STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, January 20, 2000

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TARJA TUOMINEN AT 871-7191

1. 2000 Consolidated Assessment Roll

THAT the presentation on the 2000 Consolidated Assessment Roll be received for information.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Vancouver Maritime Museum - St. Roch Supplementary Grant 2000

THAT Council approve a 2000 supplementary grant of $82,000 to the Vancouver Maritime Museum as transitional funding for the year ending December 31, 2000 for the operations of the St. Roch; source of funds to be 2000 "Other Grants" Budget.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

3. Warning to Prospective Purchasers of 382 East 13th Avenue

NOTE: ITEM # 3 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A FUTURE MEETING

4. Vancouver Economic Development Commission - Contract Renewal

A. THAT Council approve renewal of the annual contract with the Vancouver Economic Development Commission for the 2000 fiscal year at a cost of $202,000 (plus applicable net GST) reflecting an increase of 1% that is consistent with the City’s guidelines for year 2000 general inflationary increases; source of funds to be the 2000 Operating Budget.

B. THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to amend the contract with the Vancouver Economic Development Commission to reflect provisions of Recommendation A and Consideration item C.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

C. THAT Council approve an increase of $18,000 (plus applicable net GST) to the annual contract with the Vancouver Economic Development Commission, bringing the total contract amount to $220,000 (plus applicable net GST), to offset primarily increased rental costs; source of funds to be the 2000 Operating Budget.

- CARRIED

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

January 20, 2000

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 January 20, 2000.

1. Interim City-Wide Development Cost Levy By-Law: Boundary Adjustment & Implementation in Granville Slopes

A. THAT the Interim City-wide Development Cost Levy (DCL) District boundary approved by Council, July 6, 1999, be amended to include the Granville Slopes Concept Plan area within the City-wide DCL boundary, and to establish the area shown in Figure 1 as the Interim City-wide DCL District.

B. THAT the Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) rate for Granville Slopes Concept Plan area rezonings (currently $6.30 per square foot), be reduced by an amount equal to the Interim City-wide DCL ($2.50 per square foot), making the revised Granville Slopes CAC rate $3.80 per square foot (subject to future rate adjustments).

C. THAT, to maintain existing agreements to repay the Property Endowment Fund (PEF) for park acquisition within the Granville Slopes Concept Plan area, all DCL and CAC levies collected from within the Granville Slopes area be applied to repaying the PEF; and

FURTHER THAT, staff administer the City-wide DCL account so that this application of City-wide DCLs to the Granville Slopes park does not:

· affect future decisions on the allocation of City-wide DCLs (collected from developments outside of Granville Slopes) to parks; or
· result in City-wide DCLs (collected from development outside of Granville Slopes) being allocated to the Granville Slopes park.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

BY-LAWS

1. A By-law to Impose a Development Cost Levy in respect of Development in the City

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

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