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Community Services Committee

Meeting Minutes1 of 9

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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES

Monday, April 11, 2005

MEMBERS: / PRESENT:
J. Batty, Chair / J. Batty
J.Melnychuk, Vice-Chair / J.Melnychuk
E.Gibbons / E.Gibbons
R.Hayter / R.Hayter

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
Councillor M.Phair
A.B.Maurer, City Manager
J.Wright, Office of the City Clerk

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1.CALL TO ORDER

Councillor J. Batty called the meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

That the April 11, 2005, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, E.Gibbons, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOVED R.Hayter:

That the following meeting minutes be adopted:

  • February 28/March 11/22, 2005, Special Community Services Committee
  • March 21, 2005, Community Services Committee

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, E.Gibbons, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

A.4.URGENT MATTERS - PROTOCOL ITEMS

A.4.a.Ford World Curling Championships (J.Melnychuk)

On behalf of the Committee, Councillor J.Melnychuk was pleased to announce that the City of Edmonton is once again the City of Champions, and congratulated team Ferbey upon winning the Ford World Curling Championships.

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.1.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

The Committee exempted the following items for debate: D.2.a., D.2.b., F.1.a. C, F.4.a. and F.4.b. C.

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a.Children’s Services Framework

That the revised due date of May 9, 2005, be approved. / Community Services
Due: May 9, 2005

D.3.b.Cost Delivery Analysis for Fire Hydrant Services

That the revised due date of May 9, 2005, be approved. / Emergency Response
Due: May 9, 2005

D.3.c.Role of SLIM and Integration of Mapping

That the revised due date of May 24, 2005, be approved. / Transportation & Streets
Due: May 24, 2005

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.4.OTHER REPORTS

F.4.c. CBylaw 13601 - Edmonton Historical Board Bylaw 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 13601 be given the appropriate readings.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, E.Gibbons, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

B.2.TIME SPECIFICS AND DECISION TO HEAR

MOVED J. Batty:

a.That item D.2.b. be made debatable.

b.That Community Services Committee hear from the following delegations in panels:

D.2.b.Alano Club

1.D. Zomar, Vice-chair, Alano Club

2.K.Braithwaite, Chair, Alano Club (questions only)

3.R.Friederichson, Treasurer, Alano Club (questions only)

4.J.Thibeau, Manager, Alano Club (questions only)

F.4.b. CCommunity Services Advisory Board: Recommendations for 2005 Community Investment Operating Grant Awards

1.C.Marathalingam, Cricket Development Officer, Alberta Schools Cricket Association

2.C.Mather, Executive Director, Victorian Order of Nurses

  1. B.Yeudall, Executive Director, Edmonton Telephone Historical Information Centre Foundation

c.That item D.2.a – City-Wide Clean-Up Days (K.Leibovici) - be made time specific as the last item of business.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, E.Gibbons, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.1.COMMUNITY SERVICES

F.1.a. CCenturyPark – Area Community League Membership Options

MOVED J. Batty:

That item F.1.a. C be dealt with now.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, E.Gibbons, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

MOTION ON THE FLOOR AT CITY COUNCIL:

MOVED B. Anderson – E.Gibbons (Made at the January 26/27, 2005, City Council Public Hearing meeting):

That Administration contact the applicant in order to discuss the possibility of making area community league membership mandatory for condominium owners in CenturyPark, or a financial contribution to the five area community leagues.

MOVED J. Batty:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Motion on the Floor at City Council be withdrawn or defeated.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, E.Gibbons, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.b.Alano Club (M.Phair) 

K.Barnhart and K.Oleksiw, Community Services, made a presentation.

D. Zomar, Alano Club, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions. Copies of the presentation were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

R.Friederichson and J.Thibeau, Alano Club, answered the Committee’s questions.

K.Barnhart and K.Oleksiw, Community Services, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J. Batty:

1.That the March 18, 2005, Community Services report 2005CSW022 be referred back to Administration to review current operations and to explore options to procure $105,000 to complete building upgrades and report back to the June 13, 2005, Community Services Committee meeting.
2.That the report include implications if the City of Edmonton were to provide funding to Alano Club as requested. / Community Svcs.
Due: June 13, 2005

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, E.Gibbons, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.4.OTHER REPORTS

F.4.a.Model for Operating Sir Winston Churchill Square (Interim Report) 

J.Tustian, General Manager, Corporate Services, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

That the March 22, 2005, Corporate Services Department report 2005COC008 be received for information. / Corporate Svcs.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

MOVED J. Batty:

That the Committee recess for five minutes.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

The Committee recessed at 10:41 a.m.

The Committee reconvened at 10:45 a.m.

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.a.City-Wide Clean-Up Days (K.Leibovici) 

MOVED J. Batty:

That item D.2.a. be dealt with now.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

R.Neehall, Asset Management and Public Works Department, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

L.Brenneis, Community Services, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

1.That the March 21, 2005, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2005PWW042 be received for information.
2.That Administration continue to work on an annual clean-up Edmonton campaign, work with external stakeholders in obtaining sponsorships, including an education component, and report back to the October 11, 2005, Community Services Committee meeting. / Community Svcs.
AMPW
Due: Oct. 11, 2005

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

F.4.b. CCommunity Services Advisory Board: Recommendations for 2005 Community Investment Operating Grant Awards 

A. Moore, Chair, and S.Tupper, Community Services Advisory Board, made presentations.

C.Mather, Victorian Order of Nurses; and B.Yeudall, Edmonton Telephone Historical Information Centre Foundation, made presentations and answered the Committee’s questions. Copies of B.Yeudall’s presentation were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

A Moore, Chair, and S.Tupper, Community Services Advisory Board,answered the Committee’s questions

K.Oleksiw and D. Kloster, General Manager, Community Services, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J. Batty:

1.That Attachment 1of the March 30, 2005, Community Services Advisory Board report 2005CAAB05, be amended as follows:

#75 - EmployAbilities Society of Alberta – 2004 Grant Award -
$15,000

#150 – Victorian Order of Nurses – 2004 Grant Award - $15,000

Recommendation Totals: 2004 Grant Award - $945,700

2.That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the 2005 Community Investment Operating Grant Awards as recommended in the March 30, 2005, Community Services Advisory Board report 2005CAAB05 in the amount of $1,439,200 be approved.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

J.Wright, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee’s questions.

Lease Status of The Edmonton Telephone Historical Information Centre

MOVED J. Batty:

That Administration report back to the Community Services Committee on the lease status of The Edmonton Telephone Historical Information Centre Foundation as a Not for Profit organization and what assistance could be provided to them with respect to funding. / AMPW
Due: June 13, 2005

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, R.Hayter, J.Melnychuk.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

N.NOTICES OF MOTION

Councillor J. Batty asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

O.ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m.

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CHAIRCITY CLERK

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INDEX

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING

APRIL 11, 2005

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1. CALL TO ORDER

A.2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

A.3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

A.4 URGENT MATTERS - PROTOCOL ITEMS

A.4.a. Ford World Curling Championships (J. Melnychuk)

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.1. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

B.2. TIME SPECIFICS AND DECISION TO HEAR

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.2. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.a. City-Wide Clean-Up Days (K. Leibovici) 

D.2.b. Alano Club (M. Phair) 

D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a. Children’s Services Framework

D.3.b. Cost Delivery Analysis for Fire Hydrant Services

D.3.c. Role of SLIM and Integration of Mapping

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.1. COMMUNITY SERVICES

F.1.a. C Century Park – Area Community League Membership Options

F.4. OTHER REPORTS

F.4.b. C Community Services Advisory Board: Recommendations for 2005 Community
Investment Operating Grant Awards 

Lease Status of The Edmonton Telephone Historical Information Centre

F.4.c. C Bylaw 13601 - Edmonton Historical Board Bylaw 

F.4.a. Model for Operating Sir Winston Churchill Square (Interim Report) 

N.NOTICES OF MOTION

O.ADJOURNMENT