January 5, 2015 - Agenda
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General Purposes Committee
Anderson Room, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road
Monday, January 5, 2015
4:00 p.m.
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MINUTES |
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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, December 15, 2014. |
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COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
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Metro Vancouver Homeless Transit Plan |
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See Page GP-7 for full report |
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Designated Speaker: Dena Kae Beno |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That a letter be sent to TransLink requesting that the feasibility of the recommendations put forward by the Transit Working Group, cited in the staff report, to improve transit services for people living in extreme poverty, be explored; and |
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That a copy of that letter be sent to BC MLAs. |
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT |
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Plebiscite to Enable New Regional Funding Source for Regional Transportation Investments: A Vision for Metro Vancouver |
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See Page GP-11 for full report |
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Designated Speaker: Victor Wei |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That the staff report regarding a plebiscite to enable a new 0.5 per cent regional sales tax, termed the Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement Tax, to support transportation investments in the Metro Vancouver area, dated December 18, 2014, from the Director, Transportation, be received for information. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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