General Purposes Committee Meeting Agenda - June 21, 2004



General Purposes Committee

 

Anderson Room, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Monday, June 21st, 2004
Immediately following the closed meeting

 

 

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ITEM

 

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

1

1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, June 7th, 2004.

 

 

 

 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

 

6

2.

STATUS REPORT - RICHMOND COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE HOUSING & EMERGENCY SHELTER PROJECT
(Report:  June 16/04, File No.:  ) (REDMS No. 1301627)

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Terry Crowe

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That:

 

 

(1)

The Richmond Community Services Centre, Housing and Emergency Shelter Project be terminated, (as identified in the report dated June 16th, 2004 from the Manager, Policy Planning).
 

 

 

(2)

Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Health Resources Development Canada (HRDC), the Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness (RSCH) and the Richmond community project partners be notified of the termination of the project.
 

 

 

(3)

Staff report on options to proceed with the sale of the City properties at 8111 Granville Avenue and 8080 Anderson Road.
 

 

 

(4)

Staff work with community partners to explore other feasible opportunities to implement the Richmond Homelessness Needs Assessment and Strategy.

 

 

41

3.

MATERIALLY AFFECTED REFERRAL FROM NEW WESTMINSTER PROPOSED DESTINATION CASINO AT 50 GIFFORD STREET
(Report:  June 16/04, File No.:  0155-20-NWES1) (REDMS No. 1301182)

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Terry Crowe

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That:

 

 

(1)

the City of New Westminster be advised that the City of Richmond is materially affected by the proposed destination casino at 350 Gifford Street, New Westminster.
 

 

 

(2)

the City of New Westminster not conclude its materially affected consultation process until an agreement has been reached between the City of New Westminster and the City of Richmond regarding Richmond's materially affected concerns which include additional public consultation, land use incompatibility (noise), traffic, safety and policing concerns.
 

 

 

(3)

the BC Lottery Corporation be notified of Richmond's materially affected concerns.
 

 

 

(4)

Richmond City staff continue consultations with the City of New Westminster Staff and report to Richmond City Council as required. 

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

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