April 19, 2021 - Agenda


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

 

 

General Purposes Committee

Council Chambers, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Monday, April 19, 2021
4:00 p.m.

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ITEM

 


 

 

MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on April 6, 2021.

 

 

 


 

 

DELEGATION


 

1.

Nancy Small, CEO, Tourism Richmond, to provide Tourism Richmond’s Annual Update.


 

 

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION


 

2.

Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) Five Year Renewal 2022-2027 
(File Ref. No. 08-4150-03-06) (REDMS No. 6616108)

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See Page GP-10 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Katie Ferland

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

(1)

That staff prepare an application to the Province of British Columbia for the renewal of the three percent (3%) Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) for an additional five-year period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027; and

 

 

(2)

That a bylaw be drafted requesting that the Province of British Columbia levy the Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) on the municipality’s behalf for the purposes of delivering tourism marketing and development services during the period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027.

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION


 

3.

Proposed New Soil Deposit and Removal Bylaw No. 10200 
(File Ref. No. 12-8080-12-01) (REDMS No. 6629457)

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See Page GP-19 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Carli Williams

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

(1)

That each of the following Bylaws be introduced and given first, second and third readings:

 

 

 

(a)

Soil Deposit and Removal Bylaw No. 10200;

 

 

 

(b)

Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 8122, Amendment Bylaw No. 10192;

 

 

 

(c)

Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 7321, Amendment Bylaw No. 10193; and

 

 

 

(d)

Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636, Amendment Bylaw No. 10194.

 

 

(2)

That staff report back to Council in two years to provide a status update regarding the implementation and enforcement results following adoption of Soil Deposit and Removal Bylaw No. 10200.

 

 

(3)

That the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2021-2025) be amended to include the temporary Soil Bylaw Officer position, which will be funded by an increase in permit and volume fees.

 

 

 


 

4.

BC POLICE ACT REFORM 
(File Ref. No. 09-5355-00) (REDMS No. 6649966)

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See Page GP-84 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Mark Corrado

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the feedback set out in the staff report titled “BC Police Act Reform”, dated March 28, 2021, from the General Manager of Community Safety, be approved for submission to Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act.

 

 

 


 

 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION


 

5.

Report from the City Citizen Representatives on the Vancouver International Airport Aeronautical Noise Management Committee (YVR ANMC) for 2020 
(File Ref. No. 01-0153-04-01) (REDMS No. 6628674)

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See Page GP-91 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  John Hopkins

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the staff report titled “Report from the City Citizen Representatives on the Vancouver International Airport Aeronautical Noise Management Committee (YVR ANMC) for 2020”, dated March 17, 2021, from the Director, Policy Planning, be received for information.

 

 

 

 

COUNCILLOR HAROLD STEVES


 

6.

rESOLUTION SUPPORTING OLD-GROWTH FORESTS 
(File Ref. No.)

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See Page GP-100 for background materials


 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the City of Richmond endorse and support the old-growth forest resolution passed by the City of Port Moody on March 23, 2021.

 

 

 


 

 

ADJOURNMENT