May 5, 2025 - Minutes


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City of Richmond Meeting Minutes

 

Finance Committee

 

 

Date:

Monday, May 5, 2025

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair
Councillor Chak Au (by teleconference)
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 5:40 p.m.

 

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That Councillor Au be permitted to join the meeting electronically.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Special Finance Committee held on April 22, 2025 be adopted as circulated.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

DELEGATION

 

 

1.

Aanu Adeleye, Engagement Partner, and Chito Lo, Engagement Senior Manager, KPMG, presented the Audit Findings Report on the City’s 2024 Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

 

 

2.

2024 Consolidated Financial Statements
(File Ref. No. 03-0905-01) (REDMS No. 8021882)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the 2024 City of Richmond Consolidated Financial Statements as presented in Attachment 2 be approved.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

 

3.

2024 Financial Statements for the Richmond Public Library

(File Ref. No. 03-0905-01) (REDMS No. 8027857)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the 2024 Richmond Public Library audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, as presented in the attached report from the Chief Librarian, be received for information.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

LULU ISLAND ENERGY COMPANY

 

 

4.

2024 Financial Statements for the Lulu Island Energy Company
(File Ref. No. 03-0950-01) (REDMS No. 8022654)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the Lulu Island Energy Company report titled “2024 Financial Statements for the Lulu Island Energy Company”, dated April 10, 2025, from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, be received for information.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL CORPORATION

 

 

5.

 

Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation 2024 Audited Financial Statements
(File Ref. No. 03-1200-09) (REDMS No. 8039115)

 

 

Discussion ensued regarding (i) details of the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cash Flows, (ii) the forthcoming report regarding the Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation’s 1st Quarter 2025 Financial Information, (iii) a more streamlined and efficient senior management structure, and (iv) the Oval’s marketing budget and operational efficiency.

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the report on the 2024 Audited Financial Statements for the Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation from the Director, Finance, Innovation & Technology, Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation be received for information.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the meeting adjourn (5:49 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, May 5, 2025.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Shannon Unrau
Legislative Services Associate