December 11, 2023 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to:

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(1)

adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on November 27, 2023; and

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(2)

receive for information the Metro Vancouver ‘Board in Brief’ dated November 24, 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. 16.

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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Opportunity For Japanese Canadian Boat Builder Display At Britannia Shipyards

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Sports Facility Needs Assessment – Community Association And Society Engagement Update

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Bowling Green Community Activity Centre Terms of Reference for Public Art Project

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Public Notice Bylaw No. 10520

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Naloxone Kits In Civic Buildings

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2024 Operating And Capital Budgets For Richmond Public Library

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2024 Proposed Operating Budget

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2024 Proposed Capital Budget

5.

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

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on November 28, 2023;

(2)

the Finance Committee meeting held on December 4, 2023; (distributed separately)

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(3)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on December 4, 2023; and

(4)

the Planning Committee meeting held on December 5, 2023; (distributed separately)

be received for information.

7.

OPPORTUNITY FOR JAPANESE CANADIAN BOAT BUILDER DISPLAY AT BRITANNIA SHIPYARDS

(File Ref. No. 11-7141-01) (REDMS No. 7441423)

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See Page CNCL-47 for full report

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That staff be authorized to submit an application to the Japanese Canadian Legacies Fund for up to $400,000 for the creation of a Japanese Canadian Boat Builders Display at Britannia Shipyards as described in the report titled “Opportunity for Japanese Canadian Boat Builder Display at Britannia Shipyards”, dated October 25, 2023, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services;

(2)

That should the funding application be successful, the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Community Services be authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Richmond with the Japanese Canadian Legacies Fund;

(3)

That should the funding application be successful, the Consolidated Five-Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) be amended accordingly; and

(4)

That should the funding application be successful, the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Community Services be authorized to negotiate the terms of the Sakamoto donation, including the Crystal S vessel; and

(5)

That staff report back to Committee with an update in May 2024.

8.

SPORTS FACILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT – COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-10-01) (REDMS No. 7405278)

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See Page CNCL-65 for full report

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the prioritized sport facility and infrastructure list be received and endorsed in principle for consideration in future corporate facility or park plans as outlined in the staff report titled “Richmond Sports Facility Needs Assessment – Community Association and Society Engagement Update”, dated October 20, 2023, from the Director, Recreation and Sport Services;

(2)

That, should opportunities arise, the priority list can be changed; and

(3)

That staff continue to outreach and find opportunities to engage people and groups in emerging sports.

9.

BOWLING GREEN COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTRE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-09-20-283) (REDMS No. 7418679)

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See Page CNCL-78 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the Terms of Reference for the Bowling Green Community Activity Centre public artwork, as presented in the report titled “Bowling Green Community Activity Centre Terms of Reference for Public Art Project”, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, dated November 1, 2023, be endorsed.

10.

PUBLIC NOTICE BYLAW NO. 10520

(File Ref. No. 12-8060-02-01) (REDMS No.)

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See Page CNCL-92 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Council resolve that it has considered the principles prescribed by Public Notice Regulation B.C. Reg. 52/2022 in accordance with subsection 94.2(6)(a) of the Community Charter, SBC 2003, Chapter 26, as amended; and,

(2)

That the Public Notice Bylaw No. 10520, a bylaw to provide for alternative means of publishing a statutory notice, be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

11.

NALOXONE KITS IN CIVIC BUILDINGS
(File Ref. No.)

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See Page CNCL-100 for background materials

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Naloxone Kits are made available for the public to access at all Richmond civic buildings including the Richmond Olympic Oval; and,

(2)

That procedures for access are developed along the lines of access to Automated External Defibrillators.

12.

2024 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY
(File Ref. No. 03-0970-03-01) (REDMS No. 7434262)

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See Page CNCL-101 for full report

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the 2024 proposed Richmond Public Library budget with a municipal contribution of $11,285,400 as presented in Attachment 1 from the Chief Librarian and the Secretary of the Board, be approved.

13.

2024 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET
(File Ref. No. 03-0970-03-01) (REDMS No. 7374856)

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See Page CNCL-108 for full report

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

The 2024 Proposed Operating Budget as presented in Budget Option 2 for a total of 5.62% be approved as outlined below:

(a)

A same level of service budget increase of $8,900,427 after tax growth with a tax increase of 3.10% be approved; and

(b)

Emerging organizational additional levels in the amount of $1,501,828 as presented in Attachments 8, 9 and 10 of the staff report titled 2024 Proposed Operating Budget with a tax increase of 0.52% be approved; and

(c)

Transfer to reserves for Investment in Community Facilities as per Council’s Long Term Financial Management Strategy in the amount of $2,870,523 with a tax increase of 1.00% be approved; and

(d)

Senior level government and other government agency increase of $3,491,599 with a tax increase of 1.22% be approved; and

(e)

Use of reserves for program expenditures for Affordable Housing, Child Care and Public Art programs of $1,581,197 as presented in Attachment 7 be approved; and

(f)

Operating budget impacts totalling $971,855 with a tax increase of 0.34% be approved; and

(g)

The Rate Stabilization Account be used to reduce the overall impact of additional operating costs for a total of $1,612,500 resulting in a tax decrease of 0.56% be approved; and

(2)

The 2024 Operating Budget as approved be included in the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2024-2028).

14.

2024 PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET
(File Ref. No. 03-0985-01) (REDMS No. 7375551)

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See Page CNCL-173 for full report

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the 2024 Proposed Capital Budget as presented in Appendix 3 totaling $208,564,335 be approved; and

(2)

That the 2024 Proposed Capital Budget as approved be included in the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2024-2028).

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CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair

15.

2024 ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES

(File Ref. No. 03-0970-01) (REDMS No. 7402021)

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See Page CNCL-327 for full report

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllr. Wolfe

That the one-time expenditures totaling $2,977,311 as outlined in Attachment 1 of the 2024 One-Time Expenditures staff report, be approved with funding from the Rate Stabilization Account and included in the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2024-2028).

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10294

(13340 Smallwood Place, ZT 21-930124)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10448

(15140 Westminster Highway, ZT 23-009334)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – None.

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

16.

RECOMMENDATION

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

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(1)

That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meeting held on November 29, 2023, and the Chair’s reports for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on December 14, 2022, and November 29, 2023 be received for information; and

(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the approval of:

(a)

changes to the design of the Development Permit (DP 20-890821) issued for the properties located at 5500, 5502, 5506 and 5508 Williams Road (formerly 5500 Williams Road); and

(b)

changes to the design of the Development Permit (DP 18-829236) issued for the properties located at 7580 No. 1 Road (formerly 7464, 7480, 7500, 7520, 7540, 7560/7580 and 7600 No. 1 Road);

be endorsed and the changes be deemed in General Compliance with the Permits.

PUBLIC DELEGATIONS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

17.

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

(1)

Melody Moheb, Immigrant Link Centre Society, to present on food support for low income individuals and refugees;

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(2)

Deirdre Whalen, on behalf of the Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition (RPRC) to present on the L.E.M.R. program; and

(3)

Jennifer West, Richmond Division of Family Practice, to delegate on the family doctor shortage.

18.

Motion to rise and report.

ADJOURNMENT