CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
FOR THE MEETING OF JANUARY 14, 2003
A. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS 1
A.1. CALL TO ORDER 1
A.2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 1
A.3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2
B.1. URGENT MATTERS - PROTOCOL ITEMS 2/10/12/19
B.1.a. Acknowledgement of Edmonton Minor Hockey Week (T. Cavanagh). 2
B.1.b. Clear the Trails (A. Bolstad). 3
B.1.c. Welcome to the Students from Delton Elementary School (B. Smith). 10
B.1.d. Welcome to the Students from Minchau Elementary School (B. Smith). 12
B.1.e. Welcome to the Students from Father Leo Green Elementary School (B. Smith). 19
B.2. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS……………………….………………....3
D. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES 5/7
D.1.a. Transit Security (B. Smith). 6
D.1.b. Edmonton’s Relationship with the North (S. Mandel). 6
D.1.c. Telephone Archives Centre (M. Phair). 7
D.1.d. Groat Estates Neighbourhood (M. Phair). 8
D.2. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES 8
D.2.a. City Centre Airport (R. Hayter). Ø 8
D.2.b. Infrastructure Funds for the Construction of the Southeast Leg of the Edmonton Ring Road – Anthony
Henday Drive (A. Bolstad). Ø 9
D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS 3/9
D.3.a. Dunvegan Access Road Concerns. 9
D.3.b. Draft Resolution on Drug Related Crimes (A. Bolstad). 3
E. REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS 3/10/11/12/26
E.1.a. Council Services Committee – Change to Meeting Time. Ø 3
E.1.c. Town Hall Meetings. Ø 10
E.1.d. Intervenor Status in 2003 Equalized Assessment Appeal of the City of Calgary and the
Town of Canmore. Ø 4
E.1.e. Tax Supported Debt – Allocations. Ø 11
E.1.f. Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at December 6, 2002. Ø 12
E.1.f. Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at December 6, 2002. Ø 12
E.1.g. Power Transmission Lines/Electromagnetic Field – Distance Separation Standards. 13
E.1.h. Key Issues - Communication Strategy. 26
E.1.i. Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee – Change to Meeting Time. Ø 4
F. REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS 4/23
F.1.a. Management Plan for Year Round Use of Sir Winston Churchill Square. Ø 23
F.1.b. Artificial Ice at City Hall. Ø 24
F.1.c. Edmonton Arts Council – 2002 Festival SEED/Special Project Community Investment Program
Grant Recommendations. Ø 4
G. REPORTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
MATTERS 7/17/21
G.1.a. Closure of Roadways Adjacent to Sir Winston Churchill Square. Ø 21
G.1.b. Non-Statutory Public Hearing on the Conditions of Sidewalks in Local Communities. 7
G.1.b. Non-Statutory Public Hearing on the Conditions of Sidewalks in Local Communities. 17
H. OTHER REPORTS 4/14
H.1.a. Intergovernmental Affairs. 14
H.1.b. Appointment of Various Externally-Nominated Representatives to Civic Agencies. Ø 4
J. OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS 18/19
J.1.a. Sir Winston Churchill Square – Funding Strategy. Ø 18/19
L. BYLAWS 14
L.2 SECOND AND THIRD READING BYLAWS 14
L.2.a. Bylaw 13211 - To authorize the City of Edmonton to construct, finance, and assess Streetscaping
Local Improvement (Construction 2003) on 108 Street from 99 Avenue to 104 Avenue. Ø 14
L.2.b. Bylaw 13229 - To authorize the City of Edmonton to construct, finance, and assess Streetscaping
Local Improvement (Construction 2003). Ø 16
M. MOTIONS ON NOTICE 24
M.1.a. Budget Process – Municipal Needs, Community Priorities and Limited Resources (B. Smith). 24
M.1.b. Budget Process – Timelines (A. Bolstad). 25
M.1.c. Core Services (L. Langley). 25
M.1.d. Budget Review Citizen Committee (L. Langley). 25
N. NOTICES OF MOTION 26
O. ADJOURNMENT 27
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
PRESENT B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, E. Gibbons, R. Hayter, L. Langley, K. Leibovici, S. Mandel, J. Melnychuk, M. Phair, D. Thiele.
ABSENT: J. Batty.
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 9:34 a.m.
Councillor J. Batty was absent.
OPENING PRAYER
Reverend Bob Hetherington, Southminster-Steinhauer United Church, led the assembly in prayer.
A.2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
MOVED M. Phair – J. Melnychuk:
That the City Council agenda for the January 14, 2003, meeting be adopted with the following changes:
a) Additions:
E.1.h. Key Issues – Communication Strategy. IN-PRIVATE.
E.1.i. Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee – Change to Meeting Time.
J.1.a. Sir Winston Churchill Square – Funding Strategy.
b) Deletion:
D.2.c. Report on the Task Force on Prostitution (J. Melnychuk).
carried
FOR THE MOTION: B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
E. Gibbons, R. Hayter, L. Langley, K. Leibovici,
S. Mandel, J. Melnychuk, M. Phair, D. Thiele.
ABSENT: J. Batty.
A.3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOVED T. Cavanagh – J. Melnychuk:
That the minutes of the November 13/21/26, 2002, Special City Council meeting; the December 6, 2002, Special City Council meeting; the December 9/10/12/13/16/17/18/19, 2002, Special City Council meeting; and the December 17, 2002, City Council meeting, be adopted.
carried
FOR THE MOTION: B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
E. Gibbons, R. Hayter, L. Langley, K. Leibovici,
S. Mandel, J. Melnychuk, M. Phair, D. Thiele.
ABSENT: J. Batty.
B.1. URGENT MATTERS - PROTOCOL ITEMS
B.1.a. Acknowledgement of Edmonton Minor Hockey Week (T. Cavanagh).
Councillor T. Cavanagh, on behalf of City Council, congratulated Joan Kirillo, President of the Edmonton Minor Hockey Association, on a very successful tournament. J. Kirillo presented each Member of Council with a cup and hockey puck as a memento of the tournament, which is known as the biggest in the world.
B.1.b. Clear the Trails (A. Bolstad).
Councillor A. Bolstad introduced Joanne Archibald and Martin Dorfmann, key organizers of the Clear the Trails Committee, who were in attendance with other members of the Committee. The Committee raises funds to ensure that river valley trails are kept open in the winter months. J. Archibald and M. Dorfmann presented Mayor B. Smith with a cheque in the amount of $10,000 which was raised at the recent Clear the Trails run, attended by approximately 600 participants.
B.2. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS
MOVED T. Cavanagh – M. Phair:
That items D.2.a., D.2.b., D.3.a., E.1.c., E.1.e., E.1.f., E.1.g., F.1.a., F.1.b., G.1.a., H.1.a., J.1.a., and in-private item E.1.h. be exempted for debate; and
D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS
D.3.b. Draft Resolution on Drug Related Crimes (A. Bolstad).
That the revised due date of February 11, 2003, be approved. / Police ServiceDue: Feb. 11, 2003
E. REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS
E.1.a. Council Services Committee – Change to Meeting Time. Ø
That the time of the Council Services Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 10 a.m. be changed to 1:30 p.m. / City ManagerCouncil Services
Due: Jan. 16, 2003
at 1:30 p.m.
E.1.d. Intervenor Status in 2003 Equalized Assessment Appeal of the City of Calgary and the Town of Canmore. Ø
That the City of Edmonton become an intervenor and make representations before the Municipal Government Board with respect to the 2003 equalized assessment appeals filed by the City of Calgary and the Town of Canmore. / Planning & Dev.E.1.i. Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee – Change to Meeting Time. Ø
That the January 27, 2003, Quasi-Judicial Standing Committee be rescheduled to start at 2:45 p.m. rather than 1:30 p.m. / City ManagerQuasi-Judicial Committee
Due: Jan. 27, 2003
at 2:45 p.m.
F. REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS
F.1.c. Edmonton Arts Council – 2002 Festival SEED/Special Project Community Investment Program Grant Recommendations. Ø
That the 2002 Special Project Community Investment Grant Recommendations as outlined in Attachment 1 (of the December 18, 2002, Edmonton Arts Council report) be approved. / Edmonton Arts CouncilH. OTHER REPORTS
H.1.b. Appointment of Various Externally-Nominated Representatives to Civic Agencies. Ø
1. That the following individuals be appointed to the Animal Control Advisory Board for the term ending December 31, 2003:· Dennis Prodan as the Alberta Environment representative
· Karen Lange as the Edmonton SPCA representative
· Mary Machum as the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
2. That the following individuals be reappointed to the Edmonton Historical Board for the term ending December 31, 2003:
· Enid Fitzsimonds as the Edmonton and District Historical Society representative
· Jean Mucha and John Walter as the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants Association representatives
3. That the following individuals be reappointed to the Kinsmen Park Advisory Committee for the term ending July 31, 2003:
· Jo-Anne Bergquist, Gerry Haracsi, Sharen Lipton and Rod Payne as Kinsmen Club representatives
· Vivianne Favreau Sparrow as the Kinsmen Centre Indoor User representative
· David Baker as the Kinsmen Centre Aquatic User representative
4. That the following individuals be reappointed to the Names Advisory Committee for the term ending December 31, 2003:
· Barry Breau as the Edmonton Historical Board representative
· Debbie Cavaliere as the Edmonton Catholic School Board representative
· Bob Dean as the Edmonton Public School Board representative
5. That this report remains in private until approved by City Council. [Sections 16(1), 22(1)(b) and 23(1)(d) Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act]. / Civic Agencies
H.1.b. Cont’d
Civic Agencies
carried
FOR THE MOTION: B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
E. Gibbons, R. Hayter, L. Langley, K. Leibovici,
S. Mandel, J. Melnychuk, M. Phair, D. Thiele.
ABSENT: J. Batty.
D. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES
D.1. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.1.a. Transit Security (B. Smith).
“The incident on the LRT on January 1, 2003, in which five youths were attacked, has raised a number of questions in the public’s mind as to the safety of using our public transit system.I would like the Transportation and Streets Department to respond to the following:
1. What response procedures are followed when the yellow emergency strip in an LRT car is activated?
2. What procedures are practised by Edmonton Transit System (ETS) with respect to camera monitoring and taping?
3. What is ETS doing to communicate to the public the security features on the bus and rail system?
4. What has ETS done to enhance security on the bus and rail systems, and what steps will they be taking to further enhance the security staffing, infrastructure and procedures?
5. Please provide statistics on the number of attacks on the LRT in each of the last five years along with your analysis of any emerging trends.” / Transportation & Streets
Due: Mar. 11, 2003
D.1.b. Edmonton’s Relationship with the North (S. Mandel).
“Edmonton’s relationship with the North has always been and should be a priority for our City. It makes good economic and social sense in helping build a stronger relationship with our neighbours.What programs does the City support on our relationship with the North on building a stronger bond?
What programs does Economic Development Edmonton support?
What programs does the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce support?” / City Manager
Due: Mar. 11, 2003
G. REPORTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MATTERS
G.1.b. Non-Statutory Public Hearing on the Conditions of Sidewalks in Local Communities.
Councillor S. Mandel requested the permission of Council to make a motion without notice to request a change in time of the Non-Statutory Public Hearing on the Conditions of Sidewalks in Local Communities.
MOVED A. Bolstad – R. Hayter:
That Councillor S. Mandel be allowed to make a motion without notice.
withdrawn on p. 17
MOVED R. Hayter – J. Melnychuk:
That the motion on the floor be postponed to be dealt with as the first item at
1:30 p.m.
carried
FOR THE MOTION: B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
E. Gibbons, R. Hayter, L. Langley, K. Leibovici,
S. Mandel, J. Melnychuk, M. Phair, D. Thiele.
ABSENT: J. Batty.
(Cont’d on p. 17)
D. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES
D.1. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.1.c. Telephone Archives Centre (M. Phair).
“Recently I received a letter to Asset Management from the Telephone Historical Centre describing their attempt to establish a Telephone Archives Centre by taking over (sub-leasing) space in the Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre.1. What is the status of the Telephone Historical Centre’s application for space?
2. As a non-profit organization, would the Telephone Historical Centre be eligible for a reduced rental rate?
I would like this inquiry to return to the Transportation and Utilities Committee.” / Asset Mgmt. & Public Works
TPW Committee
Due: Mar. 18, 2003
D.1.c. Cont’d
Asset Mgmt. & Public Works
TPW Committee
Due: Mar. 18, 2003
D.1.d. Groat Estates Neighbourhood (M. Phair).
“I would like the following information from the Planning and Development Department and the Transportation and Streets Department concerning the Groat Estates neighbourhood.1. When was the current area plan put in place? There were significant changes made to the 102 Avenue south portions – what is the history of these changes?
2. With the commercial and residential development on 102 Avenue and south, what review has taken place concerning traffic, parking, pedestrian access, ‘short cutting’, density and commercial/residential compatibility?
3. If a review of the plan, particularly the southern portion, were desirable what recommendations would Planning and Transportation have as to process?
I would like this inquiry to return to Executive Committee.” / Planning & Dev.
Transportation & Streets
Exec. Committee
Due: Mar. 19, 2003
D.2. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.2.a. City Centre Airport (R. Hayter). Ø
MOVED R. Hayter – B. Anderson:
That the January 6, 2003, Office of the City Manager report be referred to the January 22, 2003, Executive Committee meeting. / City ManagerExec. Committee
Due: Jan. 22, 2003
carried
FOR THE MOTION: B. Smith; B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh,
E. Gibbons, R. Hayter, L. Langley, S. Mandel,
J. Melnychuk, M. Phair, D. Thiele.
ABSENT: J. Batty, K. Leiboivici.
D.2.b. Infrastructure Funds for the Construction of the Southeast Leg of the Edmonton Ring Road – Anthony Henday Drive (A. Bolstad). Ø
MOVED A. Bolstad – D. Thiele:
That the December 24, 2002, Transportation and Streets Department report be referred to the January 21, 2003, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting. / Transportation & StreetsTPW Committee
Due: Jan. 21, 2003
carried