CITY OF VANCOUVER

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

NOVEMBER 4, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, November 4, 1999, at 10:35 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:	Deputy Mayor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Mayor Philip Owen (Leave of Absence)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERK TO THE COUNCIL:	Lori Isfeld

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,
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
November 4, 1999

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

Cl.1: 1999 Childcare Grants Allocation - Report 3 of 3
Cl.2: Proposed Chinatown Pender Street Gate
Cl.3: By-law to Regulate Overnight Anchoring on City Waterlots in False Creek

Clause 1

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 1 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

Clause 2 and 3

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 2 and 3 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,
SECONDED by Cllr. Don Lee,

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

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

1. Regional Community to Community Forum Funding File: 3252

Councillor Chiavario referred to a previously circulated memorandum dated November 2, 1999 from the UBCM, and advised there is a second call for applications for grants to local governments wishing to organize Community to Community Forums with First Nations in their Region. Councillor Chiavario suggested the City apply for funds to be used to hold a forum with the Friendship Centre.

2. Remembrance Day Services - Traffic Noise File: 3058

Councillor Chiavario raised concerns regarding traffic noise during Remembrance Day services, particularly at Grandview, South Memorial, and 41st Avenue, and noise from the Vancouver Aquarium whale show during services in Stanley Park.

Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services advised the Special Events Branch will be following up on the concerns.

The Council adjourned at 10:45 a.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

NOVEMBER 4, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, November 4, 1999 at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of October 7, 1999, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. 1999 Childcare Grants Allocation - Report 3 of 3 File: 2402

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated October 21, 1999, in which the Director of Community Services, Social Planning Department, sought approval of recommendations for the final allocations for the 1999 Childcare Grants Program. The General Manager of Community Services recommended approval.

Clause No. 1 continued

Penny Coates, Childcare Coordinator, briefly reviewed the report, provided a rationale for the recommendations and responded to questions.

The following motion by Councillor Bellamy was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council approve a $5,000 Program Development grant to Britannia Community Services Centre to assist with the non-capital costs of opening 40 spaces of out-of-school care in Grandview School. Source of funds: 1999 Childcare Grants Funds, 1999 Operating Budget.

B. THAT Council approve a grant of $20,675 to Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre for the facilitation of a series of think tank sessions to generate public discussion and feedback regarding the provincial government’s recently released options paper on childcare “Building A Better Future for British Columbia’s Kids”. Source of funds: Research, Policy development and Innovations category, 1999 Childcare Grants Funds, 1999 Operating Budget.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Proposed Chinatown Pender Street Gate File: 5802

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated October 19, 1999, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services, in consultation with the Director of Current Planning, submitted for consideration, approval in principle, and financial support for a proposed Chinatown Gate on Pender Street just east of Taylor Street. The General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of Current Planning noted that the City funding proposal deviates from standard beautification projects in that the normal two thirds property owners’ share may largely be funded by senior governments.

Don Brynildsen, Assistant City Engineer - Streets introduced the report and responded to questions.

Clause No. 2 continued

The following spoke in support of the proposed Chinatown Gate:

… Ronald Bijok, Chair - Chinatown Historic Area Planning Committee
… Colin Sihoe, Board Director - Chinese Cultural Centre
… Tong Yuet, Chairman - Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association
… Harry Goldberg
… Kelly Ip, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden

The speakers’ points are summarized as follows:

… the gate project would highlight the millennium;
… a Chinatown Gate would symbolize our multicultural city and in particular the Chinese community, which is an excellent example of how a multicultural community can work;
… the gate would provide a significant contribution toward the revitalization of Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside;
… the gate would help frame and identify Chinatown;
… the proposal has full the support of the Chinese Cultural Centre;
… the gate would be an asset to Vancouver and would attract more people to Chinatown;
… increased tourism would benefit Chinatown businesses.

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

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council support, in principle, the proposal to develop a Chinatown Gate over Pender Street, east of Taylor Street.

B. THAT subject to confirming the design and implementation of the gate, public support, and federal and provincial commitments to funding, Council approve providing up to 1/3 of the cost of constructing the gate, to a maximum of $250,000; source of funds to be Streets Basic Capital Unappropriated - Beautification and Street Trees (30000131).

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. By-Law to Regulate Overnight Anchoring on City File: 113

Waterlots in False Creek

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated October 21, 1999, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services in consultation with the Manager of Real Estate Services sought approval to prepare a by-law to regulate overnight anchoring on City-controlled waterlots in False Creek.

Peter Bremner, Greenways and Local Improvements Engineer, reviewed the report, provided a rationale for the recommendations and responded to questions regarding the proposed by-law. Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services was present to answer questions.

Blaire Chisholm, SPEC, spoke in general support of the report, but suggested that the regulation of overnight anchoring would not improve water quality. Ms. Chisholm recommended the City clean up False Creek by targeting party boats, the Indy, and combined sewage outfalls.

Dave Rudberg, General Manager of Engineering Services confirmed that eliminating combined sewage outfalls is key to reducing coliform levels in False Creek. He advised the City is progressively pursuing sewage separation on private property and eliminating combined sewage outfalls.

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

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council instruct the Director of Legal Services to bring forward a by-law to regulate overnight anchoring on the City-controlled waterlots in False Creek, presently the area shown on Map I of the Administrative Report dated October 21, 1999, and aggressively pursue a collective enforcement agreement with all the authorities responsible for False Creek waters.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Committee adjourned at 10:35 a.m.

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