December 8, 2025 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

1.

Motion to:

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(1)

adopt the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on November 24, 2025; and

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(2)

adopt the minutes of the Special Council meeting held on December 1, 2025.

AGENDA ADDITIONS & DELETIONS

PRESENTATION

Grant Fengstad, to present the CIO Canada Award to Council for accomplishments related to MyRichmond.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

2.

Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on agenda items.

3.

Delegations from the floor on Agenda items.

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. 19.

4.

Motion to rise and report.

RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE ACTION

CONSENT AGENDA

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.

CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

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Receipt of Committee minutes

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West Richmond Pavilion Terms Of Reference For Public Art Project

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Options For Maintaining Visitor Hours For London Farmhouse

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2025 Provincial Natural Resource Permitting Improvements Initiative

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2026 Operating And Capital Budgets For Richmond Public Library

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2026 Proposed Capital Budget

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2026 Proposed Operating Budget

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2026 One-Time Expenditures

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Land use applications for first reading (to be further considered at the Public Hearing on January 19, 2025):

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Unit 2005 - 10011 River Drive – For a Zoning Text Amendment to the “Residential Mixed Use Commercial (ZMU17) – River Drive/No. 4 Road (Bridgeport)” Zone to add “Health Service, Minor as a Permitted Use (Peter Liu  – Applicant)

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Housing Agreement Amendment Application For 7378 & 7388 Gollner Avenue (Formerly 6251 Minoru Boulevard)

5.

Motion to adopt Items No. 6 through No. 15 by general consent.

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

That the minutes of:

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(1)

the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on November 25, 2025;

(2)

the General Purposes Committee meeting held on December 1, 2025; (distributed separately)

(3)

the Finance and Audit Committee meeting held on December 1, 2025; (distributed separately)

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(4)

the Planning Committee meeting held on December 2, 2025; and

(5)

the Special General Purposes Committee meeting held on December 3, 2025; (distributed separately)

be received for information.

7.

West Richmond Pavilion Terms of Reference for Public Art Project

(File Ref. No. 11-7000-09-20-376) (REDMS No. 8134670)

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See Page CNCL-38 for full report

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the Terms of Reference for the West Richmond Pavilion public artwork, as presented in the report titled “West Richmond Pavilion Terms of Reference for Public Art Project” from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, dated November 3, 2025, be approved.

8.

Options for Maintaining Visitor Hours for London Farmhouse

(File Ref. No. 11-7141-01) (REDMS No. 8174091)

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See Page CNCL-53 for full report

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Option 2, as outlined in the report “Options for Maintaining Visitor Hours for London Farmhouse”, dated November 3, 2025, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services be approved; and

(2)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture Division, be authorized to execute all documentation, including an amendment to the Operating Agreement as outlined in the report “Options for Maintaining Visitor Hours for London Farmhouse”, dated November 3, 2025, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services.

9.

2025 Provincial Natural Resource Permitting Improvements Initiative

(File Ref. No. 10-6125-01) (REDMS No. 8200574)

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See Page CNCL-59 for full report

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the survey responses, as described in the report titled “2025 Provincial Natural Resource Permitting Improvements Initiative”, dated November 5, 2025, from the Director, Climate and Environment, be endorsed and submitted to the Ministry of Water,

Land and Resource Stewardship; and

(2)

That a letter from the Mayor be sent to the Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship requesting that more meaningful consultation, as outlined in the report, be implemented to support this provincial initiative.

10.

2026 Operating and Capital Budgets for Richmond Public Library

(File Ref. No. 03-0970-25-2026-01/) (REDMS No. 8209786)

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See Page CNCL-88 for full report

FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the 2026 proposed Richmond Public Library budget with a municipal contribution of $12,642,700 as presented in Attachment 1 from the Chief Librarian and the Secretary of the Board, be approved; and

(2)

That the Richmond Public Library request for an additional municipal contribution of $100,000 for physical collection from the Chief Librarian and the Secretary of the Board, be included as a recommended item in the report titled “2026 One-Time Expenditures” dated November 17, 2025 from the Director, Finance.

11.

2026 PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET

(File Ref. No. 03-0970-25-2026-01) (REDMS No. 8201906)

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See Page CNCL-99 for full report

FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the 2026 Proposed Capital Budget as presented in Appendix 3 totaling $245,724,000 be approved; and

(2)

That the 2026 Proposed Capital Budget as approved be included in the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2026-2030).

12.

2026 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET

(File Ref. No. 03-0985-01) (REDMS No. 8216955)

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FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the 2026 Proposed Operating Budget as presented in Budget

Option 2 for a total of 3.04% be approved as outlined below:

(a)

A same level of service budget increase of $3,905,151 after tax growth with a tax increase of 1.19% be approved;

(b)

Ongoing funding for expenditures previously approved by Council totaling $2,742,450 as presented in Table 13 with a tax increase of 0.84% be approved;

(c)

Emerging organizational additional levels in the amount of $1,045,361 as presented in Attachments 10, 11, and 12, of the staff report titled 2026 Proposed Operating Budget with a tax increase of 0.32% be approved;

(d)

The Rate Stabilization Account be used to pay for the one-time initial capital costs for the recommended No Tax Impact Positions from Attachment 11 totaling $75,211 be approved;

(e)

Transfer to reserves for Investment in Community Facilities as per Council’s Long Term Financial Management Strategy in the amount of $3,271,701 with a tax increase of 1.00% be approved;

(f)

Senior level government and other government agency increase of $700, 259 with a tax increase of 0.21% be approved;

(g)

Use of reserves for program expenditures for Affordable Housing, Child Care and Public Art programs of $1,360,000 as presented in Attachment 9 be approved;

(h)

Operating budget impacts from the 2026 Proposed Capital Budget totalling $101,581 with a tax increase of 0.03% be approved; and

(i)

The Rate Stabilization Account be used to reduce the overall impact of additional operating costs for a total of $1,800,000 resulting in a tax decrease of 0.55% be approved.

(2)

That the 2026 Operating Budget as approved be included in the

Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2026-2030); and

(3)

That item 2 of the Long Term Financial Management Strategy

(Council Policy 3707) be amended as follows:

Gaming revenues are designated for the capital reserves, the

major capital community facility replacement program, the

grants program, and the Council initiatives account.

13.

2026 One-Time Expenditures

(File Ref. No. 03-0985-01/) (REDMS No. 8217651)

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FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That the one-time expenditures totaling $3,504,797 as outlined in Attachment 1 of the 2026 One- Time Expenditures staff report, be approved with funding from the Rate Stabilization Account and included in the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2026-2030).

14.

Application by Peter Liu for a Zoning Text Amendment to the “Residential MixedUse Commercial (ZMU17) – River Drive/No. 4 Road (Bridgeport)” Zone to Add “Health Service, Minor” as a Permitted Use at Unit 2005 - 10011 River Drive

(File Ref. No. ZT 25-007646) (REDMS No. 8216986)

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PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10726, for a Zoning Text Amendment to the “Residential Mixed Use Commercial (ZMU17) – River Drive/No. 4 Road (Bridgeport)” zone to add “Health service, minor” as a permitted use at Unit 2005 - 10011 River Drive, be introduced and given first reading.

15.

Housing Agreement Amendment Application for 7378 & 7388 Gollner Avenue (formerly 6251 Minoru Boulevard)

(File Ref. No. 08-4057-05) (REDMS No. 8210765)

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PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Housing Agreement (6251 Minoru Boulevard) Bylaw No. 8996, Amendment Bylaw No. 10677 be introduced and given first, second, and third readings.

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CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

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NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair

16.

Application To Amend Food Primary Liquor Licence # 311573 - Change to Hours of Liquor Service – Yokai Tapas & Sake Bar – 140 – 6386 No 3 Rd

(File Ref. No. 12-8275-20-AMANDA#/2014) (REDMS No. 8166612)

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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllr. Wolfe

(1)

That the application from Imagin Restaurants Concepts Ltd., doing business as Yokai Tapas & Sake Bar, for an amendment to Food Primary Licence #311573, requesting an increase to their hours of liquor service from 09:00am to Midnight Monday to Sunday, to 09:00am to 2:00am Monday to Sunday, be supported; and

(2)

That a letter be sent to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, which includes the information as set out in Attachment 1 to this report, advising that Council recommends the approval of the amendment to the Food Primary Liquor Licence as described in the Recommendation 1 of this report.

17.

Official Community Plan 2050 Targeted Update – Update to Land Use Map, Housing Affordability Policies, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, and Regional Context Statement

(File Ref. No. 08-4045-30-02) (REDMS No. 8220791)

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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Opposed: Cllrs. Day and Hobbs

(1)

That Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10724, to update the Official Community Plan Land Use Map, Housing Policies, Regional Context Statement and associated housekeeping and in-stream provisions, be introduced and given first reading;

(2)

That Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10725, to update the Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) Map, ESA Development Permit Guidelines and ESA Development Permit Exemptions, be introduced and given first reading;

(3)

That Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10724, and Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10725, having been considered in conjunction with:

(a)

the City's Financial Plan and Capital Program; and

(b)

the Greater Vancouver Regional District Solid Waste and Liquid Waste Management Plans;

is hereby found to be consistent with said program and plans, in accordance with Section 477(3)(a) of the Local Government Act;

(4)

That Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10724, and Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10725, having been considered in accordance with Section 475 of the Local Government Act and the City's Official Community Plan Bylaw Preparation Consultation Policy 5043, is found not to require further consultation with the exception of a referral to the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond);

(5)

That Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10724, and Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10725 be referred to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission for comment, as required by Section 477(3)(b) of the Local Government Act;

(6)

That following first reading for Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10724, that the updated Regional Context Statement of the Official Community Plan be referred to the Metro Vancouver Board for acceptance as a condition for final adoption;

(7)

That Council Policies, for single-family lot size policies, as listed in Attachment 1 to the report titled “Official Community Plan 2050 Targeted Update – Update to Land Use Map, Housing Affordability Policies, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, and Regional Context Statement” dated November 19, 2025 from the Director, Policy Planning, be rescinded; and

(8)

That the following bylaws that have received third reading, Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10649 (9040 Francis Road) and Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 10655 (9000 No. 3 Road), be adopted for the purposes of in-stream provisions.

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

18.

Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2026-2030) Bylaw No. 10727

(File Ref. No. 03-0970-01) (REDMS No. 8232223)

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STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2026-2030) Bylaw No. 10727 be introduced and given first, second, and third readings; and

(2)

That staff undertake a process of public consultation in accordance with Section 166 of the Community Charter.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

NEW BUSINESS

BYLAWS FOR ADOPTION

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10446

(7511 St. Albans Road, RZ 18-818548)

Opposed at 1^st Reading – Cllrs. Au, Day and Wolfe

Opposed at 2^nd/3^rd Readings – Cllrs. Day and Wolfe

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10533

(12900 Steveston Highway and 11311 Rice Mill Road, RZ 22-011635)

Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10534

(18431 Westminster Highway, RZ 22-009024)

Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

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Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10716

(Small- Scale Multi-Unit Housing)

Opposed at 1^st/2^nd/3^rd Readings – None.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PANEL

19.

RECOMMENDATION

See DPP Plan Package (distributed separately) for full hardcopy plans

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(1)

That the minutes of the Development Permit Panel meeting held on November 13, 2025, and the Chair’s report for the Development Permit Panel meetings held on June 11, 2025, be received for information; and

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(2)

That the recommendations of the Panel to authorize the issuance of Development Permit (DP 23-028741) for the property at 7511 St. Albans Road, be endorsed and the Permit so issued.

PUBLIC DELEGATIONS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

20.

Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole to hear delegations on non‑agenda items.

Jeff Hickling to delegate on concerns and rectification suggestions regarding short term rentals in Richmond.

21.

Motion to rise and report.

ADJOURNMENT