CITY OF VANCOUVER
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on
Thursday, March 14, 1996, at 10:25 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1,
Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on City
Services and Budgets meeting, to consider the recommendations of the
Committee.
PRESENT: Mayor Owen
Councillors Bellamy, Chiavario,
Clarke, Hemer, Ip,
Kwan, Price, Puil
and Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Kennedy (Civic Business)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: Ken Dobell, City Manager
CLERK TO THE COUNCIL: Tarja Tuominen
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Hemer,
THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole,
Mayor Owen in the chair.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Report of the Standing Committee
on City Services and Budgets
March 14, 1996
Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as
contained in the following clauses of the attached report:
Cl. 1: Report of the Interim Economic
Development Commission
Cl. 2: Acquisition of a Document Imaging/
Management System
Cl. 3: Electoral Area "A" Governance Study
Report of the
Interim Economic Development Commission
Clause 1
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause
1 of this report, be approved.
- CARRIED
(Cllr. Kwan opposed to Recommendations B, C and D)
Acquisition of a Document Imaging/
Management System
Clause 2
This clause was deferred to the March 28, 1996 City Services &
Budgets Standing Committee meeting.
- DEFERRED
Electoral Area "A" Governance Study
Clause 3
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause
3 of this report, be approved.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPT REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,
THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
Leave of Absence - Councillor Clarke File: 1254
MOVED by Cllr. Chiavario,
SECONDED by Cllr. Hemer,
THAT Councillor Clarke be granted Leave of Absence for the week
of March 25 to 29, 1996.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Leave of Absence - Councillor Ip File: 1254
MOVED by Cllr. Chiavario,
SECONDED by Cllr. Hemer,
THAT Councillor Ip be granted Leave of Absence for the week of
March 25 to 29, 1996.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Council adjourned at approximately 10:30 a.m.
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REPORT TO COUNCIL
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS
MARCH 14, 1996
A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City
Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, March 14, 1996, at 9:30
a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.
PRESENT: Councillor Puil, Chair
Mayor Owen
Councillor Bellamy
Councillor Chiavario
Councillor Clarke
Councillor Hemer
Councillor Ip
Councillor Kwan
Councillor Price
Councillor Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Kennedy (Civic Business)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: Ken Dobell, City Manager
CLERK: Tarja Tuominen
Adoption of Minutes
The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services & Budgets
meeting of February 22, 1996, were adopted.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Report of the File: 1041-3
Interim Economic Development Commission
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated February
28, 1996 (on file), in which the General Manager of Corporate Services
submitted the report of the Interim Economic Development Commission on
the establishment of a permanent Economic Development Commission for
information. The General Manager also recommended approval of a
permanent Economic Development Commission and sought approval of the
recommended structure and terms of reference for the Commission.
Mr. Ken Stoke, General Manager of Corporate Services, provided a brief
review of the reports.
Dr. John Wiebe, Co-Chair, Interim Economic Development Commission,
introduced three Interim Commission members: Ms. Barbara Crompton,
Mr. John Parkes, and Mr. Joe Sulmona. The Interim Commission
concurred with the General Manager's recommendations, but would have
preferred the initial term of the Commission to be two years. The
permanent Commission should be broadly representative of the business
community, and not composed of individuals representing particular
interests.
Ms. Crompton, Mr. Parkes and Mr. Sulmona urged the permanent
Commission be established quickly. Ms. Crompton noted economic
development embraces the whole GVRD area, and suggested the Commission
could begin to educate the GVRD on the benefits of working on a
region-wide economic development approach.
The Committee thanked the members of the Interim Commission for the
significant work they had done in preparing their report, and agreed a
regional approach to economic development was needed. One member of
the Committee did not agree with the approach put forward for
establishment of the permanent Economic Development Commission.
The following motions by Councillor Ip were put and carried. The
Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT Council receive the report of the Interim Economic
Development Commission dated January 31, 1996, on the
establishment of a permanent Economic Development
Commission for informa-tion.
B. THAT Council approve the form of incorporation, the
composition and size of the permanent Commission, the
qualifications of the Commission members, the terms of
reference, the first term priorities and work plan, the
rules of procedure, the selection and appointment of
staff, the establishment of an office, and the first
year's budget and financial plan, all as set out in the
report of the Interim Economic Development Commission
dated January 31, 1996, subject to the following
considerations:
- that the City of Vancouver not hold shares in the
organizational structure of the Commis-sion and the
City's business dealings with the Commission be
conducted on an arm's-length basis at all times;
- that the Council representatives to the Commission
not have any voting rights or powers pursuant to
Commission business matters;
- that the term of membership on the Commission and the
limitation on the number of years a serving member
may sit as a commissioner is satisfactory to Council,
including the absence of any staggered renewal
provisions;
- that Council appoint the 15 initial members to the
permanent Commission and thereafter the powers of
Council to appoint new members be as set out in a fee
for service contract between the City and the
Commission; and,
- that Council is reasonably comfortable with the
sectoral representation applicable to Commission
membership as proposed in the report.
C. THAT Council instruct the City Manager and the Director
of Legal Services to enter into a fee for service
contract with the Economic Develop-ment Commission as
permitted under Section 242(2)(c) of the Vancouver
Charter under the terms and conditions proposed in the
Adminis-trative Report dated February 28, 1996. The
initial term of this contract will be for one year,
commencing on the date of execution of the contract, at
a fee of $200,000 plus GST, subject to further two-year
term renewals and Council approval.
D. THAT the City Manager be authorized to commit staff
resources to the start up activities of the Economic
Development Commission on a reasonable basis, provided
additional funding is not required for this support.
- CARRIED
(Councillor Kwan opposed to B, C and D)
INFORMATION
2. Acquisition of a Document Imaging/ File: 1007
Management System
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated March 6,
1996 (on file), in which the General Manager of Community Services, in
consultation with the Corporate Manage-ment Team and the Imaging
Steering Committee, sought approval for implementation of a Corporate
Document Imaging/Management System.
Mr. Ken Dobell, City Manager, advised consideration of the report is
deferred to the March 28th meeting at the request of CUPE Local 15,
due to it not having received adequate time to review, consider or
prepare a response to the report. Mr. Dobell noted in order to
maintain the project, staff will need to spend approximately $30,000
as part of a service contract to get work done within now and March
28.
RECOMMENDATION
3. Electoral Area "A" Governance Study File: 131-3
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated March 11,
1996 (on file), in which the Director of City Plans advised Council
about progress on the preparation of the UBC Official Community Plan
and emerging governance issues.
Councillor Jennifer Clarke and Dr. Ann McAfee, Director of City Plans,
presented an update on the Official Community Plan for the UBC area
planning process and emerging issues and concerns.
The following motions by Councillor Clarke were put and carried. The
Committee, therefore,
A. THAT Vancouver City Council support the March 8, 1996,
motion of the GVRD Electoral Areas Committee "That the
GVRD Board invite the UBC Board of Governors to join
with it in making a request of the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs to do a study of governance options
for Electoral Area "A" including the legal, financial,
and technical implications of the development program
contemplated in the existing and proposed official
community plans."
B. THAT the City of Vancouver request the GVRD Board
direct the Intergovernmental and Communi-cation
Committee to review the progress of the UBC Official
Community Planning process and provide direction as
required.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:25 a.m.
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