STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

COUNCIL DECISIONS

DATE:	Thursday, February 15, 2001
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Committee Room No. 1 Third Floor, City Hall

For information, please contact Diane M. Clairmont at 871-6371

1. Warning to Prospective Purchasers of 3332 East 25th Avenue File: 2701

A. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the property at 3332 East 25th Avenue, Lot 6 Block 1 North West 1/4 of Section 50 THSL Plan 1769 PID 014-333-899, in order to warn prospective purchasers that there are contraventions of the Zoning and Development and Vancouver Building By-laws related to this building.

B. THAT the Director of Legal Services is hereby authorized, in her discretion, to commence a legal action or proceeding in relation to the premises located at 3332 East 25th Avenue and may, in her discretion, seek injunctive relief in that action or proceeding, in order to bring this building into compliance with City By-laws.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillors Clarke, Price and Mayor Owen not present for the vote)

2. Warning to Prospective Purchasers of 2106 Grant Street File: 2701

A. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the title to the property at 2106 Grant Street (Lot 1 of 4 of A, Block 139, District Lot 264A, Plans 385 and 1771) in order to warn prospective purchasers that there are contraventions of the Zoning and Development and Vancouver Building By-laws related to this building.

B. THAT the Director of Legal Services is hereby authorized, in her discretion, to commence a legal action or proceeding in relation to the premises located at 2106 Grant Street and may, in her discretion, seek injunctive relief in that action or proceeding, in order to bring this building into compliance with City By-laws.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillor Price not present for the vote)

3. Noise By-law - Miscellaneous Amendment File: 113

A. THAT the Noise Control By-law be amended to modify the boundaries of the Downtown Area corresponding to Area "A" of Schedule C (Administrative Report dated January 9, 2001) of the by-law to remove the area bounded by Nelson Street, Helmcken Street, Burrard Street and Richards Street.; and

B. THAT the Noise Control By-law be amended to modify the boundaries of the Downtown Area corresponding to Area "B" of Schedule C (Administrative Report dated January 9, 2001) of the by-law to remove the area bounded by Beatty Street on the east, Nelson Street on the South, Granville Street on the West to Barclay on the north, Richards Street on the west and Robson Street on the North.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillor Price not present for the vote)

4. Rail Noise Issues - Commissioner/Wall Street File: 3755

A. THAT Council request Canadian Pacific Railway, and by extension the West Coast Express, to cease using train whistles at the controlled crossing located at the north foot of Victoria Drive.

B. THAT Council communicate to the Canadian Transportation Agency, Canadian Pacific Railway and West Coast Express, the City's strong support of the Wall Street Area residents' request for mitigation of the noise impacts from the CP Railway activities in the vicinity of Wall Street, including the elimination of whistling at the Victoria Drive crossing.

C. THAT, should the efforts under Recommendations A and B of Administrative Report dated January 23, 2001, fail to address the whistling noise at Victoria Drive, a railyard noise management committee relating to the Commissioner/Wall Street issue be established; and

FURTHER THAT staff report back with recommendations on the options available to address insurance and liability issues related to the prohibition of whistling at Victoria Drive; and

FURTHER THAT Canadian Pacific Railway be requested to establish a permanent monitoring station at this location.

D. THAT the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board conduct a noise study to be completed prior to the end of March 2001.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillors Price and Puil not present for the vote)

5. SkyTrain Moratorium File: 5559

THAT delegations be limited to five minutes speaking time.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillor Puil not present for the vote)

NOTE FROM MEETING COORDINATOR: Council agreed to hear the remaining registered speakers at the February 22, 2001 meeting of Standing Committee on Planning and Environment. The Speaker's List was declared closed.

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