City Services and Budgets

COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS MEETING
JULY 26, 2001

DECISIONS

For information, please contact
Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator, at 873-7269.

1. Street Cleaning Update (File 3756)

This item was withdrawn.

2. 2001 Diversity Initiatives Grants: First Deadline (File 2051)

THAT Council approve Diversity Initiative grants totalling $36,000 to the following seven groups, source of funds to be the Diversity Initiatives grants component of the 2001 Cultural Grants budget:

Double Helix New Concert Productions $7,000
Firehall Theatre Society $7,000
Full Circle First Nations Performance Society $4,000

La Luna Productions $4,000

Satellite Video Exchange $6.500
Society For Disability Arts and Culture $5,000
Van. Asian Canadian Theatre $2,500

3. 2001 Capital Grant Allocations - Report 1 of 2 (File 2005)

THAT Council approve 10 capital grants, totalling $116,800, as listed in Appendix C of the Administrative Report dated July 5, 201, entitled "2001 Capital Grant Allocations - Report 1 of 2" including conditions on the grants, where noted; with the source of funding to be provided from the 2001 Capital Budget.

4. Vancouver Dance Foundation
Additional Capital Grant Request - Report 2 of 2 (File 2005)

Council did not approve an additional capital grant to the Dance Foundation.

5. Conversion of Temporary Full-Time CUPE 15 Positions

To Regular Full-Time Status (File 1360)

THAT effective July 26, 2001, City Council approve the conversion of 53 existing temporary full-time CUPE 15 positions to regular full-time status as outlined in the Appendix `A' of the Administrative Report dated July 16, 2001, entitled "Conversion of Temporary Full-Time CUPE 15 Positions To Regular Full-Time Status".

CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. 2001/2002 Theatre Rental Grants (File 2055)

A. THAT Council confirm its previous approval in principle of rental grants to 11 organizations for uses of the Civic Theatres in Spring 2001, in the amount of $792,980, as listed in Table 1 of the Administrative Report dated July 17, 2001, and entitled "2001/2002 Theatre Rental Grants", source of funds to be the 2001 Theatre Rental Grant budget.

B. THAT Council approve the addition of two rehearsal uses in the Vancouver Playhouse to the reserve use pool, and increase Coastal Jazz and Blues Society's base level uses from one to two uses.

C. THAT Council approve 11 rental grants totalling $768,805 for uses of the Civic Theatres in Fall 2001, within base level or reserve uses, as listed in Table 2 of the Administrative Report dated July 17, 2001, and entitled "2001/2002 Theatre Rental Grants", source of funds to be the 2001 Theatre Rental Grants budget.

D. THAT Council approve, in principle, 11 rental grants totalling $830,900, for uses to the Civic Theatres in Spring 2002, within base level uses, as listed in Table 2 of the Administrative Report dated July 17, 2001, and entitled "2001/2002 Theatre Rental Grants", subject to the 2002 Operating Budget Review process.

BY-LAWS

The following By-laws were approved:

1. A By-law to amend By-law No. 3575, being the Zoning and Development By-law (1055 West 41^st Avenue)

2. A By-law to authorize Council entering into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the Owners of Heritage Property (3838 Cypress Street)

3. A By-law to designate heritage property, and to amend By-law No. 4837, being the Heritage By-law (3838 Cypress Street)

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