Roundup of Business at City Council for the week of April 8, 2024

City Hall's 12th Avenue entrance
April 11 2024 –

City Council met this week to hear and discuss a variety of topics during Council, and Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities.

Tuesday, April 9

This week’s Council meeting began with the presentation of  the Eid al-Fitr proclamation by Deputy Mayor Fry. This was followed by Council’s approval of the following reports and referral reports on consent: 

Council then approved the following two reports:

Council also approved By-laws 1 to 27 (8.8 MB) and the following administrative motions, and new business items:

On Tuesday evening, a Public Hearing was held where Council approved:

Wednesday, March 13

The Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities began with the approval of the following reports on consent:

The Standing Committee then approved the following reports and member’s motion:

The member’s motion Creating a Regulatory Framework for Retail Sales of Psilocybin and Entheogens in Vancouver (97 KB) – was not approved.

A Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting in which Council approved the recommendations and actions of the preceding Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities. 

Council also approved an urgent business item entitled, Motion to Seek Table Officer Position with Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for the Upcoming Years – (see editor’s note)

The next regular meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 9:30 am. Find agendas and meeting reports on council.vancouver.ca.

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