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MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Wednesday, June 21^st, 2006.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

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Wednesday, September 20^th, 2006 (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

POLICIES / STRATEGIES (0 ITEMS)

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DECISIONS / ACTIONS (3 ITEMS)

ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

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HAMILTON AND SEA ISLAND FIRE HALL REPLACEMENTS – INCREASED SCOPE OF WORK

(Report:  June 29/06, File No.:  06-2052-25-FHHA1/Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1989634)

Designated Speaker:  David Naysmith

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That funding of $100,000 be authorized from the 2006 Public Works Minor Capital and $50,000 from the 2006 Building Improvements Minor Capital for the BC Hydro and Telus pre-ducting site work at the Hamilton and Sea Island Fire Hall projects.

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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4.

ILLEGAL DUMPING

(Report:  June 28/06, File No.:  10-6405-12-01/2006-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1735796)

Designated Speaker:  Dave Semple

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Bylaw No. 8100, which amends Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 to provide a recovery mechanism for costs associated with clean up and disposal of illegally dumped materials on City property, be introduced and given first three readings.

(2)

That a reward of $200 be offered to the general public for information leading to the conviction of individuals who undertake illegal dumping.

(3)

That the Richmond Detachment of the RCMP and the Community Bylaws Department be requested to undertake additional enforcement and surveillance of illegal dumping activity.

(4)

That Bylaw 8101, which amends Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321 to add ticketing authority by a police officer and increases the fine for depositing or dumping garbage from $100 to $1,000, be introduced and given first three readings.

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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5.

CITY CENTRE COMMUNITY SHUTTLE – PROPOSED SERVICE PLAN

(Report:  June 26/06, File No.:  10-6480-04-01/2006-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 1882778)

Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the proposed transit service plan of the City Centre Community Shuttle scheduled for implementation in December 2006 by TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company be endorsed with the use of sections of Saba Road, Buswell Street, Westminster Highway, Minoru Boulevard, Alderbridge Way, Hazelbridge Way, Sexsmith Road, Great Canadian Way, River Road, and No. 3 Road as part of the proposed routing of this new community shuttle service.

(2)

That TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company be requested to implement the following enhancements to the new City Centre Community Shuttle service as soon as practically feasible:

(a)

addition of a second vehicle to allow a 30-minute frequency on the entire route; and

(b)

extension of service hours to later in the evening and to Sundays and public holidays.

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INFORMATION / AWARENESS (0 ITEMS)

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MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT