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From YouTube: Council Meeting - November 7, 2022
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Council meetings
Council meetings are held to make decisions about bylaws, spending, providing services (such as infrastructure, facilities, and programs), and fostering Vancouver's economic, social, and environmental well-being.
Open to the public
Tuesdays at 9:30am around every two weeks. View the meeting schedule
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Request to speak at the meeting
- Council must agree to hear speakers for an agenda item. If
Council agrees, the item is moved to an upcoming standing
committee meeting usually on the next day.
Attended by at least six members of Council to proceed
- Chair: mayor or deputy mayor
A
B
B
C
A
Well,
that's
the
whole
point
we'll
just
cover
it
where's
that
voice
coming
from.
Let
me
tell
you
all
right
good
evening,
welcome
to
the
Vancouver
City
Council
inaugural
meeting
of
Monday
November,
the
7th
2022..
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
May
participate
in
person
or
by
electronic
means.
A
If
a
council
member
attending
by
electronic
means
loses
connection
during
the
voting
process,
staff
are
available
to
get
you
back
online
quickly.
While
the
voting
process
is
suspended,
the
staff
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
by
law,
members
must
enable
their
video
to
confirm
quorum.
A
We
acknowledge
that
we
are
on
the
unseated
homelands
of
the
musqueam
Squamish
and
swirl
a
tooth
people.
We
thank
them
for
having
cared
for
this
land
and
look
forward
to
working
with
them
in
Partnership,
as
we
continue
to
build
this
great
City
to
get
together.
I
also
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
the
immense
contributions
of
the
city
of
Vancouver
staff.
It
worked
very
hard
that
you
work
incredibly
hard
every
day
to
help
make
our
city
an
incredible
place
to
live,
work
and
play
clerk.
May
we
have
the
roll
call
please
mayor.
A
A
A
Any
comments
on
agenda
items
can
be
sent
to
the
account
or
to
council
using
the
web
form
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,
I
remind
Council
that
when
addressing
speakers
and
staff,
we
will
avoid
using
gendered
honorifics
and
will
instead
refer
to
the
person
by
first
and
last
name
role
or
title.
A
So
this
afternoon
the
members
of
this
Council
took
their
Oaths
of
office
at
the
Orpheum
Theater
and
assumed
the
responsibilities
for
which
they
were
elected.
On
a
personal
note,
I
do
just
want
to
say
I'm
incredibly
excited
to
work
with
all
of
you
standing
shoulder
to
shoulder,
I'm
really
proud
to
be
in
this
room
with
you
and
I've
I've,
gotten
to
know
pretty
much
all
of
you
on
a
personal
basis,
some
of
you
four
and
a
half
years
ago.
Some
of
you,
you
know
you
know
six
months
ago
and
I
can
tell
you.
A
The
city
of
Vancouver
is
in
great
hands.
While
we
may
disagree
on
certain
things,
I
can
tell
you
the
spirit
of
intent
of
every
single
person
in
this
chamber
is
absolutely
remarkable
and
I
think
it's
going
to
be
a
great
four
years.
So
thank
you,
okay,
so
back
to
the
script.
At
that
event,
as
is
traditional
I
gave
the
Merrell's
inaugural
address.
A
video
of
the
inaugural
ceremony
will
be
on
the
city
cities
website
later
today.
A
A
Seeing
no
one
on
the
Queue
to
speak,
that's
actually
correct.
The
clerk
will
now
take
us
to
the
voting
Cube
Council.
Please
register
your
vote
on
the
panel.
A
I'm
close
sorry
just
learning
a
new
system,
all
right,
it
looks
like
we
have
eleven
four,
not
against
Great.
It
passes.
Okay.
Communication
two
contains
my
recommendations
for
appointments
of
acting
Mayors,
Deputy,
Mayors
and
counselors
to
represent
Council
for
November
December
and
January
I
will
move
those
recommendations.
Is
there
a
seconder?
A
D
Very
much
yes,
I
just
had
a.
D
For
like
12
months
and
noted
that,
of
course,
this
only
goes
for
three
months,
so
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
just
perhaps
indicate
the
so
we
we
can
all
EX
know
what
to
expect.
Are
you
intending
to
assign
counselors,
including
all
counselors,
to
these
roles
over
the
course
of
a
year.
A
D
All
right,
thank
you.
That's
absolutely
do
you
have
a
sense
of
the
timeline
when
you
might
announce
that,
because
many
of
us
would
plan
family
holidays
based
on
when
we're
not
on
duty?
That's.
A
A
You
know
working
on
transition
with
the
two
and
a
half
week
period
with
no
infrastructure
whatsoever,
but
we
look
forward
to
chatting
with
everyone
to
make
sure
that
it
works
for
everyone's
family
needs.
And
what
have
you.
D
You
and
I
do
have
one
final
question,
but
maybe
it's
through
you
to
the
city
manager,
and
that
is
in
terms
of
the
duties
of
the
acting
mayor
versus
Deputy
Mayor
versus
Duty
counselor
I'm,
wondering
if,
if
staff
can
inform
us
whether
the
information
we
received
in
a
previous
term
around
acting
mayor,
which
was
that
acting
mayor,
has
the
legal
responsibility
associated
with
the
mayor
and
needed
to
be
in
town
or
in
the
region
and
couldn't
be
traveling
abroad.
If
that
is
still
the
end,
the
expectation
from
staff.
C
Thanks
mayor
thanks
for
the
question,
councilor
Carr,
so
yes,
the
acting
mayor,
would
stand
in
for
the
mayor
in
a
circumstance
where
the
mayor
is
out
of
town
or
incapacitated
or
not
no
longer
in
office.
So
that
is
the
role
and
it
would
probably
be
in
the
case
of
emergency
or
some
other
urgent
need.
C
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Are
there
any
other
questions?
Okay,
so
seeing
no
one
else
on
the
Queue
to
speak,
the
clerk
will
all
take
us
through
the
voting
queue
Council.
Please
register
your
vote
on
your
panel.
A
Okay,
communication:
three
contains
my
recommendations
for
appointments
to
council
committees.
This
includes
the
role
of
chair
and
vice
chair
for
both
standing
committees
as
well
as
members
for
a
nomination
subcommittee
and
members
for
an
auditor
general
committee.
All
four
term
from
today
November
the
7th
2022
through
to
October
31st
2023
I
will
move
those
recommendations.
Is
there
a
secondary
councilor
dominato.
B
A
A
All
right
so
carried
item.
Four
communication
4
contains
my
recommendations
for
the
appointment
of
council
representatives
to
Regional
bodies
for
the
period
of
today.
November
the
7th
2022
through
to
the
end
dates
noted
in
the
communication.
I
will
move
those
recommendations.
Is
there
a
secondary,
counselor
Bly?
Is
there
any
discussion?
A
A
Okay,
so
I
noticed
we
have
10
in
favor
and
counselor
fry
abstained,
so
the
motion
passes
okay.
Communication
five
contains
my
recommendations
for
the
appointment
of
council
representatives
to
boards
statutory
committees
and
non-profit
societies
for
the
period
November.
The
7th
2022
through
to
October
31st
2023
I
will
move
those
recommendations.
Is
there
a
secondary,
councilor
Clausen?
Thank
you
very
much.
Is
there
any
discussion
seeing
no
one
in
the
queue
once
again,
the
clerk
will
now
take
us
to
the
voting
queue
Council.
Please
register
your
vote
on
your
panel.
A
Okay,
and
so
we
have
10
in
favor
and
counselor
fry
has
abstained.
So
the
motion
passes.
Communication
6
contains
my
recommendations
for
the
appointments
to
the
inter-governmental
undrip
task
force.
I
will
move
those
recommendations.
Is
there
a
secondary,
counselor
Joe?
Thank
you
very
much.
Is
there
any
discussion
seeing
no
one
in
the
queue
to
speak?
The
clerk
will
now
take
us
to
the
voting
queue
Council.
Please
register
your
vote
on
your
panel.