STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL

ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

A C T I O N S

DATE: Thursday, June 25, 1998

TIME: 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT NANCY LARGENT AT (604) 873-7652

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the meeting of May 14 and 28, 1998, were adopted.

1. Significant Rezoning Applications File: 5302

A) 600 Pacific Street (Beach Neighbourhood)

B) 1407 Granville Street (Impound Facility)

C) 6184 Ash Street

THAT the Planning Department presentation on significant rezoning applications be received for information.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2.600 Pacific Street (Beach Neighbourhood Area 1A) File: 5307

Rezoning Issues

A.THAT Council indicate it is willing to consider additional density, and a resulting increase in the number of residential units, in Beach Neighbourhood Area 1A False Creek North Official Development Plan (FCN ODP) attributable to sites not owned by Pacific Place prior to 1998, noting that to date it has not been determined whether the additional density can be accommodated in the neighbourhood design.

B.THAT Council indicate it is willing to consider the incorporation of the City owned site, Lot 4 (Plan 9597, Blk.123, Lot 4), for non-market residential purposes.

- CARRIED

C.THAT Council indicate it is willing to consider a modest expansion to the marina beyond that shown in the Beach Neighbourhood Area 1A of the FCN ODP.

- CARRIED

D.THAT Council indicate it is not willing to to consider through traffic, but will consider a drive-in, drive-out diverter between the existing Beach Avenue to the west of Granville Street and the proposed Beach Avenue within the Beach Neighbourhood Area 1A.

- CARRIED

E.THAT Planning and Engineering staff report back on an urban design review of the relevant portion of Pacific Boulevard so it can be completed in time for the report back on the tramway.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Environmental Grants

A.THAT Council approve a grant of $20,000.00 to the Environmental Youth Alliance for their "Inner City Native Plant Initiative"; source of funds to be the Environmental Grant Fund in the Solid Waste Capital Reserve.

B.THAT Council approve a grant of $50,000.00 to Save Our Living Environment for their "Downtown Eastside, Gastown, and Chinatown Micro-Cleaning Initiative"; source of funds to be the Environmental Grant Fund in the Solid Waste Capital Reserve.

- CARRIED BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

C.THAT Recommendations C and D of the Administrative Report dated May 29, 1998 be considered at a future meeting, and that staff provide additional information on the budgets of the projects requesting grants, including the proportion of the budget which the civic grant would constitute and other sources of funds, as well as information regarding Council's policy on funding deficits.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

4. Urban Safety Commission Reports File: 111/3144

a) Attached Paper: "Reclaiming the Voice of the

Canadian People Under the Canadian Constitution"

A.THAT Council submit the paper entitled "Reclaiming the Voice of the Canadian People under the Canadian Constitution", written in response to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' request for more information on Council’s motion of July 29, 1997.

- CARRIED

B.THAT in response to the request of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the identification of specific issues justifying new legislation and the use of Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Council advance the issues of sentencing practices and the interpretation of the Charter sections governing search and seizure and the exclusion of evidence, as described in the paper entitled "Reclaiming the Voice of the Canadian People under the Canadian Constitution"

C.THAT Council resubmit its July 29, 1997 resolution requesting that "The Federation of Canadian Municipalities respectfully advise the Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court, and the Provincial Courts that the communities of Canada are threatened by criminal activity, and request that the interests of the community and its law abiding members receive greater weight in their deliberations".

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

b) Urban Safety Commission's Youth Crime Strategy

A.THAT Council endorse the recommendations of the Urban Safety Commission on a Youth Crime Strategy for the City of Vancouver, which includes:

i)Crime Prevention - encouraging programming to address the social and institutional factors associated with criminal activity before a youth begins committing crimes;

ii)Legislative Changes to the Young Offenders' Act - ensuring the Act deals more effectively with violent and repeat offenders.

B.That Council forward the Urban Safety Commission's report on a Youth Crime Strategy for Vancouver to the Federal Minister of Justice, and to the Provincial Attorney-General, highlighting the need to make adequate federal funding available to ensure the viability of implementing the new Youth Strategy.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING WAS CONVENED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING.

POLICY REPORTS

1. CD-1 Text Amendment -

1925 West 33rd Avenue (Arbutus Gardens)

This item was referred to the Council meeting of July 7, 1998 for decision.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council

on Planning and Environment

June 25, 1998

Approval of recommendations.

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

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(c) 1998 City of Vancouver