STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, March 9, 2000

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

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1. BOD/TSS/Flow Charges for Industrial Users

A. THAT Council approve implementation of Biochemical Oxygen Demand/Total Suspended Solids/Flow(BOD/TSS/Flow) charges for permitted industrial sewer users based on the rate structure formulated by City staff and subject to Council approval of a blending of Class 5 and Class 6 tax rates.

B. THAT 50% of the proposed annual BOD/TSS/Flow charges be collected for 2000 and 100% for 2001.

C. THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare the necessary By-law to implement the BOD/TSS/Flow charges.

D. THAT enforcement be withheld against Avalon Dairy until the GVRD review is complete; Avalon Dairy to pay the 2000 BOD/TSS/Flow charges.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. 2000 Taxation Options: Three-Year Land Averaging for Property

Tax Calculations

A. THAT Council approve the continuation of three-year land value averaging as the 2000 property tax calculation methodology for the residential (Class 1) and business/other (Class 6) properties as discussed in the Policy Report, dated February 28, 2000, and that the property taxes for all other classes (Classes 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9) be calculated using market assessed values.

B. THAT the Directors of Finance and Legal Services be instructed to submit a by-law to Council, for approval before March 31, 2000, which sets out the particulars of averaging in accordance with the provisions of the Vancouver Charter.

C. THAT Council instruct the Director of Finance to make appropriate arrangements with the BC Assessment Authority for the production of an averaged 2000 taxation roll, at an approximate cost of $20,000; source of funding to be the 2000 Operating Budget.

D. THAT the Director of Finance be authorised to place the required advertisements in a local newspaper notifying the City’s taxpayers of Council’s intent to implement three-year land averaging and showing the effects of averaging on sample properties within the City.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The following reports are rescheduled to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of March 30:

3. Information Technology Long-term Financing Plan Update
4. SAP Sustainment Plan
5. Information Technology Infrastructure - 1999/2000 Expansion

and Replacement Program

A Regular Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

CITY MANAGER’S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Award of Proposal No. PS99046

Light Duty Vehicles - Brand Standardization

A. THAT Council accept the proposal meeting all requirements from Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited for a three (3) year period for the supply of light duty vehicles subject to a contract satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services.

B. THAT Council approve the purchase of an initial 77 light duty replacement vehicles at an estimated cost of $1,778,019 plus the Provincial Sales Tax, the 7% Goods and Services Tax (less any municipal rebate received), and the Provincial Environment Levy.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets

February 24, 2000

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets, Vancouver City Council approved the recommendations of the Committee as set out in its report dated February 24, 2000.

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

1. Leave of Absence - Mayor Owen

THAT Mayor Owen be granted Leave of Absence for Civic Business for the afternoon of March 9, 2000.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Encorp Pacific (Canada) Recycling Charges

THAT the Mayor, on behalf of Council, send a letter to the Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks expressing concern with Encorp Pacific (Canada)’s lack of consultation with municipalities on instituting extra ‘eco-fees’ on beverage containers and requesting the Province to stop the imposition of the additional fees.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Leave of Absence - Councillor Clarke

THAT Councillor Clarke be granted Leave of Absence for Civic Businesss for the afternoon of March 9, 2000.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

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