December 21, 2022 - Minutes (Special)

Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Carol Day

Councillor Laura Gillanders
Councillor Kash Heed

Councillor Andy Hobbs

Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty

Councillor Michael Wolfe

Corporate Officer – Claudia Jesson

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

RES NO.

ITEM

Mayor Brodie recessed the meeting at 4:01 p.m.

The meeting reconvened at 5:07 pm following the Open Public Works & Transportation Committee, the Open and Closed Parks, Recreation & Cultural Committee meetings and the Special Closed Council meeting with all members of Council present.

MINUTES

SP22/5-1

1.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on December 12, 2022; be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

2.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

SP22/5-2

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on December 19 2022; be received for information.

CARRIED

3.

BUSINESS REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7538, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 10430 – 4411 NO. 3 ROAD, UNIT 106

(File Ref. No. 12-8275-01) (REDMS No. 7027562)

This item was removed.

4.

SISTER CITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOUR YEAR ACTIVITY PLAN (2023-2026)

(File Ref. No. 01-0100-30-SCIT1-01) (REDMS No. 7019421)

SP22/5-3

It was moved and seconded

That the 2023-2026 Sister City Advisory Committee Program Activity Plan be approved as described in the staff report titled “Sister City Advisory Committee Four Year Activity Plan (2023-2026)”, dated October 21, 2022, from the General Manager, Community Safety.

CARRIED

5.

BC FLOOD STRATEGY INTENTIONS PAPER

(File Ref. No. 09-5125-09-01; 10-6045-01) (REDMS No. 7057991)

SP22/5-4

It was moved and seconded

That the following be endorsed as the City's position on regional flood protection management and be included in the City's comments to the Province on the BC Flood Strategy Intentions Paper:

(a)

That flood protection continue to be evaluated and managed at the local government level, currently through the Diking Authority model, with additional support from senior levels of government;

(b)

That dedicated funding for flood protection be established at the Provincial and Federal level, to be used by Diking Authorities, which include local governments, for flood management projects;

(c)

That the Province require Diking Authorities, which include local governments, to develop and maintain flood risk management plans and strategies for their respective areas so that regional objectives are met; and

(d)

That a co-ordinated and fully resourced process be established at the Provincial level to provide a single point of contact for Diking Authorities to seek Provincial and Federal approvals for flood protection projects.

CARRIED

6.

2023 ENGAGING ARTISTS IN COMMUNITY PROGRAM PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-09-20-089) (REDMS No. 6983686, 6956746, 7020881)

SP22/5-5

It was moved and seconded

That the three artist proposals included in Attachment 1 for the community public art projects in partnership with the Sharing Farm and Terra Nova Nature School, Ferris Elementary School and Emergency Programs, and East Richmond Community Association, as presented in the staff report titled “2023 Engaging Artists in Community Program Public Art Projects”, dated November 4, 2022, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, be endorsed.

CARRIED

7.

STEVESTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AND LIBRARY PUBLIC ART PLAN

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-09-20-334) (REDMS No. 7051054)

SP22/5-6

It was moved and seconded

That the Steveston Community Centre and Library Public Art Plan, as outlined in the report titled “Steveston Community Centre and Library Public Art Plan”, dated November 10, 2022, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, be endorsed as the guiding plan for public art opportunities at the Steveston Community Centre and Library.

CARRIED

BYLAW FOR ADOPTION

SP22/5-7

It was moved and seconded

That the following bylaw be adopted:

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 9796

CARRIED

Opposed: Cllr. Day

Wolfe

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

Mayor Brodie announced the following advisory body appointments:

Karen Barclay was appointed as the Vancouver Coastal Health Representative Appointment to The Richmond Seniors Advisory Committee to expire on December 31, 2024.

The following people were appointed to the Board of Variance for a three-year term to expire on December 31, 2025:

(a)        Kenneth Chan

(b)        Bob Friedland

The following people were appointed to the Richmond Public Art Advisory Committee for a two-year term to expire on December 31, 2024:

(a)        Frank Ducote

(b)        Victoria Grigorenko

The following people were re-appointed to the Richmond Public Art Advisory Committee for a two-year term to expire on December 31, 2024:

(a)        Jose Larano

(b)        Jerome Teo

The following people were re-appointed to the Richmond Gateway Theatre Society Board for a two-year term to expire on December 31, 2024:

(a)        Clayton Rubenstein

(b)        Veronica Armstrong

Ray Wang was appointed to the Richmond Gateway Theatre Society Board for a two-year term to expire on December 31, 2024.

ADJOURNMENT

SP22/5-8

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:17 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Special meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (Claudia Jesson)