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CITY OF VANCOUVER SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 13, 2003 |
A Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at 11:02 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.
PRESENT: |
Mayor Larry Campbell
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ABSENT: |
Councillor David Cadman
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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: |
Judy Rogers, City Manager |
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE: |
Syd Baxter, City Clerk
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"IN CAMERA" MEETING
MOVED by Councillor Ladner
SECONDED by Councillor Louie
THAT Council will go into a meeting later this day which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2(1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraph(s):
(i) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NOTE FROM CLERK: Council did not meet in "In Camera".
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Council recessed at 11:04 a.m. and reconvened the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting to continue hearing speakers. Council reconvened at 11:56 a.m., with the same members present.
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Councillor Sullivan
SECONDED by Councillor Green
THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor Campbell in the Chair.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Portside Park (File 4150/4151)
MOVED by Councillor Green
THAT, pursuant to section 488(3) of the Vancouver Charter, the Park Board shall have the custody, care and management of the lands held by the City under a lease dated as of September 1, 1986, between the Vancouver Port Corporation and the City of Vancouver which lands are commonly known as Portside Park (the "Park") to the extent of making rules and by-laws for the control, regulation, protection and government of the Park and of persons in the Park, and enforcing the provisions of the Parks Control By-law in relation to the Park and, for that purpose, the Park Board is authorized to commence legal actions or proceedings, including actions or proceedings seeking injunctive relief, to prevent or restrain an offence, or the continuance of an offence, under the Parks Control By-law.
CARRIED
(Councillors Bass, Louis and Roberts opposed)
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. Authority to Travel to the Creative Places + Spaces Conference, October 16-18, 2003 (File 1254)
MOVED by Councillor Roberts
THAT Council authorize payment for Councillor Jim Green to travel to Toronto, ON, to attend the Creative Places + Spaces on October 16-18, 2003.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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 Sullivan
THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS
1. Action on Homelessness (File 4659)
MOVED by Councillor Green
SECONDED by Councillor Louie
WHEREAS the City of Vancouver has a proud record of continuous investment in low cost housing as a key part of its strategy to deal with homelessness; and
WHEREAS the city has achieved commitments of more than 400 new units this year, including 100 in the Woodwards project, which is equivalent to the average annual record of the past five years; and
WHEREAS the provincial government's elimination of support for non-profit housing, combined with cuts to income assistance, is dramatically aggravating the problem of homelessness;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Council call on the federal and provincial governments to restore their support for non-profit housing; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council ask the City Manager to designate a senior staff member as the city's homelessness policy co-ordinator with a mandate to report back on the city's achievements to date, to monitor homelessness in the city and to recommend additional measures that may be necessary to confront this problem.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. Annual Report on the state of Low Income Housing in Vancouver (File 4656)
MOVED by Councillor Bass
SECONDED by
THAT staff report back on the feasibility and costs to assemble an annual report for the provincial and federal governments on the state of low-income housing in Vancouver.
notice
The Mayor 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 September 9, 2003.
The Council adjourned at 12:24 p.m.
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