Vancouver City Council

COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS
MEETING

APRIL 8, 2004

DECISIONS

For information, please contact Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator, at 604-873-7269 or
e-mail denise_salmon@city.vancouver.bc.ca.

At its meeting following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on Thursday, April 8, 2004, Vancouver City Council approved the following:

1. Litter Container Inventory Increase

A. THAT Council approve an increase of $110,000 in the street cleaning budget for 2004 and $190,000 annually from 2005 to fund the collection and interior maintenance costs of an additional 400 (approximate) litter containers in the City's inventory as approved in the street furniture report dated August 14, 2002. This increase in servicing cost to be funded from the increased Street Furniture Contract revenues.

B. THAT Council approve an extension of the term of the Street Furniture Contract project manager by six months, to the end of 2004, at a cost of $44,200 and that this cost be funded from the increased Street Furniture Contract revenue.

C. THAT Council approve the allocation of $284,000 from the Truck Plant Account to add two (2) litter can trucks to the Sanitation Operations fleet.

D. THAT Council approve the retention of one day shift position for just one year, and then assess it again.

2. 2004 Celebration Grant Recommendations, Spring Deadline

A. THAT Council approve Celebration Grants to the 15 organizations listed in Tables 1 and 2 of the Administrative Report dated March 19, 2004, entitled "2004 Celebration Grant Recommendations, Spring Deadline", totalling $51,250. Source of funds to be the 2004 Celebration Grant program budget.

B. THAT the following three groups: CRAB - Water for Life Society; South Van NH (Wales St. Heritage Fair); and Vancouver Wooden Boat Society, have their recommended grants increased by $500 to $2,000 each; and

FURTHER THAT the fourteen groups recommended to receive zero funding, as noted in the Administrative Report dated March 19, 2004, entitled "2004 Celebration Grant Recommendations, Spring Deadline" be offered $2,000 each, if they can convince staff they will have a successful event; and

FURTHER THAT $100,000 be transferred from Contingency Reserve for added program funding, and that these funds be returned to Contingency Reserve from slot money revenue, once this money flows into the City.

3. City of Vancouver Off-Street Parking Facilities - Parking Corporation of Vancouver Budget Review and Capital Budget Approval

A. THAT Council receive for information the summary of the Parking Corporation of Vancouver (EasyPark) 2003 Operating financial results.

B. THAT Council receive for information the summary of the EasyPark 2004 Operating Budget.

C. THAT Council approve the EasyPark Capital Budget items totalling $748,000 with funding provided from the Parking Site Reserve ($693,000) and the Property Endowment Fund ($55,000).

4. Sidewalks - Policy Objectives and Revisions to Local Improvement Cost Share Divisions

A. THAT Council establish a broad policy objective of completing the sidewalk network to include sidewalks on both sides all blocks based on the following priorities:

i. transit routes
ii. arterial streets
iii. pedestrian collector routes
iv. higher zoned streets
v. local residential streets

B. THAT Council adopt a policy to expedite completion of the sidewalk network on both sides of all transit routes by 2007 to coincide with TransLink's schedule to offer wheelchair accessible service on all routes, and on both sides of all developed arterial streets by 2009 in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

C. THAT existing sidewalks be reconstructed at Council's discretion outside the Local Improvement Process at City cost.

D. THAT Council request the Director of Legal Services and the General Manager of Engineering Services to bring forward the necessary amendments to By-law No. 3614 (Local Improvement Procedure By-law) to modernize the language of the by-law, to revise the cost share divisions for new projects undertaken by Council after the date the by-law takes effect, and to make other amendments to the by-law necessary to give effect to the revised cost share divisions. The revised cost share divisions will be expressed in percentages of the total project costs as follows:

i. All New Sidewalk Projects:
City pays 80% and Property Owners pay 20%
ii. Residential Street Pavement and Curb Projects:
City pays 70% and Property Owners pay 30%

iii. Residential Lane Pavement Projects:

City pays 40% and Property Owners pay 60%

iv. Higher Zoned Street Pavement and Curb Projects:

City pays 30% and Property Owners pay 70%

v. Higher Zoned Lane Pavement Projects:

City pays 20% and Property Owners pay 80%

E. THAT staff be requested to report back with ways to accelerate the implementation of sidewalks.

5. Reconsideration of Community Services Grants Applications

A. THAT Council approve a grant of $14,000 to La Boussole and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased accordingly; source of funds to be Contingency Reserve.

B. THAT Council approve a grant of $15,000 to the Real Power Youth Society and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased accordingly; source of funds to be Contingency Reserve.

C. THAT Council approve a grant of $49,421 to Vancouver Women's Health Collective Society and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased accordingly; source of funds to be Contingency Reserve.

D. THAT Council approve a grant of $32,000 to Vancouver Status of Women and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased by $16,000. The source of funds is the allocation from the Community Services Grants budget, originally recommended but not approved, for this organization, plus an additional $16,000 from Contingency Reserve.

E. THAT Council not approve the requested increase to the recommended grant for WISH Drop-in Centre Society, but THAT Council approve a grant of $34,000 to WISH Drop-in Centre Society, with the following condition:
WISH WILL WORK WITH SOCIAL PLANNING STAFF AND OTHER GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO IDENTIFY CONCRETE STEPS TO RESTRUCTURE ITS OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO ENSURE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY OF RUNNING AND FINANCING THE DROP-IN CENTRE AND ITS PROGRAMS.

Source of funds is the allocation from the Community Services Grants budget, originally recommended but not approved, for this organization.

F. THAT Council approve a grant of $15,000 to ALDA - the Adult Learning Disabilities Association, and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased by $7,500. If approved, the source of funds is the allocation from the Community Services Grants budget, originally recommended but not approved, for this organization, plus the additional $7,500 added to the Community Services Grants budget.

G. THAT Council approve a grant of $37,400 to Big Brothers, and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased by $18,700. If approved, the source of funds is the allocation from the Community Services Grants budget, originally recommended but not approved, for this organization, plus the additional $18,700 added to the Community Services Grants budget.

H. THAT Council approve a grant of $17,000 to Pacific Post Partum, and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased by $8,500. If approved, the source of funds is the allocation from the Community Services Grants budget, originally recommended but not approved, for this organization, plus the additional $8,500 added to the Community Services Grants budget.

I. THAT Council approve a grant of $16,200 to the Renfrew-Collingwood Seniors Society, and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased by $8,100. If approved, the source of funds is the allocation from the Community Services Grants budget, originally recommended but not approved, for this organization, plus the additional $8,100 added to the Community Services Grants budget.

J. THAT Council approve a grant of $10,000 to the Western Institute of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased by $5,000. If approved, the source of funds is the allocation from the Community Services Grants budget, originally recommended but not approved, for this organization, plus the additional $5,000 added to the Community Services Grants budget.

K. THAT Council approve a grant of $16,500 to the Environmental Youth Alliance - YouthMappers, and that the Community Services Grants budget be increased accordingly.

L. THAT additional funding requirements be transferred from Contingency Reserve, and that these additional funds be returned to Contingency Reserve from slot money revenue, once this money flows into the City.

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