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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, October 21, 2009.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 (tentative date) at 4:30 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

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3.

MUNICIPAL ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH ROGERS CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.

(File Ref. No.:  10-6060-01/2009) (REDMS No. 2729028)

Designated Speaker:  John Irving

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works be authorized to negotiate, enter into and execute a Municipal Access Agreement between the City of Richmond and Rogers Cable Communications Inc.

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4.

SENIOR GOVERNMENT 2009 INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT AWARDS

(File Ref. No.:  ) (REDMS No. 2751561)

Designated Speaker:  John Irving

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the Senior Government 2009 Infrastructure Grant Awards staff report, which details senior government 2009 infrastructure grant awards to the City, for information.

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5.

ORGANICS COLLECTION PROGRAM

(File Ref. No.:  10-6370-10-01/2009) (REDMS No. 2736180)

Designated Speaker:  Suzanne Bycraft

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

 food waste organics be added to the City of Richmond’s recycling program as outlined in Option 1 of the staff report from the Manager, Fleet & Environmental Programs;

(2)

 the additional estimated 2010 cost of $640,000 be funded from the sanitation and recycling provision account;

(3)

the annual cost be included in the 2011 base level budget submission;

(4)

the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works be authorized to execute an amendment to Contract T.2988, Residential Garbage and Recycling Collection Services, effective April 1, 2010 to:

(a)

add food waste organics collection to the scope of work,

(b)

extend the term of the contract to December 31, 2014,

(c)

include an annual inflation rate of 3%,

(d)

change the collection starting time to 7:30 a.m.,

(e)

eliminate the yard waste processing components of the contract; and

(5)

 the City of Richmond participate in the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District service agreement for food waste organics and yard waste processing.

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6.

TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 5870, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 8555 – ‘SIDEWALK SNOW REMOVAL ON SUNDAYS’, AND UPDATE ON 2009/2010 SNOW RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS

(File Ref. No.:  10-6360-13/2009, 12-8060-20-8555) (REDMS No. 2747869, 2749900)

Designated Speaker:  Tom Stewart

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That:

(1)

Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, Amendment Bylaw No. 8555 be introduced and given first, second and third readings; and

(2)

staff include public promotion and awareness of the revisions to the Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, expanding the requirements to clear snow from sidewalks on Sundays, as part of the corporate communications strategy on winter preparedness.

7.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT