April 18, 2017 - Minutes

Date:

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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 4:00 p.m.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meetings of the General Purposes Committee held on March 27, 2017 and April 3, 2017, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

1.

Annual Property Tax Rates (2017) Bylaw No. 9695
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-009695) (REDMS No. 5331890)

In reply to a query from Committee, Ivy Wong, Manager, Revenue, advised that an increase in tax distribution percentage to the major industry class would be significant as there are only 30 properties in that class.

It was moved and seconded

That the Annual Property Tax Rates (2017) Bylaw No. 9695 be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:02 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 Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Hanieh Berg
Legislative Services Coordinator