October 2, 2006 - Agenda


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

General Purposes Committee

 

Anderson Room, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Monday, October 2nd, 2006
4:00 p.m.

 

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ITEM

 

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

1

1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, September 18th, 2006.

 

 

 

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

 

14

2.

2007 PERMISSIVE EXEMPTIONS – BYLAW NO. 8114

(Report:  Aug. 30/06, File No.:  12-8060-20-8114) (REDMS No. 2022294, 2022281)

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Ivy Wong

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 8114 be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

 

62

3.

ELIMINATION OF THE SINGLE RATE FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES

(Report:  Sept. 18/06, File No.:  03-0930-02-01) (REDMS No. 1965264) 

 

 

Designated Speakers:  Ivy Wong / Steve McClurg

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the water and sewer utility single rate be eliminated.

 

 

 

ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

 

65

4.

FIRE HALL ALTERATIONS

(Report:  September 29, 2006, File No.:  ) (REDMS No. 2024607)  (Referral from the September 25th, 2006 Council Meeting)

 

 

Designated Speaker: David Naysmith 

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the report on fire hall alterations be received for information.

 

75

5.

RICHMOND OVAL PADDLING CENTRE

(Report:  September 29, 2006, File No.:  ) (REDMS No. 2023661) 

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Jeff Day

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

It is recommended that the decision on the recommendation of staff that the construction of the Richmond Olympic Oval proceed without the addition of a community paddling centre be deferred until the next Council meeting to allow Staff the opportunity to identify funding strategies that would allow the Oval project, inclusive of a paddling centre, to proceed within the existing approved budget.

 

 

 

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

 

85

6.

OFFICE SPACE AT BC SECRETARIAT’S AND VANOC HEADQUARTERS

(Report:  Sept. 25/06, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 2023665) 

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Gerry DeCicco

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That Council approve a designated office space for Richmond Staff at BC Secretariat’s and VANOC offices, 3585 Graveley Street, Vancouver, as outlined in a report dated September 28, 2006, from the Manager, Oval Sport & Business.

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT