December 12, 2011 - Minutes (Special)


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City of Richmond Meeting Minutes

Special Council Meeting

 

Monday, December 12, 2011

Time:

4:00 p.m.

Place:

Anderson Room

Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie

Councillor Chak Au

Councillor Linda Barnes

Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt

Councillor Ken Johnston

Councillor Bill McNulty

Councillor Linda McPhail

Councillor Harold Steves

 

Corporate Officer – David Weber

Absent:

Councillor Derek Dang

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.

 

RES NO.

ITEM

 

 

 

The meeting was recessed at 4:06 p.m.

 

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The meeting reconvened at 7:33 p.m., following the Open General Purposes and Finance Committee meetings with all members of Council present, except Councillor Derek Dang.

 

1.

2012 UTILITY BUDGETS AND RATES

(File No.: 03-0970-01) (REDMS No.3398960)

 

SP11/11-1

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

(1)

That the 2012 Utility Expenditure Budgets, as outlined under Options 1 for Water, and Sewer, Option 2 for Solid Waste & Recycling, and Option 3 for Drainage & Diking as contained in the staff report dated December 1, 2011 from the General Managers of Business and Financial Services and Engineering & Public Works, be approved as the basis for establishing the 2012 Utility Rates; and

 

 

 

(2)

That the “Rate Stabilization Fund” be renamed as the “General Solid Waste and Recycling/Rate Stabilization Fund”.

 

 

 

CARRIED

  

 

2.

2012 UTILITY RATE AMENDMENT BYLAWS

(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-8846/8847/8848) (REDMS No. 3423695, 3419250, 3419252, 3419249)

 

 

Staff distributed a revised version of the Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6803, Amendment Bylaw No. 8847 (attached and forms part of these minutes as Schedule 1).  The revised bylaw reflects the direction provided by Committee in choosing Option 2 from the report entitled “2012 Utility Budgets and Rates”, dated December 1, 2011, from the General Managers of Business and Financial Services and Engineering and Public Works, in relation to the Solid Waste and Recycling rates. 

 

SP11/11-2

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the following bylaws be introduced and given first, second and third readings:

 

 

 

(1)

Solid Waste & Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6803, Amendment Bylaw No. 8847;

 

 

 

(2)

Drainage, Dyke and Sanitary Sewer System Bylaw No. 7551, Amendment Bylaw No. 8848;

 

 

 

(3)

Waterworks and Water Rates Bylaw No. 5637, Amendment Bylaw No. 8846.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

SP11/11-3

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the meeting adjourn (7:35 p.m.).

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, December 12, 2011.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (David Weber)