Jul 26, 2021 Council Meetings

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SO I CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021 TO ORDER, AND I WILL ASK

[1. Councillor Morgan will read the Opening Statement.]

THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION. WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THERE WERE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA, ADOPTIONS AND MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

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[3. Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, June 28, 2021 are presented for adoption.]

[4. Councillor Morgan moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Minutes of Council for the regular meeting of Monday, June 28, 2021 be presented for adoption.]

I MOVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021, BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER. COUNCILLOR SMITH.

ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[5. Does any Member have a pecuniary interest in any matter before Council tonight?]

ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL? SEEING ONE. THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE, NOR WERE THERE ANY PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

THERE WAS 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? SEEING NONE, COUNCILLOR MORGAN, IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE THE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES

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[11. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for June 28, 2021.]

[12. Councillor Morgan moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council appoint Ambe Chenamu, Bill Gault and Christopher Green to serve, for a three (3) year term effective July 27, 2021 until July 26, 2024, on the City of Yellowknife Development Appeal Board.]

I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT [INAUDIBLE], BILL [INAUDIBLE] AND CHRISTOPHER GREEN TO SERVE FOR A THREE YEAR TERM EFFECTIVE JULY 27TH 2021 UNTIL JULY 26TH, 2024 ON THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD.

THANK YOU, DO I HAVE A SECONDER.

COUNCILLOR WILLIAMS, ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA'S CAMERA MIGHT BE FROZEN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY SORRY, MY INTERNET, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE LAGGED.

THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MEETING ON JULY 12.

NEW BUSINESS.

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[15. A memorandum regarding whether to approve the recommendations of the City of Yellowknife Community Advisory Board on Homelessness to allocate Federal Reaching Home funding for COVID‐19.]

[16. Councillor Morgan moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council approve the recommendation from the City of Yellowknife Community Advisory Board on Homelessness to allocate funding from the Reaching Home – Canada’s Strategy to End Homelessness COVID‐19 Funding to the following:  Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation Programming $347,545  Front Line First Aid Training $10,000  Offset the cost to purchase and renovate a building to address homelessness through the City’s procurement process $806,691]

COUNCILLOR MORGAN, IF YOU CAN MOVE THE MOTION.

OK, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FROM THE REACHING HOME CANADA STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS COVID-19 FUNDING TO THE FOLLOWING.

THE ARCTIC INDIGENOUS WELLNESS FOUNDATION PROGRAMING THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE DOLLARS.

FRONT LINE TRAINING, TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OFFSET THE COST OF PURCHASE AND RENOVATE A BUILDING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS THROUGH THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY ONE DOLLARS.

THANK YOU. YEAH, WE'LL JUST PUT, IT'S FRONT LINE AND FIRST AID TRAINING, I KNOW THAT AND DIDN'T GET INTO THE PACKAGE, BUT WE'LL JUST ADD THAT.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER.

COUNCILLOR SMITH AND COUNCILLOR MORGAN, IF YOU CAN MAKE THE AMENDMENT.

YES, SO I MOVE AN AMENDMENT THAT WE ADD TO BULLETS, THE FIRST BEING THAT YELLOWKNIFE HOMELESSNESS WORKING GROUP BE CREATED MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, GNWT, CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND NGOS.

AND SECONDLY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR A TEMPORARY SHELTER AND IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.

THANK YOU. JUST TO NOTE THOSE, WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT LUNCH, BUT BECAUSE THE PACKAGE WAS RELEASED EARLIER, WE'RE JUST MAKING THE AMENDMENTS FORMAL RIGHT NOW.

CAN I GET A SECONDER TO THE AMENDMENTS.

COUNCILLOR SMITH.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENTS?

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SEEING NONE, THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

TO THE MAIN MOTION, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR MORGAN.

CAN I JUST CLARIFY FIRST, SO IF COUNCIL IS APPROVING A BULLET THAT SAYS THAT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR A TEMPORARY SHELTER AND IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SHOULD IT BE THAT COUNCIL AND CAB ARE RECOGNIZING THE NEED, LIKE WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE A MOTION SAYING AND APPROVE A MOTION SAYING CAB RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR SOMETHING? IT'S A PHILOSOPHICAL SUPPORT.

SO IT'S IMPLICIT SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL FOR THE SAME THINGS OR THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING CAB TO SUPPORT THOSE THINGS, SORY I DON'T WANT TO THROW A WRENCH IN THINGS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT MAKES SENSE.

IT'S JUST KIND OF A PHILOSOPHICAL ON THE BOOKS MOTION, THERE'S NO FUNDING ATTACHED AND WHEN OR IF A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT COMES FOR A DAY SHELTER, WE REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT COMES FORWARD ON THE MERITS AND STUFF.

SO IT'S.

IT'S JUST A PHILOSOPHICAL MOTION TO HAVE ON OUR BOOKS.

TO RECORD THAT CAB IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE DAY SHELTER.

CORRECT.

OK. ANYTHING FURTHER? WELL, I'LL JUST I'LL JUST QUICKLY STATE AS AS CHAIR OF THE CABINET, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS RECOMMENDATION AND AND WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS WHO ARE ALL VOLUNTEERING LOTS OF THEIR TIME FOR ALL THE WORK THAT AND THE TIME AND THE ENERGY THAT WENT INTO ALL THE DELIBERATIONS AROUND THIS REACHING HOME FUNDING AND JUST THE.

THE AMOUNT OF CARE AND COMPASSION THAT PEOPLE BRING TO THE ISSUE AND THE HOPE THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AS A CITY TO END HOMELESSNESS BY STEP BY STEP, INCREASINGLY HAVING MORE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND THAT WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO EVENTUALLY END THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS OUR GOAL AS A CITY, WE HAVE OUR 10 YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS.

AND SO I'M PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS DONE, BOTH BEFORE I WAS CHAIR AND AND NOW AND AM HOPEFUL THAT THESE CONCRETE STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING WILL WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NONE, AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO FLIP IT AND ASK IF ANYBODY IS OPPOSED.

SEEING NONE THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE, 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, A MOTION FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE 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 COUNCILLOR SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.

THANKS EVERYBODY. TECHNOLOGY AT ITS FINEST.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.