SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
(PUBLIC HEARING)

DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, April 18, 2000

TIME: 7:30 p.m.

PLACE: Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TARJA TUOMINEN 873-7191

1. TEXT AMENDMENT: 3075 Slocan Street (Italian Cultural Centre)

THAT the application by Joe Finamore, President of the Italian Cultural Centre Society, to amend the CD-1 By-law for 3075 Slocan Street (Italian Cultural Centre) to permit school use in the Italian Cultural Centre, be approved, subject to the following conditions:

(a) THAT the applicant shall obtain approval of a development application by the Director of Planning, who shall have particular regard to the following:

(i) a traffic management plan for the school will be a requirement of any development application and is to be completed subject to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Engineering Services;

(ii) arrangements shall be made to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Parks and Recreation for use of the adjoining Beaconsfield Park;

(iii) requirements of the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board regarding adequacy of washrooms and other matters; and

(iv) any pre-school, kindercare, out-of-school or other childcare programs will have to meet the City of Vancouver Child Care Design Guidelines and the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board Child Care Facilities Licensing requirements.

(b) THAT, prior to enactment of the CD-1 By-law, the registered owner shall enter into:

(i) an agreement with Stratford Hall and the City of Vancouver, to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services, to limit the school to Kindergarten to Grade 9 and an enrolment limit of 250;

(ii) an agreement to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Engineering Services, the Director of Legal Services and the Greater Vancouver Regional District for a new 6.0 m wide Statutory Right-of-Way as outlined in this report;

(iii) an agreement with the City of Vancouver, to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal Services and the Director of Social Planning, that daycare will be provided on the site up to June 30, 2001, with no requirements as to operator or the future location of the daycare, and that all best efforts be made to assist the day care operation to secure a permanent loction before that date.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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