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CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

JULY 29, 1999

PRESENT: Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Alan Herbert
Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Gordon Price
Councillor George Puil
Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT: Councillor Don Bellamy
CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:
Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERK TO THE
COUNCIL:
Nancy Largent

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee
on Planning and Environment
July 29, 1999

Clause 1

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,

Clauses 2 - 5, inclusive

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,

COMMITTEE REPORTS CONT'D

Report of Standing Committee
on Planning and Environment
July 29, 1999 Continued

Clause 6 (a)

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,

(Councillors Chiavario and Herbert opposed)

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,

Clauses 6 (b) and 7

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

1. Leave of Absence - Councillor Sam Sullivan

MOVED by Cllr. Daniel Lee,

The Council adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

JULY 29, 1999

PRESENT: Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Chair
Mayor Philip Owen
*Councillor Don Bellamy
Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario
Councillor Alan Herbert
*Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Daniel Lee
*Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Gordon Price
Councillor George Puil
Councillor Sam Sullivan
CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:
Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERK TO THE
COMMITTEE:
Nancy Largent

* denotes presence for part of the meeting

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

VARY ORDER OF AGENDA

RECOMMENDATION

1. Environmental Grant File # 2251

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council approve a grant of $20,000 to the Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society for their "Urban Wildlife Stewardship Program"; source of funds to be the Environmental Grants Fund in the Solid Waste Capital Reserve.

(Councillors Kennedy and Don Lee not present for the vote)

2. Nuisance Building - 5675 Churchill Street File # 2701-1

Clause No. 2 Continued

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council declare that the building at 5675 Churchill Street (Lot 9 of 9, Block 4, District Lot 526, Plan 5482) is a nuisance, pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

C. THAT in the event of the failure of the owner to comply with the order of Council, Council further orders and hereby authorizes the City Building Inspector to have the building demolished and have all demolition debris removed at the expense of the owner.

D. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the property at 5675 Churchill Street in order to warn prospective purchasers that as a result of the condition of the building and Council’s Resolution, the purchaser could suffer significant expense if the order of Council were enforced against him.

(Councillors Kennedy and Don Lee not present for the vote)

3. Development of the Ridgeway Greenway - East Extension File # 5767

RTS # 934

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council approve the construction of the Ridgeway east extension as described in the Administrative Report dated July 6, 1999.

B. THAT funding of $783,300 be approved from the following sources:

Clause No. 3 Continued

C. THAT commencing in 2000, the following budgets be increased (without offset):

D. THAT the two traffic diverters and the chicane described in the Administrative Report dated July 6, 1999 report be installed on a six month trial, that staff monitor traffic in the adjacent areas, that affected residents be surveyed after six months to determine the level of support for making them permanent, and that staff report back on the results of the survey if necessary.

(Councillors Bellamy and Kennedy not present for the vote)

4. Italian Cultural Centre - Space for School File # 5307

RTS # 935

Clause No. 4 Continued

RECOMMENDED

THAT an application for a change of use to accommodate the Stratford Academy at the Italian Cultural Centre, when received, go through the approval process which would enable it to go to Public Hearing.

5. Review of Time-Limited Development Permit Policy

Clause No. 5 Continued

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council endorse the policy as set out in the Policy Report dated July 21, 1999 to use time-limited development permits and/or legal agreements as a condition of endorsement for new liquor licenses or amendments to existing liquor licenses; and

FURTHER THAT the Director of Land Use & Development be instructed to amend the Zoning & Development Fee By-law 5585, Appendix E, Schedule 1, Section 13 by deleting clause (c).

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At the conclusion of Item 5, the meeting
was moved to the Council Chamber.
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6. (a) Child and Youth Advocate Position File # 4102

RTS # 936

Clause No. 6 (a) Continued

recommendation, the Committee recommended that children and youth having a strong voice in the City be supported, and therefore, that City Council maintain the position of Child and Youth Advocate.

Clause No. 6 (a) Continued

* denotes brief filed

… the public process was too cursory, and there has not been enough time for interested parties to respond to the City Manager's recommendations, especially during the summer, when youth are away and many social agencies are only partially staffed;
… it is disrespectful of the public process to refuse speakers even five minutes to make their points when the public has been forced to respond on such short notice;
… this item should be deferred and reviewed further in the Fall;
… Vancouver has taken a leading role in child and youth issues, including the establishment of an Advocate, and should not take a backwards step now;
… youth must struggle to have their issues heard, and need a strong voice to speak on their behalf; this proposal would bury that voice under four levels of management;
… the Advocate needs to be accessible, independent, and reporting directly to Council;
… the consultant's report encourages keeping the position separate from the bureaucracy;
… the City Manager's recommendation is inconsistent with the comments of the stakeholders;
… families with small children are often the most powerless and concerned that responsibilities will not be met;
… the Advocate needs to be able to speak out regardless of the views of management;
Clause No. 6 (a) Continued

… the Advocate has been very visible and trusted by youth, and being independent and at arms length from the bureaucracy has been very important;
… possible loss of autonomy and of the advocacy role are grave concerns, as is less ability to provide points of view on short notice when required;
… the credibility and accountability of the proposed position to the Aboriginal community were questioned; would a Social Planner be able to meet expectations and build bridges between the Aboriginal community and other groups to the same extent?
… people under 18 have no vote and no way to impact Council except through an Advocate;
… a Social Planner would be censored, and muzzled by concerns about job security;
… the role of bureaucracy is to make decisions in offices rather than in communities;
… meaningful youth involvement is important and not easy to achieve;
… the City Manager's recommendations would be a step back to an adult looking through adult eyes and making adult plans, rather than advocating for youth to develop their own;
… too many approval levels will deplete youth involvement;
… before the adoption of the Civic Youth Strategy, City Council seemed to be some far-off entity that no one could access, let alone youth, but everyone feels they can relate to the Advocate;
… the position is one to be proud of, not to be diminished;
… the Advocate has helped young people understand the possibility of having a real voice;
… involvement of the youth population in decision-making should become greater as municipalities, through devolution from senior levels of government, have a greater say in decisions affecting their lives;
… regarding the age range served, youth under 18 should have priority since they can't even vote, but 19-25 year olds also have serious issues and are uniquely positioned to support younger youth in having a voice;
… the position requires direct access to City Council;
… if bureaucracy decides what issues are to be brought forward, the public's ability to have its issues brought forward is impeded;
… the Toronto method would increase accountability without doing away with the Advocate position;
… in this time of uncertainty and government cutbacks, more and more children are falling through the cracks;
… an Advocate, by definition, goes where others fear to tread; the job should not shrink in scope to coordinating only;
… youth should be allowed to say what they have to say in their own way, listening respectfully and taking what they have said into account in decision making;
… there were some comments on the Panhandling By-law.

Clause No. 6 (a) Continued

1. THAT Council approve the continuation of a full-time, 3-year term Child and Youth Advocate Position, and that Council endorse the ‘points for consideration’ on pages 17 and 18 of the report titled "Review of the City of Vancouver’s Child and Youth Advocate Position" (June 21, 1999, prepared by Queenswood Consulting Ltd.).

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

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council approve a full time Social Planning position, reporting to the Director of Social Planning with a focus on children and youth; and

B. THAT Council instruct the General Manager of Community Services, in consultation with the General Manager of Human Resources, to recruit for a position within Social Planning focussed on children and youth.

Clause No. 6 (a) Continued

(Councillors Chiavario and Herbert opposed)

(Councillor Bellamy not present for the vote)

6. (b) Progress Report - Child and Youth Advocate File # 4102

RECOMMENDED

THAT the Progress Report of the Child and Youth Advocate be received for information.

7. Replacement of Firehall No. 3, 2801 Quebec Street

Clause No. 7 Continued

RECOMMENDED

THAT the contract for the replacement of Firehall No. 3 be awarded to Pax Construction Ltd., up to a maximum amount of $1,399,993 plus GST; source of funding to be the Fire Protection funding available from the 1997-1999 Capital Plan.

(Councillors Kennedy and Don Lee not present for the vote)

The committee adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

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