REGULAR COUNCIL - FEBRUARY 27, 1996


          
Decisions (Minutes) of this meeting.


          
REPORT REFERENCE


          1.   1996 Engineering Basic Capital Budget

               Administrative  Report  dated  February  13,  1996  entitled  "1996
               Engineering Basic Capital Budget" refers.

               The following staff from Engineering  Services will provide a brief
               presentation on this matter:

               -  Jim Hall, Budgets & Research Engineer - Introduction

               -  Don Brynildsen, Asst. City Engineer
                      (Streets)                         - Streets

               -  Susan Clift, Actg. City Engineer
                      - Electrical Information Services - Communications and
                                                          Street Lighting

               -  Tom Timm, Asst. City Engineer
                      - Water, Sewers & Yards           - Water, Sewers and 
                                                          Yards

          
UNFINISHED BUSINESS


          1.   Rezoning:  South Shaughnessy/Granville RS-6

               The  Public Hearing on this  matter concluded on  February 6, 1996.
               As agreed at that time, a final decision on the application will be
               made at the February 27th Regular Council meeting.  

               Ms. Jacquie Forbes-Roberts, Director of Community Planning, and Mr.
               Bob McGilvray, Planner, will be present to provide closing comments
               from staff on  the application,  and to respond  to questions  from
               members of Council.

          
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS


          1.   Approval of Business Improvement Area (BIA) Budgets

          2.   Demolition of House - 1850 West 5th Avenue

          3.   Civic Theatres Elevator Project - Award of Contract

          4.   Vancouver Police Department, 312 Main Street
               - Office Renovations

          5.   Secondary Suite Program

          6.   Award of  Contract No. 9520, Microtunnelling  Construction of Clark
               Drive Sanitary Trunk Sewer

          7.   Closure of Dunlevy Ave. between Pender St. and Keefer St.

          8.   Award of Consulting Contract: Design, Cost Estimates and Inspection
               Services for a New Asphalt Plant and Aggregate Handling Facility at
               a North Fraser River Site

          9.   Renewal of Main Post Office Tunnel Lease

          10.  Strata Title Conversion:  60 West 12th Avenue

          11.  Form of Development:  3215 MacDonald St.
               D.E. 400583 - CD-1 By-law No. 4076

          12.  Form of Development:  8495 Jellicoe St.
               D.E. 400319 - CD-1 By-law No. 6533

          13.  Appointment of By-law Process Server

          
POLICY REPORTS


          1.   Rezoning:  500 Pacific Street (Beach Neighbourhood East)

          2.   Proposed Rezoning of 1005 Beach Avenue

          3.   Keep Greater Vancouver Spectacular

          4.   New National Marine Policy and Port of Vancouver

          
MOTIONS


          A.   Allocation of Land for Road Purposes
               (All that portion of Lot 34, except the North 17 feet and the South
               20 feet, now highways, Blocks C, D, Y and Z, District Lots 319, 323
               and 324, Plan 3038, Group 1, NWD)

          B.   Allocation of Land for Road Purposes
               (All that portion of Lot A, Explanatory Plan 7356, of Lot Y, Blocks
               7 to  10 of Block  C, District  Lots 319, 323  and 324,  Plan 1870,
               Group 1, NWD)

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