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Home Vancouver Meetings February 26, 2025

Committee of Council · Regular

February 26, 2025

Standing Committee of Council on Policy and Strategic Priorities

09:33 – 18:22 · 8h 49m
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 28, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: THAT in the first paragraph, the words “and Building staff in consultation with the Fire Chief,” be added after the word “Planning.”
    • · Motion 2 added: THAT Council direct Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability staff and Development, Buildings and Licensing staff in consultation with the Fire Chief to further explore and expand on this report from the Chief Building Official and undert…
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT Council authorize City staff to negotiate an agreement for Construction Services for Permanent Plazas with Jacob Bros. Construction Inc. for an estimated total contract value of $8,773,550.00 over the approximate one (1) year term (th…
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT in the first paragraph, the words “on or before February 26, 2025,” be removed.
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT Council direct City staff to invite a delegation from the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs (“GoBC”) and/or the CEO of BC Housing and BC Housing staff to a meeting of Council, with considerations to go In-Camera as necessary, …
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT per section 2.8 (a) of the Procedure By-law, the Committee extend the meeting past noon in order to complete Members’ Motion 2. “Bringing Back The Block Party: Supporting Davie Village and Vancouver Pride Celebrations.”
    • · Motion 7 added: THAT Council direct staff to seek to work with the West End BIA, Vancouver Pride Society and Qmunity, as well as relevant stakeholders such as TransLink and the Vancouver Police, to initiate a full street closure of Davie Street from Burra…
    • · Motion 8 added: THAT per section 2.8 (b) of the Procedure By-law, the Committee extend the meeting past 5 pm in order to complete the business.
    • · Motion 9 added: FURTHER THAT the Committee take a 15-minute recess following the conclusion of hearing from speakers for Members’ Motion 3. “Temporarily Pausing Net-New Supportive Housing Investments in Vancouver to Prioritize Replacing Existing Stock and…
    • · Motion 10 added: A. That Council direct staff to temporarily pause any City contributions of land or funding for homelessness response supportive housing developments—except for projects focused on replacing existing SRO buildings or TMH projects—until pro…
    • · Attendance added: Peter Meiszner (present)
    • · 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: Brian Montague (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lenny Zhou (present)
    • · Attendance added: Paul Mochrie (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sandra Singh (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tina Penney (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kevin Burris (present)
    • · Attendance added: Rowena Choi (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ken Sim (present)
    • · Participation added: Peter Meiszner depart
    • · Participation added: Peter Meiszner arrive
    • · Participation added: Peter Meiszner depart
    • · Participation added: Peter Meiszner arrive