General Purposes Committee Meeting Agenda - January 15, 2001

CITY OF RICHMOND
Anderson Room
City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, December 18^th, 2000.

LARRY QUALE AND KASH KANG, REPRESENTING THE BC ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, REGARDING THE YEAR 2001 ASSESSMENTS

LATE NIGHT EVENT (RAVE) BYLAW CHANGES
(Report: Jan. 9/01, File No.: 8060-20-7202) (REDMS No. 257507)

Designated Speaker: Lauren Melville

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That staff prepare an amendment to the Zoning and Development Bylaw 5300 excluding banquet halls as a permitted use in all Industrial Zoning Districts.

That Bylaw No. 7202, which replaces the Late Night Events (Rave) Bylaw 7141, be introduced and be given first, second and third readings.

That staff be directed to report through General Purposes Committee with a policy regarding the application process for a new rave party site including public consultation requirements.

LATE NIGHT EVENTS (RAVES) MORATORIUM
((Report: Jan. 3/01; File No. 8060-20-7123) (REDMS No. 258297)

Designated Speaker: Lauren Melville

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the moratorium on the acceptance of applications for Late Night Events (Raves) be lifted to the extent that the City will accept applications for a maximum of 3 Late Night Events for the months of February, March and April, 2001, such events are to be held on the first three Saturdays of each month, unless the Friday or Monday of the weekend is a statutory holiday, in which case the event may be held the next available Saturday.

AUXILIARY POLICING
(Report: Dec. 27/00, File No.: ) (REDMS No. 241022)

Designated Speaker: Lauren Melville

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That staff work with the RCMP and the Attorney Generals Office to develop an agreement which outlines the roles and the responsibilities including financial and legal of all the affected stakeholders in the Auxiliary Constable Program.

That the agreement be forwarded to Council through General Purposes Committee.

That the RCMP be directed to incrementally re-initiate the Auxiliary Constable Program (as outlined in the report dated December 27, 2000, from the Manager, Policy & Research), subject to an agreement being approved by Council.

That $20,000.00 from Gaming Revenues be utilized to fund the "start-up" costs of the Auxiliary Program for 10 auxiliary constables.

BRITANNIA HERITAGE SHIPYARD BUSINESS PLAN - RESPONSE
(Report: Jan. 2/01, File No.: ) (REDMS No. 233372)

Designated Speaker: Kate Sparrow

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Council endorse the vision, principles and goals laid out in the Britannia Heritage Shipyard Business Plan (September 2000) (as presented by the Britannia Business Plan Steering Committee) to guide decisions, operations and development of the Britannia site;

That the priorities for capital development, site improvement and visitor services in this Plan be adopted and that the workplan and budgets be developed during the City budget process for Council approval;

That staff work with Tourism Richmond, other heritage sites in the Steveston area and community members to develop a marketing plan;

That Council adopt Option 3 - Hybrid model - (as outlined in the report dated January 2^nd, 2001, from the Director, Recreation & Cultural Services) as the Management operating model for Britannia, and that staff to work with the Society to implement this model and develop an operating agreement for Council approval; and,

That a Site Supervisor be hired on a contract basis to be reviewed after one year.

COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONS GENERAL AGREEMENT IN TRADE AND SERVICES
(Report: Jan. 16/01, File No.: 4150-01) (REDMS No. 235345)

Designated Speaker: Marcia Freeman

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the position of the City of Vancouver regarding the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), be endorsed.

That the Mayor on behalf of Council write to:

the FCM and the Minister of International Trade, outlining Richmond's position on the G.A.T.S.;

The two Richmond MPs, to request them to pursue the exclusion of local government services and procurement from the W.T.O. negotiations on the G.A.T.S.;

The Director of the Services Trade Policy Division to request clarification of Canadas position regarding the procurement and delivery of local government services.

That a copy of this report be forwarded to the Council of Canadians Richmond Chapter, the Richmond Ten Days to Global Justice Committee, Cities of Vancouver and Burnaby and the U.B.C.M.