Reconsider Vote Report 12
Motion 26 · Council Meeting, May 5, 2026
Summary
- Procedural motion to reconsider the vote on the West 27th Avenue rezoning after Councillor Klassen's vote was missed during the original count.
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We'll just wait for it to go up on the board.
Is it too late? Okay. So move for consideration.
Do we need a seconder? Great. Sorry, Councillor Zhou. Thank you. Any discussion?
Okay, so we have to get someone else to move reconsideration. Councillor Zhou, thank you. Seconded by Councillor Maloney. Is there any discussion? Great. All in favor of reconsideration, say aye. All opposed, say nay. Great. We will reconsider. So we bring this back to the vote now. Is that correct? Thank you. And Councillor Claston, do you want to vote assist in favor again?
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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?