Vancouver City Council

	NOTICE OF MEETING   REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING   AGENDA
		DATE:	Tuesday, February 14, 2006
		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.

For information, please call Tarja Tuominen, Meeting Coordinator at 604.873.7191, e-mail tarja.tuominen@vancouver.ca or Laura Kazakoff, Meeting Coordinator at 604.871.6353, e-mail  laura.kazakoff@vancouver.ca

 

PRAYER

 

ROLL CALL

 

PROCLAMATION - Heritage Week (Video Clip)

 

 

"IN CAMERA" MEETING (Video Clip)

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):

(c) labour relations or other employee negotiations;

(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.

 

ITEMS ARISING FROM THE "IN CAMERA" MEETING OF JANUARY 31, 2006 (Video Clip)

Council appointed Darlene Marzari and Vince Verlaan to the Triple R Review Panel.

 

ADOPTION OF MINUTES (Video Clip)

1.   Regular Council (Transportation and Traffic) - January 17, 2006

2.   Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - January 19, 2006

3.   Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - January 19, 2006

4.   Business License Hearing - January 19, 2006

5.   Special Council (Public Hearing) - January 24, 2006

6.   Business License Hearing - January 31, 2006

7.   Regular Council - January 31, 2006

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip)

 

REPORT REFERENCE

1.   Gateway Program (Video Clip)

Mike Proudfoot, Executive Director, Gateway Program, will provide a presentation on the Ministry of Transportation's Gateway Program. The presentation will provide a summary of the Program Definition Report, an overview of the proposed Port Mann/Highway 1 Project and an update on plans for pre-design community consultation for the project.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.   International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm (Video Clip)

At its meeting on February 2, 2005, Vancouver City Council postponed consideration of this matter to the Regular Council meeting to be held Tuesday, February 14, 2006.

The attached documents refer:

•  Extract from the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held January 31, 2006

•  Administrative Report dated January 26, 2006

2.   Parking Stall Tax (Video Clip)

At its meeting on February 2, 2005, Vancouver City Council postponed consideration of motions on this matter to the Regular Council meeting to be held Tuesday, February 14, 2006.

The attached extract from the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held January 31, 2006, refers.

(i)   Memorandum dated January 26, 2006, from the General Manager of Engineering Services, also refers.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (Video Clip)

1.   6026 Tisdall Street - Request for Extension of Development and Building Permit No. DB420059

2.   Proposed Lease of the 3300 Block of Glen Drive Adjacent to Charles Dickens School and Sunnyside Park

3.   4372 Elgin Street - Closure of a Portion of Lane East of Elgin Street, North from East 28 th Avenue

4.   Advance Approval for 2006 Park Board Capital Spending

 

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

 

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

BY-LAWS (Video Clip)

1.   A By-law to amend Noise Control By-law No. 6555

 

MOTIONS

A.   Administrative Motions

1.   Closing a portion of the lane east of Elgin Street, north from East 28 th Avenue (Video Clip)

MOVER: Councillor Tim Stevenson

SECONDER: Councillor Heather Deal

B.   Motions on Notice

1.   WI-FI Wireless Internet Services (Video Clip)

MOVER: Councillor Peter Ladner

SECONDER: Councillor

2.   Provincial Housing Program (Video Clip)

MOVER: Councillor Heather Deal

SECONDER: Councillor

3.   Request for Leave of Absence - Councillor Kim Capri (Video Clip)

MOVER: Councillor

SEONDER: Councillor

4.   Request for Leave of Absence - Councillor Heather Deal (Video Clip)

MOVER: Councillor

SECONDER: Councillor

5.   Waste Reduction (Video Clip)

MOVER: Councillor Suzanne Anton

SECONDER: Councillor Peter Ladner

6.   Civic Youth Council (Video Clip)

MOVER: Mayor Sam Sullivan

SECONDER: Councillor Elizabeth Ball

 

NOTICE OF MOTION (Video Clip)

 

NEW BUSINESS (Video Clip)

 

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS (Video Clip)

 

 

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