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CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

July 24, 2001

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Tuesday, July 24, 2001, at 2:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Mayor Philip Owen *Councillor Fred Bass Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee *Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Sandy McCormick (Leave of Absence)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Jan Gibson, Director of Meeting and Election Services Tarja Tuominen, Meeting Coordinator

*Denotes presence for a portion of the meeting.

PRAYER

The proceedings in the Council Chamber were opened with a prayer read by the Director of Meeting and Election Services.

REQUEST TO SPEAK

Present in the Council Chamber were a number of people concerned about the lack of progress on the settlement of the transit strike, and who wished to speak. The Mayor called for order but they continued to disrupt the meeting.

"IN CAMERA" MEETING

MOVED by Councillor Puil
SECONDED by Councillor Kennedy

THAT Council will go into a meeting later this day which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2 of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraph:

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Due to the continued disruption, the Mayor announced the Council meeting will resume in the Mayor's Office.

The Council members left the Council Chamber at 2:15 p.m., and resumed the meeting at 2:20 p.m., in the Mayor's Office, with all members present, except for Councillors Bass and Louis.

PRESENTATIONS

Community Spirit Awards - Portrait V2K Millenium Project

· The Mayor presented Community Spirit Awards to the following sponsors of the Portrait V2K Millenium project:

Dennis Skulsky, President and Publisher, Vancouver Sun

Wynne Powell, President and CEO, London Drugs

Allen Lai, President, Henderson Development Canada
Cindy Lee, President, T&T Supermarket

Councillor Clarke, Chair of the Millenium Project, described Portrait V2K project and the contributions of each sponsor.

Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators award to City of Vancouver

· Warren Wishart presented a Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators award to the City of Vancouver. The City received an Honourable Mention in the Education Category for the Public Process Guide, a Public Involvement Review initiative.

Mr. Wishart congratulated the following City staff responsible for receiving award: Jacquie Forbes-Roberts, General Manager of Community Services; Michael White, Planner; Nancy Largent, PIR Coordinator; and acknowledged the consultant, Susan Abs.

MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
SECONDED by Councillor Kennedy

THAT the Regular Council meeting of July 24 will recess and reconvene on Thursday, July 26 to complete the remainder of the Council Agenda.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(Councillors Bass and Louis absent for the vote)

The Council recessed at 2:45 p.m., and reconvened
"In Camera".

Note from Clerk: Subsequently, the Mayor summoned a Special Meeting of Council to complete the Regular Council Meeting Agenda of July 24, 2001, to be held on July 26, 2001, at 8:00 a.m., in the Council Chamber.

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