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ITEM

MINUTES

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1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

Wednesday, November 18 (tentative date) at 4:30 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

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3.

INTEGRATED RESOURCE RECOVERY

(File Ref. No.:  10-6400-09-01) (REDMS No. 2732094)

Designated Speaker:  Robert Gonzalez

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Council request that Metro Vancouver commence the Integrated Resource Recovery initiative in 2010.

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4.

RICHMOND MULTI-FAMILY WATER METER PROGRAM WORK GROUP

(File Ref. No.:  10-6650-02) (REDMS No. 22734469, 2720140)

Designated Speaker:  John Irving

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

staff bring forward a toilet rebate program that provides a $50 credit per toilet with a maximum of $100 (or two toilets) per household for replacing a 13 litre per flush toilet with a 6 litre (or lower) per flush toilet, and that the program is funded from the water utility to a maximum of $100,000 per year; and

(2)

the existing voluntary metering program be continued for single-family homes and that the funding available to multi-family properties for voluntary metering be formally increased in the Waterworks and Water Rates Bylaw to the greater of $60,000 per strata or $500 per unit, and that $2 million funding is made available for multi-family metering annually;

(3)

staff

(a)

develop an information brochure specifically on multi-family water metering;

(b)

develop program specific communication and education strategies in support of recommendations 1 and 2; and

(c)

implement a presentation and information team that would be available to present in person to strata councils or other interested citizen groups.

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5.

DISTRICT ENERGY UTILITIES

(File Ref. No.:) (REDMS No. 2732670)

Designated Speaker:  John Irving

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

staff be directed to issue requests for expressions of interest to provide implementation and operational support of District Energy Utilities in partnership with the City, Developers, and other agencies on the basis of the following guiding principles:

(a)

the District Energy Utility should be wholly owned by the City;

(b)

District Energy Utility costs to end users should be equal to or less than conventional energy costs for the same level of service over the same annual period; and

(2)

the intent to provide City funding to cost share the development of District Energy Utilities be endorsed for the purposes of seeking grant funding.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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6.

CITY-WIDE STREET FURNITURE PROGRAM PROPOSAL EVALUATION – RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY

(File Ref. No.:  10-6360-03-01/2009-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2637819)

Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

the proposed new short-term contract with Pattison Outdoor Advertising, with the major terms as outlined in the staff report dated September 20, 2009 from the Director, Transportation, be endorsed;

(2)

the General Manager, Planning & Development Department, be authorized to execute the above contract; and

(3)

staff be directed to bring forth a bylaw to regulate the placement and maintenance of individual paid and unpaid newspaper boxes.

7.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT