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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

OCTOBER 24, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, October 24, 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 Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

Councillor Gordon Price (Leave of Absence)

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 meeting of October 3, 2002, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. Mobile Ice Cream Vending - Suspension of Permit (File 2701)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated October 7, 2002, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services provided information to Council on the suspension of a Mobile Ice Cream Vending Permit.

Tom Hammel, Streets Administration Engineer, reviewed the report and responded to a question regarding the effectiveness of a suspension on a permit that is out of season.

MOVED by Councillor McCormick
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT Council receive for information, as required under The Street Vending By-law Section 6.(b), the Administrative Report dated October 7, 2002, titled "Mobile Ice Cream Vending - Suspension of Permit", of a thirty day suspension of a Mobile Ice Cream Vending permit, by the City Engineer.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Vancouver Economic Development Commission 2003 Business Plan and Budget (File 3143)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated October 16, 2002, in which the General Manager of Corporate Services sought Council's approval for the Vancouver Economic Development Commission 2003 Business Plan and Budget, as outlined in Appendix A of the report, and to enter into a contract with the Vancouver Economic Development Commission for the provision of economic development services. The City Manager recommended approval.

Roger Fast, Director, Business Support Services, reviewed the report and introduced Linda Thorstad, Executive Director, Vancouver Economic Development Commission. Ms. Thorstad introduced some members of the Commission Board, and, with the aid of a Powerpoint presentation, reviewed the Commission's accomplishments in 2002, identified principal goals for 2003, as outlined in its 2003 Business Plan, and responded to questions related to these goals.

MOVED by Councillor Kennedy
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

THAT Council approve renewal of the annual contract with the Vancouver Economic Development Commission (VEDC) for the 2003 fiscal year at a cost of $570,000 plus applicable net GST (a net increase of 3.6% from the 2002 budget of $550,000); source of funds to be the 2003 Operating Budget.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(Councillor Clarke absent for the vote)

3. Capital Grant to South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (File 2005)

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated October 16, 2002, in which the Director of Social Planning sought Council's approval of capital funding which can be used in conjunction with approved funding from the Federal/Provincial Infrastructure Program and money which has already been raised in the community to build a replacement facility for South Vancouver Neighbourhood House. The City Manager recommended approval.

Rick Gates and Anne Kloppenborg, Social Planners, reviewed the report.

Keith Jacobsen, Killarney Community Centre Association, and Pat Fenner, Past President, Champlain Heights Community Association, were opposed to staff's recommendations. They felt that a stand-alone facility, dedicated to and operated by seniors, would be a better solution for improving services for seniors in South Vancouver. It was also felt that staff did not give enough consideration to the Killarney Senior's Centre proposal. Mr. Jacobsen and Ms. Fenner asked Council to delay its decision in order to allow staff to further consider all options and to give the Killarney Community Centre Association time to obtain the infrastructure funding required for the construction of a stand-alone senior's facility at the Killarney Community Centre.

Staff responded to questions related to the issues raised by the foregoing speakers'.

The following speakers were in favour of staff's recommendations:

Following is a summary of speakers' comments:

· the vision of a stand-alone centre for seniors can be achieved in the concept of the new South Vancouver Neighbourhood House because seniors would be taking the lead in their own programming;
· the new facility will be located in a convenient area next to a good transit route;
· there is an urgent need to expand programs for seniors in South Vancouver and Council should approve this proposal.

MOVED by Councillor Clarke
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

A. THAT Council approve a Capital Grant of $100,000 to South Vancouver Neighbourhood House Society for the redevelopment of a new Neighbourhood House facility. Source of funds is $76,070 from the Capital Grants portion of the 2000-2002 Capital Plan and $23,930 from unallocated funding from closed Capital Grant projects.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(Councillor Kennedy and the Mayor absent for the vote)

MOVED by Councillor Bass
THAT the Committee recommend to Council

D. THAT Council ask the Provincial Government to restore and fully fund the Provincial Community Partners Program and ask the Federal Government to expedite and increase the funding of senior's centres.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(Councillor Kennedy and the Mayor absent for the vote)

 

The Committee adjourned at 11:23 a.m.

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CITY OF VANCOUVER

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

OCTOBER 24, 2002

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, October 24, 2002, at 11:23 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 Sandy McCormick
Councillor Fred Bass
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor George Puil
Councillor Sam Sullivan

ABSENT:

Mayor Philip Owen (Civic Business)
Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Gordon Price (Leave of Absence)

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager

CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:

Tina Hildebrandt, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Daniel Lee
SECONDED by Councillor Sullivan

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

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
October 24, 2002

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

Clauses 1 and 2

MOVED by Councillor Puil

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1 and 2 of this report, be approved.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Clause 3

MOVED by Councillor Puil

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

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Bass

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Councillor Louis
SECONDED by Councillor Don Lee

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 11:24 a.m.

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