Council · Regular
October 21, 2025
Council of the City of Vancouver
09:32 – 17:18 · 7h 46m
11 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Revisions
- 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), (c), (e), and (k).
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting of October 7, 2025, be approved.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT Council adopt Communications 1 to 3, and Reports 2 and 3, on consent.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT per section 5.4(e) of the Procedure By-law Council be permitted to ask a second round of questions.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT per Section 3.4(b) of the Procedure By-law, Council vary the order of the agenda in order to hear from speakers prior to asking questions of staff.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT per section 5.4(e) of the Procedure By-law Council be permitted to ask a second round of questions.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council extend the meeting past noon in order to complete Report 1.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT the motion to extend the meeting past noon in order to complete Report 1 be withdrawn.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council recess and reconvene at 1 pm in order to complete the remainder of the business and to convene In Camera after the completion of the Council meeting.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council direct staff to take all steps required to incorporate a wholly owned B.C. business corporation... [full text omitted for brevity] ... consistent with the City's policy for development in Transit-Oriented Areas.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT the recommendations in the motion “Establishing a Wholly Owned Government Business Enterprise for the Purpose of Developing Market Rental Housing in Vancouver”, be referred back to staff...
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council refer the Report dated October 14, 2025, entitled “Establishing a Wholly Owned Government Business Enterprise for the Purpose of Developing Market Rental Housing in Vancouver”, back to staff, until such time as comprehensive a…
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Council refer the Report dated October 14, 2025, entitled “Establishing a Wholly Owned Government Business Enterprise for the Purpose of Developing Market Rental Housing in Vancouver” back to staff, in order to prepare a detailed prop…
- · Motion 14 added: THAT the amendment be amended by adding the words “, where feasible and considering opportunities for overall community amenities,” after the word “rental”.
- · Motion 15 added: THAT Council refer the Report dated October 14, 2025, entitled “Establishing a Wholly Owned Government Business Enterprise for the Purpose of Developing Market Rental Housing in Vancouver”, back to staff, in order to consider provisions ou…
- · Motion 16 added: THAT Council delegate the following authorities concerning Vancouver’s civic collections...
- · Motion 17 added: THAT Council approve a grant of up to $1,530,000 to Four Sisters Housing Co-operative...
- · Motion 18 added: THAT Council extend the meeting past 5 pm in order to complete the remainder of the business.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT Council reconsider the motion to convene In Camera after the completion of the Council meeting.
- · Motion 20 added: THAT Council convene in In Camera immediately after the completion of the Council meeting.
- · Motion 21 added: THAT B be amended by deleting B(a), B(b) and B(c); FURTHER THAT the following be added as a clause under B: FURTHER THAT Council direct staff to report back with additional detail on the increased costs being faced by tow-truck companies...
- · Motion 22 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 8 inclusive, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign and seal the enacted by-laws.
- · Motion 23 added: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the amendments to the various land use documents as described in the Appendices below entitled “Proposed Amendments” are hereby adopted, and are to come into effect on October 21, 2025.
- · Motion 24 added: THAT Mayor Sim be granted a Leave of Absence... [full text omitted] ... AND FURTHER THAT Councillor Dominato be granted a Leave of Absence for civic business from meetings on November 13, 2025, from 5 pm onwards, November 26, 2025, from 5 …
- · Motion 25 added: A. THAT Council direct the General Manager of Engineering Services to review on an urgent basis... B. THAT Council direct staff to implement interim safety measures... C. THAT Council affirm its commitment to advancing the City’s Vision Ze…
- · Motion 26 added: THAT the meeting be adjourned.
- · Attendance added: Ken Sim (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: Lucy Maloney (present)
- · Attendance added: Peter Meiszner (present)
- · Attendance added: Brian Montague (present)
- · Attendance added: Lenny Zhou (present)
- · Attendance added: Donny van Dyk (present)
- · Attendance added: Karen Levitt (present)
- · Attendance added: Tina Penney (present)
- · Attendance added: Irina Green (present)
- · Attendance added: Sean Orr (present)
- · Attendance added: Armin Amrolia (present)
- · Participation added: Sim recuse
- · Participation added: Sim recuse