STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

D E C I S I O N S

DATE: Thursday, March 9, 2000
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DIANE M. CLAIRMONT AT (604) 871-6371

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the meeting of February 17, 2000 were adopted.

1. Warning to Prospective Purchasers of 7978 - 7988 Main Street File: 2701-1

THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificates of Title to the property at 7978 - 7988 Main Street in order to warn prospective purchasers that there are contraventions of the Zoning and Development and Vancouver Building By-laws related to this building.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Meekison's Gaming Report and Execution of File: 2633

Financial Host Agreements

A. THAT Council receive the Administrative Report dated February 10, 2000, on Dr. Peter Meekison’s Gaming Report, dated January 31, 2000, for information.

B. THAT Council direct staff to seek clarification from the Provincial government regarding the powers of the proposed Gaming Control Commission, as referred to in the Meekison Report, with relation to the authority of municipalities.

C. THAT the City of Vancouver go on record as requesting the Province confer authority on the municipalities to receive, review and decide on relocationrequests; to approve changes to existing facilities such as increases/decreases in the number of table games or slot machines and to resolve disputes and other matters as assigned by the minister, as indicated in the Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities and the Province of British Columbia.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

D. THAT the City Manager report back on spending options for money received by City Council as a result of having executed the Financial Host Agreements.

- CARRIED

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

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

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council on Planning and Environment

March 9, 2000

The foregoing recommendations of the Committee were approved.

OTHER BUSINESS

1. Leave of Absence - Councillor Sullivan File No. 1254

THAT Councillor Sullivan be granted Leave of Absence for Civic Business the morning of April 6, 2000.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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