STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

ACTIONS

DATE: Thursday, December 3, 1998
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

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ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the meetings of October 22/November 5, 1998, were adopted.

AGENDA ITEMS

At its meeting following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment on December 3, 1998, Vancouver City Council approved the following recommendations of the Committee

1. Warning to Prospective Purchasers -

2361 Prince Albert Street

THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the Property at 2361 Prince Albert Street (Lot A of 16 & 17, Block 107, District Lot 264A, Plan 5103) in order to warn prospective purchasers that there is a contravention of the Zoning and Development and Vancouver Building By-laws related to this building.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Demolition of Nuisance/Dangerous Building -

421 Hawks Avenue

A. THAT Council declare that the building at 421 Hawks Avenue (Lots 21 and 22, Block 67, District Lot 181, Plan 196) is a nuisance and dangerous to public safety, pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

B. THAT Council approve the Resolution attached to the Administrative Report dated October 21, 1998 and order the Registered owners of the property at 421 Hawks Avenue to remove the rear infill building and all demolition debris from the site within 14 days of a copy of the resolution being served pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

C. THAT in the event of the failure of the owner to comply with the order of Council, Council further orders and hereby authorizes the City Building Inspector to have the rear infill building and all demolition debris removed at the expense of the owner.

D. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the Property at 421 Hawks Avenue in order to warn prospective purchasers that as a result of the condition of the building and Council's resolution, the purchaser could suffer a significant expense if the By-law were enforced against him.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Taubman Proposal -

Policy Review and Rezoning Process

A. THAT a public policy review and rezoning process and timetable be approved as shown in Appendix A of the Policy Report dated November 18, 1998 to consider a policy framework and a specific development proposal for lands including the Concord Apex site, Block 48 (former Bus Depot) under option by the Taubman Company and potentially including the Queen Elizabeth Plaza.

B. THAT the Taubman Company contribute $463,120 for City work on the policy review and rezoning process, with $216,760 paid in installments of $108,380 on December 18, 1998 and February 1, 1999; and $246,360 to be paid at the time of the rezoning application, to be attributed to the required rezoning fee;

AND FURTHER THAT if no rezoning application is submitted, the City will refund any funds not actually spent at that time.

C. THAT staff resources and budget totalling $601,460 be approved for the policy and rezoning phases as summarized in Appendix B of the Policy Report dated November 18, 1998, with costs recovered including $463,120 to be received from the Taubman Company and $138,340 to be received from the B.C. Buildings Corporation (for similar policy review and rezoning process related to a pending further development proposed for Robson Square to be reported separately to Council when the process and timing is confirmed with the applicant), and that staff not expend $246,360 for Taubman if a rezoning application does not proceed or $138,340 for Robson Square if a proposal and rezoning application does not proceed.

D. THAT terms of reference and consultancies be approved for the following policy analysis: a retail impact assessment (generally as shown in Appendix C of the Policy Report dated November 18, 1998); an assessment of emerging downtown retail and entertainment patterns (Appendix D); and an assessment of potential change to downtown urban structure (Appendix E).

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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A Regular Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

ROLL CALL

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council

on Planning and Environment
December 3, 1998

The recommendations of the Committee were approved.

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

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(c) 1998 City of Vancouver