Council Meeting Agenda - January 14, 2002

Motion to adopt the minutes of:

the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, December 10^th, 2001 (distributed previously);

the Special Council Meeting held on Monday, December 17^th, 2001 (distributed previously);

the Regular Council Meeting for Public Hearings held on Monday, December 17^th, 2001 (distributed previously); and

the Special Council Meeting held on Monday, January 7^th, 2002 (distributed previously); and

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to receive for information, the GVRD "Board in Brief" dated November 30^th/December 14^th, 2001, and the TransLink "Board in Brief" dated December 18^th, 2001.

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

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; OR ON DEVELOPMENT PERMITS/DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITS - ITEM NO. 26.)

Motion to rise and report.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
(Recommendation forwarded from the Regular (closed) Council meeting.)

APPOINTMENTS TO THE RICHMOND SENIORS ADVISORY COUNCIL
(Recommendation forwarded from the Regular (closed) Council meeting.)

APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADVISORY DESIGN PANEL FOR THE TERM 2002/2003
(Recommendation forwarded from the Regular (closed) Council meeting.)

APPOINTMENT TO THE SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
(Recommendation forwarded from the Regular (closed) Council meeting.)

That the minutes of the Finance Select Committee meeting held on Thursday, November 29^th, 2001, be received for information.

That the minutes of the General Purposes Committee meetings held on Monday, December 17^th, 2001 and on Monday, January 7^th, 2002, be received for information.

replacement of community safety buildings - financing options
(Report: Oct. 24/01, File No.: 2052-02) (REDMS No. 580012, 539084)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the funding method for the replacement of Community Safety Buildings be approved (as outlined in Option C of the report dated October 24^th, 2001, from the General Manager, Community Safety).

That the following, Parts 1 and 4 of Resolution IC01/15-4 (adopted by Council Monday, July 23, 2001), be rescinded:

That funding for the replacement of community fire hall facilities, at an estimated value of $22 million (including land acquisition), be presented to the electorate as a referendum question at the 2002 civic election.

That funding for the replacement of a new RCMP/Public Safety Building, at an estimated cost of $27 million, be presented to the electorate as a referendum question at the 2005 civic election."

REPLACEMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY BUILDINGS - COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY
(Report: Nov. 28/01, File No.: 2025-02) (REDMS No. 580079)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the Communications Strategy for the Replacement of Community Safety Buildings (outlined in the report dated November 28^th, 2001, from the Manager, Divisional Programs), be approved.

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13.

PARKING REVENUE
(Report: Dec. 17/01, File No.: 6455-05-01) (REDMS No. 580910, 595336)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION (Cllr. McNulty opposed to Part (1) of Phase I activities)

That the following Phase 1 and 2 recommendations relating to parking revenue be endorsed:

Phase I activities:

(1)

Confirm the practice of pay parking on the following four City parking lots:

(a)

Gateway/Chapel/Family Place;

(b)

Brighouse Park;

(c)

Lawn Bowling Green Road; and

(d)

Gravel Lot Westminster Highway and Alderbridge Way.

(2)

Add the balance of Minoru Park parking lots as an additional site to the pay parking lot inventory;

(3)

Authorize a call for proposals from private contractors to operate the pay parking lots identified in recommendations a and b above for a two year period;

(4)

Authorize staff to introduce time parking restrictions in the remainder of Minoru Park;

(5)

Authorize staff to explore and if feasible enter into an agreement with the Vancouver/ Richmond Health Board that would allow local Health Care Nurses on-street time exempted parking permits for a fee;

(6)

Authorize staff to explore the opportunity of revenue sharing with ICBC for the collection of outstanding city issued parking tickets;

(7)

Endorse the philosophy of towing from both on and off street parking where violators have two or more outstanding unpaid parking tickets.

(8)

Staff to prepare a Report to Council that contains a communications strategy for Phase I activities.

(9)

The City Centre area (bounded by Garden City Road, from Blundell Road north to Sea Island Way; Sea Island Way, from Blundell Road, west to the Middle Arm of the Fraser River; Blundell Road, west from Garden City Way to Gilbert Road; Gilbert Road, north from Blundell Road to Westminster Highway; Westminster Highway, west from Gilbert Road to No. 2 Road, and north to the Middle Arm of the Fraser River), to be given a high priority to determine the feasibility of implementing pay parking in this area.

Phase II activities:

(1)

Instruct staff to identify new on-street timed parking areas that would be feasible areas for on-street pay parking;

(2)

Instruct staff to identify existing on-street timed parking areas that would be feasible areas for on-street pay parking;

(3)

Authorize staff to conduct a proposal call for the introduction of pay parking on selected new and existing on-street timed parking areas (identified in (1) and (2) of Phase II above);

(4)

Staff to identify areas into which monthly on-street parking permits should be introduced;

(5)

Staff to prepare a Report to Council on the required capital expenditures in order to introduce recommendations (1) through (4) of Phase II above;

(6)

Staff to prepare a Report to Council (companion to (5) of Phase II above) that provides a cost comparison on delivery of parking services by the city and by private contract.

(7)

Staff to prepare a Report to Council that contains a marketing and public communications strategy for Phase II activities.

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14.

2002 RICHMOND CITY GRANTS
(Report: Jan. 09/02, File No.: 0168-01) (REDMS No. 586344, 172910, 568478, 568522, 567813, 568533, 568640, 568719, 568807, 572968, 568847, 568856, 572923, 568865, 572899, 569530, 569447, 569544, 569553, 572916, 569562, 569573, 569639, 572886, 571805, 571805, 571836, 571894, 581549, 586041, 571783, 596446)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Richmond Committee on Disability be awarded an additional grant in the amount of $15,500, for a total of $17,000; and that RADAT and the Steveston Community Society be awarded grants in the amount of $7,500 and $4,000 respectively, which represent the amounts awarded to these organizations in 2001.

(2)

That the report (dated December 19th, 2001, from the Manager, Customer Service), regarding 2002 Richmond City Grants, be referred to staff for review, and that an amount be included in the Grants Budget for the Richmond Christmas Hamper Fund.

SISTER CITY COMMITTEE 2002 BUDGET AND EXCHANGE VISIT
(Report: Jan. 3/02, File No.: 0135-04-02) (REDMS No. 589648)

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That a 2002 base level operating budget of $4,135 be approved for the Sister City Committee;

That the Mayor and Councils elected representative to the Committee (Councillor Lyn Greenhill), as well as the Committees Chair and Vice Chair, or their alternates, be authorized to attend the All Japan Flower Competition; and

That the appropriate funding be allocated from the 2002 Council Contingency Account.

RICHMOND SUNSET ROTARY CLUB - REQUEST
(Report: Dec. 28/01, File No.: 7400-01) (REDMS No. 588778)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the request of the Richmond Sunset Rotary Club to forego the rental charges levied by the City for the Winter Wonderland festival, BE DENIED.

That the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, January 8^th, 2002, be received for information.

SENIORS ADVISORY COUNCIL 2001 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE YEAR 2002 WORK PROGRAM
(Report: Dec. 5/01, File No.: 4055-01) (REDMS No. 574455)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That:

the Seniors Advisory Council 2001 Annual Report (Attachment 1 to the report dated December 5, 2001 from the Manager, Policy Planning), be received for information;

the Seniors Advisory Council 2002 Work Program, (as outlined in the 2001 Annual Report), be endorsed;

the Seniors Advisory Council 2002 Operating Budget of $1,000 be approved (Attachment 2 to the report dated December 5, 2001 from the Manager, Policy Planning).

BUSINESS REGULATION BYLAW 7148, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 7316
(Report: Dec. 7/01, File No.: 8060-20-7316) (REDMS No. 577393,577397)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Bylaw No. 7316, which amends Schedule A of Business Regulation Bylaw 7148 to include Unit 101 4411 No 3 Road among the geographic areas in which a video arcade may operate, be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

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APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING:

BALJINDER LALLY

OREST PERRY

M.C.S. DEVELOPMENT LTD.

M.C.S. DEVELOPMENT LTD.

(RZ 01-195817; RZ 01-196031; RZ 01-197729; RZ 01-197785 -Report: Dec. 20/01, File No.: 8060-20-7313/7314/7317/7318) (REDMS No. 566065, 566623, 566624, 578279, 578282)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Bylaw No. 7313, for the rezoning of 10571 Williams Road from "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)" to "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K)";

Bylaw No. 7314, for the rezoning of 11171 and 11191 Williams Road from "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)" to "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K)";

Bylaw No. 7317, for the rezoning of 11231 Williams Road from "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)" to "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K)"; and

Bylaw No. 7318, for the rezoning of 11671 Williams Road from "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)" to "Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K)".

That the minutes of the Public Works & Transportation Committee meeting held on Tuesday, December 11^th, 2001 and on Wednesday, January 9^th, 2002, be received for information.

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DOWNTOWN CLEAN-UP PROJECT
(Report: Nov. 29/01, File No.: 4400-00) (REDMS No. 569713)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Downtown Clean-up Project be endorsed.

(2)

That staff continue to develop and implement the Downtown Clean-up Project Initiatives.

#98B LINE LOCAL AREA TRANSIT SERVICE AND CITY CENTRE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
(Report: Dec. 11/01, File No.: 6520-02-01) (REDMS No. 571647, 596449)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the following transit service improvements proposed by TransLink to address concerns with the #98 B-Line and other Richmond transit services, be endorsed for possible implementation as part of TransLinks 2002 Program Plan:

(a)

implement new peak period express routes to provide direct service from southwest and southeast Richmond respectively to downtown Vancouver via Garden City Road, the Sexsmith Park and Ride lot and Oak Street;

(b)

revise downtown Vancouver routing of Richmond peak period express services to avoid congested areas and shorten overall travel times;

(c)

work with the City of Vancouver to increase enforcement of parking regulations and HOV lane use and implement transit priority measures for the downtown area and the southbound approach to the Arthur Laing Bridge;

(d)

work with the City of Richmond and the City of Vancouver to complete the installation of transit priority measures and the optimization of traffic signals along the #98 B-Line route;

(e)

refine the schedule of the #98 B-Line service to ensure that local services operating through Richmond City Centre are timed to minimize wait times for transferring passengers;

(f)

extend the operation of the #98 B-Line service along No. 3 Road to Steveston Highway and on Steveston Highway to Shell Road during peak periods;

(g)

monitor service utilization of the #98 B-Line and introduce additional buses as required to ensure that adequate capacity is provided to meet demand;

(h)

continue to monitor bus operations at the #98 B-Line Anderson Road terminus to ensure that operators adhere to policies regarding idling and stopping procedures;

(i)

review the routing and stopping procedure of the Richmond-UBC service (#480) to identify potential improvements;

(j)

improve the Richmond HandyDART service and, in particular, extend the evening hours of operation;

(k)

introduce new community shuttle (mini-bus) services for the City Centre circulator; and

(l)

provide improved service to the Crestwood industrial area during peak periods, particularly on No. 6 Road north of Bridgeport Road.

That staff to undertake the following activities to enhance traffic flow efficiencies, pedestrian movements and overall traffic safety for all road users in the City Centre:

(a)

pursue implementation of the various short-term and long-term road and traffic improvements (described in the staff report dated December 11^th, 2001, from the Director, Transportation);

(b)

ensure that any road and traffic improvements initiated are consistent with the principles and policies established in the City's Official Community Plan and the City Centre Transportation Plan; and

(c)

report to Council on the progress of the implementation of the various measures.

That Recommendation 1 (of the report dated December 11^th, 2001 from the Director, Transportation) be conveyed to the TransLink Board of Directors.

That the Public Works & Transportation Committee hold a public meeting in July, 2002, to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on the results of the improvements implemented to address the concerns relating to the #98B Line and the provision of local transit service in Richmond.

That the minutes of the Council/School Board Liaison Committee meeting held on Tuesday, November 27^th, 2001, be received for information.

TALL SHIPS
(Memo: Nov. 23/01; File No.: )

RECOMMENDATION

That the Board of School Trustees (Richmond) and the City investigate opportunities to work together regarding the Tall Ships (August 2002) initiative for mutual benefit.

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RECOMMENDATION

That the minutes and the Chairs report for the meetings held on December 12^th, 2001 and on December 20^th, 2001, be received for information.

That the recommendation of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Variance Permit for property at 5691 Parkwood Way (DV 01-196074), be endorsed and the Permit so issued.

That the recommendation of the Panel to DENY the issuance of a Development Variance Permit for property at 4811 and 4831 Pendlebury Road (DV 01-196905), be endorsed.

That the following be deemed to be in general compliance with their respective Development Permits:

Alterations to the landscape and walkway plan and the addition of a garbage enclosure at 9711, 9731, 9751 and 9771 Bridgeport Road (Development Permit DP 00-175054);

The addition of balconies to some units and changes to the amenity space at 3100 Francis Road (Development Permit DP 98-138455); and

The moving of the courtyard east to the street corner, relocating the Hazelbridge Way entry, deleting the 2nd level deck at the north east street corner, separating the loading area and parking entries, altering the parkade and revising the roof form at 4151 Hazelbridge Way (Development Permit DP 01-115457).

That the recommendation of the Panel to CANCEL the Development Permit No. 00-183611 issued for property at 9371 Blundell Road, be endorsed.

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

Ms. Pauline McCallum, President, Board of Directors, Richmond Society for Community Living, regarding the impact of proposed Provincial Cutbacks on People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families.

Motion to rise and report.

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 7262
(7091 Marrington Road, RZ 01-188624)
Opposed at 1^st Reading None.
Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings None.

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 7280
(7500 Railway Avenue, RZ 01-188957)
Opposed at 1^st Reading None.
Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings None.

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 7296
(8111 No. 1 Road, RZ 01-194899)
Opposed at 1^st Reading None.
Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings None.