May 13, 2013 - Minutes
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Regular Council Meeting
Monday, May 13, 2013
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7:00 p.m. |
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Council Chambers |
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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie |
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Call to Order: |
Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. |
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R13/9-1-1 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That: |
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the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, April 22, 2013, |
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the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on Monday, May 6, 2013, |
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each be adopted as circulated, and |
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That the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Brief’ dated April 26, 2013 be received for information. |
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CARRIED |
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PRESENTATION |
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Doug Paterson, Co-owner of the Richmond Sockeyes, thanked members of Council and staff for their support and spoke about the team’s latest successes and achievements, which include 15 straight wins in a row, and receiving the ‘Most Sportsmanlike Award’. Mr. Paterson introduced the others in attendance, including Co-owner Maurice Lamberk, graduating players Rudi Thorsteinson, Matthew Wagner, and Jeremy Hamaguchi, General Manager, Richard Petrowsky, and Mas Morimoto, responsible for Community Affairs and Public Relations. |
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Mr. Paterson noted that the Richmond Sockeyes won five cups this season, which is the maximum number of cups that any team can win in a season. He also noted that this year represented the Sockeyes’ 40th anniversary, and then spoke about the Annual Alumni Game and a golf event which raise funds for team scholarships. He noted that in 11 years approximately $163,000 has been raised, and a banquet is planned for this year at which 15 scholarships will be awarded. |
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On behalf of the City of Richmond, Mayor Brodie thanked the Richmond Sockeyes, congratulating the team and expressing pride and appreciation for the team’s achievements.
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
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R13/9-2 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Council resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items (7:18 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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Delegations from the floor on Agenda items – None. |
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R13/9-3 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Committee rise and report (7:19 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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R13/9-4 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Items 6 through 13 be adopted by general consent. |
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CARRIED |
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COMMITTEE MINUTES |
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That the minutes of: |
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the Finance Committee meeting held on Monday, May 6, 2013; |
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the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday, May 6, 2013; and |
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the Planning Committee meeting held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, |
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be received for information. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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2012 Consolidated Financial Statements (File Ref. No. 03-1200-02) (REDMS No. 3838377 v.2, 3836675, 3812807, 3819731) |
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That the City’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 be approved. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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(File Ref. No. 01-0155-20-01) (REDMS No. 3820060 v.2) |
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That the City of Port Alberni be advised that: |
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there is insufficient information available at this time for Council to make an informed decision regarding support for the proposed development of a container trans-shipment and short sea shipping terminal by the Port Alberni Port Authority; and |
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the request can be reconsidered upon completion of the Port Alberni Port Authority’s feasibility study of the proposal, which should include the comparative analysis of alternative options to increase short sea shipping in the Lower Mainland. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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(File Ref. No. 01-0157-20-EPAR1) (REDMS No. 3837483) |
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That a letter be sent to the Federal Government in support of the request to transfer the Admiralty Point Federal Lands in fee simple to Metro Vancouver, or lease the lands in perpetuity, to ensure the preservation of these lands for park-use by future generations of Metro Vancouver’s citizens. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9019; RZ 12-617804) (REDMS No. 3826149, 1621383, 113734, 3833795) |
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That Bylaw 9019, for the rezoning of 10640/10660 Bird Road from “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, be introduced and given first reading. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9025; RZ 11-591331) (REDMS No. 3835343, 280279, 3835375) |
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That Bylaw 9025, for the rezoning of 9591 Patterson Road from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, be introduced and given first reading. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9026; RZ 12-598660) (REDMS No. 3835658, 1621383, 3835905) |
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That Bylaw 9026, for the rezoning of 10291 Bird Road from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, be introduced and given first reading. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Multiple Dwellings on Single-Family Lots and Agricultural Lands Referral (File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9023, XR:08-4430-03-07; 12-8060-20-9023) (REDMS No. 3817141, 3809775) |
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9023, to add Other Regulations to the Agriculture (AG) zone to regulate multiple dwellings on single-family lots and agricultural lands, be introduced and given first reading. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS |
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Mayor Brodie announced that Bruce Rozenhart, Wayne Duzita, and Michael Chiu had each been appointed to the Richmond Tourism Association Board of Directors for a two-year term. |
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BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION |
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R13/9-5 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the following bylaws be adopted: |
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Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw No. 9007 |
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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 8886 |
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CARRIED |
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R13/9-6 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 8768 |
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CARRIED |
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OPPOSED: Cllr. E. Halsey-Brandt |
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL |
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R13/9-7 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meeting held on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, and the Chair’s reports for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on February 27, 2013, and April 11, 2012, be received for information; and |
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That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of: |
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a Development Permit (DP 12-616074) for the property at 6020 Blundell Road and 8120 No. 2 Road; and |
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a Development Permit (DP 11-586344) for the property at 9731 and 9751 Cambie Road, |
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be endorsed, and the Permits so issued. |
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CARRIED |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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R13/9-8 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the meeting adjourn (7:28 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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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 13, 2013. |
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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie) |
Corporate Officer (David Weber) |