March 3, 2025 - Minutes

Date:

Monday, March 3, 2025

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

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

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee held on February 3, 2025, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

1.

Annual procurement report

(File Ref. No. 02-0745-01) (REDMS No. 7907708)

It was moved and seconded

That the staff report titled, “2024 Annual Procurement Report”, dated February 10, 2025 from the Director of Finance, be received for information.

The question on the motion was not called as in response to queries from Committee, staff advised that (i) staff will provide a memorandum with respect to the scope of work undertaken by Street and Sidewalk Vegetation Control Services, and (ii) approximately 98 percent of contracts are awarded to an entity based in Canada, with the majority in the lower mainland.

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

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:54 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, March 3, 2025.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Raman Grewal
Legislative Services Associate