STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETSC O U N C I L DECISIONS
DATE: Thursday, May 6, 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 April 15.
1. 1998 Financial Statements File:
THAT the City External Auditor's Report and the Financial Statements of the City of Vancouver for the year ended December 3, 1998, be received for information.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. 1999 Property Tax Options File: 1551
THAT for the purposes of general taxation in 1999, the Class 5 (light industrial) and Class 6 (business) tax rates not be consolidated and that the tax rates for the two classes be developed on a basis consistent with taxation methodology in previous years.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
3. Pay Telephone Agreements File: 5806
THAT consideration of the report be deferred for a month to allow staff to report back with information on questions raised, e.g. police concerns, agreements related to maintenance and grafitti removal, installation of pay telephones in consultation with street furniture study.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The following agenda items were referred to a future meeting:
4. 1999 Engineering Basic Capital Budget File: 16115. 1999 Basic Capital Budget File: 1602
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
May 6, 1999At 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 May 6, 1999.
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
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