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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to adopt:

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, September 22^nd, 2008 (distributed previously).

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. 14.).

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

·   

Permissive Tax Exemption

·   

Snow Geese Management Plan

·   

Steveston Interurban Car Barn & Tram Restoration

·   

Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on November 17^th, 2008):

·         

11551 Williams Road – Rezone from (R1/E) to (R1.0.6) (Ajit Thaliwal – applicant).

·         

11131 & 11151 Williams Road – Rezone from (R1/E) to (R1-0.6) (Parm Dhinjal – applicant).

·   

Endorsement of FCM National Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness

5.

Motion to adopt items 6 through 11 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

1

(1)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday, October 6, 2008;

3

(2)

the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, September 23, 2008; and

10

(3)

the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, October 7, 2008,

be received for information.

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7.

2009 Permissive Exemption - Bylaw 8398

(Report:  September 23, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8398) (REDMS No. 2472879, 2465374)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the 2009 Permissive Exemption Bylaw 8398 be introduced and given first, second, and third readings.

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8.

Snow Geese Management Plan

(Report:  September 3, 2008, File No.:  10-6160-06/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2498913)

PARKS RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

the proposed Snow Geese Remedial Action Plan for 2008 / 2009 as described in the attached report (dated September 3, 2008 from the Director of Parks and Public Works Operations) be approved; and

(2)

the proposed Snow Geese Remedial Action Plan for 2008/2009 as described in the attached report (dated September 3, 2008 from the Director of Parks and Public Works Operations) be referred to the Council/School Board Liaison Committee for information.

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9.

Steveston Interurban Car Barn & Tram Restoration

(Report:  September 8, 2008, File No.: 10-6510-05-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2492161)

PARKS RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

the location of the permanent Steveston Interurban Tram Car Barn within Steveston Park as identified in the attached report from the Director, Parks and Public Works Operations be endorsed; and,

(2)

Option 3 as identified in the attached report from the Director, Parks and Public Works Operations for the development of the Steveston Interurban Tram Car Barn be endorsed; and

(3)

the conceptual design of the Steveston Interurban Tram Car Barn for recommended Option 3 be prepared using funds from the tram project number 40886; and

(4)

the Capital submission be amended to address a phased approach.

10.

APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING

74

(A)

aJIT thALIWAL

(RZ 08-421756 - Report: September 8, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8419) (REDMS No. 2487530, 2489392)

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(B)

PARM DHINJAL

(RZ 07-398903, Report:  September 8, 2008 File No.:  12-8060-20-8420) (REDMS No. 2488378, 2489001)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the following bylaws each be introduced and given first reading:

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(1)

Bylaw No. 8419, for the rezoning of 11551 Williams Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Single-Family Housing District (R1.0.6); and

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(2)

Bylaw No. 8420, for the rezoning of 11131 and 11151 Williams Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area (R1-0.6)

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11.

ENDORSEMENT OF THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES (FCM) NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS

(Report:  September 9, 2008, File No.:  08-4057-01) (REDMS No. 2494487)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

the Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness recommendations be endorsed, with acknowledgement that the proposed housing targets should be considered minimum targets, given the need in the Metro Vancouver region;

(2)

Council’s resolution be sent via a letter of support to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with a copy of said letter to be sent to: (i) the Metro Vancouver Board, (ii) the Metro Vancouver Housing Committee, and (iii) the Union of British Columbia Municipalities;

(3)

the City ask the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, in its letter of support, to request the Federal Government to increase current levels of Federal funding for both affordable housing and homelessness, by significant amounts, starting now, in order to fully eliminate the current housing shortfalls and meet ongoing annual needs; and

(4)

a letter be sent asking the Union of British Columbia Municipalities to request the Provincial Government to increase the current levels of Provincial funding for both affordable housing and homelessness, by significant amounts, starting now, in order to fully eliminate the current housing shortfalls and meet ongoing annual needs.

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

PUBLIC DELEGATIONS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

12.

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

134

(1)

Gordon Wilson to speak about the maintenance of the city owned land on the north side of Kingsbridge Drive.

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(2)

Graham Turnbull, and members of the Steveston Museum Society to address Council regarding a petition in relation to a resolution from the September 22, 2008 Council meeting in connection with the relocation of the 4091 Chatham Street Heritage House to the Steveston Museum Site at 3811 Moncton Street.

13.

Motion to rise and report.

RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

145

Green Roofs and Other Options Involving Industrial and Office Buildings Outside the City Centre Bylaw No. 8385

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

153

Housing Agreement (Cooney/Anderson/Eckersley Roads) Bylaw No. 8344

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

155

Housing Agreement (6351, 6391& 6491 Minoru Boulevard) Bylaw No. 8377

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

157

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8008

(5728 Woodwards Road & 9531 No. 2 Road, RZ 04-267411)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

159

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8233

(9091 & 9071 Williams Road, RZ 05-308086)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

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14.

RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meeting held on June 25, 2008, be received for information; and

(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Permit (DP 07-377055) for the property at 9071 and 9091 Williams Road be endorsed, and the Permit so issued.

ADJOURNMENT