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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, July 17^th, 2006.

COUNCILLOR CYNTHIA CHEN

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2.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

(Report:  Aug. 31/06, File No.:   03-0900-00/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2015951)

RECOMMENDATION

That staff prepare and bring forward for Council’s consideration a policy which will guide the process by which Council will entertain unsolicited requests from outside agencies for financial assistance that occur outside the formal grant process and which may be received by the City in written form or through presentation by a delegation to Committee or Council Meetings.

LAW & COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT

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RICHMOND FIRE-RESCUE REVIEW - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

(Report:  Aug. 24/06, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 2007462)

Designated Speaker:  Jim Hancock / Mike Pellant

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Council receive the Richmond Fire-Rescue Review Implementation Plan and consider the funding requests required to implement the plan as part of the 2007 budget process.

(2)

That staff report to the Community Safety Committee on Richmond Fire-Rescue’s progress on their Review Implementation Plan quarterly to the end of 2007.

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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4.

CITY COMMENTS - VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DRAFT 20-YEAR MASTER PLAN

(Report:  August 31, 2006, File No.:  01-0153-01/2006-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1990009)

Designated Speaker:  Terry Crowe

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That, as per the report, “City Comments - Vancouver International Airport Draft 20-Year Master Plan”, from the Manager, Policy Planning, dated August 31, 2006:

(1)

The comments in Attachment 1 be approved and forwarded to the Vancouver International Airport Authority (VIAA);

(2)

The City of Richmond recommends that a future third runway be located in the foreshore west of Sea Island, with appropriate mitigation;

(3)

The City advise the VIAA that it does not support taking existing transportation capacity away from non-airport users, such as designating part of the existing lanes on the Arthur Laing Bridge, Moray Channel Swing Bridge or the Airport Connector Bridge, for exclusive use by airport-traffic, and additional VIAA and City collaboration is required;

(4)

The City request that Transport Canada, with the Vancouver International Airport Authority and the other regional airports, prepare a Regional Airport Strategy; and

(5)

The City and Vancouver International Airport Authority continue to work together to better integrate Sea Island, Middle Arm and City Centre land use, transportation, transit, servicing, flood protection management, infrastructure, amenity and environmental planning.

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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5.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FUNDING

(Report:  Aug. 25/06, File No.:  11-7000-00/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2014155)

Designated Speaker:  Kate Sparrow

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the joint application by the Richmond School Board and the City of Richmond for $40,000 to undertake step 2 of the School Community Connections program, targeting City Centre and Hamilton as priority areas for consideration.

LAW & COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT

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BC CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION – SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

(Report:  Aug. 16/06, File No.:  09-5000-00/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2014848)

Designated Speaker:  Shawn Issel

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the City sponsor the BC Crime Prevention Association Annual Training Symposium in the amount of $10,000 to be taken from Council Contingency.

ADJOURNMENT