September 23, 2015 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works and Transportation Committee held on July 22, 2015.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

October 21, 2015, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room

PRESENTATION

Cameron Cartiere, Associate Professor, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, to present on the Pollinator Pasture at Bridgeport Industrial Park.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

1.

TransLink 2016 Capital Program Cost-Sharing Submissions
(File Ref. No. 01-0154-04) (REDMS No. 4618500 v. 2)

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Designated Speaker:  Victor Wei

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the submission of pedestrian, bicycle and transit facility improvement projects for cost-sharing as part of the TransLink 2016 Bicycle Infrastructure Capital Cost Sharing Regional Needs Program and Transit-Related Road Infrastructure Program, as described in the report, titled, “TransLink 2016 Capital Program Cost-Sharing Submissions” dated August 17, 2015 from the Director, Transportation, be endorsed.

(2)

That, should the above submissions be successful and the projects receive Council’s approval via the annual capital budget process, the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Planning and Development be authorized to execute the funding agreements and the 2016 Capital Plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan (2016-2020) be updated accordingly dependant on the timing of the budget process.

(3)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director, Transportation be authorized to execute a data licensing agreement with TransLink to obtain the 2011 Trip Diary dataset for Richmond.

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION

2.

Drainage, Dyke and Sanitary Sewer System Bylaw No. 7551, Amendment Bylaw No. 9219
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-20-009219) (REDMS No. 4505875)

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Designated Speaker:  Romeo Bicego

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That Drainage, Dyke and Sanitary Sewer System Bylaw No. 7551, Amendment Bylaw No. 9219, be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

3.

Servicing Agreement with Ecowaste Industries Ltd.
(File Ref. No. 10-6060-01) (REDMS No. 4687425 v. 2)

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Designated Speaker:  Lloyd Bie

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works be authorized to finalize and execute a Servicing Agreement between the City and Ecowaste Industries Ltd., to fill and preload Savage Road between Williams Road to Francis Road and to fill and preload Francis Road from Savage Road to a point 210 m to the east, containing the material terms and conditions set out in the staff report titled “Servicing Agreement with Ecowaste Industries Ltd.” dated August 31, 2015 from the Director, Engineering.

4.

2015 Clothes Washer Rebate Program Update
(File Ref. No. 10-6650-02) (REDMS No. 4714455)

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Designated Speaker:  Lloyd Bie

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the City extends the current partnership with BC Hydro to the end of this year to offer a combined rebate program, which will provide a rebate of up to $200, equally cost shared between BC Hydro and the City, for the replacement of an inefficient clothes washer with a new high efficiency one; and

(2)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Engineering and Public Works, be authorized to execute an updated agreement with BC Hydro to extend the current program and update the specifications.

5.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT