Regular Council Agenda - March 26, 2002

Updated March 28, 2002

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - MARCH 26, 2002

A G E N D A

COUNCIL CHAMBER - 2:00 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE:
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Minutes of the meeting.

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Tarja Tuominen at 604.873.7191 or Charlene Imai at 604.871.6355.

PRAYER

ROLL CALL

"IN CAMERA" MEETING

MOVER: Councillor
SECONDER: Councillor

THAT Council will go into a meeting later this day which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2 (1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraphs:

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city;

(i) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

ITEMS ARISING FROM THE "IN CAMERA" MEETING OF MARCH 12, 2002

· Council made appointments to the First Shaughnessy Advisory Design Panel. Names of those appointed can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office.

· Council appointed Greg Merchant to the position of City Treasurer.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. Regular Council (Transportation and Traffic) - March 5, 2002

2. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - March 7, 2002

3. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - March 7, 2002

4. Regular Council - March 12, 2002

5. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - March 14, 2002

6. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - March 14, 2002

7. Special Council (Public Hearing) - March 14, 2002

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. False Creek Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossings Study - Final Report

At its meeting on March 14, 2002, the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets after hearing delegations on the above subject, referred consideration and decision on this matter to today's meeting.

The following materials refer:

· Administrative Report dated February 14, 2002 (limited distribution, previously circulated); and
· Minutes 5 (Item 4) of the City Services and Budgets meeting of March 14, 2002.

CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Local Improvement Reballots from December 4, 2001, Court of Revision

2. Form of Development: 1077 West Cordova Street

3. Sale of Residential Lot: 546 Prior Street

4. 2002 Cultural Grants: Operating and Project Grant Allocations (Requires eight affirmative votes)

5. 2002 Community Services Grants Allocations (Requires eight affirmative votes)

6. Business License Hearing Panel for April 25, 2002

7. 777 Homer Street - Class `E' Stadium/Concert Hall

The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts (Formerly Ford Theatre)

8. Approval of 2002-2003 Business Improvement Area (BIA) Budgets

9. Authority to Attend Conference in Miami Beach, Florida

10. Business License Hearing Panel for April 9, 2002 - Late Distribution

OTHER REPORTS

I. Report of Special Advisory Committee on Cultural Communities

March 5, 2002

Cl. 1: 2001 Annual Report

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

BY-LAWS

1. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 (1128 West Hastings Street - Pinnacle Hotel)
MOVER: Councillor Clarke
SECONDER: Councillor Price
(Councillors Kennedy and McCormick excused from voting on By-law 1)

2. A By-law to amend Sign By-law No. 6510 (1128 West Hastings Street - Pinnacle Hotel)
MOVER: Councillor Daniel Lee
SECONDER: Councillor Price
(Councillors Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor excused from voting on By-law 2)

3. A By-law to amend By-law No. 8006 to increase the South Granville Business Improvement Area funding ceiling for the balance of the current term
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor Clarke

4. A By-law to assess real property to defray 2001 maintenance costs for the Trounce Alley and Blood Alley Square Local Improvement Project
MOVER: Councillor McCormick
SECONDER: Councillor Kennedy

5. A By-law to assess real property to defray 2001 costs for the Fraser Street Collective Parking Project and Hastings Street Collective Parking Project
MOVER: Councillor McCormick
SECONDER: Councillor Kennedy

6. A By-law to assess real property to defray 2001 maintenance costs for the Granville Street Decorative Tree Lighting Local Improvement Project
MOVER: Councillor McCormick
SECONDER: Councillor Kennedy

7. A By-law to amend Sign By-law No. 6510 (601 West 10^th Avenue - BC Cancer Research Centre)
MOVER: Councillor Clarke
SECONDER: Councillor Daniel Lee
(Councillors Kennedy, Louis, McCormick, Puil and the Mayor excused from voting on By-law 7)

8. A By-law to authorize Council entering into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the Owner of Heritage Property (626 West Pender Street)
MOVER: Councillor Daniel Lee
SECONDER: Councillor McCormick
(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy and Price excused from voting on By-law 8)

9. A By-law to amend Parking Meter By-law No. 2952 to increase parking meter rates
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor McCormick

10. A By-law to designate heritage property, and to amend By-law No. 4837, being the Heritage By-law (1196 Granville Street)
MOVER: Councillor Clarke
SECONDER: Councillor Kennedy
(Councillors Bass, Louis, McCormick and Puil excused from voting on By-law 10)

11. A By-law to amend Noise Control By-law No. 6555 (Regulation of Leaf Blowers)
MOVER: Councillor Kennedy
SECONDER: Councillor Daniel Lee

Late Distribution
12. A By-law to Average Land Assessments for 2002
MOVER: Councillor Kennedy
SECONDER: Councillor Daniel Lee

MOTIONS

A. Administrative Motions

1. Approval of Form of Development: 1128 West Hastings Street (Subject to approval of By-law 1) - Late Distribution

B. Motions on Notice

1. Road Races
MOVER: Councillor McCormick
SECONDER: Councillor

2. Reduce Lethal Auto Speeding by Reintroducing Photo Radar in Vancouver
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

3. Increasing Public Input and Involvement in City Budgets
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

4. Provincial Downloading to Municipalities: Sales Tax Increase
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

5. Vancouver City Council Support for National Harm Reduction Pilot Project
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

(i) Correspondence dated March 25, 2002, requesting to speak - Late Distribution

NOTICE OF MOTION

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

OTHER BUSINESS

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