Vancouver City Council

Updated December 14, 2004

NOTICE OF MEETING

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING – DECEMBER 14, 2004

AGENDA

COUNCIL CHAMBER - 2:00 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE:

· A complete video stream of the meeting will be available the day following the meeting.

· Agendas, reports and minutes are available on the City of Vancouver web site at http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/councilmeetings/meeting_schedule.cfm.

· Late reports (so noted) are put on the web site when they are received in the Office of the City Clerk.

· Minutes from the meeting.

For information regarding the Council meeting, please call
Charlene Imai at 604.871.6355 or Tarja Tuominen at 604.873.7191.

PRAYER

ROLL CALL

PRESENTATION - Rolf Kempf (Video Clip of this Item)

ANNOUNCEMENT Get Out! Program

“IN CAMERA” MEETING (Video Clip of this Item)

THAT Council will go into a meeting later this day which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2(1) of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraph(s):

(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the city or another position appointed by the city;

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city;

(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of an activity, work or facility that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city if they were held in public.

ITEMS ARISING FROM THE "IN CAMERA" MEETING OF DECEMBER 2, 2004

Council made appointments to the Vancouver Economic Development Commission. Names of those appointed can be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) – November 18, 2004

2. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) – November 18, 2004

3. Special Council (Court of Revision) – November 18, 2004

4. Regular Council – November 30, 2004

Late Distribution
5. Special Council (Triage Special Needs Residential Facility) – December 7/8, 2004

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Video Clip of this Item)

1. DE408451: 5616 Fraser Street (Triage Special Needs Residential Facility)

On December 7 and 8, 2004, Council heard delegations on DE408451: 5616 Fraser Street (Triage Special Needs Residential Facility) and postponed its discussion and decision to the Regular Council meeting on December 14, 2004.

Administrative Report dated November 19, 2004, refers (Limited Distribution to Council).

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Form of Development: 3675 Rae Avenue

2. Form of Development: 33 Smithe Street (Video Clip of this Item)

3. Form of Development: 980 Cooperage Way (Video Clip of this Item)

4. Authority to Contract with Toter Incorporated – RFP 04099 – Supply and Delivery of Refuse Containers for Automated Collection (Video Clip of this Item)

5. 2005 Street Rehabilitation Program

6. Park Board Vehicle Fleet

7. Green House Gas Reduction – Phase 1 Implementation Plan (Video Clip of this Item)

8. New Full-Time Position – Project Manager, Facility Development

9. 2005 Cultural Presentations at Council Meetings (Video Clip of this Item)

10. Engineering, Local Improvements – Lane Treatment Standard and Options (Video Clip of this Item)
(LINK TO APPENDIX I)

11. 2004 Civic Child Care Grant Report 3 of 3 (Requires 8 affirmative votes

12. 2004 Partners in Organizational Development Grant Allocation (Requires 8 affirmative votes)

13. 2004 Capital Grant – Aboriginal Mother Centre Society (Requires 8 affirmative votes)

14. Approval of Sublease at #300 – 1140 West Pender Street to the Community Legal Assistance Society (Requires 8 affirmative votes)

15. Allocation of Community Amenity Contribution from Arbutus Gardens to Quilchena Park and Kerrisdale Community Centre

16. Annual Financial Authorities - 2005

17. Subdivision and Dedication of City Owned Lands for Lane Purposes at 2398 Fraser Street and 702 East 7^th Avenue

18. Infrastructure Management Strategy (Video Clip of this Item)

19. Creative City – Strategic Directions for the City’s Cultural Services (Video Clip of this Item)

20. Musqueam Indian Band – New Protocol and Services Agreement

21. 2005 Operating Budget: Public Consultation

22. Grant-in-Lieu of Property Taxes: Greater Vancouver Water District

Late Distributions
23. 2005 Assessment Averaging Program: Notification to Assessment Commissioner

24. 2004 Community Public Art Grant Recommendations (Requires eight affirmative votes)

25. Hastings Park/PNE Implementation Plan, Staffing and Resources

26. Business License Hearing Panel for January 13, 2005 (Video Clip of this Item)

POLICY REPORTS

1. 3075 Slocan Street (Italian Cultural Centre/Stratford Hall School) – Rezoning Condition Amendment (Video Clip of this Item)

2. Miscellaneous Text Amendments: Zoning and Development By-law, CD-1 By-laws and the Downtown Official Development Plan (Video Clip of this Item)

3. Ethical and Sustainable Purchasing Policy

4. Southeast False Creek Official Development Plan (Video Clip of this Item)

(i) Report dated November 22, 2004, from the Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee

Late Distributions
5. CD-1 Rezoning of 811-821 Cambie Street

6. 201 Burrard Street (Burrard Landing) – CD-1 Text Amendment (Parcel 2A at 299 Burrard Street) (Video Clip of this Item)

OTHER REPORTS

I. Citizens’ Peace Award (Video Clip of this Item)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Video Clip of this Item)

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

BY-LAWS (Video Clip of this Item)

1. A By-law to amend Crossing By-law No. 4644 regarding 2005 fee increases

2. A By-law to amend Encroachment By-law No. 4243 regarding 2005 fee increases

3. A By-law to amend Street and Traffic By-law No. 2849 regarding 2005 fee increases

4. A By-law to amend Street Vending By-law No. 4781 regarding 2005 fee increases

5. A By-law to amend Granville Mall By-law No. 4792 regarding 2005 fee increases

6. A By-law to amend Parking By-law No. 6059 re street access

7. A By-law to exempt from taxation certain lands and improvements pursuant to section 396 of the Vancouver Charter (Seniors Housing)

8. A By-law to amend Solid Waste and Recycling By-law No. 8417 to regulate certain 2005 utility fees

9. A By-law to amend Water Works By-law No. 4848 regarding 2005 fees and miscellaneous amendments

10. A By-law to amend By-law No. 8093, being the Sewer and Watercourse By-law (establishment of 2005 Sewer Use and Connection Rates and Adjustments of 2005 Sewer BOD/TSS/Flow Rates)

11. A By-law to authorize the borrowing of certain sums of money from January 8, 2005 to January 7, 2006 pending the collection of real property taxes (Subject to approval of Report A16)

12. A By-law to amend Miscellaneous Fees By-law No. 5664 to increase fees

13. A By-law to amend Subdivision By-law No. 5208 to increase fees

MOTIONS

A. Administrative Motions

None

B. Motions on Notice (Video Clip of this Item)

1. McBride Park Traffic
MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

Late Distribution
2. Federal Funding for PCP+5 Proposal
MOVER: Councillor Green
SECONDER: Councillor Stevenson

NOTICE OF MOTION

NEW BUSINESS (Video Clip of this Item)

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

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