Council: 2021 Feb 9
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COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 9, 2021 A Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 9:32 am, in the Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall. This Council meeting was convened by electronic means as authorized under the Order of the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of the Province of British Columbia – Emergency Program Act, updated Ministerial Order No. M192. PRESENT: Mayor Kennedy Stewart Councillor Rebecca Bligh Councillor Christine Boyle Councillor Adriane Carr Councillor Melissa De Genova Councillor Lisa Dominato Councillor Pete Fry* Councillor Colleen Hardwick Councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung Councillor Jean Swanson Councillor Michael Wiebe* CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE: Paul Mochrie, Acting City Manager CITY CLERK’S OFFICE: Rosemary Hagiwara, Acting City Clerk Bonnie Kennett, Meeting Coordinator * Denotes absence for a portion of the meeting. WELCOME The Mayor acknowledged we are on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we thank them for having cared for this land and look forward to working with them in partnership as we continue to build this great city together. The Mayor also recognized the immense contributions of the City of Vancouver’s staff who work hard every day to help make our city an incredible place to live, work, and play. PROCLAMATION – LUNAR NEW YEAR The Mayor proclaimed the week of February 12 to 18, 2021, as Lunar New Year Celebration Week in the city of Vancouver. Council Meeting Minutes, February 9, 2021 2 IN CAMERA MEETING MOVED by Councillor De Genova SECONDED by Councillor Hardwick 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: (c) labour relations or other employee relations; (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city; (k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of an activity, work or facility that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city if they were held in public. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTION OF MINUTES 1. Council – January 19 and 20, 2021 MOVED by Councillor Carr SECONDED by Councillor Kirby-Yung THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting of January 19 and 20, 2021, be approved. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2. Public Hearing – January 19, 2021 MOVED by Councillor Carr SECONDED by Councillor Hardwick THAT the Minutes of the Public Hearing of January 19, 2021, be approved. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3. Council (City Finance and Services) – January 20, 2021 MOVED by Councillor Hardwick SECONDED by Councillor Carr THAT the Minutes of the Council meeting following the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting of January 20, 2021, be approved. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Council Meeting Minutes, February 9, 2021 3 4. Public Hearing – January 21, 2021 MOVED by Councillor Hardwick SECONDED by Councillor Kirby-Yung THAT the Minutes of the Public Hearing meeting of January 21, 2021, be approved. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5. Auditor General Recruitment Committee – January 29, 2021 MOVED by Councillor Hardwick SECONDED by Councillor Carr THAT the Minutes of the Auditor General Recruitment Committee meeting of January 29, 2021, be approved. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT MOVED by Councillor Carr SECONDED by Councillor Hardwick THAT Council adopt Reports 1 and 3 and Referral Reports 3 to 5 and 7, on consent. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COMMUNICATIONS 1. Changes to 2021 Council Meetings Schedule MOVED by Councillor Hardwick SECONDED by Councillor Carr THAT Council move the Council meeting on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, to Tuesday, June 8, 2021; FURTHER THAT Council move the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, to Wednesday, June 9, 2021; FURTHER THAT Council add a new Council meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, starting at 9:30 am; FURTHER THAT Council add a new Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities meeting on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, starting at 9:30 am; Council Meeting Minutes, February 9, 2021 4 FURTHER THAT Council move the Business Licence Hearing on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, to Tuesday, June 15, 2021; AND FURTHER THAT Council move the Business Licence Hearing on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, to Wednesday, June 16, 2021. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (Vote No. 06912) REPORTS 1. 2021 Street Cleaning Grants January 18, 2021 THAT Council approve the 2021 Street Cleaning Grant Program totalling $2,105,000 to the following recipients for programs that support improvements to street cleanliness, as detailed in the Report dated January 18, 2021, entitled “2021 Street Cleaning Grants”, with funding from the approved 2021 Street Cleaning and 2021 Plaza Stewardship operating budgets: • Save Our Living Environment – United We Can ($469,100); • Coast Mental Health Foundation – Employment Services Program ($663,000); • Mission Possible Compassionate Ministries Society – MP Maintenance ($796,000); • Family Services of Greater Vancouver – Street Youth Job Action ($73,100); • The Kettle Friendship Society – SEED Employment Program ($48,800); and • Makeway Charitable Society - The Binners’ Project ($55,000). ADOPTED ON CONSENT AND BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY (Vote No. 06919) 2. License for Covered Electrical Cords for Electric Vehicle Charging - Climate Emergency January 13, 2021 Sustainability Group staff, along with Lon LaClaire, General Manager, Engineering Services, responded to questions. Council heard from two speakers opposed to the report recommendations. Paul Mochrie, Acting City Manager, and Sustainability Group staff, responded to additional questions. MOVED by Councillor Kirby-Yung SECONDED by Councillor Carr THAT Council authorize the General Manager of Engineering Services to enter into and execute license agreements on behalf of the City of Vancouver, allowing owners and Council Meeting Minutes, February 9, 2021 5 occupants of residential property to access City lands adjacent to their property for the purpose of charging electrical vehicles, on such terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Director of Legal Services. amended AMENDMENT MOVED by Councillor Kirby-Yung SECONDED by Councillor De Genova THAT the recommendation be struck and the following be inserted in its place to read as follows: THAT Council refer this report to staff to provide an alternative recommendation at the earliest possible opportunity in order to enable owners and occupants of residential property to access City lands adjacent to their property for the purpose of charging electrical vehicles, without requiring a license agreement with the City of Vancouver to do so. LOST (Vote No. 06913) (Councillors Boyle, Carr, Swanson, Wiebe and Mayor Stewart opposed) (Councillor Fry absent for the vote) AMENDMENT MOVED by Councillor Carr SECONDED by Councillor Boyle THAT the following be added as B: THAT Council direct staff to continue exploring under-sidewalk electrical connection options for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (Vote No. 06921) (Councillor Fry absent for the vote) The amendments having either lost or carried, the motion as amended was put and CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND WITH A BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY (Vote No. 06926) with Councillor Fry absent for the vote. FINAL MOTION AS APPROVED A. THAT Council authorize the General Manager of Engineering Services to enter into and execute license agreements on behalf of the City of Vancouver, allowing owners and occupants of residential property to access City lands adjacent to their property for the purpose of charging electrical vehicles, on such terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Director of Legal Services. B. THAT Council direct staff to continue exploring under-sidewalk electrical connection options for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging. Council Meeting Minutes, February 9, 2021 6 3. Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund Loan Agreement January 6, 2021 THAT Council authorize the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to, on behalf of the City, negotiate and execute an agreement with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (Green Municipal Fund) for a loan of up to $3,726,200 to fund the New Sewage Heat Capacity for False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility Project in place of the City’s debenture program and on terms as generally described in Appendix A of the Report dated January 6, 2021, entitled “Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund Loan Agreement”. ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Vote No. 06920) REFERRAL REPORTS 1. East Fraser Lands Official Development Plan and Public Amenity Financial Plan and Strategy: 10-year Review and Update January 26, 2021 Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability staff responded to questions. MOVED by Councillor Carr SECONDED by Councillor Boyle A. THAT the General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability be instructed to make application to amend the East Fraser Lands Official Development Plan By-law No. 9393, generally in accordance with Appendix A of the Referral Report dated January 26, 2021, entitled “East Fraser Lands Official Development Plan and Public Amenity Financial Plan and Strategy: 10-year Review and Update”, to achieve the following: i. alignment with select Council policies approved since 2006; ii. allow for