ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: June 9, 2000
Author/Local: CKinahan/7513

RTS No. 1521

CC File No. 2711-1

Council: June 20, 2000

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	Director of Legal Services and the City Clerk
SUBJECT:	Business License Hearing Panels for July 2000

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Council delegate the holding of two business license hearings, presently scheduled for July, 2000, to a panel of three Council Members, pursuant to Section 277.1 of the Vancouver Charter, as follows:

i. The business license hearing pursuant to Section 275 of the Vancouver Charter, regarding an application for a year 2000 business license by Samad Ali Rassuli and Fatima Rassuli, doing business as Diamond Fast Foods Ltd., 165 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the power to make a Council decision in relation to that application, be delegated to:

Councillor George Puil (Chair)
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Sam Sullivan

Should any of the above Members of Council be unable to attend the hearing, the hearing and the power to make a Council decision in relation to the application be delegated to the remaining two Councillors and Councillor Don Lee.

ii. The business license hearing pursuant to Section 277 of the Vancouver Charter, regarding an appeal from a suspension by the Chief License Inspector of the year 2000 business license of Percy Lemaigre, doing business as Native Images Tattoo, 2765 Commercial Drive, Vancouver,British Columbia, and the power to make a Council decision in relation to that application, be delegated to:

Mayor Philip Owen (Chair)
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Daniel Lee

Should any of the above Members of Council be unable to attend the hearing, the hearing and the power to make a Council decision in relation to the application be delegated to the remaining two Councillors and Councillor Lynne Kennedy.

CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS

The City Manager RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.

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

One business license application and one appeal of a business license suspension have been referred to Council by the Chief License Inspector for hearings pursuant to section 275 of the Vancouver Charter in the month of July, 2000. This matters are as follows:

(a) an application for a business license from Samad Ali Rassuli and Fatima Rassuli, doing business as Diamond Fast Foods Ltd., 165 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia; and

(b) an appeal of a suspension by the Chief License Inspector of the year 2000 business license issued to Percy Lemaigre, doing business as Native Images Tattoo, 2763 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia.

The application for a business license by Samad Ali Rassuli and Fatima Rassuli, doing business as Diamond Fast Foods Ltd., is presently scheduled for hearing on July 11, at 9:30 a.m., with the continuation, if it is necessary, scheduled for July 13, 2000, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., and a further continuation, if necessary, scheduled for July 24, 2000, at 1:30 p.m. The appeal of a suspension by Percy Lemaigre, doing business as Native Images Tattoo, is presently scheduled for hearing on July 18, 2000, at 9:30 a.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 July to three named Members of Council.

CONCLUSION

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

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