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MINUTES

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1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Tuesday, January 4^th, 2005.

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION

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2.

MUSICFEST CANADA 2005

(Report:  Jan. 4/05, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 1360770)

Designated Speaker:  Kate Sparrow

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That MusicFest Canada be provided one time funding of $10,000 plus in-kind services of use of the generator and installation and removal of banners;

(2)

That the City provide a letter of support to assist the group in seeking sponsorships to offset costs related to the event; and

(3)

That staff develop a contribution agreement with MusicFest Canada to outline the accountability to the City.

FINANCE & CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

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3.

McLean Park Land Exchange Bylaw Alternative Approval Process

(Report:  January 12/2005, File No.:  12-8000-01) (REDMS No. 1394902)

Designated Speaker:  David Weber

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

March 7, 2005 be established as the deadline for receiving elector responses for the McLean Park Land Exchange Bylaw alternative approval process;      

(2)

 the Elector Response Form be established as that set out in Schedule 2 of the report (dated January 12, 2005 from the City Clerk); and

(3)

the number of electors registered for the 2002 General Local and School Election, being 78,840 electors, be determined as the total number of electors to which the McLean Park Land Exchange Bylaw alternative approval process applies.

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4.

RCMP SERVICE FEES
(Report:  Jan. 5/05, File No.:  09-5375-01/2004 – Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1360372)

Designated Speaker:  Rod Kray, Ward Clapham

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That staff bring forward a bylaw which would increase the RCMP Service Fees in accordance to the schedule attached (to the report dated January 5, 2005 from the General Manager, Finance & Corporate Services, Rod Kray and the RCMP Officer in Charge, Ward Clapham).

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5.

LAND EXCHANGE REQUIREMENT – 5811 AND 5851 NO. 3 ROAD (rz 04-267103 – bOSA PROPERTIES)
(Report:  Dec. 29/04, File No.:  06-2290-20-INBOX) (REDMS No. 1379250)

Designated Speaker:  Christine McGilvray

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the exchange of Parcel A (Reference Plan 34061) of Lot 16 of Section 5 Block 4 North Range 6 West NWD Plan 27350 for an equal area  of land to be dedicated “road” from the southerly portion of Lot 16 Except: Lot “A” (Reference Plan 34061) Section 5 Block 4 North Range 6 West NWD Plan 27350, be approved, and that staff be authorized to carry out the necessary steps to effect the exchange.

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6.

RICHMOND YOUTH SERVICES SOCIETY 2004 GRANT

(Report:  Jan. 7/05, File No.:  03-1085-20-RYSE1/2004 Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1367716)

Designated Speaker:  Anne Stevens

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That no further action be taken to disburse the remainder of the 2004 grant to the Richmond Youth Services Society (for reasons outlined in the report dated January 7^th, 2005, from the Manager of Customer Service).

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

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7.

A REVIEW OF POSSIBLE GOVERNANCE MODELS FOR POST TREATY FIRST NATIONS - GVRD RELATIONS
(Report:  January 5/05, File No.:  01-0157-00/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1378357)

Designated Speaker:  Terry Crowe

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That, as per the report (dated January 5, 2005 from the Manager, Policy Planning):

(1)

the following governance principles be considered when establishing a governance model to manage post treaty First Nations – GVRD relations:       

(a)

Representation – enable treaty First Nations to be represented in the GVRD system,

(b)

Inclusiveness – include treaty First Nations in GVRD decision-making,

(c)

Fairness - to treaty First Nations and the GVRD,

(d)

Coordination - of treaty First Nations’ and GVRD interests,

(e)

Financial Benefit – for treaty First Nations and the GVRD,

(f)

Efficiency – for treaty First Nations and the GVRD,

(g)

Effectiveness – for treaty First Nations and the GVRD.

(2)

 the GVRD Model 2 be further explored.

(3)

the GVRD and GVRD municipalities continue to be consulted during the finalization of a treaty First Nations – GVRD governance model, so that all interests can be co-ordinated and all implications fully understood, before governance finalization.

ADJOURNMENT