A16 - Wednesday, November 18, 1981 - North Shore News PRECEDENT FEARED BUT... NORTH Vancouver City council narrowly voted to publicly discuss a dispute between the City and a North Vancouver couple over a piece of property. The issue involves other property in the City and could involve it in lawsuits, City Administrator Ed Raymond has warned. Aldermen argued heatedly whether to set City policy first on the issue, which would entail a public discussion, or whether to look at the individual case first, in-camera, when it first came up at council's November 9 meeting. It had been placed on council agenda as an in- dividual case to be dealt with in-camera by City staff. Alderman Stella Jo Dean, favoring the Casanos’ side of the issue, wanted City policy set first and the individual property discussed after. “The only reason we want to go behind closed doors is to see if we can make money out of it,” Alderman Ralph Hall said, agreeing with Dean. The issue revolves around a lot at Fourth and Forbes, owned by Flora and James Casano, who deeded a 10 ft. strip of land to the City in 1976 to be used as a lane. The City never did use it as a lane and in fact cannot, according to the Casano’s spokesman Pat Burns. Now that the Casanos want the strip back, the City is willing to sell it to them-- ‘for $10,000. That’s unfair, said Burns, adding that the City should give the land back to the couple for the symplic sym- bolic amount of one dollar. Dean had earlier asked that the matter be put on Ci- ty council agenda. Alderman Frank Marcino claimed that to move the item onto the public agenda would be “off-base.” “It's confidential for a very good reason,” he said. “We're dealing with City land. Those are always in camera. Details of the Casano pro- perty would inevitably come out in the policy disucssion, he suggested. “It seems to me preferable to establish a policy first, Presentation House gets City grant PRESENTATION House will receive a grant of $8,000 from North Vancouver City coffers in spite of City ad- ministrator Ed Raymond's efforts to prevent it The money was granted after the revised 19S budget projected the City would have a surplus of $56,000 by the end of the year It was presented to Council for approval at Monday's meeting with a promised rant to Presentation House left of af oul Aldermen had previously voted to give the arts organization located at bid and Chesterfield $8,000 1 there was cnough moncy available in the ISS) budget The municipal strike had cost them that much an fost performances, a delegation from presentation house had sand ocarher ino asking for help But the $56 000 surplus could be wiped out by storm damages by the cad of the yout Raymond said dclending himsc lif from Alderman Ralph ttalls accusation that he had overstepped his authority [is mot far thre cnttre deficits taken by the Ctty furthered Kaymond claiming that with oper formances given at Cen tcnmal Theatre the District of North Vancouver sheule be contetbuting te Prawxcotation House as well Since we made thal commitment we lost our water works, added Mayor Jack Loucks. “lL can sympathize,” said Hall, “but Raymond had no authonmty to take the grant outof the budget ” A spokesman for Presentation House said the organiza bon now has soa $12,000 deficit compared to the $30 000 deficit it had had gong into 198] perty debate il be in public then deal with a specific inci- dent,” Alderman Bill Soren- son told council, throwing his weight behind Dean and Hall. At meeting Aldermen Sorenson, Kroon and Hall voted for a policy discussion on Casanos’ case was reviewed. Mayor Jack Loucks, and Aldermen Gary Payne and Frank Marcino voted - op- posed the move. ‘Child’s Peel Chair Safe & light council Dean, Monday's the issue before the Rocking Duck Rattan. Very unique basket design. Won’t tip over. Before the matter was reg. $76. discussed Kroon left the City 859 00 council chambers, but . ° council invited him back in for the vote. Payne had earher accused him of having a conflict of SME GINGER JAK (,. imterest because he had 982 Marine Dr., North Vancouver 988-4108 earlier acted as the Casano’s Acroes from the Avalon lawyer. 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