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MINUTES

1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, March 26, 2007 (distributed previously).

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

PRESENTATION

Presentation by the Manager, Sports & Community Events, Eric Stepura, of the Bell Canada True Sport Community Award to the City.

Jeff Cutler, space2place design inc. to present the Garden City Community Park – Play Environment Concept Plan (Item No. 8 of the agenda.)

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

2.

Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items.

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items.

(PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR LEGAL REASONS, DELEGATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON ZONING OR OCP AMENDMENT BYLAWS WHICH ARE TO BE ADOPTED.)

4.

Motion to rise and report.

RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION

CONSENT AGENDA

(PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS APPEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.)

CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

·   

Receipt of Committee minutes.

·   

2007 – 2012 Major Events Plan For Richmond “Catch The Excitement”

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Garden City Community Park – Play Environment Concept Plan

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Pricing Policy for Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services

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Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on May 22, 2007):

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7080 & 7100 Bridge Street and 7111, 7131 & 7151 No. 4 – Rezone from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F)” to “Townhouse District (R2 – 0.6)” (Bridge CWL Investments Inc.)

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Westerly half of 2560 Shell Road/2633 Simpson Road – Rezone from “Business Park Industrial District (I3)” to “Light Industrial District (I2)” (Eagle Ridge Enterprises Ltd.)

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Traffic Safety Concerns – Shellmont West Area

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Phase 2 of the Community Economic Adjustment Initiative

5.

Motion to adopt items 6 through 12 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday, April 2, 2007;

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(2)

the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, March 27, 2007;

(3)

the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 (to be distributed separately); and

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(4)

the Council/School Board Liaison Committee meeting held on Tuesday, March 27, 2007,

be received for information.

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7.

2007 – 2012 MAJOR EVENTS PLAN FOR RICHMOND “CATCH THE EXCITEMENT”

(Report:  Mar. 27/07, File No.:   11-7400-01; xr: 05-1810-01) (REDMS No. 2088004, 2143038)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Vision and 2007-2012 Major Events Plan (as attached to the report dated March 27^th, 2007, from the Director – Parks & Public Works Operations), be approved;

(2)

That staff establish a Civic Events Office and hire a Civic Events Development Officer in 2007 at a cost of up to $100,000 with funds from Council Provision or 2006 year end surplus;

(3)

That ongoing funding for this be considered from either the 2008 additional levels during the budget process or the 2007 year end surplus;

(4)

That a fund in the amount of $125,000 be considered from the 2006 year end surplus for the development of a Major Events Implementation Plan.

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8.

Garden City Community Park - Play Environment Concept Plan

(Report:  March 13, 2007, File No.:  06-2345-20-MNOR1/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2087557)`

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the concept plan for the Garden City Community Park – Play Environment be approved.

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9.

Pricing Policy for Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
(Report:  March 15, 2007, File No.:  11-7000-00/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2086524)

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That staff develop a Pricing Policy, for Parks Recreation and Cultural Services; and

(2)

That options for recovery of some City costs be included in the Policy.

10.

APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING

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(A)

BRIDGE CWL INVESTMENTS INC.

(RZ 05 – 319627 Report:  March 21, 2007, File No.:  12-8060-20-8217) (REDMS No. 2082535)

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(B)

EAGLE RIDGE ENTERPRISES LTD.
(RZ 06 – 351471 Report:  March 13, 2007, File No.:  12-8060-20-8219) (REDMS No. 2071432)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the following bylaws each be introduced and given first reading:

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(1)

Bylaw No. 8217, for the rezoning of 7080 & 7100 Bridge Street and 7111, 7131 & 7151 No. 4 Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F)” to “Townhouse District (R2 – 0.6)”; and

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(2)

Bylaw No. 8219, for the rezoning of the westerly half of 2560 Shell Road/2633 Simpson Road from “Business Park Industrial District (I3)” to “Light Industrial District (I2)”.

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11.

TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS – SHELLMONT WEST AREA

(Report:  March 5, 2007, File No.:  10-6450-0901) (REDMS No. 2082247)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the following proposed traffic calming measures for the Shellmont West area (as described in the report dated March 5^th, 2007, from the Director, Transportation), be forwarded to each of the area residents for comments and indication of support by means of a questionnaire to be mailed out immediately:

(a)

provision of new speed limit road markings (20 km/h) at the entrances to all lanes in the study area;

(b)

trimming of foliage at various locations in the study area where the laneway has been encroached upon; and

(c)

installation of hazard markers on existing pole and guy wire in the laneway to improve their visibility.

(2)

That staff proceed with the implementation of the proposed traffic calming measures immediately, subject to the support of the area residents.

12.

PHASE II OF THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT INITIATIVE (CEAi)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That staff:

(1)

review the types of projects that meet the criteria of, and will be funded from, Phase II of the Community Economic Adjustment Initiative (CEAI) and make suggestions with regard to City of Richmond projects that could meet the criteria; and

(2)

prepare a letter from the City endorsing funding proposals from other BC coastal communities, if staff discover there are no City of Richmond projects that meet the Phase II CEAI  funding criteria.

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE –

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair

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13.

SISTER CITY INITIATIVES FOR 2007

(Report:  Mar. 6/07, File No.:   01-0135-04-01) (REDMS No. 2088064, 2087988, 2143043)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That an investigative trip to China be approved, and that a City of Richmond delegation be supported, comprised of members of the Richmond Sister City Committee in Spring 2007, with funding to come from Sister City ‘sponsorship funds’;

(2)

That the Sister City Committee report on their investigative trip, with recommendations for friendship cities for Council consideration;

(3)

That, upon confirmation of selected cities, a delegation of the Richmond Sister City Committee and Richmond City Council be approved to travel to China in late 2007 with funding of up to $20,000 to come from Council Contingency;

(4)

That Councillor Rob Howard and two Richmond Sister City Committee members be appointed to visit Pierrefonds in celebration of the Sister City 40th anniversary on June 24th, 2007 with funding of $6, 400 to come from Council Contingency;

(5)

That a City of Richmond delegation be supported, comprised of members of the Richmond Sister City Committee to visit Wakayama City in preparation for an exchange visit in 2008, with funding to come from Sister City ‘sponsorship funds’, in conjunction with the investigative  trip to China; and

(6)

That the Matrix which outlines the support required by the City and the Sister City Committee (Attachment 3 to the report dated March 26^th, 2007, from the Manager, Recreation Services), be adopted.

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14.

Oval Lands Development Revenue Allocations – A Strategic Policy-Based Approach To Allocating Proceeds of Sale – The Establishment of Community Legacy Funds

(Report:  Mar. 30, 2007 File No.:  03-1075-14) (REDMS No. 2136945, 2143062)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the balance of the sale proceeds which are available beyond what is required for Oval construction be placed into a Land Replacement Fund to establish a Community Land Bank on the basis that the City would only accrue interest until December 31^st, 2007, and that after that the funds would be utilized on the basis that the areas identified in the staff report would be non-exclusive guidelines;

(2)

That after December 31^st, 2007, interest may be used on projects including the cost of planning, physical assessments, seismic assessments, project feasibility research, project planning, functional space programming, design concepts, geo-technical testing, cost estimating and preliminary design;

(3)

That the principal of the funds, along with the interest, could be used to acquire appreciating assets at any time, which would include a minimum of 19 acres of new land to replace the Oval lands;

(4)

That the City can borrow for the principal amount of a project against the Fund on the basis that the monies would be repaid with interest at a minimum one-quarter of 1% above the average rate of return realized on the Fund during the previous year;

(5)

That amounts designated for the Special Capital Projects and Major Initiatives Fund may be used as later approved for specific capital projects, up to the sum of $21 Million;

(6)

That an amount of 1% of civic taxes would be placed into reserves, in any year for four years, commencing in 2008; and

(7)

That this structure would be reviewed effective after no more than four years with status reports at least every six months.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

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Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8129

(10120 Williams Road, RZ 06-329052)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – Cllrs. Evelina Halsey-Brandt, Sue Halsey-Brandt and Harold Steves.

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Officer and General Manager Bylaw No. 8215

(Authorizes housekeeping changes and provides authority to staff to execute routine agreements and other documents necessary to implement Council decisions.)

Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – Cllr. McNulty.

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Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8174

(7600 Lancing Court, RZ 06-351299)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

ADJOURNMENT