January 11, 2016 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to:

(1)

adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on December 14, 2015 (distributed previously); and

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(2)

adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting for Public Hearings held on December 15, 2016 (Schedules on file, City Clerk’s Office).

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

PRESENTATION

Ivy Wong, Manager, Revenue, to present the Property Tax 101 video.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

2.

Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items.

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items.

(PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR LEGAL REASONS, DELEGATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON ZONING OR OCP AMENDMENT BYLAWS WHICH ARE TO BE ADOPTED.)

4.

Motion to rise and report.

RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION

CONSENT AGENDA

(PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS APPEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.)

CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

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Receipt of Committee minutes

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Kiwanis Towers – Amendment to Contribution Agreement, Dated November 9, 2012, and Amended March 24, 2015, Between the City and Richmond Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society (The “Society”) Regarding the 296 Subsidized Senior Housing Units at 7378 Gollner Avenue (Formerly 6251 Minoru Boulevard)

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Sale of Park Bylaw No. 9501 (11191 Twigg Place) and Alternative Approval Process

5.

Motion to adopt Items No. 6 through No. 8 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the Special Finance Committee meeting held on December 14, 2015;

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(2)

the Community Safety Committee meeting held on December 15, 2015;

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(3)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on January 4, 2016;

be received for information.

7.

Kiwanis Towers – Amendment to Contribution Agreement, dated November 9, 2012, and amended March 24, 2015, between the City and Richmond Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society (the “Society”) regarding the 296 subsidized senior housing units at 7378 Gollner Avenue (formerly 6251 Minoru Boulevard)
(File Ref. No. 08-4057-01) (REDMS No. 4809750 v. 14)

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See Page CNCL-27 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Affordable Housing Contribution Agreement dated November 9, 2012 amended March 24, 2015, between the City and Richmond Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society (the “Society”) regarding the 296 subsidized senior housing units at 7378 Gollner Avenue (formerly 6251 Minoru Boulevard) (the “Contribution Agreement”) be amended as follows:

(a)

the fourth disbursement of $1,860,778 be reduced to $1,397,469;

(b)

insertion of a fifth disbursement in the amount of $463,309;

(c)

increase in the City’s maximum contribution to the cost incurred to construct or install City infrastructure services associated with the Seniors Housing Units from a maximum of $454,350 to a maximum of $701,839; and

(d)

a reduction in the City’s maximum contributions to the costs relating to development cost charges and building permit fees to offset the increase referred to in Recommendation 1c; and

(2)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Community Services, be authorized on behalf of the City to:

(a)

negotiate and execute all amendments to the Contribution Agreement and other agreements and documents in relation to the disbursements and revised payment schedule; and

(b)

disburse the amounts as stated in Resolution 1 above once the conditions precedent to their payment in accordance with the Contribution Agreement have been met.

8.

Sale of Park Bylaw No. 9501 (11191 Twigg Place) and Alternative Approval Process
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-009501) (REDMS No. 4813806 v. 2)

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See Page CNCL-36 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That 11191 Twigg Place -- Sale of Park Bylaw No. 9501 (11191 Twigg Place), which authorizes the sale of 11191 River Road to River Road Investments Ltd. for $5,125,000 be introduced and given First, Second and Third readings; and

(2)

That, following third reading of 11191 Twigg Road - Sale of Park Bylaw No. 9501, an Alternative Approval Process be conducted under the following parameters:

(a)

the deadline for receiving completed elector response forms is 5:00 pm (PST) on Monday, February 22, 2016;

(b)

the elector response form is substantially in the form as found in Attachment 4 to the staff report titled “Sale of Park Bylaw No. 9501 (11191 Twigg Place) and Alternative Approval Process” dated November 30, 2015 from the General Manager Finance and Corporate Services; and

(c)

the number of eligible electors is determined to be 124,185 and the ten percent threshold for the AAP is determined to be 12,419.

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CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 9244

(9840 Seaton Court, RZ 14-665401)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – Cllr. Day

ADJOURNMENT