STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Tuesday, March 30, 1999

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TARJA TUOMINEN, 873-7191

Adoption of Minutes of March 11

1. Tourism Vancouver - 1999 Business Plan and Budget File: 6008

THAT Council approve the portion of the Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau’s ( Tourism Vancouver’s) 1999 Business Plan funded by the 2% hotel tax, and that the 2% Hotel Tax payments received by the City for the 1999 fiscal year be forwarded to Tourism Vancouver as and when they are received by the City.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Eligibility for Heritage Density Bonus - File: 5051

1196 Granville Street (Bank of Nova Scotia Branch)

THAT the "B" listed heritage building at 1196 Granville Street be eligible for a heritage density bonus.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Heritage Issues Raised by Dance Centre Proposal File: 5051

A. THAT the Development Permit Board be advised that Council favours the retention of only the Granville Street facade generally as shown in Option 1 in Appendix B of the Policy Report, dated March 19, 1999, as put forward by the applicant in the preliminary development application for the proposed Dance Centre development at 677 Davie Street, acknowledging that the amount of heritage retention is acceptable for the amount of densitybonus needed for the Dance Centre programme as permitted under Section 3.8 of the DODP.

B. THAT the interior structures and features be preserved and donated to the Heritage Foundation.

C. THAT the applicant be granted a complete relaxation of the parking requirement.

- 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

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Award of Tender No. PS99010 -

Supply and Delivery of Wheeled Recycling Containers

THAT Council accept the low bid from Schaeffer System International Ltd. for the supply and delivery of between 15,000 and 20,000 wheeled recycling containers for the Apartment Recycling Program at a total cost of between $913,500 and $1,218,000, plus the Provincial Sales Tax, the 7% Goods and Services Tax (less any municipal rebate received), subject to a contract satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council

on City Services and Budgets
March 30, 1999

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 30, 1999.

The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

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