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ITEM

MINUTES

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1.

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Community Safety Committee held on Tuesday, July 10, 2007.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

2.

Tuesday, November 14, 2007 (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room.

LAW AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT

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3.

Designated Speaker: Sgt. Maria Salzl, Richmond RCMP

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That staff be authorized to enter into a three year agreement with Touchstone Family Services for the provision of a restorative justice program;

(2)

That funding for the restorative justice program in the amount of $47,500 be considered as an additional level in the 2008 budget, and

(3)

That the funding source be the Traffic Fine Revenue received from the Province.

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4.

Revised Soil Removal and Fill Deposit Regulation Bylaw No. 8094

(Report:  September 15, 2007, File No.:  12-8060-20-8094) (REDMS No. 2272636)

Designated Speaker:  Wayne Mercer

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the third reading of the Soil Removal and Fill Deposit Regulation Bylaw No. 8094 given on July 24, 2006, be rescinded; and

(2)

That Soil Removal and Fill Deposit Regulation Bylaw No. 8094, as amended, in the form set out in Attachment 1 be given third reading.

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5.

Future Fire Service Model for British Columbia

(Report:  October 11, 2007, File No.:  09-5140-01/2007-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2285682)

Designated Speaker:  Geoff Lake

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the Solicitor General be requested to provide an opportunity for meaningful consultation into any future model for the Fire Service, with the Councils and the Chief Administrative Officers from municipalities providing service to populations of over 100,000.

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6.

RCMP Lower Mainland District Integration Initiatives – Forensic Identification Services, Police Dog Services, Collision Reconstruction and Analysis Services

(Report:  September 28, 2007, File No.:  ) (REDMS No. 2285890)

Designated Speaker:  Phyllis Carlyle and

Sgt. Denis Boucher

OIC Corporate and Client Services

RCMP Lower Mainland District

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the funding in the amount of $59,543 for the three integration initiatives – FIS (Forensic Identification Services), PDS (Police Dog Services), and Collision Reconstruction and Analysis Services be included in the 2008 Budget, and

(2)

That the Lower Mainland District be requested to implement the additional performance measures recommended by staff.

7.

FIRE Chief Briefing

(Oral Report) 

Designated Speaker:  Deputy Fire Chief Geoff Lake

Items for discussion:

(1)

Hydro \ Grow-Op \Bylaws

8.

RCMP/OIC Briefing

(Oral Report) 

Designated Speaker:  Inspector Tony Mahon

Items for discussion:

(1)

Policing in the Hamilton Area

9.

OTHER ITEMS

10.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT