City Services and Budgets Decisions

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, December 16, 1999

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TARJA TUOMINEN AT 871-7191

1. Rent Review - Foreshore Lots in Stanley Park

Subleased to Vancouver Rowing Club

. THAT Council instruct staff to maintain a nominal rent of $2 per annum plus taxes and approve a grant in the form of a rent subsidy to the Vancouver Rowing Club for rental charges for the period of September 1, 1999 to August 31, 2004, in the amount of $23,812 per annum, or a total of $119,060.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

2. 1999 `OTHER' Grant Requests

A. THAT a grant of $47,162 be approved to the Vancouver City Planning Commission; source of funds to be the 1999 `OTHER' Grants Budget.

B. THAT a grant of $100,000 be approved to the Vancouver Symphony Society to offset the rent payable under the lease with Civic Theatres for the period of January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999; source of funds to be the 1999 Cultural Grant - Theatre Rent budget.

C. THAT a grant of $3,000 be approved to the BC Bicycling Association; source of funds to be 1999 `OTHER' Grant budget.

D. THAT a grant of $3,500 (1998 funding level) be approved to the Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver; source of funds to be 1999 `OTHER' Grant budget.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

3. Yard Trimmings Collection Program & Year 2000

Solid Waste Utility Fee

A. THAT Council approve for implementation a biweekly yard trimmings collection program, as outlined in the Administrative Report, dated December 2, 1999, for residents receiving City garbage and recycling collection at an annual cost of $2,930,000 to be recovered from user fees as part of the Solid Waste Utility. This amount includes $1,170,000 in composting and administrative costs that used to be reflected in the Blue Box Recycling Fee.

B. THAT a temporary Foreman II position be created, effective January 1, 2000 for the yard trimmings collection program. This position to be re-evaluated at the end of two years. Funding included in the annual cost quoted in Recommendation A.

C. THAT Council approve the one time expenditure of $600,000 for improvements to the compost facility at the Vancouver Landfill including the purchase of a front end loader and expansion of paved surface area. The source of funds to be the Solid Waste Capital Reserve.

D. THAT Council approve an implementation date of February 1, 2000 for the biweekly yard trimmings collection program to coincide with the year 2000 refuse collection schedule.

E. THAT the Director of Legal Services make the necessary amendments to Bylaw No. 7832 to incorporate the changes to the solid waste collection system as outlined in the Administrative Report, dated December 2, 1999, and approved by Council.

F. THAT the 2000 Solid Waste Utility Fee be set at $159 per customer unit ($89 for garbage, $36 for recycling, and $34 for yard trimmings) as per Schedule `B' in Appendix VIII of the Administrative Report, dated December 2, 1999.

- CARRIED

4. 2000 Grant Installments

A. THAT monthly installments be made to the following organizations, beginning January 2000, in advance of consideration of the individual 2000 operating grant:

Vancouver Art Gallery Association $152,600
Vancouver City Planning Commission $3,900.

B. THAT biweekly installments be made to the following organizations, beginning January 2000, in advance of consideration of the individual 2000 operating grants:

Vancouver Museum Commission $24,200
Vancouver Maritime Museum Society $10,200
Pacific Space Centre Society $17,000.

C. THAT a mid year advance of $32,000 representing 40% of the 1999 grant amount, be made to ASTC Science World in advance of consideration of the individual 2000 operating grant.

- CARRIED, BY THE REQUIRED
MAJORITY

A Regular Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets

December 16, 1999

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets, Vancouver City Council approved the recommendations of the Committee as set out in its report dated December 16, 1999.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. (a) Entertainment Centres, including

Family Sports and Entertainment Centres

A. THAT Council accept application proposals for "Family Sports and Entertainment Centres"; and

B. THAT proposals for Entertainment Centres, including Family Sports and Entertainment Centres involving "virtual reality" or simulated sports activities based on coin- or token-operated machines, in conjunction with arcade machines, will be processed through rezoning to CD-1 Comprehensive Development District or amendments to existing CD-1s, subject to the guidelines outlined in Appendix A of the Policy Report, dated November 15, 1999.

CARRIED

(b) TEXT AMENDMENT: 88 West Pender Street

(International Village)

A. THAT the application by Henderson Development Limited to amend CD-1 By-law No. 6747 for 88 West Pender Street (Lot 193, Plan 23011, DL False Creek) to permit the use `Entertainment Centre' on the second and third storeys of the International Village shopping complex, be approved, together with:

(i) plans received dated November 5, 1999;
(ii) draft CD-1 By-law amendments generally as presented in Appendix A of the Policy Report, dated November 18, 1999;
(iii) draft consequential amendments to the False Creek North Official Development Plan (FCN ODP) generally as presented in Appendix C of the Policy Report, dated November 18, 1999.

B. THAT the proposed use, Entertainment Centre, is supported in two locations in the International Village shopping complex in sub-area 4 of the CD-1, one in conjunction with a retail store on the second storey, limited to no more than 621.1 m² (6,668 sq. ft.) and a second in conjunction with a theatre facility on the third storey limited to no more than 96.7 m² (1041 sq. ft.).

C. THAT increases in the size of the proposed Entertainment Centres in International Village beyond the floor area limits in Recommendation B or for additional Entertainment Centres will require Council approval and will be limited to the second and third storeys.

D. THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to bring forward at the time of enactment a companion by-law to amend the License By-law No. 4450, generally as presented in Appendix D of the Policy Report, dated November 18, 1999.

E. THAT the revision of Figure 3- Land Use in the North False Creek Official Development Plan (ODP) indicate that cultural and recreational uses will only be permitted on the block occupied by the International Village shopping complex, adjacent to Pender Street and Abbott Street.

F. THAT staff report back as soon as possible on arrangements for a study to consider licensing amendments to prohibit in Vancouver arcade and entertainment centre games that simulate killing of human beings and thus the teaching of such skills.

- CARRIED

The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

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