REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL Notice is hereby given of the following Regular Meeting of Council: October 21, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. With immediate adjournment to Closed Meeting Regular Council reconvenes at 7:00 p.m. Council Chamber City Hall MINUTES PRESENT: Mayor Wayne Wright Councillor Jonathan Coté Councillor Bill Harper Councillor Jaimie McEvoy Councillor Betty McIntosh Councillor Chuck Puchmayr Councillor Lorrie Williams STAFF: Ms. Lisa Spitale - Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Rick Page - Corporate Officer/Director of Legislative Services Mr. G. Dean Gibson - Director of Parks, Culture and Recreation Mr. Gary Holowatiuk - Director of Finance & Information Technology Mr. Jim Lowrie - Director of Engineering Services Ms. Bev Grieve - Acting Director of Development Services Ms. Jan Gibson - Acting Corporate Officer Ms. Alison Worsfold - Committee Clerk The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC 1. MOVED and SECONDED: THAT pursuant to Section 90 of the Community Charter, members of the public be excluded from the Closed Meeting of Council immediately following the Regular Meeting of Council on the basis that the subject matter of all agenda items to be considered relate to matters listed under sections 90(1)(a), 90(1)(e), 90(1)(g), 90(1)(k) and 90(1)(l) of the Community Charter: (a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality; October 21, 2013 Regular Council Minutes Page 1 Doc #476931
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality; (g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality; (k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public; (l) discussions with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives, measures and progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report under section 98 [annual municipal report]; Purpose of the meeting: personnel, property, legal, negotiations and progress and reporting matters. ADJOURNMENT 2. MOTION to adjourn to the Council Meeting in open session and proceed to Closed Session. MOVED and SECONDED THAT the Council meeting in open session be adjourned and proceed to Closed session. CARRIED. All members of Council present voted in favour of the motion. RECONVENE TO REGULAR COUNCIL 3. MOTION to reconvene to the Regular Meeting of Council at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber. MOVED and SECONDED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council be reconvened in the Council Chamber (7:00 p.m.). CARRIED. All members of Council present voted in favour of the motion. October 21, 2013 Regular Council Minutes Page 2 Doc #476931
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA MOTION to Add or Delete Items from Agenda. MOVED and SECONDED THAT the agenda be amended by: • Adding Item 12a) – Letter of Canadian Union of Postal Workers dated October 14, 2013 Re: The Future of Canada Post. • Adding Item 11b) - Notice of motion - Councillor Lorrie Williams • Adding Item 11c) - Notice of motion - Councillor Lorrie Williams • Adding Item 11d) - Notice of motion - Councillor Betty McIntosh CARRIED. AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended. All members of Council present voted in favour of the motion. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 4a) MOTION to receive and adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 23, 2013 MOVED and SECONDED THAT the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 23, 2013 be adopted. CARRIED. All members of Council present voted in favour of the motion. MOTION to receive and adopt the minutes of the Public Hearing of September 4b) 30, 2013 MOVED and SECONDED THAT the minutes of the Public Hearing of September 30, 2013 be adopted. CARRIED. All members of Council present voted in favour of the motion. 4c) MOTION to receive and adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 30, 2013 MOVED and SECONDED THAT the minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 30, 2013 be adopted. CARRIED. All members of Council present voted in favour of the motion. October 21, 2013 Regular Council Minutes Page 3 Doc #476931
PRESENTATIONS 5. Seniors Have Talent – October 5, 2013 Mayor Wright provided information regarding the ‘Seniors Have Talent’ event that took place on October 5, 2013 at the Sapperton Pensioners’’ Hall and introduced the Audience Choice Award Winner, 88 year old Chuck Johnston to the audience. Mr. Johnston noted that he met the original Elvis Presley when he was serving in the US Army in Germany in the 1960’s, where he had the opportunity to see him jamming in a room twice the size of Council Chamber. At the ‘Seniors Have Talent’ event, Mr. Johnston took the initiative to dress up as Elvis and perform for an audience of several hundred people. Next year’s ‘Seniors Have Talent’ event will be held on October 18, 2014. DELEGATIONS 6. Open Delegations Virginia Ayers, resident, expressed concerns regarding the draft Queensborough OCP, particularly with respect to food sustainability and urban agriculture on property that is not located in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Ms. Ayers suggested that the draft OCP should encourage urban agriculture, perhaps by using the “Bio-Regional Food System Design and Implementation Plan” model developed by Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Council informed Ms. Ayers that the City has contacted Kent Mullinix, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, to learn more about the model. Vic Leach, resident, briefed Council on the ‘Seniors Have Talent’ event, noting that thirty seniors auditioned for the event and fourteen competed. Mr. Leach noted that it was a successful night, with enthusiastic audience participation. Harry Buchholz, resident, expressed concerns regarding the draft Queensborough Official Community Plan (OCP), and noted the following: • There are concerns regarding the rezoning of his property on Ewen Avenue from multifamily to single family; • Retaining the value of the property is of high priority; • There is a fast transportation network in Queensborough and all amenities are within a ten minute radius of the property; October 21, 2013 Regular Council Minutes Page 4 Doc #476931
• There have been meetings between Mr. Buccholz and city staff to address his concerns and to receive information regarding affordable and secure housing. In ensuing discussion, Beverly Grieve, Director of Development Services provided the following information regarding the draft Queenborough OCP: • The area in question would be different from the surrounding areas, in that it represents an area of higher density surrounded by single detached homes; • These types of applications are looked at very thoroughly, especially when they support senior’s housing and/or affordable housing; • These applications often require an amendment to the OCP; • The surrounding home owners have not indicated any opposition to the application; and, • If the area remains designated as a multifamily property, the city will have to seek public input from the surrounding owners. Council questioned why the property should be rezoned as single family if it was purchased by Mr. Buccholz as multifamily. Further, the city is dealing with a small property owner instead of a development company, and that the issue should be investigated further. Council should also be provided with detailed photographs of the area. MOVED and SECONDED THAT the matter be referred to staff and the Police department for further information; AND THAT the findings be brought forward to Council for action. CARRIED. All members of Council present voted in favour of the motion. Tony Antonias, resident, provided information regarding the “ Garden Gals,” who are a group of ladies that meet on a regular basis to sketch and paint together. Mr. Antonias noted that the paintings are currently located in the reference department of the city’s library, and that this year’s art show by the group is inspired by local parks and gardens inspired by their interest in horticulture. Mr. Antonias also spoke to the Wildlife Rescue foundation, encouraging the audience to donate to the cause. Mr. Antonias informed Council that his donation helped seven out of eight Northern Flickers survive without their parents, whereby they were housed in the WRA Care Centre and fed by workers every 15 minutes. Within a couple of weeks they were on 30-minute feeds, and within four weeks they were able to start feeding themselves. They were ultimately released after a month at different sites around Burnaby Mountain. October 21, 2013 Regular Council Minutes Page 5 Doc #476931
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