City Services & Budgets Committee Decisions

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, November 4, 1999

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LORI ISFELD, 871-6399

Adoption of Minutes of October 7, 1999.

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

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 to be 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 to be Research, Policy development and Innovations category, 1999 Childcare Grants Funds, 1999 Operating Budget.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

2. Proposed Chinatown Pender Street Gate File: 5802

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, Councilapprove 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

A. 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 agressively pursue a collective enforcement agreement with all the authorities responsible for False Creek waters.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets

November 4, 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 November 4, 1999.

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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