Vancouver City Council

COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS
MEETING

NOVEMBER 4, 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, November 4, 2004, Vancouver City Council approved the following:

1. 2004 "Other" Grant Request - Wildlife Rescue Association

THAT Council approve a grant of $5,000 to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC; the source of the funds for this request would be Other Grants - Miscellaneous Grants.

2. 2004 Celebration Grant Recommendations, Fall Deadline

THAT Council approve grants totaling up to $82,215 to organizations for Celebration grant projects listed in Tables 1 and 2 contained in the Administrative Report dated October 15, 2004, entitled "2004 Celebration Grant Recommendations, Fall Deadline"; Source of funds to be the 2004 Celebration grants program budget.

3. Rent Review - Foreshore Lots in Stanley Park Subleased to Vancouver Rowing Club

THAT Council instruct the Director of Real Estate Services to maintain a nominal rent of $2 per annum plus taxes and approve a grant in the form of a rent subsidy to the Vancouver Rowing Club for the period of September 1, 2004 to August 30, 2007, in the amount of $27,998 per annum, or a total of $83,994.

MOTIONS

A. Administrative Motions

None.

B. Motions on Notice

1. Olympic Trademark Protection (File 4209)

A. BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council support VANOC's obligation to protect Olympic trademarks, copyrights and indicia.

B. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council endorse VANOC's policy with respect to grandfathering the use of similar Olympic names of businesses which existed prior to January 1, 1998, for non-Olympic Games purposes.

C. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT City staff inform Council of opportunities for Vancouver businesses, individuals and non-profit organizations, to participate in and benefit from the Olympic Movement.

2. Support of Film Industry (File 4201)

WHEREAS the City of Vancouver has committed to retain and enhance jobs in Vancouver; and

WHEREAS no other competing jurisdiction in Canada or the US requires the film industry to pay goods and services taxes; and

WHEREAS the film industry pays great dividends to the City and Province.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City actively lobby the Province of BC to eliminate P.S.T. on the film industry and that staff report back on ways in which the City may support this important industry.

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