October 3, 2016 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

GP-5

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on September 19, 2016.

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

1.

Digital strategy – status update 2016

(File Ref. No. 04-1300-01) (REDMS No. 5114078 v. 17; 4735403 v. 4; 5178834; 5178835 )

GP-9

See Page GP-9 for full report

Designated Speaker:  Grant Fengstad

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the staff report titled "Digital Strategy -Status Update 2016" from the Director, Information Technology, dated September 19, 2016, be received for information.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION

2.

richmond canada 150 community celebration grant allocations – first intake

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-01; 11-7400-20-CANA1) (REDMS No. 5133074 v. 7; 5102249 v. 2; 5090979 v. 6)

GP-42

See Page GP-42 for full report

Designated Speaker:  Jane Fernyhough

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the Richmond Canada 150 Community Celebration Grants be awarded for the recommended amounts for a total of $79,500, as outlined in the report titled, “Richmond Canada 150 Community Celebration Grant Allocations - First Intake”, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, dated September 20, 2016.

3.

Council referral – Analysis of homelessness situation and needs in richmond

(File Ref. No. 08-4057-01) (REDMS No. 5170966 v. 15)

GP-91

See Page GP-91 for full report

Designated Speaker:  Joyce Rautenberg

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the following actions be implemented to address the homelessness situation and needs in Richmond:

(1)

Allocate up to a maximum of $30,000 from the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to fund the Homelessness Liaison pilot contract to support coordinated homelessness outreach efforts in the community;

(2)

Allocate up to a maximum of $20,000 from the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to fund the creation of a centralized housing database to be contracted to a qualified non-profit organization to manage;

(3)

Continue to advocate and work with senior levels of government to identify joint opportunities to address the homelessness situation; and

(4)

That the Five-Year Financial Plan (2016-2020) Bylaw be amended to include an additional $50,000 (from the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund) for the City’s contribution towards the Homelessness Liaison pilot contract and centralized housing database program.

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION

4.

George Massey Tunnel Replacement project – highway infrastructure features

(File Ref. No. 01-0150-20-THIG1) (REDMS No. 5173429 v. 3)

GP-100

See Page GP-100 for full report

Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That a letter be sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure requesting that:

(a)

measures be incorporated into the design of the Steveston Highway Interchange ramps to mitigate the noise, lighting and visual impacts of the ramps such as the installation of a green wall/vertical garden or other decorative concrete forms on the vertical walls;

(b)

principles to ensure the security of transit passengers (i.e., Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) and mitigation measures to address the noise, visual and air quality impacts be incorporated into the design of the transit exchange located within the Steveston Highway Interchange; and

(c)

the design for the widening of Highway 99 near the Steveston Highway Interchange be re-examined with a view to minimizing the extent of widening while not comprising safety and its functions;

(2)

That a follow-up letter be sent to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission reiterating the City’s concerns regarding the Ministry’s application for Transportation, Utility and Recreational Trail Use along the Highway 99 corridor to allow for the widening of Highway 99 as part of the Project; and

(3)

That the report titled “George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project – Highway Infrastructure Features” dated September 28, 2016 be forwarded to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office for consideration as part of the City’s second round of comments further to the initial 30-day Working Group review period on the Provincial Environmental Assessment Application for the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project.

ADJOURNMENT