Court of Revision Minutes - February 16, 1999

CITY OF VANCOUVER

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
COURT OF REVISION

February 16, 1999

A Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Tuesday, February 16, 1999, at 7:55 p.m., in the Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT: Mayor Philip Owen

Councillor Don Bellamy
Councillor Nancy Chiavario
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Alan Herbert
Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT: Councillor Gordon Price

Councillor George Puil (Civic Business)

CLERK TO THE
COUNCIL: Tarja Tuominen

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT this Council resolve itself into a Court of Revision for the purpose of hearing complaints against the proposed assessments or the accuracy of frontage measurements, or any other complaint which persons interested may desire to make and which is by law cognizable by the Court, Mayor Owen in the Chair.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COURT OF REVISION

Projects by Council Initiative

Gastown BIA - Application to Re-Establish BIA
Mt. Pleasant BIA - Application to Re-Establish BIA for 10-year period and

Expand BIA Boundaries

Kerrisdale BIA - Mid-term Application to Increase Funding Ceiling and

Expand BIA Boundaries

Proposed Davie Village BIA - Application to Establish BIA
Proposed South Granville BIA - Application to Establish BIA
Proposed Yaletown BIA - Application to Establish BIA

Delegations

The Mayor called for representations relating only to errors in the names of property and business owners, however, no one came forward.

RISE FROM COURT OF REVISION

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,
SECONDED by Cllr. Chiavario,

THAT the Court of Revision rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COUNCIL

RECEIVE REPORT OF COURT OF REVISION

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT the report of the Court of Revision be received.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Memorandum from the Director of City Plans
February 10, 1999

Before Council was a memorandum from the Director of City Plans, dated February10, 1999 which recalled that on January 7 and 14, 1999, Council considered the following BIA applications:

· Gastown BIA - Renewal
· Mt. Pleasant BIA - Renewal (10 years) and Expansion
· Kerrisdale - Increased Funding Ceiling and Expansion (Mid-term)
· Davie Village BIA - Establish New
· South Granville BIA - Establish New
· Yaletown BIA - Establish New

The applications were described in Appendix A to the memorandum. Council referred all six applications to the Court of Revision for consideration as Council Initiatives. Property owners in the BIA areas were given appropriate notification as required by the Vancouver Charter, and business tenants also received notification according to City policy.

Also before Council was a memorandum, dated February 16, 1999, from the Director of City Plans which provided information on the objections received for the BIA applications, updated to 12 noon, February 16. Peter Vaisbord, BIA Coordinator, reviewed the objections received for each application. Prior to considering the applications, the following speakers were heard:

Gastown BIA

The following spoke in support of the proposed BIA renewal, noting the benefits to the area and the city which have resulted from the BIA:

· Jon Stovell, President, Gastown Business Improvement Society
· Timothy Pegg, Gastown Business Improvement Society.

MOVED by Cllr. Sullivan,
SECONDED by Bellamy,

THAT the application of the Gastown Business Improvement Society, as described in Appendix A of the Memorandum dated February 10, 1999, be approved and that the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of City Plans, prepare a by-law to re-establish the BIA and establish a new funding ceiling.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Mt. Pleasant BIA

The following spoke in support of the proposed BIA renewal and expansion of the BIA boundaries, noting the benefits to the area and individual business owners and tenantsdue to the BIA:

· Walter Bayley, President, Mt. Pleasant Business Improvement Association
· Martha Welsh, General Manager, Mt. Pleasant Business Improvement Association (letters of support filed)
· Andrew Chapman, Mt. Pleasant Business Improvement Association
· Ken Wilson, Mt. Pleasant Business Improvement Association
· Bob Reid, Mt. Pleasant Business Improvement Association
· Don W. Low, area business owner.

The following spoke in opposition to the BIA renewal, noting the proposed addition of the BIA levy to already high property taxes and operating costs:

· Gail Kalashnikoff, area business owner (brief filed).

MOVED by Cllr. Chiavario,
SECONDED by Cllr. Clarke,

THAT the application of the Mt. Pleasant Business Improvement Society, as described in Appendix A of the Memorandum, dated February 10, 1999, be approved and that the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of City Plans, prepare a by-law to re-establish the BIA, and establish the new BIA boundaries and funding ceiling.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Kerrisdale BIA

The following spoke in support of application by the Kerrisdale Business Association, noting the BIA has been very successful for all businesses involved:

· Ross Hill, President, Kerrisdale Business Association.

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,
SECONDED by Cllr. Herbert,

THAT the application of the Kerrisdale Business Association, as described in Appendix A of the Memorandum dated February 10, 1999, be approved and that the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of City Plans, prepare a by-law to establish the new BIA boundaries and funding ceiling.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Proposed Davie Village BIA

The following spoke in support of the application by the Davie Village BusinessAssociation, noting the benefits of the BIA to the area:

· Vince Connors, Davie Village Business Association.

MOVED by Cllr. Herbert,
SECONDED by Cllr. Kennedy,

THAT the application of the Davie Village Business Association, as described in Appendix A of the Memorandum dated February 10, 1999, be approved and that the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of City Plans, prepare a by-law to establish the BIA and funding ceiling.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillor Bellamy not present for the vote)

Proposed South Granville BIA

The following spoke in support of the application by the South Granville Business Association, noting the benefits to the area due to the establishment of the BIA:

· Dr. Edward Gibson
· Charles Hall, South Granville Business Association
· Karen Hall.

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,
SECONDED by Cllr. Daniel Lee,

THAT the application of the South Granville Business Association, as described in Appendix A of the Memorandum dated February 10, 1999, be approved and that the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of City Plans, prepare a by-law to establish the BIA and funding ceiling.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Proposed Yaletown BIA

The following spoke in support of the application by the Yaletown Business Association, noting the benefits to the area, the city and the region due to the BIA:

· Brian Carroll
· John Hunt, President, Yaletown Business Improvement Association
· Jon Markoulis.

The following spoke in opposition to the application, requesting to be exempted from the proposed BIA boundaries:

· Doug Dixon, representing the Showmart Building.

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,
SECONDED by Cllr. Sullivan,

THAT the application of the Yaletown Business Association, as described in Appendix A of the Memorandum dated February 10, 1999, be approved and that the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of City Plans, prepare a by-law to establish the BIA and funding ceiling.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 9:50 p.m.

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