March 17, 2020 - Agenda

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MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works and Transportation Committee held on February 19, 2020.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

April 21, 2020, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

1.

Quadricycle Business – Proposed Bylaw Amendments to Permit Permanent Operation 
(File Ref. No. 12-8275-06) (REDMS No. 6400125 v. 5)

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Designated Speaker:  Sonali Hingorani

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360, Amendment Bylaw No. 10145, to add a definition of a quadricycle operation, be introduced and given first, second and third reading;

(2)

That Vehicle For Hire Bylaw No. 6900, Amendment Bylaw No. 10128, to add regulations and requirements for the operation of a quadricycle, be introduced and given first, second and third reading; and

(3)

That Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636, Amendment Bylaw No. 10143, which quantifies the Vehicle for Hire business fee for a quadricycle operation, be introduced and given first, second and third reading.

2.

ICBC-City of Richmond Road Improvement Program – 2020 Update 
(File Ref. No. 01-0150-20-ICBC1-01) (REDMS No. 6372030 v. 3)

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Designated Speaker:  Fred Lin

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the list of proposed road safety improvement projects, as described in Attachment 2 of the staff report titled “ICBC-City of Richmond Road Improvement Program – 2020 Update,” dated January 23, 2020 from the Director, Transportation, be endorsed for submission to the ICBC 2020 Road Improvement Program for consideration of cost-share funding; and

(2)

That should the above applications be successful, the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Planning and Development be authorized to execute the cost-share agreements on behalf of the City, and that the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2020-2024) be amended accordingly.

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION

3.

Mitchell Island Environmental Stewardship Initiatives Update 
(File Ref. No. 10-6175-04-01) (REDMS No. 6397888 v. 7)

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Designated Speaker:  Chad Paulin

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Mitchell Island Stormwater Infrastructure Feasibility Study proposed within the staff report titled “Mitchell Island Environmental Stewardship Initiatives Update”, dated February 20, 2020 from the Director, Sustainability and District Energy, be endorsed and a funding application to conduct a feasibility study be prepared and submitted to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund; and

(2)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Engineering and Public Works be authorized to enter into funding agreements with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities should the project be approved for funding, as outlined in the report titled “Mitchell Island Environmental Stewardship Initiatives Update”, dated February 20, 2020, from the Director, Sustainability and District Energy, and that the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2020-2024) be amended accordingly.

4.

Proposed South Arm Jetty Tidal Marsh Project: Provincial Land Tenure Application 
(File Ref. No. 10-6150-11-01) (REDMS No. 6423982)

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Designated Speaker:  Chad Paulin

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That, for the purposes of environmental enhancement and consistency with the City’s Flood Protection Management Strategy, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Provincial Land Tenure Application for a 30 year lease, as identified in the “Proposed South Arm Jetty Tidal Marsh Project: Provincial Land Tenure Application” report dated March 3, 2020, from the Director, Sustainability and District Energy, be endorsed.

5.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT