December 5, 2016 - Minutes

Date:

Monday, December 5, 2016

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair
Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Ken Johnston
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Linda McPhail
Councillor Harold Steves

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on November 21, 2016, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

COUNCILLOR LINDA McPHAIL

1.

rEFERRAL ON cOUNCIL/sCHOOL bOARD Liaison Committee rESOLUTION rELating TO fENTANYL dRUG fORUM
(File Ref. No.)

Council discussed the actions taken to date to combat the Fentanyl drug crisis and the importance of advocating for the banning of pill press machines, as was recently achieved by the Province of Alberta.  As a result of the discussion, the following motion was introduced:

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That a letter be sent to the Premier of BC, the Provincial Minister of Health, and the Federal Minister of Health, outlining actions taken in the City relative to the Fentanyl Drug crisis and the need to consider banning pill press machines; and

(2)

That copies of the letter be forwarded to the local MLAs and MPs, the Federal and Provincial Leaders of the Opposition and the Richmond School Board.

CARRIED

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

2.

federal government proposed sale of airport land assets
(File Ref. No. 01-0130-01) (REDMS No. 5228880 v. 2)

It was moved and seconded

That a letter be sent to the Federal Minister of Transport, with copies to Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Cities, and local MPs, outlining the City’s strong opposition to the sale of Vancouver International Airport as part of the collective group of airport assets being considered for sale.

CARRIED

3.

Appointment of Acting Corporate Officer
(File Ref. No. 05-1400-01) (REDMS No. 5232375)

It was moved and seconded

That Claudia Jesson, Manager, Legislative Services, be appointed as an Acting Corporate Officer for the purposes of carrying out statutory duties prescribed in section 148 of the Community Charter in the absence of, or as directed by, David Weber, Director, City Clerk’s Office (Corporate Officer).

CARRIED

4.

2017 council and committee meeting schedule
(File Ref. No. 01-0105-01) (REDMS No. 5124167 v. 2)

Council considered the potential difficulties of scheduling meetings on the same days as the Union of BC Municipalities and Federation of Canadian Municipalities meetings.  It was noted that the 2017 UBCM Convention will be in Vancouver and as such the Council meeting schedule need not be altered.  Council agreed that the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting should be moved from September 26, 2017 to September 20, 2017. 

It was moved and seconded

That the 2017 Council and Committee meeting schedule as shown in Attachment 2 to the staff report dated November 16, 2016, from the Director, City Clerk’s Office, be approved with the following revisions:

(1)

That the Regular Council meetings (open and closed) of August 14, August 28 and December 27, 2017 be cancelled; and

(2)

That the August 21, 2017 Public Hearing be re-scheduled to September 5, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Richmond City Hall.

CARRIED

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION

5.

Richmond major facilities projects
(File Ref. No. 06-2045-01) (REDMS No. 5174871 v. 11)

In reply to questions relative to utilizing consultants, John Irving, Director, Engineering, and Serena Lusk, Senior Manager, Recreation and Sport Services, explained that it is beneficial to contract certain jobs as different projects require specialized levels of expertise.  During advanced planning staff advised that key stakeholders will be consulted and public consultation will occur through open houses, Let’s Talk Richmond and other opportunities.

Prior to calling the question on the motion, the Chair noted that the revised recommendation (attached to and forming part of these minutes as Schedule 1) would be used.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the priority list of major facility projects for the period of 2016-2026 as follows:

(a)

City Centre Community Centre North; (Developer Funded)

(b)

Steveston Community Centre and Branch Library;

(c)

Lawn Bowling Clubhouse;

(d)

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site and Phoenix Net Loft; and

(e)

Richmond Animal Shelter;

be approved.

(2)

That $2,000,000 for Advanced Planning and Design for Major Facilities Projects be considered in the 2017 Capital Budget process, as outlined in the staff report titled “Richmond Major Facilities Projects” dated November 29, 2016 from the Senior Manager, Capital Buildings Project Development and the Senior Manager, Recreation and Sport Services on the understanding that each project will be presented to Council for a final approval before work would commence.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:24 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, December 5, 2016.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Shaun Divecha
Legislative Services Coordinator