February 24, 2020 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to:

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(1)

adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on February 10, 2020; and

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(2)

receive for information the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Brief’ dated January 31, 2020.

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

PRESENTATION

Ms. Diane Purvey, Chair, Gateway Theatre Society Board, and Ms. Camilla Tibbs, Executive Director, Gateway Theatre, to present on the Gateway Theatre’s operations for 2019.

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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Proposed Sister City Travel for 2020

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Regional Harmonization of Vehicle Weight and Dimension Limits

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Application to 2020/2021 BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program

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2020 Clothes Washer Rebate Program

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City of Richmond Participation in the BC Building Energy Benchmarking Pilot Program

5.

Motion to adopt Items No. 6 through No. 11 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the Community Safety Committee meeting held on February 11, 2020;

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(2)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on February 18, 2020; and

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(3)

the Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting held on February 19, 2020;

be received for information.

7.

proposed sister city travel for 2020 
(File Ref. No. 01-0100-30-SCIT1-01) (REDMS No. 6295105 v. 5)

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See Page CNCL-59 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the proposed travel budget of $16,925 be adjusted accordingly for five participants, including the Mayor or Acting Mayor, two Councillors, one City Staff member, and one Sister City Advisory Committee member, and the budget be funded from the Council Contingency account; and

(2)

That the Sister City Advisory Committee report back to Council annually to bring forward a finalized travel itinerary and budget for any Sister City related travel between 2021 to 2023.

8.

Regional Harmonization of Vehicle Weight and Dimension Limits 
(File Ref. No. 10-6360-00) (REDMS No. 6361233)

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See Page CNCL-77 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, Amendment Bylaw No. 10123, to harmonize municipal vehicle weight and dimension limits and cargo securement requirements with the British Columbia Commercial Transport Regulations and Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, be introduced and given first, second and third reading.

9.

Application to 2020/2021 BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program 
(File Ref. No. 01-0150-20-THIG1) (REDMS No. 6379120 v. 4)

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See Page CNCL-83 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the submission for cost-sharing to the 2020/2021 BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program for the Garden City Road Pedestrian and Cyclist Enhancements (Lansdowne Road-Westminster Highway) as described in the staff report titled “Application to 2020/2021 BC Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program” dated January 13, 2020, from the Director, Transportation be endorsed;

(2)

That, should the above application be successful, the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Planning and Development, be authorized on behalf of the City to execute the funding agreement; and

(3)

That the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2020-2024) be amended accordingly.

10.

2020 Clothes washer rebate program 
(File Ref. No. 10-6000-01) (REDMS No. 6386389 v. 2)

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See Page CNCL-88 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the City of Richmond partner with BC Hydro to the end of 2020 to offer a combined rebate of $100 for both spring and fall campaigns, equally cost shared between BC Hydro and the City, for the replacement of inefficient clothes washers with new high efficiency clothes washers; and

(2)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Engineering and Public Works be authorized to execute an agreement, on behalf of the City, with BC Hydro to implement the Clothes Washer Rebate Program.

11.

City of Richmond Participation in the BC Building Energy Benchmarking Pilot Program 
(File Ref. No. 10-6125-07-02) (REDMS No. 6391961 v. 10)

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See Page CNCL-92 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Council endorse the City’s participation in a voluntary regional building energy benchmarking program, as outlined in the report titled “City of Richmond Participation in the BC Building Energy Benchmarking Pilot Program” from the Director, Sustainability and District Energy, dated January 16, 2020; and

(2)

That staff be directed to report back to Council at the conclusion of the pilot program in 2021, on options to establish an energy benchmarking initiative and supportive policies in Richmond, as outlined in the report titled “City of Richmond Participation in the BC Building Energy Benchmarking Pilot Program” from the Director, Sustainability and District Energy, dated January 16, 2020.

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CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE 
Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair

12.

Phoenix Net loft options 
(File Ref. No. 11-7000-01) (REDMS No. 6352306 v. 28)

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See Page CNCL-100 for full report

Please Note: At the February 18, 2020 General Purposes Committee meeting, the following referral motion related to the Phoenix Net Loft consultation process was endorsed:

That the consultation process be referred to staff for additional information on the various program options and the final proposal for the public consultation process, including information on the Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development permit application.

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllr. Loo

(1)

That the Capital Program budget be amended from the previously approved $11.5M to $19.44M for the Phoenix Net Loft preservation project;

(2)

That the difference of the $11.5M and the proposed $19.44M ($7.94M) to be used for the Phoenix Net Loft preservation project be withdrawn from the Capital Building and Infrastructure Reserve Fund; and

(3)

That the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2020-2024) be amended accordingly.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAW FOR ADOPTION

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 9946 
(7671 Acheson Road, RZ 18-827880) 
Opposed at 1^st Reading – Cllrs. Day, Greene & Wolfe. 
Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

ADJOURNMENT