July 4, 2017 - Minutes

Date:

Tuesday, July 4, 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.

AGENDA

It was moved and seconded

That “George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project” be added to the Agenda as Item No. 4.

CARRIED

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on June 19, 2017, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

1.

Application for Amendment to Hours of Liquor Service for Liquor Primary Liquor Licence No. 200266 & Food Primary Liquor Licence No. 200046 – InnVest Hotels Lp, doing business as Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel
(File Ref. No. 12-8275-30-001) (REDMS No. 5407188)

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the applications from InnVest Hotels Lp., doing business as, Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel, for an amendment to increase their hours of liquor service for both the Liquor Primary Liquor Licence No. 200266, and the Food Primary Liquor Licence No. 200046, from: Monday to Saturday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 AM and Sunday, 11:00 AM to Midnight; to, Monday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 AM for both, for premises located at 3111 Grant McConachie Way, Richmond, B.C., be supported only for:

(a)

Liquor service hours for Monday to Sunday, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 AM for both, Liquor Primary Liquor Licence No. 200266, and Food Primary Liquor Licence No. 200046;

(b)

The total person capacity will remain the same at 226 Persons for Liquor Primary Liquor Licence No. 200266, and 926 Persons for Food Primary Liquor Licence No. 200046;

(2)

That a letter be sent to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch advising that:

(a)

Council supports the amended conditions as listed above, for Liquor Primary Liquor Licence No. 200266 and Food Primary Liquor Licence No. 200046 as the issuance will not pose a significant impact on the community; and

(b)

Council’s comments on the prescribed criteria (set out in Section 71(9) of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulations) are as follows:

(i)

The location of the establishment is zoned Airport District and since the property is under the Federal jurisdiction, the City does not review or comment on business uses for zoning purposes;

(ii)

The proximity of the proposed location to other social, recreational and public buildings was considered. There are no public schools or parks within a 50 meter radius of this establishment;

(iii)

The potential for additional noise and traffic in the area was considered;

(iv)

The impact on the community was assessed through a community consultation process; and

(v)

The business has operated since 1999 and there is no history of non-compliance with this operation;

(c)

As the operation of a licenced establishment may affect nearby residents the City gathered the view of the residents as follows:

(i)

A letter was sent to Community Services representative of Vancouver Airport Authority, requesting that a letter of notice, of an amendment to existing Liquor Primary Liquor Licence No. 200266 and Food Primary Liquor Licence No. 200046 be circulated to the other business operations at YVR; and

(ii)

Signage was posted at the subject property and three public notices were published in a local newspaper. This signage and notice provided information on the applications and instructions on how community comments or concerns could be submitted

(d)

Council’s comments and recommendations respecting the view of the residents are as follows:

(i)

There were no responses received from all the public notifications and based on the lack of any responses received from the community, Council considers that the approval of this application is acceptable to the majority of the residents in the area and the community.

The question on the motion was not called as discussion took place on the potential to permit liquor service to 4:00 a.m. as the premise is at the Vancouver International Airport, which primarily services international travelling clientele and operates 24-hours a day, and the likelihood of locals paying for parking to be served liquor until 4 a.m. is low.

Carli Edwards, Manager, Customer Services and Licencing, remarked that as per Policy 9400, the City does not support liquor service past 2:00 a.m.

As a result of the discussion, the following amendment motion was introduced:

It was moved and seconded

That Liquor service hours for Monday to Sunday, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 AM for both, Liquor Primary Liquor Licence No. 200266, and Food Primary Liquor Licence No. 200046 be supported.

DEFEATED
Opposed:  Mayor Brodie
Cllrs. Day
Dang
Johnston
McNulty
McPhail
Steves 

The question on the main motion was then called and it was CARRIED.

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION

2.

Council Policy Housekeeping and Policy Updates – Report No. 5
(File Ref. No. 01-0105-01) (REDMS No. 4900752)

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the Council Policies, as listed in Attachment 1 to the staff report titled “Council Policy Housekeeping”, dated May 5, 2017, from the General Manager, Community Services, be rescinded; and

(2)

That all policies, procedures and directives with outdated language or organizational name changes for our community partners be updated, as needed, to reflect current references.

CARRIED

3.

Kiwanis Towers – Fifth and Final Disbursement from the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to 7378 Gollner Avenue
(File Ref. No. 08-4057-01) (REDMS No. 5409494)

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the fifth and final disbursement of $463,309 be paid to Richmond Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society (the “Society”) towards construction costs associated with 296 subsidized senior housing units at 7378 Gollner Avenue (formerly 6251 Minoru Boulevard) to be used by the Society; and

(2)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager of Community Services be authorized to disburse the amount as stated in recommendation 1 above.

CARRIED

4.

GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT
(File Ref. No.)

Councillor Steves distributed information regarding past Freedom of Information requests submitted to the Province regarding the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project (attached to and forming part of these Minutes as Schedule 1). 

Discussion also took place on (i) the future bridge not being able to accommodate any form of light rail transit, (ii) a new study indicating that the Fraser River no longer needs to be dredged, and (iii) the potential to twin the George Massey Tunnel.  As a result of the discussion, the following referral motion was introduced:

It was moved and seconded

That staff identify and analyse options which are alternatives to a bridge for the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project including the option to twin the Tunnel and report back.

The question on the referral motion was not called as staff was directed to (i) re-submit the Freedom of Information requests on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project for a new response, and (ii) seek further information regarding options for the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project from any other interested groups including but not limited to the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council.

The question on the referral motion was then called and it was CARRIED with Cllr. Loo opposed.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:17 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, July 4, 2017.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Hanieh Berg
Legislative Services Coordinator