[0:00] I call the meeting to order at 502. We respectfully acknowledge that the city of Burnaby is located on

[0:12] the unceded territories of the Musqueum, who are home-ish, stable to coquit on peoples. Each nation

[0:20] has distinct histories and distinct traditional territories, fully or partially encompassed

[0:26] the city. We encourage you to learn more about the host nations, whose ancestors are occupied

[0:31] and use these lands, including parts of President Dave Burnaby for thousands of years. I have

[0:38] an announcement regarding activity programs for seniors. There were recently some proposed changes

[0:44] to activity programs for seniors and other groups. However, it's been decided that the changes

[0:50] will not be moving forward with our further understanding of these issues. I wish to thank

[0:56] Councillor Wang who put a lot of work into this and all members of council who met with different

[1:02] senior groups and certainly we received a lot of emails and we were able to find a resolution so nothing

[1:10] will change at the present time. So thanks for all for engaging council and I think we got to a good

[1:18] place in the end. So moving on to 4.1, adoption of the agenda, council groups and also motion,

[1:30] I know. Thank you. I would just like to add a notice motion at this time at the end of the meeting

[1:40] on a UBCM resolution. Thank you. So again, could have a most of the

[1:45] job as amended? No, it's been seconded. All those in favour? Any opposed? Carry. Now, around a 5.1 or

[1:55] there are any corrections to the minutes. See, a none, could I most know adopt the minutes? Both

[2:01] and seconded. All those in favour? Any opposed? It's carry. So we're on to 6.1 and we have a presentation

[2:10] and our first presentation today is from the Ministry of Transportation regarding high

[2:15] rate 1, Gamsington Project traffic impacts. Our presenters are motion-goer, senior project manager,

[2:23] project delivery, and cap-cory on-home area manager. Please come forward to the delegation

[2:30] tape and you have five minutes for your presentation. At the end of presentation, council may ask

[2:36] questions or have comments. Please come forward.

[2:45] Thank you. My name is Motion-goer, I'm a senior project manager with the Ministry of

[2:56] Transportation and I'm here to talk about the upcoming high-weir 1 best-bound off-ram closure

[3:05] at Kensington Avenue to change. This closure is expected to start July 2nd and last until

[3:12] August 3rd and this will be a 24 hours 70-week closure. It's required for the pavement

[3:20] settlement issues that are causing bumpy rides on the off-ram. On your screen, you can see the red

[3:28] highlight is showing the best one off-ram that's closed and the orange highlight is showing that the

[3:35] Kensington Avenue northbound lane becomes a single lane during this project.

[3:41] And this notification is being made low to local residents within a 2km radius of this

[3:51] interchange, so local businesses and residents can expect to see this notification in mail in the

[3:58] coming days. That's it? Well, this is a rather major project that's going to be undertaken

[4:15] and with major impacts on traffic through our city, likely leading to great traffic changes on

[4:25] the other coming off of Galarian coming off of Willington. So, you know,

[4:31] recognize and that there does need to be something done with this off-ra. But has there been any plans

[4:38] made to for traffic going off a Galarian going off at Willington because that will

[4:45] they will become major, major disruptions. Yes, thank you. So, like you mentioned, traffic will be

[4:54] using at the R&B. Interchanges as well as Wendon interchange and we expect the traffic to be

[5:01] split about 50-50 between the 200 changes. We did undertake a traffic impact assessment and to

[5:10] mitigate any traffic impacts and these interchanges. We, proactively, have come up with a

[5:19] signal timing sheet update to allow for better improvement at these intersections. So, the traffic

[5:25] doesn't back up on the highway. Okay, and your timeline. You're sure about this timeline. We're not going

[5:34] to be there another month. Yes, August 31st. Yeah, thanks for the question. To encourage the

[5:43] contractor to open this off-ram by August 31st, we haven't included in our contract incentive and penalty

[5:51] language. So, there is incentive for the contractor to even open earlier than August 31st and there's

[5:58] a hefty penalty for the contractor if they go beyond August 31st. Okay, thank you.

[6:04] Councillor Dowell. Thank you very much, Mayor Hurley, through you, to the delegation. You mentioned

[6:13] there's going to be one lane on Kensington, one lane, one way only or one lane shared both ways,

[6:25] north and south. Okay, thanks for the question. So, the single lane is for north,

[6:31] one traffic only south, one will remain two lanes. So, northbound, well, over the bridge,

[6:42] one lane will remain open. Over the bridge will remain two lanes, but where it's highlighted,

[6:49] right after the bridge and the intersection, it will be one single lane northbound. And southbound,

[6:55] southbound will remain two lanes. Always get two lanes will stay. Yeah. One lane will continue

[7:02] over the bridge, north of ramp, obviously ramp is closed, but one lane from spurling the Canada way,

[7:10] going north will stay open. Yep, the destruction will not affect that one lane. Yes, okay. Well,

[7:18] performing, Hurley, I think it is time to fix that, that off ramp, it is very bumpy.

[7:25] I also have the other concern about southbound, coming just north of bridge of the bridge.

[7:35] The southbound lanes aren't as smooth as they should be, really, because since the airport end,

[7:42] there has been some settlement and yes, you have a dip there. Are there any plans to correct that?

[7:51] Yes, there is plans on addressing any bumps within this intersection area specifically,

[8:00] which is why they are making this contingent every northbound single lane.

[8:04] I'm talking southbound, no, not northbound. I'm talking southbound lanes as well have

[8:14] problems with just not having a smooth road, but it is settled. And it has as a dip

[8:24] and it's become a little more more pronounced. Are there any plans to correct that? No, this I

[8:29] understand is only for the northbound, a little portion of it, that one lane, but no,

[8:36] mentioned to the southbound lanes of Kensington, prior to or at least when they approaching the bridge.

[8:44] Yes, I don't believe there are plans on improving the lane itself, but on the southbound

[8:51] travel lane. We didn't see some concerns from the city staff or our drainage issues,

[8:57] so we are raising the the manholes to address drainage for southbound traffic, but we can take this back

[9:06] and look at that specific issue as well. Yes, that's important, because I think by the time

[9:11] you're finished with this one, that need to do the should be planned as well. I recognize that this

[9:18] is not the most easiest area. Probably will take a lot of investment, but it does, I hope the new solution

[9:28] is better than the one previously put in, because that's never ending jobs. So what are you proposing this

[9:35] time around that will last few years? So the question is on our ramp, that's when fixed before,

[9:44] that went right before, and what is this time you're offering to make it a little bit better and more

[9:51] permanent? Yeah, for the off ramp, previously I think the strategy was temporary fixed through to

[9:58] my lane pace and it keeps settling, but this time it's a permanent fixed where we remove the

[10:03] payment structure and we install reinforced concrete using cast in place method so that that

[10:10] cast in place concrete is supposed to act like a mid-steck, so the more stability and strong

[10:16] information is good to hear. I would suggest do the same thing through southbound traffic that

[10:22] two lanes, starting from Thomas onward, you can see always it's a fixing problem forever, never goes away,

[10:30] because it's pretty well the same kind of stop of the, I guess land there is, it's a very

[10:38] reflect, I guess, mushy and marshy land. Yes, we can take this back and discuss with the city staff, okay,

[10:46] and one more there, hurley, if we please, this needs to be done, and I see no other way is around it,

[10:56] but this is the most, I guess, used off ramp, there is now to, for the central valley,

[11:05] the city hall, metro town, north of what bound, the lorry and willington were pretty little at the end of

[11:13] the city. Are there any plans to have an other off ramp, either a Douglas or a spot or something,

[11:23] just in case things are not, things are getting a little bit more busy here, because Willingdon's

[11:29] now backed up forever. Galaudi is too far east, and this is the central part of the city,

[11:36] are is mostly thinking of, are there any plans at the staff, been talking to you, or has there been

[11:43] anything proposed that the next decade or so there is, and other off ramp, I'm talking west

[11:53] round now, there's only three, Galaudi can sink in and will on it, that's it for the whole city,

[12:00] you'll probably need additional and one neither Douglas or at spot. So I don't know any future plans

[12:09] at this moment, but I can go back and look into this. I imagine a general manager planning in

[12:16] all that, or you are on this one, is on your radar to have something starting someday, that the traffic that

[12:24] currently is wanting to come to Brentwood, I'm going to go to metro town, doesn't sure have to go to

[12:31] Willingdon to go maker, but there ought to be another ramp, somewhere that we could use, either connecting

[12:37] hold on, connecting Douglas, something somewhere that can get to the highway, and I also would

[12:42] take that low heat, is the least easily accessible, low heat city, from highway one, you can't get to

[12:51] low heat unless you get a barnet or get it at Galaudi and turn around to go to low heat, the low heat city,

[12:59] I mean we should be thinking that got to be off ramp and all ramp from north road, somewhere close to

[13:05] get to that intersection, where you have most population and there's no exit from the highway,

[13:10] are there some discussions, anything in the planning at all have been talked about?

[13:17] Through the mayor, there are certainly local area improvements that are shown in the transportation

[13:24] plan and in the low heat core area, but for more specific information on that, I'd rather deferred my

[13:33] colleague and engineering if that's okay. Thank you and through the chair to Councillor Dio,

[13:41] we have been looking at improving north-south connectors on north-boundary and south-bring,

[13:48] obviously one of them is the hold on overpass that we're trying to connect low heat and hold them

[13:54] down to Douglas, and I know that we are looking at some other pedestrian overpasses to allow

[14:02] different multi-modal accessibility from north to south, any further discussions related to

[14:10] let's see, or passes that connect to highway one that would be a discussion we would have to have

[14:15] with the Ministry of Transportation. Thank you, Councillor Lee. Thank you. I'm sorry, so for two months

[14:27] that only one thing going to north, so that will be a low heat will be overloaded with the

[14:37] water traffic coming from the exit before and also another way, can a new way will be a way

[14:46] consistent when traffic coming down from on the east to to downtown as well. So although there are

[14:52] any measures to cooperate with the city to make the traffic flow better.

[15:00] Yeah, I think for the Kensington north-bound lane, because the intersection, the signal, and the intersection will be offline. It will be free for traffic. So I think the traffic impact assessment was actually showing that traffic would improve slightly, because the signal is not often, it's free for traffic north and south.

[15:24] Yeah, but then the cars will turn the idle on spot. No hit down down to the north, right? So that there will be a line-up, probably, when we ensure you come down from Canada way.

[15:42] Yeah, I mean, we can share the results on the traffic impact assessment with the city staff and they can also vary at that.

[15:51] Okay, so that there will be some studies on the impact. Yeah, okay, thank you.

[15:56] Thank you. And thank for coming in and sharing with us the news that it's going to be fixed.

[16:03] Hopefully this monolithic poor, large monolithic poor will help solve and bridge over the difficult area that there is there to manage.

[16:14] Thanks for informing us. Thank you.

[16:21] So our second presentation today is from Burnaby Public Library regarding the 2024 annual report.

[16:36] Our presenters are Anna Lu, a board chair in Beth Davis, Chief Library.

[16:41] And I see you're ready at the table, and we look forward to your presentation.

[16:47] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So first, starting with regrets, I'm afraid that Anna Lu is a stuck in a meeting in downtown Vancouver.

[16:54] I'm not going to blame it on the highway, but not able to be here tonight.

[16:59] I'm Beth Davis, Chief Library, and we're going to be public library.

[17:04] Here with Anna, but I am very grateful to Vice Chair Mandi Yang, who's stepped at the last minute to do the presentation.

[17:11] I'm also joined by trustees, Jean Blushon and Shira's Ramji, and by staff, Trishmau, Heidi Shiller, Anita Chen, Julie Chu, and Lillian Ho.

[17:21] I'd like to begin by acknowledging that the work of then be public library staff and trustees takes place on the unceded territories of the musk and squirmish, slayer tooth and coconutland peoples.

[17:35] In 2024, it was a year of fresh starts and a new purpose for BPL.

[17:41] With the focus on community and our improved services and spaces, we know that library impact is about so much more than numbers,

[17:49] but we're also really proud of how many people we reach and how much we do.

[17:54] BPL have more than a million and a half visits to the library branches in 2024.

[18:00] Library users borrowed more than three million items and attended almost 800 library programs.

[18:07] And BPL staff issued 33,000 library cards to new and returning users.

[18:15] At least part of their search in library activity is thanks to temporary camera branch.

[18:22] In April, the branch moved to a new location, marking an important step in the city's project to build a new camera community center and library.

[18:31] From the moment the branch opened in the Lohi Mall, it was incredibly busy with regular patrons returning and a homemade group of users discovering the library for the first time.

[18:43] We continue to hear positive feedback from patrons who described the new space as more open and more welcoming.

[18:50] We can say when we see the highest demand for access to library spaces and collections.

[18:59] In May, BPL expanded Sunday hours to 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at all four locations.

[19:06] Libraries are one of the few free indoor public spaces left.

[19:11] We know how important that is for students, families, job seekers, newcomers and people with limited options for computer access, Wi-Fi, study space and shelter.

[19:25] Expanded Sunday hours were made possibly as well as possible by a grant from the BC Ministry of municipal affairs and by ongoing support from the city of Burnaby.

[19:40] BPL's digital studio opened in December of 2023 and in 2024 marked the first four year of services in the new space.

[19:50] Library visitors use digital studio equipment to scan family and vacation photos and digitize the HDS recordings of graduations and weddings.

[20:00] Teams and young adults came in to work on projects and developed their creative technology skills.

[20:06] In 2024, the digital studio team also began hosting dropping sessions on audio recording, digitization and creative software.

[20:16] These tours would design for beginners with a goal of making new technology less intimidating for everyone.

[20:28] Part of the library's mandate is to increase programming to support community that speak languages other than English.

[20:35] In 2024, BPL's children's librarians offered story times and social hours for families that speak Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.

[20:47] The library also partnered with a local organization to develop story times and Cantonese and Tigrunya.

[20:56] These story times have been met with positive feedback from attendees who have an opportunity to read in their home language and practice speaking it with other families.

[21:06] As a library, community librarians visited supported housing organizations, food hubs and other gathering places to meet community members who may not be using the library.

[21:18] Librarians and librarians built their relationships, learn about people's need, facilitate connection to community and government support and get people the information they need to access those services.

[21:33] In 2024, Tigrunya's piloted cake and make projects in response to requests for self-directed creative opportunities.

[21:44] Librarians help inform our studio sessions for teens to draw, sketch and create other artworks to decorate the teen spaces at temporary Cameron and Tommy Douglas Library.

[21:56] We also host the workshops on the art of Japanese paper, college and painting techniques and a Cedar bracelet weaving program with facilitators from two ladies women.

[22:08] Community interest in mental health, employment and housing support continues. In response, API librarians partners with local organizations to provide low barrier, drop in information sharing sessions and programs on health and wellness support, employment and housing assistance and tenant rights.

[22:30] I would like to finish with some thank yous to library staff who deliver valuable and welcoming services to Burnaby residents and to my fellow trustees who got the work of the library.

[22:41] On behalf of the library board, library staff, library donors and many community members who use our services. I would also like to thank City Council for your ongoing support of library services and facilities.

[22:54] None of the library's achievements will be possible without a support that you get, that we get from City staff and from Mayor and council. Thank you very much.

[23:04] In the chief of librarian and I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.

[23:09] Thank you and thank you so much for another incredible report and more numbers that are just amazing for the amount of work that gets done within our library services.

[23:21] I'm especially interested in the success of fluid and how that has grown. It's been an interesting project to watch.

[23:32] And perhaps we can learn something about that in the future about the positioning of future libraries.

[23:39] But we're incredibly proud. I know all councils incredibly proud of the work that our library board does and especially our library staff.

[23:50] We make an incredible difference day in and day out service in the public.

[23:55] You know, the mayor's office is pretty much a complaints office.

[24:00] And I can tell you that the number of complaints that I ever receive of the library are very, very, very minimal.

[24:08] And that's because it's an incredible service.

[24:12] I mean, all our staff produce incredible service, but the library just produces an amazing amount of work gain and the numbers that are reached are just incredible.

[24:23] I just want to thank all of you for the great work you continue to do.

[24:27] And please pass along our thanks to all of the staff at other libraries.

[24:33] I do amazing work. Thank you. Councilor Tatril.

[24:37] Thank you and just echo those thoughts and I think I may have said the same thing last year.

[24:42] But it wasn't until we became a parent that really is how much Army services are provided to the families.

[24:50] And it really is a community hub for families to come together.

[24:54] I enjoy the baby time, story time and it's really just a welcoming open space.

[25:02] I just hope we keep with a lot on that path.

[25:06] And whenever possible, increase our services to families in the community.

[25:10] And again, congratulations on that and another good report. Thank you.

[25:16] Thank you.

[25:18] Thank you.

[25:20] Through you, Mayor. Thank you so much for all the work that you always do to be able to enhance libraries.

[25:26] And what I think about as libraries is the actual community spaces.

[25:32] They real modern community centers. I see our community centers as recreation hubs and amenity facilities.

[25:40] But I see libraries as places where people have the ability to connect with one another.

[25:47] Meet people in their neighborhoods.

[25:50] Learn, be curious, play.

[25:54] And those are all such foundational experiences towards how we have stronger social fabric.

[26:00] So I really want to thank you, Chief librarian, as well as all of the librarians who work at our amazing facilities for the work you do.

[26:14] I hope that we can look for new opportunities as the mayor has already mentioned on how to continue to boost numbers of people visiting libraries.

[26:26] Perhaps related to smaller satellite libraries or other programming spaces that the library can steward, but not necessarily own or maintain.

[26:40] Have that as pop ups throughout our neighborhoods.

[26:44] And I am really looking forward to the continued work that the library always does. Thank you so much.

[26:52] Thank you for that. Councilor Wang.

[26:55] Thank you. Thank you for the presentation.

[26:58] That's great. I've been down so I'm very, very impressive for those initiatives and the project.

[27:04] That is including like those innovative programs like digital studios.

[27:09] And before we have those robotic, like a return or those kind of program.

[27:16] That is a very, very fundamental issue.

[27:19] It's a technology and a community for the reading purpose which is very, very good.

[27:24] And also I am very impressive for that also is a very good, the community hub for those community events.

[27:32] That is including a very important 25th year.

[27:36] The OCPs we have many events that has been taking place in our public libraries.

[27:43] That is very important to through the library facilities to connect with community, get to the feedback and also get those connections.

[27:51] So I just want to come across for all the things that have been done in the last year and looking forward to have another set of year. Thank you.

[28:00] Thank you.

[28:01] Thank you.

[28:02] Thank you.

[28:03] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I will join the library highway.

[28:07] This is okay. I wrote that the number.

[28:10] Almost half a million digital creation, nothing that's in place in number.

[28:15] At any years, this is the list of the users.

[28:20] How many of you have bought and how many of them are seen here?

[28:25] We have those statistics for our print collection, but it's not as easy to tell for our digital collection.

[28:34] Okay. So maybe encourage the other integration more in your public city channel.

[28:43] Do we increase the rate?

[28:46] We find there are trends in certain areas.

[28:50] So fiction is and things like cookbooks have gone online really fast.

[28:55] Surprisingly, teams tend to be less keen to read books online.

[29:02] There are much more interested in reading books in print.

[29:06] Okay. Thank you.

[29:09] Thank you.

[29:10] Thank you so much for coming in

[29:12] and telling us about your great successes again.

[29:15] And as I said earlier, your work is truly appreciated.

[29:19] Thank you. I'll be sure to pass that on stuff.

[29:22] Thank you.

[29:33] Okay. So we're moving on to 7.2.

[29:36] This report is seeking approval.

[29:39] Could I miss one?

[29:42] Oh, sorry. I thought that's the one I was at.

[29:45] 7.1.

[29:47] This report is seeking approval to hold a formal apology event

[29:51] and implement reconcilatory actions to address the city's historic discrimination

[29:57] against people of Chinese descent.

[30:00] And can someone move the recommendations? Second. I just want to say that this is a very important step for a city, because

[30:12] always before we move forward in a good way, we need to recognize the mistakes of the past. And I think this is what this is all about. And

[30:22] look forward to looking forward to getting on with this important work. Concert double.

[30:31] Thank you very much, Mayor Hurley. I believe this staff is here to just answer the question.

[30:38] Or is it best? Okay, thank you. Yes, I speak in support of the motion, Mayor Hurley.

[30:46] Long overdue. But the staff has done a tremendous job in both bringing forward the history,

[30:57] acknowledging the harms done to the community, and also presenting some actions that would help the reconciliation,

[31:08] with the Chinese community community. It really is very disturbing to see how the local governments of the day

[31:26] were overtly practicing racism against Asian community. It just mind boggling in a way that that we could have,

[31:39] a government acting like that by laws that were passed, practices that happened are now are continuing to hurt the community.

[31:57] You can imagine how it has set the community back by decades in terms of their contributions, but

[32:09] participation, and there's place in the history of city of Bernabey. All those things are documented now.

[32:20] I believe it's a lost few decades that will never be again by those who suffer and still continue to suffer.

[32:33] I think it's a right thing for the city to have a formal apology, as it has been as it reported in this report,

[32:45] and hopefully the healing reconciliation can begin.

[32:54] I also think that a similar attempt need to be made for the other communities that have been also discriminated,

[33:05] continue to be discriminated, but today it's about the Chinese Canadian who suffered the most.

[33:13] Starting with, I guess, 19th century when they were here building the nation in terms of railroad fisheries,

[33:24] at any way they wanted to one sport, the community, the country, but were unable to have their own families.

[33:35] So it has been untold harms committed, and I hope this apology and the actions that are being proposed are somewhat

[33:51] returned to recognize that that we are genuinely sorry and we wanted to make a men's in terms of really what was wrong,

[34:03] done wrong, and hopefully learn from it to not repeat any of those things we heard it.

[34:09] Thank you.

[34:10] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[34:13] Hi, Mr. Chinese supporters are very important to report and to the recommendations.

[34:19] It was forged.

[34:21] As part of the member of a Chinese Canadian community, this moment carries deep personal meaning.

[34:27] So for the generations, people of Chinese descent contributed to this, to building the Bernabey,

[34:35] physically, economically and culturally, while facing injustice, discrimination and exclusion.

[34:44] So this report reflects, yes, there is a step towards acknowledging that painful past.

[34:52] But more importantly, it set us a pass towards reconciliation, inclusion, and healing.

[35:02] The community has clearly caught for these approaching, not just for recognition, but also a foundation to ensure that such injustice are never repeated.

[35:17] I want to thank you that the Chinese Canadian Reconcession of the Western Group and the community members who shared their stories and staff who helped bring this work forward.

[35:29] By formally recognizing the harm done and by committing to meaningful actions going forward,

[35:39] we all know those who came before us and created a stronger, more inclusive Bernabey for future generations.

[35:49] I hope how did they support this emotion and encourage my colleagues to do the same.

[35:55] Thank you.

[35:56] Thank you.

[35:58] Thanks, staff again, for this amount of work has gone into the work and particularly the consultation with the communities.

[36:07] It might be been a model of how institutions can go about correcting historical wrongs and address systemic racism.

[36:17] And I guess putting my teacher had on.

[36:21] I really hope this work and research can be implemented on the local level.

[36:27] I guess that leads to a question, has there been much engagement with the school district about incorporating this or having.

[36:38] I guess more connection with the school district regarding all this research and work that's been done.

[36:46] To you mayor.

[36:47] Yes, to the mayor.

[36:49] So I also just wanted to introduce Rose Wu who's with me.

[36:54] I have a name tag and she does not sure you know that my colleague who's been working with me on this work is here with me today.

[37:01] So one of the one of the actions would be.

[37:06] And I'm ongoing work of bringing resources to the awareness of teachers and schools.

[37:13] There are some great resources at the city has created like the publication rooted.

[37:18] There's a Chinese Canadian history guide.

[37:20] There's programming at the museum exhibits.

[37:23] There's a lot of material, but I think we need to be or proactive in terms of how we get that into the schools.

[37:31] If that's someone going out to professional development days.

[37:34] There's also lots of resources at the libraries aware of that that could be communicated to teachers.

[37:42] And then we're also considering.

[37:45] So in Vancouver for example, the actual apology event was preceded with programming.

[37:53] That programming was more.

[37:57] You know, lion dances in Chinatown and that type of thing.

[38:01] But we were thinking maybe a burn to be passed to.

[38:07] Pre apology event programming might be some more specific outreach to schools or cadet groups or other young people to raise awareness about the event.

[38:22] And let them know they'd be welcome to attend that a historic event's happening in their community.

[38:28] And I can I can help with that.

[38:30] Okay. And then they know as as a social studies teacher particularly when I would often focus on.

[38:37] And I guess systemic racism that happened at the federal and provincial level but would be about the local level from,

[38:43] I guess, lack of information or knowing about about the systemic racism that happened.

[38:50] And so I think that that that knowledge is not there.

[38:53] And then again through this work in consultation we've seen that we see that the essential role that Chinese kines in.

[39:02] In burn in these history despite the systemic racism and the legislation that was passed.

[39:11] And we'll not say these chambers been chambers that try to make life as difficult as possible for Chinese kines are even get them out of burn and be in Canada.

[39:22] So again, I think that's very important to get out there and just one last point that I made last time I really liked that it's not it's not just focused on the apology but implementing these reconcilatory actions because that's essential to go along without those it's the apology that's not carried the same way.

[39:41] So thank you again for all the work.

[39:43] Thank you.

[39:44] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thanks to the staff and the committee members of this result.

[39:54] As we know that the federal government had apologized for the attacks and also those are just law.

[40:04] And also the ones who come and had done that already.

[40:08] And when Kufu News, they all have done that.

[40:13] So I think it's important for us going to be to do similar action for the power for the process.

[40:24] I think it's important that we also for all new actions locally as mentioned.

[40:31] So I am very pleased to see the result of this process and I look forward to seeing the committee getting engaged as well.

[40:42] We know that the Chinese kines and veterans, they are already keen on this process and as well as we know that the government is also contributed quite a bit through the action to the Chinese kines museum project.

[41:00] So I think those are the important projects in the upcoming or in the process.

[41:09] So I think it's a process that we have a path to move forward and to recognize those anxieties by law in our city.

[41:21] So that we don't ever, never, to pass those laws anymore.

[41:30] So thank you so much and for all the work.

[41:34] The staff have done it.

[41:37] Thank you.

[41:38] Thank you.

[41:39] Thank you.

[41:40] Thank you very much.

[41:41] I do want to thank staff for all your work and this is really important work and it's very timely.

[41:46] And I strongly support the recommendation and this apology is long long overdue.

[41:53] So at any time with the other actions, I should mention to just a few minutes ago.

[41:58] I think that's great.

[41:59] That works hand in hand and it will strengthen this that this is actually sincere and we actually mean it.

[42:05] Because it's just and obviously it's about time we just recognize how wrong that racism was.

[42:15] So start with and the first twice.

[42:17] Thank you.

[42:18] Thank you.

[42:19] Thank you.

[42:20] Thank you.

[42:21] Thank you.

[42:22] Thank you.

[42:25] I won't repeat any of the comments that my colleagues have already made and I do echo them.

[42:27] I do want to recognize that the timing of this report in front of us is deeply coincidental.

[42:40] but very much related to the work that is happening now at the federal level and the conversations and discussions happening.

[42:50] I think from the US and coming into Canada where there is a renewed, I think, violence and language against migrants and immigrants and people who are not

[43:09] viewed as worthy as people who have different colored skin or who are born happen to be born within arbitrary borders.

[43:21] And I think that in today, when we look at the historic discrimination against Chinese Canadians in Burnaby, we know it's so obvious that this is wrong.

[43:38] It's so obvious that we shouldn't be penalizing Chinese farmers who are supporting food security by selling more affordable vegetables and pigories or supporting pigories.

[43:54] The challenge for me is that I and so concerned that we fall into these cycles where we are historically racist against one subset of a population and then we apologize for our actions at the institutional level.

[44:13] And then we go and do the same thing to a different group of people.

[44:17] So I want to acknowledge that this is the right thing to do to acknowledge this historic discrimination for myself to recognize that I stand on the shoulders of giants of people who were activists, Chinese Canadians who laid foundations for me to be able to be here, sit here and speak to people here today.

[44:41] And that very troubling way that we are seeing these same patterns repeat themselves to other people.

[44:51] And I one of the issues that we aim to address is.

[45:00] The active discrimination against Chinese Canadians, but there was also complicity within local governments

[45:07] within the city of Bernabey, where there were racist laws from other levels of government,

[45:13] and the city of Bernabey was complicit, was silent in it. And I want to urge everybody at all levels

[45:21] of government as individuals to not fall into that same silence and complicity when we see these

[45:29] historical patterns play out against other people. So I thank you for the work. It is more important

[45:36] now than ever before to look at our historical wrongs and to ensure that we recommend ourselves

[45:43] to never taking those actions against anybody ever again. Thank you. Thank you. And with that,

[45:50] all those in favor. In the opposed, it's carried. Thank you. I'm moving on to 7.2.

[45:58] The report's seeking approval to submit a resolution to the Union of BC, municipalities,

[46:04] a vote. Well, if ten second it, all those in favor, in the opposed, it's carried.

[46:16] We've gone to 7.3. This report's seeking approval for temporary use permit,

[46:21] number 25, 103, or middle residential sales center within unit 105 to display units for sale

[46:28] for an off-site development project. And move in second it, see a note of discussion,

[46:36] all those in favor, in the opposed, it's carried. 7.4. This report's seeking approval for a temporary

[46:44] use permit, number 25, 105, permit a sports shooting recreation facility and training

[46:51] center within unit number three. Second it, see a note of discussion, all those in favor,

[47:00] in the opposed, it's carried. 7.5. This report's seeking approval to award a contract

[47:08] award to Alfred Horie construction company, limited for construction management and

[47:12] construction of the Burnity Art Gallery and Matters House re-roofing and installation phase two.

[47:21] Second it, consider double. Thank you very much Mayor Hurley. Just a quick question on this one.

[47:30] I was trying to understand the process we have gone through, so the company was first hired

[47:40] to just, I guess, do a pre-liminary work to set up a tender or plan to hire more, or I guess I'll get

[47:56] out of a pull tender, and it's the same company that's no order to tender.

[48:04] Yes, so this is the process through the mayor, this is the process to hire that,

[48:09] can you now begin to the mic a bit closer? Yes, thank you. So the process is to hire

[48:16] based on the little bit of a model for construction activists, so the contractor will hire help

[48:23] in the reconstruction surface, and to secure a roof-room contractor, especially during the summer

[48:30] we need to wind them early and help the design team and get all the information to support the design,

[48:38] and once they tender everything, we can back and work the full projects.

[48:44] Do the same company? The same company, because we went through the public procurement of the

[48:49] tax phase, and we worked based on two phases, phase one, is that reconstruction surfaces,

[48:56] and phase two, the construction surfaces? Yes, and that was a tender for the second one,

[49:04] it was only one, was it a tender? No, it's not a tender, it's a quick quest for proposal,

[49:09] and the CN is school to the market, and asked for temples, and based on these

[49:18] lower surprise and quality, we all worked it.

[49:23] Through the mayor, I believe phase one and two were, there was a request for proposal

[49:28] for phase one and two together, but I'll ask the General Manager of Lathens facilities to comment.

[49:33] Through the mayor, that's correct, but the deputy CAO said is that

[49:37] RFP was for phase one and two originally, and so this is now a reward of phase two,

[49:44] because the pre-construction services, the design and the cost that they've developed with the design team,

[49:48] is now we're saying it's acceptable. We've verified the costs with our cost in self, and they

[49:54] go through a tendering process on their end to solidify the cost through phase one.

[49:59] And so now we're all satisfied with the price of the scope that they've established phase one,

[50:03] and now we're ready to award a phase two to afford.

[50:10] So, was there only one proponent when you originally entered?

[50:18] When we went to the first step of the process, it's once to 10 shortlisted, where we see

[50:27] three proposals, and we select the massive surprise and meet all the qualification.

[50:34] So, one of three was one of three.

[50:38] Yeah. But then there were no one's free, the full scope of the work was known, there was no

[50:44] further trending. We automatically, I'm having a little difficulty understanding this,

[50:49] that you hire someone to really get out the scope, the tendering process is how much and then the

[50:55] same company gets it.

[50:58] I believe that it would the idea was to ensure that once phase one was complete, that we were going

[51:05] to continue on with phase two, that's how the RFP went out, and the first place was to request a contractor

[51:12] who could do the work, but staff wanted to see what they came back with in order to confirm that it

[51:17] was truly the right contract to go with. So, it was just the same contract but awarded in two phases

[51:22] to confirm that it was the right contractor to go with.

[51:27] Well, thank you, Mayor. I think I'll sit down with the staff to understand a little better.

[51:31] That would happen to us two and three, but previously did commit. Did they know this work was automatically

[51:38] going to be given to the people who came for four or first? So, something to the mayor, as so,

[51:44] I want to clarify. So, phase two was an automatically awarded to the winner phase one. So,

[51:50] after phase one, there's an off-wrap. If we're not satisfied with the performance,

[51:54] the scope or the price from the winner phase one, we can switch horses, so to speak, and we can go back

[52:01] out to tender. In this case, we are satisfied with the work that they've done and the scope and the

[52:07] price that they've provided. So, we are recommending to go with it, but you would not, but the winner

[52:11] phase one doesn't automatically get phase two. Yeah. Thank you very much for the explanation. I think

[52:17] a bit, but right here, it would just be the size of the phase one. It's $6,000.

[52:26] Two, which has to be very rudimentary stuff to say, okay, $6,000 you'll tell us, and then it's over $2,000

[52:33] in the dollar contract. In this second phase, which is automatically given. So, I just felt somehow uncomfortable

[52:41] about this one that this isn't exactly to say, well, we're going out for a tender for $2.1

[52:46] million. What did we discover for $5,000? That we couldn't have done our self by giving first phase

[52:54] one to someone for $6,000. I just don't get it. If you threw through the mayor, this construction management

[53:05] type of contract, it's much like the integrated project delivery contract that we're seeing. It's a

[53:10] more collaborative one where you involve the contractor earlier on in the process so that you get

[53:16] better cost certainty. So, what you get from phase one is that the contractor who helped you develop

[53:21] the cost is now the contractor that helps you deliver it. So, they've got some skin in the game now,

[53:26] that they can't come in and say, you know, oh, well, we didn't know this in the design. They helped you

[53:30] develop the design. So, it's a more collaborative model that really holds their feet to the fire on

[53:34] cost certainty for the price. That's the advantage. That's what you get for involving them in phase one.

[53:40] Thank you. So, I think I heard you say hand was shortlisted. Could you explain that to me?

[53:49] So, two years ago, we went to prequel five, ten construction managers at the

[53:57] apartment to procurements to work with the projects up to five million because we have a lot of projects

[54:03] with that size and we want to make sure we do prequelification to make sure we get the right people.

[54:10] To deliver this job. So, we have a lot of chocolates. So, every time we have a new project with that size,

[54:17] we go to this prequel five list and we ask them for a proposal and based on their availability, their

[54:24] markets, they provide that for proposal and it's phase two phases phase one, the prequel construction

[54:31] surface when they provide us design assess, try to prequel, do any prequel, prequel, one lead

[54:40] items. And once we confirm these numbers with them, we come toward the phase two.

[54:48] For example, this is a roofing project. If we delay the work until now, the price is going to go high

[54:53] because the summer and very difficult to get, I will for to get the job. And this time,

[55:01] especially these projects is on goal of facility and there is a lot of programming and need to be

[55:08] coordinated with the facility management team, with the program for providers to make sure that

[55:14] there is no interruption to their services. So, that's the value we'll get. And the same time we deliver to

[55:20] budget. Usually, when you attend their, you put it to the market and based on the market,

[55:26] conditions, sometimes they will parties go so high. And here we told them in advance to

[55:34] to come on the consular day one. We told them this is our budget. This is a available money.

[55:41] We have to deliver to this budget. So, they are well. And we communicate to the through the public

[55:47] curriculum and that's the total value of the projects and that's the available budget.

[55:53] So, these pre-qualified lists. So, I'm just going to have to walk me through one day. How these

[56:02] pop pre-qualified lists are developed because I'm not sure how a lot works but for now, I guess we'll

[56:10] move on with this one. But I have lots of questions around all these issues. And so,

[56:17] so, hopefully we'll get some answers when we sit down away from this table and ask the questions.

[56:25] So, thank you. Councillor Lee. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Just to do we clear on myself and

[56:34] me and my daughter. So, about 10 pre-qualified companies. And then four,

[56:41] as we're interested in this project. And then all the four people, they make proposals and

[56:48] what kind of cause and expense they have to do to have some kind of budget. And then they only

[56:58] one is qualified, right? And to select it from the four. Yeah, we are working based on the

[57:04] less surprise and the quality. Yeah, okay. So, they, they are qualified and they want to accept that.

[57:10] That's all for. Okay. So, this is going for this project. And I have questions on another project.

[57:16] Thank you for the clarification, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So, I've been moved on second

[57:21] to all of those in favor in the opposed. It's carried. 7.7, report sick and approval

[57:28] for a contract award for the big band, pump station, sanitary poll. Sir, we're at least in

[57:34] project. So, give me this. About six more. Seconded? Yes. No, 7.6. I think we missed one.

[57:41] Welcome back to Sanvo. Okay. Sorry. So, we're doing 7.7 right now. Councillor Lee. On 7.7.

[57:48] Yeah. I have questions on this one. This one is only have one tender. So, it's not four.

[57:54] On about ten. It's only one tender. So, my question is, are there any efforts to outreach to other

[58:00] ten? I mean, are there tenters? I asked the question many times before, but but I asked

[58:08] like this the last one. Why is only one? Through the chair. So, for this particular procurement process,

[58:16] we went out to BC bid and we essentially posted the scope of work and the tender package

[58:27] to all contractors and in this circumstance, only one contractor actually submitted a bid package

[58:37] back to us. And so, with that said, we looked at what the cost of that bid was and it was within

[58:47] the realm of what we had estimated as our pre-tender estimate. And so, as such, we felt that the bid was

[58:55] in compliance and was in the budget that we had anticipated. So, we did go for competition and one contractor

[59:05] responded back, willing to do the work. Yeah, I think that the best question on that is our

[59:12] condition to stringing so we don't know how the construction companies are interested in in the

[59:20] in working with the city of Burnaby. Yes, and I can provide a response that

[59:25] tender is right now. We are right in the middle of construction season. So, to tender a package

[59:32] something like this, majority of the contractors out there for utilities and roadworks are busy already

[59:39] with their crews. So, it is a bit late, which is why we did not see that many bids. This one happened to have

[59:47] an urgency with it to get the environmental permits in place and such. So, we wanted to tender it out

[59:53] because we wanted it done this year. Okay. So, the time frame for me.

[1:00:00] Fence to a number of people cracked. Yeah, tender. Endering. Okay. Thank you. All is in favour? Any opposed? It's correct. Going back to 7.6 report seeking approval for a contract renewal in for Canada software annual support maintenance.

[1:00:19] Seconded. Constantly, your hands fell up. Is it up for this?

[1:00:26] Yes, Mr. Mayor. I saw the miconic person increase over last year for this contract.

[1:00:33] We knew. I understand that additional services.

[1:00:43] So I just want to see what kind of additional package the city is receiving.

[1:00:53] Through you, Mr. Mayor, to Councillor Lee. So this is for additional licenses for our software that we use to organize our work quarters and asset management in various departments.

[1:01:07] Yeah. So those packages, additional components, so that they need to increase the charges.

[1:01:17] That's correct. Yes. Through the chair. There's both an annual increase in the overall cost, but also additional licenses as well.

[1:01:24] Okay. Thank you.

[1:01:26] That's the major software, so I think we don't need it. They don't charge them much if you. So I don't know if this is a software package.

[1:01:39] I mean, are they available to other cities and this and can't receive a cost increase?

[1:01:48] Through the chair. Yes. This would be similar to other municipalities that were receiving the same services, essentially.

[1:01:54] Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

[1:01:57] Thank you.

[1:01:58] All those in favour?

[1:02:00] Any opposed?

[1:02:01] Gary.

[1:02:02] Moving on to 7.8.

[1:02:04] Mr. Sports taking approval for a contract when you offer supply install.

[1:02:08] Maintenance removal and storage of holiday lights.

[1:02:11] Seconded?

[1:02:13] All those in favour? Any host?

[1:02:16] It's Gary.

[1:02:18] 7.9.

[1:02:19] Mr. Sports taking approval for a contract when you offer the supply install removal.

[1:02:24] Maintenance and storage of the holiday lights. This is the laser projection.

[1:02:29] Seconded?

[1:02:31] Councillor Lee.

[1:02:35] Mr. Mayor.

[1:02:37] Yeah. My question is on the removal of winter lights.

[1:02:41] So the removal of the light as we cost a lot money.

[1:02:46] I just wonder if we just lift the light there over the winter.

[1:02:51] Would that save money?

[1:02:53] Or is that acceptable?

[1:02:56] So through the mayor.

[1:02:58] So we do that wherever possible.

[1:03:00] Obviously, operationally, there's some areas where you can't leave it up all the time.

[1:03:03] Because for vandalism, damage, if we need to work on the trees.

[1:03:08] For example, you can't do it.

[1:03:09] So we leave them up where possible.

[1:03:11] But we do have to take them down to another area.

[1:03:15] Yeah. Okay. So we're living it up.

[1:03:19] Probably costs more than four minutes.

[1:03:22] Through the mayor. So leave them up is cost less because you have to pay some to take them down.

[1:03:27] So if you leave them up, it would cost less.

[1:03:29] So we leave them up where we can.

[1:03:31] Okay.

[1:03:32] Then we take them down where we have to.

[1:03:34] Okay. Another question for you, Mayor.

[1:03:37] This is a different light from 7.8.

[1:03:41] So how different are you? Why are they not under some company?

[1:03:48] So through the mayor, this is part of the cost savings initiative on this on this program.

[1:03:54] So we used to do all LED lights, which are the most expensive to put up and take down.

[1:03:58] And so we've been trying to replace them with these LED projection lights.

[1:04:01] Like for example, you'll remember last year we had the snowflake projection on the side of city hall.

[1:04:06] Those are a lot less expensive to operate put up and take down.

[1:04:10] So we're going to replace them where it's appropriate.

[1:04:13] We're trying to go away from the more expensive LED lights and use laser projection where it makes sense.

[1:04:20] Okay.

[1:04:21] Yes, more cost effective.

[1:04:22] So yeah, a future may be more nice in this model.

[1:04:26] Okay.

[1:04:27] Thank you.

[1:04:28] Okay.

[1:04:29] Hallows in favor.

[1:04:30] Can you pause?

[1:04:31] Okay.

[1:04:32] Run to 8.1.

[1:04:34] This reports recommending support hosting grant recipients for the March 2025.

[1:04:39] In tape.

[1:04:41] Move.

[1:04:42] Seconded.

[1:04:43] The announce question.

[1:04:45] Hallows in favor.

[1:04:46] Any opposed?

[1:04:48] Scary.

[1:04:49] 8.2.

[1:04:51] Move.

[1:04:52] Seconded.

[1:04:54] The announce question.

[1:04:56] Hallows in favor.

[1:04:57] Any opposed?

[1:04:58] Scary.

[1:04:59] 8.3.

[1:05:00] Reports seeking approval to issue the 2020-2024-2025 Community School Grant payment.

[1:05:08] Move.

[1:05:09] Seconded.

[1:05:10] Hallows in favor.

[1:05:11] Any opposed?

[1:05:13] Scary.

[1:05:14] We have four items on the consent agenda.

[1:05:16] Any reports to be pulled by council.

[1:05:19] Anun?

[1:05:20] Can I have a mover?

[1:05:21] Who would the consent agenda?

[1:05:22] Sorry.

[1:05:23] Okay.

[1:05:24] 9.9.1.

[1:05:26] 9.1.

[1:05:28] How early?

[1:05:29] What would you like to pull?

[1:05:31] Up?

[1:05:33] Same.

[1:05:34] All right.

[1:05:35] All right.

[1:05:36] So now we're going to move.

[1:05:38] Everything's been moved.

[1:05:39] Except.

[1:05:40] 9.1.

[1:05:42] Been moved.

[1:05:43] Seconded.

[1:05:44] Hallows in favor.

[1:05:45] Any opposed?

[1:05:46] Scary.

[1:05:47] Back to 9.1.

[1:05:48] Hallows.

[1:05:49] Thank you.

[1:05:50] Thank you.

[1:05:51] Chair.

[1:05:52] I was just wondering.

[1:05:53] I know we.

[1:05:54] Council passed a motion about potential support of housing sites.

[1:06:00] I'm just wondering if there's been.

[1:06:04] Viewers, on that.

[1:06:05] And in terms of finding and working with a province to identify a site.

[1:06:10] Could you talk a bit more about that?

[1:06:13] Through the near a letter was sent, council request to the Minister MLAs and BC housing.

[1:06:18] The big knowledge receipt of the letter.

[1:06:20] They haven't actively reached out to staff yet to look at alternatives.

[1:06:25] I think that their intention is to continue to move forward on Gilmore Avenue.

[1:06:30] But the sheltered spur of housing strategy is broad-based.

[1:06:33] based. It looks at other opportunities for shelter locations for complex care locations and

[1:06:38] where we can support on-house populations within Bernabey. So this is a foundational piece

[1:06:43] for us to continue to work with BC Housing and our other community partners to achieve those

[1:06:47] other goals. But to answer your question, we haven't received direct feedback on the letter submitted

[1:06:52] by the Mary yet. And thank you three more questions around, I guess the bullet starting with the

[1:06:59] bullet winter shelter. So that was not provided funding to be an ongoing shelter. But according

[1:07:08] through a port, it's been indicated that it would be renewed next year as a winter one.

[1:07:15] At what point would we go back or can we go back and say, is there funding for it now to be

[1:07:23] an ongoing, at least 20-28, because I believe there's plans for it there. So because my understanding

[1:07:30] with the funding piece, it's kind of timing is key on some of these. So I guess I'm wondering why

[1:07:37] or so they're not why when and if we could do that in the fall even before the winter one's open.

[1:07:43] So through the minute that's next question, I think that we will continue to pursue as it is a council

[1:07:48] direction to seek year-round funding for the bullet shelter location until 20-28. So when we put

[1:07:54] in the request for the winter shelter opening, we'll also make a request to be open throughout the summer

[1:08:00] until the permanent shelter is constructed. And finally through you chair, just around me,

[1:08:06] the Gilmore one and I think about this that before I really think we need to be to

[1:08:14] to be cautious around 80 beds on one site and that look at other models where we're having

[1:08:24] more on-site supports and services and potentially fewer beds to really make sure that the people

[1:08:31] who are in the shelters are getting the supports needed and that it's a successful shelter so there's

[1:08:39] support and buy and around and communities around the city for shelters because all

[1:08:45] support housing for that matter because we know it can't just be and it shouldn't be in one location.

[1:08:51] There's many places around the city where it makes sense to have that type of housing. Thank you.

[1:08:57] And that was very clearly laid out in the letter. No consent. Both the points that you're raised full.

[1:09:02] So they have it. What is the list in or not? They are first if they do.

[1:09:11] Councillor Lee. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So the people at April on the April 30th and the

[1:09:20] temperatures out of us are closed. And so are there any impact on seeing by the staff or

[1:09:27] seeing by the shelter residents in areas? Through the mirror, I'm not aware at this point

[1:09:36] an updated unsheltered count hasn't been undertaken since the winter shelter closed.

[1:09:43] However, the capacity for shelter locations are limited to the Douglas Temporary Shelter, which has

[1:09:49] 40 to 50 beds. So if he takes the amount from the fuller winter shelter at 40 plus the Douglas

[1:09:56] capacity, there would be lack of spaces. We know that currently on the homelessness count, it's over 200

[1:10:04] people. So there would be some impact we haven't heard directly from our CNP or our service providers.

[1:10:11] But we need to have that space earlier, rather than later. Thank you. Thank you.

[1:10:17] Thank you. I understand Petition going on to be a busy housing on the Gilmour site. Do we have any

[1:10:26] information on that? So through the mirror we've received acknowledgement from BC Housing that they

[1:10:34] received the petition and they've held two public information sessions virtually that had hundreds of

[1:10:40] people attend. So they're going through the feedback they've received now, but we haven't received any

[1:10:46] response from them on those yet. Okay. Thank you. Thank you.

[1:10:52] You can summon Nov 9. Seconded. All is in favor. Any opposed? Okay. Before we begin the

[1:11:02] bylaw readings, I'd like to recognize that we're nearing the end of a one year in stream period for

[1:11:08] applicants, the finalized improvements prior to new development costs, charts, changes.

[1:11:15] Tonight, hate development applications are before us for final adoption, with some highlights

[1:11:21] including a 43 story, marketed nonmarket rental tour tower at Louis Mall, a new manufacturing warehouse

[1:11:28] facility at Glenline Business Park and nearly 5,000 homes, new park land and natural areas of

[1:11:34] Causton Village, where to be first indigenous master plan community. Staff of work closely with

[1:11:42] multiple city departments to facilitate development approvals over the past year, on our applicants

[1:11:48] that being responsive and committed in bringing these applications to completion. Thank you to everyone

[1:11:55] involved and we look forward to seeing these transformative projects take shape in Burnaby.

[1:12:00] Councillor Wang is reading the bylaws for the month of June. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[1:12:08] For the first second and the pseudo reading, moved that bylaw number 14749,

[1:12:14] number 14750 and number 14751, be now read the first second and the pseudo time.

[1:12:24] The another discussion, all those in favor, any opposed, carried.

[1:12:31] For the sort of reading and a final adoption, I moved that bylaw number 14746,

[1:12:37] be now read a third time and a final time and adopt it.

[1:12:44] Move from the second to Causton Village.

[1:12:48] Thank you, Mayor Hurley. I will be opposing this bylaw.

[1:12:52] Thank you. Seeing no further discussion, all those in favor.

[1:12:57] And opposed, comes through to all of those opposed. Thank you. I'm sorry.

[1:13:03] For the final adoption, I moved that bylaw number 14589, number 1461214, number 14708,

[1:13:17] number 14717, number 14718, number 1471, number 1471, number 1477, be now read a final time and adopt it.

[1:13:36] Both consecutive discussion, all those in favor, any opposed, carried. Thank you, Councillor Wang.

[1:13:45] The following item, of course, bonus received for council's decision.

[1:13:50] All all the items, of course, bonnet, were published that the council, of course, bonnets and public notice,

[1:13:55] you have received, moved, seconded, all those in favor, any opposed, carried.

[1:14:04] We have received a petition, 65 signatures from North Burnaby residents near Alfa, the neighbor,

[1:14:11] requesting to remove premature institutes to land use designation adjacent to Alfa secondary school.

[1:14:19] So tonight, we're just receiving this information as I know there's further information coming forward

[1:14:26] and at that time, council will be in a better position. So could I have a motion to receive this for information?

[1:14:33] The seconded, follows in favor, any opposed,

[1:14:39] kept under other business, 13.1, and the first one is a motion that proposed motion from myself

[1:14:51] and kind of have a seconder. Luke, seconded, all right. So I'm just going to read the result because it's pretty long.

[1:15:00] Be it results that the Union of BC Columbia Municipalities, UBCM, hereby formally calls upon the province of British Columbia.

[1:15:10] To immediately suspend the implementation of a single access stairway provisions until a review is completed.

[1:15:19] Incorporating input from UBCM, BCPFFA, fire chiefs of BC and other stakeholders, engage in a transparent consultation process with these groups to evaluate safety implications.

[1:15:36] And there are many. Conduct a comprehensive review of the British Columbia Building Code amendments, allowing single access stairways in residential multi-family buildings up to six stories.

[1:15:50] This review should reference and utilize the research scope and methodology developed by the National Research Council and focus on public and responder safety.

[1:16:02] Consider evacuation options for persons with disabilities, consider fire incident data, spoke inhalation petalities, compliance rates for fire safety systems, fire response capacity, risks in egress pathways, lithium, ion battery, fire risks and human movement research on evacuations.

[1:16:27] Three, prioritize through the evaluation of the single egress concept through national code changes processes, ensuring any adoption is supported by BC specific data and stakeholder feedback.

[1:16:42] Consider other building design options or changes that would allow the mandating of at least two independent stairways in multi-family buildings or a certain height or occupancy to enhance safety.

[1:16:57] Collaborate with local governments and the fire service to improve compliance rates of fire and life safety program systems.

[1:17:06] Recognizing their importance in ensuring safety, the BC building code must adequately address fire response capacity and emergency risks like lithium, ion, battery, fires.

[1:17:20] Be it further resolved that the UBCM advocate to the province of British Columbia for a building code that prioritizes the safety and well-being of all British Columbia and provides clear, consistent and robust standards for fire safety and egress in multi-family residential buildings.

[1:17:40] Taking into account all significant risks and concerns outlined in this resolution and to that I would like to add from my perspective.

[1:17:52] City governments and in particular this council believe affordable housing is a critical concern for our communities and I think we approve that over and over again.

[1:18:06] But here affordable housing should not mean on safe housing.

[1:18:12] As we address the housing challenges we still must do our homework to ensure we are not placing our citizens in a compromised safety position.

[1:18:24] I am only asking for the provincial government to do their homework.

[1:18:29] The BC consultant identified critical safety concerns and their risk analysis including the continued maintenance of critical fire safety systems over the life of the building.

[1:18:43] We must make sure the introduction of new products such as lithium ion battery systems are not overwhelming, well-link current fire safety precautions, especially when some of those safety requirements are removed.

[1:18:58] And moving on to some evidence based data which doesn't seem to be taken into consideration with a government that continues to tell us that they know best.

[1:19:09] I'm sorry they don't.

[1:19:13] Buyers in BC residential hallways and stairwells, critical evacuation routes, make up almost 9% of all residential places, smoke from these fires quickly block exits, jeopardizing occupant safety,

[1:19:29] especially since smoke related inhalation causes the vast majority 78% of the fire related deaths.

[1:19:38] And let me give you a local example of this.

[1:19:42] When I was on the fire department we had a person going around this city lighting fires, lighting fires in the in the skipways in these fire exits stairwells.

[1:19:58] That was there a trademark.

[1:20:01] They were lighting fires in stairwells.

[1:20:05] So just say that was one stairwell.

[1:20:08] How many people would have been compromised or killed in those incidents?

[1:20:14] This is a ridiculous suggestion by this government for gaining very little through the housing.

[1:20:24] Maybe one apartment, one extra apartment in a building.

[1:20:28] And no way is that ever worth putting people's lives of danger.

[1:20:33] Compounding this danger, 40% of a apartment building fires safety systems, including smoke detectors and sprinklers, don't meet fire call, codes, and may not work properly.

[1:20:46] It's never completely increasing evacuation risks.

[1:20:49] For those reasons I brought this forward because I truly believe this is a huge risk, the public and firefighter safety.

[1:20:59] So I'm hoping that Council will support me to send this forward to UBCM.

[1:21:04] Likely this government won't listen as they never do, but I think it's incumbent on us to do everything we can to ensure the safety of our residents.

[1:21:16] So with that, there's been moved and seconded, all those in favor, and they opposed.

[1:21:25] It's carried. Thank you for that.

[1:21:28] I'm moving on to 13.2, Councilor Tatril.

[1:21:33] Thank you.

[1:21:34] Thank you.

[1:21:35] Thank you.

[1:21:36] Thank you.

[1:21:38] Just move it.

[1:21:40] Okay.

[1:21:41] Seconder please.

[1:21:43] Seconder.

[1:21:44] Just to motivate on this.

[1:21:47] The concept of housing as a fundamental right is nothing new, and it was recognized under international law as early as 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

[1:21:59] And even the federal government, legislated housing as a human right, which, again, would ensure that our housing system enables everyone to adequately live somewhere with security, peace and dignity.

[1:22:13] Now despite this, we've seen housing viewed as a commodity as an investment, not as a place to live or a basic human right.

[1:22:23] So until we change our mindset or approach from a government level, housing will continue to continue to see growing levels of homelessness,

[1:22:33] affordable rentals, other rich families and workers, not being able to remain in their communities, among other problems.

[1:22:45] So what does this mean to declare housing as a human right by the province?

[1:22:50] It means that essentially, it's not just words, it's through policy, through strategy, through legislation and most importantly, through funding.

[1:23:02] It will be to create the conditions for adequate housing, which is essential.

[1:23:08] So I urge my fellow council colleagues to join the many other local governments who have passed similar motions to call the province to make housing a human right.

[1:23:18] Thank you.

[1:23:20] Thank you for that, and I fully support your motion and thank you for bringing it forward.

[1:23:27] Thank you.

[1:23:29] Thank you.

[1:23:30] Thank you.

[1:23:31] Thank you for bringing this forward.

[1:23:33] I strongly support this.

[1:23:35] There's one thing people need to move forward ahead.

[1:23:37] That's just obvious.

[1:23:39] And as you stated, housing should not be a commodity.

[1:23:42] It should be a right.

[1:23:43] Thank you.

[1:23:44] Thank you.

[1:23:45] It's been moved on seconded.

[1:23:46] I'm not seeing any further speakers.

[1:23:48] All of them.

[1:23:49] Favorite?

[1:23:50] Any opposed?

[1:23:51] It's scary.

[1:23:52] 13.3.

[1:23:55] Let's be moved.

[1:23:57] Seconded.

[1:23:58] See a note of discussion.

[1:24:00] All those in favor.

[1:24:02] Any opposed?

[1:24:03] Gary.

[1:24:04] Councilor.

[1:24:05] As for changes to the agenda.

[1:24:07] Notice a motion.

[1:24:09] Would you like to introduce.

[1:24:11] Thank you.

[1:24:12] Through you, Mayor.

[1:24:13] Whereas the 2022 extreme heat death review panel report to the chief corner of the British Columbia.

[1:24:19] Found the number of deaths was highest in areas with low greenness.

[1:24:22] Compared to the protective effort.

[1:24:24] Effect of treat and naturally cold areas.

[1:24:27] Especially in socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods.

[1:24:30] Whereas though 44 will densify approximately 70% of the land base of the 105 municipalities

[1:24:36] affected by the legislation in British Columbia.

[1:24:39] Likely leading to a significant loss of tree canopy and permeable surface area.

[1:24:44] They're by increasing temperatures.

[1:24:46] Do the urban heat island effect, particularly during extreme heat events.

[1:24:50] Therefore, be it resolved that the city of Bernabies submit the following resolution.

[1:24:54] By June 15, 2025 for UBCM.

[1:24:58] Consideration.

[1:24:59] That the UBCM call for the province of BC to implement the recommendations as outlined in the 2022 extreme heat death review panel report.

[1:25:07] By establishing scientifically supported minimum requirements on the protection,

[1:25:11] restoration and enhancement of urban tree canopy and the percentage of quality permeable surface area.

[1:25:17] With proportionally stronger requirements for socio economically deprived areas with higher urban heat island intensity indexes.

[1:25:25] And that the province support and resource communities appropriately to adequately support such efforts,

[1:25:30] including including ongoing funding.

[1:25:36] Thank you for that.

[1:25:38] I've got to go to ask council if it would be willing to wave.

[1:25:42] Would you want to speak to that?

[1:25:47] Yes, Mayor Hurley, I assume it's a new wave.

[1:25:52] You can carry on with that.

[1:25:54] Yes.

[1:25:55] I need to wave it and have a seconder to wave it.

[1:25:59] Seconder.

[1:26:00] Okay.

[1:26:01] All those in favour?

[1:26:03] Any opposed?

[1:26:05] Okay.

[1:26:06] Carry on, council.

[1:26:07] Thank you.

[1:26:08] Thank you very much, Mayor Hurley.

[1:26:10] One of the sort of side effect of Bill 44 is as what this motion is trying to do to have some measure

[1:26:24] against is that as we densify neighborhood.

[1:26:30] First casualty at the trees that have existed on private properties and on the boulevard.

[1:26:38] Although we, as a city, have done a tremendous job in securing 25% land base.

[1:26:45] And most of that is street canopy, but that's not going to be sufficient.

[1:26:52] As we build out the single residents here are one areas.

[1:26:59] Those were reasonably, previously, three large.

[1:27:06] And when the legislation came forward, it did not provide enough adequately our adequate tools to local governments to ensure that the tree canopies are not only protected,

[1:27:21] but further enhancements are required as we densify more and more space.

[1:27:26] We need to have correspondingly increase the urban tree canopy.

[1:27:36] And the other thing is that what the motion is asking is that not only the province gives tools and also it could make requirement to keep the canopies intact,

[1:27:51] but also it should be sporting local governments with resources and also allowing get the appropriate bylaws passed.

[1:28:03] And then sport, the new owners developers to make sure that there's enough trees planted, sported and created.

[1:28:14] So this is a very timely motion.

[1:28:19] And we need to get this to UBCM, hopefully there'd be enough sport at the UBCM to get it through and get the province to take some action.

[1:28:30] So I believe it did itself.

[1:28:35] It's not going to be the solution to any harms by extreme heat, but this is one of the important measure we can take.

[1:28:48] That the extreme heat is somehow very we have a some solution to it.

[1:28:56] There were as history has said that those areas that were well treated, they did not suffer as much as the ones which didn't have enough adequate tree canopy's wrong.

[1:29:08] Thank you.

[1:29:10] Thank you for that. So the motion has been moved in second.

[1:29:14] All those in favor.

[1:29:16] Any opposed?

[1:29:18] It's carried.

[1:29:19] Thank you.

[1:29:20] We're on to number 14.

[1:29:22] We're releasing closed resolutions.

[1:29:24] We're also releasing a closed resolution number.

[1:29:39] We've received 2025-088 from the closed session held earlier tonight.

[1:29:45] The full text of closed decisions released by Council will appear in the minutes for this meeting.

[1:29:51] And we may have publicly available when the next meeting of Council agenda is published.

[1:29:56] The next meeting of Council is June 24, 2020.

[1:30:00] 5. With that, can I have a member to adjourn the open council meeting at 6.32.

[1:30:09] In mode, second it follows in favor and it follows carry.

[1:30:13] Thank you to all the public and thank you to council and staff.

[1:30:30] Thank you to all the public and staff.

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