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 May 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 and one appeal from a license suspension have been referred to Council by the Chief License Inspector for hearings pursuant to section 275 or277 of the Vancouver Charter in the month of May, 2000. Those matters are as follows:

The appeal by Carmel Club Ltd., doing business as The Carmel Club, is presently scheduled for hearing on May 16, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. The application for a business license from Stadium Equities Ltd., doing business as West Hotel Pub, is presently scheduled for hearing on May 18, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The application for a business license from Leon Lam, doing business as Alice Fong, is presently scheduled for hearing on May 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 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 May to three named Members of Council.

CONCLUSION

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

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