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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to adopt:

(1)

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, June 23, 2008 (distributed previously); and

(2)

the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on Monday, July 7, 2008 (distributed previously).

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Introduction of Inspector Rendall Nesset, the newly appointed Officer in Charge of the Richmond RCMP Detachment.

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

2.

Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items.

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items.

(PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR LEGAL REASONS, DELEGATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON ZONING OR OCP AMENDMENT BYLAWS WHICH ARE TO BE ADOPTED; OR ON DEVELOPMENT PERMITS/DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITS – ITEM NO. 20.)

4.

Motion to rise and report.

RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION

CONSENT AGENDA

(PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS APPEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.)

CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

Receipt of Committee minutes.

Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project – License Agreements

Natural Grass Field User Fees Operating Agreement

Richmond Athletic Commission Bylaw 8035, Amendment Bylaw No. 8393

Museum and Heritage Strategy Implementation Plan 2008-2012

Richmond Arts & Culture Community Scan & Economic Impact Study

Britannia Heritage Shipyard Historic Zone – History

2010 Information and Volunteer Program

Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee – Proposed Conference October 2009

Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee Terms of Reference

BC Spirit Squares Grant – Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Oval

Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games Mission

Land use application for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 3, 2008):

10140 Williams Road – Rezone from R1/E to R1-0.6 (Urban Era Builders & Developers Ltd. – applicant).

Bayview Street – Proposed Angle Parking and Corner Cuts in the Steveston Village Area

5.

Motion to adopt items 6 through 19 -- by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

1

(1)

the minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June 24, 2008;

9

(2)

the minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday, July 7, 2008;

14

(3)

the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, July 8, 2008; and

19

(4)

the minutes of the Special Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, July 8, 2008

22

(5)

the minutes of the Council/School Board Liaison Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June17, 2008;

be received for information.

7.

RICHMOND FRUIT TREE SHARING PROJECT - LICENSE AGREEMENTS(Report:  June 11, 2008, File No.:  03-1000-14-137) (REDMS No. 2462645)

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

A license from the City to the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project for the use of a portion of the land at Terra Nova Rural Park for a Community Sharing Farm be approved as detailed in the staff report dated June 11, 2008 and other terms as deemed necessary by the City;

(2)

A license from the City to the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project for the use of a portion of the land at the South Dyke Community Garden for the purposes of a community sharing farm and an apple orchard be approved as detailed in the staff report dated June 11, 2008 and other terms as deemed necessary by the City; and

(3)

Staff be authorized to take all necessary steps to complete the matters including authorizing the Manager, Real Estate Services, to negotiate and execute all documentation to effect the transactions, including all license documentation.

(4)

That staff be authorized to explore opportunities for the use of remaining City owned lands for agricultural use.

8.

Natural Grass Field User Fees Operating Agreement

(Report:  June 10, 2008, File No.:  03-1000-18-045) (REDMS No. 2461149)

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Natural Grass Field User Operating Agreement with the Board of Education (Richmond) be approved and executed; and

(2)

That the Board of Education (Richmond) be advised of Council’s endorsement of the Natural Grass Field User Operating Agreement.

9.

RICHMOND ATHLETIC COMMISSION BYLAW 8035, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 8393

(Report:  May 30, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8393/Vol 01 Xr.: 12-8060-20-8035) (REDMS No. 2460234)

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Athletic Commission Bylaw No. 8035, Amendment Bylaw 8393 be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

10.

MUSEUM & HERITAGE STRATETY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2008-2012

(Report:  May 9, 2008, File No.: 11-7000-03) (REDMS No. 2433071, 2462445)

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the Richmond Museum & Heritage Strategy Implementation Plan 2008 – 2012, be endorsed with amendment to the accompanying report from the Acting Director, Recreation and Cultural Services, dated May 9, 2008 as discussed.

11.

RICHMOND ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY SCAN & ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY

(Report:  May 9, 2008, File No.:  11-7000-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2450777)

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the information obtained by the Richmond Arts & Culture Community Scan and the Richmond Arts & Culture Economic Impact Study be considered in the update of the Richmond Arts Strategy (2004) and subsequent implementation plan proposed to be prepared in 2009.

12.

BRITANNIA HERITAGE SHIPYARD HISTORIC ZONE - HISTORY

(Report:  June 26, 2008, File No.:  06-2025-20-003/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2471726)

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That detailed interpretation and exhibit plans for each of the five buildings within the Historic Zone be brought back to Council for approval before tendering Phase 3.

13.

2010 INFORMATION AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

(Report:  June 30, 2008, File No.:  03-1000-05-079) (REDMS No. 2473278)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That implementation of the 2010 Information and Volunteer Program as outlined in the attached report be approved;

(2)

That the General Manager, Olympic Business and Major Projects be authorized to enter into a interim Memorandum of Understanding with Volunteer Richmond Information Services to facilitate implementation of the program; and

(3)

That the General Manager, Olympic Business and Major Projects be authorized to complete a contract agreement with Volunteer Richmond Information Services when appropriate and as outlined in the attached report.

14.

RICHMOND FAMILY AND YOUTH COURT COMMITTEE – PROPOSED CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2009

(Report:  June 23, 2008, File No.:  01-0100-20-RFCO1-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2451807)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

the Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee’s proposal to host the 2009 BC Family and Youth Court Committees Conference be endorsed; and

(2)

the City contribute up to a maximum of $10,000 in cash or in-kind support toward the 2009 BC Family and Youth Court Committees Conference, source of funds to be the Council Contingency Account.

15.

RICHMOND FAMILY AND YOUTH COURT COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

(Report:  June 19, 2008, File No.:  01-0100-20-RFCO1-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2468453, 2287451)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the revised Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee Terms of Reference (Attachment 1 to the report dated June 19, 2008 from the Director, City Clerk’s Office) be adopted.

16.

BC SPIRIT SQUARES GRANT – RIVERSIDE PLAZA AT THE RICHMOND OVAL

(Report:  May 23, 2008, File No.: 03-1000-18-044 Xr: 03-1087-01) (REDMS No. 2446239)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the General Manager of Olympic Business and Major Projects or his delegate be authorized to execute an agreement necessary to accept $500,000.00 of funding through the B.C. Spirit Squares Program, to be put towards the construction of Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Oval.

17.

BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC SUMMER GAMES MISSION

(Report:  June 29, 2008, File No.:  01-0135-20-BEIJI Xr: 01-0135-04-04) (REDMS No. 2472845)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the objectives of the Beijing Mission as outlined in the staff report be approved;

(2)

That the attendance of the Mayor, a City Councillor or member of senior City staff, General Manager of the Richmond Olympic Business Office and Manager of Community Relations and Protocol on the Beijing Olympic Mission in August 2008 be approved;

(3)

That the budget of $53,650 plus a contingency of $13,000 (to be utilized if additional support is required) be approved and funded from General Contingency;

(4)

That the Mayor, a Councillor, and appropriate staff be authorized to travel to Qingdao and/or Xiamen to meet with officials as follow-up with the recently signed Friendship City Agreement; and

(5)

That the funding for the Friendship City business be applied for from the Provincial government funds allocated to support twinning city initiatives.

18.

APPLICATION FOR REZONING

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URBAN ERA BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS LTD.
(RZ 07-386470 - Report:  June 19, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8399) (REDMS No. 2462110, 1791415, 2462386)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Bylaw No. 8399, for the rezoning of 10140 Williams Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Single-Family Housing District (R1-0.6),be introduced and given first reading.

19.

BAYVIEW STREET – PROPOSED ANGLE PARKING AND CORNER CUTS IN THE STEVESTON VILLAGE AREA

(Report:  June 18, 2008, File No.:  10-6455-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2471260)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the proposed angle parking concept on the north side of Bayview Street between No. 1 Road and 3^rd Avenue be included in upcoming Steveston Village Parking Improvements public consultation and the outcome be reported back to Council for further consideration; and

(2)

That the Steveston Village area be excluded from the typical staffrequirement of corner-cuts with the exception of 3900 Moncton Street, 3991 Moncton Street and 3960 Chatham Street, which will be addressed separately via development review process as described in the attached report.

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

329

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 7948
(9000 Granville Avenue and 7040 Garden City Road, RZ 04-271196)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Reading – None.

331

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8052

(9000 Granville Avenue and 7040 Garden City Road, RZ 04-271196)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Reading – None.

333

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8207

(6600, 6620 Cooney Road & 6591, 6611 Eckersley Road, RZ 06-339190)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

337

Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 8306

Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

379

Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 7321, Amendment Bylaw No. 8329
Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

383

Civic Election Administration and Procedure Bylaw No. 7244, Amendment Bylaw No. 8386
Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

20.

RECOMMENDATION

385

(1)

That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meetings held on May 30, 2007, February 13, 2008, March 26, 2008 and June 25, 2008, and the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on June 25, 2008, March 26, 2008, February 13, 2008 and May 30, 2007, be received for information.

(2)

That the recommendation of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Permit for properties at:

(a)

3900 Moncton Street (DP 06-352004);

(b)

6600, 6620 Cooney Road & 6591, 6611 Eckersley Road (DP 07-361966); and

(c)

9000 Granville Avenue and 7040 Garden City Road (DP 05-296823)

be endorsed and the Permit so issued.

ADJOURNMENT