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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

JANUARY 24, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, January 24, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Councillor George Puil, Chair Mayor Philip Owen* Councillor Fred Bass Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Vice-Chair Councillor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick Councillor Gordon Price Councillor Sam Sullivan
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator

*denotes presence for a portion of the meeting

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meetings of December  6 and 13, 2002, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. 2002 Assessment Roll Report (File 1551)

The Committee had before it the City of Vancouver 2002 Assessment Roll Report dated January 2, 2002, prepared by the BC Assessment Authority to provide property and value information for taxation purposes.

David Highfield, Area Assessor, BC Assessment Authority, made a presentation on the assessment trends reflected in the report, notable Supreme Court cases, and outstanding appeals. Mr. Highfield, accompanied by Deborah Francis and David Lee, Deputy Assessors, responded to questions regarding the new Assessment Roll totals.

MOVED by Councillor McCormick
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT the BC Assessment Authority presentation and City of Vancouver 2002 Assessment Roll Report dated January 2, 2002, be received for information.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(The Mayor not present for the vote.)

2. Tourism Vancouver 2002 Business Plan/2% Hotel Tax Revenues (File 6008)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated January 14, 2002, in which the General Manager of Corporate Services provided an overview and analysis of Tourism Vancouver's 2001 performance and the 2002 Business Plan and Budget, and in addition, reported back on issues presented to Council in 2001 relevant to the tourism industry.

The General Manager of Corporate Services recommended approval of the Tourism Vancouver 2002 Business Plan and Budget and that the 2% Hotel Tax payments received by the City for the 2002 fiscal year be forwarded to Tourism Vancouver as and when they are received by the City. The City Manager recommended approval of the foregoing.

Estelle Lo, General Manager of Corporate Services, provided an overview of the report and introduced Peter Armstrong (Past Chair), Steven Darling (Board Member), and Rick Antonson (CEO) Tourism Vancouver, who provided information on their 2002 Business Plan, marketing strategies, and responded to questions related to projected uses for the 2% hotel tax.

Council members questioned Tourism Vancouver representatives on intended use of revenues generated if in excess of those projected from the 2% hotel tax. Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager, advised work is currently underway on a Memorandum of Understanding and reference to this issue could be included in that Memorandum. Mr. Armstrong agreed to forward to the City a copy of the grid prepared by Tourism Vancouver which sets out projected uses of the hotel tax subject to the amount received. Mr.  MacGregor further advised the Memorandum of Understanding could be before Council prior to the summer break. Council so agreed.

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

A. THAT Council approve the portion of the Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau (Tourism Vancouver's) 2002 Business Plan funded by the 2% Hotel Tax, and that the 2% Hotel Tax payments received by the City for the 2002 fiscal year be forwarded to Tourism Vancouver as and when they are received by the City.

B. THAT Council receive for information staff's report contained in the Administrative Report dated January 14, 2002 entitled "Tourism Vancouver 2002 Business Plan /2% Hotel Tax Revenues" on the following: contributions to the 2010 Olympic Bid Corporation, regional tourism efforts, the creation of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Vancouver and Tourism Vancouver, and other ongoing and emerging tourism projects in Vancouver.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Committee adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

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CITY OF VANCOUVER

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

JANUARY 24, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, January 24, 2002, 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 Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
SECONDED by Councillor McCormick

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
January 24, 2002

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

Cl.1: 2002 Assessment Roll Report
Cl.2: Tourism Vancouver 2002 Business Plan/2% Hotel Tax Revenues

Clauses 1 and 2

MOVED by Councillor Puil

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1 and 2 of this report, be approved.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Louis

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Clarke
SECONDED by Councillor Don Lee

THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

1. Leave of Absence - Mayor Owen (File 1254)

MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
SECONDED by Councillor Sullivan

THAT Mayor Owen be granted Leave of Absence for February 5, 2002.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Leave of Absence (Sick Leave) - Councillor Puil (File 1254)

MOVED by Councillor Clarke
SECONDED by Councillor Sullivan

THAT Councillor Puil be granted Leave of Absence (Sick Leave) for the first two weeks of February 2002.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 11:06 a.m.

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