February 5, 2018 - Minutes

Date:

Monday, February 5, 2018

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

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

Absent:

Councillor Ken Johnston

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

It was moved and seconded

That “Status Report on the Optimal Deployment Study for Richmond Fire-Rescue” be added to the agenda as Item No. 6.

CARRIED

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meetings of the General Purposes Committee held on January 8, 2018 and January 15, 2018, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION

1.

2018 Child Care Grants
(File Ref. No. 07-3070-01) (REDMS No. 5689642 v. 5)

In response to questions from Committee, Coralys Cuthbert, Child Care Coordinator, advised that (i) Atira Women’s Resource Society grant request falls under the Professional and Program Development Grants, which has a total budget of $10,000 and cannot be funded out of the Child Care Capital Grants, (ii) the unspent funds of $19,907 recommended to carry over would allow for a more substantial budget for 2019 as opposed to re-advertising for applications to distribute the remaining funds, and (iii) there may be additional requests for Child Care Capital Grants in 2019 as two new facilities will be opening in 2018 and would be well positioned to apply for next year.  

Direction was given to staff to work with Atira Women’s Resource Society regarding qualifications for a future Professional and Program Development Grant, provided that the application requirements are met.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That, as outlined in the report titled “2018 Child Care Grants,” dated January 18, 2018, from the Manager of Community Social Development, the Child Care Capital Grants be awarded for the recommended amounts, and cheques be disbursed for a total of $31,093; and

(2)

That, as outlined in the report, the Professional and Program Development Grants be awarded for the recommended amounts, and cheques be disbursed for a total of $9,000.

CARRIED

2.

2018 Health, Social and Safety Grants
(File Ref. No. 07-3040-01) (REDMS No. 5691462 v. 2)

It was moved and seconded

That, as per the report titled “2018 Health, Social and Safety Grants,” dated January 17, 2018, from the Manager of Community Social Development:

(1)

Health, Social and Safety Services Grants be awarded for the recommended amounts, and cheques disbursed for a total of $598,464;

(2)

The following applicants be approved for the first year of a three-year funding cycle:

(a)

Chimo Community Services;

(b)

Family Services of Greater Vancouver;

(c)

Pathways Clubhouse;

(d)

Richmond Addiction Services;

(e)

Richmond Family Place Society;

(f)

Richmond Mental Health Consumer and Friends Society;

(g)

Richmond Multicultural Services Society;

(h)

Richmond Youth Service Agency;

(i)

Volunteer Richmond Information Services Society;

(3)

The following applicants be approved for the second year of a three-year funding cycle:

(a)

Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver; and

(4)

The following applicants be approved for the third year of a three-year funding cycle:

(a)

Community Mental Wellness Association of Canada;

(b)

Heart of Richmond AIDS Society;

(c)

Richmond Society for Community Living; and

(d)

Richmond Women’s Resource Centre.

CARRIED

3.

2018 Arts and Culture Grants Program
(File Ref. No. 11-7000-01) (REDMS No. 5698072)

It was moved and seconded

That the 2018 Arts and Culture Grants be awarded for the recommended amounts and cheques disbursed for a total of $112,059, as outlined in the report dated January 3, 2018 from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services.

CARRIED

In accordance with Section 100 of the Community Charter, Councillor Alexa Loo declared to be in a conflict of interest as she is on the Board of KidSport, one of the recommended recipients of the 2018 Parks, Recreation and Community Events Grants, and left the meeting – 4:09 p.m.

4.

2018 PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS GRANTS
(File Ref. No. 11-7000-01) (REDMS No. 5719655 v. 5)

In response to questions from Committee, it was requested that staff provide further information prior to the next Council meeting regarding:

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the recommended grant to the Richmond Agricultural and Industrial Society for the Steveston Salmon Festival and the potential for additional funding; and

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the grant request from KidSport (Richmond Chapter) and if there are any limitations on expenditures of funds from KidSport, in terms of only funding sport organizations that are affiliated with Sport BC.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the 2018 Parks, Recreation and Community Events Grants be allocated, and cheques disbursed for a total of $106,600, as identified in Attachment 1 of the staff report titled “2018 Parks, Recreation and Community Events Grants,” dated January 16, 2018, from the Interim Director, Parks and Recreation;

(2)

That the Sharing Farm be approved for the first year of a three-year funding cycle; and

(3)

That Steveston Community Society – Richmond Summer Project be approved for the first year of a three-year funding cycle.

CARRIED

Councillor Loo returned to the meeting – 4:17 p.m.

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

5.

2018 Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel for Local Area Services
(File Ref. No. 03-1240-01) (REDMS No. 5693638)

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting of the 2018 Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel be scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room (M 2.001) at Richmond City Hall.

In response to queries from Committee, Claudia Jesson, Acting Director, City Clerk’s Office, noted that notices for the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel meeting would be sent out in early March to affected property owners.  

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

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

6.

Status Report on the Optimal deployment study for Richmond Fire-Rescue
(File Ref. No.) (REDMS No.)

In response to questions from Committee regarding the status of the full Optimal Deployment Study for Richmond Fire-Rescue, Cecilia Achiam, General Manager, Community Safety, advised that a draft of the report has been sent back to the consultant as the scope of work is still being completed and that it is anticipated that it will come to Council in March.  

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:21 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, February 5, 2018.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Amanda Welby
Legislative Services Coordinator