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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to adopt:

(1)

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, November 10, 2008 (distributed previously); and

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(2)

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting for Public Hearings held on Monday, November 17, 2008; and

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to receive for information the Metro Vancouver “Boards in Brief” dated October 24^th, 2008 and October 31^st, 2008. 

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.

·   

Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360, Amendment Bylaw 8443

·   

UBCM Tourism Funding - Phase II Application

·   

Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on Monday, December 15, 2008):

·         

3651/3671 Lockhart Road – Rezone From (R1/E) To (R1/B) (Ajit Thaliwal – Applicant).

·         

7751, 7851 Bridge Street And 9531, 9551 Blundell Road – Rezone from (R1/F) to (CD/155) (Toyu Group Holdings Ltd. – applicant).

·         

8091 No. 1 Road – Rezone from (R1/K) to (R1-0.6) (Ajit Thaliwal and Malhi Construction – applicant).

·         

6220 Francis Road – Rezone from (R1/E) to (R1/J) (Ted Danyluk – applicant).

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15360 Knox Way – Rezone from (I2) to (CD/171) (Monica Properties Ltd. – applicant).

·         

9460 and 9480 Westminster Hwy – Rezone from (R1/F) to (CD/202) (Valencia Garden Limited Partnership – applicant).

·   

Private Liquor Retail Stores

·   

Translink 2009 Capital Program Cost-Sharing Submissions

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Non-Stormwater Discharges To City’s Storm Sewer

·   

2007 Annual Water Quality Report

5.

Motion to adopt items 6 through 15 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the Community Safety Committee meeting held on Wednesday, November 12, 2008;

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(2)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday, November 17, 2008;

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(3)

the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008;

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(4)

the Public Works & Transportation Committee meeting held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008;

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(5)

the Council/School Board Liaison Committee meeting held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008;

be received for information.

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7.

Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360, Amendment Bylaw 8443

(Report:  November 6, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8443; XR-12-8060-20-7360) (REDMS No. 2514528)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Bylaw 8443, which amends Business Licence Bylaw 7360 to create revised fee schedules, be given first, second and third readings.

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8.

UBCM Tourism Funding - Phase II Application

(Report:  November 7, 2008, File No.: 03-1087-01, XR: 08-4150-03-01) (REDMS No. 2525423)

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the City of Richmond apply for Phase II funds in the amount of $181,000 available through UBCM to implement the development of a comprehensive tourism marketing program in support of corporate and community strategies that will position Richmond as a tourism destination.

9.

APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING

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(A)

AJIT THALIWAL
(RZ 08-434629 - Report:  October 27, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8430) (REDMS No. 2498661, 1081048)

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(B)

TOYU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.

(RZ: 07-380219 - Report:  October 20, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8444) (REDMS No. 2512951)

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(C)

AJIT THALIWAL AND MALHI CONSTRUCTION LTD

(RZ 08-431599 - Report:  October 22, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8454) (REDMS No. 2518950)

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(D)

VALENCIA GARDEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(RZ 08-427931 - Report:  November 6, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8460) (REDMS No. 2519120, 2443152)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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

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(1)

Bylaw No. 8430, for the rezoning of 3651/3671 Lockhart Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area B (R1/B)”;

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(2)

Bylaw No. 8444, to amend “Comprehensive Development District (CD/155)”, and for the rezoning of 7751, 7851 Bridge Street and 9531, 9551 Blundell Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F (R1/F)” to “Comprehensive Development District (CD/155)”;

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(3)

Bylaw No. 8454, for the rezoning of 8091 No. 1 Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area K (R1/K)” to “Single-Family Housing District (R1-0.6)”; and

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(4)

Bylaw No. 8460, to create “Comprehensive Development District (CD/202)” and to rezone 9460 and 9480 Westminster Highway from “Single Family Housing District, Subdivision Area F, (R1/F)” to “Comprehensive Development District (CD/202)”.

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10.

APPLICATION BY TED DANYLUK FOR REZONING AT 6220 FRANCIS ROAD FROM SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING DISTRICT, SUBDIVISION AREA E (R1/E) TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING DISTRICT, SUBDIVISION AREA J (R1/J)

(RZ 07-373657 Report:  October 27, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8456, 08-4430-00) (REDMS No. 2518466, 2458955, 2502780, 2502211, 2014261)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the following recommendation be forwarded to Public Hearing:

That Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5428 for the properties contained in Section 30-4-6, be amended to permit the properties along Francis Road to subdivide in accordance with Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area J (R1/J) (as shown on Attachment 5 to the report dated October 27, 2008 from the Director of Development).

(2)

That Bylaw No. 8456, for the rezoning of 6220 Francis Road from “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area E (R1/E)” to “Single-Family Housing District, Subdivision Area J (R1/J)”, be introduced and given first reading.

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11.

APPLICATION BY MONICA PROPERTIES LTD. FOR REZONING AT 15360 KNOX WAY FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I2) TO COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (CD/171)

(RZ: 06-347799 - Report:  October 29, 2008, File No.:  12-8060-20-8457/8458) (REDMS No. 2520412)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

Bylaw No. 8457, for the creation of “Comprehensive Development District (CD/171)”, be introduced and given first reading; and

(2)

Bylaw No. 8458, for the rezoning of 15360 Knox Way from “Light Industrial District (I2)” to “Comprehensive Development District (CD/171)”, be introduced and given first reading.

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12.

PRIVATE LIQUOR RETAIL STORES

(Report:  November 4, 2008, File No.:  08-4430-03-05, 12-8060-20-8461) (REDMS No. 1808349, 2524291)

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Bylaw No. 8461, to amend Zoning and Development Bylaw 5300 by:

(a)

deleting “Licensee Retail Stores” as a permitted use in “Downtown Commercial District (C7)”; and

(b)

adding “Licensee Retail Store” as a permitted use on a site-specific basis within the “Downtown Commercial District (C7)” for 8260 Westminster Highway, 7551 Westminster Highway and 7311 Westminster Highway.

be introduced and given first reading.

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13.

TRANSLINK 2009 CAPITAL PROGRAM COST-SHARING SUBMISSIONS - MAJOR ROAD NETWORK, BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSIT-RELATED ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

(Report:  November 3, 2008, File No.:  01-0154-04) (REDMS No. 2481189)

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the submission of:

(a)

road and traffic signal improvement projects for cost-sharing as part of the TransLink 2009 Major Road Network (MRN) Minor Capital Program,

(b)

bicycle facility improvements for cost-sharing as part of the TransLink 2009 Bicycle Infrastructure Capital Cost-Sharing Program, and

(c)

transit facility improvements for cost-sharing as part of the TransLink 2009 Transit-Related Road Infrastructure Program,

as described in the attached report, be endorsed; and

(2)

That, should the above submissions be successful, the General Manager, Planning and Development be authorized to execute the funding agreements.

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14.

NON-STORMWATER DISCHARGES TO CITY’S STORM SEWER

(Report:  October 31, 2008, File No.:  10-6175-04-01, XR: 12-8060-20-7435) (REDMS No. 2524482)

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That staff bring forward an amended Pollution Prevention and Clean-Up Regulation Bylaw 7435 to specify the use of federal and/or provincial water quality discharge criteria as the guideline for assessing non-stormwater discharge requests to the City’s storm sewer.

15.

2007 ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT

(Report:  November 7, 2008, File No.:  10-6650-08-01) (REDMS No. 2527082, 2478874)

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the 2007 Annual Water Quality Report (dated November 7, 2008 from the Director of Parks and Public Works Operations) be received for information and be made available to the public as required by the Drinking Water Protection Act.

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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16.

Oval Riverfront Land sale - Update

(Report:  November 18, 2008, File No.:  06-2290-20-029/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2527017)

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

hat the Oval Riverfront Land sale – Update report, dated November 13, 2008, from the General Manager, Law and Community Safety and the Manager, Purchasing and Risk be received for information.

COUNCIL/SCHOOL BOARD LIAISON COMMITTEE

17.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS GRANT

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That :

(1)

a joint letter highlighting the benefits gained from the School Community Connections program be sent in January 2009, from the  Richmond School District and the City of Richmond to the Ministry of Education and the Premier requesting them for further funding for the program; and

(2)

copies of the letter be sent to all Richmond MLAs.

PUBLIC DELEGATIONS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

18.

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

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Orval Chapman regarding Amnesty International Week, December 7^th to 13^th, 2008, and the 60^th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

19.

Motion to rise and report.

RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

307

Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8399

(10140 Williams Road, RZ 07-386470)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

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Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8413

(3731/3733 Lockhart Road, RZ 08-403603)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

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Zoning & Development Bylaw No. 5300, Amendment Bylaw No. 8423

(7660 Acheson Road, RZ 07-396695)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

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20.

RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meeting held on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, and the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on November 12, 2008 be received for information.

(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Permit (DP 07-396698)for the property at 7660 Acheson Road be endorsed, and the Permit so issued.

ADJOURNMENT