City of Port Moody
Special Council
Agenda

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

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

Electronic Meeting via Zoom

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1.

Call to Order

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2.

General Matters

2.1

Resolution to Go Into Finance Committee

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT Council go into Finance Committee.

3.

Finance Committee

3.1

Council Contingency Balance Update

Memo: Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division, dated April 19, 2021

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the memo dated April 19, 2021 from the Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division regarding Council Contingency Balance Update be received for information.

3.2

Funding Source – 2021 Canada Day Celebration

Memo: Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division, dated April 26, 2021

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the budget of $4,500 for the virtual 2021 Canada Day celebration be funded from Council Contingency as recommended in the memo dated
  April 26, 2021 from the Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division regarding Funding Source – 2021 Canada Day Celebration.

4.

Rise and Report

4.1

Resolution to Adopt Finance Committee Report

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the recommendations approved at the Finance Committee meeting of May 4, 2021 be ratified.

5.

Unfinished Business

5.1

Shaping the Next Port Moody – Seven Development Pitfalls and Seven Guidelines for Prudent Growth

Report: Councillor Hunter Madsen, dated March 21, 2021

The following was moved and seconded at the Regular Council meeting of
April 13, 2021 before the meeting was automatically adjourned:

RC21/198
Moved and seconded
THAT Council discuss in full at an upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting and determine possible next steps regarding the proposed framework for refining Port Moody’s growth priorities and evaluating development opportunities outlined in the report dated March 21, 2021 from Councillor Hunter Madsen regarding Shaping the Next Port Moody – 7 Development Pitfalls and 7 Guidelines for Prudent Growth (with attached white paper, dated April 4, 2021);

AND THAT staff be directed to prepare timelines and project cost estimates related to possible development of the following planning tools and components, and have this topline information ready for review by Council at the upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting:

• • 4c: Growth Pays for Growth – Develop a framework for modeling how growth under various scenarios drives increased demand and costs for expanded civic services and amenities such that current delivery quality is maintained, and provide staff's recommendation as to how these growth-related costs might best be levied on developers on a per-project basis;
  • 5a: Assess Cumulative Traffic Impacts and Set Traffic Capacity Targets – Develop a model and working assumptions for projection of cumulative traffic impacts under various growth scenarios; also, recommend maximum cumulative traffic congestion/average trip time targets during peak morning and evening rush hour periods for key roadways crossing our city centre, including St. Johns, Ioco, Murray-Clarke, and Guildford;

• • • 5b: Downtown Construction Impact Management – Draft for Council consideration a Downtown Construction-Management Strategy under various construction project scenarios;
    • 6a: Assess Downtown Park Capacity – Prepare for Council consideration a Downtown Park User Capacity Assessment under various growth/usage scenarios; and
    • 6b: Downtown Park Protection Plan – Prepare for Council consideration a Downtown Park Protection Plan recommendation under various growth/usage scenarios for residential and jobs density.

6.

General Matters

6.1

Resolution to Go Into Committee of the Whole

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT Council go into Committee of the Whole.

7.

Public Input

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8.

Committee of the Whole

8.1

Delegation Request – Donation of Rose Kapp Artwork to City of Port Moody by Wilhelmina Martin

Presentation: Wilhelmina Martin and Rose Kapp

Delegation Request: Wilhelmina Martin

• Options:

  
  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.

   

8.2

Alternative Municipal Tax Collection Scheme Bylaw

Report: Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division, dated April 21, 2021

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Alternative Tax Collection Scheme Bylaw, 2021,
  No. 3311 be read a first, second, and third time as recommended in the report dated April 21, 2021 from the Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division regarding Alternative Municipal Tax Collection Scheme Bylaw.

8.3

Early Input – Pre-Application – 2617 St. George Street (SK Architect)

Report: Community Development Department – Development Planning Division, dated April 8, 2021

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT staff and the applicant consider the comments provided during the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 4, 2021 as recommended in the report dated April 8, 2021 from the Community Development Department – Development Planning Division regarding Early Input – Pre-Application –
  2617 St. George Street (SK Architect).

8.4

Request to Advocate for the Repeal of TransLink Fare Hikes

Memo: Councillor Amy Lubik, dated April 15, 2021

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT TransLink be requested to consult with seniors and disability groups, neighbourhood houses, women’s groups, community centres, and lower income and transit reliant workers who depend on buses before cutting the number of bus stops as recommended in the memo dated April 15, 2021 from Councillor Amy Lubik regarding Request to Advocate for the Repeal of TransLink Fare Hikes;

  AND THAT staff be directed to report back on advancing other ways of speeding up buses, such as bus-only lanes and barring right hand turns by non-bus traffic, including any recommendations for accelerating that work, consistent with the declaration of a climate emergency;

  AND THAT TransLink be informed that Port Moody does not support bus fare increases;

  AND THAT TransLink be requested to embed an equity planning mandate in all transit planning and implement non-stigmatizing affordability measures without delay.

8.5

Statistics Canada 2021 Census

Report: Mayor Rob Vagramov, dated April 23, 2021

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the City of Port Moody support the 2021 Census and encourage all residents to complete their census questionnaire online, as accurate and complete census data support programs and services that benefit our community, as recommended in the report dated April 23, 2021 from
  Mayor Rob Vagramov regarding Statistics Canada 2021 Census;

  AND THAT staff be directed to re-post social media posts from Stats Canada related to the 2021 Census.

9.

Rise and Report

9.1

Adoption of Committee of the Whole Report

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the recommendations approved at the Committee of the Whole meeting of May 4, 2021 be ratified.

10.

Legislative Matters

11.

Adjournment