Time:

7:00 p.m.

Place:

Council Chambers

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 at 7:00 p.m.

RES NO.

ITEM

MINUTES

R11/11-1

1.

It was moved and seconded

That:

(1)

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Tuesday, May 24, 2011; and

(2)

the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on Tuesday, May 24, 2011,

each be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

R11/11-2

2.

It was moved and seconded

That Council resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items (7:02 p.m.).

CARRIED

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items – None.

R11/11-3

4.

It was moved and seconded

That Committee rise and report (7:03 p.m.).

CARRIED

CONSENT AGENDA

The Mayor noted that in Part (1) of the Committee Recommendation for Item No. 9, RCMP Contract Management Committee – Terms of Reference, the word “City” would be replaced with the word “Committee”. 

R11/11-4

5.

It was moved and seconded

That Items 6 through 9 be adopted by general consent.

CARRIED

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

(1)

the Finance Committee meeting held on Monday, June 6, 2011; and

(2)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday, June 6, 2011,

be received for information.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

7.

2010 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2010 ANNUAL REPORT - HIGHLIGHTS

(File Ref. No.: 03-0375-01) (REDMS No. 3218525)

That the City of Richmond 2010 Annual Report and the 2010 Annual Report - Highlights be approved.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

8.

REVENUE ANTICIPATION BORROWING BYLAW NO. 8755

(File Ref. No.:  12-8060-20-8755/2011-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 3193366)

That the Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw No. 8755 be introduced and given first, second, and third readings.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

9.

RCMP Contract Management Committee - Terms of Reference

(File Ref. No. 01-0100-20-RCMP1) (REDMS No.3214086)

That the UBCM and the Solicitor General be advised, with copies to Metro Vancouver cities that have populations over 10,000 and RCMP Detachments, as well as the cities of Kelowna, Prince George, and Nanaimo, that the City of Richmond insists that the Terms of Reference for the Provincial/Municipal Police Contract Management Committee include provisions that:

(1)

No changes to policing practices, equipment, policies or procedures that impact future municipal costs, accountability or governance be introduced unless the Committee approves of the change after consultation with the cities with RCMP Detachments;

(2)

The Committee employ a weighted voting system based on the size of the RCMP Detachment, and meet at least four times a year;

(3)

Include specific terms for appointment to the Committee, and that the Terms of Reference for the BC Local Government RCMP Contract Management Committee be amended under the heading “Membership” by replacing the first item under “Eight (8) Local Government representatives as follows” with: 

“Four representatives from local governments policed by the RCMP with a population over 15,000 (three being from the Lower Mainland RCMP District, with two of those three being from the cities with the four largest RCMP Detachments, and one being from another part of BC)” (emphasis added); and

(4)

If the Committee and the Solicitor General disagree regarding the implementation of change, that there be a dispute resolution process.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

FINANCE COMMITTEE –
Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Chair

10.

2010 SURPLUS APPROPRIATION

(File Ref. No.: 03-0970-06-01) (REDMS No. 3211620)

R11/11-5

It was moved and seconded

That the December 31, 2010 surplus of $2,452,800 be appropriated as outlined in the staff report entitled 2010 Surplus Appropriation, dated May 17, 2011, from the General Manager, Business and Financial Services; provided that:

(1)

Item No. 7 - Consultant for Event - On line Form, shall be deleted from the list of items to be funded from the 2010 Surplus,

and the contributions to the reserves be revised accordingly. 

The question on Resolution No. R11/11-5 was not called, as discussion ensued about additional items to be funded from the 2010 Surplus and as a result, the following amendment motions were introduced:

R11/11-6

It was moved and seconded

That Item No. 41 - Gateway Theatre Box Office Printers, in the amount of $10,000, be added to the list of items to be funded from the 2010 Surplus Appropriation.

CARRIED

OPPOSED: Cllrs. Dang

Johnston

McNulty

R11/11-7

It was moved and seconded

That Item No. 42 - Gateway Theatre Lighting Board, in the amount of $12,000, be added to the list of items to be funded from the 2010 Surplus Appropriation.

CARRIED

OPPOSED: Cllrs. Dang

Johnston

McNulty

The question on Resolution No. R11/11-5 was not called, the following referral motion was introduced:

R11/11-8

It was moved and seconded

That Item No. 7 - Consultant for Event - On line Form and the related potential Surplus Appropriation be referred back to staff for further analysis on other appropriate forms for online use. 

CARRIED

OPPOSED: Cllrs. G. Halsey-Brandt

The question on Resolution No. R11/11-5 as amended by Resolution Nos. R11/11-6, R11/11-7, and R11/11-8 to read as:

That the December 31, 2010 surplus of $2,452,800 be appropriated as outlined in the staff report entitled 2010 Surplus Appropriation, dated May 17, 2011, from the General Manager, Business and Financial Services; provided that:

(1)

Item No. 41 - Gateway Theatre Box Office Printers, in the amount of $10,000, be added to the list of items to be funded from the 2010 Surplus Appropriation; and

(2)

Item No. 42 - Gateway Theatre Lighting Board, in the amount of $12,000, be added to the list of items to be funded from the 2010 Surplus Appropriation.

and the contributions to the reserves be revised accordingly. 

was then called, and it was CARRIED with Cllrs. Dang, Johnston, and McNulty opposed.

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

11.

COUNCIL REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES FOR 2010

(File Ref. No.:  01-0105-08-01/2011-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 3199522)

R11/11-9

It was moved and seconded

That the staff report dated June 8, 2011 entitled Council Remuneration and Expenses for 2010, for the year ended December 31, 2010, from the General Manager, Business and Financial Services, be received for information.

CARRIED

12.

2010 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(File Ref. No.:  03-1200-03/2010-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 3211654)

R11/11-10

It was moved and seconded

That Council approve the statements and schedules included in the attached 2010 Statement of Financial Information, prepared in accordance with the Financial Information Act and to be submitted to the Province of British Columbia.

CARRIED

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

R11/11-11

It was moved and seconded

That the following bylaws be adopted:

Election and Political Signs Bylaw No. 8713

The Corporation of the Township of Richmond Sign Bylaw No. 5560, Amendment Bylaw No. 8717

Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 8122, Amendment Bylaw No. 8718

CARRIED

OPPOSED: Cllr. S. Halsey-Brandt

R11/11-12

It was moved and seconded

That Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, Amendment Bylaw No. 8730 be adopted.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

R11/11-13

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (8:09 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, June 13, 2011.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (David Weber)