NOTICE OF MEETING

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

DATE: Tuesday, February 17, 1998

TIME: 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Council Chamber, Third Floor, City Hall

Actions from this meeting

Decisions(Minutes) of this meeting.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. Regular Council

(City Services and Budgets) - January 22, 1998

2. Regular Council (with the exception of

the "In Camera" portion) - February 3, 1998

3. Regular Council (Transportation and Traffic) - February 3, 1998

4. Special Council (Court of Revision) - February 3, 1998

5. Special Council - GVTA - February 10, 1998

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RECOGNITION - APPROX. 3:45 P.M.

Ken Stoke - retired Director of Finance

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COMMENCING AT APPROX. 2:00 P.M.

REPORT REFERENCE

1. Better City Government - Progress Report

Administrative Report dated January 21, 1998, refers.

The following officials will give a report reference on the progress of the Better City Government program:

Ken Dobell, City Manager

Pat Kostuk, Manager, Service Improvement Projects

2. Preliminary Operating Budget

Administrative Report dated February 12, 1998, refers.

Ken Bayne, Comptroller of Budgets and Research, will present a report reference on the 1998 Operating Budget.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Review of the Proposed Funding and Governance for the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (GVTA)

Vancouver City Council held a Special Meeting to hear delegations on the above matter on the evening of February 10, 1998, then referred its decision to the Council meeting of February 17, 1998.

The following refers and is attached:

Policy Report dated January 26, 1998.

The minutes of the Special Council Meeting of February 10, 1998, will be distributed when available.

(i) Memo from General Manager of Engineering Services to Council dated February 13, 1998, regarding Vancouver Regional Transportation Authority

CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Proposed National Technical Guide

for Urban Infrastructure RECOMMENDATION

2. Strata Title Conversion: 638 and 644 Hawks Avenue RECOMMENDATION

3. Strata Title Conversion - 364 West 10th Avenue RECOMMENDATION

4. Nuisance/Dangerous Building

209 - 211 East 58th Avenue

Pcl B of Amended Lot 8, Block 9, District Lot 656,

Plan 2744 RECOMMENDATION

5. 2201 Burrard Street - Proposed Closure of a

Portion of the West Side of Burrard Street,

between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue RECOMMENDATION

6. Strata Title Conversion - 2201 Burrard Street RECOMMENDATION

CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (CONT’D)

7. Form of Development: 2901 East Hastings Street

- Hastings Park/PNE DE402825 - CD-1 By-law

Number 3656 RECOMMENDATION

8. Year 2000 Conversion Project Financing RECOMMENDATION

9. Wellness Walkways - Consultant Study

and Funding Strategy RECOMMENDATION

10. Award of Tender No. 57-98-01 - Supply and

Delivery of PVC Sewer Pipe and Fittings RECOMMENDATION

11. Sale of Residential Lots: 3596 Petersham Avenue, 6278 and 6268 Kings Lynn Street

12. City Participation in Investigation of Gastown Collective Parking/Earthquake Upgrading

(i) Letter, dated February 12, 1998, From Sue Bennett, Chair, Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee

CITY MANAGER'S POLICY REPORTS

1. Report Back on Mechanisms to Inform Nearby

Residents about Noise Impacts for Theatre Row

Entertainment District RECOMMENDATION

(i)Letter, dated January 30, 1998, from Neil Hagman, Vice-Chair, Downtown South Redevelopment Impacts Committee (DSRIC)

2. Miscellaneous Amendments to the Zoning and

Development By-law, Official Development Plan

By-laws, the Parking By-law, and other Related

By-laws RECOMMENDATION

3. Policy on Personal Web Pages for Members

of Council CONSIDERATION

4. City of Burnaby Draft Official Community Plan

OTHER REPORTS

I. Vancouver City Planning Commission

February 3, 1998

Cl. 1: Request for Funding for

Broadway Corridor LRT Event CONSIDERATION

REQUIRES EIGHT AFFIRMATIVE VOTES

II. Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission

February 5, 1998

MOTIONS

A. Closing of Volumetric Portions of the

North Side of West 12th Avenue,

East of Vine Street

B. Closing of Volumetric Portions of the

West Side of Burrard Street between

6th Avenue and 7th Avenue

C. DD (Except Downtown South), C-5, C-6, HA-1 and HA-2

Character Area Descriptions

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