Time:

4:00 p.m.

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Rob Howard
Councillor Kiichi Kumagai
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Harold Steves

City Clerk J. Richard McKenna

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order in open session at 4:00 p.m.

RES NO.

AGENDA ADDITIONS (AND DELETIONS) AND COMMUNITY CHARTER CLOSED MEETING COMPLIANCE FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS

IC04/2-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That oral reports regarding (i) the DFO Lands, and (ii) the position of Musqueam regarding the Bridgepoint Market Casino, be added to the agenda as Items 4 and 5 respectively; and

(2)

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 26^th, 2004 is to be closed to the public and that the basis of this closure is that the following items on the agenda of this meeting comply with the following closed meeting criteria specified in Section 90 of the Community Charter:

Items 1, 2 and 3

90(1)(e) - the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality.

Item 4

90(1)(e) - the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality; and

Item 5

90(1)(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality.

CARRIED

Those Present: George Duncan, Jim Bruce, Mike Kirk, Cathy Volkering Carlile, Joe Erceg (4:03 p.m.), Paul Kendrick, Christine McGilvray, Lauren Melville (4:13 p.m.), John Irving (4:03 p.m.) and Fran J. Ashton.

MINUTES

IC04/2-2

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Monday, January 12^th, 2004, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED