Updated March 7, 2002

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - MARCH 5, 2002

A G E N D A

COUNCIL CHAMBER - 2:00 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE:
Agendas and reports are available on the City of Vancouver web site (http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca) approximately one week before the meeting date.
Late reports (so noted) are put on the web site when they are received in the Office of the City Clerk.
Minutes of the meeting.

For information regarding the Council meeting, please call
Tarja Tuominen at 604.873.7191 or Charlene Imai at 604.871.6355.

PRAYER

ROLL CALL

CONDOLENCES - Harry Rankin, former City Councillor

"IN CAMERA" MEETING

MOVER: Councillor
SECONDER: Councillor

THAT Council will go into a meeting later this day which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2 (1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraphs:

(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the city or another position appointed by the city;

(b) personal information about an identifiable individual who is being considered for an award of honour, or who has offered to provide a gift to the city on condition of anonymity;

(c) labour relations or employee negotiations.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. Regular Council - February 19, 2002

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

REPORT REFERENCE

1. Vancouver Transit Strategy

Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services, will provide a report reference on the Vancouver Transit Strategy.

Policy Report dated February 22, 2002, refers.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Impact of the Noise By-law Amendment on Park Board Operations

At the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on February 7, 2002, Council heard speakers regarding the attached Administrative Report dated January 25, 2002, entitled "Impact of the Noise By-law Amendment on Park Board Operations". However, due to time constraints, decision on the matter was referred to the February 19, 2002 Regular Council meeting.

Subsequently, on February 19, 2002, Council was advised staff who attended the February 7^th meeting to deal with the matter were not available until the March 5^th Regular Council meeting. Therefore, Council referred consideration of the Administrative Report dated January 25, 2002, to today's meeting.

(i)  Memorandum dated March 4, 2002, from Deputy City Manager, submitting alternate recommendations.

CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Local Improvements Flat Rates

2. Mountain View Cemetery - Cadastral Boundary Matters - Proposed Closure of a Portion of the South Side of 41^st Avenue, East of Prince Edward Street

3. 63 East Hastings, Segal Place, Lease Terms and Other Arrangements (Requires eight affirmative votes)

4. 2002 Street Rehabilitation Program

5. Establishment of a portion of City Owned Lot at 1100 Kent Avenue South for Road Purposes

6. Award of Contract 2002-01 for Construction of a City Receiving and Transfer Yard for Recyclables

7. Temporary Appointment of Deputy Approving Officer

8. World Road Association (PIARC) (Requires eight affirmative votes)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOTIONS

A. Administrative Motions

1. Closing a portion of the South side of 41^st Avenue, East of Prince Edward Street (Subject to approval of Administrative Report A2)
MOVER: Councillor McCormick
SECONDER: Councillor Sullivan

2. Establishing a portion of Block O (Reference Plan 2533), District Lot 327, Plan 3402, for road purposes) (Subject to approval of Administrative Report A5)
MOVER: Councillor McCormick
SECONDER: Councillor Sullivan

3. Establishing as road for access for Thornton Street, South of Malkin Avenue
MOVER: Councillor McCormick
SECONDER: Councillor Sullivan

B. Motions on Notice

1. Protection of Civic Democracy and Ensuring Local Decision-Making
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

(i)  Delegation requests received.

2. Reversing Provincial Cuts to Seniors
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

3. Threatened Impact of the Agreement on Internal Trade on Municipal Governments
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

4. Call for Missing Women Inquiry
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

5. The Construction of Highways Through Greater Vancouver Watersheds
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

6. Reinstatement of Child and Youth Advocate at City Hall
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

7. Regulation of Conversion and Demolition of Single Room Occupancy Residential Hotels in the Downtown Core
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

(i)  Delegation requests received.

 

NOTICE OF MOTION

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

OTHER BUSINESS

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