OPENING PRAYER/MEDITATION 1. Councillor Brooks will read the Opening Prayer/Meditation. We are grateful for our city, for our homes, for our neighbours, and for our freedom. We are grateful for the opportunity we have to meet here and to serve our fellow citizens. May we bring both the strength of our convictions, and the willingness to listen and learn, to our discussions. May we consider the needs and aspirations of all our fellow citizens in our decisions. And may we always represent our constituents with dignity, integrity, and honesty.
3. Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Tuesday, June 23, 2015 are presented for adoption. 4. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Tuesday, June 23, 2015 be presented for adoption. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF 5. Does any Member have a pecuniary interest in any matter before Council tonight? CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS 6. There was no correspondence nor were there any petitions for the agenda. STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. There were no Statutory Public Hearings for the agenda.
DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA There were no delegations pertaining to items on the agenda.
MEMBER STATEMENTS 9. A member statement from Councillor Brooks. 10. Are there any Member statements from the floor?
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Brooks will introduce the following reports: 11. Municipal Services Committee Report for June 23, 2015. 12. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council endorse the Yellowknife Food Charter as presented by the Yellowknife Farmers Market. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
13. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council direct Administration to conduct a review of all parking meters in the downtown to determine their utilization. MOVE APPROVAL Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 14. Special Municipal Services Committee Report for June 29, 2015. 15. There was no business arising from the meeting.
16. Municipal Services Committee Report for July 13, 2015. 17. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That: 1. Council approve in principle a new Kennel Zone in Engle Business District Phase III and direct Administration to proceed with the development of a Kennel Zone, including rezoning, an Area Development Plan, engineering design and marketing plan; 2. That Council direct Administration to seek input from the Dog Trotters regarding termination of the lease for Lot 1, Block 503 in November of 2017 and the relocation strategy to the proposed Kennel Zone based on consideration of the following: a. Tax incentives for relocation (i.e. 5 to ten years); b. Payment plan for land purchase (i.e. 5 to ten years); c. Reduced sale price for relocation (i.e. maximum percentage up to 25%); d. Acceptance of $10,000 deposit (currently at $8,000) for site remediation of existing site with City bearing balance of costs; e. City covering a portion of general site preparation of the designated lot (i.e. blasting and grading); and f. Provisions for caretaker suites for kennel operators at the new site. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
ENACTMENT OF BY?LAWS 18. By?law No. 4861 ? A by?law to amend the fees and charges schedule in By?law No. 4436 is presented for First, Second and Third Reading. 19. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By?law No. 4861. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 20. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By?law No. 4861. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 21. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By?law No. 4861 be presented for Third Reading. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 22. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By?law No. 4861. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
23. By?law No. 4862 ? A by?law to amend Zoning By?law No. 4404, as amended, by introducing the Old Airport Road Mixed?Use Overlay along a portion of Old Airport Road, is presented for First Reading. 24. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By?law No. 4862. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
25. By?law No. 4860 ? A by?law to amend disposal By?law No. 4448, by expanding the Kam Lake Community Garden Lease boundary to include the Berry Orchard on a portion of Lot 2, Block 505, Plan 1015 (corner of Woolgar Avenue and Kam Lake Road), is presented for Third Reading. 26. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By?law No. 4860. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS 27. By?law No. 4818 ? A by?law to amend Building By?law No. 4469 and Water and Sewer Services By?law No. 4663 to better regulate water and sewer holding tank installation standards, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 28. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By?law No. 4818 be removed from the Table. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 29. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By?law No. 4818. 30. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By?law No. 4818 be amended as outlined in document number DM# 418411 attached to and forming part of the July 27, 2015 Council Agenda. TO THE AMENDMENT Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated TO THE MAIN MOTION Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 31. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By?law No. 4818. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 32. Is there any deferred business or are there any tabled items from the floor?
OLD BUSINESS 33. There was no old business for the agenda. 34. Is there any old business from the floor? NOTICES OF MOTION 35. There were no notices of motion for the agenda. 36. Are there any notices of motion from the floor? DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 37. There were no delegations pertaining to items not on the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS 38. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint Rob Lok as Development Officer. 39. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That : 1. Pursuant to s. 2.2 of Zoning By?law No. 4404, as amended, Mr. Rob Lok be appointed as a Development Officer for the City of Yellowknife; and 2. The term of appointment shall expire upon termination of employment with the City of Yellowknife. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 40. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint Nicholas Michels and Lisa Briand as By?law Officer II’s for the City of Yellowknife. 41. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That: 1. Pursuant to s. 137 of the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, S.N.W.T. 2003, c.22, Nicholas Michels and Lisa Briand be appointed as a Bylaw Officer II’s for the City of Yellowknife and assume the rank of Constable; 2. The terms of appointment shall expire upon termination of employment with the City of Yellowknife as a By?law Officer. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 42. A memorandum regarding whether to adopt the 2015 City of Yellowknife Community Government Indicator Report. 43. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council adopt the 2015 City of Yellowknife Community Government Indicator Report for presentation to the GNWT Department of Municipal and Community Affairs as part of the NWT Community Government Accountability Framework. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 44. A memorandum regarding whether to designate a member of Council as a signing authority on City bank accounts in the event of the absence of both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. 45. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council, in accordance with s.100(2)(b) of the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, appoint a Councillor to be signing authority on City bank accounts in the event of the absence of both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 46. Councillor Alty moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, WHEREAS the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was created as part of the settlement agreement between the Federal Government, the churches and survivor parties to the Indian Residential Schools Class Action Settlement Agreement to determine the truth about Canada's Indian residential schools and establish a reconciliation process; AND WHEREAS over the course of the last six years, the TRC researched official records and visited communities across Canada to hear from thousands of residential school survivors and their families about the impacts of residential schools and colonization; AND WHEREAS the findings of these investigations are summarized in the TRC's Final Report, released June 2, 2015, and include 94 recommendations for action by all levels of government; AND WHEREAS the TRC has put a call to action to government stating “that knowing the truth about what happened in residential schools in and of itself does not necessarily lead to reconciliation” and many of the recommendations in the TRC final report are actionable by the City and our municipal government partners; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff report back to Council, no later than September 30, 2015, with recommendations on how to move forward on the actions recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which are within the City's jurisdiction to act. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 47. Is there any new business from the floor?
ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES 48. There were no administrative enquiries for the agenda. 49. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor? ADJOURNMENT
OPENING PRAYER/MEDITATION 1. Councillor Brooks will read the Opening Prayer/Meditation. We are grateful for our city, for our homes, for our neighbours, and for our freedom. We are grateful for the opportunity we have to meet here and to serve our fellow citizens. May we bring both the strength of our convictions, and the willingness to listen and learn, to our discussions. May we consider the needs and aspirations of all our fellow citizens in our decisions. And may we always represent our constituents with dignity, integrity, and honesty.
3. Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Tuesday, June 23, 2015 are presented for adoption. 4. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Tuesday, June 23, 2015 be presented for adoption. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF 5. Does any Member have a pecuniary interest in any matter before Council tonight? CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS 6. There was no correspondence nor were there any petitions for the agenda. STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. There were no Statutory Public Hearings for the agenda.
DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA There were no delegations pertaining to items on the agenda.
MEMBER STATEMENTS 9. A member statement from Councillor Brooks. 10. Are there any Member statements from the floor?
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Brooks will introduce the following reports: 11. Municipal Services Committee Report for June 23, 2015. 12. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council endorse the Yellowknife Food Charter as presented by the Yellowknife Farmers Market. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
13. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council direct Administration to conduct a review of all parking meters in the downtown to determine their utilization. MOVE APPROVAL Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 14. Special Municipal Services Committee Report for June 29, 2015. 15. There was no business arising from the meeting.
16. Municipal Services Committee Report for July 13, 2015. 17. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That: 1. Council approve in principle a new Kennel Zone in Engle Business District Phase III and direct Administration to proceed with the development of a Kennel Zone, including rezoning, an Area Development Plan, engineering design and marketing plan; 2. That Council direct Administration to seek input from the Dog Trotters regarding termination of the lease for Lot 1, Block 503 in November of 2017 and the relocation strategy to the proposed Kennel Zone based on consideration of the following: a. Tax incentives for relocation (i.e. 5 to ten years); b. Payment plan for land purchase (i.e. 5 to ten years); c. Reduced sale price for relocation (i.e. maximum percentage up to 25%); d. Acceptance of $10,000 deposit (currently at $8,000) for site remediation of existing site with City bearing balance of costs; e. City covering a portion of general site preparation of the designated lot (i.e. blasting and grading); and f. Provisions for caretaker suites for kennel operators at the new site. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
ENACTMENT OF BY?LAWS 18. By?law No. 4861 ? A by?law to amend the fees and charges schedule in By?law No. 4436 is presented for First, Second and Third Reading. 19. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By?law No. 4861. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 20. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By?law No. 4861. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 21. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By?law No. 4861 be presented for Third Reading. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 22. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By?law No. 4861. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
23. By?law No. 4862 ? A by?law to amend Zoning By?law No. 4404, as amended, by introducing the Old Airport Road Mixed?Use Overlay along a portion of Old Airport Road, is presented for First Reading. 24. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By?law No. 4862. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
25. By?law No. 4860 ? A by?law to amend disposal By?law No. 4448, by expanding the Kam Lake Community Garden Lease boundary to include the Berry Orchard on a portion of Lot 2, Block 505, Plan 1015 (corner of Woolgar Avenue and Kam Lake Road), is presented for Third Reading. 26. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By?law No. 4860. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated
DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS 27. By?law No. 4818 ? A by?law to amend Building By?law No. 4469 and Water and Sewer Services By?law No. 4663 to better regulate water and sewer holding tank installation standards, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 28. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By?law No. 4818 be removed from the Table. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 29. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By?law No. 4818. 30. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By?law No. 4818 be amended as outlined in document number DM# 418411 attached to and forming part of the July 27, 2015 Council Agenda. TO THE AMENDMENT Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated TO THE MAIN MOTION Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 31. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By?law No. 4818. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 32. Is there any deferred business or are there any tabled items from the floor?
OLD BUSINESS 33. There was no old business for the agenda. 34. Is there any old business from the floor? NOTICES OF MOTION 35. There were no notices of motion for the agenda. 36. Are there any notices of motion from the floor? DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 37. There were no delegations pertaining to items not on the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS 38. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint Rob Lok as Development Officer. 39. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That : 1. Pursuant to s. 2.2 of Zoning By?law No. 4404, as amended, Mr. Rob Lok be appointed as a Development Officer for the City of Yellowknife; and 2. The term of appointment shall expire upon termination of employment with the City of Yellowknife. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 40. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint Nicholas Michels and Lisa Briand as By?law Officer II’s for the City of Yellowknife. 41. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That: 1. Pursuant to s. 137 of the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, S.N.W.T. 2003, c.22, Nicholas Michels and Lisa Briand be appointed as a Bylaw Officer II’s for the City of Yellowknife and assume the rank of Constable; 2. The terms of appointment shall expire upon termination of employment with the City of Yellowknife as a By?law Officer. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 42. A memorandum regarding whether to adopt the 2015 City of Yellowknife Community Government Indicator Report. 43. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council adopt the 2015 City of Yellowknife Community Government Indicator Report for presentation to the GNWT Department of Municipal and Community Affairs as part of the NWT Community Government Accountability Framework. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 44. A memorandum regarding whether to designate a member of Council as a signing authority on City bank accounts in the event of the absence of both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. 45. Councillor Brooks moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council, in accordance with s.100(2)(b) of the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, appoint a Councillor to be signing authority on City bank accounts in the event of the absence of both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 46. Councillor Alty moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, WHEREAS the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was created as part of the settlement agreement between the Federal Government, the churches and survivor parties to the Indian Residential Schools Class Action Settlement Agreement to determine the truth about Canada's Indian residential schools and establish a reconciliation process; AND WHEREAS over the course of the last six years, the TRC researched official records and visited communities across Canada to hear from thousands of residential school survivors and their families about the impacts of residential schools and colonization; AND WHEREAS the findings of these investigations are summarized in the TRC's Final Report, released June 2, 2015, and include 94 recommendations for action by all levels of government; AND WHEREAS the TRC has put a call to action to government stating “that knowing the truth about what happened in residential schools in and of itself does not necessarily lead to reconciliation” and many of the recommendations in the TRC final report are actionable by the City and our municipal government partners; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff report back to Council, no later than September 30, 2015, with recommendations on how to move forward on the actions recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which are within the City's jurisdiction to act. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 47. Is there any new business from the floor?
ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES 48. There were no administrative enquiries for the agenda. 49. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor? ADJOURNMENT