STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L A C T I O N S

DATE: Thursday, December 3, 1998

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

*FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DENISE SALMON, 873-7269*

Adoption of Minutes

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services & Budgets meeting of November 5, 1998, were adopted.

1. Tourism Vancouver - Interim Payments of

2% Hotel Tax File: 6008

THAT the Director of Finance be authorized to remit the first three months of the 2% Hotel Tax revenues for 1999, the amounts of each remittance not to exceed actual receipts from the Province of the 2% tax, in advance of Council's consideration of the Association's 1999 Business Plan.

2. 1998 Operating Budget - September Review File: 1605

A. THAT the proposed adjustments to the 1998 Operating Budget revenue and expenditure appropriations as outlined in the Administrative Report, dated October 29, 1998, be approved.

B. THAT the provision for debt charges related to the 1998 debenture program, in the amount of $1.157 million, be transferred to the Debt Repayment Reserve.

C. THAT any shortfall in the 1998 Operating Budget at the end of the year be funded first from the Capital Reserve, including any deficiencies in the Park Board revenue programs as contemplated in the Global Budget agreement.

3. 1998 Cultural Grants: Project, Organizational File: 2051

Development, and Diversity Initiatives

A. THAT Council approve a Project grant of $1,540 to the Vancouver Multicultural Society for the Britannia World Music Program; source of funds to be the Project Grants category of the 1998 Cultural Grants budget, leaving an unallocated balance of $7,700 in the Projects budget.

B. THAT Council approve a grant of $4,500 to the Vancouver East Cultural Centre for its youth audience development initiative; source of funds to be the Organizational Development category of the Cultural Grants budget, leaving an unallocated balance of $10,100 in the Organizational Development budget.
C. THAT Council approve the transfer of the unallocated $7,700 in the Project Grants budget and $10,100 in the Organizational Development budget to the Diversity Initiatives budget, bringing the total in Diversity Initiatives to $67,800.

D. THAT Council approve Diversity Initiative grants totalling $67,800 to the 11 groups listed in Table I of the Administrative Report, dated November 17, 1998; source of funds to be the Diversity Initiatives grants budget. Approval of this recommendation will leave no unallocated balance.

4. Residential Can Limit Reduction and File: 3756

Establishment of 1999 Solid Waste Utility Fees

A. THAT the 1999 Solid Waste Utility Fees be set at $145 per customer unit ($97 for garbage and $48 for recycling) as shown in amended Schedule `B'(attached) of the Administrative Report, dated November 19, 1998.

B. THAT the basic garbage collection limit be set at two cans per collection period effective February 1, 1999.

C. THAT $10,000, funded from user fees, be provided for publicizing the can limit reduction.

D. THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to bring forward the necessary amendments to the Refuse By-law for approval.

E. THAT the City engage in a program to promote the sale of composters concurrent with implementation of Recommendations A-D above; and

FURTHER THAT the City include for every household one free sticker for an additional can of garbage with information on how more stickers can be obtained;

F. THAT the $10,000 funded from user fees also be used to promote the sale of composters as an alternative to garbage disposal of yard waste and to provide information on how to obtain additional stickers for refuse; this information (as noted in E above) to be distributed as a package to all households.

G. THAT staff be instructed to determine the cost of doing some summer pick-up of yard waste, with report back or memo, on the feasibility of such pick up.

REVISED SCHEDULE `B'

RATES FOR COLLECTION/RECYCLING

I. GARBAGE CAN AND RECYCLING SERVICE

A. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

1. Basic Customer Unit

(a) First Basic Customer Unit, per calendar year (consisting of 2 cans, 1 blue box, l blue bag and 1 yellow bag per collection period) payable concurrently with each year's real property taxes................................................................ $145.00

(Consisting of $97 for garbage collection and $48 for recycling)

(b) Each Additional Basic Customer Unit, per calendar year................. $145.00

2. City Sticker Service

Each additional can with a city sticker affixed to the contents................. $1.50

3. Can Account Service (Excluding Rental Apartments) to Residential Property

additional cans of garbage collected on each collection day	fees if City provides garbage can collection but no blue box service	fees if City provides garbage can and blue box service
2 can limit 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 6 7 to 8 over 8	1 x $1.94 = $1.94 2 x $1.94 = $3.88 3 x $1.94 = $5.82 4 x $1.94 = $7.76 $1.94 for every set or partial set of 2 cans collected	1 x $2.90 = $2.90 2 x $2.90 = $5.80 3 x $2.90 = $8.70 4 x $2.90 = $11.60 $2.90 for each set or partial set of 2 cans collected

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(c) 1998 City of Vancouver