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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

DECEMBER 6, 2001

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, December 6, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:

Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Vice-Chair
Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Fred Bass
Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

Councillor Daniel Lee (Sick Leave)
Councillor Gordon Price (Sick Leave)
Councillor George Puil, Chair (Civic Business)

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of November 8, 2001, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. 2001 Childcare Grants Allocation - Report 2 of 4 (File 2402)

On November 6, 2001, Council passed a motion to hear delegations regarding the 2001 Civic Childcare Grants Program at an appropriate committee. Accordingly, the Committee had before it the Administrative Report dated June 28, 2001, in which the General Manager of Community Services makes recommendations for the Childcare Program Enhancement and Inner-city Childcare Sustaining categories.

Council also had before it a letter dated November 28, 2001 from Boat Daycare Society, in which they withdrew their appeal of the 2001 City Enhancement Grant approved by Council on July 10, 2001.

Carol Ann Young, Childcare Coordinator, responded to questions regarding breakfast and lunch programs, and noted these are being reviewed by nutritionists.

MOVED by Councillor Louis
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

A. THAT Council approve 21 Childcare Program Enhancement Grants totalling $110,700 as listed in Appendix I of the Administrative Report dated June 28, 2001 entitled "2001 Childcare Grants Allocation - Report 2 of 4", with conditions as noted; source of funds: 2001 Childcare Grants Funds, 2001 Operating Budget;

B. THAT Council approve 26 Inner-city Childcare Sustaining Grants totalling $233,517 as listed in Appendix I of the Administrative Report dated June 28, 2001 entitled "2001 Childcare Grants Allocation - Report 2 of 4", with conditions as noted; source of funds: 2001 Childcare Grants Funds, 2001 Operating Budget.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. 2001 Partners in Organizational Development Grant Allocation (File 2151)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated November 22, 2001, in which the Director of Social Planning recommended approval of the City's contribution to the Partners in Organizational Development (POD) program for community agencies in Vancouver. The General Manager of Community Services recommended approval.

Coralys Cuthbert, Social Planner, responded to questions, explained the rationale for grant eligibility, and acknowledged a Councillor's request that in future additional reasons for organizations not being recommended and/or considered ineligible for POD grants be included in the report.

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT Council approve a Partners in Organizational Development grant of $20,000 to the United Way of the Lower Mainland for subsequent distribution to community services organizations in the amounts listed in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated November 22, 2001 entitled "2001 Partners in Organizational Development Grant Allocation", source of funds to be the 2001 Community Services grants budget.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. 2001 `Other' Grants Requests (File 2201)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated November 19, 2001, in which the General Manager Corporate Services/Director of Finance presented requests for funding under the `Other' and Cultural Grant categories, including annual recurring, miscellaneous and theatre rent grants.

Annette Klein, Manager of Budgets and Laura Lintunen, Assistant Manager, Budgets Office, were available to respond to questions.

Sean Eccles, Manager of Field Operations, SPCA, and Lorie Chortyk, Director of Communications, SPCA, urged Council to approve the SPCA grant. Comments and answers to Councillors' questions included:

· the grant has historically been provided to assist in dealing with cats in Vancouver, since the City's animal control facility does not;
· volunteer recruitment and training have been identified as priority items for review by the SPCA;
· clarification was provided that animals cannot be taken away without strong evidence, and unless a case is categorized as "critical distress" constables cannot enter a property without a search warrant;
· a lot of work by the SPCA has been done around the issue of emotional and psychological animal neglect;
· the Society has been restructured so that all decisions are reported to the head office;
· SPCA constables are accountable to the Vancouver Police Services Branch, any enforcement issues or complaints can be directed to them;
· confirmation was provided that cruelty to animals is already a criminal offense in Canada and that imminent passage of Bill C-15 may include increased fines and penalties.

MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

A. THAT a grant of $ 48,504 to the Vancouver City Planning Commission be approved; source of funds to be the 2001 `OTHER' Grants Budget.

B. THAT a grant of $100,000 to the Vancouver Symphony Society to offset the rent payable under the lease with Civic Theatres for the period of January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001 be approved; source of funds to be the 2001 Cultural Grant - Theatre Rent budget.

C. THAT a grant of $3,500 (2000 funding level) be approved to the Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver; source of funds to be 2001 `OTHER' Grants budget.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

MOVED by Mayor Owen
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

D. THAT the following consideration item be referred to the regular Council meeting on December 11, 2001, pending additional information:

CARRIED
(Councillor Clarke opposed)

MOVED by Mayor Owen
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT the following consideration item be referred to the regular Council meeting on December 11, 2001, pending additional information:

LOST
(Councillors Bass, Clarke, Kennedy, Don Lee, Louis and McCormick opposed)

MOVED by Councillor Bass
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT a grant of $4,000 be approved to the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C.; source of funds to be 2001 `OTHER' Grants budget.

LOST (Tie Vote)
(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)

The Committee adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

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CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

DECEMBER 6, 2001

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, December 6, 2001, at 10:26 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.

PRESENT:

Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Fred Bass
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

Councillor Daniel Lee (Sick Leave)
Councillor Gordon Price (Sick Leave)
Councillor George Puil (Leave of Absence)

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
SECONDED by Councillor Kennedy

THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor Owen in the chair.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
December 6, 2001

Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the foregoing report:

Clauses 1-3

MOVED by Councillor Clarke

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1-3 of this report, be approved.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor McCormick

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
SECONDED by Councillor Sullivan

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

MOTIONS ON NOTICE

1. Federal Government Budget (File 1263)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
SECONDED by Councillor Don Lee

THAT consideration of the Motion on Notice entitled "Federal Government Budget" be postponed to the afternoon Council Meeting following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment on December 6, 2001.

CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

2. Goodwill Toward Vancouver's Homeless Street Youth
Over the Holiday Season (File: 4659)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
SECONDED by Councillor Don Lee

THAT consideration of the Motion on Notice entitled "Goodwill Toward Vancouver's Homeless Street Youth Over the Holiday Season" be postponed to the afternoon Council Meeting following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment on December 6, 2001.

CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

The Council adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

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