Jan 27,2015 Regular Council

Regular Council
 
Agenda               Minutes
 
1.1 Introduction of Art at Council
Verbal Report: Mayor Clay / File: 7705-01
 

Tonight's Art at Council is a historical photo from an unknown photographer which was donated to the Station Museum. Back in the early 1900s Clarke Street was the main street in Port Moody. Main Streets and traditional downtowns are the heart of communities big and small, and embody the history and evolution of a community.

In this photograph, circa 1940, you will see a number of significant buildings from Port Moody's past. The tall white building on the far left is the Burrard Hotel. The hotel was originally known as the Strand Hotel but changed its name in 1924. To its right is the Johnston Brother's General Store, one of three prominent general stores in the early 1900s.

As you continue moving to your right, there was the Beehive Cafe and a couple of unknown stores and then Axford's. Axford's was also a general store and in business until 1970. And lastly, on the far right is the Tourist Hotel. It was built in 1907 and closed in 1960. Back in those days the hotel had separate entrances and rooms for men and women, and it also held Port Moody's most popular pub.

 
1.2 Presentation of Civic Awards
Verbal Report: Mayor Clay / File: 0290-02
 
The following 2014 Civic Awards were presented:

-Councillor Dilworth presented the Arts Award to the Port Moody Film Society in recognition of their years of service to the community, including the presentation of the Port Moody Annual Canadian Film Festival for 14 years, and monthly screening of films since their inception;

-Mayor Clay presented the Environmental Award to Seaview Community Elementary School and Seaview Gardeners, in recognition of their installing, restoring, and expanding the garden beds at the school to help students learn about their food supply;

-Councillor Glumac presented the Heritage Award to David Spence in recognition of his exemplary dedication to heritage advocacy in, among other endeavours, his representation of Colonel Richard Clement Moody during the Centennial Celebrations;

-Councillor Glumac presented the Peter Hulbert Accessibility Award to the Port Moody Station Museum in recognition of their efforts to make the museum accessible to all by removing barriers for individuals with mobility challenges, sight or hearing impairments and mental health challenges.

Mayor Clay thanked all award recipients and nominees for their significant contributions to improving the overall quality of life in Port Moody.

2. Public Input
 

Ann Kitching, President of the Port Moody Arts Centre, presented two cheques to the City and thanked the City for its role in expanding the Arts Centre. The first cheque was grant funding received from the Federal Government in support of the Centennial Appleyard House Addition to the Arts Centre; the second cheque was funds raised by the Port Moody Arts Centre Society for alterations to the Centennial Appleyard House to improve versatility of the main studio.

Sandy Burpee, Coquitlam Search and Rescue Society, provided an update on the funding request in item 9.1 of the agenda, noting that after the presentation to Council in December, the Society has raised a total of $350,000, and is now within $50,000 of meeting their fundraising target.

Hazel Mason, President of the Moody Centre Community Association, requested that the Official Community Plan be rescinded in favour of the  2011 Official Community Plan.

Reiner Specht, Port Moody, noted his objection to placing a five-minute time limit on speakers at Public Hearings as proposed in item 7.2 of the agenda regarding changes to the Council Procedure Bylaw. Mr. Specht noted that he would be in favour of a 10-minute time limit. Mr. Specht also expressed his opposition to the plan to amend the Official Community Plan, and requested that the Official Community Plan be rescinded, and a 60-day extension from Metro Vancouver be requested.

Peter Dasnieres, Port Moody, expressed concern about the need for seismic upgrades to the bridge at the intersection of loco Road and the Barnet Highway, and noted that the sidewalk also requires widening to accommodate pedestrian traffic generated by the Evergreen Line.

 
 
3.1 Delegation – Maple Creek Middle School Students – Random Acts of Caring Week
Delegation Application: Harriette Chang, dated January 6, 2015 / File: 0230-01
Presentation
 
Maple Creek Middle School Students gave a presentation on Real Acts of Caring Week, and requested that February 8 to February 14, 2015 be proclaimed Real Acts of Caring Week in the City of Port Moody.
 
RC15/020
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the request from Maple Creek Middle School Students regarding Real Acts of Caring Week be addressed immediately.
 
RC15/021
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Feb 8 to 14, 2015 be proclaimed Real Acts of Caring Week in the City of Port Moody.
 
3.2 Delegation – Tamara Tedesko – Accessibility in Port Moody
Delegation Application: Tamara Tedesko, dated January 20, 2015 / File: 0230-01
 

This item has been rescheduled to the February 10, 2015 Regular Council meeting as requested by the delegation.

 
4.1 Adoption of Minutes
File: 0550-05
 
RC15/022
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held Tuesday, January 13, 2015 be adopted
 
5. Consent Agenda

At the request of Council, the following items were removed from the Consent Agenda for consideration under section 6:

• 5.2 - Proposed Food Truck Program
• 5.3 - Revised Projections for School District No. 43's Eligible School Sites Proposal - 2014
• 5.5 - Public Consultation Plan for the Tree Protection Bylaw and Tree Management on City Property Policy
• 5.6 - Barnet Landfill - New Building Canada Fund
 
RC15/023
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the recommendations contained in the following items presented in the January 27, 2015 Regular Council Consent Agenda be adopted:
• 5.1 - Committee of the Whole Resolutions for Ratification
• 5.4 - Facilities Lighting Study
 

5.1 Committee of the Whole Resolutions for Ratification

Adopted on Consent:
THAT the following recommendations from the Committee of the Whole meeting of January 6, 2015 be ratified:
 
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion - Update
THAT this matter be referred to the Environmental Protection Committee to generate alternate ideas to prevent the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project from being completed.
 
Community Partnership Request – Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership
THAT the City reach out to the Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership to formally request that they attend a Council Meeting to discuss a way forward with a partnership.

5.2 Proposed Food Truck Program

Report: Development Services Department – Building, Bylaw and Licensing Division, dated January 19, 2015 / File: 09-3900-02-1

RC15/024
Moved and seconded
THAT staff be directed to proceed with drafting an amendment to the Business Licensing Bylaw No. 1508 to add a new section with specific requirements for Food Truck Vendors as recommended in  the report dated January 19, 2015 from Development Services - Building, Bylaw and Licensing Division regarding a Proposed Food Truck Program;

AND THAT new food truck licensees be required to enter into alicence agreement with the City where all terms and conditions are detailed and acknowledged by the applicant;

AND THAT food trucks be given the opportunity to operate in Rocky Point Park during the Summer Sunday Concerts;

AND THAT staff identify and evaluate opportunities and locations in other City parks to support sporting and special community events on a case-by-case basis;

AND THAT the Recreation Centre and Rocky Point Park Parking Lot locations not be permitted at this time unless express permission has been granted for operation during the Summer Sunday Concert Series.

Moved
THAT the foregoing motion be amended by removing "Summer Sunday Concerts" and replacing it with "significant events."

The motion failed for lack of a seconder.

RC15/025
Moved, seconded and DEFEATED
THAT the foregoing motion be amended by replacing "Recreation Centre and Rocky Point Park Parking Lot" with "Knowle Street and Murray Street".
(Voting Against: Councillors Dilworth, Junker, and Lahti, and Mayor Clay)

Separation of the fifth clause of the motion was requested.

RC15/024a
The question on the first four clauses of the main motion was put and CARRIED.
 
RC15/024b
The question on the fifth clause of the main motion was put and was DEFEATED.
(Voting Against: Councillors Dilworth, Junker, and Lahti, and Mayor Clay)
 
RC15/026
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT staff be directed to replace the parking signs in the two approved areas to identify that the time limitations do not apply to licensed food trucks.
 
 
5.3 Revised Projections for School District No. 43’s Eligible School Sites Proposal – 2014
Report: Development Services Department – Planning Division, dated January 19, 2015 / File: 0490-02
 
RC15/027
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the revised 10-year growth forecast for Port Moody included in the report dated January 19, 2015 from Development Services - Planning Division regarding Revised Projections for School District No. 43's Eligible School Sites Proposal - 2014 be forwarded to School District No. 43 for inclusion in the 2014 Eligible School Sites Resolution.
 
5.4 Facilities Lighting Study
Report: Community Services, dated January 15, 2015 / File: 02-0970-08
 
Adopted on Consent:
THAT staff submit a capital project to the 2015 – 2019 capital budget plan for facility retrofit lighting, where payback is less than 6 years as recommended in the report dated January 15, 2015 by Community Services regarding the Facilities Lighting Study.
 
5.5 Public Consultation Plan for the Tree Protection Bylaw and Tree Management on City Property Policy
Report: Development Services – Planning and Sustainability Divisions, dated January 16, 2015 / File: 6410-04/2013
 
RC15/028
Moved and seconded
THAT the Public Consultation Plan for the Tree Protection Bylaw and Tree Management on City Property Policy be endorsed as outlined in the report dated January 16, 2015 from Development Services - Planning & Sustainability Divisions regarding the Public Consultation Plan for the Tree Management on City Property Policy and Tree Protection Bylaw;

AND THAT $3,500 be allocated from the Council Contingency Reserve to cover the costs of implementing the Public Consultation Plan.

RC15/029
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the foregoing motion be amended by adding:
AND THAT the Public Consultation Plan specifically identify environmental organizations as stakeholders under Section 2.
 
RC15/030
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the forgoing motion be amended by replacing "AND THAT $3,500 be allocated from the Council Contingency Reserve to cover the costs of implementing the Public Consultation Plan." with "AND THAT the funding source for the public consultation be referred to the Finance Committee for consideration and identification of an appropriate funding source.
The question on the motion as amended was put and CARRIED.
(Voting Against: Councillor Glumac)
 
5.6 Barnet Landfill – New Building Canada Fund
Report: Engineering and Parks Services, dated January 19, 2015 / File:11-5360-03/2001
 
RC15/031
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT a grant application for the Barnet Landfill Closure project be supported as recommended in the report dated January 19, 2015 from Engineering and Parks Services regarding the New Building Canada Fund with the City's share of the project costs to be funded from the Land Sales Reserve.
 
7.1 Officers Bylaw Amendment
File: 3900-02

City of Port Moody Officers Bylaw, 2013, No. 2951, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2015, No. 2997, being a bylaw to amend City of Port Moody Officers Bylaw, 2013, No. 2951.

RC15/032
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT City of Port Moody Officers Bylaw, 2013, No. 2951, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2015, No. 2997 be given first, second, and third reading.
 
7.2 Amendments to the Council Procedure Bylaw
Report: Corporate Services Department – Legislative Services Division, dated January 19, 2015 / File: 3900-50

City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, 2014, No. 2988, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2015, No. 2998, being a bylaw to amend City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, 2014, No. 2988.

RC15/033
Moved and seconded
THAT the City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, 2014, No.2988, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2015, No. 2998 be read a first, second, and third time as recommended in the report dated January 19, 2015 from the Corporate Services Department, Legislative Services Division regarding Amendments to the Council Procedure Bylaw.
 
RC15/034
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the foregoing motion be amended by adding:
AND THAT section 7(a) and 11(i)(j)(k)(l) of City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, 2014, No. 2988 be modified to include a 15 minute Public Input period at the end of the meeting as part of City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, 2014, No. 2988, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2015, No. 2998.
(Voting Against: Mayor Clay)
 
RC15/035
Moved and seconded
THAT the foregoing motion be amended by adding:
AND THAT the wording in section 11(n) in City of Port Moody Council Procedure Bylaw, 2014, No. 2988, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2015, No. 2998 be amended to include a maximum of ten minutes rather than five minutes during public hearing.
 
RC15/036
Moved, seconded and DEFEATED
THAT the foregoing amending motion be further amended by replacing "a maximum of ten minutes rather than five minutes during public hearing" with "no maximum".
(Voting Against: Councillors Dilworth, Junker, Lahti, and Royer and Mayor Clay)
 
The question on the amending motion was put and was DEFEATED.
(Voting Against: Councillors Dilworth, Junker, and Lahti, and Mayor Clay)

The question on the main motion as amended was put and CARRIED.

7.3 Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment – Commercial Medical Marihuana Production
If referred from the Public Hearing held on January 27, 2015. / File: 6700-20-122 and 3900-02

Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Zoning Bylaw No. 511, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2015, No. 2994 (Commercial Medical Marihuana Production), being a bylaw to amend the definition of Agricultural Use in the Bylaw changed, so that medical marihuana production is added to the list of excluded uses.

RC15/037
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw 2994, cited as Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Zoning Bylaw No. 511, Amendment Bylaw No. 2, 2015, No. 2994, be read a third time.
(Voting Against: Councillor Vagramov)
 
RC15/038
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT Bylaw 2994 be adopted.
(Voting Against: Councillor Vagramov)
 
9.1 Coquitlam Search and Rescue Funding Request Regarding Mobile Command Centre Replacement
Report: Financial Services Department, dated January 6, 2015 / File: 01-0360-20-05
 
RC15/039
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the granting of $10,000 to Coquitlam Search and Rescue Society for the replacement of the Society's Mobile Command Centre as identified in the report dated January 6, 2015 from the Department of Financial Services be supported;
AND THAT this grant be referred to the Finance Committee to identify the appropriate source of funding.
 
9.2 Official Community Plan – Next Steps
Report: Development Services – Planning Division, dated January 19, 2015 / File: 6430-08
 
RC15/040
Moved and seconded
THAT staff be directed to prepare amendments to Official Community Plan Bylaw 2955 and the associated Regional Context Statement therein to address the inconsistencies identified by Metro Vancouver for Council's consideration as recommended in the report dated January 19, 2015 from Development Services - Planning Division regarding Official Community Plan - Next Steps;

AND THAT Council request a 60-day extension from Metro Vancouver in order to have adequate time to address public feedback, prepare more detailed employment projections as requested by Metro Vancouver, and to allow council adequate time to work with staff on specific refinements to the Official Community Plan if requested by Council.

Separation of the motion was requested.

RC15/040a
The question on the first part of the main motion was put and CARRIED.
 
RC15/040b
The question on the second part of the main motion was put and was DEFEATED.
(Voting Against: Councillors Dilworth, Junker, and Lahti, and Mayor Clay)
 
10.1 Support for Terry Fox Run 35th Anniversary Celebrations
Letter: The Terry Fox Foundation, dated December 16, 2014 / File: 0230-01
RC15/041
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT staff be asked to report back after speaking with the Terry Fox Foundation on the specific requests and costs of participating in their 35th anniversary celebrations.
 
 
10.2 Proclamation Request – Heritage Week 2015
E-mail: Graham Walker, dated January 15, 2015 / File: 0630-01
 
RC15/043
Moved, Seconded and CARRIED:
THAT February 16 to 22, 2015 be proclaimed Heritage Week 2015 in the City of Port Moody.
 
 
10.3 Lighting Request - Eating Disorder Awareness Week
E-mail: Janice Morgante, Executive Director, Riverwalk Eating Disorders and Wellness Centres, dated January 14, 2015. / File: 0630-01
 
RC15/043
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the Brovold Room be lit in purple during the week of February 1, 2015 to inspire hope and raise awareness during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

11. Reports from Council

Councillor Glumac noted that he was impressed by the letter staff sent to Transport Canada regarding Proposed Changes to the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulations, and that he would like to see the response received brought back to Council.

RC15/044
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT staff report back at the next meeting on previous motions to UBCM on Burrard Thermal Closure in order to give Council the opportunity to draft motions to LMLGA/UBCM to oppose the closing of Burrard Thermal.

Councillor Lahti noted that the Evergreen Line Project Team will be holding an information meeting in the Seaview neighbourhood on February 2, 2015 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, and urged residents to attend.

Councillor Dilworth announced her recent appointment to the Metro Vancouver Housing Committee, and requested clarification on whether there is an opt-out provision for glass recycling.
Staff confirmed that there is no opt-out provision for glass recycling.

Councillor Dilworth submitted the following Notice of Motion:

WHEREAS transparency of where and how tax dollars are spent is a priority defined within the City's Long Term Strategic Financial Plan;
AND WHEREAS the formal "Schedule of Council Remuneration and Expenses" must be forwarded to the Province of BC by June 30th of each year and made available to the public before that date;
AND WHEREAS all levels of government are moving to a higher level of transparency related to elected officials expenditures;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the annual Schedule of Council Remuneration and Expenses be posted to the City website on an annual basis, and that detailed travel and expense claims be posted to the City's website on a quarterly basis.

11.2 Staff Verbal Reports
The City Manager acknowledged the contributions that Dave Teixeira
made as the Special Projects Manager of Civic Engagement and thanked
him for his service in furthering the City's civic engagement objectives.

 

12.1 Council Correspondence for Information

-Letter from the Michael De Jong, Q.C., Minister of Finance re BC Hydro’s Burrard Thermal Generating Station, dated January 8, 2015

- Letter to Transport Canada re Proposed Changes to the Vessel Pollution and Dangerous Chemicals Regulation, dated January 9, 2015

- Letter from UBCM re Appointment of Councillor Glumac to the BC Provincial Committee on Rail Safety – Public Outreach, dated January 12, 2015

12.2 Release of Resolutions from Closed Council Meetings

From the Closed Council Meeting Held on December 9, 2014:
THAT as recommended in the report dated December 1, 2014 from Development Services – Planning Division regarding Appointments to Advisory Design Panel and Amendments to the Terms of Reference, the following persons be appointed to serve on the Advisory Design Panel for a term of 2 years:
Graham Fligg (architect) (2nd term)
Michelle Fenton (architect)
Jason Wegman (landscape architect) (2nd term)
Mike Bitter (engineer)
Jan Voss (representative from the business community) (2nd term)
Steve Kurrein (representative from the development/construction industry) (2nd term)
Gregory Elgstrand (representative with a background in arts and culture)
Melissa Chaun (representative with an environmental background)
Luke van Winkel (representative from Port Moody Police Department) (2nd term)
 
RC15/045
Moved, seconded and CARRIED
THAT the meeting continue past 10pm.

The Mayor invited members of the public to provide input in anticipation of the restoration of the second Public Input Period.

John Grasty, Port Moody, noted that residents have the opportunity to submit written comments for all Public Hearings, and noted that Metro Vancouver have little basis on which to accurately project population and density in the region.

Deb Nijdam, Port Moody, noted that people have been given sufficient opportunity to provide input on the Official Community Plan, and that she is opposed to any consideration of rescinding the Official Community Plan.