Time:

4:00 p.m.

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Cynthia Chen
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Rob Howard
Councillor Harold Steves

Director, City Clerk’s Office – David Weber

Absent:

Councillor Bill McNulty

Call to Order:

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

RES NO.

AGENDA ADDITIONS; CLOSURE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY CHARTER CLOSED MEETING CRITERIA

IC06/4-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the matter of the Job Evaluation process be added to the agenda as Item 7; and

(2)

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 27^th, 2006  is to be closed to the public and that the basis of this closure is that the following item on the agenda of this meeting complies with the following closed meeting criteria specified in Section 90 of the Community Charter:

Item No. 1

90(1)(j) - information that is prohibited, or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited, from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; and

90(2)(b) - the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government, or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party;

Items 2,  3 and 6

90(1)(a) - personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

Items 4 and 5

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 7

90(1)(c) - labour relations or other employee relations.

CARRIED

Those Present:  George Duncan, Jeff Day, Joe Erceg, Mike Kirk, Cathy Volkering Carlile, Andrew Nazareth, Greg Scott, David Weber, Phyllis Carlyle, David Naysmith, Vern Jacques, Jane Fernyhough, Christine McGilvray, and Fran J. Ashton.

MINUTES

IC06/4-2

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Monday, February 13^th, 2006, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED