May 15, 2023 - Minutes


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City of Richmond Meeting Minutes

 

 

General Purposes Committee

 

 

Date:

Monday, May 15, 2023

Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie (by teleconference)

Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Laura Gillanders
Councillor Kash Heed
Councillor Andy Hobbs, Acting Chair
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Michael Wolfe

 

Call to Order:

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

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on May 1, 2023, be adopted as circulated.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

 

 

1.

BUSINESS REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7538, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 10444- 4411 NO. 3 ROAD UNIT 111

(File Ref. No. 12-8275-01) (REDMS No. 7220217)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the staff report titled "Business Regulation Bylaw No. 7538, Amendment Bylaw No. 10444", which amends Schedule A of Bylaw No. 7538, to: 1) add the address of 4411 No. 3 Road, Unit 111 among the sites that permit an Amusement Centre to operate, and 2) remove "6631 Sidaway Road - exempted from Zoning Bylaw", be given first, second and third readings.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

CAO’s OFFICE

 

2.

UPDATED FLAGS POLICY 1306

(File Ref. No. 01-0005-00) (REDMS No. 7181587)

 

 

Discussion ensued with respect to (i) a temporary flagpole being installed by July 31st for Pride Week in Richmond, (ii) looking at provisions to keep the flagpole permanently, (iii) the City of Richmond owning and storing the flags that will be displayed each year to commemorate City of Richmond Pride Week and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, (iv) illumination of flagpole, (v) requests for Organizational banners are brought forth to Council for approval, and (vi) half-masting of flags.

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That Flags Policy 1306, as amended in the staff report titled “Updated Flags Policy 1306”, dated April 18, 2023, from the Director, Intergovernmental Relations and Corporate and Strategic Planning, be adopted.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the meeting adjourn (4:12 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, May 15, 2023.

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Councillor Andy Hobbs
Acting Chair

Raman Grewal
Legislative Services Associate