Vancouver City Council

COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT MEETING
MARCH 25, 2004

DECISIONS

For information, please contact
Diane M. Clairmont, Meeting Coordinator, at 604-871-6371 or
e-mail diane_clairmont@city.vancouver.bc.ca

1. Significant New Rezoning Application - 33 West Pender Street

For information only.

2. Nuisance and Dangerous Building at 1942 West 2^nd Avenue

A. THAT Council declare that the building at 1942 West 2^nd Avenue, Lot 12, Block 226, District Lot 526, Plan 590 PID 015-287-327 is a nuisance and dangerous to public safety pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter

B. THAT Council approve the attached Resolution to Administrative Report Nuisance and Dangerous Building at 1942 West 2^nd Avenue. dated February 25, 2004 ,nd order the property owner to pull down and demolish the building and to provide a chain-link fence around the perimeter of the property within 30 days of a copy of the Resolution being served pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter

C. THAT in the event that the owner fails to comply with this order of Council, Council further orders and hereby authorizes the City Building Inspector, in his discretion, to carry out the work outlined in paragraph (B) above pursuant to Section 324A(2) of the Vancouver Charter

D. THAT in the event of the failure of the owner to allow the City Building Inspector and/or his designate access to the site to carry out the work as outlined in paragraph (B) above, the Director of Legal Services is hereby authorized, in her discretion, to commence a legal action or proceeding in relation to the building located at 1942 West 2^nd Avenue, and may, in her discretion, seek injunctive relief in that action or proceeding in order to bring the building and site into compliance with the City By-laws and Council's resolution

E. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the property at 1942 West 2^nd Avenue, in order to warn prospective purchasers that there are violations of the Vancouver Building, Electrical and Standards of Maintenance By-laws related to this property and that there is an order of Council against the property

F. THAT Council hereby directs the City Building Inspector to withhold action with respect to Paragraphs B, C & D above on the condition that the owner of the property:

1) applies for the required Coordinated Special Inspection Permit to determine the requirements for re-occupancy of this building and

2) obtains all subsequent required permits (as determined by the City Building Inspector or his delegates) for the repairs to this building within 60 days from the date of this resolution.

In the event that the owner fails to comply with paragraphs 1 and 2 above, Council hereby authorizes the City Building Inspector and Director of Legal Services to carry out the terms of Council=s Resolution outlined in paragraphs B, C and D.

3. 2534 East Georgia Street - Warning to Prospective Purchasers

THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the title to the property at 2534 East Georgia Street, Lot 6, Block 78 S Half District Lot THSL Plan 2016A PID 014-162-164 in order to warn prospective purchasers that this building has been used as an illegal marijuana grow operation on two occasions and there are contraventions of the Vancouver Building and Electrical By-laws related to this unapproved use.

4. 435 East 50^th Avenue - Warning to Prospective Purchasers

THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the title to the property at 435 East 50^th Avenue (Lot 11, Blocks 18 & 19, District Lot 650 NHlf, Plan 7022) in order to warn prospective purchasers that there are contraventions of the Zoning and Development By-law related to this property.

5. City of Vancouver Advertising Policy

THAT Council receive Administrative Report City of Vancouver Advertising Policy, dated March 1, 2004, for INFORMATION; and

FURTHER THAT staff report back on strategies and budgeting implications to include media outlets relating to the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, trans-gendered and other diverse communities in the City's advertising policy.

6. Provincial Cuts to Women's Centres

WHEREAS women's centres in British Columbia are critical to the health, safety and well-being of women; and

WHEREAS women's centres provide a wide range of direct services to women including information and referrals, support groups, crisis intervention, stopping the violence counselling, specialized victim's assistance, job entry programs, life skills workshop, legal aid workshops, volunteer training, child care services, housing registries, food programs, clothing exchanges, networking, advocacy and community outreach; and

WHEREAS over 300,000 women and girls receive direct services from women's centres every year; and

WHEREAS the majority of these women are in poverty and/or victims of violence; and

WHEREAS women's centres are their lifeline in the community; and

WHEREAS the provincial government is eliminating all core funding for women's centres as of March 31, 2004; and

WHEREAS five women's centres in Vancouver - Vancouver Status of Women, Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, Phillipine Women's Centre, South Asian Women's Centre, Vancouver Women's Health Collective, are among the 37 B.C. women's centres that will lose their core funding on March 31 and may be forced to close; and

WHEREAS the closure of these women's centres, on top of the massive provincial cuts to other services to women, will have a devastating impact on women in our community; and

WHEREAS it costs less than a dollar a day for every woman in B.C. to fund women's centres which is a small price to pay to ensure the safety and welfare of women;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED

A. THAT Vancouver City Council urge the provincial government to rescind plans to cut core funding for women's centres on March 31, 2004; and

B. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council urge the provincial government to continue to provide core funding for all 37 women's centres in B.C.

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