December 2, 2019 - Minutes

Date:

Monday, December 2, 2019

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair
Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Kelly Greene
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Linda McPhail
Councillor Harold Steves
Councillor Michael Wolfe

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m.

AGENDA ADDITION

It was moved and seconded

That Recruitment for a Richmond Representative to the Vancouver Airport Authority Board be added to the agenda as Item No. 3A.

CARRIED

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on November 18, 2019, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

1.

Approval for Amusement Centres at 3430 - 4151 Hazelbridge Way and 180 - 4551 No 3 Road
(File Ref. No. 12-8275-01) (REDMS No. 6292421 v. 3)

A map of the locations of amusement centres in the city was distributed (attached to and forming part of these minutes as Schedule 1).

Discussion ensued with regard to (i) locations of amusement centres in the city, (ii) the variation in the number of machines in each amusement centre, and (iii) restrictions in operating hours of amusement centres to discourage use by students during school hours.

As a result of the discussion, staff were requested to provide a memorandum regarding what the average number of machines would be.

It was moved and seconded

That Business Regulation Bylaw No. 7538, Amendment Bylaw No. 10103, which adds,

(1)

The address of 4151 Hazelbridge Way Unit 3430 among the sites that permit an Amusement Centre to operate; and

(2)

The address of 4551 No. 3 Road Unit 180 among the sites that permit an Amusement Centre to operate;

be given first, second and third readings.

CARRIED

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

2.

Homelessness Service Provision – Community Collaboration Tables
(File Ref. No. 08-4057-11-01) (REDMS No. 6337335 v. 4)

Discussion ensued with regard to the composition of the Richmond Community Homelessness Table and participation of individuals with lived experience. Staff noted that individuals with lived experience have opportunities to participate in the Richmond Lived Experience Group.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the Terms of Reference for the Richmond Community Homelessness Table as outlined in the report titled “Homelessness Service Provision – Community Collaboration Tables,” dated November 8, 2019 from the Director, Community Social Development, be endorsed; and

(2)

That the Terms of Reference for the Richmond Lived Experience Group be endorsed.

CARRIED

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION

3.

Referral Response: Proposed Plan for Major Events and Programs in 2020
(File Ref. No. 11-7400-01) (REDMS No. 6338676 v. 3)

Discussion ensued with regard to (i) maintaining funding for the Steveston Salmon Festival, (ii) Salmon Festival cost savings through event planning collaboration with the Steveston Community Association and funding contributions from the Steveston Community Association, (iii) utilizing event contingency funds, (iv) costs of previous Salmon Festival events, (v) consolidating the Farm Fest event into an existing farm market in the city, such as the Steveston Farm Market, (vi) reviewing options to hold the Richmond Maritime Festival every other year, and (vii) exploring a smaller World Festival that showcases the city’s diverse community groups.

In reply to queries from Committee, staff noted that (i) staff reviewed all events, including events with the largest budgets and proposed budget reductions that would minimize impacts to the events, (ii) staff have informed the Steveston Community Association on the proposed budget reductions for the Richmond Salmon Festival, (iii) staff can review a reduction in the number of days allocated for the Richmond Maritime Festival, (iv) the City’s contribution to the Salmon Festival in 2019 was $250,000, and (v) various community groups are involved in the Richmond World Festival.

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

It was moved and seconded

That the staff report titled, “Referral Response: Proposed Plan for Major Events and Programs in 2020,” dated November 5, 2019, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, be referred back to staff to provide information on:

(1)

the Steveston Salmon Festival, including the City’s historical contributions, the event’s financial details and future event options;

(2)

event options for Richmond Farm Fest;

(3)

utilizing event contingency funds in event budgets;

(4)

event options for the Richmond World Festival, a list of participants and options to reduce the event’s schedule and footprint; and

(5)

the staff and community leads for events and lead applicants for community-led event grants; and

report back to the next General Purposes Committee meeting.

CARRIED

3A.

Recruitment for a Richmond representative to the Vancouver airport authority Board
(File Ref. No.)

Mayor Brodie advised that the term of the City’s current representative to Vancouver Airport Authority has expired and discussion ensued with regard to the process to recruit a City representative.

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

It was moved and seconded

That staff explore a recruitment strategy to determine the City’s representative to the Vancouver Airport Authority Board, and report back.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:37 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 2, 2019.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Evangel Biason
Legislative Services Coordinator