NOTICE OF MEETING
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
DATE:
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
TIME:
2:00 p.m.
PLACE:
Council Chamber
Third Floor, City Hall
PLEASE NOTE:
• Video Clip of Entire Regular Council 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.
For information, please call Tarja Tuominen, Meeting Coordinator at 604.873.7191, e-mail tarja.tuominen@vancouver.ca or Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator at 604.871.6355, e-mail lori.isfeld@vancouver.ca
PRAYER
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION - State of the City Address (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;
(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.
ITEMS ARISING FROM THE "IN CAMERA" MEETING OF DECEMBER 12, 2006 (Video Clip of this Item)
Council approved appointments to the following Advisory Bodies:
• Family Court/Youth Justice Committee
• Urban Design Panel
• Vancouver Public Library Board
• Development Permit Board Advisory Panel
Names of those appointed can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES (Video Clip of this Item)
1. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - November 30, 2006
2. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - November 30, 2006
3. Regular Council (Transportation and Traffic) - December 12, 2006
4. Regular Council - December 12, 2006
5. Special Council (Public Hearing) - December 12, 2006
6. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - December 14, 2006
7. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - December 14, 2006
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)
REPORT REFERENCE
1. 2007 Operating Budget - Major Initiatives (Video Clip of this Item)
Annette Klein, Director of Budget Services, will provide an introduction to the following major initiatives related to the 2007 Operating Budget.
The following Administrative Reports refer:
(a) Legacy Reserve Fund - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games , dated December 21, 2006
(b) Additional Staffing to Support Area Planning Initiatives Approved by Council in June, 2006 , dated December 22, 2006
(c) Report Back on YouthPolitik Program , dated January 4, 2007
(d) Vehicle repeaters - Increase to the E-Comm Radio Levy for Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services (VFRS) , dated December 6, 2006
(e) Budget and Financial Staffing Resources - Engineering Services , dated December 11, 2006.
COMMUNICATION
1. 2007 Council Meetings Schedule - Rescheduling of Meeting
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. 2007 Advance Grant Instalments - Major Exhibiting Institutions (Video Clip of this Item) (Requires eight affirmative votes)
2. Indemnification for Property Tax Policy Review Commissioners (Video Clip of this Item) (Requires eight affirmative votes)
4. Co-ordinated Neighbourhood Response Program - Information Report
5. Appointment of External Auditor for 2007 (Video Clip of this Item)
6. Child Care Amenity Density Bonus at 833 Homer Street (Video Clip of this Item)
7. 2007 Advance Instalments: Cultural Operating Grants
(Requires eight affirmative votes)
8. Creative City Task Force - Appointment of Consultant
9. Vancouver 's Participation in the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games (Video Clip of this Item)
10. Award of Tender PS06079 - The Supply and Delivery of two (2) Step Van Chassis and Bodies with Aerial Platforms (Video Clip of this Item)
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to authorize Council entering into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the Owner of Heritage Property (re 210 - 212 Carrall Street )
2. Heritage Taxation Exemption By-law for 210 - 212 Carrall Street
MOTIONS
A. Administrative Motions
None.
B. Motions on Notice
None.
NOTICE OF MOTION
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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