City of Port Moody
Regular Council
Agenda

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

7:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

100 Newport Drive, Port Moody

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1.

Call to Order

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This meeting is open to the public for in-person attendance in Council Chambers at
100 Newport Drive, Port Moody.

2.

Territorial Land Acknowledgement

The City of Port Moody carries out our business on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh),
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie),
qʼʷa:n̓ ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and Stó:lō (Sto:lo) Peoples, and extends appreciation for the opportunity to work on this territory.

3.

Adoption of the Agenda

3.1

Agenda

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the agenda of the January 28, 2025, Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated.

4.

General Matters

4.1

Art at Council

Verbal Report: Councillor Samantha Agtarap, Chair, Arts, Culture, and Heritage Committee

4.2

Delegation – Port Moody Heritage Society

Presentation: Munu Hicken-Gaberria, President, Port Moody Heritage Society

Delegation Request: Farmer Chomitz, Executive Director, Port Moody Museum

• The following options are available for Council consideration:

  
  1. THAT the delegation be received for information and the delegates thanked for their presentation.

  2. THAT the delegation request be placed on a subsequent Council agenda for consideration.

  3. THAT the delegation request be considered immediately.

5.

Public Input

Please go to portmoody.ca/councilmeetings for information on how to participate.

As a reminder to members of the public, while we encourage civic engagement and welcome your participation in the public portion of our meeting, there are expectations regarding appropriate conduct and decorum at Council meetings.  We ask all members of the public to ensure that matters raised with Council are constructively focused on issues and not individuals and that any engagement with or about City staff or Council is addressed in a manner that is consistent with these expectations so that we can all engage in this space in a manner that is respectful and constructive, and abides by the City’s Respectful Communications Policy and Respectful Workplace Policy.

5.1    Verbal Submissions:

Members of the public wishing to address Council during the Public Input period will be allowed two minutes to speak.

5.2    Written Submissions:

Written Public Input submissions will be provided on-table in accordance with Corporate Policy – 01-0550-2023-01 – Public Input – Written.

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT Written Public Input submissions provided in the on-table package dated January 28, 2025, be received for information.

6.

Adoption of Minutes

6.1

Minutes

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the minutes of the following meetings be adopted:

  • Special Council (to Close) – January 14, 2025;
  • Regular Council – January 14, 2025; and
  • Special Council (to Close) – January 21, 2025.

7.

Consent Agenda

Note: Council may adopt in one motion all recommendations appearing on the Consent Agenda or, prior to the vote, request that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed in section 8 for debate or discussion, voting in opposition to a recommendation, or declaring a conflict of interest with an item.

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the recommendations contained in the following items on the January 28, 2025, Regular Council Consent Agenda be approved:

  • 7.1 – Standards of Maintenance – Adoption of Bylaw Nos. 3467 and 3488;
  • 7.2 – Recreation Facilities Feasibility Study Public Engagement Summary; and
  • 7.3 – Notification of Metro 2050 Land Use Designation Amendment Request – 15238 - 64 Avenue, City of Surrey.

7.1

Standards of Maintenance – Adoption of Bylaw Nos. 3467 and 3488

Memo: Legislative Services Division

Bylaw No. 3467, a Bylaw to prescribe standards for the maintenance of rental residential premises within the City of Port Moody.

Bylaw No. 3488, a Bylaw to amend City of Port Moody Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw, 2020, No. 3218 to designate enforcement officers and add fines for violations related to City of Port Moody Standards of Maintenance Bylaw, 2024, No. 3467.

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Standards of Maintenance Bylaw, 2024, No. 3467 be now adopted as recommended in the memo dated January 28, 2025, from the Legislative Services Division regarding Standards of Maintenance – Adoption of Bylaw Nos. 3467 and 3488;

  AND THAT City of Port Moody Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw, 2020, No. 3218, Amendment Bylaw No. 16, 2024, No. 3488 (Standards of Maintenance) be now adopted.

7.2

Recreation Facilities Feasibility Study Public Engagement Summary

Report: Engineering and Operations Department – Project Delivery Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the report dated January 28, 2025, from the Engineering and Operations Department – Project Delivery Services Division regarding Recreation Facilities Feasibility Study Public Engagement Summary be received for information.

7.3

Notification of Metro 2050 Land Use Designation Amendment Request – 15238 - 64 Avenue, City of Surrey

Report: Community Development Department – Policy Planning Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT Metro Vancouver be notified that the City of Port Moody has no objections to the proposed amendments in Metro Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1396, 2024, as recommended in the report dated January 28, 2025, from the Community Development Department – Policy Planning Division regarding Notification of Metro 2050 Land Use Designation Amendment Request – 15238 - 64 Avenue, City of Surrey.

8.

Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

9.

Legislative Matters

10.

Unfinished Business

11.

New Business

11.1

Prioritizing Homes for People – Motion Served by Councillor Amy Lubik and Councillor Samantha Agtarap

Memo: Councillors Amy Lubik and Samantha Agtarap

The following motion was served by Councillors Amy Lubik and Samantha Agtarap at the January 14, 2025, Regular Council meeting:

THAT staff be directed to report back on potential policy opportunities to require or encourage developers to prioritize new strata unit sales and presales for people who would use them as their primary residence and explore including a Port Moody Resident First component.

• The following responses are available for Council consideration:

  
  1. Receive for information.

  2. Refer to staff to bring back a report (staff will determine if the nature of the work warrants a project proposal or a staff report, and will include considerations with respect to feasibility, resources, timeline, strategic plan alignment, and legislative analysis).

  3. Other.

12.

Other Business

13.

Verbal Reports from Council and Staff

13.1

Council Verbal Reports

13.2

Staff Verbal Reports

14.

Information Items

14.1

Committees, Commissions, and Boards – Minutes

• Youth Focus Committee – November 13, 2024
• Library Board – November 28, 2024

14.2

Council Correspondence

• Letter dated December 19, 2024, from Port Moody Firefighters Local 2399 re New Positions
• Letter received January 8, 2025, from Port Moody Firefighters Local 2399 re Decision to Discontinue Funding for the Volunteer Firefighter Association

15.

Public Input

Please go to portmoody.ca/councilmeetings for information on how to participate.

As a reminder to members of the public, while we encourage civic engagement and welcome your participation in the public portion of our meeting, there are expectations regarding appropriate conduct and decorum at Council meetings.  We ask all members of the public to ensure that matters raised with Council are constructively focused on issues and not individuals and that any engagement with or about City staff or Council is addressed in a manner that is consistent with these expectations so that we can all engage in this space in a manner that is respectful and constructive, and abides by the City’s Respectful Communications Policy and Respectful Workplace Policy.

Members of the public wishing to address Council during the Public Input period will be allowed two minutes to speak.

16.

Adjournment