September 16, 2013 - Minutes

Date:

Monday, September 16, 2013

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair
Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Linda McPhail
Councillor Harold Steves

Absent:

Councillor Ken Johnston

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

1.

Inter-municipal Business Licence bylaw No. 9040, Amendment Bylaw No. 9047
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-9047) (REDMS No. 3924405 v.2)

Cecilia Achiam, Director, Administration and Compliance, was present to answer questions.

It was moved and seconded

That Inter-municipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 9040, Amendment Bylaw No. 9047 be given first, second and third readings.

The question on the motion was not called as a discussion ensued regarding: (i) this being a pilot project that grants flexibility for businesses to operate in 6 of 21  municipalities within Metro Vancouver and (ii) that businesses would submit an application under this provision when current licences are approaching their expiration date.

The question was then called, and it was CARRIED.

2.

CADENCE CITY CHILD CARE FACILITY – 5640 HOLLYBRIDGE WAY POTENTIAL ACQUISITION FROM CRESSEY GILBERT DEVELOPMENT LLP
(File Ref. No. 2275-20-431) (REDMS No. 3897432 v.8)

Kirk Taylor, Manager, Real Estate Services, was available to answer questions.

It was moved and seconded

That:

(1)

staff be authorised to purchase the Cadence Child Care Facility based on the terms and conditions as set out in RZ 12-602449 and the staff report dated January 22, 2013 to Planning Committee;

(2)

staff be authorised to transfer $874,000 from the Child Care Development Reserve Fund and such funds to be utilized to complete the proposed transaction;

(3)

an amendment to the City's Five Year Financial Plan (2013-2017) to include $874,000 for the purchase, of an independent air space parcel which is to include a fully constructed facility, to be known as Cadence Child Care Facility with funding to come from the City's Childcare Development Reserve Fund be brought forward for Council consideration; and

(4)

the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Finance & Corporate Services are authorised to complete the negotiations and execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement in regards to the purchase of Cadence Child Care Facility.

The question on the motion was not called as a discussion ensued regarding: (i) the selection of a qualified non-profit organization to operate the child care facility would be a separate process and (ii) that the City could reasonably anticipate similar child care facility development in the future.

The question was then called, and it was CARRIED.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:08 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, September 16, 2013.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Heather Howey
Committee Clerk
City Clerk’s Office