NOTICE OF MEETING
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
DATE:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
TIME:
2:00 p.m.
PLACE:
Council Chamber
Third Floor, City Hall
• Videostream of Entire Regular Council Meeting
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PRAYER
ROLL CALL
PROCLAMATIONS - Lydia Shum Din-Ha (Video Clip of this Item)
YouthPolitik Day in Council (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):
(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.
ITEMS ARISING FROM THE "IN CAMERA" MEETING OF FEBRUARY 12, 2008 (Video Clip of this Item)
Council approved appointments to the following Advisory Bodies:
• Vancouver City Planning Commission
• First Shaughnessy Advisory Design Panel
• Family Court/Youth Justice Committee
Names of those appointed can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES (Video Clip of this Item)
1. Special Council (Court of Revision) - February 5, 2008
2. Regular Council (Transportation and Traffic) - February 12, 2008
3. Regular Council - February 12, 2008
4. Regular Council (City Services and Budgets) - February 14, 2008
5. Regular Council (Planning and Environment) - February 14, 2008
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MATTERS ADOPTED ON CONSENT (Video Clip of this Item)
REPORT REFERENCE
1. 2009-2011 Capital Plan Process (Video Clip of this Item)
Ken Bayne, Director of Financial Planning & Treasury, will provide a Report Reference on the background and process for the 2009-2011 Capital Plan.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Amendments to Vancouver Fire By-law No. 8191 Regarding Fireworks (Video Clip of this Item)
Following the hearing of speakers at the Standing Committee meeting on City Services and Budgets on February 14, 2008, Vancouver City Council referred the following to the Regular Council meeting on February 26, 2008, as Unfinished Business :
MOVED by Councillor Deal
THAT the Committee recommend to Council
THAT Council direct staff to report back on potential family and public fireworks licensing systems, including limitation and insu ra nce requirements.
referred
AMENDMENT MOVED by Councillor Capri
THAT the motion be struck and replaced with the following :
A. THAT Council approve in principle the proposed amendments to the Fire By-law as summarized in this report, such that the purchase and discharge of fireworks in the City be restricted to individuals who hold a valid certification from the Fede ra l Government, Natu ra l Resources Canada - Explosives Regulatory Division as a Display Fireworks Supervisor, and that the sale, purchase and discharge of fireworks otherwise be banned.
B. THAT Council authorize the Director of Legal Services to bring forward the By-law amendments gene ra lly as shown in Appendix B to this report, and any consequential amendments required to any other by-laws.
C. THAT Fire Prevention's 2009 permit revenue budget be adjusted by $9,000, without offset subject to budget review, to reflect the estimated reduction to revenue as a result of the By-law amendments.
referred
In addition, Council requested an information memo summarizing findings to date, fireworks permitting options and the experiences of other cities.
The following documents are attached and refer :
(a) Information Memo entitled "Fireworks Permitting and Other Cities" requested by Council at the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on February 14, 2008;
(b) Policy Report dated January 29, 2008, entitled "Amendments to Vancouver Fire By-law No. 8191 Regarding Fireworks";
(c) Extract from the minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on March 1, 2007, and the relevant Administrative Report dated January 19, 2007, entitled "Amendments to Vancouver Fire By-law No. 8191 Regarding Fireworks"; and
(d) Extract from the minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on September 14, 2006, and the relevant Policy Report dated November 30, 2006, entitled "Amendments to Vancouver Fire By-law No. 8191 Regarding Fireworks".
Minutes 4 refer.
2. March 29 th Earth Hour Event (Video Clip of this Item)
On January 29, 2008, the following motion was postponed pending the Mayor hearing back from Toronto on their program for the Earth Hour event.
MOVED by Councillor Cadman
SECONDED by Councillor Deal
THAT the City of Vancouver participate in the March 29 th Earth Hour Event by urging citizens to turn off lights for one hour and get stand-by functioning machines onto power bars which can be turned off.
Postponed
Late Distribution
(i) Memorandum, dated February 21, 2008, from the Manager Sustainability Group
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. LMLGA Annual Conference - May 7-9, 2008, Whistler, BC (Video Clip of this Item)
2. 2008 Debenture Program (Video Clip of this Item)
3. Mayor's Arts Awards May 26 th , 2008 (Video Clip of this Item)
POLICY REPORTS
1. Rezoning of 1342 Southwest Marine Drive (Video Clip of this Item)
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 the Pinnacle site)
2. A By-law to amend Sign By-law No. 6510 (re 2 - 88 West 1 st avenue , 2 - 26 East 1 st Avenue , and 27 - 99 West 2 nd Avenue )
3. A By-law to amend Noise Control By-law No. 6555 (re 140 West 1 st Avenue)
4. A By-law to authorize Council entering into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement amending agreement with the Owner of Heritage Property (re 53 West Hastings Street)
5. A By-law to authorize Council entering into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the Owner of Heritage Property (re 265 Carrall Street)
6. A By-law to amend Business Prohibition By-law No. 5156 regarding exotic or wild animals
MOTIONS
A. Administrative Motions (Video Clip of this Item)
1. Establishing Road at the south east corner of West 4 th Avenue at Alma Street, adjacent to 2020 Alma Street, for a corner cut for road purposes, as per February 12, 2008 Council authority
MOVER: Councillor Raymond Louie
SECONDER: Councillor Tim Stevenson
B. Motions on Notice
1. Request for Leave of Absence - Councillor Stevenson (Video Clip of this Item)
MOVER: Councillor
SECONDER: Councillor
2. Motion to Establish a Mental Health Advocate in the City of Vancouver (Video Clip of this Item)
MOVER: Councillor Heather Deal
SECONDER: Councillor George Chow
3. March - Community Social Services Awareness Month (Video Clip of this Item)
MOVER: Councillor Raymond Louie
SECONDER: Councillor Heather Deal
NOTICE OF MOTION
NEW BUSINESS
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
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