CITY OF VANCOUVER
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was
held on Thursday, November 7, 1996, at 10:00 A.M., in Committee Room
No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on
City Services and Budgets meeting, to consider the recommendations of
the Committee.
PRESENT: Mayor Owen
Councillors Bellamy, Chiavario,
Clarke, Hemer, Kennedy,
Price, Puil and Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Ip
Councillor Kwan
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: Ken Dobell, City Manager
CLERK TO THE COUNCIL: Tarja Tuominen
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,
THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole,
Mayor Owen in the chair.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Report of the Standing Committee
on City Services and Budgets
November 7, 1996
Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as
contained in the following clauses of the attached report:
Cl. 1: Tourism Vancouver - Interim Payments
of 2% Hotel Tax and Amendment of
1996 Work Plan and Budget
Cl. 2: 1996 Cross-Cultural Initiatives Grants
Cl. 3: Vancouver Maritime Museum -
1996 Supplementary Grant
Cl. 4: Vancouver Museum Revitalization Program
Cl. 5: 1996 Operating Budget - September Review
COMMITTEE REPORTS (CONT D)
Report of the Standing Committee
on City Services and Budgets
November 7, 1996 (cont d)
Clauses 1, 4 and 5
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in
Clauses 1, 4, and 5 of this report, be approved.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Clauses 2 and 3
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in
Clauses 2 and 3 of this report, be approved.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND BY THE REQUIRED
MAJORITY
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,
THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPT REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,
THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
CLUB KENO in Liquor Licensed Premises File: 2633-3
Councillor Hemer reported CLUB KENO was being installed in four
locations in the city on the day Council passed the by-law to prohibit
the operation of electronic gaming devices, including CLUB KENO, in
liquor licensed establishments.
Councillor Clarke requested a report back on the City's ability
to enforce the by-law and any steps the City can take at this point.
The City Manager advised staff will report back to Council
following the Planning & Environment Standing Committee meeting this
afternoon.
The Council adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
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REPORT TO COUNCIL
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS
NOVEMBER 7, 1996
A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City
Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, November 7, 1996, at 9:30
a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.
PRESENT: Councillor Puil, Chair
Mayor Owen
Councillor Bellamy
Councillor Clarke
Councillor Kennedy
Councillor Price
Councillor Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Hemer
Councillor Ip
Councillor Kwan
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: Ken Dobell, City Manager
CLERK: Tarja Tuominen
Adoption of Minutes
The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services & Budgets
meeting of October 10, 1996, were adopted.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Tourism Vancouver - Interim Payments
of 2% Hotel Tax and Amendment of
1996 Work Plan and Budget File: 6008
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated
October 9, 1996 (on file), in which the General Manager of Corporate
Services sought approval to remit the first three months of the 2%
Hotel Tax revenues for 1997 to Tourism Vancouver. The General
Manager also recommended approval of Tourism Vancouver's amended 1996
Business Plan, which increases the portion funded by the 2% hotel tax
by $900,000, to a total of $7,709,629 for the 1996 tax year.
cont d
Clause No. 1 cont d
The following motion by the Mayor was put and carried. The
Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT the Director of Finance be authorized to remit the
first three months of the 2% Hotel Tax revenues for
1997, the amounts of each remittance not to exceed
actual receipts from the Province of the 2% tax, in
advance of Council's consideration of the Association's
1997 Business Plan.
B. THAT Council approve Tourism Vancouver's amended 1996
Business Plan, which increases the portion funded by
the 2% hotel tax by $900,000 to a total of $7,709,629
for the 1996 tax year.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. 1996 Cross-Cultural Initiatives Grants File: 2054-2
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated
October 22, 1996 (on file), in which the Director, Office of Cultural
Affairs, recommended approval of 1996 Cross-cultural Initiatives
grants totaling $50,000 to 15 organizations.
The General Manager of Community Services submitted the grant
request for consideration.
The following motion by the Mayor was put and carried. The
Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
THAT Council approve grants totaling $50,000 to 15
organizations, as listed in Table 1 of the Adminis-trative
Report dated October 22, 1996; source of funds to be the
Cross-Cultural Initiatives category of the 1996 Cultural
Grants budget.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
3. Vancouver Maritime Museum - File: 4002-2
1996 Supplementary Grant
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated
October 8, 1996 (on file), in which the Director of Finance, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs,
recommended approval of a grant of $7,200 to the Vancouver Maritime
Museum Society to partially fund the operating cost of the St. Roch
from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997.
The General Manager of Corporate Services submitted the grant
request for consideration.
The following motion by Councillor Clarke was put and carried.
The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
THAT a grant of $7,200 be approved to the Vancouver Maritime
Museum Society to partially fund the operating cost of the
St. Roch from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997; source of funds
to be the 1996 'Other' Grants budget.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
4. Vancouver Museum Revitalization Program File: 4002-1
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated
October 22, 1996 (on file), in which the Directors of the Office of
Cultural Affairs and Finance, and the Manager of Facilities
Development sought approval to fund the first project in Phase 1 of
the Vancouver Museum Revitalization Program, in advance of approval of
the 1997-1999 Capital Plan, in order to co-ordinate the construction
schedule of the Vancouver Museum with that of the Pacific Space Centre
currently underway, and to meet the Museum's exhibition commitment on
February 15, 1997.
The General Managers of Community Services and Corporate Services
recommended approval of the funding request.
cont d
Clause No. 4 cont d
John Dickenson, Managing Director, Pacific Space Centre, advised all
of the approval processes required by the City are in place to allow
the Pacific Space Centre's capital expansion project to proceed. All
that is delaying the project is the move of the Vancouver Museum from
its present space. The Museum needs to move its exhibits over in the
next two to three months prior to the opening of an exhibition in
February. Delaying the move will affect revenues and cause additional
design costs.
Ken Dobell, City Manager, and Hugh Creighton, Director of
Finance, agreed it is worthwhile to let the project proceed prior to
approval of the 1997 Capital Budget. The project is separable from
the Capital Plan.
Burke Taylor, Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs, advised
a comprehensive space allocation plan is in place for the Pacific
Space Centre and the Vancouver Museum, and is the first of two
agreements for the facility. The second one will be the operating
agreement.
Peter Manson, Chair, Vancouver Museum Commission, advised the
proposed relocations will facilitate a better use of space for both
institutions. The next target is an operating agreement which will
work for the entire facility and set a strong foundation for both.
The following motion by Councillor Kennedy was put and carried.
The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
THAT Council approve an allocation of $490,000 to fund the
first phase of Vancouver Museum Revitalization Program, the
move of the museum gallery from 'C ' Wing to 'B' Wing, in
advance of approval of the 1997 Capital Budget; interim
financing from Revenue Surplus.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
5. 1996 Operating Budget - File: 1607-2 September Review
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated
October 23, 1996 (on file), in which the Director of Finance reviewed
the status of the revenue and expenditure appropriations in the 1996
Operating Budget at September 30, 1996 and sought approval for
proposed adjustments to reflect revised expectations.
The General Manager of Corporate Services recommended approval.
The following motion by Councillor Kennedy was put and carried.
The Committee, therefore,
RECOMMENDED
A. THAT the proposed adjustments to the 1996 Operating
Budget revenue and expenditure appropriations as
outlined in the Adminis-trative Report dated October
23, 1996, be approved.
B. THAT any shortfall in the 1996 Operating Budget at the
end of the year be funded first from the Capital
Reserve, including any deficiencies in the Park Board
revenue programs as contemplated in the Global Budget
agreement.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
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