CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

SEPTEMBER 16, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, September 16, 1999, at 9:40 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.

PRESENT:	Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price Councillor George Puil
ABSENT:	Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario (Civic Business) Councillor Sam Sullivan (Leave of Absence)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERKS TO THE COUNCIL:	Lori Isfeld Nancy Largent

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor Owen in the chair.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
September 16, 1999

Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the attached report:

Cl.1: 1999 Diversity Initiatives Grants: First Deadline
Cl.2: Street Banner Policy
Cl.3: Allocation of 1999 Cross-Cultural Expertise Grant

Clauses 1 and 3

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1 and 3 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITY

Clause 2

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the recommendation of the Committee, as contained in Clause 2 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr.Bellamy,

THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS

1. Leave of Absence - Councillor Puil File: 1254

MOVED by Cllr. Clarke,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,
THAT Councillor Puil be given leave of absence from September 20 - 24, 1999.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Council recessed at 9:45 a.m. and reconvened In Camera.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

SEPTEMBER 16, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Thursday, September 16, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:

Councillor George Puil, Chair Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy *Councillor Jennifer Clarke (Item 3) Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor Gordon Price

*denotes presence for part of the meeting.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of

July 22 and 29, 1999, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. 1999 Diversity Initiatives Grants: First Deadline File: 2051

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated August 30, 1999, in which the Director, Office of Cultural Affairs, recommended approval of Diversity Initiative grants totalling $19,000 to three groups, to support cross-cultural artistic partnerships and artistic development in distinct communities (as defined by race, ethnicity or disability). The General Manager of Community Services also recommended approval.

Alice Niwinski, Cultural Planner, explained the rationale for the recommended grants.

The following motion by Councillor Kennedy was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council approve Diversity Initiative grants totalling $19,000 to the following three groups, source of funds to be the Diversity Initiatives grants component of the 1999 Cultural Grants budget:

Curious Tongue (Touchstone Theatre): $8,000
Rumble Productions: $8,000
Society for the Development of Latin American Culture: $3,000

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Street Banner Policy File: 5766

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated August 26, 1999, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services sought approval for the continuation of the Summer Banner Program without sponsorship, and recommended approval of a policy which, in return for a fee, would allow the use of commercial text or logos on banners outside of the Summer Banner Program.

The Committee noted representatives of some Business Improvement Associations may wish to speak on this item but had not been notified of this meeting in time to appear.

The following motion by Councillor Kennedy was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

Clause No. 2 continued

RECOMMENDED

THAT the Street Banner Policy be referred to a future meeting to afford delegations adequate time to appear.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

(Councillor Clarke arrived at this point in the proceedings)

3. Allocation of 1999 Cross-Cultural Expertise Grant File: 2401

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated September 2, 1999, in which the Director of Community Services, Social Planning, recommended approval of a grant for a project intended to share and develop cultural expertise and increase the degree to which community service agencies effectively serve aboriginal women who are victims of violence. The General Manager of Community Services submitted this grant for consideration.

Ann Kloppenborg, Social Planner, briefly reviewed the report and rationale for the recommendation.

The following motion by Councillor Kennedy was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council approve a Cross-Cultural Expertise Grant of $18,000 to Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW), in partnership with the Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, the source of funds being a $20,000 reserve in the 1999 Community Services Grants Budget.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Committee adjourned at 9:40 a.m.

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