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City Council
Meeting Minutes
July 21, 1998
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, July 21, 1998
PRESENTB. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, W. Kinsella,
L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason, R. Noce, M. Phair,
R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
B.E. Thom, Q.C., City Manager.
D.H. Edey, City Clerk.*
E.L. Britton, Office of the City Clerk.*
*Attended part of the meeting.
A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS
A.1.CALL TO ORDER
Mayor B. Smith called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.
Councillor W. Kinsella was absent.
OPENING PRAYER
Rev. Keith Churchill, Area Minister, Baptist Union of Western Canada, led the assembly in prayer.
A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA
MOVED M. Phair – B. Maitson
That the City Council Agenda for the July 21, 1998 meeting be adopted with the addition of the following:
D.2.a.Review and Assessment of the Operations of Edmonton Northlands (R. Noce) - Additional Information - July 17, 1998 Letter from Alan Skoreyko, COO and General Manager, Northlands Park.
D.2.b.Transportation Master Plan Questions on 1998 Municipal Election Ballot (R. Noce).
D.3.b.Status of Reports - Restructuring the Edmonton Taxi Cab Commission.
E.1.c.Tax Allocation of Regional Shopping Centres in Alberta – Additional Changes.
E.1.f.Amendments to the 1992 CP Downtown Lands Master Plan.
L.2.g.Bylaw No. 11760 – A Bylaw to Authorize the City of Edmonton to undertake, construct and finance the Sanitary Drainage Projects.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
ABSENT:W. Kinsella
MOVED M. Phair – B. Maitson
That the replacement pages for the following items be added to Council’s agenda:
A.3.Page 13 of the June 25/26 and July 6, 1998 Special City Council Public Hearing Minutes.
E.1.d.Request for Actions to be Implemented by Civic Departments Resulting from the Whyte Avenue Land Use Planning Study.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
ABSENT:W. Kinsella.
A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOVED M. Phair – B. Maitson
That the Minutes of the June 25/26/July 6, July 7, 9, 13/14 and 14, 1998 City Council Meetings be adopted.
carried
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor..
ABSENT:W. Kinsella.
B.2.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS
MOVED B. Maitson – R. Noce
That items D.2.a., D.2.c., E.1.c., E.1.d. and F.1.a. be exempted for debate; and
D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES
D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.2.b.Transportation Master Plan Questionnaire on 1998 Municipal Election Ballot (R. Noce).
That the July 11, 1998 Transportation and Streets/Corporate Services Departments report be received for information. / Transportation & StreetsCorporate Svcs.
D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS
D.3.a.Consolidation of Business Licenses with Development Permits (B. Maitson).
That the revised due date of August 18, 1998 be approved. / Police ServiceDue: August 18, 1998
D.3.b.Restructuring the Edmonton Taxi Cab Commission.
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That the revised due date of August 18, 1998 be approved. / Police ServiceTaxi Cab Commission
Due: August 18, 1998
E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS
E.1.a.Resolutions for the 1999 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (F.C.M.) Standing Committee on Policies and Resolutions.
That the two resolutions (attachments of the June 30, 1998 Office of the City Manager report) be approved for submission to the F.C.M. National Board of Directors meeting. / City ManagerE.1.b.TELUS Linear Property Appeal
That approval be given for the City of Edmonton to intervene and make representations before the Municipal Government Board with respect to appeals filed by TELUS Corporation on behalf of TELUS Communications Inc. and TELUS Communications (Edmonton) Inc. respecting their 1996 linear property assessments. / Corporate Svcs.E.1.e.Plan Edmonton - Process.
1.That any individuals, who have registered to speak and who have not yet made presentation to Council, be heard.2.That following the hearing (Recommendation 1) that Council proceed as follows:
That City Council ask questions of the Administration on Plan Edmonton, Bylaw No. 11777 using the following process:
a.That the rules be suspended during this portion of the review so that Councillors may ask one round of questions of the Administration for each section as set out in 2.b).
b.That Council ask questions section by section using the following sections:
Planned Growth.
Economic Development.
Services to People.
Infrastructure Development and Maintenance.
Leadership and Regional Co-operation.
Intermunicipal Planning.
Other areas (which would include: Introduction, The Challenge, Our Vision, Our Mission, Our Commitment, Partners in Service, Municipal Responsibility Areas, Glossary of Terms, Schedules, and Maps).
3.That after Council has completed asking questions on a section, Councillors propose amendments to the Section.
4.That all proposed amendments be postponed and not debated until after Council has completed asking question on all Sections of the Bylaw. [Note: Councillors would also have the opportunity of proposing amendments to any section in the bylaw at the end of the questions on the total bylaw].
5.That after all of the Sections of the Bylaw have been reviewed:
i.That Council deal with the amendments that have been postponed section by section using the sections contained in part 2b) above. After dealing with all of the amendments on the floor on a section, Councillors would have the opportunity to propose additional amendments to that section. At the end of the review of all of the sections, Councillors would have an opportunity to move additional amendments on any section of the bylaw.
ii.That after dealing with all of the amendments, members of the public be provided an opportunity to respond to new information.
iii.That after new information, Councillors may ask questions of the Administration.
iv.That Councillors may move additional amendments, or, provided they voted with the prevailing side, to move reconsideration of an amendment that has already been dealt with.
v.That if questions were asked of the Administration or if any amendments were made, members of the public be provided with another opportunity to respond to new information.
vi.That Council close the public hearing.
vii.That Council deal with Second Reading of Bylaw No. 11777.
viii.That Council deal with Third Reading of Bylaw No. 11777.
6.That the following Special City Council meetings be scheduled to deal with Bylaw No. 11777 to review the Bylaw and proposed amendments as follows:
i.Tuesday, July 28, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
ii.Thursday, July 30, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
[Note:if Council did not require all of the dates the balance would be cancelled].
7.That the following Special City Council meetings be scheduled to deal with the amendments to finalize the Bylaw as follows
i.Tuesday, August 25, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
ii.Thursday, August 27, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
8.That the Utilities and Public Works Committee meetings be rescheduled from Tuesday, July 28, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. to Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber; and from Tuesday, August 25, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. to Wednesday, August 26, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber. / Corporate Services
Planning & Dev.
E.1.e. cont’d.
Corporate Services
Planning & Dev.
E.1.e. cont’d.
Corporate Services
Planning & Dev.
All G.M.’s
Due: July 28, 1998
July 30, 1998
Aug. 25, 1998
Aug. 27, 1998
UPW Committee
Due: July 29, 1998
Aug. 26, 1998
E.1.f.Amendments to the 1992 CP Downtown Lands Master Plan.
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That the 1992 CP Downtown Lands Master Plan be amended in accordance with Attachment 1 of the June 26, 1998 Planning and Development Department report.
RECONSIDERED ON PAGE 8
F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS
F.1.b.1998 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Advisory Board – 1998 Community Investment Travel Grant Recommendation.
That a 1998 City of Edmonton Community Investment Travel Grant in the amount of $122.90 be awarded to Anastasia Kazakevich. / PRCABG.REPORTS RELATED TO UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MATTERS
G.1.a.Settlement of Expropriation at Yellowhead Trail and Winterburn Road and Purchase of Borrow Material from the Executors of Anthony Wincentaylo.
That a settlement of the expropriation of a portion of SE ¼ Sec. 13-53-26-4, as shown on Attachment 2 (of the June 25, 1998 Asset Management and Public Works Department report), containing 3.623 hectares, more or less, including a single family dwelling and other farm buildings and the taking of 89,100 cubic metres of borrow material as shown on Attachment 3, from Bernard Wincentaylo, Mike Ramsey Wincentaylo, Louise Pickett, Pauline Jorgensen, who are all the executors for Anthony Wincentaylo, in consideration of the payment of $141,623.45, be approved. / Asset Mgmt. & Public WorksG.1.b.Transportation and Streets Department – 1998 Capital Budget Adjustment #4.
That project approval in the amount of $1,310,000 (Project 99-66-3018) be given for replacement of the LRT Building Management System (BMS) to ensure public safety is not compromised by the Year 2000 failure of the BMS system. / Transportation & Streetscarried
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason, R. Noce,
M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
ABSENT:W. Kinsella.
Councillor A. Bolstad requested that the exemptions be reconsidered to include item E.1.f.
Councillor W. Kinsella entered the meeting.
MOVED A. Bolstad – R. Noce
That the motion on the exemptions be reconsidered.
carried
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason,
R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
MOVED A. Bolstad – R. Noce
That items D.2.a., D.2.c., E.1.c., E.2.d., E.1.f. and F.1.a. be exempted for debate.
carried
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason,
R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES
D.1.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.1.a.Issuance of Photo-Radar Tickets on the Yellowhead Trail (B. Mason).
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“Recently, Police issued nearly a thousand photo-radar tickets within a two-day period in a construction zone along the Yellowhead Trail. My question is to the Edmonton Police Commission. If the objective is to slow traffic in order to ensure the safety of construction workers, how is this objective achieved by means of photo radar when drivers receive their first indication of police involvement one or two weeks late?How many tickets were issued in total during this operation?
What was the total revenue and expenses for the operation?
I would like this answer for the September Council Meeting or sooner, if possible.” / Police Commission
Police Service
Due: Sept. 15, 1998
D.1.b.Safety Issues at the Sourdough Raft Race (L. Chahley).
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“At the Sourdough Raft Race last Sunday, there were several incidents that jeopardized the safety of participants. One incident, where a participant was struck by a water-filled balloon, could have ended with much more serious consequences. In an effort to curtail any recurrence of these incidents, both on the water and from spectators, it is requested that a report be prepared for the September 1, 1998 Council meeting that addresses the following questions:1.What proactive measures are being considered by the Police and the organizing committee to ensure the safety of participants?
2.Does the Edmonton Police Service have the authority to enforce boating and water safety rules and regulations on the North Saskatchewan River?” / Police Commission
Police Service
Due: Sept. 1, 1998
D.1.c.Cancelled City Ambulances (A. Bolstad).
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“This inquiry has to do with the number of times calls for City ambulances are cancelled after the ambulance has been dispatched to a location.I understand that this happened well over 5,000 times in the first six months of 1998. I would like a report from the Administration which details some of the reasons for all of these cancellations and any actions the City is taking to try to reduce the number of incidents.
I would appreciate it if this report could be presented to Council’s Community Services Committee.” / Emergency Response
CS Committee
Due: Sept. 8, 1998
D.1.c. cont’d
Emergency Response
CS Committee
Due: Sept. 8, 1998
D.1.d.New Provincial Pesticide Standards (M. Phair).
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“The Province has recently set new pesticide standards and the Environmental Appeal Board ordered Calgary to change their pesticide spraying program.I would like to know from the Community Services Department how the new pesticide standards will affect Edmonton and if the Appeal Board ruling applies to Edmonton.” / Community Svcs.
Due: Sept. 15, 1998
D.1.e.City Hall Computer Network (M. Phair).
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“For the second day in a row, the entire network for all the computers in City Hall is down. As soon as possible, I would like to know:1. What is the problem(s)?
2.When will the network system be repaired and working again?
3.As this seems to happen frequently, is the network system fundamentally flawed or inadequate and what needs to be done to improve it over the long term?” / Corporate Svcs.
Due: Sept. 15, 1998
D.1.f.Road Changes Made at the Whitemud Drive Exit (B. Maitson).
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“My Office has received many complaints regarding the road changes made at the Whitemud Drive exit onto Fox Drive heading east.The markings on the road have been changed from free-flow to merge. The constituents have indicated that it is very difficult to get onto Fox Drive, east bound, because of the heavy traffic from Quesnell Bridge. Because they have to wait for extended periods of time, they are unnecessarily delayed. They are concerned about traffic coming to a halt and backing onto Whitemud Drive. If this traffic is halted on Whitemud Drive, this could potentially cause major accidents on a road that is already congested and accident prone. The constituents have also indicated that many drivers are not familiar with the Merge Sign changes and as a result many near accidents have occurred.
As Southwest Edmonton is the fastest growing area of the City; and, therefore, resulting in more traffic, these road changes are compounding the traffic problems to the residents of Southwest Edmonton.
My questions are to the Transportation Department:
Several years ago, Fox Drive – east bound was changed from a merge to a free flow. Why was that change made?
When was that change made?
When was the most recent change made from free flow to merge?
What factors were considered to make the most recent change from FREE-FLOW to MERGE?
I would like this report to go to the Utilities and Public Works Committee.” / Transportation & Streets
UPW Committee
Due: Sept. 8, 1998
D.1.f. cont’d.
Transportation & Streets
UPW Committee
Due: Sept. 15, 1998
D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.2.a.Review and Assessment of the Operations of Edmonton Northlands (R. Noce).
MOVED R. Noce - M. Phair
That the July 2, 1998 Office of the City Manager report and Attachments 1 and 2 be referred to the August 26, 1998 Executive Committee meeting. / City ManagerExec. Committee
Due: Aug. 26, 1998
carried
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason,
R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
D.2.c.Policy Governing Wire Tapping (B. Mason).
MOVED B. Mason - W. Kinsella
That the July 8, 1998 Corporate Services Department report be referred to the Community Services Committee. / Corporate Svcs.CS Committee
Due: July 27, 1998
carried
FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason,
R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS
E.1.c.Tax Allocation of Regional Shopping Centres in Alberta.
MOVED M. Phair – T. Cavanagh
That the following position be presented to the Province:
1.The proposed regulations are not acceptable to The City of Edmonton.
2.The City of Edmonton is willing to help find a solution that is acceptable to all of the stakeholders; however, the Province has the prime responsibility to find such a solution.
3.The cost to implement any regulations set by the Province should not be borne by municipalities.
4.The City encourage the Province to support the regulations relative to the allocation to tax, and that the City’s position be clarified in a report to be prepared for the July 21, 1998 Council meeting.
5.The Administration present the City’s position to the Province Standing Committee.
S. White, City Assessor, Corporate Services Department, made a presentation and answered Council’s questions.
R. Liteplo, General Manager, Corporate Services Department, answered Council’s questions.
Mayor B. Smith vacated the Chair and Deputy Mayor R. Rosenberger presided.
AMENDMENT MOVED B. Smith – B. Maitson
That part 4 of the motion be deleted and that part 5 be renumbered accordingly and reworded as follows “That the Administration present the City’s position to the Province Standing Committee as outlined in the changes to the “Proposed Tax Allocation Regulations.”
CARRIED
FOR THE AMENDMENT:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason,
R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
MOTION ON ITEM E.1.c., AS AMENDED put:
That the following position be presented to the Province:1. The proposed regulations are not acceptable to The City of Edmonton.
2.The City of Edmonton is willing to help find a solution that is acceptable to all of the stakeholders; however, the Province has the prime responsibility to find such a solution.
3.The cost to implement any regulations set by the Province should not be borne by municipalities.
4.The Administration present the City’s position to the Province Standing Committee as outlined in the changes to the “Proposed Tax Allocation Regulations.”. / Corporate Svcs.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION
AS AMENDED:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, B. Maitson, B. Mason,
R. Noce, M. Phair, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
Deputy Mayor R. Rosenberger vacated the Chair and Mayor B. Smith presided.
E.1.d.Request for Actions to be Implemented by Civic Departments Resulting from the Whyte Avenue Land Use Planning Study.
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MOVED J. Taylor - T. Cavanagh
That the Planning and Development Department, Community Services Department, Transportation and Streets Department and Edmonton Police Service be directed to undertake the actions requested of them in Attachment 1 of the January 13, 1998 Planning and Development Department report.
Mayor B. Smith vacated the Chair and Deputy Mayor R. Rosenberger presided.
Mayor B. Smith left the meeting.
AMENDMENT MOVED A. Bolstad – T. Cavanagh
That words “in Attachment 1 of the January 13, 1998 Planning and Development Department report” be replaced with the words “in the amended Actions Plan in Attachment 4 (of the May 22, 1998 Planning and Development Department report)."
R. Caldwell, Planning and Development Department, answered Council’s questions.
CARRIED
FOR THE AMENDMENT:A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley,
W. Kinsella, L. Langley, B. Maitson,
B. Mason, R. Noce, M. Phair,
R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor
ABSENT:B. Smith.
MOTION ON ITEM E.1.d. AS AMENDED put: