COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS MEETING
OCTOBER 4, 2001

DECISIONS

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Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator, at 604.871.6399.

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of October 4, 2001, Vancouver City Council approved the following:

1. City Hall Campus - Client Service Centre and Office Renovation Projects (File 5106/1375)

A. THAT Council receive for INFORMATION the proposed City Hall Campus renovation programs for creating a Client Service and Welcome Centre; source of funding to be existing Capital budgets for City Hall upgrade.

B. THAT the source of funding for accommodating displaced Engineering staff be supplemented from the existing Waterworks Capital Budget ($55,000) and Solid Waste Capital Reserve ($50,000).

C. THAT the source of funding for consolidating and upgrading Engineering Services offices in the Main Building be the Service Improvement Reserve ($415,000); to be repaid from savings as set out in the Administrative Report dated September 26, 2001, entitled "City Hall Campus - Client Service Centre and Office Renovation Projects".

D. THAT two (2) Clerk Steno III positions and half (0.5) Clerk Typist II position in Engineering Services be cancelled, and one (1) Clerk Steno III position and one (1) Clerk Typist III position in Engineering Services be reclassified as Engineering Customer Service positions, at the same pay grade, subject to GVRD classification review.

2. Information Services Staffing (File 1375)

THAT an existing, exempt temporary Systems Analyst IA (computer support) position be made permanent in Engineering Services at no additional cost to the City through transfers of funds from various operating budgets.

3. 3150 East 54th Avenue - Government Liquor Store - Development Application Number DE 405935 (File 2605)

THAT the Director of Planning be advised that Council would favour approval of Development Application Number DE405935 for a government liquor store at 3150 East 54th Avenue.

CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Business License Hearing Panel for October 16, 2001 (File 2711-1)

THAT Council delegate the holding of a business license hearing presently scheduled for October 16, 2001 to a panel of three Council Members, pursuant to Section 277.1 of the Vancouver Charter, as follows:

The business license hearing pursuant to Section 275 of the Vancouver Charter regarding the 2001 Business License held by Choi Hong Ho and Henry Leong for 1346 Lakewood Drive and the power to make a Council decision in relation to that hearing be delegated to:

Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Chair

Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Fred Bass

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 Don Lee.

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

1. Leave of Absence - Councillor Sullivan (File: 1254)

THAT Councillor Sullivan be granted Leave of Absence for the evening of December 4, 2001.

2. Coast Mountain Bus Company and Canadian Auto Workers Negotiations (CAW) (File 5551)

Councillor Clarke updated Council on matters arising from comments made at the Tuesday,October 2, 2001 Council meeting, with respect to the CAW and Coast Mountain Operational Review Committee.

Councillor Clarke advised the CAW began meeting with the Assistant Deputy Minister of Labour at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2001, concerning Coast Mountain/CAW negotiations.

3. Trash Busters' Advertising (File 2851)

Councillor Puil made reference to incidents involving advertising nailed high on trees and the potentially serious damage to the trees. The City Manager confirmed staff are aware of the situation and that removal of the advertising takes place as soon as possible. Ms. Rogers agreed to check whether the company in question has a business license.

4. Graffiti Removal on Bridges (File 3501)

Councillor Price pointed out that City removal of graffiti from Burrard Street Bridge is not taking place within six days. The City Manager agreed to follow up on the matter.

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