July 12, 2021 - Minutes
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Regular Council
Monday, July 12, 2021
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Council Chambers |
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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie Corporate Officer – Claudia Jesson |
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Call to Order: |
Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. |
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R21/13-1 |
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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 June 28, 2021, be adopted as circulated; and |
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the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Brief’ dated June 25, 2021, be received for information. |
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CARRIED |
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PRESENTATION |
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Rebecca Clarke, Manager, Museum and Heritage Services, presented the Museum and Heritage Services Year in Review 2020 video. |
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
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R21/13-2 |
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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 (7:07 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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Delegations from the floor on Agenda items |
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ITEM NO. 15 – AMENDMENT TO REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS BYLAW NO. 4183 |
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Mike Thorne, President, Richmond Rod and Gun Club, stated that maps will be distributed through the Hunting by Permission program to licensed hunters indicating the properties that permit hunting. |
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In response to queries from Council, Mr. Thorne stated that archery is not common among licensed hunters and are used mostly in ranges. |
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ITEM NO. 15 – AMENDMENT TO REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS BYLAW NO. 4183 |
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Teresa Murphy, Richmond resident, stated, (i) residents are often disturbed by hunting on unauthorized properties, (ii) disruption of wildlife by hunting has an impact on pest control, (iii) nearby farmers and golfers feel unsafe, (iv) the hunter’s insurance liability coverage is insufficient, and (v) more public consultation or engagement is necessary. |
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ITEM NO. 15 – AMENDMENT TO REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS BYLAW NO. 4183 |
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Laura-Leah Shaw, Richmond resident, expressed concerns regarding (i) the vetting process for hunting licences, (ii) hunters neglecting regulations and restrictions, (iii) the inadequacy of the hunter’s insurance liability coverage, (iv) the numerous RCMP complaints for hunting violations, (v) the increased population of the area results in a dangerous hunting situation, and (v) the City of Richmond has not engaged in enough public consultation. |
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R21/13-3 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Committee rise and report (7:25 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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R21/13-4 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Items No. 6 through No. 14 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 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on June 29, 2021; |
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the General Purposes Committee meeting held on July 5, 2021; |
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the Finance Committee meeting held on July 5, 2021; and |
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the Planning Committee meeting held on July 6, 2021; |
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be received for information. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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2020 Richmond Film Office Year in Review |
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That the staff report titled, “2020 Richmond Film Office Year in Review,” dated May 30, 2021, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, be circulated to industry stakeholders for their information. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Municipal and Regional District Tax Imposition Bylaw No. 10269 |
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That the Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) Imposition Bylaw No. 10269 be introduced and given first, second and third readings. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Council Strategic Plan 2018-2022: 2019/2020 Update |
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That the report titled, “Council Strategic Plan 2018-2022: 2019/2020 Update” dated June 14, 2021, from the Director, Corporate Programs Management Group, be received for information; and |
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That the attached report titled, “Council Strategic Plan 2018-2022: Achievement Highlights for 2019/2020” (Attachment 2) be made available for download on the City of Richmond website. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Revenue Anticipation Borrowing (2021) Bylaw No. 10270 |
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That Revenue Anticipation Borrowing (2021) Bylaw No. 10270 be introduced and given first, second and third readings. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Banking Resolution Update |
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That effective July 12, 2021, the banking resolution (part 9 of resolution R09/11-4) adopted by Council on June 8, 2009, be replaced with the following: |
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All cheques be signed on behalf of the City by the Mayor or, in his/her absence, the Acting Mayor as determined by Council resolution, and counter-signed by the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services or, in his/her absence, the Acting General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services. The use of a mechanical or other device in affixing a facsimile of their signatures to such cheques is also an acceptable means of authorization. |
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The following persons are authorized in all dealings (as described below) with the City’s bank on behalf of the City: |
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Chief Administrative Officer, or in his/her absence, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer |
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General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services, or in his/her absence, the Acting General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services |
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Director, Finance, or in his/her absence, the Acting Director, Finance |
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Manager, Revenue, or in his/her absence, the Acting Manager, Revenue |
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Manager, Treasury and Financial Services, or in his/her absence, the Acting Manager, Treasury and Financial Services |
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Two of the above persons, one of whom must be the Chief Administrative Officer (in his/her absence, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer), or the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services (in his/her absence, the Acting General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services), or the Director, Finance (in his/her absence, the Acting Director, Finance), are authorized to: |
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Provide instructions, verifications and approvals to the City’s bank (without limitation) to transfer funds, wire payments and authorize debits on behalf of the City; |
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Enter into and authorize Financial Services Agreement, other banking agreements, cash management service requests, and electronic banking arrangements with the City’s bank on behalf of the City; |
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Obtain delivery of all or any stocks, bonds and other securities held in safekeeping or otherwise for the account of the City; and |
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Give instructions to the City’s bank and its subsidiaries in assisting with the management of the City’s investments. |
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Any one of the above persons is authorized to: |
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Negotiate with, deposit with, or transfer to the City’s account, all or any cheques and other orders for the payment of money to the City, and to endorse such cheques and orders for the payment of money to the City, either in writing or by rubber stamp. |
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Authorization from both the Mayor (in his/her absence the Acting Mayor) and the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services (in his/her absence the Acting General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services or the Director, Finance), along with a copy of the adopted bylaw, are required for the City to obtain long-term borrowing from the City’s bank and to grant security to the City’s bank on behalf of the City. |
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The City’s bank is authorized to honour, pay and charge to the account of the City, all City’s written instructions bearing a facsimile or facsimiles of the signature of the above-mentioned authorized persons on the understanding that each instruction will be binding on the City to the same extent as though they had been manually signed. |
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This resolution: |
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Remains in force and effect until written notice to the contrary has been given in writing to, and acknowledged in writing by, the City’s bank; and |
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Be certified by the Corporate Officer and provided to the City’s bank, together with specimens of facsimiles of the signatures having authority to sign cheques and/or written instructions on behalf of the City. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Application by Christian & Missionary Alliance – Canadian Pacific District for an Agricultural Land Reserve Non-Farm Use at 11371 No. 3 Road |
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That the application by Christian & Missionary Alliance – Canadian Pacific District for an Agricultural Land Reserve non-farm use to allow the existing education and child care use at 11371 No. 3 Road be forwarded to the Agricultural Land Commission. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Assembly (ASY) Zoned Sites in the Agricultural Land Reserve |
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10279, which revises the: |
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“Assembly (ASY)” zoning district to restrict the permitted and secondary uses for sites located in the Agricultural Land Reserve and grant a site-specific allowance for an education use; and |
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purpose statement in the “Religious Assembly (ZIS7) – No. 5 Road” zoning district, |
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be introduced and granted first reading. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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Low End Market Rental Unit Placement |
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That the City continues the practice of permitting clustering of Low End Market Rental (LEMR) units when a partnership with a non-profit housing provider is established, as described in the report titled “Low End Market Rental Unit Placement” dated May 31, 2021 from the Director, Community Social Development. |
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ADOPTED ON CONSENT |
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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS |
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PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE |
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Amendment to Regulating the Discharge of Firearms Bylaw No. 4183 |
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In reply to queries from Council, staff advised (i) a public hearing is not required to adopt the bylaw amendment, (ii) the provisions of the current bylaw would continue to be enforced until amendments are adopted, (iii) the recommendations contained in the July 12, 2021 staff memorandum can be implemented regardless of whether the amendments are adopted, and (iv) the term “open area” will be clarified with the provincial government and Council will be advised accordingly. |
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Discussion ensued with regard to (i) hunting is a tool to mitigate the adverse effects to farmland by the bird population, (ii) suggestion to review policies and procedures to address the safety concerns of residents, (iii) request that staff consider education, enforcement, signage and hunting eligibility issues, (iv) suggestion to include a comment section on the letter to each property owner to gather feedback during the 2021 hunting season and actions that can be taken when a property owner hears a shot fired, and (v) suggestion to direct staff to install signage to clearly mark the border of the hunting area and to clarify the hunting area on the map. |
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As a result of the discussion the following referral motion was introduced: |
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R21/13-5 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Regulating the Discharge of Firearms Bylaw No. 4183, Amendment Bylaw No. 10278 be referred back to staff. |
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DEFEATED |
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R21/13-6 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Regulating the Discharge of Firearms Bylaw No. 4183, Amendment Bylaw No. 10278 to amend the terms of the bylaw as described in the staff report titled “Amendment to Regulating the Discharge of Firearms Bylaw No. 4183” dated June 2, 2021, from the Director, Recreation and Sport Services, be introduced and given first, second and third readings. |
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CARRIED |
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As a result of the discussion the following referral motion was introduced: |
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R21/13-7 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That staff be directed to conduct consultation with farm owners and other stakeholders regarding the Hunting by Permission program, including: |
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the appropriate rules and areas and properties, including the development of a more detailed map; |
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enforcement strategies; |
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the timing between the hunting application and permit issuance; |
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general education of the public and stakeholders; |
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more effective signage in conjunction with the Hunting by Permission program; and |
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residency restrictions. |
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CARRIED |
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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair |
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Emergency Response Equipment and Fire Boat Options |
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In reply to queries from Council, Jim Wishlove, Deputy Fire Chief, advised (i) Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services operates two dedicated fire boats and there may be other boats with firefighting equipment owned by members of the consortium, (ii) discussions are ongoing with respect to prior recommendations, (iii) over 95 percent of fire incidents are accessible from land, (iv) pumper trucks are driveable vehicles and capable of accessing diverse locations, and (v) foam suppression equipment will be provided at the jet fuel transport facility. |
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Discussion ensued with regard to (i) suggestion to consider more land based fire suppression options, (ii) suggestion to investigate the potential for pumper trucks to be placed on barges for water-based incidents, and (iii) suggestion that high flow industrial pumps be considered as part of the regular replacement of the fleet. |
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As a result of the discussion, the following referral motion was introduced: |
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R21/13-8 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the matter be referred back to staff to work with Port Metro Vancouver and the Cities of New Westminster, Surrey and Delta to develop a collaborative plan for fire suppression on the Fraser River. |
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R21/13-9 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the land based option of a high-flow industrial pump, with the source of funds of $800,000 of additional capital cost to come from the jet fuel agreement, be approved; and |
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That staff: |
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continue to have additional discussions for a regional solution for fire protection on water; and |
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examine if the industrial pump can be placed on a barge. |
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CARRIED |
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Revised Public Art Policy – Public Art Contributions |
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Discussion ensued with regard to (i) exploring additional options to support the arts, and (ii) an increase of the development tax to 1% would align with other communities. |
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R21/13-10 |
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That Option 1 for the allocation of Voluntary Developer Public Art Contributions, as described in Table 1 on page five of the staff report titled, “Revised Public Art Program Policy - Public Art Contributions,” from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services dated May 18, 2021, be endorsed. |
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CARRIED |
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R21/13-11 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Option 1 for the City and private Public Art Contributions, as described in Table 3 on page nine of the staff report titled, “Revised Public Art Program Policy - Public Art Contributions,” from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services dated May 18, 2021, be endorsed. |
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CARRIED |
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PLANNING COMMITTEE Councillor Linda McPhail, Chair |
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Application by Brian Dagneault for an Agricultural Land Reserve Transportation, Utility, and Recreational Trail Use Application at 6808 Finn Road |
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Discussion ensued with regard to (i) the Province’s new flexible housing strategy for Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) properties that will allow for two residences, (ii) concern that a precedent will be established for other farm properties, and (iii) the application is unique as it would restore access that previously existed. |
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As a result of the discussion to add a condition, the following motion was introduced: |
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R21/13-12 |
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That authorization for Brian Dagneault to forward an Agricultural Land Reserve Transportation, Utility, and Recreational Trail Use Application to the Agricultural Land Commission, to improve a portion of Finn Road to municipal road standards for 20m west of the east side of the property line with the restriction that the future building to be limited to a barn, be approved. |
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DEFEATED |
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R21/13-13 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That authorization for Brian Dagneault to forward an Agricultural Land Reserve Transportation, Utility, and Recreational Trail Use Application to the Agricultural Land Commission, to improve a portion of Finn Road to municipal road standards for 20m west of the east side of the property line with no conditions, be approved. |
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BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION |
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R21/13-14 |
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That the following bylaws be adopted: |
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Richmond Heritage Commission Bylaw No. 7906, Amendment Bylaw No. 10280 |
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL |
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R21/13-15 |
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That the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meeting held on October 28, 2020, be received for information; and |
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That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Permit (DP 19-875398) for the property at 8671, 8691, 8711 and 8731 Spires Road be endorsed, and the Permit so issued. |
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CARRIED |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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R21/13-16 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the meeting adjourn (8:59 p.m.). |
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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, July 12, 2021. |
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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie) |
Corporate Officer (Claudia Jesson) |