January 10, 2017 - Minutes

Date:

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Councillor Bill McNulty, Chair
Councillor Derek Dang
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Linda McPhail
Mayor Malcolm Brodie

Absent:

Councillor Ken Johnston

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Community Safety Committee held on December 13, 2016, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

February 15, 2017, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room

Committee wished to congratulate Renny Nesset, OIC, Richmond RCMP on his upcoming retirement and commended him for his long-standing service to Richmond.

Andy Hobbs, Richmond resident, thanked Supt. Nesset for his public service.

LAW AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION

1.

Community Bylaws Monthly Activity Report – November 2016
(File Ref. No. 12-8060-01) (REDMS No. 5251189)

It was moved and seconded

That the staff report titled “Community Bylaws Monthly Activity Report – November 2016”, dated December 15, 2016, from the Acting General Manager, Law and Community Safety, be received for information.

CARRIED

It was moved and seconded

That staff review Bylaw 5870, section 6.1, to analyze potential amendments to include single-family homes and enforcement measures with regard to snow clearing regulations and report back.

The question on the referral motion was not called as discussion ensued with regard to snow clearing along sidewalks and non-arterial roads and snow-related calls received from the public.

In reply to queries from Committee, Ron Graham Acting Manager, Community Bylaws, noted that bylaws staff have issued snow clearing notices to residents and businesses. He added that staff may be dispatched to clear snow in critical areas, such as roads and sidewalks fronting a school.

The question on the motion was then called and it was CARRIED.

2.

Richmond Fire-Rescue Monthly Activity Report - November 2016
(File Ref. No. 09-5000-01) (REDMS No. 5260961)

It was moved and seconded

That the staff report titled “Richmond Fire-Rescue Monthly Activity Report - November 2016”, dated December 19, 2016 from the Acting Fire Chief, Richmond Fire-Rescue, be received for information.

CARRIED

In reply to queries from Committee, Acting Fire Chief Tim Wilkinson, spoke on (i) patient transport being legislated to the British Columbia Ambulance Service, (ii) the Richmond Fire-Rescue (RFR) vehicles performing well in recent winter conditions, (iii) the traffic volume in relation to the number of motor vehicle incidents that occur along the S-Curve section of Highway 91, and (iv) the occurrences of fentanyl-related incidents in the city.

As a result of the discussion, the following referral motion was introduced:

It was moved and seconded

That staff examine potential measures to increase safety along the S-Curve section of Highway 91 and report back.

CARRIED

3.

FIRE CHIEF BRIEFING
(Verbal Report)

Items for discussion:

(i)

Anti-Bullying/Pink Shirt Day

Acting Fire Chief Wilkinson noted that Pink Shirt Day is on February 22, 2017 and that staff are encouraged to wear pink on that day.

(ii)

Touchstone - Eating Together Family Pancake Breakfast Event

Acting Fire Chief Wilkinson noted that the Touchstone - Eating Together Family Pancake Breakfast Event is scheduled on February 19, 2017 at DeBeck Elementary School.

(iii)

Christmas Tree Chip

Acting Fire Chief Wilkinson noted that the Christmas Tree Chip event was successful, raising over $6,000 for charity.

4.

RCMP's Monthly Activity Report – November 2016
(File Ref. No. 09-5000-01) (REDMS No. 5242195 v. 3)

It was moved and seconded

That the report titled “RCMP’s Monthly Activity Report – November 2016” dated December 9, 2016 from the Officer in Charge, Richmond RCMP, be received for information.

CARRIED

In reply to queries from Committee, Eric Hall, Inspector, Operations Support Officer, Richmond RCMP, noted that statistics related to drug incidents may be skewed by seizures made in the Vancouver International Airport and the Canada Post facility.

5.

RCMP/OIC BRIEFING
(Verbal Report)

Insp. Hall spoke on the auxiliary officers’ hours and proposed changes to auxiliary uniforms and policies related to auxiliary officer duties.

Insp. Hall then briefed Committee on statistics related to Transit Police, noting that 1,374 calls for service were made along the Richmond portion of the Canada Line.

Insp. Hall, on behalf of the Richmond RCMP, thanked Supt. Nesset for his service.

6.

Committee standing item

(i)

E-Comm

None.

7.

MANAGER’S REPORT

(i)

Emergency Services Update

Discussion ensued with regard to earthquake preparedness and in reply to queries from Committee, Lainie Goddard, Manager, Emergency Programs, noted that staff are planning to increase the City’s emergency supplies annually and store them in a warehouse facility.

Discussion then continued with regard to alternative locations for storing emergency supplies in the city and Acting Fire Chief Wilkinson noted that the City’s fire halls have adequate emergency supplies for RFR operations but are not suitable as emergency supply distribution centres.

(ii)

Coast Guard Training Exercise

In reply to queries from Committee, Acting Fire Chief Wilkinson noted that RFR responded to an incident involving a recent Coast Guard training exercise and added that RFR conducts joint training exercises with the Vancouver International Airport. Also, Ms. Goddard noted that Emergency Programs staff participate in training sessions with the Airport.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:43 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 10, 2017.

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Councillor Bill McNulty
Chair

Evangel Biason
Legislative Services Coordinator