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The Director Planning and Building
recommended:
1.
THAT the
Committee request that Council authorize the preparation of a bylaw amending
the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw, as outlined in Section 4.1 of this report, for
advancement to a Public Hearing at a future date.
2.
THAT the
Committee request that Council authorize staff to prepare a resolution to the
2015 Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Convention and the 2016
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual Conference advocating increased
regulation of payday loan and similar services, as outlined in Section 4.2 of
this report.
3.
THAT the
Committee request that Council, through the Office of the Mayor, write to the
Provincial Minister of Justice advocating for increased regulation of payday
loan and similar services, as outlined in Section 4.2 of this report.
4.
THAT the
Committee request that Council approve staff’s involvement in financial
literacy education in conjunction with local community groups, as outlined in
Section 4.3 of this report.
5.
THAT a
copy of this report be forwarded to BC ACORN, #2 - 630B Carnarvon St., New
Westminster BC V3M 1E5
for information.
6.
THAT a copy of
this report be forwarded to the Honourable Stan Keyes, P.C., President,
Canadian Payday Loan Association, 25 Main Street West, Suite 1600, Hamilton,
ON L8P 1H1.
7.
THAT a
copy of this report be forwarded to the following providers of payday loan
and similar services in Burnaby:
a)
Cash Money
Cheque Cashing, Inc., 400 Carlingview Drive, Toronto, ON M9W 5X9
b)
National Money
Mart Company, 401 Garbally Road, Victoria, BC V8T 5M3
c)
Money Tree,
Inc., 6720 Fort Dent Way, Suite #230, Seattle, WA 98188 USA
d)
Easy Financial,
3-4461 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby BC V5C 3Z2
e)
Easy Financial,
4-4429 Kingsway, Burnaby BC V5H 2A1
8.
THAT a copy of
this report be forwarded to the Social Planning Committee for information.
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