“VOTES taken on issues addressed by North Shore ; municipal councils meeting on April 14 included: Capacity: 30 : Duration of meeting: 1:45 . Absent: Coun. Shasp Issue: , That: the purchasing “manager be ‘authorized to . ~-- donate the city’s X-yard track excavator, which is now sur- plus to the engineering opera- tions ‘re uirements, to BCIT ‘. for utilization in their educa- T th “Previous a f ‘council: re guard“: ment equipment to be funded ; Issue: “-geplacement..of the existing - “erane track cab and chassis be. “service with a provision for traffic lights in appropriate places. Result: Carried unanimously Issue: That council endorse forwarding the Centennial Theatre Renovation Project for consideration for funding under the Canada Infrastructure Grant Program. Result: Carried unanimously Issue: That the Children and Youth Initiatives Fund Graut Application received from Grant MeNcil = Family Housing Association for a family camping trip te denied as it does rot meet the criteria for the “Youth Initiated Projects and Events” category of grant. Result: Carried unanimously Issue: That the third Monday of every month (excluding the summer months) b be dedicated’ to the business of conducting public hearings/public_meet- ings on behalf of development applications ta the City of North Vancouver: and that during the summer months of July and August, when council only meets twice per month, that public hearings /mectings be ‘scheduled on the same_as in the 1997 Capiral Budget from the Machinery and Equipment Depreciation and Obsolescence Reserve (Engincerin; uipment). Result: Ca ae eenesly — Deana Lancaster Capacity: 126 Duration of meeting: 2:35 none Issue: That Four Scasons’ ‘Childcare, Out of School Care Program, be issued a business licence to jincrease their ois ing capacity from 10 to children. Opposed: Gor ons C un. Crist, Coun. Deering-Robb : Issue: That appointments to -advisory committees and pan- els will -now be made in December and that current council. meeting nights except | “thar should there be three or ‘More « - Tezoning: :bylaws or. ~ development:-variance applica: . ~~ tions to be heard the city clerk - Shall have’ the prerogative to _schedule a separate public - hearing/meeting night. Result: Carried That $65,000. for added to the listing of replace- ‘Ambleside resident, ‘said after the meeting. The. ‘problems , “he | was referring “to” also include “repeated: complaints from nearby residents of drifting =, smoke ‘and. other environ- On Monday. night, cc coun- lors acted on a staff recom: néndation to prohibit fires ic beach — one of West ‘lowe MS without a permit. He::: added | that — West fancouver ‘firefighters were ¢-arca 46 Beach | fires “for special ions. such as the carol ship™ festival - will’ still be allowed with.a municipally ted permit. =) Coun, Liz Byrd said she was voting for the ban “with regret... aUuse Ive always been a pyromaniac.” Coun. Russ Fraser inter- d with a sarcastic, “what ére: you doing?” to which Byrd innocently ‘replied: “1 ‘Was just roasting wicners,” «Coun, Bill Soprovich took “a mote serious tack when he - éxpressed concern over the “fires drawing a criminal ele- ' ment to the area. ik “We liked it, and we let it e fora long period of time, ut now we've run into prob- lems,” Soprovich, an coed mental concerns. © “The tradition of beach fires at: Ambleside Park has © been ongoing for many years, -- but the advent of clean-air - policies and the lighting of by pe pie redominantly from outsi fest Vancouver calls into question, the value . of such 4 tradition,” said Park Manager Erik Lees in his report to council. “Those concerns outweigh the merits . of allowing the continuation of fires in Ambleside Park. Mayor Pat Boname reluc- tantly concurred, and cailed it “the end of an era. “The driving factor for us is that West Vancouver kids weren't using it (the beach) anymore,” she added. : een Acquisition of computer hardware and software for — student use and related incidental expenses. Referendum Voting Day will appointments to such com- mittees, duc to expire June 30, be extended te December 7. Result: Carried unanimously Issue: That the Vancouver Regional Transit Commission be advised that the district ¢ B.C. Transit ser- vee changes to routes 240, 241, 242, 246, 247 as pro- posed in B.C. Transit’s Quarterly Service Plan, Summer 1997. Result: Carried unanimously Capacity: 70 Duration of Meeting: 3 Absent: None Issue: That the Dog Licence, Kennel and Pound Bylaw be: -amended to’ change the _. tion of a highway * necessary: for the purpose of — Martin “Millerchip ; re “the. impounding and ‘maintenance Result: Withdrawn Issue: That the Fees and Charges Bylaw amendment various fees and reconsidered and Issuc: That Highway Exchange Bylaw. be intro- duced so as to exchange a por- r lands relocating a highway around Argyle Townhouse Project. Asecond motion was made , to defer t the is issue 10} TER? ek coun? cillors new to council this tern, a chance to familiarize them, selves with the issue. This motion was defeated with Coun. Fraser and Coun: Durman voting in favor of the deferment. : Result: Carried. ayn aston RzeG') Pe auineleye A.T.R.A.~ B.C.AA. = AR.A. Cé RIED CENTRE . | AUTOMATIC & STD. TRANS. & CLUTCH - ees Over Rauis or excha: oursomvese TALS CANADA/U. Ss. WARRANTY CONSULTATION a See 7455 376 PEMBERTON AVE. N.YAN. NOTICE OF REFERENDUM: School District 44 (North Vancouver) — Board of School Trustees om PUBLIC, NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of the North Vancouver ‘School: District that a Referendum ty Voting is necessary to approve or disapprove a !ocal capital initiative. a The oailot will appear in the following form: non _ NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM BALLOT oe The Board of Schoo! Trustees of School District No. 44 (North Vancoitver) seeks approval to raise funds in the 1997 calendar year through focal residential taxation for expenditures in the next school year in addition to these provided for by the preliminary allocation and final allocation to this schoc! district. 4 See ee aero. ne, Semmens. bax stenliving Siet-you apprave oF de not approve of te. - Proposed expenditure. : a : gta : Local capital initiatives in addition to these recognized by the Province, Description of local capital initiatives: t approve of this expenditure 4 do not approve of this expenditure be Saturday, ae the Nineteenth’ (19th) day of April, ELECTORS OF THE NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT at the following locations: - HANDSWORTH SECONDARY ANDRE PIOLAT ELEMENTARY “ARGYLE SECONDARY WINDSOR SECONDARY 1644 EDGEWOOD RD ‘370W.KINGSRD 1431 FREDERICK RD “ $31 BROADVIEW DR CARSON GRAHAM SECONDARY . SUTHERLAND SECONDARY SEYCOVE SECONDARY ING : lars Tax consequences per + $10, 000 of . assessed property ‘value © : . 1997, 0. QUALIFIED 2145 SONES, AVE” 1868 SUTHERLAND ave 1204 CALEDONIA AVE and such voting places. shall be“ open between the hours of EIGHT (8:00). o'clock a.m. . and EIGHT. (8:00). o’clock p.m. SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be occurring on Referendum Voting Day, SATURDAY, APRIL 19th, 1997 at t LIOKS GATE HOSPITAL, KIWANIS LYNN MANOR, LYNN VALLEY LODGE, CEDARVIEW LODGE, EVERGREEN HOUSE .. with times posted centrally at those locations. Be of which every person is hereby required to take notice and be se governed accordingly. IMPORTANT NOTICE The Schoo! Act sets out the qualifications for electors entitled to vote in a Referendum. The most recent available List of Exectcrs will be used at the voting locations. Referendum Voting Day registration will apply atall | voting locatiois. No voter may vote more than once. Voters are requested to vote at the nearest station to their residence. a If you are not on the List of Electors and you intend to register on Referendum Voting Day, please take note of the following: Qualification for a Resident Elector are: @) on Referendum Voting Day, you must be eighteen (18) years of age or older; (8) you must be a Canadian citizen @ you must have resided in British Columbia 4n accordance with Section 49 of the School Act for at feast six montlis immediately preceding voting day (April 19th, 1997); (@) you must have resided in School District 44 (MORTH YANCGUVER} in accozdance with Section 49 of the School Act for at least 30 days (March 19th, 1997) immediately preceding the day of voting (April 29th, 1997); (€) you must not be disqualified by the School Act or any other enactment from voting in the Referendum or be otherwise disqualified by law. , Qualification for 2 Non-Resident Property Electors ave: @) you must not be entitled to register as a resident ‘elector and must meet the above resident clector qualifications; ) you must be a registered owner of the real property used for qualification at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of voting (April 19th, 1997); (ec) if more than one individual is registered owner of the real property, then only one individual is enti- iled_to vote with the written consent of a majority of all other registered owners that are on the title including the person requesting registration; (a) it/the Non-Resident Property Elector is not on the List of Electors: and wishes to register on- Referendum Voiing Day, a Non-Resident Property Elector certificate to register must be obtained from the Chief Referendum Officer o the North Vsncouver School District at feast 14 days (April 4th, 1997) before Referendum Voiing Day. You must take this certificate with you to the voting location. Serna ce Te Given under my hand at North Vancouver, B.C. this 27th day of March 1997 Joe Dang, Chief Referendum Officer _ . Per Tt