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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL

ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

MARCH 7, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, March 7, 2002, 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 Daniel Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

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

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator

RECOMMENDATION

1. Grant Allocations of Year 2002 -
Community Safety Funding Program (File 2201)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated February 19, 2002, in which the Chief Constable and Director of Social Planning recommended the year 2002 Community Safety Grant allocations for 17 Community Policing Centres (CPCs) which deliver crime prevention programs and community safety activities. Also recommended was
a grant to the Vancouver Crime Prevention Society to work with the Community Policing
Centres, Vancouver Police Department and Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor Generalin providing regular training and support to all CPCs collectively. The City Manager recommended approval.

Mario Lee, Social Planner, provided Council with an overview of the report and noted Provincial cuts do not impact this year's grant allocations. Michael Kennedy, Acting Assistant Director, Community Programs Division, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General of BC was also present and provided details of intended future directions for the jointly funded program.

Nancy Chiavario provided rationale and benefits for retaining the Community Policing Centres and community safety funding program and invited Council to consider appointing a liaison member to the Community Policing Centres program. Council members were also invited to participate in in a Vancouver safety Coalition forum to take place in early April.

MOVED by Councillor McCormick
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT Council approve 18 grants totaling $300,000, for crime prevention and community safety activities as listed in Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated February 19, 2002, entitled "Grant Allocations of Year 2002 - Community Safety Funding Program" including conditions on the grants, with cost to be shared on a 50/50 basis between the City and the Province. The source of funds for the City's portion to be the 2002 Other Grants Budget, to be approved in advance of approval of the 2002 Operating Budget; and

FURTHER THAT if the Province decides not to continue funding Community Policing Centres (CPCs), the Provincial Minister responsible be requested to attend a future meeting to meet with Council.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Award of Tender PS01080 -

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated February 22, 2002, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services and Manager, Materials Management, recommended acceptance of the bid from Finning Canada which represents best value to the City.

MOVED by Councillor Louis
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT Council accept the bid offering best value to the City from Finning Canadafor one (1) - 2002 Cat D8RII at a total cost of $648,772, plus the Provincial Sales Tax, the Goods and Services Tax (less any municipal rebate received) and the Provincial Environmental Levy, subject to a contract satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. 2002 Property Tax Options:

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated February 25, 2002, in which the General Manager of Corporate Services / Director of Finance reviewed the effects of utilizing three-year land averaging, compared to the traditional taxation system based upon market assessment values, in calculating 2002 property taxes for Class 01 and Class 06. It was recommended that three-year land assessment averaging continue as the preferred taxation option for these classes in 2002.

Ken Bayne, Director of Financial Planning and Treasury, provided an overview of the report and responded to questions related to the long term impact on property taxes of averaging across a class of properties.

MOVED by Mayor Owen
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

A. THAT Council approve the continuation of three-year land value averaging as the 2002 property tax calculation methodology for residential (Class 1) and business/other (Class 6) properties as discussed in this report, and that the property taxes for all other classes (Classes 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9) be calculated using market assessed values.

B. THAT the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of Finance, be instructed to submit a by-law to Council, for approval before March 31st of this year, which sets out the particulars of averaging in accordance with the provisions of the Vancouver Charter.

C. THAT Council instruct the Director of Finance to make appropriate arrangements with the BC Assessment Authority for the production of an averaged 2002 taxation roll, at an approximate cost of $20,000; source of funding to be the 2002 Operating Budget.

CARRIED
(Councillor Louis opposed.)

The Committee adjourned at 10:33 a.m.

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CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON

CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

MARCH 7, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, March 7, 2002, at 10:34 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 Daniel Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

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

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Louis
SECONDED by Councillor Bass

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

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMUNICATIONS

1. Water Street Reconstruction Award of Contract and

Before Council for consideration was a memorandum from the General Manager of Engineering Services dated March 7, 2002, entitled "Water Street Reconstruction Award of Contract and Reallocation of Funding".

MOVED by Councillor Louis

THAT Council approve the reallocation of $200,000 of unspent capital from a completed Streets Division project to fund the City's portions of the Water Street Reconstruction Project.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
March 7, 2002

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

Clause 1

MOVED by Councillor Clarke

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 1 of this report, be approved.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

Clause 2

MOVED by Councillor Clarke

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 2 of this report, be approved.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Clause 3

MOVED by Councillor Clarke

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 3of this report, be approved.

CARRIED
(Councillor Louis opposed.)

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 Kennedy
SECONDED by Councillor Sullivan

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 10:35 a.m.

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