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From YouTube: Council Meeting - March 28, 2023
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A
Council
meeting
of
Tuesday
March,
the
28th
2023,
this
council
meeting
is
being
convened
by
electronic
means
as
authorized
under
part
14
of
the
procedure
by
law.
The
city
of
Vancouver
electronic
meetings,
as
such
council
members
and
the
public
May
participate
in
person
or
by
electronic
means.
If
a
council
member
attending
by
electronic
means
loses
connection
during
the
voting
process,
team
members
are
available
to
get
you
back
online
quickly.
While
the
voting
process
is
suspended.
A
The
team
members
contact
information
has
been
circulated
to
You
video
of
council
members
speaking
presentations
and
vote
results
will
be
projected
on
the
live
stream.
When
available
council
members
are
reminded
that,
in
accordance
with
section
14.13
of
the
procedure,
bylaw
members
must
enable
their
video
to
confirm
forum
in
case
of
them
of
an
emergency
where
you
need
to
evacuate.
The
building.
I
would
like
to
direct
your
attention
to
the
exits.
A
There
are
two
exits
beyond
the
glass
doors
and
to
the
left,
so
you
just
go
right
out
and
to
the
left
and
if
the
glass
doors
are
obstructed,
please
direct
your
attention
to
the
four
exits
in
this
chamber
over
there
and
over
there
kind
of
like
in
an
airplane,
and
please
use
the
stairs
do
not
use
the
elevator.
I
would
also
like
to
highlight
that
there
is
a
defibrillator
located
at
the
end
of
the
hallway
outside
of
the
council
chamber.
A
We'd
also
like
to
acknowledge
that
we
are
hosting
today's
council
meeting
on
the
unseated
territories
of
the
musk,
William,
Squamish
and
spoiler
tooth
First,
Nations
and
I
do
want
to
thank
them
for
their
generosity
and
their
hospitality
and
the
love
and
the
care
that
they
show
the
land
that
we
get
to
live
work
and
play
on
and
I
would
highly
encourage
everyone
to
unlearn
what
they've
learned
in
the
past
and
take
some
time
out
to
learn
about
the
true
history
of
what
has
happened
on
on
this
land
here.
We're
already
here.
A
I'd
also
like
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
two
of
the
city's
official
observances
on
March,
the
20th.
The
City
observed
the
beginning
of
nowruz
neurus
means
the
new
day
and
is
a
two-week
Festival
of
Festival
observed
by
people
in
more
than
15
countries.
Now
ruse
promotes
the
values
of
peace
and
solidarity,
reconciliation
and
neighbor
neighborly.
A
Diversity
and
friendship
amongst
people,
nowruz
is
a
time
of
transformation
and
a
reminder
that
every
new
day
is
a
chance
for
a
fresh
start.
March
22nd
marked
the
beginning
of
Ramadan,
a
month-long
religious
observance
for
Muslims
around
the
world.
It
is
the
ninth
month
of
the
Islamic
lunar
calendar
and
is
marked
by
fasting
prayer
and
acts
of
Charity.
The
end
of
Ramadan
is
celebrated
with
the
holiday
Eid
al-afitra
celebration
of
feasting
family
gatherings
and
exchanging
gifts.
A
Vancouver
IX
is
extremely
proud
of
his
diverse
Community,
which
represents
many
different
traditions
and
faiths,
and
we
wish
to
acknowledge
All
City
team
members
and
citizens
of
Vancouver
who
are
celebrating
nehru's
and
Ramadan.
I
also
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
the
incredible
contributions
of
our
team
members
at
the
city
of
Vancouver,
who
work
incredibly
hard
every
single
day
and
I
I
tell
you
the
more
and
more
I
run
into
our
team
members.
The
more
proud
I
am
to
be
part
of
this
team.
A
They
do
just
an
incredible
job
and
they
care
about
our
City
a
lot.
So
with
that
being
said,
clerk
may
we
please
have
a
roll
call
Mayor.
A
A
You,
okay,
so
the
plan
for
today
any
comments
on
agenda
items
can
be
sent
to
council
using
the
web
Forum
on
the
city's
website.
The
link
to
that
form
will
be
tweeted
out
on
at
Vancity.
Clerk.
I
also
want
to
note
the
city
of
Vancouver's,
long-standing
commitment
to
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion,
including
the
utmost
respect
for
all
genders,
a
remind
Council
that
when
addressing
speakers
and
the
city's
team
members,
we
will
avoid
using
gendered
honorifics
and
will
instead
refer
to
the
person
by
first
and
last
name
role
or
title.
Today.
A
We
have
three
administrative
items
in
camera,
motion,
adoption
of
minutes
and
matters
adopted
on
consent,
nine
reports
and
three
referral
reports:
22
bylaws,
one
approval
of
form
of
development,
two
council,
member
motions,
notice
of
council,
member
motions
and
new
business
inquiries,
and
other
matters
I,
don't
think
we're
going
to
make
a
record
of
46
minutes
today.
But
we'll
see
the
plan
for
today
will
be
to
break
at
noon
for
lunch,
followed
by
the
in-camera
meeting.
A
Return
at
3
P.M
continue
to
deal
with
the
remainder
of
the
agenda
and,
if
needed,
break
for
sorry
break
at
5
PM
for
dinner
and
return
at
6
pm
to
complete
the
agenda,
if
required.
A
So
council
is
required
to
meet
in
camera
later
this
week
the
reasons
and
Authority
Under
The
Vancouver
Charter
are
listed
in
the
agenda.
Would
someone
like
to
move
a
motion
to
go
on
that
camera
later
this
week?
Thank
you,
councilor
Claussen.
Maybe
we
have
a
secondary
counselor
or
Carr.
All
those
in
favor
say
yay.
All
those
posting
a
great
motion
carries
unanimously
minutes
one
or
from
the
council
meeting
of
March
the
7th
2023.
Are
there
any
corrections
to
the
minutes?
A
Would
someone
like
to
move
adoption
counselor
Joe?
May
we
have
a
seconder
counselor
Carr?
Thank
you
very
much.
All
those
in
favor
say
yay.
All
those
posting
a
great.
The
motion
carries
unanimously
minutes
to
her
from
the
public
meeting
of
March
the
7th
2023.
Are
there
any
corrections
to
the
minutes?
Nope?
A
Would
someone
like
to
move
adoption
great?
Thank
you,
councilor
Carr
seconded
by
councilor
Claussen.
Thank
you
all.
Those
in
favor
say
yay.
All
those
opposing
a
great
the
motion
carries
unanimously
minutes.
Three
are
from
the
council
meeting
following
the
standing
committee
on
City,
Finance
and
services
of
March,
the
8th
2023..
Are
there
any
corrections
to
the
minutes?
A
Would
someone
like
to
move
adoption
great,
thank
you,
councilor
Kirby,
Young
seconded
by
councilor
Jill.
Thank
you
all
those
people,
or
all
those
in
favor,
say
yay,
all
those
policing,
a
great.
The
motion
carries
unanimously
minutes
for
from
the
public
hearing
on
March
the
9th
2023.
Are
there
any
corrections
to
the
minutes?
Great.
Would
someone
like
to
move
an
option?
D
A
All
those
posting
a
great
the
motion
carries
unanimously
minutes
Fiverr
from
the
special
Counsel
on
March,
the
10th
2023..
Are
there
any
corrections
to
the
minutes?
No,
would
someone
like
to
move
adoption,
councilor,
Kirby
Young
seconded
by
counselor
Joe?
Thank
you
all.
Those
in
favor
say
yay.
All
those
posting
a
great
the
motion
carries
unanimously.
Council
will
now
consider
matters
adopted
during
consent.
We
have
reports
one
five
through
nine
and
referral
reports,
one
through
three
on
the
consent
agenda
for
council's
consideration.
A
Forgot
about
that
there's
a
lot
of
people
counselor
Kirby,
Young.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Councilor
Montague.
A
You
thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
Frye,
nine,
please
and
then.
A
A
Okay.
Does
any
member
wish
to
declare
a
conflict
of
interest
on
the
consent
items?
No
okay?
So
we
have
reports
number
one,
six,
seven
and
eight
and
referral
reports,
one
to
three
for
the
consent
approval.
Would
someone
like
to
move
adoption
of
the
recommendations
before
Council
contained
in
the
reports?
Great
great
Kirby,
young
and
counselor
Carr.
A
A
All
right
so
the
following
have
been
approved
on
consent
number
one:
Vancouver
Community
sport
event,
grants
spring
2023
intake
report
number
six
annual
Federation
of
Canadian
and
municipalities;
fcm
Union
of
British
Columbia
municipalities,
ubcm
and
Laura;
Mainland,
local
government
Association,
lmlga
membership
fees
for
2023
to
2024.
A
number;
seven
contract
award
for
consultant
for
landfill
design
and
contract
Administration
phase
five
closure
number
eight
contract
award
for
construction
of
sewer
Separation
on
West,
5th
of
54th
Avenue
and
referral
reports
number
one
two
and
three
so
number
one
is
cd-1:
rezoning,
4065,
Victoria,
Drive,
Cedar,
Cottage,
Neighborhood,
House,
cd-1
or
sorry.
A
referral
report
number
two
cd-1
rezoning,
10
45,
Burnaby
Street
and
referral
report;
number
three
rezoning:
2126
West,
34th,
Avenue
and
5025
Arbutus,
Street
and
2109
to
2129
West
35th
Avenue.
A
Okay,
so
so
Clerk
yeah,
so
we
already
had
three
held
before
so
in
when
I'm
following
the
order,
do
I
go
through
number
four
first,
and
then
we
go
back
to
three
okay,
all
right.
A
Three
four,
five:
okay
I
think
we
are
good
okay,
so
there
have
been
reports
held
so
reports.
What
speakers
are
two
and
R3
or
below
so
I
go
to
number.
Two
first.
Is
that
correct?
Okay,
our
first
held
report
in
order
of
the
agenda
is
report
number
two
and
that
would
be
the
2023
Animal
Welfare
Grant.
A
Okay
and
then
do
we
did
a
counselor
hold
this
or
is
it
because
of
speakers?
Thank
you
all
right.
Okay,
so
we
have
team
members
from
Animal
Services
here
to
answer
any
questions
that
Council
may
have
Council.
You
have
up
to
five
minutes
to
ask
questions
of
team
members.
Are
there
any
questions
sitting
down
on
the
Queue
I'd
like
to
remind
speakers
that
they
have
five
minutes
to
make
their
comments
should
State
whether
they
are
in
support
or
in
opposition
of
the
recommendations?
A
It
may
only
speak
once
council
members
have
up
to
three
minutes
to
ask
questions
to
speakers.
However.
Speakers
are
under
no
obligation
to
respond.
I
will
also
ask
speakers
if
they
are
residents
of
Vancouver.
If
it
is
not
noted
on
the
speakers
list,
we
will
now
hear
from
the
only
registered
speaker,
Sorrell
founder
and
president
of
rabitats
wrestling
Society
on
the
phone.
A
Thrilled
with
that
sorry
can
I
cut
you
off
for
a
sec,
we're
getting
a
little
bit
of
static
on
the
phone.
Would
you
be
able
to
get
closer
to
your
mic?
Please.
A
Worry
we
haven't
started
the
timer
yet
so
you'll
get
your
full
five
minutes.
Would
you
be
able
to
get
off
your
headset
and.
G
Oh
good,
thank
you.
Okay,
let
me
take
it
from
the
top
I'm
thrill
saidman
from
the
rabbits
rescue,
Society
I'm,
a
resident
of
Vancouver
and
I'm,
obviously
an
approval
of
the
report
that
gives
us
twenty
five
hundred
dollars
in
funding,
and
we
are
very
grateful
for
that.
So
these
friends
will
sterilize
10
rabbits,
and
that
is
very,
very
helpful.
But
rabbit
sounds
is
a
Humane
control
agency,
as
well
as
a
pet
rescue.
G
So
we're
really
interested
in
the
effects
on
the
environment
and
in
long-term
long-range
planning
on
the
domestic
rabbit
issues,
because
there
have
been
so
many
loose
in
the
environment
and
they
really
can
cause
damage.
So
we're
actually
asking
Council
to
take
a
long
hard
look
at
the
domestic
rabbit
issues
in
other
municipalities
and
the
ones
that
we
believe
are
starting
in
Vancouver,
and
we
would
like
to
see
the
city
develop
a
strategic
plan.
D
G
This
and
you
can
see
on
a
slide
here.
We
have
a
map
of
the
Lord
Mainland
that
we've
been
keeping
since
2017
and
we
track
abandoned
rabbits
and,
in
addition
to
to
this
data,
we
receive
phone
calls
from
people
wanting
to
to
surrender
pets.
So
what
we're
seeing
now
is
a
pretty
drastic
escalation,
and
on
top
of
this,
we've
got
for
various
reasons.
Inquiry
animal
services
in
the
BC
fpca
can
no
longer
pick
up
stray.
A
Rabbits
for
real
can
I
usually
interrupt
you
for
one
second,
I'll
give
you
a
few
more
moments.
Can
you
just
please
let
us
know
when
you
want
us
to
advance
your
slides
so
that
your
chamber
here
can
see
or
keep
up
with
you.
G
G
I
won't
be
able
to
see
when
the
slides
are
Advanced,
because
it
does
it
there's
there's
quite
a
leg.
G
Oh
good,
okay,
so
the
math
does
Show
the
recent
abandonment
and
it
shows
how
many
we've
picked
up,
but
it's
also
showing
how
many
are
potentially
left
in
the
environment,
and
we
can
definitely
say
that
this
is
a
escalating
issue,
especially
as
of
this
year.
Just
actually,
in
the
last
last
six
months,
we've
had
quite
the
explosion
on
Clyde.
G
So
because
we're
looking
at
for
various
reasons,
Vancouver
animal
services
and
the
BCS
BCA
no
longer
pick
up
dear
rabbit
and
the
shelters
are
full,
so
they're,
not
accepting
all
surrenders
so
there's
three
rabbit
rescues
that
have
been
keeping
rabbits
under
control
in
Vancouver
actually
for
the
last
decade,
and
one
of
them
has
now
shut
down.
The
other
two
are
at
capacity
combined
with
that
you've
got
the
post-covered
cat
dump
that's
happening.
G
G
It
really
only
did
take
50
years
to
go
from
24
rabbits
to
needing
a
30
000
kilometer
rabbit
through
fence.
They
do
breed
Lake
rabbits,
a
colony
of
30
turned
into
650
within
a
month
in
Kelowna.
So
it's
next
slide.
Then
they
do
do
damage
to
structures
and
to
to
property.
They
are
burrowing
animals.
Unlike
the
native
rabbit
they
they
really
can
even
damage
the
the
sides
of
Highways
structures
and
and
the
you
know,
playgrounds
playing
fields
that
sort
of
thing.
G
So
it's
it's
a
really
good
idea
to
keep
them
under
control.
It's
like
who
is
responsible
for
the
rabbits,
and
this
is
an
issue.
This
issue
keeps
getting
punted
back
and
forth
between
various
jurisdictions
because
they
are
pets.
They
are
Wildlife
they're
farm
animals.
I
Thanks
Darrell
I
understand
this
is
probably
a
pretty
busy
time
of
year
for
you,
with
Easter
and
and
the
popularity
for
adopting,
bunnies
and
and
I
appreciate
the
work
that
you
guys
are
doing
and
and
recognize
that
that
the
capacity
is
not
there,
and
you
mentioned
this
sort
of
Perfect
Storm
I-
understand
that
Kelowna
and
Delta
both
have
bylaws
for
spay
neuter
of
rabbits.
G
G
Cover
Island,
too,
have
have
made
anti-breeder,
not
anti-breather,
but
just
mandates
to
restrict
reading
mandate,
sterilization
I.
I
Know
that
that
in
2012
there
was
an
attempt
at
uecm
to
regulate
a
spay
neuter
for
rabbits,
because
it
is
such
a
significant
risk
and
we
know
that
Delta
and
Richmond
have
really
struggled
with
these
feral
rabbit
populations
that
cause
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
worth
of
damage.
Are
we
picking
up
rabbits
at
golf
courses
and
I
recognize
that
you
guys
are
getting
out
of
the
rabbit
control
business?
I
G
Yep,
the
people
do
like
abandoning
those
rabbits
on
golf
courses
for
sure
in
South
Vancouver
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
different
reports,
East
Vancouver,
pretty
much
all
all
over.
They
do
like
inopportune
places
like
golf
courses
playgrounds,
but
this
is
this
is
where
it
gets
into.
Are
they
abandoned
pets
or
are
they
wildlife
and.
G
Yeah
there's
a
fair
amount
of
stats.
There
was
a
biologist
that
saw
30
rabbits
in
cloning
in
February
and
accounted
640
I
think
in
June.
So
you
know
they
definitely
breeds
like
rabbits
well.
I
I
appreciate
I
think
we
all
appreciate
the
heads
up
on
this
I
think
this
is
something
that
you
know
for
many
of
us
would
have
flown
under
the
radar,
but
I
think
recognizing
that
in
a
few
years
we
could
have
a
pretty
significant
problem
in
our
in
our
parks
and
golf
courses
if
this
is
left
sort
of
without
some
kind
of
strategy
or
study
to
kind
of
adapt.
So
thank
you.
Sorrell
awesome.
G
A
Thanks
and
we're
at
time,
thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
That
is
the
end
of
our
speakers
list
for
this
item.
Seeing
no
one
else
on
the
Queue
here
would
someone
else
like
to
sort
of
would
someone
like
to
move
emotion?
Thank
you,
counselor
fry
as
their
seconder
counselor
Boyle.
Thank
you
council.
Is
there
any
discussion
all
right
sing?
No
one.
A
Let's
bring
this
to
a
vote,
reminder
that
any
council
member
whose
video
is
disabled
will
be
marked
absent
for
the
vote
pursuant
to
section
14.13
of
the
procedure
by
law.
So
if
we
can
go
to
voting
obsessed,
favorables.
A
All
right-
and
it
looks
like
the
motion
passes
unanimously
great,
so
the
the
next
item
on
the
docket
here
is
R3,
so
2023
community
services
and
other
social
grants
does
any
member
wish
to
declare
a
conflict
of
interest
on
this
item?
A
No
okay.
We
have
team
members
from
social
policy
and
projects
division
here
to
answer
any
questions.
Council
might
have
Council.
You
have
up
to
five
minutes
to
ask
questions
of
team
members.
Are
there
any
questions,
and
let
me
see
here-
yes,
counselor
oh
hold
on
a
sec
I'd
like
to
remind
speakers
that
they
have
five
minutes
to
make
their
comments
should
State,
whether,
oh
sorry,
don't
worry
about
it.
Okay,
counselor
Meisner,
you're
up
thank.
J
You
mayor,
my
question
is
around:
if
we
do
any
due
diligence
in
terms
of
ensuring
that
the
organizations
that
we
are
recommending
for
Grants
are
following
policies
similar
to
our
respectful
workplace
policy.
So
what
I'm
referring
to
is?
Are
they
making
comments
in
the
media
that,
if
they
were
made
in
the
chambers
here,
would
be
in
contravention
or
against
our
respectful
workplace
policy?.
K
Thank
you,
councilor
Meisner,
Sandra,
Singh,
general
manager,
Arts
culture
and
Community
Services
I
appreciate
the
question
in
terms
of
what
we,
what
we
look
at
when
we're
assessing
organizations
for
potential
Grant
recommendations.
Are
there
Financial
standings
the
services,
the
track
record
of
delivering
the
services
in
the
community
we
haven't.
We
don't
at
this
point,
have
the
capacity
to
do
a
full
media
scan
for
for
all
organizations,
and
we,
you
know,
we
wouldn't
necessarily
know
exactly
what
what
organizations
are
are
are
communicating.
K
However,
if
there
was
something
very
egregious
or
in
contradiction
of
Human,
Rights
or
criminal
code
or
anything
we
would
be
and
and
that
was
brought
to
our
attention.
That
would
absolutely
be
something
we
would
take
into
consideration.
Okay,.
J
K
I
think
we
could
certainly
take
that
away
and
talk
with
them
about
the
possibility
of
doing
that,
whether
whether
we
would
be
in
a
position
to
capture
every
everything
that
is,
that
is
out
there
in
the
social
media
and
in
the
formal
media
I
I
would
I
would
suggest
that
it's
probably
not
possible
to
capture
everything.
K
L
Yeah
hi
good
morning,
Rachel
telling
senior
sustainability
specialist,
so
the
decolonization
decolonizing
toolkit
for
community-tended
Gardens
for
the
high
school
Humanity
application,
I
assume,
is
what
you're
referring
to
yeah.
L
So
this
project
addresses
a
gap
in
access
to
Green
Space
for
Equity
denied
communities,
particularly
in
the
downtown
east
side,
and
it
aims
to
create
the
decolonial
covenants
toolkit
in
partnership
with
Community
partner
organizations,
with
the
intent
to
contribute
to
increasing
access
to
landed,
Equity
denied
communities
in
the
downtown
east
side
and
offering
that
model
to
neighborhoods
Beyond.
So
in
partnership
with
Community,
they
want
to
develop
this
toolkit
that
can
then
be
shared
with
other
non-profit
organizations
to
really
guide.
M
F
Okay,
maybe
I'll
go
on
a
different
tangent
here,
a
little
bit
in
the
process
of
recommending
grants.
F
N
Hi,
thank
you,
sonny
Bianchi
senior
planner
for
social
policy.
We
do
we
as
part
of
the
intake
process
and
the
application
process
for
the
grants
program.
We
don't
do
site
visits
specifically
because
there's
hundreds
of
applications
and
only
four
to
five
staff
that
adjudicate
them.
We
do,
however,
throughout
the
year,
except
invitation
to
go
to
to
cease
programming
to
meet
with
people
in
their
in
their
office.
F
It's
like
814
grants
or
something
is
that
correct,
okay,
but
we
have,
but
we
don't
go
to
the
visit
and
actually
visit
these
offices.
Do
we
do
we
determine?
Does
staff
determine
how
customers
I
guess?
Customer
acquisition
is
the
best
way
to
put
it
how
they,
how
they
acquire
their
clientele
or
yeah.
N
Absolutely
that's
so
that
for
for
social
policy
grants,
we
have
a
question
specifically
related
to
how
participants
receive
Services,
how
they're
consulted.
We
adjudicate
based
on
understanding
the
feedback
loop,
that
organizations
have
about
their
services
so
that
they're
able
to
be
are
able
to
understand
yeah
how
how
services
are
improved
or
delivered
is.
F
There
a
check
done
through
like
organizations
like
the
Better,
Business,
Bureau
or
similar
groups,
like
that,
the.
F
Is
there
any
basic
background
checks
done
on
not
just
the
organization
but
their
board
members
or
their
employees
or
their
its
members?
So.
K
Yeah
I
think
Google
searches,
yeah.
Thank
you
counselor
for
the
question.
It's
yeah
I
think
it's.
It
is
absolutely
important
to
do
due
diligence
related
to
organizations
receiving
funding.
We
don't
do
background
checks
on
all
the
the
board
members
or
the
senior
staff
at
organizations.
However,
as
as
Sonya
mentioned,
that
that
legal
check
on
good
standing
is
is
a
very
important
one.
K
It's
not
traditional
for
granting
organizations
to
do
that
level
of
of
review
for
just
given
the
scale
of
Grants
applications
that
are
received
so
in
the
in
other
organizations.
They
would
not
do
that
level
of
of
review.
There's
just
too
many
organizations.
Okay,.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
Carr.
O
Thanks
mayor
I'm
wondering
about
the
grants
that
relate
to
food
security,
I
notice,
as
I
was
running
through
them,
that
there
were
a
number
of
grants
that
were
not
supported
around
food
security.
Specifically
I
think
they
were
three
applications
by
food
stash,
which
does
some
take
food
that
would
otherwise
be
thrown
away
and
create
obviously
an
environmental
problem
in
terms
of
ghts,
but
then
use
it
to
deliver
to
people.
One
of
them
was
in
fact
to
deliver
food
to
persons
with
disabilities
and
chronic
illnesses.
O
There
was
another
one
Vancouver
Fruit
Tree
Project
another
one,
Vancouver
Botanical
Garden,
looking
at
establishing
a
teaching
Garden
I'm
deeply
concerned
about
food
security
as
we
as
we
have
increasing
climate
change
and
I'm
wondering
what
stat
this
response
from
staff
on
that
and
if
you
have
thought
about
food
security
has
been
a
really
important
part
of
the
grants
that
we
do
offer.
Yeah.
N
Absolutely
thank
you
for
the
question.
So
I
mean
when
we
look
at
the
grants
we
get
overwhelmed
with
a
lot
of
applications.
As
you
know,
I
think.
One
of
the
things
that
we
understand
is
that
we
have
a
sustainable,
Food,
Systems,
Grant
stream,
which
has
been
awarded
on
a
multi-year
basis.
We
have
made
a
significant
investment
into
Fruit
food
security.
N
O
O
Okay
I
know
we
informing
the
organizations
about
that
option
to
apply
to
through
that
grand
stream
yeah,
absolutely
okay,
just
again
encouraging
a
look
at
what
our
big
challenging
social
issues
as
and
I
think
food
is
is
one
of
them.
Thank
you.
That's
it
for
me
mayor.
Thank
you.
P
K
So,
thank
you,
counselor
I'll
start
and
then
I'll
invite
staff
to
to
to
comment.
So
we
do
do
as
a
requirement
of
all
of
our
granting
agreements.
There
is
a
requirement
that
organizations
report
on
their
activities,
as
well
as
provide
audited
financial
statements,
that
staff
review
to
ensure
that
the
funds
are
being
used
for
the
service
purposes
for
which
we're
granting
them
and
that
and
that
the
organization
is
managing
their
their
funding
appropriately.
K
In
terms
of
the
auditing
process,
we
on
occasion
will
request
an
audit
of
of
an
organization
if
we
have
some
concerns
around
the
management
of
of
the
organization
or
the
funds
that
that
they're
deploying
the
city
funds
that
they're
deploying
so
it's
rare,
but
but
it
is
at
times
a
tool
that
we
we
have
deployed.
K
So
we
don't
review
every
single
receipt
from
organizations,
but
I
think
if
you
would
like,
would
you
speak
to
the
financial
review.
N
Thank
you
for
the
question.
No,
we
do
not
require
organizations
to
send
us
receipts
again.
It's
related
to
their
good
standing,
which
is
related
to
their
tax
filings
every
year.
So
that's
one
of
our
main
checks
for
that.
When
we
look
at
our
financial
reports,
we
really
are
looking
at
being
in
good
standing
and
having
a
healthy
Financial
reserves
and
resources
available
for
their
programming.
K
So,
thank
you,
so
we
as
as
customary
in
granting-
and
this
is
not
unique
to
the
city-
it
is
customary
for
any
grants
even
grants.
We
receive
from
senior
government
we're
not
required
to
submit
every
single
receipt.
We
do.
We
do
report
out
on
how
we
spent
the
money
in
aggregate
by
category
we
report
on
and
and
on
the
activities,
but
yeah,
it's
not
customary
for
granting
organizations
to
require
that
level
of
documentation.
Thank.
P
You
and
then
is
it
possible
to
have
some
external
auditing
team
to
review
the
process
with
those
organizations.
K
So
we
have,
we
have
had
an
audit
of
our
granting
processes
recently
undertaken
by
the
city's
audit
team,
and
we
have
implemented
different
measures.
Around
report
report
like
there's
a
number
of
recommendations
that
we've
implemented
and
in
terms
of
a
particular
organizations,
are
talking
about
particular
organizations
or
external.
P
The
organization
who
received
those
granting.
K
So
in
the
situations
where
we
have
requested
an
audit
of
a
particular
organization,
we've
typically
engaged
our
internal
audit
team
here
at
the
city
to
undertake
that
yeah
yeah
they
do
follow.
They
do
follow
standard
they're,
they're
kind
of
they're
accredited
in
the
field
of
auditing.
They
do
follow
standard
audit
procedures,
and
so
they
do
bring
bring
back
recommendations
based
on
on
on
professional
practice,
great.
K
K
A
Q
Thanks
mayor
and
thanks
Dan,
one
I
think
we'll
hear
from
a
few
once
on
the
subject
of
funding
opportunities
for
partnership.
I
recognize
as
part
of
the
grant
program.
There
are
times
where
we
make
a
judgment
that
certain
organizations
are
substantially
funded
by
other
sources,
and
so
we
may
allocate
funds
to
other
organizations
but
I'm
curious
if
we
have
a
criteria
or
lens
to
funding
organizations
that
may
deliver
services
to
us
in
Partnership.
Q
So
in
the
context
of
we'll
hear
from
Treehouse
later,
where
it's
got
some
funding
provincially,
but
it
is
actually
a
service
delivery
model
that
serves
families
in
the
city
of
Vancouver,
in
partnership
with
mcfd
and
VPD
and
I'm
curious.
If
that's
something
we
might
look
at
going
forward,
is
organizations
where
it's
about
aligning
and
supporting
partnership
and
services
within
the
city.
K
Curious
about
that
counselor
I
mean
that's.
Certainly
a
consideration.
I
would
I
think
of
the
grant
team.
As
we're
doing
work,
I
mean
the
grants
are
used
to
at
times
fund
gaps
in
the
community
where
there's
a
gap
in
a
service
that
area
that
can't
be
that
isn't
currently
being
addressed.
We
do
try
to
swim
in
our
Lane
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
focusing
on
funding
funding
services
that
aren't
generally
funded
by
senior
government.
But
yes,
at
times
we
do
our.
K
We
know
our
funding
leverages
senior
Government
funding
as
well,
and
so
it
is
a
with
limited
resources,
you're
always
kind
of
threading,
a
fine
needle
there,
but
but
in
terms
of,
but
we
do
I
think
consider
all
of
the
organizations
that
receive
funding
from
the
city
to
some
extent
there's
a
there's,
a
partnership
there
we
are,
we
are
wanting
to
fund
the
work
that
they
do
in
community
and
and
our
contribution
to
that
is
the
is
the
is
the
funding.
K
M
Just
one
more
thing
to
add:
if,
if
Council
wished,
we
could
Target
funding
towards
a
particular
Initiative.
For
example,
we
do
fund
streets
to
home,
we
do
fund
other
organizations
as
a
partnership,
so
that
would
be
up
to
council.
Okay,.
Q
That's
really
helpful
and
then
just
one
more
question
is
just
in
the
context
of
I
know.
You've
noted
in
Council
in
the
past
plans
to
sort
of
review
the
overall
Grant
framework
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
could
comment
on
sort
of
initial
thinking
about
what
that
review
looks
like
in
terms
of
guiding
principles
and
eligibility
criteria
and
and
when
that's
coming
to
council.
K
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Yes,
we'll
be:
bringing
reports
to
council
we're
anticipating
in
June,
for
both
the
social
policy
grants
program
for
2024
and
the
cultural
Services
Grants
program
for
2024,
and
at
that
time
we'll
be
outlining
what
we
you
know
based
on
current
current
allocations.
What
we
anticipate
the
overall
budget
might
be
what
the
allocations
would
be
by
stream
the
criteria
and
and
and
at
that
point
Council
can
can
provide
additional
Direction
at
the
programmatic
level
and
then
we
would
have
time
to
implement
any
changes
for
2024
granting
year.
E
Yeah
thanks
mayor
I
was
going
to
ask
similar
questions,
sort
of
about
and
I'll
sort
of
carry
on
with
a
little
bit
of
the
theme
with
respects
to
Youth
and
particularly
food
security.
So
I,
look
at
the
organizations
not
recommended,
for
example,
common
house
working
with
Arts
umbrella
for
at-risk
youth
to
keep
them
positively
engaged
in
art.
Projects
that
would
culminate
over
10
weeks
seems
a
pretty
great
way
to
give
youth
at
risk.
E
What
you
can
rescued
food
market,
and
so
I
guess
sort
of
getting
delving
into
the
question
a
little
bit
more
is
when
was
the
last
time
that
the
sort
of
Grants,
strategic,
Direction
and
focus
was
reviewed
and
how
much
do
staff
stick
with
that
and
how
much
flexibility
is
there
within
the
current
process,
to
adapt
to
issues
that
we're
really
seeing,
such
as
the
incredible
challenging
affordability
of
food
insecurity,
youth
that
are
getting
hit,
that
we
know
costs
a
lot
more
later
on
if
they're
not
supported
early
on
in
terms
of
stable
housing
and
services,
so
yeah.
N
Absolutely
thank
you
for
the
question
so
to
reflect
back
on
food
as
a
specific
topic,
so
we
were
just
looking
through
our
July
report
and
we
have
invested
almost
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
food
sustainability
that
is
again
continuing
to
roll
over
year
over
year
for
the
next
three
years.
When
it
comes
to
youth,
we
are
working
with
other
levels
of
government
to
secure
funding
specific
to
youth
safety.
N
So
we
have
the
building
safer
communities
program,
which
is
something
that
will
be
specifically
targeted,
Youth
and
youth,
violence
and
intervention
or
and
prevention
of
Youth
violence.
So
there's
some
specific
funding,
that's
that
is
targeted
towards
youth.
In
general.
We
take
the
cue
from
all
of
the
priorities
that
come
from
Council
and
from
different
reports
that
are
identifying
what
are
the
needs
that
we
need
to
be
investing
in,
so
that
would
be
I.
E
Mean
could
I,
for
example.
Could
you
tell
me
today
that
these
are
the
like?
What
are
the
the
five
things
that
you're
following
for
Council
or
how
are
you
proportioning?
Are
you
proportioning
on
a
percentage
basis
or
how
much
flexibility
are
staff
exercising
in
the
allocation
of
what
type
of
need
get
spend
and
what
doesn't
I.
N
Mean
I
think
that
I
think
the
thing
to
consider
as
well.
Is
we
really
look
at
a
multitude
of
items
when
we're
assessing
who
gets
funding
and
who
doesn't
I?
Think
part
of
what
we
look
at?
Is
the
service
that's
being
provided
the
community
that
it's
serving
and
the
demographics
of
that
community
and
then
really
specifically
the
organization's
capacity
as
a
in
in
terms
of
finances,
so
an
organization,
a
really
large
organization,
may
not
be
as
competitive
for
us
if
they
have
a
lot
of
reserves.
E
Can
I
just
interject
a
little
just
because
I
have
limited
time
and
I
appreciate
those
are
sort
of
global
things
that
you
would
look
at
with
respect
to
all
the
organizations
Financial
capacity
said
I
guess
I'm.
Asking
specifically
is
if
I
said
to
you
what's
really
top
of
mind
for
you
right
now,
focusing
on
like
is
it?
Is
it
these
five
things?
Is
it
Foods
insecurity?
Is
it
supporting
folks
that
are
at
risk
of
homelessness
like
I'm,
trying
to
I'm
trying
to
look
at
it?
From
that
perspective,.
N
Yeah
absolutely
so
you
know
we
look
specifically
at
ensuring
that
Equity
denied
or
deserving
communities
are
supported,
we're
looking
at
reconciliation
and
supporting
indigenous
communities
and
urban
indigenous
peoples.
We're
looking
at
services
that
are
intersecting
the
most
like
multiple
vulnerabilities,
so
that
might
be
something
like
low-income
senior
status.
N
Again,
the
variety
of
vulnerabilities
that
we
we
consider.
We
look
at
the
equity
strategy.
It's
very
clear,
yeah,
just.
M
Just
I
think
I
think
it's
it's
also
outlined
in
in
the
report
around
how
this
connects
with
the
healthy
City
strategy
and
some
of
the
work
there
as
well.
The
council
approved
in
a
number
of
years
ago,
so
and
and
Sony
is
right.
We
look
at
those
emergent
issues.
We
also
look
at
Council
directions,
so
we've
had
Council
Direction
around
food
policy.
We
know
as
staff
that
food
security
is
a
key
issue.
We
know
women's
safety
is
a
key
issue
and
also
been
supported
by
by
Council
in
the
past.
M
With
previous
information.
As
far
as
reviews
go,
we
try
to
typically
do
those
every
five
years
or
so
the
last
one
that
was
done
from
a
strategic
level
happened
about
just
Nicole
is
signing
with
the
equity
framework.
E
M
I
think
that
the
grants
have
always
served
to
serve
folks
who
are
Equity
denied
and
cover
a
spectrum
of
those,
and
if
council
could
choose
to
ask
us
to
narrow
and
Target
our
focus,
our
preference
would
be
because
this
is
a
city-wide
approach
and
there
are
multiple
groups
and
populations
of
people
that
need
and
deserve
some
support.
That's
why
we've
always
taken
a
broad
view
around
the
grant,
but
that
would
be
up
to
council
to
decide
to
Target
in
one
particular
area
right.
I
Before
you
sit
down,
Mary
Claire
I
just
wanted
to
I'm
I'm
kind
of
on
trying
to
unpack
some
of
the
threads
and
questions
here
and
on
this
subject
of
decolonization
and
decolonial
thinking.
Correct
me.
In
my
sense,
it's
not
just
about
reconciliation
or
indigenous
people.
My
understanding
is
decolonization
also
talks
about
people
who
have
been
subjugated
by
Imperial
systems
and
that
could
be
black
people.
Chinese
people,
yes
East
Asian
people,
and
it's
really
recognizing
the
systemic
legacies
of.
I
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
get
that
clarification
on
the
general.
So
I
appreciate
that
you
know
you
do
diligence
on
reviewing
these
grants
and
stuff
like
that
and
we're
looking
at
it
through
an
equity
lens,
and
so
do
we
take
sort
of
a
financial
lens
and
recognize
where
some
of
these
grants
are
helping
to
divert
from
things
we
might
otherwise
have
to
pay
for,
as
the
city
like
so,
for
instance,
engineering
to
deal
with
climate
change
or
policing
interventions
or
homelessness
on
the
streets
and
stuff.
M
Part
of
it
is
because
we
try
to
look
Upstream
in
terms
of
preventative
kinds
of
initiatives,
so
preventing
violence
against
women
or
or
those
types
of
things.
We
are
working
on
a
grants,
impact
reporting
that
we've
told
you
about,
and
so
we
hope
to
do
more
of
that,
as
as
we
as
we
go
along
in
terms
of
actual
impact
and
prevention,.
I
And,
and
and
do
these
sort
of
Social
Service
grants
allow
us
to
support
stuff
that
may
be
on
beyond
the
capacity
of
us
to
generate
more
staff
to
do
that?
Work
because
we're
relying
on
subject
matter.
Experts
in.
M
I
Yeah,
thank
you
and
I
know
it's
a
lot
of
work
to
put
these
grants
together
and
to
review
them
and
to
actually
compile
this
and
and
obviously,
there's
always
going
to
be
people
who
are
disappointed
because
they
didn't
get
a
grant
and
there's
only
a
finite
amount
of
money
and
appreciate
that
this
is
tough
work.
You
guys
do
it
and
yeah.
Thank
you
for
it.
Thank
you.
A
Great
thank
you
very
much,
seeing
no
other
questions
here,
I'd
like
to
remind
speakers
that
they
have
five
minutes
to
make
their
comments
and
should
State
whether
they
are
in
support
or
in
opposition
to
the
recommended.
A
Sorry
in
opposition
of
the
recommendations
and
may
only
speak
once
council
members
have
up
to
three
minutes
to
ask
questions
to
speakers.
However,
speakers
are
under
no
obligation
to
respond.
I
will
also
ask
if
speakers
are
residents
of
Vancouver.
If
it
is
not
noted
on
the
speakers
list,
we
will
now
hear
from
our
first
registered
speaker,
Kathy
e
Thompson
council,
member
of
the
self
Vancouver
seniors.
Hub
and
Kathy.
Are
you
on
the
phone.
R
Miss
not
being
there
I
have
to
tell
you
that,
but
but
anyways
good
morning,
Mayor
Sam,
counselors
and
staff
on
behalf
of
the
South
Vancouver
seniors
Hub.
Thank
you
sincerely
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
on
a
subject
that
is
very
dear
to
our
hearts
that
seniors
and
their
Wellness
in
our
neighborhood.
My
name
is
Kathy
Thompson
and
I'm.
R
A
proud
member
of
the
South
Vancouver
seniors
Hub
I
live
in
Vancouver
I'm,
a
resident
I'm,
a
senior
who
is
quite
surprised
that
I
got
to
be
the
senior
so
quickly
and
I'm
definitely
a
volunteer
for
over
10
years.
The
city
of
Vancouver
has
been
a
constant
supporter
of
the
South
Vancouver
senior
sub,
and
we
sincerely
thank
you.
This
funding
has
enabled
us
to
deliver
valuable
and
much
needed
services
to
seniors
who
have
told
us
that
they
want
to
be
independent
and
active
participants
in
their
neighborhood.
We
provide
the
programs
for
this
to
have
happen.
R
Thank
you
again.
We,
like
you
value,
healthy
and
strong
relations.
Ships,
as
we
have
with
the
city,
such
as
the
emergency
preparedness
kits
handed
out
during
the
Heaton
home
and
local
community
centers,
like-minded
groups
and
networks.
Such
as
Metro
Vancouver
cross-cultural
seniors
I'd
like
to
express
how
grateful
we
are
to
work
with
your
peter
Brookman
social
policy.
Oh
healthy
and
open
relationships
are
key
to
the
sets
for
making
things
happen.
R
This
morning,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
three
items
how
the
seniors
Hub
came
about
what
we
do
briefly
because
I
it
would
take
me
a
good
day
to
tell
you
what
we
do
and
why
we're
here
today,
the
most
important
reason.
So
the
seniors
Hub
came
about
after
a
report
in
2009,
funded
by
the
ubcm
ubcm
and
United
Way
called
sustaining
seniors
through
the
neighborhood
house
model
published
results,
stating
that
the
fragmentation
of
Senior
Services
became
a
major
concern.
R
Thus,
the
South
Vancouver
neighborhood
was
asked
to
design
and
Implement
a
seniors
Hub
as
a
three-year
pilot
project,
I'm
very
proud
to
say
that
we
serve
as
a
model
for
other
neighbor
houses
locally
and
even
internationally.
In
Berlin.
We
were
asked
to
share
our
expertise
now,
ten
years
later,
we're
going
strong,
we're
enhancing
programs
where
we
can
and
offering
programs
in
many
languages
and
just
recently
added
Vietnamese,
another
growing
population
in
our
neighborhood.
R
So
if
I
could
just
give
you
some
background
information
on
the
South
Vancouver
Neighborhood
House,
located
on
Victoria
Drive
yeah
I'm,
going
to
just
because
you
you
can
find
this.
The
programs
we
offer
on
the
internet,
but
some
interesting
facts
include
that
our
border
ranges
from
Main
Street
to
Boundary
Road
and
34
41st
Avenue
to
the
Fraser
River
and
it's
home
to
approximately
100
000.
Yes,.
D
R
000
people
from
diverse
backgrounds,
one
hundred
thousand
more
than
the
population
of
cities
such
as
Kamloops
Chilliwack
and
close
to
Nanaimo,
Center,
seniors
and
14-
are
children
under
15
years
of
age.
This
area
is
the
most
racialized
area
of
Vancouver,
with
80
percent
visible
minorities
and
has
the
most
immigrants
of
anywhere
in
Vancouver,
so
Santa
the
population
have
a
non-english
first
language
and
Canadians
and
60
of
the
population
65
and
over
are
first
generation
Canadians
of
which
many
are
considered
low
income.
We,
the
South,
Vancouver
Neighborhood
House,
says
935
volunteers.
R
What
would
we
ever
do
without
them
and
approximately
twenty
thousand
hours
of
service
from
on
April
21
to
March
2022
as
provided?
We
have
three
distinct
neighborhoods
Sunset
Victoria
phase
of
you
and
Killarney.
Our
residents
are
the
greatest
assets
in
South,
Vancouver
and
opportunities
for
people
to
connect.
Engage
in
lead
has
never
been
more
important,
sad
to
say
that
South
Vancouver
has
inefficient
supports
for
social
spaces
available
for
the
community
to
connect,
engage
and
Thrive.
It's
a
wide
sprawling,
disconnected
area.
So
what
do
we
do
at
the
South?
Vancouver's?
R
Pardon
me,
South,
Vancouver,
seniors
Hub.
Is
we
work
on
behalf
of
the
over
18
000
seniors
that
live
in
the
area
and
we're
governed
by
a
dedicated
group
of
eight
senior
volunteers
who
form
the
seniors,
Hub
seniors,
listening
to
seniors
the
council
and
their
committees,
organize
health
and
wellness
activity
activities,
all
the
information
sessions
on
issues
affecting
seniors
identify
assets
and
gas
gaps
in
community
services?
But,
more
importantly,
the
seniors
key
is
key.
R
R
And
finally-
and
this
is
the
reason
I'm
here
this
morning-
it's
about
in
equity
in
funding,
so
I
was
pleased
to
hear
earlier
when
someone
asked
about
equity
and
then
we
have
evidence-based
data
in
2021
in
partnership
with
Simon
Fraser,
an
extensive
research
project
was
conducted
with
SFU
Urban
studies
and
the
faculty
of
Health
scientists
entitled
social
infrastructure
services
and
unmet
needs
in
South
Vancouver.
Sadly,
the
report
revealed
important
information
about
the
lack
of
social
infrastructure
that
exists
in
South
Vancouver.
The
report
highlighted
several
inequities.
What
stood
out
for
many
of
us
that.
D
S
R
A
Kathy
and
you're
at
time:
oh
no
yeah,
I'm,
sorry,
not.
O
Hello
Kathy,
yes,
I
am
interested.
You
did
say
at
the
beginning
that
you
wanted
to
talk
about
inequity
and
funding,
and
I
would
like
to
know
more
about
that.
Please.
R
Thank
you
so
much
well.
I
I
would
like
to
know
that
we
receive
less
per
capital
than
the
Vancouver
average,
so
that
means
that
11.1
for
South
Vancouver
per
Capitol
versus
25.03
per
capita.
That's
on
page
seven
of
the
report
and
the
other
thing
that's
quite
a
difference
14
and
we
given
our
100
000
population
and
that
we're
the
largest
multiple
population,
Multicultural
population,
we'd
like
to
see
we're
not
as
I
say.
O
Thank
you
for
that
information.
It
is
something
that
we
can
follow
up
with
with
staff
in
terms
of
the
kind
the
numbers
of
people
and
diversity
of
people's
that
are
served
by
the
ground.
So
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
for
for
the
work
you
do
in
the
community
and
for
taking
the
time
to
come
to
speak
to
us.
A
Thank
you,
Kathy.
Seeing
no
other
questions
for
you,
I'm
going
to
move
on
to
the
next
speaker.
The
next
speaker
is
Leia
zil
Leia.
Are
you
on
the
phone.
T
T
A
child
and
youth
Advocacy,
Center
and
I'm
here
today
to
speak
to
the
recommendations
in
the
2023
community
services
and
other
social
grants
reports
from
the
perspectives
of
of
an
organization
who
is
not
being
recommended
for
a
poor
support.
Grant
first
off
I'd
like
to
recognize
the
challenging
work
of
the
social
planning
team.
In
adjudicating
the
request
for
funding
and
putting
together
the
recommendations
in
the
report
was
significantly
more
becomes
available.
T
I
can't
imagine
it
is
a
fun
job
to
deliver
the
news
to
the
many
organizations
in
need
that
a
grant
request
is
not
being
recommended,
yet
they
handled
themselves
with
Grace
as
consummate
professionals
who
care
deeply
about
their
community
and
value
the
service.
These
organizations
provide
to
the
city
I
thank
them
for
their
support,
provided
throughout
the
process.
The
nonprofit
sector.
T
We
are
grateful
that
2.7
million
dollars
has
been
made
available
through
the
port
support,
Grant
stream,
contributing
to
the
profound
outcomes
being
generated
by
the
sector.
On
the
flip
side,
I
believe
it
is
important
to
speak
to
the
impact
that
lack
of
funding
has
on
an
organization
for
context.
The
Treehouse
provides
a
collaborative
and
comprehensive
response
to
child
abuse
investigations.
I'm
sure
you
can
all
imagine
the
turmoil.
T
One
time
our
team
meets
regularly
to
discuss
each
case
and
the
family
is
supported
from
the
moment
they
are
referred
to
The
Treehouse,
all
the
way
through
the
court
process
and
Beyond
The
Treehouse,
streamline
communication
between
the
systems
and
improved
information
flowing
to
families.
We
have
closed
the
gaps
between
systems
through
which
young
people
too
often
fall
the
professionals
working
in
the
cyac
model,
site
time
and
cost
efficiencies
and
improvements
to
how
they
do
their
job.
Due
to
the
collaboration,
children
report
feeling
heard
and
families
routinely
speak
of
how
supported
they
felt
throughout
the
process.
T
Research
and
evidence
shows
that
the
child
and
youth
Advocacy
Center
model
works
and
is
highly
cost
effective.
Yet
we
continue
to
struggle
to
get
traction
on
stable
and
adequate
funding
from
any
level
of
government.
Putting
this
crucial
service
in
Jeopardy,
our
federal
funding
has
been
cut
nearly
in
half
this
year
as
more
child
and
youth
advocacy
centers
emerge
across
the
country,
yet
the
funding
envelope
doesn't
grow.
We
have
yet
to
realize
stable,
ongoing
provincial
funding,
despite
having
had
recommendations
in
the
past
four
provincial
budget.
T
T
Yet,
with
the
aftermath
of
the
pandemic
and
volatile
economy
being
dependent
on
the
generosity
of
community
makes
our
ability
to
keep
lights
on
and
doors
open
year
after
year,
precarious,
putting
all
of
our
human
resources
into
fundraising
efforts
limits
our
ability
to
focus
on
important
work
like
enhancing
supports
for
Children
and
Youth,
and
expanding
Service
delivery
to
children
who
have
experienced
abuse
a
core
support.
Grant
would
have
a
significant,
significant
impact
on
our
operating
budget
and
could
be
the
difference
towards
achieving
our
annual
budget.
T
An
investment
from
the
city
of
Vancouver
would
also
go
a
long
way
towards
strengthening
our
Quests
for
sustainable
funding
from
other
levels
of
government
when
I
think
about
the
impact
impact,
closing
our
doors
with
Dean
I.
Think
of
a
young
girl
who
came
to
our
Center
last
year.
When
this
young
girl
arrived
at
the
tree
house,
she
was
terrified
she
could
not
bring
herself
to
enter
into
our
space.
Our
victim
support
worker
Brett
Nessa,
our
facility
dog,
to
the
building
Lobby
leader
within
moments.
T
This
young
girl
connected
with
Nessa
and
she
was
calmed
down
enough
to
enter
our
space
in
the
supportive
environment
of
the
Treehouse.
She
was
able
to
open
up
to
police
where
they
got
a
disclosure
from
her.
A
plan
was
put
in
place
and
she
was
able
to
start
her
healing
process.
Had
the
Treehouse
theme
not
been
there
for
her
that
day,
she
very
likely
could
have
carried
her
secret
for
years
with
the
impact
of
the
abuse
she
endured,
manifesting
in
all
sorts
of
complex
ways.
Unaddressed
childhood
trauma
shows
up
in
many
ways.
T
We
see
it
every
day
in
the
Myriad
of
social
crises.
The
city
aims
to
solve
homelessness.
The
opioid
crisis,
complex
mental
health
issues,
suicide
rates,
intimate
partner,
violence,
poverty
and
crime,
to
name
a
few.
These
issues
are
having
a
profound
impact
on
the
lives
of
all
Vancouver
rights,
affecting
the
livability
of
our
city
and
aerobing
perception
of
Public
Safety
The
Treehouse
gets
out
in
front
of
these
issues.
Imagine
what
our
city
might
look
like
in
20
years,
if
all
children
were
given
an
opportunity
to
heal
from
abusive
experience.
T
I
share
all
this
today
as
a
point
of
reflection,
as
you
consider
the
significant
significance
of
the
core
supports
grants
on
communities
and
I
urge
you
to
consider
I
urge
Council
to
consider
increasing
the
grants
budget
and
reflecting
on
the
priorities
for
this
vital
stream
of
funding
going
forward.
Thank
you.
Q
Thanks
mayor
and
thanks
Leah
for
calling
in
today,
I
have
been
familiar
with
some
of
your
services.
I
I
did
I
was
going
to
ask
you
about
the
sources
of
your
funding
and
you
did
cover
that,
but
just
to
recap,
what
I
did
here
is
that
you've
had
some
federal
funding,
but
that
that
has
been
reduced
in
in
recent
years
and
there's
never
been
any
commitment
with
provincial
funding.
Is
that
correct?
There's,
no
provincial
funding
you
receive
other
than
the
allocation
of
social
workers
through
mcfd.
T
We
are
eligible
for
a
civil
forfeiture,
Grant,
that's
done
on
an
annual
basis,
but
we
never
know
going
into
a
year
whether
or
not
it's
been
received
or
not.
It's
not
ongoing
sustainable
core
funding.
So
we
have
to
apply
for
that.
Every
year.
Q
T
Yeah,
it's
a
funding
agreement
that
we
enter
into,
and
the
funding
agreement
that
we
have
recently
entered
into
this
year
is
a
significant
reduction
from
what
we've
received
in
previous
years.
Okay,.
Q
Thank
you.
I
just
have
one
more
question
mayor.
Just
on
the
the
subject
of
appreciate
I'm
always
going
to
ask
you
two
more
questions.
One
was:
how
much
did
you
ask
for
in
in
this
Grant
application.
Q
I'm
curious,
if
I
appreciate
the
the
work
that
you're
doing
I
was
really
taken
aback
by
the
type
of
services
you're
offering
I
wasn't
even
aware
to
be
frank
of
the
services
until
that
you
reached
out
and
I
really
appreciated
the
tour
I'm
curious.
If
you
would
be
open
to
sitting
down
with
our
staff,
we
don't
typically
make
amendments
to
the
grants
on
the
fly-in
Council,
but
to
have
a
conversation
with
our
staff
about
the
programs
you
offer
and
what
it
might
look
like
to
to
partner,
because
I
did
hear.
Q
Mary
Claire
say
that
you
know
we
have
established
Partnerships
in
the
past
with
you
know
the
example
being
Street
to
home,
but
just
so
that
there
could
be
more
familiarity
with
the
work
you're
doing.
Would
you
be
open
to
that.
T
Absolutely
I
have
had
some
conversations
already
with
social
planning,
but
we
do
welcome
anybody.
That's
interested
to
learn
more
about
what
we
do
from
a
funding
perspective.
We
would
welcome
them
to
come
down
to
the
center
and
meet
with
our
team
here,
or
we're
also
happy
to
come
in
whatever's
most
convenient,
but
we
are
open
and
always
willing
and
able
to
speak
about
what
we.
Q
Do?
Okay,
no
that's
helpful,
and
there
may
be
some
other
conversations
that
we
can
take
online
in
terms
of
support
going
forward
in
her
in
in
supporting
your
advocacy
at
the
different
levels
of
government
as
well.
Given
the
the
the
nature
of
your
work,
it
kind
of
transcends
all
levels
of
government
and
I
know
it's
very
important,
but
I'll
pause
there.
That
was
all
my
questions.
Thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
Leah
for
calling
in
today.
Q
Q
U
A
Thank
you
very
much
Leah
and
thank
you
counselor
speaker
number.
Three.
It
looks
like
has
withdrawn,
so
it
looks
like
that
is
the
end
of
our
speakers
list
for
this
item.
Thank
you
very
much
for
addressing
Council.
Would
someone
like
to
move
a
motion?
Great
counselor
Carr?
Is
there
a
secondary,
counselor
Frye
counselor
council?
Is
there
any
discussion?
F
Yeah
thanks
mayor
814
grants
the
city
issues
every
year.
It's
a
massive
number
I,
don't
blame
staff
for
not
having
the
capacity
to
to
do
some
of
the
things
that
they
were
asked
about
today
when
we
got
a
briefing
March,
the
6th
I
believe
it
was
about
three
weeks
ago,
I
looked
at
a
few
of
the
grants.
F
I
certainly
don't
have
the
capacity
to
to
view
hundreds
of
Grants.
It's
not
my
job
to
do
that,
but
I
did
do
some.
Some
cursory
searches
and
Google
checks.
F
I
was
actually
surprised
at
what
I
was
able
to
easily
find
one
of
the
things
I
also
heard
at
the
the
granting
meeting
three
weeks
ago
was
that
the
city's
recommending
grants
to,
in
some
cases
to
groups
that
staff
aren't
even
sure
are
going
to
be
around
long-term
groups
and
organizations
that
might
actually
fail.
That's
super
concerning
to
me
when
I
took
a
look
at
some
of
the
the
recipients.
There's
some
fantastic
organizations
here
doing
some
great
work,
but
there
were
some
that
raised
some
pretty
big
red
flags.
F
For
me,
there
was
lots
of
buzzwords
and
catchphrases
used
in
in
some
of
the
applications
and
some
of
the
descriptions,
but.
F
I
also
found
some
pretty
troubling
things
where
I
have
to
ask
myself
and
I
think
when
we
look
at
Grants,
we
look
at
them
as
an
investment
and
I
have
to
ask
myself
would
I,
invest
my
own
money
in
a
company
or
an
organization
that
raised
these
red
flags?
For
me?
F
F
To
that
I've
been
saying
this
since
November,
we
I
sat
down
in
this
chair
for
the
first
time,
November
the
7th-
and
it
wasn't
long
after
that
that
I
felt
that
the
granting
process
was
severely
flawed
and
it
needs
an
overhaul.
I,
keep
being
told
that
that
staff
is
being
is
following
the
direction
of
counsel
but
I'm
not
sure
what
council
that
is.
F
I,
don't
think
it's
this
Council,
there's
30
or
40
million
dollars
a
year,
that's
being
spent
on
grants
and,
like
I,
said
I,
think
there's
some
fantastic
organizations
but
I
think
814
is
too
many.
I
think
we
need
to
seriously
look
at
reducing
the
number
and
looking
at
longer
term
grants
rather
than
this
piecemeal
approach
that
that
we
appear
to
have
right
now
and
I.
Think
organizations
need
to
be
better
vetted.
F
Some
of
the
things
that
that
I
found
during
my
course
research
just
raised
some
huge
red
flags
for
me
and
I
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
I
truly
think
we
need
to
to
do
a
significant
overhaul
of
how
we
do
business
here.
Thank
you.
A
O
Yeah
thanks
mayor
yeah,
I'm
happy
to
have
moved
the
recommendations
of
Staff
in
this
regard.
O
You
know
I
what
I
appreciate
so
much
about
this
program
is
that
it
is
funding
smaller
organizations
as
well
as
larger
organizations
and
some
organizations
that
are
near
to
start
up
and
some
organizations
that
have
been
around
a
longer
period
of
time,
reflecting
in
my
mind,
the
real
diversity
of
the
activities
that
are
happening
at
the
Grassroots
level
in
this
city.
O
This
this
set
of
Grants
these
social
grants
are
addressing,
are
helping
organizations
small
to
large
startup
to
more
established
to
actually
change
and
move
the
dial
on
really
troubling
issues
around
social,
Equity
and
and
social
justice,
and
creating
a
more
fair
Equitable,
healthy
Society
in
our
city.
So
I
am
not
troubled
by
that
diversity.
That
is
the
diversity
that
is
our
city
and
I.
Do
think.
O
A
review
and
stuff
did
mention
an
answer
to
one
of
my
questions
that
from
time
to
time,
there
is
a
review
of
the
priorities
and
I
would
I
would
welcome
that.
I
am
particularly
concerned
about
the
way
in
which
the
the
social
changes
that
we've
gone
through
through
covid
and
the
social
changes
that
are
starting
now
and
will
only
get
more
challenging
with
climate
change
that
that
we
need
to
look
at
them.
That's
why
food
security
to
me
is
a
really
important
issue.
I
am
troubled
by
by
food
staff.
O
Food
stash
not
getting
the
funding,
for
example,
because
of
that
good
work.
They
do
I'd
I'd,
welcome
follow-up
work
with
staff
staff
working
with
the
food
stash
on
in
that
regard.
I
don't
want
to
see
those
food
hampers
going
to
people
who
are
disabled
and
of
low
income,
not
being
able
to
get
them
there
that
that
food,
so
I
would
just
just
throwing
that
out
of
suggestions
for
some
some
follow-up
action.
O
O
But
I
think
it's
important
that
as
a
council,
we
we
do
hear
from
them
and
we
do
encourage
their
role
in
creating
a
social
change
that
is
needed
to
address
those
Grassroots
sort
of
fundamental
issues
and
problems
within
our
study,
because
we
are,
you
know,
far
from
a
perfect
City,
far
from
a
perfect
Society,
but
we're
not
the
only
one.
This
is
just
the
reality
and
the
times
that
that
are
so
incredibly
challenging.
So
just
thank
you
to
staff
for
also
I.
O
Think
other
suggestions
came
from
Council
around
some
follow-up
that
that
would
be
I
think
really
important,
that
that
I
would
also
that
that
I
would
also
support
so
good
work,
though
hard
work,
I
know
in
dealing
with
so
many
needs
and
important
issues
through
these
grants,
but
I'm
proud
of
the
work
that
the
city
is
doing
to
support
the
variety
of
groups
that
are
in
need.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
Carr
councilor
Meisner.
J
Thank
you,
mayor
I
circulated
an
amendment
so
hoping
you
can
take
us
to
the
amendment
queue.
J
Thanks
very
much
so
earlier
lots
of
great
discussion
today
and
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
We,
we
are
very
appreciative
of
all
the
work
that
you're
doing
with
with
all
these
grants
and
the
diversity
of
organizations
that
are
included.
We
have
a
very
diverse
City
and,
as
such,
our
grants
should
reflect
that
and
I
I
very
much
understand
how
difficult
it
would
be
to
do
a
deep
dive
on
every
organization
everything
they've
ever
said
on
social
media
in
the
media.
J
That's
that's
going
to
be
extremely
difficult,
that
that
would
be
an
immense
amount
of
work,
but
Mike
I
have
some
concerns.
J
As
mentioned,
there's
been
several
organizations:
great
organizations
in
the
community
that
didn't
receive
funding
food,
stash,
Covenant
House
for
a
project,
Ace
Vancouver
for
a
project
and
I.
There
was
a
couple
organizations
in
this
list
that
popped
out
to
me.
J
So
I
just
did
a
Google
search,
I'm,
not
going
to
mention
what
organization
this
is,
but
they
are
receiving
two
grants.
So
not
just
one
Grant
two
grants
for
a
total
of
seventy
thousand
dollars
and
here's
what
they
said
about
the
election
of
Mayor
Ken
Sim
in
the
media
a
day
after
his
election
and
and
this
article
was
celebrating
the
election
of
Vancouver's,
First,
Chinese
Canadian
mayor
and
how
exciting
that
was
for
the
community.
J
The
person
behind
this
non-profit,
that's
receiving
these
two
grants
said
quote:
I
know
that
the
Chinese
Canadian
Community
is
really
excited
about
the
first
Chinese
Canadian
mayor
I.
Just
want
to
point
out
that,
just
because
someone
looks
like
you
doesn't
mean
that
they
are
actually
going
to
take
care
of
you,
that's
the
unfortunate
truth,
and
then
they
went
on
to
say
that
they
were
very
disappointed
by
the
election
of
our
mayor.
So
this
to
me
is
a
huge
red
flag.
This
to
me
is
language
that
would
never
be
tolerated
in
this
Council
chamber.
J
Under
our
respectful
workplace
policy,
it
would
be
called
out
of
order
immediately.
It's
very
personal,
so
I
have
an
issue
with
this
organization
receiving
two
grants
for
seventy
thousand
dollars.
When
we
have
all
these
other
amazing
organizations
in
the
community
that
aren't
getting
anything
and
that's
why
I'm
putting
this
amendment
forward.
I
Thanks
mayor
I
appreciate
the
the
the
the
the
notion
that
we
should
be
respectful
and
any
of
our
grant
recipients
should
be
participating
in
a
respectful
manner.
A
I
have
I
I
have
to
interrupt
you
for
one
sec.
I
got
to
stop
the
timer
as
well.
I
need
sorry
I
apologize.
We
need
a
second
or
thank
you
very
much.
We
put
it
to
a
vote
now
like
no
thank
you.
Okay,
counselor
fry
I,
totally
apologize.
Please
continue.
Quite
all
right,
mayor.
I
Sim
I
appreciate
it
yeah,
so
I
I
I
completely
agree
with
councilor
meisner's
intent
that
we
should
be
respectful
and
respectful
workplace
and
related
policies.
I
have
a
real
problem
with
the
ensuring
that
City
Grant
recipients
are
non-partisan.
I
You
know
the
definition
of
partisan
really
is.
Is
somebody
who's
prejudiced
in
favor
of
a
particular
cause?
It
does
not
necessarily
imply
a
political
partisanship.
That's
why
we
add
the
adjective
political
to
partisanship
to
further
describe
it.
I
want
to
also
add
that
when
we
talk
about
partisanship,
that
could
be
somebody
who
is
prejudiced
in
favor
of
a
certain
cause
that
happens
to
be
honeybees
or
green
roof
farming
or
community
policing
or
those
are
there's
a
variety
of
different
ways.
I
I
certainly
recognize
without
the
specifics:
I'm
not
familiar
with
the
organization
but
I
understand
where
Council
Meisner
is
going
with
that
perception
and
I
think.
Certainly
there
should
be
a
lens
through
which
we
review
what
our
grant
recipients
are
saying
about
elected
counselors
and
the
mayor.
But
I
don't
think
this
is
the
kind
of
language
so
I'm
going
to
submit
an
amendment
to
strike
that
particular
piece
and.
A
I
We
go
yeah
right,
and
so
it's
really
just
ensuring
that
City
Grant
recipients
are
nonpartisan
because
that's
far
too
broad
a
stroke
in
my
opinion
and
I
think
that
that
puts
a
real
chill
over
over
any
Grant
recipient
having
any
kind
of
opinion,
and
even
even
you
know,
In
fairness,
even
I,
think
our
grant
recipients
should
be
allowed
to
be
critical.
I
Of
of
us
as
Council
of
of
I
mean
I
and
I
agree
with
councilor
Meisner
that
we
shouldn't
be
personalizing
it
or
obviously
have
no
tolerance
for
racism
or
hate
speech
and
I
can't
speak
to
the
specifics.
I,
don't
know
what
he's
referring
to,
but
I
I
do
worry
about
the
broad
stroke
of
of
eliminating
any
recipients
who
show
any
partisan
this.
So
that's
it.
That
is
my
Amendment
to
the
amendment.
A
Can
we
please
get
a
secondary,
counselor
Carr
right?
Is
there
any
discussion.
D
J
Yeah
thanks
thanks
counselor,
take
your
point
about
the
language
and
I
I
do
agree.
It's
important
that
we
protect
people's
right
to
have
opinions
as
long
as
they're,
not
paid
speech
or
or
overly
personal,
and
that
is
my
issue
with
this
particular
comment.
A
All
right,
great
councilor,
Kirby
Young.
E
Yeah
thanks
I
will
also
support
the
amendment
because
I
believe
wholeheartedly
and
fundamentally
in
the
right
for
people
to
express
themselves
in
free
speech.
But
I'm
gonna
be
pretty
clear
about
something
that
I
see.
That's
a
really
troubling
Trend
that
has
been
happening
in
our
city
and
that
is,
and
I
speak
from
observation
and
from
person
increasing
personal
experience,
and
that
is
that
there
is
a
very
troubling
trend
of
a
number
of
groups,
some
of
which
are
a
non-profit
service
providers,
many
of
whom
deliver
genuinely
good
services.
E
But
who
are
moving
from
advocacy
to
activism
and
are
targeting
increasingly
elected
officials
in
a
way
that
is
hateful,
Troublesome
and,
quite
frankly,
is
making
a
lot
of
people
feel
unsafe
and
so
I'm
just
going
to
Daylight.
What
I
think
part
is
the
undercurrent
of
really
what
we're
talking
about
here.
E
Some
of
the
deep
issues
we
have
on
the
downtown
east
side,
different
perspectives,
whether
it's
about
law
enforcement,
whether
whether
it's
about
approaches
to
homelessness
or
getting
people
towards
treatment
and
I,
think
that
we
really
need
to
create
and
rebalance
our
public
discourse
around.
Focusing
on
positive
differences
of
opinion-
and
you
know
positive
friction
in
moving
towards
some
of
those
outcomes
as
opposed
to
letting
it
go
when
people
are
going
offside
and
they're
resorting
to
intimidation,
in
some
cases,
name-calling,
degradation
of
people's
character
and
it's
showing
up
in
a
lot
of
different
ways.
E
Whether
it's
I
think
I
think
I'm,
not
necessarily
going
to
speak
to
what
some
of
them
are
and
some
of
them.
Actually,
you
can't
repeat
because
some
of
the
it
would
just
be
inappropriate,
I
think
in
a
public
forum,
so
I
I
just
want
to
be
really
clear
that
it
happens.
E
You're
dealing
with
individuals
and
it's
it's
not
okay,
it's
hurtful,
it
is,
and
it
makes
people
feel
unsafe
and
it
I
think
it
makes
some
people
question
the
validity
and
the
worth
of
actually
doing
this
job
and
I've
seen
it
happen
to
other
people
and
I've
experienced
it,
and
for
that
reason,
I'm
gonna
daylight.
That
that's
in
my
mind,
that's
really
what
we're
talking
about
here
so
I
will
support,
because
I
think
that
we
need
to
make
sure
we
hit
the
right
balance
here
and
we
don't
impede
expression
of
opinion.
E
Differences
on
policy
opinion
disagreement,
but
a
standard
of
behavior
needs
to
come
back
in
our
city
and
we
need
to
establish
some
some
positive
discourse,
because
we've
got
some
big
challenges
ahead
of
us
and
the
only
way
we're
going
to
get
them
solved
is
if
we
actually
create
an
environment
where
people
can
work
together.
Thank
you.
A
V
Thank
you
mayor.
First
of
all,
thanks
to
both
councilor
Meisner
and
councilor
Frye
for
and
to
councilor
Kirby
young.
Just
now
for
her
comments,
I
think
we've
launched
I
think
an
important
discussion
around
civility.
V
Just
recently,
I
was
invited
for
an
impromptu
attendance
at
dudes
club's
event
at
the
v6a
community
garden
early
last
week
and
I
sat
with
the
community
and
I
listened
to
speakers,
and
and
not
all
the
speakers
had
good
things
to
say
about
the
the
condition
there
or
their
view
of
City
Hall,
but
I
sat
I,
nodded
I,
acknowledged,
I
I
was
able
to
sort
of
acknowledge
that
we
were
there
to
hear
them
and
hear
and
to
listen
to
them,
but
that
was
a
a
situation
of
deep
respect
on
both
sides
of
my
view.
V
So
I
I
think
that
it's
I
think
it's
an
important
conversation
here
and
that
I
think
that,
by
extension,
our
granting
process
has
to
also
reflect
that
that
attempted
to
creating
a
civil
dialogue
in
our
in
our
city
and
when
there
are
the
occasional
group
that
falls
outside
those
lines
that
we
do
need
to
call
it
out.
But
so
I
will
be
supporting
councilor,
Fry's
Amendment
and
thank
again
everyone
for
their
comments
and
this
I
think
important.
Subject.
O
Yeah
I
just
really
want
to
thank
counselor
Frye
for
for
offering
that
Amendment
to
the
amendment
that
enables
me
to
be
able
to
support
it
and
the
reason
being
that
there
were
two
different
things
mixed
up
in
this,
not
mixed
up
but
included
in
this
amendment.
O
That
now
are
differentiated
and
let
me
be
clear
that
I
think
politics
partisanship,
different
political
perspectives
on
what
the
solutions
are
to
the
problems
of
the
day
are
healthy
within
a
society.
What
isn't
healthy
is
when
that
goes
down
to
the
caustic,
personal
defamatory
level
and
and
so
I'm
happy
to
vote
now
for
the
amendment
and
the
original
Amendment,
as
well
as
the
amendment
to
the
amendment
and
I
just
want
to
make
a
point
too
around
how
disturbing
it
has
been.
For
me.
You
know
I've
been
on
this
California.
O
I
would
say
to
Trump
World
and
the
U.S
has
made
a
big
difference
in
political
discourse
as
well,
and
it's
caustic
and
nasty,
and
so,
if
we
as
a
council,
if
we
as
a
city,
can
provide
some
leadership
in
a
more
respectful
discourse,
that's
still
drives
at
where
difference
of
opinion
are
and
that
will
that
will
be
the
case
forever
in
society.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
counselor
all
right,
seeing
no
one
else
on
the
Queue.
Why
don't
we
put
the
amendment
to
the
amendment
to
vote.
A
And
everyone
who's
online
they
are,
can
we
see
them
yeah?
Perfect,
awesome.
Thank
you
all
right.
The
amendment
to
the
amendment
passes
unanimously
awesome.
So
let's
go
back
to
I'm
going
to
go
to
the
amendment
cue
number,
one
counselor
fry.
I
Yeah
sure
I'll,
just
oh,
no
we're
still
on
the
amendment
queue
but
yeah.
So
no
I
am
supportive
of
the
amended
Amendment
though,
and
I'll
be
voting.
That
way.
Thanks.
E
Yeah
I
just
want
I,
do
want
to
thank
staff
for
the
work.
It's
a
bit
of
a
Herculean
task
to
go
through
this
and
the
grants
are
rolling,
and
so
you
probably
all
right
sorry.
E
And
then
it
feels
like
you're
kind
of
starting
again
and
so
very
cognizant
aware
of
that.
I
do
want
to
highlight
that
there's
a
lot
of
great
organizations
they're
doing
phenomenal
work.
If
you
look
at
the
social
policy
grants
and
the
neighborhood
houses,
they
punch
about
their
batting
weight
and
they
do
a
huge
amount
with
the
dollars
they
make.
E
You
know
one
dollar
becomes
five,
like
literally,
you
know
whether
it's
Gordon
Neighborhood
House,
we
heard
from
South
Bend
Neighborhood,
House,
Collingwood,
Rock
Hollow
all
across
the
city,
particularly
pleased
to
see
the
indigenous
healing
and
wellness
grants
recommendation.
That's
in
here.
This
is
that's
in
keeping
with
the
work
and
commitment
towards
undrip
and
being
a
city
of
reconciliation.
I
do
think,
broadly
speaking,
that
it
is
time
for
a
review
of
the
grants
process.
E
I
think
that
we
had
a
pandemic
and
that's
a
seismic
shift
in
the
world
in
terms
of
some
of
the
increasing
challenges
and
so
I
think
it
behooves
us
to
look
at
what's
going
to
leave
those
deep
riffs
and
just
like
sort
of
work.
Life
for
people
is
not
going
to
be
the
same
again.
We
know
with
TransLink,
for
example,
that
people
are
going
back
to
work,
but
not
in
the
same
way
they
did.
E
They
did
before
and
I
think
the
same
impact
is
being
felt
on
people's
lives,
particularly
in
issues
around
affordability,
food
security
and
some
of
the
ones
that
we've
highlighted
food
stash
was
an
amazing
organization
that,
literally
during
the
pandemic,
turned
on
a
dime
found
an
empty
space
retrofitted
at
very
low
cost.
E
I
do
think
that
the
conversation
was
a
really
important
one,
just
around
level
setting
that
organizations
that
are
granted
need
Independence
to
do
the
good
work
that
they
are
doing,
but
they
are
also
a
part
of
contributing
to
a
positive,
respectful
advocacy
discussion,
and
that
can
mean
differing
points
of
views
and
that
can
bring
a
whole
lot
of
passion
to
the
table.
E
But
that's
that's
very
different
than
some
of
the
the
activism
and
sort
of
the
sort
of
the
boarding
on
sort
of
hateful
I,
think,
speech
and
well,
not
I,
will
say
border
on
some
have
been
bordered
on
hateful
speech
and
some
of
their
acts
have
to
have
been
squarely
in
that
camp.
So
those
are
my
comments
thanks.
U
Thanks
I'll
speak
to
the
amendment
and
to
the
full
report
at
the
same
time,
while
I'm
on
the
list.
I
too
appreciate
this
conversation
and
I.
Think
as
folks
have
named,
the
work
is
to
get
at
that
balance
where
the
speech
is
respectful
and,
of
course,
we
can't
monitor
what
every
director
Board
of
direct
every
member
of
every
Board
of
every
organization
or
every
staff
person
on
every
organization
says
as
an
individual.
U
So
nor
would
we
want
to
I,
don't
think.
People
of
course
have
a
right
to
be
doing
this
important
work
as
a
volunteer
or
a
paid
staff
person
and
have
their
own
political
opinion,
so
I
I
do
think
both
in
terms
of
capacity
for
our
staff
and
trying
to
manage
that
work
and
just
in
terms
of
that
freedom
of
speech
piece.
U
U
Then,
quite
frankly,
a
number
of
the
organizations
we're
granting,
as
we
all
know
and
see,
are
operating
in
an
increasing
level
of
stress
and
chaos
and
and
many
of
the
folks
working
in
those
organizations
see
the
great
need
and
the
challenge
they're
facing
and
they're
going
to
have
opinions
based
on
that
and
and
often
we
can
and
should
learn
from
that
feedback,
and
it
needs
to
be
respectful.
U
So
just
recognizing
that
that
is
a
a
tricky
and
imperfect
balance,
but
I
think
the
amended
language
here
gets
at
that
in
a
way
uncomfortable
supporting
more
broadly.
The
the
thing
I
really
want
to
lift
up
is
just
the
incredible
work
that
so
many
incredible
organizations
are
doing
across
the
city
and
that
we
get
to
support
in
the
allocation
of
these
grants.
U
I
want
to
specifically
address
the
comment
that
was
made
around
funding
to
new
organizations
that
may
or
may
not
survive.
I
actually
think
that's
important,
like
new
businesses,
organizations
start
up
to
meet
a
need
that
folks
closest
to
the
need
have
identified
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
be
able
to
support
those
orgs
to
give
them
the
best
chance
to
succeed.
U
U
But
a
lot
of
good
work
starts
out
as
a
small
organization
kind
of
operating
on
a
hope
and
a
prayer
and
a
small
bit
of
of
funding
where
they
can
find
it
and
I
think
entirely
appropriate
where
that
work
addresses
an
important
need
in
the
city
and
fits
within
our
our
granting
framework
that
we
supported
and
and
see
it
grow
into
the
future.
U
Two
more
comments,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
continue
to
review
this
work
and
staff.
Do
that
already
on
a
regular
basis
and
sounds
like
there's
a
an
interest
in
continuing
to
do
that,
but
that
that
be
non-political
there
are
lots
of
best
practices
out
in
the
community
in
the
country
around
granting
and
our
city
staff
follow
those
best
practices.
U
So
much
of
this
work
that
Community
organizations
are
doing
is
work
that
we,
as
the
city
can't
do
on
our
own
and
and
or
you
know,
our
our
best
bang
for
our
buck.
Stretching
these
dollars
furthest
is
in
the
the
really
important
and
good
Community
work
that
they
are
doing
and
so
I'm
grateful
that
we're
able
to
support
it
in
this
way.
U
Hugely
grateful
for
all
of
the
The
Sweat
Equity
and
compassion
and
effort
that
that
residents
are
doing
on
the
ground
in
these
organizations
to
meet
so
many
huge
and
growing
needs
across
the
community,
we'll
leave
it
there
thanks.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
councilor
Meisner.
J
Thank
you,
mayor
yeah
I
appreciate
the
thoughtful
Amendment
to
the
amendment
and
the
discussion
here
today.
J
I
I
really
appreciate
that
council
is
reaffirming
our
our
support
for
respect
in
the
workplace
and
zero
tolerance
for
personal
attacks,
hate
speech,
discrimination
and
and
racism,
but
also
ensuring
that
free
speech
is
respected
and
there
is
room
for
valid
and
important
discourse
around
politics.
Frankly,
inner
city
and
I'm
I'm
grateful
for
all
the
work
done
by
staff
on
on
this
and
all
of
the
organizations
that
are
making
a
huge
difference
in
our
community.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Councilor
Montague,
hey.
F
Thanks
mayor
I'll,
be
pretty
brief:
I
I,
look
forward
to
to
voting
in
favor
of
the
amendment.
I
really
look
forward
to
a
bit
of
an
awful
here
in
the
discussion,
though
a
lot
of
I'm
hearing
a
lot
of
excuses
in
some
cases
as
to
you
know,
we
can't
possibly,
if
that
everybody
I,
don't
like
those
excuses.
I
think
it's
unfortunate
that
we're
coming
up
with
excuses
instead
of
solving
the
problem
capacity
or
a
lack
of
it
shouldn't,
be
an
excuse
to
misspend
taxpayer
money.
F
It's
incumbent
upon
us,
it's
what
we
were
elected
to
do
to
spend
money
wisely
and
effectively
and
efficiently,
as
I
mentioned
before.
These
are
investments,
and
we
need
to
watch
where
we
invest
our
money,
but
I
I
will
wholeheartedly
support
the
amendment.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much,
counselor,
okay,
so
I'm,
seeing
no
other
questions
or
discussion.
While
we
put
the
amendment
to
a
vote.
A
This
is
an
enemy
q1.
Oh
there
we
go
all
right.
The
amendment
passes
unanimously.
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
So
now
we'll
go
back
to
the
main
queue
councilor
Meisner.
J
No
further
comment
but
appreciate
the
discussion
here
today
and
the
collaboration
by
Council
to
move
this
forward.
A
A
You
know
when
there
are
a
lot
of
great
causes
there
and
I
think
when
you
look
at
the
good
of
the
whole.
Sometimes
things
do
fall
through
the
cracks.
However,
you
define
what
the
cracks
are,
but
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
and
I
also
want
to
thank
this.
The
entire
Council
here
for
being
incredibly
kind.
A
You
know
I,
we
work
in
imperfect
situations
here,
but
I
know
the
spirit
of
every
single
counselor
in
this
chamber
is
comes
from
kindness,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
and
I
love
the
fact
that
we
celebrate
diversity
in
this
city.
Despite
our
challenges,
you
know,
I
think
this.
We
live
in
an
amazing
city
that
is
I
would
argue,
the
most
diverse,
City
and
and
and
very
proudly
so
on
the
planet
and
counselor
Carr.
A
You
use
the
term
angry
voices
I'd
like
to
use
the
term
passionate
voices
right
and
I
can
understand
and
I
support
what
you
said.
You
know
you
know
when,
when
you're
part
of
let's
say
an
oppressed
group
yeah,
it's
it's
okay
to
be
passionate.
So
what
I
do
do
you
want
to
highlight?
A
This
is
not
a,
but
this
is
an
end,
because
I
would
agree
with
councilor
Montague's
comments
around
the
will
of
council
I'm
going
to
speak
for
myself.
It's
great
he's
not
here,
but
basically
yeah.
You
know
it's
not
necessarily
my
will
that's
being
represented
in
in
how
these
grants
being
awarded
is
structured
and
I
think
we
have
to
be
very
conscious
of
that
line
between
passion
and
Hate.
A
A
No,
it's
not
a
great
place
to
be
in,
and
you
know
this
stuff.
You
know
when
unchecked
leads
to
potentially
situations
like
what
we
had
this
weekend
at
the
Chinese
Cultural
Center
being
led
lit
up
by
an
arsonist.
So
what
I
would
like
to
stress
is
being
passionate.
Is
not
a
free
pass
to
a
grant
in
our
city?
A
You
know
speaking
like
there
are
more
communities
that
are
disadvantaged
or
are
subject
to
these
issues.
You
know
you
can
just
point
to
the
South
Asian
Community,
the
Chinese
Community,
the
Jewish
Community,
the
lgbtq
community,
being
a
female.
The
list
goes
on
and
on,
and
so
while
I
agree,
we
shouldn't
I,
don't
actually
think
it's
practical
to
be
auditing.
A
Every
single
applicant
I
do
think
that
if
we
become
aware
of
things,
we
could
exercise
judgment
and
have
a
second
set
of
sober
thoughts
around
whether
or
not
we
award
grants
and
in
the
world
I
live
in
being
stressed
and
being
in
a
sense
of
chaos
is
not
a
past
and
I.
Just
think
of
you
know
their
battered
spouses
out
there
is
stress
and
Chaos
ever
an
excuse
to
be
subject
to
physical
abuse.
A
You
know
the
Jewish
Community
has
seen
acts
of
violence
increase
717
in
their
community
over
the
last
year.
Is
that
an
excuse
for
the
the
people
in
the
Jewish
Community
to
lash
out
or
Chinese
hate
crimes
have
anti-asian
hate
crimes
are
over
500?
Is
that
an
excuse
for
Chinese
individuals
to
lash
out?
No,
it's
not,
and
we
would
hold
them
to
the
same
standard.
A
So
I
would
you
know
really
I
would
really
highlight
the
fact
that
you
know
this
council
is
being
held
to
a
higher
standard
and
when
we
see
issues
like
this
I
think
it's
up
to
us
to
point
them
out
and
really
question
whether
or
not
we
should
be
supporting
organizations
that
you
know
potentially
cross
the
line.
So
that's
all
I
have
to
say
on
this
matter.
Counselor
fry
yeah.
I
I
Think
it's
really
important
to
to
acknowledge
the
work
of
these
Grant
recipients,
and
these
are
many
cases,
volunteers
or
people
who
are
working
at
very
reduced
wages
to
do
things
for
our
city
and
to
make
life
better
for
folks
in
our
city
and
I.
I
Guess
that's
the
one
comment
in
in
sort
of
notionally
when
we
talk
about
about
sort
of
these
grants
as
Investments
and
and
what
is
the
return
on
investment
and
I
can
put
on
my
auditor
general
chair
hat
and
suggest
that
the
auditor
general
would
be
happy
if
he
was
invited
to
take
a
look
at
how
we?
What
is
the
return
on
investment
on
on
on
grants,
because
I
think
that
there
is
this,
isn't
like
a
business
grant.
This
isn't
a
business
investment.
I
This
is
an
entirely
different
kind
of
investment
that
yields
a
bunch
of
different
fruit
that
have
a
great
deal
of
value
that
maybe
aren't
as
immediately
quantifiable
but
are
critically
important
to
the
well-being
of
our
city
and
again.
I
I
just
want
to
reiterate
in
thanking
our
staff
really
thanking
the
folks
who
are
out
in
the
community
who
are
receiving
these
grants,
who
are
really
going
above
and
beyond,
to
make
a
lot
of
things
happen
for
our
city,
for
the
people
in
our
city
and
and
I
raised
my
hands
to
them.
So.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much,
all
right,
so
seeing
no
other
individuals
on
the
Queue.
Let's,
why
don't
we
put
this
to
a
vote
now
reminder
that
council
members
whose
video
is
disabled
will
be
marked
absent
for
the
vote,
pursuant
to
section
14.13
of
the
procedure
bylock.
So
can
we
please
put
this
to
a
vote.
A
We're
just
waiting
for
councilor
Montague.
A
Oh,
he
is
oh
all
right
so
well,
we
already
have
enough
votes
for
it.
The
the
motion
castes
unanimously
with
councilor
Montague
absent.
So
thank
you.
A
A
A
Okay,
the
next
item
on
the
docket
is.
A
Do
we
have
to
are
we
good
or
we
have
to
we're
good,
okay,
great?
Okay,
the
next
item
on
the
dock?
It
is
housing
and
homelessness,
20
or
2023
Services
Grant,
renter,
Services,
Grant
and
SRO
tenants
support
Grant.
Does
any
member
wish
to
declare
a
conflict
of
interest
on
this
item?
E
Thanks
mayor
I'm,
going
to
declare
conflict
specifically
with
respect
to
the
grant
to
success,
that's
listed
in
column,
one
of
appendix
c,
because
my
spouse
is
the
volunteer
chair
for
that
organization,
but
I
understand
that
counselor
Joe
is
going
to
present
amended
recommendations
so
that
that
can
be
severed.
That
will
allow
me
to
recuse
on
that
one
on
conflict
and
vote
on
the
rest
of
the
report.
Thanks
great.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
So
now
we
do
have
team
members
from
Arts
culture
and
Community
Services
here
to
answer
any
questions
that
Council
may
have
Council.
You
have
up
to
five
minutes
to
ask
questions
of
team
members.
Are
there
any
questions
so
counselor
I'm
going
to
advance
you
you're
you're
done
right?
Thank
you.
Councilor
Carr.
O
Yes,
thank
you,
I
do
have
a
question
and
that
is
regarding
the
grants
to
renters
Legal
Services,
and
maybe
you
can
refresh
my
memory,
but
it
seems
to
me
in
January
January,
where
Council
did
look
at
the
the
funding
for
the
Vancouver
renters
office,
and
there
was
an
amendment
that
came
forward
at
that
time
from
an
ABC
counselor
that
that
was
to
defund
that
office.
O
It
included
a
piece
if
my
memory
excuse
me
correctly,
a
piece
to
increase
the
funding
to
other
renter
services
and
I,
don't
see
that
here,
I'm,
seeing
the
legal
services
for
Access
pro
bono
staying
the
same
I'm,
seeing
the
track,
Grant
tenant
resources
and
advisory
Center
Grant.
Staying
the
same,
so
there's
been
no
increase
and
I'm
wondering
if
that
was
intentional
or
just
it
just
didn't
happen
or
yeah.
H
Thanks
counselor
Carr
I'm,
Jennifer,
Hale
senior
planner.
So
if
I'm
understanding
your
question
correctly
and
please
clarify
if
I'm
not
in
January
Council
approved
an
additional
250
000
to
add
to
our
the
500
000
that
we
were
able
to
give
out
in
renter
Services
Grants,
so
that
allowed
us
to
be
able
to
recommend
750
000
in
renter
Services
Grants
this
year,
the
the
the
grant
for
the
SRO
collaboratives
tenant
Hub
is
an
additional
Grant.
O
Okay,
so
it
was
there
so
I
guess:
I'd
interpreted
the
original
motion
or
Amendment
by
by
an
ABC.
O
As
for
specifically
the
legal
services,
but
that's
but
you,
but
the
interpretation
is
that
it
was
just
for
renter
Services-
is
that
okay,
oh.
K
Yeah,
maybe
I
could
just
speak
briefly:
Sandra
Singh,
general
manager,
Arts
culture
and
Community
Services.
Thank
you
for
the
question
yeah
we
are.
We
are
close
to
having
an
update
to
Council
on
the
transition
of
the
renter
service.
The
renter
office
services
and
the
assessment
of
which
services
that
were
undertaken
and
work
undertaken
by
the
Rancher
office
can
can
transition
internally,
which
is
feasible
to
transition
externally
and
which
will
need
to
be
wrapped
up
because
there's
no
one
to
do
that.
K
There
is
so
we
will
be
reporting
back
on
that
shortly
and
there
are
some
considerations
of
potential
funding
or
service
contracts
or
funding
to
other
organizations
or
for
one
stream
of
that
work.
But
you
will
receive
that
report
back
through
memo
in
the
near
future.
O
That
answers
my
question,
so
we
are,
we
are
going
to
see
how
there
might
be
some
additional
support
to
make
sure
that
the
serve
well
to
try
and
and
make
sure
additional
services
are
there,
but
this,
meanwhile,
has
got
additional
funding.
Broadly,
yes,.
K
Because
Council
as
as
Jennifer
noted
council
did
increase
the
the
renter
Services
envelope,
great.
A
Thank
you,
councilor
councilor
Joe,
thanks.
P
Mayor
yeah
so
I'd
like
to
move
the
recommendations
with
recommendation,
a
modified
to
address
the
conflict
of
interest,
the
issue
that
Consular
Caribbean
raised
and
there's
no
change
to
the
amount
of
the
grants.
A
A1
recommendation
first
then
vote
on
it
to
deal
with
the
conflict
conflict
declared
once
we
complete
the
vote.
Councilor
Kirby
young
can
rejoin
the
meeting
and
participate
in
the
rest
of
the
discussion.
A
A
Okay,
so
the
motion
passes
with
everyone
in
favor,
except
for
with
councilor
Kirby
young,
with
a
declared
conflict
and
councilor
Montague
absent.
Okay,
so
Council
will
wait
for
a
counselor
Kirby
young
to
rejoin
the
meeting
and
participate
in
the
rest
of
the
discussion.
A
Okay,
so
why
don't
we
put
this
to
a
vote
then.
A
Okay
and
the
motion
passes
with
everyone
in
favor,
except
for
with
councilor
Montague
absent
great,
so
that
was.
A
Okay
so,
okay,
the
next
report,
the
next
held
report
in
order
of
the
agenda.
A
I'll
be
voted
on
it.
Okay,
you
have
to
go
back
all
right.
So
sir,
we
have
to
rewind
history
about
six
minutes
here.
A
The
last
report
that
we
voted
on,
we
need
a
secondary,
so
counselor
Joe
moved
it,
and
then
we
needed
a
seconder
great.
Thank
you
very
much
councilor
Boyle,
and
then
we
put
it
to
vote.
Do
we
have
to
redo
the
vote
again
and
we
have
to
do
redo.
Do
the
vote
again.
A
Yeah
so
counselors.
We
need
you
to
vote
again,
and
this
is
on
A1.
A
Sorry,
we
we
didn't
have
a
second
or
for
the
motion,
so.
A
Yeah,
if
you're
out
of
the
Romano
even
know,
if
you
can
vote
on
this
because
we're
voting
on
a
one,
but
were
you
here
for
the
conversation
yeah,
so
maybe
you
have
to
abstain
now.
Is
that
right.
A
A
If
you
feel
comfortable-
yes,
okay,
all
right
and
so
on,
and
so
we're
just
waiting
for
councilor,
meisner's,
Montague
and.
A
All
right
and
so
A1
passes
with
everyone
in
favor
and
counselor
Kirby
young
under
declaring
conflict
all
right.
So
we're
now
back
to
number
five,
not
yet.
A
Okay,
that's!
Okay!
All
right!
So
now
we're
voting
on
to
get
the
straight
report
number
four
all
the
recommendations
except
for
A1,
which
we
just
voted
on.
So
if
I
can
bring
you
back
to
the
voting
panel.
A
Great
and
so
report
number
four
passes
unanimously.
Thank
you,
everyone,
okay!
A
So
let's
go
to
report
number
five,
so
we're
and
this
this
report
was
held
by
councilor,
Kirby
Young,
and
the
report
is
titled
Grant
to
BC
housing,
to
support
continuation
of
temporary
shelter
at
15
to
through
27
West,
Hastings,
Bud,
Osborne
shelter,
so
counselor
Kirby
young.
You
held
this
report.
You
have
five
minutes
to
ask
questions.
Sorry,
yeah!
You,
sir!
You
have
five
minutes
to
ask
questions
of
team
members.
E
A
E
Thanks
so
the
amendment's
on
screen
is
stems
from
an
inquiry
that
I
sent
into
staff
ahead
of
this
meeting,
and
it
was
about
whether
or
not
we
had
the
opportunity
to
support
this
temporary
shelter
that
has
been
set
up
in
partnership
with
BC
housing
from
the
EHT
or
the
empty
homes
tax,
as
opposed
to
the
accs
arts
and
culture
operating
budget
and
the
answer
I
received
back
from
staff
and
which
I
know
a
share
with
all
of
council
was
yes,
and
so
the
Percy
amendment
is
to
change
the
funding
source,
as
you
can
see
there
to
EHT,
and
the
rationale
behind
this
is
that
it
is
a
compliant
with
the
EHT
policy
which
is
intended
to
address
issues
relating
to
housing
and
homelessness,
and
specifically,
that,
generally
speaking,
that
are
time-bound.
E
A
Can
we
get
a
secondary,
please
great,
counselor
Meisner?
Is
there
any
discussion
seeing
none?
Why
don't
we
put
it
to
the
amendment
to
a
vote.
A
Great
and
the
amendment
passes
unanimously
now,
we'll
just
go
back
to
the
main
queue
and
seeing
no
one
in
the
main
queue.
A
Would
would
someone
like
to
would
someone
like
to
move
the
motion?
We've
already
moved,
it's
moved
10
seconds
already
and
there's
no
discussion
all
right,
so
we're
at
the
voting
station.
I'm.
Sorry,
okay,
so
reminder
that
any
council
member
participating
virtually
whose
video
is
disabled
will
be
marked
absent
for
the
vote.
Pursuant
to
sections
14.13
of
the
procedure,
bylaw
I'm
now
going
to
call
the
vote
clerk.
Can
you
please
take
us
to
the
voting
screen.
A
All
right
and
the
report
number
five
passes
unanimously
great
all
right.
The
next
held
report
is
report,
number
nine
titled
regulating
the
sale
of
bear
spray,
and
this
report
was
held
by
councilor
Frye.
Does
any
member
wish
to
declare
a
conflict
on
this
item.
I
Thanks
mayor
and
thank
you
for
this
work
in
this
report,
very
appreciative
seems
like
it's
long
overdue.
I'm
curious.
What
the
what
what's
not
articulated
here,
though,
on
on
resources
for
folks
appreciate
we're
going
to
regulate
the
sale
of
bear
spray.
But
what
do
we
do
with
people
if
we
catch
them
with
bear
spray?
There's
no
reason
to
have
bear
spray
in
the
city
of
Vancouver.
There's
no
bears
in
the
city
of
Vancouver.
S
Good
morning,
superintendent,
Howard
Tran
support
representing
the
VPD
I'll,
just
say
right
off
the
bat
that
globally
the
VPD
supports.
This
amendment
responds
to
your
question
this
report.
This
amendment
is
not
a
doesn't
have
a
criminal
element
to
it.
It's
really
just
a
bylaw.
So
if
you're
caught
possessing
bear
spray,
there
are
no
criminal
ramification
unless
of
course,
you're
using
it
and
we're
in
a
criminal
manner,
so
just
possession
itself
there.
There
is
no
remedy
for
that
for
under
this
bylaw
right.
I
S
Going
to
direct
the
question
to
Constable
Craig
Reynolds
here,
who
was
the
initiator
of
the
the
report
to
City
Hall
requesting
this
amendment
so.
W
Thank
you
for
the
question
in
in
terms
of
a
sorry,
Sarah
Hicks
Chief
license
inspector
in
terms
of
the
bylaw.
That's
in
front
of
you
today,
it
is
for
the
business
license
bylaw.
So
we
are
looking
at
the
regulations
of
the
business
and
its
activities
in
order
to
consider
any
kind
of
possession
Bala.
W
We
would
certainly
need
to
consult
with
law
if
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
regulate
individuals,
because
I
believe
underneath
the
criminal
code,
it
is
not
an
offense
to
carry
it
unless
it's
for
the
for
the
purpose
of
of
using
it
against
individuals.
W
I
100,
but,
given
that
there
are
no
bears
in
the
city
of
Vancouver,
there's
no
reason
to
be
walking
around
with
bear
spray
in
the
city
of
Vancouver,
so
I,
guess
and
again.
This
is
my.
It's
really
ignorance
of
how
this
particular
kind
of
initiative
might
work
to
address
the
possession
of
it,
but
I
appreciate
that
this
is
really
just
to
deal
with
the
cell,
the
sales
of
the
licensed
stores
in
the
city
of
Vancouver.
But,
of
course,
we
know
that
people
can
buy
anything
on
the
internet
now
and
I'm.
I
Sure
Amazon
would
deliver
me
a
case
of
bear
spray
if
I
ordered
it
so
recognizing
that
that
this
in
and
of
itself
will
not
be
necessarily
the
Panacea
for
what
we
know
and
thank
you
for
the
the
material
that
you've
provided.
That
we
know
is
quite
a
an
uptick
in
in
offenses
using
bear
spray
as
as
a
means
of
intimidation
or
violence
or
others.
So
that's
that's
my
takeaway
and
I
think
that's
probably
something
that
we
can
table.
Maybe
I
can
talk
to
my
esteemed
colleague
over
here.
A
C
Thanks
very
much
mayor,
and
forgive
me
for
being
virtual
and
homesick
today,
but
happy
to
be
participating.
Remotely
I
have
a
question
related
to
this,
and
it
is
a
challenging
question
right
now,
given
just
what's
happening
in
our
city,
but
I
feel
compelled
to
raise
it,
and
so
this
question
is
directed
towards
superintendent
Tran
and
it's
related
to
the
sale
of
other.
C
What
would
be
considered
I
I
think
as
bear
spray
in
this
context,
is
that
it's
being
used
as
Council
fry
pointed
out
as
intimidation
and
even
a
weapon
against
vulnerable
people
or
anybody
unarmed
if
you
will
or
or
are
not
able
to
defend
themselves,
but
we're
also
seeing
an
escalation
in
the
sale
of
other
weapons
as
such,
whether
it's
pepper
spray
or
knives
or
other
things
that
are
available
in
particular
areas
of
our
city
and
I.
C
Wonder
if
you
could
please
comment
in
terms
of
the
vpd's
perspective
on
cracking
down
on
retailers
that
are
are
really
part
of
the
issue
and
problem
here
when
it
comes
to
unregulated
sale
of
anything
that
can
be
used
as
a
weapon
in
in
on
our
streets.
Yeah.
S
I
can
speak
very
broadly.
Of
course.
This
is
a
a
huge
issue
for
us
and
if
we
get
information
that
retailers
are
as
selling
bear,
spray,
for
example,
and
I'll
have
Constable
rental
speak
to
her,
perhaps
a
situation
that
he
had.
We
will
put
resources
to
to
investigate
and
shut
down
those
places.
So
I'm
aware
of
an
incident
where
we
receive
information
that
a
a
hobby
shop
was
selling
air
spray
and
we
were
able
to
put
resources
to
it
and
basically
found
two
cases
of
bear
spray
in
the
back.
So
perhaps
Constable
rentals.
X
Constable
Reynolds
have
anchor
police
I
was
in
the
youth,
invest
section
now
I'm
the
business
liaison,
so
I
am
dealing
with
the
businesses
that
are
selling
these
products.
While
in
the
youth
invest
unit,
we
did
deal
with
one
business
that
was
selling
products
to
youth.
It
is
still
before
the
course
so
I
can't
speak
a
lot
about
it,
but,
yes,
we
did
dedicate
some
resources
and
we're
able
to
take
the
bear
spray
from
the
store
during
part
of
the
investigation.
C
Okay
and
if
you
could
ignore
the
light
on
on
any
other
work,
things
are
not
specific
course
that
are
being
undertaken
at
this
particular
time
related
to
other
types
of
products
that
are
being
sold,
including
what
would
be
categorized,
I
think
as
a
weapon
and,
and
you
know,
knives
as
I,
say,
pepper
spray
that
would
really
fall
under
the
sort
of
same
safety
concerns
that
are
being
raised
as
a
result
of
this
initially
emotion
and
now
this
report.
S
I'm
not
aware
of
anything
related
to
that
I
mean
it's
not
illegal,
to
sell
knives
in
the
city
of
Vancouver,
so
we're
you
know
at
this
point
we
don't
have
any
projects
I'm
aware
of
targeting
retailers
who
sell
knives
or
or
such,
of
course
we're
always
working
on.
S
You
know
illegal
Firearms
sales,
ghost
guns,
etc,
etc
and
I
don't
have
the
information
related
to
some
of
those
investigations
at
at
my
hand,
right
now,
but
as
far
as
knives
and
bearish
way,
I
mean
at
this
point:
it's
not
illegal
to
sell
those
items,
so
we
don't
have
any
projects
or
any
special
task
force
dedicated
to
that.
Of
course,
when
we
do
receive
information
that
involves
Youth
and
children
and
stuff
accessing
these
things,
then
we
do.
We
do
dedicate
resources
such
as
Constable
Randall
spoke
to
earlier.
A
Okay,
seeing
no
other
individuals
on
the
Queue
do
we
need
to
move
a
motion
so.
A
C
Thanks
very
much
so
you
know,
I
appreciate,
staff's
work
on
this.
C
This
motion
and
I
think
they
have
struck
a
good
balance
here,
and
you
know
I
think
that
we
have
to
recognize
that
as
Council
fry
pointed
out,
these
products
are
available
through
Amazon
or
online,
with
zero
regulation,
and
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
fact
that
and
I
have
personally
experienced
coming
Upon
A
person
who
an
unhoused
person
in
who
was
attacked
with
bear
spray,
and
it
was
a
very,
very
vicious
attack
and
it
was
and
they
were
Youth
and
who
knows
where
they
came
from
and
and
it
was
in
a
required
emergency
response
vehicles
and-
and
it
was
a
it
was
a
tremendous
ordeal,
and
so
we
have
we
have
and
had
had
have
had
through
covid
and
other
Street
disorder
related
issues
in
uptick
a
spike
really
in
these
attacks.
C
But
I
also
want
to
speak
to
a
broader
issue.
That
I
think
is
incredibly
concerning
and
I
I
intend
to
take
this
offline
and
with
superintendent
Tran,
and
anyone
else
is
that
we,
we
have
a
very,
very
big
safety
issue
in
our
city.
We
know
this,
but
what
I
can
tell
you
is
that
I
know
of
firsthand
people
who
carry
Bear
spray
because
they
are
afraid
on
our
streets
and
they're
afraid,
because
of
the
prevalence
of
increased
violence
with
other
weapons,
more
deadly
weapons,
I
would
say,
and
so
I
do
think.
C
There
is
reason
to
pause
and
not
to
not
pass
this,
but
to
to
use
it
as
a
as
a
conversation
starter
for
us
to
work
with
our
Public
Safety
Partners.
To
make
sure
that
there
are
there
are,
there
are
there's
a
police
presence.
There
is
a
recognition
that
the
increased
violence
endangered
on
our
streets
is
having
Youth
and
others
carry
these
types
of
products
in
self-defense,
and
that
is
obviously
not
a
city
that
we
want
to
be
living
in.
It's
not
a
city.
C
We
want
to
be
raising
our
children
in
it's,
not
a
city
that
we
are
proud
to
be
a
essentially
governing.
To
be
quite
honest,
we
have
to
take
this
incredibly
seriously
and
not
just
isolate
one
particular
issue
around
bear
spray
being
used
on
others,
but
also
recognizing
that
there
are
people
on
our
streets
that
are
afraid
and
they
are
trying
to
find
every
way
to
protect
themselves,
and
that
conversation
is
ongoing.
C
It's
real
it's
happening
daily
and
I
want
to
use
this
moment
really
to
advocate
for
our
our
Police
Department,
in
conjunction
with
the
city,
council
and
other
City
staff
business
licenses,
to
recognize,
there's
some
really
bad
players
out
there
and
and
they
need
to
be
reported
and
they
need
to
be
investigated
and
they
need
to
be
stopped.
So
I
appreciate
the
time
to
to
advocate
for
that
type
of
police
response
to
those
that
are
putting
everybody
at
risk
at
our
city
and
particularly
our
children.
I
Thanks
Marin
and
like
Council,
Bluff
I've,
seen
too
much
aftermath
of
the
use
of
bear
spray
and
in
my
neighborhood
it's
quite
prevalent
and
it's
it's
very
upsetting
and
I
know
that
it's
used
for
variety
of
reasons,
including
for
criminal
activities,
but
recognize
also
that
carrying
bear
spray
is,
is
a
legitimate
self-defense
tool
that
many
people
employ.
My
wife
used
to
carry
bear
spray
at
one
point
or
pepper
spray.
I,
don't
know
if
it
was
bear
spray,
but
she
carried
some
kind
of
because
she
didn't
feel
safe.
I
So
I
recognized
that
that
there
is
some
more
Nuance
to
it
and
I'm
hopeful
that
this.
This
bylaw
will
will
limit
the
prevalence
of
of
bear
spray
on
our
streets
and,
let's
see
how
it
works.
If
not,
I
would
be
interested
in
seeing
some
kind
of
approach
into
the
offense
act
to
maybe
enact
a
bylaw
that
could
actually
prohibit
people
from
walking
around
the
streets
carrying
bear
spray
in
the
city
of
Vancouver.
I
If
this
does
not
meet
that
objective
and
I
also
do
want
to
acknowledge
that,
if
you
know
we
may
find
ourselves
in
a
position
where,
in
the
absence
of
bear
spray,
people
are
using
more
dangerous
weapons
like
knives
because
they
don't
have
that
that
tool
at
their
disposal.
I
So
this
is
a
really
complicated
space,
but
I
very
much
appreciate
that
VPD
working
with
our
bylaw
officers
are
and
and
DBL
are
coming
up
with
these
solutions
proactively
to
address
what
we
obviously
recognize
as
a
growing
problem
in
our
city
and
and
a
more
systemic
problem
with
just
how
people
are
struggling
in
in
with
these
kind
of
violent
tools
and
sort
of
mental
health
issues
that
we're
seeing
coming
out
of
the
pandemic
and
other
reasons.
So
in
the
meantime,
very
supportive
of
this.
Thank
you
for
the
work.
A
Thank
you
very
much
all
right,
seeing
no
one
else
in
the
queue.
Why
don't
we
put
this
to
a
vote
and
I
see
counselor
Bly
is
visible,
so
I
won't
read
the
big
narrative
around
online
and.
A
O
My
motion
is
to
extend
them
the
meeting
past
noon,
to
complete
the
business.
J
Meisner
yeah
I
totally
understand
the
desire
for
that.
I
do
have
two
media
interviews
over
the
noon
hour
regarding
the
spider,
art,
installation,
plus
a
motion
to
introduce
so
I
am
just
a
bit
concerned.
There's
not
going
to
be
we'll,
probably
be
working
quite
significantly
over
the
noon
hour,
so
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
support
that.
A
Okay,
do
I
have
to
see
the
chair.
A
Oh,
oh
sorry,
do
we
have
a
secondary
for
counselor
cars
motion,
counselor
Claussen!
Thank
you.
So
we
acknowledge
councilor
Meisner.
You
have
to
see
the
chair
now
to
make
my
comments.
Yes,
I
I
have
to
get
out
of
here
at
about
12
10
latest
because
of
Civic
business
have
to
deal
with
as
well,
so
I
won't
be
able
to
support
it.
I
think
we
might
be
able
to
get
through
it
really
quickly.
C
Likewise,
I
have
to
drop
off
at
noon
for
a
critical
meeting
that
I
can't
move
so
I
just
want
to.
Let
people
know
that
if
I'm-
not
here,
that's
why
but
I
did
have
items
to
raise
is
in
Grace,
so
I
hope
that
we
can
defer.
D
A
Advance
that
do
we
have
to
put
this
to
your
vote,
like
he's
in
knees.
Okay,
all
in
favor
of
extending
this
meeting
say
aye.
C
A
Right,
but
you
know
what
I'm
going
to
read
real
fast.
Hopefully
we
can
get
through
this
okay,
so
bylaws
we
have
22
bylaws
on
the
agenda
for
enactment.
Please
note
that
bylaws
one
and
three
must
be
voted
on
and
enacted
before
we
can
vote
on
bylaws
two
through
four
I
recommend
we
vote
on
bylaws
one
three
and
five
through
twenty
two
first
and
go
back
to
vote
on
bylaws
two
and
four.
A
We
will
come
back
to
this
in
a
minute
council
members
who
are
not
president
for
the
meetings
related
to
public
hearing
and
not
by
laws,
must
confirm
that
they
have
reviewed
the
proceedings
of
the
meetings
if
they
wish
to
vote
on.
The
enactment
bylaws
7
through
10
are
from
public
hearing
of
March
7
2023
counselors
Bligh
dominato
and
myself
were
absent
for
this
item
at
public
hearing
counselor
Bly
have
you
reviewed
the
proceedings
and
will
you
be
voting
on
the
enactments.
A
Dominato
I
have
not
so
I
will
not
be
voting
by
law.
11
is
from
the
public
hearing
of
February
14th
and
21st.
2023
I
was
absent
for
this
meeting,
so
I
have
not
reviewed
and
I
will
not
be
voting
by
law.
Number
12
is
from
the
public
hearing
of
March.
The
9th
2023
counselors
apply,
dominato
Kirby
young
and
myself
were
absent
for
this
item
at
the
public
hearing.
Counselor
Bly
have
you
reviewed
the
proceedings
and
you
will
you
be
voting
on
the
enactments.
A
Dominato
counselor
Kirby,
Young
I
have
not
and
I
will
not.
Bylaw
13
is
from
the
public
hearing
of
March
the
7th
2023
counselors
Bligh
dominato
and
myself
were
absent
for
this
item.
At
the
public
hearing.
Councilor
Bly
have
you
reviewed
the
proceedings
and
will
you
be
voting
on
The
enactments
I.
A
Counselor
dominato
I
have
not,
and
I
will
not
be
bylaw.
15
is
from
the
public
hearing
of
April
the
12th
2022
counselor's
class
and
Meisner
Montague
Joe
and
myself
were
not
on
council
at
the
time
of
the
public
hearing.
However,
the
council
meeting
on
March
the
7th
counselors
class
adviser,
Montague
and
Joe,
advised
that
they
had
reviewed
the
proceedings
and
were
eligible
to
vote.
I
have
not
reviewed
and
I
will
not
be
voting
well.
I
lost
17
is
from
the
public
hearing
of
July
the
7th
2022
counselors
boil
or
sorry.
A
Counselor
Boyle
was
absent
for
this
item
at
the
public
hearing.
Counselors.
Sorry,
yes,
having
an
awesome
where
am
I
here
at
counselor's
class
advisor
Montague
Joe
and
myself
were
not
on
council
at
the
time
of
the
public
hearing.
However,
at
the
council
meeting
on
March,
the
7th
counselors
class
in
Meister,
Montague
and
Joe
advised
that
they
had
reviewed
the
proceedings
and
were
eligible
to
vote.
Councilor
boy
you
already
answered
I
will
I
have
not
and
I
will
not
be
voting.
Bylaw
22
is
from
the
public
hearing
of
July.
A
The
28th
2022
counselor
fry
was
absent.
For
this
item.
Of
the
public
hearing
counselor's
class
in
Meisner,
Montague
Joe
and
myself
were
not
on
council
at
the
time
of
the
public
hearing
and
will
need
to
review
the
proceedings
to
be
eligible
to
vote.
Councilor
fry.
Have
you
reviewed
the
proceedings
and
will
you
be
voting
on
the
enactment,
great
councilor,
Claussen
counselor,
Meisner,
counselor,
Montague
counselor,
Joe
myself,
not
and
I?
Won't.
Would
someone
like
to
move
the
motion
to
adopt
bylaws
one
three
and
five
three?
Twenty
two
counselor
Clausen.
A
Thank
you
very
much
seconded
by
councilor
Montague
council.
Is
there
any
discussion
all
right,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
say:
yay,
all
those
polls
say
nay
great.
The
motion
carries
unanimously
with
someone
like
to
move
the
motion
to
adopt
bylaws
two
and
four
counselor
Joel
Thank
You
seconded
by
a
counselor
Classen
council.
Is
there
any
discussion
nope?
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
say:
yay,
all
those
policy,
nay,
the
motion
carries
unanimously.
The
list
of
approved
bylaws
can
be
found
on
the
city's
website.
Okay.
A
A
On
April
the
27
2023
from
6
PM
onwards,
counselor
Boyle
for
personal
reasons,
from
June,
the
6th
2023
from
6
PM
onwards,
councilor
dominato
for
civic
business
on
March,
the
28th
from
6
PM
onwards,
March
30th
2023
from
6
PM
onwards,
April
12,
2023
from
6
PM
onwards,
April
28,
2023
from
9
30
a.m,
to
1
30
or
1
p.m,
and
April
the
26th
to
2023
from
5
PM
onwards.
Is
there
a
mover,
counselor,
Boyle
seconded
councilor,
Carl
Carr?
Sorry,
all
those
in
favor
say:
yay.
A
Okay,
so
we
have
administrative
motion:
number
one:
approval
for
form
of
development,
Thank
You
seconded
by
counselor
Boyle.
Is
there
any
discussion?
A
Okay,
we'll
put
it
to
a
vote
all
in
favor,
say:
yay
Allah
create
the
motion
carries
unanimously.
Okay.
So
now
we
are
on
motion
B2
motion.
B2
is
Waterworks
bylaw,
exemptions
and
or
viable
exceptions
for
notable.
A
Yes,
okay,
is
there
a
secondary,
great
all
in
favor,
say
aye
all
the
polls,
great
we're
gonna
totally
nail
this
one
motion:
B2
is
Waterworks
bylaw,
exemptions
and
or
viable
exceptions
for
notable
decorative
City
water
features
and
is
to
be
moved
and
introduced
by
counselor
Meisner
counselor
Meisner.
You
have
two
minutes
if
you
so
choose
to
use
them
to
introduce
your
motion.
J
We'll
try
to
be
brief,
so
I
brought
this
motion
forward
in
response
to
community
feedback
from
residents
across
the
city,
but
in
particular
from
residents
at
the
long-term
care
center
Herald
Park
Senior
Center
in
the
West
End
I've
been
hearing
from
them
since
elected
about
how
much
they
miss
the
fountain,
in
the
plaza
across
the
street
at
Butte
and
Harrow
Street,
which
has
been
shut
off
since
fall
of
2021,
and
many
of
these
seniors
have
limited
mobility,
and
this
plaza
plaza
is
an
important
escape
and
public
space
for
them,
as
they
can't
travel
too
far.
J
They
use
the
space
to
connect
with
their
neighbors
and
the
community
as
well
as
enjoy
nature
and
get
outside,
and
the
sounds
of
the
running
water,
mist
and
beauty
of
the
fountain
are
all
an
important
part
of
that
offering
a
respite
from
the
busyness
of
downtown
Vancouver.
These
fountains
and
water
features
support
our
healthy
City
strategy,
including
the
goals
of
being
safe
and
included
cultivating
connections
active
living
and
getting
outside
and
creating
and
maintaining
environments
and
spaces
where
all
people
can
Thrive.
J
The
fountain
is
approximately
of
one
of
25
across
the
city
that
have
been
identified
to
be
retrofitted
because
they
unfortunately
are
not
recirculating
and
a
park
board
report
to
retrofit.
These
fountains
has
been
forthcoming
for
several
years.
In
the
meantime,
the
intent
of
the
motion
is
to
direct
staff
to
identify
fountains
and
water
features,
with
significant
well-being,
impacts
and
benefits
to
the
community
and
turn
them
back
on
until
they
can
be
retrofitted,
as
well
as
Expediting
that
work.
J
Many
of
these
water
features
like
the
Butte
Street
Fountain,
are
very
important
to
the
community
and
especially
seniors
or
they
have
historical
or
cultural
significance.
For
example,
there's
the
Air
Force
Garden
of
Remembrance
in
Stanley
Park
commemorating
the
brave
people
who
gave
their
lives
in
the
second
world
war
or
the
mountain
Hemlock
waterfall
in
Queen
Elizabeth
Park
honoring,
a
diplomat
who
saved
tens
of
thousands
of
Jewish
lives
in
World
War
II.
So
this
motion
will
direct
staff
to
report
back
on
some
potential,
bylaw
exemptions
or
viable
exception.
J
A
Awesome
moved
and
second,
are
there
any
questions
by
the
way,
Perfect
all
right,
moved
by
councilor
car
seconded
by?
Oh
you,
sorry,
that's
right.
You
seconded
all
right
now,
we've
rece
received
requests
to
speak
to
this
motion.
If
Council
would
like
to
hear
the
speakers,
we
can
refer
awesome
great.
Is
there
second
or
perfect,
although
all
those
in
favor
CA
get
all
those
polls
say,
nay,
where
the
motion
is
referred
to
tomorrow's
standing
community
meeting?
Okay,
are
there
notices
of
council
member
motions
for
upcoming
Council
meetings?
A
Okay,
counselor
Kirby,
young
yeah.
E
Thanks
mayor
I
have
one
which
I
we
had
previously
called
notice
on,
but
decided
to
bring
it
for
the
upcoming
meeting
and
it's
titled
amping
up
the
Arts
event
license
policy
to
support
arts
and
culture
in
Vancouver
co-submitted
by
myself
and
councilor
Meisner,
and
it's
for
the
April
11th
council
meeting
great.
V
Thanks
mayor,
I
have
two
motions:
first,
one
is
titled
updating
guidelines
to
allow
for
wine
on
shelf
sales
in
Vancouver,
grocery
stores,
it's
submitted
by
by
myself,
and
it's
for
April
11th
Council.
The
second
notice
of
motion
is
titled:
improving
climate
resilience
and
reducing
emissions
in
existing
multi-family
buildings,
submitted
by
myself
for
a
April
11th
Council.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Very
much
do
I
need
to
see
the
chair.
Yes
can
I,
please
see
the
chair
awesome.
Thank
you,
I'm
submitting
one
for
the
April
11th
session
and
it
will
be
titled
mayor's
budget
task
force
I'm
going
to
take
the
chair
back
councilor
Bly.
C
Thanks
very
much
mayor
I've
got
two
new
business
items.
If
we're
on
to
that
part
of
the
agenda.
C
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
clerk
is
that,
okay,
that
she
does
that
now
I
think
she
has
to
leave
yeah
we're
still
under
council
member
motions.
A
Yeah
I'm
going
to
put
you
on
pause
for
one
sec,
because
it
sounds
like
it's:
a
new
business:
okay,
counselor
Kirby,
young
member
motions.
A
Oh
all
right
so
we're
under
new
business.
Sorry
I
apologize!
So
are
we
all
done
with
new
business
everyone's
good?
A
Are
we
all
done
with
council
member
motions?
Awesome
great
sorry,
councilor
Bly.
Can
we
get
you
back
online?
You
had
a
couple
of
items.
Oh
sorry,
can
you
can
you
just
give
me
one
sec
here?
A
Okay,
so
we
have
one
item
new
business
on
the
agenda
today,
which
are
requests
for
leaves
of
absence
as
follows:
counselor
dominato
for
civic
business
on
March,
the
29th
2023
from
4
P.M
onwards,
April
19
2023
from
3
P.M
to
5,
30
p.m;
April
26,
2023
from
1
pm
to
5
PM
and
May
17
2023
from
3
P.M
to
5,
PM,
counselor
dominado
for
personal
reasons
on
April,
the
20th
2023
from
4
00
P.M
to
onwards,
and
then
would
someone
like
to
move
a
motion?
A
Sorry,
sorry,
Clerk
I
have
a
bunch
of
things,
so
we
I
do
that
after
right.
So
that's
under
any
other
new
okay.
Great!
So
would
someone
like
to
move
a
motion?
Great
Domino,
councilor
dominato
seconded
by
councilor
Joe,
all
in
favor,
say
yay
great.
All
those
opposing
a
great
the
motion
carries
unanimously
Council.
Are
there
any
other
items,
a
new
business,
counselor
Bligh
you're
up
now.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
I'll
actually
just
move.
My
first
motion,
which
is
a
leap
of
absence
for
March
29th
from
6
PM
onwards,
and
then
I
realized
part
of
the
link.
So
that's
that's.
My
first
motion.
A
C
E
Sorry
I
have
I'm
not
sure
if
it's
new
business
or
inquiry
so
maybe
I'll
hold
it
for
inquiries
thanks.
Okay,.
Q
Thanks
mayor
had
two
items
to
move
as
new
business.
One
is
an
Loa
for
personally
from
March
29th
4pm
onwards.
I
think
it
was
read
as
Civic.
Business
is
actually
a
personal
business
for
tomorrow
evening.
Q
Q
A
Do
we
need
to
Second
important
okay,
we'll
put
that
on
screen.
A
Thank
you
all
right.
So
do
we
put
it
in
main
queue
and
do
we
ask
for
discussion
or
hey?
Is
there
any
discussion
right
seeing
none
do
we
just
vote
eyes
and
eyes
Okay?
Okay,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
great
carries!
Thank
you
all
right,
so
we're
back
to
now.
I
have
to
see
the
chair.
A
Don't
I,
okay,
so
my
new
business
March
30th
from
5
p.m,
onwards,
I'll
be
away
on
Civic
business
on
April,
the
6th
from
2
P.M
to
4
P.M
on
Civic
business,
April
11th
from
1
to
2,
30
p.m,
on
Civic
business,
April,
12th
from
9
a.m,
to
noon
on,
Civic
business
and
from
6
to
8
P.M
on
Civic
business,
on
April,
the
27th
on
Civic
business
and
on
May
2nd
for
personal
reasons.
A
Sorry,
for
the
whole
day,
great
can
I
get
a
second
or
please
great.
Thank
you
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
all
upholstery
great.
Thank
you.
Everyone,
okay,
I'll,
take
the
chair
back
counselor,
Bly,.
C
Thanks
very
much
mayor,
so
the
second
new
business
item
is:
is
a
resolution
to
have
Council
support
to
continue
to
serve
as
a
table
officer
with
the
Federation
of
Canadian
municipalities.
A
Great
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
all
those
policy
Mary.
A
Great
and
oh
sorry,
is
there
any
discussion
by
the
way
going
to
the
main
queue
seeing
none?
Okay,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
all
those
policing,
a
great
it
passes
and
did
I
lose
something
here.
Oh
question:
Q.
Thank
you.
Counselor
Kirby
Young.
E
Yeah
thanks
I
wanted
to
raise
a
just.
Perhaps
it's
an
inquiry,
and
perhaps
it's
a
new
business
item
but
I.
Just
it's
more
of
an
acknowledgment
that
late
on
Sunday
afternoon,
we
had
a
tragic
situation
in
the
city
of
Vancouver
downtown
at
the
Starbucks
Reserve
at
Granville
and
Pender.
That
resulted
in
the
loss
of
life
of
an
individual
37
year
old
Paul
Stanley
Schmidt,
who
was
a
husband,
a
father
of
a
three-year-old
and
I,
think
that
that
it
was
a
senseless,
tragic
situation
and
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
that
has
happened.
E
I
think
that
has
shaken
a
lot
of
people
and
underscored
people's
concern
about
feeling
safe
in
the
city
and
I
wanted
to
reassure
everybody
that
I
think
I
can
say
this
for
all
of
council
that
that
is
something
that
we
take
very
seriously
as
I
know,
The
Vancouver,
Police
Department
does
I
also
wanted
to
commend
the
fact
that
there
was
a
police
officer
that
was
close
by
and
who
was
able
to
apprehend
the
individual
I
know
it's
an
active
case.
E
So,
just
sticking
to
sort
of
the
facts
that
are
clear
in
the
public
record,
but
it
could
potentially
have
been
an
even
even
more
tragedy,
could
have
occurred.
Had
we
not
had
that
quick
response,
I
did
also
want
to
just
follow
up
and
I
mean
there
were
it's
difficult
to
find
words
at
a
time
like
that,
and
your
heart
goes
out
to
everybody.
That's
impacted,
but
I
did
want
to
inquire
through
you
mayor
and
to
the
city
manager.
E
If
staff
are
in
ongoing
and
regular
contact
with
respects
to
The
Vancouver
Police
Department,
and
if
Council
can
be
kept
apprised
of
any
concerns
that
we
are
hearing
from
area
businesses,
residents,
Etc
I
know
it
will
shake
in
a
lot
of
the
staff
at
the
Starbucks.
I
understand
that
that
business
is
closed
down
for
a
couple
of
days
and
will
have
had
a
huge
impact
on
everybody
that
was
impacted.
So
I
wonder
if
the
city
manager
has
any
comments.
A
A
So,
let's
say:
12
16.
awesome
to
12
16
here,
because
I
gotta
run
seconded
by
councilor
dominato,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
all
opposed
great
thanks
city
manager.
Please
thank
you.
Y
Thanks
councilor,
so
at
this
point,
since
the
incident
on
Saturday
and
apart
from
the
information
that
you're
aware
of
in
Russian
the
arrest
of
the
suspect,
no,
we
have
not
had
any
specific
communication
with
the
VPD
on
this
matter,
happy
to
reach
out
to
them
and
provide
any
information
that
they
that
they
share
back
to
council.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
very
incredibly
sad
situation.
There
councilor
Bly.
C
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
raise
two
inquiries
with
staff.
The
first
is
related
to
the
Broadway
subway
project.
We've
had
significant
advocacy
from
businesses
along
that
Corridor
to
enable
or
to
open
up
some
parking
where
intense
construction
is
not
actually
happening
at
the
moment
with
Broadway,
and
we
know
that
these
businesses
are
are
are
incredibly
challenged
to
to
deal
with
the
reduction
in
in
traffic
and
customers
and
what
have
you?
So?
C
This
is
really
a
ask
for
a
request
for
staff
to
report
back
on
ongoing
conversations
with
the
province
and
what
we
can
be
doing
to
Advocate
on
behalf
of
the
businesses
to
see
whether
or
not
more
parking
can
be
opened
up
along
Broadway,
as
I
say
where
the
intense
construction
is
not
happening.
So
that's
the
first
yeah.
C
Great
thank
you
thank
you,
so
much
city
manager
and
then
the
second
is
related
to,
as
we
typically
do
see
around
Springtime
and
in
the
warmer
weather
and
more
Daylight
is
increased,
Amplified,
hate
speech
and
and
and
those
that
are
speaking
out
against
2s
lgbtq
community
members,
particularly
around
Jim,
Diva,
Plaza
and
so
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
fact
that
these
these
events
are
happening
and
I
am
hearing
from
community
that
they're
incredibly
troubling,
and
we
I
know
that
this
Council
and
previous
councils,
I
should
say,
have
wrestled
with
how
to
take
action
around
this
and
the
existing
community.
C
Policing.
Center
is
aware,
so
really
just
to
put
it
on
record
that
these
events
have
started
there
as
I,
say
incredibly
troubling
for
the
community,
we're
building
an
inclusive
City
here
and-
and
we
need
to
continue
to
lean
into
this
issue
and
so
just
putting
that
on
record
and
welcome
any
comments
from
the
city
manager
and
and
hope
to
see
ongoing
follow-up.
In
this
regard.
Y
Thanks
counselor,
yes,
we
we
are
aware.
Vpd
is
aware
of
those
matters
as
well.
There
are
certain
steps
we
can
take
under
the
city's
bylaws,
so
happy
to
provide
any
information
back
to
Council
on
that
but
yeah
it
is.
It
is
a
challenging
circumstance
and
our
team
is
aware
of
it.
J
Thank
you
mayor,
so
questions
for
you
to
city
manager.
First
question
is
just
looking
for
an
update
on
any
discussions
that
have
potentially
taken
place
with
the
artist
behind
the
spider,
art
installation.
There's
been
a
ton
of
media
interest
and
feedback
from
the
public
on
this.
So
just
curious.
If
there's
been
any
developments.
Y
Yeah
thanks
counselor.
Yes,
certainly
lots
of
interest.
You
know
we
do
get
these
from
time
to
time.
Counselor
Carr,
I
think
we'll
remember
the
red
Satan
in
2014,
so
it's
remarkable
so
yeah
at
this
point,
counselor
to
my
understanding.
We
have
not
had
any
direct
communication
with
the
artist
I
think
that
will
be
part
of
the
process
going
forward.
Y
Certainly
the
installation
of
a
of
a
sculpture.
You
know
against
structural
infrastructure
and
active
rail
Corridor
is
it
poses
some
challenges
that
our
team
is
looking
at
right
now,
along
with
challenges
for
the
operators
in
that
rail
Corridor,
but
yeah.
What
what
transpires
from
here?
That
discussion
will
happen
as
I
understand
and
we'll
report
back
to
Council,
on
kind
of
the
implications
of
that.
Thank.
J
You
very
much
second
question
is
in
response
to
CTV
News
report
last
night,
and
this
is
around
you
know
it's
a
particularly
sensitive
issue.
This
is
the
memorial
to
residential
school
victims
at
the
on
the
steps
of
the
art
gallery,
so
I
understand
that
City
staff
are
working
hard
with
the
organizers
of
the
memorial
to
decommission
it,
given
it
doesn't
have
the
support
of
the
three
host
nations
in
Vancouver,
but
the
the
report
last
night
indicated
that
a
new
structure
had
been
set
up.
Y
Yeah
thanks
counselor,
as
you
know,
again,
another
challenging
situation.
So,
yes,
our
team
has
been
in
touch
in
contact
with
the
individuals
who
are
at
the
site,
the
volunteers,
the
they
have
been
advised
that
the
city's
intent
is
to
decommission
in
that
piece
of
art
are.
Y
The
objective
is
to
do
that
in
a
way
that
respects
certainly
the
guidance
that
we've
received
from
the
three
nations
as
well
as
appropriate
protocols,
and
to
do
that
in
a
respectful
way,
and
that's
the
intent
I'm
aware
that
there
is
now
it
sounds
like
an
increasing
Presence
at
that
site,
but
the
plan
is
to
communicate
with
those
individuals
in
the
coming
days
around
the
timeline
for
decommissioning
of
that
Memorial.
Okay,.
J
Y
At
this
stage
counselor,
we
don't
have
a
particular
date
that
we
would
commence
that
again.
The
the
aim
is
to
do
this
in
a
way
that
is
attractive,
I
think
that's
still
the
objective,
we're
working
towards,
with
with
the
clear
understanding
that
it
will
be
decommissioned,
so
I
think
there
are
initial
or
sorry
additional
conversations
planned
with
those
individuals
over
the
coming
series.
That's.
Q
Thanks
Mary
have
two
inquiries
through
you
to
the
city
manager.
One
is
just
with
respect
to.
We
have
an
upcoming
housing
report
and
I'm
curious
if
we
could
get
as
part
of
a
report
back
the
uptick,
an
uptake
on
the
duplex
zoning
that
was
put
in
place
last
term.
It
was
to
be
wide
in
the
arsons
to
better
understand
what
that's
looking
like
in
terms
of
how
many
duplexes
we're
seeing,
but
also
what
that
looks
like
in
terms
of
affordability.
Q
If
we
could
get,
maybe
perhaps
that
could
be
simply
included
as
part
of
the
housing
report
back.
Certainly,
and
my
second
question
is
for
a
number
of
housing
projects.
We
enter
into
housing
agreements
with.
Q
A
A
there
you
go.
May
we
have
a
motion
to
adjourn.