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City of Maple Ridge
COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The Minutes of the Council Workshop Meeting held virtually and hosted in the Council
Chambers on November 28, 2023, at 11:00 am at City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge,
British Columbia for the purpose of transacting regular City business.
PRESENT
Elected Officials
Mayor D. Ruimy
Councillor K. Carreras
Councillor 0. Dozie
Councillor J. Dueck
Councillor S. Schiller
Councillor J. Tan
Councillor A. Yousef
ABSENT
Appointed Staff
S. Hartman, Chief Administrative Officer
C. Mushata, Corporate Officer, Director of Legislative Services
Other Staff as Required
C. Bevacqua, Clerk 3
M. Best, Interim Director of Planning
A. Grochowich, Manager of Community Planning
Z. Lifshiz, Director, Strategic Development, Communications and
Public Engagement
D. Samson, Interim Fire Chief
F. Smith, Director of Engineering
S. Spencer, Clerk 2
T. Westover, Director of Economic Development
Note: These Minutes and a video of the meeting are posted on the City's Web Site at
https://mapleridge.primegov.com/public/portal
1. CALL TO ORDER -6:00 pm
1.1 Territorial Acknowledgement
The Mayor provided the territory acknowledgement.
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
2.1 Approval of Agenda
R/2023-WS-067
Moved and seconded
THAT the agenda of the November 28, 2023, Council Workshop Meeting be
approved as circulated.
3. MINUTES
3.1 Adoption of Minutes
R/2023-WS-068
Moved and seconded
CARRIED
THAT the minutes of the October 24 2023, Council Workshop Meeting be adopted.
CARRIED
4. PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL -Ni I
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Council Workshop Meeting Minutes
November 28, 2023
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5. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Exclusion Application Process Policy
To establish a procedure and set of considerations to follow when reviewing requests
from private land owners.
A. Grochowich, Manager of Community Planning, provided a presentation and staff
responded to questions of Council.
R/2023-WS-069
Moved and seconded
THAT Council endorse Policy 6.36 -Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Exclusion
Application Process Policy, as outlined in Appendix A of the report titled "Agricultural
Land Reserve Exclusion Application Process Policy", dated November 28, 2023.
CARRIED
6. CORRESPONDENCE -Nil
7. BRIEFING ON OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL -Nii
8. MATTERSDEEMEDEXPEDIENT-Nil
9. ADJOURNMENT -6:18 pm
Certified Correct
ushtaCorporate Officer
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