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Council · Regular

November 25, 2025

Council of the City of Vancouver

2 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 November 25, 2025 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Day 2 November 25, 2025 1:00 pm – 2:18 pm
11 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present

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...
    • · Motion 2 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting following the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting of October 29, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT the Minutes of the Public Hearing of October 30, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting of November 4, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting following the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting of November 5, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT the Minutes of the Auditor General Committee meeting of November 6, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 7 added: THAT the Minutes of the Special Council (Declaration of Manifest Error) meeting of November 6, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 8 added: THAT the Minutes of the Nomination Subcommittee meeting of November 7, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 9 added: THAT Council refer the Minutes of the Special Council (Housing Target Progress Report) meeting of November 13, 2025, to the Council meeting following the Standing Committee Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting on November 26, 2025...
    • · Motion 10 added: THAT the Minutes of the Public Hearing of November 13, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 11 added: THAT Council adopt Report 2 and Referral Report 1, on consent.
    • · Motion 12 added: THAT the order of the agenda be varied to deal with By-laws prior to Report 1.
    • · Motion 13 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 10 inclusive...
    • · Motion 14 added: THAT Council approve, in principle, proposed amendments to the Water Works By-law...
    • · Motion 15 added: THAT Council approve, in principle, proposed amendments to the Sewer and Watercourse By-law...
    • · Motion 16 added: THAT Council approve, in principle, proposed amendments to the Solid Waste Utility By-law...
    • · Motion 17 added: THAT Council approve, in principle, the proposed amendments to the Energy Utility System By-law No. 9552...
    • · Motion 18 added: THAT Council approve in principle a 4.5% increase in the Engineering Services Department permit...
    • · Motion 19 added: THAT E be stuck and the following inserted: THAT Council maintain existing patio permit fees...
    • · Motion 20 added: THAT the following be added to the end of K: FURTHER THAT Street and Traffic By-law Fines...
    • · Motion 21 added: THAT the following be added to the end of B: FURTHER THAT car share companies be exempt from permit fee increases.
    • · Motion 22 added: THAT Council approve, in principle, the adjustment of fees for rezoning, development, building and other related matters...
    • · Motion 23 added: THAT Council approve the Vancouver Police Board 2026 Operating Budget...
    • · Motion 24 added: THAT the following be added as J: ...direct staff to prioritize the prompt replacement of vandalized baby-change tables...
    • · Motion 25 added: THAT the following be added as K: THAT unallocated capital funds in the amount of $8.279 million...
    • · Motion 26 added: THAT under section 2.8(a) of the Procedure By-law, Council extend the meeting past noon...
    • · Motion 27 added: THAT Council refer the Report entitled “Proposed 2026 Operating and Capital Budget” back to staff...
    • · Motion 28 added: THAT the following be added to the end of B: FURTHER THAT staff reallocate an additional $800,000...
    • · Motion 29 added: THAT the Report entitled “Proposed 2026 Operating and Capital Budget”, be referred to staff for revision...
    • · Motion 30 added: THAT the Report entitled “Proposed 2026 Operating and Capital Budget”, be referred to staff for review...
    • · Motion 31 added: THAT Mayor Sim be granted a Leave of Absence for civic business from meetings on April 16, 2026...
    • · Motion 32 added: THAT Mayor Sim be granted a Leave of Absence for personal reasons from meetings on December 12, 2025...
    • · Motion 33 added: THAT Councillor Maloney be named in place of Councillor Bligh as the Acting Mayor on December 7 to 11 and 27 to 31, 2025.
    • · Motion 34 added: THAT Councillor Dominato be granted a Leave of Absence for personal reasons from meetings on December 10, 2025...
    • · Motion 35 added: THAT Councillor Dominato be granted a retro-active Leave of Absence for civic business from meetings on November 13, 2025...
    • · Motion 36 added: THAT Councillor Klassen replace Councillor Kirby-Yung as a Panel member at the Business Licence Hearing to be held on December 17, 2025...
    • · Motion 37 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: Brian Montague (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sean Orr (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lenny Zhou (present)
    • · Attendance added: Donny van Dyk (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sandra Singh (present)
    • · Attendance added: Katrina Leckovic (present)
    • · Attendance added: Terri Burke (present)
    • · Attendance added: Peter Meiszner (present)
    • · Participation added: Ken Sim depart
    • · Participation added: Ken Sim arrive
    • · Participation added: Ken Sim depart
    • · Participation added: Ken Sim arrive