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Community Services Committee

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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES

Monday, June 27, 2005

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

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:

Councillor B.Anderson
Councillor K. Leibovici
Councillor L.Sloan

A. B.Maurer, City Manager

A.Sinclair, 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 9:31 a.m.

Councillor E.Gibbons was absent.

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

That the June 27, 2005, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following additions:

F.1.a.Waiting Times at Hospitals for Emergency Response Units

Letter, dated June 24, 2005, from S.Weatherill, President and
CEO, Capital Health. 

F.3.b.Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at June 6,
2005

CARRIED

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

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOVED R.Hayter:

That the June 13, 2005, Community Services Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

CARRIED

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

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.1.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

The Committee exempted the following items for debate: F.1.a., F.1.c. C and F.1.d. C.

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a.Fireplace/Firepit Complaints

That the revised due date of September 6, 2005, be approved. / Community Svcs.
Due: Sep. 6, 2005

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.1.COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

F.1.b.Old Immigration Hall

That the June 7, 2005, Community Services Department report 2005CSW020 be received for information. / Community Svcs.

F.3.OTHER REPORTS

F.3.a. CEdmonton Arts Council – 2005 Celebrate Canada Day in Mill Woods Grant Recommendation 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the 2005 Celebrate Canada Day in Mill Woods grant recommendation of $5,000, as outlined in the June 16, 2005, Edmonton Arts Council report 2005EAC007, be approved.

F.3.b. Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at June 6, 2005

That Administration award the tender projects as outlined in Attachment 1 of the June 6, 2005, Corporate Services Department report 2005COF067, and enter into all relevant agreements, such tenders to be in accordance with Administration’s normal tendering guidelines. / Corporate Svcs.

CARRIED

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

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

F.1.COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

F.1.a.Waiting Times at Hospitals for Emergency Response Units 

S.Rapanos, Community Services Department, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

J.Garland, Community Services Department; and A.B.Maurer, City Manger, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J. Batty:

  1. That the May 20, 2005, Emergency Response report 2005ERD009rev1 be received for information.
  2. That Administration provide a report to Community Services Committee by fall of 2005 on an evaluation of the four-month pilot Capital Health project on emergency services.
/ Community Svcs.
Due: Oct. 11, 2005

CARRIED

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

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

F.1.c. CFire Rescue Staffing to Provide Services to the Enoch Cree Resort and Casino 

R.Wolsey, Community Services Department, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

A.Sinclair, Office of the City Clerk; and A. B.Maurer, City Manager, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That Community Services Department, Fire Rescue Services 2005 Budget be increased by up to $520,032 for the purpose of hiring additional staff to provide services under the agreement with Enoch Cree Development Corporation, conditional on the receipt of funds from Enoch Cree Development Corporation.

CARRIED

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

ASBENT:E.Gibbons.

F.1.d. CFinancial Impact on the City of Edmonton Divesting Ground Ambulance Service (Contracting for Ambulance Services)

MOTION ON THE FLOOR AT CITY COUNCIL

MOVED L.Sloan – M.Phair (Made at the June 21/22, 2005, City Council meeting):

That the following motion be rescinded:

MOVED S. Mandel – B.Smith (Made at the July 27, 2004, City Council meeting):

1.That the City of Edmonton inform Capital Health and the Province of Alberta that the City is not interested in entering into a contract for ambulance service. Instead the City would negotiate a sale or lease of its assets to Capital Health, plus a fee for services that other City Departments might deliver under this new agreement.

2.That the July 7, 2004, Emergency Response Department report 2004ERD013 remain confidential, pursuant to Section 24 (1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

D. Kloster, General Manager, Community Services Department, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

A. B. Maurer, City Manger; S. Rapanos, Community Services Department; and A. Sinclair, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J.Melnychuk:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That theMotion on the Floor at City Council be amended by replacing the words “be rescinded” with the words “be amended by deleting Part 1.”

LOST

FOR THE MOTION: J.Melnychuk.

OPPOSED:J. Batty, R.Hayter.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

MOVED J. Batty:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council

  1. That the Motion on the Floor at City Council be withdrawn or defeated.
  2. That City of Edmonton continue working with the Province for long-term permanent provincial funding for ground ambulance service.

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

PART 1 OF THE MOTION put:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council

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

CARRIED

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

OPPOSED:J.Melnychuk.

ABSENT:E.Gibbons.

PART 2 OF THE MOTION put:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council

2.That City of Edmonton continue working with the Province for long-term permanent provincial funding for ground ambulance service.

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 10:35 a.m.

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CHAIRCITY CLERK

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INDEX

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

JUNE 27, 2005

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1. CALL TO ORDER

A.2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

A.3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.1. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a. Fireplace/Firepit Complaints

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.1. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

F.1.a. Waiting Times at Hospitals for Emergency Response Units 

F.1.b. Old Immigration Hall 

F.1.c. C Fire Rescue Staffing to Provide Services to the Enoch Cree Resort and Casino 

F.1.d. C Financial Impact on the City of Edmonton Divesting Ground Ambulance Service
(Contracting for Ambulance Services)

F.3. OTHER REPORTS

F.3.a. C Emonton Arts Council – 2005 Celebrate Canada Day in Mill Woods Grant
Recommendation 

F.3.b. Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at June 6, 2005

N.NOTICES OF MOTION

O.ADJOURNMENT