CITY OF VANCOUVER

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

JANUARY 20, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday January 20, 2000, at 10:45 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 Fred Bass Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Civic Business)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Tarja Tuominen, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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

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

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

CITY MANAGER'S POLICY REPORTS

1. Interim City-wide Development Cost Levy By-law: File: 1755

Boundary Adjustment & Implementation in Granville Slopes

Also circulated to Council was a memo dated January 20, 2000 from Director of City Plans.

MOVED by Cllr Price.

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

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
January 20, 2000

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

Cl.1: 2000 Consolidated Assessment Roll
C1.2: Vancouver Maritime Museum - St. Roch Supplementary Grant 2000
C1.3: Warning to Prospective Purchasers of 382 East 13th Avenue
C1.4: Vancouver Economic Development Commission - Contract Renewal

Clauses 1
MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

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

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Clause 2
MOVED by Cllr. Puil ,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 2 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

Clause 3

Clause 3 was postponed to a future meeting.

Clause 4

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 4 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Clarke, Price and Puil opposed to C)

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. Don Lee,

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

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

BY-LAWS

1. A By-law to Impose a Development Cost Levy in respect of By-law No.: 8149

Development in the City

MOVED by Cllr. Louis,
SECONDED by Cllr. Sullivan,

THAT the By-law be introduced and read a first time.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The By-law was read a first time and the Presiding Officer declared the By-law open for discussion and amendment.

There being no amendments, it was

MOVED by Cllr. Louis,
SECONDED by Cllr. Sullivan,

THAT the By-law be given second and third readings and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign and seal the By-law.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

JANUARY 20, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, January 20, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Councillor George Puil, Chair Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Fred Bass Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Daniel Lee *Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Civic Business)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Diane M. Clairmont, Meeting Coordinator

* Denotes presence during part of the meeting

RECOMMENDATION

1. 2000 Consolidated Assessment Roll File: 1551

The Committee had before it the City of Vancouver 2000 Assessment Roll Report dated January 11, 2000, prepared by the B.C. Assessment Authority to provide property and value information for taxation purposes.

David Highfield, Area Assessor; Dave Lee and Debbie Francis, Deputy Assessors, BC Assessment Authority, made a presentation on the assessment trends reflected in the 2000 Consolidated Roll and responded to questions. Highlights of the presentation included:

· the process for properties related to the Musqueam band was reviewed; properties are valued to be equal to those off reserve
· Property Assessment Appeal Board will strive to resolve appeals within the same year the appeal is filed
· 209 properties have been reclassified to Class 5 from Class 6

In response to questions on the potential tax impact for the reclassified properties, Ken Bayne, Comptroller of Budgets and Research, advised a report addressing this issue is scheduled for the February 24, 2000 meeting.

The Committee requested that all property owners be advised of this meeting and receive a copy of the report.

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

RECOMMENDED

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

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillor Don Lee was absent for the vote)

2. Vancouver Maritime Museum - File: 2201

St. Roch Supplementary Grant 2000

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated January 4, 2000, in which the Directors of Finance and the Office of Cultural Affairs sought approval of a 2000 supplementary grant of $82,000 to the Vancouver Maritime Museum as transitional funding for the operations of the St. Roch.

Sue Harvey, Office of Cultural Affairs, briefly reviewed the report recommendations and responded to questions.

James Delgado, Executive Director, Vancouver Maritime Museum, and Inspector Don Saigle, R.C.M.P. sought the Committee's support and advised:

· the Museum is actively seeking sponsorships and monetary support to raise the $8 million; $4 million is designated to recreation of the St. Roch voyage
· $600,000 is currently in endowment and it is anticipated the balance will be raised
· the R.C.M.P. is dedicated to this undertaking
· the campaign is national and includes merchandising; the marketing package was distributed; Canadian Geographic and 5,000 schools are included in the marketing program

The Committee requested that Sue Harvey, Office of Cultural Affairs, provide a copy of the campaign report

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

RECOMMENDED

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 File: 2701-1

This item was postponed to a future meeting.

4. Vancouver Economic Development Commission File: 3143

- Contract Renewal

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated November 29, 1999, in which the General Manger of Corporate Services sought renewal of the City’s contract with the Vancouver Economic Development Commission for the 2000 fiscal year and approval of its Year 2000 Business Plan.

Estelle Lo, General Manager of Corporate Services reviewed the purpose of the report.

Frank Came, Executive Director, Vancouver Economic Development Commission, David Choi, Chair, Vancouver Economic Development Commission responded to questions and reviewed the Commission's 2000 Work Plan. Comments included the following:

· subsidized office space is being pursued, but difficult to obtain
· increased budget will providing increased ability to assist visiting delegations
· additional monetary and in-kind partnerships are being pursued
· a new slate of commissioners and organizational restructuring will allow each commissioner to participate and network fully

· revenue generation will increase through marketing the VEDC website, banner ads, targeting specific companies to promote economic and industrial development, upcoming trade mission to China and matching fund commitments, etc.

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

RECOMMENDED

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 Recommendations A and C.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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

RECOMMENDED

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

(Councillors Clarke, Price and Puil opposed)

The Committee adjourned at 10:50

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