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Home My WebLink About2000-10-16 Adopted Committee of the Whole Minutes.pdfOctober 16, 2000 12:30 p.m. Council Chamber PRESENT: Elected Officials Mayor A. Hogarth Councillor C. Gordon Councillor J. Harris Councillor F. Isaac Councillor L. King Councillor C. Speirs EXCUSED: Councillor K. Morse Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES Appointed Staff R. W. Robertson, Chief Administrative Officer T. Fryer, Municipal Clerk J. Rudolph, General Manager of Public Works and Development M. W. Murray, General Manager of Community Development, Parks and Recreation Services C. Carter, Director of Planning C. Marlo, Confidential Secretary Other Staff as Required J. Sorba, Director of Finance The meeting was chaired by Councillor Craig Speirs . 1. DELEGATIONS/STAFF PRESENTATIONS -Nil 2. PUBLIC WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Note: The following items have been numbered to correspond with the Council Agenda: 902 ALR/37/99 -11565 and 11567-248 Street, 24224, 24248, 24284, 24320, 24354, 24380, 24414, 24494, and 24550-118 Avenue Deferred from the October 2, 2000 Committee for further information. Reference was made to a staff report dated September 1, 2000 recommending that the subject application to exclude 13 properties ( 48 hectares) from the Agricultural Land Reserve not be authorized to proceed to the Land Reserve Commission. Committee of the Whole Minutes October 16, 2000 • Page 2 Note: The Committee recommended on October 2 that the application be deferred to today's meeting pending further information from staff. Margaret Getson, 24414 166th A venue, Maple Ridge, submitted and referred to a report from CanAsia Environmental and Engineering pertaining to the application for the 13 properties to be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve. RECOMMENDATION That ALR/37/99 respecting lands at 11565 and 11567-248 Street, 24224, 24248, 24284, 24320, 24354, 24380, 24414, 24494, and 24550-118 Avenue be deferred to the November 6, 2000 Committee of the Whole Meeting 903 DP/84/99 -23175 Haney By-pass Reference was made to the staff report dated October 4, 2000 recommending that the subject application to permit the construction of a gasoline bar and convenience store be executed. James Fox and Peter Lovett of Westcoast Projects and Len Hugh of 7-11 Stores provided further information in response to concerns raised by the Advisory Design Board. RECOMMENDATION That the staff report dated October 4, 2000 recommending that the subject application to permit the construction of a gasoline bar and convenience store be executed. 904 DP/48/00-10028, 10036 and 10110-240Street Reference was made to the staff report dated October 4, 2000 recommending that the subject application to permit subdivision into 75 lots under the R-3 Zone and one lot (Hill House) under the RS-1 Zone be executed. RECOMMENDATION That the staff report dated October 4, 2000 recommending that the subject application to permit subdivision into 75 lots under the R-3 Zone and one lot (Hill House) under the RS-1 Zone be executed. Committee of the Whole Minutes October 16, 2000 Page 3 3. FINANCIAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES (including Fire and Police) 931 Tax Reports -Tax Collections 2000 and Ten Year History of Tax Rate Increases Reference was made to the staff report dated September 26, 2000 submitted for information. The Director of Finance clarified points raised during discussion. RECOMMENDATION That the staff report entitled (a) Tax Collections 200 and (b) 10 Year History of Tax Rate Increases dated September 26, 2000 be received for information. 932 Exotic Animal By-law Reference was made to a staff report dated October 11, 2000 submitted for information. The history of this By-law was reviewed. Mr. Eric Shenker, 12428 -262 Street, Maple Ridge, spoke to the By-law on behalf of the Fraser Valley Humane Society and read a letter from Sharon Gardner, President of the Fraser Valley Human Society expressing their support of this By-law. After discussion of possible changes to the by-law and the next steps to be taken to give further consideration to the by-law, the Committee agreed to the following recommendation. RECOMMENDATION That the report entitled Exotic Animal By-Law No. 5755-1999 dated October 12, 2000 be received, and that By-law No. 5755-1999 be amended based on the discussion at the October 16, 2000 Committee of the Whole Meeting and referred to the November 6, 2000 Committee of the Whole Meeting for further consideration, and further that an advertisement be placed in the local newspaper advising that Council will be giving further consideration to the by-law. Committee of the Whole Minutes October 16, 2000 Page 4 4. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES 951 Inter-Municipal Arts and Cultural Plan Reference was made to a staff report dated September 26, 2000 -deferred from October 10, 2000 Council Meeting. The General Manager of Community Development, Parks and Recreational Services circulated a revised recommendation to the Committee for consideration. The Committee, with the exception of Councillor Isaac, agreed to the following recommendation: RECOMMENDATION That with respect to the Inter-Municipal Arts and Cultural Plan, be it resolved: (a) That the business plan be endorsed in principle, including a three year phased implementation and multi-pronged approach to funding as outlined in the staff report dated September 26, 2000, noting that the Maple Ridge commitment to providing funding is subject to annual budget deliberations and maximum annual funding of $3.26 per capita in the third year of the phase-in period, and subject to a commitment that the initiative will undergo a third party review and audit in the fifth year of the initiative to establish the degree of success achieved with respect to the originally anticipated outcomes; (b) That the model of an inter-municipal service delivery organization with Board members appointed by participating Municipalities, be endorsed. (c) That a Council member be designated to participate in a process to develop the voting procedures to be used by the Board of Directors of the inter- municipal service delivery organization; ( d) That other participating Municipalities and the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board be advised that the District of Maple Ridge wishes to participate in the inter-municipal partnership to deliver the business plan based on recommendations (a) to (c) above providing that two-thirds or more of the Municipalities in the GVRD, representing two-thirds of the region's population, indicate their intention to participate; (e) That the GVRD Board be advised that using the new powers available to regional districts to create the inter-municipal service delivery organization is supported, based on the understanding that the GVRD is enabling the Committee of the Whole !Vfinutes October 16, 2000 Page 5 participating municipalities to undertake this initiative, and is not taking on a new regional district responsibility. Councillor Isaac OPPOSED. 5. CORRESPONDENCE 981 Society Promoting Environmental Conservation -Future Policy of the GVRD Watersheds Reference was made to a letter dated September 27, 2000 requesting support of their position that the GVRD rescind the Amending Indenture/escape clause, etc. with respect to the above matter as detailed in the said. - RECOMMENDATION That the letter from the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation dated September 27, 2000 be received, and further that the letter be referred to staff for comment. 6. OTHER ISSUES Lease Agreements -Maple Ridge Town Centre Project Mayor Hogarth advised that copies of the lease agreement were distributed to the local newspapers. Committee of the Whole Minutes October 16, 2000 Page 6 7. ADJOURNMENT 2:lOp.m. Acting Mayor C. Speirs Presiding Member of the Committee /cm