PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES

 

Tuesday, 2016 February 23

 

An Open meeting of the Planning and Development Committee was held in the Council Committee Room, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. on Tuesday, 2016 February 23 at 6:00 PM.

 

1.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

             PRESENT:   Councillor C. Jordan, Chair

                                    Councillor D. Johnston, Vice Chair

                                    Councillor S. Dhaliwal, Member

 

           STAFF:           Mr. L. Pelletier, Director Planning and Building

                                    Mr. E. Kozak, Assistant Director, Current Planning

                                    Ms. L. Garnett, Assistant Director, Long Range Planning

                                    Ms. L. Ford, Long Range Planner

                                    Ms. E. Prior, Administrative Officer

 

The Chair called the Open meeting to order at 6:06 p.m.

 

2.

MINUTES

 

 

A)

Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Open Meeting held on 2016 January 26_______________________

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL 

 

THAT the minutes of the Open meeting of the Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 2016 January 26 be adopted.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

3.

REPORTS

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL

 

THAT the reports be received.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

A)

Report from Director Planning and Building Re:  Metro Vancouver Draft Regional Affordable Housing Strategy Update – Comments_____________________________

 

 

A report was received from the Director Planning and Building providing a summary of responses to the request from the Metro Vancouver Board for City comment on the “Regional Affordable Housing Strategy Update” dated August 2015.

 

The Committee requested that Section 4.0 Draft Regional Affordable Housing Strategy Update, Goal 2 be amended to include an advocacy action being that the Provincial Government grant local governments the authority to zone for rental tenure.

 

The Director Planning and Building recommended:

 

1.         THAT a copy of this report be sent to the Metro Vancouver Board, representing the City’s comments on the draft Regional Affordable Housing Strategy Update.

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

 

THAT the recommendation of the Director Planning and Building be adopted.

 

AMENDED

 

            Arising from discussion, the following motion was introduced:

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

 

THAT the report be AMENDED to include an advocacy action being that the Provincial Government grant local governments the authority to zone for rental tenure.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

 

THAT the motion, as AMENDED, be approved.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

B)

Report from Director Planning and Building

Re:  Request for Area Rezoning to the R12S District

-North Side of 5100 Block McKee Street__________

 

 

A report was received from the Director Planning and Building seeking Council’s concurrence to initiate a consultation process to explore the desirability of an area rezoning of the subject properties to the R12S Residential District.

 

The Director Planning and Building recommended:

 

1.         THAT Council be requested to authorize initiation of a consultation process to explore the desirability of an R12S area rezoning of the north side of the 5100 block of McKee Street.

 

2.         THAT a copy of this report be sent to Ms. Doris Poon, the petition organizer at 5127 McKee Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 2T5.

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

 

THAT the recommendations of the Director Planning and Building be adopted.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

4.

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

            Councillor Johnston

 

Councillor Johnston requested further information regarding the triggering of City Initiated Local Area Service Projects for streetlights, curbs, gutters and sidewalks in residential single/two family neighbourhoods that have experienced redevelopment of 30% or more of the properties on the block.

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

 

THAT staff provide an update to the Committee on this initiative.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Councillor Jordan

 

Councillor Jordan provided the Committee with information regarding a presentation to Metro Vancouver from BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA). The BCNPHA is requesting that local governments waive or reduce property taxes for non-profit housing providers.

 

5.

INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no inquiries brought forward at this time.

 

6.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR DHALIWAL

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON

 

THAT this Open Committee meeting do now adjourn.

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eva Prior

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER                  

Councillor Colleen Jordan

CHAIR