Vancouver City Council |
REPORT TO COUNCIL
Date:
November 29, 2004
Author:
David Cadman, Co-Chair on behalf of Committee
Phone No.:
604.873.7269
RTS No.:
4742
CC File No.:
3120-2
Meeting Date:
December 14, 2004
TO:
Vancouver City Council
FROM:
Advisory Committee on Peace and Justice
SUBJECT:
Citizens' Peace Award
RECOMMENDATION
THAT Council approve the following criteria for the Citizen's Peace Award:
1. The Award shall be open to any person, persons, organization or organizations with verified residency (or for organizations, headquarters) in the city of Vancouver.
2. The City of Vancouver shall solicit nominations from the citizens of Vancouver by advertisement, in local newspapers. The closing date shall be 30 days after the published solicitation.
3. The nomination must have the written support of at least three residents of Vancouver.
4. The nomination documentation shall include only a letter of transmittal plus an absolute maximum of 3 pages of supporting text, pictures or charts. The minimum text font allowed is 12 points with minimum 1/2-in border on all sides of an 8-1/2 in x 11-in sheet.
5. All qualified nominations shall be reviewed by members of the appropriate sub-committee of the Vancouver Peace and Justice Committee. The sub-committee shall submit a summary of all nominations received and 3 short-list recommendations for the consideration of the Peace and Justice Committee, at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled meeting of the Peace and Justice Committee.
6. The Peace and Justice Committee shall select one finalist from either the 3 short-list recommendations or the general list of all nominations received, for subsequent ratification by the City Council at the earliest possible date.
7. The Award shall be made annually by the City of Vancouver on or about the third Tuesday of September at the appropriate Council meeting. Presentation to be made at Council and followed by a reception to which local peace and justice activists and organizations are to be invited.
CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS
The City Manager submits this report for Council's CONSIDERATION.
PURPOSE
To recognize a Vancouver citizen, group of citizens, or organization for their outstanding contribution to world peace. The intent is to present the 2004 Peace Award early in the new year. Subsequently, the award will be given to coincide with the annual UN sponsored International Day of Peace, which is the third Tuesday of September.
CONCLUSION
The Peace and Justice Committee, at its meeting on March 29, 2004, adopted the draft Citizens' Peace Award document dated March 16, 2004, and seeks Council's approval as set out in the report before it this day.
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