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

IC06/16-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the following matters, be added to the agenda as Item Nos. 5 and 6 respectively:

(a)

a report (dated October 18, 2006, from the Manager, Lands and Property), regarding 21500 Westminster Highway – Expropriation; and

(b)

a report (dated October 20^th, 2006, from the Manager, Lands & Property), regarding 22031 Fraserwood Way ;

(2)

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 23^rd, 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 1

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 2, 4, 5 and 6

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  3

90(1)(n) - the consideration of whether a council meeting should be closed under a provision of this subsection or subsection (2).

CARRIED

Those Present:  George Duncan, Ted Townsend, David Weber, and Fran J. Ashton.

MINUTES

IC06/16-2

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Tuesday, October 10^th, 2006, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED