Regular Council Agenda - November 13, 2007

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

 

AGENDA

 

DATE:

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

     

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

     
 

PLACE:

Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

     

PLEASE NOTE:

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PRAYER

 

ROLL CALL

PROCLAMATION - BC Lions Day (Video Clip)

 

"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):

(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

(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;

(j) information that is prohibited, or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited, from disclosure under section 21 [disclosure harmful to business interests of a third party] of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;

(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 (Video Clip of this Item)

1.   Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - October 18, 2007

2.   Regular Council - October 30, 2007

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)

 

REPORT REFERENCE

1.   Report of the Mayor's Task Force on Immigration (Video Clip of this Item)

Zool Suleman, Chair, Mayor's Task Force on Immigration, will present a Report Reference on the report of the Mayor's Task Force on Immigration.

Other Report dated November 2, 2007, refers.

 

2.   Project Civil City - Progress Report (Video Clip of this Item)

Geoff Plant, Project Civil City Commissioner, will present a Report Reference on the progress of the Project Civil City initiative.

Administrative Report dated October 30, 2007, refers.

 

3.   City/Province Social and Supportive Housing Partnership (Video Clip of this Item)

Cameron Gray, Director, Housing Centre, will present a Report Reference on a City and Province Social and Supportive Housing Partnership.

Administrative Report dated November 6, 2007, refers.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1.   Year 2008 Vehicles for Hire License Fee Amendments

2.   Award of Tender PS07118 - The Supply and Delivery of Twenty-One (21) Harley Davidson FLHP Model Police Motorcycles

3.   2008 Engineering Fee Report

4.   Fleet Addition - Asphalt Grinder and Trailer

5.   Staffing to Support Transit Planning, including the Broadway West Rapid Transit Alternatives Study

6.   Granville Entertainment District (Video Clip of this Item)

7.   Application to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Community Tourism Program

Late Distribution

8. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village - Additional Funding for Salt Building Foundation Upgrade

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

 

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

BY-LAWS

LINK TO BY-LAWS

(Video Clip of this Item)

1.   A By-law to amend Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area to CD-1

  re 1655-1675 West 3 rd Avenue

  (Councillor Cadman not eligible to vote)

2.   A By-law to amend the Sign By-law No. 6510 re 1655-1675 West 3 rd Avenue

  (Councillor Cadman not eligible to vote)

3.   A By-law to amend the Crossing By-law No. 4644 regarding 2008 fee increases

  (Subject to approval of A3)

4.   A By-law to amend Encroachment By-law No. 4243 regarding 2008 fee increases

  (Subject to approval of A3)

5.   A By-law to amend Street Distribution of Publication By-law No. 9350 regarding 2008 fee increases (Subject to approval of A3)

6.   A By-law to amend Street and Traffic By-law No. 2849 regarding 2008 fee increases

  (Subject to approval of A3)

7.   A By-law to amend Street Vending By-law No. 4781 regarding 2008 fee increases

  (Subject to approval of A3)

8.   A By-law to amend Ticket Offences By-law No. 9360 regarding minor housekeeping matters

9.   A By-law to amend Vehicles for Hire By-law No. 6066 regarding 2008 fee increases

  (Subject to approval of A1)

 

MOTIONS

A.   Administrative Motions

1.   Form of Development: 1655 - 1675 West 3 rd Avenue (Video Clip of this Item)

MOVER: Councillor Raymond Louie

SECONDER: Councillor Tim Stevenson

 

B.   Motions on Notice

1.    Urgent Housing Repairs and Strengthening Standards of Maintenance By-law

MOVER: Councillor Tim Stevenson

SECONDER: Councillor

2.   Cambie Street Meters

MOVER: Councillor Peter Ladner

SECONDER: Councillor

 

NOTICE OF MOTION

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

 

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