THE following are some of the _ issues before North Shore municipal councils on Monday, February 2. Attendance: 12 Thieves Capacity: 50 Duration: 2:15 Issue: That the Jan. 5 and 16, 1998 correspondence received from the Greater Vancouver Regional District re: referral of the report “Arts and Culture in Greater Vancouver: Contributing to the Livable Region” be referred to the North Shore Arts Commission and North Vancouver Acts Council for comment. Result: passed unanimously Tssue: Pursuant to the January 14, 1998 correspondence from the chair, North Vancouver Recreation Commission, enti- tlhed “Reereation Facilities”: That a shirt sleeve working, ses- sion be convened on March 30, 1998 for the purpose of exphining governance models for the delivery of recreation services to the Ciry of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver. Result: passed unanimously after foot chase A man and a teen face theft charges following the arrest of two sus- pects in the area of MacKay Road and West Ist Street on Monday. North Vancouver RCMP were called to the scene ar approximately 1:20 p.m. by a man who had chased away two people after he found them breaking into a parked car. Investigating police located the suspects; A police dog tracked a trail to some stolen property and then tracked to where the man had first encountered the pair. The recovered property — which included car stereo equipment, radar detector icems and bottles of home- made wine — had been taken front parked cars. Simon Spence, 26, and a 16-year-old male are set to appear in court on March 18. * Meanwhile, on Jan. 14 a North Vancouver RCMP plain clothes officer checking local pawn shops recovered S600 worth of stolen tools from a shop at 2nd and Lonsdale. Some of the tools were stolen in Langley. Several days earlier another police officer recovered a stolen VCR from the same store. People who bring in items to pawn shops are supposed to show proper identification to the store emplovee. The store must keep a list of items pur- chased and a record of who sold them. Police point out that if you ~ have been a victim of theft you should check local second- hand or pawn shops regularly. Ifyou spot your property noti- fy the store employce and call the police, Mark your proper- ty and record the serial num- bers. — Michael Becker Dean questions cost of transit proposal From page 11 “Each municipality should have an cqual vote,” Dean said at the meeting. She was also disgruntled with the pro- jected shortfall of $193 mil- lion the GVTA would incur by the year 2010, That figure was gleaned by city statf trom GYRD information. “A very high percentage (29%) of the GVIA's pro- posed budget is funded from fuel taxes,” the report to council states, “However, the proposed GVTA will have no ability to raise fuel taxes above the agreement limits.” And that’s part of the rea- son Dean thinks the provin- cial government “is happy to download a white elephant” on the municipalities. The staff report to council also states that the “most like- ly source Of any shortfall fund- ing is property taxes.” Coun. Bob Fearnley also questioned the financial implications of setting up the GVTA, Coun. Darrell Mussatto argued the GVTA is a “great opportunity for us to design our own system. The key is we make the decisions about our future, not Victoria.” Coun. Barbara Sharp agreed. “This agreeinent will make those people making the decisions accountable... We will be accountable and we're on the local level,” Sharp said. Implications of the ere- ation of the GVTA were noted ina city staff report to council. They are: @ potential benetirs to the North Shore resulting trom the proposal for more buses; @ structural changes to the transit fare zones would bene- tir North Shore conmiuters, particularly on the Seabus link and cross town trattic and ser- vice to UBC and SFU; B® opportunities to relocate the existing bus storage depot at Third Street and St. Davids Avenue; & ‘inding for improvements to the Low Level Road front revenues generated by the GVTA; and @ orevenve generation through options including tolls, hospital taxes, road user charges and property taxes. Issue: That the achievements of city resident resident Kathryn Webb, who competed in the Canada Cup, Nov. 14- 16, 1997 in Imst, Austria be supported by awarding a Sport and Recreation Travel Grant of $100. Result: passed unanimously Issue: That Saturday, March 14, 1998, be set as a special meeting of the — Finance Committee (comprised of all council members) to hear 1998 Annual Budget Presentations. Result: passed 5-1 Opposed: Braithwaite Issue: That the cost of a com- mercial refuse tag (the tag is attached to commercial refuse for collection by the city) be increased in accordance with a three-year phase-in program; this option would extend the goal of a full user-pay program objective over three years, incremented annually at 30%, with the price per tag as fol- The North Shore Health Region Tany Angel lows: 1998 - $1.30; 1999 - $1.70; 2000 - $2.30. Result: passed unanimously Issue: That the firm KPMG Chartered Accountants be appointed as auditors tor the city for the 1998 year as per their submission dated Jan. 6, 1998. Result: passed 4-2 Opposed: Dean, Fearnley Issue: Final adoption of Machinery and Equipment Depreciation and Obsolescence Reserve Expenditure Bylaw, 1998, No. 6983. Result: passed unanimously Issue: Final adoption of Building Bylaw, 1972, No. 4361, Amendment Bylaw, 1998, No 6989. Result: passed unanimously Issue: Final adoption of Electrical Inspection Bylaw, No. 2572, Amendment Bylaw, 1998, No. 6990. Result: passed unanimously Issue: Final Plumbing Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw, 1998, No. 6991. Result: passed unanimously Issue: Final adoption of Gas Permit Fee Structure Bylaw, 1977, No. 4971, Amendment Bylaw, 1998, No. 6992. Result: passed unanimously — Jolanda Waskito District Council Attendance: 65 Capacity: 126 Duration: 4:00 Absent: none Issue: That staff report on a methodology and potential costs of a review of all aspects of the district’s sign bylaw and sign design guidelines. Result: passed unanimously Issue: That staff provide an. adoption — of updated report with appro- priate recommendations for further action on the discrep- ancy in pay levels berween the RCMP and municipal police forces in the Lower Mainland and whether such a discrepancy affects service and morale. Result: passed unanimously Issue: That the municipality approve an extension of hours at the Pemberton Station Pub from midnight to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Result: passed 4-3 Opposed: Coun. Carolan, Coun. Crist, Coun. Munroe Issue: That council approve the redesigned drawings dated Dec. 29, 1997 for the Parkgate Community Centre and that council artend a March 30 workshop to explore a range of possible operating models. Result: passed unanimously -- Martin Millerchip and score a FREE TICKET to see the Vancouver Grizzlies with minimum 2 day rental from Budget* 981-7308 1700 Marine Dr., North Van Sal participating locations only Kou! recently sought feedback and ideas from more than 500 North Shore residents*. We want to thank all of you who participated in our telephone survey last month. Denna Billy Ross Carter Dorothy M. Cartwright Faye Cooper Paulah Dauns Murray Dykeman Diana Hutchinson William Kessel Here's what you said: * 89% believe that the community should be consulted on health care issues and priorities. Here's what we're doing: * The North Shore Health Region is in the midst of a community consultation process that has received input from more than 4,000 citizens to-date. * 73% agree with a centralized governance structure that brings all North Shore health services and agencies together under one community board. * 83% believe in a community-based health care system that sces services and planning managed locally, instead of centralized in Vieroria under the Ministry of Health. * 87% identified benefits to linking all health agencies together under one management team. * North Shore health services, including Lions Gate Hospital, Cedarview Lodge, Mental Kim Louie Health and Home Support are now governed by the North Shore Heaith Region Board. * The North Shore Health Region is in the process of developing a community health plan Winifred Miller Molly Murray Susan Thomas Your thoughts and ideas are always welcomed The North Shore Health Region values input and ideas from local residents. Call us at 984-3846, We want to hear from you. to address health issues and priorities identified by North Shore residents. * Integra, Integrated Macketing Strategies conducted a telephone survey with 504 North Shore residents during the last two weeks of November. The objectives of the study were to determine the awareness and level of support for the changes taking place in the Nosth Shore Health Region and the programs associated with regionalization. The above information is based on an interim seport and represents the opinions of alt North Shore residents with an accuracy of +/-4.4%, 39 times out of 20.