February 25, 2025 – February 27, 2025

Revisions

1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 28, 2026
   • · Motion 1 added: THAT Council will go into meetings later this week which are closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2(1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraphs: (a), (e), (i), and (k).
   • · Motion 2 added: THAT the Minutes of the Special Council (Business Licence Hearing) meeting of January 28, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 3 added: THAT the Minutes of the Special Council (Change the Acting Mayor Roster) meeting of January 28, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 4 added: THAT the Minutes of the Special Council (Business Licence Hearing) meeting of January 29, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 5 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting of February 4, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 6 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting following the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting of February 5, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 7 added: THAT the Minutes of the Special Council (convening a meeting which is closed to the public) meeting of February 5, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 8 added: THAT the Minutes of the Court of Revision (BIA) of February 6, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 9 added: THAT the Minutes of the Special Council (discuss the subject of tariffs) meeting of February 11, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 10 added: THAT the Minutes of the Nomination Subcommittee meeting of February 11, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 11 added: THAT Council adopt Communication 1, and Reports 4 and 6, on consent.
   • · Motion 12 added: THAT under section 5.4(e) of the Procedure By-law, Council be permitted to ask a second round of questions to staff.
   • · Motion 13 added: THAT, under section 5.5 of the Procedure By-law, the Committee suspend the rules of section 5.4 to permit a third round of questions to staff.
   • · Motion 14 added: THAT Council receive the updates in the Report dated February 14, 2025, entitled “Uplifting the Downtown Eastside and Building Inclusive Communities that Work for All Residents Motion: Progress Update”, for information; FURTHER THAT Counci…
   • · Motion 15 added: THAT per section 2.8 (a) of the Procedure By-law, the Committee extend the meeting past noon in order to complete Report 1.
   • · Motion 16 added: THAT Council direct staff to implement a 2025 Water Street Pedestrian Zone pilot from early June to early September after the September long-weekend as detailed in the Report dated January 28, 2025, entitled “Report Back: Gastown Water Str…
   • · Motion 17 added: THAT the Council meeting recess and reconvene on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 3 pm.
   • · Motion 18 added: A. THAT Council approve, in principle, amendments to the Street Vending By-Law to allow the temporary waiving of permit and application fees for summer patios and small sidewalk patios between April 1 and October 31, 2025, in the 2025 Wate…
   • · Motion 19 added: A. THAT Council approve 14 Renter Services Grants totalling $500,000 from the 2025 Housing and Homelessness Services Operating Budget... B. THAT Council allocate $500,000 from the Empty Homes Tax Reserve to continue the Renter Services Gra…
   • · Motion 20 added: THAT Council, except for those members ineligible to vote as noted below, enact the by-laws listed on the agenda for this meeting as numbers 1 to 16 inclusive, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign and seal the enacted by-laws.
   • · Motion 21 added: THAT Mayor Sim be granted a Leave of Absence for personal reasons from meetings on March 11, 2025, from 9:30 am to noon; FURTHER THAT Councillor Bligh be granted a Leave of Absence for civic business from meetings on April 16, 2025, from 6…
   • · Motion 22 added: THAT Councillor Zhou replace Councillor Kirby-Yung as a panel member at the Business Licence Hearing meeting held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025; FURTHER THAT Councillor Meiszner replace Councillor Zhou as an Alternate panel member at the Busin…
   • · Motion 23 added: THAT the meeting be adjourned.
   • · Attendance added: Rebecca Bligh (present)
   • · Attendance added: Lisa Dominato (present)
   • · Attendance added: Pete Fry (present)
   • · Attendance added: Sarah Kirby-Yung (present)
   • · Attendance added: Mike Klassen (present)
   • · Attendance added: Peter Meiszner (present)
   • · Attendance added: Brian Montague (present)
   • · Attendance added: Lenny Zhou (present)
   • · Attendance added: Paul Mochrie (present)
   • · Attendance added: Lesley Matthews (present)
   • · Attendance added: Terri Burke (present)
   • · Attendance added: Ken Sim (present)
   • · Participation added: Ken Sim depart
   • · Participation added: Ken Sim arrive