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 Bill McNulty

Councillor Harold Steves

Director, City Clerk’s Office – David Weber

Call to Order:

Mayor Malcolm Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and announced that the meeting would be recessed until the conclusion of the open and closed General Purposes Committee meetings.

The Special Council Meeting reconvened at 8:34 p.m. with Mayor Brodie and Councillors Barnes, Chen, Dang, Sue Halsey-Brandt, Howard, McNulty and Steves present. Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt was absent.

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

1.

recommended strategic climate change response agenda for the city of richmond

(Report:  Aug. 20/07, File No.:  10-6125-07-02) (REDMS No. 2250832)

SP07/5-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the Climate Change Response Agenda (as outlined in Attachment 3 to the report dated August 20^th, 2007, from the Chief Administrative Officer), be adopted;

(2)

That staff report back to Council on a recommended level of service for advancing the Climate Change Response Agenda based on the findings from the City’s enhanced sustainability initiative and its review of the City’s sustainability needs and priorities; and

(3)

That Richmond Council support the UBCM Climate Change Charter in principle.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

SP07/5-2

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (8:35 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, September 17^th, 2007.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie

Corporate Officer (David Weber)