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>> I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY,
[1. Councillor Silverio will read the Opening Statement.]
APRIL 26TH, 2021 TO ORDER.FIRST IS THE OPENING STATEMENT AND I'LL ASK COUNCILOR SILVERIO TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.
COUNSELOR SILVERIO, I'M NOT GETTING ANY AUDIO, ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE UNMUTED, IT MIGHT BE YOUR HEADSET.
I WILL ASK COUNSELOR WILLIAMS, YOU'RE READY? IF YOU WANT TO DO AN OPENING STATEMENT OR ANYBODY HAVE THEIR AGENDA UP AND READY? THERE WE GO, COUNSELOR MUFANDAIDZA, OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE'RE LOCATED AT CHIEF DRAGHI'S TERRITORY.
FROM THE TIME IMMEMORIAL IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE'S FIRST NATION, SO MORE RECENTLY, THE HOMELAND OF THE NORTH SLAVE METIS.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES, AND CULTURES OF FIRST NATIONS METIS INUIT AND ALL FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES OF CANADA, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. THERE WERE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 12TH,
[Items 3 & 4]
2021, ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.COUNSELOR WILLIAMS, ARE YOU LOOKING TO MOVE THAT?
>> SORRY, I DIDN'T HAVE MY PLACE ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE ITEM NUMBER 16, I HAD UP AND I HAVE TO GET BACK THERE NOW.
BUT I THINK ITEM NUMBER 16 IS JUST A TYPO ON IT, BUT I'M BRINGING BACK.
>> CAN I GET YOU TO MOVE THEM?
>> YOU'LL MOVE THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2021, ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION SECONDED BY COUNSELOR CONGA.
COUNSELOR WILLIAMS NOTED THE PAPER, WE WILL FIX THAT.
ANY OTHER ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.
SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSED PECUNIARY INTERESTS IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? SEEING NONE.
THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE NOR WERE THERE ANY PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA, THERE WERE NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA, THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, THERE WERE NO STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR MEETING ON APRIL 12TH, THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR MEETING ON APRIL 19.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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NUMBER 16, COUNSELOR SILVERIO, DO YOU HAVE YOUR AUDIO YET? NOW YOU'RE ON MUTE. THERE WE GO.>> OKAY. PERFECT. COUNSELOR WILLIAMS.
>> [LAUGHTER] THE COUNCIL NUMBER 1 ADOPTED 2020, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
NUMBER 2 APPROVED THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE OF 13.3 MILLION, WHICH EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM OF 15 PERCENT OF BUDGETED EXPENDITURES OUTLINED IN THE FUNDS' STABILIZATION COMPONENT OF THE BUDGET POLICY, THAT LEAVES THE GENERAL FUND IN A SOLID POSITION TO ABSORBED POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
>> THANK YOU. CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNSELOR MUFANDAIDZA, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO BYLAWS FOR THE AGENDA, THERE WAS NO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND THERE WERE NO TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ARE THERE ANY TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF MOTION FROM THE FLOOR?
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NEXT, WE HAVE DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA,[25. A presentation from Mr. Joe Acorn regarding a request to place a Club House at the St. Joe’s soccer field.]
AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM MR. JOE ACORN REGARDING OUR REQUEST TO PLACE A CLUBHOUSE AT THE ST. JOE'S SOCCER FIELD.MR. ACORN, WE'LL START OFF WITH FIVE MINUTES.
IF YOU NEED MORE THAN THAT, WE'LL DO A MOTION BY COUNSEL TO EXTEND FOR TWO MINUTES.
AFTER THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FROM COUNSELORS, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS NEXT STEPS.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THE RULES, BUT TO SPEAK RESPECTFULLY AND NOT DISRESPECTING THE CROWN OR STAFF MEMBERS.
ALL QUESTIONS GET ASKED THROUGH ME AND NO DEBATE BETWEEN MEMBERS.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER.
DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR YOU'RE JUST SPEAKING?
>> NO, I'M JUST SPEAKING. IT'S HARD TO GET THE MAPS EARLIER, DID YOU HAVE THEM?
>> YES, WE INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE.
>> I'LL JUST START OFF WITH WHO WE ARE.
THE ONLY FACE SOCCER CLUB WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS NOW.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM UNDER FIVE UP TO ADULT LEAGUE TEAMS NOW, AND WE'VE BEEN BUILDING SLOWLY.
IT STARTED WITH SIX-YEAR-OLD BACK IN 2009 AND WORKED OUR WAY UP.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 25 COACHES AND ABOUT 175-180 KIDS.
WE'RE STILL GROWING AND GETTING BIGGER EVERY YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE YOUR BIGGEST USER IN THE FIELD HOUSE BY A RATHER SIGNIFICANT MARGIN NOW, WE'RE ALSO YOUR BIGGEST USER ON THE OUTDOOR SOCCER FIELDS AS WELL.
IN THE FIELD HOUSE, I THINK WE SURPASSED AMSL IN TERMS OF TIME USAGE IN THE FIELD ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO.
ON THE OUTDOOR FIELDS, WE'VE BEEN YOUR BIGGEST USER FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.
THOUGH WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORKING HARD TRYING TO GROW THE GAME AT SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING AT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO GROW THE GAME IS IMPROVING THE FACILITIES FOR THE KIDS.
ST. JOE'S FIELD, IT'S A GOOD QUALITY FIELD THAT'S A LITTLE SWAMP.
IT'S THE PRIMARY FIELD THAT WE TRY AND USE WHEN WE ARE OUTDOORS.
THE BIG THING IS THAT RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO PLACE TO GO TO THE WASHROOM, THERE'S NO PLACE TO STORE OUR EQUIPMENT, THERE'S NO PLACE TO GET CHANGED.
IT HAMPERS US WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GROW THE GAME, TO NOT HAVE THOSE FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO US.
RIGHT NOW THE KIDS GO AND PEE IN THE BUSHES IN THE STATE BAR BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THEY GOT TO GO.
OUR COACHES HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND ALL SUMMER WITH SOCCER BALLS IN THEIR BACK OR THEIR CARS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO STORAGE IN THE FIELD.
WE HAVE NO PLACE TO GET CHANGED.
WE WERE OUT THERE SOMETIMES UNTIL LATE SEPTEMBER WHEN WE GETTING READY FOR NATIONAL, WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE PEOPLE GETTING CHANGED IN RAINSTORMS AND SNOWSTORMS, AND IT'S NOT FUN.
WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GROW THE GAME, WE NEED TO TRY AND IMPROVE THE FACILITIES THAT WE CAN OFFER TO KIDS AND TO THEIR PARENTS.
WHEN A PARENT COMES OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SUMMER AND THEY ASK WHETHER THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM AND I TELL THEM THAT THE KID HAS TO GO PEE IN THE STATE BAR, IT'S SOMETHING THAT TURNS THEM OFF THE GAME.
SEE THAT ONE MAP THAT WE'VE SHOWN, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS THROUGH THAT GATE RIGHT THERE OFF THAT ROAD.
WE WANT TO PUT A PORT-A-POTTY RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THAT FENCE SO WE HAVE A PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
WE WANT TO GET A 12 BY 60 SKIDS SHACK AND BREAK IT UP INTO BASICALLY FOUR DRESSING ROOMS. THE WAY ST. JOE'S IS BIG ENOUGH THAT WE OFTEN OPERATE TWO PRACTICES AT THE SAME TIME SIDE-BY-SIDE.
WE CAN HAVE THE TWO GROUPS THAT ARE ON THE FIELD AND TWO DRESSING ROOMS, AND THEN TWO GROUPS THAT ARE COMING NEXT AND THE OTHER TWO DRESSING ROOM.
A PLACE TO GET CHANGED, GET AWAY FROM THE COLD, GET AWAY FROM THE BUGS WE'RE GETTING CHANGED, GET OUT OF THE RAIN.
WE ALSO HAVE A C-CAN THERE AS WELL.
WE HAVE QUITE A LOT OF STORAGE EQUIPMENT, BALLS, KITTIES LIKE TRAINING STICKS, WE'RE BUYING NETS FOR THE FIELD TO USE.
WHEN WE TAKE THOSE NETS APART AND THEY SIT IN THE WINTERTIME WE NEED A PLACE TO PUT THEM.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR BASICALLY A WASHROOM, CLUBHOUSE AND A PLACE TO STORE OUR EQUIPMENT.
THE THINGS WE'RE ASKING FOR ARE NOT UNUSUAL.
THESE ARE TYPICAL THINGS THAT IF YOU GO TO ANY SOCCER FIELD DOWN SOUTH, THOSE ARE THREE PRETTY COMMON FACILITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
WE'RE NOT ASKING THE CITY TO PHYSICALLY DO ANYTHING.
WE'RE NOT ASKING THE CITY FOR A SINGLE DOLLAR.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO JUST LET US DO THIS OURSELVES.
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION EXCEPTS THAT THESE FACILITIES ARE NEEDED AS SOMETHING USEFUL, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO WITH THEMSELVES, WHICH I UNDERSTAND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
BUT IT'S FRUSTRATING TO NOT BEING ALLOWED TO DO IT OURSELVES, WE'RE PRAYING FOR THE MONEY, WE'RE DOING ALL THE WORK AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING FROM THE CITY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LETTER THAT WAS WRITTEN BACK TO ME, IN THE SECOND LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE LETTER, THOSE ARE BASICALLY THE REASONS WHY THEY TURNED IT DOWN.
FIRST, THE CITY CANNOT PERMIT A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SPECIAL ACCESS.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM.
WE'RE NOT A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
I MAY NOT BE HAPPY IF WE STOP LOSING MONEY IN EACH YEAR.
WE'RE NOT A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE'RE NOT A BUSINESS, WE'RE JUST A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE SOCCER FOR OUR KIDS, THAT'S ALL IT IS.
THEN THEY SAY THE RISK IS TWOFOLD AS IT CREATES A TENSILE EXPECTATION OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN
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THE FUTURE AND CREATES UNFAIR ACCESS FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PUBLIC BEING MAD.WHAT WE'RE ASKING HERE TO DO, DOESN'T CREATE ANY UNFAIR ACCESS.
ALLOWING US TO DO THIS DOES NOT TAKE AWAY THE ABILITY OF ANY OTHER USER GROUP TO USE THE FIELD LIKE THEY HAVE ALWAYS USED IT.
IT DOESN'T CREATE ANY PRIORITY FOR US IN ASSIGNING THE FIELD TIMES.
WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT YOU PUT THIS FIELD, BUT WHEN WE GET A CLUBHOUSE ON THIS FIELD THAT THE SAME SOCCER FIELD BECOMES OURS.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE ASKED FOR.
WE EXPECT THE FIELD TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED THE SAME WAY IT ALWAYS WAS.
THERE IS NO UNFAIR ACCESS BEING GIVEN.
I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING MUCH MORE I CAN SAY.
[LAUGHTER] I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD WHAT IT IS WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
THE ADMINISTRATION TURN IT DOWN AND I MEAN, IT'S FRUSTRATING TO ME TO HAVE IT TURNED DOWN, NOT BECAUSE OF ANY TECHNICAL REASON.
THERE WAS NO TECHNICAL REASON WHY THIS DEVELOPMENT PERMIT COULDN'T BE ISSUED.
IT WAS TURNED DOWN BASED ON FEAR THAT SOMEBODY ELSE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE MIGHT ASK FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT A REASON TO TURN THIS DOWN WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE FACILITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR KIDS.
I'M ASKING COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THIS AND HOPEFULLY ISSUE THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO US TO ALLOW US TO GO AHEAD AND IMPROVE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN OFFER THE KIDS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GROW THE SPORT.
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN THE FRUSTRATING WITH ME A LITTLE BIT IS THAT I'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER THE YEARS NOW FROM CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT UTILIZATION RATE AND FIELD HOUSE.
THE RATE OF UTILIZATION RATE OF FIELD TEST IS TO INCREASE THE PLAYER BASE, IS TO GROW THE SPORT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
IF WE CAN INCREASE THE PLAYER BASE OF THE SUMMER BY IMPROVING YOUR FACILITIES, BY MAKING KIDS HAVE FUN, BY HAVING PARENTS COMING OUT AND PUTTING THEIR KIDS INTO SOCCER.
IF WE CAN IMPROVE WHAT WE OFFER IN THE SUMMER, THAT'S GOING TO SPILL OVER INTO THE WINTER.
EVERYTHING WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO INCREASE THAT PLAYER BASE AND SO IT'S FRUSTRATING.
WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GROW THE SPORT AND HIRING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE UTILIZATION RATE OF THE FIELD HOUSE AND SOMETHING THAT WILL DIRECTLY HELP BOTH OF US HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN.
THAT'S ALL I REALLY GOT TO SAY, BUT ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT IS YOU'RE PLANNING?
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. FEW SECONDS BECAUSE IT'S GOT A NOTE THAT THE SOUND MIGHT NOT BE ON FOR THE WEBCAST.
HOW ARE WE ABLE TO DOUBLE-CHECK OR [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] AND QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER. HELPS THEM WITH AN ANSWER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR WORSHIP AND THANK YOU JOE FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THE CHANGING ROOMS, IF YOUR CLUB WAS TO PUT THE CHANGING ROOMS AT THE SAME JOB FIELD, WOULD CLUBS HAVE ACCESS TO THE CHANGING ROOMS OR WOULD THAT BE [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.
>> I MEAN, THEIR WORK WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR IT, SO YES, BUT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION WANTED WAS BASICALLY THAT IT'LL BE OPEN ACCESS.
THAT'S NOT REASONABLE FOR OUR MONEY UP TO DO THIS, AND WHAT I SAID TO THE ADMINISTRATION IS IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT, I'M ALL FOR THAT, BUT THEN I THINK THE CITY SHOULD DO THAT.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T SHARE THE FACILITY WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
I MEAN, UNANIMITY SOCCER ASSOCIATION, FRISBEE, IF THEY COME FORWARD AND SAY CAN WE USE THIS AND THEY TAKE CARE OF IT AND THERE'S NO PROBLEMS THEN, SURE.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAVE AS A BLANK CHECK TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO USE THE CHANGE ROOM.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE NEED TO PROTECT, [NOISE]
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? COUNCIL MORGAN?
ALONG A SIMILAR THING THERE JOE, THE PORTABLE TOILET, THE PORTA-POTTY THAT YOU'RE THINKING OF, WOULD YOU BE LOCKING IT THEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING IT OR WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE OPEN TO OTHER GROUPS?
>> YEAH. THAT'S WHAT WE USUALLY HAVE IT THERE WHEN WE RUN TOURNAMENTS, WE HAVE AFFORDABILITY.
THERE WON'T BE DUE AS THE REASON TO HAVE IT RIGHT NEXT TO THE FENCE IT'S BECAUSE WE CHAIN IT UP TO THE FENCE AND OTHER GROUPS WANT TO USE IT, WE WOULD JUST EXPECT IT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
I WILL PERSONALLY BE THE PERSON CLEANING THE QUARTER PIE.
[LAUGHTER] I MEAN, IF THERE'S ISSUES IN THERE, THEN I'M NOT GOING TO WANT TO DO THAT BUT IF GROUPS WANT TO USE IT AND THEY TAKE CARE OF IT, THEN YES, THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT, BUT IF PEOPLE ARE MAKING A MESS IN THERE, THEN NO.
>> OKAY SO YOU WOULD BE LOCKING
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IT UNLESS THERE WERE SOME SPECIAL REQUESTS THAT PEOPLE SHOWED THAT THEY COULD USE IT RESPONSIBLY?>> YES. BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE IS TO KEEP IT FROM BEING TIPPED OVER.
GENERAL, WE CHAIN IT UP PRETTY GOOD TO THE FENCE, THE DOORS ARE LOCKED, CHAINS PRETTY SOLIDLY.
THERE'S NO WAY ANYBODY CAN TIP IT OVER UNLESS THEY CAME TO INCUR ALL COSTS.
THAT'S THE WAY IT STAYS, WILL HAVE A LOCK ON IT AND WE'LL KEEP A LOCK ON IT.
BUT IF PEOPLE WANT TO USE IT, AND TAKE CARE OF IT, THEN WE CAN GIVE THEM THE KEY AND THEY CAN OPEN IT UP AND THEN USE.
>> THANKS FOR THAT EXTRA BACK-UP.
>> THANK YOU. COUNSELOR MORRIS THEN CONGA THEN WILLIAMS.
>> THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, JOE.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE BACK BAY SOCCER CLUB, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS WHERE THIS IDEA CAME FROM, THE EURO FOR PROFIT, I GUESS YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY A NOT FOR PROFIT.
CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY WHAT ORGANIZATION IS AND HOW IT WORKS?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM.
WE'RE NOT A REGISTERED SOCIETY AND YOU DON'T NEED TO BE ON THE SOCCER CLUB, WE RENT FROM THE CITY WERE REGISTERED SOCCER CLUB WITH NFT SOCCER WITH CANADA SOCCER.
WE'VE GONE TO CANADIAN NATIONALS WITH CANADA SOCCER.
WE'RE NOT AT THE RIGHT NOW A REGISTERED SOCIETY, DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE FOR PROFIT AND NOT A BUSINESS. WE'RE NOT FOR PROFIT.
WE ARE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.
CANVAS SOCCER TEAM, THAT WAS SOME NOT RULES BUT GUIDELINES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THERE'S LOTS OF SOCCER CLUBS LIKE US ACROSS CANADA WHO WERE NOT REGISTERED OR THEY DON'T HAVE ANY LEGAL OR NOT LEGAL ENTITY FOR IT THAT WAY.
CANADA SOCCER IS ENCOURAGING CLUBS TO MOVE TOWARDS BECOMING A SOCIETY AND WE ARE, WE'VE GOT DRAFT BY-LAWS.
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN A NEED FOR US TO DO IT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO DO, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO, BUT IT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE IDEA CAME IN THAT LETTER THAT WERE FOR PROFIT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT NOT RELEASED FOR PROFIT.
>> I MIGHT HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION.
I THINK IT SOUNDS SOMETHING PROBABLY BE WORKED OUT HERE.
I MEAN, I'VE SEEN OTHER SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS DO DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS ON FIELDS.
FOR ONE I'M MOST THINKING OF HERE IS THEY HAD TO BE FASTBALL ASSOCIATION HAS DONE ALL WORK ON THE FIELD THAT FITS STEEL.
I THINK IT'S CALLED AM NOT GETTING AN [OVERLAPPING].
>> SORRY, I GET THEM ALL MIXED UP, BUT I'M SURE THAT THERE'S SOME SOLUTION THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE AND CERTAINLY IT SOUNDS WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO IS POSITIVE.
I THINK THAT THE DIFFICULTY IS GOING TO BE IF THERE ISN'T UNIVERSAL ACCESS ON CITY PROPERTY, BUT I'M ACTUALLY NOT EVEN CLEAR THAT ST. JOE'S FIELD IS CITY PROPERTY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER THE [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE] WORD.
>> NO THAT'S THE ONLY FIELD THAT IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE CITY.
>> OKAY WELL, I'M SURE AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN GET FIGURED OUT.
THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS AT A GPC OR IF WE WANT TO GET INTO QUESTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION TODAY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO DPT WHERE WE CAN HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION OR A FEW ON ADMINS DO ANY WORK ON IT.
LET ME JUST DOUBLE-CHECK, MS. JESSICA, DID YOU CALL HIM?
BAD INTERNET FOR SOME REASON TONIGHT.
>> YEAH. NO PROBLEM, YOUR CALLING ONCE SO WE'RE JUST DOUBLE-CHECKING THAT THAT WAS THE CASE.
MS. JESSICA, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON WHETHER ST. JOE'S FIELD IS CITY PROPERTY OR WHETHER WE JUST HAVE A USER AGREEMENTS LIKE THE OTHER SCHOOLS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR WORSHIP.
ST. JOE'S FIELD IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE CITY.
WE MAINTAIN IT AND WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING THE RENTAL AND THE USE OF ST. JOE'S FIELD, BUT THAT IS ONE OF OUR FIELD.
JULIAN ALREADY ASKED THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT NON-FOR-PROFIT.
BUT TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE NOT A REGISTERED NON-FOR-PROFIT? NO.
OKAY. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO DEFER THIS TO GPC SO WE CAN GET A WHOLE BUNCH MORE BACKGROUND ON WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON HERE.
MY INITIAL REACTION BASED ON THE MAPPING THAT I'VE SEEN IS I WOULDN'T SUPPORT IT.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS ALREADY AT THE SKATE PARK AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO CLOSE THAT IN ANYMORE.
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I THINK IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT FOR THAT FACILITY THAT'S ALREADY THERE.I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T SUPPORT THE CURRENT LOCATION THAT'S ON THE MAPS THAT ARE BEFORE US RIGHT NOW.
BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE MORE BACKGROUND.
FIRST WE REALLY HEAR OF THIS IS THAT IT'S ON OUR AGENDAS NIGHT WITH A COUPLE OF MAPS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S APPLYING FOR DEVELOPMENT PERMITS ACROSS THE CITY AND THE CITIZEN ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO COUNSEL.
MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO DEFER TO SPARK GPC, AND THEN WE CAN GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY ASK THEM AND FORM QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME.
THAT'S MY PREFERENCE ON THIS ONE.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. COUNSEL WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'D BE ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE NEILS THERE.
I DID HAVE SOME A QUESTION QUICKLY ABOUT THAT.
ANYWAY, MAYBE I'LL JUST DO MY QUESTION.
IT'S MUCH ALONG THE LINES THAT JULIAN WAS HEADING DOWN AND JUST CURIOUS IF PENETRATION CAN MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP THAT FASTBALL HAS WITH THE TOMMY FORREST.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THIS ONE BEFORE US TODAY? [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WITH THE DAVID THAT REGRET FROM THE MR. [INAUDIBLE] HAVE THIS COLD SHOCK AND HE'S NOT FEELING VERY WELL.
HE WOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND MUCH MORE AND BETTER DETAIL THAN I CAN.
THE ARRANGEMENT OF WITH THE TOMMY FOREST BALLPARK OF THAT THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY.
BUT THE MEN FASTBALL HAS AN ARRANGEMENT WITH US WHERE THEY HAVE YOUTH OF THAT AREA WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING FASTBALL, THEY DON'T HAVE A EXCLUSIVE VIEW.
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE SITE.
MANY OF US WILL REMEMBER WHEN THEY HAD A GREAT VERY FORTUITOUS FAITH.
THE EIGHTH, THEY MADE A TON OF MONEY.
THEY PUT A LOT OF MONEY AND UPGRADING THAT SITE AND ACCESSING AND UTILIZING THAT SITE FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR OTHER USERS OF THAT SITE.
AGAIN, WE DO THE BOOKING FOR THE TOMMY FOR SITE.
FASTBALL USES IT A LOT, BUT THEY'RE NOT THE SOLE USER AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THAT FROM ALL THE MONEY THEY GOT THROUGH THE EIGHTH WAS.
PRETTY IMPRESSIVE UPGRADE TO THAT AREA FOR PUBLIC USE. THANK YOU.
I THINK WITH THAT, I HAD FIGURED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GET SOME ANSWERS FROM MR. WHITE HERE.
BUT I NOTICED THAT IN OUR EMAIL THIS MORNING, THERE WAS ALSO A BIT OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM NWT SOCCER, WHICH I DO BELIEVE IS A SOCIETY HERE AND A MUCH LARGER ORGANIZATION.
THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MR. ACORN PROPOSAL AND DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE THE ISSUES WITH THE DEFICIENCIES OF THE FACILITY AS IT STANDS CURRENTLY.
MAYBE NOT FOR JUST A SINGLE USER GROUP, BUT I THINK MUCH LIKE COUNSELOR CONGO HAD SAID, I THINK THIS NEEDS A DEEPER CONVERSATION AND MAYBE TO BRING ON A COUPLE MORE PARTNERS AROUND THE TABLE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SELL THIS.
I'D BE VERY MUCH WILLING TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE I THINK THAT DEFINITELY I COULDN'T IMAGINE SENDING KIDS OFF TO THE SKATE PARK TO GO PEE IN THE WOODS.
THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE FACILITIES THAT WE WANT TO BE OFFERING HERE.
I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR FUTURE CONVERSATION AT GPC ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU. COUNSEL [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR WORSHIP.
MY QUESTION WOULD DEFINITELY BE WORK, IF WE WERE TO DEFER THIS TO GPC.
I JUST WANTED TO THEIR IDEA ON HOW OTHER PARKS ARE TREATED, SUCH AS POCKET PARK WHERE WE'VE SEEN POCKET PARK AND VARIOUS OTHER PARKS AROUND THE CITY.
I GUESS I'LL DEFER TO GPC WHEN WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HEARING A FEW SUPPORT OF A FEW FOLKS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD GPC TO DISCUSS FURTHER.
WE CAN BRING THIS FORWARD TO GPC FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE MR. WRIGHT'S AVAILABLE AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BIT MORE INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND SO WE CAN HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? MR. MORRIS.
THANKS. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A QUESTION FOR THE PRESENTER.
I JUST WANTED TO SUGGEST THAT ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION BE WITH MR. ACORN AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S GOT GOOD MUTUAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHERE EVERYONE ELSE IS COMING FROM AND THEN DROPPED A MEMO SUMMARIZING THOSE UNDERSTANDINGS.
THEN WE GET TO HAVE AN INFORMED DISCUSSION.
LET'S START WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY [INAUDIBLE] WORK ON THAT.
[OVERLAPPING] ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER?
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SEEING NONE. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. ACORN FOR COMING TONIGHT AND PRESENTING.WE WILL RESPOND TO OUR LUNCH HOUR MEETINGS, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE MORE OF THIS INFORMAL ON ROBUST DISCUSSIONS.
I'LL MAKE SURE WE WILL NOTIFY YOU THAT AND YOU CAN COME AND PRESENT AGAIN OR PROVIDE ANY UPDATES THAT YOU WANT.
THEN COUNSELOR CAN ASK HIM MORE QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION AFTER THAT.
TODAY, JUST RESPOND TO COUNSELOR [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, BUT HE JUST SAID HE COULDN'T SUPPORT IT WHERE IT'S AT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE SHORT RIGHT NOW.
JUST FOR THE WAY THAT THE FIELD IS USED, IF YOU SEE THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE BETWEEN THE PORT-A-POTTY OVER TO THAT NET AND THEN ALONG THE FENCE LINE WHERE WE HAVE THE BUILDING.
THAT'S TRIANGLES, THE REASON WHY IT'S THERE THAT'S THE PUBLIC USE AREA.
WHEN WE RUN TOURNAMENTS, THAT'S WHERE WE SET UP THE TENTS, WHERE WE SET UP THE BARBECUE, WHERE WE HAVE OUR WATER STATIONS, IS WHERE KIDS SIT ON THE GRASS, THAT THING.
THAT'S TRIANGLES GENERALLY A KEY AREA THAT PEOPLE COME AND SIT AND USE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THERE OR WHATEVER THEY WANT FOR IT WORRIES ABOUT HAVING OPEN LINE-OF-SIGHT INTO THE ESCAPE ROUTE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN THE FENCE, THE PLAYING AREA, ALONG THE ROADSIDE PATHS.
WE'RE BUILDING THE STORE IT CAN BOAST AND ALONGSIDE THE ROAD IS UNUSED SPACE AND NOT ENCROACHING ON TO THE PLAYING AREA.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN ARE WE COMING FORWARD ON MONDAY.
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING.
WITH THAT, LET ME SCROLL BACK UP TO THE TOP OF MY AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVED BY COUNSELOR MANN, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR MORRIS.
ANYBODY OPPOSED, SEEING NONE, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.