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COUNCIL CHAMBER
2:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1998
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
PRAYER
ROLL CALL
"IN CAMERA" MEETING
There are property matters to be considered "In Camera" later this day.
Actions of this meeting.
Decisions (Minutes) of this meeting.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
The following Minutes to be adopted:
1. Regular Council (City Services & Budgets) - April 30, 1998
2. Regular Council (Planning & Environment) - April 30, 1998
3. Regular Council (Transportation and Traffic) - May 12, 1998
4. Regular Council (with the exception of the
"In Camera" portion) - May 12, 1998
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
REPORT REFERENCE
1. Vancouver Valve of the Emergency Salt Water
Pumping Station
Sheri Plewes, Assistant City Engineer, Water, Sewers and Yards, will provide background information on and a demonstration of the Vancouver Valve of the Emergency Salt Water Pumping Station.
CITY MANAGERS’ ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1.Renewal Option - Contract No. 58-96-05 - Supply and Delivery of Cover Material
2.Engine 374 - License with the Owners, Strata Plan LMS2518
3.Vanier Park - Renewal of Right-of-Way in favour of BC Tel
4.Form of Development: 1010 Pacific Boulevard DE403063 - CD-1 By-law Number 7248; Owner of Development: Concord Pacific Development Ltd.
5.Annual Report on Council Remuneration and Expenses
6.Authority to Travel to Hong Kong for 11th Rehabilitation International Asia and Pacific Regional Conference, August 23-28, 1998
7.Local Improvements by Petition - June 16, 1998 First and Second Step Report
8.Proposed Lease of a Portion of the Lane North of Broadway, West from Arbutus Street
9.Spending the Pacific Press Site Development Cost Levy (DCL) Funds
10.Granville Loops Park/Open Space
11.Street Works for the East Granville Bridge Loop Park/Open Space
12.Vancouver Public Library Staffing- New Positions/Consolidation of Hours
CITY MANAGER'S POLICY REPORTS
1.CD-1 Text Amendments in the Arbutus Industrial Area (Molson’s Bastion Intracorp and Twinpak Sites) Residential Loading Bay Requirements
LATE DISTRIBUTION
2.FCM Report on 1998 Federal Budget
OTHER REPORTS
I. Report of Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission
May 14, 1998
Cl. 1:88 West Pender Street (International Village Market Place) Allen Lai: Class ‘D’ Neighbourhood Brew Pub Liquor License
Cl. 2:501 Denman Street - Harbour Cruises HF Management Ltd.
Cl. 3:7 Alexander Street - Fluid Lounge
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOTIONS
A.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes (The North 2 feet of Lot 32 of Lot 82, Town of Hastings Suburban Lands, Plan 1367)
B.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes (The North 2 feet of Lot 29 of Lot 82, Town of Hastings Suburban Lands, Plan 1367)
C.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes (The South 2 feet of Lot 7 of the North ½ of Lot 82, Town of Hastings Suburban Lands, Plan 1367)
D.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes (The South 2 feet of Lot 4 of Lot 82, Town of Hastings Suburban Lands, Plan 1367)
E.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes (The South 2 feet of Lot 8 of Lot 82, Town of Hastings Suburban Lands, Plan 1367)
F.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes(All that portion of Lot 12, except the West 2.5 feet and except the East 7 feet, now highways, Block 4, District Lot 711, Plan 1383, Group 1, New Westminster District)
G.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes (All that portion of Lot 13, except the West 2.5 feet and the East 7 feet, now highways, Block 4, District Lot 711, Plan 1383, Group 1, New Westminster District)
H.Conveyance of Land for Municipal Purposes (All that portion of Lot 15, except the East 7 and the West 2.5 feet, now highways, Block 4, District Lot 711, Plan 1383, Group 1, New Westminster District)
MOTIONS (CONT’D)
1. Lions Gate Bridge
MOVED by Cllr. Price,
SECONDED by Cllr. Chiavario,
WHEREAS the Province will be choosing between two options for the First Narrows Crossing by the end of May:
(1)A three-lane rehabilitation of the existing bridge, estimated to cost $78 million, to be paid for by the Province;
(2)A four-lane combination of the existing bridge (two lanes southbound) and a parallel tunnel (two-lanes northbound), estimated to cost slightly less than $400 million, to be paid for with tolls;
WHEREAS a fourth lane in the off-peak direction would add significant new capacity for vehicles, resulting in considerable complications and impacts on neighbourhoods on both sides of the crossing and on Downtown Vancouver;
WHEREAS tolls under current government policy are objected to by all North Shore municipalities and by the region, and would distort traffic patterns to the detriment of east-side neighbourhoods in Vancouver;
WHEREAS the bridge-and-tunnel option does not achieve the desire of the Park Board to remove surface traffic from Stanley Park, and would likely lead to increased development on the North Shore, leading to more pressure on the Park;
WHEREAS the four-lane option with tolls is objected to by all surrounding municipalities, downtown business associations, neighbourhood groups, the GVRD and the M.L.A. for Vancouver Centre;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Vancouver requests that the Province no longer pursue four-lane bridge-and-tunnel options and proceed quickly with a rehabilitation of the existing Lions Gate Bridge at three lanes;
AND THAT additional resources be provided to mitigate impacts on Stanley Park, particularly for the provision of land bridges to knit the Park together.
NOTICE OF MOTION
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
OTHER BUSINESS

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