City Services and Budgets Decisions

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, April 20, 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. 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report

A. THAT Council approve the Park Board Global Budget of $40,744,900, including the addition of $1,353,400 for added basic costs, this amount excluding any reductions approved by Council to balance the 2000 Operating Budget.

B. THAT Council approve the following budget reductions:

(i) THAT the Strategic Initiatives Fund be reduced by $300,000;
(ii) THAT the General Reduction to Overtime Funding be $500,000;
(iii) THAT the New and Non-recurring Funding (Phase 1) be reduced by $300,000;
(iv) THAT the Community Services - Tree Program be reduced by $50,000;
(v) THAT the Community Services/Fire-Miscellaneous Fees be reduced by $50,000;
(vi) THAT the Grants Budget be reduced by $50,000;
(vii) THAT the Park Board - Revenue Enhancement/Cost Reduction be $100,000;
(viii) THAT Police - Sworn Staffing be reduced by $300,000;
(ix) THAT the Community Services Communications Position be eliminated for a reduction of $55,000.

C. THAT Council approve a 2000 Operating Budget with a general purposes tax increase of approximately 2.75%.

D. THAT Council approve adjustments to parking meter rates as outlined in the Administrative Report, dated March 27, 2000 and detailed in Appendix 3 of the report, and instruct the Director of Legal Services to bring forward the necessary by-law amendments.

- 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

April 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 April 20, 2000.

The meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

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