Council · Regular
June 3, 2026
Standing Committee of Council on Policy and Strategic Priorities
2 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 June 3, 2026 9:32 am – 3:58 pm
Day 2 June 3, 2026 4:02 pm – 4:16 pm
11 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 28, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the Committee adopt Reports 1, 4, and 5 on consent.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the Committee recommend to Council A. THAT Council approve the matching grant allocation of $610,051 to 17 Downtown Eastside (DTES) non-profit organizations... B. THAT, pursuant to section 206(1)(j) of the Vancouver Charter... C. THAT…
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the Committee recommend to Council A. THAT Council approve, in principle, amendments to the Licence By-law... B. THAT Council approve, in principle, amendments to the Ticket Offences By-law... C. THAT Council request that the Mayor se…
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the Committee recommend to Council THAT Council authorize City staff to negotiate an agreement for the replacement of approximately 14,000 existing streetlight fixtures...
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the Committee recommend to Council THAT Council authorize City staff to negotiate an agreement with Toter, LLC (“Toter”) for supply and delivery of garbage and green carts...
- · Motion 6 added: THAT A be amended as follows: The phrase “seek to work with TransLink to identify cost and cost structures” be deleted and replaced with “advocate to the Mayor’s Council and the Province of British Columbia for the implementation”; FURTHER…
- · Motion 7 added: THAT the Committee recommend to Council A. THAT Council approve a one-time extraordinary grant of up to $75,000 from the City’s 2026 Operating Budget... B. THAT Council delegate its authority to execute any grant agreement... C. THAT no le…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT, under Section 8.4 of the Procedure By-law, the referral motion be withdrawn.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT the title of the Motion originally entitled “Protecting Tenants at 75 East 8th Avenue Through the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy Review”, be struck and substituted with the following “Protecting Tenants Through the Tenant Rel…
- · Motion 10 added: THAT the Committee recommend to Council A. THAT Council reaffirm its commitment to installing means prevention infrastructure... B. THAT Council direct staff to prioritize inclusion... C. THAT Council direct staff to expedite completion...…
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council direct the City Manager to produce a public, non-confidential written report to Council within 10 days of adoption of this motion...
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council reconsider the vote on the motion entitled “More than Zero: Integrity and Accountability for Staff and Department Changes.”
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Council direct staff to recognize National Accessibility Week as an Official Celebration and Observance of the City of Vancouver starting in 2026...
- · Motion 14 added: THAT the recommendations and actions taken by the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities at its meeting of June 3, 2026, as contained in Reports 1 to 5, and Council Members’ Motions 1 to 6, be approved.
- · Motion 15 added: THAT the application by Amacon Construction Ltd... to amend the Generalized Land Use designation... be approved in principle; FURTHER THAT the draft Vancouver Official Development Plan amendment by-law... be approved in principle.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT Council enact the By-law entitled “A By-law to amend the Vacancy Tax By-law No. 11674 regarding a miscellaneous amendment,” and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign and seal the enacted by-law.
- · Motion 17 added: THAT Mayor Sim be granted a Leave of Absence for personal reasons from meetings on July 21, 2026.
- · Motion 18 added: THAT Council enact the by-laws listed on the agenda for this meeting as number 1, and 2, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign and seal the enacted by-law.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT the meeting be adjourned.
- · Attendance added: Peter Meiszner (present)
- · Attendance added: Lisa Dominato (present)
- · Attendance added: Ken Sim (remote)
- · 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: 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: Lesley Matthews (present)
- · Participation added: Peter Meiszner depart
- · Participation added: Lisa Dominato depart
- · Participation added: Lisa Dominato arrive
- · Participation added: Lisa Dominato depart
- · Participation added: Lisa Dominato arrive