City of Port Moody
Special Council
Agenda

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Electronic Meeting via Zoom

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Art at Council

Verbal Report: Councillor Zoë Royer, Chair, Arts and Culture Committee

2.

Public Input

Public Input may be given by telephone directly to the Mayor’s Office at 604-469-4515 sometime shortly after 7pm. If your call is not successfully answered and placed on hold, please call back until it is successfully placed in queue. 

Please note: The provision of this opportunity to provide input is not statutorily required. The City of Port Moody makes no guarantee that members of the public desiring to provide public input will be able to do so, nor that any input provided will form part of the public record; however, all input provided may form part of the public record.

3.

General Matters

3.1

2019 Fire-Rescue Community Report

Presentation: Fire Chief
Report: Fire and Rescue Services, dated April 14, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the report dated April 14, 2020 from Fire and Rescue Services regarding 2019 Fire-Rescue Community Report be received for information.

4.

Minutes

4.1

Adoption of Minutes

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the minutes of the following meetings be adopted:

  • Finance Committee - February 18, 2020;
  • Public Hearing - March 10, 2020;
  • Regular Council - March 10, 2020;
  • Special Council - March 10, 2020;
  • Special Council - April 7, 2020;
  • Special Council - April 14, 2020;
  • Special Council - April 28, 2020;
  • Special Council - May 12, 2020;
  • Special Council (Committee of the Whole) - March 17, 2020;
  • Special Council (Committee of the Whole) - April 21, 2020;
  • Special Council (to Close) - March 10, 2020;
  • Special Council (to Close) - March 17, 2020;
  • Special Council (to Close) - April 7, 2020;
  • Special Council (to Close) - April 14, 2020;
  • Special Council (to Close) - April 21, 2020;
  • Special Council (to Close) - April 28, 2020;
  • Special Council (to Close) - May 12, 2020; and
  • Special Finance Committee (to Close) - February 18, 2020.

5.

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 6 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 items presented in the May 26, 2020 Special Council Consent Agenda be approved.

5.1

Road Closure Bylaw - David Avenue Connector Road Right-of-Way through Bert Flinn Park - Adoption (Legislative Matters)

Memo: Corporate Services Department – Legislative Services Division, dated May 15, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Road Closure Bylaw, 2020, No. 3234 (Future David Avenue Connector) be now adopted as recommended in the memo dated May 15, 2020 from the Corporate Services Department – Legislative Services Division regarding Road Closure Bylaw – David Avenue Connector Road Right-of-Way through Bert Flinn Park – Adoption.

5.2

Corporate Policy for Electronic Meeting Participation Requirements (Legislative Matters)

Memo: Corporate Services Department - Legislative Services Division, dated May 17, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT Corporate Policy – 01-0530-2020-04 – Electronic Meeting Participation Requirements be adopted as recommended in the memo dated May 17, 2020 from the Corporate Services Department – Legislative Services Division regarding Corporate Policy for Electronic Meeting Participation Requirements.

5.3

Funding for Online Local Artist Talks and the Postponement of the 2020 Artist Symposium (New Business)

Report: Arts and Culture Committee, dated May 14, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the report dated May 14, 2020 from the Arts and Culture Committee regarding Funding for Online Local Artist Talks and the Postponement of the 2020 Artist Symposium be received for information.

5.4

Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station Usage and Long-Term Fee Management (New Business)

Report: Planning and Development Department – Policy Planning Division, dated April 1, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Fees Bylaw, 2019, No. 3213, Amendment Bylaw No. 3, 2020, No. 3257 be read a first, second, and third time as presented in the report dated April 1, 2020 from the Planning and Development Department – Policy Planning Division regarding Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station Usage and Long-Term Fee Management;

  AND THAT as permitted by section 12 of Ministerial Order No. MO 139/2020, City of Port Moody Fees Bylaw, 2019, No. 3213, Amendment Bylaw No. 3, 2020, No. 3257 be now adopted;

  AND THAT staff be directed to implement the short-term user fee reductions as presented in the report dated April 1, 2020 from the Planning and Development Department – Policy Planning Division regarding Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station Usage and Long-Term Fee Management.

5.5

Little Free Libraries – Updated Application Process (New Business)

Report: Engineering and Operations Department – Infrastructure Engineering Services Division, dated April 6, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the updated Little Free Libraries application process be adopted as recommended in the report dated April 6, 2020 from the Engineering and Operations Department – Infrastructure Engineering Services Division regarding Little Free Libraries – Updated Application Process;

  AND THAT Corporate Policy – 11-5400-2020-01 – Little Free Library Approvals be approved.

5.6

Remedial Action Order for the Demolition of the Fire-Damaged Structure at 3338 Dewdney Trunk Road (New Business)

Report: Planning and Development Department – Building, Bylaw, and Licensing Division, dated April 3, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT, by the authority provided in section 74 of the Community Charter, and based on photographs of the property at 3338 Dewdney Trunk Road, (legally described as LOT 3, PLAN LMP12304, DISTRICT LOT 233, NEW WEST DISTRICT) included as Attachment 1 in the report dated April 3, 2020 from the Planning and Development Department – Building, Bylaw, and Licensing Division regarding Remedial Action Order for the Demolition of the Fire-Damaged Structure at 3338 Dewdney Trunk Road, which demonstrate that the structures are so dilapidated or unclean as to be offensive to the community, the fire-damaged structure and accessory structures at 3338 Dewdney Trunk Road be declared a nuisance that requires remedial action;

  AND THAT a remedial action order be imposed upon the registered property owner, Morgan Crest Development Corporation of Surrey, BC, in respect of the structures located at 3338 Dewdney Trunk Road, to demolish the fire-damaged structures;

  AND THAT the time limit for compliance with the Remedial Action Order detailed above be set at 30 days commencing on May 26, 2020;

  AND THAT the time limit for a Notice to Request that Council Reconsider the Remedial Action Order detailed above be set at 14 days commencing on May 26, 2020;

  AND THAT staff be authorized to take all appropriate actions, including building demolition and site clean-up, in accordance with section 17 (Municipal Action at Defaulter’s Expense) of the Community Charter to ensure the property is brought into compliance with the Remedial Action Order specified above subject to the following:

  1. the property owner has not fully complied with the Remedial Action Order on or before the compliance date specified by Council; and
  2. that all costs incurred by the City to bring the property into compliance shall be at the expense of the property owner and, per section 17 of the Community Charter, these costs shall be treated as a debt owed to the City.

5.7

Tall Wood Early Adoption Initiative (New Business)

Report: Planning and Development Department – Building, Bylaw, and Licensing Division, dated April 28, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  WHEREAS Council is aware that the Province is considering changing the regulation pursuant to section 3 of the Building Act, SBC 2015, c. 2, which will authorize and regulate the construction of encapsulated mass timber buildings 7-12 stories in height (the “Tall Wood Early Adoption Initiative”);

  AND WHEREAS Council, together with the Planning and Development Department and Port Moody Fire-Rescue, support participation in the Province of BC’s Tall Wood Early Adoption Initiative;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to submit a request to register the City of Port Moody with the Province of BC to include the City of Port Moody as a participating local authority in the regulation for the Tall Wood Early Adoption Initiative as outlined in the report dated April 28, 2020 from the Planning and Development Department – Building, Bylaw, and Licensing Division regarding Tall Wood Early Adoption Initiative.

5.8

Delegation Response - Richard Maddock (Other Business)

Memo: Corporate Services Department - Legislative Services Division, dated May 17, 2020

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the memo dated May 17, 2020 from the Corporate Services Department – Legislative Services Division regarding Delegation Response – Richard Maddock be received for information.

5.9

Proclamation Request - Celiac Awareness Month (Other Business)

Email: Julie Clement, dated May 6, 2020

Draft Proclamation

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT May 2020 be proclaimed Celiac Awareness Month in the City of Port Moody;

  AND THAT the City Hall theme lighting be illuminated green on May 29, 2020 in recognition of Celiac Awareness Month.

6.

Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

7.

Information Items

7.1

Metro Vancouver Board in Brief

Metro Vancouver Board in Brief, dated April 24, 2020

7.2

Committees, Commissions, and Boards - Minutes

• Environmental Protection Committee - February 20, 2020
• Library Board - February 20, 2020
• Climate Action Committee - February 24, 2020
• Tourism Committee - February 26, 2020
• Arts and Culture Committee - March 2, 2020
• Community Planning Advisory Committee - March 3, 2020
• Economic Development Committee - March 4, 2020
• Seniors Focus Committee - March 5, 2020
• Parks and Recreation Commission - March 11, 2020
• Heritage Commission - March 12, 2020
• Environmental Protection Committee - April 20, 2020

8.

Adjournment