort
any
one
staff
member
to
do
this
work,
I
hope,
Council
votes
in
favor
of
this
draft
report.
My
experience
at
the
city
tells
me
that
this
report,
in
some
ways
means
absolutely
nothing
because
I've
seen
draft
reports
come
go
disappear,
get
changed
substantially
and
I
hope
that,
in
voting
in
favor
for
this
report,
that
you
will
direct
staff
to
Resort
it
resource
it
year
over
year,
long-term
funding
appropriately
and
that
you
will
encumber
the
future
incoming
outcomes
to
do
the
same.
Thank.
A
A
The
council,
we
are
on
to
speaker
number
10.
again
we're
excited
to
stop
at
noon.
We
have
Wii
U
this
one.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming
in
up
to
five
minutes
whenever
you're
ready.
P
P
So
I'm
here
and
I
would
also
want
to
retell
it
and
say
that
we
also
gathered
here
on
the
ancient
territory
of
the
mass
camp,
people
and,
of
course,
I'm
inspired
by
the
young
speakers,
10
and
14
that
are
here
today.
P
P
P
P
Our
participation
being
sought,
after
particularly
it's
very
important
to
note,
is
always
sought,
after
during
electioneering
periods
when
people
need
votes
to
get
to
offices
after
that
that
sought
after
dies
an
organic
death.
It
should
not
happen
and
when
I
recognize
and
I'll
acknowledge
that
that
engagement
during
that
time
is
important,
I
think
it
should
be
reciprocated
in
the
best
way
possible,
and
this
is
doing
the
right
thing
not
coming
every
time
to
this
or
other
places
to
just
look
and
sick
ways
of
survival
in
the
city.
P
P
Black
and
black
racism
has
gone
up,
and
this
is
evident
in
the
issues
that
we
have
to
deal
with
here
in
the
city.
Any
institutions,
for
example,
where
people
have
to
go
without
places
to
stay,
and
this
is
because
we
do
not
have
enough
housing
or
even
places
where
such
people
could
gather
and
share
ideas.
P
I
therefore
call
upon-
and
you
know
the
articulated
issues
about
dedicated
spaces
for
people
of
African,
in
diaspora
and
also
the
black
people
who
are
here
and
also
matters
facing
education,
which
has
been
addressed
here
and
as
I
lead,
my
community.
The
issues
of
getting
places
that
people
could
gather
and
talk
have
been
insufficient
I
would
wish
to
stop
there
and
dedicate
my
few
seconds
or
donate
it
back
to
the
cult
Council.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
for
coming
in
today.
I,
don't
see
any
questions
for
you,
so
I
will
move
to
the
next
speaker.
We
have
Eden
Bell,
O'neill,
speaker
number
12.
A
Thanks
so
much
for
coming
in,
you
have
up
to
five
minutes
whenever
you're
ready.
K
Okay
hi,
my
name
is
Eden
O'neill,
I'm,
14
years
old
and
the
youth
representative
of
the
anti-black
racism
and
cultural
redress
Community
advisor
group.
This
report
is
vitally
important.
Racism
has
impacted
me
personally,
whilst
growing
up
in
Black
Vancouver
I've
been
followed
by
security
staff
in
large
supermarkets,
but
with
a
white
parent
I've
been
called
the
n-word
in
vsb
Elementary
Schools
admin
told
me,
I
was
lying
and
nothing
was
done.
I've
been
asked
not
to
identify
as
Black
by
a
VSP
teacher
who
quote
did
not
see.
K
Color
I
was
consistently
labeled
as
problematic
or
aggressive,
because
I
dared
speak
up
against
racial
Injustice.
Last
year
at
age,
13
I
was
verbally
sexually
and
racially
abused
in
the
street
by
a
man
in
his
60s
The
Vancouver
Police
Department
did
not
attend
after
the
9-1-1
call
and
minimized.
My
experience
I
would
have
felt
worthless
without
my
parents
and
black
community
holding
me
up
with
black
role
models
and
youth
programs
such
as
EthosLab
I,
have
flourished
I'm
a
grade.
K
A
student
who
becomes
who
intends
to
become
a
forensics
attorney
when
I'm
knocked
down
I
get
up
I
get
up
again.
Like
Maya
Angelou
wrote,
Still
I
Rise,
but
I
shouldn't
have
to
be
this
resilient
at
such
a
young
age.
I
do
not
want
black
youth
coming
up
behind
me
to
experience
what
I
did.
In
fact,
this
city
needs
to
feel
safe
and
nurturing
for
black
youth.
We
need
to
completely
overhaul
anti-black
systems
within
the
vsb
and
VPD.
K
I
Miguel
and
thank
you
for
your
strength
in
coming
to
speak
to
us
and
share
your
truths
and
stuff
and
I
appreciate
that
you
get
knocked
down.
You
get
back
up
again
and
that's
you're
awesome,
I'm
wondering
and
I
really
appreciate
you
brought
up
Antonia
and
Ethos
Lab
and
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
tell
us
all
a
little
bit
about
what
Ethos
Lab
is
doing
and
how
we
could
maybe
even
support
Ethos
Lab
more
the
kind
of
work
that
it's
doing
in
the
community.
K
Yeah
well,
Ethos
Lab
is
a
STEM
Academy
for
youth.
Well,
racialized,
youth
in
particular.
It
is
a
space
where
people
can
just
go
and
it's
not
like
a
lot
of
programs
are
three
weeks
or
four
weeks,
but
that
program
is
something
that
is
always
there.
I
A
B
B
I'm
here
to
do
I
think
it's
really
important
to
create
art
spaces
I
help
out
at
Ethos
Lab
a
great
deal.
There
need
to
be
more
spaces
like
that.
We
need
to
feel
comfortable
and
safe
and
going
forward
with
this
anti-racist
committee's
proposals
is
the
beginning,
and
hopefully,
a
really
great
step
in
that
we
all
think
of
what
else
we
can
do.
What
more
we
can
do.
Sometimes
all
we
can
do
is
take
the
first
step
together,
and
this
has
been
a
really
long.
B
A
Q
Q
I
moved
into
the
neighborhood
of
Dunbar
in
January,
2021
and
I
do
appreciate
the
privilege
that
I
have
to
be
able
to
live
on
the
Vancouver
west
side
and
raise
my
children.
There
I
recently
moved
out
of
that
neighborhood
this
past
month
to
campus
at
UBC,
and
a
big
reason
for
moving
is
because
of
the
sheer
exhaustion
of
trying
to
Shield
my
two
young
boys
from
the
stairs,
sometimes
glares
an
outright
microaggressions.
The
fascination
was
us
as
a
curiosity
or
a
novelty
in
the
neighborhood,
as
we
try
to
just
go
about
our
daily
lives.
Q
I
would
often
joke
when
describing
this
to
friends,
that
it
surprised
me
that
folks
didn't
get
Whiplash
at
how
rapidly
their
heads
would
turn
to
get.
One
more
stare
in
my
oldest
son
would
often
ask
me
mom.
What
are
we
doing
wrong?
This
is
the
Insidious
nature
of
anti-black
racism,
microaggression
and
surveillance
in
Vancouver.
Q
It's
like
death
by
a
thousand
paper
cuts
it
cuts
and
it
cuts
and
it
cuts
until
one
day
you
wake
up
with
a
big
gaping
wound
of
hurt,
I'd
like
to
hold
up
my
hands
to
stop
and
advises
for
the
tireless
work
and
bring
this
report
forward.
I
would
like
to
also
acknowledge
all
the
work
by
black
activists
and
black
Scholars
who've
long
been
trying
to
move
this
work.
Q
I
hope
you
can
hear
in
my
voice
be
emotional
because
the
emotions,
because
this
really
matters
and
we're
exhausted
this
simply-
is
not
just
Financial
Resources
by
human
resources,
quantity
and
quality
of
time,
dedicated
time
for
staff
to
work
on
mobilizing
the
plan
and
enough
staff
and
lived
experience
to
work
on
the
plan.
Additional
accountability
to
mobilize
the
plan
is
rooted
in
true
partnership
with
a
black
and
African
diaspora
communities.
Thinking,
especially
as
a
recommendation
to
partner
with
communities
in
Black,
Scholars
and
academic
institutions.
Q
There
is
a
national
recognition
in
Universities
at
anti-black.
Racism
needs
to
be
addressed
within
the
academy
and
the
Scarborough
National
Charter
on
anti-black
racism
and
black
inclusion
in
Canadian.
Higher
education
is
not
only
to
address
black
anti-black
racism
but
to
promote
black
flourishing,
and
it
calls
on
us
to
do
more
to
co-create
a
future
where
we
move
towards
black
flourishing.
Both
UBC
and
SFU
are
signatories
to
this
Charter
I
believe
it
presents
a
really
exciting
opportunity
to
collaborate
and
partner
with
academic
institutions
with
Community
to
reimagine
thriving
flourishing
black
communities.
Q
Q
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
participating
today
and
sharing
your
stories
and
thoughts.
There
are
no
questions
for
you
at
this
time,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
you
so
much
and
we
we
definitely
heard
you.
A
Council,
the
next
speaker
is
Speaker
number
15.,
Patrick
Anu
Kulu.
A
Hello
hi
there
you
have
up
to
five
minutes.
Please
go
ahead
whenever
you're,
ready,
okay,.
R
That
just
said
hello,
because
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
can
hear
me.
Yes,
we
can
thank
you
for
having
me
I'm,
very
not
to
be
speaking
with
you
today
from
you'll,
see
that
the
lands
of
the
capsi
and
semi
Amor
and
the
quantum
people
on
behalf
of
the
city
Vancouver,
where
I
have
lived
most
of
my
time
here,
except
for
the
last
12
years.
N
R
R
R
It
has
been
a
lot
of
these
kinds
of
things
going
on
over
the
years
and
I
have
been
at
the
at
the
Forefront
of
it
personally
in
the
city
of
Vancouver
from
the
80s
several
Mayors
I
have
dealt
with
and
approached
and
talked
with
about
these
issues.
I
was
there
the
the
first
Gathering
to
establish
and
and
design
the
Vancouver
City
Cultural
Department
a
long
time
ago.
R
If
you
look
into
the
records,
you
might
still
see
my
name
but
I
have
been
discriminated
against
and
it
forced
me
to
make
a
change
in
my
life
to
go
into
and
be
a
Part
B
in
arts
and
culture
use,
arts
and
culture
to
help.
Tell
a
better
story
about
us
black
people
and
to
come
to
the
current
issue.
I'm
not
going
to
bore
you
with
that
story.
R
If
you
anybody
that
once
can
look
me
up
and
find
out
about
it,
but
the
issue
I
would
like
to
address
here
is
the
fact
that
there
is
an
intrinsic
action
that
is
not
being
talked
about
in
any
of
these
things,
and
that
is
the
invisible
Act
of
keeping
the
black
people
black
communities
divided
by
actions
by
actions
like
giving
us
this
title
of
black
and
African
diaspora
people.
R
What
exactly
does
that
mean?
That's
one
question
I'd
like
to
to
be
pondered
and
it's
for
me
again.
It's
new
ways
that
I
used
to
be
black
people
used
to
be
recognized
in
the
descriptions,
but
now
we
have
logged
up
into
you
have
indigenous,
and
then
you
have
racialized
people.
R
R
It
is
every
day
today
in
the
city
of
Vancouver,
I,
see
it.
As
you
know,
somebody
mentioned
earlier
that
organizations
that
are
not
even
two
years
old
are
being
funded
everywhere,
right
and
left,
and
all
that
is
doing
is
keeping
us
apart
and
making
sure
that
we
don't
have
enough
resources
and
proven
organizations
like
my
organization,
I
have
been
at
this.
R
This
is
the
80s
again
I'm
not
going
to
cancel
a
prize.
R
Might
remember
me
as
a
child,
because
I
was
doing
this,
his
mother,
Emerald
Barnes
and
all
those
people
who
are
the
people
that
I
have
worked
with
and
talked
to
it
and
dealt
with
Professor
Elsa
way
back
they're
all
there.
R
R
It's
it's
about
the
job
and
and
funding,
and
you
know
the
system
failed
that,
oh
okay,
we
give
that
give
everybody
from
that's
what
we're
at
1.9
1.09
of
the
population,
but
look
at
how
many
organizations
that
are
black,
that
the
city
is
funding
in
the
in
the
in
the
arts
and
culture
I'm.
E
A
To
interrupt
you,
but
you
you're,
you
are
well
over
time,
so
if
I
could
just
get
you
to
oh
okay,
wrap
it
up,
that
would
be
great.
Thank
you.
Okay.
Thank.
R
You
well
I,
will
only
I
will
wrap
it
up
by
saying
that
the
report
is
a
wonderful
thing,
but
its
implementation
needs
a
lot
of
consultation
from
the
black
communities
and
identifying
us
as
one
helps
bring
us
together
and
keep
us
together
supporting
those
organizations
in
our
communities
that
have
been
here
long
and
are
doing
things
and
helping
them
make
what
they're
they're
doing
or
their
ideas
better
will
go
a
very
long
way
into
actually
making
this
work
a
reality
and
I.
Thank
things
for
having
me
thank.
A
You
so
much
for
your
thoughts
today.
There
are
no
questions
for
you,
but
I
will
say.
Thank
you
so
much
for
calling
in
and
sharing
your
ideas.
Council
were
on
to
speaker
number
16
come
by
nanjala
Speaker
number
16.,
not
in
Chambers
and
Clerk's,
not
on
the
line.
A
Thanks
folks,
that
is
the
end
of
our
speakers.
List
I
will
go
back
through,
though,
and
call
speaker
number
seven
Benjamin
hagwood.
A
Thank
you,
I
have
Wii
U
IU.
B
A
Hey
I,
don't
think
we
have
anybody
in
the
chambers
or
that
is
it
for
our
registered
speakers.
I'm.
Sorry,
we
we
have
the
rules
here.
We
have
to
register
to
to
speak
and
that
was
it
for
our
registered
list.
So
I
apologize.
If,
if
we've
missed
that,
but
of
course
you
can
always
submit
to
us
in
writing.
If-
and
perhaps
you
could
see
staff
to
to
do
that,
thank
you.
A
Okay,
Council,
that's
the
end
of
our
speakers
list.
So
would
somebody
like
to
move
the
motion
for
this
report?
Councilor
Boyle,
counselor,
Kirby,
young
I'm,
sorry,
I
saw
and
I'm
sorry
I
just
went
by
hands.
It's
the
first
person
that
people
I
saw
okay,
so
everybody
liked
it.
This
is
moved
and
seconded
would
like
to
somebody'd
like
to
speak
there.
We
go
councilor
Boyle
up
to
five
minutes.
Please.
B
Thanks
I'm
gonna
be
really
brief.
I
I
really
appreciated
all
of
the
community
comments
and
again
the
huge
amount
of
community
and
staff
work
that
went
into
this
and
am
reflecting
in
particular
on
what
we
heard
from
Todd
right
at
the
beginning
that
this
isn't
a
moment
for
grandiose
speeches,
but
to
focus
our
time
on
listening
to
the
work
and
words
of
the
community
and
showing
up
again
and
again,
even
when
it
isn't
easy
to
support
that
work
so
and
made
a
note
as
well
of
the
the
question
posed.
B
Is
this
in
the
service
of
that
which
connects
us
and
and
will
certainly
stay
connected
to
those
questions
and
proddings
and
the
important
truth
and
stories
as
we
move
this
forward.
I
I'm
I'm
happy
to
support
it
very
strongly
now
and
in
each
piece
of
it
that
comes
back
to
us,
including
in
the
budget.
So
we
make
sure
that
the
work
is
funded
appropriately
to
live
into
it
strongly
thanks.
B
Yeah
I
just
want
to
thank
Steph.
He
called
the
folks
who
spoke
called
in
and
came
great
and
really
being
educated
good
on
this,
whether
it
works
or
not
will
depend
on
the
next
Council.
Will
it
be
implemented
and
will
it
be
funded
if
I'm
on
the
next
Council
I'll
push
for
both
of
those
and
I
hope
you'll
continue
to
push
for
it
too,
because
it's
really
important
that
it
gets
implemented.
A
E
Yeah
thanks
I'll
also
be
brief,
because
I
appreciated
the
comment
as
well
about
no
flowery
speeches.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
am
I,
listened
I,
heard
I
learned
and
I'm
grateful
to
everybody
that
graciously
and
sometimes
courageously
and
sometimes
tenaciously
shared
their
experience
and
perspective
and
I'm
happy
to
support
it.
Thank
you.
I
Yeah
only
just
well,
thanks
to
all
the
speakers
who
came
and
joined
us
today
and
really
for
speaking
your
truths,
especially
I
know.
Some
of
that
was
very
complicated
and
painful
and
I
appreciate
that
thanks
very
much
to
the
staff
who
have
put
a
lot
of
work
and
effort
into
this
and
and
a
lot
of
learning
and
sharing
I
know
that's
complicated
space
to
work
in
as
well
and
I
know
that
you
know.
I
For
many
people,
there's
been
a
feeling
that
this
has
been
a
slow
going
process
and
obviously
it's
been
complicated
through
the
pandemic
and
a
lot
of
complicated
intersections.
But
I
really
appreciate
the
dedication
moving
forward
and,
of
course,
to
the
Future
Council
to
support
this
work
and
I.
Just
also
want
to
because
it's
unfortunate
that
markiel
wasn't
here
to
speak
to
some
of
the
work
that
he's
doing
about
black
history
in
in
our
in
our
school
curricula
and
I.
Just
think.
I
That's
really
important
work
to
lift
hands
up
to
in
the
context
of
this
direction
and
and
I
just
want
to
name
it
because
I
I
know
Mark
Hill's
done
a
lot
of
really
great
work
in
that
space
and
I
I'm.
Sorry
that
he
wasn't
here
to
join
us
great
work,
everybody
thank
you.
B
Thank
you
we'll
need
that
just
to
again
thank
all
the
speakers.
It
was
very
moving
and
I
really
appreciated
the
the
honest
and
detailed
experiences
that
were
shared
and
staff
again
for
the
support
around
this,
and
is
this
just
the
first
step?
There's
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
I,
look
forward
to
engaging
in
that
work
and
and
I'm
really
really
hopeful
that
we.
A
B
Thanks
bear
and
I
just
Echo.
Some
of
my
colleagues
I
also
like
to
express
my
thanks
and
gratitude
to
our
staff
if
we've
been
taking
this
work,
but
also
to
members
of
the
community
and
speakers
who've
as
I've
denoted
have
spoken
and
reflected
their
lived
experience
and
shared
their
stories
and
and
particularly
to
the
youth
who
came
and
spoke
before
us,
it
takes
a
lot
of
Courage,
but
I
think
is
also
a
great
reminder
of
the
fact
that
we
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
that.
B
This
is
simply
a
beginning,
and,
and
while
we
don't
have
a
formal
rollover,
public
education,
we
do
have
a
strong
working
relationship
with
the
vsb
and
other
educational
institutions.
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
we
can
still
do
in
Partnership,
but
I
I
do
want
to
reflect
that
I'm
very
grateful
for
your
comments
today
and
and
happy
to
continue
this
work
and
move
forward.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
clerks
I
was
just
wondering
if
you
could
correct
the
I
missed
counselor
fries
I'm
over
the
motion
and
I
did
check
with
counselor
Boyle,
and
she
agrees
that
that
error
so,
but
we
keep
counselor
Kirby
on
a
secondary.
That
would
be
great
thanks.
So
much
okay
Council.
That
is
it
for
debate
on
this
motion.
A
A
Thank
you,
okay
Council.
We
are
at
20
minutes
to
12.,
so
I'm
just
going
to
try
to
see
if
we
can
get
to
our
next
items
and
just
see
how
we
do
we
have.
The
next
item
is
2A
2023
interest
rate
on
property
tax
arrears
just
asking
first.
If
anybody
wants
to
declare
a
conflict
of
interest
on
this
item,
there
is
no
formal
staff
presentation,
but
I'm
going
to
check
with
these
city
is
City
management
team.
Are
you
there
to
take
questions
on
this.
A
Join
okay,
I,
don't
see
Teresa.
A
A
I
I
think
city
manager.
It
is
just
you
we
don't
have
others
on
the
line.
Is
that
okay,
we
just
move
forward,
not
just
you,
but
to
on
your
own
sorry
about
that.
So
I
I
do
have
a
question
on
this
from
counselor
dejanova,
counselor
dejanova
up
to
five
minutes,
I.
C
Didn't
mean
to
print
this
mirror
but
I
understand.
There's
no
speakers
to
this
and
I
was
prepared
to
move
the
recommendation.
Okay,.
A
C
A
We
did
need
a
secondary
councilor
Boyle
seconded
yeah,
go
ahead.
Councilor
de
Genova.
A
Yeah
sorry
about
that
right
we
have
a
secular
now
any
discussion,
if
not
I'll,
try
an
oral
vote.
All
those
in
favor
yay
yay
any
opposed.
A
Okay
that
passes
unanimously
thanks
so
much
we
now
have.
Let's
see
here,
we
have
a
2B
which
is
a
bylaw
adoption,
a
bylaw
to
provide
for
the
imposition
of
interest
on
delinquent
property
taxes
for
2023..
We
just
need
a
if
you
want
to
declare
a
conflict
of
interest.
Please
go
ahead.
If
not,
we
have
a
mover
for
this
I
heard
that
counselor
dominato
as
second
counselor
dejanova.
Thank
you
any
discussion
on
this
item.
A
Q
A
Okay,
that
has
passed.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that.
Now,
the
next
item
we
have
and
sorry
counselors
I'm,
just
changing
the
queue
here.
So
if
you
want
to
get
back
on
the
Queue,
this
is
the
sunset
Senior
Center
Federal
contribution
approval
of
capital
budget.
If
anybody
wants
to
declare
conflict
of
interest,
please
go
ahead.
There
is
no
formal
staff
presentation,
city
manager,
I'm
just
going
to
ask:
do
you?
Do
we
have
the
appropriate
people
online
for
questions?
A
Yeah
thanks
mayor
again,
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Council
might
have
on
that
thanks.
So
much
looks
like
there's
some
questions.
So
I'll
start
with
councilor
Kirby
young
go
ahead.
A
Okay,
I'll,
just
I,
do
have
counselor
dejanova
on
thecube
for
questions
your
it's
your
privilege
to
move
it.
If
you
want,
or
you
can
seed
the
floor.
A
E
That
project
has
been
a
desire,
the
community
for
some
time
and
counselor.
We
will
remember
the
active
discussions
that
we
had
on
the
part
board
last
term
and
this
dates
back
quite
a
ways
and
I
remember
in
2016
I
believe
it
was
having
a
meeting
when
I
was
in
serving
as
part
board,
chair
and
literally
taking
the
plans
for
the
Killarney
Sunset
Senior,
Center
and
sitting
down
with
Minister
sajan,
obviously
is
representing
the
area
in
the
neighborhood
and
looking
at
how
we
could
expedite
and
sort
of
Fast
Track.
E
That's
coming
up
and
I
know
that
the
report
suggests
that
it
is
anticipated
that
the
project
would
finish
by
the
end
of
2027,
which
would
be
about
five
years
and
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
get
it
down
to
four
to
better
align
with
our
Capital
cycle
and
to
try
to
get
this
project
over
the
finish
line
for
the
community.
Things
like
the
Marple
Community
Center,
sometimes
like
20
years
in
the
making.
E
We've
seen
the
impact
on
the
East
Fraser
lens
of
you
know,
kids
growing
up
literally
and
getting
into
high
school,
for
they
don't
have
a
community
center,
and
sometimes
we
lose
our
seniors
quite
honestly
before
we
deliver
these
projects
and
so
I'm
just
asking.
If
staff
could
really
take
a
look
at
that
and
and
leverage
the
amazing
work
that
was
done
for
Killarney,
which
is
sustainable
and
beautiful
and
built,
and
try
to
take
some
of
that
learning
to
be
more
efficient
in
the
delivery
of
this
project.
A
B
I'll,
be
speaking
in
support.
I
know
that
this
has
been
a
long
time
coming
and
it's
great
to
see.
We
finally
have
the
funds
really
appreciate
that
three
new
members
that
have
been
involved
in
clean,
Cheryl
Chang
is
no
longer
at
the
park
board
and
others
that
continue
to
allow
these
projects
to
advance,
and
this
is
the
exciting
part
about
being
elected,
is
when
we
actually
get
to
state
that
we're
going
to
start
to
move
a
project
to
completion.
So
I'm
very
supportive
of
this,
and
hopefully
we
get
it.
A
C
Ahead
thanks
so
much
I
was
going
to
ask
on
the
main
motion,
but
I'm
I'm
actually
wondering
if
staff
might
be
able
to
comment
on
the
amendment
if
this
is
doable
within
our
Capital
plan
right
now,
or
what
changes
would
have
to
be
made
to
accommodate
this.
Just
being
mindful
that
I'd
like
to
see
this
happen,
I'd
like
to
support
this,
but
I
know
that
when
we
allocate
funds
to
specific
projects,
we
also
have
to
look
at
at
our
overall
capital
budget
and
where
those
funds
are
coming
from.
B
Through
you
so
yeah,
the
capital
plan
for
2019-22
included
3.5
million
dollars
already
for
this
project.
A
It's
being
increased
by
500
000,
but
we're
managing
that
within
the
overall
capital
expenditure
envelope.
So
this
is
this
is
project
the.
L
C
Okay
thanks
very
much
I
I
also
just
wanted
to
make
some
brief
comments
on
this.
That
I
I
think
that
we
need
more
senior
centers
in
the
city
of
Vancouver
and
I.
Think
that
that
became
very
clear
before
the
pandemic,
but
is,
is
even
more
vital
to
making
sure
that,
when
you
know
being
a
former
liaison
to
the
seniors
advisory
committee
and
understanding
that
these
centers
don't
only
provide
a
Lifeline
for
people
to
access
resources
and
services,
but
also
break
down
barriers.
C
When
we,
when
we
talk
about
loneliness
when
we
talk
about
social
connection,
community
and
and
also
making
sure
that
people
have
culturally
appropriate
spaces
in
our
city
and
I,
know
that
Sunset
Community
Center,
you
know
has
has
been
a
place
for
the
community.
That
being
said,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
taking
care
of
our
aging
population.
C
So
I
do
support
this
and
I
do
appreciate
the
amendment
as
someone
who
spent
a
long
time
as
a
former
Park
Board
commissioner,
during
my
time
on
the
Park
Board
working
to
move
forward,
the
Killarney
Senior
Center-
and
you
know
also
on
my
time
on
Council
last
term
and
this
term,
looking
at
the
sunset
Community,
Center
and
always
being
very
supportive
of
this
and
the
addition
of
the
senior
center
specifically
to
that
I.
Also
I
also
just
want
to
give
thanks
to
a
few
people,
appreciate
the
council
or
the
counselor.
C
We've
mentioned
Cheryl
Chen
from
the
park
board,
but
I'd
also
like
to
thank
former
commissioner
Aaron
shum,
who
moved
this
forward
at
Park
Board
as
well
and
I,
know
certainly
champion
this
within
the
community,
so
just
wanted
to
offer
some
thanks
there,
and,
and
also
thanks
to
our
city
staff,
who
I
know,
will
continue
to
work
on
this
to
make
sure
that
this
is
completed
as
soon
as
possible,
hopefully
even
before
this
deadline.
C
If
we
can
move
forward
a
little
bit
faster
council
with
permits,
also
and
and
sort
of
development,
as
we've
talked
about
here,
I
know
that
was
a
goal.
C
When
we
came
on
to
Council
in
2018
together
it
was
one
of
the
first
motions
we
passed,
but
I
hope
that
maybe
you
know
this,
this
goal
post
has
been
set
by
another
counselor
through
an
amendment,
but
maybe
we
can
even
deliver
it
sooner
than
that,
and
that
would
be
my
hope
and
my
goal
and
I
also
just
want
to
thank
all
of
the
community
that
have
rolled
up
their
sleeves,
especially
in
the
South
Asian
community
and
in
the
neighborhood
of
sunset,
Community
Center,
to
make
sure
that
this
is
possible
because
it
wouldn't
happen
without
that.
A
A
Okay,
we're
back
to
the
main
queue
now
I
saw
your
name
flip
up
on
the
other
queue.
So
if
you
want
to
go
I,
counselor
Kirby
on
anything
else
on
this.
E
I
E
E
There's
a
current
legal
issue
ongoing
in
the
report
with
the
sunset
committee
Association,
with
the
22
across
the
city,
we
were
able
to
resolve
the
joa
agreements
with
all
of
them,
with
the
exception
of
three,
and
there
was
an
agreement
made
to
enable
this
project
to
proceed,
but
there
Still
Remains
some
outstanding
issues
with
respect
to
operation
when
it's
finished
so
I'm
going
to
put
in
a
plea,
hopefully
that
we
can
overcome
that
challenge
so
that
this
can
be
opened
on
time
for
the
community
and
delivered
and
I
know
that
everybody
has
the
best
interest
in
the
community
at
heart.
E
A
Thanks
Council
we're
close
to
the
end
of
our
times,
just
wondering
if
we
motion
to
extend
to
finish
the
business
heard
that
counselor
Carr
heard
a
second
from
counselor
dominado.
So
thanks,
Council
dominado,
you
have
the
floor
for
up
to
five
minutes
on
Sunset.
B
Yeah
thanks
mayor
simply
I
want
to
reflect
my
comments
and
support
of
this
report
and
to
Express
gratitude
to
the
federal
government
for
making
a
significant
contribution
towards
the
sunset
Senior
Center,
as
was
noted
by
Council
Reeve.
This
has
been
a
long
time
coming
and
councilor
Kirby
young
both
were
involved
at
the
park
board
and
I
think
we
need
to
recognize
as
a
city
how
important
this
community
infrastructure
is,
particularly
with
an
aging
population
when
we
were
at
ubcm
last
week.
B
One
of
the
very
well
attended
sessions
was
around
support
for
seniors
and
communities.
It
was
very
well
attended
by
municipalities
from
across
the
province.
B
Many
questions
about
how
we
support
an
aging
population
and
I
think
also
recognizing
that,
particularly
as
we
age,
a
social
isolation
comes
into
play,
and
so
this
will
provide
a
venue
and
a
space
to
support
that
social
engagement
as
well
as
other
programming,
because
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
how
important
that
is
going
forward
for
our
municipality
and
and
again,
thank
you
to
our
staff
for
making
the
application
and
pushing
this
and
driving
it
forward,
but
also
to
the
federal
government
for
its
support.
Thank
you.
A
Thanks,
that's
it
for
comments,
so
let's
try
another
roll
vote,
all
in
favor
yay.
Any
opposed
me
opposed,
don't
hear
any
post
that
has
passed.
Thank
you
so
much
everybody
we're
on
to
item
four.
A
This
is
changes
to
the
2022
council
meeting
schedule:
okay,
the
I'm
just
gonna
clear
the
queue
here
so
I
heard
councilor
Deja
Nova
move
this.
Is
that
still
your
intention.
A
A
Thanks
and
I
saw
I
heard
councilor
weeb.
Second
it
so
any
discussion
don't
see
any.
So,
let's
all
the
vote,
then
all
in
favor
yay
any
opposed.
Thank
you
move
for
adjournment
counselor
motion
to
adjourn.
Thank
you,
counselor
dejanova!
Thank
you
all
in
favor,
yay.