PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

 

Minutes

 

An Open meeting of the Planning and Development Committee was held in the Council Committee Room, City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. on Tuesday, 2019 April 30 at 4:00 p.m. followed by a Closed meeting from which the public was excluded.

 

1.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESENT:

Councillor Pietro Calendino, Chair

Councillor Sav Dhaliwal, Vice Chair

Councillor Joe Keithley, Member

Councillor Paul McDonell, Member

Councillor James Wang, Member

His Worship, Mayor Mike Hurley, Ex-Officio Member (arrived at 4:06 p.m.)

 

 

 

 

STAFF:

Mr. Dipak Dattani, Director Corporate Services

Mr. Ed Kozak, Director Planning and Building

Ms. Lee-Ann Garnett, Assistant Director Long Range Planning

Mr. Johannes Schumann, Assistant Director Current Planning

Ms. Monica Macdonald, Administrative Officer

 

 

 

The Chair called the Open Committee meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.

The Chair acknowledged the unceded, traditional, and ancestral lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking people, and extended appreciation for the opportunity to hold a meeting on this shared Coast Salish territory.

 

2.

MINUTES

 

 

A)

Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Open meeting held on 2019 April 08                                                         

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell 

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR wang 

 

THAT the minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Open meeting held on 2019 April 08 be adopted.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

3.

DELEGATION

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR keithley 

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR wang 

 

THAT the delegation be heard.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

A)

Nathan Davidowicz

Re: Transit Improvements

Speaker: Nathan Davidowicz

 

 

Mr. Nathan Davidowicz appeared before the Committee and provided concerns and suggested transit improvements to the transit system in the City and neighbouring region.

 

*His Worship, Mayor Hurley arrived at 4:06 p.m.*

 

Mr. Davidowicz advocated expanding HandyDART based on the growing number of seniors using the service, mentioning that a number of municipalities have requested expansion of the service.

 

The speaker referred to TransLink’s Getting Around Metro Vancouver on Transit brochure and noted the lack of Burnaby “attractions” (aside from “Metrotown Centre” under the Shopping listing).

 

The Committee expressed concern over the lack of Burnaby “attractions” in the brochure with two SkyTrain lines routed through the City and requested staff, without objection by any member, follow up with TransLink.

 

            Staff undertook to follow-up.

 

Staff advised the delegation on the current status and future steps of the City’s Transportation Plan Update.

 

4.

CORRESPONDENCE

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell 

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR keithley 

 

THAT the correspondence be received.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

A)

Correspondence from Metro Vancouver

Re: 2018 Regional Parking Study - Key Findings Report

 

 

A letter was received from Metro Vancouver along with a copy of the 2018 Regional Parking Study - Key Findings report. Co-led by Translink and Metro Vancouver, the Study provides information to local municipal planning and engineering staff in carrying out parking bylaw updates, rezoning and development reviews, developing neighbourhood and corridor plans, and street parking management efforts.

 

B)

Correspondence from Metro Vancouver

Re: Office Development in Metro Vancouver's Urban

Centres - 2018 Update                                                         

 

 

A letter was received from Metro Vancouver providing a copy of the Office Development in Metro Vancouver’s Urban Centres - 2018 Update report. The Report, an update to the 2015 Office Development Inventory, is intended to be a resource to local governments, office developers, and others with an interest in encouraging office development in Urban Centres.

 

C)

Correspondence from the BC Liquor Distribution Branch

Re: Intent to Submit Application for Retail Cannabis Location

 

 

A letter was received from the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) informing the City of its application to locate a non-medical retail cannabis store in the Old Orchard area, and inquiring on the feasibility of adding a cannabis store in the Marine Way and Byrne Road vicinity.

 

Staff advised that the LDB plans to establish five retail cannabis stores in Burnaby (one in each of the Town Centres and one in the Big Bend area), and noted that it has submitted rezoning applications for two stores. Arising from these first applications and consistent with the bylaw zoning amendments and initial policy adopted by Council for the establishment of cannabis stores, staff stated they would be establishing a policy framework and process for store locations which will be attached to the rezoning report to Council. The process would be identical to, but separate from, the liquor store application process.

 

D)

Correspondence from Todd Langmuir and Shin Ju April Lai

Re: Reimbursement Request for Decommissioning Suite     

 

 

Correspondence was received from Todd Langmuir and Shin Ju April Lai requesting to be reimbursed for decommissioning their basement suite upon the receiving a letter from the City in 2016 regarding a homeowner tax on secondary suites.

 

Staff advised the Finance Department has responded to Mr. Langmuir.

 

 

5.

NEW BUSINESS

 

 

            Councillor Calendino - Laneway Homes

 

Councillor Calendino apprised the Committee regarding a laneway home and coach house tour in North Vancouver that he and the Mayor recently attended.

 

Arising from discussion and without objection by any member, the Committee requested staff coordinate a presentation to the Committee for the May meeting on Laneway Homes by City of North Vancouver staff and the company supporting the North Vancouver housing initiative.

 

Staff undertook to follow-up.

 

6.

INQUIRIES

 

 

No inquiries were brought before the Committee at this time.

 

7.

CLOSED

 

 

            MOVED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell 

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR keithley

 

THAT the Committee, in accordance with Sections 90 and 92 of the Community Charter, do now resolve itself into a Closed meeting from which the public is excluded to consider matters concerning negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public.

 

 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell 

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR keithley 

 

THAT the Open Committee meeting do now recess.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

The Open Committee meeting recessed at 4:26 p.m.

 

The Chair requested members of the public to leave the room, to allow the Committee to proceed with the Closed portion of the Committee Meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell 

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR keithley

 

THAT the Open Committee meeting do now reconvene.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

The Open Committee meeting reconvened at 8:00 p.m.

 

8.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR mcdonell 

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR keithley 

 

THAT the Open meeting do now adjourn.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

The Open Committee meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Monica Macdonald

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER                  

Councillor Pietro Calendino

CHAIR

 

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