ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: July 11, 2000
Author/Local: CKinahan/7513

RTS No. 1616

CC File No. 2711-1

Council: July 25, 2000

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	The Director of Legal Services and the City Clerk
SUBJECT:	Business License Hearing Panels for September 2000

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Council delegate the holding of three business license hearings, presently scheduled for September, 2000, to a panel of three Council Members, pursuant to Section 277.1 of the Vancouver Charter, as follows:

i. The business license hearing pursuant to Section 277 of the Vancouver Charter, regarding an appeal from a suspension by the Chief License Inspector of the year 2000 business license of Percy Lemaigre, doing business as Native Images Tattoo, 2763 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the power to make a Council decision in relation to that appeal, be delegated to:

Mayor Philip Owen (Chair)
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Daniel Lee

Should any of the above Members of Council be unable to attend the hearing, the hearing and the power to make a Council decision in relation to the application be delegated to the remaining two Councillors and Councillor Fred Bass.

ii. The business license hearing pursuant to Section 275 of the Vancouver Charter, regarding a referral to Council by the Chief License Inspector of the year 2000 business license issued to 572632 B.C. Ltd., doing business as North Star Hotel, 5 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the power to make a Council decision in relation to that hearing, be delegated to:

Councillor Gordon Price (Chair)
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis

Should any of the above Members of Council be unable to attend the hearing, the hearing and the power to make a Council decision in relation to the hearing be delegated to the remaining two Councillors and Councillor Fred Bass.

iii. The business license hearing pursuant to Section 275 of the Vancouver Charter, regarding an application for a year 2000 business license by Marcus Kuettner, doing business as College and University Girls/College Girls, 504 -119 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the power to make a Council decision in relation to that application, be delegated to:

Councillor Jennifer Clarke (Chair)
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Sandy McCormick

Should any of the above Members of Council be unable to attend the hearing, the hearing and the power to make a Council decision in relation to the hearing be delegated to the remaining two Councillors and Councillor Gordon Price.

CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS

The City Manager RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.

COUNCIL POLICY

Section 277.1 of the Vancouver Charter gives Council the power to delegate the holding of a business license hearing under section 275 or section 278, or an appeal under section 277, by Resolution, to one or more Council Members. On November 30, 1999, Council adopted a procedure relating to business license hearings whereby the hearings will generally be conducted before a panel of three Members of Council, although Council may designate that a hearing be conducted before a panel comprised of a greater number of Members of Council.

BACKGROUND

One business license application, one existing business license and one appeal have been referred to Council by the Chief License Inspector for hearings pursuant to section 275 of the Vancouver Charter in the month of September, 2000. This matters are as follows:

(a) an appeal of a suspension by the Chief License Inspector of the year 2000 business license issued to Percy Lemaigre, doing business as Native Images Tattoo, 2763 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia;

(b) a referral to Council by the Chief License Inspector of the year 2000 business license issued to 572632 B.C. Ltd., doing business as North Star Hotel, 5 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia; and

(c) an application for a year 2000 business license from Marcus Kuettner, doing business as College and University Girls/College Girls, 504 - 119 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia;

The appeal in regards to Percy Lemaigre, doing business as Native Images Tattoo, is presently scheduled for hearing on September 12, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. The business license hearing in regards to 572632 B.C. Ltd., doing business as North Star Hotel, is presently scheduled for hearing on September 14, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. The application for a business license by Marcus Kuettner, doing business as College and University Girls/College Girls, is presently scheduled for hearing on September 25, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.

The new amendment to the Vancouver Charter confers on Council the power to delegate the holding of business license hearings to one or more Members of Council. Council must designate, by Resolution, Members of Council who will deal with each specific hearing. The Resolutions will delegate the holding of each of the hearings in the month of September to three named Members of Council.

CONCLUSION

Staff recommend that Council pass the Resolutions contained in this report.

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