City of Port Moody
Regular Council
Agenda

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

7:00 P.m. - 9:00 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 April 23, 2024, Regular Council meeting be adopted as circulated.

4.

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 Workplace Policy.

4.1    Verbal Submissions:

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

4.2    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
  April 23, 2024, be received for information.

5.

General Matters

5.1

Art at Council

Verbal Report: Councillor Amy Lubik, Chair, Arts, Culture, and Heritage Committee

5.2

Delegation – New Westminster and District Labour Council – Day of Mourning 2024

Presentation: Shadi Rasouli, Delegate, New Westminster and District Labour Council

Delegation Request: Janet Andrews, Secretary-Treasurer, New Westminster and District Labour Council

• 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.

6.

Adoption of Minutes

6.1

Minutes

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the minutes of the following meetings be adopted:

  • Special Council (to Close) – April 9, 2024;
  • Regular Council – April 9, 2024;
  • Special Council (to Close) – April 12-13, 2024; and
  • Special Council – April 17, 2024.

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 April 23, 2024, Regular Council Consent Agenda be approved:

  • 7.1 – Rezoning (RS1-S) – 1035 Ioco Road – Bylaw No. 3451 – Adoption;
  • 7.2 – Age-Friendly Recreation Centre Study;
  • 7.3 – Seniors Needs Assessment;
  • 7.4 – Notification of Metro 2050 Amendment Requests – Electoral Area A Official Community Plan and Housekeeping Updates;
  • 7.5 – Master Transportation Plan Update – April 23, 2024; and
  • 7.6 – Correction – 2024 Allocation of Community Grant Program Funding.

7.1

Rezoning (RS1-S) – 1035 Ioco Road – Bylaw No. 3451 – Adoption

Memo: Legislative Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937, Amendment Bylaw No. 91, 2024, No. 3451 (1035 Ioco Road) (RS1-S) be now adopted as recommended in the memo dated April 23, 2024, from the Legislative Services Division regarding Rezoning (RS1-S) – 1035 Ioco Road – Bylaw No. 3451 – Adoption.

7.2

Age-Friendly Recreation Centre Study

Report: Community Services Department – Recreation Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Community Services Department – Recreation Services Division regarding Age-Friendly Recreation Centre Study be received for information.

7.3

Seniors Needs Assessment

Report: Community Services Department – Recreation Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Community Services Department – Recreation Services Division regarding Seniors Needs Assessment be received for information.

7.4

Notification of Metro 2050 Amendment Requests – Electoral Area A Official Community Plan and Housekeeping Updates

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 Nos. 1378, 1379, and 1380, 2024 as recommended in the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Community Development Department – Policy Planning Division regarding Notification of Metro 2050 Amendment Requests – Electoral Area A Official Community Plan and Housekeeping Updates.

7.5

Master Transportation Plan Update – April 23, 2024

Report: Engineering and Operations Department – Infrastructure Engineering Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Engineering and Operations Department – Infrastructure Engineering Services Division regarding Master Transportation Plan Update – April 23, 2024, be received for information.

7.6

Correction – 2024 Allocation of Community Grant Program Funding

Memo: Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT, as recommended in the memo dated April 23, 2024, from the Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division regarding Correction – 2024 Allocation of Community Grant Program Funding, $5,000 in 2024 Arts, Culture, and Heritage Grant funding be awarded to:

  1. Inlet Theatre Music Series – $3,210; and
  2. Access Youth Outreach Services Society – $1,790.

8.

Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

9.

Legislative Matters

10.

Unfinished Business

11.

New Business

11.1

2024-2028 Five-Year Financial Plan

Presentation: Financial Services Division

Report: Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Financial Plan Bylaw, 2024, No. 3452 be read a first, second, and third time as recommended in the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division regarding 2024-2028 Five-Year Financial Plan.

11.2

2024 Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw

Report: Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw, 2024, No. 3453 be read a first, second, and third time as recommended in the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division regarding 2024 Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw.

11.3

Alternative Tax Collection Scheme for 2024

Report: Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT City of Port Moody Alternative Municipal Tax Collection Scheme Bylaw, 2024, No. 3454 be read a first, second, and third time as recommended in the memo dated April 23, 2024, from the Finance and Technology Department – Financial Services Division regarding Alternative Tax Collection Scheme for 2024.

11.4

Pay Parking Strategy Update

Presentation: Project Delivery Services Division

Report: Engineering and Operations Department – Project Delivery Services Division

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT staff proceed with the pay parking implementation plan as recommended in the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Engineering and Operations Department – Project Delivery Services Division regarding Pay Parking Strategy Update;

  AND THAT staff initiate an amendment to the City of Port Moody Fees Bylaw, 2023, No. 3435 with the recommended on-season and off-season pay parking rates.

11.5

Responsible Liquor Consumption in Public Places Pilot Program – Next Steps

Presentation: Acting General Manager of Community Services

Report: Acting General Manager of Community Services

• Recommendation(s):

  
  THAT staff be directed to implement a permanent program to allow for the responsible consumption of liquor in identified public places as recommended in the report dated April 23, 2024, from the Acting General Manager of Community Services regarding Responsible Liquor Consumption in Public Places Pilot Program – Next Steps;

  AND THAT staff report back at the next Regular Council meeting with a new draft Responsible Consumption of Liquor in Public Places Bylaw for consideration of first three readings.

11.6

Council Procedure Bylaw Updates Following Lessons Learned from the March 28 Emergency Council Meeting – Motion Served by Councillor Haven Lurbiecki

Memo: Councillor Haven Lurbiecki

The following motion was served by Councillor Haven Lurbiecki at the
April 9, 2024, Regular Council meeting:

THAT staff be directed to update the Council Procedure Bylaw so that:

• • all agenda items for all meetings of council require at minimum a background memo if any action of council is requested (including for rescinding of motions and Mayor's verbal reports) so that all members of council and the public have equitable access to information, and, that;
  • postponement or deferral of meetings shall not be permitted for reasons of council members having to leave a meeting or council members being late to a meeting as long as quorum is maintained.

• Options:

  
  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

12.1

Lighting Request – Falun Dafa Day May 13, 2024

Email: Sonia Chia

• Options:

  
  1. THAT the lighting request be received for information.

  2. THAT the lighting request be approved as requested.

13.

Verbal Reports from Council and Staff

13.1

Council Verbal Reports

13.2

Staff Verbal Reports

14.

Information Items

14.1

Correspondence

• Letter dated April 12, 2024, from the Port Moody Ecological Society re Resolution from the May 9, 2023, Regular Council meeting

14.2

Committees, Commissions, and Boards – Minutes

• Seniors Focus Committee – March 7, 2024
• Youth Focus Committee – March 13, 2024
• Parks and Environment Committee – March 18, 2024

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 Workplace Policy.

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

16.

Adjournment