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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-01-16 Adopted Council Workshop Minutes.pdfi I l t I 1 l ' I ' Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge COUNCIL WORKSHOP January 16, 2006 The Minutes of the Municipal Councj) Workshop held on January 16, 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 regular Municipal business. PRESENT Elected Officials Mayor G. Robson Councillor E. Daykin Councillor J. Dueck Councillor A. Hogarth Councillor L. King Councillor C. Speirs CouncilJor K. Stewart Appointed Staff J. Rule, Chief Administrative Officer T. Fryer, Munkipal 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. Leebum, Executive Director C. Marlo, Confidential Secretary Other Staff as Required M. Davies, Emergency Director J. Pickering, Director of Planning C. Goddard, Manager Development and Environmental Services J. Charlebois, Planner Insp. J. Armstrong, RCMP Insp. J. Wakely, RCMP Note: These Minutes are also posted on the Municipal Web Site at www.mapleridge.org 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda was amended with the following additions 04.05 Official Community Plan Committee Update 04.06 Acting Mayor 04.07 Sediment Issue 2. MINUTES Council Workshop Minutes January 16, 2006 Page 2 of 5 R/06-17 Minutes January 9, 2006 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Council Workshop Meeting of January 9, 2006 be adopted as circulated. CARRIED 3. PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL 4. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS 4.1 Introduction of Insp. Wakely Insp. Armstrong introduced lnsp. Jim Wakely as the new Officer In Charge of the Ridge Meadows Detachment. Insp. Wakely outlined his goals and objectives for the Detachment. 4.2 Emergency Planning Update 4.3 The Emergency Director gave a power point presentation providing an overview of the Municipal Emergency Program. A copy of the presentation was circulated to Council. LEED Building Standard The Director of Planning and the Planner gave a power point presentation providing an overview of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building standard system. A copy of the presentation was circulated. Note: Councillor Dueck was excused from item 4.4 as she serves on the Board of Directors of Alouette Addictions Service. 4.4 Alouette Addictions Services, Endorsement of Funding Request Consideration of Council's endorsement of the Alouette Addictions Services' request for additional funding from Fraser Health. (from the January JO, 2006 Council meeting) = l ! I ~ I l Council Workshop Minutes January 16, 2006 Page 3 of5 R/06-18 Alouette Addictions It was moved and seconded Services That the request of Alouette Addictions Services for additional funding from Fraser Health be endorsed in principle. CARRIED Note: Councillor Dueck returned to the meeting. 04.05 Official Community Plan Committee Update Councillor Hogarth advised that the Select Committee of Council re the Official Community Plan (OCP) will be presenting a report to Council Workshop on January 23, 2006. The report will focus on the Committee's timeline, public process, vision and principles. He indjcated that staff will be bringing forward a report on the issues. He also advised that the appeal of a recent court decision regarding Public Hearings has been heard and the Court has upheld the right of Councils to receive reports from staff on issues raised at a Public Hearing. Councillor Hogarth asked that in advance of receipt of the report, Council consider a resolution recommended by the Committee to direct staff to begin the process for a Request for Proposals to retai n a consultant to assist with the OCP. R/06-19 RFPreOCP Visioning Exercise 04.06 Acting Mayor It was moved and seconded That staff be directed to prepare and advertise a Request for Proposals to retain consultant(s) to assist in a visioning exercise as part of the Official Community Plan review and further That staff review recommendation to consultant(s) to retain. submissions the Select received and make a committee on which CARRIED Mayor Robson recommended that the Acting Mayor position be rotated amongst Councillors throughout the year. Council Workshop Minutes January 16, 2006 Page 4 of 5 R/06-20 Acting Mayor Schedule It was moved and seconded That the Acting Mayor schedule be as follows: Councillor Daykin Councillor Hogarth Councillor King Councillor Speirs Councillor Stewart February -March 2006 April -May 2006 June -July 2006 August -September 2006 October -November 2006 and further that the practice of paying the additional salary during the time that a Councillor is serving as Acting Mayor be continued. CARRIED 04.07 Sediment Issue Councillor King raised concerns about recent articles in the local newspapers concerning high sediment levels in some streams caused by development during the recent period of continuous rain. She asked how the District deals with events such as this and if staff felt our standards are adequate. The General Manager of Public Works and Development Services advised that staff is reviewing the District standards and has been meeting with the development community concerning monitoring of sites once the developer sells properties to builders. He indicated that stop work orders have been issued in some cases and that the laying of charges, if appropriate, would be the responsibility of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The Chief Administrative Officer suggested that Council could direct staff to prepare a report on this issue. R/06-21 Report on Monitoring It was moved and seconded That staff be directed to prepare a report on monitoring of development sites through to building completion. CARRIED 5. CORRESPONDENCE Note: Item 5.1 was dealt with following item 4.1 = \ J _ _) Council Workshop Minutes January 16, 2006 Page 5 of 5 5.1 RCMP, Emergency Response Team Letter dated November 7, 2005 from Beverley Busson, Deputy Commissioner, providing an overview of the RCMP plan for a full-time Emergency Response Team within the Lower Mainland. Insp. Wakely provided background information on the plan. R/06-22 RCMPERT Support for plan It was moved and seconded That the letter dated November 7, 2005 from Beverley Busson, Deputy Commissioner, RCMP, be received for information and that the plan for a full-time Emergency Response Team within the Lower Mainland District be endorsed. The General Manager Corporate and Financial Services advised that 50% of the ongoing funding for the Response Team will be covered by the Provincial and Federal Governments. The remainder will be shared proportionately amongst participating municipalities. Insp. Armstrong provided an overview of the benefits to the District in terms of response time and skills. CARRIED 6. BRIEFING ON OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL -Nil 7. MATTERS DEEMED EXPEDIENT-Nil 8. ADJOURNMENT -11 :42 a.m. "o. Robson, Mayor Certified Correct