City Services and Budgets Committee March 13, 2008

updated March 12, 2008

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

Standing Committee of Council

on City Services and Budgets

 

AGENDA

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 13, 2008

     
 

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

     
 

PLACE:

Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

     

PLEASE NOTE:

•  A complete video stream of the meeting will be available the day following the 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.

MINUTES FROM THE MEETING

 

For information, or to register to speak, please call Denise Salmon, Meeting Coordinator at 604.873.7269, e-mail denise.salmon@vancouver.ca

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the meeting of February 28, 2008, to be adopted.

1.    Allocation of City-Wide Development Cost Levies to Brant Villa Day Care Society - Learning Tree Day Care

The attached Administrative Report dated March 11, 2008, refers. Video Clip of this Item Video Clip of this Item

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

2.    918 Granville Street - 0692591 BC Ltd,

Liquor Primary Liquor License

The attached Administrative Report dated February 25, 2008, refers. Video Clip of this Item Video Clip of this Item

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

3.    2008 Property Taxation: Land Assessment Averaging Program

The attached Administrative Report dated February 25, 2008, refers. Video Clip of this Item Video Clip of this Item

Interested parties have been notified, some of whom may wish to speak.

By-law 1 refers.

4.       Public Consultation on the Property Tax Policy Review Commission Recommendations Video Clip of this Item Video Clip of this Item

At its meeting on March 11, 2008, Vancouver City Council received a Report Reference on the public consultation on the Property Tax Policy Review Commission recommendations and referred this matter to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on March 13, 2008, to hear from speakers.

Accordingly, the relevant Administrative Report dated February 27, 2008, entitled “Public Consultation on the Property Tax Policy Review Commission Recommendations” (distributed with the March 11th Council agenda) refers.

NOTE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Please bring your Report Reference materials with you to the Standing Committee meeting.

 

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NOTICE

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

 

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

1.   Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Approval of recommendations and actions.

NOTE FROM CLERK: Approval of Item 1 requires eight affirmative votes.

 

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

 

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

 

BY-LAWS

1.   A By-law to Average Land Assessments for 2008

(Subject to approval of Item 3)

MOTIONS

A.       Administrative Motions

None.

B.       Motions on Notice

1.       Increase Healthy Food Options in Vancouver Video Clip of this Item Video Clip of this Item

MOVER: Councillor Heather Deal

SECONDER: Councillor Raymond Louie

2.        Stratford Hall School – Property Tax Issues Video Clip of this Item Video Clip of this Item

MOVER: Councillor Suzanne Anton

SECONDER: Councillor Kim Capri

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

 

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