Appointment of Deputy Chief Building Officials and Deputy City Electrician

A. THAT Council remove Mark Roozbahani, CP, P.Eng., as the Deputy Chief Building Official, effective immediately.

B. THAT Council appoint Kelly Anderson, CP. P.Eng., and Kevin Lau, CP, P.Eng as Deputy Chief Building Officials, effective immediately.

C. THAT Council appoint Mathew Lam, currently a Deputy Chief Building Official, as a Deputy City Electrician.

Appointments to Civic Agencies and Committees

A. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Active Transportation Policy Council, representing the categories indicated, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

(a) Cycling

• Lisa Corriveau
• Paul Dragan
• Molly Millar
• Tanya Paz
• Benjamin Wells;

(b) Pedestrian

• Joan Anderson
• Brian Cade
• Sherry Peters
• Denise Reimer
• Lisa Slakov;

(c) Public Transit

• Benjamin Bolliger
• Tiago de Souza Jensen
• Andy Hong
• Shan Parmar;

(d) Skateboarding

• Tash Cheong.

B. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Arts and Culture Policy Council, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Norman Armour
• Sue Biely
• Charmaine Carpenter
• Belle Cheung
• Barb Clausen
• Michelle Cyca
• Phillip Djwa
• Andrea Gin
• Terry Hunter
• Robert King
• Brian McBay
• Nigel Prince
• Donna Spencer.

C. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee, representing the age categories indicated, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

(a) 14 or years of age or younger at the beginning of their term:

• Nico Cullen-McKnight
• Nova Ember-Fey Funk;

(b) Between 15 and 21 years of age at the beginning of their term:

• Cheryl Andre
• Aaron Leung
• Christy Lo
• Frank Yan
• Anna Zhang
• Joy Zhou
• Grace Zhu;

(c) 22 years of age or older at the beginning of their term:

• Janice Douglas
• Lena Hozaima
• Vincent Li
• Mab Oloman
• Anthony Santelices
• Eric Wong.

D. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Civic Asset Naming Committee, representing the organizations and categories indicated below, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Scott Anderson (Vancouver Historical Society)
• John Atkin (Member-at-large)
• Mali Bain (Member-at-large)
• Lois Evans (Member-at-large)
• Lynne Kennedy (Member-at-large)
• Doug Merry (Member-at-large)
• Paola Qualizza (Vancouver Public Space Network).

E. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Cultural Communities Advisory Committee, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Francisco Barajas
• Craig Busch
• Nellie Cheng
• Fumiko Ito
• Serena Ko
• Thanh Lam
• Noah Levy
• Paola Murillo
• Nicolas Slobinsky
• Will Tao
• Natalia Terekhova
• Fatima Yasin.

F. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the LGBTQ2+ Advisory Committee, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Kirsten Anderson
• Brendan Bailey
• Carolyn Camman
• Jen Donovan
• Brooklyn Fowler
• Rob Higgins
• Andy Holmes
• David Jones
• Jutta Kolhi
• Rob McDowell
• Chris Morrissey
• Yogi Omar
• Linnea Strom
• Chase Willier
• Catherine Wong.

G. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Persons with Disabilities Advisory Committee, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Tasia Alexis
• Kristina Baerg
• Varun Banthia
• Zvonimir Basic
• Peter Brown
• Cathy Browne
• Jacques Courteau
• Mary-Jo Fetterly
• Paul Gauthier
• Chelsea Hitchen
• Laura Mackenrot
• Jocelyn Maffin
• Isla Robertson
• Anita Rudolph
• Leanor Vlug.

H. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Renters Advisory Committee, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Karen Ameyaw
• Natasha Edgar
• Peter Harvie
• Jaraad Marani
• Annie Martin
• Kate O’Hara
• Daniel Oleksiuk
• Joshua Prowse
• Noah Quastel
• Andrew Sakamoto
• Karen Sawatzky
• Alvin Singh
• Maddison Spenrath
• Meseret Taye
• Andrea Winkler.

I. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Seniors’ Advisory Committee, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Monica Camporese
• Thomas Crean
• Eddy Elmer
• Clemencia Gomez
• Beatrice Ho
• Anthony Kupferschmidt
• Gudrun Langolf
• Dellie Lidyard
• Dale Lutes
• Colleen McGuinness
• Ashok Puri
• Clifford Ricker
• Elaine Wass
• Jacqueline Weiler
• Honghao Xu.

J. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Advisory Committee, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Eric Anderson
• Dominic Compston
• Steven Eastman
• Lillian Howard
• Penny Kerrigan
• Sheldon Martin
• Rennie Nahanee
• Winona Stevens
• Teyem Thomas
• Cameron Zubko.

K. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Vancouver Food Policy Council, representing the categories indicated below, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

(a) Access and Consumption

• Anna Cavouras
• Zsuzsi Fodor
• Kevin Huang;

(b) Member-at-Large

• Nikoo Boroumand
• Sharnelle Jenkins-Thompson
• Jessica Luc
• Tara Moreau
• Jesse Veenstra
• Chantille Viaud;

(c) Production

• Clare Cullen
• Jess Dennis
• Marc Schutzbank;

(d) Processing and Distribution

• Damien Bryan
• Caitlin Dorward
• Stefan Misse;

(e) Retail

• Kimberley Hodgson
• David Speight
• Georgia Stanley;

(f) Waste Management

• Dirk Gibbs
• Will Jung
• Jessica Pautsch.

L. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Women’s Advisory Committee, terms to commence March 1, 2017, and end November 4, 2018:

• Erin Arnold
• Terran Bell
• Mebrat Beyene
• Desaraigh Byers
• Andrea Canales Figueroa
• Lindsay Clark
• Missy Johnson
• Miranda Mandarino
• Rebecca McNeil
• Najmah Mohamed
• Christine O’Fallon
• Paola Quiros
• Shirley Ross
• Margot Sangster
• Rhonda Sherwood.

M. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Chinatown Historic Area Committee, representing the organizations and categories indicated below, terms to commence immediately and end December 3, 2017, or until successors are appointed:

• Marianne Amodio (Architectural Institute of British Columbia)
• June Chow (Member-at-Large)
• Joseph Lau (SUCCESS)
• Helen Lee (Planning Institute of BC)
• Inge Roecker (Heritage Vancouver)
• Mark Shieh (Chinatown Property Owner)
• Raymond Tam (Chinese Benevolent Association).

N. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the First Shaughnessy Advisory Design Panel, representing the organizations and categories indicated, terms to commence immediately and end December 3, 2017, or until successors are appointed:

• Nicole Clement (Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners Association)
• Joanne Giesbrecht (Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver)
• Michael Leckie (Architectural Institute of British Columbia)
• Pamela Lennox (Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners Association)
• Katherine Reichert (Member-at-Large)
• Lu Xu (British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects).

O. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee, representing the categories indicated, terms to commence immediately and end December 3, 2017, or until successors are appointed:

• Mahbod Biazi (Community Property Owner Representative)
• Rebecca Bishop (Community Resident Tenant Representative)
• Shelley Bruce (Community Heritage Representative)
• Brady Dunlop (Community Architect)
• Franke James (Community Business Representative).

P. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Development Permit Board Advisory Panel, representing the categories indicated, terms to commence immediately and end December 3, 2017, or until successors are appointed:

• Haizea Aguirre Puértolas (Design Professional)
• Rebecca Chaster (Member-at-Large)
• Beau Jarvis (Development Industry)
• Michelle Pollard (Member-at-Large)
• Richard Wittstock (Member-at-Large).

Q. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Public Art Committee, representing the categories indicated, terms to commence immediately and end December 3, 2017, or until successors are appointed:

• Noel Best (Urban Designer)
• Cathy Busby (Artist)
• Nick Gregson (Artist)
• Makiko Hara (Art Professional)
• Debra Rolfe (Art Professional).

R. THAT the following members be appointed to the Urban Design Panel, representing the organizations and categories indicated, terms to commence immediately and end December 3, 2017, or until successors are appointed:

• Helen Besharat (Architectural Institute of British Columbia)
• Amela Brudar (Architectural Institute of British Columbia)
• Nell Gasiewicz (British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects)
• Renee Van Halm (Practicing Professional Artist)
• Yijin Wen (Architectural Institute of British Columbia).

S. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Vancouver City Planning Commission, terms to commence immediately and end December 31, 2018, or until successors are appointed:

• Janice Abbott
• David Crossley
• Neal LaMontagne
• Jennifer Marshall
• Leslie Shieh
• Nola-Kate Seymoar.

T. THAT the terms for the following individuals on the Vancouver Civic Theatres Board, be extended until March 31, 2017, or until successors are appointed:

• Christopher Ball
• James Brown
• Sabrina Cordeiro
• Wendy Soobis.

U. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Vancouver Heritage Commission, terms to commence immediately and end December 2, 2018, or until successors are appointed:

• Julia Hulbert
• Richard Keate
• Mollie Massie
• Kim Maust
• Jenny Sandy
• Cassandra Sclauzero.

V. THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Vancouver Public Library Board of Trustees, terms to commence immediately and end
December 31, 2018, or until successors are appointed:

• Carellin Brooks
• Amanda Card
• Kyla Epstein
• Sukhdev Grewal
• Raji Mangat
• John Schaub;

FURTHER THAT Sarah Kirby-Yung be appointed to the Vancouver Public Library Board of Trustees, as a representative of the Vancouver Park Board, term to commence immediately and end December 31, 2017.

Vancouver Awards of Excellence – Award Winner Recommendations

A. THAT the Physical Activity Research Centre be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Accessible City – Organization;

FURTHER THAT Trevor Mills be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Accessible City - Individual.

B. THAT the Brock Fahrni Volunteer Team be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Civic Volunteer – Organization;

FURTHER THAT Lorna Gibbs be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Civic Volunteer – Individual;

FURTHER THAT Shawna Turai be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Civic Volunteer - Youth.

C. THAT the Vancouver Out On Screen Film and Video Society’s Out in Schools Program be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Diversity and Inclusion – Organization;

FURTHER THAT Zool Suleman be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Diversity and Inclusion - Individual.

D. THAT the Binners’ Project – Tides Canada Initiatives be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Greenest City Leadership – Organization;

FURTHER THAT Dr. Tara Moreau be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Greenest City Leadership – Individual;

AND FURTHER THAT Alvin Chan be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Greenest City Leadership - Youth.

E. THAT Hastings Sunrise Community Policing Centre be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Healthy City for All – Organization;

FURTHER THAT Dr. William (Bill) MacEwan be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Healthy City for All – Individual;

AND FURTHER THAT Vivian Tsang be awarded an Award of Excellence under the category of Healthy City for All - Youth.

F. THAT the recommended award recipients outlined in the Administrative Report dated December 12, 2016, entitled “Vancouver Awards of Excellence – Award Winner Recommendations” remain confidential until the announcement of the winners at the Awards of Excellence ceremony on February 28, 2017.

G. THAT a scholarship of up to $500 be awarded to each Award of Excellence youth recipient starting in 2018.

Bequest of Heritage House to the City of Vancouver – 2850 West 3rd Avenue

A. THAT Council authorize the execution of a Deed of Gift for the bequest to the City of that heritage-designated residential property situate at 2850 West 3rd Avenue and legally described as: PID 013-838-024, Lot 5 of Lot 2, Block 28, District Lot 192, Plan 2375, (the “Subject Property”) as seen in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated November 21, 2016, entitled “Bequest of Heritage House to the City of Vancouver – 2850 West 3rd Avenue”, upon such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Directors of Real Estate Services and Legal Services.

B. THAT Council authorize the issuance of a tax receipt to the donor for the 2016 taxation year in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Subject Property.

C. THAT expenditures, including ongoing repair and maintenance of the Subject Property be funded by the revenues from the rental of the Subject Property until such time as it is assigned a civic or community use, when it will be designated a Capital Asset.

D. THAT the City’s Director of Legal Services be authorized to sign all required legal agreements approved pursuant to Recommendation A on behalf of the City.

E. FURTHER THAT no legal rights or obligations shall arise or be created by Council’s approval of Recommendation A unless and until and then only to the extent that each applicable agreement is executed and delivered by the City and all applicable counterparties.

The Report dated November 21, 2016 , refers

Property Endowment Fund (PEF) 2017 Capital Budget and 2016 Capital Budget Closeouts

A. THAT Council approve the 2017 annual PEF Capital Budget (expenditure budget) as detailed in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated November 8, 2016, entitled “Property Endowment Fund (PEF) 2017 Capital Budget and 2016 Capital Budget Closeouts”, in the amount of $67.37 million, consisting of:

	Previously Approved Projects	New Projects	Total ($M)
Land and Facilities Purchases	$20.55	$23.95	$44.50
Capital Additions & Tenant Improvements	$4.76	$4.48	$9.24
Deconstruction	$0.27	$0.00	$0.27
Capital Maintenance	$6.06	$3.71	$9.77
Soil Remediation	$0.71	$0.29	$1.00
Other	$0.62	$0.46	$1.09
Emerging Priorities	$1.04	$0.47	$1.50
Total Expenditures (2016)	$34.01	$33.36	$67.37

Note: Totals may not add due to rounding

 

B. THAT Council approve funding sources for PEF Capital Projects to begin in 2017 as detailed in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated November 8, 2016, entitled “Property Endowment Fund (PEF) 2017 Capital Budget and 2016 Capital Budget Closeouts”, in the amount of $67.37 million, as follows:

Sales and Capital Disposals	$54.89 million
Parking Sites Reserve	$4.23 million
Capital from PEF Operations	$8.25 million
	$67.37 million

C. THAT Council approve the closeout of completed capital projects with variances exceeding 15% and/or $50,000 of the approved budget as outlined in this report and Appendix B of the Administrative Report dated November 8, 2016, entitled “Property Endowment Fund (PEF) 2017 Capital Budget and 2016 Capital Budget Closeouts”.

The Report dated November 8, 2016 , refers.

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