January 30, 2023 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to:

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adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on January 16, 2023; and

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adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting for Public Hearings held on January 23, 2023.

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

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 OR ON DEVELOPMENT PERMITS/DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITS

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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Richmond Seniors Advisory Committee 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Program

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Richmond Advisory Committee on the Environment 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Program

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Application to the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure Grant

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Proposed Amendments to Traffic Bylaw No. 5870 to Remove 60 Km/h Speed Zones

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Amendments to the Recycling Regulation and Recycle BC Program

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Progress Update On Building Benchmark BC Program

5.

Motion to adopt Items No. 6 through No. 12 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the Community Safety Committee meeting held on January 17, 2023;

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(2)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on January 23, 2023;

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(3)

the Planning Committee meeting held on January 24, 2023;and

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the Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting held on January 25, 2023; (distributed separately)

be received for information.

7.

RICHMOND SENIORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2022 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2023 WORK PROGRAM

(File Ref. No. 08-4055-01) (REDMS No. 7079916)

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See Page CNCL-43 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the staff report titled “Richmond Seniors Advisory Committee 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Program,” dated December 8, 2022, from the Director, Community Social Development, be approved.

8.

RICHMOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT 2022 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2023 WORK PROGRAM

(File Ref. No. 01-0100-30-ACEN1-01) (REDMS No. 7084758)

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See Page CNCL-53 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Richmond Advisory Committee on the Environment 2022 Annual Report, as presented in the staff report titled “Richmond Advisory Committee on the Environment 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Program”, dated December 13, 2022 from the Director of Policy Planning, be received for information; and

(2)

That the Richmond Advisory Committee on the Environment 2023 Work Program, as presented in the staff report titled “Richmond Advisory Committee on the Environment 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Program”, dated December 13, 2022 from the Director of Policy Planning, be approved.

9.

APPLICATION TO THE BLOOMBERG INITIATIVE FOR CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT

(File Ref. No. 03-1080-01) (REDMS No. 7102388)

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See Page CNCL-58 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the submission for cost-sharing to the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure Grant Program as described in the staff report titled “Application to The Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure Grant”, dated January 9, 2023, from the Director, Transportation be endorsed;

(2)

A letter of support from the City be included in the grant application;

(3)

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

(4)

That the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) be amended accordingly.

10.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 5870 TO REMOVE 60 KM/H SPEED ZONES

(File Ref. No. 02-0775-50-7237) (REDMS No. 7065443)

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PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, Amendment Bylaw No. 10434, as described in the staff report titled “Proposed Amendments to Traffic Bylaw No. 5870 to Remove 60 km/h Speed Zones”, be given first, second and third readings; and

(2)

A letter be sent to the Province of British Columbia to implement additional automated speed enforcement programs in Richmond.

11.

AMENDMENTS TO THE RECYCLING REGULATION AND RECYCLE BC PROGRAM

(File Ref. No. 10-6370-01) (REDMS No. 7088640)

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See Page CNCL-70 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the expanded scope of items to be accepted in the City’s recycling programs, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated December 19, 2022, titled “Amendments to the Recycling Regulation and Recycle BC Program, from the Director Public Works Operations, be endorsed.

12.

PROGRESS UPDATE ON BUILDING BENCHMARK BC PROGRAM

(File Ref. No. 10-6125-07-02) (REDMS No. 7087345))

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See Page CNCL-75 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That a letter be sent to the Provincial government to request  assistance to promote the Building Benchmark BC Program; and

(2)

That staff examine options to increase awareness of the Building Benchmark BC Program to appropriate building owners and occupiers and report back.

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CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEM

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair

13.

SOIL OR FILL USE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY AT 8251 NO. 5 ROAD (GARCHA)

(File Ref. No. 12-8080-12-01) (REDMS No. 6990060)

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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllrs. Day, Gillanders and Wolfe.

That the ‘Soil or Fill Use’ application, submitted by Harbinder (Harry) Garcha (Applicant), proposing to retain soil for the purpose of improving the agricultural capability of the property located at 8251 No. 5 Road, be authorized for referral to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) for the ALC to review and determine the merits of the proposal from an agricultural perspective as the Applicant has satisfied all of the City’s current reporting requirements.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

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Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) Bylaw No. 10429

Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – Cllr. Au.

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10369

(7420/7440 Langton Road, RZ 21-927633)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

ADJOURNMENT