June 23, 2025 - Agenda
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City Council
Electronic Meeting
Council Chambers, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road
Monday, June 23, 2025
7:00 p.m.
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CNCL-12 |
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Motion to adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on June 9, 2025. |
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AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS |
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
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Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items. |
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Delegations from the floor on Agenda items. |
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PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR LEGAL REASONS, DELEGATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON ZONING OR OCP AMENDMENT BYLAWS WHICH ARE TO BE ADOPTED OR ON DEVELOPMENT PERMITS/DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITS – ITEM NO. 21. |
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Motion to rise and report. |
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RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS APPEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. |
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CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS |
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Receipt of Committee minutes |
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Fraser River Tunnel Project Environmental Assessment – Application Review Comments |
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Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on July 21, 2025): |
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9100 and 9120 Bridgeport Road – Rezone from School & Institutional Use (SI)” Zone To The “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” Zone (Cary Tsai – applicant) |
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8800 Odlin Crescent and 8711 Odlin Road – Rezone From Single Detached (RS1/E)” Zone To The “Industrial Retail (IR2)” Zone (Orion Construction – Applicant) |
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Abandonment Of Unadopted Bylaws |
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Youth Climate Corps BC |
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Commemorative Crosswalk to Honour Veterans |
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Motion to adopt Items No. 6 through No. 12 by general consent. |
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COMMITTEE MINUTES
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That the minutes of: |
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CNCL-46 |
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the Community Safety Committee meeting held on June 10, 2025; |
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CNCL-50 |
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the General Purposes Committee meeting held on June 16, 2025; |
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CNCL-53 |
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the Planning Committee meeting held on June 17, 2025; and |
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the Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting held on June 18, 2025; (distributed separately) |
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be received for information. |
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Fraser River Tunnel Project Environmental Assessment – Application Review Comments |
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CNCL-57 |
See Page CNCL-57 for full report |
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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION |
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That the comments as described in the report titled “Fraser River Tunnel Project Environmental Assessment - Application Review Comments” dated June 9, 2025, from the Director, Transportation be endorsed and forwarded to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office. |
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Application by Cary Tsai for Rezoning at 9100 and 9120 Bridgeport Road from the “School & Institutional Use (SI)” Zone to the “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” Zone (File Ref. No. RZ 24-043066) (REDMS No. 8058112) |
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CNCL-68 |
See Page CNCL-68 for full report |
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PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION |
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10680, to amend the “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” zone and to rezone 9100 and 9120 Bridgeport Road from “School & Institutional Use (SI)” zone to “Auto-Oriented Commercial (CA)” zone, be introduced and given first reading. |
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Application by Orion Construction for Rezoning at 8800 Odlin Crescent and 8711 Odlin Road from the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” Zone to the “Industrial Retail (IR2)” Zone (File Ref. No. RZ 24-014551) (REDMS No. 8046347) |
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CNCL-97 |
See Page CNCL-97 for full report |
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PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION |
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That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10676, for the rezoning of 8800 Odlin Crescent and 8711 Odlin Road from the “Single Detached (RS1/E)” zone to the “Industrial Retail (IR2)” zone, be introduced and given first reading. |
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Abandonment of Unadopted Bylaws (File Ref. No. 12-8060-01) (REDMS No. 8055783) |
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CNCL-130 |
See Page CNCL-130 for full report |
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PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION |
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That the unadopted Zoning and OCP Amendment Bylaws, as outlined in Attachment 1, of the staff report titled “Abandonment of Unadopted Bylaws” dated June 3, 2025, from the Director, City Clerk’s Office, be abandoned. |
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Youth Climate Corps BC (File Ref. No. 10-6370-01) (REDMS No. 8042231) |
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CNCL-134 |
See Page CNCL-134 for full report |
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PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION |
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That a partnership with the Youth Climate Corps BC as outlined in the staff report titled “Youth Climate Corps BC” dated May 6, 2025 from the Director, Public Works Operations, be approved and the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Engineering and Public Works be authorized to execute the agreement and all related documentation with Youth Climate Corps BC; and |
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The six-month pilot program and total cost of $85,000 be considered as part of the 2026 budget process with funding from the General Solid Waste and Recycling Provision. |
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Commemorative Crosswalk to Honour Veterans (File Ref. No. 10-6450-17-01) (REDMS No. 8047558) |
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CNCL-142 |
See Page CNCL-142 for full report |
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PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION |
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That the commemorative crosswalk design, as described in the staff report titled “Commemorative Crosswalk to Honour Veterans” dated May 29, 2025, from the Director, Transportation, be installed at No. 3 Road and Anderson Road. |
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*********************** CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA *********************** |
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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS |
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PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Councillor Carol Day, Chair |
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CITY CENTRE TRAFFIC STUDY – TERMS OF REFERENCE (File Ref. No. 10-6500-01) (REDMS No. 7948823) |
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CNCL-147 |
See Page CNCL-147 for full report |
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PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION Opposed: Cllr. Heed |
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That the terms of reference as described in the staff report titled “City Centre Traffic Study – Terms of Reference”, dated June 5, 2025 from the Director, Transportation, be endorsed, and that staff be authorized to submit a project request in the amount of $150,000 as part of the 2026 budget process. |
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FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION |
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2024 Annual Report and 2024 Annual Report Highlights (File Ref. No. 01-0375-01) (REDMS No. 8049162) |
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CNCL-157 |
See Page CNCL-157 for full report |
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FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION |
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That the reports titled, “2024 Annual Report” and “2024 Annual Report – Highlights” be approved and posted on the City’s website. |
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2024 Council Remuneration and Expenses |
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CNCL-265 |
See Page CNCL-265 for full report |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That the report titled 2024 Council Remuneration and Expenses be received for information. |
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2024 Council Remuneration and Expenses from Other Agencies (File Ref. No. 03-1180-01) (REDMS No. 8064237) |
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CNCL-267 |
See Page CNCL-267 for full report |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That the staff report titled, “2024 Council Remuneration and Expenses from Other Agencies”, dated June 13, 2025 from the General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services be received for information. |
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2024 Statement of Financial Information |
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CNCL-270 |
See Page CNCL-270 for full report |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That the 2024 Statement of Financial Information be approved. |
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Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation 2024 Statement of Financial Information (File Ref. No. 03-1200-09) (REDMS No. 8078905) |
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CNCL-366 |
See Page CNCL-366 for full report |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That the Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation 2024 Statement of Financial Information from the Director, Finance, Innovation & Technology, that was approved by the Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation’s Board of Directors be received for information. |
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2024 Statement of Financial Information for the Lulu Island Energy Company |
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CNCL-373 |
See Page CNCL-373 for full report |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That the Lulu Island Energy Company report titled “2024 Statement of Financial Information for the Lulu Island Energy Company”, dated April 15, 2025, from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, be received for information. |
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2024 Statement of Financial Information for the Richmond Public Library |
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CNCL-416 |
See Page CNCL-416 for full report |
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
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That the 2024 Statement of Financial Information for the Richmond Public Library for the year ended December 31, 2024, as presented in the attached from the Chief Librarian, be received for information. |
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS
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NEW BUSINESS |
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BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION |
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CNCL-448 |
Housing Agreement (23241, 23281 and part of 23301 Gilley Road and part of 23060 and 23000 Westminster Highway) Bylaw No. 9552, Amendment Bylaw No. 10647 Opposed at 1st/2nd/3rd Readings – None. |
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CNCL-477 |
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636, Amendment Bylaw No. 10657 Opposed at 1st/2nd/3rd Readings – None. |
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CNCL-479 |
Parking (Off-Street) Regulation Bylaw No. 7403, Amendment Bylaw No. 10658 Opposed at 1st/2nd/3rd Readings – None. |
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CNCL-481 |
Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, Amendment Bylaw No. 10659 Opposed at 1st/2nd/3rd Readings – None. |
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CNCL-483 |
Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 8122, Amendment Bylaw No. 10660 Opposed at 1st/2nd/3rd Readings – None. |
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CNCL-485 |
Housing Agreement (10140, 10160 & 10180 No 1 Road and 4051 & 4068 Cavendish Drive) Bylaw No. 10490, Amendment Bylaw No. 10673 Opposed at 1st/2nd/3rd Readings – None. |
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CNCL-512 |
Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10081 (4571, 4591 and 4611/4631 Steveston Highway, RZ 18-839945) Opposed at 1st Reading – Cllrs. Day and Wolfe Opposed at 2nd/3rd Readings – None |
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CNCL-514 |
Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10388 (6340 Granville Avenue, RZ 21-932253) Opposed at 1st Reading – None Opposed at 2nd/3rd Readings – None |
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With the implementation of Bylaw No. 10636 (SSMUH) Bylaw, Bylaw No. 10388 is now rezoning from RC2 zone to ZS32 zone. |
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL |
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RECOMMENDATION |
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See DPP Plan Package (distributed separately) for full hardcopy plans |
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CNCL-516 |
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That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meeting held on May 28, 2025, and the Chair’s reports for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on January 17, 2024, and February 12, 2025, be received for information; and |
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CNCL-524 CNCL-527 |
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That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of: |
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a Development Permit (DP 20-919145) for the properties at 4571, 4591 and 4611/4631 Steveston Highway; and |
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a Development Permit (DP 22-023533) for the property at 3320 Jacombs Road, |
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be endorsed, and the Permits so issued. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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