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MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, March 7th, 2005.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

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2.

INTERIM FUNDING: PROBLEM GAMBLING PREVENTION SERVICES
(Report:  Mar. 9/05, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 1436608)

Designated Speaker:  Terry Crowe

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

$91,950.00 be provided to Richmond Addiction Services for interim problem gambling prevention services for one year, until March 2006;

(2)

RAS be asked for an annual report of services provided; and

(3)

a decision regarding the request for support for the establishment of an independent B.C. problem gambling research institute be deferred.

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3.

COORDINATION OF COMMUNITY AND AIRPORT INTERESTS
(Report:  Mar. 10/05, File No.:  01-0150-01) (REDMS No. 1365758)

Designated Speaker:  Terry Crowe

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

To address community and airport noise and land use issues, the existing Vancouver International Airport Authority (VIAA) committees and procedures continue to be followed.

(2)

That the VIAA committees be requested to continue meeting with Richmond residents regarding airport noise and land use issues with the objective to co-ordinating and balancing interests, and reaching effective solutions.

ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION

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4.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR THE RICHMOND SPEED SKATING OVAL(Report:  Feb. 28/05, File No.:  06-2052-50-04/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1441622)

Designated Speaker:  Robert Gonzalez

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the 2010 Olympic Building Committee recommendation to deliver the Oval project using a Construction Management project delivery system, be endorsed.

(2)

That Council Policy 3102 – Purchasing and Publicly Tendered Contracts be amended to add the following after Section 6:

“For the Oval project only:

(a)

when an unforeseeable situation of urgency exists that prevents the issue of a public tender for the purchase of goods and services, the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works, together with the Project Manager, may authorize the use of 3 or more written quotations;

(b)

when there are insufficient qualified vendors, the Chief Administrative Officer upon recommendation from the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works and the Project manager, may authorize the use of less than 3 written quotations.

(c)

any significant change order that will result in a change of scope to the project will require Council approval.”

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ADJOURNMENT