Agenda Index City of Vancouver

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

TO:

Vancouver City Council

FROM:

Director of Legal Services and the City Clerk

SUBJECT:

Business License Hearing Panels for April 2000

 

RECOMMENDATION

CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS

COUNCIL POLICY

Section 277.1 of the Vancouver Charter gives Council the power to delegate the holding of a business license hearing under section 275 or section 278, or an appeal under section 277, by Resolution, to one or more Council Members. On November 30, 1999, Council adopted a procedure relating to business license hearings whereby the hearings will generally be conducted before a panel of three Members of Council, although Council may designate that a hearing be conducted before a panel comprised of a greater number of Members of Council.

BACKGROUND

Two business license applications have been referred to Council by the Chief License Inspector pursuant to section 4(2a) of the License By-law, for hearings pursuant to section 275 of the Vancouver Charter in the month of April, 2000. Those matters are as follows:

The application by Elena Bruzzese, doing business as The Gourmet Shop, is presently scheduled for hearing on April 4, 2000, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The application by Mancharambath Velayudhan, doing business as Van's Grocery, is presently scheduled for hearing on April 17, 2000, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The new amendment to the Vancouver Charter confers on Council the power to delegate the holding of business license hearings to one or more Members of Council. Council must designate, by Resolution, Members of Council who will deal with each specific hearing. The attached Resolutions will delegate the holding of each of the hearings in the month of April to three named Members of Council.

CONCLUSION

Staff recommend that Council pass the Resolutions contained in this report.

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