SUPPORTS ITEM NO. 5
                                                VLLC AGENDA
                                                MARCH 14, 1996     


                             ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                           Date: March 4, 1996
                                           Dept. File No.2185IC.COV


   TO:       Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission

   FROM:     Deputy Chief License Inspector

   SUBJECT:  1021 West Hastings Street - Terminal City Club Inc.


   RECOMMENDATION

        THAT the Vancouver Liquor  Licensing Commission endorse the request
        by  the Terminal  City  Club  Inc.,  for  a  temporary  (two  year)
        relocation of the  Class 'E'  Concert Hall liquor  license to  1021
        West Hastings Street.

   GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

        The General  Manager of  Community Services RECOMMENDS  approval of
        the foregoing.

   COUNCIL POLICY

   Council  Policy is that  the Vancouver Liquor  Licensing Commission will
   consider  all  applications for  liquor  licenses and  deal  with liquor
   related issues.

   PURPOSE

   Terminal City  Club  Inc.,  is  requesting  a  City  Council  resolution
   endorsing  its application for a temporary relocation of their Class 'E'
   liquor license to 1021 West Hastings Street.

   BACKGROUND

   Terminal City Club Inc., has leased the University Club building at 1021
   West Hastings Street,  and is  refurbishing this  building as  temporary
   premises for two  years.  The existing club at  837 West Hastings Street
   will be demolished and the site redeveloped.
   The City has  issued a Development  Permit for the  existing site and  a
   Development and Building Permit for the renovation at 1021 West Hastings
   Street.  The  club plans to open  at the temporary location on  April 9,
   1996.
   The applicant was unaware  that a liquor license application to the City
   was  required for  this relocation.   The  Liquor Control  and Licensing
   Branch has now  requested comments  from the City  of Vancouver  stating
   that there is no objection to this temporary relocation.

   Due to time constraints, the applicant has requested that the Commission
   deal with this application as quickly as possible.

   DISCUSSION

   The Terminal  City Club has operated in Vancouver since 1892.  There are
   no concerns related to  residential impacts in this  Commercial Downtown
   District.

   The proposed premises at 1021 West Hastings Street, were occupied by the
   University Club until  1987, but have been vacant since  that time.  The
   former club  also had a  Class 'A'  liquor license with  a total of  702
   seats.   The Terminal City Club  is proposing 311 licensed  seats in the
   temporary location,  which is significantly  less than the  850 approved
   seats in the existing club.

   While the Commission  cannot restrict  a liquor license  to a  temporary
   period of  time, the club will require a City endorsement for the liquor
   license  in  the  new  facility.    This  future  endorsement  could  be
   contingent  on  the cancellation  or relocation  of  the license  at the
   temporary location.

   CONCLUSION

   Taking into consideration the temporary nature of this application,  the
   commercial neighbourhood,  the previous liquor license  at this location
   and this type  of low  neighbourhood impact facility,  the Deputy  Chief
   License Inspector is recommending  approval of this temporary  Class 'E'
   Concert Hall liquor license at 1021 West Hastings Street.

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