Vancouver City Council

	NOTICE OF MEETING   Regular Council Meeting   AGENDA
		DATE:	Tuesday, April 18, 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.

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PRAYER

 

ROLL CALL

 

CONDOLENCES - Art Jones and Graeme Stamp, Civic Theatres Board members (Video Clip of this Item)

 

"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;

(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

 

 

ADOPTION OF MINUTES (Video Clip of this Item)

1.   Business License Hearing - March 9, 2006

2.   Special Council (Public Hearing) - March 21, 2006

3.   Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - March 23, 2006

4.   Regular Council - April 4, 2006

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)

 

REPORT REFERENCE

1.   2006 Property Tax: Distribution of the Property Tax Levy (Video Clip of this Item)

Ken Bayne, Director of Financial Planning & Treasury, will present a Report Reference on the distribution of the general purposes property tax levy among the classes of property on the Assessment Roll for 2006.

Policy Report 2006 Property Taxation: Distribution of the Property Tax Levy dated March 15, 2006, refers.

 

2.   2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Draft Strategic Plan (Video Clip of this Item)

Dave Rudberg, General Manager Olympic Operations, will present a Report Reference on the first draft of the City's strategic plan for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

The following materials refer:

Administrative Report 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Draft Strategic Plan, Version 1 dated April 4, 2006;

2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Draft Strategic Plan, Version 1.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.   Granville Street Redesign Concept Approval (Video Clip of this Item)

Vancouver City Council, at its meeting on April 4, 2006, postponed consideration of this matter to the Regular Council meeting on April 18, 2006, with the exception of the two-block portion of Granville Street between Robson and Dunsmuir Streets.

The following materials refer:

(a)   The relevant extract of the Minutes of the Regular Council meeting of April 4, 2006;

(b)   Policy Report Granville Street Redesign Concept Approval dated March 10, 2006 (Limited Distribution)

 

2.   Final Steps to Implementation of the Hours of Liquor Service Policy - WITHDRAWN

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1.   Demolition of a City-owned Residential Premises at 2451 East 34th Avenue

2.   Sale of a City-owned Residential Lot (RS-1B) 8403 Victoria Drive

3.   Civic Theatres Ticket Surcharge Increase

4.   2006 Cultural Operating and Project Grant Allocations

(Requires eight affirmative votes)

5.   Granville Street Redesign Project: Consultant Payment

6.   Bayshore Gardens Child Care Centre

7.   Award of Contract for RFP PS06020 the Supply of Excavated Waste Hauling and Disposal

8.   Business License Hearing Panels for May 2006 (Video Clip of this Item)

9.   2006 Community Services Grants Allocations (Video Clip of this Item)

(Requires eight affirmative votes)

 

POLICY REPORTS

1.   Central Waterfront Hub & Rail Lands Study (Video Clip of this Item)

2.   Miscellaneous Text Amendments

 

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 authorize Council entering into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the Owner of Heritage Property (re: 51 East Pender Street )

(Councillors Ball, Cadman and Ladner ineligible to vote)

2.   A Heritage Taxation Exemption By-law for 51 East Pender Street

3.   A By-law to authorize Council entering into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the Owner of Heritage Property (re: 101 West Hastings Street and 100 West Cordova Street )

4.   A By-law to amend CD-1 By-law No. 7679 (re 201 Burrard Street)

5.   A By-law to amend Vehicles for Hire By-law No. 6066 to extend the advanced training deadline for taxicab drivers

6.   A By-law to repeal Granville Mall By-law No. 4792 and to create a new Granville Mall By-law to accommodate construction of the Canada Line and to modernize the language

 

MOTIONS

A.   Administrative Motions (Video Clip of this Item)

1.   Establishing Road on the east side of Knight Street, between East 49th Avenue and East 51st Avenue, adjacent to 1398 East 49th Avenue, for installation of left turn bays on Knight Street at 49th Avenue

MOVER: Councillor Stevenson

SECONDER: Councillor Louie

 

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

1.   Vancouver City Caucus

MOVER: Mayor Sullivan

SECONDER: Councillor Lee

 

NOTICE OF MOTION

(Video Clip of this Item)

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

 

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