City Services and Budgets Agenda

REVISED: NOVEMBER 27, 2002

NOTICE OF MEETING

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

A G E N D A

DATE: Thursday, November 28, 2002

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

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 from the meeting.

For information, please call Tina Hildebrandt at 604-873-7268 or email tina_hildebrandt@city.vancouver.bc.ca.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meetings of October 24, and November 7, 2002, to be adopted.

The minutes of the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meetings of October 24, and November 7, 2002, also to be adopted.

1. Warning to Prospective Purchasers of 772-776 Bidwell Street and     778 Bidwell Street - WITHDRAWN

2. Warning to Prospective Purchasers of 1637 and 1663 Cedar Crescent - WITHDRAWN

3. Nuisance Property at 3652-3654 West 4^th Avenue

The attached Administrative Report dated November 12, 2002, refers.

Copies of the report have been provided to interested parties, some of whom may wish to speak.

4. Conversion of School Avenue to One-Way Westbound Between

Joyce Street and Tyne Street

The attached Administrative Report dated November 6, 2002, refers.

Copies of the report have been provided to interested parties, some of whom may wish to speak.

5. Letter to the Premier asking him to respond positively the Kyoto Protocol

Vancouver City Council, at its meeting on November 7, 2002, referred the attached Motion on Notice to a future Standing Committee meeting in order to hear from delegations.

A representative of the David Suzuki Foundation has indicated a desire to speak.

6. Call for a Report on City of Vancouver Support for Women's Advocacy Groups

Vancouver City Council, at its meeting on November 7, 2002, referred the attached Motion on Notice to a future Standing Committee meeting in order to hear from delegations.

Interested parties have been notified of this Motion, some of whom have indicated a desire to speak.

ADDENDUM

7.    "What Can Be Done Differently" - Recommendations from Addictions Sex-Trade Education Prevention (A Step) Consultation Committee

At its meeting on November 26, 2002, Vancouver City Council referred this matter to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on November 28, 2002, in order to hear from members of the public who have requested to speak.

The attached Report to Council dated November 26, 2002, refers.

8.    Transfer of Computer Operator Positions from the City of Vancouver to the Vancouver Police Department

At its meeting on November 26, 2002, Vancouver City Council referred this matter to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on November 28, 2002, in order to hear from members of the public who have requested to speak.

The attached Administrative Report dated October 7, 2002, refers.

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NOTICE

A Regular Council meeting will be convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

ROLL CALL

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.    Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers By-law No. 2807 and License By-law No. 4450 Update and Changes

Council, on November 7, 2002, had for consideration a Policy Report entitled "Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers By-law No. 2807 and License By-law No. 4450 Update and Changes", dated October 30, 2002. Council heard from delegations that day, and postponed its decision on several recommendations in the report to the Council meeting of November 26, 2002, pending the receipt of additional information.

However, due to time constraints on November 26, 2002, decision on this matter was postponed to the Council meeting following the City Services and Budgets meeting on November 28, 2002.

Accordingly the requested information is attached, and refers.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets

November 28, 2002

Approval of recommendations.

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

BY-LAWS

1.     A By-law to amend License By-law No. 4450 with respect to pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers (Subject to approval of UB-1)

2.    A By-law to amend Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers By-law No. 2807 re Secondhand Dealers (Subject to approval of UB-1)

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

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