General Puposes Committee Agenda - September 20, 2004


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

General Purposes Committee

Anderson Room, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Monday, September 20th, 2004
4:00 p.m.

 

 

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ITEM

 

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

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1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Tuesday, September 7th, 2004,

 

 

 

 

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

 

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2.

RICHMOND STREETCAR FEASIBILITY STUDY
(Report:  Sept. 14/04, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 1335614)

 

 

Designated Speaker: George Duncan

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

(1)

That the report (dated September 14, 2004 from the Chief Administrative Officer) entitled “Richmond Streetcar Feasibility Study” be received for information; and,

 

 

(2)

That Council provide direction to staff if it is their preference to forward a copy of the “Richmond Streetcar Feasibility Study” to RAVCO with a request for its distribution to the two proponents of the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Rapid Transit Project.

 

 

 

 

FINANCE & CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

 

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3.

AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL POLICY 3561
(Report:  Sept. 13/04, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 1332960)

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Andrew Nazareth

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Policy 3561 regarding Property Tax Exemptions be amended to:

 

 

(1)

reflect the new legislative references in the Community Charter; and

 

 

(2)

include the appropriate language from the repealed sections of the Local Government Act in order to continue to provide tax exemptions for non-profit organizations that lease municipally owned property.

 

 

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4.

2005 PERMISSIVE EXEMPTION – BYLAW 7803
(Report:  Sept. 9/04, File No.:  12-8060-20-7803) (REDMS No. 1332172, 1329038)

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Andrew Nazareth

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 7803 be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

 

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT