Planning Committee 
Council Chambers, City Hall 
6911 No. 3 Road 
Thursday, December 9, 2021 
4:00 p.m. 
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 Motion to adopt the  minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on November 30, 2021.   (Will  be distributed separately) 
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 NEXT COMMITTEE  MEETING DATE 
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 January 6, 2022,  (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers 
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 PLANNING AND  DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 
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 Response to  Metro Vancouver's Referrals about Amendments to the Metro 2040 Regional  Growth Strategy Proposed by the City of Surrey Staff 
(File Ref. No. 01-0157-30-RGST1)  (REDMS No. 6785424) 
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 PLN-3 
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 See Page PLN-3  for full report  
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 Designated Speaker:  John Hopkins and  Peter Whitelaw 
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 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 
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 That  staff be directed to convey to the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board  the City of Richmond’s comments on the three Metro 2040 amendments proposed  by the City of Surrey, as described in the Metro Vancouver requests of  November 10, 2021, specifically that the City of Richmond: 
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 Has no objections to the proposal to  amend the land use designation of 5510 – 180 Street from “Industrial” to   “Mixed Employment” to accommodate a new Cloverdale Hospital; 
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 Has no objections to the proposal to  amend the land use designation of 228 – 175A Street from “Mixed Employment”   to “General Urban” to accommodate a mixed use development; and 
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 Objects to the proposed amendments for  the area corresponding to the Revised Stage 1 South Campbell Heights Land Use  Plan, in particular the extension of the Urban Containment Boundary. 
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 Housing Needs Report  2021 
(File Ref. No. 08-4375-03)  (REDMS No. 6729983) 
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 See Page PLN-40  for full report  
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 Designated Speaker:  John Hopkins and Kim  Somerville 
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 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 
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 That the staff report titled “Housing  Needs Report 2021” dated October 15, 2021 from the Director, Policy Planning  and Director, Community Social Development be received for information; 
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 That staff be directed to publish the  Housing Needs Report on the City of Richmond website, as required by the  British Columbia Local Government Act; and 
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 That staff be directed to share the  Housing Needs Report with key stakeholders. 
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