SUPPORTS ITEM NO 2
                                                VLLC AGENDA
                                                APRIL 10, 1997

                             ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                           Date: March 20, 1997
                                           Dept. File No. 2209IC.COV
                                           C.C. File: 2611-3


   TO:       Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission

   FROM:     Chief License Inspector

   SUBJECT:  888 West Cordova Street - Terminal City Club Inc.
             Class 'A' Pub Liquor License

   RECOMMENDATION

        THAT the Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission endorse the request
        from the Terminal City Club Inc. for a Class 'A' Pub Liquor License
        with 120 seats and a 31-seat outdoor patio (on private property),
        subject to the outdoor patio closing at 11:00 p.m.

   GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

        The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of
        the foregoing.

   COUNCIL POLICY

   City Council policy is to waive the requirement for a referendum for a
   full service hotel or a major complex located in the Downtown core
   provided it is illustrated that there is little or no community
   opposition as determined by the response to the pre-clearance
   notification.

   PURPOSE

   The Terminal City Club Inc., is requesting a City Council resolution
   endorsing its application for a Class 'A' Pub liquor license with 120
   seats and 31 seats on an outdoor patio (located on their property) in
   the new 60-suite apartment hotel which will be part of the new club
   premises encompassing the 800 Blocks of West Hastings and West Cordova
   Streets. 

   BACKGROUND

   The Terminal City Club, which began operation in Vancouver in 1892,
   vacated 837 West Hastings Street in the Spring of 1996, and the premises
   were demolished in preparation for redevelopment of the site.  The
   project being constructed will include new club facilities, retail
   space, a mixed use condominium tower, which will include approximately
   45,600 square feet of office space, 118,500 square feet of residential
   condominium units and 36,250 square feet of apartment/hotel units.

   The premises are located in the DD Downtown District and the surrounding
   area is a mixture of retail, highrise commercial towers, hotels and
   shopping malls (Appendix A).

   Located in the survey area are two Class 'C' Cabarets (549 seats), five
   Class 'A' Pubs, (916 seats), five  Class 'A' Lounges (1,594 seats) and 
   24 licensed restaurants.

   DISCUSSION

   The apartment/hotel units will be owned on a Limited Partnership basis
   and will be operated by the Terminal City Club to provide accommodation
   for members, members of associated clubs around the world and the
   general public on a reservation basis.  In addition, the Club is
   offering full membership for owners and use of all Club facilities and
   services for the duration of a guest's stay.

   Council policy is to waive the referendum requirement for new Class 'A'
   liquor licenses in existing hotels in the Downtown core, subject to the
   notification process. 

   COMMENTS

   The Police Department has no comment.

   The Vancouver Health Board has no objection.

   The Planning Department advises that a Development Permit was issued on
   September 22, 1995, thereby permitting the development of a 29-storey
   mixed-use building on this site.  The approved drawings indicate a Class
   'A' Pub of approximately 2,500 square feet, in conjunction with the
   proposed hotel use, and located on the Cordova Street frontage.

   The Social Planning Department and Housing Centre have no comment. 

   CONCLUSION

   The Chief License Inspector recommends approval of this application as
   Class 'A' Pubs in full-service hotels do not generally create
   enforcement problems in the neighbourhood.

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