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>> I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2021 TO ORDER AND I WILL ASK COUNSELOR WILLIAMS TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.
[1. Councillor Williams will read the Opening Statement.]
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE'RE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRAGHI'S TERRITORY.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE, THEN A FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES, AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORSE SLAVE MEI TI, AND TO ALL FIRST NATIONS, MEI TI AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. THERE WERE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY,
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[3. Minutes of Council for the special meeting of Monday, May 25, 2021 are presented for adoption.]
[4. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Minutes of Council for the special meeting of Monday, May 25, 2021 be presented for adoption.]
MAY 2021 ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. COUNSELOR WILLIAMS.>> I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, MAY 25TH, 2021 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR SMITH, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[Items 5 & 6]
[5. Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, May 25, 2021 are presented for adoption.]
[6. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, May 25, 2021 be presented for adoption.]
MAY 25TH.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, MAY 25TH, 2021 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR SILVERIO, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE PECUNIARY INTERESTS IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
[7. Does any Member have a pecuniary interest in any matter before Council tonight?]
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTERESTS BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? COUNSELOR CAGA.>> THANK YOU, I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ITEMS 22 THROUGH 26, BYTE PARK OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN ASKED IT WILL DONATE EQUIPMENT IN TIME IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND WE HAVEN'T EXHIBITED [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? 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 MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR?
[12. Are there any Member statements from the floor?]
COUNSELOR SMITH AND THEN COUNSELOR SILVERIO.IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS, I FEEL IT'S IMPERATIVE AS AN INDIGENOUS CITIZEN, AS A YELLOWKNIFER, AND AS A POLITICAL CHAMPION, THAT I SPEAK TRUTH.
WHEN I TOOK THIS ROLE AS CITY COUNSELOR, MY HOPE WAS TO BRING REPRESENTATION FOR MY PEOPLE.
IN A CITY HEAVILY POPULATED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, IT WAS DUMBFOUNDING THAT WE HAD NOT BEEN REPRESENTED AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL OF GOVERNANCE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
UPON BEING ELECTED, IT WAS SUGGESTED BY A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THAT I SHOULD WEAR INDIGENOUS JEWELRY DURING ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS TO SHOW THAT I WAS INDIGENOUS.
AS IF MY SKIN COLOR WASN'T ENOUGH, AS IF MY HERITAGE WASN'T ENOUGH.
MY GREATEST FEAR WAS BEING VIEWED AS THE TOKEN INDIAN.
BUT I HAVE SHOWN SINCE THEN THAT I AM SO MUCH MORE.
I HAVE FOUGHT FOR INDIGENOUS RELATIONS, SOCIAL ISSUES IN CULTURE IN MY THREE YEARS ON COUNCIL.
IN A TIME WHERE WE'RE BEING TOLD TO TRUST OUR GOVERNMENT, THERE'S MUCH HESITATION FROM THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONLY BEEN LIED TO AND THE TRUTH HAS BEEN BURIED FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY.
I WAS ONCE GIVEN A RESPONSE TO A QUESTION I HAD LONG WANTED ANSWERED.
WHY DO WHITE PEOPLE DISLIKE US? WHY DO THEY BECOME DEFENSIVE WHEN WE DISCUSSED TRUTHS? I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND UNTIL AN ELDER EXPLAINED TO ME IN THE SIMPLEST OF TERMS. SHE LOOKED AT ME WITHOUT HESITATION AND SAID, "IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE STILL HERE." TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN HAVE AWAKEN THE NATION FROM COMPLACENCY.
IT HITS US HARDER BECAUSE WE ARE DISCUSSING THE MASS MURDER OF CHILDREN.
IT SHAKES US TO OUR CORE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OUR FRONT YARD.
IN A COUNTRY THAT IS GLOBALLY VIEWED AS SAFE, KIND, AND TOLERANT.
[NOISE] BUT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, WE HAVE SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF THIS COUNTRY.
INDIANS, INDIGENOUS, RED SKIN, NO MATTER HOW YOU PAINT US,
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IT CAN NOT TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT WE TRULY ARE.WE ARE THE FIRST PEOPLES, THE STEWARDS OF THIS LAND.
BUT AS FIRST NATIONS WE ARE TREATED AS SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT OUR DOWNTOWN.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT RESERVATIONS, CHILD SERVICES.
THE GENOCIDE OF MY PEOPLE CONTINUES IN FRONT OF OUR EYES.
IT JUST HAS A DIFFERENT NAME, BUT THE INTENTION IS THE SAME.
TO ALIENATE, TO SHAME, AND TO STRIP US OF OUR DIGNITY.
AS AN INDIGENOUS PERSON, IT'S EMBEDDED INTO ME TO BE RESILIENT.
WHEN I AM BEATEN DOWN, HOLD MY HEAD HIGH, AND WITHSTAND THE BLOWS.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IT'S EXHAUSTING BEING RESILIENT.
BUT I DRAW STRENGTH KNOWING I'M NOT ALONE.
I DRAW STRENGTH KNOWING I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION.
I WILL CONTINUE BEING THE TIDE OF CHANGE.
I WILL CONTINUE RAISING THOSE UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS UNTIL THOSE CONVERSATIONS NO LONGER BECOME UNCOMFORTABLE.
I AM A MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG BOYS, 12 AND EIGHT YEARS OLD, AND THEY'RE BOTH STATUS.
MY ELDEST IS PASSING WHITE, AND UNLESS HE CHOOSES TO SHOWCASE HIS STATUS CARD, HE WILL PASS THROUGH LIFE WITH LESS RACISM TOWARDS HIS INDIGENOUS ORIGINS.
HE WILL HAVE A GREATER CHANCE AT EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND AN UNBIASED WORLD.
HOWEVER, MY YOUNGEST WON'T BE SO LUCKY.
MY YOUNGEST WHO IS DARKER THAN I, WILL STRUGGLE.
HE WILL BE JUDGED BY HIS APPEARANCE.
AT FIRST GLANCE, HIS UPBRINGING WILL BE QUESTIONED.
WHETHER IF HE COMES FROM A BROKEN HOME, IF HIS PARENTS ARE ALCOHOLICS, IF HE'S NEGLECTED.
BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WILL HAVE DIFFERENT OUTLOOKS ON LIFE, BUT FOR BOTH, I AM TEACHING THEM WHAT I WAS TAUGHT.
RESILIENCE, FRIENDLINESS, HOPE, AND THE POWER OF LAUGHTER.
FOR SOME, 215 WILL BE A NUMBER THAT YOU WILL SLOWLY FORGET AS YOU SLIDE BACK INTO SOCIETAL BASE COMPLACENCY.
BUT FOR MANY, THIS WILL IMPACT THE WAY IN WHICH YOU VIEW CANADA, OUR GOVERNMENT, AND THE CHURCH.
YOU WILL WANT ANSWERS, AND YOU WILL JOIN THE FIGHT WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING SINCE THE BEGINNING.
I THANK ALL OF MY FELLOW COUNSELORS FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE, FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE LOST SOULS.
THE STORIES THAT WE DON'T GET TO HEAR ARE THOSE THAT ARE LOST IN THOSE 215, AND THE NUMBER IS ONLY RISING.
I'M STACIE ARDEN SMITH, [INAUDIBLE] CHANGE OF PEOPLE, I'M [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE.
AND I'M OF THE ENGLISH ORIGIN. MERCY.
>> I'LL SEE YOU, STACY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR IMPORTANT WORDS RIGHT NOW AND ALL THE TIME.
THANK YOU AGAIN. COUNCILOR SILVERIO, I HAVE YOU NEXT FOR MEMBER STATEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. MY SYMPATHY TO THESE VERY TRAGIC DISCOVERIES FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE.
IT'S A POWERFUL MESSAGE, STACY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MEAN [INAUDIBLE] AGAIN.
WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GREET ALL MY FELLOW KABABUYIAN, A HAPPY FILIPINO HERITAGE MONTH SHARING YELLOWKNIFE.
THE WHOLE OF THE NORTH WEST TERRITORIES AND THE WHOLE OF CANADA FROM COAST-TO-COAST.
THIS MONTH MARKS THE 123RD ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE.
CANADA IS HOME TO NEARLY ONE MILLION PEOPLE OF FILIPINO DESCEND, ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
THIS MONTH AND BEYOND, LET US RECOGNIZE COMMUNITIES OF FILIPINO DESCENDS AND CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANT ROLE THEY HAVE PLAYED AND CONTINUE TO PLAY IN CREATING AN OPEN, DIVERSE, AND CONSCIOUSLY MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.
FILIPINO CANADIANS HAVE HELPED BUILT YELLOWKNIFE AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES INTO
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A MULTICULTURAL SUCCESS STORY BY THEIR WILLINGNESS TO INTEGRATE INTO CANADIAN SOCIETY.HIGHLIGHTING THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION THAT CANADIANS OF FILIPINO DESCENDS HAVE MADE TO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF CANADA.
THE PANDEMIC HAS CHALLENGED YELLOWKNIFE AND THE WHOLE OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES INTO CANADA IN MANY WAYS OVER THE PAST YEARS.
MANY MEMBERS OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY HAVE TAKEN ON A CENTRAL ROLES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
PARTICULARLY, THOSE WHO WORK IN THE CHILD CARE AND HEALTHCARE SECTORS.
CARING FOR THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WHO ARE UNWELL WHILE RAISING, INSPIRING OUR YOUNGER GENERATION.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO MANY FILIPINOS AND FILIPINO CANADIANS WORKING IN THIS SECTOR FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND SELFLESSNESS AS THEY HAVE WORKED ON THE FRONTLINES TO GIVE FELLOW NORTHERNERS SAFE.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY FILIPINO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES.
YOUR HARD WORK AND RESILIENCE ARE NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.
YOU HAVE SHOWN US THE BEST OF WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR VERY OWN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR MED WHO ASSISTED AND ESCORTED US IN OUR MOTORCADE LAST FRIDAY.
RAIN OR SHINE, THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE HELPING US.
TO [INAUDIBLE] HER RECOGNITION OF THE PHILIPPINES CONTRIBUTION AND HER WARM WISHES TO ALL THE FILIPINOS AND FILIPINO CANADIANS IN THE WHOLE OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LASTLY, THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF YELLOWKNIFE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY CONTRIBUTE IN OUR ASSOCIATION IN PROMOTING OUR CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER MEMBER FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS,
[Items 13 & 14]
[13. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for May 25, 2021.]
[14. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council approve the proposed Asset Management Policy.]
THE GPC REPORT FOR MAY 25TH.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROPOSED ASSET MANAGEMENT POLICY.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR MORRIS, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COUNSELOR CONGRESS IN FAVOR AS WELL. COUNSELOR WILLIAMS.
[15. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council: 1. Amend the Heritage Committee Terms of Reference to reduce representatives from the Public at Large from eight (8) to six (6); and 2. Appoint Garett Cochrane and Felicitas “Nene” Santos to serve on the Yellowknife Heritage Committee for a two (2) year term commencing June 15, 2021 and ending June 20, 2023.]
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL NUMBER 1 AMEND THE HERITAGE COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE TO REDUCE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC AT-LARGE FROM EIGHT TO SIX.
NUMBER 2, APPOINT [INAUDIBLE] TO SERVE ON YELLOWKNIFE HERITAGE COMMITTEE FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM COMMENCING JUNE 15TH, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 20TH, 2023.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR SILVERIO, ANY DISCUSSION? SEENING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNSELOR WILLIAMS.
[16. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint J. Paul Guy, a Professional Engineer, pursuant to Audit Committee By‐law No. 4127, to serve on the City of Yellowknife (City) Audit Committee for a three‐year term commencing June 15, 2021 and ending June 14, 2024.]
>> I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT J PAUL GUY, A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER PURSUANT TO AUDIT COMMITTEE BY LAW NUMBER 4127 TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE CITY AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM COMMENCING JUNE 15TH, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 14TH, 2024.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR SMITH, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNSELOR WILLIAMS.
[Items 17 & 18]
[17. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for June 7, 2021.]
[18. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Debbie Gillard, City Clerk, as Registrar of Enumeration and Returning Officer for the City of Yellowknife.]
>> THIS IS FROM THE GOVERNANCE IN COMMITTEE'S REPORT FOR JUNE 7TH, 2021.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT DEBBIE GAILLARD, CITY CLERK AS REGISTRAR OF ENUMERATION AND RETURNING OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR MOOFERNDIZER, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
[Items 19 & 20]
[19. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint Jerod Douglas Hosfeld Chandler as a By‐law Officer for the City of Yellowknife.]
[20. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That: 1. Pursuant to s. 137 of the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, S.N.W.T. 2003, c.22, Jerod Douglas Hosfeld Chandler be appointed as Bylaw Officer for the City of Yellowknife; and 2. The term of appointment shall expire upon termination of employment with the City of Yellowknife as a By‐law Officer.]
WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT JARED DOUGLAS, HOST SPELLED CHANDLER AS A BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. COUNSELOR WILLIAMS.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT: NUMBER 1, PURSUANT TO SECTION 137 OF THE CITIES, TOWNS, AND VILLAGES ACT S AND W T 2003, SECTION 22.
JARED DOUGLAS HEARTFIELD CHANDLER
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BE APPOINTED AS BY-LAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.NUMBER 2, THAT THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT SHALL EXPIRE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR MOOFERNDIZER, ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. NEXT, WE HAVE AN ACRONYM OF BYLAWS.
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[22. By‐law No. 5040 ‐ A by‐law authorizing the City of Yellowknife to dispose of Lot 4, Block 314, Plan 4648 through a lease agreement to Yellowknife Mountain Bike Club for a term of five (5) years, with an option to renew, be presented for adoption, is presented for First, Second and Third Reading.]
[23. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, First Reading of By‐law No. 5040.]
[24. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Second Reading of By‐law No. 5040.]
[25. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That By‐law No. 5040 be presented for Third Reading.]
[26. Councillor Williams moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, Third Reading of By‐law No. 5040.]
ALTHOUGH COUNSELOR [INAUDIBLE] ALREADY HAD TO TURN HIS CAMERA OFF DUE TO WEB TECHNOLOGY WILL ALSO JUST NOTE FOR THE MINUTES THAT HE'S NOW EXCUSING HIMSELF FOR THE NEXT SECTIONS.WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5040, A BYLAW AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE TO DISPOSE OF BLOCK 4, 314 AND 4648 THROUGH A LEASE AGREEMENT TO THE YELLOWKNIFE MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION AND IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD READING.
COUNSELOR WILLIAMS, THE FIRST READING PLEASE.
>> I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5040.
>> THANK YOU. SECONDED BY COUNSELOR MORRIS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> I MOVE. SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5040.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELING MOOFERNDIZER, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
TO THE PRESENTATION OF THIRD READING, COUNSELOR WILLIAMS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT BYLAW NUMBER 5040 BE PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE] ANY DISCUSSION? COUNSELOR MORGAN YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO SECOND READING?
>> I HAD PUT MY HAND UP AND I THINK A DELAY IN THE CAMERA AND IT JUST LOOKED LIKE I WASN'T IN FAVOR.
>> WE'LL GO BACK TO SECOND READING.
SORRY. COUNSELOR MORGAN AND THEN COUNSELOR MORRIS.
>> INTERNET IS AT ITS BEST IN YELLOWKNIFE THIS EVENING.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF A SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR THE CLUB HAVING AN OPTION OF HAVING THAT SPREAD OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.
IS THAT DIRECTION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO FROM COUNCIL TONIGHT OR WOULD ADMINISTRATION SORT THAT OUT ON YOUR OWN OR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON ASPECTS OF BELIEFS SUCH AS THE SECURITY DEPOSIT?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR WORSHIP AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTION COUNCILOR MORGAN.
AS I RECALL THE DISCUSSION AT GPC WHEN THIS CAME UP, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AROUND WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS SOME FLEXIBILITY WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPOSIT THAT'S REQUIRED AND SO THE FEES AND CHARGES BY LAW OUTLINES THAT IT'S REQUIRED TO BE PAID.
SO IF THERE WAS SOME APPETITE FROM COUNCIL TO LOOK AT FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE IMPLEMENTATION, THERE ARE CERTAINLY PROS AND CONS TO ASKING FOR IT UP FRONT.
THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO PHASING IT IN OVER THE LIFE OF THE LEASE.
IF COUNCIL WANTS TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO, WHICH IS SEEK THIS UPFRONT.
THEN YES, WE WOULD REQUIRE SOMETHING DEFINITIVE AND SOME DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN AMENDMENT OR SEPARATE MOTION BUT THAT COUNCIL DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO PROPOSE OR PHASE IN THE SECURITY DEPOSIT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF YEARS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] CLARIFICATION ON HOW MUCH DETAIL YOU NEED THERE AND GUESS WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE IN THIS BYLAW SO PROCEDURALLY WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE COUNSEL DIRECTION?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF THERE WAS A MOTION OUTLINING WHAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE DONE WITH THE SECURITY DEPOSIT, IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S LAID OUT IN THE FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW.
AGAIN, WE REALLY DO TRY TO HONOR BYLAWS WHEN THEY ARE PUT INTO EFFECT AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, THAT'S NOT OVERWRITTEN.
BUT IF WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY ON THIS IN TERMS OF THE WORDING IN THE BY-LAWS.
WE WILL APPRECIATE COUNCIL BEING AS EXPLICIT AS POSSIBLE.
IT IS A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AT THIS POINT IN TIME SO WE WOULD SEEK IF COUNCIL DOES WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS YOU ARE SEEKING AND SEEK TO IMPLEMENT. THANK YOU.
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>> COUNSELLOR MORSE IS WAVING HIS HAND, BUT AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PROPOSE THAT WE PHASE IN THE SECURITY DEPOSIT OR WE SPREAD IT OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE YEARS OF THE LEASE, ALTHOUGH I'M STILL NOT CERTAIN IF THIS WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS MOTION OR A SEPARATE MOTION.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELLOR WILLIAMS. TO THE DISCUSSION COUNCIL MORGAN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD?
>> YEAH. I THINK IT'S A LOT TO ASK OF A CLUB THAT DOESN'T HAVE PAID STAFF OR USED TO COME UP WITH THAT MUCH MONEY UPFRONT FOR SECURITY DEPOSIT, AND GIVEN THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT THIS CLUB HAS BEEN ACTIVE AND THE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THEY DO LIKE THE MBM CAMP THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO MANY YEARS, AND THE PASSIONATE ENTHUSIASM THAT'S BEEN SHOWN FOR THIS PROJECT, I DO THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO THINK THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO BE AROUND AND HAVE ENOUGH SUSTAINABILITY TO BE ABLE TO PAY OVER A FIVE-YEAR TERM.
I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS RISK ASSOCIATED WITH ANYTHING WE DO BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A REASONABLE RISK TO TAKE AND SOMETHING THAT COULD BE MORE DOABLE FOR THE CLUBS THAT WOULDN'T PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT THAT THEY ARE CERTAINLY SUPER PASSIONATE ABOUT AND I THINK WOULD HAVE HUGE BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. COUNSELLOR MORSE, YOU HAD A QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, OF COURSE, THE POINT THAT I WAS GOING TO RAISE IS THE SAME ONE AS COUNSELLOR MORGAN, BUT I HAD A QUESTION, I'VE ANSWERED IT MYSELF BY READING THE BY-LAW.
I WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS HAS COME UP A FEW TIMES AND I REALLY THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
THAT IS JUST THE FACT THAT AS IT'S LAID OUT IN OUR FEES AND CHARGES BY-LAW, I BELIEVE THAT THE DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A HIGH-IMPACT USE, SO IT'LL BE A $10,000 DEPOSIT, BUT I WOULD JUST KNOW THAT $10,000 WOULD BARELY COVER THE CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING A TRUCK TO SHOW UP AT THIS SITE TO REMEDIATE IT, LET ALONE THE ACTUAL COSTS OF REMEDIATION.
THE DEPOSIT IS EFFECTIVELY LIKE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT, BUT I WOULDN'T CALL IT A SECURITY DEPOSIT BECAUSE THE SECURITY DEPOSIT WOULD ACTUALLY BE BASED ON THE COST, THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF REMEDIATION, WHICH IS NOT WHAT WE ARE REQUIRING A DEPOSIT FOR, AND SO MAYBE THIS IS AN ISSUE TO BRING TO GPC IN THE FUTURE IF SOMEONE CAN MAKE NOTE OF THAT.
BUT I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IF IT'S A BARRIER FOR CLUBS, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAYBE FIND, I KNOW THE GNVT HAS DONE LOTS OF WORK ON SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT THEY DEAL WITH USE A SYSTEM WHERE THEY GET A GUARANTEE FROM THE BANK AND THEY PAY THE BANK A FEE TO HOLD THAT GUARANTEE, AND THAT WAY THE GOVERNMENT HAS A GUARANTEE FROM SOMEBODY WHO HAS A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF MONEY THAT THEY COULD PAY, SO THERE ISN'T THIS SITUATION WHERE THE FEE DOESN'T GET PAID, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY REQUIRE ESTIMATES SO WE COULD ACTUALLY SECURE THE SITE FOR WHAT IT WILL ACTUALLY COST US.
IT'S LIKE RIGHT NOW, MAKING THE CLUB PAY $10,000 IS [INAUDIBLE] BUT IT ALSO DOESN'T ACTUALLY PROTECT THE CITY FROM THE LIABILITY THEY'RE TAKING ON.
IT'S DOUBLY A BIT PROBLEMATIC.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION, I THINK THAT IT'S FAIR TO LET THE CLUB PHASE IT IN IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH IT.
BUT I REALLY DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SEPARATELY AS COUNCIL AND AS AN ORGANIZATION BECAUSE I THINK THE SYSTEM THAT WE'VE GOT IN PLACE, I MEAN, $10,000 IS A NUMBER THAT WE APPEAR TO HAVE PULLED OUT OF THE AIR.
IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY REFLECT THE COST OF REMEDIATION TO THESE SITES.
EVEN IF THEY DID DEFAULT ON THIS PAYMENT, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WOULD ACTUALLY COST TO REMEDIATE THIS PROJECT? JUST A POINT TO NOTE, PERHAPS I'LL BRING IT FORWARD IF YOU SEE IF THAT'S NECESSARY, BUT IF WE COULD JUST ADD IT TO OUR AGENDA AND GET IT IN THERE AT A TIME THAT MAKES SENSE FOR ADMINISTRATION AT GREAT.
BUT THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS ON THAT FOR NOW.
I DO SUPPORT COUNSELLOR MORGAN'S MOTION, I THINK IT'S FAIR, AND FOR REASONS STATED PREVIOUSLY, I DON'T ACTUALLY THINK WHAT WE'RE REQUIRING HERE IS PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE CITY.
I THINK THE LIABILITY PRETTY MUCH EXISTS EITHER WAY.
THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON IT AND I WANT TO SEE THIS PROJECT [INAUDIBLE]. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNSELLOR WILLIAM?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I KNOW THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT GPC, BUT NOW THAT WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND ACTUAL TANGIBLE ON THE TABLE,
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I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT, MY QUESTION FOR ADMINISTRATION IS ABOUT PRECEDENCE.HAS A SECURITY DEPOSIT BEEN PHASED IN FOR OTHER GROUPS EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUTSIDE OF HOW THE BY-LAW STIPULATES IT, HAS IT BEEN USED IN PRACTICE PREVIOUSLY?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, YOUR WORSHIP.
FORGIVE ME. I'M JUST GOING BACK.
WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE PHASED.
I'LL ASK MS. [INAUDIBLE] ACTUALLY IF SHE RECALLS OF AN INCIDENT THAT THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED.
BUT THE WORDING IN THE BY-LAWS SECTION SAYS THE DEPOSIT NEEDS TO BE PAID.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY EXPLICITLY STATE WHEN, SO I WILL ASK HER IF SHE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD ON THIS ONE.
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, THE BY-LAW DOESN'T SPECIFY IT HAS TO BE PAID UPFRONT, BUT THAT'S THE PREFERRED WAY TO RECEIVE THE DEPOSIT.
IT'S HARD TO COLLECT IF PEOPLE DON'T PAY.
IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR LATER YEARS TO RECOVER THOSE FUNDS.
I BELIEVE THE ONLY CASE WHERE WE PHASED IN POSSIBLY WAS WITH RESPECT TO THE DOG FRAUDSTERS.
WE'VE HAD CASES WHERE A GROUP ON A PAYMENT PLAN FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND, BUT THAT'S NOT TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEPOSIT.
I'D HAVE TO DOUBLE-CHECK WITH RESPECT TO EVEN THE DOG FRAUDSTERS WHAT WAS PHASED IN.
BUT TYPICALLY, IT HAS BEEN THE LAND PURCHASE AND THE PURCHASE PRICE BECAUSE TYPICALLY THE PURCHASE PRICE IS TOO HIGH FOR SOME GROUPS TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT UPFRONT.
SPCA IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE WE PHASED IN THE PURCHASE PRICE PAYMENTS.
IT WAS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT TYPICALLY A SECURITY DEPOSIT WE WANT AND GET UPFRONT BECAUSE AS IT HAS BEEN INDICATED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN GROUPS DO TERMINATOR LEAVE, AND THE CITY IS LEFT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLEAN UP THE AREA.
>> BESSIE KELLETT JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE MORE POINT THERE. IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> JUST ONE THING AND I JUST WENT BACK TO MY NOTES TO CONFIRM THAT OTHER THAN DOG FRAUDSTERS, WE HAVE NOT BASED IN OTHER CASES WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A SECURITY DEPOSIT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. YEAH, I'M CERTAINLY NOT A BIG ADVOCATE FOR CONTRAVENING OUR BY-LAWS, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, AT LEAST IT DOES STIPULATE IT SPECIFICALLY IN THE BY-LAW THAT IT HAS TO BE PAID UPFRONT.
MAYBE MY LAST QUESTION TO ADMINISTRATION AND THIS ONE MIGHT BE A BIT CHALLENGING IS, I DEFINITELY KNOW THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH THIS GROUP.
IS THERE ANY SENSE ON WHETHER THE DEPOSIT IS PRESENTING ANY KIND OF BARRIER TO THE GROUP OR HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION AND HAS THERE BEEN SOME HESITANCY FROM THEM OR MAYBE JUST HELPING COUNSEL UNDERSTAND HOW THAT INTERACTION HAS GONE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR WORSHIP, AND THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, COUNSELLOR WILLIAMS. I MYSELF HAVEN'T BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THEM DIRECTLY, BUT I THINK THAT MR. WHITE AND HIS TEAM HAVE.
I'LL SEE IF HE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BESSIE KELLET, THOUGH I'VE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE MEETINGS AND NEGOTIATIONS ON A SPECIFIC RELEASE.
ONLY THE OVERALL OPERATIONS. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YEAH. IT'S NOT MY CLASSIC STYLE TO GO NECESSARILY AGAINST THAT BY-LAW, BUT AGAIN, IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT IT IN THE WORDING.
I JUST THINK THAT THIS GROUP HAS BEEN TRYING SO HARD FOR SO LONG, AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE AND THE EVENTUAL ASSET THAT IT'S GOING TO GIVE TO YELLOWKNIFE, SO WANTING TO SEE THIS PROJECT COULD COME TO LIFE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
YEAH, I THINK TO MAKE IT AS EASY ON THE GROUP, I THINK OVER FIVE YEARS IS REASONABLE.
I THINK THAT WE'D BE MORE CONCERNED IF IT WAS A BIT MORE FLY-BY-NIGHT GROUP, BUT EVEN IF THEY DO END UP, LEAVING THE SITE, I THINK THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE A LEGACY LEFT FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY FOR AT LEAST MAYBE THAT CLEAN UP HERE, WHATEVER THAT DELTA IS BETWEEN THAT DEPOSIT.
WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION.
>> COUNSELLOR WILLIAM, YOU HAD ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> PERFECT. COUNSELLOR MUKANADAIZA?
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR WORSHIP.
I THINK THAT COUNSELLOR WILLIAMS PRETTY MUCH ASKED ONE OF MY BIGGEST QUESTIONS ON IF THE GROUP HAD PRESENTED ANY CHALLENGES WITH THE DEPOSIT ON HAND, BUT HAVING THAT BEING ANSWERED, MY NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE MORE ON, WOULD THIS NEW MOTION ON THE TABLE DELAY US AUTHORIZING THE LEASE ON THIS PARK?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY UNDERSTANDING IS NO, BECAUSE THE LEASE IS FAIRLY DISCRETE IN TERMS OF WHAT IT INCLUDES, AND OF COURSE, THEN THE TERMS OF THE SECURITY DEPOSIT WE WOULD WORK OUT OUTSIDE OF THE TERMS OF THE LEASE I BELIEVE.
MAYBE WHAT I'LL DO IS I WILL ASK MS. WHITE IF SHE HAS ANYTHING THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO ADD AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE BY-LAW CAN GO AS IS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, THE BY-LAW CAN GO AHEAD AS IS AND ADMINISTRATION CAN WORK WITH THE TERMS OF THE PAYMENT OF THE DEPOSIT OUTSIDE OF THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
AT OUR GPC DISCUSSION, I REALLY HAD RAISED THE DISCUSSION ON MAKING SURE THAT THE DEPOSIT WOULD NOT BE A BARRIER FOR THIS GROUP.
FOR THAT REASON I AM IN SUPPORT OF COUNSELLOR MORGAN'S AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENTS? FOR ME IT IS A BIT CHALLENGING BECAUSE WE ARE PRECEDENT-SETTING AND OUR LEASES TEND TO BE ALWAYS WITH NGOS.
THE NEXT NGO THAT COMES AND ASKS FOR A LEASE AND CAN'T PAY THE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
WE WILL REFERENCE THIS DISCUSSION AND WE GAVE IT TO THIS GROUP, AND SO WHY NOT OUR GROUPS.
I THINK WE ARE TAKING ON A LOT OF LIABILITY.
BUT IN THE SAME BREATH, THE $10,000 AND CLEAN-UP IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A TOKEN AMOUNT AND NOT GOING TO RECOVER WHAT IS NEEDED TO FULLY CLEAN UP.
I LOOK AT A FEW DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS.
WHETHER IT'S THE 50TH STREET POP-UP PARK OR THE WEIGHT HAMMER MINI-GOLF.
IT IS TAXPAYERS THAT END UP CLEANING UP.
THEY'RE ALL GOOD INTENTION PROJECTS TO BEGIN WITH, AND IT IS TOUGH TO CONTINUE THEM WITH JUST A VOLUNTEER BASE SO AS LONG AS WE'RE GOING IN EYES WIDE OPEN.
I USE THE WORD LIABILITY BECAUSE IT'S AN ASSET WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO NECESSARILY DEMOLISH IT AND RETURN IT TO THE NATURAL STATE.
WE MAY END UP INHERITING AN ASSET THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE THE O&M FOR IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS EYES WIDE OPEN.
THIS COULD BE A DECISION TONIGHT THAT WE'RE INCREASING OUR SERVICE LEVELS IN FIVE YEARS' TIME OR IF THE ASSOCIATION DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MEMBERS TO OPERATE AT THE PARKS.
SUPPORTIVE OF ALL THE COMMENTS AND I DO HOPE THAT THE CLUB WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT AND PROVIDE THE GRADUAL SECURITY DEPOSIT.
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL NEVER HAVE TO TAP INTO IT BECAUSE IT'LL BE A WELL-RUN PARK FOR YEARS TO COME.
BUT JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE MAKING A DECISION EYES WIDE OPEN TONIGHT.
WITH THAT TO THE AMENDMENT TO SPREAD THE SECURITY DEPOSIT OVER THE FIVE YEARS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
TO THE MAIN MOTION WHICH IS SECOND READING WITH THE DIRECTION NOW GIVEN TO ADMIN ABOUT SPREADING THE SECURITY DEPOSIT OVER FIVE YEARS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON SECOND READING? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND AYES CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILLOR WILLIAMS TO THE PRESENTATION OF THIRD READING.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT BYLAW NUMBER 5040 BE PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR SILVERIO, ANY DISCUSSION? BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND AYES CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
TO THIRD READING, PLEASE, COUNCILLOR WILLIAMS.
>> I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5040.
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>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SMITH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND AYES CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILLOR KONGE, YOU CAN COME BACK, BUT RECOGNIZING THAT YOUR INTERNET'S A LITTLE SKETCHY, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR CAMERA OFF.
NEXT, WE HAVE DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. 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? SEEING NONE. THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO NOTICES IN MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY NOTICES IN MOTION FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.
[35. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor?]
ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? COUNCILOR SILVERIO.JUST A QUICK QUESTION, FOR OUR SERVICES FOR THE LIBRARY, ARE WE THINKING BASED ON SNOW STAYING IN THE LIBRARY, OR DO WE STILL HAVE THAT COVID THAT THEY CAN'T GO THERE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, REALLY APPRECIATE THE QUESTION BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MUCH FRONT OF MIND FOR CITY ADMINISTRATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
WE HAVE SEEN THE EMERGING WISELY DOCUMENT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT ALL THE PHASES MEAN AND HOW THEY WILL APPLY AND IMPACT TO CITY SERVICES AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AS WELL AS OUR FACILITIES.
KNOWING THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY THE OUTDOOR GATHERINGS IT CAN HAVE UP TO 200 PEOPLE.
THAT IS IMPACTING HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EVENTS INCLUDING CANADA DAY.
WE'RE WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE DO REACH THE POINT WHERE THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH WILL BE INDOOR GATHERINGS OF UP TO 200 CAN TAKE PLACE.
THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON A RANGE OF CITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE LIBRARY, AND WE'RE SPENDING TIME UNPACKING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT STILL UPHOLDING SAFETY AROUND COVID, BUT BEING ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THESE NEW FREEDOMS THAT WERE ALL REALLY VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WE HAVE UNDERWAY THAT WE'RE PREPARING TO DO, AND WE WILL BE COMING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THIS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS SO THAT YOU'RE VERY MUCH AWARE.
BUT AT THIS POINT, IT'S A PLANNING EXERCISE, AND KNOW THE LIBRARY IS NOT YET OPEN, WE WILL BE WAITING UNTIL WE DO SEE THAT LIMIT ON INDOOR FACILITIES BEING INCREASED. THANK YOU.
WELL, MS. BASSI-KELLETT, THE YELLOWKNIFE, IT'S OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY RIGHT NOW?
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN OVER THE WINTER.
IT'S THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN OPEN.
>> IF IT'S OPEN FOR APPOINTMENT, DO WE HAVE TIME LIMITS FOR PEOPLE THAT GO THERE FOR APPOINTMENTS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, WE DO, THEY'RE ALLOWING APPOINTMENTS.
>> I'LL PROBABLY JUST WAIT FOR THE NEXT PHASE FOR THE EMERGING WISELY.
>> THANK YOU. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THERE'S FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT AND YOU CAN EMAIL, YOU CAN CALL, ETC.
THAT'S ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE OR 920-560-0, OF COURSE, AND YOU'LL GET DIRECTED TO THE PHONE DIRECTORY TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT.
ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVED BY COUNCILLOR SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MORSE.
WE'LL ADJOURN OUR MEETING BUT HOLD UP.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.