Updated: July 17, 2006

Regular Council Agenda - July 18, 2006

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

 

DATE:

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

     

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

     
 

PLACE:

Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

     

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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;

(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of an activity, work or facility that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the city if they were held in public.

 

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1.   Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - June 29, 2006

2.   Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - June 29, 2006

Late Distribution

3.   Regular Council - July 11, 2006

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1.   Report of the Roles, Relationships and Responsibilities Review Committee (Video Clip of this Item)

At its meeting on June 13, 2006 , Vancouver City Council received a Report Reference on the findings and recommendations of the Roles, Relationships and Responsibilities Review Committee which were submitted in its Report dated June 2, 2006 , and referred the report to the June 15, 2006 , Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting to hear from speakers.

Council completed the hearing of delegations at its June 15th meeting and subsequently agreed to refer debate on this matter to the Regular Council meeting of July 18, 2006 , as Unfinished Business.

The relevant Report dated June 2, 2006, refers (limited distribution) .

2. 1110 Hamilton Street - Private Liquor Store - Development Application Numer DE409989 (Video Clip of this Item)

Following the hearing of speakers at the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting on July 13, 2006, Vancouver City Council referred discussion and decision on the Administrative Report dated June 27, 2006, entitled "1110 Hamilton Street - Private Liquor Store - Development Application Number DE409989" to the Regular Council meeting of July 18, 2006, as Unfinished Business.

The previously distributed report dated June 27, 2006, refers (limited distribution to Council members only).

3. Vancouver Economic Development Commission - "Guiding Principles" (Video Clip of this Item)

Following the hearing of speakers at the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting on July 13, 2006 , Vancouver City Council referred discussion and decision on the above-noted matter to the Regular Council meeting on July 18, 2006 , in order to give organizations with interest in this matter an opportunity to provide written comments to Council.

The previously distributed motion and document entitled "Guiding Principles: Economic Development in the City of Vancouver " (limited distribution to Council members only) , refers.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

(Video Clip of these Items)

1.   2006 Diversity Initiatives Grants; First Deadline

   (Requires eight affirmative votes)

2.   2006 Project Grants: Second Deadline

   (Requires eight affirmative votes)

3.   Closure of a Portion of East 19th Avenue Adjacent to 1942 East 19th Avenue

4.   Form of Development: 2750 East 28th Avenue

5.   Form of Development: 2765 East 29th Avenue

6.   2007 Tax Instalment Prepayment Plan (TIPP) Interest

7.   Youth Days in Council (Video Clip of this Item)

8.   Revision of Engineering Services Department Permit Fees to Reflect a Reduction in GST

9.   Gingerbread House Day Care, 3340 East 54th Avenue on Captain Cook School Site - Lease-License, Sublease/Sub-License and Non-Exclusive License Agreement for a Portion of the Captain Cook Park, 3398 East 54th Avenue

   (Requires eight affirmative votes)

10.   2006/07 Theatre Rental Grants

   (Requires eight affirmative votes)

11.   Review of Expansion of Sidewalk Patio Program and Minor Amendment to Guidelines (Video Clip of this Item)

12.   Lease and Grant Requests for 1321 Richards Street (Social Housing Project)

   (Requires eight affirmative votes)

13.   Vancouver Foundation Contributions to the 2010 Legacies Now Society

   (Requires eight affirmative votes)

14.   Business License Hearing Panels for September 2006

15.   Visual Identity Program for the City of Vancouver (Video Clip of this Item)

16. Community Policing Initiatives and Funding

Late Distribution

17. Update of the Property Taxation Consumption Study

18. Staffing at the VanJail

19. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village - Interim Site Servicing Budget and Award of Contract for Shoreline Construction

POLICY REPORTS

Late Distribution

1. CD-1 Text Amendment - 1128 West Hastings Street

2. CD-1 Rezoning and Cultural Amenity Bonus: 102 - 160 West 1st Avenue (Playhouse Theatre Company Site) (Video Clip of this Item)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

 

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

BY-LAWS

(Video Clip of these Items)

LINK TO BY-LAWS 1 - 10

1.   A By-law to amend CD-1 By-law No. 9275 (re miscellaneous text amendments)

(Councillor Stevenson ineligible to vote)

2.   A By-law to amend Street and Traffic By-law No. 2849 (re disability parking)

3.   Motor Vehicle Noise and Emission Abatement By-law

(Subject to approval of Item No. 3, Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic meeting of July 18, 2006 )

4.   A By-law to amend Street and Traffic By-law No. 2849 (re buses and trucks)

(Subject to approval of Item No. 2, Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic meeting of July 18, 2006 )

5.   A By-law to amend Crossing By-law No. 4644 (re a decrease in the goods and services tax)

(Subject to approval of Administrative Report A8)

6.   A By-law to amend Encroachment By-law No. 4243 (re a decrease in the goods and services tax)

(Subject to approval of Administrative Report A8)

7.   A By-law to amend Street and Traffic By-law No. 2849 (re a decrease in the goods and services tax)

(Subject to approval of Administrative Report A8)

8.   A By-law to amend Street Vending By-law No. 4781 (re a decrease in the goods and services tax)

(Subject to approval of Administrative Report A8)

Late Distributions

9.   Street Distribution of Publications By-law

10.   A By-law to amend License By-law No. 4450 regarding newspaper vending machines

 

MOTIONS

(Video Clip of these Items)

A.   Administrative Motions

1.   Closing a portion of road on the south side of East 19th Avenue adjacent to 1942 East 19th Avenue

MOVER: Councillor Kim Capri

SECONDER: Councillor B.C. Lee

(Subject to approval of Administrative Report A3)

2.   Establishing Road on the east side of Knight Street, between 49th Avenue and 51st Avenue, adjacent to 6580 Knight Street

MOVED by Councillor Louie

SECONDED by Councillor Stevenson

3.   Establishing Road on the west side of Knight Street, between 49th Avenue and 51st Avenue, adjacent to 6571 Knight Street

MOVED by Councillor Louie

SECONDED by Councillor Stevenson

4.   Establishing Road on the east side of Knight Street, between 49th Avenue and 51st Avenue, adjacent to 6626 Knight Street

MOVED by Councillor Louie

SECONDED by Councillor Stevenson

5.   Establishing Road on the west side of Knight Street, between 49th Avenue and 51st Avenue, adjacent to 6559 Knight Street

MOVED by Councillor Louie

SECONDED by Councillor Stevenson

6.   Establishing Road on the west side of Knight Street, between 49th Avenue and 51st Avenue, adjacent to 6583 Knight Street

MOVED by Councillor Louie

SECONDED by Councillor Stevenson

7.   Closing portion of McCleery Street southerly of Celtic Avenue

MOVED by Councillor Louie

SECONDED by Councillor Lee

 

B.   Motions on Notice

1.   EcoDensity (Video Clip of this Item)

MOVER: Councillor Suzanne Anton

SECONDER: Mayor Sam Sullivan

 

NOTICE OF MOTION

(Video Clip of this Item)

 

NEW BUSINESS

(Video Clip of this Item)

 

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

(Video Clip of this Item)

 

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