Updated December 11, 2003

NOTICE OF MEETING

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - DECEMBER 9, 2003

AGENDA

COUNCIL CHAMBER - 2:00 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE:

· Agendas, reports and minutes are available on the City of Vancouver web site at http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/councilmeetings/meeting_schedule.cfm.

· Late reports (so noted) are put on the web site when they are received in the Office of the City Clerk.

· Minutes of the meeting.

For information regarding the Council meeting, please call
Charlene Imai at 604.871.6355 or Tarja Tuominen at 604.873.7191.

PRAYER

ROLL CALL

"IN CAMERA" MEETING

ITEMS ARISING FROM THE "IN CAMERA" MEETING OF December 2, 2003

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. Business License Hearing - November 18, 2003

2. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - November 20, 2003

3. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - November 20, 2003

4. Special Council (Public Hearing) - November 20, 2003

Late Distribution
5. Regular Council - December 2, 2003

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT

REPORT REFERENCE

1. Action Plan for Creating a Just and Sustainable Food System for the City of Vancouver

Jacquie Forbes-Roberts, General Manager of Community Services, will present a Report Reference on an action plan for creating a just and sustainable food system for the City of Vancouver.

Policy Report "Action Plan for Creating a Just and Sustainable Food System for the City of Vancouver" dated November 20, 2003, refers.

(i) Food Policy Task Force Proceedings and Summary of Group Discussions

2. Social Indicators Publication

Michelle Vernooy, Social Planning Analyst, and Mario Lee, Social Planner, will provide a Report Reference regarding the Social Indicators Publication.

Administrative Report "Social Indicators Publication" dated November 24, 2003, refers.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Award of Tender PS03028 - Supply and Delivery of Ductile Iron Cement Lined Waterworks Fittings

2. Sale of a Vacant City-owned Lot - 2505 South East Marine Drive

3. Renewal of Sub Lease, Legal Services Society, #300 - 1140 West Pender Street

4. Local Improvements by Initiative - February 11, 2004 - First and Second Step Report

5. 2004 Assessment Averaging Program: Notification to Assessment Commissioner

6. 398 Richards Street - The Vancouver Drink Cabaret Ltd. - Amendment to Liquor Primary License - Change in Hours of Operation

7. Award of Contract for the Supply of Firefighter Turnout Gear - Proposal No. PS03005

8. Approval of matching funds for Vancouver's Cultural Capitals of Canada celebrations

POLICY REPORTS

1. CD-1 Text Amendment - 6450 Clarendon Street

2. Vancouver Community College: King Edward Campus

3. Text Amendment: C-2 District Schedule - Minor Correction

4. CD-1 Text Amendment - 325 West 59th Avenue

5. Text Amendment to CD-1 #402, By-Law 8131

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

BY-LAWS

1. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 (re miscellaneous text amendments)
(Councillors Bass, Green and Sullivan excused from voting on By-law 1)

2. A By-law to amend By-law Nos. 6180, 6320, and 8587 which amended Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 by rezoning certain areas to CD-1
(Councillors Bass, Green and Sullivan excused from voting on By-law 2)

3. A By-law to amend miscellaneous CD-1 By-laws (re miscellaneous text and residential storage amendments)
(Councillors Bass, Green and Sullivan excused from voting on By-law 3)

4. A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 (re miscellaneous text and residential storage amendments)
(Councillors Bass, Green and Sullivan excused from voting on By-law 4)

5. A By-law to amend Downtown District Official Development Plan By-law No. 4912, Downtown-Eastside/Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan By-law No. 5532, and Southeast Granville Slopes Official Development Plan By-law No. 5752
(Councillors Bass, Green and Sullivan excused from voting on By-law 5)

6. A By-law to amend Solid Waste and Recycling By-law No. 8417 to regulate certain 2004 utility fees and miscellaneous amendments

7. A By-law to amend Water Works By-law No. 4848 (2004 Fees and miscellaneous amendments)

8. A By-law to authorize the borrowing of certain sums of money from January 8, 2004 to January 7, 2005 pending the collection of real property taxes

9. A By-law to amend By-law No. 8093, being the Sewer and Watercourse By-law (Establishment of 2004 Sewer Use and Connection Rates)

10. A By-law to amend License By-law No. 4450 re 2004 marina operator fee increases

Late Distribution
11. A By-law to amend Impounding By-law No. 3519 (Towing Service Contract)

MOTIONS

A. Administrative Motions

1. Close a Portion of the South Side of 6th Avenue, west of Ash Street

MOVER: Councillor Green
SECONDER: Councillor Stevenson

Late Distribution
2. Closing a portion of the lane south of 6th Avenue, east of Cambie Street, and a portion of the south side of 6th Avenue, east of Cambie Street)

MOVER:  Councillor Woodsworth
SECONDER:  Councillor Bass

B. Motions on Notice

1. Women's Work Task Force

MOVER: Councillor Woodsworth
SECONDER: Councillor Roberts

NOTICE OF MOTION

NEW BUSINESS

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

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