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To:
From:
City of Richmond
General Purposes Committee
Lani Schultz Director, Corporate Planning
Re: Council Term Goals Updclte
Staff Recommendation
Date : September 6, 2011
File:
l. That staff be directed to continue utilizing the 2008·2011 Tenn Goals to guide City work programs, until the close of this telm of Council.
2. That staff continue apprising Council of any further accomplislunents related to the 2008-2011 Tenn Goals.
~tz@ Director, Corporate Planning (604-276-4129)
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FOR ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT USE ONLY
ROUTECTo: CONCURRENCE REVIEWED BY TAG
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September 6, 20 II - 2 -
Staff Report
Origin
On April 27, 2009 Council approved a number of term goals to help guide the development and implementation of the City's work programs during this term of office. These goals are referenced at the beginning of all staff reports, to help keep Council apprised of how each report relates to their term goals. With this term of Council moving into its final phase, this report summarizes the progress made on Council Term Goals to date, for Council's information.
Analysis
Council approved the following term goals, with related objectives for the 2008-2011 term of Council: '
I. Ensure Richmond remains a safe and desirable community to live, work and play in through an interdisciplinary approach to community safety and a term strategy.
2. Ensure the City has the capacity to meet the financial challenges of today and in the future, while maintaining appropriate levels of service.
3. Ensure effective growth management for the City. 4. Improve the effectiveness of the delivery of social services in the City through the
development and implementation of a Social and Community Service Strategy. 5. Advance the City'S destination status and ensure our continued development as a vibrant
cultural city with well established festivals and the alis. 6. Improve City transportation and mobility elements. 7. Demonstrate leadership in and significant advancement of the City's agenda for
sustainability through the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy. 8. Effectively manage local economic development issues and opportunities through the
creation of clearly articulated economic development objectives for this term of office. 9. The City will have a stable, effective, and knowledgeable workforce to serve Council and
the community now and in the future. '
The 2008-2011 term of Council has been a challenging and unprecedented period in the City's history. With significant economic pressures, the once in a life time 2010 Olympic Winter. Games experience, and the need to strive for business as usual to our customers during these times, Council faced many complex and difficult decisions during this term. In spite of these challenges, Council has, through the setting and pursuit of their term goals, successfully advanced the City towards its vision of being the most appealing, livable and well managed community in Canada in a balanced and focused fashion. Much progress has been made on Council's goals since their adoption. Attachment 1 details the activities and accomplishments to date with respect to each of these goals, for Council's information. As well, a brochure highlighting key accomplishments and achievements has been prepared and attached for Council's reference (Attachment 2).
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September 6, 20 II - 3 -
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact associated with this report.
Conclusion
Council Term Goals are set at the beginning of each new term of Council, to help guide and focus the workplans of City staff. As the current Council Term nears completion, this report has been prepared to provide Council with information on the advancement of their term goals since their approval. Much work and progress has been made on these goals, during extraordinary times in the City's history. This report serves to highlight the accomplishments and achievements for this term with respect to Council's Term Goals, illustrating a balanced, focussed and productive term of office. While these goals continue to guide staff efforts, New Council Tcrm Goals will be set early in 2012 for the new term of Council.
A summary brochure of Council 's accomplishments for this term is attached for Council's information.
Lani Schultz Director, Corp.orate Planning (604-276-4129)
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Cit
y of
Ric
hmon
d C
ounc
il T
erm
Goa
ls f
or 2
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2011
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Apr
il 2
7, 2
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he. f
ollo
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ounc
il T
enn
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ls f
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008
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ere
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oved
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orki
ng d
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e de
velo
pmen
t ofl
he
Cit
y's
wo
rk p
rogr
ams,
wit
h th
e u
nder
stan
din
g th
at it
wil
l be
rev
iew
ed p
erio
dica
lly
10 e
nsur
e it
rem
ains
rel
evan
t in
lig
ht o
f cha
ngin
g co
mm
uni
ty
need
s an
d op
port
uni
ties
.
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om
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in:
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ecti
ve:
Pre
par
atio
n o
f ap
pro
pri
ate
poli
cy p
aper
s on
RC
MP
con
trac
t re
late
d is
sues
ST
AT
US
: T
he p
olic
y p
aper
s ha
ve
been
pro
vide
d to
Co
unci
l in
cam
era
as t
hey
rela
te t
o co
ntra
ct n
egot
iati
ons
. C
oun
cil
has
adop
ted
a ra
nnal
pos
itio
n o
n th
e co
mpo
siti
on a
nd f
unct
ion
of t
he p
rop
osed
ReM
P C
ontr
act
Man
agem
ent
Com
mitt
ee t
hat
has
bcen
pro
vide
d to
the
So
lici
tor
Gen
era
l and
cir
cula
ted
to o
ther
mun
icip
alit
ies
in t
he P
rovi
nce.
For
mal
com
mun
icat
ions
hav
e be
en m
ade
frol1
l C
oun
cil
to f
eder
al a
nd p
rovi
ncia
l ele
cted
rep
rese
ntat
ives
re
gard
ing
the
need
for
gre
ater
fin
anci
al a
ccou
ntab
ilit
y,
for
an e
ffec
tive
par
tner
ship
in
deli
veri
ng p
olic
e se
rvic
es a
nd f
or l
oca
l acc
ount
abil
ity
com
bine
d w
ith m
unic
ipal
tax
bas
e no
t be
ing
a su
stai
nabl
e fu
ndin
g so
urc
e.
Cou
ncil
has
app
rove
d a
thre
e·ye
ar s
trat
egic
pla
n fo
r th
e lo
cal d
etac
hmen
t in
add
itio
n to
set
tin
g an
nual
obj
ecti
ves
for
the
loca
l de
tach
men
t.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Dis
cuss
ion
wit
h C
ounc
il o
n th
e po
tent
ial
effe
cts
ofun
ioni
zali
on o
f the
RC
MP
, in
clud
ing
the fi
nanc
i~l
impa
ct a
s w
ell
as t
he
effe
ct o
n ov
er~1
I op
erat
iona
l m
odel
.
ST
AT
US
: C
ounc
il h
as b
een
adv
ised
tha
t th
e O
ntar
io c
ase
that
per
milt
'ed t
he
uni
oniz
atio
n is
und
er a
ppea
l to
the
Ont
ario
Co
urt o
f A
ppea
l an
d w
ill
like
ly
proc
eed
to t
he S
upre
me
Co
urt
ofe
anad
a.
Dis
cuss
ions
co
ntin
ue a
t th
e C
AO
/PP
C f
orum
on
the
impa
ct o
f un
ioni
zati
on,
whi
ch i
ndic
ate
thai
th
is w
ill
take
sev
eral
yea
rs b
efor
e th
e is
sue
is r
esol
ved.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Dis
cuss
ion
wit
h C
oun
cil
rega
rdin
g po
licy
dir
ecti
on f
or i
ssue
s re
late
d to
fir
e se
rvic
es p
rovi
ncia
lly.
ST
AT
US
: C
ounc
il w
as u
pdat
ed i
ll S
epte
mbe
r 20
09 o
n a
repo
rt e
ntit
led
"F
ire
Ser
vice
s L
iais
on G
roup
's T
rans
form
ing
the
Fir
e/R
escu
e S
ervi
ce i
n B
riti
sh
Co
lum
bia"
. It
is a
ntic
ipat
ed t
hat
afte
r th
e S
olic
itor
Gen
eral
's o
ffic
e co
mpl
etes
its
rev
iew
tha
t the
re w
ill
be f
urth
er o
ppor
tuni
ty f
or l
oca
l gov
ernm
ent
to c
omm
ent
on
the
reco
mm
enda
tion
s ou
tlin
ed i
n th
e re
port
.
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y o
f R
icJU
ll0nd
Cou
ncil
Ten
n G
oals
200
8·20
11
Obj
ecti
ve:
Dis
cuss
ion
wit
h C
ounc
il o
n th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of c
hang
es in
the
cul
ture
of R
ichm
ond
Fir
e R
escu
e.
ST
AT
US
: T
he F
ire
Chi
cfp
rov
ides
qua
rter
ly w
ritte
n re
port
s 01
1 th
e ac
tivi
ties
of
Ric
hmon
d F
ire
Res
cue
(RfR
), a
s w
ell
as v
erba
lly
upda
ting
the
Com
mun
ity S
afet
y C
omm
itte
e.
In J
anu
ary
20 I
I, t
he
Cit
y ha
d th
e pr
ivil
ege
of
host
ing
the
Lie
uten
ant
Gov
erno
r to
rec
ogni
ze b
oth
the
long
ser
vic
e o
f m
any
mem
bers
and
th
e ne
w r
ecru
its.
Enh
ance
d tr
aini
ng i
n pe
rfon
nanc
e m
anag
emen
t te
chni
ques
for
all
staf
f ha
s be
en c
omb
ined
wit
h a
depa
rtm
ent
wid
e, l
eade
rsh
ip
deve
lopm
ent,
com
pete
ncy
prog
ram
. A
Str
ateg
ic P
lan
is i
n th
e ue
vcJo
pmel
lt p
hase
and
wil
l be
pre
sent
ed t
o C
ounc
il in
th
e Fa
ll o
r20
11
. T
rain
ing
in
conf
lic
t res
olu
tio
n an
d cu
sto
mer
ser
vice
has
bee
n co
mp
lete
d,
Rec
ruit
men
t ef
fort
s to
enh
ance
fut
ure
recr
uits
has
bee
n su
cces
sfu
l to
date
and
wil
l be
en
larg
ed i
n th
e fu
ture
.
The
cul
tura
l ch
ange
in
RF
R h
as s
een
the
Ch
ief a
nd D
eput
ies
requ
cste
d to
spe
ak a
t bo
th n
atio
nal a
nd i
nter
nati
ona
l co
nfe
renc
es o
n th
e w
ork
to d
ate.
A
s w
ell,
ex
tern
al
fire
ser
vic
es,
in t
heir
bes
t pr
acti
ces
stud
ies
on c
ultu
ral
chan
ge,
have
sou
ght
out
RFR
lea
ders
hip
, as
a r
csou
rce.
RFR
has
bee
n se
lect
ed b
y F
ire
2012
0 to
hos
t a
wor
king
ses
sio
n in
the
Fal
l of
201
1 fo
r te
n fi
re d
epar
tmen
ts a
cro
ss t
he P
rovi
nce.
The
Fir
e C
hi e
f w
ill
cont
inu
e to
cha
mp
ion
cult
ura
l tra
nsfo
rmat
ion
thro
ugh
the
crea
tion
of
hiri
ng p
ract
ices
tha
i va
lue
the
div
ersi
ty o
f our
City
and
req
uire
th
e ne
w r
ecru
it ha
ve t
he k
now
ledg
e, s
kill
s an
d ab
iliti
es to
pro
vide
ser
vice
exc
elle
nce
in p
reve
ntio
n, e
duca
tion
and
res
pons
e se
rvic
es.
Ob
ject
ive:
C
onti
nued
sta
ff in
volv
emen
t in
th
e U
BC
M c
ontr
act
nego
tiat
ion
proc
ess,
wit
h pe
riod
ic u
pdat
es t
o C
oun
cil
to a
sses
s th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of
the
pro
cess
.
ST
AT
US
: T
he U
BC
M c
ontr
act
nego
tiat
ion
s pr
oces
s ha
s no
w b
een
assu
med
by
elec
ted
off
icia
ls a
ppoi
nte
d by
the
Exe
cuti
ve o
f th
e U
BC
M.
At
the
Sep
tem
ber
U
BC
M m
eeti
ng,
May
or F
assb
ende
r, t
he m
unic
ipal
rep
rese
nta
tive
at t
he
fede
ral/
prov
inci
al b
arga
inin
g ta
ble,
pro
vide
d a
stat
us u
pdat
e.
Co
unc
il ha
s be
en
prov
ided
wit
h a
seri
es o
f con
fid
enti
al r
epor
ts r
egar
din
g th
e co
ntra
ct n
egot
iati
ons
and
gove
rnan
ce a
nd f
und
ing
issu
es r
egar
ding
the
inte
grat
ed t
eam
s.
The
Gen
eral
Man
ager
of
Law
and
Com
mun
ity
Saf
ety
cont
inue
s to
Cha
ir th
e C
AO
lPri
ncip
al P
olic
ing
For
um a
nd h
as h
ad t
enn
s o
f re
fere
nce
appr
oved
fo
r il
ll a
dvis
ory
com
mit
tee
to th
e M
ayor
s' C
onsu
ltat
ive
For
um t
o pr
ovid
e de
taile
d an
alys
is o
f the
act
iviti
es o
f the
Low
er M
ainl
and
Inte
grat
ed T
eam
s.
Goa
11l-2
: F
inm
rcia
l PI/
mn
inG
am
I ht/
rnsu
lici
ure
-E
nsu
re th
e C
ity
lias
the
capa
city
to
mee
t thc
!jin
alfc
ifll
clm
lleltg
es
of/
od
ay
fin
d in
th
e/u
/tlr
e,
whi
le m
ain
fai"
it,c
app
ropr
itltl!
! Je
veJo
i' of s
ervi
ce th
roug
h:
Obj
ecti
ve:
A r
evis
ed L
.ong
Ter
m 'F
ina
ncia
l Man
agem
ent
Str
ateg
y (L
TF
MS
) th
at i
nclu
des
app
rop
riat
e ne
w p
olic
ies,
mea
sure
s an
d ta
rget
s to
pr
otec
t th
e C
ity
's c
urr
ent
and
fut
ure
fina
ncia
l w
ell
bein
g (i
nclu
ding
rev
isit
ing
the
CP
I be
nchm
ark)
.
ST
AT
US
: •
Cur
rent
per
fonn
ance
rel
ativ
e to
tar
gets
in
L T
FM
S:
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City
of
Ric
hmon
d C
oun
cil
Ter
m G
oals
20
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1
LT
FM
S C
omoo
nenl
L
TF
MS
tar
;ct
Act
ual
C
om
men
ts
Tax
Inc
reas
e C
PI+
I%
200
9 -
2.97
% (
met
tar
get)
T
he
effc
rts
of
the
rece
ssio
n a
nd t
he l
ow
CP
I 20
tO -
3.45
% (
mis
sed
targ
et b
y ap
prox
. 1.
45%
) ex
peri
ence
d in
20
10 a
nd 2
011
impa
cted
OU
f
2011
2.
94%
(m
isse
d ta
rget
by
ap·p
rox.
0.9
4°/;)
ab
ilit
y to
ach
ieve
thi
s ta
r~e
t
Lo
ng T
crrn
Deb
t per
$0
by
2014
2 0
09 -
$61
Lo
ng t
erm
deb
t co
ntin
ues
to b
e re
paid
as
per
lhe
Cap
ita
2010
-$4
8 L
TF
MS
, an
d un
less
the
re is
an
oppo
rtu
nity
for
20
II
-$3
4 ea
rly
repa
ym
ent
the
targ
et s
hou
ld b
e m
et i
n' 2
0 14
U
ser
fees
as
a %
of
40%
20
09 -
40.5
7% (
excl
udin
g D
eC
& o
ther
cap
ital
The
City
wil
l co
ntin
ue
to i
dent
ify u
ser
fees
. W
ith
reve
nu
e fu
ndi
ng)
th
e re
cess
ion,
som
e in
crea
ses
to u
ser
fees
wer
e no
t 2
010
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.34%
fu
lly
impl
emen
ted
(Bus
ines
s L
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ses)
20
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nom
ic
2.2
8%
(20
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ctua
l gro
wth
$3
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) O
n t
arge
t fo
r fi
rst
yea
r D
evel
op
men
t &
1.
21 %
(20
I 0 a
ctua
l gr
ow
th $
1.8
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wth
1.
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1.
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(2
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bud
gete
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owth
$2.
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icie
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20
09 -
1.42
% (
budg
et $
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educ
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n in
cos
ts
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targ
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and
serv
ice
leve
ls)
20 I
0 -
0.6\
% (
budg
et O
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red
ucti
on i
n co
sts)
20
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0.5
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bude
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educ
tio
n in
cos
ts)
Cas
ino
Rev
enue
s >
$IO
M
2009
-$
1I.8
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targ
et
2010
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2.5M
20
1l-
$II
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-
---
• A
s pa
rt o
f an
ove
rall
rev
iew
of
the
Long
Ter
m F
inan
cia
l M
anag
emen
t S
trat
egy
, the
eff
ecti
vene
ss o
f the
CPI
mea
sure
use
d in
the
fin
anci
al m
odel
w
as e
xam
ined
rel
ativ
e to
a n
ew M
unic
ipa
l Pr
ice
Ind
ex (
MPI
), to
det
erm
ine
whi
ch m
easu
re w
ould
mo
re e
ffec
tive
ly g
uid
e th
e fi
nanc
ial
deci
sion
s fo
r th
e C
ity
. T
he
MPI
is
now
inc
lude
d in
fin
anci
al r
epor
ts f
orw
ard
ed t
o C
oun
cil,
as a
noth
er "
benc
hmar
k" f
or
Cou
ncil
to
be a
war
e o
f.'
• [n
ass
essi
ng o
vera
ll pc
rfo
nnan
cc,
Co
unci
l ha
s ac
hiev
ed t
he m
ajor
ity
of
thei
r L
TFM
S go
als
duri
ng
this
ter
m o
f of
fice
, des
pite
th
e to
ugh
eco
nom
ic
lim
es.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Low
tax
inc
reas
es, w
ith
no r
educ
tion
in
serv
ices
, (o
r in
som
e ar
eas
poss
ibly
en
han
ced
serv
ices
).
STA
TU
S:
Out
com
es o
flh
e 20
I 0
Bud
get
proc
ess
wer
e ba
sed
on
Co
un
cil'
s di
rect
ion
to m
aint
ain
low
tax
incr
ease
s w
hile
min
imiz
ing
any
red
ucti
ons
in s
erv
ices
. A
s pa
rt o
f th
e bu
dget
pro
cess
, sta
ff w
ere
task
ed w
ith
find
ing
effi
cie
ncie
s an
d sa
ving
s in
lin
e w
ith
this
goa
l. I
ncre
ases
wer
e as
fol
low
s:
LT
FM
S C
om
Donc
nl
LT
FM
S ta
ll!e
l A
ctua
l B
usin
ess
tax
rati
o to
res
iden
tial
-I <
3.4
3.49
2 19
062S
S
GP - 48
I Reg
ion
al C
ompa
rati
ve r
or 2
0 I 0
L
ower
Qua
rtil
e in
tax
, up
per
quar
tile
in
serv
ices
. C
om
pare
d to
th
e ro
ur o
ther
larg
er m
un
icip
alit
ies
in t
he
regi
on,
Ric
hmon
d ra
nks:
2nd
low
est
in r
esid
enti
al t
axes
2n
d lo
wes
t in
bus
ines
s m
ill r
ate
3rd
lo
wes
t in
bus
ines
s cl
ass
mul
tipl
c w
here
bus
ines
s pa
ys 3
.49
tim
es t
hai
or
resi
den
tia
l cla
ss
Out
of
17 m
unic
ipa
litie
s th
at m
ake
up M
etro
Van
couv
er:
Cit
y o
f R
ich
mo
nd
Co
un
cil
Ter
m G
oa
ls 2
00
8-2
0 I
I
• F
or
the
aver
age
sin
gle
fam
ily
dwe
llin
g, R
ich
mo
nd's
% t
ax i
ncre
ase
in 2
010
was
th
e 5t
h lo
wes
t at
3.4
5%.
• M
unic
ipa
l tax
es f
or
the
aver
age
sing
le-f
am
ily
deta
ched
dw
elli
ng
are
the
5th
low
est
at $
1,6
55.
Ob
jecl
ive:
In
tegr
ali
on o
f the
new
Ova
l le
gacy
fun
din
g in
to t
he L
TF
MS
.
ST
AT
US
· P
erfo
rma
nce
targ
ets
* I
Act
ual
I C
om
men
ts
GO
T F
undi
ng -
$3.0
M/y
ear
20
10
· $2
.30M
T
his
figu
re i
s $2
.70M
in
201
1. T
he
2012
am
ount
s ar
e un
der
nego
tiat
ion
s.
Spo
nsor
ship
fun
din
g -
$I.O
M/y
ear
20
10
· $0
.05M
20
I 0
spon
sors
hip
cont
ract
s di
d no
t ta
ke e
ffec
t un
til
late
in
the
year
. W
e ex
pec
t 20
11
spo
nsor
ship
rev
enue
to
j,1,T
OW
as
the
spo
nsor
ship
pro
gram
con
tinu
es t
o ad
vanc
e.
Par
kin
g r
even
ue-
$0.7
M/y
ear
201
0·
$0
.05
M
Th
e pa
rkin
g o
pera
tio
ns d
id n
ot o
ffic
iall
y co
mm
ence
unt
illa
tc 2
010
mai
nly
due
to t
he L
egac
y C
onve
rsio
n ta
king
pla
ce.
We
expe
ct 2
0 I
I pa
rkin
g re
venu
es t
o in
crea
se.
Lea
scfR
enta
ls r
even
ue -
2010
· $0
.58M
T
he l
ease
agr
eem
ent
reve
nue
was
nO
I re
cogn
ized
unl
illa
te i
n 20
10.
Thi
s re
venu
e w
ill
gro
w i
n $
1.O
MJy
ear
20 I
I do
e 10
a f
ull
year
of
reve
nue
bein
g re
cogn
ized
and
als
o du
e to
the
lea
sab
le s
pace
bei
ng
fill
ed.
-
" T
hes
e pe
rfon
nan
ce t
arge
ts w
ere
sel
in 2
009
and
wer
e ba
sed
on
the
Ova
l Co
rpo
rati
on
oper
atin
g at
ste
ady
stat
e.
In 2
0 I 0
, the
Ova
l w
as u
nder
go
ing
conv
ers
ion
to t
he p
ost
-G
ames
con
figu
rati
on, a
nd w
as t
here
fore
not
yet
ope
rati
ng a
t "s
tead
y st
ate"
.
Ob
ject
ive:
M
ain
ten
ance
of
hea
lth
y C
ity
fin
anci
al r
eser
ves
.
ST
AT
US
: M
oni
tori
ng
and
Ma
inte
nanc
e o
f th
e C
ity
's f
ina
ncia
l re
serv
es a
re i
nte
grat
ed i
nto
!.he
Cit
y'S
LT
FM
S.
Cur
ren
t P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
TA
RG
ET
S ar
e:
• R
eser
vesl
Fin
anci
al E
quit
y -
30%
of
tang
ible
cap
ital
ass
ets,
lo
ng t
enn
tar
get
is a
ppro
x. $
500M
. •
At
Dec
em
ber
31,
20
10 R
eser
ves
and
Fin
anci
al
Eq
uity
wer
e at
$38
0M.
2906
25S
3
GP - 49
Cit
y o
r R
ichm
ond
Cou
ncil
Ten
n G
oals
200
8-20
11
Obj
ecti
ve:
impr
oved
wor
king
rel
atio
nshi
ps w
ith
Fed
eral
an
d P
rovi
ncia
l go
vern
men
ts. t
o be
com
e aw
are
of a
nd t
ake
bet
ter
adva
ntag
e o
f em
ergi
ng f
undi
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
an
d p
rogr
ams.
ST
AT
US:
•
Cit
y S
taff
con
tinu
e 10
mee
t w
ith
and
fost
er r
elat
ions
with
offi
cial
s o
f va
riou
s pr
ovin
cial
and
fed
eral
pro
gram
s an
d ag
enci
es,
in o
rder
to s
tay
abre
ast
of
new
and
em
ergi
ng p
rogr
ams,
sec
ure
fund
s, a
nd d
evel
op
stro
ng li
nks
for
cons
ider
atio
n o
f opp
ortu
niti
es t
hai
wo
uld
be o
f m
ulua
l in
tere
st.
As
a re
sult
oft
hcse
eff
orts
, and
par
tici
pati
on i
n pr
ogra
ms
such
as
the
Can
ad
a-B
e B
uild
ing
Can
ada
Loc
al I
nfr
astr
uctu
re P
rogr
am, F
eder
al R
ecre
atio
nal
lnfr
astr
uclu
re P
rogr
am a
nd t
he F
lood
Pro
tect
ion
Prog
ram
, R
ichm
ond
has
been
aw
ard
ed a
ppro
xim
atel
y $1
7 m
illi
on o
f sen
ior
gove
rnm
ent
fund
ing
for
City
pro
ject
s. D
urin
g th
e te
rm o
f the
se C
ounc
il g
oals
. the
Cit
y ha
s su
cces
sful
ly r
ecei
ved
the
foll
owin
g G
rant
s:
o L
ocal
Mot
ion
Pro
gram
· Pr
ovin
ce o
f B
C (
fund
ing
trai
l-re
late
d w
ork
s) -
Mid
dle
Arm
-$4
95,0
00 -
Co
mp
lete
d o
Spir
it Sq
uare
Pro
gram
-O
val R
iver
side
-$5
00,0
00 -
Co
mpl
eted
o
Acc
ess i
ble
Play
Gra
nl -
201
0 L
egac
ies
Now
(Pr
ovin
ce o
f B
C.
Ron
ald
McD
onal
d H
ouse
Cha
ritie
s) a
nd R
ick
Han
sen
Man
in
Mot
ion
Fou
ndat
ion
(fun
ding
chi
ldre
n's
pla
y ar
eas)
. -M
idd
le A
nn.
Hu
gh B
oyd
Par
k, M
cLea
n Pa
rk -
$400
,000
-C
om
plet
ed
o C
ycli
ng a
nd
Pede
stri
an C
onn
ecti
ons
Gra
nt
-$13
2,50
0 o
Rec
reat
ion
Infr
astr
uctu
re P
rogr
am -
(fun
din
g tr
ail
and
oth
er r
ecre
atio
n in
fras
tfUch
lre-
rela
ted
wor
ks)
-M
iddl
e A
nn,
Min
oru
Park
Bo
wlin
g G
reen
, H
amil
ton
Com
mun
ity C
entr
e ex
pans
ion,
So
uth
Arm
ren
ovat
ions
-$2
.8 m
iiii
on -
Co
mp
icte
d o
2009
Flo
od P
rote
ctio
n Pr
ogr
am G
oint
pro
vinc
iall
fede
ral)
-$4
.8 m
illi
on
o 20
10 F
lood
Pro
tect
ion
Prog
ram
-T
ier
1: $
300
,000
Tie
r 2:
Aw
aitin
g A
war
d D
ecis
ion
o B
uild
ing
Can
ada
Prog
ram
-(v
ario
us l
ocal
roa
d, s
ewer
and
wat
er p
roje
cts)
-$8
.2 m
illi
on
o Be
Spi
rit
Fes
tiva
l Gra
nt f
or W
intc
rfes
t 20
II i
n pa
l1nc
rshi
p w
ith
the
Ric
hmon
d A
rts
Coa
litio
n -
$50
,000
o
Her
itage
Can
ada
Gra
nt f
or M
arit
ime
Fest
ival
20
II i
n pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith
the
Ric
hmon
d A
rts
Coa
liti
on -
$92
,000
•
City
wor
king
clo
sely
wit
h S
mal
l C
raft
s H
arbo
ur,
Ste
vest
on H
arbo
ur A
utho
rity
and
Por
t M
etro
to
esta
blis
h a
Ste
vest
on H
arbo
ur L
ong
Ter
m
Dev
elop
men
t S
trat
egy.
•
Sta
ff h
ave
also
dev
elop
ed a
nd l
aunc
hed
an i
nter
nal
web
bas
ed I
nter
gove
rnm
enta
l R
elat
ions
Dat
abas
e de
sign
ed t
o tr
ack
City
gra
nt a
nd f
undi
ng
appl
icat
ions
, w
ith F
eder
al a
nd P
rov
inci
al a
genc
ies,
ide
ntif
y po
tent
ial s
enio
r go
vern
men
t gr
ant
oppo
rtun
itie
s an
d pr
ovid
e go
vern
men
t co
ntac
t in
fonn
atio
n. T
his
tool
lin
ks
exis
ting
gra
nt a
ppl
icat
ions
, be
st p
ract
ices
, doc
umen
ts a
nd c
orre
spon
denc
e in
a o
ne-s
top
acce
ssib
le l
ocat
ion
for
staf
f en
gage
d in
the
pre
para
tion
of
gran
ts t
o ex
tern
al a
genc
ies.
•
Sta
ff h
ave
mad
e a
fund
ing
app
lica
tio
n to
the
FC
M G
reen
Mu
nici
pal F
und
, ($5
14,0
00,
100%
fu
ndin
g) f
or t
he C
ity's
Gre
ase
Red
ucti
on P
rogr
am, a
nd
have
bee
n co
rres
pon d
ing
wit
h th
e F
eder
al M
inis
ter
of
Fina
nce
to f
acili
tate
thi
s o
ppor
tuni
ty.
• A
let
ter
was
pre
pare
d on
beh
alf o
f th
e M
ayor
to r
eque
st th
e Pr
ovin
cial
and
Fed
eral
gov
ernm
ents
to
resu
rrec
t th
eir
past
NW
SE
P fu
ndin
g pr
ogra
m
whi
ch w
ere
gear
ed t
owar
ds e
nha
ncin
g ag
ricu
ltura
l and
fan
ning
rel
ated
act
ivit
ies.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Est
abli
shm
ent
of
new
sou
rces
of
reve
nue
STA
TU
S:
Bud
get
and
alte
rnat
ive
reve
nue
s re
view
s ar
c co
nduc
ted
reg
ular
ly.
with
inp
ut f
rom
var
ious
dep
artm
ents
and
sou
rces
.
1906
lSS
4
GP - 50
Cit
y o
f R
ichm
ond
Cou
ncil
Ter
m G
oals
200
8-20
11
Obj~tive:
Suc
cess
ful
acco
mm
odat
ion
of
plan
ned
amen
itie
s su
ch a
s m
useu
ms
and
oth
er c
omm
unit
y fa
cili
ties
.
STA
TU
S:
• N
ew o
r pl
anne
d am
eniti
es a
re i
nteg
rate
d in
to t
he b
udge
t as
part
of t
he a
nnua
l Cap
ital
Pla
n pr
oces
s.
• C
urre
nt c
apit
al p
roje
cts:
-
Fir
e H
all
No
.6 -
com
ple
ted
Oct
ober
20
09.
-F
ire
Hal
l N
o.2
-co
mpl
eted
Jun
e 20
11.
-N
ew R
CM
P B
uild
ing
unde
r co
nstru
ctio
n -
com
ple
ted
Nov
embe
r 20
1 I.
-
Ham
ilto
n C
omm
unity
Cen
tre
-co
mpl
eted
and
ope
ned
Apr
il 2
0 II
. -
Sou
th A
rm C
omm
unit
y C
entr
e -
thre
e-ph
ase
ren
ovat
ion
com
plet
ed a
nd o
pene
d in
Jun
e 20
II,
with
nea
rly
2,50
0sq
.ft. o
f add
ition
al s
pace
add
ed.
-C
ity C
entr
e C
omm
unit
y C
entr
e -
sche
dule
d fo
r co
nstr
ucti
on i
n 20
1211
3 an
d op
enin
g 20
14.
-T
ram
Bui
ldin
g -
plan
ning
and
des
ign
unde
rway
; sch
edul
ed f
or c
ons
truct
ion
in 2
012
. -
Bri
tan
nia
His
tori
c Z
one
-re
stor
atio
n o
f bu
ildi
ngs
com
ple
ted;
Chi
nese
Bu
nkho
use
and
Poin
t H
ouse
exh
ibit
s op
ened
May
20
II.
• S
taff
are
rev
iew
ing
futu
re f
acil
ity
con
stru
ctio
n in
clud
ing
rep
laci
ng t
he M
ino
ru P
lace
Act
ivity
Cen
tre,
fir
e H
all
No.
1 an
d th
e M
inor
u A
quat
ic C
entr
e to
ide
ntif
y tim
ing
of
the
proj
ects
and
eff
ccti
ve f
undi
ng
stra
teg
ies.
Goa
l #1:
G
row
th /
Urh
a"
De-
lle/o
pmen
t I P
J,Ys
icu/
Des
igfl
-E
IIsl
lre
effe
ctiv
e gr
owlI
I m
alla
gem
ent f
or
tJie
City
t/r
roll
gh:
Obj
ecti
ve:
Com
plet
ion
of a
rev
iew
of t
he M
etro
Van
couv
er (M
Y)
Reg
iona
l G
row
th S
trat
egy
(RG
S)
to e
nsur
e th
at a
ppro
pria
te g
oals
for
R
ichm
ond
, fro
m o
ur
com
mun
ity'
s pe
rspe
ctiv
e.
STA
TU
S •
Co
mp
lete
d on
Feb
ruar
y 28
. 20
II w
hen
Co
unci
l ac
cept
ed t
he p
ropo
sed
2041
RG
S an
d as
ked
for
som
e R
OS
map
ping
cha
nge
s af
ter
it w
as a
ppro
ved.
•
In a
ccep
ting
the
RG
S, C
oun
cil
has
ensu
red
that
it c
ont
ains
app
ropr
iate
goa
ls f
or R
ichm
ond
(e.g
., C
reat
e A
Co
mpa
ct U
rban
Are
a, S
uppo
rt a
S
usta
jnab
le E
cono
my,
Pro
tect
The
Env
iron
men
t, R
espo
nd t
o C
lim
ate
Cha
nge,
Dev
elo
p C
omp
lete
Com
mun
itie
s, S
uppo
rt S
usta
inab
le
Tra
nspo
rta'
tion
Cho
ices
).
• M
etro
Van
couv
er a
ppro
ved
the
RG
S o
n Ju
ly 2
9, 2
0 II
. •
Co
unci
l's
requ
este
d R
GS
amen
dmen
ts w
ill
be i
niti
alcd
by
Met
ro V
anco
uver
in S
epte
mbe
r 20
II.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Upd
atin
g o
f the
Off
icia
l C
omm
unit
y P
lan
(OC
P)
and
six
are
a pl
ans
to r
encc
t cu
rren
t re
alit
ies
and
futu
re (
2041
) ne
eds.
ST
AT
US
•
As
plan
ned
, th
e 20
41 O
CP
upda
te i
s ap
prox
imat
ely
60%
com
plet
ed w
ith f
ina
lizat
ion
anti
cipa
ted
in m
id 2
012
. •
To
en
sure
tha
t the
OCr
refl
ects
cur
rent
rea
ltie
s an
d fu
ture
204
1 ne
eds,
the
them
e o
f the
204
1 oc
r Upd
ate
is "
Tow
ards
a S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unit
y",
a tim
ely
focu
s.
5
"'"''
GP - 51
Cit
y o
f R
ichm
ond
Cou
ncil
Ter
m G
oals
200
8-20
11
• T
he
204
1 O
CP
upd
ate
wil
l en
able
Cou
ncil
to
addr
ess
both
cur
rent
rea
liti
es a
nd f
utur
e ne
eds,
[or
exa
mpl
e by
: C
ompl
etin
g a
204
1 D
emog
raph
ic (
popu
lati
on,
hOlls
ing,
em
ploy
men
t) P
roje
ctio
n S
tud
y, t
o dc
tenn
inc
the
City
's p
roje
cted
gro
wth
nee
ds.
whi
ch
arc:
an a
dditi
onal
82,
000
peop
le b
y 20
41 f
or a
tota
l of 2
82.0
00 p
eopl
e,
an a
dditi
onal
45,
000
jobs
by
for
a 20
41 t
ota
l of
180,
000
jobs
. B
ener
man
agin
g a
wid
e ra
nge
of C
iry
chan
ges
and
resi
dent
s' n
eeds
inc
ludi
ng th
e de
nsif
ical
ion
of
shop
ping
cen
tres
: co
ach
hous
es a
nd g
mnn
y O
ats,
Env
iron
men
tall
y S
ensi
tive
Are
as (
ES
A);
com
mun
ity e
nerg
y ne
eds;
gre
enho
use
gas
(GH
G)
emis
sion
red
ucti
on;
and
impr
ovem
ents
to
tran
spor
tati
on, t
ran
sit,
soli
d w
aste
, sew
er,
drai
nage
, pa
rks,
tra
ils,
ope
n sp
ace,
soc
ial
plan
nin
g, c
om
mun
ity
faci
litie
s, c
omm
unit
y w
ell n
ess,
spo
rt
for
life,
agi
ng i
n pl
ace,
yo
u th
and
the
art.
Aft
er th
e 20
41 O
CP
is a
ppro
ved
, th
e C
ity w
ill c
onti
nue
to c
ons
ult
wit
h re
side
nts
as t
he O
CP
, are
a pl
ans
and
polic
ies
are
amen
ded
and
ref
ined
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Dev
elop
men
t o
fa c
urr
ent
and
eff
ecti
ve p
arkl
and
a(:q
uis
itio
n pl
an.
ST
AT
US
: Pa
rkla
nd A
cqui
siti
on P
lan
is b
eing
rev
iew
ed a
nd d
evel
ope
d in
con
junc
tio
n w
ith t
he
OC
P u
pdat
e. C
oun
cil a
ppr
oved
a 5
-Yea
r Pa
rkla
nd A
cqui
sitio
n
S F
. '
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• C
Ie
, 'r
. "
b'
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2 Y
\
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trat
cgy
ram
ewor
K I
n
Uly
LVU'
I. In
res
pon
se t
o a
rele
rtft
10 r
epor
l u3
CrC O
ii sp
eC-h
ie p
rope
rtie
s, a
' Ig
gcr
pIct
ure
I ea
r, j'
i,cqu
lslu
on .
. an
was
de
velo
ped
and
pres
ente
d to
PR
CS
Com
min
'ee i
n M
arch
20
I O.
Fur
ther
ref
inem
ent
wil
l co
ntin
ue i
n 2
0 II
to
alig
n th
e P
lan
with
the
Off
icia
l Com
mu
nity
Pl
an a
nd o
ther
cor
pora
te i
nit
iati
ves.
S
ever
al p
rope
rtie
s ha
ve b
een
acqu
ired
in
201
1.
Key
str
ateg
ic a
cqu
isit
ions
hav
e re
cent
ly o
ccur
red
in T
erra
Nov
a,
the
Cit
y C
entr
e M
idd
le A
ml,
and
the
CP
R R
ailw
ay c
orri
dor
alon
g R
ailw
ay A
ven
ue.
Th
e on
goin
g Pa
rks
and
Ope
n S
pace
Str
ateg
y w
ill
incl
ude
a re
com
men
dati
ons
and
an u
pdat
ed P
ark
land
Acq
uisi
tion
Pla
n in
lat
e 20
II
.
Ob
jcct
ivt!:
E
ffec
tive
ly m
anag
ing
a co
mfo
rtab
le p
a(:e
of c
hang
e an
d h
elpi
ng r
esid
ents
to
un
der
sta
nd a
nd b
uy i
nto
tbe
long
-ter
m p
lan
for
a fu
ture
Rk
hm
on
d o
f whi
ch t
hey
can
be p
roud
.
ST
AT
US
: •
Co
unc
il co
ntin
ues
to e
ffec
tive
ly m
anag
e th
e pa
ce o
f cha
nge
thro
ugh
com
men
ts o
n th
e R
egio
nal G
row
th S
trat
egy
(see
abo
ve)
and
sign
ific
ant
prog
ress
tow
ard
s co
mp
leti
ng t
he 2
041
OC
P U
pdat
e (s
ee a
bove
).
• M
anag
ing
grm
vth
invo
lves
man
agin
g R
ichm
ond'
s no
nnal
por
tion
the
MV
Reg
ion'
s po
pUla
tion
and
em
ploy
men
t gro
wth
(e.
g ..
by 2
041,
il
is
esti
mat
ed t
hai
the
City
's p
opul
atio
n w
ill i
ncre
ase
by 8
2,0
00 -
to 2
82,0
00 p
eopl
e, a
nd t
he C
ity
's e
mpl
oym
ent
will
inc
reas
e by
50,
000
-to
180
,000
jo
bs),
• T
o h
elp
Ric
hmon
d re
side
nts
unde
rsta
nd a
nd b
uy i
nto
thes
e lo
ng te
rm p
lan
s:
as M
etro
Van
couv
er p
repa
r ed
the
2040
RG
S, C
ou
ncil
ens
ured
tha
t th
ey c
ons
ult
with
Ric
hmon
d re
side
nts
wh
ich
they
did
via
fou
r M
V o
pen
hous
es,
as th
e C
ity p
repa
res
the
2 041
ocr
Upd
ate,
Cou
ncil
has
dir
ecte
d C
ity s
laff
to c
onsu
lt ex
tens
ivel
y w
ith t
he p
ublic
in
a va
riet
y o
f w
ays
incl
udin
g: 6
1906
2S5
GP - 52
Cit
y o
f R
ichm
ond
Cou
ncil
Ten
n G
oals
20
08·2
011
• ho
ldin
g op
en h
ouse
s w
hich
to
dale
has
inv
olve
d tw
o ro
unds
of
open
hou
ses
each
wit
h ei
ght
mee
tin
gs i
n th
e co
mm
unit
y ce
ntr
es a
nd I'
wo
addi
tio
nal o
pen
hou
ses
rega
rdin
g co
ach
hous
es a
nd g
ran
ny n
at5,
• a
City
Let
sTA
LK
rich
mon
d w
eb s
ite d
ialo
gue
opp
ortu
nity
whi
ch t
o da
le h
as h
ad 4
,000
vis
itor
s (2
2 pe
r da
y),
90,0
00 s
ite v
isit
s an
d 10
6,50
0 pa
ges
view
ed,
• m
eeti
ngs
with
sta
keh
olde
rs (
e.g
., A
CE
, A
AC
. R
EA
Ct
UD
I),
• pr
ovid
ing
surv
eys
to o
bta
in r
esid
ents
' vi
ews,
and
•
add
itio
nal s
imil
ar c
ons
ulta
tion
opp
ortu
niti
es a
s th
e 20
41 o
cr is
fin
aliz
ed.
• A
s w
ell,
sin
ce 2
009
Co
unci
l has
als
o c
onsu
lted
ext
ensi
vely
wit
h R
ichm
ond
resi
dent
s re
gard
ing
the
foll
owin
g ap
prov
ed p
lan
s: 2
009
City
Cen
tre
Are
a P
lan,
200
9 S
teve
ston
Are
a P
lan
Vil
lage
Her
itag
e C
on
serv
atio
n P
olic
ies.
and
th
e 20
10 B
road
mo
or
Sho
ppin
g C
entr
e (d
ensi
fica
tion
) M
aste
r P
lan
, w
hich
wer
e a
ll ac
cept
able
to
the
com
mu
nity
. •
As
wel
l, o
ver
tim
e, m
ore
co
mm
unit
y co
nsul
tati
on w
ill b
e re
quir
ed o
n O
CP
issu
es a
s th
ey a
rise
(e.
g.,
futu
re s
hop
pin
g m
all
dcns
ifici
ttio
n).
Goa
l #4
: C
onum
mi!'
j &
Soc
ial
Serv
ices
-Im
prov
e Ih
e c/
Ject
i),(!
IIt!s
... o
flh
e d
elh'
ery
of s
ocia
l ser
vice
s il
l Ih
e C
ily
thro
ugh
Ihe
del'e
lop
mel
lta
nti
im
Dle
men
tati
on o
f a S
ocia
l all
d C
omm
unil
v Se
rvic
e Sl
ru/e
lfl'
Ihul
inc
lude
s:
Ob
jedi
Vf!
: C
lear
ly a
rtic
ula
ted
rol
es a
nd
ser
vic
es f
or
the
Cit
y, a
nd a
via
ble
fu
nd
ing
str
ateg
y.
ST
AT
US
: W
ork
is p
roce
edin
g o
n pr
epar
atio
n o
f th
e 10
Yea
r R
ich
mon
d S
ocill
l Pl
anni
ng S
trat
egy.
T
he S
trat
egy
wil
l in
volv
e ex
ten
sive
co
nsu
ltati
on a
nd w
ill
arti
cula
te a
ppro
pria
te p
rior
ities
, ro
les,
and
fu
ndin
g op
tion
s w
ith
resp
ect
to C
ity s
oci
al p
lann
ing
and
serv
ice
del
iver
y.
Par
ticu
lar
emph
asis
is
bei
ng p
lace
d o
n en
suri
ng
tha
t dI
vers
e, m
ean
ingf
ul, a
nd e
ffec
tive
com
mu
nity
eng
agem
ent
app
roac
hes
arc
used
in
the
Str
ateg
y's
prep
arat
ion
. S
ever
al t
oo
ls f
or
enga
gem
ent
are
in p
roce
ss a
nd i
nclu
de:
• pr
esen
tati
ons,
dis
cuss
ions
and
wor
ksho
ps w
ith
Cit
y ad
viso
ry c
om
mit
tees
and
ext
erna
l bo
dies
•
diss
emin
atio
n o
f o
n-li
ne a
nd p
aper
que
stio
nna
ire
• la
unch
of
on-l
ine
com
mun
ity
enga
gem
ent
site
thr
ough
the
City
·s w
eb p
age
• sp
ons
orsh
ip o
f com
mun
ity
foru
m a
nd s
take
hold
er w
orks
hops
•
targ
eted
out
reac
h to
new
Can
adia
ns,
you
ths.
old
er a
dult
s an
d ot
her
grou
ps w
ho m
ay n
ot
resp
ond
10
mai
nst
ream
con
sult
atio
n op
port
un
ilies
. •
a dr
aft
strd
tegy
wil
l be
pre
sent
ed t
o C
ounc
il in
the
Fal
l 20
II.
Ob
ject
ive:
In
crea
sed
soc
ial
ho
usi
ng
, im
ple
men
tati
on
of
the
cam
pu
s o
f ca
re c
on
cep
t, a
nd
an
em
erg
ency
sh
elte
r fo
r w
om
en.
ST
AT
US
: •
Th
e C
ity
cont
inue
s to
pur
sue
affo
rdab
le h
ous
ing
op
por
tuni
ties
wit
h B
e H
ous
ing,
dev
elop
ers,
and
com
mun
ity
agen
cies
, in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h th
e A
ffo
rdab
le H
ous
ing
Str
ateg
y, a
nd i
n an
env
iro
nmen
t o
f li
mit
ed s
enio
r go
vern
men
t fu
ndin
g fo
r so
cia
l hou
sing
.
2906
25S
7
GP - 53
Cit
y o
f R
ichm
ond
Co
unci
l T
enn
Goa
ls 2
008-
2011
• T
he
City
pur
chas
ed a
hou
se i
n Ju
ne
2009
, w
hic
h it
fon
nal
ly t
ran
sfer
red
to t
he A
ffor
dabl
e H
ou
sing
inv
ento
ry i
n M
arch
20
I O.
Th
e C
ity
will
be
leas
ing
the
prop
erty
to
Tur
ning
Po
int
Soc
iety
on
an i
nte
rim
bas
is f
or
oper
atio
n o
f a
supp
orti
ve r
ecov
ery
hom
e fo
r w
om
ell
. In
ad
dit
ion
, th
e C
ity
wil
l be
pur
suin
g o
ngoi
ng s
enio
r g
ov
ernm
ent
op
erat
ing
fund
ing
for
an e
mer
genc
y sh
elte
r fo
r R
ich
mon
d w
om
en a
nd c
hild
ren
in n
eed
.
• A
{"ev
iew
is
unde
rway
reg
ardi
ng
the
advi
sabi
lity
, cri
teri
a an
d m
echa
nism
s fo
r pr
ovid
ing
DeC
rel
ief
for
part
icul
ar t
ypes
of
affo
rdab
le h
ou
sin
g
proj
ects
. A
rev
iew
or th
e A
ffor
dab
le H
ousi
ng R
eser
ve F
und
Poli
cy is
als
o un
derw
ay w
ith
the
aim
of p
rovi
ding
mor
e cl
arit
y, f
lexi
bilit
y an
d ef
fici
ency
for
im
plem
enta
tio
n o
f the
Pol
icy
.
• T
he
Cit
y w
orke
d co
llabo
rati
vely
wit
h B
e l'l
ous
ing
to p
repa
re a
n E
xpr
essi
on o
f ln
tere
sl f
or t
he
deve
lop
men
t o
f af
ford
able
ho
usin
g by
se
lect
ed.
e lig
ible
no
n-pr
ofit
ho
usi
ng
pro
vid
ers
aI 8
111
Gra
nvil
le A
venu
e/SO
gO A
nd
erso
n R
oad.
The
Exp
ress
ion
of
Inte
rest
cal
l co
nclu
ded
in
May
20
II w
ith
on
e m
ulti
-par
tner
sub
mis
sion
bei
ng r
ecei
ved.
Sta
ff w
ill
be f
orw
ard
ing
conc
lusi
ons
and
reco
mm
enda
tion
s to
Co
unci
l in
the
nea
r fu
ture
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Th
e de
velo
pmen
t o
f civ
ic e
ngag
emen
t an
d ca
paci
ty g
row
ing
pro
gram
s th
at s
uppl
emen
t g
rant
pro
gra
ms
for
addr
essi
ng s
ocia
l se
n-i
ce i
ssu
es.
ST
AT
US
:
• C
om
mun
ity
Ser
vice
s st
aff p
artn
ered
with
the
Ric
hmon
d C
ivic
Eng
agem
ent
Net
wo
rk (
RC
EN
) to
ho
st a
ser
ies
of
stud
y c
ircl
e co
nsu
ltat
ion
s fo
r th
e S
oc
ial
Pla
nnin
g S
trat
egy
. Sta
ff is
als
o ex
plo
rin
g o
ther
opp
ortu
niti
es 1
0 co
llab
orat
e w
ith
the
RC
EN
on
mh
cf C
ity
init
iati
ves.
•
Co
mm
unit
y S
elV
ices
sta
ff c
on
tinu
e to
co
ord
inat
e to
urs
for
new
Can
adia
ns
of
Cit
y f
acil
itie
s in
par
tner
ship
wit
h se
ttle
men
t ag
enci
es.
• T
he
Cit
y es
tab
lish
ed th
e S
ocia
l F
inan
cial
Ass
ista
nce
Har
dshi
p F
und
in S
epte
mb
er 2
009
to
pro
vid
e br
idge
fun
ding
to
com
mun
ity
agen
cie
s ex
peri
enci
ng
del
ays
in r
ecei
vin
g g
rant
s rr
om s
enio
r go
vern
men
ts.
• T
he
revi
sed
Cit
y G
mnt
pro
gram
ex
tend
s e
lig
ibil
ity
to p
rogr
ams
and
proj
ects
tha
t ha
ve c
ivic
eng
agem
ent
and
capa
cit
y g
row
ing
go
als
(e
.g.,
in 2
0 I 0
, T
urn
ing
Poi
nt S
oci
ety
was
aw
ard
ed a
$2
,000
gra
nt
to c
ond
uct
Stu
dy C
ircl
es r
egar
din
g ad
dic
tio
n; t
he R
ichm
ond
Pov
erty
Res
po
nse
Co
mm
itte
e w
as
awar
ded
$6,
000
to i
ncre
ase
com
mu
nity
aw
aren
ess
or
and
capa
cit
y 10
add
ress
pov
erty
-rel
ated
iss
ues)
. •
A r
evie
w o
f th
e C
ity
Gra
nt P
rogr
am i
s cu
rren
tly
unde
rway
, w
ith
c.onc
lusi
ons
and
rec
omm
enda
tion
s to
be
pres
ente
d to
Co
unc
il i
n Ju
ly 2
0 II
. •
Th
e R
ichm
ond
Inte
rcul
tura
l A
dvis
ory
Co
mm
itte
e (R
lAC
) w
ill
cont
inue
ho
stin
g co
mm
un
ity
foru
ms
in 2
011
. It
wil
l al
so s
eek
to
enh
ance
co
mm
un
ity
capa
city
by
SCt:u
ring
fun
ding
for
add
itio
nal
tran
slat
ions
(e.
g.,
Pun
jabi
, Tag
alo
g) a
nd p
rint
ing
of
the
New
com
ers'
Gui
de.
Th
e N
ewco
mer
s G
uid
e w
as p
rodu
ced
for
the
firs
t ti
me
in 2
00
9 w
ith
the
aim
of
assi
stin
g n
ewco
mer
s to
fu
lly
inte
grat
e in
to c
om
mun
ity
life
and
acc
ess
rele
vant
ser
vice
s an
d su
ppor
t.
• T
he
Ric
hmon
d C
om
mun
ity
Ser
vice
s A
dvis
ory
Co
mm
itte
e (R
CS
AC
) en
gage
s re
pres
enta
tive
s o
f th
e no
n-pr
ofit
co
mm
unit
y se
lVic
e se
cto
r in
a r
ange
o
f cap
acity
-bui
ldin
g in
itia
tive
s, i
nclu
ding
a f
ollo
w-u
p sp
ace
need
s su
rvey
, a
fina
ncia
l v
iabi
lity
su
rvey
, and
a m
ento
ring
sur
vey
. •
Th
e C
hil
d C
are
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Adv
isor
y C
om
mit
tee
and
RC
SA
C p
repa
red
com
men
ts o
n th
e 2
00
9-20
16 R
ichm
ond
Chi
ld C
are
Str
ateg
y a
nd
Im
plem
ent
atio
n P
lan
and
the
pro
pose
d ch
ild
care
fac
ility
fo
r th
e H
amil
ton
Tra
nsli
nk s
ite.
• C
ity
You
th S
ervi
ces
s taf
f con
tin
ue t
o co
llab
orat
e w
ith
non-
prof
it p
artn
ers
and
diff
eren
t le
vels
of
gove
rnm
ent
to e
ngag
e h
ard
to r
each
, lo
w a
sset
, and
im
mig
rant
yo
uth
, in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h th
e R
ichm
ond
You
th S
trat
egy.
Y
outh
Ser
vice
s st
aff a
re w
ork
ing
with
you
th a
nd C
om
mun
ity
Ser
vic
es
reso
urc
e tc
ams
to e
ngag
e th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic
wit
h dy
nam
ic s
tree
t le
vel
ente
rtai
nmen
t an
d co
nte
mpo
rary
mar
keti
ng s
trat
egie
s.
Th
ey a
re a
lso
enga
ging
low
ass
et y
outh
by
bui
ldin
g co
nnec
tion
s th
roug
h ar
ts,
recr
eati
on a
nd s
ocia
l in
tera
ctio
ns.
• T
he
Cit
y h
osts
a g
ala
yo
uth
and
yo
uth
men
tors
rec
ogn
itio
n ev
ent
(U-R
OC
) ea
ch y
ear
duri
ng N
atio
nal
Yo
uth
Wee
k. T
he
Aw
ards
arc
an
affi
nn
atio
n o
f th
e so
cia
l cap
ita
l pre
sen
t in
bot
h y
out
h an
d th
e ec
olo
gy o
f su
ppor
ts t
hat
adva
nces
pos
itiv
e y
out
h d
evel
opm
ent.
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GP - 54
Cit
y o
r R
ichm
ond
Cou
ncil
Ter
m G
oals
200
8-20
11
• S
enio
r S
ervi
ces
slaf
fare
dev
elop
ing
com
mu
nity
par
tici
pati
on p
roce
sses
and
tec
hni
ques
to
invo
lve
olde
r ad
ults
in
rele
vant
pol
icy
and
stra
tegy
re
vie
ws.
The
y ar
c al
so r
each
ing
out
to l
ow-i
ncom
e ad
ults
, "yo
unge
r" s
enio
rs, a
nd c
ultu
rally
mar
gina
lize
d gr
oup
s in
eff
ort
s to
dev
elop
and
del
iver
a p
pro
pria
te s
erv
ices
, in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h th
e O
lder
Adu
lts
Serv
ice
Pla
n.
• S
enio
r S
erv
ices
sla
ffar
e de
velo
ping
a m
arke
ting
pla
n 10
im
prov
e co
mm
unic
atio
n an
d se
rvic
es f
or o
lder
adu
lts.
•
Sen
i ors
Ser
vic
es h
as b
een
awar
ded
a $
30,0
00 g
rant
fro
m U
nite
d W
ay f
or
the
"Hid
den
Voi
ces
of
Imm
igra
nt S
enio
rs"
proj
ect.
Th
e pr
ojec
t w
ill a
ssis
t s l
aff
in d
eve
lopi
ng s
trat
egie
s fo
r en
cour
agin
g im
mig
rant
old
er a
dult
s fr
om h
isto
rica
lly
hard
to
reac
h gr
oup
s 10
con
nect
wit
h pr
ogra
ms
and
serv
ices
. •
Wo
rkin
g w
ith
City
sta
ff,
Com
mun
ity
Ass
ocia
tion
s, a
nd o
ther
par
tner
s, S
enio
rs S
ervi
ces
con
tinu
es t
o pr
ovi
de i
nfo
rmat
ion
and
advo
cacy
fo
r th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
bro
ad r
ange
of s
erv
ices
, sup
port
s an
d op
port
unit
ies
for
Ric
hmon
d's
dram
atic
ally
inc
reas
ing
olde
r ad
ult
popu
lati
on.
Th
e O
lder
A
dult
Str
ateg
y w
ill c
onti
nue
to g
uid
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
co
llabo
rati
ve,
incl
usiv
e O
lder
Adu
lt N
etw
ork
in 2
011
. •
Sta
ff a
rc c
ont
inui
ng t
o w
ork
wit
h th
e R
ichm
ond
Cen
tre
for
Dis
abil
ity
(RC
D)
to p
rom
ote
Ric
hmon
d as
Can
ada'
s m
ost a
cces
sibl
e C
ity.
The
Cit
y is
co
mm
itte
d to
par
tner
with
the
RC
D a
nd t
he R
ick
Han
sen
Foun
dati
on,
com
mitt
ing
Ric
hmon
d as
a "
beta
sit
e" f
or p
arti
cipa
tion
in
the
Glo
bal
Acc
essi
bil
ity
Init
iati
ve.
• In
Oct
ober
200
7, R
ichm
ond
Cil
Y C
ounc
il en
dors
ed t
he C
omm
unity
of
Exc
elle
nce
for
Spo
rt a
nd W
ell n
ess
init
iati
ve -
a pa
rtne
rshi
p-ba
sed
init
iati
ve
aim
ed a
t po
siti
oni
ng
Ric
hmon
d to
be
the
best
pla
ce f
or r
esid
ents
to p
lay
and
achi
eve
thei
r h
ighe
st p
oten
tial
, w
hile
als
o be
ing
a m
odel
for
a '
Spo
rt
for
Life
' com
mun
ity in
Can
ada
and
the
wor
ld.
The
initi
ativ
e is
com
pris
ed o
f fou
r im
er-r
elat
ed s
trat
egie
s (C
omm
unity
We
llnes
!\ S
trat
egy,
Spo
rt f
or
Lif
e S
trat
egy,
Spo
rt T
ouri
sm S
trat
egy
and
Oly
mp
ic a
nd P
aral
ympi
c In
volv
emen
t an
d L
egac
y S
trat
egy)
. •
Th
e R
ichm
ond
Com
mun
ity
Wel
l nes
s S
trat
egy
was
end
ors
ed b
y C
ounc
il i
n Fe
brua
ry 2
0 I 0
and
was
cre
ated
in
coop
erat
ion
wit
h th
ree
loca
l pub
lic
agen
cie
s -
the
Cit
)' o
f R
ichm
ond
, th
e V
anco
uver
Coa
stal
Hea
lth A
utho
rity
and
the
Ric
hmon
d S
choo
l D
istr
icl.
it i
s in
tend
ed t
hat
it fo
nns
the
basi
s fo
r a
cros
s-ag
ency
coo
rdin
ated
app
roac
h to
mee
ting
the
wel
l nes
s ne
eds
of a
ll R
ich
mo
nd r
esid
ents
. •
The
Ric
hmo
nd S
port
For
Lif
e W
orki
ng G
roup
(co
mpr
ised
of
Ric
hmon
d S
port
Cou
ncil
rep
rese
ntat
ives
, sev
era
l co
mm
unit
y st
akeh
old
ers
and
Cit
)' st
aff)
dev
elo
ped
the
Ric
hmon
d S
port
for
Lif
e S
trat
egy
, w
hich
was
end
orse
d by
Co
unci
l in
Nov
embe
r 20
I O.
Its
vis
ion
is f
or "
all
Ric
hmon
d re
side
llfs
to
hav
e ac
cess
to
aful
l ran
ge o
f opp
ortu
niti
es t
o ex
peri
ellc
e th
e pa
ssio
ft a
nd jo
y o
f pa
rtic
ipat
iflg
in s
parr
an
d p
hysi
cal a
ctiv
ity."
T
he s
trat
egy
enco
mpa
sses
the
deli
very
of
all
man
ner
of
phys
ical
act
ivity
pro
gram
s (f
rom
dan
ce a
nd
yoga
, to
fie
ld s
port
s, t
o in
form
al a
nd u
nstr
uctu
red
play
), a
nd
buil
ds
muc
h o
f its
"P
layb
ook
for
Act
ion"
on
buil
ding
phy
sica
llil
erac
y an
d de
velo
ping
an
inte
grat
ed s
port
for
lif
e sy
stem
.
Ob
ject
ive:
T
he
deve
lop
men
t an
d i
mp
lem
enta
tio
n o
f an
eff
ecti
ve l
obby
ing
stra
teg
y i
n p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith
com
mu
nit
y g
rou
ps
that
tar
get
s th
e P
rovi
nce
for
fund
ing
for
sm:ia
l se
rvic
e ne
eds.
ST
AT
US
, •
Th
e R
ichm
ond
Sen
iors
Adv
isor
y C
om
mitt
ee is
con
tin
uin
g to
mon
itor
gov
ernm
ent
acti
on o
n th
e Pr
ovin
ce's
"A
gin
g W
ell
in B
C"
reco
mm
enda
tio
ns.
• A
s in
dica
ted
in t
he 2
009-
2016
Ric
hm
ond
Chi
ld C
are
Nee
ds A
sses
smen
t and
Str
ateg
y, t
he C
ity
requ
este
d th
at t
he P
rovi
nce
adop
t a
Prov
inci
al C
hild
C
are
Fram
ewor
k th
at p
rovi
des
a co
ord
inat
ed p
olic
y an
d fu
ndin
g fr
amew
ork,
inc
ludi
ng c
oord
inat
ion
al t
he l
ocal
lev
el.
• T
he
Chi
ld C
are
Dev
elop
men
t A
dvis
ory
Com
mit
tee'
s 20
II
Wor
k Pr
ogra
m i
nclu
des
"m
ore
eff
ecti
ve l
obb
yin
g o
f se
nio
r le
vels
of g
over
nmen
t 10
addr
ess
the
fund
ing,
bu
reau
crac
y. e
ver
Chan
ging
po
lici
es,
and
lice
nsin
g is
sues
for
chi
ld c
are
prov
ider
s".
2906
2SS
9
GP - 55
Cit
y o
f R
ichm
ond
Cou
ncil
Ter
m G
oals
200
8-2
01 1
• T
he
Ric
hmo
nd C
omm
uni
ty S
erv
ices
Adv
isor
y C
omm
ince
's 2
011
Wo
rk P
rogr
am i
nclu
des
host
ing
an M
LA
For
um t
o di
scus
s R
ich
mo
nd's
soc
ial
serv
ice
issu
es a
nd n
eeds
, an
d al
so p
ropo
ses
wor
king
col
labo
rati
vely
wi th
Van
couv
er C
oas
tal
Hea
lth
"to
supp
on
the
coo
rdin
ated
dev
elo
pmen
t of
all
inte
grat
ed a
ddic
tion
s an
d m
enta
l he
alth
ser
vic
e de
live
ry p
lan
for
Ric
hmo
nd",
Obj
ecti
ve:
Ass
ignm
ent o
f a s
taff
per
son
resp
onsi
ble
for
soci
al s
crvi
ces
plan
ning
.
ST
AT
US:
T
hrou
gh t
he C
orpo
rate
reo
rgan
izat
ion
, w
hich
too
k ef
fect
in
Sep
tem
ber
2009
, the
Cit
y es
tabl
ishe
d a
new
Com
mun
ity
Soc
ial
Ser
vice
s se
ctio
n.
The
se
c tio
n h
as a
var
iety
of s
taff
invo
lved
bot
h w
ith t
he p
lann
ing
and
deli
very
of
soci
al s
erv
ices
, whi
ch w
ill a
ssis
t th
e C
ity
in e
ffec
tive
ly r
espo
ndin
g to
fu
ture
soc
i al
serv
ic_e
conc
erns
in a
mor
c pl
anne
d, i
nteg
rate
d, a
nd t
imel
y m
anne
r. S
taff
fun
ctio
ns i
nclu
de s
ocia
l pla
nnin
g, a
ffor
dabl
e ho
usin
g,. y
outh
se
rvic
es, o
lder
adu
lt s
ervi
ces,
and
div
ersi
ty s
erv
ices
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Fac
ilit
atio
n/de
velo
pmen
t o
f an
effC
i:tiv
e ('
ross
·ser
vic~
net
wor
k th
at i
nclu
des
both
int
ergo
vern
men
tal
and
com
mun
ity
agen
cies
(R
CS
AC
) su
ppor
ting
/ w
orki
ng t
oget
her
coop
erat
ivel
y.
ST
AT
US
: •
Th
e R
CS
AC
is
acti
vely
see
king
the
part
icip
atio
n o
f go
vern
men
t re
pres
enta
tive
s at
its
mo
nth
ly m
eeti
ngs
and
has
rece
ived
con
firm
atio
n o
f at
tend
ance
fro
m t
he B
oard
of
Edu
cati
on.
The
RC
MP
has
als
o be
en a
ppro
ache
d to
sen
d a
repr
esen
tati
ve, a
nd R
ichm
ond
Hea
lth
Ser
vice
s ha
s al
way
s be
en r
epre
sent
ed.
• C
om
mun
ity
Ser
vice
s st
aff h
ave
enga
ged
and
cont
inue
to
supp
ort
com
mun
ity
agen
cies
and
par
tner
s th
roug
h ac
tive
par
tici
pati
on i
n st
eeri
ng
com
mit
tees
, adv
isor
y bo
dies
and
cro
ss a
genc
y ne
twor
ks
(e.g
., R
ichm
ond
Chi
ldre
n F
irst
, B
C C
entr
e fo
r E
lder
Ad
voca
cy i
n S
port
, H
ealt
h In
tegr
atio
n C
oun
cil
[VC
H1.
Ric
hmon
d A
ging
Wel
l P
rogr
am,
Ric
hmon
d S
enio
rs A
dvis
ory,
Ric
hmon
d S
choo
l D
istr
ict
Lea
ders
hip
Con
fere
nce,
The
Com
mun
ity
Net
wor
king
Gro
up,
Ric
hmon
d S
choo
l Dis
tric
t L
earn
ing
and
The
Bra
in C
onfe
renc
e, C
omm
unit
y A
ctio
n an
d A
sses
smen
t Net
wor
k [g
ang
s),
Ric
hmon
d S
choo
l D
istr
ict l
ead
ersh
ip C
onf
eren
ce,
Ric
hmon
d C
entr
e fo
r D
isab
ilit
y, R
CM
P D
iver
sity
Com
mit
tee,
Set
tlem
ent
Wor
kers
In
Sch
ools
A
dvis
or)
' Com
mit
tee,
R
MC
S W
elc
omin
g an
d In
clus
ive
Co
mm
unit
ies
Adv
isor
y C
omm
itte
e).
• S
enio
rs S
erv
ices
has
sec
ured
a s
eco
nd y
ear
of f
undi
ng f
or
20 I
I fr
om V
anco
uver
Co
asta
l H
ealth
for
the
del
iver
y of
sup
port
ed l
eisu
re a
nd r
ecre
atio
n op
port
unit
ies
for
frai
l and
iso
late
d se
nior
s. P
rogr
am o
ffer
ings
hav
e ex
pand
ed t
his
year
to i
nclu
de W
elln
ess
Con
nect
ion
and
Liv
ing
Wel
l, a
nd w
ill
also
sup
port
tra
nsp
ort
atio
n to
oth
er e
stab
lish
ed f
itne
ss p
rogr
ams
that
mai
ntai
n fu
nCt
iona
l ab
iliti
es.
Obje
c:ti
v~:
Fac
ilit
atio
n o
f lea
der
ship
men
tori
ng b
etw
een
grou
ps to
mak
e th
em m
ore
effe
ctiv
e.
ST
AT
US
: •
Th
e R
CS
AC
dev
elop
ed a
Mcn
tors
hip
Tab
le t
hal
iden
tifi
es a
genc
ies
wil
ling
to m
ento
r o
ther
s, a
nd t
he a
reas
of e
xpe
rtis
e th
ey a
re w
illi
ng t
o sh
are.
T
he
info
rmat
ion
has
been
cir
cula
ted
to m
embe
r ag
enci
es.
• C
ity
staf
f col
labo
rate
wit
h R
ichm
ond
Sch
ool D
istr
ict
adm
inis
trat
ors
and
tcac
hers
in
the
men
tori
ng o
f stu
dent
s in
the
pla
nnin
g o
f th
e D
istri
ct's
A
nnua
l L
eade
rshi
p C
onfe
renc
e ea
ch N
ovem
ber.
•
Par
ks
and
Rec
reat
i on
staf
T c
onti
nue
to s
uppo
rt,
men
tor
and
build
cap
acity
wit
hin
com
mun
ity
pann
er o
rgan
izat
ion
s, w
hich
is
a ke
y co
mpo
nent
of
the
Cit
y's
rel
alio
nsh
ip·b
ased
app
roac
h to
ser
vice
del
iver
y.
10
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Ric
hmon
d C
oun
cil
Ten
n G
oals
200
8-20
11
Obj
ecti
ve:
Init
iati
ves
to r
educ
e ho
mel
essn
ess
in t
he C
ity.
inc
ludi
ng S
RO
s.
ST
AT
US
, •
The
Cit
y is
lea
sing
a h
ouse
fro
m it
s af
ford
able
hou
sing
inv
ento
ry t
o T
urn
ing
Poin
t S
ocie
ty f
or o
pera
tion
of a
sup
port
ive
reco
very
hom
e fo
r w
omen
. It
is a
lso
purs
uing
sen
ior
gove
rnm
ent
for
an e
mer
genc
y sh
elte
r fo
r R
ichm
ond
wom
en a
nd c
hild
ren
in n
eed.
•
Thr
ough
the
Aff
orda
ble
Hou
sing
Str
ateg
y, t
he C
ity c
ont
inue
s to
fac
ilita
te t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of
perm
anen
t ho
usin
g fo
r lo
w-i
ncom
e an
d vu
lner
able
re
side
nts,
ther
eby
purs
uing
a l
ong-
term
so
luti
on to
hom
ele
ssnc
ss.
• T
he E
xpre
ssio
n o
f In
tere
st f
or t
he C
ity-o
wne
d pr
ope
rty
at 8
111
Gra
nvil
le A
venu
e/80
80 A
nder
son
Roa
d el
icite
d pr
opos
als
for a
ffo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng
deve
lop
men
ts -
with
pri
orit
y to
hou
sing
for
hom
eles
s i n
div
idua
ls o
r th
ose
at r
isk
of
hom
ele
ssne
ss.
• C
ity
staf
f has
ini
tiate
d re
sear
ch t
o id
enti
fy t
he r
equ
irem
ents
and
cha
lleng
es o
f im
ple
men
ting
a r
oom
ing
hous
e po
licy
and
have
coo
rdin
ated
an
inte
rde
part
men
tal
appr
oach
to r
esol
ve t
hese
iss
ues.
•
Sta
ff c
onti
nue
to w
ork
wit
h co
mm
unit
y st
akeh
old
ers
and
seni
or le
vels
of g
over
nmen
t to
sup
port
in
itiat
ives
to
idcn
tify
and
add
ress
tlO
mel
essn
css
issu
es i
n ou
r co
mm
unit
y.
• T
hrou
gh E
mer
genc
y Se
rvic
es, t
he C
ity'S
coo
rdin
ates
the
Ric
hmon
d E
xtre
me
Wea
ther
Res
pons
e St
rate
gy.
Go
al #
5: .M
ajo
r P
roje
ct",
(ln
d S
pe
cia
l EV
f!II1
s -
Ad
van
ce ti
le C
ily',,
· d/!!
-;tit
itll;O
ll $/
tllIIS
au
d e
llSllr
e (
llIr
C(I
IItil
/lle
d t!
evef
opm
elll
a.f
a vi
bra
nt
eli/
IUra
/ L'i
1V w
;th
wel
l est
ablis
hed
{el·l
f,'a
ls a
l,d
the
arl
s Ih
rouf
!.h:
Obj
ecci
ve:
Th
e su
cces
sful
ach
ieve
men
t o
f the
Cit
y's
Oly
mpi
c go
als
:
ST
AT
US
, C
oun
cil
Oly
mpi
c go
als
and
obj
ecti
ves
as s
et o
ut i
n th
e 20
I 0 O
lym
pic
and
Para
lym
pic
Win
ter
Gam
es S
trat
egic
Ope
rati
ona
l pla
n, w
ere
all
achi
eved
and
in
sev
eral
inst
ance
s ex
ceed
ed. a
nd h
ave
been
the
subj
ect
of s
ever
al r
epor
ts t
o C
oun
cil.
Som
e hi
ghlig
hts
inc
lude
d:
• T
he 2
0J 0
Oly
mpi
c W
inte
r G
ames
ser
ved
as a
n ef
fect
ive
cata
lyst
to
deve
lop
new
and
str
engt
hen
old
par
tner
ship
s. n
etw
orks
and
all
ianc
es f
or t
he
prod
ucti
on o
f fu
ture
lar
ge-s
cale
eve
nts,
and
to
help
the
City
to
achi
eve
its l
ong
tenn
liv
eabi
lity
and
eco
nom
ic o
bjec
tive
s.
• T
he R
ich
mon
d O
lym
pic
Ova
l w
as s
ucce
ssfu
lly
desi
gned
and
dev
elop
ed a
s an
aw
ard
win
ning
ico
nic
spor
t an
d w
elln
ess
faci
lity
and
a ga
ther
ing
plac
e fo
r th
e us
e an
d en
joy
men
t o
f the
cit
izen
s of
Ric
hmon
d be
fore
and
lon
g a f
ter
the
20 I 0
Oly
mp
ic W
inte
r G
ames
. T
he O
val
was
bui
lt w
ell a
head
o
f th
e G
ames
in
ord
er t
o al
low
com
mun
ity
acce
ss,
and
to a
llow
Can
adia
n, a
nd o
ther
ath
lete
s pr
acti
ce t
ime.
Bef
ore
the
Gam
es. a
num
ber
of
sign
ifica
nt e
vent
s an
d pr
ogra
ms
wer
e he
ld a
t the
Ova
l, in
clud
ing
pub
lic s
kati
ng,
fitn
ess,
sum
mer
cam
ps a
nd o
ther
rec
reat
iona
l pro
gram
s. M
ore
than
12
,000
sch
ool
chil
dren
wer
e pr
ovid
ed w
ith t
he o
ppor
tuni
ty t
o sk
ate
on t
he O
val's
Oly
mpi
c tr
ack
. Spe
cial
eve
nts
held
at
the
Ova
l lea
ding
up
to th
e G
ames
, att
ract
ed a
n es
tim
ated
300
,000
vis
itor
s in
ju
st u
nder
one
yea
r o
f pu
blic
ope
rati
ons.
• l·
he R
ichm
ond
0 Z
one
attr
acte
d an
est
imat
ed 5
00,0
00 v
isito
rs.
As
part
of
the
0 Z
one
prog
ram
mi.n
g, 8
3 pe
rfor
min
g ar
tist
s an
d gr
oups
, con
sist
ing
of
loca
l and
int
erna
tion
al ta
lent
, an
d re
pres
enti
ng v
ario
us c
ultu
res,
gen
res
and
dem
ogra
phic
app
eal,
perf
orm
ed o
n th
e 0
Zon
e m
ain
stag
e. A
str
ong
mix
of
art
s, c
ultu
re a
nd s
port
mad
e fo
r a
very
div
erse
pro
gram
for
17
days
.
11
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y o
f R
icJu
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ncil
Tcn
n G
oals
200
8-20
11
• T
he
Oly
mp
ic T
orch
Rel
ay w
ound
its
way
aro
und
vari
ous
com
mun
itie
s in
Ric
hmon
d. T
he
road
s w
ere
line
d at
lea
st 3
or
4 pe
ople
dee
p ac
ross
the
enti
re r
out
e an
d ap
prox
imat
ely
25,0
00 p
eop
le t
urne
d ou
t to
the
lig
htin
g o
fth
e ca
uldr
on
by R
ick
Han
sen
(est
imat
ed t
o be
the
lar
gest
tu
m o
ut o
f an
y C
ity i
n C
anad
a).
Mor
e th
an 7
0 to
rchb
eare
rs c
arri
ed t
he O
lym
pic
Flam
e in
Ric
hmon
d •
In t
otal
, th
e 20
10 V
olun
teer
Pro
gram
gen
erat
ed m
ore
than
2,0
00 v
olu
ntee
r pl
acem
ents
and
mor
c th
an 4
0,00
0 ho
urs
of v
olun
teer
ser
vic
e ho
urs.
• T
he C
ity s
ucce
ssfu
lly
secu
red
GO
T f
undi
ng t
o en
sure
ong
oin
g su
ppor
t fo
r hi
gh
perf
orm
ance
ath
leti
c pr
ogra
ms
into
th
e fu
ture
as
a le
gacy
of t
he
2010
Gam
es.
Ric
hmon
d's
Oly
mpi
c jo
urne
y re
sulte
d in
the
dev
elop
men
t o
f man
y la
stin
g co
mm
unit
y le
gac
ies.
inC
ludi
ng:
• T
he ic
on i
c R
ichm
ond
Oly
mpi
c O
val
• In
tern
atio
nal
reco
gnit
ion
and
resp
ect
• M
edia
exp
osur
e va
lued
in
exce
ss o
f$25
-30
mi l
lion
•
Sig
nifi
cant
enh
ance
men
t to
the
City
's s
port
an
d w
elln
ess
amen
ities
and
pro
gram
s •
Sig
nifi
cant
GO
T f
undi
ng
for
lhe
ongo
ing
oper
atio
ns o
f the
Ric
hmon
d O
lym
pic
Ova
l •
The
new
Oly
mpi
c P
reci
nct
wat
erfr
ont c
om
mu
nity
=
A
n en
hanc
ed u
rban
"va
tcrf
ront
tra
il
• T
he O
lym
pic
rin
gs i
n pe
rpet
uity
•
Str
ong
trac
k re
cord
in
deli
veri
ng o
n co
mm
itm
ents
to e
vent
spo
nsor
s •
City
sta
ff a
nd H
uman
Res
ourc
es G
row
th a
nd C
apac
ity
buil
din
g •
Com
mun
ity
volu
ntee
r g
row
th a
nd c
apac
ity
build
ing
• E
ven
t eq
uipm
ent
and
infr
astr
uctu
re
• C
ivic
bea
utif
icat
ion
infr
astr
uctu
re a
nd s
uppl
ies
• S
peci
al E
vent
con
trac
ts,
proj
ect
man
agem
ent
syst
ems.
and
Em
erge
ncy
and
Ope
rati
ons
Cen
tre
syst
ems
• N
ew l
ocal
, na
tion
al a
nd i
nter
nati
onal
bus
ines
s an
d go
vern
men
t con
tact
s a n
d ne
twor
ks
Obj
ecti
ve:
Th
e su
cces
sful
con
vers
ion
of t
he O
val
to p
ost-
gam
es u
se
ST
AT
US
: T
he
lega
cy c
onve
rsio
n ha
s be
gun
wit
h th
e co
mpl
etio
n o
f the
fie
ld o
f pla
y an
d th
e ne
w s
port
flo
ori
ng,
fitn
ess
leve
l, i
ce r
inks
, sc
ori
ng, t
imin
g, c
urta
ins
and
the
cent
re f
ield
ele
vato
r in
20
I O.
Th
e O
val C
orpo
rati
on s
taff
are
wor
king
on
enh
anci
ng v
ideo
dig
ita
l pr
ogra
m d
ispl
ay a
nd h
ave
proc
ured
a c
lim
bin
g w
all,
whi
ch s
hou
ld b
e co
mpl
eted
in
Dec
embe
r 20
I I.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Th
e im
plem
enta
tion
or a
maj
or
even
ts s
trat
egy
that
is b
ased
on
com
mun
ity
valu
es, a
~ail
able
run
ding
an
d r
esou
rces
, an
d t
hat
re
sult
s in
: •
Incr
ease
d m
ajor
eve
ots
on a
reg
ular
bas
is
• E
ven
ts t
hat
are
"Tra
diti
on"
for
the
City
•
Fam
ily e
vent
s •
A C
ity t
hat
is b
oth
heal
thy
and
fun
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y o
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nd C
oun
cil T
erm
Goa
ls 2
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• M
axim
izin
g th
e us
e o
f the
Ova
l wit
h sp
ort
and
spec
ial e
vent
pro
gram
s •
Mai
ntai
nin
gfb
uild
ing
on
the
mom
entu
m f
rom
the
Ova
l with
oth
er s
peci
al e
vent
s. •
A c
uhur
aJly
se
nsiti
ve a
nd d
ive
rsifi
ed p
rogr
am o
f m
ajor
eve
nts.
(e.
g.,
Bo
ok s
ales
are
big
eve
nts
for
som
e cu
lturt
:s, a
nd
wou
ld b
e w
ell
atte
nded
.)
STA
TU
S:
• M
ajor
Eve
nts
Dev
elop
men
t Man
ager
hir
ed.
• S
port
Hos
ting
Su-
nteg
y 20
09-2
0[4
adop
ted
by C
ounc
il al
l F
cbru
ary
8, 2
010
. •
Spo
rt H
osti
ng I
ncen
tive
Gra
nt p
olic
y ad
opt
ed b
y C
ounc
il on
Fcb
ruar
y 8,
20
10.
• D
evel
ope
d th
e S
port
Jio
stin
g T
ask
Forc
e.
• "D
oo
rs O
pen
" M
ay 1
-2,2
010
-su
cces
sfu
l; M
ay 7
-8, 2
011
-bu
ilt o
n th
e su
cces
s o
f201
0 w
ith i
ncre
ased
num
ber
of
part
icip
atin
g ag
enci
es a
nd
incr
ease
d at
tend
ance
. •
Tal
l S
hips
20
11 O
pera
tiona
l P
lan
prep
ared
and
end
orse
d by
Co
unc
il A
pril
201
0.
• Ja
nuar
y 20
Ii
Ta
ll Sh
ips
was
def
erre
d an
d a
Mar
itim
e Lh
cmed
fes
tival
est
abli
shed
for
the
sum
mer
. T
hrou
gh a
par
tner
ship
wit
h th
e R
ichm
ond
Art
s C
oalit
ion
the
Ric
hmon
d M
ariti
me
Fest
iva
l rec
eive
d a
$92,
000
gra
nt
from
the
Dep
artm
ent
of C
anad
ian
Her
itag
e th
roug
h th
e B
uild
ing
Co
mm
unit
ies
thro
ugh
Art
s &
Her
itage
prv
!;lam
. •
Win
terf
est
2011
hel
d F
ebru
ary
12-1
3 ce
leb
rate
d th
e re
-ope
ning
of
the
Ric
hmon
d O
lym
pic
Ova
l, an
nive
rsar
y o
f th
e 2
0 I 0
Oly
mpi
c G
ames
and
ce
leb
rati
on o
f com
mun
i ty
arts
, cul
ture
and
spo
rts
and
Ihe
one
year
an
nive
rsar
y o
f th
e 20
10 O
lym
pic
Gam
es.
• W
inte
r F
esti
val
of t
he A
rts
201
1 hi
ghlig
hte
d m
any
arts
& c
ultu
ral
acti
vitie
s ta
king
pla
ce i
n th
e co
mm
unity
and
int
rodu
ced
a ne
w e
ven
t -S
hapA
rt in
pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith L
ansd
owne
Mal
l.
• B
e Se
nior
s G
ames
hos
ted
Sept
embe
r 20
09 (
3,68
9 at
hlet
es a
nd 1
,20
0 vo
lun
teer
s).
• H
oste
d th
~ 20
I 0
Wor
ld W
heel
chai
r R
ugby
Ch
ampi
onsh
ip (
$3 m
illio
n in
eco
nom
ic i
mpa
ct).
•
Con
tinu
e to
sup
port
sig
nifi
cant
cit
y-w
ide
even
ts s
uch
as t
he 6
4th
Ann
ual
Salm
on F
esti
val
(100
,000
att
enda
nce
), 2
nd A
nnua
l (b
iwee
kly)
Ste
vest
on
Fan
ners
& A
rtis
an M
arke
t, N
atio
nal
You
th S
occe
r C
ham
pion
ship
, Soc
keye
Spi
n B
ike
Rac
e, M
arit
ime
Fest
ival
and
Dra
gon
Boa
ts.
• C
ont
inue
to
supp
ort
and
enha
nce
com
mu
nity
-bas
ed e
vent
s su
ch a
s C
ity
Cen
tre
Cel
ebra
tes
in th
e Pa
rk,
Le
Cam
eval
, M
ove
for
Hea
lth
Day
, Ear
th
Day
Ce
lebr
atio
ns,
Ham
ilton
's O
pen
Air
Mov
ie N
ighl
, W
est
Ric
hmon
d's
Pla
y w
ith
the
Pros
, Tho
mps
on's
Fal
l Fa
ir, E
ast R
ichm
ond
's 'C
lean
Up,
F
ix U
p, S
pru
ce U
p ', t
he C
ity'S
Hal
low
een
Fire
wor
ks F
esti
val,
Sou
th A
nn's
24-
hour
Hoc
kcyt
hon.
•
Ric
hmon
d Ic
e C
entr
e an
d M
inor
u A
rena
s ho
sted
10
min
or
spor
t ic
e ho
ckey
/rin
gette
tou
rnam
ents
in
2009
. O
ver
9,00
0 sk
ater
s pa
rtic
ipat
ed i
n W
inte
r W
onde
rlan
d at
Min
oru
Are
nas
over
Chr
istm
as 2
009I
New
Yea
r 20
1 o.
•
Man
y sp
ecia
l eve
nts/
com
peti
tion
s he
ld a
t aq
uati
c fa
cilit
ies.
1,3
92 p
eopl
e pa
rtic
ipat
ed i
n th
is y
ear's
Ric
hmon
d A
quat
ic F
itne
ss C
halle
nge.
•
Part
nere
d w
ith
Ric
hmon
d Sc
hool
Dis
tric
t an
d V
anco
uver
Coa
sta
l Hea
lth i
n ho
stin
g G
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DA
Y, a
day
lon
g ex
po t
hat
allo
ws
Gra
de 9
gir
ls t
o pa
rtic
ipat
e in
hea
lth
y li
fest
yle
wor
ksho
ps a
nd d
iscu
ss b
aJT
iers
to p
arti
cipa
ting
in
phys
ical
act
ivity
. Nin
ety
girl
s pa
rtic
ipat
ed i
n th
e 20
10 e
vent
. •
Co-
spon
sore
d by
the
Ric
hm
ond
Fitn
ess
& W
elln
ess
Ass
ocia
tion
, Wal
k R
ichm
ond
org
aniz
ed a
nd l
ed 4
2 fr
ee w
alks
thr
oug
hout
Ric
hmon
d in
200
9,
anra
ctin
g 84
8 w
alke
rs.
• W
ee W
alk
Ric
hmon
d is
a w
alki
ng i
niti
ativ
e ai
med
at
incr
easi
ng p
hysi
cal
activ
ity
wit
hin
the
pres
choo
l ag
e se
ctor
, w
hde
buil
din
g aw
aren
ess
for
pare
nts
arou
nd t
he b
enef
its
of
wal
kin
g.
In 2
008
/200
9, o
ver
900
chil
dren
att
endi
ng
pres
choo
l pro
gram
s at
the
var
ious
co
mm
unit
y ce
ntre
s to
ok p
ari
in t
he i
niti
ativ
e. c
hart
ing
thei
r pr
ogre
ss o
n a
virt
ual
wal
k to
Dis
neyl
and
.
13
1906
2H
GP - 59
Cit
y o
f R
ich
mo
nd
Co
un
cil
Ter
m G
oal
s 20
08-2
011
• R
EA
CT
Com
mit
tee
con
tinu
es t
o re
view
and
sup
port
com
mun
iry
even
ts (
inc
ludi
ng c
omm
unit
y pi
cnic
s, C
anad
a D
ay C
ele
brat
ions
, D
olph
in
Bas
ketb
all
Cla
ssic
, S
teve
ston
Soc
keye
Spi
n, M
arit
ime
Fes
tiva
l, et
c).
• T
o re
cogn
ize
the
cont
ribu
tion
of t
he v
olun
teer
s w
ho h
elpe
d m
ake
Ric
hmon
d sh
ine
thro
ugh
the
17 d
ay c
eleb
rati
on o
f the
Oly
mpi
c G
ames
, the
City
o
f R
ichm
ond
and
Vo
lun
teer
Ric
hmon
d In
form
atio
n S
ervi
ces
host
ed c
lose
to
800
volu
ntee
rs a
t th
e R
ichm
ond
Oly
mp
ic O
val
on A
pril
S, 2
010.
•
Par
tici
pate
d in
the
fir
st a
nnua
l "C
ultu
re D
ays"
(S
epte
mbe
r 24
-26,
20
I 0),
a n
atio
nal
init
i~tive t
o ce
lebr
ate
arts
& c
ultu
re.
The
com
mun
ity
had
the
opp
ortu
nity
to p
arti
cipa
te in
fre
e, h
ands
-on,
int
erac
tive
, cre
ativ
e ac
tivi
ties
. R
ichm
ond
had
the
larg
est
sele
ctio
n o
f act
iviti
es o
f an
y co
mm
uni
ty i
n B
C (
37 e
vent
s w
ith o
ver
6,70
0 pe
ople
par
tici
pati
ng)
and
is b
eing
look
ed u
pon
nati
onal
ly a
s th
e co
mm
unit
y to
em
ulat
e in
201
1.
• 40
,000
peo
ple
atte
nded
the
Shi
ps to
Sho
re S
teve
sto
n 20
11 e
ven
t, he
ld a
t G
arry
Po
int
Park
on
the
firs
t w
eeke
nd i
n Ju
ne 2
011
, whe
n fo
ur t
all
ship
s m
oore
d at
the
new
ly i
nsta
lled
floa
ting
doc
k.
• U
mb
rella
bra
nd "
Day
s o
f S
umm
er"
laun
ched
to
prom
ote
Ric
hmon
d pu
blic
fes
tiva
ls b
etw
een
June
and
Sep
tem
ber
20 I
I. C
ampa
ign
incl
udes
med
ia,
tran
sit
shel
ter
and
web
site
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Enh
ance
d p
ub
lic
art,
ani
mat
ion
(suc
h as
bus
kers
) an
d ch
arac
ter
defi
ning
ele
men
ts in
the
Cit
y C
entr
e.
ST
AT
US
: •
For
th a
nnua
l Doo
rs O
pen
May
7-8
, 20
11 s
ucce
ssfu
lly
host
ed.
• U
pdat
e 10
Pub
lic
Art
Pro
gram
Pol
icy
, inc
ludi
ng i
nteg
rati
on w
ith C
ivic
inf
rast
ruct
ure,
end
orse
d C
ounc
il Ju
ly 2
010
. •
Inst
alla
tion
ofa
ri w
ork
for
Art
Co
lum
ns
at t
hree
Can
ada
Lin
e S
tati
ons
is o
n th
e th
ird
rota
tion
thr
ough
the
Pub
lic A
rt P
rogr
am a
nd a
n en
dow
men
t fr
om A
ppia
Dev
elop
men
t. •
Par
tner
ship
with
Van
couv
er B
ienn
ale
for
seve
ral
maj
or
inst
alla
tio
ns:
Win
d W
aves
(G
arry
Poi
nt P
ark)
; W
ater
num
ber
10 (
Cam
bie
Roa
d Pu
mp
Sta
tion
); M
iss
Mao
try
ing
to P
oise
Her
self
on
the
head
of
Len
in (
Cit
y C
entr
e);
Hea
ds (
Lan
sdow
ne
Sta
iion
), D
oors
of
Kno
wle
dge
(Min
oru
Par
k),
Cha
ndel
iers
(A
berd
een
Cen
tre
and
RA
G),
and
Hom
age
to P
aren
thoo
d (B
righ
ousc
Sta
tion
).
• C
ompl
etio
n o
f sev
eral
Ova
l Pre
cinc
t ar
t w
orks
: Si
te-W
orks
(dy
ke t
rail)
; L
ulu
Suite
-T
ellin
g th
e St
orie
s (P
hase
f)
and
You
th M
ento
rshi
p P
rogr
am
(Ova
l In
teri
or lo
cati
on a
nd R
ichm
ond
Art
Gal
le!)
' wor
ksho
p);
Lul
u S
uite
-T
elli
ng t
he S
tori
es (
phas
e 2)
cur
ren
tly b
eing
ins
tall
ed i
n th
e O
val l
obby
. •
Wor
king
with
VA
NO
C's
Abo
rigi
nal A
rt P
rogr
am th
ree
wor
ks h
ave
been
ins
tall
ed a
t th
e O
lym
pic
Ova
l. T
he f
ourt
h in
stal
lati
on i
s pe
ndin
g co
mpl
etio
n in
the
Sum
mer
of 2
011.
•
Ric
hmon
d's
firs
t Fl
ash
Mob
was
hel
d at
Lan
sdow
ne S
tati
on
and
Impe
rial
Lan
ding
. •
Pre
sent
atio
n by
pla
cem
akin
g ex
pert
Jan
Geh
l mad
e in
Jan
ua!)
' 201
1 to
cit
y st
aff a
nd o
ther
sta
keh
olde
rs in
the
dev
elop
men
t o
f the
Cit
y, t
o he
lp
deve
lop
idea
s ar
ound
pla
cem
akin
g fo
r th
e C
ity.
•
Des
ign
ofC
amb
ie D
rain
age
Pum
p St
atio
n in
corp
orat
ed s
igni
fica
nt a
rchi
tect
ural
and
pub
lic a
men
ity
feat
ures
inc
ludi
ng a
vie
win
g p
latf
orm
ca
ntil
ever
ed o
ver
the
Fra
ser
Riv
er M
iddl
e A
nn, a
lar
ge p
ublic
pla
za a
rea
with
em
bedd
ed L
ED
Oly
mpi
c co
lore
d li
ghts
, a m
ulti
-col
or g
lass
and
gre
en
roof
Mot
or C
ontr
ol C
entr
e bu
ildi
ng a
nd a
sin
uou
s pa
ved
trai
l th
at c
omp
lem
ents
the
Mid
dle
Tra
il sy
stem
.
14
2906
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GP - 60
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y o
f R
ichm
ond
Cou
ncil
Tcn
n G
oals
200
8-20
11
Obj
ecti
ve:
The
add
ition
of
new
am
enit
ies
such
as
a ne
w m
use
um, e
tc.
ST
AT
US
, •
Bri
tann
ia H
isto
ric
Zon
e co
mpl
etio
n fu
nded
for
20
I O. W
ayfi
ndin
g co
ncep
ts d
eve
lope
d an
d in
sta
lled
. E
xhib
its
in t
he C
hine
se B
unkh
ouse
and
Poi
nt
Ho
use
com
plet
ed.
• T
he
dra
ft R
ich
mon
d M
useu
m F
easi
bili
ty S
tudy
(R
MF
S) w
as c
ompl
eted
in
spri
ng 2
009.
Re
ferr
ed b
ack
for
mor
e an
alys
is a
nd c
ompl
cLio
n o
f an
ov
era
ll C
ity
faci
liti
es r
epor
t. T
he f
ollo
w u
p re
port
is b
eing
pre
pare
d in
the
cont
ext o
f th
e lo
ng t
enn
finan
cia
l man
agem
ent
stra
tegy
, in
ord
er t
o pr
epa
re r
ecom
men
dati
ons
to
Co
unci
l on
prio
riti
es,
fund
ing
opti
ons
etc.
•
Fun
din
g al
loca
ted
for
com
ple t
ion
of
the
Tra
m B
am, J
apan
ese
Fish
enn
cn's
Ben
evo
lent
Soc
iety
bu
ildin
g an
d de
sign
and
pan
ial
inst
alla
tion
of
Lub
zins
ki e
xhib
it s
ched
uled
fo
r co
mpl
etio
n 20
11 a
nd 2
012
. •
New
Med
ia L
ab i
n th
e R
ich
mon
d C
ull
ural
Cen
tre
is o
pen.
Pro
gram
s fo
r you
th i
n cl
aym
atio
ll, a
nim
atio
n,
film
mak
ing,
mus
ic v
ideo
s, p
odea
sts
and
dig
it'a
l pho
togr
aphy
are
bei
ng p
lan
ned
. •
5,8
00
sq.
ft e
xpan
sion
of t
he H
amilt
on C
om
mun
ity C
cntr
e w
as o
pene
d in
Apr
il.
Thi
s $5
mil
lion
pro
ject
is
one
of t
he C
ity
of
Ric
hmon
d's
2010
C
apit
al P
roje
cts.
Par
tial
fund
ing
is b
eing
pro
vid
ed b
y a
$1 m
illi
on R
ecre
atio
n In
fras
tmct
ure
Ca
nada
Gra
nt,
as w
ell
as a
$16
2,50
0 co
ntri
but
ion
from
th
e H
amil
ton
Com
mun
ity
i\ss
ocia
tion
. T
he f
acil
lty
was
ex
pan
ded
for
addi
tio
nal
pro
gram
spa
ce a
nd m
eeti
ng s
pace
as
we
ll as
a w
cig
ht r
oom
. Th
e ex
pans
ion
grea
t ly
incr
ease
s th
e pr
ogra
ms
and
serv
ices
off
ered
to
the
Ham
ilto
n C
omm
unity
. •
33,0
00 s
q.ft
. com
mun
ity
cent
re a
s pa
ft o
f a m
ixed
-use
dev
elop
men
t bet
wee
n M
inor
u B
oule
vard
and
No
.3 R
oad
(non
h o
f F
irbr
idge
Way
).
Com
mun
ity
cent
re t
o be
bui
lt as
pan
of d
evel
opm
em's
sec
ond
pha
se -
due
for
com
plet
ion
at e
nd o
f20
14
.
Ob
ject
ive:
E
ffec
tive
ly i
nvol
vin
g pa
rtn
ers
in c
reat
ing
Ric
hmo
nd a
s a
des
tina
tion
(i.e
., to
uris
m).
ST
AT
US
, •
Add
ition
al h
otel
roo
m t
ax (
AH
RT
) su
cces
sful
ly e
xten
ded
to J
une
3D, 2
012
thro
ugh
dia
logu
e w
ith
To
uris
m R
ichm
ond
. •
$2 m
illi
on a
lloc
atcd
to
Oly
mpi
c in
itia
tive
s gr
eatly
fac
ilita
ted
the
succ
essf
ul o
pera
tion
al d
eliv
ery
of th
e R
ichm
ond
0 Z
one
in
Feb
ruar
y 20
1 O.
•
Fun
ding
allo
cate
d to
Spo
rt H
osti
ng h
as r
esu
lted
in t
he e
stab
lish
men
t of
a S
port
Hos
ting
dep
artm
ent
wit
hin
the
Cit
y an
d th
e hi
ring
of a
Spo
n H
os t
ing
Man
ager
in N
ovem
ber
2009
. S
port
Hos
ting
Str
ateg
y an
d as
soc
iate
d G
rant
s pr
ogra
m a
ppr
oved
in
QI-
2010
. •
Spo
rt H
ostin
g m
icro
sit
e se
t to
lau
nch
in A
ugus
t 20
I I.
• C
ity
rro
uris
m R
ichm
ond
join
t br
andi
ng i
niti
ativ
e rt;
sult
ed i
n m
axim
ized
bra
nd e
xpo
sure
of
Ric
hmo
nd a
s a
dest
inat
ion
dur
ing
the
Oly
mpi
cs.
• I n
volv
ing
Tou
rism
Ric
hmon
d in
the
20
10 T
icke
t All
ocat
ion
Prog
ram
(in
clud
ing
Ova
l Leg
acy
Lou
nge
pass
es)
resu
lted
in
max
imiz
ing
B2B
op
port
uni t
ies
for
the
loca
l to
uris
m i
ndus
try
dur
ing
the
Oly
mpi
cs.
• Jo
int h
osti
ng o
f 40+
mee
ting
and
conv
cnli
on p
lan
ners
and
fo
ur m
ajor
to
ur o
pera
tors
dur
ing
Ihe
Fall
in L
ove
wit
h R
ichm
ond
day
on
Feb
ruar
y 14
,20
10
has
res
ulte
d in
$80
0,00
0+ o
f m
ecti
ngs
and
conv
entio
n co
ntra
cts
for
Ric
hm
ond
con
vene
d to
dat
e.
• O
ngoi
ng e
ngag
emen
t wit
h T
our
ism
Ric
hm
ond
to
iden
lify
op
port
unit
ies
to m
axim
ize
lega
cy f
rom
Gam
es:
first
of m
any
lega
cy o
utco
mes
of
Gam
es-t
ime
pann
ersh
ip h
as r
esul
ted
in t
he
deliv
ery
of a
jo
int
pres
enta
tio
n on
Ric
hmo
nd a
s a
600
pers
on
mee
ting
s de
stin
atio
n to
20
asso
ciat
ion
and
ind
ust r
y m
eeti
ngs
and
conv
enti
ons
pla
nner
s on
Mar
ch 1
3-14
,20]
O.
• P
artn
ered
with
the
Van
couv
er B
ienn
ale
to p
lace
sig
nifi
can
t tem
pora
ry p
ubli
c ar
t pi
eces
aro
und
Ric
hmo
nd.
15
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y o
f R
ichm
ond
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ncil
Ter
m G
oals
200
8-20
11
• In
volv
ed m
any
loca
l org
aniz
atio
ns t
o ho
st ;
'Ooo
rs O
pen
Ric
hmon
d"
and
"Cul
ture
Day
s".
• Pa
rtne
red
wit
h se
vera
l R
ich
mo
nd b
usin
esse
s -
Cra
nber
ry G
row
ers,
Ebe
o, M
DA
, Nor
sat -
for
exh
ibits
an
d in
stal
lati
ons
in
the
Ric
hmon
d 0
Zon
e.
• H
ired
a S
pons
orsh
ip D
eve
lopm
ent
Man
ager
in
Nov
embe
r 20
1 0
to f
onna
lize
part
ner
ship
s w
ith
num
erou
s lo
cal a
nd n
atio
nal c
ompa
nies
. R
even
ue
gene
rate
d to
dat
e::o
$34
0k+
pri
mar
ily
for
Win
terf
est
Wee
kend
, Shi
ps T
o S
hore
and
tili
e sp
onso
rshi
p fo
r th
e ne
w M
edia
Lab
at
the
Cul
tura
l C
entr
e. H
as f
onn
ed s
tron
g re
lati
ons
hips
wilh
a n
umbe
r of
Ric
hmon
d ba
sed
com
pan
ies
incl
udin
g U
rban
Im
pact
Rec
yclin
g, L
ehig
h C
emen
t. O
cean
F
ishe
ries
, Y
VR
an
d Po
rt M
etro
Van
couv
er.
Wo
rk h
as b
egu
n a
ll a
com
preh
ensi
ve "
prem
ier
part
ners
hip"
pro
gram
fo
r S
tuar
t O
lson
Dom
inio
n w
her
e th
ey w
ould
bec
ome
a lo
ng te
nn s
pons
or
of t
he R
ichm
ond
Oly
mp
ic O
val,
the
lega
cy l
oun
ge a
nd a
sel
ect
num
ber
of a
nnua
l C
ity
even
ts.
• A
war
ded
the
SpO
il T
ouri
sm C
omm
uni
ty L
egac
y A
war
d fr
om t
he C
oun
cil o
f Tou
rism
Ass
ocia
tio
ns o
f B
riti
sh C
olu
mbi
a.
• M
et w
ith
Sch
ool B
oard
reg
ard
ing
the
spor
t ho
stin
g pr
ogra
m a
nd p
asse
d al
ong
all
pert
inen
t in
fonn
atio
n.
• N
ine
spor
t ho
stin
g ev
ents
in
the
City
in
20 I
O.
• T
wen
ty s
port
hos
ting
app
lica
tio
ns a
ccep
ted
and
allo
cate
d £3
6,3
5 I
in 2
0 I O
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Ens
urin
g th
at C
ity p
hysi
cal
desi
gn a
nd s
usta
inab
ilit
y ob
ject
ives
are
not
bee
n co
mpr
omis
ed t
hrou
gh t
his
dow
ntu
rn.
ST
AT
US
:
• P
lann
ing
and
Dev
elo
pmen
t A
ppli
cati
ons:
T
he C
ity
con
tinu
es to
fo
llow
the
ado
pted
OC
P a
nd a
rea
plan
des
ign
gui
del
ines
to
achi
eve
a hi
gh q
uali
ty d
esig
n an
d su
stai
nab
ilit
y ill
deve
lopm
ent
acti
viti
es.
For
n ew
dev
elop
men
ts,
Plan
nin
g an
d D
evel
opm
ent
staf
f co
nduc
t a d
etai
led
rev
iew
of d
evel
opm
ent a
ppli
catio
ns to
ens
ure
that
City
des
ign
and
sust
aina
bili
ty o
bjec
tive
s ar
c ac
hiev
ed,
incl
udin
g an
eva
luat
ion
to e
nsu
re t
hat
they
arc
com
pati
ble
wit
h ad
jace
nt d
evel
opm
ent,
max
imiz
e tr
ee
ret e
ntio
n, i
nteg
rate
mea
nin
gfu
l en
viro
nmen
tal d
esig
n fo
r R
ipar
ian
Man
agem
ent a
nd E
nvir
onm
enta
lly
Sen
siti
ve A
reas
hav
e a
high
qua
lity
de
sign
and
bui
ldin
g m
ater
ials
, and
pro
vide
acc
ess i
bili
ty a
nd h
igh
qual
ity
land
scap
ing.
M
ajor
dev
elop
men
t pr
opos
als
arc
rev
iew
ed b
y th
e (I
) A
dvis
ory
Des
ign
Pane
l a
nd t
he
(2)
Dev
elop
men
t P
erm
it Pa
nel.
• Pa
rks
1906
1S
'
Th
e C
ity c
ont
inu
es to
ens
ure
that
par
klan
d is
acq
uir
ed t
hrou
gh r
e-zo
nin
g an
d th
at h
igh
park
des
ign
stan
dard
s ar
e m
aint
aine
d.
The
City
has
co
ntin
ued
to u
nder
take
par
ks
capi
tal
proj
ects
tha
t si
gni
fica
ntly
im
prov
e li
veab
ilit
y an
d pr
ovid
e ap
peal
ing
and
acce
ssib
le p
ubli
c o
pen
spac
es.
Mid
dle
Ann
-C
ons
truc
tion
on
the
wat
erfr
ont
betw
een
Cam
bie
Roa
d an
d th
e R
ich
mo
nd O
lym
pic
Ova
l be
gan
in S
epte
mbe
r 20
09,
and
is n
ow
su
bsta
nti
ally
com
plet
e. D
ike
rais
ing
and
path
way
im
prov
emen
ts w
ere
com
plet
ed a
s pl
anne
d in
tim
e fo
r us
c du
ring
the
Gam
es;
the
rem
ain
ing
area
s w
ere
com
plet
ed i
n th
e Fa
ll o
r20
I O.
[n a
ddit
ion
to a
bro
ad p
aved
pat
h, t
he
Gre
enw
ay i
nclu
des
a pl
aza
and
cant
ileve
red
over
loo
k at
the
end
of
Cam
bie
Roa
d, a
n am
phit
heat
re b
etw
een
the
Nav
y L
eagu
e an
d th
e U
SC
Boa
thou
se, a
pla
za b
esid
e th
e B
oath
ous
e, r
iver
side
sea
tin
g be
twec
,n
the
Boa
tho
use
and
the
Din
smor
e B
ridg
e, t
hre
e ch
ild
ren'
s pl
ay a
reas
, and
en
viro
nm
enta
l en
han
cem
ents
to
the
rive
r's e
dge.
The
onl
y m
ajo
r pi
ece
yet t
o be
com
plet
ed i
s a
pier
alt
he
amp
hith
eatr
e, w
hich
wil
l be
fin
ishe
d in
the
spr
ing
of
20 I
I.
City
Cen
tre
Com
mun
ity
Park
-T
he
sect
ion
of A
lber
ta R
oad
betw
een
Gar
den
City
Roa
d an
d K
atsu
ra R
oad
was
clo
sed
in e
arly
201
0 as
par
t o
fa
deve
lop
men
t pa
uem
cha
nge
to th
e ar
ea i
niti
ated
by
the
City
's P
lann
ing
and
Tra
nsp
ort
atio
n de
part
men
ts.
The
Pa
rks
divi
sio
n to
ok t
he
opp
ortu
nity
to c
reat
e m
ore
ope
n sp
ace,
and
as
a re
sult
, the
roa
dway
IS
bein
g re
deve
lope
d fo
r pe
dest
rian
and
cyc
list
use
and
wit
l be
com
e a
key
part
of t
he C
ity
's tr
ails
and
gre
enw
ays
netw
ork.
T
he
desi
gn r
efie
cts
the
natu
raliz
ed s
etti
ng o
f Gar
den
City
Par
k an
d w
ill
reat
ure
asp
halt
path
way
s, p
edes
tria
n sc
ale
lig
htin
g, p
ubli
c ar
t, s
calin
g, tr
ee p
lant
ing,
and
lan
dsca
ping
. T
his
proj
ect w
as c
omp
lele
d in
Jul
y 20
II.
16
GP - 62
City
of
Ric
hmon
d C
ounc
il T
enn
Goa
ls 2
008-
201
1
Th
om
pson
You
th P
ark
Ph
ase
I co
mpl
eted
. Ph
ase
2 to
be
com
plet
ed i
n 2
0 II
. T
he
2009
Wat
erfr
ont
Str
ateg
y "
Red
clin
ing
Liv
ing
on
the
Ed
ge"
was
ad
opte
d by
Cou
ncil
in F
ebru
ary
2009
. T
his
stra
tegy
set
s th
e vi
sion
and
a
fram
ewo
rk (
whi
ch o
utl
ines
goa
ls a
nd a
ctio
ns
over
the
next
fiv
e ye
ars)
.
Goa
11l
6:
Tra
nspo
rtal
ion
-'m
pre}
)'/!
City
tro
llsp
orla
tioll
mId
mob
ilily
ele
men
ts I
lrro
ugll:
Obj
ecti
ve:
A n
ew t
rans
it s
trat
egy
for
Ric
hmon
d th
ai r
esul
ts i
n in
crea
sed
tran
sit
beyo
nd t
he s
ky tr
ain.
ST
AT
US
, C
ou
ncil
rece
ntly
res
olv
ed t
o ur
ge T
rans
Lin
k to
com
mit
to c
omm
enci
ng t
he R
ichm
ond
Are
a T
rans
it P
lan
in 2
011
or
soo
ner.
Tra
nsL
ink
have
rec
entl
y ad
vise
d th
at t
he P
lan
is s
ched
ule
d to
co
mm
ence
in t
he S
um
mer
or2
01
1.
New
tra
nsi
t st
rate
gy t
o be
inc
orpo
rate
d in
to t
he
curr
ent
OC
P u
pdat
e.
Cit
y st
aff
hav
e su
cces
sful
ly w
ork
ed w
ith
CM
BC
to
intr
oduc
e a
shut
tle
bllS
serv
ice
to t
he
Ov
al w
ith
the
intr
oduc
tion
of
the
Can
ada
Lin
e.
Sta
ff w
ill
also
wor
k w
ith
Tra
nsL
ink
and
CM
BC
sta
ff to
im
prov
e tr
ansi
t se
rvic
e on
Sea
Isl
and
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Inst
alla
tion
of g
ates
at
Can
ada
Lin
e.
ST
AT
US
, U
pdat
e: T
ran
sLin
k ha
s ad
vise
d th
at e
lect
roni
c fa
re g
ates
wil
l be
im
plem
ente
d o
n th
e C
anad
a L
ine
by 2
0]3
,
Obj
ecti
ve:
Enc
oura
ging
usc
of a
lter
nate
for
ms
of t
rans
port
atio
n, e
spec
iall
y fo
r R
ichm
ond
yout
h.
STA
TU
S,
Thr
oug
h th
e C
ity
's T
raff
ic S
afe
ty A
dvis
ory
Com
mitt
ee, t
he C
ity w
orks
wit
h pa
rtne
rs s
uch
as t
he
Ric
hmon
d S
choo
l D
istr
ict
to p
rovi
de s
afe
wal
kin
g an
d cy
clin
g ro
utes
to/f
rom
sch
ools
and
man
age
traf
fic
cong
esti
on
arou
nd s
choo
ls.
Th
e C
ity
enco
ura
ges
safe
r an
d m
ore
cycl
ing
thro
ugh
the
cons
tru
ctio
n o
f b
ike
rout
es (
part
of
the
annu
al c
apit
al p
lan)
, p
rovi
din
g fu
ndin
g su
ppor
t fo
r sa
fe c
yclin
g ed
ucat
ion
cour
ses
held
in
loca
l com
mu
nit
y ce
ntre
s an
d st
agin
g bi
ke r
ides
for
com
mun
ity
. T
he
upgr
ade
of c
ross
wa
lks
on
arte
rial
roa
ds s
upp
orts
mo
re w
alki
ng a
nd t
he
Cit
y w
orks
wit
h T
rans
Lin
k to
im
pro
ve t
ran
sit
serv
ice.
A
s w
ell,
the
City
has
par
tner
ed w
ith
The
Ric
hmon
d S
choo
l Dis
tric
t an
d IC
SC
to i
mp
lem
ent
prog
ram
s th
at e
nco
urag
e us
e o
f al
lem
ate
tran
spo
rtat
ion
to a
nd f
rom
sch
ool
at b
oth
the
elem
enta
ry a
nd h
igh
scho
ol
lev
els.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Imp
lem
enta
tion
of t
be "
Sm
art
Ca
rd"
conc
ept.
ST
AT
US
, T
ran
sLin
k ha
s re
cen
tly
advi
sed
that
a S
ma
rt C
ard
will
be
imp
lem
ente
d by
201
3 at
th
e sa
me
lim
e as
ele
ctro
nic
fare
gat
es.
17
2906
253
GP - 63
City
of
Ric
luno
nd C
ounc
il T
enn
Goa
ls 2
008-
201
1
Obj
ecti
ve:
Ens
urin
g C
anad
a L
ine
is t
este
d an
d p
ron
n b
do
re o
ther
tra
nsi
l se
rvic
es a
re a
djus
ted.
ST
AT
US
: R
ecen
t hi
gher
than
exp
ecte
d ri
ders
hip
on th
e C
anad
a L
ine
duri
ng th
e 20
I 0
Oly
mpi
c W
inte
r G
ames
con
finn
ed t
hai
the
syst
em w
ould
be
capa
ble
of
acco
mm
odat
ing
the
ulti
mat
e ri
derS
hip
. Sta
fYw
ill
cont
inu
e 10
mo
nito
r its
usa
ge w
ith d
ata
from
Tra
nsL
ink.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Impr
ovem
ents
to
No.3
Roa
d th
at a
dd
ress
tra
ffic
now
an
d i
ts b
eau
tifi
cati
on.
ST
AT
US
: Si
nce
the
com
ple
tion
of t
he N
o.3
Roa
d R
esto
rati
on p
roje
ct i
n th
e Fa
ll o
f 20
09,
gene
ral f
eedb
ack
has
been
pos
itiv
e an
d no
tra
ffic
-re
late
d pr
oble
ms
have
be
en r
epor
ted
.
Ob
jcd
ivc:
In
itia
tive
s th
at r
edu
ce t
raff
ic b
ottl
enec
ks a
nd
rel
ieve
con
gest
ion
in t
he
Cit
y.
ST
AT
US:
T
he c
ont
inue
d up
grad
e o
f the
Cit
y's
tra
ffic
sig
nal
sys
tem
has
bee
n pr
ovid
ing
enha
nced
syn
chro
niza
tion
and
vid
eo d
etec
tio
n to
inc
reas
e ef
fici
ency
in
traf
fic
flo
w. Rea
!~time t
raff
ic f
low
is b
ein
g m
oni
tore
d o
n a
cont
inu
al b
asis
to
help
dev
elop
sig
nal
tim
ings
to
min
imiz
e ov
era
ll tr
affi
c de
lays
. A!
'; w
ell
vid
eo c
amer
as b
eing
ins
tall
ed a
t in
ters
ecti
ons
will
eve
ntua
lly a
llow
the
publ
ic t
o vi
ew p
robl
ems
at i
nter
sect
ion
s ov
er th
e in
tern
et,
to t
hat
they
can
pla
n al
tern
ate
rou
tes
as n
eces
sary
.
Ob
ject
ive:
In
crea
sed
bik
e ro
utes
.
ST
AT
US
: R
ecen
tly
com
plet
ed p
roje
cts
incl
ude
rais
ed b
ike
lane
s on
No,
3 R
oad
(nor
thbo
und:
Co
ok R
oad
to B
ridg
epor
t R
oad
and
sout
hbo
und:
Ald
erbr
idge
Way
to
Coo
k R
oad
), c
ycl i
ng c
onne
ctio
n to
the
Can
ada
Lin
e B
ridg
e vi
a V
an H
orn
e W
ay, a
nd t
he
sout
hern
sec
tio
n o
rlhe
She
ll R
oad
bike
rou
te (
Ath
abas
ca D
r to
S
t eve
sto
n H
wy)
. U
pcom
ing
proj
ects
inc
lude
Min
oru
Blv
d bi
ke r
oute
(G
ran
vill
e A
venu
e to
Ald
erbr
idge
Way
, Gra
nvil
le A
venu
e to
Lan
sdow
ne
Blv
d,
is
com
plet
ed,)
and
vari
ous
inte
rsec
tio
n im
prov
emen
ts t
o he
lp c
yclis
ts s
afel
y m
ove
thro
ug
h.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Ed
ucat
ion
of
resi
den
ts r
egar
din
g op
tion
al r
oute
s th
at a
re a
vail
able
, to
reli
eve
cong
esti
on.
ST
AT
US:
S
taff
hav
e sl
lcce
ssfu
lly
used
the
pop
ular
i-M
ove
web
site
man
aged
by
Tra
nsli
nk
to p
rov
ide
rea
l-ti
me
traf
fic
cond
itio
ns a
s a
mea
ns
to i
nfor
m t
he g
ener
al
publ
ic t
o av
oid
cong
este
d an
d/o
r co
nstr
ucti
on
zone
are
as.
Th
is s
ite i
s pr
ovin
g qu
ite
popu
lar
thro
ugho
ut th
e re
gio
n as
a r
eso
urce
fo
r tr
affi
c in
form
atio
n.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Imp
lem
enta
tion
of
new
tra
ffic
man
agem
ent
pro
gra
ms
oth
er t
han
lig
hts
and
stop
sig
ns.
ST
AT
US:
U
pdat
e:
In c
onsu
ltat
ion
wit
h th
e co
mm
uni
ty, t
he
Cit
y'S
ann
ual
impl
emen
tati
on o
f var
iou
s tr
aff
ic c
alm
ing
i'nit
iati
ves
effe
ctiv
ely
dete
r un
desi
rab
le
spee
ding
and
rat
-run
nin
g ac
tivi
ties
in
loca
l res
iden
tial
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds,
App
roxi
mat
ely
10
spee
d hu
mp
inst
alla
tio
ns a
re o
ccur
ring
eac
h ye
ar, a
s pa
rt o
f th
is p
rogr
am.
18
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GP - 64
City
of
Ric
hmon
d C
oun
cil
Ten
n G
oals
200
8-2
011
Obj
et:t
ive:
_E
lim
inat
ion
of d
iffe
rent
far
e zo
nes
to m
ake
it ea
sier
to u
se t
rans
it
STA
TU
S:
Tra
nsL
ink
has
rece
ntl
y ad
vis
ed t
hat
Sm
art
Car
d w
ill b
e im
plem
ente
d fo
r C
anad
a Li
ne b
y 20
13
at th
e sa
me
tim
e as
ele
ctro
nic
fare
gat
es, w
hic
h w
oul
d su
bseq
uen
tly
elim
inat
e th
e fa
re z
one
syst
em.
Fare
s w
oul
d be
com
pute
d ba
sed
on
the
dis
tan
ce tr
ave
lled
.
Goa
l # 7
: Sus
/uit
Uib
ilit
y an
d th
e E
"vir
on
men
l-D
emon
stra
te l
eade
rshi
p h
, an
d si
gll
ific
ant
adva
ncem
ent o
jth
e C
ity's
age
"da
/or
l'lls
ta;"
ahil
ity-
tltr
oueh
tlte
deW
!/op
men
t lin
d im
p/em
e"ta
/io
" o
f a c
onm
uh
ellS
ive
stra
tel!V
thai
i"c
llld
es:
....
Obj
ecti
ve:
A ''
'Ste
ady
Sta
te"
econ
omiC
pla
n an
d a
plan
to
surv
ive
clim
ate
chan
ge.
STA
TU
S:
I. S
tead
y St
ate
Eco
nom
ic P
lan
• A
s pa
rt o
f th
e 20
41 oc
r Upd
ate,
a 2
041
Em
ploy
men
t L
and
s St
rate
gy w
as a
ppro
ved
in A
pril
20 I
I. •
The
Str
ateg
y st
ates
that
Ric
hmo
nd h
as s
uffi
cien
t em
ploy
men
t la
nds
to 2
041,
vis
-a-v
is th
e de
man
d fo
r job
s an
d po
puia
tion
gro
wlh
.
2. P
lan
to S
urv
ive
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
-(l
ong-
term
end
eavo
ur)
• C
ompl
eted
an
adap
tatio
n sc
opin
g st
udy,
whi
ch c
ont
ribu
ted
to d
evel
opm
ent
of a
nat
iona
l Gui
debo
ok
for
Loc
al C
omm
unity
A
dapt
atio
n.
• A
Cli
mat
e C
hang
e St
rate
gic
Pro
gram
, dev
elop
ed a
s pa
rt o
f th
e S
usta
inab
ilit
y Fr
amew
ork
, was
app
rove
d by
Cou
ncil
in J
une
2010
.
1906
HS
Thi
s Pr
ogra
m i
den
tifie
s a
5-ye
ar in
terd
epar
tmen
tal a
ctio
n pl
an a
nd e
stab
lish
es 5
cli
mat
e ch
ange
targ
ets
to a
dva
nce
3 st
rate
gic
d
irec
tion
s: o
Bui
ld U
nder
stan
din
g (E
mp
ower
) •
targ
et:
100%
Gra
de 6
stu
den
ts e
ngag
ed i
n C
lim
ate
Cha
nge
Show
dow
n C
hall
enge
by
2012
•
targ
et:
100%
Cit
y m
anag
ers
enga
ged
in C
limat
e C
han
ge a
war
enes
s by
201
2 o
Red
uce
Gre
enho
use
Gas
Em
issi
ons
(Pre
ven!
) •
targ
et: 3
3% G
HG
red
uct
ion eomm
unity~wide
by 2
020
and
80%
by
2050
•
targ
et: c
arbo
n ne
utra
l co
rpor
ate
oper
atio
ns
o A
dapt
to
Cha
nge
(P
repa
re)
• ta
rget
: de
velo
p a
stra
teg
ic a
dapt
atio
n pl
an f
or 2
0 13
19
GP - 65
Cit
y o
f R
ich
mo
nd C
ou
nci
l T
cnn
Go
als
20
08
-20
11
Obj
ecti
ve:
Init
iati
ves
that
red
uce
ou
r ca
rbo
n f
ootp
rint
an
d m
ove
us t
owar
ds
carb
on n
eutr
alit
y.
STA
TU
S:
Com
mun
iry
Car
bon
Foo
tpri
nt R
educ
tion
•
As
part
ort
he C
lim
ate
Cha
nge
Stra
teg
ic P
rogr
am, C
oun
cil a
dopt
ed c
omm
unit
y G
HG
em
issi
ons
redu
ctio
n ta
rget
s (s
ee a
bov
e). T
hes
e ta
rget
s ha
ve b
een
inco
rpor
ated
int
o th
e C
ity'
s O
CP
con
cept
ual u
pdat
e.
• A
co
mm
unit
y G
HG
and
ene
rgy
emis
sio
ns i
nven
tol)
' bas
elin
e ha
s be
en e
stab
lishe
d to
mea
sure
pro
gres
s.
• C
om
mun
ity
Ene
rgy
& E
mis
sion
s P
lan
(CE
EP
) is
unde
rway
as
part
of t
he C
ity
'S O
CP
upd
ate.
•
Dis
tric
t E
nerg
y U
tilit
y sy
stem
s at
the
neig
hbou
rhoo
d le
vel a
rc b
eing
exp
lore
d (s
ee D
EU
obj
ecti
ve b
elo
w).
• C
ity
'S G
reen
Can
pro
gra
m la
unch
ed (
see
So
lid W
aste
obj
ecti
ve b
elow
).
• In
crea
sed
bike
way
s an
d ad
vanc
ed o
ther
str
ateg
ies
to e
ncou
rage
d us
e o
f alt
erna
tive
tra
nsp
orta
tion
(se
e M
obili
ty o
bjec
tive
abo
ve).
•
Par
tici
pati
on o
f 11
00 e
lem
enta
ry s
choo
l stu
dent
s in
the
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
Sho
wdo
wn
Prog
ram
thi
s sc
hoo
l yea
r (20
I 0/2
111)
who
co
llect
ive
ly a
chie
ved
a gr
eenh
ouse
gas
em
issi
on r
edu
ctio
n o
f ove
r 70
0 to
nnes
, ap
prox
imat
ely
the
equ
iva
lent
to 1
50 c
ars
bein
g ta
ken
off
the
road
.
Cor
pora
te C
arbo
n F
ootp
rint
Red
ucti
on
• A
s pa
rt o
f th
e C
lim
ate
Cha
nge
Str
ateg
ic P
rogr
am, C
oun
cil
adop
ted
the
com
mit
men
t to
be
carb
on n
eutr
al i
n co
rpor
ate
oper
atio
ns
by 2
012.
•
Co
unci
l ado
pted
car
bon
neut
ral
stra
tegy
bas
ed o
n lo
cal i
nves
tmen
t. •
Com
ple
ted
a co
rpor
ate
ener
gy,
gree
nhou
se g
as (
GH
G)
emis
sion
s an
d co
st i
nven
tory
; est
abli
shed
a b
asel
ine
for
mea
suri
ng p
rogr
ess.
•
Adv
ance
d C
ity
oper
atio
nal p
rogr
ams:
o
Bui
lt ne
w c
ivic
bui
ldin
gs I
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
City
'S H
igh
Per
form
ance
Bui
ldin
g Po
licy
o I m
ple
men
ted
City
'S C
orpo
rate
Ene
rgy
Man
agem
ent
Prog
ram
(C
EM
P)
(see
Ene
rgy
Man
agem
ent
belo
w)
o Im
plem
ente
d C
ity'
s G
reen
Fle
et P
rogr
am, i
nclu
din
g pr
ocur
emen
t of
fuel
eff
icie
nt a
nd l
ow-c
arbo
n ve
hicl
es (e
.g.,
hybr
id,
elec
tric,
sm
art,
etc
.)
o Im
plem
ente
d C
ity
's C
orpo
rate
Rec
ycli
ng P
rogr
am
o A
dvan
ced
Cit
y'S
Car
-Poo
l Pro
gram
Obj
ecti
ve:
Init
iati
ves
to r
educ
e ga
rbag
e, s
olid
was
te a
nd l
iqu
id w
aste
.
ST
AT
US
: •
Org
anic
Co
llect
ion
-w
e co
ntin
ue L
o st
reng
then
the
Cil)
"s s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
ogra
m, w
ith t
he l
aun
ch o
fa n
ew o
rgan
ics
was
te r
ecyc
ling
se
rvic
e on
Apr
il I,
201
0 fo
r re
side
nts
in s
ing
le-f
amily
hom
es.
• Pi
lot
prog
ram
for
org
anic
s co
llect
ion
from
res
iden
ts i
n to
wnh
omes
(3
,200
uni
ts)
to c
omm
ence
Apr
il 2
01 I
. •
End
orse
d th
e In
tegr
ated
So
lid W
aste
and
Res
ourc
e M
anag
emen
t Pl
an (
Oct
ober
25
, 20
I 0).
• N
ew S
ingl
e Pa
mily
Wat
er M
eter
ing
prog
ram
end
orse
d fo
r th
e ne
xt 3
yea
rs.
• N
ew M
ulti
-Fam
ily
Wat
er M
eter
ing
prog
ram
end
orse
d fo
r 20
11
1906
155
20
GP - 66
City
of
Ric
hmon
d C
oun
cil
Ten
n G
oals
200
8-20
11
STA
TU
S:
Soli
d W
asle
•
In 2
0 J 0
, la
unch
ed C
ity's
Gre
en C
an O
rgan
ic c
olle
ctio
n se
rvic
e fo
r re
side
nts
in s
ing
le-f
amil
y ho
mes
. •
In 2
0 II
, dev
elop
ed a
nd i
mpl
emen
ted
9-m
onth
pil
ot p
rogr
am f
or o
rgan
ics
colle
ctio
n fo
r re
side
nts
in lo
wnh
omes
(3,2
00 u
nils
). •
Co
unci
l en
dors
ed t
he M
ctro
Van
couv
er I
nteg
rate
d So
lid
Was
te a
nd R
esou
rce
Man
agem
ent
Plan
wh
ich
esta
blis
hes
new
div
ersi
on
targ
ets
(Oct
ober
25,
201
0).
• P
ublic
Spa
ces
Rec
yclin
g P
rogr
am i
n S
teve
ston
(in
part
ners
hip
with
Nes
tle
Wat
ers)
wil
l be
im
ple
men
ted
in th
e S
umm
er o
f 20
II.
•
Eco
-Cen
tre
Con
cept
fo
r a
com
pre
hen
sive
cen
tral
ized
rec
yclin
g dr
op o
ff fa
cili
ty f
or m
ulti
-mat
eria
ls, c
ompl
ete
with
a r
e-us
e an
d ed
ucat
iona
l cen
tre
is b
eing
exp
lore
d.
• P
repa
red
··Rep
or1
2010
: Tow
ards
Exc
elle
nce
in R
ecyc
ling
and
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent"
whi
ch c
om
mun
icat
es t
o th
e co
mm
unity
the
C
ity's
ove
rall
was
le r
educ
tion
and
rec
ycli
ng e
ffor
ts.
• N
ew S
ingl
e Fa
mily
Wat
er M
eter
ing
prog
ram
end
ors
ed f
or t
he n
ext
3 ye
ars.
•
New
Mul
ti-F
amil
y W
ater
Met
erin
g pr
ogra
m e
ndor
sed
for
2011
.
Ob
ject
ive:
E
nsur
ing
ou
r ci
vic
buil
ding
s ar
e en
ergy
eff
icie
nt
ST
AT
US
: Im
ple
men
ted
the
Cit
y's
Cor
pora
te E
nerg
y M
anag
emen
t Pr
ogra
m (
CE
MP
) to
red
uce
ener
gy c
onsu
mpt
ion,
gre
enho
use
gas
emis
sio
ns a
nd c
ivic
op
erat
iona
l cos
ts. T
he C
EM
P ad
here
s to
con
tinu
ous
impr
ove
men
t m
ode
l, ba
sed
on f
our
pill
ars:
Pla
n, I
mp
lem
ent,
Mon
itor
& R
epor
t, an
d In
nova
te &
Im
prov
e. A
ctio
ns c
ompl
eted
dur
ing
this
Cou
ncil
tern
l go
al a
rc:
Pla
n
• C
omp
lete
d an
nua
l str
ateg
ic e
nerg
y m
anag
emen
t pl
ans
to i
dent
ify p
rior
ity
proj
ects
.
• S
ecur
ed a
ppro
xim
ate
ly I
M in
ext
erna
l fun
din
g to
sup
port
fea
sibi
lity
stu
die
s an
d pr
ojec
ts.
Impl
emen
t
• C
ondu
cted
var
ious
en
ergy
ret
rofi
t pr
ojec
ts:
• in
stal
led
sola
r th
enna
l hot
wat
er s
yste
ms
and
high
eff
icie
ncy
boile
rs a
t So
uth
Ann
Aqu
atic
Cen
tre
and
at M
ino
ru a
nd
Cen
tenn
ial A
quat
ic C
entr
e.
• in
sta
lled
high
eff
icie
ncy
boile
r at
Ste
vest
on
Aqu
atic
Cen
tre.
• co
mpl
eted
18
I igh
tin
g re
trof
it p
roje
cts
(usi
ng n
ew te
chno
logy
suc
h as
LE
D a
nd i
nduc
tion)
. M
on it
or a
nd
Rep
ort
• Im
ple
men
ted
PS C
ont
inuo
us O
ptim
izat
ion
Prog
ram
(re
al t
ime
ener
gy m
onito
ring
) at
the
Ova
l an
d ex
plo
ring
im
ple
men
tati
on a
t oth
er m
ajor
fa
cilit
ies
incl
udin
g C
ity
Ha1
i, th
e L
ibra
ry C
ultu
ral
Cen
tre,
Wal
erm
ania
and
Ric
hmon
d Ic
e C
entr
e.
21
2906
2$3
GP - 67
Ci'
y o
f R
iclu
nond
Cou
ncil
Ter
m G
oals
200
8-20
11
Inll
oval
e al
l Im
prov
e:
• C
omp
lete
d en
ergy
ass
essm
ents
for
ove
r 60
Cit
y-ow
ned
buil
ding
s to
ide
ntif
y en
ergy
im
prov
emen
t opp
ortu
niti
es.
• C
ondu
cted
var
ious
sco
ping
stu
dies
for
im
plem
enti
ng a
lter
nati
ve e
nerg
y so
urce
s an
d sy
stem
s (e
.g.,
win
d tu
rbin
es,
was
te h
eat
reco
very
, etc
.).
Lau
nche
d a
Cit
y-w
ide
staf
f E
nerg
y C
onse
rvat
ion
Aw
aren
ess
Pro
gram
(cu
rren
tly
unde
nvay
).
Obj
ecti
ve:
Init
iati
ves
for
the
Cit
y to
reu
se e
nerg
y an
d p
ul e
nerg
y ba
ck i
nto
the
grid
.
ST
AT
US
: 1.
Was
te E
nerg
y C
aptu
re a
nd U
se (
Reu
se)
Exp
lor i
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
adv
anci
ng w
aste
hea
t en
ergy
rec
over
y sy
stem
s. •
Exp
lori
ng n
eigh
bour
hoo
d di
stri
ct e
nerg
y sy
stem
s th
aI c
aptu
re a
nd r
euse
waS
le h
eal (
sec
DE
U o
bjec
tive
belo
w).
2. E
nerg
y B
ack
to G
rid
• E
xplo
ring
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r im
plem
enti
ng w
ind
and
wat
er tu
rbin
es.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Req
uire
men
ts f
or a
ll si
gnif
ican
t ne
w d
evel
opm
ent
to m
eet L
EE
D s
tan
dar
ds.
in a
man
ner
ihai
res
ults
in
deve
iope
rs a
no
oth
er
par
tner
s w
illi
ngly
adh
erin
g to
ou
r ne
wly
dev
elop
ed s
usta
inab
le p
olic
ies
and
prac
tice
s.
ST
AT
US
: In
pro
gres
s •
Th
e 20
09 a
ppro
ved
Cit
y C
entr
e A
rea
Pla
n re
quir
es L
EE
D s
ilve
r st
and
ards
for
all
rezo
ning
s o
f dev
elop
men
t >
2000
m2
• C
ity
's H
igh
Per
form
ance
Bui
ldin
g P
olic
y es
tab
lishe
s re
quir
emen
ts f
or m
eeti
ng L
EE
D s
tand
ards
for
civ
ic f
acil
itie
s.
• N
ew s
tand
ards
are
bei
ng r
evie
wed
as
part
aft
he O
CP
Upd
ate
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Exp
lora
tion
of a
n al
tern
ate
dist
rict
ene
rgy
util
ity.
ST
AT
US
: In
pro
gres
s •
Co
unc
il ha
s en
dors
ed a
DE
U c
once
pt f
or W
est
Cam
bie.
Con
stru
ctio
n is
und
erw
ay.
• E
xplo
ring
add
itio
nal
oppo
rtu
nit
ies
to e
stab
lish
Ne
ighb
ourh
ood
Ene
rgy
Uti
lity
(N
EU
) pr
ojec
ts (
ma.x
imiz
ing
use
of c
lean
ene
rgy
and
ener
gy s
ecur
ity
) in
oth
er n
eigh
bour
hood
s pa
rtic
ular
ly w
ith
in C
ity
Cen
tre.
29061~S
o co
ncep
tual
rev
iew
co
mp
lete
d fo
r fo
ur p
oten
tial
pro
ject
s.
o bu
sine
ss c
ase
anal
ysi
s co
mpl
eted
fa
r tw
o o
f th
e ab
ove
proj
ects
, ex
plo
ring
bus
ines
s ca
se o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
oth
er p
roje
cts
and
alte
rnat
ive
sour
ces
of e
nerg
y.
o ex
pres
sio
n o
f in
tere
st o
f se
lect
ion
of
util
ity
part
ne
r ha
s be
en c
ompl
eted
. o
A M
emor
andu
m o
f U
nder
stan
ding
wit
h C
orix
has
bee
n pr
epar
ed to
mov
e fo
rwar
d w
ith
a D
EU
at
the
Asp
ac D
evel
opm
ents
. W
ork
on
fe
asib
ility
of
vari
ous
all
erna
tive
ene
rgy
sour
ces
and
dist
ribu
tion
sys
tem
s is
und
cf\\
lay.
22
GP - 68
Cit
y o
f R
ich
mo
nd
Co
unci
l T
en
n G
oa
ls 2
00
8-2
01
1
Obj
ecti
ve:
Init
iate
an
d i
nco
rpo
rate
sus
tain
abil
ity
into
ou
r C
ity
poli
cies
and
byl
aws.
STA
TU
S •
Sus
tain
abil
i[y F
ram
ewor
k -
a b
luep
rint
for
adv
anc
ing
sust
aina
bili
ry h
as b
een
lau
nche
d a
nd i
s un
der
way
. P
rogr
ess
lo-d
ate
incl
udes
: i.
Cou
nci
l ad
opte
d C
orpo
rate
Sus
tain
abil
ity
Po
licy
(pro
vid
es g
uidi
ng
visi
on/o
vera
ll di
rect
ion)
ii.
Sus
tain
abili
ty p
rio
rity
are
as d
efin
ed
iii. T
wo
Str
ateg
ic P
rogr
ams
for
two
prio
rity
are
as e
stab
lishe
d (C
lim
ate
Cha
nge
, E
nerg
y)
IV. E
ight
tar
gets
dev
elop
ed t
o-da
te
• S
ever
al e
xis
ting
pol
icie
slby
law
s in
pla
ce (
e.g.
, H
igh
Per
fonn
anc
e B
uild
ing
Po
licy
. G
reen
Fle
et P
olic
y.
Lon
g-te
nn
Fin
anc
ial
Sus
tain
ahil
ity
Po
licy
. C
CA
P.
ES
A, R
ipar
ian
Man
agem
ent
Are
as.
Pol
luti
on I
)rev
enti
on B
yla
w).
•
Lan
d a
nd C
ilpi
tal
mod
el h
as b
een
amen
ded
to i
nteg
rate
CO
llnc
il ad
opt
ed s
usta
inab
ilit
y pr
iori
ty a
reas
int
o pr
ojec
t su
bmis
sio
n I"(m
ns
and
rank
ing
crit
eria
. •
Sus
tain
abil
ity
has
been
in
tegr
ated
int
o th
e oc
r U
pdat
e. T
he
them
e o
flh
e 20
41
OC
P up
dat
e is
sus
tain
abil
ity
and
Cou
ncil
ado
pted
sus
tain
abili
ty
prio
rity
are
as h
ave
been
inco
rpor
ated
. =
A
dvan
cin
g "E
cc.P
!us"
prin
cipl
c-
base
d in
itiat
ives
whe
re d
evel
opm
ent a
nd c
apita
! wor
ks a
re s
trivi
ng fo
r ne
t env
ironm
enta
l im
prov
emen
t •
On
goin
g Im
plem
enta
tion
of
Ric
hmo
nd's
En
han
ced
Pes
tici
de M
anag
emen
t P
rogr
am (
EP
MP
) in
clud
ing
the
new
Pes
tici
de
Use
Co
ntro
l .B
yla
w.
The
E
PM
P i
s a
proa
ctiv
e an
d co
mpr
ehen
sive
pro
gram
tha
t in
clud
es p
ubli
c o
utre
ach
, st
afT
and
lan
dsca
pe i
ndus
t!),
tra
inin
g an
d co
ntin
ued
lob
byin
g fo
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of
a P
rov
inci
al P
esti
cid
e R
egul
atio
n.
• Im
ple
men
tin
g ne
w c
omm
unit
y ga
rden
s o
A p
artn
ersh
ip b
etw
een
the
City
and
Van
couv
er C
oast
al H
ealt
h cr
eate
d 25
new
com
mun
ity
gard
en b
eds
at G
arra
ll W
elln
ess
Cen
tre
in 2
009
. A
sm
all
num
ber
of
the
plot
s ar
e a
lloca
ted
to G
arra
tt W
elln
ess
Cen
tre
for
use
in i
ts p
rogr
amm
ing
init
iati
ves
arou
nd c
hro
nic
dise
ase
man
agem
ent.
Th
e re
st o
f th
e p
lots
are
use
d by
the
gen
eral
pop
ulat
ion
wit
h al
loca
tion
thr
oug
h th
e ex
istin
g w
ait
/ist..
The
new
Gar
ralt
C
om
mun
ity
Gar
den
ope
ned
in M
ay 2
009
.
• T
her
e ar
c cu
rren
tly
four
City
of
Ric
hm
ond
com
mun
ity
gard
en l
ocat
ion
s in
Ric
hmo
nd
(Kin
g G
eorg
e P
ark
, Ter
ra N
ova
Ru
ral
Par
k, G
arra
tt W
eJln
ess
Cen
tre
and
Gil
bert
Roa
d).
Rep
orts
to
PRC
S C
om
mit
tee
in M
ay 2
0 I 0
iden
tifi
ed t
wo
furth
er l
ocat
ions
for
com
mun
ity
gard
ens
(at
Rai
lway
Ave
nue
and
Bru
nsw
ick
Dri
ve i
n S
teve
ston
-50
pl
ots
have
bee
n b
uilt
; an
d at
Pau
lik
Par
k -
plot
s pr
epar
ed. t
o be
bui
lt in
lat
e S
epte
mbe
r 2
011)
.
• Obj
ec.i
ve:
A m
anag
emen
t pl
an f
or s
now
gee
se a
nd
oth
er s
pec
ified
wil
dli
fe.
ST
AT
US
: In
pro
gre
ss w
ith
the
foll
ow
ing
targ
ets:
•
Sn
ow
Gee
se M
anag
emen
t S
trat
egy
appr
oved
at
PRC
S C
om
min
ee J
une
201
0 an
d 20
11 u
pdat
e re
ceiv
ed b
y C
oun
cil
in J
une
201
1.
Prog
ram
wil
l be
ex
pan
ded
fo
r 20
I 0
and
in t
o fu
ture
dep
endi
ng
on
avai
labl
e fu
ndin
g.
20 I
J p
rogr
am e
stab
lish
ed b
asel
ine
mel
hod
s o
f ha
zing
as
wel
l as
was
the
first
y
ear
stat
isti
cs w
ere
gath
ered
for
the
pre
senc
e o
f sn
ow g
eese
in
coo
rdin
atio
n w
ith
YV
R.
• Sn
ow
Gee
se M
anag
emen
t S
trat
egy
imp
lem
ente
d fo
r 20
10/2
011
sea
son.
23
1906~H
GP - 69
City
of
Ric
hmon
d C
ounc
il T
enn
Goa
ls 2
008-
2011
Goa
l #8:
E
C(J
llom
ic D
el'td
opm
enl-
Eff
ecti
llel
y m
anag
e lo
cal e
cono
mic
tle
~'el
op",
ellt
iss t
iel'
ond
oppo
rtut
rlti
es ,
"ro
ug
h th
e er
eoti
ntl o
f cle
arly
ar
ticu
Jdte
d e,
onom
lc d
el'e
/oom
elll
obj
ecti
ves
{or
this
lerm
of o
ffia
Ilta
l inc
lude
:
Obj
ecti
ve:
Init
iati
ves
for
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t an
d e
xpan
sion
of A
sian
Pac
ific
rel
atio
ns.
ST
AT
US
: •
In p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith
Tou
rism
Ric
hmon
d an
d R
ich
mon
d C
ham
ber
of
Co
mm
erce
, del
egat
ion
to S
hang
hai
and
Xia
men
com
plet
ed i
n O
ctob
er 2
010
. S
ever
al b
usin
esse
s ac
com
pani
ed a
nd p
arti
cipa
ted
in b
usin
ess-
Io-b
usin
ess
host
ing
oppo
nun
ities
. •
Adv
ance
d D
estin
atio
n S
tatu
s w
ith C
hin
a w
elco
mes
vis
itor
s fr
om C
hina
and
boo
sts
loca
l to
ur o
pera
tors
. •
Fir
st d
irec
t ni
ght
betw
een
YV
R a
nd G
uang
zhou
sta
ns s
ervi
ce t
hree
tim
es w
eekl
y on
15
June
20
II.
• C
o-ho
sted
Xia
men
bus
ines
s de
lega
tion
with
Ric
hmon
d C
ham
ber.
Ob
ject
ive:
M
aint
aini
ng o
ur
favo
urab
le j
ob
I w
ork
er r
atio
(J-
LF
R).
STA
TU
S:
• R
ichm
ond
has
one
of t
ile M
etro
Van
couv
er r
egio
n's
high
est j
obs
to
labo
ur f
orce
rat
ios
at 1
.35
(1.3
5 jo
bs
per
I w
orke
r).
• B
y 20
41 i
s an
tici
pate
d th
at R
ichm
ond
wil
l stil
l hav
e on
e o
f th
e hi
ghes
t jo
bs
to l
abou
r fo
rct.'
rati
os i
n th
e R
egio
n at
I :0
4 jo
bs p
er w
orke
r. T
he s
ligh
tly
less
rati
o in
204
1 is
due
to c
hang
es in
the
str
uctu
re o
flh
e po
pulm
ion
(e.g
., a
n ag
ing
popu
lati
on).
•
As
part
of t
he 2
041
OC
P U
pdat
e, C
ounc
il h
as a
lrea
dy c
ompl
ett.'
d in
201
1, w
ith P
olic
y P
lann
ing
and
Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent
star
T an
d in
co
nsul
tati
on w
ith
the
Ric
hmon
d E
cono
mic
Adv
iso
ry C
omm
itte
e, a
204
1 E
mpl
oym
ent
Lan
ds
Str
ateg
y w
hich
co
nclu
des
that
cur
rent
ly,
Ric
hm
ond
's
empl
oym
ent
is 1
35,0
00 a
nd i
s es
tim
ated
to b
e 18
0,00
0 be
204
1.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Rob
ust
(,ng
agem
ent
or bu
sine
ss s
take
hold
ers.
ST
AT
US
: •
Mon
thly
Ric
hm
ond
In B
usin
ess
e-ne
wsl
elle
r co
ntin
ues
to r
ecei
ve p
osit
ive
feed
back
in
the
busi
ness
com
mun
ity
and
a gr
owin
g su
bscr
ipti
on b
ase
(at
appr
oxim
atel
y 10
00 r
ecip
ient
s). 2
2 is
sues
oft
be n
ewsl
ette
r ha
ve b
een
sent
sin
ce th
e ne
wsl
ette
r la
unch
in
July
200
9.
• In
201
0, t
he E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t Off
ice
rece
ived
and
res
pond
ed t
o hu
ndre
ds
of
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l in
quir
ies
rela
ted
to b
usin
ess
rete
ntio
n,
expa
nsio
n, a
ttra
ctio
n an
d pr
omot
ion,
inc
ludi
ng
offi
ce s
pace
req
uest
s, b
usi
ness
inf
onna
tion
on
Ric
hmon
d, b
usin
ess
faci
tita
tion
lim
fodu
ctio
n,
inte
r-de
part
men
tal a
ssis
tanc
e fo
r bu
sine
ss,
pres
enta
tion
and
med
ia r
eque
sts
and
othe
rs. 2
4 fa
ce-t
a-fa
ce m
eeti
ngs
wer
e he
ld, o
f w
hich
ten
invo
lved
ne
w c
ompa
ny a
ttra
ctio
n pr
ospe
cts
and
14 i
nvol
ved
exis
ting
com
pany
ret
enti
on l
ead
s. Sa
lt S
prin
g C
offe
e en
tire
ope
ratio
n su
cces
sful
ly a
ttra
cted
fro
m
Sal
t S
prin
g Is
land
(13
,000
sf 1
20-3
0 em
plo
yees
). D
eale
r T
ire
succ
essf
ully
att
ract
ed f
rolll
Ohi
o, U
S (2
0,00
0 sf
I th
ree
empl
oyee
s).
• [n
May
201
1,
laun
ched
a m
ulti
-yea
r B
usin
ess
Ret
enti
on a
nd E
xpan
sion
Pro
gra
m,
proa
ctiv
ely
targ
etin
g 15
0 R
ichm
ond
bu
sine
sses
. 30
bu
sine
ss
surv
eys
and
six
mee
ting
s ha
ve l
aken
pla
ce t
o da
t e,
with
ano
ther
30 one
~on-one m
eetin
gs l
arge
ted
by t
he e
nd o
rthe
yea
r.
• A
ssis
ted
busi
ness
es w
ith C
i ty p
erm
itti
ng a
nd l
icen
sing
pro
cess
es,
inc
ludi
ng a
man
ufac
ture
r an
d tw
o ba
nk b
ranc
hes
and
othe
rs
29062~~
24
GP - 70
City
of R
ichm
ond
Co
unci
l T
erm
Goa
ls 2008~20
11
• In
trod
uced
loc
al t
echn
olo
gy b
usi
ness
es t
o C
ity c
usto
mer
opp
ortu
niti
es,
incl
udin
g li
ghti
ng
tech
nol
ogy
com
pany
to
new
City
Cen
tre
Co
mm
unity
C
ent
re a
nd w
ater
pu
rifi
cat io
n te
chno
logy
com
pan
y to
Eng
inee
rin
g &
Par
ks
oppo
rtun
itie
s.
Ob
ject
ive:
7..
...ero
los
." or
any
maj
or
cmp
loy
cn.
ST
AT
US
: •
Th
e ec
onom
ic d
ownt
urn
regi
ster
ed a
n up
war
d of
fice
vac
anc
y tr
end.
Vac
ancy
rat
es w
ere
10.7
% i
n 20
08,
17.S)
O/o i
n 20
09 a
nd 1
8.3%
in
2010
. A
nti
cipa
ted
maj
or e
xits
fro
m b
usin
ess
park
s ad
ded
to
the
rate
, wit
h of
fice
vac
ancy
ex
pect
ed t
o de
clin
e an
d th
e of
fice
mar
ket e
xpec
ted
to i
mpr
ove
in
201
l.
• In
dust
rial
vac
ancy
ros
e fro
ll1 3
.6%
in
200S
to
a 5.
3%
hig
h in
200
9 en
din
g at
3.5
% i
n 20
10. M
ajor
en
tran
ts i
n th
e P
MV
pro
pert
ies
cont
ribu
ted
to
rece
nt i
ndu
stri
al r
ate
impr
ovem
ent.
•
New
bu
sine
ss l
icen
ses
wer
e re
lati
vely
ste
ady
in t
he l
ast 3
yea
rs. w
ith 1
958
issu
ed i
n 20
08,
1896
iss
lled
in 2
009
and
1893
iss
ued
in 2
010
. A
fter
ri
sing
by
17%
fro
m 6
242
in 2
008
to 7
30
2 in
20
09,
tOia
l em
ploy
men
t in
new
bus
ines
ses
fell
15%
in
20 I
0 (6
228)
-a
lagg
ing
ind
icat
or o
f th
e re
cess
ion.
•
Maj
or 2
008·
20 I 0
Key
Sec
tor
Ex
its:
o R
ona
I-lo
me
& G
mde
n (8
0,00
0 sf
l 14
5 jo
bs)
o A
sca
lade
Tec
hnol
ogie
s (3
0,00
0 sf
/93
job
s)
o M
icro
soft
(8
0,0
00 s
f /50
job
s)
o B
CL
C (
67,0
00 s
r I u
nkno
wn)
o
Plu
g Po
wer
(3
7,00
0 sf
163
job
s)
o R
oger
s Pl
us (
33,0
00 s
f I 1
49 j
ob
s)
• M
ajo
r 20
08·2
010
Key
Sec
tor
New
En
trie
s:
o Si
mar
d W
esll
ink
(150
,000
sf l
iDS
jobs
) o
T&
T S
upem
lark
et (
83,0
00 s
f 16
0 jo
bs)
o G
enco
Dis
trib
utio
n S
yste
m o
f Can
ada
Ltd
(18
0,0
00 s
f 170
jo
bs)
o K
uehn
e &
Nag
el (
I I 1
,000
sf/
unkn
own)
o
AT
S R
etai
l So
lutio
ns (1
06
,000
sf /
80 jo
bs)
o T
eksy
stem
s C
anad
a (1
4,0
00 s
f 135
job
s)
o G
loba
l Go
urm
et F
oods
(2
nd lo
cati
on -
15,0
00 s
o, 5
0 jo
bs)
o P
oin
t G
rey
Res
earc
h (3
9,0
00 s
o /
70 jo
bs)
o W
estin
Wa
ll C
entr
e (1
40,0
00 s
o I
80 jo
bs)
Obj
ecti
ve:
Ret
enti
on a
nd e
xpan
sion
or
high
tec
h in
dust
ry.
ST
AT
US
: •
Wor
ked
with
pro
pert
y m
anag
emen
t fi
rm t
o se
cure
and
pro
vid
e sh
uttl
e st
ops
for
pri
vate
shu
ttle
to
Can
ada
Line
at
Cre
stw
ood
Cor
por
ate
Cen
tre,
to
incr
ease
the
mar
keta
bili
ty o
f thi
s pr
emiu
m h
igh
·tec
h in
dust
ry s
pace
. C
rest
woo
d S
huttl
e no
w o
pera
tion
al.
1906
2H
25
GP - 71
Cit
y o
f Ric
hmon
d C
oun
cil
Ter
m G
oals
200
8-20
11
• L
ead
a muh
j~d
epar
tmen
tal
initi
ativ
e to
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
the
City
can
pro
vid
e in
cen
tive
fo
r cla
ss' A
' off
ice
deve
lopm
ent
in t
he C
ity
Cen
tre
-th
e ty
pe o
f sp
ace
high
tcc
h co
mpa
nies
see
k. C
ore
reco
mm
enda
tion
s in
clud
ed:
o re
visi
on o
f in
cent
ive
opti
ons
once
the
off
ice
vaca
ncy
rate
rea
ches
15%
o
fasH
rack
pro
cess
ing
team
for
co
mm
erci
al a
ppli
cati
ons
• T
ech
nolo
gy S
ecto
r a
maj
or t
argc
t o
n B
usin
ess
Ret
enti
on &
Exp
ansi
on
Prog
ram
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
An
inc
reas
e in
hom
e-ba
sed
busi
ness
es.
ST
AT
US
: •
Enc
oura
ged
crea
tion
of
live
/wor
k un
its
to g
ener
ate
hom
e-ba
sed
busi
ness
opp
ortu
niti
es,
incl
udin
g a
maj
or
appl
icat
ion
for
60+
uni
ts b
y O
nni a
nd f
ew
addi
tion
al a
ppli
cati
ons
with
som
e un
its.
• T
he d
ownt
um a
ffec
ted
hom
e-ba
sed
busi
ness
es.
Inac
tive
hom
e-oc
cupi
ed b
usin
ess
lice
nses
wer
e 57
0 in
20
I 0 c
ompa
red
to 5
18 i
n 20
09 a
nd 4
74 i
n 20
08 (
abou
t 10
% i
ncre
ase
each
yea
r).
How
ever
, ne
w h
ome-
occu
pied
lic
ense
s o
ffse
t in
acti
ve b
usin
ess
lice
nses
. In
20
I 0, t
here
wer
e 5
18 n
ew h
omc
occu
pied
bus
ines
s li
cen
ses,
co
mpa
red
to 4
59 i
n 20
09 a
nd 5
08 i
n 20
08.
Obj
ectiv
e:
Th
e C
ity
bein
g ac
tive
ly u
tili
zed
as a
fil
min
g d
esti
nati
on.
ST
AT
US
: •
Am
endm
ents
to
By
law
817
2 an
d th
e Fi
lmin
g ag
reem
ent
to m
eet
curr
ent
dem
ands
and
cha
nges
in
the
film
ing
indu
stry
. •
Add
ing
new
fil
min
g lo
cati
ons
by
wor
kin
g w
ith
priv
ate
sect
or
thro
ugh
educ
atio
nal o
ppor
tun
ities
. •
Wor
king
wit
h st
aff t
o am
end
our
by
law
s an
d fi
lmin
g ag
reem
ent
in o
rder
to g
ener
ate
mo
re r
even
ues
for
the
City
. •
The
Cit
y sa
w a
n in
crea
se i
n Ii
lmin
g ac
tivi
ty f
rom
68
prod
ucti
ons
in 2
009
to 8
1 in
201
0.
• T
he
City
saw
an
incr
ease
in
reve
nue
s o
f 10
9% i
n Q
3 o
f20
1 0
com
pare
d to
200
9.
• T
he C
i ty i
s ac
tive
ly m
arke
tin
g th
e C
ity
as a
cho
ice
loca
tion
by
wor
king
clo
sely
with
Be
Film
Com
mis
sio
n, B
e Fi
lm a
nd l
A T
SE
dir
ectl
y.
• T
he C
ity i
s an
act
ive
mem
ber
of
MP
PIA
(M
otio
n P
ictu
re P
rodu
ctio
n ln
dust
ry A
ssoc
iati
on o
f B
riti
sh C
olu
mbi
a) a
tten
ding
sem
inar
s an
d m
eeti
ngs.
•
Th
e C
ity h
as i
niti
ated
a p
roce
ss to
im
prov
e fi
lm i
ndu
stry
and
Ric
hmon
d co
mm
unit
y re
lati
ons
and
com
mun
icat
ions
. Pi
lot
proj
ect
has
upco
min
g se
ries
sho
otin
g in
co
llabo
rati
ng
wit
h th
e S
teve
ston
Mer
chan
t Ass
ocia
tion
011
in
fon
nat
ion
diss
emin
atio
n an
d sc
hed
ulin
g fo
r fi
lmin
g fr
om J
uly
th
roug
h D
ecem
ber.
•
Th
e C
ity'
s fil
m c
oord
inat
or i
s se
lect
ed t
o be
on
team
of
rev
iew
ers
of
Pro
vinc
e's
"Fi
lm F
rien
dly
" in
itia
tive
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Ret
ail n
of b
eing
Ih
e d
om
inan
t o
r "o
nly
" g
row
th a
rea
or e
cono
mic
dev
elop
men
t ac
tivi
ty d
ownt
own
.
ST
AT
US
: •
A m
ult
i-de
part
men
tal
initi
ativ
e w
as c
ond
ucte
d in
201
0 to
det
enn
ine
whe
ther
the
City
can
pro
vid
e in
cen
tive
for
cla
ss' A
' of
fice
dev
elo
pmen
t in
the
C
ity
Cen
t re
-th
e ty
pe o
f sp
ace
high
tec
h co
mpa
nies
sec
k. C
ore
rec
omm
end
atio
ns i
nclu
ded:
o
revi
sion
of
ince
ntiv
e op
tions
onc
e th
e of
fice
vac
ancy
rat
e re
ache
s 15
%
o fa
st-t
rack
pro
cess
ing
team
for
co
mm
erci
al a
ppli
cati
ons
26
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Ric
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l T
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gage
men
t of
dcve
lope
rs t
o co
mm
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ate
Cit
y C
entr
e vi
sio
n (m
eeti
ngs
wit
h co
mm
erc
ial d
evel
oper
s in
itia
ted
in 2
0 II
to
cont
inue
th
roug
h 20
12)
Obj
ecti
ve:
An
incr
-cas
e in
hea
d of
fice
s lo
cati
ng in
Ric
hmon
d, a
nd
mor
e C
rest
woo
d ty
pe d
evel
opm
ents
for
han
dlin
g th
is.
STA
TU
S:
• A
ncw
eco
nom
ic d
evel
opm
ent
prom
otio
nal
pilo
t w
ebsi
te (
and
inve
stm
cnt
pro
file)
for
Ric
hmo
nd t
o be
dev
elop
ed (
lau
nch
in t
he F
all
orl
O I I
).
Obj
e<:li
vc:
Eff
ecti
vely
pro
mot
ing
and
c:l
pita
lizi
ng o
n o
ur
prox
imit
y to
the
air
po
rt f
or b
usi
ness
loc
atio
n.
STA
TU
S •
YV
R a
nd a
viat
ion
clus
ter
to b
e ex
tens
ivel
y fe
atur
ed i
n nc
w e
cono
mic
dev
elo
pmen
t an
d in
vest
men
t pr
ofi
le w
ebsi
te (
laun
ch i
n th
e Fa
ll o
f 20
11)
. •
Ca
nada
Pos
t m
oved
to
YV
R (
appr
oxim
ate
ly 7
00,0
00 s
f /
1 ,20
0 jo
bs/
$2 m
illi
on i
n P
ILT
). .
• In
itia
ted
sub
mis
sio
n t
o tn
l M
agaz
ine
wh
ich
rank
ed R
ichm
ond
in T
op
10
Am
eric
an "
Cit
ies
of
the
Fut
ure"
for
inf
rast
ruct
ure
in t
he s
mal
l cit
ies
cate
gory
.
Obj
ectiy
c:
Smm
!! w
ork
ing
rela
tion
ship
s w
ith t
he A
irpo
rt a
nd
Por
t A
ytbo
rili
es.
ST
AT
US:
•
Ong
oing
Eco
nom
ic A
dv
iso
ry C
om
mitt
ee m
eeti
ngs
and
adv
ice
-qu
arte
rly
and
as n
eede
d.
• P
ort/
Cit
y co
ord
inat
ion
of
infr
astr
uctu
re u
pgra
des
-N
elso
n In
terc
hang
e p
rogr
essi
ng
tow
ards
co
mp
leti
on
in 2
0 II
. •
On
go
ing
-m
eeti
ngs
wit
h P
MV
fYV
R -
regu
lar
and
as n
eede
d.
• E
mpl
oym
ent
Lan
ds
Stu
dy s
ent
to Y
VR
/PM
V f
or o
ffic
ial c
om
men
t/fe
edba
ck.
• E
ffec
tive
cit
izen
s' r
epre
sent
atio
n at
YV
R's
Air
port
No
ise
Man
agem
ent
Co
mm
itte
e an
d co
oper
atio
n o
n R
ichm
ond
Air
port
Noi
se C
itiz
ens
Adv
isor
y T
ask
Fo
n:e
's r
eco
mm
enda
tion
s.
Ob
ject
ive:
A
sou
nd m
arke
ting
pla
n to
ma
rket
our
selv
es d
urin
g O
lym
pics
. S
TA
TU
S:
• C
om
plet
ed
Obj
ecti
ve:
Mak
ing
succ
essf
ul i
n-ro
ads
in s
uppo
rtin
g th
e ag
ricu
ltur
al c
omm
unit
y.
STA
TU
S:
• O
cean
Spr
ay f
acil
ity s
ucce
ssfu
lly
expa
nded
wit
hin
Ric
hmo
nd.
• E
cono
mic
and
Agr
icul
tura
l A
dvis
ory
Com
mit
tees
met
in
2009
to
join
tly
adva
nce
the
impl
emen
tati
on
of t
he N
elso
n R
oad
Int
erch
ange
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
An
effe
ctiv
e ag
ricu
ltur
alli
ndus
tria
llan
d st
rate
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AT
US
: •
The
204
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mpl
oym
ent
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d S
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hic
h w
as c
om
plet
ed i
n A
pri1
2011
, w
as p
repa
red
in c
onsu
ltati
on w
ith
the
EA
C a
nd A
AC
, and
ind
icat
es
that
th
e C
ity h
as e
noug
h em
plo
ym
ent
land
of a
ll ki
nds
to 2
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and
is c
omm
itte
d to
pre
serv
ing
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nd i
ndu
stri
al la
nd.
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l#9:
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orkf
orce
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lte
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y w
ill !
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ecti
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nd
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ork
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ity n
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tro
uJ!
h:
Obj
ecti
ve:
The
dev
elop
men
t o
f re
alis
tic
succ
essi
on p
lans
for
Fir
e, 3
94, 7
18, a
nd
the
Exe
mpt
wor
kfor
ce.
ST
AT
US
: •
A P
erfo
rman
ce R
evie
w P
roce
ss i
s re
ady
for
use
in a
ll ju
risd
icti
ons
of t
he C
ity.
It
inc
lude
s co
mpe
tenc
y as
sess
men
ts,
perf
orm
ance
out
com
es,
esta
blis
hmen
t o
f fu
ture
pro
ject
goa
ls a
nd a
fon
nal
care
er c
oun
sell
ing
com
mit
men
t.
• P
erfo
rman
ce R
evie
w T
rain
ing
prog
ram
s ha
ve b
een
com
plet
ed a
nd c
onti
nue
to b
e of
fere
d as
par
t o
f the
201
0-20
1] H
R D
evel
opm
ent
cale
ndar
. •
Sec
tio
ns o
f va
riou
s de
part
men
ts h
ave
'tri
aled
' the
Per
fonn
ance
Re~iew P
roce
ss a
nd i
t is
ope
rati
ona
l in
som
e ar
cas
and
rece
ivin
g po
siti
ve f
eedb
ack.
•
Fut
ure
mod
ific
atio
ns w
iii i
nd
ude
cus
iom
izat
ion
to n
eeds
of s
peci
fic
wor
k ar
eas.
R
ichm
ond
Fire
/Res
cue
is lh
e m
ost
rece
ni u
ser
grou
p in
stai
ling
a
cust
om
ized
usa
ge a
mon
g al
l su
ppre
ssio
n an
d pr
even
tion
em
plo
yees
. •
Uni
on e
xecu
tive
s ha
ve p
revi
ewed
and
co
mm
ente
d on
the
desi
gn a
nd u
se o
f the
Per
form
ance
Rev
iew
Pro
cess
.
Obj
ecti
ve:
Sou
nd R
ecru
itm
ent
and
ret
enti
on p
roce
sses
.
ST
AT
US
: •
An
App
lican
t tr
acki
ng s
yste
m h
as b
een
deve
lope
d al
low
ing
for
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l app
lican
ts to
ele
ctro
nica
lly
subm
it a
ppli
cati
ons
for
open
po
sitio
ns,
incr
easi
ng t
he e
ffic
ienc
y o
f the
rec
ruit
men
t an
d se
lect
ion
proc
ess.
•
The
int
erne
t w
ebsi
te f
or R
ichm
ond
was
mod
ifie
d to
inc
lude
in
form
atio
n w
hic
h w
ill m
ake
Ric
hmon
d an
att
ract
ive
city
for
jo
b s
eeke
rs a
s w
ell
as t
o en
able
eas
e o
f m
akin
g an
app
lica
tion
fro
m e
xter
nal
SOLl
rces
via
the
int
ern
et.
• A
new
-em
ploy
ee o
rien
tati
on p
rogr
am,
incl
udin
g a
cust
om
ized
e-l
earn
ing
vide
o re
quir
ing
stud
y an
d qu
estio
n re
spon
ses.
T
his
proc
ess
wil
l en
sure
ne
w h
ires
are
mad
e aw
are
of C
ity
valu
es a
nd p
roce
sses
in
a nu
mbe
r o
f are
as t
o as
sist
in
the
expe
rien
ce o
f an
easy
, ac
cura
te a
nd p
ositi
ve l
earn
ing
of
info
mta
tion
req
uire
d by
a n
ew e
mp
loye
e to
the
City
. M
ulti
ple
ses
sio
ns h
ave
now
bee
n su
cces
sful
ly c
om
plet
ed w
ith
posi
tive
exp
erie
nce
-pr
ogra
m
cont
ent
cont
inu
es t
o be
ref
ined
. •
Com
pen
sati
on a
nd b
enef
its
com
peti
tive
ness
is b
eing
res
earc
hed
to e
nsur
e R
ichm
ond
achi
eves
its
com
pens
atio
n ob
ject
ives
bei
ng a
t the
75
th p
erce
ntil
e ra
ting
. •
Uni
on c
olle
ctiv
e ba
rgai
ning
for
Fir
e, C
UP
E 7
18 a
nd C
UP
E 3
94 a
gree
men
ts is
an
impo
rtan
t fo
cus
for
201
1-2
0 12
.
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y o
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ich
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nd
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il T
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ls 2
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Obj
ecti
ve:
Edu
cati
on p
rogr
ams
that
are
eff
ecti
ve f
or s
moo
th a
nd s
eam
less
tra
nsit
ion.
STA
TU
S:
• C
aree
r C
oun
selli
ng
of e
mp
loye
es i
s oc
curr
ing
to h
elp
prom
ote
plan
ned
and
smoo
th t
ran
sitio
n o
f w
ork
forc
e ch
ange
s •
Dev
elop
ed a
nd i
mp
lem
ente
d nc
w a
ppre
ntic
eshi
p pr
ogra
ms
for
trad
es,
mec
hani
cs, c
arpe
nter
s. p
ain
ters
with
fur
the
r ex
pans
ion
bein
g pl
anne
d.
• Im
plem
ente
d ne
w r
elie
f pro
gram
for
key
394
pos
itio
ns.
• Jm
plem
ente
d In
tegr
ated
Wor
k T
eam
s o
f39
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taff
for
deve
lopm
ent
and
capi
tal c
onst
ruct
ion
to i
mpr
ove
serv
ice
and
redu
ce c
ost.
Exp
ansi
on o
f thi
s pr
ogra
m i
s be
ing
plan
ned.
•
Fed
emllP
rovi
nci
al f
undi
ng
has
been
rec
eive
d to
est
abli
sh a
sta
keho
lder
task
for
ce t
o bu
ild a
Pub
lic
Wor
ks T
echn
icia
n ap
pren
tice
ship
pro
gram
. R
ich
mon
d is
a le
ader
in
mak
ing
this
a r
eali
ty.
The
Par
ks a
nd P
ubli
c W
ork
s S
teer
ing
Com
mit
tee
is u
nder
way
with
res
earc
h be
ing
cond
uct
ed
prov
ince
wid
e; c
ompl
etio
n o
f a
deta
iled
pro
posa
l to
the
Indu
stry
Tra
des
Au
thor
ity
(IT
A)
for
impl
emen
tati
on i
s ex
pect
ed i
n 20
12.
• S
ever
al in
itia
tive
s ar
e un
derw
ay w
ithi
n th
e or
gani
zatio
n w
her
e st
aff w
ho h
ave
been
ide
ntif
ied
as h
avin
g th
e po
tent
ial
as f
unl
re l
eade
rs, a
rc b
ein
g co
ache
d to
fac
ilita
te a
clo
ser
conn
ecti
on to
man
agem
elll
and
a d
eepe
r un
der
stan
ding
of t
he
stra
tegi
c di
rect
ion
of t
he C
ity,
and
its g
oals
an
d ob
ject
ives
. ;
A s
eniO
i-le
vel
kade
rshi
p pr
ogn:
lm i
s un
dt:r
Nay
for
dev
elop
ing
hlgh
pot
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Council Term Goal No. 1: Community Safety
Ensure Richmond remains a safe and desirable community to live, work and play in through an interdisciplinary approach to community safety and a term strategy.
1. SU MMARY:
The Law and Community Safety department has continued to work coilaboratively to decrease overall property crimes and other criminal activity by approximately 10 to 20 per cent. During the 2010 Olympic Games, the department was key to ensuring the public's safety. Over Sl.4M in external funding was secured for police and fire services during this time. The City participated in all of the interagency exercises in preparation for the Games.
A new fire hall in Steveston (No.2) was built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards and the fire hall in Shellmont (No.6) was seismically upgraded. Both are now open and providing services to the public. In addition, two new modern fire trucks were purchased to better respond to fires.
To ensure the community is well looked after, staff and community volunteers assisted 371 evacuees who were displaced from their homes due to fires or other emE~rgency events. Victim Services staff and community volunteE~rs provided valuable assistance to over 1,200 people during the last three years.
The new RCMP detachment facility will be opened irl November 2011 to further assist the public.
2. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• The RCMP, with community consul tation, established a three year strategic plan comprised of five Council approved priority areas for the detachment:
i. Prevention and reduction of youth involvement in criminal activity
ii. Increased community engagement
iii. Reduction of property crime
iv. Increased traffic safety
v. Reduction of organized crime
• Crime statistics show a decrease in overall property crime. Other criminal activity in Richmond has been significantly reduced. Business break and enters decreased by 30 per cent; metal theft by 30 per cent and motor vehicle theft by 20 per cent.
• Community bylaw officers continue to take a proactive approach to ensure the community understands the 22 bylaws that help contribute to Richmond being a safe and desirable community.
• Richmond Fire-Rescue (RFR) increased its diversity to serve Richmond citizens through changes to its recruitment, outreach, t raining, leadership and employee development programs.
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• The City complemented its Emergency Plan with an Evacuation Plan, Pandemic Plan and Emergency Social Services Plan. A new primary Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at City Hall was also established.
• The Richmond Extreme Weather Response Plan for the Homeless operated annually and was updated.
3. AWARD S AND RECOGNITION:
• 2010: Exercise Gold received the Award of Excellence in Emergency Preparedness in the Emergency Exercise Response Category from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police/Motorola.
• The Law and Community Safety General Manager, Fire Chief and Deputies have been invited to speak at national and international conferences on cultural change within fire departments.
• RFR has been selected by Fire 20120 to host a working session in fall 2011 for 10 fire departments across the province.
The Emergency Operations Centre <It City H<l1I '<In be <letiv<lted <It <I moment's notice.
Richmond Fire ·Rescue <lnd R(MP work togeTher to help keep our community s<l fe.
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Council Term Goal No. 2: Financial Planning and Infrastructure
Ensure the City has the capacity to meet the financial challenges of today and in the future, while maintaining appropriate levels of service.
1, SUMMARY:
Council was required to make difficult decisions in balancing the budget during a time of recession where revenue sources were negatively impacted, all while maintaining the ~;ervice levels residents enjoy. Council was able to achieve or exceed the majority of their long Term Financial Management Strategy goals during t his term of office.
Targets for reducing long term debt per capita, cost savings from efficiencies, economic development growth and utilizing user fees as a percentage of revenues all remain on t rack. BC experienced very low inflation rates due to the low growth experienced during the recession. Tax increases were slightly above the Consumer Price Index target during two o~f the three years covered by this Council. However. in comparison with other Metro Vancouver (MV) cities, the tax increases were some of the lowest.
2. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Between 2009 and 2011, capital plans totaling SJ06M were approved without incurring external debt.
• The City maintained its level of spending within its approved expenditure bylaws. Funds not utilized financed other City services and projects such as Canada line station maintenance. Richmond Public Library books. carbon neutrality preparation under the Carbon Responsible Strategy, an arts strategy and a social planning strategy.
• The total assets to liabilities ratio and financial assets to liabilities ratio improved. indicating the City's ability to meet its financial obligations.
• The debt to operating revenue ratio decreased as the City paid down its current debt . The City has not taken on additional debt. which ensures taxpayers receive more services for their tax dollars versus servicing debt payments.
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• Approximately S17M in federal and provincial government funding was received for recreation and infrastructure projects over the last three years.
• New public sector accounting standards were successfully adopted, which included the recording and amortization of tangible capital assets.
• Electronic Home Owner Grant applications and online account inquiries were made available on the City'S website.
• Overall total land holdings increased by approximately 200-acres over the past three years.
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• 2003·2010: Annual Reports (from 2002-2009) received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting from the Government Financial Officers Association.
• 2010: The Annual Report Highlights (from 2009) received the Award for Popular Annual Financial Reporting from the Government Financial Officers Association.
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Council Term Goal No. 3: Growth/Urban Development/Physical Design
Ensure effective growth management through the Regional Growth Strategy, Of tical Community Plan, Area Plans and Parkland Acquisition Strategy.
1. SUMMARY:
Looking to the future. Richmond began to update its Official Community Plan (OCP) to take the City to the year 2041 with the goal of hemming more sustainable. Major O(P background studies and three rounds of community consultation have been completed. Richmond's citizens have articulated the vision, goals and objectives that will he lp achieve the City's sustain ability goals. while at the same time. embracing future population growth.
Parallel to the OCP Update. a new Parkland Acquisition Strategy is underway and will be completed in time to be integrated into the new OCP, Both the 2041 OCP Update and Parks and Open Space Strategy will be completed by mid 2012.
Another future shaping process for the City and the region has been the tremendous effort Richmond and other municipalities have, since 2005. put towards assisting MV in developing a new Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) to replace the existin9 liveable Region Strategic Plan.
2. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Council met its goal of completing its review of the new 2041 RGS in February 2011 . The RGS was approved by the MV Board on July 29. 2011 . Counci l's requested RGS map changes will be initiated by MV in September 2011 .
• The 2041 OCP Update theme is -Towards Sustainability~ and is 60% complete. with finalization anticipated by mid 2012.
• By December 2013. it is anticipated that all area plans will be administratively updated to reflect the new 2041 OCP sustainability policies.
• The Five Year Parkland Acquisition Strategy FramE~work was approved in March 2010 and will be further refined as the 2041 OCP Update is finalized. Key parkland acquisitions have occurred in Ter ra Nova, along the City Centre Middle Arm and along Railway Avenue (CPR lands).
With its community gardtn and hand1·on wor/uhop5, Te"~ Nova RUrlJl Park i1 one place where in okay to play w,' th your food.
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• All plans were prepared with community consultation.
• Growth statistics:
In 1997, Richmond's population was 150,000. It has grown by 50,000 to 200,000 in 201l.
By 2041 (30 years), the City's population will increase f rom 200,000 to 280,000. Jobs will increase from 140,000 to 180,000.
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• Middle Arm Waterfront Greenway's Open Space Master Plan Concept for the Riverside Spirit Square Plaza won the 2009 lulu Award in the Public Open Space category.
• Terra Nova Rural Park won the 2009 BC Recreation and Parks Association (BeRPA) Provincial Environmental Leadership Award, the 2009 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) leadership in Innovation Award and the 2008 Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators Environmental Award .
• Garden City Park Play Environment won the 2011 Lulu Award in the Public Open Space category, the 2010 BCRPA Provincial Parks and Open Spaces Award, the 2009 Canadian Society of landscape Architects National Merit Award and the 2008 Design Exchange 'Best in Category' for landscape Architecture.
• The 2041 RGS is being recognized in the region as very innovative as it was prepared with consensus, works toward sustainability, and balances regional and local interests.
• The City's upcoming 2041 OCP Update continues to receive welcomed community acceptance.
Richmond school children were instrumental in the development of Garden City Park's n~rural play ~nvironment.
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Council Term Goal No.4: Community and Social Services
Improve the effectiveness of the delivery of socia/services in the City through the development and implementation of a Social and Community Sen/ice Strategy.
1. SUMMARY:
Through the corporate reorganization, the Community Social Services Section was established to help build capacity within the City and the community to address social service issues in a more focused, coordinated, effective and productive manner.
Work is currently underway to prepare a Social Planning Strategy which will identify priority social planning initiatives and responsibilities for the City to pursue over the next 10 years. A variety of innovative community consultation techniques have been used in the Strategy preparation. Particular emphasis has been placed on reaching out to recent immigrants and other groups that may not typically participate in more traditional planning exercises.
Steady progress has been made on imp lementing th€~ Affordable Housing Strategy, with 286 affordable rental units secured through Housing Agreements in private dev{!lopments between 2007 and 2010.
The 2009-2016 Richmond Child Care Strategy and Implementation Plan has been completed, and planning is underway for a City-owned child care facil ity on the Hamilton TransLink site .
Seniors and Youth Services staff continue to deliver engaging programs, services and events in collaboration w ith their client groups. The U-ROC youth awards, Activate Wellness " air and Seniors Week activities are examples of the high quality. well attended programming offered .
The RiChmond Newcomers Gvide helpl new relidentl get acqvainled with their community.
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2. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• The City Grant Program was revised and enhanced. providing an even more effective and accessible means for helping community agencies and partners in delivering important services, programs and events to Richmond residents.
• Through the Affordable Housing Strategy. and in collaboration with deve lopers and community partners, the City is facilitating the development of much-needed affordab le housing for low income and vulnerable local residents.
• The City participates in and supports a variety of advisory committees, interagency networks and other partnership bodies, helping to build capacity and effective strategies for addressing commun ity needs.
• The City is working with the Rick Hansen Foundation and the Richmond Centre for Disabilities as a partner on the Rick Hansen Global Accessibility Map, which is a unique interactive tool designed to focus on improving physical access to the public built environment in Canada and around the world.
• The Richmond Newcomers Guide was published to assist newcomers to fully integrate into community life and access relevant services and support.
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• 2011: The City received the Child Care Award of Excellence in the municipal/regional category from the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development.
• 2009: Seniors Services received a BC Recreation and Parks Association Award of Excellence for the Wellness Connections Program.
The City aims to ensure Rirhmond's youngest re5ident5/eam and lha,e in a pOlitive and encouraging environment.
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Council Term Goal No.5: Major Projects and Special Events
Advance the City's destination status and ensure our continued development as a vibrant cultural city with well established festivals and arts.
1. SU MMARY:
The City has emerged as a destination for visitors and a vibrant and attractive place to live. Richmond had a very successful Olympic Winter Games experience, taking full advantage of the Venue City status. It has left many tasting legacie:s in the City, including the iconic Richmond Olympic Oval that has now become a centre of excellence for sport and well ness in the heart of a developing vibrant new riverfront neighbourhood. In addition, the City now has over 2,000 volunteers that are well trained and experienced in working at major international events.
Many new festivals and events, such as the Richmond OZone Offical Olympic Celebration Site, Winteriest Weekend, Steveston Farmers and Artisans Market, Children's Art Festiva l and BC Sen iors Games, have been hosted or impleme·nted. Amenities including Hamilton Community Centre, Britannia Historic Zone, Richmond Media Lab and Middle Arm Greenway have been built or renovated and significant public art works have been added around the city.
A partnership with Tourism Richmond facilitated del i very of a Sport Hosting Program, increasing the number and level of sporting events in the City, as well as the 0 Zone Celebration Site.
2. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Richmond's Olympic Winter Games participation was an outstanding experience. This included construction of the Games' premier venue, the Richmond Olympic Oval, and building a large and experienced volunter base for future events.
• The Richmond 0 Zone was hugely successful, attracting over 500,000 visitors.
• Many positive community legacies were produced from the largest Olympic Torch Relay cauldron lighting cel(~bration in the country.
• New events and enhanced ongoing events were hosted in Richmond, including Winter Festival of the Art.s, Doors Open, Richmond International film and Media Arts Festival, Ships to Shore and Culture Days. Also, m.any provincial, national and international sporting events took place in the city such as the 2009 BC Seniors Gaml:!s and 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships .
• A partnership w ith the Richmond Arts Coalition resulted in a federal Heritage Grant to considerab ly exparld the 8th An nual Richmond Maritime festival, which drew a record attendance of over 35,000.
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• Several major and smaller public art works were added and a partnership with the Vancouver Biennale saw numerous large temporary installations around the city. All these pieces enhanced streets and public places, as well as in and around the Richmond Olympic Oval.
• The expanded Hamilton Community Centre opened, Britannia Historic Zone was completed with new exhibits in the Chinese Bunkhouse and Point House, the Richmond Media Lab opened and a new community centre for City Centre is in the development phase.
• Council adopted the Waterfront Strategy, "Redefining Living on the Edge." As part of this vision, construction of the M iddle Arm Waterfront Greenway was completed between Cambie Road and the Richmond Olympic Oval.
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• 2010: The City and Tourism Richmond received the Community Excellence Award in the Partnerships-Tourism category from the UBCM.
• 2010: The CIty's Sport Hosting Program received the Sport Tourism Community Legacy Award from the BC Tourism Industry.
• 2010: The Engineering and Public Works Department's Open House, in honour of National Public Works Week, received two awards ("first Time Entry" and "Medium Centre Celebration") f rom the Canadian Public Works Association.
• 2009: The Richmond Olympic Oval received the Award of Excellence for Architectural Innovation from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
• 2009: The Richmond Olympic Oval received the Excellence in Green Building Practices Award from the GLOBE Foundation and the World Green Building Council.
The 2010 World Wheelchair Augby Championships featured reams from 12 countrie5 who left their heartl and 50U!5 on the floor of the RiChmond Olympic Oval.
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Council Term Goal No. 6: Transportation
Improve City transportation and mobility elements.
1. SUMMARY:
The opening of the Canada Line in August 2009, coupled with the implementation of the Canada Line Bus Integration Plan in September 2009, significantly improved transit se rvice in Richmond to and from YVRlVancouver by shortenin!l travel time with improved frequency. The No.3 Road Streetscape Project, which provided improved pedestrian, cyclin9 and driving environments, was completed in coordination with the Canada Line.
Work has commenced on complementary initiatives to implement fare gates at all Canada Line stations and introduce a smart card for transit users, both of which are scheduled for completion in early 2013.
Richmond's cycling network was extended with new 'rOutes along No. 3 Road, Van Horne Way (to connect with the new Canada Line Bridge), Shell Road and Minoru Boulevard.
Successful traffic management initiatives include the Highway 91 - Nelson Road Interchange, on-going traffic calming programs to address neighbourhood speeding and tra·Hic safety concerns and use of the iMove website, managed by TransLink, to provide real-time traffic conditions to the public.
New enhanced acceS$ible pedestrian :>ignal devices will help people living with disabilities safely cross roadways.
TraMit men now enjoy upgraded traMi! shelters with new trash receptades always nearby.
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2. HIGHLIGHTS/ KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• The Canada Line opened three months early in August 2009 and in August 2010, it reached 100,000 weekday ridership, three years earlier than forecasted.
• Special event traffic management was successfully implemented for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and Richmond 0 Zone celebration site.
• New bus shelters were installed and existing ones were upgraded. New litter receptacles were also installed at all bus shelters and multiple publication news racks were placed at three Canada Line stations.
• The City began equipping all special crosswalks and traffic signals with accessible pedestrian signal features, which will make Richmond a leader in universal accessibility.
• The City committed to the implementation of pedestrian and traffic enhancements in Steveston fo r September 201', including the signalization of NO.1 Road and Moncton Street.
• A funding strategy with TransLink was developed for the implementation of the Capstan Canada Line Station.
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• 2011 : Richmond was named one of the top 10 HAmerican Cities of the Future" in the Small Citi es - Best Infrastructure Category (transportation and connectivity infrastructure due to YVR, Port Metro Vancouver, highways, proximity to US border). The top 10 list was compiled by fDi Magazine.
• 2010: The Olympic Winter Games Tra nsportation Plan received the Bill Curtis Project of the 2010 Year Award from the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers. This award was shared with Transport Canada, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, TransLink, BC Transit, VAN DC, City of Vancouver, Resort Municipality of Whistler and District of West Vancouver.
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The Highway 91-Nelson Road interchange will provide a direct, alternative truck route to the Fraser Port industrial land:>, which will improve conditioM on WeHmin:>ter Highway.
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Council Term Goal No.7: Sustainability iand the Environment
Demonstrate leadership in and significan t advancement of the City's agenda for sustainabifity t hrough the development and implementation of a comprehensive stra tegy.
1. GOAL SUMMARY:
Richmond has continued to make significant strategk advancements in the comprehensive sustainability agenda during a period where the city is experiencing signifi<:ant growth and increasing demand for services. Corporate energy consumption was managed responsibly and environmental impacts were reduced. Work on a new District Energy Utility (DEU) has commenced in West Cambie.
The City continues to introduce innovation in recycling and solid waste management. Free workshops are offered on sustainability, pesticide free gardening, growing food organically, composting and water conservation to support healthy living and promote local foods. The City also provides community gardening plots throughout Richmond and supports farmers markets to connect citizens with loc:ally grown foods.
New civic facilities continue to be built and existing structures are being retrofitted with high energy efficiency standards, as well as meeting environmental sustainability objectives. In addition to new facilities, aging mechanical and electrical infrastructure continues to be replaced with energy efficient equipment as funding permits.
On the policy front. a Carbon Responsible Strategy WilS recently endorsed to address the City's carbon neutrality commitment. This includes carbon compensation credits for Richmond-based initiatives the City wi ll be taking to the province and other governments and agencies for further exploration and discussion.
2. HIGHLIGHTS/ KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Council approved the City's 2041 Employment lands Strategy, which verified that Richmond has sufficient employment lands to address the balance between job opportunities and projected population.
• Council adopted a 33 per cent community-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050, and endorsed a Richmond approach towards carbon neutrality.
• A key climate change response strategy is to build understanding. The target is to engage all Richmond grade 6 students in the Climate Change Showdown Challenge by 2012. Over 1,100 elementary school children participated in the 2010/2011 school year.
• A highly successful Green Can organic waste recyding program for single family homes was initiated in 2010. A pilot program for townhouse residents commenced in Apri l 2011.
• New civic facilities were built in accordance with the City's High Performance Building Policy.
• Council endorsed the construction of a City owne~d DEU for the West Cambie neighourhood. Staff are currently
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exploring the feasibility for other DEUs in several additional locations.
• Throughout 2010/2011, significant progress has been made (primarily by YVR) on the 22 recommendations developed by the Richmond Airport Noise Citizens Advisory Task Force to mitigate noise impacts of the airport and aircraft operations. This helps improve the quality of life for Richmond residents.
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• 2010: Richmond was the only municipality to receive the Power Smart Leader Award in the category of Leadership Excellence for "outstanding achievements of inspiring individuals and organizations that are working to shape an energy efficient tomorrow" from BC Hydro.
• The achievement of Richmond Elementary School Climate Change Showdown Program winners was recognized at the Council meeting on June 27, 2011.
8y participating in the 201012071 Climate Change Showdown. Richmond elementary lichool liwdents were able to prevent over 700 tonnes of greenhoulie gases from going into the atmosphere, which iii equivalent to removing about 150 ca rs from the streets for a whole year.
The expansion of Hamilton Community Centre Willi built to tEED Gold standards, an internationally recognized green building certificalion sYl"fem.
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Council Term Goal No.8: Economic DevE~lopment
Effectively manage local economic development issues and opportunities through the creation of clearly articulated economic development objectives for this term of office.
1, GOAL SUMMARY:
Economic development efforts focused on maximizing business attraction opportunities provided by host in£! the 201 0 Olympic Games, expanding Asia-Pacific relations in partnership with the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Richmond. and collaborating with major Richmond employers (for example, YVR and Port Metro Vancouve r), Work was also done on intensifying business retention initiatives to curb the effects of the economic downturn,
Despite the recession, Richmond's jobs-to-labour-force ratio remained the highest in MV at 1.35 jobs per worker. Losses of business in the technology sector were offset by new entrants in the transportation and logistics sectors.
New business growth in both the home-based and non-homebased categories were soft over this term of office due to the recession, with business and employment growth not as robust in the second half of the term. Development activity was primarily residential. with little appetite for non .. retai l commercial development in the City Centre. The end of this term registered stabilization of the office market, with potential for commercial development providing long term jobs on the horizon.
Richmond's future agricultural and industrial land as!;ets were protected through Council adopting the Regional Growth Strategy and the 2041 Employment lands Strategy. A.s well, protection of industrial and agricultural land is currently incorporated in Richmond's Official Community Plan.
2 . HIGHLIGHTS/K EY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Many factors helped the growth of business and tourism with Asia: Canada received Approved Destination status from China. China Southern Air lines began a dire,ct flight from YVR to Guangzhou, Richmond had a success:ful mission to China in 2010, and a letter of Intent was signed to formalize a Sister City relationship with Xiamen.
• There was more than S2B in infrastructure and development investment in Richmond as a result of h05ting the Olympic Games.
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• Major business entries/expansions in Richmond include Simard Westlink (logistics), T&T Supermarket (retail), Genco Distribution System of Canada ltd (logistics), Kuehne & Nagel (logistics), ATS Retail Solutions (logistics), Teksystems Canada (technology services), Global Gourmet Foods (food processing), Point Grey Research (technology) and Westin Wall Cent re (hospitality).
• A proactive business retention program was launched, strategically targeting 100 Richmond businesses in five sectors .
• Filming activity increased from 68 productions in 2009 to 81 in 2010.
• A new Canada Post facility at YVR was announced, which will create 1,200 jobs when built- the largest economic development outcome for this term of office in terms of job creation .
• There was active consultation and collaboration with the Economic Advisory Committee in the successful delivery of the 2041 Employment lands Strategy.
3, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• 2011: Richmond was named one of the top 10 "American Cities of t he Future" in the Small Cities - Best Infrastructure Category (transportation and connectivity infrastructure due to YVR, Port Metro Vancouver, highways, proximity to US border) . The top 10 list was compiled by fOi Magazine. (also no!ed under Council Term Goal No. 6)
• 2010: The City and Tourism Richmond received the Community Excellence Award in the Partnerships-Tourism category from the UBCM. (aim noted under Council Term Goal No. 5)
• 2010: The City's Sport Hosting Program received the Sport Tourism Communit y legacy Award from the BC Tourism Industry.
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(a /so noted under Council Term Goal No. S)
Richmond' , current Friendship City, Xiamen, China. w ill become a Sister City in the near future after a Letter o f Inten t was signed.
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Council Term Goal No. 9: Workforce
The City will have a stable. effective and know/l~dgeable workforce to serve Council and the community now and in the fu ture.
1. GOAL SUMMARY;
The City is committed to identifying and responding to the changing and diverse needs of employees by fostering a positive work envi ronment and being strategic to support and lead employee stability and growth. This includes developing an effective succession planning strategy throughout the organization and ensuring sound recruitment and retention processes are in place to support future City needs.
Investing in people is also an important commitment. Providing effective training programs, development opportunities and career counselling services support:s the City's high performance culture.
2. HIGHLIGHTS/ KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• An electronic applicant tracking system was developed, allowing internal and external applicants to submit applications for open positions, increasing the efficiency of the recruitment and selection process .
• The corporate website was revamped to include additional career information, making Richmond an attractive city for job seekers. It also helped make the electronic application process easier.
• A performance review process has been implemented for use in all City departments. It includes competency assessments, performance outcomes, establishment of future project goals and a formal career counselling commitment.
• Career counselling for employees is taking place to help promote planned and smooth transitions of workforce changes in light of pending retirement trends.
• Several initiatives are underway within the organization to support staff to become future leaders and facilitate a closer connection to the City's strategic direction, goals and objectives .
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
• 2010: Award of Excellence for Municipal Workplace Literacy and Learning Achievements in the category of Organizational Commitment to Creating a Positive Learning Culture for all Employees from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators.
Richmond University offers employee5 valuable opportunities to broaden their educational horizons.
A variety of courses and programs, such as the Supervisory Training Certificate Program. are available to employees to help furth er their careers at the City.
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