6 . COMMITTEE MINUTES
That the minutes of:
(1) the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Committee meeting held on April 25, 2023;
(2) the Finance Committee meeting held on May 1, 2023;
(3) the General Purposes Committee meeting held on May 1, 2023;
(4) the Special Community Safety Committee meeting held on May 1, 2023; and
(5) the Planning Committee meeting held on May 2, 2023;
be received for information.
ADOPTED ON CONSENT
7 . MUSEUM AND HERITAGE SERVICES YEAR IN REVIEW 2022 (File Ref. No. 11-7141-01) (REDMS No. 7181796)
( 1 ) That the Museum and Heritage Services Year in Review 2022, as presented in the staff report titled “Museum and Heritage Services Year in Review 2022,” dated March 20, 2023, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services, be received for information; and
( 2 ) That the Museum and Heritage Services Year in Review 2022 be circulated to Community Partners and Funders for their information.
ADOPTED ON CONSENT
8 . 2023 NEIGHBOURHOOD CELEBRATION GRANTS ALLOCATION (File Ref. No. 03-1085-05) (REDMS No. 7186538)
( 1 ) That the Neighbourhood Celebration Grants be awarded for the recommended amount of $78,983.70 as identified in Attachment 2 of the staff report titled, “2023 Neighbourhood Celebration Grants Allocation,” dated March 24, 2023, from the Director, Arts, Culture and Heritage Services; and
( 2 ) That the grant funds be disbursed accordingly.
ADOPTED ON CONSENT
9 . LANSDOWNE MAJOR PARK AND OPEN SPACE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND NEXT STEPS (File Ref. No. 06-2345-20-LSCP1) (REDMS No. 7119072, 7174455, 7174456, 7174459, 7174462, 7226524, 7226533)
( 1 ) That the Lansdowne Major Park and Open Space Guiding Principles as outlined in the staff report titled “Lansdowne Major Park and Open Space Guiding Principles and Next Steps,” dated March 31, 2023, from the Director, Parks Services, be endorsed; and
( 2 ) That the Lansdowne Major Park and Open Space Master Plan Process proceed to Phase 2 – development of master plan concept options as outlined in the staff report titled “Lansdowne Major Park and Open Space Guiding Principles and Next Steps,” dated March 31, 2023, from the Director, Parks Services; and
(3) That prior to implementing Phase 2, staff conduct a workshop with Council members.
ADOPTED ON CONSENT
10 . CHANGES IN PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION NEEDED TO ADDRESS GAS UTILITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (File Ref. No. 10-6125-07-02) (REDMS No. 7185313)
( 1 ) That, as described in the report titled ‘Changes in Provincial Legislation Needed to Address Gas Utilities in British Columbia’ from the Director, Sustainability & District Energy, dated March 17, 2023:
( a ) Letters be sent to the Premier, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and to local Members of the Legislative Assembly, asking the Government of British Columbia to
( i ) reform the British Columbia Utilities Commission in the context of a changing climate as noted in the report; and
( ii ) urgently enact legislation that regulates greenhouse gas emissions from gas utilities; and
(b) Letters be sent to Metro Vancouver, Metro Vancouver member local governments, the City of Victoria and the District of Saanich requesting their support by sending letters to the Office of the Premier, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and the Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation accordingly.
ADOPTED ON CONSENT
11 . 2022 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (File Ref. No. 03-1200-02) (REDMS No. 7202851, 7202983, 7206714, 7202954)
That the 2022 City of Richmond Consolidated Financial Statements as presented in Attachment 2 be approved.
ADOPTED ON CONSENT
15 . REFERRAL RESPONSE CONSTRUCTION SIGNAGE (File Ref. No. 08-4000-01) (REDMS No. 7185073, 4950570)
That staff be directed to bring forward amendments to Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 8856, in order to affect the proposed changes to the construction signage, as outlined in the report titled “Referral Response Construction Signage”, dated April 3, 2023 from the Director, Building Approvals.
ADOPTED ON CONSENT