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Transportation and Public Works Committee
Meeting Minutes 1
May 15, 2001
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
MEMBERS: / PRESENT:J. Taylor, Chair / J. Taylor
R. Rosenberger, Vice-Chair / R. Rosenberger
T. Cavanagh / T. Cavanagh
L. Chahley / L. Chahley
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
Councillor B. Anderson. *
Councillor A. Bolstad. *
Councillor L. Langley. *
Councillor D. Thiele.*
A.B. Maurer, City Manager.
K. Weaver, Office of the City Clerk.
*Attended part of the meeting.
A.1. CALL TO ORDER
Councillor J. Taylor called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
Councillors A. Bolstad and D. Thiele were in attendance.
A.2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That the Transportation and Public Works Committee Agenda for the May 15, 2001 meeting be adopted with the addition of the following item:
D.2.c. Removal of Sand and Gravel from City Boulevards
(R. Rosenberger).
carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
A.3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That the Minutes of the May 1, 2001 Transportation and Public Works Committee Meeting be adopted.
carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
B.2. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That items D.2.a., D.2.b., D.2.c., G.1.a., G.1.b., and the in private item G.2.b., be exempted for debate; and
D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS
D.3.a. Whitemud/Terwillegar Upgrading and Expansion (Results of the Fall 2000 Data Collection and Follow-up).
That the revised due date of June 5, 2001 be approved. / Transportation & Streets.Due: June 5, 2001
D.3.b. Whitemud/Terwillegar Upgrading and Expansion (Administration and West Edmonton Transportation Coalition meet with Capital Health and Alberta Environment).
That the revised due date of June 5, 2001 be approved. / Transportation & Streets.Due: June 5, 2001
G.2. TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS DEPARTMENT
G.2.a. C SLRT – Light Rail Vehicle Brake Retrofit. Ø
That the Transportation and Public Works Committee recommend to City Council:
That the cash flow in Program XX –66-1670 South LRT (University Station to Neil Crawford) be adjusted to advance brake retrofit monies from 2002 – 2005 to 2001 – 2004 (Attachment 1 of the May 4, 2001 Transportation and Streets Department report).
G.3. OTHER REPORTS
G.3.a. Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) and Request to Hire Consultants where Estimates are $250,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at April 27, 2001. Ø
That the Administration tender the projects (listed in Attachment 1 and 2 of the April 27, 2001 Corporate Services Department report) and enter into all relevant agreements, such tenders to be in accordance with the Administration’s normal tendering guidelines. / Corporate Svcs.Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
B.3. DECISION TO HEAR AND TIME SPECIFICS
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That the following items be made time specific at 10:00 a.m.:
G.1.a. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot – Additional Information.
G.1.b. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot .
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
MOVED R. Rosenberger:
That the Committee hear from the following delegations:
G.1.a. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot – Additional Information.
G.1.b. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot .
M. Gunderson, Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation.
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
- That Item D.2.a. be made debatable to allow action motions to be made in response to the content of the report.
(Sec.46(c), B.L. 12300).
- That the Committee hear from the following delegations:
D.2.a. Sale of Provincial and Federal Lands (D. Thiele).
a) C. MacGillivray, Knottwood Committee Opposed to Re-districting and Development (KCORD);
b) P. Wolters, Knottwood Committee Opposed to Re-districting and Development (KCORD); and
c) D. Carlson, MLA, Edmonton Ellerslie.
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
OPPOSED: L. Chahley.
D. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES
D.1. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.1.a. Live/Work Location in the Downtown for Artists (J. Taylor).
“On May 3, the Mayor and Councillors received a letter from the Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton asking that the City support its efforts in establishing a second live/work location in the downtown for artists. Specifically, ArtsHab is asking that the City explore the possibility of acquiring Beaver House at 10158 – 103 Street with a lease-to-purchase arrangement with ArtsHab. I would appreciate it if the Administration could explore the possible options of working with ArtsHab on this project and provide an information report to the July 10, 2001 Transportation and Public Works Committee.” / Asset Mgmt. & Public WorksDue: July 10, 2001
D.1.b. Proposal by Inland Cement to Use Coal as a Main Fuel Source for its Plant in Northwest Edmonton (A. Bolstad).
“This inquiry has to do with the proposal by Inland Cement to use coal, instead of natural gas, as a main fuel source for its plant in northwest Edmonton.In a response to an inquiry I made last September, the City’s Office of the Environment stated that “the appropriate stage for the City to submit comments to Alberta Environment would be on completion of an environmental impact assessment.
Now that the Province has decided against doing an environmental impact assessment, I have the following questions:
1. What would be an appropriate time for the City to make its concerns known?
2. Will the City be asking about the validity of the emission levels supplied by Inland Cement, which the Province appears to have relied on for most of its information?
3. Will the City ask for outside consultants to double-check and/or do a more thorough review than that completed by the Department of the Environment.
4. Will the City inquire or raise concerns about the cumulative effects of the emissions by Inland and other sources and the efforts made by the Province to calculate these?
5. Will the City ask or raise concerns about the manner in which air is monitored in the general vicinity of Inland Cement?
6. Will the City ask or raise concerns about the level of enforcement that is applied when emissions beyond those allowed by provincial regulations occur?
7. Does Inland Cement require the approval of the City of Edmonton in any way in order to proceed with this project?
And finally, on a related note, I am wondering if the City has any concerns about other industrial plants or even residential homes switching from natural gas to coal and if so, how we might bring these concerns to the Department of Environment?” / Asset Mgmt. & Public Works
Due: July 24, 2001
D.1.b. cont’d.
Asset Mgmt. & Public Works
Due: July 24, 2001
D.2. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.2.a. Sale of Provincial and Federal Lands (D. Thiele). Ø
C. MacGillivray and P. Wolters made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.
Councillor B. Anderson entered the meeting.
D. Carlson made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.
W.D. Burn, General Manager, and T. Loat, Asset Management and Public Works Department, answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That Orders of the Day be extended to complete this item.
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
A.B. Maurer, City Manager; and T. Loat, Asset Management and Public Works Department, answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED R. Rosenberger:
That the March 19, 2001 Asset Management and Public Works Department report be received for information. / Asset Mgmt. & Public WorksCarried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
G.1. ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
G.1.a. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot – Additional Information. Ø
G.1.b. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot. Ø
MOVED R. Rosenberger:
That items G.1.a. and G.1.b. be dealt with together.
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
ABSENT: T. Cavanagh.
W.D. Burn, General Manager, Asset Management and Public Works Department, made a presentation.
M. Gunderson made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.
A.B. Maurer, City Manager; W.D. Burn, General Manager, Asset Management and Public Works Department; and D. Manderscheid, Corporate Services Department (Law), answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED L. Chahley:
- That the May 7, 2001 Asset Management and Public Works Department report be received for information (Item G.1.a.).
- That the February 23, 2001 Asset Management and Public Works Department report (Item G.1.b.) be referred back to the Administration to prepare a Bylaw that would amend the lease to:
a) extend the lease of the surplus lands for the purpose of constructing a future extension of the Winspear Centre Complex on the terms and conditions as outlined in Attachment 2 of the February 23, 2001 Asset Management and Public Works Department report; and
b) include a revenue sharing formula for the parking lot with a five year term showing the City getting 0% of the revenue in 2001; 10% in 2002; 25% in 2003; 50% in 2004 and 100% in 2005.
MOTION ON PART 1, put:
That the May 7, 2001 Asset Management and Public Works Department report be received for information (Item G.1.a.). / Asset Mgmt. & Public WorksCarried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
MOTION ON PART 2, put:
That the February 23, 2001 Asset Management and Public Works Department report (Item G.1.b.) be referred back to the Administration to prepare a Bylaw that would amend the lease to:a) extend the lease of the surplus lands for the purpose of constructing a future extension of the Winspear Centre Complex on the terms and conditions as outlined in Attachment 2 of the February 23, 2001 Asset Management and Public Works Department report; and
b) include a revenue sharing formula for the parking lot with a five year term showing the City getting 0% of the revenue in 2001; 10% in 2002; 25% in 2003; 50% in 2004 and 100% in 2005. / Asset Mgmt. & Public Works
Due: July 24, 2001
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
D.2. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.2.b. Operation of EPCOR Technologies (A. Bolstad). Ø
A.B. Maurer, City Manager; R. Millican, General Manager, and L. McCormick, Transportation and Streets Department; L. Benowski, General Manager, Planning and Development Department; and M. Sherk, Corporate Services Department (Law), answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That the May 2, 2001 Transportation and Streets Department report be received for information. / Transportation & StreetsCarried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
D.2.c. Removal of Sand & Gravel from City Boulevards (R. Rosenberger).
R. Millican, General Manager, Transportation and Streets Department; and O. Lehner, Community Services Department, answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That the May 9, 2001 Transportation and Streets Department report be received for information. / Transportation & StreetsCarried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That the Committee recess until 11:00 a.m. and reconvene in private.
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
The Committee recessed at 10:54 a.m.
The Committee reconvened at 11:02 a.m., in private.
Councillor R. Rosenberger was absent.
Councillors B. Anderson, A. Bolstad, L. Langley and D. Thiele were in attendance.
MOVED L. Chahley:
That the Committee meet in public.
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
The Committee met in public at 11:28 a.m.
Councillors B. Anderson, A. Bolstad and L. Langley were in attendance.
G.2. TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS DEPARTMENT
G.2.b. Municipal Consent and Access Agreement and Telecom Services Agreement between the City of Edmonton and Telus Communications Inc.
MOVED L. Chahley:
1. That the verbal report be received for information.2. That the verbal report remain in private. / City Manager
Carried
FOR THE MOTION: T. Cavanagh, L. Chahley, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.
N. NOTICES OF MOTION
Councillor J. Taylor asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.
(Sec. 91. B.L. 12300)
O. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:29 a.m.
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CHAIR CITY CLERK
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
COMMITTEE MEETING
MAY 15, 2001
INDEX TO MINUTES
A.1. CALL TO ORDER
A.2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 1
A.3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2
B.2. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS 2
B.3. DECISION TO HEAR AND TIME SPECIFICS 3
D. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES
D.1. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.1.a. Live/Work Location in the Downtown for Artists (J. Taylor). 5
D.1.b. Proposal by Inland Cement to Use Coal as a Main Fuel Source for its Plant in Northwest Edmonton (A. Bolstad). 5
D.2. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.2.a. Sale of Provincial and Federal Lands (D. Thiele). Ø 6
D.2.b. Operation of EPCOR Technologies (A. Bolstad). Ø 9
D.2.c. Removal of Sand & Gravel from City Boulevards (R. Rosenberger). 9
D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS
D.3.a. Whitemud/Terwillegar Upgrading and Expansion (Results of the Fall 2000 Data Collection and Follow-up). 2
D.3.b. Whitemud/Terwillegar Upgrading and Expansion (Administration and West Edmonton Transportation Coalition meet with Capital Health and Alberta Environment). 2
G.1. ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
G.1.a. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot – Additional Information. Ø 7
G.1.b. Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation – Winspear Centre Parking Lot. Ø 7
G.2. TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS DEPARTMENT
G.2.a. c SLRT – Light Rail Vehicle Brake Retrofit. Ø 3
G.2.b. Municipal Consent and Access Agreement and Telecom Services Agreement between the City of Edmonton and Telus Communications Inc. 10
G.3. OTHER REPORTS
G.3.a. Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) and Request to Hire Consultants where Estimates are $250,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at April 27, 2001. Ø 3
\N. NOTICES OF MOTION 10
O. ADJOURNMENT 11
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