At this point the Chair requested that the order of the agenda be varied, and that the agenda be shortened, in order to accommodate the shortened meeting time.

It was moved and seconded

That Item 4 be deferred to the January 14^th, 2003 Community Safety Committee meeting; and, that Item 5 be heard last.

CARRIED

MINUTES

1.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Community Safety Committee held on Thursday, November 21^st, 2002, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Tuesday, January 14^th, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMITTEE ADVISORY TASK FORCE

It was moved and seconded

3.

That the minutes of the meetings of the Community Safety Committee Advisory Task Force held on October 10^th, 2002 and on November 18^th, 2002 be received for information.

CARRIED

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

4.

POLICE CHIEF BRIEFING
(Oral Report) (30 Minutes in duration)

Please see Page 1 for the action taken on this matter.

6.

RCMP FIVE YEAR PLAN
(Report: Dec. 3/02, File No.: 5000-01) (REDMS No. 918816)

Superintendent Ward Clapham, Insp. Randy Nessick, Insp. Mahon, Keith Bramhill, Strategic Planner for the Richmond RCMP, Sgt. Davis Wendell, Staff Sgt. Jim Provost and Don Pearson, presented a report on the Richmond Police Services Five-Year Plan. A copy of the report is attached as Schedule 1 and forms a part of these minutes.

Councillor Steves and Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt joined the meeting during the above mentioned presentation.

A discussion then ensued that included the following

i)

the communication strategy for the document;

ii)

that an implementation timeline would be provided;

iii)

that recognition initiatives are energizing the volunteer core. It was suggested that a paid volunteer co-ordinator would alleviate current administrative duties which in turn would allow a greater synergy in this area;

iv)

that the auxiliary program is anticipated to graduate fifteen new members in January 2003. Seventy-five applications were received for the fifteen positions;

v)

that the staffing resources identified in the Plan are to be included as an additional level in the 2003 budget subject to the outcome of this meeting;

vi)

the request for 11 officers and 2 staff in 2003 was daunting;

vii)

that the number of volunteers was limited by the RCMP resources available;

viii)

that a request has been issued that the responsibility for charge approval be given to the RCMP as BC is the only Province for which charge approval is granted by the Attorney General.

The Chair requested that questions could be submitted to the General Manager, Community Safety, Chuck Gale, in order that they be addressed in the full document.

In response to a question from the Mayor, Spt. Clapham said that although the report will be a blended approach an analysis will be provided in the full document by way of an overview sheet that separates the proactive and required minimum categories.

It was moved and seconded

That Items 1 and 3 as follows be referred to the January 14, 2003 meeting of the Community Safety Committee:

(1)

That the RCMP Five Year Plan Priorities be endorsed in principle;

(3)

That staff update the RCMP Five Year Plan, based on the outcomes of the budget process and report back to Council.

CARRIED

It was moved and seconded

That Item 2 as follows be referred to the December 18, 2002 Special meeting of the General Purposes Committee:

(2)

That the staffing resources identified in the RCMP Five Year Plan for 2003, be included for Council Consideration as part of the City's budget process.

CARRIED

7.

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY TO DISCOURAGE STREET RACING
(Report: Dec. 3/02, File No.: 6450-09) (REDMS No. 917882)

The Manager, Transportation, Victor Wei, was present on behalf of the Director of Transportation, Gordon Chan. Mr. Wei said that the strategy as presented outlined three components of which the City could take the leadership role but the emphasis was on the community roles. Sandy Webster, Public Works Liaison, and Corporal Peter Friesen were also present.

A discussion then ensued on the importance of the hands-on engagement of youth in the initiative.

It was moved and seconded

That the communications strategy to support the campaign to discourage street racing (as outlined in the report dated December 3^rd, 2002, from the Manager, Communications and Public Affairs), be approved.

Prior to the question being called the Chair requested that Wayne Yee, Co-ordinator Youth Services, provide comment to the Committee on youth driven initiatives. The question was then called and it was CARRIED.

8.

SAFETY INSPECTION POLICY
(Report: Dec. 3/02, File No.: 8060-20-7265) (REDMS No. 906929, 883832)

It was moved and seconded

That Building Regulation Bylaw No. 7230, Amendment Bylaw No. 7265, be introduced and given first, second and third readings.

CARRIED

5.

DANGEROUS GOODS SPILL RESPONSE PLAN AND POLLUTION PREVENTION & CLEAN UP REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7435
(Report: Nov. 27/02, File No.: 8060-20-7435) (REDMS No. 869990, 735066)

In response to the Chair expressing the concern that the matter be heard at a time that afforded an opportunity for full discussion, the Manager, Emergency and Environmental Programs, Suzanne Bycraft, concurred that, with the exception of Item 3 of the recommendation, the matter be referred to the January 14^th, 2003, meeting of the Community Safety Committee.

It was moved and seconded

That:

Items 1,2 and 4 as follows be referred to the January 14^th, 2003 meeting of the Community Safety Committee for consideration:

(1)

That the Dangerous Goods Spill Response Plan (dated October 7, 2002), be approved as the method of responding to dangerous goods spills and pollution incidents as required under the B.C. Emergency Program Act;

(2)

That the General Manager Community Safety:

(a)

Update the Dangerous Goods Spill Response Plan a minimum of twice per year, and

(b)

Undertake a complete review of the Dangerous Goods Spill Response Plan every three years and present this updated review to Council through the appropriate Standing Committee, as authorized in Section 5, Managing and Maintaining the Plan, of the Dangerous Goods Spill Response Plan.

(4)

That Bylaw 7435, Pollution Prevention & Clean Up Regulation Bylaw, be introduced and given first, second and third readings; and,

That Item 3, as follows, be referred to the Special General Purposes Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, December 18^th, 2002:

(3)

That the following amounts be included in the Fire Departments operational base budget:

(a)

Initial training: $25,000 One-time cost in 2003

(b)

On-Going training: $10,000 Annual operating costs
commencing in 2004

(c)

Equipment replacement: $10,000 Annual operating costs
commencing in 2004

CARRIED

9.

MANAGERS REPORT

There were no reports.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:45 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Community Safety Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Tuesday, December 10^th, 2002.

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Councillor Linda Barnes
Chair

Deborah MacLennan
Administrative Assistant