Updated May 1, 2002

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 30, 2002

A G E N D A

COUNCIL CHAMBER - 2:00 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE:
Agendas and reports are available on the City of Vancouver web site (http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca) approximately one week before the meeting date.
Late reports (so noted) are put on the web site when they are received in the Office of the City Clerk.
Minutes of the meeting.

For information regarding the Council meeting, please call
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 paragraph:

(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;

(h) litigation or potential litigation affecting the city;

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

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - April 11, 2002

2. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - April 11, 2002

Late Distribution
3. Regular Council - April 23, 2002

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

REPORT REFERENCE

1. Lower Mainland Municipal Association Drug Strategy

Councillor Bob Fearnley from the City of North Vancouver, and representing the LMMA Drug and Crime Prevention Committee, will make a presentation regarding the LMMA Drug Strategy.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. 2002 Operating Budget - Interim Report

At the April 11, 2002, Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting, Council concluded the hearing of speakers on the reports noted below and completed consideration of the Administrative Report dated March 28, 2002, entitled 2002 Operating Budget - Interim Report.

Due to time constraints, decision on the following items was referred to this meeting:

(a) Administrative Report dated April 2, 2002, entitled 2002 Operating Budget: Public Consultation Process;

(b) Administrative Report dated April 2, 2002, entitled Impacts of the Provincial Budget on the City of Vancouver and attaching the following:

(i) Extract from the Minutes of the Standing Committee on Planning & Environment meeting of January 24, 2002, regarding Meeting on Provincial Government Cuts to Services and Programs;

(ii) Two Motions on Notice regarding (1) Provincial Cuts to Income and Hardship Assistance; and (2) Provincial Government's Closure of the Residential Tenancy Office;

(iii) Extract from the Regular Council meeting of February 19, 2002, regarding Province of British Columbia - Cycling Network Program;

(iv) Motion on Notice on Provincial Downloading to Municipalities

(v)  Memo dated April 29, 2002, from the City Manager, regarding Impacts of the Provincial Budget on the City of Vancouver

(c) Extract from Regular Council meeting of March 26, 2002 regarding Motion on Notice on Increasing Public Input and Involvement in City Budgets

CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. 2002 Operating Budget - Final Estimates (Late Distribution)

2. Annual Speed Hump Installation Program, 2002

3. Approval of 2002 Special Events

4. Bike Box Pilot Project for Main and Union

5. Annual Report From Citizens' Advisory Committee to Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services

6. Vancouver Heritage Foundation - 2001 Annual Report

7. Update on Recent Regional Transportation Data (Late Distribution)

OTHER REPORTS

I. Report from Vancouver City Planning Commission

April 9, 2002

Cl. 1: Vancouver City Planning Commission 2001 Annual Report
Cl. 2: Vancouver City Planning Commission 2002 Workplan

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOTIONS

A. Administrative Motions

1.  2002 Operating Budget Resolution (Late Distribution)

B. Motions on Notice

1. Provincial Changes to Income Assistance and Disability Benefits (File: 1263)
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

(i)  Correspondence, dated April 29, 2002, requesting to speak (Late Distribution)

2. Opposing the Provincial Referendum on Treaty Negotiations (File: 3139)
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

3. Protect Public Health Care (File: 4101)
MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER: Councillor

(i) Correspondence, dated April 26, requesting to speak (Late Distribution)

NOTICE OF MOTION

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

OTHER BUSINESS

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