September 9, 2013 - Minutes

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 Bill McNulty
Councillor Linda McPhail
Councillor Harold Steves

Corporate Officer – David Weber

Absent:

Councillor Chak Au

Councillor Ken Johnston

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

RES NO.

ITEM

MINUTES

R13/15-1

1.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That:

(a)

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on Monday, July 22, 2013;

(b)

the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting for Public Hearings held on Tuesday, September 3, 2013;

each be adopted as circulated; and

(2)

the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Briefs’ dated July 12, 2013 and July 26, 2013 be received for information.

CARRIED

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

R13/15-2

It was moved and seconded

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 9008 (5131 Williams Road, RZ 13-627573) be added to the agenda after ‘New Business’ under the heading ‘Bylaws for Adotpion.’

CARRIED

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

R13/15-3

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.

R13/15-4

4.

It was moved and seconded

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

CARRIED

CONSENT AGENDA

R13/15-5

5.

It was moved and seconded

That Items 6 through 12 be adopted by general consent.

CARRIED

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

(1)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Tuesday, September 3, 2013; and

(2)

the Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 (to be distributed separately);

be received for information.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

7.

WESTMINSTER HIGHWAY AND NELSON ROAD WIDENING APGCI FUNDING AGREEMENT REQUEST FOR EXTENSION
(File Ref. No. 10-6340-20-P.11203) (REDMS No. 3941325)

That a letter be sent to Transport Canada requesting an extension to the Canada-Richmond Asia Gateway and Corridor Initiative Transportation Infrastructure Fund Agreement for Roadway Improvement Projects.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

8.

Richmond Social Development Strategy
(File Ref. No. 08-4055-20-SPST1) (REDMS No. 3864051 v.2)

(1)

That the Richmond Social Development Strategy, presented as Attachment 1 to the staff report dated August 1, 2013 from the General Manager, Community Services, be adopted; and

(2)

That the Affordable Housing Analyst and Social Development Coordinator positions, identified in the Resource Requirements section of the Social Development Strategy, be considered in the 2014 and 2015 Budget processes, respectively.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

9.

Application by Sukhvir Dosanjh for Rezoning at 7311/7331 Lindsay Road from Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1) to Single Detached (RS2/B)
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9048; RZ 12-603352) (REDMS No. 3926376, 3939641)

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9048, for the rezoning of 7311/7331 Lindsay Road from “Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, be introduced and given first reading.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

10.

Application by Ken Jarmana for Rezoning at 7671 Bridge Street from Single Detached (RS1/F) to Single Detached (ZS14) – South McLennan (City Centre)
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9049; RZ 13-631303) (REDMS No. 3934355, 3940330, 3218459)

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9049, for the rezoning of the western portion of 7671 Bridge Street from “Single Detached (RS1/F)” to “Single Detached (ZS14) – South McLennan (City Centre)”, be introduced and given first reading.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

11.

Application by Dagneault Planning Consultants Ltd. for a Strata Title Conversion at 11400 Twigg Place
(File Ref. No. SC 12-617506) (REDMS No. 3922011)

(1)

That the application for a Strata Title Conversion by Dagneault Planning Consultants Ltd. for the property located at 11400 Twigg Place, as generally shown in Attachment 1, be approved on fulfilment of the following conditions:

(a)

payment of all City utility charges and property taxes up to and including the year 2013;

(b)

registration of a flood plain covenant on title identifying a minimum habitable elevation of 4.35 m GSC;

(c)

completion of the remediation works recommended in the Ankenman Marchand report;

(d)

submission of appropriate plans and documents for execution by the Approving Officer within 180 days of the date of this resolution; and

(2)

That the City, as the Approving Authority, delegate to the Approving Officer the authority to execute the strata conversion plan on behalf of the City, as the Approving Authority, on the basis that the conditions set out in Recommendation 1 have been satisfied.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

12.

Application by Mike Young for Rezoning at 11351 No. 1 Road from Single Detached (RS1/A) to Single Detached (ZS22) – No. 1 Road
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9012: RZ 12-624849) (REDMS No. 3822069, 3735335)

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9012, to create the“Single Detached (ZS22) – No. 1 Road” zone, and to rezone 11351 No. 1 Road from “Single Detached (RS1/A)” to “Single Detached (ZS22) – No. 1 Road”, be introduced and given first reading.

ADOPTED ON CONSENT

NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Councillor Bill McNulty, Chair

13.

Application by Rajni Sharma for Rezoning at 11140 King Road from Single Detached (RS1/E) to Single Detached (RS2/B)
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9050, 08-4430-00; RZ 13-629950) (REDMS No. 3951325, 3350250, 3829845, 3965366)

R13/15-6

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the following recommendation be forwarded to Public Hearing:

(a)

That Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5409 for the area generally bounded by Shell Road, King Road, No. 5 Road, and properties fronting onto Seaton Road, in a portion of Section 25 Block 4 North Range 6 West, be amended as shown in the proposed draft Single-Family Lot Size Policy 5409 (Attachment 6); and

(2)

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9050, for the rezoning of 11140 King Road from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” to “Single Detached (RS2/B)”, be introduced and given first reading.

CARRIED

Opposed: Cllrs. McNulty

Steves

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mayor Brodie announced that the name ‘Gollner Avenue’ has been chosen for the new road located west of Minoru Boulevard, between Westminster Highway and Granville Avenue.

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

R13/15-7

It was moved and seconded

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 9008
(5131 Williams Road, RZ 13-627573) be adopted.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

R13/15-8

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (7:22 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, September 9, 2013.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (David Weber)