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                                                        ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                                                         Date: January 14, 1997
                                                                         C.C.  File: 3252-1/3253-1


     TO:              Vancouver City Council

     FROM:    City Clerk

     SUBJECT:         FCM and UBCM Membership Fees: 1997-1998


     CONSIDERATION

              THAT grants to the following organizations for the 1997-1998 membership fees be approved, the source of funds                                                                                                                          
              being the 1997 Operating Budget:                                             

              (a)     Federation of Canadian Municipalities              $45,297.02
              (b)     Union of British Columbia Municipalities   $33,870.31

     CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS

              The City Manager submits the foregoing for CONSIDERATION.                                                                      

     COUNCIL POLICY

     Section 206 (i) of the Vancouver Charter provides that Council may, by resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of
     all its members, provide for the making of money grants to any association comprised of municipalities to which the
     Council deems it is in the interest of the City to belong, or assist.

     BACKGROUND

     The FCM and UBCM have invoiced the City for the 1997-1998 membership fees, which are now due.

     (a)      FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES
              1997-1998 Membership Fee - $45,297.02

     This represents no change from the previous four years.


     (b)      UNION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPALITIES
              1997 Membership Fee - $33,870.31

     This represents an increase of $590.03 (1.8%) over the previous year, resulting from the estimated population growth of
     the City.

     UBCM dues are calculated using the population estimates (for grant purposes) of BC STATS, a division of the Ministry of
     Finance and Corporate Relations.

     The 1997 population estimate is 522,605 (as compared to 510,330 in 1996).  The fees paid over the last few years,
     compared with this year, are as follows:

              1993             $28,709.52
              1994             $28,977.66
              1995             $31,297.18
              1996             $33,272.28
              1997             $33,870.31.

     No GST applies to these membership fees.

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