EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 17

July 17, 1996

MEMBERS / PRESENT
B. Smith, Chair / B. Smith, Chair
L. Chahley / L. Chahley
L. Langley / L. Langley
B. Maitson / B. Maitson
R. Noce, Vice-Chair / R. Noce, Vice-Chair

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
J. Tustian, Acting City Manager
U.S. Watkiss, City Clerk

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1.CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Smith called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. Councillor B. Maitson was absent.

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOVED L. Chahley:

That the Executive Committee Agenda for the July 17, 1996 meeting be adopted.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith, L. Chahley, L. Langley, R. Noce.

ABSENT:B. Maitson.

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOVED R. Noce:

That the Minutes of the July 3, 1996 Executive Committee Meeting (No. 16), be adopted.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith, L. Chahley, L. Langley, R. Noce.

ABSENT:B. Maitson.

Councillor Maitson entered the meeting.

D.2.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

MOVED L. Chahley:

That the following items be exempted for debate:

G.5.a. and G.8.a; and

D.3.a.Management and Professional Employee Compensation

That the revised due date of October 23, 1996 be approved. / City Manager
Due: Oct 23, 1996

F.2.a.Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. Contract (A. Bolstad).

That the verbal response to this inquiry be received as information. / City Manager
Law
Finance

G.5.b.Open Tenders greater than $500,000.00 and Requests to hire Consultants where estimates exceed $25,000.00, Report Dated July 04, 1996

That the July 4, 1996 Finance Department report be received as information. / City Manager
Finance

G.8.b.Purchase of Utility Right of Way (URW) located on the south-west corner of 167 Avenue and 17 Street NE from Erin Developments Ltd. for $1.00

That the purchase of a Utility Right of Way (URW) from all that portion of the N.E. 33-53-23-4 lying east of the North Saskatchewan River as shown on a plan of survey of the said township dated December 18, 1895 from Erin Developments Ltd. for $1.00 be approved. / City Manager
Planning & Dev.

G.8.c.Settlement of Expropriation of Commercial Land Located at 9640 Jasper Avenue with Sue Dan Mah et al.

That the settlement of the expropriation of Plan 226C.L., Block 2, Ptn. of Lot 13A, excepting thereout all Mines and Minerals be approved as follows:
1.An all-inclusive settlement be concluded as to the fee simple interest therein with Sue Dan Mah, Maureen Lee, Nancy Mah, Barbara Mah and Elaine Mah at the settlement price of $57,000.00 plus the transfer of City Lots 14A and 16A, Block 4, Plan 226C.L.
2.An all-inclusive settlement as to the unregistered lease interest, of 475760 Alberta Ltd. (Tan Tan Restaurant) at the settlement price of $21,000.00.
3.An all-inclusive settlement as to the unregistered lease interests, of the Der Family Society, the Chinese Elders Recreation Club, the Chinese Nationalist League and Daniel Wong at the settlement price of $1,000.00 for each tenant (Total $4,000.00).
4.The payment of the owner's legal costs of $14,000.00.
5.The approval of the sale price of $16.00 per square foot as the sale price for any encroachment area which may be required from Lot 17A, Block 4, Plan 226C.L. by Sue Dan Mah et al. / City Manager
Planning & Dev.

H.01.Fermentation Project for the Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant

That approval be given to appoint Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. (Reid Crowther and Partners Ltd. as sub-consultants) as the City's consultant for the Fermentation Project for the Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant for the amount of $304,950.00 (including GST). / City Manager

H.02.Nitrification Inhibition Study for the Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant

That approval be given to appoint Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. (Reid Crowther and Partners Ltd. as sub-consultants) as the City's consultant for the Nitrification Inhibition Study for the Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant for the amount of $147,623.00 (including GST). / City Manager

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith, L. Chahley, L. Langley, B. Maitson, R. Noce.

G.CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS

G.8.PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

G.8.a.Tappit et al Armisie 1-29-51-25-W4M - Oil Well Application

MOVED L. Chahley:

That Item G.8.a. be dealt with now.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith, L. Chahley, L. Langley, B. Maitson, R. Noce.

MOVED L. Langley:

That R. Fraser, on behalf of T.M. Newton, be heard.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith, L. Chahley, L. Langley, B. Maitson, R. Noce.

R. Fraser made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

C. St. Dennis, Law Department and W. Cameron, Planning & Development Department, answered the Committee's questions.

MOVED L. Chahley:

That this item be postponed until the September 11, 1996 Executive Committee meeting and that in the interim the Administration:
(a)send a copy of the July 3, 1996 Planning & Development Department report along with a covering letter to the residents in the affected area and Tappit Resources Ltd., advising that this matter will be before the September 11, 1996 Executive Committee meeting, and informing them if they wish to appear before the Executive Committee they may do so; and
(b)contact the Alberta Energy & Utilities Board (AEUB) and advise it that the City's position with respect to this application will be reviewed at the September 11, 1996 Executive Committee meeting. / City Manager
Planning & Dev.
Due: Sept 11, 1996

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith, L. Chahley, L. Langley, B. Maitson, R. Noce.

G.5.FINANCE DEPARTMENT

G.5.a.Outsourcing of Information Services for the Assessment and Taxation Collection Applications

R.L. Ardiel & M. Thompson, Finance Department, answered the Committee's questions.

MOVED B. Smith:

1.That the City of Edmonton enter into an agreement with Municipal Data Services Inc. to provide marketing and technical support services for the Finance Department's Tax Assessment and Collection System (TACS).
2.That the agreement be in a form acceptable to the Law Department and in contents acceptable to the General Manager of the Finance Department / City Manager
Law
Finance

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith, L. Chahley, L. Langley, B. Maitson, R. Noce.

J.NOTICES OF MOTION

Mayor Smith asked whether there were any Notices of Motion prior to adjournment. (Sec. 100, B.L. 9999, as amended). There were none.

K.ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 10:38 a.m.

CHAIROFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

Executive Committee
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