Vancouver City Council

COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS
MEETING

FEBRUARY 12, 2004

DECISIONS

For information, please contact Pat Boomhower, Meeting Coordinator, at 604-873-7015 or E-mail patricia_boomhower@city.vancouver.bc.ca.

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2004, Vancouver City Council approved the following:

1. Review of Liquor Licensing Fee Schedule for Temporary Amendments to Hours of Service

Council received the Administrative Report dated January 28, 2004, entitled "Review of Liquor Licensing Fee Schedule for Temporary Amendments to Hours of Service" for information.

2. Cultural Capitals of Canada 2005

A. THAT Council approve the City of Vancouver's participation with the other 2003 Cultural Capitals: Red Deer, Alberta; Thunder Bay, Ontario; Rivière du Loup, Quebec; and Caraquet, New Brunswick in a joint proposal consistent with the concepts outlined in the Administrative Report dated January 28, 2004, entitled "Cultural Capitals of Canada 2005", to the Cultural Capitals of Canada - Innovative Bridges program.

B. THAT Council approve, in principle, and conditional on the multi-city initiative receiving matching funding from the Cultural Capitals of Canada program, an allocation of up to $50,000 in civic funds on a matching basis. Source of funds to be the Opportunity funds of 2004, 2005 or 2006.

C. THAT Council approve the establishment of a $25,000 Cultural Capital Program Contingency within the approved 2003/2004 Cultural Capitals funding, as a program management tool for the execution of the Agreements entered into by the City with the designated producers of the Cultural Capitals events.

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