May 5, 2025 - Minutes (Special)
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Special Council
Monday, May 5, 2025
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Anderson Room |
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Present: |
Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie Acting Corporate Officer – Evangel Biason |
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Call to Order: |
Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. |
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SP25/1-1 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That Councillor Au be permitted to join the meeting electronically. |
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CARRIED |
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Mayor Brodie recessed the meeting at 4:01 p.m. for the General Purposes Committee and Finance Committee meetings. |
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The meeting reconvened at 6:28 p.m. with all members of Council present. |
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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE |
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Kaiwo Maru – King of the Sea 2026 Event Options Referral Response (File Ref. No. 11-7400-20-KSEA1) (REDMS No. 8036149, 8011454, 8039463, 8019705) |
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SP25/1-2 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the following program options for the proposed Kaiwo Maru – King of the Sea 2026 Event as outlined in the staff report titled “Kaiwo Maru – King of the Sea 2026 Event Options Referral Response”, dated April 28, 2025, from the Director Arts, Culture and Heritage Services be approved: |
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Option 1 – Base Program – Ship Visit and Educational Program; |
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Additional Program Option 1 – Addition of a two day Festival; |
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Additional Program Option 4 – Community Initiatives, amended to read “Funding for additional initiatives that may be recommended by the Community Advisory Committee (such as additional programming, a legacy project, or other initiative)”; |
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Additional Program Option 5 – Enhanced Hosting; and |
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Additional Program Option 6 – Increase boarding ticket prices, with boarding ticket prices amended to $10 per person; and |
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That one-time funding of $1,537,070 from the Rate Stabilization Account be approved for the preferred options for the Kaiwo Maru King of the Sea 2026 Event and the Consolidated 5-Year Financial Plan (2025–2029) be amended accordingly. |
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CARRIED Opposed: Cllr. Heed |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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SP25/1-3 |
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It was moved and seconded |
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That the meeting adjourn (6:29 p.m.). |
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CARRIED |
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Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Special meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, May 5, 2025. |
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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie) |
Acting Corporate Officer |