Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets Agenda - December 11, 2007, reconvening December 13, 2007

NOTICE OF MEETING

Standing Committee of Council

on City Services and Budgets

AGENDA

     
 

DATE:

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Reconvening Thursday, December 13, 2007

     

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

     
 

PLACE:

Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

     

PLEASE NOTE:

  • A complete video stream of the meeting: December 11, 2007; December 13, 2007: Part I, Part II
  • 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, or to register to speak, please call Tina Hildebrandt, Meeting Coordinator, at 604.873.7268; e-mail tina.hildebrandt@vancouver.ca, or

Nicole Ludwig, Meeting Coordinator at 604.871.6399, e-mail nicole.ludwig@vancouver.ca

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the meeting of November 29, 2007, to be adopted.

1.        Vancouver Economic Development Commission: 2008 Business Plan and Budget (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached documents, refer:

 

Phil Heard, CEO - VEDC, will present the report and be available to respond to questions.

2.        Planning Department Resource Proposals (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 21, 2007, refers.

3.        Office of the Chief Building Official Resource Proposal – Green Building Engineer Position (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 16, 2007, refers.

4.        Carnegie Centre – Cashier Positions and Outreach Program (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 14, 2007, refers.


5.        Emergency Management Priorities (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 14, 2007, refers.

6.        Enhanced Enforcement of Street Usage at Construction Sites Through Additional Staffing and Technological Improvements (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 15, 2007, refers.

7.        Corporate Services – Real Estate Services Reorganization (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 16, 2007, refers.

8.        Facilities Design and Management Reorganization (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 14, 2007, refers.

9.        Human Resources Services Staffing Request (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated November 27, 2007, refers.

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Council will reconvene on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to continue with Items 10 and 11.

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10.      DVBIA Ambassador Program – Funding Proposal for Expansion (Video Clips of this Item: Part I, Part II)

The attached Administrative Report dated December 4, 2007, refers.

Geoff Plant, Civil City Commissioner, will present the report and be available to respond to questions.

The report has been sent to interested parties, some of whom may wish to speak.

11.      2008 Target Property Tax Increase (Video Clip of this Item)

The attached Administrative Report dated December 5, 2007, refers.

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NOTICE

A Regular Council meeting will be convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

(Video Clips: Part I, Part II)

ROLL CALL

"IN CAMERA" MEETING

 
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; and

(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.

 

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

1.        Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets

Tuesday, December 11, 2007, reconvened Thursday, December 13, 2007

Approval of recommendations and actions.

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

BY-LAWS

 

1.   A by-law to implement Council's resolution of December 11, 2007 to amend the Zoning and Development Fee By-law to increase fees.

 

MOTIONS

A.   Administrative Motions

None.

B.   Motions on Notice

1.   Little Mountain Housing Site

MOVER: Councillor Raymond Louie

SECONDER: Councillor George Chow

 

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