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COUNCIL WORKSHOP
June 18,2007
The Minutes of the Municipal council workshop hel{-on June 18' 2007 at 10:30 a'm' in
the council chamuers ortir. Municipal HaIl, 1íÐs tt*.y Place, Maple Ridge' British
columbia for the p"rp;;" of transacting regular Municipal business.
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PRESENT
Elected Officials
Mayor G. Robson
Councillor E. DaYkin
Councillor J. Dueck
Councillor A. Hogarth
Councillor L. King
Councillor C. SPeirs
Counciilor K. Stewart
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Minutes
June 11,2007
Appointed Staff
¡. if,tt", Chief Administrative Offrcer
iù. ü"t"v, General Manager of Community Development'
Parks and Recreation Services
Þ. Ciff, General Manager Corpolate--Td Financial Services
^F: añlr¡ General Maãager puutic Works and Development
Services h
J. Leeburn, Executive Director
C. Marlo, Manager of Legislative Services
A. Gaunt, Confidential SecretarY
Other Staff as Required
J. Pickering, Director of Planning
C. Goddard, Manager of Development and Environmental
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Note: These Minutes are also posted on the Municipal Web site at www'mapleridee'ca
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Theagenda\¡rasapprovedwiththedeletionofthefollowingitem:
Item 3.1 Introduction of New Members' RCMP' Inspector Jim Wakely
2. MINUTES
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the Council Workshop Meeting of June
llr2007 be adoPted as circulated'
CARRIED
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3.1
4.1
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Changes to the
Development {
Process
It was moved and seconded
PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQT]EST OF COTINCIL
rntroduction of New Members, RCMP, rnspector Jim wakely
Item withdraw at request of the RCMP.
UNFINISHED AND NEW B(ISINESS
Maple Ridge Development process
Staffreport dated June 4, 2007 recommending bylaw, policy, and procedural
changes to the development process be forwarded to Cãuncil for cãnsideration.
The Director of Planning gave a powerpoint presentation which provided anoverview of the development process review and improvements io the process asrecommended by staff
The Director of Planning advised that several forums with the developmentcommunity had been held, that negative feedback had been minimal and that therehad been no opposition to the suggested changes as developers understood that
the process presented is standard throughout tle Lower tr¿aintan¿.
That the Maple Ridge Development process staff report datedJune 4, 2007 recommending bylaw, policy, and procedural
changes to the development process be forwarded to theCommittee of the \ilhole meeting of June 1912007.
CARRIED
Note: Councillor Hogarth left the meeting at Il:42 a.m.
4.2 Freshet Update
The Chief Administrative Offtcer advised that the freshet of 2007 had run itscourse.
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4.3
R/07-310
UBCM Resolutions
4.4
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Federation of Cdn
Municipalities
Constitution
Discussion of UBCM Resolutions
The Manager of Legislative Services advised that a list of resolutions previously
submiued by Council had been provided.
She referred to a letter dated June 1I,2007 from Brenda Binnie, President, Union
of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), providing information pertaining to
a proposal for a single businèss ücence and asked Council if they wished to
prepare a resolution for UBCM.
Discussion of the Federation of canadian Municipalities constitution
Councillor King provided information pertaining to the removal of a duly elected
Director to the Fãderation of Canadian Municipalities. She advised that concem
had been expressed in regard to a section of the constitution of the Fe<leration of
Canadialí Municipalities pertaining to removal of directors and requested that a
letter be forwarded to the-Federation requesting that section be changed'
It was moved and seconded
That the union of British columbia Municipalities be advised
that the District of Maple Ridge does not support a proposal
by the Ministry of small Business and Revenue for a single
business license for municipalities throughout BC'
CARzuED
It was moved and seconded
That a letter be forwarded to the Federation of canadian
Municipalities requesting that Article 11, Section 25,
Removal of Directors, in the FCM Bylaws, be changed to
include some reasoning for the removal of a director; and
That a full report concerning the recent removal of a director
be received as soon as the Federal of Canadian Municipalities
is able to produce one.
CARRIED
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5. CORRESPONDENCE_NiI
BRIEFING ON OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCIL _NiI
7. MATTERS DEEMED EXPEDIENT _NiI
8. ADJOURNMENT - I 1:48 a.m.
Robson,
Certified Correct
C. Marlo,Officer
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