MOTION ON NOTICE

At the Council meeting of June 25, 2002, Councillor Louis submitted the following Notice of Motion which was recognized by the Chair:

1. Openness and Transparency of 2010 Olympic Bid (File 4209)

WHEREAS, the citizens of Vancouver would like to see openness and transparency from the Vancouver Olympic Bid Corporation;

AND WHEREAS, the City of Vancouver is a partner of the Vancouver Olympic Bid Corporation and also committed to openness and transparency;

AND WHEREAS, the Vancouver Olympic Bid Corporation has submitted its mini-bid book to the International Olympic Committee at the end of May 2002;

AND WHEREAS, competing bid cities such as Bern, Switzerland have made their mini-bid book publicly available on their websites;

AND WHEREAS, citizens in the region have a right to know what the Vancouver Olympic Bid Corporation commits them to in terms of public resources;

AND WHEREAS, the Vancouver Olympic Bid Corporation has yet to publicly release their mini bid-book;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City of Vancouver strongly urges the Vancouver Olympic Bid Corporation make its mini-bid book publicly available immediately;

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