ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT


                                                  Date:  November 27, 1995 


     TO:       Vancouver City Council

     FROM:     Director of Finance

     SUBJECT:  1996 Grant Installments



     RECOMMENDATION

          THAT installments be made to the following organizations,
          beginning January 1996, in advance of consideration of the 
     individual 1996 operating grants:

                                                          1996 Installments
          Vancouver Art Gallery Association               $152,400 Monthly 
          Vancouver City Planning Commission                 3,900 Monthly 
          Vancouver Museum Association                      24,500 Biweekly
          Vancouver Maritime Museum Society                 10,300 Biweekly
          Pacific Space Sciences Society                    17,100 Biweekly


     MANAGER S COMMENTS

          The General Manager of Corporate Services RECOMMENDS approval  of
          the foregoing.


     COUNCIL POLICY

     In past  years,  Council has  approved installments  of the  operating
     grants to these organizations to meet their operating needs in advance
     of  consideration of their grant  requests in the  normal grant review
     process.


     BACKGROUND

     In  past years,  the  City  has  disbursed  operating  grants  to  the
     Vancouver Art Gallery Association, Vancouver City Planning Commission,
     Vancouver Museum  Association, Vancouver  Maritime Museum  Society and
     Pacific Space  Sciences Society in install-ments  throughout the year.
     Installments to the  Vancouver Art Gallery  Association and  Vancouver
     City  Planning  Commission are  paid  monthly, while  the  other three
     organizations are paid biweekly.   In each case, the  installments are
     timed to meet the operating expenses of the organizations.


     DISCUSSION

     This report recommends that installments be continued as in past years
     with  payments commencing  in January  1996, in  advance of  Council s
     consideration  of the  1996  grant  requests.    The  amounts  of  the
     installments are based  on the  1995 operating grants  as approved  by
     Council,  and  except  in  the  case  of  the  Vancouver  Art  Gallery
     Association, does not include the adjustments related to the 1995 wage
     increases.

                                     1995 Grant           1996 Installments

     Vancouver Art Gallery Assn.     $1,828,800           $152,400 monthly 
     Vancouver City Planning Comm.       46,400              3,900 monthly 
     Vancouver Museum Association       636,800             24,500 biweekly
     Vancouver Maritime Museum Soc.     266,900             10,300 biweekly
     Pacific Space Sciences Society     445,600             17,100 biweekly


     These  disbursements  are  advances  only.   After  Council  considers
     funding  level for  these organizations  as part  of the  normal grant
     review process, the installments will be adjusted to reflect Council s
     approvals for 1996.



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