CITY OF VANCOUVER

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

APRIL 20, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, April 20, 2000, at 12:10 p.m., 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 Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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

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

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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

Council considered the recommendation of the Committee, as contained in the following clause of the attached report:

Cl.1: 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report

Clause 1

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

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

- CARRIED

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation B(iv))
(Councillor Bass opposed to Recommendation B(v))
(Councillors Bass, Louis, McCormick, and Sullivan opposed to Recommendation B(vi))
(Councillors Bass, Louis, Don Lee, McCormick
and the Mayor opposed to Recommendation B(vii))
(Councillors Kennedy, Don Lee, McCormick and the
Mayor opposed to Recommendation B(viii))
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation B(ix))
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation C)
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation D)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,

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

The Council adjourned at 12:15 p.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

APRIL 20, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, April 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, Vice-Chair Councillor Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Tim Louis Councillor Sandy McCormick *Councillor Gordon Price Councillor Sam Sullivan
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE:	Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator

*Denotes presence for a portion of the meeting.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of March 30, 2000, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report File: 1605

Council, at its meeting on April 4, received a Report Reference on the 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report, and referred decision on the report to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of April 6, to allow speakers to be heard.

However, due to time constraints the Committee deferred discussion and decision on the report to the Council meeting following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting in the afternoon of April 6.

At its meeting immediately following the Planning and Environment meeting on April 6, 2000, Council approved the following:

A. THAT a decision on the 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report be referred to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of April 20, 2000;

B. THAT the issues regarding the appropriate size and complement of the Criminal Intelligence Section be referred to the Corporate Management Team and the Vancouver Police Department for discussion and report back on April 20th;

C. THAT staff report back on April 20th on the breakdown of proposed funding for the Vancouver Emergency Program and its relationship to the E-COMM Services budget.

Accordingly, the following report and memorandums were before the Committee:

· Administrative report dated March 27, 2000 entitled Operating Budget -Interim Report;

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget -Recommendation for Capital Program Deferral;

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget -Recommendation for Gaming Revenue;

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget - E-Comm and the Vancouver Emergency Operations Centre;

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget: Police Budget Issues.

Ken Bayne, Director of Financial Planning and Treasury, briefly reviewed the 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report, provided an overview of each of the requested memorandums, and responded to questions.

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

RECOMMENDED

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.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The following motion by Councillor Louis was put and lost.

B. THAT Council approve the 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Estimates as outlined in the Alternative City Budget Working Group submission dated April 6, 2000, and instruct the Director of Finance to bring the budget into balance with a 1.8% general purposes tax increase.

- LOST

(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Daniel Lee, Don Lee,
McCormick, Price, Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)

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

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

RECOMMENDED

B(i) THAT the Strategic Initiatives Fund be reduced by $300,000;

B(ii) THAT the General Reduction to Overtime Funding be $500,000;
B(iii) THAT the New and Non-recurring Funding (Phase 1) be reduced by $300,000.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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

RECOMMENDED

B(iv) THAT the Community Services - Tree Program be reduced by $50,000.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

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

RECOMMENDED

B(v) THAT the Community Services/Fire-Miscellaneous Fees be reduced by $50,000.

- CARRIED

(Councillor Bass opposed)

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

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

RECOMMENDED

B(vi) THAT the Grants Budget be reduced by $50,000.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Bass, Louis, McCormick and Sullivan opposed)

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

RECOMMENDED

B(vii) THAT the Park Board - Revenue Enhancement/Cost Reduction be $100,000.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Bass, Louis, Don Lee, McCormick and the Mayor opposed)

The following motion by Councillor Clarke was put.

B(viii) THAT Police - Sworn Staffing be reduced by $300,000.

- carried

The following amendment by Councillor Louis was put and lost.

THAT Police - Sworn Staffing be reduced by $600,000.

- LOST

(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Daniel Lee,
Don Lee, McCormick and the Mayor opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

The amendment having lost, Councillor Clarke’s motion was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

B(viii) THAT Police - Sworn Staffing be reduced by $300,000.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Kennedy, Don Lee, McCormick and the Mayor opposed)

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

RECOMMENDED

B(ix) THAT the Community Services Communications Position be eliminated for a reduction of $55,000.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

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

RECOMMENDED

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

- CARRIED

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

The following motion by Councillor Clarke was put.

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

The following amendment by Councillor Bass was put and lost.

THAT the parking meter rates for Area C, as detailed in Schedule A of Appendix 3, of the Administrative Report dated March 27, 2000, remain the same.

- LOST

(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Daniel Lee, Don Lee,
McCormick, Price, Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)

The amendment having lost, Councillor Clark’s motion was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

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

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

A Committee member requested that staff report back on appropriate levels of policing for the City of Vancouver, and funding levels involved. The City Manager advised that staff could provide the requested report as part of the Core Services Review which is to be undertaken.

The City Manager also advised that a Council Briefing to review the City’s participation in E-Comm could be arranged.

The Committee adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

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