Appointments to Advisory Bodies for 2010

A. THAT Council appoint Julia Marks to the Womens Advisory Committee for a two-year term (2010 - 2011).

B. THAT Council appoint the following three individuals of the General Public to the Vancouver Theatres Board for two-year terms (2010 – 2011):

Rob Haynes
Michael Noon
Iris Woo; and

FURTHER THAT Council appoint Stuart Backerman as an Alternate should a vacancy arise during the two-year term (2010 – 2011).

C. THAT Council appoint the following five individuals to the Public Art Committee for two-year terms (2010-2011):

(i) Sita Kumar and Kenneth J. Fletcher as a representatives with recognized standing in the art community;

(ii) Rachel Lafo, as representative of other art professionals (artists, designers, gallery directors, curators, historians, educators, conservators, etc.) who have a thorough knowledge of public art, and who are of recognized standing in the art community;

(iii) Heather Shields as representative of urban designers (architects, landscape architects, designers or others); and

(iv) Patrick Prinster as a developer recognized by the community; and

FURTHER THAT Council appoint the following three individuals to the Public Art Committee for a one-year term (2010):

(i) Elissa Cristall as representative of other art professionals (artists, designers, gallery directors, curators, historians, educators, conservators, etc.) who have a thorough knowledge of public art, and who are of recognized standing in the art community;

(ii) Annabel Vaughan as representative of urban designers (architects, landscape architects, designers or others); and

(iii) Christopher Little as a member of the community; and

FURTHER THAT Council appoint Sandrine Ribaille as an Alternate to the Public Art Committee should a vacancy arise.

D. THAT Council appoint the following four individuals to the Urban Design Panel for two-year terms (2010-2011), representing the following categories:

(i) Jim Huffman, James Cheng, and Scott Romses as representatives of the Architectural Institute of BC (AIBC); and

(ii) Jeff Corbett as representative from Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC).

E. THAT Council appoint Cythnia (Qintian) McLean (Meng) as Alternate to the Chinatown Historic Area Planning Committee should a vacancy occur within the two-year term (2010-2011).

F. THAT Council appoint the following eight individuals to the Family Court/Youth Justice Committee for a one-year term (2010):

Laura Bakan
Manjeep Birk
Andy Chan
Scott Gray
Claire Heintzman
Valentina Malenovic
Christabel Shaler
Jesse Tarbotton

G. THAT Council appoint John Halani to the Vancouver Economic Development Commission for a term ending April 30, 2010: and

FURTHER THAT Council appoint Harbir Batra as Alternate should a vacancy arise.

H. THAT Council appoint the following five individuals to the Vancouver Public Library Board for two-year terms (2010 – 2011):

Mary Lynn Baum
Loring Bohach
David Chariandy
Erfan Kazemi
Debbie Millward; and

FURTHER THAT Council appoint Carellin Brooks to the Vancouver Public Library Board for a one-year term (2010).

I. THAT Council appoint the following three individuals to the Vancouver City Planning Commission:

(i) Laura Stannard as member of the General Public for a two-year term (2010 – 2011); and

(ii) Warren Wong and Jeff Rotin as two members of the General Public for a one-year term (2010).

J. THAT Council appoint the following five individuals of the General Public to the Vancouver Heritage Commission for two-year terms (2010-2011):

Judith Hansen
Orville Lim
Kim Maust
Jennifer Parsons
David Quan

The Other Report dated December 11, 2009 , refers.

 

Lease Renewal to Skookum Art Glass Inc. at 2130 Pine Street

THAT Council approve a lease renewal of the warehouse premises situated at 2130 Pine Street to Skookum Art Glass Inc., legally described as Lot 17 to 20 except the Vancouver and Lulu Island Railway R.O.W. shown on miscellaneous Plan 218, Block 269, DL 526, Plan 590, on the following terms and conditions:

Terms: The term of the Lease will be for five (5) years, commencing November 1, 2009

Option to Renew: One three (3) year option to renew on the same terms and conditions save and except rent which is to be at then market rates.

Cancellation Clause: Both Tenant and Landlord shall have the right to terminate the Lease at any time upon giving twelve (12) months written notice to either party of its intent. The Landlord shall not pay to Tenant any compensation due to such termination.

Rent: The Gross rent plus applicable taxes, all to be credited to the PEF, includes the amount of taxes-in-lieu, and is to be set out as follow:

[ … ]

Use: The Premises are to be used for art glass studio/manufacturing warehouse with ancillary office.

Other Terms: The terms and conditions of the lease are to be drawn to the satisfaction of the Directors of Real Estate and Legal Services, it being noted that no legal right or obligation shall arise or be created until the execution of the lease.

All monies received are to be credited to PEF.

The relevant report remains sensitive and cannot be released.

 

Property Acquisition for Left Turn Bays on Knight Street at 33rd Avenue

A. THAT Council authorize the Director of Real Estate Services to proceed with the acquisition of 17.8 square metres (192 sq ft) of land for road purposes from 4868 Knight Street, legally described as Parcel Identifier: 013-636-090 Lot 10, Except The West 7 Feet Now Road and Part In Explanatory Plan LMP21625 Block 7 District Lot 705 Plan 2571 at a total cost of $36,000. Funding for the acquisition is available from the 2009 Streets Basic Capital Budget for Arterial Improvements, Knight & 33rd Left Turn Bay.

B. THAT Council grant the Director of Real Estate Services authority to proceed with the negotiations and to determine, in consultation with the General Managers of Engineering and Legal Services and the Director of Budgets, the terms and conditions of agreements on which the properties identified in Appendix B shall be acquired by the City provided that in no case shall the value for each individual property acquisition exceed $100,000 without reporting back to Council; and that the Director of Real Estate Services be authorized to execute such documents (including without limitation, Offers to Purchase) and plans as are necessary to complete such acquisitions. The source of funding is available from 2009 Streets Basic Capital Budget for Arterial Improvements, Knight & 33rd Left Turn Bay.

C. THAT no legal rights or obligations shall arise or be created until all legal documentation is fully executed on terms and conditions to the satisfaction of the Directors of Real Estate and Legal Services.

The Administrative Report dated December 1, 2009 , refers.

 

Assignment of Lease for Office Space Located at #300-575 West 8th Avenue to Stemcell Technologies

THAT Council approve the assignment of the lease to Stemcell Technologies for the premises situated at #300-575 West 8th Avenue legally described as Lot L, Block 320, District Lot 526, Plan VAP23163; on the following terms and conditions:

Term: Thirty-Eight (38) months commencing on July 1, 2010, ending on August 30, 2013, representing the remainder of the head lease term.

Rent: [ … ];

Use: research / medical office;

Other Terms: Tenant improvement allowance [ … ] provided by the Head Landlord shall be passed through to Stemcell Technologies upon completion of the assignees fixturing in accordance with the Head Lease agreement. To date, no interior improvement works have been completed or reimbursed by the Landlord;

All other terms contained in the City’s standard assignment agreement, all to be drawn to the satisfaction of the Directors of Legal and Real Estate Services; it being noted that no legal rights or obligations are created and none shall arise hereafter until the execution of the assignment documents.

Rental income from the assignment of the lease will be applied toward the existing rental recovery budget in the 2010 Business Planning and Services Operating Budget.

The relevant report remains sensitive and cannot be released.

 

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