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CRICH 212 · Series · 1963-1995
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of minutes, correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, and plans relating to the establishment of departmental and municipal policy. The Engineering Department role in serving in an advisory capacity on a variety of staff committees is also documented. Other topics include safety, the acquisition and development of residential and park land, environmental quality control, special use permits, farmland subdivision policy, and airport expansion. Also included are records relating to various staff and Council committees, including the Parks Department Senior Staff group, the Safety Committee, the Park Acquisition Policy Committee, the Negotiating Committee, the Development Operations Committee, the Land Acquisition Committee, the Noise Control Committee, the Emergency Plan/Emergency Measures Committee, the Material Approvals Committee, the Engineering Operations Review Task Force, the Airport Expansion Committee, the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Public Works and Services Committee, and the Administration Committee of Council

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Alpha-numeric subject files
CRICH 113 · Series · 1945-1995, 2001, predominant 1966-1995
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and plans relating to the role of the Engineering Department in monitoring and providing public works and services. The series documents negotiations and relations between the Engineering Department and private companies, public utilities, such as B.C. Hydro, and other levels of government, such as the provincial Department of Municipal Affairs, the provincial Ministry/Department of Highways, the federal Department of Transport, and the G.V.R.D. The records in this series document the role of the Engineering Department in: negotiating and monitoring crossing agreements with B.C. Hydro and the Canadian Pacific Railway; commissioning and/or researching reports on transportation related issues; negotiating with the Department of Municipal Affairs regarding revenue sharing; liaison with the Ministry/Department of Highways relating to freeway and bridge construction; establishing policies and administering waste management and pollution control; responding to Bill 42 (including policy development) enabling municipalities to implement development cost charges; liaison with private companies relating to industrial development activities; and overseeing all aspects of engineering service for the City's construction and development activities.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Associations
CRICH 209 · Series · 1977-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, and invoices documenting relations between the Engineering Department and the professional associations in which it holds memberships. The series includes files listing engineering consultants, as well as seperate files for British Columbia Water and Waste Association, American Public Works Association, Roads and Transportation Association of Canada, Association of Professional Engineers, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Western Canada Traffic Association, International Municipal Signal Association, and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association. The series includes pamphlets and brochures relating to the ongoing training and professional development of Engineering Department personnel.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Bridges
CRICH 219 · Series · 1950-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of memoranda, correspondence, budget proposals, staff reports, consultant reports, and plans relating to the planning, construction, and servicing of bridges in Richmond. Included are statements of policy on the replacement of bridges, as well as requests for engineering services for bridge construction and maintenance such as road surface repair, water connections, lighting, and signage. The series includes specific files on the Oak Street Bridge. the Dinsmore Bridge, the Moray Channel Bridge and the No. 2 Road Bridge (Middle Arm crossing)

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Budgets
CRICH 218 · Series · 1950-1994, predominant 1970-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of memoranda, correspondence, program and budget proposals relating to the provision of engineering services in Richmond, including development cost charge administration. The series includes records relating to the Board of Works Committee and Development Permit Panel, as well as files on the provincial Winter Works Program, the Canada Works Program, the School Board, development cost charges, and latecomer charges.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Buildings and subdivisions
CRICH 208 · Series · 1971-1986
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, application documentation, photographs and plans relating to the Engineering Department's role in planning and monitoring development and subdivision activities in Richmond and in liaison with the Building Department and the issuing of various permits. Series includes records relating to the Lansdowne - Woodwards shopping complex, records of the Municipal Development Group, correspondence with the Greater Vancouver Home-builders Association, records of the Steveston Downtown Revitalization Committee, and records relating to self-service gas stations, illegal suite conversions, house moving and relocation, commercial and economic development, buildings and services standards, development cost charge administration, the Urban Development Institute, and the Permit Application Centre.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
CRICH 214 · Series · 1951-1990
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series includes correspondence, emergency policy and emergency program statements, memoranda, and copies of municipal bylaws relating to the provision of emergency services and the development of a comprehensive disaster plan for Richmond. Included in this series are records relating to the installation of air raid and fire warning sirens, the provision of emergency sewage and water services, as well as records of the Emergency Committee. Also included is a job description for a Emergency Program Coordinator position, a bylaw to indemnify Municipal officers and employees from damage claims, and an emergency response bylaw.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Community centres
CRICH 230 · Series · 1963-1986
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, performance bonds, contracts, and plans relating to the provision and inspection of engineering services for community centres. The majority of the series relates to the construction and maintenance of the Steveston Community Centre, and includes general files on Steveston and the Steveston '83 Plan. Topics addressed in the records include interior painting, roof repair and replacement, steel stairways, locks for cupboards, and replacement of windows. Series also includes files on the Richmond Community Activities Forum (RCAF), and the Richmond Cultural Centre. Series contains technical and architectural plans relating to construction and maintenance of the Steveston Community Centre, as well as the R.C.A.F. building on Sea Island.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Community halls
CRICH 231 · Series · 1952-1985
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, signed contracts and agreements, memoranda, and maps relating to the construction, repair and the provision/inspection of engineering services to community halls. The series includes separate files for the Rod and Gun Club, the Hugh Boyd Community Centre, and the South Arm Recreation Centre and swimming pool. The series includes contracts, and technical/architectural maps and plans relating to the construction of the South Arm Recreation Centre.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Complaints
CRICH 216 · Series · 1948-1995
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, work orders, photographs and plans relating to the Engineering Department's response to public works and services maintenance requests from the public. Files within the series are arranged into general complaints, such as pot holes, broken sidewalks, and signage, with separate files for specific issues, such as drainage, flooding, pollution, vandalism, littering, tree maintenance, and traffic

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Crossings, driveways
CRICH 236 · Series · 1953-1995; predominant 1982-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports copies of bylaws, municipal work applications, and plans relating to the construction and maintenance of ditch crossings and driveways. The series includes records which document decisions and actions regarding the provision of road access from private properties to municipal roadways. The series includes requests and complaints from the public regarding driveways and access roads and contains records which overlap with other series relating to culverts and drainage.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Culverts
CRICH 234 · Series · 1952-1995
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs and plans relating to the installation, maintenance, and inspection of culverts. The series includes plans and photographs showing location of ditches and culverts

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Drainage
CRICH 235 · Series · 1949-1995; predominant 1970-1995
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, copies of committee minutes, contracts, reports, studies, plans and photographs relating to the construction and maintenance of drainage works in Richmond. The records in this series deal with all aspects of storm drainage and flood control, and overlap with other series in the areas of culverts and dykes. The records in this series cover policy, programming, financing and operational aspects of drainage works, and include signed contracts for construction and maintenance of dykes, pumphouses, drainage channels and ditches. The series includes general files which cover a range of topics and intiatives, from measurement of rain fall to the placement of drainage works. In addition, the records document the involvement of the Engineering Department in the Fraser River Flood Control Program and include separate files for Mitchell Island, dyke improvement, local improvement initiatives. and improvements to Woodwards Slough. Includes records relating to the Drainage Coordination Committee, the Lower Mainland Municipal Association Dyking Committee, and the Agric-Food Regional Development Subsidiary Agreement (ARDSA). Also includes a detailed dyke inspection report of May 1988 with 174 photographs of dykes and dyke-related facilities.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Dykes - general
CRICH 233 · Series · 1950-1995
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, signed contracts, and plans relating to the construction, maintenance, and inspection of dykes and canals. The series includes files on dyke and river bank protection (rip-rap), dyke rehabilitation, and land acquisition. Topics include erosion and bank protection, dyke access and dyke use, cycle paths, harbour facilities, flood control programs, and rights-of-way. The series also includes numerous plans relating to dyke rehabilitation and developments impacting on dykes and drainage.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Easements
CRICH 308 · Series · 1985-1995
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, agreements (originals and copies), reports, copies of applications, and plans relating to the Engineering Department's role in the granting of easements, including encroachments and modifications of rights-of-ways, for roads, sewers, and utility rights-of-way.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Emergency Measures Committee
CRICH 283 · Series · 1978-1980
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of records of the Emergency Measures Committee relating to the creation and administration of the Richmond Emergency Plan, including minutes, reports, memos and correspondence. Includes records relating to emergency planning activities of the local RCMP detachment, the Fire Department, and the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Engineering photographs
CRICH 160 · Series · 1967-1977
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of b&w and colour photograph prints, colour slides, b&w and colour negatives relating to the role of the Engineering Department in inspecting tendered public works and sanitary sewer installations in Richmond. The majority of the photograph prints are of driveways and crossings, ditches, fence and property lines where sewer systems have been installed, as well as where installation activities have affected the condition of sidewalks and road surfaces. The photograph slides include aerial and ground views of dykes and drainage facilities, as well as images of members of the Engineering Department at official functions.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
CRICH 301 · Series · 1978-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, copies of reports to Council and Committees, studies, manuals and plans relating to development and subdivision control policies and activities, including servicing requirements. Series includes files relating to the prohibition of train whistles, design specifications relating to the subdivision control bylaw, installation specifications and standard drawings, national master standards, the Lower Mainland Municipal Specifications Project, and records relating to subdivision and development specifications for east Steveston, and rezoned districts for potential residential density. Files also include records relating to mobile homes servicing and a proposed petrochemical plant.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Environment
CRICH 226 · Series · 1971-1993
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, tenders for services, reports to Council and Committees, copies of contracts and agreements, photocopies of newspaper clippings, copies of bylaws, plans and photographs relating to the provision of garbage collection and disposal services, including recycling and composting initiatives. The series includes equipment appraisals, and cost comparison studies on municipal vs. private garbage collection. The series also includes photographs of illegally dumped garbage, a solid waste collection study, and files relating to pyrolysis (solid wastes energy recovery), garbage complaints, garbage tenders, solid waste disposal sites (Burns Bog), cleanup campaigns, energy conservation, recycling, composting, and disposal of hazardous waste materials.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Equipment
CRICH 221 · Series · 1976-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of memoranda, correspondence, policy documents, reports to council and committees, promotional brochures and literature, and one map relating to the purchase of new equipment, and the replacement, upgrading or sale of existing equipment. The series includes files on the purchase and use of computer systems in the Engineering Department, a system for establishing signing authority for purchasing, and contracts and tenders policy. The series also includes records relating to a Municipal office space study, a report entitled, "Statement of Preferred Practice: Tender and Award of Public Construction Contracts," by the Public Construction Council of British Columbia, the development of a records management program and records of appraisal decisions made for Engineering Department records , and the investigation of the use of alternative fuels for Municipal vehicles.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Fire Department
CRICH 215 · Series · 1958-1992
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of memoranda, correspondence, staff reports, copies of fire code regulations, bylaws and maps relating to the role of the Engineering Department in overseeing the activities of the Fire Department and the provision of fire protection services in Richmond. The Engineering Department is responsible for the provision of engineering services related to fire protection such as providing water for fire hydrants, opening floodboxes, and positioning and installing fire signals. The Department was also responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of fire halls. The majority of this series is comprised of general files which cover a broad range of topics and intiatives including: the adoption of a British Columbia Fire Code Regulation, the findings of a Fire Underwriters survey, the preparation of fire fighting budgets, the monitoring the issuance of fire permits, the enforcement of fire regulations, negotiating for the construction and equiping of new fire halls, and the renovation and retrofitting of existing fire halls. The series also includes specific files on Richmond Fire Hall #6 at No. 4 road, and Richmond Fire Hall #5 - East Richmond.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
CRICH 241 · Series · 1955-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, copies of bylaws, plans, and reports relating to the participation of the City of Richmond and its Engineering Department in the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (G.V.S. & D.D.). Records in this series cover the full range of sewerage planning and development, including financing of sewerage programs, discussion of design and construction specifications, as well as copies of contracts and tenders for services. The series contains numerous maps and plans for pump station sites and sewerage areas which often include details of surrounding topography.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Leases and agreements
CRICH 237 · Series · 1972-1994
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, agreements and land use contracts, plans, and photographs relating to engineering concerns arising from the lease of municipal road allowances and properties to individuals, organizations and businesses. Many of the records in the series relate to land use contracts and development applications with public works implications, e.g., construction of roadways effecting Municipal road allowances, and installation of sanitary sewer systems. One file relates to newspaper vending machine agreements.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Mapping and surveying
CRICH 305 · Series · 1979-1992
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, program applications and guidelines, reports, and plans relating to land surveying and mapping by the municipality. Includes records of participation in provincial government sponsored programs including the large scale base mapping program and the replacement of integrated survey monuments, as well as records relating to aerial photography mapping.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department
Miscellaneous
CRICH 232 · Series · 1962-1988
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and maps relating to a variety of environmental issues with engineering implications, such as changes in land use requiring the provision of public works and services. The series includes files on a Sturgeon Bank development scheme, Steveston (Shady) Island, Roberts Bank, the Fraser River, and the Fraser River Estuary Study. Topics covered in the records include sand disposal on Steveston Island, a management program for the Fraser River estuary, the trapping of animals and insects, Roberts Bank Port expansion, and discussion of area uses.

Richmond (B.C.). Engineering & Public Works Department