STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, March 16, 2000

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LORI ISFELD AT 871-6399

1. Phase 2 Rapid Transit - Commercial Drive West: Public Process

A. THAT Council receive the Policy Report dated March 14, 2000, and refer the following Recommendations B through E to the Special Council Meeting on March 27, 2000 to hear delegations from the public.

B. THAT Council recommend to the Province and TransLink that SkyTrain continue west from VCC, via the False Creek Flats (in a tunnel generally under Prince Edward Street and 10th Avenue), to Granville Street, as part of the present construction program, with a rapid bus connection to UBC.

C. THAT assuming the Province and TransLink agree to extend SkyTrain to Granville in accordance with RECOMMENDATION B, staff be instructed to discuss with TransLink a further SkyTrain extension from Granville to Arbutus and report back to Council as to the outcome of those discussions.

D. THAT staff meet with the Province and TransLink to establish a process for the westerly extension and report back on a work program and budget to participate in the design of this extension, including a plan for public realm improvements on Broadway with a view to implementing those improvements concurrently with construction of the SkyTrain extension, thereby realizing any economies, with any additional improvements to be considered for the City Capital Plan Program.

E. THAT staff be instructed to meet with TransLink to discuss planning for a north-south rapid transit line between Richmond and downtown and, following these discussions, report back on a work program and budget.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Vancouver Summer Festival Society Rental Grant Request

THAT Council approve a $63,875 rental grant to the Vancouver Summer Festival Society for 3 performance uses of the Orpheum amounting to $22,800, and for 26 performance and technical day uses of the Vancouver Playhouse amounting to $41,075, source of funds to be the “Other” grants budget.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AND BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

3. Downtown Eastside Economic Revitalization: Economic Capacity Study
4. Downtown Eastside Economic Revitalization: Pilot Programs to Encourage Locally-Based Businesses

Delegations were heard for the above Policy Reports dated March 2, and March 3, respectively. Discussion and decision on the two reports was referred to the March 16, 2000 meeting of the Standing Committee of Planning and Environment.

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

March 16, 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 March 16, 2000.

The meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

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