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Mar 25,2008 Regular Council
Committee of the Whole
Moved, seconded
THAT the March 13, 2008 report of the Planning and Development Services Department be received for information.
AND THAT this report be forwarded to Metro Vancouver staff for consideration in preparation of a draft Regional Growth Strategy. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 1:
Focus regional growth in centres and along transit corridors to specify Council’s recommendation as being:
Identify regional and municipal town centres and transit corridor locations on a map and provide general guidelines. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 2:
Establish defined areas for urban growth to specify Council’s recommendation as being:
Designate Urban, Rural and Green Zone land uses on a regional map to distinguish between land to be developed at urban densities, land to be developed at rural densities and lands to be protected from development. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 3:
Increase housing supply and diversity, including the supply of housing for low and moderate income households to specify Council’s recommendation as being: Lobby the provincial and federal governments to increase funds for affordable housing programs. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 4:
Maintain an adequate supply of industrial lands to meet the needs of the regional economy to specify Council’s recommendation as being: Identify on a reference map the region’s significant industrial lands and state the general goal of industrial land protection. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 5:
Facilitate the location of major commercial (retail, office and entertainment) activities in centre locations to enhance access for workers and customers and build prosperous, attractive centres in every sub-region to specify Council’s recommendation as being:
Designate the Metro Core, regional town centres and other strategic economic growth centres in the regional growth strategy and identify general development objectives. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 6:
Maintain the agricultural land base for food production through supportive land use and development policies to specify Council’s recommendation as being: Provide an agricultural land designation in the regional growth strategy and require municipalities to define policies to address the agricultural/urban interface. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 7:
Ensure the long term protection of critical habitat areas, drinking watersheds, riparian areas, parks, recreation corridors, forests and agricultural lands to specify Council’s recommendation as being: Designate a Green Zone in the Regional Growth Strategy and provide a schedule of permitted uses for lands in the Green Zone in consultation with all member municipalities. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 8:
Ensure the protection and enhancement of ecological and recreational connectivity across the region lands to specify Council’s recommendation as being: Provide regional guidelines for integrating ecological values into land use development processes and identify on a reference map the regional ecological and recreational greenways in consultation with all member municipalities. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 9:
Increase transit supply throughout the region and promote walking and cycling to specify Council’s recommendation as being: Identify a frequent transit network for the entire region on a reference map in the growth strategy and set targets for increasing the share of transit trips. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 10:
Advance a regional network of roads and highways that prioritizes goods movement transit operations and high occupancy vehicles to specify Council’s recommendation as being: Identify a regional roads and highways network on a regional map and identify specific road management principles. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the subject report be amended under Strategy 11:
Manage transportation demand to specify Council’s recommendation as being:
Identify demand management strategies in the regional growth strategy. The motion as amended, was then put and Carried as follows: THAT the March 13, 2008 report of the Planning and Development Services Department be received for information. AND THAT this report, as amended to reflect Council’s specific recommendations, be forwarded to Metro Vancouver staff for consideration in preparation of a draft Regional Growth Strategy. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Corporate Policy 1-0290-2 City of Port Moody Recognition of Merit be approved;
AND THAT the funding component to this initiative be referred to the Finance Committee for identification of a funding source.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the March 18, 2008 interim update report of the Community Sustainability Plan Framework Development Task Force be received for information and the Task Force’s deadline for report back to Council be extended to April 22nd, 2008.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT personal training services at the Recreation Complex for the first year, only be provided by City staff and that the provision of these services will not be permitted by private personal trainers and that this be reviewed by the Commission at the end of the first year of operation.
Voting against: Mayor Trasolini and Councillor Lahti Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the Economic, Tourism and Arts Development Committee recommendation to support the capital budget request for the Cultural Capitals of Canada program be received for information.
Regular Council Meeting
2 Public Input
Dave Cummings, 2304 – 290 Newport Drive, Port Moody, spoke in opposition to the proposed Heritage Mountain Shopping Village proposal, indicating he had attended the developer’s open house on the proposed development and requested clarification as to how the public is informed of upcoming Land Use Committee meetings. Dianna Brown, 368 Oxford Drive, Port Moody, speaking on behalf of the Port Moody Heritage Society, advised of the well attended Easter Egg Hunt at the Station Museum the past weekend and further commented on: • the differentiation between referendum questions that are and are not binding on Council; asked how many referendums in the last ten years were referendums which Council was obligated to hold and suggested future Councils could make decisions that contradict public opinion referendum results from past referendums; and • whether another public workshop on the OCP would be held to provide an opportunity to review the revised map for Moody Centre relative to zoning for higher density in that area. Hazel Mason, St. George Street, Port Moody, referred to her correspondence sent to Council and addressed Council on: • the Proposed OCP amendment on the agenda relative to removing acre per unit provisions; • the Evergreen Line through Port Moody and TransLink’s intention to buy up properties along transit corridors and use the properties for high density development; and • proposed changes to the 2008 Port Moody OCP that would result in increased density in Moody Centre. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the Public Input period be extended.
Ms. Mason urged council to: • reconsider its ratification of the north route for the Evergreen Line through Port Moody; • re-draft the 2008 OCP text to better reflect the wishes of Port Moody residents; and • discard the notion of unlimited residential units. Ann Hulbert, Port Moody, commented on the following: • expressed concern regarding TransLink’s intent to densify transit corridors and how it would impact St. John’s Street; • requested clarification as to the purpose and timing of the proposed OCP amendment to amend the FSR; • requested clarification as to the wage for city personal trainers; and • questioned why there appeared to be no limit on the number of stories developers could propose for tower units. Ms. Dot Harinen and Ms. Lee McGillveray representing the Inlet Community Garden, spoke of the benefits of the community garden and asked Council to preserve and provide for expansion of the garden by purchasing the land at 3000 Murray Street. Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2762 be now read a first time.
Voting against: Councillors Dilworth, Rockwell and Watkins
Moved, seconded and DEFEATED
THAT Bylaw No. 2762 be now read a second time.
Voting against: Councilllors Dilworth, Lahti, Rockwell and Watkins
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2765 be now read a first time.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2765 be now read a second time.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw No. 2765 be referred to a Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at City Hall, 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody;
AND THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute any legal documentation in support of this application.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT staff implement the departmental budget reductions identified in the City Manager’s report dated March 24, 2008.
Voting against: Councillors Elliott, Rockwell and Watkins
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT staff bring forward the final 2008 – 2012 Financial Plan for consideration by Council at its next regular meeting on April 8, 2008.
Voting against: Councillor Rockwell
6.1 Fire Dept Training Excercises
The Fire Chief reported on the success of the March 13th Fire Department Training Exercises event that provided an opportunity for Port Moody Council members and senior staff as well as members of the print and television media to participate in a series of Fire Department training exercises.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the Construct New Fire Hall #1 Project Concept Statement be approved and referred to the Fire Department Advisory Committee.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT staff continue with the research and investigations outlined in the approved concept statements for city land and facility development and report back to Council in May with a proposed communications strategy for informing and seeking input from the public on these potential projects.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the public art component for the Westhill Youth Centre Mural be approved for implementation.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT site fencing be allowed for Golden Spike Days in its current form and that the Golden Spike Days Society, in consultation with city staff, be allowed to make minor alterations as required to suit the needs of the festival from year to year;
AND THAT future requests (other than GSD) for fencing at Rocky Point Park be brought forward to the Parks and Recreation Commission and ETAD for recommendation to Council. Councillor Watkins reported on the Tri-Cities Prosperity by Design Committee, an external committee for which she is Council’s representative, which was formerly called the Community Dialogue Table, its purpose being to bring together community groups to develop a comprehensive community strategy to address the economic, social, cultural and environmental concerns of the Tri-Cities. She noted that it was the committee’s intent that the participating community groups work together, rather than compete for funding opportunities.
She advised that the committee is looking for more participation and assistance from municipalities on the committee, particularly assignment of a staff person from each municipality to the committee or greater participation from the municipal council representatives.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the verbal report from Councillor Watkins regarding the Tri-Cities Prosperity by Design Guiding Principles be received for information.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the correspondence from the City of Kingston regarding its proclamation entitled, “World Malaria Day, April 25, 2008” be received for information.
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the proclamation request from the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society to proclaim May, 2008 Hemochromatosis Awareness Month be received for information.
7.1 Ratification of Committee of the Whole Resolutions
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the resolutions of the Committee of the Whole meeting of March 25, 2008 be endorsed as (above)
7.2 Ratification of Finance Committee Resolutions
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the following resolutions of the Finance Committee meeting of Tuesday, March 18, 2008 be endorsed as follows:
THAT the Finance Committee recommend that Council endorse Contract No. 2007-37 for the Garrow/Foress Watermain Replacement Project to be awarded to Double M. Excavating for the low tender amount of $559,699.30 including GST.THAT the Finance Committee recommend that Council endorse a maximum donation of $1,000. provided from the City Manager’s Contingency Fund to support Mr. Aiken’s campaign to ‘Make Poverty History’ while at the same time highlighting the City of Port Moody’s commitment to community and planning for the future.
9.1 Release of In Camera Item - From Dec 1,2007 Council Workshop / Committee of the Whole Meeting
THAT, should city-owned properties be sold, a portion of the sale proceeds be dedicated to the purchase of strategically located properties elsewhere in the city.
10. Public INput
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