Updated March 17, 2005

NOTICE OF MEETING

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

     
 

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

     
 

PLACE:

Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

     

PLEASE NOTE:

· 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.

· Minutes of the meeting.

(Video Clip of entire meeting)

For information, please call Charlene Imai, Meeting Coordinator at 604.871.6355,
or Tarja Tuominen, Meeting Coordinator at 604.873.7191.

PRAYER

ROLL CALL

PROCLAMATION - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Video Clip of this item)

PRESENTATION - Sweet Adelines (Video Clip of this item)

"IN CAMERA" MEETING (Video Clip of this Item)

ADOPTION OF MINUTES (Video Clip of this Item)

1. Business License Hearing - February 1/24, 2005

2. Regular Council (Transportation and Traffic) - February 15, 2005

3. Special Council (Public Hearing) - February 15, 2005

4. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - February 17, 2005

5. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - February 17, 2005

6. Business License Hearing - February 17, 2005

7. Regular Council - March 1, 2005

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)

REPORT REFERENCE

Late Distribution

1. Interim 2005 Operating Budget (Video Clip of this Item)

Estelle Lo, General Manager of Corporate Services, and Annette Klein, Director of Budget Services, will present a Report Reference on the interim estimates for the 2005 Operating Budget

The following refer:

 (a)      Administrative Report 2005 Operating Budget:  Public Consultation dated February 25, 2005

 (b)      Administrative Report 2005 Operating Budget:  Interim Estimates dated February 20, 2005.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Rezoning of City-owned property at 595 West 6th Avenue (2nd Avenue Station) (Video Clip of this Item)

2. Building Services Fleet Adjustment (Video Clip of this Item)

3. Local Improvements Flat Rates and Projects to be Cancelled (Video Clip of this Item)

4. Amendment to Vehicles for Hire By-law No. 6066: Private Impoundment Towing Rate and Release Fee (Video Clip of this Item)

5. Taxicab Rate Increase (Video Clip of this Item)

6. Capital Grant - Central City Mission Foundation for the Acquisition of 717 Princess Avenue (Requires eight affirmative votes) (Video Clip of this Item)

7. Award of Contract for Green Design Feasibility Study for #1 Kingsway Multi-use Complex (Video Clip of this Item)

8. Skateboard, In-Line Skate and Push Scooter By-law - Report Back (Video Clip of this Item)

9. Public Art Programming at Library Square (Video Clip of this Item)

10. Replacement of Firehall Number 15 - 3003 East 22nd Avenue - Appointment of Architects (Video Clip of this Item)

11. Recommendations to Improve Civic Democracy (Video Clip of this Item)

12. Gastown Parkade/Storyeum - 150 Water Street and 151 West Cordova - Funding Adjustment for Additional Work (Video Clip of this Item)

13. East Fraser Lands Official Development Plan Program (Video Clip of this Item)

14. Celebration of Light and Grey Cup Festival 2005 (Video Clip of this Item)

15. Integration of the Broadway RAV Station with the Future Civic Precinct Redevelopment (Video Clip of this Item)

POLICY REPORTS

1. CD-1 Text Amendment - 1630 West 15th Avenue (Vancouver Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club) (Video Clip of this Item)

2. Proposed Amendments to the Zoning and Development By-law to define "Small-scale Pharmacy" and make it a conditional approval use (Video Clip of this Item)

3. Text Amendment - Downtown Official Development Plan (101 West Hastings - Woodward's) (Video Clip of this Item)

4. Rezoning of 955 Burrard Street (Downtown YMCA) and 969 Burrard Street & 1017-1045 Nelson Street (First Baptist Church); DD (G) and RM-5B to CD-1 and Heritage Revitalization Agreement at 955 Burrard Street (Video Clip of this Item)

5. CD-1 Rezoning of 1211 Melville Street (Video Clip of this Item)

OTHER REPORTS

I. Advisory Committee on Seniors' Issues (Video Clip of this Item)
  January 28, 2005

1. Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement Programs for Seniors

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

BY-LAWS (Video Clip of this Item)

1. A By-law to assess real property to defray 2004 costs for the South Fraser Street Collective Parking Project

2. A By-law to assess real property to defray 2004 maintenance costs for the Granville Street Decorative Tree Lighting Local Improvement Project

3. A By-law to assess real property to defray 2004 maintenance costs for the Trounce Alley and Blood Alley Square Local Improvement Project

4. A By-law to assess real property to defray 2004 costs for the East Hastings Street Collective Parking Project

5. A By-law to designate certain real property as protected heritage property (re 6821 Laurel Street)

(Councillors Louis, Woodsworth and the Mayor excused from voting on By-law 5)

6. A By-law to amend Subdivision By-law No. 5208 (re 6500 - 6700 Granville Street)

7. A By-law to amend Vehicles for Hire By-law No. 6066 to increase taxicab rates
(Subject to approval of Report A5)

8. A By-law to amend Vehicles for Hire By-law No. 6066 to increase private impoundment towing rate and release fees
(Subject to approval of Report A4)

MOTIONS

A. Administrative Motions

None.

B. Motions on Notice

None.

NOTICE OF MOTION

NEW BUSINESS (Video Clip of this Item)

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

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