March 27, 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 March 13, 2023; and

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(2)

adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting for Public Hearings held on March 20, 2023.

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

PRESENTATIONS

Magnus Sinclair, Coordinator, Parks Programs, to present the Street Banner Unveiling Ceremony.

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 – ITEM NO. 14.

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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Steveston Island Dike Preliminary Design – Public and Stakeholder Engagement

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Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on April 17, 2023):

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8180 Heather Street – Rezone from Single Detached (RS1/E)” Zone to the “Single Detached (RS2/A)” Zone (1265028 B.C. Ltd. – applicant)

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15140 Westminster Highway – for a Zoning Text Amendment to the “Agriculture (AG1)” Zone to Permit an Addition to a Single- Family Dwelling (Grootendorst's Flowerland Nursery Ltd. – applicant)

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2023 Active Transportation Initiatives

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Sanitary Sewer Repairs - 100 to 1000 Block Lancaster Crescent

5.

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

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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the Community Safety Committee meeting held on March 14, 2023;

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(2)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on March 20, 2023;

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(3)

the Planning Committee meeting held on March 21, 2023; and

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the Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting held on March 22, 2023;(distributed separately)

be received for information.

7.

STEVESTON ISLAND DIKE PRELIMINARY DESIGN – PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

(File Ref. No. 10-6060-01) (REDMS No. 7123938)

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See Page CNCL-30 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That, as outlined in the staff report titled “Steveston Island Dike Preliminary Design – Public and Stakeholder Engagement,” dated February 8, 2023, from the Director, Engineering, the preliminary design for the Steveston Island Dike project be endorsed for the public and stakeholder engagement.

8.

APPLICATION BY 1265028 B.C. LTD. FOR REZONING AT 8180 HEATHER STREET FROM “SINGLE DETACHED (RS1/E)” ZONE TO THE “SINGLE DETACHED (RS2/A)” ZONE

(File Ref. No. RZ 17-791280) (REDMS No. 7031674)

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See Page CNCL-41 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10433, for the rezoning of 8180 Heather Street from “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to “Single Detached (RS2/A)”zone, be introduced and given first reading.

9.

APPLICATION BY GROOTENDORST'S FLOWERLAND NURSERY LTD. FOR A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE “AGRICULTURE (AG1)” ZONE TO PERMIT AN ADDITION TO A SINGLE- FAMILY DWELLING AT 15140 WESTMINSTER HIGHWAY

(File Ref. No. ZT 23-009334) (REDMS No. 7129346

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See Page CNCL-66 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10448, for a Zoning Text Amendment to the “Agriculture (AG1)” zone to permit an addition to an existing single-family dwelling at 15140 Westminster Highway for the purposes of accommodating accessibility features, be introduced and given first reading.

10.

2023 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES

(File Ref. No. 10-6500-01) (REDMS No. 7136633)

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See Page CNCL-102 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the report titled “2023 Active Transportation Initiatives” dated February 15, 2023 from the Director, Transportation, be received for information; and

(2)

That a copy of the report be forwarded to the Richmond Council-School Board Liaison Committee for information.

11.

SANITARY SEWER REPAIRS - 100 TO 1000 BLOCK LANCASTER CRESCENT

(File Ref. No. 10-6000-01) (REDMS No. 7121083)

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See Page CNCL-110 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That funding of $1,000,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund for the sanitary sewer repairs along the 100 to 1000 block of Lancaster Crescent, be approved and that the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) be amended accordingly.

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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.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTION ACT
(File Ref. No.) (REDMS No.)

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See CNCL-113 for background information

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllrs. Gillanders, Heed and Loo

That a letter be sent to the Provincial Government expressing the City of Richmond’s support in principle of the following proposed amendments as outlined in the Provincial Government’s announcement:

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Placing restrictions on intentionally making false statements about objective biographical information about candidates and senior officials of political parties;

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Cracking down on the spread of deliberate disinformation about the electoral process, such as including disinformation about voting eligibility, dates, times and locations; and

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Streamlining the vote-by-mail process to make it more accessible for people.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Councillor Bill McNulty, Chair

13.

APPLICATION BY MATTHEW CHENG ARCHITECT INC. FOR REZONING AT 7511 ST. ALBANS ROAD FROM “SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED (RS1/E)” ZONE TO “HIGH DENSITY TOWNHOUSE (RTH1)” ZONE

(File Ref. No. RZ 18-818548) (REDMS No. 6969884)

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See Page CNCL-116 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllr. Day

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10446, for the rezoning of 7511 St. Albans Road from “Single Family Detached (RS1/E)” zone to “High Density Townhouse (RTH1)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

14.

RECOMMENDATION

See DPP Plan Package (distributed separately) for full hardcopy plans

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(1)

That the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on August 11, 2021, be received for information; and

(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of a Development Variance Permit (DV 19-873160) for the property at 13251 Smallwood Place, be endorsed and the Permit so issued.:

PUBLIC DELEGATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

15.

Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on non‑agenda items.

The Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition to present the findings of the Vision Zero pedestrian safety survey

16.

Motion to rise and report.

ADJOURNMENT