May 11th,

AND THAT the City urge the government to revise the finance formula
by the end of the current calendar year so that in the year 1982 there
will be a reduction in school property taxes in the Vancouver Metropolitan
School Districts and there will also be an equitable distribution of |
property taxes throughout the Province in 1982 and subsequent years.
| Carried.
REPORTS:
From the Finance Committee, May Sth, 1981 being Statements of Fin. Comm. , :
May 5/81 re
Accounts Payable in the amount of $193,392.21. Stmt. of Acets.)

Payable. . - :
Moved by Alderman Traboulay:

Seconded by Alderman Mabbett:

That the report of the Finance Committee, May 5th, 1981 being a

Statement of Accounts Payable in the amount of $193,39%.21, be approved.

Carried.

From the Parks and Recreation Committee, May 6th, 1981 regarding Parks & Rec;
Comm., May 6/81:
requests received for Beer Gardens to be held in conjunction with baseball tre Beer Gardens.

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tournaments and recommending that the groups as outlined in the report

be permitted to hold their beer gardens.

om, Moved by Alderman Mabbett:

Seconded by Alderman Gates:

That .as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Committee, May 6th,
1981 the following groups be permitted to hold their beer gardens in
conjunction with their baseball tournaments:

McLean Park

Fire Fighters' Tournament May 23rd & 24th

Senior Women's Tournament June 6th & 7th

PoCo Bears Tournament July 4th & 5th

PoCo Senior Men's Tournament July llth & 12th

PoCo Transfer Tournament Sept. 5th, 6th & 7th

Thompson Park

Fraser Valley Rec League June 21st

Carried.

Alderman Muldoon suggested the public should contact members of

Council if they have any comments regarding the beer gardens. Alderman
Traboulay enquired regarding comments made in the past and Alderman

Mabbett advised there have been some received from people cin close

proximity. to McLean Park.