Time:

7:00 p.m.

Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall

Present:

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

Director, City Clerk’s Office – David Weber

Absent:

Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

RES NO.

ITEM

MINUTES

R05/13-1

1.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, June 27^th, 2005, be adopted as circulated, and that the TransLink “Board in Brief” dated June 22nd, 2005, be received for information.

CARRIED

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

R05/13-2

It was moved and seconded

That the report (dated June 16^th, 2005, from the Director, City Clerk’s Office), regarding the Appointment of Acting Officers, be added to the Council Agenda as an additional item.

CARRIED

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

R05/13-3

2.

It was moved and seconded

That Council resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items (7:04 p.m.).

CARRIED

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items –

Item No. 12 – Richmond Soccer Association Alliance - Proposal to Form a New Partnership With the City, Based on the City’s “Guiding Principles”

Mr. Peter Mitchell, Treasurer for the City Centre Community Association, spoke in support of the proposal; however, he requested that because one of the proposed locations was the DFO property, that the community association be consulted as part of the public process as it is an area which might be considered for future community centre growth or expansion.  Mr. Mitchell referred to the other sites being proposed, and he suggested because these areas were areas in which other community associations were located, that these community associations also be consulted.

R05/13-4

4.

It was moved and seconded

That Committee rise and report (7:05 p.m.).

CARRIED

COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMITTEE –
Councillor Linda Barnes, Chair

R05/13-5

5.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Community Safety Committee meeting held on Wednesday, July 6^th, 2005, be received for information.

CARRIED

6.

OPEN BURNING - BEACH FIRES

(Report:  June 27/05, File No.:  09-5170-00/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1601183, 140516)

R05/13-6

It was moved and seconded

That open burning permits for the purposes of beach fires no longer be permitted, except by written permission of the Fire Chief for special events.

CARRIED

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE –
Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair

R05/13-7

7.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday, July 4^th, 2005, be received for information.

CARRIED

8.

(Report:  June 14/05, File No.:  12-8275-30-001/2005-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1593944)

R05/13-8

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the application by 360 Degree Modern Dining to amend their Food-Primary liquor licence to extend the hours of sale until 2:00 am Mondays through Sundays, NOT BE SUPPORTED, (for the reasons outlined in the staff report dated June 14, 2005, from the Manager, Customer Services).

(2)

That the BC Liquor Control and Licensing Branch be so advised.

CARRIED

9.

RAV LINE STATION NAMES IN RICHMOND

(Report:  June 10/05, File No.:  10-6520-02-01/2005 – Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1583173, 1612334)

R05/13-9

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the following names of the RAV Line stations in Richmond (as amended by the Committee) be forwarded to RAV Project Management Ltd. for incorporation into the project:

Station Location

Recommended Station Name

River Road & No. 3 Road

Capstan Way & No. 3 Road

Cambie Road & No. 3 Road

Lansdowne Road & No. 3 Road

Saba Road & No. 3 Road

Bridgeport

Capstan
Cambie

Lansdowne *

Brighouse

* - subject to current station location being moved 150m south.

(2)

That if the station currently proposed at Alderbridge Way and No. 3 Road is not shifted south closer to Lansdowne Road, as proposed by staff, that the name “Alderbridge” be retained for this station.

(3)

That RAVCO and TransLink be advised that Richmond City Council is opposed to the use of sponsorship and commercial names being selected for Richmond station names.

(4)

That City staff contact RAVCO, TransLink and the YVR regarding the City having input into the naming of the YVR stations.

(5)

That the City of Vancouver be advised as to the suggested names of the Richmond stations.

CARRIED

10.

RICHMOND 2010 WINTER GAMES SPEED SKATING OVAL PUBLIC ART PROJECT PLAN

(Report:  June 29/05, File No.: 11-7000-09-01/Vol.1) (REDMS No. 1579982, 1612340)

R05/13-10

It was moved and seconded

That the report (dated June 29^th, 2005, from the Manager, Policy Planning, and the Manager, Cultural Services), regarding the Richmond 2010 Winter Games Speed Skating Oval Public Art Project Plan, be referred to staff to review the Terms of Reference and the budget for the project.

CARRIED

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE –
Councillor Harold Steves, Chair

R05/13-11

11.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June 28^th, 2005, be received for information.

CARRIED

12.

RICHMOND SOCCER ASSOCIATION ALLIANCE - PROPOSAL TO FORM A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, BASED ON THE CITY’S “GUIDING PRINCIPLES”
(File No.:  2345-01)  (REDMS No. 1608980)

R05/13-12

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the proposal submitted by the Alliance of Richmond Soccer Associations (as presented to the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Committee on Tuesday, June 28^th, 2005), be endorsed in principle.

(2)

That the proposal submitted by the Alliance of Richmond Soccer Associations (as presented to the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Committee on Tuesday, June 28^th, 2005), be referred to staff for review and to make recommendations regarding the implementation of the proposal by the end of October, 2005.

(3)

That the ‘training centre’ component of the proposal submitted by the Alliance of Richmond Soccer Associations (as presented to the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Committee on Tuesday, June 28^th, 2005), be referred to staff to examine the feasibility and viability of locating the centre on one of the following sites:

(a)

the DFO land;

(b)

South Arm Park;

(c)

Hugh Boyd Park;

(d)

King George Park and others, and

that staff report to Committee on this matter by the end of October, 2005.

The question on Resolution No. R05/13-12 was not called, as the following amendment was introduced:

It was moved and seconded

That Resolution No. R05/13-12 be amended by adding the following as Part (4), “That staff consider a site large enough to include a combined sports facility to be considered as part of the proposal put forward by the Alliance of Richmond Soccer Associations”.

WITHDRAWN

The question on Resolution No. R05/13-12 was called, and it was CARRIED.

R05/13-13

It was moved and seconded

That staff consider a site large enough to include a combined sports facility to be considered as part of the proposal put forward by the Alliance of Richmond Soccer Associations.

CARRIED

OPPOSED:  Cllr. Howard

(Councillor Kumagai left the meeting – 8:04 p.m.)

13.

ICBC STREET BANNER SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL

(Report:  June 6/05, File No.:  11-7200-20-SBAN1) (REDMS No. 1589415)

R05/13-14

It was moved and seconded

That the sponsorship of up to 30 ICBC “Keep Our Future Safe” street banners be approved for commencement in September 2005.

CARRIED

FINANCE & CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

13A.

APPOINTMENT OF ACTING OFFICERS

(Report:  June 16/05, File No.:  05-1400-01/2005 – Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1608214)

R05/13-15

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That Andrew Nazareth, Director of Finance, be appointed as Acting Financial Officer for the purposes of carrying out the day-to-day statutory duties prescribed in Section 149 of the Community Charter, in the absence of Rod Kray, General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services (Financial Officer under Section 149 of the Community Charter); and that Jeff Day, General Manager, Engineering and Public Works, be appointed as Acting Financial Officer in the absence of both Rod Kray and Andrew Nazareth; and

(2)

That Gail Johnson, Manager, Legislative Services, be appointed as Acting Corporate Officer for the purposes of carrying out the day-to-day statutory duties prescribed in Section 148 of the Community Charter, in the absence of David Weber, Director, City Clerk’s Office (Corporate Officer under Section 148 of the Community Charter).

CARRIED

(Councillor Kumagai returned to the meeting – 8:05 p.m.)

PUBLIC DELEGATIONS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

R05/13-16

14.

It was moved and seconded

That Council resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on non-agenda items (8:05 p.m.).

CARRIED

Ms. Flora So, accompanied by Mr. Bob Friedland, Barrister & Solicitor, Dinning Hunter Lambert & Jackson, representing Mrs. Yu and The Council, Strata Plan LMS 1798, introduced the members of the Strata Council who were in attendance this evening.  Mr. Friedland then spoke about the concerns of the Strata Council relating to the development of the property at 8280 Lansdowne Road, and he provided information on possible solutions to address these concerns.

Ms. So spoke further on the concerns of the residents, and staff provided information on the status of the application and the process that is in place for the project.  (Material distributed by the delegation is on file in the City Clerk’s Office.)

(File No.:  DP 05-297766)  (REDMS No. 1611233)

R05/13-17

15.

It was moved and seconded

That Committee rise and report (8:20 p.m.).

CARRIED

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

R05/13-18

It was moved and seconded

That the following bylaws be adopted:

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. Bylaw No. 7752
(9491, 9531, and 9551 Ferndale Road, and 9520 and 9540 Westminster Highway, RZ 04-268857)

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 7826
(12311 No. 2 Road and a portion of 12251 No. 2 Road, RZ 04-271083)

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 7947
(12300 Woodhead Road, RZ 05-298266)

Local Area Services Program Construction Bylaw No. 7949
(Ditch elimination on the east side of Seacote Road, from Williams Road to 10140 Seacote Road)

Dog Licencing Bylaw No. 7138, Amendment Bylaw No. 7965
(Schedule of Fees)

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

R05/13-19

16.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the minutes and the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meeting held on Wednesday, June 29^th, 2005, be received for information.

(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of Development Variance Permits for properties at:

(a)

13980 and 13988 Maycrest Way (DV 05-290082); and

(b)

13900 Maycrest Way (DV 05-295526),

be endorsed, and the Permits so issued.

(3)

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

(a)

the changes to the site plan for the property at 4231 Hazelbridge Way (DP 95-000078); and

(b)

the changes to the interior layout, exterior building elevations and parking structure at 8080 Cambie Road (formerly 4151 Hazelbridge Way) (DP 04-271712).

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

R05/13-20

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (8:28 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, July 11^th, 2005.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (David Weber)