PART REPORT TO COUNCIL
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS
MAY 4, 1995
A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City
Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, May 4, 1995, at
9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.
PRESENT: Councillor Puil, Chair
Mayor Owen
Councillor Bellamy
Councillor Chiavario
Councillor Clarke
Councillor Hemer
Councillor Kennedy
Councillor Kwan
Councillor Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Ip (Sick Leave)
Councillor Price (Leave of Absence)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: Ken Dobell, City Manager
CLERK: Tarja Tuominen
Recorded Vote
Unless otherwise indicated, votes of the Committee on all
items are unanimous.
Note from Clerk:
Due to the small number of groups wishing to appeal grants, it
was decided to refer the reconsideration of community services
and cultural grants from the Tuesday, May 2nd Special Standing
Committee on City Services & Budgets meeting to the regular
May 4th meeting.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Reconsideration of Ten Community File: 2153-1
Services Grants Applications
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report
dated April 13, 1995 (on file), in which the Director of
Social Plan-ning recommended approval of three Community
Services Grants, totalling $78,500, to the Canadian Paraplegic
Association, Downtown Granville Tenants Association, and
Pacific Immigrant Resources; source of funds the unallocated
portion of the Community Services Grants budgets.
In view of the reconsideration process, the Director
recommended approval of the additional three grants, totalling
$23,720, to the Canadian Paraplegic Association, Immigrant
Services Society - Core, and Pacific Immigrant Resources;
source of funds the "Emergencies, Unforeseen Circumstances
Reserve in the Community Services Grants budget, leaving a
balance of $16,750 in the reserve.
Mr. Rick Gates and Mr. Baldwin Wong, Social Planners,
responded to questions on individual grant appeals.
Ms. Jane Jimison, Pacific Immigrant Services, thanked the
Director of Social Planning for reconsidering the
organization's grant request and recommending an additional
grant.
The following spoke to appeal the recommendation of the
Director of Social Planning regarding their grant:
Beverly Nann, Affiliation of Multicultural Societies &
Service Agencies (AMSSA)
Lilian To, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (Cross-Cultural Neighbourhood
Partnership Program)
During discussion, it was suggested staff convene a
meeting with appropriate representatives of immigrant and
settlement services organizations and members of Council to
discuss the impacts of potential further cutbacks in
government funding to the organizations.
Clause No. 1 Continued
The following motions by the Mayor were put and CARRIED.
The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT Council approve the Director of Social
Planning's original recommendations for the
following three Community Services Grants,
including any conditions as specified in
Appendix A of the Administrative Report dated
April 13, 1995.
Canadian Paraplegic Association $25,000
Downtown Granville Tenants Association 25,500
Pacific Immigrant Resources 28,000
Total $78,500
The source of funds for these grants is from the
unallocated portion of the Community Services
Grants budgets.
B. THAT in view of the reconsideration process,
Council approve the following three grants, in
addition to grants already approved for these
organizations, including any conditions as
specified in Appendix A of the Administrative
Report dated April 13, 1995:
Canadian Paraplegic Association $10,000
Immigrant Services Society - Core 5,000
Pacific Immigrant Resources 8,720
Total $23,720
The source of funds for these grants is the
"Emergencies, Unforeseen Circumstances Reserve"
in the Community Services Grants budget.
Approval of these grants will leave a balance of
$16,750 in this reserve.
Clause No. 1 Continued
The following motion by Councillor Kwan was put and LOST.
THAT Council approve the following Community
Services grants:
a) Immigrant Services Society - an increase of
$5,000; eliminate the condition of termina-
tion.
b) S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (Cross-Cultural Neighbourhood
Partnership Program) - $39,772; subject to
further consultation with major agencies in
the community and residents in the area.
c) A.M.S.S.A. - $32,000 for core funding.
(Councillors Bellamy, Clarke, Hemer, Kennedy,
Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)
2. Reconsideration of File: 2053-1
1995 Cultural Grant Applications
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report
dated April 18, 1995 (on file), in which the Director of
Social Plan-ning recommended approval of four Operating Grants
totalling $100,500 and one Project Grant of $2,500, including
any condi-tions as listed, for a total of $103,000; source of
funds the Operating and Project categories of the 1995
Cultural Grants Budget.
In view of the reconsideration process, the Director of
Social Planning also recommended additional funds totalling
$18,500 to the Canadian Jewish Community Centre, Science World
and Vancouver Co-op Radio; source of funds the unallocated
balance in the Operating and Project categories of the 1995
Cultural Grants budget. Approval of the recommendations will
leave an unallocated balance of $55 in the Operating and
$15,300 in the Project Grants budget.
Ms. Alice Niwinski, Cultural Planner, responded to
questions on individual appeals.
Clause No. 2 Continued
The following thanked staff and Council for the grants
recommended to their organization as a result of the
reconsider-ation process:
Michael Francis, Science World (A.S.T.C.)
Dorothy Kidd, Vancouver Co-operative Radio
The following spoke to appeal the recommendations of the
Director of Social Planning regarding the grant to their
organization:
Robert Kerr, Vancouver International Jazz Festival
(Coastal Jazz and Blues)
Zaneta Matkowska, Greater Vancouver Historical
Performance Society
Molly-Beth Metcalfe and Jon Bartlett, Vancouver
Community Festival Society
The following motions by Councillor Bellamy were put and
CARRIED. The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT Council approve the Director of Social
Planning's original recommendations for four
Operating Grants totalling $100,500 and one
Project Grant of $2,500, including any condi-
tions, as listed in Appendix A, Column 2 of the
Administrative Report dated April 18, 1995, for
a total of $103,000; source of funds to be the
Operating and Project categories of the 1995
Cultural Grants Budget.
B. THAT, in view of the reconsideration process,
Council approve additional funds totalling
$18,500 to the Canadian Jewish Community Centre,
Science World and Vancouver Co-op Radio, as
listed in Appendix A, Column 1 of the Adminis-
trative Report dated April 18, 1995; source of
funds to be the unallocated balance in the
Operating and Project categories of the 1995
Cultural Grants budget.
(Councillor Puil opposed to the grant to
Vancouver Co-Operative Radio in Recommendation B)
Clause No. 2 Continued
The following motions by Councillor Kwan were put and
LOST.
A. THAT Council approve a grant of $3,000 to the
Vancouver Out on Screen Film Festival Society.
The grant is not to be seen as precedent-setting
in promoting a proliferation of cultural grants
to specialized screen festivals.
(Councillors Bellamy, Clarke, Hemer, Kennedy,
Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)
B. THAT Council approve a grant of $2,000 to the
Greater Vancouver Historical Performance
Society.
(Councillors Chiavario, Clarke, Hemer,
Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)
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Councillor Bellamy left at this point in the proceedings.
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The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:00 noon.
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NOTE FROM CLERK:
Due to an insufficient number of Council members at
the close of the Committee meeting to approve the
grants by the required majority, the foregoing
clauses are resubmitted for CONSIDERATION.