February 12, 2013 - Agenda (Special)


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

Special General Purposes Committee

Anderson Room, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
4:00 p.m.

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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, January 21, 2013.

 

 

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

 

1.

2013 Health, Social and Safety Grants

(File Ref. No.) (REDMS No. 3732793)

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See Page GP-53 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Lesley Sherlock

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That, as per the staff report titled 2013 Health, Social and Safety Grants from the General Manager, Community Services, dated January 4, 2013:

 

 

(1)

Health, Social and Safety Services Grants be awarded for the recommended amounts, and cheques disbursed for a total of $546,054;

 

 

(2)

the following applicants be recommended for the first year of a three-year funding cycle, based on Council approval of each year of funding:

 

 

 

(a)

Chinese Mental Wellness Association of Canada;

 

 

 

(b)

Heart of Richmond AIDS Society;

 

 

 

(c)

Richmond Mental Health Consumer & Friends Society;

 

 

 

(d)

Richmond Society for Community Living;

 

 

 

(e)

Richmond Women’s Resource Centre Association; and

 

 

(3)

the following applicants be recommended for the second year of a three-year funding cycle, based on Council approval of each year of funding:

 

 

 

(a)

Big Sisters of the Lower Mainland;

 

 

 

(b)

Canadian Mental Health Association – Richmond Branch;

 

 

 

(c)

CHIMO Crisis Services;

 

 

 

(d)

Family Services of Greater Vancouver;

 

 

 

(e)

Richmond Addiction Services;

 

 

 

(f)

Richmond Family Place;

 

 

 

(g)

Richmond Multicultural Community Services;

 

 

 

(h)

Richmond Youth Service Agency;

 

 

 

(i)

Volunteer Richmond Information Services Society.

 

 

2.

2013 Parks, Recreation and Community Events Grants

(File Ref. No. 03-1085-01/2012) (REDMS No. 3736323 v2)

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See Page GP-153 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Serena Lusk

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That:

 

 

(1)

Parks, Recreation and Community Events Grants be allocated and cheques disbursed for a total of $97,100 as identified in Attachment 2 of the staff report titled Parks, Recreation and Community Events City Grants dated January 14, 2013, from the Senior Manager, Parks and the Senior Manager, Recreation; and

 

 

(2)

Richmond Summer Programs be recommended for the second year of a three-year funding cycle, based on Council approval of each subsequent year of funding.

 

 

3.

2013 Arts and Culture Grant Program

(File Ref. No.) (REDMS No. 3742966)

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See Page GP-179 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Liesl Jauk

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the 2013 Arts and Culture Grants be awarded for the recommended amounts and cheques disbursed for a total of $94,300 as per the staff report from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, dated January 8, 2013.

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT