July 27, 2020 - Agenda (Special)


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

 

 

Special General Purposes Committee 

Council Chambers, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Monday, July 27, 2020
4:00 p.m.

 

 

 

COUNCILLOR HAROLD STEVES

 

1.

OPEN  LETTER RE: Resilient Food Systems (File Ref. No.)

GP-3

 

See Page GP-3 for materials

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the letter to the Premier advocating for resilient food systems and the attachment outlining the strategies and policies be endorsed by Council.

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

 

2.

2020 Annual Tax Sale Options 
(File Ref. No. 03-1240-01) (REDMS No. 6491657)

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See Page GP-15 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Ivy Wong

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

(1)

Should Council choose to proceed with the tax sale in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act, staff recommends that Council approve those measures, process and procedure changes and adjustments, and the designation and change of venue described under the Status Quo Option set out on page 3 of this report.

 

 

(2)

In the alternative, should Council choose to defer the annual tax sale for 2020, staff recommends:

 

 

 

(i)

That the Bylaw to Defer Annual Tax Sale for 2020, Bylaw No. 10199 be introduced and given first, second, and third readings; and

 

 

 

(ii)

That the Bylaw to Defer Annual Tax Sale for 2020, Bylaw No. 10199 be adopted.

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

 

3.

Provincial Consultation on Money Services Businesses Regulation 
(File Ref. No. 09-5350-01) (REDMS No. 6503179)

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See Page GP-21 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Mark Corrado

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the responses included in Attachment 2 of the staff report titled “Provincial Consultation on Money Services Businesses Regulation”, dated July 17, 2020, from the General Manager, Community Safety be endorsed for submission to the BC Ministry of Finance.

 

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT