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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, September 12, 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

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Tina Hildebrandt, 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 July 25, and August 1, 2002, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. Credits to the 2000 - 2002 Street Lighting Capital Plan (File: 1611)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated August 29, 2002, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services sought Council's approval to reallocate $721,589.72, received from the closeouts of the 1994-1996 and 1997-1999 Street Lighting Capital Plans, to the current 2000-2002 Capital Plan.

Harvey Gibault, Superintendent, Traffic and Electrical Operations, reviewed the report and responded to questions regarding street lighting.

MOVED by Mayor Owen
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT Council approve the reallocation of $721,589.72 received from the closeouts of the 1994-1996 and 1997-1999 Street Light Capital Plans to the current 2000-2002 Capital Plan. (This reallocation was anticipated in the 2002 Engineering Basic Capital Budget and closeouts report approved by Council on May 16, 2002.)

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(Councillors Don Lee and Louis absent for the vote)

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At this point in the proceedings Mayor Owen declared Conflict of Interest as he is a resident in the Quayside Neighbourhood and did not participate in the discussion or voting on Items 2 and 3. He left the meeting at 10:45 a.m. and did not return.

Items 2 and 3 were dealt with concurrently and have been minuted accordingly.

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2. Form of Development: 455 Beach Crescent

AND

3. Form of Development: 583 Beach Crescent

The Committee had before it two Administrative Reports dated August 23, 2002, in which the Director of Current Planning sought Council's approval for the revised form of development for the portions of the above-noted CD-1 zoned sites. The General Manager of Community Services recommended approval.

Ralph Segal, Senior Development Planner, Urban Design and Development Planning Centre, with the aid of site plans, provided an overview of the reports and responded to questions regarding impacts related to the increase in tower heights, notification to pre-purchasers and response from same.

The following spoke in opposition to the proposed two-storey increase in tower heights:

A summary of speakers' comments follows:

· the proposed increase in tower heights is in contravention with the Beach Neighbourhood Guidelines which specify a maximum height of 29 stories;
· pre-purchasers did not have an opportunity to provide input on the application because they were not notified of the Development Permit Board meeting;
· this City is known as one of the most beautiful in the world but the ocean and mountain views are being lost because of these taller buildings;
· the developers' tactics in pre-selling their units and the disclaimer absolving them of any problems or issues is a concern.

Mr. Segal, together with Matthew Meehan, Vice President - Planning, and David Negrin, Senior Vice-President - Development, Concord Pacific, responded to additional questions regarding impacts related to the increase in tower heights and notification to pre-purchasers as well as mitigation efforts.

Form of Development: 455 Beach Crescent
DE405455 - CD-1 By-law No. 8109 (File: 2604)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT the revised form of development for this portion of the CD-1 zoned site known as 600 Pacific Street (455 Beach Crescent being the application address) not be approved generally as illustrated in the Development Application Number DE405455, prepared by Hulbert Group International Inc. and stamped "Received, Community Services, Development Services August 1, 2002".

LOST
(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, Don Lee, McCormick, Puil and Sullivan opposed)
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

MOVED by Councillor Clarke
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

CARRIED
(Councillors Bass, Louis, Kennedy and Price opposed)
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

B. THAT staff report back on a process for development and zoning related applications to incorporate a formal notification of such applications to pre-purchasers in advance of Council, Development Permit Board or Community consideration.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

Form of Development: 583 Beach Crescent
DE406178 - CD-1 By-law No. 8109 (File: 2604)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT the revised form of development for this portion of the CD-1 zoned site known as 600 Pacific Street (583 Beach Crescent being the application address) not be approved generally as illustrated in the Development Application Number DE405455, prepared by Hulbert Group International Inc. and stamped "Received, Community Services, Development Services August 1, 2002".

LOST
(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, Don Lee, McCormick, Puil and Sullivan opposed)
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

MOVED by Councillor Clarke
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

A. THAT the revised form of development for this portion of the CD-1 zoned site known as 600 Pacific Street (583 Beach Crescent being the application address) be approved generally as illustrated in the Development Application Number DE406178, prepared by Hulbert Group International Inc. and stamped "Received, Community Services, Development Services August 1, 2002", provided that the Director of Planning may approve design changes which would not adversely affect either the development character of this site or adjacent properties.

CARRIED
(Councillors Bass, Louis, Kennedy and Price opposed)
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

B. THAT staff report back on a process for development and zoning related applications to incorporate a formal notification of such applications to pre-purchasers in advance of Council, Development Permit Board or Community consideration.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

The Committee adjourned at 11:46 a.m.

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CITY OF VANCOUVER

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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, September 12, 2002, at 11:46 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:

Deputy Mayor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Fred Bass
Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Gordon Price
Councillor George Puil
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

Mayor Philip Owen

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Tina Hildebrandt, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
SECONDED by Councillor Sullivan

THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Deputy Mayor Clarke in the Chair.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
September 12, 2002

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

Clause 1

MOVED by Councillor Puil

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

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Clause 2

MOVED by Councillor Puil

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

CARRIED
(Councillors Bass, Louis, Kennedy and Price opposed to Recommendation A)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy

THAT the revised form of development for this portion of the CD-1 zoned site known as 600 Pacific Street (455 Beach Crescent being the application address) not be approved generally as illustrated in the Development Application Number DE405455, prepared by Hulbert Group International Inc. and stamped "Received, Community Services, Development Services August 1, 2002".

LOST
(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, Don Lee, McCormick, Puil and Sullivan opposed)
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

Clause 3

MOVED by Councillor Puil

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

CARRIED
(Councillors Bass, Louis, Kennedy and Price opposed to Recommendation A)

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy

THAT the revised form of development for this portion of the CD-1 zoned site known as 600 Pacific Street (583 Beach Crescent being the application address) not be approved generally as illustrated in the Development Application Number DE405455, prepared by Hulbert Group International Inc. and stamped "Received, Community Services, Development Services August 1, 2002".

LOST
(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, Don Lee, McCormick, Puil and Sullivan opposed)
(the Mayor absent for the vote)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Daniel Lee

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor McCormick
SECONDED by Councillor Price

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 11:47 a.m.

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