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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 Monday, June 16^th, 2008.

DELEGATION

2.

Dr. Jeff Coleman, representing the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, to provide an update on Richmond Health Services.  (File No.:  0150-01)

CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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3.

RICHMOND FAMILY AND YOUTH COURT COMMITTEE – PROPOSED CONFERENCE OCTOBER 2009

(Report:  June 23, 2008, File No.:  01-0100-20-RFCO1-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2451807)

Designated Speaker:  David Weber

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

the Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee’s proposal to host the 2009 BC Family and Youth Court Committees Conference be endorsed; and

(2)

the City contribute up to a maximum of $10,000 in cash or in-kind support toward the 2009 BC Family and Youth Court Committees Conference, source of funds to be the Council Contingency Account.

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4.

Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee Terms of Reference

(Report:  June 19, 2008, File No.:  01-0100-20-RFCO1-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2468453)

Designated Speaker:  David Weber

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the revised Richmond Family and Youth Court Committee Terms of Reference (Attachment 1 to the report dated June 19, 2008 from the Director, City Clerk’s Office) be adopted.

RICHMOND OLYMPIC BUSINESS OFFICE

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5.

BC SPIRIT SQUARES GRANT – RIVERSIDE PLAZA AT THE RICHMOND OVAL

(Report:  May 23, 2008, File No.:   06-2052-50-11/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2446239)

Designated Speaker:  Greg Scott

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the General Manager of Olympic Business and Major Projects or his delegate be authorized to execute an agreement necessary to accept $500,000.00 of funding through the B.C. Spirit Squares Program, to be put towards the construction of Riverside Plaza at the Richmond Oval.

RICHMOND 2010 SECRETARIAT

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6.

Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games Mission

(Report:  June 29, 2008, File No.:  01-0005-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2472845)

Designated Speaker:  Kate Sparrow

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the objectives of the Beijing Mission as outlined in the staff report be approved;

(2)

That the attendance of the Mayor, Councillor McNulty, General Manager of the Richmond Olympic Business Office and Manager of Community Relations and Protocol on the Beijing Olympic Mission in August 2008 be approved;

(3)

That the budget of $53,650 plus a contingency of $13,000 (to be utilized if additional support is required) be approved and funded from General Contingency;

(4)

That the Mayor, Councillor McNulty and appropriate staff be authorized to travel to Qingdao and/or Xiamen to meet with officials as follow-up with the recently signed Friendship City Agreement; and

(5)

That the funding for the Friendship City business be applied for from the Provincial government funds allocated to support twinning city initiatives.

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7.

2010 Information and Volunteer Program

(Report:  June 30, 2008, File No.:  01-0185-01/2008-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2473278)

Designated Speaker:  Kate Sparrow

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That implementation of the 2010 Information and Volunteer Program as outlined in the attached report be approved;

(2)

That the General Manager, Olympic Business and Major Projects be authorized to enter into a  interim Memorandum of Understanding with Volunteer Richmond Information Services to facilitate implementation of the program; and

(3)

That the General Manager, Olympic Business and Major Projects be authorized to complete a contract agreement with Volunteer Richmond Information Services when appropriate and as outlined in the attached report.

ADJOURNMENT