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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, May 3, 2010.

CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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1.

Sister City Committee 2009 Annual Report and 2010 Activity Plan

(File Ref. No.:) (REDMS No. 2870919)

Designated Speaker:  Richard Toda

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the staff report dated April 29, 2010 from the Deputy CAO, which includes the Sister City Committee 2009 Annual Report be received for information; and

(2)

That the Sister City Committee 2010 Activity Plan be approved with the exception of the program planned for the Shanghai Expo.

LAW AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT

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2.

Regulation & Mitigation of Noise

(File Ref. No.:  12-8060-20-6989) (REDMS No. 2887911)

Designated Speaker:  Wayne Mercer

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That staff retain the necessary expertise to update and redraft, in consultation with the Richmond Medical Health Officer, the City’s Public Health Protection Bylaw No. 6989 to address further advances in sound technology; assessment of ambient noise impact; inventory of potential noise conflict boundaries; impact of any changes in objective measurement; successful enforcement models and collaborative neighbourhood impact models.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT DEPARMENT

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3.

Hamilton Community Centre - Capital Project

(File Ref. No.:  06-2052-20-HCC) (REDMS No. 2883794)

Designated Speaker:  Greg Scott

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

the Hamilton Community Centre Capital Project as outlined in the staff report dated April 12, 2010 from the Director, Project Development be approved;

(2)

the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager of Project Development and Facilities Services, or designate, be authorized to execute documents that permit this project to be constructed as per the staff report dated April 12, 2010 from the Director, Project Development;

(3)

a $20,000 solar hot water system be approved as part of the Hamilton Community Centre project, and be funded by reducing the previously approved 2010 Building Improvement Capital program accordingly and re-allocating the transfer from the Capital Reserve to the Hamilton Community Centre capital budget; and

(4)

a $125,000 commercial standard kitchen be approved as part of the Hamilton Community Centre project, and be funded from two sources: $62,500 from the Hamilton Community Centre Association and $62,500 from Minor Equipment Provision.

ADJOURNMENT