CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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Council Chamber, City Hall
4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC

Alishah Dahya, Minaz Dhanani, Elsa Fogale, Erika Justmann-Rowell, Emy Lai, Vincent Kam Wing Liu, Karen O’Shannacery, and Karl Shen


Presenter: Acting Mayor Lee and Councillor Dhaliwal, Chair, Executive Committee of Council

Presenters: Robin Prest, Program Director, SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialoque, Jess Li and Selena (Siwen) Di, BCA Members

Purpose: To obtain Council approval for a Contract Award for the supply, delivery and maintenance of turnout gear and accessories.

Purpose: To obtain Council approval for a Contract Award (CA) for the Elementary School Safety Improvements project.

Purpose: To obtain Council approval for a Contract Renewal (CR) for Sewer and Waterworks Components.

Purpose: To provide Council with information on construction activity as reflected by the building permits that have been issued for the subject periods.

Purpose: To provide Council with a status update (SU) on major civic building projects as of May 2025.

Purpose: To provide Council with a status update (SU) regarding ongoing initiatives within the Parks, Recreation and Culture Enterprise Services.

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Purpose: to establish development guidelines for the construction of a 50-storey residential rental tower with an adjoining 6-storey community hub inclusive of an auditorium, retail space, community serving uses (such as a food bank), and office space. The development proposal includes approximately 480 purpose-built rental units, including approximately 96 non-market rental units


(Item 7.6., Administrative Report, Council April 22, 2025)

Purpose: to propose amendments to the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw to implement a height-based development framework that would replace the City's floor-area-ratio (FAR)-based development framework 


(Item 7.4., Administrative Report, Council April 22, 2025)

Purpose: to amend Burnaby Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw (height-based development)


(Item 7.4., Administrative Report, Council April 22, 2025)

Purpose: to advance Phase 2 Tower 6 of the Lougheed Core Area Master Plan (REZ #15-23), which is a mixed-use commercial/residential development comprised of a single 46-storey market strata apartment building and 12-storey market strata midrise apartment, inclusive of a three-storey retail/office commercial podium and public plaza


(Item 6.5., Administrative Report, Council December 16, 2024)

Purpose: to advance Phase 2 Tower 5 of the Lougheed Core Area Master Plan (REZ #15-23), which is a mixed-use commercial/residential development with non-market and market rental residential, and a commercial podium, comprised of a 43-storey apartment building, inclusive of a two-storey commercial retail podium


(Item 6.6., Administrative Report, Council December 16, 2024)

Purpose: to amend the previous rezoning of the subject lands pursuant to REZ #18-32 (Bylaw No. 14447), which received Final Adoption on September 23, 2024, and included two market strata residential buildings of 80 and 73 storeys, respectively, inclusive of a 13-storey retail and office podium. The applicant is proposing to remove commercial office use and replace it with additional market strata residential use, which includes the proposal of 292 additional market strata units


(Item 6.2., Administrative Report, Council March 25, 2025)

Purpose: to advance Phase 1B of the Burnaby Lake Heights Master Plan (approved under REZ #22-15) to permit the construction of two mid-rise residential apartment buildings. The development is comprised of 502 residential units (438 market strata units and 64 non-market rental units) above a common underground parkade. The proposed built form includes two residential mid-rise buildings of 14 and 15 storeys, respectively


(Item 6.3., Administrative Report, Council March 25, 2025)

Purpose: to permit the development of a new campus of care comprised of long term residential care beds, seniors' supportive housing units, a child care facility, and associated amenities


(Item 6.8., CAO's Report, Council 2022 June 20, 2022 and Item 6.16., Administrative Report, Council August 26, 2024)


Memorandum - General Manager Planning & Development - May 27, 2025

Purpose: to authorize the execution of a Housing Agreement for the non-market rental housing development at 6263 and 6337 Cassie Avenue


(Item 8.10, CAO Report, Council May 9, 2022)

No items of correspondence were received for Council's decision. All other items of correspondence were published at the Council Correspondence and Public Notice Submissions package dated May 27, 2025.

THAT the City be authorized to enter into a one-year agreement with E-Comm Emergency Communications for British Columbia Incorporated for the provision of police-related communication and dispatch services, substantially in the form shown in Attachment 1 of this report; and


THAT the recommendation be released to the Open Council meeting on May 27, 2025.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

THAT the following nominees be approved to receive an Environmental Award:

  • Maria Preoteasa, in the Community Stewardship category;
  • The Guichon Creek Daylighting and Fish Barrier Mitigation Project, in the Planning and Development category;
  • SFU Sustainability and Climate's Embedding Sustainability and Climate Action Framework, in the Business Stewardship category;

THAT the following nominees be approved to receive an Environmental Star:

  • Aruna Khan, in the Community Stewardship category;
  • Janice McAndrew, in the Community Stewardship category;
  • BCIT Library, in the Green Choices category;
  • Vivienne Szentirmai, in the Youth category;
  • Alexandra Szentirmai, in the Youth category;

THAT the recommendation of the report titled "2025 Environmental Awards Program Nominees" dated May 5, 2025, of the Executive Committee of Council meeting, be released at the May 27, 2025, Open Council meeting;


THAT staff be authorized to contact the recipients and nominators prior to Council's Open meeting; and


THAT the approved nominees be invited to the Open meeting of Council on June 24, 2025, to receive their award.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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