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MINUTES

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Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Community Safety Committee held on Tuesday, January 13^th, 2004.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

Tuesday, March 9^th, 2004 (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

3.

Police Chief Briefing
(Oral Report)  (30 Minutes in duration)

Designated Speaker:  Supt. Ward Clapham or designate

Items for discussion:
 

(1)

Grow-Op Enforcement Update;

( 2)

General Police Issues.

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4.

PROPOSED SOIL TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 13511 VULCAN WAY
(Report:  Feb. 3/04, File No.:  6175-06) (REDMS No. 1117418)

Designated Speaker:  Suzanne Bycraft

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the GVRD be advised:
 

(a)

That the City supports commencement of processing the air emissions permit for a temporary demonstration project to treat soil containing polychlorinated biphenyls at 13511 Vulcan Way by Sonic Environmental Solutions Inc.; and
 

(b)

That the City be consulted prior to the issuance of the air emissions permit.
 

(2)

That the City issue a business license to Sonic Environmental Solutions Inc. subject to the following conditions and on the understanding that if these conditions are not met, the business license will be breeched and rescinded:
 

(a)

No significant community concerns are expressed during the GVRD processing of this application, and the GVRD proceeds with issuance of the air emissions permit;
 

(b)

There will be no discharges of any harmful substances to the air, and no discharges of any material from the site to the storm or sanitary sewers;
 

(c)

That at the conclusion of the demonstration project, the all treated soil and any remaining contaminated soil will be removed from Richmond;
 

(d)

That no further demonstrations other than that specifically approved by the province in their January 22, 2004 letter, will be undertaken;
 

(e)

All information pertaining to the evaluation of the demonstration project be provided to the City; and
 

(f)

Sonic agrees to work with the City to identify future opportunities for, and partner in the removal of, PCB contaminants located within the City of Richmond.

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5.

RICHMOND SUBSTANCE ABUSE STRATEGY FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM STAKEHOLDERS
(Report:  Jan. 20/04, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 1115403)

Designated Speaker:  Shawn Issel/Ted Townsend

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That $26,000 in funding be approved for implementing the first six months of the Richmond Substance Abuse Strategy, and
 

(2)

That the balance of funding for the first six months of the Richmond Substance Abuse Strategy be provided through in-kind contributions from the partners and stakeholders on the Richmond Substance Abuse Task Force.

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6.

2004 COMMUNITY SAFETY WORK PROGRAM
(Report:  Jan. 29/04, File No.:   ) (REDMS No. 1117399)

Designated Speaker:  Jim Hancock

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the 2004 Community Safety Work Program (attached to the report dated January 29^th, 2004, from the Senior Director, Community Safety (Fire Chief), be endorsed.

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MANAGERS REPORT

ADJOURNMENT