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

Corporate Officer – David Weber

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

IC07/16-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That a Personnel Matter be added to the agenda as Item No. 3; and

(2)

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9^th, 2007  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;

Item 2

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

CARRIED

Those Present:  George Duncan, Mike Kirk, Joe Erceg, Phyllis Carlyle, Robert Gonzalez, Robert Kates, Jane Fernyhough, Ted Townsend, Gary Young, Dave Semple, Terry Crowe, David Weber, Jerry Chong, and Fran J. Ashton.

MINUTES

IC07/16-2

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Monday, September 24^th, 2007, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED