City Services and Budgets Decisions

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, June 15, 2000

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

For information, please contact Denise Salmon at 873-7269

1. H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Society -

Annual Review and 2000 Operating Grant Request File: 4003

NOTE FROM CLERK: This item has been postponed to the July 6th meeting, due to lack of sufficient Council members to vote on the grant.

2. Street Vending in Gastown File: 2630

A. THAT two currently vacant Gastown street vending permit locations be allocated immediately through a lottery open to all applicants in accordance with regular Street Vending Program procedures.

B. THAT five remaining vacant Gastown street vending permits be designated as "Artists' Permits", and that these permits be limited to the sale of non-wearable originals and prints of art works produced by the vendor.

C. THAT the "Artists' Permits" be allocated as soon as possible by a panel of judges who would review applications and evaluate them based on the quality of work and suitability of their product for display on the sidewalk. This process would be open to all interested applicants.

D. THAT an expenditure of $4,000 be approved for administration of the jury process described in Recommendation C, and that a non-refundable application fee of $100 be charged to recover costs.

E. THAT the two successful applicants in the process described in Recommendation A be given their choice (in draw order) of the seven locations identified in Appendix II of the Policy Report dated May 16, 2000. Further, that artists who are selected in accordance with the process describedin Recommendation C be assigned to the remaining five designated locations through a random draw.

F. THAT initially the "Artists' Permits" be renewable annually for two years and, if the trial is successful, future allocations be renewable annually for five years.

G. THAT "Portrait Artists" be eligible to apply for a Busking Permit and be subject to the Council-approved Busking guidelines.

H. THAT the twelve vendors who were participants in the Street Place Program be permitted use of the five "Artists' Permit Locations" until the successful applicants are chosen as outlined in Recommendation C;

FURTHER THAT this allocation be by random lottery on a one vendor per location basis.

3. Strategy for Provision of Street Furniture and

other Public Amenities File: 5762-1

A. THAT Council receive the reports “Street Furniture and Amenity Study - Policy Document” and “Street Furniture and Amenity Study - Technical Document” for INFORMATION.

B. THAT Council instruct the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of Current Planning to undertake a public process as outlined in the Administrative Report dated April 7, 2000, to gather feedback from neighbourhoods, community and interest groups on issues outlined in the Street Furniture and Amenity Study - Policy Document;

FURTHER THAT staff report back with policy recommendations.

C. THAT Council instruct the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of Current Planning to develop a compilation of existing Streetscape Design Standards.

D. THAT Council approve the creation of two new temporary full-time positions (Civil Engineer II and Planner II ) for eighteen months within Engineering Services and Current Planning respectively to conduct the work program outlined in the Administrative Report dated April 7, 2000, with source of funds as per Recommendation E.

E. THAT Council approve funding for staff and consultant resources in the current year, as outlined in the Administrative Report dated April 7, 2000, at a cost of $201,800. Funding is to be provided as a loan from the Service Improvement Reserve and repaid from future street furniture advertising revenues beginning in mid-2002.

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