Council · Regular
April 14, 2026
COUNCIL MEETING
17:00 – 18:55 · 1h 55m
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Blanka Zeinabova Sr. Manager Legislative Services / Deputy CO — Bob Klimek Acting Chief Financial Officer — Graham De La Gorgendiere General Manager Community Safety — James Lota General Manager Lands & Facilities — Jennifer Wong Acting City Solicitor — Juli Halliwell Acting Deputy CAO / General Manager Corporate Services / Corporate Officer (CO) — Kathryn Matts Administrative Officer 2 — Lee-Ann Garnett Acting General Manager Planning & Development — Leon Gous Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) — Mary Morrison-Clark General Manager Parks, Recreation & Culture — May Phang General Manager Engineering —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the agenda for the Open Council meeting of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, be adopted, AS AMENDED, to add Item 3.1 of the Council Correspondence and Public Submission Package dated April 14, 2026, under Correspondence.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the minutes of the Open Council meeting held on March 24, 2026, and the Special Open Council meeting held on April 1, 2026, be now adopted.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT Dennis Back be appointed Chief Election Officer for the 2026 City of Burnaby General Local Election.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the report titled “Certificate of Sufficiency: North Road BIA Renewal” dated April 14, 2026 be received for information; THAT the Certificate of Sufficiency dated April 14, 2026, certified by the Corporate Officer and included as Atta…
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the City, as outlined in the report titled “BHA – Shareholder’s Corporate Maintenance Matters for 2026”, dated April 14, 2026, as sole shareholder of the Burnaby Housing Authority Corporation (BHA): and; authorize the business of the …
- · Motion 6 added: THAT the report titled “BHA – 2025 Financial Statements and 2026 Operating Budget”, dated for April 14, 2026, be received for information; THAT the Burnaby Housing Authority Corporation’s (BHA) 2025 Annual Financial Statements, which inclu…
- · Motion 7 added: THAT the City Solicitor be authorized to bring forward amendments to the following bylaws to implement the E-Bike Share Pilot Program and address the provincial Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Program: Burnaby Street and Traffic Bylaw 1961; Bu…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT the report titled “Provincial Housing Target Order 6-Month Interim Progress Report”, dated April 14, 2026, be received for information; and THAT the General Manager Planning and Development be authorized to submit the Housing Target P…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT staff be authorized to participate in Building Benchmark BC Year 7, as described in the report titled “Building Benchmark BC”, dated April 14, 2026, with no additional funding required beyond the existing 2026 budget.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT the granting and execution of Statutory Right-of-Way over a portion of 7950 Pandora St. and 1200 Gaglardi Way in favour of FortisBC Energy Inc. for the installation, operations, and maintenance of infrastructure required to service Bu…
- · Motion 11 added: THAT a contract award to Echelon Creative Inc. for an estimated cost of $1,354,463 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CA – Development of Modular Housing Four-Plex Unit at 8315 – 14th Avenue”, dated April 14, 2026, be appro…
- · Motion 12 added: THAT a contract award to HANNA Infrastructure Ltd., for an estimated cost of $2,404,076 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CA – (CB-8039) Jerry Rogers Creek Culvert Replacement” dated April 14, 2026 be approved; and THAT fi…
- · Motion 13 added: THAT a contract award to Drake Excavating (2016) Ltd., for an estimated cost of $1,360,391 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CA – (CB-3264) Central Valley Greenway Culvert Replacement and Paving Works”, dated April 14, 202…
- · Motion 14 added: THAT a contract change to Rogers Communications Canada Inc. for an estimated cost of $450,000 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CC - Telephony - Cellular Voice and Data Services”, dated April 14, 2026 be approved; and THAT…
- · Motion 15 added: THAT a contract change to Just Mechanical Ltd. for an estimated total cost of $579,600 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CC – HVAC System Maintenance & Repair Services”, dated April 14, 2026, be approved; and THAT final pa…
- · Motion 16 added: THAT a three-year contract renewal to Long View Systems Corporation for an estimated amount of $394,942 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CR - Cisco WebEx Contact Center License Subscription”, dated April 14, 2026, be appr…
- · Motion 17 added: THAT a contract renewal to A.W Fireguard Supplies (1991) Ltd. for an estimated total cost of $1,666,061 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CR – Fire Protection Systems and Equipment Installation Maintenance and Repair Servi…
- · Motion 18 added: THAT the language for the plaque to be installed at Burnaby Lake Overpass outlined in section 3.1 in the report titled “Burnaby Lake Overpass Official Opening Plaque,” dated April 14, 2026, be approved.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT engaging a qualified external reviewer to assess the City’s financial planning, operating practices, and capital investment priority setting, as discussed at the Financial Management Committee meeting held on March 17, 2026, be approv…
- · Motion 20 added: THAT a Rezoning Bylaw for REZ #25-11 be prepared and advanced to First and Second Reading at a future Council meeting; THAT a Housing Agreement, if required, be authorized according to the terms outlined in Section 3.4 of the report titled…
- · Motion 21 added: THAT the report titled “Update on Mayor’s Task Force on Burnaby Economic Growth and Resilience”, dated April 14, 2026, be received for information.
- · Motion 22 added: THAT the report titled “Amenity Pier Covenant – Developer Election to Forfeit Security” dated April 14, 2026, be received for information.
- · Motion 23 added: THAT due to sufficient petitions received by the City against Burnaby Business Improvement Area (Burnaby North Road) Bylaw 2026, Bylaw No. 14797 be now abandoned.
- · Motion 24 added: THAT item 3.1 of the Council Correspondence and Public Submission Package dated April 14, 2026, from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business urging Council to oppose the Provincial Sales Tax Expansion on professional service, be RE…
- · Motion 25 added: THAT a bursary award be granted to the following secondary school students: [list of names]; THAT staff be authorized to contact recipients and secondary school principals to advise them of the award; and THAT the award recipients be annou…
- · Motion 26 added: THAT the report titled “2025 Annual Municipal Report and 2025 Annual Municipal Report Highlights”, dated for April 7, 2026, of the Audit Committee meeting, be received for information; THAT the 2025 Annual Municipal Report (Attachment 1), …
- · Motion 27 added: THAT the Open Council meeting adjourn at 6:55 pm.
- · Attendance added: Mike Hurley (present)
- · Attendance added: Pietro Calendino (present)
- · Attendance added: Sav Dhaliwal (present)
- · Attendance added: Alison Gu (present)
- · Attendance added: Joe Keithley (present)
- · Attendance added: Richard T. Lee (present)
- · Attendance added: Maita Santiago (present)
- · Attendance added: Daniel Tetrault (present)
- · Attendance added: James Wang (present)
- · Attendance added: Leon Gous (present)
- · Attendance added: Juli Halliwell (present)
- · Attendance added: Bob Klimek (present)
- · Attendance added: Graham De La Gorgendiere (present)
- · Attendance added: May Phang (present)
- · Attendance added: James Lota (present)
- · Attendance added: Mary Morrison-Clark (present)
- · Attendance added: Lee-Ann Garnett (present)
- · Attendance added: Jennifer Wong (present)
- · Attendance added: Blanka Zeinabova (present)
- · Attendance added: Kathryn Matts (present)
- · Participation added: Santiago arrive
- · Participation added: Dhaliwal depart
- · Participation added: Dhaliwal arrive
- · Participation added: Wang depart
- · Participation added: Wang arrive