March 18, 2024 - Agenda


City of Richmond Meeting Agenda

 

General Purposes Committee

Electronic Meeting

 

Council Chambers, City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road

Monday, March 18, 2024
3:00 p.m.

 

 

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ITEM

 

 

 

MINUTES

GP-3

 

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on March 4, 2024.

 

 

 

 

ADDED

 

DELEGATION

 

1.

Robert Kiesman, Board Chairman, Steveston Harbour Authority, to delegate on the Steveston Transit Exchange.

 

 

 

FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION

 

2.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY UPDATE

(File Ref. No. 08-4150-01) (REDMS No. 7586290)

GP-7

 

See Page GP-7 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Katie Ferland and Jill Shirey

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

That the approach to updating the City’s Economic Development Strategy as outlined in the staff report titled, “Economic Development Strategy Update,” dated February 23, 2024, from the Director, Business Services, be endorsed. 

 

 

 

 

 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

 

3.

HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY 2019-2029: 2023 UPDATE

(File Ref. No. 08-4057-11-03) (REDMS No. 7556775)

GP-18

 

See Page GP-18 for full report

 

 

Designated Speaker:  Chris Duggan

 

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

 

 

(1)

That the Homelessness Strategy 2019–2029: 2023 Update, as outlined in the staff report titled “Homelessness Strategy 2019–2029: 2023 Update", dated February 12, 2024 from the Director, Community Social Development, be received for information; and

 

 

(2)

That the Homelessness Strategy 2019–2029: 2023 Update be distributed to key community partners, local Members of Parliament, local Members of the Legislative Assembly and posted on the City’s website.

 

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT