STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
D E C I S I O N S
DATE: Thursday, October 21, 1999
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Committee Room 1
Third Floor, City Hall
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ADOPTION OF MINUTES
The Minutes of the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting of September 23, 1999, were adopted.
1. 599 Columbia Street (DE404462) -
Proposed Pagoda/Teahouse File: 2604
THAT Council advise the Development Permit Board that it supports in principle the pagoda proposal for the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park at Keefer and Columbia Streets generally as submitted by Joe Wai Architects under DE404462 including the height of the proposal; and
FURTHER THAT Council extend thanks to the anonymous donor for his/her generous donation which will contribute to the revitalization of the Chinatown area and the betterment of Vancouver as a whole.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. Grant to 'Save Our Living Environment' File: 2251
THAT Council approve a grant of $50,000 for twelve (12) months to Save Our Living Environment (SOLE) for the micro cleaning of City sidewalks, lanes and parks in the Downtown Eastside, Gastown and Chinatown as outlined in the Administrative Report dated October 4, 1999, with funding provided by the Solid Waste Capital Reserve.
- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND
BY THE REQUIRED MAJORITYThe Committee was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
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A Regular Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting.
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
DECISIONS
I. Standing Committee of Council
on Planning and Environment
October 21, 1999At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment, Vancouver City Council approved the recommendations of the Committee as set out in its report dated October 21, 1999.
ENQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS
1. "GVRD Liquid Waste Management Plan"
Councillor Chiavario reported for information that at the last Greater Vancouver District Sewerage and Drainage Committee meeting the GVRD Liquid Waste Management Plan was referred back to the Provincial Government with a request that member municipalities be given a further six months to familiarize themselves with the conditions imposed by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
The Council was adjourned at 2:46 p.m.
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