STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, July 29, 1999

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TARJA TUOMINEN, 873-7191

Adoption of Minutes of July 8, 1999.

1. 1999/2000 Theatre Rental Grants File: 2055

A. THAT Council approve 11 rental grants for uses of the Civic Theatres in Fall 1999, within base levels and totalling $668,070 as listed in Table 1 of the Administrative Report, dated July 12, 1999, source of funds to be the 1999 Theatre Rental Grants budget.

B. That Council approve, in principle, 11 rental grants for uses to the Civic Theatres in Spring 2000, within base levels and totalling $877,430 as listed in Table 1 of the Administrative Report, dated July 12, 1999, subject to the 2000 Operating Budget Review process, and noting that an increase in the Year 2000 Theatre Rental grant budget will be required to offset the 1999 Civic Theatre rate increase.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

2. 1999 Capital Grant Allocations File: 2005

THAT Council approve 8 Capital Grants, totalling $270,600, as listed in Appendix A of the Administrative Report, dated July 10, 1999, including conditions on the grants, where noted.

- CARRIED, BY THE REQUIRED
MAJORITY

3. Horse-Drawn Carriage Licensing File: 2640

A. That a license or permit be required to operate a horse drawn carriage on City street allowance except in the RA-1 zoned area (Southlands).

B. That a maximum of 16 annual licenses be issued under the Vehicles-for-Hire By-law. (Fees to remain unchanged.)

C. That Council adopt the guidelines, routes and times of operation shown in Appendix I and II of the Policy Report, dated July 14, 1999, with the City Engineer or his delegate having the ability to amend route designations from time to time as he considers appropriate without further report to Council;

FURTHER THAT the guidelines be mandatory.

D. That the Director of Legal Services prepare the appropriate by-law amendments to reflect the foregoing recommendations.

- CARRIED

4. 1999 Childcare Grants Allocation - Report 2 of 3 File: 1753

A. THAT Council approve 19 Childcare Program Enhancement Grants totalling $121,000 as listed in Appendix I of the Administrative Report, dated July 9, 1999, with conditions as noted; source of funds: 1999 Childcare Grants Funds, 1999 Operating Budget.

B. THAT Council approve 22 Inner-city Childcare Sustaining Grants totalling $213,000 as listed in Appendix I of the Administrative Report, dated July 9, 1999, with conditions as noted; source of funds: 1999 Childcare Grants Funds, 1999 Operating Budget.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

5. Childcare Endowment Reserve Report 2 of 2 File: 2402

A. THAT Council direct Social Planning to strike a task force on infant/toddler care sustainability to report back within six months on viable funding options including the building of a specific or broader endowment;

B. THAT Council set the maximum 1999 infant/toddler operating subsidy for the 3 eligible childcare operators at $2,100 per space. Source of funds: The Childcare Endowment Reserve;

C. THAT Council direct the Law Department to provide new Operating Agreements to the Vancouver YWCA, Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres and Collingwood Neighbourhood House for a one year term.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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