Minutes for Executive Committee June 6, 2001 Meeting

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Executive Committee

Meeting Minutes

June 6, 20011

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES

Wednesday, June 6, 2001

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
Councillor B. Anderson.*

Councillor M. Phair.*

A.B. Maurer, City Manager.*

A. Sinclair, Office of the City Clerk.

* Attended part of the meeting.

A.1.CALL TO ORDER

Mayor B. Smith called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That the Executive Committee Agenda for the June 6, 2001 meeting be adopted with the following changes:

(a)That the following items be added to the agenda:

D.2.a.2001 World Championships – Financial Status and Wading Pool (A. Bolstad).

E.1.b.CEquitable Relationship with the Province – Report on Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board of Diversity Meeting held in Sherbrooke, Quebec on March 7-10, 2001. (AUMA Survey on “Uploading” and Provincial Education Property Tax Reduction).

E.4.l.Appeal of a Decision of the License Inspector - Revised report.

E.5.a.CSubmission re: Ambulance Service Delivery – Provincial Discussion Paper.

E.1.e.Names Advisory Committee Recruitment – In Private.

E.2.c.Rossdale Injunction – In Private.

(b)That the following items be made time specific:

10:30 a.m.E.5.b. CHall D Expansion of the Shaw Conference Centre.

1:30 p.m.E.4.k. CBylaw 12610 – A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw

6124, Being the License Bylaw.

1:30 p.m.E.4.l. Appeal of a Decision of the License

Inspector.

1:30 p.m.E.4.n.Distance and Use Class Considerations

for Raves.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOVED R. Noce:

That the Minutes of the May 16, 2001 Executive Committee Meeting be adopted.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

B.2.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That items D.2.a., E.1.b. C, E.1.c. C, E.1.d. C, E.2.a., E.4.b., E.4.c. C, E.4.d., E.4.e. C, E.4.f. C, E.4.g. C, E.4.h. C, E.4.i. C, E.4.j. C, E.4.k. C, E.4.l., E.4.m., E.4.n., E.5.a. C, E.5.b. C and the in private items E.1.e., E.2.b., and E.2.c. be exempted for debate; and

D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a.Request to Contribute to the FCM Appeal of CRTC Decision 2001-23.

E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS

E.1.a.2001 School Boards Election Service Agreements. 

1. That the City Manager enter into the Agreements with the Edmonton School District No. 7 and the Edmonton Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 7 for the conduct of the 2001 election of trustees, as outlined in the Terms and Conditions contained in Attachment 1 of the May 18, 2001 Office of the City Manager report.
2. That the agreements be acceptable in form to the Law Branch of the Corporate Services Department and in content to the City Manager.

E.4.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

E.4.a.CBusiness Taxes Recommended for Write-Off .

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That write-off of $258,989.04 in uncollectible business taxes and penalties covering the period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000, be approved.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

B.3.DECISION TO HEAR AND TIME SPECIFICS

MOVED R. Noce:

That the Executive Committee hear from the following delegations:

E.4.d.Recommendation of the Names Advisory Committee.

1. Laurie Scott, MLC Group.
2. Jim Brown, Sherrick Management Ltd.
3. Marvin Polny, Beaverbrook Developments.

E.4.k. CBylaw 12610 – A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw 6124, Being the License Bylaw.

1. Const. Rick Abbott, Edmonton Police Service.
2. Hans von Bloedau, Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel.
3. Lillian Pushor, Alberta Place Suite Hotel.
4. Nancy Hack.
5. Barbara Bishop.
6. Nicola Coulstring, Cathedral Close Apartments.
7. Brent Green, MBR Holdings Ltd.
8. Oliver Friedmann, Therapy Nightclub.
9. Lynda Haley.

E.5.b.CHall D Expansion of the Shaw Conference Centre.

1.Adil Pirbhai.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.a.C2001 World Championships – Financial Status & Wading Pool (A. Bolstad). 

C. Stasynec, Office of the City Manager, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That item D.2.a. C be made a debatable item to allow action motions to be made in response to the content of the report.

(Sec. 46(c), B.L. 12300)

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

MOVED B. Smith:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the June 1, 2001 Office of City Manager report be received for information.

AMENDMENT MOVED A. Bolstad:

That a part 2 be added as follows:

1. That the Mayor contact the 2001 World Championships Local Organizing Committee and ask the Committee to adjust its plan for the City Hall Plaza in order that the wading pool, complete with fountains, be operational throughout the track and field championships.

CARRIED

FOR THE AMENDMENT:A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

OPPOSED:B. Smith.

MOTION ON ITEM D.2.a. C, AS AMENDED, put:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the June 1, 2001 Office of City Manager report be received for information.
2. That the Mayor contact the 2001 World Championships Local Organizing Committee and ask the Committee to adjust its plan for the City Hall Plaza in order that the wading pool, complete with fountains, be operational throughout the track and field championships.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION

AS AMENDED:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.REPORTS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTERS.

E.1.OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

E.1.b.CEquitable Relationship With the Province – Report of Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board of Diversity Meeting Held in Sherbrooke, Quebec on March 7-10, 2001. (AUMA Survey on “Uploading” and Provincial Education Property Tax Reduction). 

Councillor A. Bolstad answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the AUMA be sent a copy of “Closing the Gap – Implementation of the Long Range Financial Plan”.
2. That City Council report to AUMA that as part of our long range financial strategy, the City is in the process of reviewing which services might be better provided and financed by the Province. One good example will be ambulance services. Furthermore, in response to a recent survey about the Police Act, Council determined that policing should be a municipal service but receive additional financing from the Province.
3. With respect to part 2 of the questionnaire, Council clarify that the Province’s move to reduce education property tax had little influence on the City’s budget deliberations. The City would prefer to see AUMA focus on the development of additional revenue sources which would be of benefit to Alberta municipalities.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.1.c.CRecommendation of Remuneration for Economic Development Edmonton Directors and Chair. 

D.H. Edey, City Clerk, and K. Weaver, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That item E.1.c. C be postponed until item E.5.b. C has been dealt with.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

(Cont’d on page 8).

E.1.d.CBylaw 12580 - The City Administration Bylaw Amendment No. 2. 

Y. Van Schaik, Office of the City Manager; and K. Fallis-Howell, Corporate Services Department (Law), answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED R. Noce:

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.5.OTHER REPORTS

E.5.b.CHall D Expansion of the Shaw Conference Centre. 

J. Edwards and H. Marks, Economic Development Edmonton; M. Fitzpatrick, Shaw Conference Centre; and R.J. Turner, Fraser Milner Casgrain; made a presentation.

A. Pirhbai made a presentation.

J. Edwards and H. Marks, Economic Development Edmonton; M. Fitzpatrick, Shaw Conference Centre; and R.J. Turner, Fraser Milner Casgrain, answered the Committee’s questions.

Councillor B. Anderson entered the meeting.

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council at its June 26, 2001 meeting:

That the expansion of the Shaw Conference Centre be approved, in principle, on condition that:

1. Up to $30 million in project costs are shared equally among all three levels of government.
2. Once Partnership funding has been secured, a report requesting budget approval will be brought back to City Council for concurrence incorporating a funding strategy for the City share.

1. That the Administration review the costs of the proposed expansion and explore ways in which the capital costs can be reduced.
2. That the Administration report back on the financing of the Edmonton Convention Centre including such things as the business tax levy and comment on the viability of using a similar approach to financing Hall D.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.1.OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

E.1.c.CRecommendation of Remuneration for Economic Development Edmonton Directors and Chair. 

(Cont’d. from page 7).

J. Edwards, President and CEO, Economic Development Edmonton, answered the Committee’s questions.

Mayor B. Smith vacated the Chair and Councillor D. Thiele presided.

Mayor B. Smith left the meeting.

Mayor B. Smith re-entered the meeting.

Councillor D. Thiele vacated the Chair and Mayor B. Smith presided.

MOVED R. Noce:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the May 17, 2001 Office of the City Manager report be received for information.
2. That City Council discuss the remuneration of Economic Development Edmonton (EDE) Directors and Chair at its annual meeting with the Chair of EDE during the recruitment process.

AMENDMENT MOVED B. Smith:

That a part 3 be added as follows:

1. That the May 17, 2001 Office of the City Manager report be referred to the August quarterly meeting of the Shareholders with EDE Directors for discussion purposes.

carried

FOR THE AMENDMENT:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

MOTION ON ITEM E.1.c. C, AS AMENDED, put:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the May 17, 2001 Office of the City Manager report be received for information.
2. That City Council discuss the remuneration of Economic Development Edmonton (EDE) Directors and Chair at its annual meeting with the Chair of EDE during the recruitment process.
3. That the May 17, 2001 Office of the City Manager report be referred to the August quarterly meeting of the Shareholders with EDE Directors for discussion purposes.

carried

FOR THE MOTION

AS AMENDED:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.2.CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

E.2.a.Treatment of Part-time Employees Participating under the Local Authorities Pension Plan. 

Councillor D. Thiele stated that he had a pecuniary interest regarding item E.2.a. in that he was a member of the Local Authorities Pension Plan. He would, therefore, not participate in the deliberations or vote on item E.2.a. Councillor D. Thiele left the meeting and did not participate in the deliberations or vote on item E.2.a..

MOVED R. Noce:

1. That the recommendation for the Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP) to review the current definition of part-time workers and that the choice for part-time workers inclusion in LAPP remain with the employer, be supported.
2. That the City Manager advise the Alberta Urban Municipalities Board of the City’s support.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce.

ABSENT:D. Thiele.

Councillor D. Thiele re-entered the meeting.

E.4.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

E.4.d.Recommendation from the Names Advisory Committee. 

L. Scott; J. Brown; and M. Polny made presentations.

M. Lawrence, Planning and Development Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED A. Bolstad:

1. That the name “Alexander C. Rutherford” be added to the Names Reserve List.

1. That a neighbourhood located in the Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief (SCDB) be named “Rutherford”.
2. That a neighbourhood located in the Heritage Valley Servicing Concept Design Brief (SCDB) be named “MacEwan”.
3. That the roads located in the Carlton Neighbourhood be numbered.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

MOVED R. Noce:

That items E.4.e. C, E.4.f. C, E.4.g. C, E.4.h. C, E.4.i. C and E.4.j. C be dealt with now.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

L. Benowski, General Manager, and R. Caldwell, Planning and Development Department; and R. Garvey, General Manager, Corporate Services Department answered the Committee’s questions.

E.4.e.CBylaw 12605 to Designate the Brighton Block at 9666/74 Jasper Avenue as a Municipal Historic Resource.

MOVED D. Thiele:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Bylaw 12605 be given the appropriate readings.

1. That the Corporate Services Department be directed to cause a copy of Bylaw 12605 to be registered on the Certificate of Title of the Brighton Block located at 9666/74 Jasper Avenue, pursuant to the provisions of the Historical Resources Act RSA 1980, ch. H-8, as amended.
2. That the Rehabilitation Agreement (Attachment 2 of the April 30, 2001 Planning and Development Department report) which recommends the payment of up to $150,000 to encourage the designation and rehabilitation of the Brighton Block as a Municipal Historic Resource, be approved.
3. That the Corporate Services Department be directed to cause a copy of the Maintenance Agreement 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.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.4.f.CBylaw 12606 to Designate the Lodge Hotel at 9660 Jasper Avenue as a Municipal Historic Resource. 

MOVED D. Thiele:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Bylaw 12606 be given the appropriate readings.

1. That the Corporate Services Department be directed to cause a copy of Bylaw 12606 to be registered on the certificate of title of the Lodge Hotel located at 9660 Jasper Avenue, pursuant to the provisions of the Historical Resources Act RSA 1980, ch. H-8, as amended.
2. That the Rehabilitation Agreement (Attachment 2 of the April 30, 2001 Planning and Development Department report) which recommends the payment of up to $150,000 to encourage the designation and rehabilitation of the Lodge Hotel as a Municipal Historic Resource, be approved.
3. That the Corporate Services Department be directed to cause a copy of the Maintenance Agreement 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.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.4.g.CBylaw 12607 to Designate the Phillips Building at 10169 - 104 Street as a Municipal Historic Resource. 

MOVED D. Thiele:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Bylaw 12607 be given the appropriate readings.

1. That the Corporate Services Department be directed to cause a copy of Bylaw 12607 to be registered on the Certificate of Title of the Phillips Building located at 10169 - 104 Street, pursuant to the provisions of the Historical Resources Act RSA 1980, ch. H-8, as amended.
2. That the Rehabilitation Agreement (Attachment 2 of the May 1, 2001 Planning and Development Department report) which recommends the payment of up to $225,000 to encourage the designation and rehabilitation of the Phillips Building as a Municipal Historic Resource, be approved.
3. That the Corporate Services Department be directed to cause a copy of the Maintenance Agreement 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.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.4.h.CNotice of Intention to Designate the Sarah McLellan Residence located at 11135 84 Avenue as a Municipal Historic Resource. 

MOVED D. Thiele:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the City Clerk be authorized to serve a Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource (Attachment 1 of the April 23, 2001 Planning and Development Department report) to the owner of the property occupied by the Sarah McLellan Residence in accordance with Section 22 of the Historical Resources Act.
2. That the General Manager of Planning and Development Department be hereby appointed to implement matters arising from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate the Sarah McLellan Residence.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.4.i.CNotice of Intention to Designate the Armstrong Block located at 10125 – 104 Street as a Municipal Historic Resource. 

MOVED D. Thiele:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the City Clerk be authorized to serve a Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource (Attachment 1 of the April 23, 2001 Planning and Development Department report) to the owner of the property occupied by the Armstrong Block in accordance with Section 22 of the Historical Resources Act.

1. That the General Manager of Planning and Development Department be hereby appointed to implement matters arising from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate the Armstrong Block.
2. That a one-time $200,000 funding for the Heritage Reserve Fund be identified as a priority for consideration in the 2002 Operating Budget.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.4.j.CNotice of Intention to Designate the Hull Block located at 10601 - 97 Street as a Municipal Historic Resource. 

MOVED D. Thiele:

That the Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the City Clerk be authorized to serve a Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource (Attachment 1 of the February 12, 2001 Planning and Development Department report) to the owner of the property occupied by the Hull Block in accordance with Section 22 of the Historical Resources Act.

1. That the General Manager of Planning and Development Department be hereby appointed to implement matters arising from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate the Hull Block.
2. That a one-time $200,000 funding request for the Heritage Reserve Fund be identified as a priority for consideration in the 2002 Operating Budget.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

E.5.OTHER REPORTS

E.5.a.Submission re: Ambulance Service Delivery – Provincial Discussion Paper.

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That item E.5.a. be dealt with now.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

MOVED D. Thiele:

carried

FOR THE MOTION:B. Smith; A. Bolstad, R. Noce, D. Thiele.

Orders of the Day were called.

The Committee recessed at Noon.

The Committee reconvened at 1:30 p.m.

E.4.k.CBylaw 12610 - A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw 6124, Being the License Bylaw. 