Time:

4:00 p.m.

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt (arrived at 4:05 p.m.)
Councillor Rob Howard
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Harold Steves

Corporate Officer – David Weber

Absent:

Councillor Cynthia Chen

Call to Order:

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

RES NO.

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

IC08/4-1

It was moved and seconded

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2008  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)(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;

Items 2 and 3

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; and

Item  4

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

CARRIED

Those Present:  George Duncan, David Weber, Gary Young, Mike Kirk, Ted Townsend, Denise Tambellini, Cathy Volkering Carlile, Acting Fire Chief Ron Beaman, Mary Brunet, Robert Gonzalez, Phyllis Carlyle, Joe Erceg, Andrew Nazareth, Jeff Day and Sheila Johnston.

MINUTES

IC08/4-2

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Monday, February 18, 2008, be adopted as circulated; and

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Monday, February 25, 2008, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED