STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

DECISIONS

DATE:	Thursday, February 24, 2000
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Committee Room No. 1 Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LAURA KAZAKOFF AT 871-6353

1. Demolition of Nuisance Building at 196 East 57th Avenue File: 2701-1

A. THAT Council declare that the building at 196 East 57th Avenue (Lot 5 Except the North 7 Feet, Now Road, SE Part of Block 5 District Lot 656 Plan 4952 PID 004-404-980) is a nuisance pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

B. THAT Council approve the Resolution attached to the Administrative Report dated December 20, 1999, and order the Registered owner of the property to demolish the building and remove all demolition debris from the site and erect a chain-link fence around the perimeter of the property within 30 days of a copy of the Resolution being served pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

C. THAT in the event of the failure of the owner to comply with the order of Council, Council further orders and hereby authorizes the City Building Inspector to have the building demolished and have all demolition debris removed from the site and to have a chain-link fence erected around the perimeter of the property, at the expense of the owner.

D. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the property at 196 East 57th Avenue, in order to warn any prospective purchasers that as a result of the condition of the building and Council’s Resolution, the purchaser could suffer a significant expense if the order of Council were enforced against him.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Response to the Provincial Ministry of Social Development

and Economic Security (MSDES) Child Care Paper File: 4102

A. THAT Council indicate its support of the provincial vision statement for child care as articulated in the discussion paper “Building A Better Future for British Columbia’s Kids” [Appendix A (Attachment 2) of the Administrative Report dated February 15, 2000];

B. THAT Council recommend to the Provincial Government that the following areas need immediate attention and action:

i) develop a new core funding mechanism and budget for child care; establish an incremental planning framework; create an affordable fee structure for parents; shift the funding emphasis from the subsidy approach;

ii) provide immediate financial relief to existing infant and toddler programs to prevent any further closures prior to the development of the new core funding mechanism;

iii) in consultation with the urban aboriginal, immigrant settlement and ethno-cultural agencies, develop pro-active policies and strategies which will support the participation of children from the urban aboriginal, refugee, new immigrant and ESL communities in formal child care services;

iv) consult with school districts, municipalities and provincial child care organizations prior to proceeding with the proposed use of school portables for child care;

v) in consultation with municipalities and local child care planning groups, develop specific targets for child care expansion and once core funding is in place for operating costs, develop an appropriate capital funding program;

C. THAT Council forward the “think tank” project report (attached to the Administrative Report dated February 15, 2000) developed by Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre to the Minister of Social Development and Economic Security and all Provincial Cabinet Ministers and MLAs, with a letter highlighting those issues and recommendations that are of particular significance from the City’s perspective as noted in the Administrative Report dated February 15, 2000;

D. THAT Council forward copies of the “think tank” project report and the Administrative Report dated February 15, 2000, to UBCM and all B.C. municipalities, with a letter encouraging them to respond to the Province’s discussion paper on child care directly to the Minister of Social Development and Economic Security;

E. THAT Council forward copies of the “think tank” project report and the Administrative Report dated February 15, 2000, to the Minister of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and all BC Members of Parliament, indicating Council support for the development of a National Child Care Strategy.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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