Video http://www.cnv.org/c//DATA/1/124/2012%2004%2002.PDF
Tonight's Council meeting will conduct a PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL MEETING and an update of the “2012 Financial Plan"
Tony Webb let Council know that the keeping of chickens, bees and other bear attracting additions to an suburban area was a bad idea. He said that it should only be done with large powerful electric fence to keep bears away. So much for Mayor Mussatto's crusade to follow in Vancouver Mayor Moonbeam's sandal prints to make us all urban farmers with a chicken coop in every yard.
The donation policy came up when the MS Society did a delegation for their annual donation which is done for their event done in West Vancouver. This is the only health oriented donation done by the CNV. In fact, the City is making a charitable donation with our tax dollars and not even getting a tax receipt!
For: Mussatto, Keating, Buchanan, Clark
Against: Bell, Heywood, Bookham
http://www.cnv.org/smil/2012_03_26_07.smil
http://www.cnv.org/smil/2012_03_26_08.smil
You will notice the suggestion that the Council contingency fund was created so that the Council can spend tax dollars in any unbudgeted way a majority wishes and if you disagree, you should agree to the elimination of this fund. I hate budgets with contingency or miscellaneous funds as they are easy to misuse. Of course, we hear no discussion of this during budget discussions.
A report was given in regards the climate change con which states that the emissions in the City has gone down PER CAPITA. The dramatic increase in population in the CNV has dramatically increased the greenhouse gases emitted in the CNV. The portion that human activity affects the climate is not done per capita, it is a scientific not a political effect, it is a tangible measurable effect. Double the amount of people and buildings even when done more efficiently does even come close to offsetting the increase in population.
The battle of the budget and Harry Jerome goes on I'll let the Councillors speak for themselves in the clip but the flaw in the Vision NVan councillors position is that they drive the high spending Council practices and have left no more room for extra taxation.
For Clark, Bookham, Heywood, Bell,
Against Mussatto, Keating, Buchanan
To make the North Shore News article, Budget leaves North Vancouver City council split 4-3 more clear, Vision North Van Councillors voted against the budget because it was not increased as much as they wanted. But contrary to the article the budget was not given final ratification and another Finance Committee hearing be held on the 16 April.
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