MINUTES

1.

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Community Safety Committee held on Tuesday, May 11^th, 2004, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 15^th, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

3.

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

Prior to the discussion, the Chair commended the RCMP Detachment on the success of the recent town meetings which had been held, and for including the City and Councillor Barnes.

Items for discussion:

(1)

Town Meetings Inspector Tony Mahon spoke further on the positive results of the recent town hall meetings.
 

(Councillor McNulty left the meeting at 4:02 p.m.)

(2)

Insp. Mahon reported to Committee on (i) the recent 2^nd Annual Cst. Jimmy Ng Memorial Road Hockey Tournament; and (ii) the recent launching of the Amber Alert program and responded to questions on how the program would be implemented.
 

(3)

Insp. Renny Nesset reported on the incident which had occurred on Westminster Highway, between No. 7 Road and No. 8 Road.
 

(Councillor McNulty returned to the meeting - 4:10 p.m.)

Discussion then ensued among Committee members and the delegation on whether there had been an increase in the incidents of vandalism and rowdiness occurring at the north end of Minoru Park as complaints had been received by Councillors about this problem.  As a result, the RCMP members were requested to contact the City Parks Department on this matter and to report to the Committee on the outcome of the discussions.

4.

FORCED CLEAN UP OF UNSIGHTLY PREMISES AT 8080 ALANMORE PLACE
(Report:  May 13/04, File No.:  12-8080-05) (REDMS No. 1265231, 1237696, 1268497, 1265213)

The Manager, Community Bylaws, Don Pearson, accompanied by Bylaw Liaison Officer Ron Graham, advised that the owner of the property had returned to the home and was now making an effort to clean up the site.  He suggested that given the history of the property, that the staff recommendation be adopted, but that no action be taken for a period of time to provide the owner with the opportunity to complete the cleanup on her own.

A brief discussion ensued on appropriate length of time to give the owner, and as a result, the following amended recommendation was introduced:

It was moved and seconded

That approval be given to clean up an unsightly property located at 8080 Alanmore Place in Richmond in accordance with Section 725 of the Local Government Act (as outlined in the Order to Comply of April 29th, 2004 issued under the Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw No. 7162), on or before July 1^st, 2004, with the exception of the swimming pool which should be pumped out immediately.

CARRIED

5.

PARKING PROGRAM DELIVERY OF NOTICES OF BYLAW VIOLATION
(Report:  May 7/04, File No.:  12-8060-20-7724/7725) (REDMS No. 1250626, 1229419, 1230543)

The Supervisor, Parking Program, Wayne G. Mercer, accompanied by Mr. Pearson, advised that he nothing further to add.  Discussion then ensued among Committee members and staff on:

the advertising of parking information and notices in the City's Notice Board in local newspapers

education programs which were in place with Parent Advisory Committees, the School Board and ICBC to encourage parents to find alternate routes to take their children to school

whether the signage posted at local schools was adequate, and whether signs could be posted on school property; the suggestion was made that the matter be raised with the Council/School Board Liaison Committee as this would be a cross jurisdictional issue

the ability of Bylaw Enforcement Officers to now send fines through the mail as a result of the adoption of the proposed new regulations

the increase in the amount of time provided (from 14 to 28 days) to motorists to pay their fines, and the advertising of this new regulation in the School Board Newsletter and in local newspapers;

the number of vehicles which were left idling when parents delivered or picked their children up from school and the opportunity provided by the new  parking violation regulations to deal with this issue.
 

As a result of the discussion, the following amended recommendation was introduced:

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That each of following bylaws be given first, second, and third readings:

(a)

Traffic Bylaw No. 5870 Amendment Bylaw No. 7724; and

(b)

Parking (Off-Street) Regulation Bylaw No. 7403 Amendment Bylaw No. 7725.

(2)

That (i) the procedures for the processing of Notices, (ii) the comparable practices in other jurisdictions, (iii) the Financial Performance of the Parking Program, (iv) the standards for measuring Enforcement Program performance, and (v) the outline of Enforcement areas and scheduling (contained in the report Dated May 7, 2004 from the Parking Program Supervisor) be received for information.
 

(3)

That staff undertake various initiatives to advise the public of the provisions of the traffic and parking bylaws, and report to Council, through committee, on the actions taken.
 

(4)

That a copy of this report be referred to the Council / School Board Liaison Committee for information.
 

(5)

That staff prepare a communication strategy for the implementation of the communication and education initiatives.

CARRIED

6.

MANAGERS REPORT

There were no items on which to report.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:44 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, June 1^st, 2004.

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Councillor Linda Barnes
Chair

Fran J. Ashton
Executive Assistant, City Clerks Office