CITY OF VANCOUVER

                        SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

                                 MAY 21, 1997


        A Special  Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held
   on Wednesday,  May 21,  1997, commencing  at 2:10  p.m., in  the Mayor's
   Office, Third Floor, City Hall.  

        PRESENT:            Mayor Philip Owen
                            Councillor Don Bellamy
                            Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario
                            Councillor Alan Herbert
                            Councillor Daniel Lee
                            Councillor Don Lee

        ABSENT:             Councillor Jennifer Clarke
                            Councillor Lynne Kennedy
                            Councillor Gordon Price
                            Councillor George Puil
                            Councillor Sam Sullivan

        CLERK TO THE
        COUNCIL:            Maria Kinsella



   COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

   MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,
   SECONDED by Cllr. Chiavario,
        THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor
   Owen in the Chair.

                                           - CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
   Regular Council, May 21, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2


   1.   Emergency Resolution for Consideration
        at the 1997 FCM Conference                            File:  3253-2

   MOVED by Cllr. Chiavario,
        THAT  the  following resolution,  submitted  by  the Mayor's  Urban
   Safety  Commission,  be  approved  for  consideration  at  the 1997  FCM
   Conference:

             WHEREAS 70% to 90% of crimes  in Canada are related to drug or
        alcohol abuse;

             AND WHEREAS  2.8 million Canadians indicate they have a family
        member with a drug problem;

             AND  WHEREAS 628,000 Canadians have used  Cocaine at some time
        in their lives;

             AND  WHEREAS  child abuse,  and  elderly  abuse such  as  home
        invasions and other property crimes, are directly connected to drug
        abuse and trafficking;

             AND WHEREAS Canada has  become an open door for  illegal drugs
        bound for the United States;

             AND WHEREAS government, police  and the courts are ineffective
        in fighting the destructive drug trade;

             THEREFORE  BE  IT RESOLVED  THAT  the  Federation of  Canadian
        Municipalities  demand  that  the Federal  Government  support  and
        implement the following anti-drug actions:

             Government

             1.   Simplify and strengthen legislation to  more aggressively
                  fight the drug trade.
             2.   Ensure  that  the  millions of  dollars  recovered  under
                  proceeds  of crime  legislation goes  to fight  drugs and
                  create treatment centres rather than to general revenue.
             3.   Seek  advice  from   the  judiciary  about   how  current
                  legislation hampers the justice system in fighting drugs.


                                                                     Cont'd
   Regular Council, May 21, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3



   Emergency Resolution for Consideration
   at the 1997 FCM Conference (cont'd)

             Justice System

             4.   Hand down  stiffer, longer sentences and  larger fines to
                  convicted drug criminals.
             5.   Support police  in their  efforts to increase  search and
                  seizure  powers under  the Narcotic  Control Act  so that
                  searches of  drug traffickers' vehicles can  be conducted
                  without a warrant.

             Police

             6.   Continue to push for  stronger laws and stiffer sentences
                  for convicted drug criminals.
             7.   Increase community  policing efforts to prevent  drug use
                  and trafficking.

             Community

             8.   Lobby  for   stronger  laws   and  support  more   active
                  enforcement of laws against drug use and trafficking.
             9.   Support  better reporting  of criminal  activity using  a
                  "Crime Stoppers" model.

             School

             10.  Increase  efforts  to  prevent  drug  use  by  supporting
                  anti-drug education programs.
             11.  Work with police to more aggressively enforce the law and
                  fight drugs around schools.

                                           - CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY


   Regular Council, May 21, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4



   RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

   MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,
        THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

                                           - CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY



   ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

   MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,
   SECONDED by Cllr. Chiavario,
        THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.

                                           - CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY


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                  The Special Council adjourned at 2:20 p.m.