February 2, 2026 - Minutes (Special)

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Laura Gillanders
Councillor Kash Heed
Councillor Andy Hobbs
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Michael Wolfe

Corporate Officer – Claudia Jesson

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

RES NO.

ITEM

Mayor Brodie recessed the meeting at 4:01 p.m. for the Open and Closed General Purposes and Open Finance Committee meetings.

The meeting reconvened at 5:47 p.m. following the Open and Closed General Purposes Committee and Open Finance Committee meetings, with all members of Council present.

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

1.

Direction to Prepare a Zoning Amendment Prohibiting Certain Odour Generating Industrial Uses

(File Ref. No. 08-4430-03-01, 10-6175-02-01) (REDMS No. 8295574)

SP26/2-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That in accordance with section 463(2) of the Local Government Act, the City hereby begins the preparation of an amendment to Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to prohibit, throughout the City, the use of property for open air food waste composting facilities, and for animal, fish, and food waste rendering;

(2)

That pursuant to section 463 of the Local Government Act, staff bring all building permit applications to Council for such developments received more than 7 days after the passage of the resolution contemplated by Recommendation 1 of this report, to determine whether such applications are in conflict with the proposed bylaw and, if so, whether Council wishes to direct the withholding of the permit under section 463 of the Local Government Act; and

(3)

That staff be directed to review additional industrial odour generating uses which require Metro Vancouver Air Quality Permits related to odour, and provide a recommendation to Council on whether any such uses should be prohibited throughout the City.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

SP26/2-2

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:48 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Special meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, February 2, 2026.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (Claudia Jesson)