Council · Regular
May 26, 2026
COUNCIL MEETING
17:00 – 17:13 · 0h 13m
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Anita Bhandari Chief Human Resources Officer Electronic Bachar Khawajah Chief Information Officer Electronic Blanka Zeinabova Sr. Manager Legislative Services / Deputy Corporate Officer — Bob Klimek Acting Chief Financial Officer — Ed Kozak General Manager Planning & Development — Graham De La Gorgendiere General Manager Community Safety — James Lota General Manager Lands & Facilities — Kathryn Matts Administrative Officer 2 — Leon Gous Chief Administrative Officer — Mary Morrison-Clark General Manager Parks, Recreation & Culture — May Leung City Solicitor — 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, May 26, 2026, be adopted, as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 12, 2026, and the Open Council meeting held on May 12, 2026, be now adopted.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the proposed Burnaby Works and Services Bylaw 2026, as described in the report titled “Proposed New Burnaby Works and Services Bylaw 2026” dated May 26, 2026, be approved; THAT the City Solicitor be authorized to bring forward the pro…
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the proposed Mid-Block Connection Policy, substantially as set out in Attachment 1 of the report titled “Burnaby Mid-Block Connection Policy”, dated May 26, 2026, be approved.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT Temporary Use Permit #26-02 included as Attachment 2 to the report titled “TUP #26-02 – 2152 Douglas Road – Portion of Upper Storey”, dated May 26, 2026, be approved; and THAT the City Solicitor be directed to register notice of TUP #…
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Temporary Use Permit #26-06 included as Attachment 2 to the report titled “TUP #26-06 – 7375 Kingsway”, dated May 26, 2026, be approved; THAT the City Solicitor be directed to register notice of TUP #26-06 with the Land Title Office; …
- · Motion 7 added: THAT a contract award to Jack Cewe Construction Ltd., for an estimated total of $4,083,101 including taxes, as outlined in the report titled “CA – (CB-7030) Vancouver-SFU Cycling Connection Phase 2”, dated May 26, 2026, be approved; and TH…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT a contract renewal to Hanley Agencies Ltd., for an estimated total cost of $825,000 including taxes, as outlined in the Council Report titled “CR – Sewer and Waterworks Components”, dated May 26, 2026, be approved; and THAT final paym…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT the 10 (ten) recommendations provided by The Stewart Group at the Open Committee of the Whole meeting on May 12, 2026, be adopted.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT the disbursement of the Festivals Burnaby Grant totaling up to $127,400 for the spring intake, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the report titled “Festivals Burnaby Grant Program - Spring 2026 Intake”, dated May 5, 2026, of the Executiv…
- · Motion 11 added: THAT a grant donation of $1,000 for distribution to the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Community Society in support of their Giving Circles, as outlined in the report titled “Tsleil-Waututh Nation Community Society – Giving Circles Donation Request…
- · Motion 12 added: THAT a Rezoning Bylaw for REZ #25-12 be prepared and advanced to First and Second Reading at a future Council meeting; THAT the predecessor Rezoning Bylaw, Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 27, 2023 (Bylaw No. 14600), be aband…
- · Motion 13 added: THAT a Rezoning Bylaw for REZ #25-23 be prepared and advanced to First and Second Reading at a future Council meeting; THAT the predecessor Rezoning Bylaw, Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 12, 2023 (Bylaw No. 14575), be aband…
- · Motion 14 added: THAT resolutions for Items 9.1 and 9.2 on the Consent Agenda on the Regular Council Meeting of May 26, 2026, be approved.
- · Motion 15 added: THAT the report titled “4878 Brentwood Drive - Transition of Tenancy Management”, dated May 26, 2026, be received for information.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT the report titled “SU: Building Permit Activity Report No. 04 from April 1 – April 30, 2026”, dated May 26, 2026, be received for information.
- · Motion 17 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14820 be now read a first and second time.
- · Motion 18 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14824 be now read a first, second and third time.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14825 be now read a first, second and third time.
- · Motion 20 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14826 be now read a first, second and third time.
- · Motion 21 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14827 be now read a first, second and third time.
- · Motion 22 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14828 be now read a first, second and third time.
- · Motion 23 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14759 be now read a third time.
- · Motion 24 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14803 be now read a third time.
- · Motion 25 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14821 be now read a final time and adopted.
- · Motion 26 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14822 be now read a final time and adopted.
- · Motion 27 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14823 be now read a final time and adopted.
- · Motion 28 added: THAT Bylaw No. 14779 be now read a final time and adopted.
- · Motion 29 added: THAT the following nominees be approved to receive an Environmental Award: Utta Gagel, in the category of Community Stewardship; BCIT Tall Timber Student Housing Project, in the category of Planning and Development; Peterson, Etro Construc…
- · Motion 30 added: THAT the following nominees be approved to receive an Environmental Star: Craftsman Collision (Burnaby Locations), in the category of Business Stewardship; Down Syndrome Resource Foundation, in the category of Communications; Justin Judge,…
- · Motion 31 added: THAT the recommendations of the report titled “2026 Environmental Awards Program Nominees”, dated May 5, 2026, of the Executive Committee of Council meeting, be released at the May 26, 2026, Open Council meeting.
- · Motion 32 added: THAT staff be authorized to contact recipients to advise them of the awards.
- · Motion 33 added: THAT the approved nominees be invited to the Open Meeting of Council on June 23, 2026, to receive their award.
- · Motion 34 added: THAT the Open Council meeting adjourn at 5:13 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: Graham De La Gorgendiere (present)
- · Attendance added: May Phang (present)
- · Attendance added: Bob Klimek (present)
- · Attendance added: James Lota (present)
- · Attendance added: Mary Morrison-Clark (present)
- · Attendance added: Ed Kozak (present)
- · Attendance added: Anita Bhandari (remote)
- · Attendance added: Bachar Khawajah (remote)
- · Attendance added: May Leung (present)
- · Attendance added: Blanka Zeinabova (present)
- · Attendance added: Kathryn Matts (present)