ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: February 5, 2001
Author/Local: B. Windsor/873-7533

RTS No. 01890

CC File No. 2711-1

Council: February 13, 2001

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	The Director of Legal Services and the City Clerk
SUBJECT:	Business License Hearing Panel for February 19, 2001

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Council delegate the holding of a business license hearing presently scheduled for February 19, 2001, 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 a referral to Council by the Chief License Inspector of an application for a year 2001 business license by 572632 BC Ltd, Gurdev K. Bhullar dba the Northstar Hotel, 5 West Hastings Street,, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the power to make a Council decision in relation to that hearing be delegated to:

Councillor Lynne Kennedy (chair)
Councillor Tim Louis
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 hearing be delegated to the remaining two Councillors and Councillor Sam Sullivan.

GENERAL 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

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.

CONCLUSION

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

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