Committee of Council · Regular

March 12, 2026

Committee of the Whole

09:00 – 15:13 · 6h 13m

9 present · 0 absent

Marianne Alto Mayor — Christopher Coleman Councillor — David Thompson Councillor — Jeremy Caradonna Councillor — Krista Loughton Councillor — Margaret Gardiner Councillor — Matt Dell Councillor — Stephen Hammond Councillor Electronic Susan Kim Councillor —

Staff & officers present

A. Hudson Assistant Director of Citywide Planning — A. Johnston Assistant Director of Development Services — A. Moffatt Legislative Coordinator — B. Roder Deputy City Clerk — B. Stark Assistant Director of Parks and Open Spaces — C. Kingsley City Clerk — C. Mycroft Manager of Intergovernmental & Media Relations — J. Jenkyns City Manager — K. Hoese Director of Planning and Development — L. Klose Manager of Community Planning — M. Betanzo Senior Planner — P. Rantucci Director of Community Safety, Wellbeing & Partnerships — S. Grubb City Solicitor — S. Johnson Director of Communications and Engagement — S. Thompson Deputy City Manager / Chief Financial Officer — S. Webb Assistant Director of Corporate Planning and Strategic Partnerships — W. Doyle Director of Engineering and Public Works —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That late item B.1 Council Member Motion: Urgent Modernization and Continuity of the Canadian Register of Historic Places be added to the agenda and that the agenda be reordered accordingly.
- · Motion 2 added: That item H.1 1520 Blanshard Street: Rezoning Application No. 00889 (Downtown) be considered before item F.1 Community Safety and Wellbeing Update and the remainder of the agenda be reordered accordingly.
- · Motion 3 added: That the agenda be approved as amended.
- · Motion 4 added: That the minutes from the Committee of the Whole meeting held January 29, 2026 be approved.
- · Motion 5 added: That Council decline the rezoning application for 1520 Blanshard Street (Rez. No. 00889).
- · Motion 6 added: Direct staff to bring forward the 2026-2030 Financial Plan Bylaw to the April 16, 2026 daytime Council meeting
- · Motion 7 added: Approve the Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan
- · Motion 8 added: That Council directs staff to initiate Action Items 8.4 and 8.3(d) to propose a method to mitigate the mortality rate among the unsheltered population in the downtown core.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council direct the mayor to write the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change (CC: Honourable Anne Kang, B.C. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport), requesting a collaborative, modern replacement …
- · Motion 10 added: That the Committee of the Whole Meeting be adjourned at 3:13 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Marianne Alto (present)
- · Attendance added: Jeremy Caradonna (present)
- · Attendance added: Matt Dell (present)
- · Attendance added: Margaret Gardiner (present)
- · Attendance added: Stephen Hammond (remote)
- · Attendance added: Susan Kim (present)
- · Attendance added: Krista Loughton (present)
- · Attendance added: David Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: Christopher Coleman (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Kingsley (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Johnson (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Rantucci (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Hoese (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Hudson (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Mycroft (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Johnston (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Betanzo (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Webb (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Roder (present)
- · Attendance added: W. Doyle (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Grubb (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Stark (present)
- · Attendance added: L. Klose (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Jenkyns (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Moffatt (present)
- · Participation added: Stephen Hammond depart