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 Greg Halsey-Brandt

Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt

Councillor Ken Johnston

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 (AND DELETIONS); CLOSURE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY CHARTER CLOSED MEETING CRITERIA

IC09/20-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the Legacy Lounge, be added to the agenda as Item 20; and

(2)

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 23, 2009, 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:

Items 1, 2, & 19

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 1,  18, & 20

90(2)(b) -   the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government, or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party;

Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16

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 17

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

IC09/20-2

It was moved and seconded

That Item #18 ‘Richmond Olympic Oval Signage’ be deleted from the resolution to close the meeting to the public and that the matter be referred to the Monday, November 23, 2009 Regular (open) Council meeting.

CARRIED

Opposed:  Mayor Brodie

Cllrs. Barnes

Dang

Steves

The question on Resolution IC09/20-1 on closure and compliance, as amended by Resolution IC09/20-2, was then called and it was CARRIED.

Those Present:  Cecilia Achiam, Laurie Bachynski, Cathryn Volkering Carlile, Phyllis L. Carlyle, George Duncan, Joe Erceg, Robert Gonzalez, Mike Kirk, Neonila Lilova, John McGowan, Andrew Nazareth, Dave Semple, Ted Townsend, David Weber and Hanieh Floujeh.

MINUTES

IC09/20-3

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Monday, November 9, 2009, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED