ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: January 29, 2001
Author/Local: E. Westley/6029

RTS NO. 01879

CC File No. 1254

Council: January 30, 2001

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	Manager, Council Support Services
SUBJECT:	Authority to Travel from Vancouver to Ottawa, Ont., to attend the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Sustainable Communities Conference - February 8 - 10, 2001

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Council authorize Councillor Fred Bass to travel to Ottawa, Ontario to attend the FCM’s 1^st Annual Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show, at an estimated cost of $991.

CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS

The City Manager submits the recommendation for Council’s CONSIDERATION.

COUNCIL POLICY

Council’s travel policy, approved July 31, 1992, requires Council’s approval for travel within North America.

PURPOSE

This report requests approval for Councillor Bass to travel on City business from Vancouver
to Ottawa from February 7 - 11 to attend the FCM Conference on Sustainable Communities. Councillor Bass will be travelling on from Ottawa as a representative of the B.C. Doctors’ Stop Smoking Program, which has indicated that it will pay half of the cost of the return airfare from Vancouver to Ottawa, resulting in a saving to the City of $378.

DISCUSSION

Airfare (50% of Vancouver - Ottawa return)	$378.40
Airport Improvement Fee	$10
Hotel Accommodation	$352.80
Per Diem ($50 )	$200
Ground Transportation	$50
TOTAL:	$991.20

Funds are available in Council’s travel account.

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