ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: December 8, 1998
Author/Local: J.Beresford/7789
RTS No. 407
CC File No. 2051

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	Director of Finance
SUBJECT:	1999 Grant Installments

RECOMMENDATION

A. THAT monthly installments be made to the following organizations, beginning January 1999, in advance of consideration of the individual 1999 operating grant:

Vancouver Art Gallery Association $151,000
Vancouver City Planning Commission $ 3,900.

B. THAT bi-weekly installments be made to the following organizations, beginning January 1999, in advance of consideration of the individual 1999 operating grants:

Vancouver Museum Commission $24,000
Vancouver Maritime Museum Society $10,100
Pacific Space Centre Society $16,860.

C. THAT a mid-year advance of $32,000 representing 40% of the 1998 grant amount, be made to ASTC Science World in advance of consideration of the individual 1999 operating grant.

GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS

The General Manager of Corporate Services RECOMMENDS approval of A, B and C.

COUNCIL POLICY

Council’s policy is to provide installments of the operating grants to allow these organizations to meet their operating needs, in advance of consideration of their grant requests in the normal grant review process.

Approval of grant recommendations requires eight affirmative votes.

BACKGROUND

In past years, the City has disbursed operating grants to the Vancouver Art Gallery Association, Vancouver City Planning Commission, Vancouver Museum Commission, Vancouver Maritime Museum Society and Pacific Space Centre Society in installments throughout the year. Installments to the Vancouver Art Gallery Association and Vancouver City Planning Commission are paid monthly, while the other three organizations are paid bi-weekly. In each case, the installments are timed to meet the operating expenses of the organizations. Grant payments to ASTC Science World are made annually, with a mid-year advance of 40% of the prior year grant amount.

DISCUSSION

This report recommends that installments be continued as in past years with payments commencing in January 1999, in advance of Council’s consideration of the 1999 grant requests.

The 1998 installments and recommended 1999 installments for each organization are as follows.

Organization	1998	1999
Vancouver Art Gallery Association	$154,740 monthly	$151,000 monthly
Vancouver City Planning Commission	$3,900 monthly	$3,900 monthly
ASTC Science World	$31,000 mid year advance	$32,000 mid year advance
Vancouver Museum Commission	$24,500 biweekly	$24,000 biweekly
Vancouver Maritime Museum Society	$10,200 biweekly	$10,100 biweekly
Pacific Space Centre Society	$16,860 biweekly	$16,860 biweekly

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(c) 1998 City of Vancouver