Time:

7:00 p.m.

Place:

Council Chambers

Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie

Councillor Chak Au

Councillor Linda Barnes

Councillor Derek Dang

Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt

Councillor Ken Johnston

Councillor Bill McNulty

Councillor Linda McPhail

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

R12/8-1

1.

It was moved and seconded

That:

(1)

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, April 23, 2012,

(2)

the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, and

each be adopted as circulated; and

That the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Brief’ dated Friday, April 27, 2012, be received for information.

CARRIED

PRESENTATION

Mark Gosse, Chair, and Teresa Vozza, past Chair, Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee (RFYCC), presented the Committee’s 2011 Annual Report (on file City Clerk’s Office), and provided the following highlights:

·      

the RFYCC is pleased to have a compliment of 15 members;

·      

the RFYCC is currently updating the administrative documents on the Committee’s roles and responsibilities;

·      

the RFYCC is waiting for a reply from the Attorney General in response to a request to be designated as the Youth Justice Committee under the Youth Criminal Justice Act;

·      

the 2011 Annual Report for the first time, includes the accounting related to the expenditures of the annual budget provided by the City;

·      

the RFYCC has developed a business plan for 2012, which provides clear terms of how the Committee’s activities relate to the legislative mandate; and

·      

in 2010 the City granted RFYCC $10,000 to facilitate a conference, subsequently, the Committee did not end up needing the funds due to other sponsorship funds being secured, and returned the funds to the City in 2011.

Ms. Vozza noted that the Richmond Provincial Court has the lowest number of full-time judges assigned to Family Court in the lower mainland, with only two.  She continued by speaking about the concerns related to the shortage of judges, including delays in hearings; people having been sent away from the Court House; and challenges related to people’s abilities in maintaining lawyers for long periods of times, as well as showing up unrepresented, which further adds to the existing delays. 

Ms. Vozza also noted that the Court House is not user-friendly and has poor signage.  She noted that people do not know where to go once at the Court House, and stated that the RFYCC has approached court staff about better signage and other ways to assist in directing people. 

A brief discussion ensued about the feasibility of City staff working with the RFYCC and the Provincial Court to investigate the issues related to signage. 

In conclusion, Mr. Gosse thanked the City of Richmond for its financial and in-kind support and thanked various City staff as well as Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt, Council Liaison to the Committee, for their support. 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

R12/8-2

2.

It was moved and seconded

That Council resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items (7:24 p.m.).

CARRIED

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items – None.

R12/8-3

4.

It was moved and seconded

That Committee rise and report (7:25 p.m.).

CARRIED

CONSENT AGENDA

R12/8-4

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, May 7, 2012; and

(2)

the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012;

be received for information.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

7.

2011 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(File Ref. No.: 03-1200-02 ) (REDMS No. 3514791, 3514781)

That the City’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 be approved.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

8.

APPLICATION BY XI CHEN (CHEN DESIGN STUDIO) FOR REZONING AT 6471 BLUNDELL ROAD FROM SINGLE DETACHED (RS1/E) TO COACH HOUSES (RCH)

(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-8893, RZ 12-600991) (REDMS No. 3504576, 3507376, 1910680, 3500545)

That Bylaw No. 8893, for the rezoning of 6471 Blundell Road from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Coach Houses (RCH)”, be introduced and given first reading.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

9.

APPLICATION BY KHALID HASAN FOR REZONING AT 11340 WILLIAMS ROAD FROM SINGLE DETACHED (RS1/E) TO COMPACT SINGLE DETACHED (RC2)

(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-8895, RZ 10-522194) (REDMS No. 3508396, 2013902, 3509152)

That Bylaw No. 8895, for the rezoning of 11340 Williams Road from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Compact Single Detached (RC2)”, be introduced and given first reading.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

R12/8-5

It was moved and seconded

That the following bylaws be adopted:

Child Care Operating Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 8877

Affordable Housing Operating Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 8206, Amendment Bylaw No. 8883

Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw No. 8885

Alexandra District Energy Utility Bylaw No. 8641, Amendment Bylaw No. 8892

Additional Hotel Room Tax Imposition, Bylaw No. 8894

Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 8615

(7411 & 7431 Moffatt Road, RZ 08-449233)

Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 8796

(9640/9660 Seacote Road, RZ 11-572975)

Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 8843

(7600 Garden City Road, RZ 11-565948)

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

R12/8-6

10.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meetings held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, and the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on October 13, 2010 and October 27, 2010, be received for information; and

(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Permit (DP 07-363924) for the property at 7411 and 7431 Moffatt Road, be endorsed, and the Permits so issued.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

R12/8-7

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (7:36 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, May 14, 2012.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (David Weber)