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I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 23RD,
[1. Opening Statement]
2021 TO ORDER, AND I WILL ASK COUNCIL MORSE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENTS.[NOISE] THANK YOU. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE ILLINOIS SENATE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES, AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATION'S METIS AND INUIT,
[2. Approval of the agenda]
WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.THANK YOU. THERE WERE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
[3. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof]
MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, JULY 26TH, 2021 ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. COUNCIL MORSE.THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY,
[4. A memorandum regarding whether to proceed with the bulk land transfer acquisition of all available vacant Commissioner’s Lands within the municipal boundary]
JULY 26TH, 2021 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SILVERIO.
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT, DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ANY MATTER 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 MEMBERS STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
COUNCIL MORSE, IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE THE ONE FOR GPC ON JULY 26TH.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, ONE, ENDORSE THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC ACCESSIBILITY POLICY.
TWO, DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THREE, DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC TO REFINE THE DRAFT ACCESSIBILITY POLICY.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SMITH.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL MORSE.
THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE WAY FINDING STRATEGY.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SMITH.
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR MEETING AUGUST 9TH, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE.
A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH CROWE MACKAY LLP, FOR THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021-2023, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A TWO-YEAR MUTUAL OPTION. COUNCIL MORSE.
THANK YOU. I MOVE THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH CROWE MACKAY LLP FOR THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021-2023, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A TWO-YEAR MUTUAL OPTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,385 PLUS GST PER YEAR.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORGAN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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 THE MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF 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. SITTING WE MAY DO A SPECIAL GPC FOR NEXT MONDAY, BUT AS PER LEGISLATION, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT OUT IN WHAT THE NEEDED TIMELINES.
WITH THAT, WE WILL GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVED BY COUNCILLOR SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.