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CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

MAY 4, 2000

PRESENT: Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Gordon Price
Councillor George Puil
Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Fred Bass (Leave of Absence)
Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Leave of Absence)

Councillor Don Lee (Leave of Absence)

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE: Laura Kazakoff, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
May 4, 2000

Clause 1

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

(Councillor Louis opposed)

Clause 2

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

(Councillor Louis opposed to Recommendation A)

Clause 3

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

Committee Reports (Cont'd)

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

Councillor Sullivan opposed to Recommendation D)

Clause 4

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

(Councillor Louis opposed to Recommendation A)

Clause 5

MOVED by Cllr. Sullivan,

(Councillors Louis and Puil opposed)

Clause 6

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. McCormick,

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. Sullivan,

The Council adjourned at 3:50 p.m.


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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

MAY 4, 2000

PRESENT: Councillor George Puil, Chair
*Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Vice-Chair
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
*Councillor Gordon Price
Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Fred Bass (Leave of Absence)
Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Leave of Absence)
Councillor Don Lee (Leave of Absence)
CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:
Judy Rogers, City Manager
Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE: Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator

*Denotes presence for part of the meeting.

VARY AGENDA

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

RECOMMENDATION

1. 2000 Operating Budget - Final Estimates File: 1605

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council approve the final 2000 Operating Budget revenue and expenditure estimates as outlined in the Administrative Report dated April 29, 2000, and summarized in Appendix 1 by approving the budget resolution attached as Appendix 2.

(Councillor Louis opposed)

2. 1999 Financial Statements File: 1503

Clause 2 Cont'd

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council receive for information the City of Vancouver 1999 Financial Statements for the year December 31, 1999.

3. Reconsideration of Community Services Grants Applications File: 2151

The General Manager of Community Services submitted the recommendations for Council's consideration.

Clause 3 Cont'd

… Ian MacRae, Chair, DERA
… Terry Pitkeathley, resident
… Paul Taylor, Treasurer, DERA
… Perlas Sabino, resident
… Lou Demerais, Executive Director, Vancouver Native Health Society
… Frank Gilbert, Executive Director, DERA

… many DTES residents, currently assisted by DERA, will be impacted if funding is terminated
… the funding is required to allow DERA to continue with some projects currently underway, i.e. landlord/tenant advocacy, assistance with tax forms, work with other community groups and coalitions, provide phone number and voice mail to many area residents, jobs created by the Metropol project, work with film industry

THAT consideration of a grant to Common Concerns be postponed for one month.

(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, Price, Puil, Sullivan
and Mayor Owen opposed)

Clause 3 Cont'd

THAT Council approve a grant of $120,000 to Common Concerns.

(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, McCormick, Price, Puil, Sullivan
and Mayor Owen opposed.)

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council approve a grant of $15,000 to the Adult Learning Development Association (ALDA), with $7,500 of this amount coming from the allocation originally recommended, but not approved, for this organization and the remaining $7,500 coming from the Emergencies and Unforeseen Circumstances Reserve established by Council on March 28, 2000. Approval of this grant will leave a balance of $3,640 in the Reserve;

RECOMMENDED

(Councillor Louis opposed)

(Councillor Price not present for the vote)

Clause 3 Cont'd

THAT the above motion be amended by the deleting the words "terminating, one year".

(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, McCormick, Price, Puil, Sullivan
and Mayor Owen opposed)

RECOMMENDED

C. THAT Council approve a terminating, one year grant of $27,540 to the Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA) for the Community Organizer position, in accordance with Social Planning’s original recommendation.

RECOMMENDED

Clause 3 Cont'd

E. THAT Council approve a grant of $26,260 to the Vancouver Recovery Club, in accordance with Social Planning’s original recommendation.

(Councillors Louis and Sullivan opposed to Recommendation D)

4. Tourism Vancouver 2000 Business Plan / 2% Hotel Tax Revenues File: 6008

… Tourism Vancouver does not have surplus funds, all monies are earmarked for reinvestment
… the importance of endorsing the two recommendations before Council this day
… commend implementation of Statement of Intent, as vital to healthy and successful business community in Vancouver
… there is a need to increase marketing investments now -- with major competition from other cities vieing for the same business, and an expected hotel room occupancy rate of 62% in 2000 due to increased supply
… a complete presentation will be provided to Council by Tourism Vancouver in June

Clause 4 Cont'd

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council approve the portion of the Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau (Tourism Vancouver’s) 2000 Business Plan funded by the 2% Hotel Tax, and that the 2% Hotel Tax payments received by the City for the

B. THAT Council request a comprehensive review and presentation from Tourism Vancouver, to be scheduled in June 2000. The review should include the following: Tourism Vancouver’s long-term strategic priorities, activities carried out by the organization, projected growth of Hotel Tax revenues and projected future of the tourism industry and hotel stock, Tourism Vancouver’s future plans for the revenues, and accountability and performance measures used by the organization.

(Councillor Louis opposed to Recommendation A)

5. 2000 Property Tax Options File: 1551

Clause 5 Cont'd

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council approve a shift in the tax burden equal to approximately 1% of the 2000 general purposes tax levy (approximately $3.69 million), proportionately from Class 2 (utilities), Class 4 (major industrial), Class 5 (light industrial) and Class 6 (business/other) to Class 1 (residential) properties.

(Councillors Puil and Louis opposed)

(Mayor Owen not present for the vote)

6. Parking Corporation of Vancouver - 2000 Budget Review File: 1753

Clause 6 Cont'd

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council receive for information, the summary of the Parking Corporation of Vancouver (VPC) 1999 Operating and Capital Actual Financial Figures, with the Audited Financial Statements available through the offices of the General Managers of Engineering and Corporate Services.

B. THAT Council receive for information the summary of the Parking Corporation of Vancouver (VPC) 2000 Operating Budget, with the complete 2000 Operating Budget available through the offices of the General Managers of Engineering and Corporate Services.

C. THAT Council approve the Parking Corporation of Vancouver (VPC) 2000 Capital Budget, to be funded by off-street parking revenues collected by the VPC as follows:

Clause 6 Cont'd

D. THAT Council approve in principle the Parking Corporation of Vancouver (VPC) 2000 Marketing and Communications Plan and conditionally approve the initial budget of $150,000 to be funded by off-street parking revenues collected by the VPC, subject to review and approval of the financial projections, the financial arrangements, the specific contract details, and the implications of the City’s Corporate Sponsorship Policies, all to the satisfaction of the General Managers of Engineering and Corporate Services.

E. THAT consideration of the following be postponed to a future meeting of Council to allow staff to report back on outstanding issues raised this day:

(Mayor Owen not present for the vote)

NOTE FROM CLERK: Due to there being only six members present and approval of grants requires eight votes, the Committee referred the Council approval of the Committee's recommendations to the Council meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting in the afternoon of May 4, 2000.

The Committee adjourned at 12:52 p.m.

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