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NOTICE OF MEETING STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS AGENDA | ||
DATE: |
Thursday, February 3, 2005 | ||
TIME: |
9:30 a.m. | ||
PLACE: |
Council Chamber | ||
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.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/councilmeetings/meeting_schedule.cfm.
· Delegations will not be heard at this meeting. Council will be hearing from delegations at the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on March 17, 2005.
For information, please call Tina Hildebrandt at 604.873.7268 or e-mail tina.hildebrandt@vancouver.ca
At its meeting on January 18, 2005, Vancouver City Council received a Report Reference on the preliminary estimates for the 2005 Operating Budget and approved the following:
A. THAT Council receive for information the preliminary estimates for the 2005 operating budget as outlined in the Administrative Report 2005 Operating Budget: Preliminary Estimates dated December 14, 2004 and summarized in Appendix 1 of the Administrative Report.
B. THAT the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Corporate Management Team, report the interim estimates to Council by March 2005 along with options to achieve a property tax increase below 3.3% and no lower than inflationary levels.
C. THAT Council receive a list of Departmental initiatives for information as outlined in Appendix 2 of the Administrative Report and defer any decisions on these initiatives until the Interim Budget Report.
Annette Klein, Director of Budget Services, will present an overview of Departmental Budget changes. (Partial Video clip of this Item)
In accordance with C above, the following major initiatives will be presented to Council after Ms. Klein's presentation. Due to time constraints, each report presentation, including questions, is allotted a maximum of 20 minutes.
1. Ready to Read Children's Literacy Outreach Program (Video Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated January 11, 2005, refers.
2. Permit Processing - Resources Required (Video Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated January 20, 2005, refers.
3. Metropolitan Core Jobs and Economy Land Use Plan: Terms of Reference and Funding (Video Clip of this Item)
The attached Policy Report dated January 17, 2005, refers.
Copies of the report have been sent to interested parties, some of whom may wish to speak.
4. 2005 Operating Budget - Strategic Investment in the City's Cultural Services (Video Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated January 15, 2005, refers.
A copy of the report has been sent to the Alliance for Arts & Culture Society and a representative may wish to speak.
5. External Relations Program (ERP) (Video Clip of this Item)
The attached Policy Report dated November 3, 2004, refers.
6. 2005 Budget Initiative - Office of Sustainability (Video Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated January 18, 2005, refers.
7. Residential Street and Lane Infrastructure Maintenance Program (Video Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated January 13, 2005, refers.
(Video Clip of the final Motion)
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NOTICE
A Regular Council meeting will be convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
ROLL CALL
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
1. Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets
February 3, 2005
Approval of recommendations and actions.
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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