OPENING MEDITATION Councillor Morse will read the Opening Meditation. We are honoured to be on Chief Drygeese Territory. 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.
AWARDS, CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS A presentation from Adrienne Cartwright regarding Downtown Revitalization.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING(S) Previously Distributed 3. Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, September 23, 2019 are presented for adoption. 4. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, September 23, 2019 be presented for adoption.
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Morse will introduce the following reports: 11. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for September 23, 2019. 12. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council authorize Administration to allocate funding to the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation in the amount of $50,000 to be funded from the Downtown Development Reserve for the purpose of extending the operating hours of the Healing Camp and to provide transportation to the Camp.
Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Matthew Yap to serve, for a three (3) year term effective October 16, 2019 until October 15, 2022, on the City of Yellowknife Development Appeal Board.
14. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for October 7, 2019. 15. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council: (i) adopt for information the City of Yellowknife Retail Revitalization Strategy; and (ii) direct Administration to review the Vision for Downtown Revitalization and bring forward recommended actions for implementation of the Vision for Downtown Revitalization based on existing strategies, including the City of Yellowknife Retail Revitalization Strategy, Theia Report, Economic Development Strategy and Community Plan.
Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Ms. Charmaine Routery and Mr. Phillip Liske, members at large to serve on the Yellowknife Heritage Committee for a two (2) year term commencing October 16, 2019 and ending October 15, 2021.
ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS 19. By-law No. 5006 - A by-law to amend Council Procedures Bylaw No. 4975 to grant discretion to Council on whether to hold a by-election to fill a vacancy on Council before the next General Election, is presented for Third Reading. 20. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 5006.
DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA A presentation from Mark Bogan regarding the homeless crisis within Yellowknife and the NWT.
A presentation from Ella Kokelj, a representative from Ecology North, regarding a request to declare a Climate Emergency.
Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor? ADJOURNMENT
OPENING MEDITATION Councillor Morse will read the Opening Meditation. We are honoured to be on Chief Drygeese Territory. 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.
AWARDS, CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS A presentation from Adrienne Cartwright regarding Downtown Revitalization.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING(S) Previously Distributed 3. Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, September 23, 2019 are presented for adoption. 4. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, September 23, 2019 be presented for adoption.
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Morse will introduce the following reports: 11. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for September 23, 2019. 12. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council authorize Administration to allocate funding to the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation in the amount of $50,000 to be funded from the Downtown Development Reserve for the purpose of extending the operating hours of the Healing Camp and to provide transportation to the Camp.
Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Matthew Yap to serve, for a three (3) year term effective October 16, 2019 until October 15, 2022, on the City of Yellowknife Development Appeal Board.
14. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for October 7, 2019. 15. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council: (i) adopt for information the City of Yellowknife Retail Revitalization Strategy; and (ii) direct Administration to review the Vision for Downtown Revitalization and bring forward recommended actions for implementation of the Vision for Downtown Revitalization based on existing strategies, including the City of Yellowknife Retail Revitalization Strategy, Theia Report, Economic Development Strategy and Community Plan.
Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Ms. Charmaine Routery and Mr. Phillip Liske, members at large to serve on the Yellowknife Heritage Committee for a two (2) year term commencing October 16, 2019 and ending October 15, 2021.
ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS 19. By-law No. 5006 - A by-law to amend Council Procedures Bylaw No. 4975 to grant discretion to Council on whether to hold a by-election to fill a vacancy on Council before the next General Election, is presented for Third Reading. 20. Councillor Morse moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By-law No. 5006.
DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA A presentation from Mark Bogan regarding the homeless crisis within Yellowknife and the NWT.
A presentation from Ella Kokelj, a representative from Ecology North, regarding a request to declare a Climate Emergency.
Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor? ADJOURNMENT