STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, March 25, 1999

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

*FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TARJA TUOMINEN, 873-7191*

1. Approval of 1999 Special Events File: 4201

A. THAT the Special Events as listed in Appendix A of the Administrative Report, dated March 10, 1999, be approved subject to staff working out acceptable arrangements with the event organizers.

B. THAT the Khalsa Diwan Society Vaisakhi Parade be approved subject to the FEST Committee's recommendations as contained in the Administrative Report, dated March 10, 1999.

C. THAT the First Night event at Science World be approved subject to the FEST Committee and the organizer working out acceptable arrangements.

D. THAT Council approve a later start time of 0900 hours for the Sun Run as a trial for 1999 with staff to monitor and report back.

- CARRIED

2. Vancouver Indy File: 4205

THAT the report submitted by the General Manager of Engineering Services be received for information.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Approval of Business Improvement Area (BIA) Budgets File: 8300

A. THAT Council approve the BIA Business Promotion Schemes and Budgets for the 1999-2000 year listed below and instruct staff to bring forward the appropriate rating by-laws:

BIA LEVY

Downtown $705,000
Robson 257,000
Kerrisdale 215,000
Mount Pleasant 130,000
Gastown 304,000

Davie Village 78,766
South Granville 281,000
Yaletown 144,650

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

4. Process for Reballoting Proposed Chinatown BIA File: 8300

THAT all property owners within the proposed Chinatown BIA boundaries be re-polled and that the ballot form include an additional question asking property owners if they support a Chinatown BIA, in principle.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council

on City Services and Budgets
March 25, 1999

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets, Vancouver City Council approved the recommendations of the Committee as set out in its report dated March 25, 1999.

The meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

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