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Revised March 1, 2005 NOTICE OF MEETING STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS AGENDA | ||
DATE: |
Thursday, March 3, 2005 | ||
TIME: |
9:30 a.m. | ||
PLACE: |
Council Chamber | ||
PLEASE NOTE:
· 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.
· A complete video stream of the meeting will be available the day following the meeting.
· Agendas and reports are available on the City of Vancouver web site at http://www.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/councilmeetings/meeting_schedule.cfm approximately one week before the meeting date.
For information, please call Tina Hildebrandt, Meeting Coordinator at 604.873.7268, e-mail tina.hildebrandt@vancouver.ca
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of February 3, 2005, to be adopted.
2005 Operating Budget: Vancouver Police Department Initiatives (Audio Clip of this item)
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.
In accordance with C above, the following major initiatives from the Vancouver Police Department will be presented to Council:
Late Distribution:
1. Vancouver Police Department Staffing Review
(Audio
Clip of this Item)
The following materials (attached) refer:
a) Administrative Report dated February 24, 2005; and
b) Consultant's Report dated February 28, 2005 (limited distribution).
2. Staffing Review of the Information Management Section of the Vancouver Police Department (Audio Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated February 14, 2005, refers.
3. Independent Review of Information Technology Section of the Vancouver Police Department (Audio Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated February 14, 2005, refers.
4. Community Policing Initiatives and Funding (Audio Clip of this Item)
The attached Administrative Report dated January 11, 2005, refers.
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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
Thursday, March 3, 2005
Approval of recommendations and actions.
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
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