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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-07-18 Adopted Council Workshop Minutes.pdfCorporation of the District of Maple Ridge COUNCIL WORKSHOP July 18, 2005 The Minutes of the Municipal Council Workshop held on July 18, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in the Blaney Room of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British Columbia for the purpose of transacting regular Municipal business. PRESENT Elected Officials Mayor K. Morse Councillor E. Daykin Councillor J. Dueck Councmor C. Gordon Councillor J. Harris CounciUor F . Isaac Councillor C. Speirs Appointed Staff M. Murray, Acting Chief Administrative Officer T. Fryer, Municipal Clerk J. Bastaja, Acting General Manager Corporate and Financial Services B. McDonald, General Manager Public Works and Development Services J. Leebum, Executive Director C. Marlo, Confidential Secretary Other Staff as Required J. Pickering, Director of Planning Note: These Minutes are also posted on the Municipal Web Site at www.mapleridge.org 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda was approved as circulated. 2. MINUTES R/05-287 Minutes July 11, 2005 MOVED by Councillor Dueck SECONDED by Council1or Isaac That the minutes of the Council Workshop Meeting of July 11, 2005 be adopted as circulated. CARRIED 3. PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL -Nil Council Workshop Minutes July 18, 2005 Page 2 of4 4. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS 4.1 Council Direction on OCP Staff Report Mayor Morse indicated that Ray Young, Lidstone, Young, Anderson, has advised that the circulation of a staff report on the OCP Public Hearing would require a new Public Hearing but this could be by written submission only. She asked that Council provide direction to staff on whether or not a report is required. Council debated the need for a staff report. The Director of Planning suggested that the staff report could include a summary of events to date, a synopsis of the key issues that arose from the Public Hearing, provide options around those issues and an analysis of the implications of those options. The issues could be divided into two categories, those relevant to the OCP and those outside of the OCP. It was concluded that discussion would talce place on specific issues of Council at the July 25, 2005 Council Workshop and a decision made on the need for a report following that discussion. Mayor Morse advised that a decision was required from Council on whether to withdraw the request made to the GVRD to approve the Regional Context Statement as attached to the new OCP bylaw. The Director of Planning indicated that changes to the terminology around growth option issues would likely require a new review by the GVRD. Some changes, such as those proposed by the Agricultural Land Commission, would likely not require the District to re-submit the Statement. R/05-288 Withdraw RCS from GRVD ACTION REQUIRED MOVED by Councillor Isaac SECONDED by Councillor Speirs That the requests contained in the letter dated June 15, 2005 from the District of Maple Ridge to submit the Maple Ridge Regional Context Statement (contained in the Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 6303-2005) to the Greater Vancouver Regional District Board for acceptance and to initiate an amendment to the Livable Region Strategic Plan to amend the Green Zone Boundary in the District of Maple Ridge be withdrawn. CARRIED Staff is to provide information at the July 25, 2005 Council Workshop on work items that could be delayed by the need to prepare a staff report on the Public Hearing. Council Workshop Minutes July 18, 2005 Page 3 of 4 Note: The meeting recessed at 10:14 a.m. and reconvened at 10:30 a.m. 4.2 Discussion of Proposed Pending List Mayor Morse introduced the concept of including a box on the Council Workshop agenda that would list pending major work items. Council discussed this suggestion and agreed to proceed. ACTION REQUIRED Council is to provide staff with a list of pending items to be included on the Council Workshop agenda. 5. CORRESPONDENCE -Nil 5.1 Lower l\1ainland Municipal Association, Name Change 5.2 Memo dated July 5, 2005 requesting that a questionnaire concerning a name change for the Association be completed and returned. Councillor Isaac reviewed the request and asked that the Mayor and each individual Councillor complete the questionnaire and return it to her. Cabinet Minister Meeting Request, UBCM Convention Letter dated July 5, 2005 from Premier Gordon Campbell providing information on the procedure to request a meeting with a Cabinet Minister at the UBCM Convention in September. It was the consensus of Council that a request be made to meet with the Ministry of Transportation regarding the widening of Lougheed Highway to Mission and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs regarding an amending formula for the Regional Strategic Plan. ACTION REQUIRED Staff is to complete the Cabinet Minister Request Form and forward it to the Premier's office. Note: The Municipal Clerk requested that an additional item be added to the agenda. Council was in agreement. Council Workshop Minutes July 18, 2005 Page 4of 4 4.3 July 19, 2005 Public Hearing The Municipal Clerk advised t~at July Public Hearing would have to be postponed to the August 23, 2005 as The Times newspaper failed to run the second of the two required advertisements. 6. BRIEFING ON OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL -Nil 7. MATTERS DEEMED EXPEDIENT -Nil 8. ADJOURNMENT -10:44 a.m. Certified Correct