ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

TO:

Vancouver City Council

FROM:

Subdivision Approving Officer

SUBJECT:

Temporary Appointment of Deputy Approving Officer

 

RECOMMENDATION

CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS

COUNCIL POLICY

Under Section 77 of the Land Title Act, Council must appoint an Approving Officer to carry out the duties pertaining to subdivision as governed by the Act (and subject to the provisions of the City's Subdivision By-law). Council has also appointed a Deputy Approving Officer to function in the absence of the Approving Officer.

Pursuant to the Strata Property Act, Council has delegated to the Approving Officer its approving authority for specified applications involving conversion of previously occupied buildings.

DISCUSSION

Presently, Mr. Rick Scobie, Director of Development Services, is the Approving Officer for the City and Mr. Tom Timm, Deputy City Engineer, is the Deputy Approving Officer. In scheduling vacations and other periods of absence, Mr. Scobie and Mr. Timm have generally managed to avoid being away concurrently, noting that Mr. Timm must also schedule hisaffairs in collaboration with the General Manager of Engineering Services, and Mr. Scobie likewise with the Assistant Director of Development Services.

Mr. Scobie and Mr. Timm will unavoidably both be absent during the second week of September, (this week). In order to maintain customer service it is necessary for Council to appoint a Deputy Approving Officer for this period.

When a similar situation arose in 2002, Council appointed Mr. Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services, as Deputy Approving Officer for the overlapping period.
The Approving Officer recommends that Mr. Rudberg again be appointed as Deputy Approving Officer for the period September 14th to September 17th, 2004, with Mr. Timm resuming this role on September 20th.

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