December 20, 2023 - Minutes (Special Closed)

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 3:02 p.m.

Mayor Brodie recessed the meeting at 3:03 p.m. for the Open Public Works & Transportation Committee, the Open and Closed Parks, Recreation & Cultural Committee meetings.

The meeting reconvened at 3:40 p.m. following the Open Public Works & Transportation Committee, the Open and Closed Parks, Recreation & Cultural Committee meetings with all members of Council present.

RES NO.

ITEM

CLOSURE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY CHARTER CLOSED MEETING CRITERIA

SIC23/10-1

It was moved and seconded

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 3:00 p.m. on December 20, 2023, is to be closed to the public and that the basis of this closure is that the following items on the agenda of this meeting comply with the following closed meeting criteria specified in Section 90 of the Community Charter:

Items 1 and 5

90(1)(a) - personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

Items 2, 3 and 5

90(1)(k) -   negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public;

Items 2, 3 and 5

90(1)(o) -   the consideration of whether the authority under section 91 [other persons attending closed meetings should be exercised in relation to a council meeting; and

Item 4

90(1)(e) -   the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality.

CARRIED

Those Present:  Cecilia Achiam, Clay Adams, Lorraine Anderson, Elizabeth Ayers, Evangel Biason,  Brendan Burns, Alisa Carey, Jerry Chong, James Cooper, Joe Erceg, Jennifer Hayes, John Irving, Claudia Jesson, Jason Kita, Serena Lusk, and Shannon Unrau.