MINUTES

1.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Community Safety Committee held on Tuesday, December 10^th, 2002, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Tuesday, February 11^th, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

3.

( A)

DANGEROUS GOODS SPILL RESPONSE PLAN

( B)

POLLUTION PREVENTION & CLEAN uP REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7435
 

(Report:  Nov. 27/02, File No.:  8060-20-7435) (REDMS No. 869990, 914385, 735066) 

The Manager, Emergency & Environmental Programs, Suzanne Bycraft, accompanied by Deputy Chief Reg Smith, briefly reviewed the report with the Committee.  Deputy Chief Smith spoke further on the need to provide a maximum level of protection for fire crews when they dealt with dangerous materials while fighting fires.

(Councillor Dang entered the meeting at 4:04 p.m., during the above review.)

Discussion then ensued among Committee members and staff on such issues as:

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Provincial funding cuts and the impact if any, on the training being proposed in the plan

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the initial $25,000 cost of the train the trainer model and what this cost comprised, and on-going training costs of $10,000 annually

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whether the proposed annual amount of $10,000 for equipment replacement would be sufficient

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which authority would be responsible if a spill or dangerous situation occurred at the Airport.

During the discussion, congratulations were extended to staff on the preparation of an excellent, detailed, thorough report.  At the same time, however, suggestions were made that the Basic Response Flow Chart be amended to indicate (i) at what stage Council would be notified of a dangerous spill or situation occurring, and (ii) under Responsible Party Required to Undertake Clean-up Property Owner Assumes Cleanup Responsibility, the name of the person (position) who would be responsible for inspecting the subject site to ensure that the property owner had cleaned up the property in question.

Reference was made during the discussion to the importance of communication and the suggestion was made that because there were so many departments involved in the event of a spill or dangerous situation occurring, that staff ensure that all concerned be made fully aware of, and agreed to, their responsibilities in such a situation.  Advice was given in response, that the plan could be presented to the Public Works staff who have an identified role to ensure that they were aware in advance, of their responsibilities and were comfortable with their roles.

It was moved and seconded

(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 of the Dangerous Goods Spill Response Plan.

(3)

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

CARRIED

4.

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

Mr. Dave Patterson, of 4691 Pendlebury Road, addressed the Committee on the matter of violent home invasions which involved marijuana grow ops and the impact on innocent citizens and homes.  A copy of Mr. Pattersons submission is attached as Schedule A and forms part of these minutes.

Supt. Ward Clapham and the members of his leadership team were in attendance to respond to questions from the Committee on the Detachments proposed Richmond Policing Services Plan 2002/03 2007/08.  A copy of the complete document is on file in the City Clerks Office.

Discussion then ensued among the RCMP delegation and Committee members on:

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the number of marijuana grow ops occurring in residential areas of Richmond; how this type of activity could be discouraged and prevented in the future; and possible action which could be taken by the City

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the rationale for the number of police officers being requested within the Plan, and the deployment of existing officers to address marijuana grow ops and street racing

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the Detachments Strategic Objectives and Priorities

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the policing model being used by the Detachment to improve efficiency and how the Detachment measured its efficiency

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the pressures being faced by the Detachment and whether specific cycles of crime could be broken.
 

(Councillor McNulty left the meeting at 5:32 p.m. and did not return.)

The Chair called a short recess (5:33 p.m.), and the meeting reconvened at 5:44 p.m.

Discussion continued among the RCMP delegation and Committee members on components of the proposed Five Year Plan, and in particular on:

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the impact, if any, of the transfer of RCMP employees to E‑Comm, and whether there were any concerns about the transfer of communication to E-Comm  (during the discussion on this issue, the Detachment was requested to provide an update to the Committee in three month's time to ensure that problems had not arisen as a result of the transfer)
 

(Councillor Dang left the meeting at 5:55 p.m. and did not return.)

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the Detachments Mission Statement

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the Detachments Social Values and Expectations

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the change in title of School Liaison Officers to Youth Officers and the new duties which these officers would undertake

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unreported crimes and what could be done to mitigate the problem

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the Detachments Strategic Objectives and whether these strategies should be endorsed by the City

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the availability of a resolution process in the event that the Superintendent disagreed with the Mayor on a particular course of action

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within Purpose & Direction Strategic Objectives - Client Centred Customer Focus;

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Community-Based Policing Decentralized Service Delivery

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how RCMP national strategic priorities were determined

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within Challenges and Opportunities - Business Support For Community Initiatives; Improved Transportation; Gap Between Rich and Poor Widening, and the ramifications of these concerns in relation to policing needs

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within Strategies - Youth Support and fund the Richmond Restorative Justice initiative and the ramifications if the City chose not to provide funding for this initiative and the Youth Intervention Program
 

(Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt left the meeting at 6:50 p.m. and did not return.)

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within Strategies - Traffic Services & Road Safety, Issues and Trends driving habit education for schools; the DARE program, and possible Council support for this program in the future

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within Gang Violence Issues and Trends the development of a strategy to address the problem

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the rationale for requiring a Crime Analyst

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the need for a dedicated Richmond Detachment web site

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how the Detachment would explore options with private developers to accommodate future decentralized neighbourhood services offices

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how the Informatics Section of the Detachment functioned

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School Liaison Officers.
 

At the conclusion of the discussion, the Chair thanked the delegation for their hard work in prepared the plan now being considered.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the RCMP Five Year Plan Priorities be endorsed in principle, and

(2)

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

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (7:35 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, January 14^th, 2003.

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Councillor Linda Barnes
Chair

Fran J. Ashton
Executive Assistant