Notice of Alternative Approval Process
14 September 2006
Albert Airey Park – Sale of Portion of Park Bylaw
Notice is hereby given under the requirements of the Community Charter that the City Council of the City of Richmond is intending to sell a portion of Albert Airey Park, 11251 Mellis Drive, to the Mennonite Intermediate Care Home Facility (Pinegrove Place) to facilitate expansion of the facility.
General Description of Proposal
The proposed sale of a 287.1 square metre (3089.34 square feet) portion of Albert Airey Park, Lot 174 Section 25 Block 5 North Range 6 West New Westminster District Plan (PID 003-624-510) as shown on the attached diagram, to the Mennonite Intermediate Care Home Facility will enhance the expansion plans of this not-for-profit facility by maximizing the number of beds that may be provided at the site. The proceeds ($170,000) from the sale will be placed to the credit of a parkland acquisition reserve fund. In addition, the sale will generate upgrades to the existing soccer field, pathway, perimeter drainage system and mature trees; a community public art project; and increased landscaping.
Alternative Approval Process
Council may proceed with the adoption of Bylaw 8084, the Albert Airey Park – Sale of Portion of Park Bylaw, unless at least 10% (11,682) of the electors of the City of Richmond sign elector response forms indicating their opposition to the proposed land exchange.
The proposed bylaw and related records are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from September 14 to October 23, 2006.
Elector response forms must be in the form provided by the City and are available at the Information Counter on the first floor of City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC., 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., from Thursday, September 14, 2006 to Monday, October 23, 2006. 
Elector response forms are also available online or by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (604) 276-4007 during regular business hours.
Originally signed elector response forms must be received at City Hall by 5:00 pm, October 23, 2006.
Only electors of the City of Richmond are eligible to sign an elector response form. Qualified electors are those persons meeting all of the following qualifications:
- A Canadian citizen
- An individual who is age 18 or older
- A resident of BC for at least the past six months
- A Richmond resident or owner of property within Richmond for at least the last 30 days
- Must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.
