DABC Operator Appointment 485 West 42nd
Motion 12 · Council Meeting, May 5, 2026
Summary
- The City proposes to appoint Disability Alliance BC Society (DABC) as the non-profit operator and lead tenant of a new 14,500 sq ft social facility at #300 - 485 West 42nd Avenue (Oakridge area), a space being delivered to the City at nominal cost as part of a rezoning condition at 485 West 42nd Avenue.
- DABC would sublease portions of the space to two other non-profits: Seniors First BC Society and Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation, creating a shared hub for equity-deserving communities.
- The proposed lease term is 5 years with two 5-year renewal options (maximum 15 years), at a symbolic base rent of $10 per term — representing an in-kind grant estimated at approximately $667,000 per year, or $3.35 million over the initial term.
- An additional in-kind grant of approximately $172,550 per year ($862,750 over the initial term) reflects the City waiving capital maintenance and renewal costs for the premises.
- DABC was selected through a competitive Request for Proposals process; it was shortlisted alongside one other applicant and assessed on operational viability, mission alignment, and programming capacity.
- The facility is located near the planned Oakridge Civic Centre and is intended to serve as a non-profit hub supporting disability services, seniors, and Black community mental health and advocacy programs in a growing transit-oriented neighbourhood.
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great the motion carries unanimously okay so just bear with me for one sec so we have communication number one changes to the 2026 council meeting schedule we also have report number four operator appointment and lease approval for social facility at number 300 through 485 west 42nd avenue then we have report number seven cd-1908 text amendment 185 through 193 southwest marine drive and 7980 manitoba street and we have report number one cd-1 rezoning 5635 through 5655 canby street and 511 west 41st avenue Then we have report number 13, CD-1 rezoning 354 through 380 East 10th Avenue. And then report number 14, CD-1 rezoning 1728 through 1738 Alberni Street and 1706 Alberni Street and 735 Bidwell Street. And then we have referral report number one. Uh, 2026 financing growth update bill 16 compliance update to density bonus provisions and inclusionary zoning and, uh, referral report. Number two, CD dash one, eight 47 text amendment one 33 through one 59 West 49th Avenue, formerly one 31 through one 63 East 40 hours. Sorry. West 49th Avenue. Okay.
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Sandra Singh, Deputy City Manager. I'm afraid I'm not in a position to speculate on what could happen in terms of this, but certainly council has access to data on this.
Similar question to this chair. Are there any reported cases of fatal overdoses at these overdose prevention sites?
I would have to follow up with these.
The answer is no, no, not a single one. Is the reduction of prevention of overdose deaths in alignment with Ministerial Order 488?
I would need to review that Ministerial Order. I don't have it in front of me.
It's not. Would the anticipated increase in overdose deaths be in opposition to or in contravention of Ministerial Order 488? Counselor, if you could...
me a moment to review order 488 I could certainly do so.
Do we need a recess then?
I would like to know from the deputy city manager if they need a recess in order to review that section.
If council would like me to provide an opinion on alignment with that ministerial order I would need some time to review it. It's been some time since I've looked at it.
Okay, and Councillor Orr, you're wishing to, yeah. And what length of recess would be roughly required, Deputy City Manager?
Five minutes.
Five minutes, okay. Okay, we'll take a five-minute recess, and we'll return at 4.25. Thanks.
Okay.
Thank you. Thank you, everyone, for your patience. So I understand that the Deputy City Manager has a response to Councillor Orr's question, so I'll turn it over to Sandra Singh.
Thank you for the time to review the ministerial order from December 9, 2016. So this is a very brief ministerial order that is directed toward the regional health authorities and BCEHS. It is not directed toward municipalities, so it's not directed to us.
Thank you, Sandra, for clarifying that question. Councillor Orr.
Thanks. Thanks for that answer. One more question to the deputy city manager through the chair. Does the city's responsibility to maintain the appearance of public order supersede its responsibility to follow all applicable issued health directives by the province and its responsibility to protect the health, well-being, and lives of its residents?