April 15, 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...
   • · Motion 2 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting of April 1, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 3 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting following the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting of April 2, 2025, be approved.
   • · Motion 4 added: THAT Council adopt Communication 1, Reports 2, 3 and 7, and Referral Reports 1 to 4, on consent.
   • · Motion 5 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 6 added: THAT under section 8.8 of the Procedure By-law, Council be permitted a five minute extension to speak to the motion.
   • · Motion 7 added: THAT Report 1, entitled “Hotel Development Policy Update”, be postponed to the Council meeting on May 6, 2025...
   • · Motion 8 added: THAT, under section 2.8 (a) of the Procedure By-law, Council extend the meeting past noon in order to complete Report 1.
   • · Motion 9 added: THAT the following be added as F: THAT Council recognize the unique opportunities and challenges of the Granville Entertainment District and Central Business District - including shoulder areas by allowing limited consideration of exceptio…
   • · Motion 10 added: THAT WHEREAS section 219 of the Vancouver Charter requires that the Director of Finance submit to Council each year the detailed estimates of revenues and expenditures of the City for the year...
   • · Motion 11 added: THAT Council instruct the Director of Finance to calculate the 2025 general purpose tax rates for all property classes to achieve a tax share of approximately 57.3% residential and approximately 42.7% non-residential.
   • · Motion 12 added: THAT Council approve a Single Room Accommodation (SRA) Conversion Permit in accordance with section 193D of the Vancouver Charter and the Single Room Accommodation By-law for the Clifton Hotel...
   • · Motion 13 added: THAT $1,100,000 be struck and $8,000,000 be inserted.
   • · Motion 14 added: THAT Council refer the Report dated April 1, 2025, entitled “1125 Granville Street - Single Room Accommodation (SRA) Conversion Permit”...
   • · Motion 15 added: THAT Council refer Report 8, entitled “Mobile Pump-out Service Provision and Aquatic Environments Action Plan Progress Update”, and Report 9, entitled “2025 Local By-Election Results”, to the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services…
   • · Motion 16 added: THAT Council enact the by-laws listed on the agenda for this meeting as numbers 1 to 5 inclusive and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign and seal the enacted by-laws.
   • · Motion 17 added: THAT Councillor Kirby-Yung be granted a Leave of Absence for civic business from meetings on April 16, 2025, and May 8, 2025, both from 5 pm onwards; FURTHER THAT Councillor Kirby-Yung be granted a Leave of Absence for personal reasons fro…
   • · Motion 18 added: THAT Councillor Klassen be granted a Leave of Absence for personal reasons from meetings on April 22, 2025, from 6 pm onwards; FURTHER THAT Councillor Klassen be granted a Leave of Absence for civic business from meetings on May 8, 2025, f…
   • · Motion 19 added: THAT Councillor Bligh be granted a Leave of Absence for civic business from meetings on May 7, 2025, from 6 pm onwards.
   • · Motion 20 added: THAT Councillor Dominato be granted a Leave of Absence for personal reasons from meetings on May 22, 2025, from 3 pm onwards.
   • · Motion 21 added: THAT the meeting be adjourned.
   • · Attendance added: Lenny Zhou (present)
   • · Attendance added: Rebecca Bligh (present)
   • · Attendance added: Pete Fry (present)
   • · Attendance added: Sarah Kirby-Yung (present)
   • · Attendance added: Mike Klassen (present)
   • · Attendance added: Lucy Maloney (present)
   • · Attendance added: Sean Orr (present)
   • · Attendance added: Ken Sim (absent)
   • · Attendance added: Peter Meiszner (absent)
   • · Attendance added: Paul Mochrie (present)
   • · Attendance added: Lesley Matthews (present)
   • · Attendance added: Terri Burke (present)
   • · Attendance added: Lisa Dominato (present)
   • · Attendance added: Brian Montague (present)
   • · Participation added: Lenny Zhou depart
   • · Participation added: Lenny Zhou arrive
   • · Participation added: Lenny Zhou depart
   • · Participation added: Lenny Zhou arrive