OPENING PRAYER/MEDITATION Councillor Son 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. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING(S) Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, September 14, 2015 are presented for adoption. 5. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF 6. CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS
STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS A Statutory Public Hearings regarding By-law No. 4877, a by-law authorizing the City to rezone a portion of Lot 45, Block, Block 553, Plan 3870 (rear of 226 and 230 Utsingi Drive) from NP – Nature Preservation to LI – Limited Industrial.
MEMBER STATEMENTS 9. There were no Member statements for the agenda. 10. Are there any Member statements from the floor?
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Son will introduce the following reports: 11. Municipal Services Committee Report for September 14, 2015. 12. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Administration be directed to explore the “tiny home concept” and bring forward recommendations for amendments to by-laws to facilitate “tiny homes” and to identify lands within the city where “tiny homes” could be developed. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 13. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council adopt the following recommendations on how to move forward on the actions recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action: Article 43: Adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Article 47: The Mayor corresponds with the GWNT to ensure that any and all laws that rely upon the Doctrine of Discovery and terra nullius are repudiated. Article 57: That funding be identified for the provision of skill?based training for all City staff to undergo that will provide a learning experience on the history of Aboriginal peoples relating to residential schools; UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Treaties and Aboriginal Rights, Indigenous Law; and, Aboriginal–Crown relations. Articles 75, 76 and 77:The Mayor correspond with the GNWT and School Boards encouraging them to ensure that they provide any and all information pertaining to identification, documentation, maintenance, commemoration, and protection of residential school cemeteries/sites where residential school children are buried, and for them to provide all known records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 14. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That the City only consider discounting lots in the land inventory on a case by case basis subject to an approved motion of Council directing Administration to review the particulars of a specific subdivision or lot. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 15. Municipal Services Committee Report for October 21, 2015. 16. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council direct Administration to continue work on the recommendations that Administration deem viable as listed in the Municipal Enforcement Operational Review and Strategic Plan (2014). Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 17. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council: 1. Approve the proposed Heritage Committee Budget for 2015 with a $3,000 spending limit per project/initiative as follows: HC Projects Heritage Days; Heritage awards; improvements $20,000 HC Art Program Acquisition of art $3,500 HC Meeting Expenses & Heritage Committee meetings $2,500 HC Advertising & Plaquing New plaques and repairs to existing; banners; newspaper/radio advertising $5,000 HC Contracted Costs Historical research; specialist $4,000 TOTAL $35,000 2. That projects or initiatives which (a) fall outside of the approved budget, (b) are above $3,000, or (c) may conflict with City Bylaws or procedures or Council Goals and Objectives, require approval by Council based on a memorandum and recommendation from Administration. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 18. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council adopt the revised City of Yellowknife Grant Policy as proposed by the Grant Review Committee. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 19. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Mr. Yacub Adam to serve on the Social Issues Committee for a two (2) year term commencing October 27, 2015 and ending October 26, 2017. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 20. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council: 1. Allocate the required resources, up to $3,000, to develop, approve and distribute the ‘Yellowknife Selfie’ as requested by the City of Yellowknife Social Issues Committee; and 2. That the ‘Yellowknife Selfie’ be approved by Council prior to distribution.
ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS 21. By-law No. 4692 - A by-law to dispose of a portion of Lot 1, Block 314, Plan 4150 to the developer chosen through a call for development proposals process, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 22. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4692. 23. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By-law No. 4692 be amended to include legal description Lot 3, Block 314, as shown on a Plan of Survey under Surveyor General Branch Project #201518035, Yellowknife. TO THE AMENDMENT Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated TO THE MAIN MOTION Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 24. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4692.
25. By-law No. 4825 - A by-law to dispose portions of Lot 32, Block 27, Plan 4297; portions of Lot 29, Block 27, Plan 1388; and portions of ROAD, Plan 176 to 506548 NWT Ltd. (Yellowknife Apartments Ltd) for consolidation with Lot 28, Block 27, Plan 1388 to facilitate mixeduse redevelopment, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 26. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4825. 27. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By-law No. 4825 be amended by replacing “All that portion of Lot 29, Block 27 , Plan 1388, Lot 32, Block 27, Plan 4287 and Road, Plan 176 as in a hatched pattern on Schedule “A” attached hereto and forming part of this by?law” with “Lot 35, Block 27, Plan 4638”. TO THE AMENDMENT Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated TO THE MAIN MOTION Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 28. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4825.
29. By-law No. 4877 - A by-law authorizing the City to rezone a portion of Lot 45, Block 553, Plan 3870 (rear of 226 and 230 Utsingi Drive) from NP - Nature Preservation to LI - Limited Industrial, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 30. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4877. 31. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4877.
32. By-law No. 4881 - A by-law authorizing the acquisition of Road R38 Weledeh, Plan 4542 (Niven Lake Phase 5), is presented for First, Second and Third Reading. 33. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4881. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 34. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4881. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 35. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By-law No. 4881 be presented for Third Reading. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 36. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4881.
37. By-law No. 4867 - A by-law respecting the Development Scheme (Area Development Plan) for the Grace Lake South Waterside Residential area for Phases 1-3, is presented for First Reading. 38. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4867.
39. By-law No. 4868 - A by-law to amend General Plan By-law No. 4656: “Map 1 – Land Use Designations” to redesignate the lands south of Grace Lake (Phases 1-3) from “Growth Reserve” to “Waterside Residential” and “Natural Areas”, is presented for First Reading. 40. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4868.
41. By-law No. 4869 - A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by rezoning the lands south of Grace Lake from GM – Growth Management to R0 – Waterside Residential and NP – Nature Preservation for Phases 1-3, is presented for First Reading. 42. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4869.
43. By-law No. 4878 - A by-law authorizing the City of Yellowknife to dispose of a portion of Lot 39, Block 311, Plan 4019 (the greenspace lot bounded by Haener Drive, deWeerdt Drive and Driscoll Road), is presented for First Reading. 44. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4878.
45. By-law No. 4879 - A by-law authorizing the City of Yellowknife to rezone a portion of Lot 39, Block 311, Plan 4019 (the greenspace lot bounded by Haener Drive, deWeerdt Drive and Driscoll Road), is presented for First Reading. 46. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4879
47. By-law No. 4880 - A by-law to acquire fee simple title to the road portion within Lot 6, Block 163, Plan C- 2090 (Anson Drive, Bellanca Drive, Catalina Drive, Fairchild Crescent, Norseman Drive, Stinson Road), is presented for First Reading. 48. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4880.
49. There was no deferred business and there were no tabled items for the agenda. 50. Is there any deferred business or are there any tabled items from the floor? OLD BUSINESS 51. There was no old business for the agenda. 52. Is there any old business from the floor? NOTICES OF MOTION 53. There were no notices of motion for the agenda. 54. Are there any notices of motion from the floor? DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 55. There are no delegations pertaining to items not on the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS Councillor Wong moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That: 1. Council support the National Zero Waste Council's food waste reduction proposal to introduce a federal policy which implements tax incentives for food producers and suppliers who donate their unsold edible food, thereby, reducing unnecessary food waste, decreasing disposal cost to municipalities, reducing the environmental impact of food waste and addressing the issue of hunger and poverty in our communities. 2. Council direct that this resolution be forwarded to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for consideration at its upcoming Annual General Meeting.
57. Is there any new business from the floor? ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES 58. There were no administrative enquiries for the agenda. 59. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor? ADJOURNMENT
OPENING PRAYER/MEDITATION Councillor Son 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. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING(S) Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, September 14, 2015 are presented for adoption. 5. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF 6. CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS
STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS A Statutory Public Hearings regarding By-law No. 4877, a by-law authorizing the City to rezone a portion of Lot 45, Block, Block 553, Plan 3870 (rear of 226 and 230 Utsingi Drive) from NP – Nature Preservation to LI – Limited Industrial.
MEMBER STATEMENTS 9. There were no Member statements for the agenda. 10. Are there any Member statements from the floor?
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Son will introduce the following reports: 11. Municipal Services Committee Report for September 14, 2015. 12. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Administration be directed to explore the “tiny home concept” and bring forward recommendations for amendments to by-laws to facilitate “tiny homes” and to identify lands within the city where “tiny homes” could be developed. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 13. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council adopt the following recommendations on how to move forward on the actions recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action: Article 43: Adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Article 47: The Mayor corresponds with the GWNT to ensure that any and all laws that rely upon the Doctrine of Discovery and terra nullius are repudiated. Article 57: That funding be identified for the provision of skill?based training for all City staff to undergo that will provide a learning experience on the history of Aboriginal peoples relating to residential schools; UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Treaties and Aboriginal Rights, Indigenous Law; and, Aboriginal–Crown relations. Articles 75, 76 and 77:The Mayor correspond with the GNWT and School Boards encouraging them to ensure that they provide any and all information pertaining to identification, documentation, maintenance, commemoration, and protection of residential school cemeteries/sites where residential school children are buried, and for them to provide all known records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 14. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That the City only consider discounting lots in the land inventory on a case by case basis subject to an approved motion of Council directing Administration to review the particulars of a specific subdivision or lot. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 15. Municipal Services Committee Report for October 21, 2015. 16. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council direct Administration to continue work on the recommendations that Administration deem viable as listed in the Municipal Enforcement Operational Review and Strategic Plan (2014). Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 17. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council: 1. Approve the proposed Heritage Committee Budget for 2015 with a $3,000 spending limit per project/initiative as follows: HC Projects Heritage Days; Heritage awards; improvements $20,000 HC Art Program Acquisition of art $3,500 HC Meeting Expenses & Heritage Committee meetings $2,500 HC Advertising & Plaquing New plaques and repairs to existing; banners; newspaper/radio advertising $5,000 HC Contracted Costs Historical research; specialist $4,000 TOTAL $35,000 2. That projects or initiatives which (a) fall outside of the approved budget, (b) are above $3,000, or (c) may conflict with City Bylaws or procedures or Council Goals and Objectives, require approval by Council based on a memorandum and recommendation from Administration. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 18. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council adopt the revised City of Yellowknife Grant Policy as proposed by the Grant Review Committee. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 19. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Mr. Yacub Adam to serve on the Social Issues Committee for a two (2) year term commencing October 27, 2015 and ending October 26, 2017. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 20. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council: 1. Allocate the required resources, up to $3,000, to develop, approve and distribute the ‘Yellowknife Selfie’ as requested by the City of Yellowknife Social Issues Committee; and 2. That the ‘Yellowknife Selfie’ be approved by Council prior to distribution.
ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS 21. By-law No. 4692 - A by-law to dispose of a portion of Lot 1, Block 314, Plan 4150 to the developer chosen through a call for development proposals process, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 22. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4692. 23. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By-law No. 4692 be amended to include legal description Lot 3, Block 314, as shown on a Plan of Survey under Surveyor General Branch Project #201518035, Yellowknife. TO THE AMENDMENT Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated TO THE MAIN MOTION Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 24. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4692.
25. By-law No. 4825 - A by-law to dispose portions of Lot 32, Block 27, Plan 4297; portions of Lot 29, Block 27, Plan 1388; and portions of ROAD, Plan 176 to 506548 NWT Ltd. (Yellowknife Apartments Ltd) for consolidation with Lot 28, Block 27, Plan 1388 to facilitate mixeduse redevelopment, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 26. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4825. 27. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By-law No. 4825 be amended by replacing “All that portion of Lot 29, Block 27 , Plan 1388, Lot 32, Block 27, Plan 4287 and Road, Plan 176 as in a hatched pattern on Schedule “A” attached hereto and forming part of this by?law” with “Lot 35, Block 27, Plan 4638”. TO THE AMENDMENT Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated TO THE MAIN MOTION Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 28. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4825.
29. By-law No. 4877 - A by-law authorizing the City to rezone a portion of Lot 45, Block 553, Plan 3870 (rear of 226 and 230 Utsingi Drive) from NP - Nature Preservation to LI - Limited Industrial, is presented for Second and Third Reading. 30. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4877. 31. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4877.
32. By-law No. 4881 - A by-law authorizing the acquisition of Road R38 Weledeh, Plan 4542 (Niven Lake Phase 5), is presented for First, Second and Third Reading. 33. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4881. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 34. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By-law No. 4881. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 35. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By-law No. 4881 be presented for Third Reading. Unanimous In Favour Opposed Carried / Defeated 36. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 4881.
37. By-law No. 4867 - A by-law respecting the Development Scheme (Area Development Plan) for the Grace Lake South Waterside Residential area for Phases 1-3, is presented for First Reading. 38. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4867.
39. By-law No. 4868 - A by-law to amend General Plan By-law No. 4656: “Map 1 – Land Use Designations” to redesignate the lands south of Grace Lake (Phases 1-3) from “Growth Reserve” to “Waterside Residential” and “Natural Areas”, is presented for First Reading. 40. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4868.
41. By-law No. 4869 - A by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 4404, as amended, by rezoning the lands south of Grace Lake from GM – Growth Management to R0 – Waterside Residential and NP – Nature Preservation for Phases 1-3, is presented for First Reading. 42. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4869.
43. By-law No. 4878 - A by-law authorizing the City of Yellowknife to dispose of a portion of Lot 39, Block 311, Plan 4019 (the greenspace lot bounded by Haener Drive, deWeerdt Drive and Driscoll Road), is presented for First Reading. 44. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4878.
45. By-law No. 4879 - A by-law authorizing the City of Yellowknife to rezone a portion of Lot 39, Block 311, Plan 4019 (the greenspace lot bounded by Haener Drive, deWeerdt Drive and Driscoll Road), is presented for First Reading. 46. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4879
47. By-law No. 4880 - A by-law to acquire fee simple title to the road portion within Lot 6, Block 163, Plan C- 2090 (Anson Drive, Bellanca Drive, Catalina Drive, Fairchild Crescent, Norseman Drive, Stinson Road), is presented for First Reading. 48. Councillor Son moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By-law No. 4880.
49. There was no deferred business and there were no tabled items for the agenda. 50. Is there any deferred business or are there any tabled items from the floor? OLD BUSINESS 51. There was no old business for the agenda. 52. Is there any old business from the floor? NOTICES OF MOTION 53. There were no notices of motion for the agenda. 54. Are there any notices of motion from the floor? DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 55. There are no delegations pertaining to items not on the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS Councillor Wong moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That: 1. Council support the National Zero Waste Council's food waste reduction proposal to introduce a federal policy which implements tax incentives for food producers and suppliers who donate their unsold edible food, thereby, reducing unnecessary food waste, decreasing disposal cost to municipalities, reducing the environmental impact of food waste and addressing the issue of hunger and poverty in our communities. 2. Council direct that this resolution be forwarded to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for consideration at its upcoming Annual General Meeting.
57. Is there any new business from the floor? ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES 58. There were no administrative enquiries for the agenda. 59. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor? ADJOURNMENT