Time:

4:00 p.m.

Place:

Anderson Room

Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie

Councillor Linda Barnes

Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt

Councillor Ken Johnston

Councillor Bill McNulty

Councillor Harold Steves

Corporate Officer – David Weber

Absent:

Councillor Chak Au

Councillor Derek Dang

Councillor Linda McPhail

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

The meeting was recessed at 4:01 p.m.

The meeting was reconvened at 5:57 p.m. following the Open and Closed Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meetings, with all members of Council present except for Councillors Au, Dang, and McPhail.

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

1.

City of Richmond Public Art Program Participation in the Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale 2013-2015

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-09-20) (REDMS No. 3542961)

SP12/6-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the City of Richmond Public Art Program participation in the 2013-2015 Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale, conditional on securing sponsorship funding as outlined in the staff report from the Director, Arts, Culture & Heritage Services dated July 10, 2012, be approved; and

(2)

That staff report back for approval of the proposed artists, artworks, locations and funding sponsors before entering into an agreement with the Vancouver Biennale.

CARRIED

2.

BC Summer Games Bid 2016

(File Ref. No. 11-7400-20-BCGA1) (REDMS No. 3560670 v. 3)

Please refer to the Minutes of the July 24, 2012 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting for action on this item.

3.

Kwantlen Farm School Incubator Farming at 10640 No. 5 Road

(File Ref. No. 08-4040-08-01) (REDMS No. 3570740 v. 5)

SP12/6-2

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That approximately 1.5 acres at 10640 No. 5 Road (the Gardens Park), as identified in the staff report titled Kwantlen Farm School Incubator Farming At 10640 No. 5 Road (dated July 4, 2012 from the General Manager, Community Services), be licensed to Kwantlen Polytechnic University for the purposes of Incubator Farming at a rental rate of $250 per acre per year for a three-year term; and

(2)

That staff be authorized to take all necessary steps to complete all matters detailed herein including authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Community Services to negotiate and execute all documentation required to effect the transaction.

CARRIED

4.

Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund Grants – Government of Canada

(File Ref. No. 03-1000-03-015) (REDMS No. 3576717)

SP12/6-3

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the following projects be endorsed for submission to the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) and other eligible grant funding programs:

(a)

Richmond Olympic Experience Project;

(b)

Japanese Benevolent Society Building Rehabilitation and Restoration;

(c)

Britannia Heritage Shipyard Seine Net Loft Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse to Exhibit and Open Storage;

(d)

Gateway Theatre Energy Retrofit Project;

(e)

Wireless Access Upgrade to Library and Adjacent City Facilities; and

(2)

That letters be sent to Richmond MPs enclosing copies of the submissions for their information.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

5.

RECOMMENDATION

SP12/6-4

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meeting held on April 11, 2012, be received for information; and

(2)

That the recommendation of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Permit (DP 11-564405) for the property at 10011 & 10111 River Drive and portion of 10199 River Drive (Phase 1) be endorsed, and the Permit so issued.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

SP12/6-5

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (6:01 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 Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (David Weber)