April 4, 2016 - Minutes
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Date: |
Monday, April 4, 2016 |
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Anderson Room |
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Present: |
Acting Mayor Carol Day, Chair |
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Absent: |
Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie |
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Call to Order: |
The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. |
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MINUTES |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on March 21, 2016, be adopted as circulated. |
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CARRIED |
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FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION |
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Credit Card Payment Service Fee Bylaw No. 9536 |
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Ivy Wong, Manager, Revenue, and Venus Ngan, Manager Treasury and Financial Services, offered comments on the proposed credit card payment service fee, noting that (i) the City will be terminating ePost services at some point in the future and subscribers will be notified electronically, (ii) the proposed program will be implemented as a pilot project and credit card users |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the City accept credit card payments for online property tax and online utility payments as a pilot project effective August 1, 2016; |
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That the City charge a service fee of 1.75% for online property tax and online utility payments to recover the credit card fees, and that the rate setting be revisited at the completion of the pilot project; |
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That the Credit Card Payment Service Fee Bylaw No. 9536 be introduced and given first, second and third readings; and |
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That The City’s 2016 Capital Budget be amended to include the Tempest Application Project in the amount of $100,000 and that the 5-Year Financial Plan (2016-2020) be amended accordingly. |
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CARRIED |
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ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION |
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Improved energy efficiency in district energy connected buildings |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 9531 be introduced and given first reading. |
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CARRIED |
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Federal Funding for Mayors’ Council 10-Year Plan for Transportation and Transit “Shovel Ready” Projects |
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In reply to queries from Committee, Victor Wei, Director, Transportation, noted that the P3 Federal funding model is separate from the proposed Federal funding committed for transportation and transit “shovel ready” projects. |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the staff report titled “Federal Funding for Mayors’ Council 10-Year Plan for Transportation and Transit ‘Shovel Ready’ Projects,” dated March 30, 2016 from the Director of Transportation, be received for information. |
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CARRIED |
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COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION |
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Federal Minister for Seniors and Aging |
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Discussion ensued with regard to providing copies of the letter to the Federal Government to Richmond Members of the Legislative Assembly and Members of Parliament. |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That a letter be written to the Federal Government respectfully requesting that consideration be given to appointing a Minister for Seniors and Aging; and |
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That copies of the letter be forwarded to Richmond Members of the Legislative Assembly and Richmond Members of Parliament. |
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CARRIED |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the meeting adjourn (4:10 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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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, April 4, 2016. |
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Acting Mayor Carol Day |
Evangel Biason |