Date:

Monday, July 7, 2008

Place:

Anderson Room

Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Chair

Councillor Linda Barnes 

Councillor Cynthia Chen

Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt 

Councillor Rob Howard

Councillor Bill McNulty

Councillor Harold Steves

Absent:

Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt 

Call to Order:

The Chair called the open meeting to order at 6:14 p.m.

AGENDA ADDITIONS (AND DELETIONS) AND COMMUNITY CHARTER CLOSED MEETING COMPLIANCE FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the Strategic Operational Plan memorandum, be added to the agenda as Item 4; and

(2)

That Council hereby declares that the meeting held on Monday, July 7, 2008 is to be closed to the public and that the basis of this closure is that the following items on the agenda of this meeting comply with the following closed meeting criteria specified in Section 90 of the Community Charter:

Items 1 and 3

90(1)(e) - the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

Item 2

90(1)(a) - personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality; and

Item 4

90(1)(k) -  negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public.

CARRIED

The meeting was recessed at 6:15 p.m.

The meeting was reconvened at 6:25 p.m. with all members of the Committee present except Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt.

Also Present:  Laurie Bachynski, Cathryn Volkering Carlile, Phyllis L. Carlyle,  Jeff Day, George Duncan, Brian J. Jackson, Robert Kates, Mike Kirk, Lee Malleau, Andrew Nazareth, Dave Semple, Kate Sparrow, Victor Wei, David Weber, and Hanieh Floujeh.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the closed meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, June 16, 2008, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED