September 25, 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 September 11, 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 – ITEM NO. 15.

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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Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on October 16, 2023):

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7560 Ash Street  – Rezone From Single Family (RS1/F)” Zone To “Single Family (RS2/E)” Zone (Lung Designs Ltd  – Applicant)

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9371 Dolphin Avenue  – Rezone from “Single Detached RS1/B” Zone to “Single Detached (RS2/K)” Zone (GURJIT POONI – applicant)

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Child Care Strategy Guiding Principles

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Homelessness Strategy 2019–2029: 2022 Update

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Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) Year 2 Survey Report And 2021 / 2022 Corporate Emission Inventories

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Cambie Road Overpass Repair

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2023 Zero Carbon Step Code And BC Energy Step Code Requirements For New Buildings

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BC Utilities Commission - Regulatory Efficiency Initiative Intervener Request

5.

Motion to adopt Items No. 6 through No. 14 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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the Community Safety Committee meeting held on September 12, 2023;

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(2)

the Planning Committee meeting held on September 13, 2023;

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the Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting held on September 13, 2023; and

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(4)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on September 18, 2023;

be received for information.

7.

APPLICATION BY LUNG DESIGNS LTD. FOR REZONING AT 7560 ASH STREET FROM “SINGLE FAMILY (RS1/F)” ZONE TO “SINGLE FAMILY (RS2/E)” ZONE

(File Ref. No. RZ 22-021110) (REDMS No. 7065366)

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See Page CNCL-33 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10491, for the rezoning of 7560 Ash Street from the “Single Family (RS1/F)” zone to the “Single Family (RS2/E)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

8.

APPLICATION BY GURJIT POONI FOR REZONING AT 9371 DOLPHIN AVENUE FROM “SINGLE DETACHED RS1/B” ZONE TO “SINGLE DETACHED (RS2/K)” ZONE

(File Ref. No. RZ 23-014545) (REDMS No. 7278914)

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See Page CNCL-48 for staff memorandum

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See Page CNCL-49 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10485, for the rezoning of 9371 Dolphin Avenue from “Single Detached (RS1/B)” zone to “Single Detached (RS2/K)” zone, be introduced and given first reading.

9.

CHILD CARE STRATEGY GUIDING PRINCIPLES

(File Ref. No. 07-3070-04) (REDMS No. 7250888)

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See Page CNCL-67 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the guiding principles detailed in the staff report titled “Child Care Strategy Guiding Principles”, dated August 28, 2023, from the Director, Community Social Development, be endorsed; and

(2)

That the guiding principles be used to inform the strategic directions and actions of the draft Child Care Strategy.

10.

HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY 2019–2029: 2022 UPDATE

(File Ref. No. 08-4057-11-03) (REDMS No. 7178822)

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See Page CNCL-72 for full report

PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Homelessness Strategy 2019–2029: 2022 Update, as outlined in the staff report titled “Homelessness Strategy 2019–2029: 2022 Update”, dated August 28, 2023, from the Director, Community Social Development, be received for information; and

(2)

That the Homelessness Strategy 2019–2029: 2022 Update be distributed to key partners and organizations, local Members of Parliament, local Members of the Legislative Assembly and posted on the City’s website.

11.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLIMATE ACTION PROGRAM (LGCAP) YEAR 2 SURVEY REPORT AND 2021 / 2022 CORPORATE EMISSION INVENTORIES

(File Ref. No. 10-6125-05-01) (REDMS No. 7247859)

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See Page CNCL-97 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That as described in the report titled “Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) Year 2 Survey Report and 2021 / 2022 Corporate Emission Inventories” from the Director, Sustainability and District Energy, dated August 28, 2023:

(1)

The LGCAP Year 2 Survey Report and Attestation Form be endorsed and posted on the City’s website for public information, in accordance with Provincial requirements;

(2)

A funding application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities be submitted in the amount of $200,000 for undertaking a GHG Reduction Pathway Feasibility Study for civic facilities;

(3)

The Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Engineering and Public Works, be authorized to enter into a funding agreement with Federation of Canadian Municipalities, should the funding agreement be successful; and

(4)

The Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) be amended to include the GHG Emission Pathway Feasibility Study in the amount of $525,000, which will be funded from the Energy Operating Provision Account for $325,000 and an additional $200,000 contingent upon confirmation from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

12.

CAMBIE ROAD OVERPASS REPAIR

(File Ref. No. 10-6000-01) (REDMS No. 7328755)

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See Page CNCL-120 for full report

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That funding of $1,400,000 from the MRN Rehabilitation Provision for the Cambie Road Overpass repair be approved and that the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) be amended accordingly, as detailed in the report titled “Cambie Road Overpass Repair” dated August 4, 2023, from the Director, Engineering.

13.

2023 ZERO CARBON STEP CODE AND BC ENERGY STEP CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW BUILDINGS

(File Ref. No. 10-6125-07-02) (REDMS No. 7315264)

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See Page CNCL-123 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES  RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, Amendment Bylaw 10467, which amends Sections10.1.1 and 16.1 regarding updates to existing BC Energy Step Code and greenhouse gas intensity requirements for Part 9 residential buildings and Part 3 residential, hotel, commercial retail and office buildings, be introduced and given first reading;

(2)

That an owner would be permitted to submit a Building Permit application in compliance with prior requirements if:

(a)

A Development Permit was issued by Council prior to adoption of Amendment Bylaw No. 10467; or,

(b)

An in-stream Development Permit application in accordance with existing Zoning Bylaw provisions is issued by Council within one year of the adoption of Amendment Bylaw No. 10467, and an acceptable Building Permit application has also been submitted to the City within this timeframe.

14.

BC UTILITIES COMMISSION - REGULATORY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE INTERVENER REQUEST

(File Ref. No. 10-6000-00) (REDMS No. 7374506)

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See Page CNCL-136 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES  RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That authorization and approval be given for the City of Richmond to seek Intervener status and exercise full participatory rights, including making submissions, filing evidence, asking questions, and responding in the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) Regulatory Efficiency Initiative.

(2)

That the City of Richmond, as the sole shareholder of Lulu Island Energy Company Ltd. (LIEC), endorse the decision of LIEC's Board of Directors to seek Intervener status and exercise full participatory rights, including making submissions, filing evidence, asking questions, and responding in the BCUC Regulatory Efficiency Initiative.

(3)

That a Letter be sent to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and to local Members of the Legislative Assembly, expressing the City's concerns that:

(i)

the BCUC's Regulatory Efficiency Initiative is inadequate in its scale and scope to address the Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation's mandate to "Work with the BC Utilities Commission to identify an appropriate role for the Commission in supporting B.C. 's clean energy transition, in alignment with our province's climate goals to achieve net zero by 2050 and affordability objectives", as detailed in the report; and,

(ii)

the Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation appoint an Independent Task Force to review and advise on how BCUC can deliver on the Minister's mandate.

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CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAW FOR ADOPTION

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10273

(6700 Francis Road)

Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – Cllrs. Day, Steves and Wolfe.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

15.

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 October 20, 2022, be received for information; and

(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of Development Permit (DP 21-934726) for the properties located at 6700 Francis Road, be endorsed and the Permit so issued.

ADJOURNMENT