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COUNC'I WORKSHOP
November t9,2OO7
The Minutes of the Municipal Council Workshop held on , 2OO7 at 1O:OO 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 Dueck
Councillor A. Hogarth
Councillor L. King
Councillor C. SPeirs
Councillor K. Stewart
Appointed Staff
J. Rule, Chief Administrative Officer
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, Manager of Legislative Services
A. Gaunt, Confidential Secretary
OtherStaff as Required
L. Benson, PolicY AnalYst
C. Carter, Manager of Community Planning
A. Wood, MuniciPal Engineer
Note: These Minutes are also posted on the Municipal Web Site at www'mapleridqe'ca
Note: Councillor Dueck was not in attendance at the start of the meeting'
1-. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The agenda was adopted as circulated'
2. MINUTES
R/07-550
Minutes
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It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the council workshop Meeting of
November 5,2OO7 be adopted as circulated'
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CARRIED
3. PRESENIAI/ONS ATTHE REQUESTOFCOUNC'L _ Nit
4. UNF'N/SHED AND NEW BUS'NESS - NiI
5. CORRESPONDENCE - NiI
6. BR/EF'NG ON OTHER ITEMS OF'NTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM COUNC'I - NiI
7. MATTERS DEEMED Ü,PEDIENT - NiI
Note: The meeting recessed at 10:05 a.m. and reconvened at 10:15 a.m
Note: Councillor Dueck joined the meeting during ltem 8.1.
8. BUS'NESS PLANN'NG
8.1 lntroduction and Background
The chief Administrative officer gave a Powerpsint presentation which
provided an introduction, an outline of accomplishments and an explanation
of changes to the business plan. A handout of the presentation was
distributed.
8.2 Sustainability lnitiatives - Angela Griffiths, Sheltair Group
Angela Griffiths, Sheltair Group gave a Powerpoint presentation detailing
sustainability initiatives. A handout of the presentation was distributed.
8.3 Light Rapid Transit update - Bill Lambert, UMA
Bill Lambert, UMA gave a PowerPoint presentation which provided information
on light rapid transit. A handout of the presentation was distributed.
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Light RaPid Transit
UBM
ACflON REQUIRED
The summary letter to be forwarded to Translink is to include the following
references:
consideration of the area to the east of Maple Ridge in planning for light
It was moved and seconded
That the information provided by UMA' along with a covering
.urr"ry letter, be forwarded tó TransLink for consideration as
part of their TransPort 2040 Plan'
CARRIED
It was moved and seconded
Thatthereportentitled"2S6thstreetlndustrialArea"dated
Ñou"tn"t 'L5,2OO7 be received as information;
ThatstaffbedirectedtocontinuetoworkwithTransLinkfor
inclusion of Abernethy Way to 256t' Street in its 10 year
capital Plan; and further
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256 Street
lndustrial Area
raPid transit;
o West Coast Exprêss improvements to service;
o prioritY for bus route 791; and
lthatacopyoftheletterbeforwardedtotheRegionalpartners,namely
Mission, Langley, Abbotsford and Surrey'
Staff is to invite a west coast Express representative to provide a
presentation.
256Street lndustrial Area- c. carter, Manager of community Planning and A'
Wood, MuniciPal Engineer
APowerPointpresentationwasgivenbytheManagglo^tlommunityPlanning
and the Municipat fnlinu.¡, prov-iding itunt for the 256 Street industrial area
A handout of the presentation was distributed'
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That staff be directed to work with the Agricuttural Land
commission and Metro Vancouver to explore the feasibility forpotential sanitary service for, and road improvements to the
256th Street area.
CARRIED
Note: The meeting recessed at 12:5b p.m. and reconvened at 1:25 p.m.
Park site Acquisition - M. Murray, General Manager of community
Development, Parks and Recreation Services
The General Manager of community Development, parks and Recreationservices gave a PowerPoint presentation ouflining park and schoolsiteacquisitions in the Silver Valley and Albion urban growth areas. A handout ofthe presentation was distributed.
Fraser Escarpment - F. Quinn, General Manager, public works and
Development Services
The General Manager, Public works and Development Services gave aPowerPoint presentation on weather and climate related issues, noting areaswithin the District most impacted by weather events, particularly in the-FraserRiver escarpment area. A handout of the presentation was distributed.
Development Cost Charges program
The General Manager, pubric works and Development services gave a . '
\PowerPoint presentation which provided an overview.of the chañges proposedfor the Development cost charges. A handout of the þiesentation wasdistributed \ '\ .t t
8.8 CapitalWorksprogram
8.5
8.6
8.7
The General Manager, corporate and Financialservices gave a powerpoint
presentation outliningthe 2008-201.2 Financial Plan and giving an overviewof the capital program. A handout of the presentation was distributed.
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8.9 Public lnPut - Nil
9. ADJAURNMENI - 3:10 P.m'
Certified Correct
G. Robson, MaYor
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C. Marlo, CorPorate Officer
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