Vancouver City Council

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 22, 2003
NEW BUSINESS 1

1. Increasing Public Access to Council (File 1259)

The following Motion was submitted by Councillor Sullivan:

WHEREAS, a committee of Councillors Sullivan, Bass and Roberts on Increasing Public Access to Council will be recommending the following:

THAT Council continue to hear delegations at the Standing Committee meetings of Council, but where a matter on the agenda is of broad public interest, delegations be heard at Committee but debate be held at the next Regular Council meeting on Tuesday.

AND WHEREAS the Thursday, 24^th July committee meetings have several items of broad public interest:

· Childcare,
· Slots, and
· False Creek Flats

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that delegations be heard at Committee but that these items be debated and voted on at the next televised Council meeting on Tuesday, July 29^th.

Notice

Councillor Louie called Notice under Section 5.4 (c) of the Procedure By-law. The Motion will be placed on the agenda of the next Regular Council meeting to be held July 24, 2003 immediately following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting.