Series 26 - Committees

1.95 m of textual records;8 maps;1 drawing

Series consists of copies of committee minutes received by the Clerk, and adopted by Council. Series also includes correspondence and reports made and received by various committees of Council in the course of their affairs. Ongoing relations between these committees and council, and between these committees and other levels of government, are documented. Examples of the larger committees include: the Board of Health Committee (1953-1961); the Board of Works, and Board of Works and Traffic Committee (1950-1965, 1973); the Public Works and Traffic Committee (1974); the Building, Licences, and Assessment Committee (1950-1965, 1973-1974); the Dyking and Drainage Committee (1948-1965, 1973-1974); the Finance Committee (1950-1965,1983); the Sanitation Committee (1973-1974); the Housing Committee (1974), the Recreation Commission (1950-1958), the Recreation Advisory Council (1963-1986), and the Parks and Recreation Commission (1959-1979); the Personnel Committee (1951-1965); the Committee of the Whole (1959-1965,1983); the Water and Sewage Committee (1950-1966); the Sewer Committee (1973-1974); the Water Committee (1974); the Planning Committee (1950-1981); the Fire Committee (1957-1965, 1973-1974); the Staff Co-ordinating Committee (1957-1979); the Historical and Museum Advisory Committee (1960-1978); the Parkland Acquisition Policy Committee (1975); and the Richmond Public Library Board (1976-1978). The series also includes files relating to specific issues and special and joint meetings, e.g., proposed historical sites, nuclear issues, establishment of a Heritage Advisory Committee (1979), public hearing procedures, or according to name of sender, e.g., B.C. Transportation Museum, Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans. Also includes copies of minutes of a meeting relating to an application under the Neighbourhood Improvement Program for Steveston (1976)