CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON

CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

APRIL 23, 1998

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, April 23, 1998 at 11:20 a.m., in Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.

PRESENT:	Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Civic Business)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, Deputy 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 Standing Committee on City Services & Budgets

April 23, 1998

Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the attached report:

Cl.1: Reconsideration of Community Services Grants Applications

Cl.2: Reconsideration of 1998 Cultural Grant Recommendations

Cl.3: Contracting Out a Portion of the Apartment Recycling Program

Reconsideration of Community Services Grants Applications

(Clause 1)

MOVED by Councillor Chiavario,

THAT Council provide bridge funding of one-half of the grant request to PACE Society and B.C. Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse to assist the organizations until September.

- LOST

(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, Don Lee, Price, Puil, Sullivan

and the Mayor opposed)

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the recommendation of the Committee, as contained in Clause 1 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED BY THE REQUIRED

MAJORITY

(Councillors Chiavario and Herbert opposed to A and C)

Reconsideration of 1998 Cultural Grant Recommendations

(Clause 2)

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the recommendation of the Committee, as contained in Clause 2 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED BY THE REQUIRED

MAJORITY

(Councillor Chiavario opposed to no grant to Theatre in the Raw Society)

Contracting Out a Portion of the Apartment Recycling Program

(Clause 3)

Council deferred discussion and decision on Clause 3 to Council’s meeting on April 28, 1998.

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF 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

1. Funding of Crime Prevention Offices File: 3703

Councillor Chiavario requested the Chief Constable provide information as soon as possible on his proposal to change the funding structure of Community Safety Offices.

The Mayor so directed.

The Council adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

* * * * *

REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL

ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

APRIL 23, 1998

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, April 23, 1998, at 9:30 a.m., in Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Councillor George Puil, Chair Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy (Item 3) Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Civic Business)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, Deputy City Manager
CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE:	Tarja Tuominen

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of March 26, 1998, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. Reconsideration of Community Services Grants Applications File: 2153

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated March 27, 1998 (on file), in which the Director of Community Services, Social Planning, recommends Council not approve a grant to the B.C. Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Dusk to Dawn Resource Centre, and PACE Society; and approve the original recommendation for a six month, terminating grant of $13,400 to the Vancouver Neurological Association. The Director’s recommendation is based on the results of the reconsideration process initiated by the four applicants.

The following appeared as delegations to appeal the recommendation of the Director of Community Services, Social Planning regarding their grant:

·Dr. John Lowman, PACE Society

·Raven Bown, PACE Society

·Don Wright, B.C. Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Jeff Brooks, Director of Community Services, Social Planning; and Rick Gates, Social Planner; responded to questions on the individual grant applications and on the status of Provincial Government funding for the organizations.

The following motion by Councillor Chiavario was put and lost.

THAT Council provide bridge funding of one-half of the grant request to PACE Society and B.C. Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse to assist the organizations until September.

- LOST

(Councillors Clarke, Daniel Lee, Don Lee, Price, Puil, Sullivan

and the Mayor opposed)

cont'd

Clause No.1 (Cont'd)

The following motion by the Mayor was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

A.THAT Council not approve a grant to B.C. Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, in accordance with Social Planning’s original recommendation.

B.THAT Council not approve a grant to the Dusk to Dawn Resource Centre, in accordance with Social Planning’s original recommendation.

C.THAT Council not approve a grant to the PACE Society, in accordance with Social Planning’s original recommendation.

D.THAT Council approve Social Planning’s original recommendation for a six month, terminating Community Services Grant of $13,400 to Vancouver Neurological Association.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Chiavario and Herbert opposed to A and C)

The following motion by Councillor Chiavario was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

E.THAT a strongly worded letter be sent to the Provincial Government regarding the funding of services for sex trade workers.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Reconsideration of 1998 Cultural Grant Recommendations File: 2051

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated April 7, 1998 (on file) in which the Director, Office of Cultural Affairs, recommended Council not approve grants to the Kootenay School of Writing Society, Theatre in the Raw Society, and Yorick Theatre Society. The Director also recommended that Council approve the original recommendation of a $2000 Project Grant to Vancouver Moving Theatre, and a $3000 Operating Grant to India Music Society, subject to conditions. The recommendations are the result of staff reconsideration of grant applications at the request of the applicants.

Alice Niwinski, Cultural Planner, responded to questions on individual grant applications.

The following appeared as delegations to appeal the recommendation of the Director, Office of Cultural Affairs, regarding their grants:

·Michelle Porter, Yorick Theatre Society

·Andrew Klobucar, Kootenay School of Writing Society

·Jay Hamburger, Theatre in the Raw

The following motion by Councillor Clarke was put and carried. The Committee , therefore,

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council not approve grants to the following three organizations that have requested reconsideration:

Kootenay School of Writing Society

Theatre in the Raw Society

Yorick Theatre Society

cont'd

Clause No. 2 (Cont'd)

B.THAT Council approve the Director of Cultural Affairs’ original $2,000 Project Grant recommendation to Vancouver Moving Theatre , source of funds to be the Project Grants budget.

C.THAT Council approve a $3,000 Operating Grant to India Music Society , subject to receipt and satisfactory review of the Society’s 1997 audited financial statement; the source of funds for this grant to be $3,000 transferred from the Project Grants to the Operating Grants budget.

Approval of Recommendations B and C will leave an unallocated balance of $8,715 in the Project Grants budget and no unallocated balance in the Operating Grants budget.

- CARRIED

(Councillor Chiavario opposed to no grant to Theatre in the Raw)

3. Contracting Out a Portion of the Apartment Recycling Program File: 3758

The Committee had before it a Policy Report dated April 9, 1998 (on file), in which the General Manager of Engineering Services recommended implementing an apartment recycling program, which includes contracting out a portion of the program.

John Evans, Solid Waste Management Engineer, presented a brief overview of the report, with the aid of overhead slides, and responded to questions. A pilot program has identified issues and potential costs; also staff have looked at programs in other municipalities. Several contractors have indicated they will be ready to start operation by the end of the year. The City will be providing recycling containers so there will be seamless transfer to a new contractor, if required.

Doug McNicol, CUPE 1004, is opposed to contracting out. The City has been able to provide cost effective service. The Apartment Recycling Program will provide jobs. The City will maintain control of an important public issue. The Union requests a report back on the option of the City providing the Apartment Recycling Program, or look at tendering for the downtown area. Look at the track record of City employees, who provide cost effective services.

cont'd

Clause No. 3 (Cont'd)

Rod Nicholls, Urban Impact Recycling Ltd., advised his company provides apartment recycling services. The company provides containers, takes the materials and markets the materials. The City will be tieing itself to one system; there are many other systems throughout North America. The program asks customers to roll out very heavy containers themselves. Once outside, the containers are open to scavenging. By limiting the service to one contractor, customers no longer have any choice. The schedule of implementation is very rapid; it takes ten months to order truck chassis, so the choice of contractors is limited to three companies in the Lower Mainland. Private industry can take care of the expanded recycling market. Individual apartment managers are able to contract services directly.

Due to time constraints, the Committee agreed to defer discussion and decision on this report to Council’s meeting on April 28.

The meeting adjourned at 11:20

* * * * *

(c) 1998 City of Vancouver