CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

JUNE 24, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, June 24, 1999, at 10:25 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.

PRESENT:	Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario (Leave of Absence) Councillor Jennifer Clarke (Sick Leave)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERK TO THE COUNCIL:	Tarja Tuominen

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor Owen in the chair.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
June 24, 1999

Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the attached report:

Cl.1: Pay Telephone Agreements
Cl.2: Gastown (former Woodwards) Parkades -

Award of Consultant Services

Clauses 1 and 2
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1 and 2 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr.Bellamy,

THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

JUNE 24, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, June 24, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Councillor George Puil, Chair Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario (Leave of Absence) Councillor Jennifer Clarke (Sick Leave)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE:	Tarja Tuominen

RECOMMENDATION

1. Pay Telephone Agreements File: 1203

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated June 10, 1999 (on file) in which the General Manager of Engineering Services, in consultation with the General Manager of Corporate Services, provided information on questions raised at the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of May 6 regarding pay telephone agreements. In addition, the General Manager recommended the competitive pay telephone service providers be given limited access and the existing agreement with BC Tel be renegotiated to provide a premium return to the City.

Peter Judd, Assistant City Engineer, Electrical and Equipment Services, reviewed the report and responded to questions.

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

Charles Gauthier, Downtown Business Improvement Association, gave cautionary support to the report. Mr. Gauthier requested the maintenance agreement add stickers and posters to the list of material to be removed and that the additions be in effect in any agreement with BC Tel. The Downtown Business Improvement Association supports the proposed maintenance agreement.

Frank Carnaval, BC Tel, advised BC Tel would prefer an exclusive agreement with the City. Limited competition opens up some confusion to customers. BC Tel is known by the community and has shown it is open to negotiate a new agreement.

Paul Devlin, PayTel, supports having the opportunity to offer services to the City but 20 locations is low. PayTel believes the area is under serviced and is willing to go where the City wants it to go. PayTel’s long distance rates are lower; payments will be prompt; and the pay phones will be cleaned on a regular basis.

The following motion by the Mayor was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

THAT the General Manager of Engineering Services, the General Manager of Corporate Services and Director of Legal Services be authorized to conclude negotiations, and execute and deliver, legal agreements incorporating the general terms and conditions outlined in Option One in the Administrative Report, dated June 10, 1999, (BCTel with limited competition) and such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager of Engineering Services, the General Manager of Corporate Services and the Director of Legal Services.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Gastown (former Woodwards) Parkades -

Award of Consultant Services File: 5653

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated May 27, 1999 (on file) in which the General Manager of Engineering Services, in consultation with the Co-Director of Planning and the Manager of Real Estate Services, sought approval for the appointment of a consultant team for Phase I of the seismic and structural upgrading, retail and commercial development of the Gastown (former Woodwards) Parkades.

The report was scheduled for consideration at the City Council meeting of June 15,

Clause No. 2 (cont’d)

however, due to a delegation request, the report was referred to the Standing Committe on City Services and Budgets meting of June 24.

Tom Timm, Deputy City Engineer, reviewed the expectations for Phase I and the evaluation process for selection of the consultant. Mr. Timm and Jonathon Barret, Planner, one of the members of the staff evaluation team, responded to questions on the scope of the project and the effect on the project due to provincial government development of the Woodward’s site.

In response to questions on the timing of the project, Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services, advised the structure is under some duress and is deteriorating. From a structural point of view, work on the Parkade needs to be done fairly quickly.

Sue Bennett, representing the Gastown Homeowners’ Association, expressed concern with the selected consultant team, headed by Davidson Yuen Simpson Architects. Davidson Yuen Simpson Architects has very strong ties to non-market development in the Gastown area. It is important that the Parkade development sends a strong market-driven message. Currently, there are 20 non-market housing projects going in the area, but no major market development is happening in Gastown.

Leanore Sali, representing the Gastown Business Improvement Society (brief filed), advised the Society wishes to be highly involved in the process for the project and to work closely with the consultant team. The redevelopment of the Parkade should focus on uses that are market driven and exclude all types of social service facilities.

The following motion by Cllr. Sullivan was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council approve the appointment of the consultant team headed by Davidson Yuen Simpson Architects, at a cost of $195,920 plus GST and disbursements, for the Phase I services discussed in the Administrative Report, dated May 27, 1999, subject to a contract satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Committee adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
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