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Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
April 10, 2006
The Minutes of the Municipal Council Workshop held on April 10, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. in
the Blaney Room of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British
Columbia for the purpose of transacting re~ular Municipal business.
PRESENT
Elected Officials
Mayor G. Robson
Councillor E. Daykin
Councillor J. Dueck
Councillor A. Hogarth
Councillor L. King
Counci llor C. Speirs
Councillor K. Stewart
Appointed Staff
J. Rule, Chief Administrative Officer
T. Fryer, Municipal Clerk
M. Murray, General Manager of Community Development,
Parks and Recreation Services
P. Gill, General Manager Corporate and Financial Services
F. Quinn, General Manager Public Works and Development
Services
J. Leeburn, Executive Director
C. Marlo, Confidential Secretary
Other Staff as Required
B. McDonald, Director of Licenses, Permits and Bylaws
Insp. J. Wakely, OIC, RCMP
Note: These Minutes are also posted on the Municipal Web Site at www.mapleridge.org
1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The agenda was adopted with the following additions:
4.3 Update on Meetings with Provinci al Government
5.1 BC Hydro, LMMA
2. MINUTES
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It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the Council Workshop Meeting of April
3, 2006 be adopted as circulated.
CARRIED
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3. PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL -Nil
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4.1
UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
Crime Free Multi Housing
Mr. Keith Wilson, Community Policing, RC:MP, gave a Power Point presentation
providing information on the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program and circulated
an information brochure.
The Director of Licenses, Permits and Bylaws advised that the proposed
amendments to the Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw include an
incentive of a 50% reduction in licence fees for apartment building owners who
attain certification in this program.
4.2 Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6333-2005
Staff report dated April 3, 2006 recommending that Maple Ridge Business
Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6333-2005 be read a first time, be made
available on the municipal website, forwarded to local business organization and
advertised the week of April 17, 2006 requesting written submissions on or before
May 19, 2006.
The Director of Licenses, Permits and Bylaws gave a Power Point presentation,
providing an overview of the amendments to the Business Licencing and
Regulation Bylaw. A copy of the presentation was circulated at the meeting.
The following items were mentioned for possible inclusion in the bylaw:
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• The ability for an owner or operator of a Commercial Parking Lot to
remove a vehicle if it is not displaying a current insurance sticker.
• The ability for an owner or operator of a farm to carry on retail business
sales on 50% of the sales area during the off-season for products produced
on the land.
BL 6333-2005
First reading
It was moved and seconded
That Maple Ridge Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No.
6333-2005 be read a first time and the Bylaw No. 6333-2005 be:
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a) made available on the municipal website;
b) forwarded to local business organizations; and .
c) advertised in both local newspapers during the week of
April 17, 2006 requesting that all individuals who
consider they are affected by the bylaw forward written
submissions to Council on or before May 19, 2006.
CARRIED
4.3 Update on Meetings with Provincial Government
The Chief Administrative Officer, Mayor Robson, Councillor King and
Councillor Stewart gave updates on meetings held in Victoria on Thursday, April
6, 2006 with the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Community Affairs,
the Minister of Agriculture and Lands and the Solicitor General. They indicated
that the Ministries w9uld be responding to the issues put forward by the District.
5. CORRESPONDENCE
5 .1 BC Hydro, LMMA
The Municipal Clerk referred to a letter dated March 27 , 2006 from BC Hydro
inviting Council meet with Hydro representatives on May 11, 2006 at the Lower
Mainland Municipal Association Conference. It was the consensus of Council to
direct the Municipal Clerk to arrange an appointment with BC Hydro. Suggested
topics for cliscussion included:
• beautification of the two substations in Maple Ridge;
• burying of hydro wires in the downtown core ;
• BC Hydro Water Use Plan; and
• status of the funding request from the Alouette River Management
Society.
Councillors were requested to forward additional suggestions for topics to the
Municipal Clerk.
ACTION REQUIRED
The Municipal Clerk is to book an appointment for Council on May 11, 2006
with BC Hydro at the Lower Mainland Municipal Association Conference.
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6. BRIEFING ON OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCIL -Nil
7. MATTERS DEEMED EXPEDIENT
Councillor Dueck requested that Council discuss at a Council Workshop the
request of the Whonnock Community Association to rename a street in memory
of the Burns family.
ACTION REQUIRED
Discussion of the request of the Whonnock Community Association to
rename a street in memory of the Bums family is to be included on a future
Council Workshop agenda.
8. ADJOURNMENT -11:58 a.m.
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