ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: April 16, 1998

Author/Local: UWatkiss/7266

CC File No. 1254

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	City Clerk
SUBJECT:	Councillor Lynne Kennedy: Attendance at Captain George Vancouver Bicentennial Service

RECOMMENDATION

THAT Council authorize Councillor Kennedy to attend the George Vancouver Bicentennial Service in Petersham, Surrey, England, at a cost of $885.00 (Cdn).

CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS

The City Manager RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.

COUNCIL POLICY

Council’s travel policy, approved July 31, 1992, requires Council approval for travel outside North America.

PURPOSE

This report requests approval for Councillor Lynne Kennedy to attend Captain George Vancouver’s Bicentennial Service, in Petersham, Surrey, England, on May 10, 1998.

DISCUSSION

Councillor Kennedy is requesting payment to cover a portion of her costs to attend the 200th Anniversary of the death of Captain George Vancouver. She will be laying a wreath on behalf of the City of Vancouver in place of the Mayor. The request for a representative to attend the service came to the Mayor from the Hon. Roy MacLaren, High Commissioner in London (copy on file in City Clerk’s Office).

As Councillor Kennedy will already be attending a conference in London, at her expense, the only air travel charge involved is in changing her return flight, in order to be able to attend the service in Petersham. She requests approval of the following expenditures related to the bicentennial service:

Charge to change return flight $ 37.00

Purchase of wreath 125.00

2 nights at hotel in London @ £110/night 528.00

Per diem (3 days @ $65.00) 195.00

TOTAL $885.00

Funds are available in Contingency Reserve.

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