Regular Council Agenda - June 27, 2006

Revised June 26, 2006

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

Regular Council Meeting

 

AGENDA

 

DATE:

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

     

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

     
 

PLACE:

Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

     

PLEASE NOTE:

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PRAYER

 

ROLL CALL

 

"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;

(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;

(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the city;

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

 

ITEMS ARISING FROM THE "IN CAMERA" MEETING OF JUNE 13, 2006

Council approved the following appointments:

•  Eric Cohen, Keith Darvell, Hilary Meredith and Gloria Smith to the Vancouver Museum Commission; and

•  Jerry Adams to fill the Vancouver City Appointee vacancy on the Vancouver Police Board.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1.   Special Council (Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic) - June 6 2006

2.   Regular Council - June 13, 2006

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)

 

REPORT REFERENCE

1.   Future Area Planning Programs (Video Clip of this Item)

Ann McAfee, Co-Director of Planning/Director-City Plans; and Ted Sebastian, Senior Planner, Community Plans; will present a Report Reference on future area planning programs.

The Administrative Report Future Area Planning Programs, dated June 9, 2006, refers.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.   2006 UBCM Resolutions (Video Clip of this Item)

At the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting on June 15, 2006 , Council approved 2006 UBCM resolutions from Council and staff. However, Council agreed to prioritize these resolutions prior to submitting them to the 2006 UBCM Convention.

Accordingly, the resolutions, which reflect amendments requested by Council on June 15, 2006, refer.

 

COMMUNICATIONS

1.   2006 UBCM Resolutions (Vancouver Police Department) (Video Clip of this Item)

 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1.   Vehicle for Hire By-law Amendment - Issuance of Chauffeur's Permits (Video Clip of this Item)

2.   Interim Site-Specific Municipal Access Agreement - Bell Canada

3.   Theatre Rental Rates for September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007

4.   Musqueam Creek Remediation Project (Video Clip of this Item)

5.   Form of Development: 830 West Hastings Street

6.   2006 Childcare Endowment Reserve Report

(Requires eight affirmative votes.) (Video Clip of this Item)

7.   Resolution on Advanced Taxicab Driver Training and Progress on Other Taxi-Related Issues and Opportunities (Video Clip of this Item)

8.   Taxicab Rate Increase

9.   Local Improvement Reballots from May 4, 2006, Court of Revision & Tupper Street from 19th Avenue to 20th Avenue (Video Clip of this Item)

10.   Business License Hearing Panels for July 2006

11.   Award of Tender PS06031 - Supply and Delivery of Fire Hydrants and Waterworks Gate Valves

12.   Web Services - Staffing Implications in Application Development (Video Clip of this Item)

Late Distribution

13.   Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village - List of Respondents to Advance to Next Stage of Selection Process for the Restoration and Re-Use of the Salt Building (Video Clip of this Item)

14.   Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village - Award of Contract for Construction of Roads and Utilities

 

POLICY REPORTS

Late Distributions

1.   CD-1 Rezoning - 360 West 1st Avenue

2.   CD-1 Rezoning: 311 West 2nd Avenue

3.   CD-1 Rezoning: 2-88 West 1st Avenue , 2-26 East 1st Avenue and 27-99 West 2nd Avenue

 

OTHER REPORTS

I.   Advisory Committee on Seniors' Issues

May 31, 2006

  1.   Support for Regional Seniors' Advocacy Office (Video Clip of this Item)

 

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

 

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

BY-LAWS

LINK to BY-LAWS 1 - 20 (Video Clip of this Item)

1.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Cambie Village Business Improvement Area

2.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Chinatown Business Improvement Area

3.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Collingwood Business Improvement Area

4.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Commercial Drive Business Improvement Area

5.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Davie Village Business Improvement Area

6.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Area

7.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Gastown Business Improvement Area

8.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Hastings North Business Improvement Area

9.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Kerrisdale Business Improvement Area

10.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Kitsilano Fourth Avenue Business Improvement Area

11.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Marpole Business Improvement Area

12.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area

13.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Point Grey Village Business Improvement Area

14.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Robson Street Business Improvement Area

15.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the South Granville Business Improvement Area

16.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Strathcona Business Improvement Area

17.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Victoria Drive Business Improvement Area

18.   A By-law to levy rates on qualifying real property in the Yaletown Business Improvement Area

19.   A By-law to amend Business Premises Regulation of Hours By-law No. 8022

20.   A By-law to amend Vehicles for Hire By-law No. 6066 to increase taxicab rates

(Subject to approval of Administrative Report A8)

 

MOTIONS

A.   Administrative Motions (Video Clip of this Item)

1.   Closing portions of Vernon Drive northerly of Powell Street

MOVER: Councillor Raymond Louie

SECONDER: Councillor Heather Deal

2.   Closing portions of Vernon Drive northerly of Powell Street

MOVER: Councillor Raymond Louie

SECONDER: Councillor Heather Deal

3.   Closing portions of Vernon Drive northerly of Powell Street

MOVER: Councillor Raymond Louie

SECONDER: Councillor Heather Deal

4.   Establishing Road on the west side of Knight Street, between 49th Avenue and 51st Avenue, adjacent to 6553 Knight Street, for a widening strip for the installation of left turn bays on Knight Street at 49th Avenue

MOVER: Councillor Suzanne Anton

SECONDER: Councillor Raymond Louie

 

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

1.   Community Court Motion

MOVER: Mayor Sam Sullivan

SECONDER: Councillor Kim Capri

 

NOTICE OF MOTION

(Video Clip of these Items)

NEW BUSINESS

 

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

 

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