October 26, 2020 - Minutes
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Regular Council
Monday, October 26, 2020
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Place:
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Council Chambers
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Present:
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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Corporate Officer – Claudia Jesson
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Call to Order:
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Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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MINUTES
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R20/18-1
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It was moved and seconded
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That:
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(1)
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the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on October 13, 2020, be adopted as circulated;
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(2)
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the minutes of the Regular Council meeting for Public Hearings held on October 19, 2020, be adopted as circulated; and
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(3)
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the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Brief’ dated October 2, 2020, be received for information.
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CARRIED
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Mayor Brodie noted that there were no members of the public present in the Council Chambers or pre-registered to participate by phone and therefore motions to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations from the floor on Agenda items and to rise and report (Items No. 2, 3, and 4) were not necessary.
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CONSENT AGENDA
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R20/18-2
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It was moved and seconded
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That Items No. 6 through No. 9 be adopted by general consent.
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CARRIED
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COMMITTEE MINUTES
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That the minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on October 19, 2020 be received for information.
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT
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Report back on Expedited Temporary Patio Program
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That the Council endorsed Expedited Temporary Patio Program, as approved on May 25, 2020, be extended until October 31, 2021; and
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That the Expedited Temporary Patio Program be expanded to consider applications for temporary coverings or other accessories necessary to operate patios in inclement weather.
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT
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City of Richmond Concerns on Recent Changes to the BC Energy Step Code
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That a letter be sent to the BC Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the BC Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy stating the City’s concerns about, and suggested improvements to, the December 2019 revision to the BC Building Code as outlined in the report titled “City of Richmond Concerns on Recent Changes to the BC Energy Step Code”, dated September 16, 2020, from the Director, Building Approvals and Director, Sustainability and District Energy.
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT
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Appointment of Approving Officers
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That the appointment of Barry Konkin as Approving Officer for the City, as per Item 16 of Resolution R13/19-5, adopted by Council on November 12, 2013, be rescinded; and
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That the following be appointed as Approving Officers in the absence of both Wayne Craig, Director of Development and Reg Adams, Approving Officer/Supervisor, Utilities – Planning and Development:
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Joshua Reis, Program Manager – Development; and
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Suzanne Smith, Program Manager – Development.
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT
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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEM
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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE
Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair
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Alexandra Greenway Integrated Public Art Project Concept
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R20/18-3
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It was moved and seconded
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That the artist concept proposal for "Water to Earth" by BAGUA Artist Association as detailed in the staff report titled, "Alexandra Greenway Integrated Public Art Project Concept" dated September 17, 2020, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, be endorsed.
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CARRIED
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
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Mayor Brodie announced the following road names for new roads around Richmond Centre:
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the name “Cst. Jimmy Ng Road” has been selected for the new east-west road in Section 8 Block 4 Range 6;
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the name “Cst. Jimmy Ng Place” has been selected for the new road which will connect Park Road to the new east-west road;
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the name “Park Road” has been selected for the extension of the east-west road that will connect the existing Park Road through to the two points of extension of Cook Road;
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the name “Minoru Gate” has been selected for the extension of the east-west road that will connect the existing Minoru Gate to extension of Park Road; and
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the name “Cook Road” has been selected for the extension of the east-west road that will connect the existing Cook Road to the new development.
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BYLAW FOR ADOPTION
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R20/18-4
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It was moved and seconded
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That Permissive Property Tax Exemption (2021) Bylaw No. 10196 be adopted.
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CARRIED
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL
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R20/18-5
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It was moved and seconded
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That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meeting held on October 15, 2020, and the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on September 16, 2020 and September 30, 2020, be received for information; and
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That the recommendation of the Panel to authorize the approval of changes to the design of the proposed landscaping and to the approved Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) compensation of the Development Permit (DP 17-771210) issued for the property at 23111 Garripie Avenue be endorsed, and the changes be deemed to be in General Compliance with the Permit.
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CARRIED
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ADJOURNMENT
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R20/18-6
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It was moved and seconded
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That the meeting adjourn (7:29 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, October 26, 2020.
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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)
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Corporate Officer (Claudia Jesson)
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