CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A G E N D A

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 5:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Council Chamber, City Hall

4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC

Code of Conduct - Glossary of Terms

 

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

3.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

3.1

Open Council Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, March 25, 2025

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

4.1

Open Council Meeting Minutes March 11, 2025

4.2

Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel Minutes March 13, 2025

5.

DELEGATIONS AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS

None.

6.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

6.1

AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL OUTDOOR EVENTS 2025

Purpose: To seek authorization required under the Burnaby Noise and Sound Abatement Bylaw for outdoor events at specific locations.

6.2

REZ #24-23 - 3900 GRAND PROMENADE, 9850 AUSTIN RD AND 9858/9898 GATINEAU PLACE - MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT - LOUGHEED TOWN CENTRE PLAN

Purpose: To seek Council authorization to forward REZ #24-23 to First and Second Reading at a future Council meeting. 

6.3

REZ #25-02 - PORTION OF 7000 LOUGHEED HIGHWAY - BURNABY LAKE HEIGHTS MASTER PLAN PHASE 1B - BAINBRIDGE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN

Purpose: To seek Council authorization to forward REZ #25-02 to First and Second Reading at a future Council meeting.

6.4

DVP #24-22 - 4244 NORLAND AVENUE - SETBACK AND RETAINING WALL HEIGHT VARIANCE

Purpose: To seek Council approval for Development Variance Permit (DVP) #24-22.

6.5

TUP #24-03 - 5318 IMPERIAL STREET

Purpose: To seek Council approval for Temporary Use Permit (TUP) #24-03 to permit indoor recreation use at 5318 Imperial Street.

7.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

7.1

ECC - RE: COMMUNITY GRANT RAISE YOUR HANDS AGAINST RACISM - I.T. PRODUCTIONS

Purpose: To seek approval to award a grant in the amount of $1,500 to I.T. Productions in support of their Raise Your Hands Against Racism campaign.

7.2

FMC - RE: REDUCE CAO SPEND APPROVAL AUTHORITY

Purpose: To seek Council approval to request staff to review financial policies to reflect Council approval for any expenditure exceeding $500,000.

7.3

IRFCC - RE: REVIEW OF NEW AND CURRENT SISTER AND FRIENDSHIP CITY RELATIONSHIPS

Purpose: To seek Council direction regarding current Sister and Friendship City relationships.

7.4

IRFCC - RE: CELEBRATING 60TH YEAR AS A SISTER CITY WITH KUSHIRO, JAPAN

Purpose: To outline City initiatives to celebrate the 60th year anniversary as a Sister City with Kushiro Japan.

7.5

IRFCC - RE: 2025 SISTER CITY VISIT TO KUSHIRO, JAPAN

Purpose: To seek approval for a delegation of Council to visit Sister City Kushiro, Japan.

7.6

PDC - RE: CBBAHR GRANT REQUEST FOR NON-MARKET SENIORS' SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT 3770 TRINITY STREET

Purpose: To seek Council approval of a Community Benefit Bonus Affordable Housing Reserve (CBBAHR) in the amount of $451,126 to support the development of 48 units of non-market seniors’ supportive housing at 3770 Trinity Street.

7.7

PDC - RE: FINALIZED EDMONDS, ROYAL OAK AND CASCADE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY PLANS

Purpose: To seek Council approval of the finalized Edmonds, Royal Oak and Cascade Heights Community Plans.

7.8

PDC - RE: PROJECT INITATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A TENANT PROTECTION BYLAW AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA FOR TENANT PROTECTION

Purpose: To provide an introduction on the proposed scope and process of the Tenant Protection Bylaw and Development Permit Area for tenant protection project.

7.9

PRCC - RE: BCRPA SYMPOSIUM ATTENDANCE

Purpose: To seek Council authorization of an expenditure of up to $10,000 to allow for up to five (5) members of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee to attend the 2025 BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) Symposium in Whistler, BC from May 6-9, 2025. 

8.

CONSENT AGENDA

8.1

SU - BUILDING PERMIT TABULATION REPORT NO.2 FROM FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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

8.2

SU: 2024 OPEN RESOLUTIONS AND BYLAW TRACKING

Purpose: To provide Council with the 2024 Open Council resolutions and Bylaw status update.

8.3

ECC - REFERRAL TO STAFF - RE: FOOD SECURITY GRANTS

Purpose: To refer the presentation Food Security Grants to staff to provide a report on the proposed streams for food security grants and the process required for implementation.

8.4

PDC - RE: 2024 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT - HOME STRATEGY

Purpose: To provide an update on the progress of implementing Phase 1 & 2 actions of HOME: Burnaby’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy.

8.5

PDC - REFERRAL FROM PDC - RE: REZ #18-24 - 4161 DAWSON STREET

Purpose: To seek Council approval to forward REZ #18-24 to First and Second Reading at a future Council meeting.

8.6

SPC - RE: SU: BURNABY HEALTHIER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Purpose: To provide a status update (SU) on the activities and initiatives of the Burnaby Healthier Community Partnership from mid-2021 to 2024 and activities planned for the coming years. 

9.

INFORMATION REPORTS

9.1

2025 - 2029 FINANCIAL PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

Purpose: To provide the 2025 – 2029 Financial Plan Highlights document. 

10.

BYLAWS

10.1

FIRST AND SECOND READING

10.1.1

#14733 - Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 5, 2025 - Text Amendment

Purpose: to amend the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw by replacing the term "temporary shelter" with "emergency shelter", to provide clarity on the nature of the facility, to better align with the definition of other government bodies, and to continue supporting emergency services. Additional Zoning Bylaw amendments are proposed with the aim of permitting shelters not only on land owned, leased or controlled by the City, but also by other government bodies or non-profit service providers

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

10.2

FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD READING

10.2.1

#14735 - Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 2, 2025

ROD #24-06, REZ #24-16

Purpose: to close certain portions of highway – closure of 4900, 4940 Kingsway; 6446, 6450 Nelson Avenue; and lane between 6446 and 6450 Nelson Avenue (portion of lane dedicated by Plan 4798 in Block 26, District Lot 152, Group 1, New Westminster District containing 247.0 m²) as shown outlined as Parcel A on Reference Plan EPP143835, prepared by Sandra A Wards B.C.L.S.

(Item 6.1., Administrative Report, Council January 14, 2025)

10.3

THIRD READING

10.3.1

#14722 - Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 36, 2024 - REZ #24-16 (4900 Kingsway, Ptn. of 4940 Kingsway, and 6446,6450 Nelson Avenue)

Purpose: to allow for high-density mixed-use development of the property comprised of 469 residential units including a mix of strata, market rental and non-market rental tenures, and commercial spaces including offices, retail and community-oriented commercial uses. The proposed built form includes a 72-storey tower at the corner of Kingsway and Nelson Street with a podium terracing down from Kingsway to Bennet Street, a publicly accessible elevated plaza and north-south laneway from Kingsway to Bennett Street

(Item 6.1., Administrative Report, Council January 14, 2024)

10.3.2

#14729 - Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2025 - REZ #23-19 (4545 and 4587 Juneau Street)

Purpose: to advance Phase 2 of the South Yards Master Plan (REZ #17-36) to allow for the construction of a mixed-use development with a 42 storey residential high-rise, rental building podium, and ground-level commercial unit at 4587 Juneau Street (the "development site"), and an approximately one-acre park to be City-owned at 4545 Juneau Street (the "park site")

(Item 6.5., Administrative Report, Council January 28, 2025)

10.4

 FINAL ADOPTION

10.4.1

#14732 - Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 1, 2025

ROD #23-02, REZ #21-29

Purpose: to close certain portions of highway – closure of lane allowance adjacent to and at the rear of 5650 Beresford Street (portion of lane dedicated by Plan 2775 in District Lot 97, Blocks 16 and 24, Group 1, New Westminster District containing 707.1m²) as shown outlined on Reference Plan EPP133492 prepared by Jesse Morin, B.C.L.S., and repeal Burnaby Highway Closure Bylaw No. 8, 2023, Bylaw No. 14623

(Item 6.8., Administrative Report, Council June 19, 2023)

10.4.2

#14734 - Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 2024, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2025

Purpose: To amend sections of the Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 2024 to update Council administrative procedures pertaining Council practices and policies

(Item 7.1., ECC Report, Council January 28, 2025)

11.

CORRESPONDENCE

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 March 25, 2025.

12.

OTHER BUSINESS 

12.1

Councillor Lee - Proposed Motion: Consolidation of Public Compensation for Council Members

Purpose: To seek Council approval for staff to prepare an annual financial report detailing total compensation received by Council members.

13.

RELEASE OF CLOSED MEETING DECISIONS

13.1

Resolution No. C2024 - 038

THAT Ken Shinozaki and Henry Wakabayashi be approved as Burnaby's 2024 Outstanding Citizens of the Year, and that the Kushiro Cup presentation take place at the 2025 City Appreciation Dinner on May 16, 2025;

THAT the recommendation from the report titled "2024 Citizens of the Year - Kushiro Cup Award", dated March 11, 2025, be released at the March 25, 2025, Open Council meeting; and

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

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

14.

ADJOURNMENT