NOTICE OF MEETING

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, May 6, 1999

TIME: 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

PLEASE NOTE:

Minutes are generally available on the web site within one week following the meeting.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the meetings of March 11 and 25, 1999, were adopted.

1. Significant Development Applications File # 2604

THAT the Planning Department presentation on the development application for 900 Burrard Street be received for information.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Amenity Bonus Proposal - 959 Richards Street File # 1203

A. THAT the applicant's request for a cultural amenity bonus at 959 Richards Street (DE 403 980) as outlined in the Administrative Report dated April 20, 1999 be approved in principle, subject to the signing and registration in the Land Title Office of an Option to Lease (with form of lease as attached to the Administrative Report dated April 20, 1999) and a Section 219 Covenant providing for:

1) the design and construction by the Owner of 5,496 square feet of amenity space on the ground floor and mezzanine of the development to be constructed pursuant to DE403980 ; and

2) the registration of the lease of the amenity space to the City for nominal rent for the life of the Development, on the terms contained in thisreport.

The Option to Lease and Section 219 Covenant shall be registered prior to issuance of the development permit for the Development.

B. THAT the Council approve a sublease of the amenity space with the Contemporary Art Gallery Society for nominal rent on the terms set out in this report.

C. The agreements herein approved shall be on the terms discussed in this report and such other terms as deemed advisable by the Director of Legal Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs and the Managers of Real Estate and Facilities Development, it being understood that no legal rights or obligations shall arise except upon the signing and registration of the Option to Lease and Section 219 Covenant and issuance of development permit DE403980.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(City Council approved the foregoing by the required majority)

3. Proposed Amendment to the Vancouver Charter File # 114

regarding Business License Hearings

A. THAT the City Manager and the Director of Legal Services be instructed to request and pursue passage of an amendment to the Vancouver Charter to permit the delegation of Council authority to grant, refuse, revoke or suspend business licenses and to hear appeals from license suspensions to committees of three Council members whose decision regarding business licenses would be final.

- 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

DECISIONS

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council

on Planning and Environment
May 6, 1999

Clauses 1 and 3

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as set out in clauses 1 and 3 of its report dated May 6, 1999, be approved

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Amenity Bonus Proposal - 959 Richards Street
(Clause 2)

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as set out in Clause 2 of its report dated May 6, 1999, be approved

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

II. Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission File # 2611

April 27 & May 5, 1999 (Special Meeting)

THAT the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission dated April 27 and May 5, 1999 be received for information.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

. THAT staff summarize the written submissions and verbal presentations from the Special Meetings of the Vancouver Liquor Licensing Commission of April 27 and May 5, 1999, and that these be forwarded to the three Provincial Ministers responsible for the Provincial Liquor Licensing Review in the form of a letter from the Mayor requesting that the recommendations of the consultant not be implemented until the issues raised by the citizens of Vancouver have been addressed and a meaningful consultation process has been completed with the public and municipal government.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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