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MINUTES

GP-5

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Monday, June 20, 2011.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

GP-11

1.

Reaching Carbon Neutrality – Proposed Richmond Strategy

(File Ref. No. 01-0370-01/2011-Vol01) (REDMS No. 3230864)

See Page GP-11 of the General Purposes agenda for full hardcopy report

Designated Speaker:  Margot Daykin

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Carbon Responsible Strategy, as outlined in Attachment 5 of the staff report entitled “Reaching Carbon Neutrality – Proposed Richmond Strategy”, dated June 1, 2011 be adopted; and

(2)

That the City work with the Province and UBCM to establish carbon compensation credits for Richmond-based initiatives.

GP-31

2.

Reaching Carbon Neutrality: Energy and Emissions Inventory and Recommended Early Action

(File Ref. No. 01-0370-01/2011-Vol01) (REDMS No. 3086030)

See Page GP-31 of the General Purposes agenda for full hardcopy report

Designated Speaker:  Margot Daykin

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That greenhouse gas emission reduction action in corporate facilities and civic fleet use through the 2012 budget process and the other targeted action as presented in the report titled “Reaching Carbon Neutrality: Energy and Emissions Inventory and Recommended Early Action”, dated June 1, 2011, be endorsed.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

GP-129

3.

Report from City Representatives on Vancouver International Airport Aeronautical Noise Management Committee (YVR ANMC) and Status Update of Richmond Airport Noise Citizens Advisory Task Force Report Recommendations

(File Ref. No. 01-0153-04-01) (REDMS No. 2996497)

See Page GP-129 of the General Purposes agenda for full hardcopy report

Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That a letter be sent to the Vancouver Airport Authority to:

(a)

acknowledge the positive efforts made by the Authority towards addressing the Richmond Airport Noise Citizens Advisory Task Force recommendations; and

(b)

request that the Authority provide a status report on its progress towards any outstanding Task Force recommendations as part of its next annual presentation to Council; and

(2)

That the term of the Richmond Airport Noise Citizens Advisory Task Force be extended to March 2012 in order to provide feedback on the initiatives of the Control Zone Procedures Working Group of the YVR ANMC.

ADJOURNMENT