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City Council

Meeting Minutes1

December 19, 2000

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES

Tuesday, December 19, 2000

PRESENTB. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, W. Kinsella,
L. Langley, R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
A.B. Maurer, City Manager.
D.H. Edey, City Clerk.

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1.CALL TO ORDER

Mayor B. Smith called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

Councillor B. Anderson was absent.

Councillor B. Anderson entered the meeting.

OPENING PRAYER

Mayor B. Smith warmly welcomed Dr. David Goa, Curator of Folklife at the Provincial Museum of Alberta. Dr. Goa has published widely on myth, symbol and ritual in world religions. Some of his major exhibitions have included Spiritual Life and Sacred Ritual, Seasons of Celebration, Ritual in Eastern Christian Culture and Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries.

Dr. David Goa led the assembly in prayer.

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOVED M. Phair - R. Noce

That the City Council Agenda for the December 19, 2000 meeting be adopted with the following changes:

  1. That the Time Specific request of 1:30 p.m. for item H.1.b. – Future Appointments to EPCOR Board - be deleted.
  2. That the following items be added to the agenda:

E.1.h.Letter from Stantec Requesting Approval to Prepare a Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan for the Former CFB Griesbach Lands.

F.1.d.Edmonton Klondike Days Association Request for Funding for a New Year’s Celebration.

Members of Council requested the motion be split for voting purposes.

MOTION ON PART 1 and ITEM E.1.h. put:

That the City Council Agenda for the December 19, 2000 meeting be adopted with the following changes:

  1. That the Time Specific request of 1:30 p.m. for item H.1.b. – Future Appointments to EPCOR Board - be deleted.
  1. That the following item be added to City Council’s agenda:

E.1.h.Letter from Stantec Requesting Approval to Prepare a Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan for the Former CFB Griesbach Lands .

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOTION ON ITEM F.1.d. put:

That the following item be added to City Council’s agenda:

F.1.d.Edmonton Klondike Days Association Request for Funding for a New Year’s Celebration.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Langley, R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger,
J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

OPPOSED:L. Chahley, W. Kinsella.

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOVED M. Phair - D. Thiele

That the Minutes of the December 5, 2000 City Council Meeting be adopted.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS

E.1.a.Police Act Review.

MOVED M. Phair - R. Noce

That Item E.1.a. be dealt with at 10:30 a.m.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

B.3.DECISION TO HEAR AND TIME SPECIFICS

L.3.a.Bylaw 12366 - Smoking Bylaw Amendment No. 9 – Revised.

Councillor T. Cavanagh stated that he had a conflict of interest with respect to item L.3.a. in that members of his family are involved in the restaurant industry. He would, therefore, not participate in the deliberations or vote on item L.1.c. Councillor T. Cavanagh left the meeting and did not participate in the deliberations or vote on the decision to hear delegations on item L.3.a.

MOVED M. Phair - D. Thiele

That City Council hear from the following delegations:

  1. Robert C. Fisher.
  2. Esther Beveridge.

LOST

FOR THE MOTION:No one.

OPPOSED:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, L. Chahley, W. Kinsella,
L. Langley, B. Anderson, D. Thiele, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

ABSENT:T. Cavanagh.

B.1.URGENT MATTERS - PROTOCOL ITEMS

B.1.a.Recognition of HMCS Edmonton (L. Langley).

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Councillor L. Langley stated that the “Edmonton” was one of several maritime coastal defense vessels which were launched in Halifax, Nova Scotia on August 16, 1996 and were ultimately commissioned at Esquimalt in June of 1997.

The ship’s Administration Office sent caps to all Members of Council, so that by wearing them the citizens of Edmonton may be reminded that Edmonton has a vessel named for the City and to remember the ship’s company and to wish them all a safe journey wherever duty may take them.

B.1.b.Appointment of General Manager for Corporate Services Department (B. Smith).

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Mayor B. Smith, on behalf of Members of Council, congratulated Randy Garvey on his appointment as the new General Manager for the Corporate Services Department.

Members of City Council warmly acknowledged Randy Garvey on his appointment.

B.2.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

MOVED R. Noce – W. Kinsella

That items D.2.a., E.1.a., E.1.c.,E.1.h., F.1.c., F.1.d., G.1.c. and in-private items E.1.g. and H.1.b. be exempted for debate; and

D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a.Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board Recommendation on Affordable Fares (Approach the Province to Provide Assistance for Low Income Transit Riders Including AISH Recipients).

That the revised due date of February 13, 2001 be approved. / Community Services
Due: Feb. 13, 2001

E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS

E.1.b.A Strategy to Achieve an Equitable Municipal-Provincial Relationship. 

That a special City Council meeting be held on January 25, 2001 at 9:30 a.m. to deal with the Equitable Municipal-Provincial Relationship issue. / All G.M.’s

E.1.d.City Auditor Position Profile and Process.

  1. That the position profile for the City Auditor position be approved (Attachment 1 of the November 23, 2000 Corporate Services Department report).
  2. That the advertisement for the City Auditor position be approved (Attachment 2).
  3. That the compensation for the position of City Auditor be approved (Attachment 3).
/ City Manager

E.1.e.Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee – Appointments.

That the Chris Anderson, Robb Campre, Billie Jean Hetu and Suzanne McLeod be appointed to the Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee for the term January 1, 2001 to December31, 2001. / Civic Agencies

E.1.f.Appointment of Consultant under City Policy C472.

  1. That Option B in Attachment 1 of the December 6, 200 Office of the City Manager report be approved; and
  2. That the December 6, 2000 Office of the City report remain in-private and any discussion of it be conducted in-private. [Sections 15(1) and 16(1) Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act].
/ City Manager

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.1.a.Edmonton Community Plan on Homelessness. 

That the Edmonton Community Plan on Homelessness 2000 – 2003 be endorsed. / Community Svcs.

F.1.b.Designation of “Alberta’s Capital City” on Entrance Signs. 

  1. That the Community Services Department report dated September 13, 2000 be received for information (Attachment 1 of the November 24, 2000 Community Services Department report).
  1. That a new sign panel, “Alberta’s Capital”, be added to all nine existing City entrance signs.
  2. That the older portions of the existing signs be repainted to match the new panels at a cost of $8,100.
  3. That the cost of the new sign panels ($20,430) be funded over a three year period from the Community Services Department Budget – Parks, River Valley and Natural Areas Program XX-21-0070.
/ Community Svcs.
F.1.b. Cont’d.
Community Svcs.

G.REPORTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MATTERS

G.1.a.Whyte Avenue Land Use Study. 

That the November 24, 2000 Transportation and Streets Department report be received for information. / Transportation & Streets

G.1.b.Adjustment to City Boundary at St. Albert Trail. 

That the adjustment to the City Boundary at St. Albert Trail be approved, as shown on Attachment 1 (of the November 14, 2000 Transportation and Streets Department report). / Transportation & Streets

H.OTHER REPORTS

H.1.a.Assessment Review Board Assignments for 2001. 

That the appointments to the eight Assessment Review Boards for the 2001 term as outlined in Attachment 1 (of the December 4, 2000 Office of the City Manager report) be approved. / City Manager

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.a.Long Term Disability Fund (W. Kinsella). 

MOVED W. Kinsella – R. Noce

That the December 1, 2000 Corporate Services Department report be referred to the Executive Committee. / Corporate Svcs.
Exec. Committee
Due: Jan. 10, 2001

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce, M. Phair,
R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

OPPOSED:T. Cavanagh.

E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS

E.1.c.Neighbourhood or Area Structure Plans. 

MOVED A. Bolstad - M. Phair

  1. That the October 17, 2000 Planning and Development Department report be received for information.
  2. That the report accompanying an Area or Neighbourhood Structure Plan include a brief description of any infrastructure constraint the Administration knows about so that it can be flagged for Council's attention.

L. Benowski, General Manager, Planning and Development Department, answered Council's questions.

Members of Council requested that the motion be split for voting purposes.

MOTION ON PART 1 put:

That the October 17, 2000 Planning and Development Department report be received for information. / Planning & Dev.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOTION ON PART 2 put:

That the report accompanying an Area or Neighbourhood Structure Plan include a brief description of any infrastructure constraint the Administration knows about so that it can be flagged for Council's attention.

LOST

FOR THE MOTION: B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, W. Kinsella, D. Thiele,

M. Phair.

OPPOSED:B. Smith; T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, L. Langley,
R. Noce, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

E.1.h.Letter from Stantec Requesting Approval to Prepare a Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan for the Former CFB Griesbach Lands.

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MOVED R. Rosenberger - W. Kinsella

That the letter from Mr. John Steil of Stantec Consulting requesting City Council's approval to prepare a Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan for the former CFB Griesbach lands be referred to the Planning and Development Department for a report to return to Council in January 2001. / Planning & Dev.
Due: Jan. 30, 2001

R. Caldwell, Planning and Development Department, answered Council's questions.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.1.c.Resources Required to Monitor Escort Licensing. 

MOVED W. Kinsella - M. Phair:

That this item be postponed to later in the meeting to be dealt in conjunction with item L.1.c., Bylaw 12452, Escort Licensing Bylaw.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

(Cont’d. on p. 19).

F.1.d.Edmonton Klondike Days Association Request for Funding for a New Year’s Celebration.

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MOVED M. Phair - B. Smith

That up to $28,500 be provided to the Edmonton Klondike Association for a Downtown New Year's Eve Celebration. (Source of Funds: Council's 2000 Contingency Fund.) / Corporate Svcs.

A.B. Maurer, City Manager; and K. Barnhart, Community Services Department, answered Council's questions.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Langley, R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger,

J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

OPPOSED:L. Chahley, W. Kinsella.

E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS

E.1.a.Police Act Review.

MOVED M. Phair - B. Anderson

That City Council suspend the rules to allow the Administration and the Edmonton Police Commission to make a presentation prior to a motion on the floor.

A.B. Maurer, City Manager, answered Council's questions.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, R. Noce, M. Phair,

R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

ABSENT:L. Langley.

D. Ruptash, Chair, Edmonton Police Commission gave an overview.

D. Finlay, Vice-Chair, Edmonton Police Commission; A.B. Maurer, City Manager; and
A. Jarman, City Solicitor, made presentations and answered Council's questions.

MOVED M. Phair - W. Kinsella

That the November 28, 2000 Office of the City Manager report and the Edmonton Police Commission submission be referred back to a special Executive Committee meeting, to be called by the Mayor in January 2001, to prepare the City's position on the submission to the Province's Police Act Review Committee.

D. Ruptash, Chair, Edmonton Police Commission, answered Council's questions.

AMENDMENT MOVED R. Noce - R. Rosenberger

That the words “a special Executive Committee meeting” be replaced with the words “a special City Council meeting”.

CARRIED

FOR THE AMENDMENT:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, D. Thiele,
R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

MOTION ON ITEM E.1.a. AS AMENDED put:

That the November 28, 2000 Office of the City Manager report and the Edmonton Police Commission submission be referred back to a special City Council meeting, to be called by the Mayor in January 2001, to prepare the City's position on the submission to the Province's Police Act Review Committee. / City Manager
Mayor
Due: Jan. 9, 2001

carried

FOR THE MOTION

AS AMENDED:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

G.REPORTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MATTERS

G.1.c.Changes to Streetscape Projects Implementation. 

MOVED M. Phair - D. Thiele

  1. That the Guidelines for Developing and Implementing Streetscape Improvement Projects be approved in principle (Attachment 1 of the November 29, 2000 Planning and Development Department report).
  1. That the Terms of Reference for Evaluating Streetscape Projects be approved (Attachment 2 of the November 29, 2000 Planning and Development Department report).
/ Planning & Dev.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED M. Phair - R. Noce

That the Transportation and Streets Department report to the Transportation and Public Works Committee at its March 13, 2001 meeting on the 2001 program of projects under the Streetscape Improvement Plan. / Transportation & Streets
TPW Committee
Due: March 13, 2001

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce - J. Taylor

That the in-private items be dealt with now.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce - W. Kinsella

That City Council meet in private now and reconvene in public at 1:30 p.m.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

City Council met in private at 11:30 a.m.

City Council reconvened in public at 1:30 p.m.

E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS

E.1.g.Contract Negotiations – Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569.

MOVED R. Noce – D. Thiele

That the December 14, 2000 Corporate Services Department report be added to City Council’s agenda.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce – D. Thiele

  1. That the December 14, 2000 Corporate Services Department report remain in private as it pertains to collective bargaining as per S.24(1) Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
  1. That the proposed settlement between the City of Edmonton and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569 be ratified.
  2. That the News Release (Attachment 2 of the December 14, 2000 Corporate Services Department report) be approved for release following ratification by the City and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569.
  3. During the term of the Collective Agreement, those persons who have been authorized to bargain are authorized to enter into and execute ancillary agreements regarding clarification and interpretation of the collective agreement and minor modifications to contractual provisions which do not have substantial financial impacts.
/ Corporate Svcs.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

H.OTHER REPORTS

H.1.b.Future Appointments to EPCOR Board.

MOVED M. Phair – D. Thiele

That the Administration (Office of the City Clerk) direct the Consultant for the Key Boards Recruitment Process to recruit two new members for the EPCOR Board prior to EPCOR’s Annual General Meeting in May, 2001. / City Manager
Due: May, 2001

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

L.BYLAWS

L.1.d.Bylaw 12473 - Amendment to Bylaw 9122 Being a Bylaw to Designate the Facades of the Hudson’s Bay Company Department Store as a Municipal Historic Resource. 

PURPOSE

To amend the bylaw designating the “Hudson’s Bay Company Department Store” located at 10230 - Jasper Avenue as a Municipal Historic Resource.

MOVED R. Noce – M. Phair

That Bylaw 12473 be dealt with now.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce – J. Taylor

That Bylaw 12473 be read a first time.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce – L. Langley

That Bylaw 12473 be read a second time.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce – T. Cavanagh

That Bylaw 12473 be considered for third reading.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce – T. Cavanagh

That Bylaw 12473 be read a third time. / Distribution List

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,

L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,

M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce – J. Taylor

  1. That the Corporate Services Department, Law Branch, cause a copy of the Bylaw to be registered at the appropriate Land Titles Office, as per the Historical Resources Act, and endorsed on the Certificate of Title for the property.
  1. That the report, Review of the 1989 Compensation Package for the Hudson’s Bay Company Department Store, be received for information (Attachment 3 of the November 9, 2000 Planning and Development Department report).
/ Corporate Svcs.
Planning & Dev.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
L. Chahley, W. Kinsella, L. Langley, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor, D. Thiele.

L.1.a.Bylaw 12453 - To Authorize the City of Edmonton to Construct, Finance, and Assess the Sidewalk Reconstruction Local Improvements (2001). 