>> FOR THE WEBCAST WE CAN SAY, [1. Councillor Payne will read the Opening Statement.] [00:00:03] I'LL CALL THIS COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2021 TO ORDER. I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR PAYNE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT. [NOISE] >> THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE'RE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY. FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN A 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. MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, [Items 3 & 4] SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2021 ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. >> I MOVE THAT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 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. [5. Does any Member have a pecuniary interest in any matter before Council tonight?] NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE PECUNIARY INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST TODAY? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. >> DUE TO ME BEING ON THE HOME BASED BOARD, NUMBER 17, I HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? 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? SEEING NONE. THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR MEETING SEPTEMBER 13TH. [Items 13 & 14] SO GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE FOR SEPTEMBER 20TH. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. >> I MOVE THAT COUNCIL DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO IMPLEMENT THE SHORT-TERM TRANSIT SOLUTION FOR KAM LAKE BASED ON THE 2021 REPORT FROM WALK CONSULTING GROUP. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SMITH OPENING IT UP TO DISCUSSION. COUNCILLOR MORSE. >> THANKS. ON THIS ONE, I THINK THAT I AM IN FAVOR OF GIVING THE DIRECTION AS IT'S WRITTEN, BUT I WAS PLEASED TO HEAR FROM AT LEAST ONE RESIDENT IN KAM LAKE WHO WAS SUPPORTIVE OF US PUTTING BUSES IN. I THINK THAT AS WE DISCUSSED DURING GPC AND I'M NOT SURE HOW WE FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT. BUT I DO THINK THAT THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE MAY BE A BIT OF A PROBLEM AND THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE FIGURED OUT JUST IN THE SENSE OF ONLY HAVING A COUPLE OF BUSES A DAY GOING, THEM GOING AT TIMES WHICH MAY NOT COINCIDE WITH WORKDAYS AND STUFF. I THINK THAT STILL NEEDS SOME WORKING OUT. I COULDN'T REALLY COME UP WITH A DIRECTION, I'D LIKE TO GIVE ADMINISTRATION ASIDE FROM PERHAPS JUST TO CONTINUE WORKING ON FIGURING THAT OUT. I HOPE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO. I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR FROM AT LEAST ONE PERSON IN KAM LAKE THAT SAID THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS SERVICE GO FORWARD. I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN KAM LAKE WHO ARE GOING TO BE APPRECIATIVE OF HAVING BUS SERVICE OUT THERE, SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MAYOR ADMINISTRATION HAS A SUGGESTION FOR HOW WE MIGHT FIGURE OUT THIS SCHEDULING THING. OR IF THAT LEVEL OF DIRECTION MAYBE ISN'T NEEDED FROM COUNCIL AT THIS TIME. OR MAYBE I'LL JUST PUT THAT AS A QUESTION TO ADMINISTRATION. HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIGURE THIS OUT IN TERMS OF WHAT SCHEDULE'S GOING TO WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY'LL WORK THROUGH THAT. >> MS. BASSI-KELLETT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR WORSHIP AND THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION ON THIS. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE WORK ON THE PUBLIC TRANSIT REVAMP OVERALL IS TAKING SOME TIME. WE DID NOTE THAT DISCUSSION AT GPC. IT'S IN THE MIDST OF SOME OTHER BIG WORK AS COUNCILORS WELL KNOW. WHEN WE GOT THE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO LOOK AT EXPANDING INTO KAM LAKE, WE TOOK THAT BACK TO THE CONSULTANTS TO PROVIDE US WITH AN OPTION ON THIS. IT WAS REALLY SEEKING TO LOOK FOR THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION WITH THE LEAST IMPACT WITHOUT WANTING TO INCREASE COST, DISRUPT A LOT OF OTHER ROUTING THAT WAS GOING ON. WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT THAT OPTION COULD BE AND HOW IT COULD SERVE KAM LAKE. I THINK RIGHT NOW IF I CAN, I THINK THERE WOULD REALLY BE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO COUNCIL AT THIS TIME IF YOU'RE NOT AGREEING WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT'S INCLUDED, THAT'S BEEN RAISED AS A PROPOSED MOTION. PROCEEDING WITH THAT IS ONE OPTION. IF YOU HAVE SOME EXPLICIT DIRECTION TO SHARE WITH US THAT WE WOULD THEN TAKE BACK TO OUR CONSULTANTS TO GET THEM TO CONSIDER WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. [00:05:03] AGAIN, WE WERE GOING INTO THIS TO BE AS COST EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. IF THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS AROUND THAT, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXPLICIT DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL. OR WE JUST DON'T DO ANYTHING. I DON'T THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ATTRACTIVE RIGHT NOW. THERE WAS CLEARLY DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL AROUND LOOKING AT BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT CAN SUPPORT ACCESS TO KAM LAKE. EITHER WAY, WHATEVER WE DO, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON GETTING THE ACCESSIBLE BUSES. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US WITH THE COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY. HAVING THE WHOLE FLEET BE ACCESSIBLE IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS. REALLY WE DO APPRECIATE WHATEVER DIRECTION COUNCIL IS ABLE TO PROVIDE US TONIGHT. MAYBE I WILL JUST SEE HIM. I KNOW THAT MR. GREENCORN HAS BEEN NOT ONLY THE EXPERT IN GETTING ME INTO THE MEETING TONIGHT, BUT IS CLEARLY OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT EXPERT AS WELL. IF HE'S GOT ANYTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT TO ADD. I WILL PASS OVER TO WENDY BECAUSE, SORRY TO PASS THE BUCK, BUT SHE IS WAY MORE FLUENT IN TRANSIT LINGO AND DETAILS THAN I AM. BUT MS. BASSI-KELLETT SUMMED IT UP WITH THE THREE OPTIONS THAT WE WILL BE SEEKING SOME DIRECTION ONTO FOR TONIGHT JUST SO WE CAN CONTINUE ADVANCING THE PROJECT. WENDY, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS. >> SURE. THANK YOU. MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE OPTIONS, STILL ALLOWS FOR US TO FINALIZE THE SCHEDULES. THOSE HAVE NOT YET BEEN SET IN STONE. WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT THIS OPTION WOULD ESSENTIALLY COMMIT US TO MOVING FORWARD WITH LOOKING AT HOW THE EXPRESS BUS AND THAT ROUTE WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE THE KAM LAKE AREA. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH HOW THIS ONE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW. THERE IS STILL A BUNCH OF WORK. IF THE COUNCIL DOES HAVE SOME EXPLICIT WORDING AROUND WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE, THEN WE CAN SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THANK YOU. >> THANKS. I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I THINK THAT THE DIRECTION IN THE ADMINISTRATION IS TO IMPLEMENT THIS GENERALLY. I DO TRY TO GET AWAY FROM BEING TOO SPECIFIC IN MOTIONS. I THINK THAT THERE'S A BALANCE OF BEING TOO SPECIFIC OR NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH. I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IN THIS CASE, LIKE WE DID HERE FOR A RESIDENT WHO PLANS TO USE THIS SERVICE, I THINK WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL FORWARD HER COMMENTS ON TO THE ADMINISTRATION. THEY CAN TAKE THEM UNDER ADVISEMENT. I THINK WHAT WOULD BE USEFUL WOULD BE SOME, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE A SURVEY, OR SOME OTHER THING WHICH TALKS TO RESIDENTS WHO MAY USE THE SERVICE AND FIND OUT FROM THEM WHAT SERVICES ARE GOING TO WORK BEST FOR THEM. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST. IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE OFFERED TO TRY AND WORD A MOTION THAT SAYS THAT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR KONGE >> THANK YOU. THE COMMENTS THAT I HEAR ABOUT THE BUS SERVICE IS, IF IT ISN'T GOING TO ACCOMMODATE THE NORMAL START TIMES IN KAM LAKE, MOST BUSINESSES ARE EITHER AT 7:00 AM OR AT 8:00 AM START TIME. IF THEIR EMPLOYEES CAN'T GET TO WORK ON TIME, THEN THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME. WHAT IT READS TO ME TODAY IS THAT ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING FOR DIRECTION TO IMPLEMENT THIS. I HAVE A HARD TIME SAYING, GO FOR IT BECAUSE THAT CRITICAL TIMING REALLY MAKES MY SUPPORT. IF THE TIMING IS ALL WRONG, IT DOESN'T HAVE MY SUPPORT. IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK FOR THE REGULAR OPENING TIMES AND EVEN THE COMING BACK OUT OF KAM LAKE, MOST PEOPLE ARE DONE AT FIVE O'CLOCK, BUT I THINK THE LAST BUS LEFT KAM LAKE AT 4:30 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHICH MEANS THAT IT'S NOT REALLY A VIABLE OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO WORK. BEFORE THIS IS IMPLEMENTED, DO WE GET TO SEE A FINALIZED SCHEDULE OR IS IT THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS IN OUR GPC AGENDA LAST WEEK? >> MS. BASSI-KELLETT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL ASK MS. NEWTON IF SHE'D LIKE TO RESPOND. >> THANK YOU. THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS PROVIDED IS A DRAFT SCHEDULE. IT'S NOT SET IN STONE. IT IS THE SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE WORKING FROM. THERE IS STILL A LITTLE BIT OF PLAY IN THAT. WE KNOW THAT IN THAT AFTERNOON SCHEDULE, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S CLOSER TO FIVE O'CLOCK. THE SCHEDULES ARE DEFINITELY NOT SET IN STONE, [00:10:03] BUT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. THE MORNING ONE MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY. THE AFTERNOON ONE MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY. THERE'S ALSO STILL THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PORTION WHERE WE WILL BE ASKING FOR COMMENTS ON WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING SO THAT IF THERE ARE CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE, WE CAN DO THAT BEFORE WE IMPLEMENTED THE NEW ROUTES. THIS MOTION GIVES US THE GO AHEAD TO CONTINUE WITH OUR PLANNING BASED ON PROVIDING TRANSIT TO KAM LAKE USING OUR EXPRESS BUSES. THANK YOU. >> WOULD YOU WANT A MOTION THEN SAYING THAT YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT PROVIDED THAT THE BUSES WORKED WITH THE REGULAR WORKING HOURS OF PEOPLE IN KAM LAKE? >> MS. BASSI-KELLETT. >> OR COULD ADMINISTRATION WORK WITH THAT AS IS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WE UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU WANT TO GO WITH THIS. YOU WANT TO MAKE IT USEFUL, NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS, BUT IT WAS LOOKING AT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING IN KAM LAKE. REGULAR WORKING HOURS. I WANT TO ASK WENDY AND CHRIS IF THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. THAT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT VAGUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT YOU WANTING TO GET RIGHT INTO FINE DETAIL AROUND THAT. THAT'S NOT HELPFUL TO US EITHER. BUT IF WE SEEK TO ASPIRE TO SUPPORT WORKERS WHO ARE GOING TO AND FROM KAM LAKE, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD WORK WITH. MS. NEWTON, ANY THOUGHTS? >> I THINK IF THERE'S SOMETHING WORDED AROUND REGULAR WORKING HOURS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THE SAME AS US TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO AND FROM DOWNTOWN, WE'RE TRYING TO ALSO GET PEOPLE TO AND FROM KAM LAKE. IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. >> IF THAT IS WHAT ADMINISTRATION IS ALREADY WORKING TOWARDS, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A MOTION. MS. NEWTON, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING TOWARDS. IF I CAN JUST GET A THUMBS UP OR A DEFINITE YES, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A MOTION AND I CAN SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD. >> MS. BASSI-KELLETT. >> THANK YOU. I'LL ASK WENDY AND CHRIS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO WEIGH IN WITH THEIR THUMBS. THANK YOU. >> I'LL GIVE A TENTATIVE THUMBS UP. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IS ACCOMMODATING THE MOST RIDERSHIP POSSIBLE. HOPEFULLY, WHEN WE GET INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE SCHEDULE, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE BOTH RIDERSHIP MOVING INTO KAM LAKE AND RIDERSHIP COMING OUT. THAT'S ALWAYS OUR GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ON THE BUS. IF THAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE THUMBS UP, THEN THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. >> THAT WORKS FOR ME. DO WE DO ANY ANALYSIS THAT WE WENT AROUND KAM LAKE AND THREE PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT THEY WOULD RIDE THE BUS, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COST, I DON'T KNOW, $50,000 TO RUN THE BUSES IN KAM LAKE FOR THREE PEOPLE OR IS THERE ANY ANALYSIS LIKE THAT THAT HAPPENS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START RUNNING BUSES? >> MS. BASSI-KELLETT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. I KNOW THAT WE WERE BEING SEEKINGLY RESPONSIVE TO THE MOTION THAT COUNCIL RAISED ABOUT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING SERVICE IN KAM LAKE, SO I WILL ASK MR. GREENCORN AND MS. NEWTON IF THEY HAVE ANY DETAIL THEY'D LIKE TO ADD ABOUT HOW THE TIMELINES WERE, THE ONES THAT WE ARE INITIALLY LOOKING AT, HOW THEY WERE PROPOSED AND DEVELOPED. >> THE INTENT WAS TO DEVELOP THE PILOT PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENT IT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRACKING RIDERSHIP AND USAGE STATISTICS AT THE SAME TIME. MY IMPRESSION OF A PILOT STUDY WAS A REPORT BACK PERIOD TO COUNCIL WITH THOSE USAGE STATISTICS. THEN FROM THERE, WE COULD DETERMINE IF THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE OF YELLOWKNIFE TRANSIT OR IF IT'S NOT VIABLE. THAT'S IN PART ANOTHER REASON WHY THE ROUTE WAS DESIGNED THE WAY IT IS BECAUSE IT COULD BE EASILY SUBTRACTED AND ADDED TO YELLOWKNIFE TRANSIT WITHOUT HAVING MAJOR IMPACTS ON SCHEDULES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'RE TRYING IT OUT. WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE. WE'RE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO USE IT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THEN REPORT BACK ON THOSE STATISTICS THAT YOU MENTIONED. THANK YOU. >> WELL, THEN I WILL SUPPORT IT AS IT'S GOING FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE STATISTICS. IF IT HAPPENS WITHIN THE REALM OF THIS TERM, THEN THIS WHOLE RIDERSHIP, [00:15:01] I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO CUT IT BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU TRY IT OUT. HOPEFULLY, IT'S WELL RECEIVED AND HOPEFULLY IT GETS LOTS OF USE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MORGAN. >> [NOISE] THANK YOU, WORSHIP. JUST IN TERMS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GIVE DIRECTION HERE, I'M IN THE SAME BOAT AS COUNCILLOR KONGE AND MORSE. CERTAINLY, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA OF EXTENDING TRANSIT TO KAM LAKE. JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO THIS BEST IN TERMS OF FITTING WITH PEOPLE'S SCHEDULES. ONE QUESTION I HAD IS, WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED TO PERHAPS DO TWO ROUTES IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING, PERHAPS ONE THAT SERVES THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMING OUT OF TOWN AND ONE A BIT LATER FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN KAM LAKE THAT MIGHT NEED TO COME BACK TO THE REST OF TOWN? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN CONSIDERED OR IS THAT POTENTIAL, IS FINANCIALLY VIABLE? >> MS. BASSI-KELLETT >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. IN LOOKING AT THIS, ORIGINALLY, THE GOAL WAS TO BE AS COST-EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE AND SO TO ADD ONTO THE EXPRESS ROUTE TO FOLLOW THOSE SCHEDULES. I WILL ASK MS. NEWTON, THANK YOU, CHRIS, IF SHE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD ON THE BACKGROUND ON DEVELOPING THE TIMING AND THE SCHEDULES. >> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW, IT'S INTENDED THAT THERE WILL BE TWO ROUTES COMING OUT OF KAM LAKE IN THE AFTERNOON. IF WE ARE LOOKING AT PROVIDING SERVICE COMING FROM KAM LAKE CLOSER TO FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, IT'S LIKELY THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR THE EXPRESS TRANSIT, WHICH WOULD HAVE COST IMPLICATIONS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT AS WE'RE FINALIZING THESE ROUTES. IF THERE ARE INCREASES TO BUDGET REQUIRED, THAT WOULD BE COMING FORWARD ON BUDGET TIME. THAT WOULD BE COMING FORWARD FOR BUDGET 2023 AS 2023 IS WHEN THE NEW ROUTES WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. RIGHT NOW, THE TWO TIMES THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE AFTERNOON KAM LAKE ROUTE DO COME IN BEFORE FIVE O'CLOCK, SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THOSE SCHEDULES LOOK LIKE. >> THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT THERE'S STILL SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE STILL BEING CONSIDERED. MY CONCERN WOULD JUST BE THAT IF WE'RE TRYING TO PICK ONE TIME THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE, WE MIGHT END UP PUTTING IT SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE AND IT BEING A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE FOR THE STUDENTS BUT THEN TOO EARLY FOR THE WORKERS. THEN IN TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE, WE MIGHT HIT NO ONE. IF WE COULD TARGET, SAY, TWO SPECIFIC TIMES THAT REALLY WORK FOR TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE JUST IN THE AFTERNOON, MAYBE THAT WOULD HIT A SWEET SPOT THERE. IN MY UNDERSTANDING FROM OUR GPC DISCUSSION, WAS THAT ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING TO DO SOME PUBLIC CONSULTATION AROUND THIS ROUTE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS OR SHORTLY BEFORE IT WOULD BE SCHEDULED TO BE ROLLED OUT. THAT'S CORRECT, RIGHT? >> MS. BASSI-KELLETT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. YES, I BELIEVE IT IS. MS. NEWTON, ANYTHING MORE TO ADD ON? I WILL FINESSE THIS. >> CERTAINLY. YES, THERE IS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. IT'S INTENDED FOR ALL OF THE NEW ROUTES, INCLUDING THE SERVICE INTO KAM LAKE. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THIS WILL OCCUR EARLY IN 2023. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ROUTES AS FINAL AS WE CAN GET THEM SO THAT WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF HOW THEY'LL WORK TOGETHER AND HOW THEY'LL RUN BEFORE WE TAKE THEM OUT FOR COMMENT. THANKS. >> THAT GIVES ME ASSURANCE THAT WE'RE STILL PLANNING TO DO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY TO FINESSE THE ROUTE TIMING AROUND WHAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE. BUT IF IT GAVE MORE ASSURANCE, WE COULD ADD INTO THE MOTION AT THE END AFTER PUBLIC CONSULTATION. JUST MAKING IT CLEAR THAT WE WOULD ONLY ROLL THIS OUT AFTER SOME FOCUSED PUBLIC CONSULTATION OR SURVEY OR SOMETHING WHICH WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING TO DO. BUT I'M ALSO FINE WITH THE MOTION AS IT IS. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? [00:20:08] JUST TO ECHO WHAT OTHER COUNCILORS HAVE BEEN SAYING, I THINK THE SHORT TERM OPTION BUT WITH EXPANDED EXPRESS ROUTE HOURS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED SO THAT WE CAN TARGET THE EMPLOYEES GETTING TO KAM LAKE AND THEN COMING HOME AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFTS. HEARING THOUGH THAT ADMIN WILL BE LOOKING TO FINALIZE THOSE AND POTENTIALLY ADD AN EXTRA HOUR OR TWO DURING THE DAY, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE MOTION AS IS. WITH THAT, I'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. [15. Councillor Payne moves, Councillor seconds, That Council appoint Steven Siqueira, as a representative of CANNOR, to serve on the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development for a three (3) year term commencing September 28, 2021 and ending September 27, 2024] >> I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINTS STEVEN SIQUEIRA AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF CANNOR TO SERVE ON THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM, COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2024. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? COUNCIL MORGAN, ARE YOU IN FAVOR? I SEE YOU'VE FROZEN. THERE YOU GO. ARE YOU IN FAVOR? OKAY. THEN THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILLOR PAYNE, YOU CAN EXCUSE YOURSELF FOR THIS NEXT ONE. [Items 16 & 17] FOR NEW BUSINESS, WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS TO ALLOCATE FEDERAL FUND TO HOME FUNDING FOR COVID-19 IN THE AMOUNT OF 100,000. COUNCIL MORGAN, I'LL ASK YOU TO READ. COUNCIL MORSE, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS? >> I GUESS I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY PROCEDURALLY, WE HAVEN'T EVEN DISCUSSED THIS IN GPC YET. I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO RECONVENE GPC AND THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE RECONCILE THAT. >> I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE MOVE THE MOTION AND FOLKS CAN JUST GO INTO QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION IF THAT WORKS. >> YEAH, THAT'S FINE. >> COUNCIL MORGAN, IF YOU CAN READ THE MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FROM THE REACHING HOME CANADA STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS COVID-19 FUNDING TO THE FOLLOWING. IT'S $16,667 EACH TO SIX DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS: THE ARCTIC INDIGENOUS WELLNESS FOUNDATION, SIDE DOOR, HOME BASE, SALVATION ARMY, YWCA, NWT, YELLOWKNIFE WOMEN'S SOCIETY AND THE NWT DISABILITIES COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR KONGE. >> I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION COMING OUT OF OUR CAB. WE'RE JUST GIVING IT UP EVENLY BETWEEN ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TYPICALLY INVOLVED IN THIS THING. IT WASN'T DETERMINED ON A BASIS NEED, IT WAS JUST DIVVIED UP EVENLY. >> YEAH. FOR SOME BACKGROUND, THIS 100,000 WAS ORIGINALLY FOR THE YELLOWKNIFE DENE FIRST NATION TO DO A COMMUNITY HUNT TO THIS WAS TO BE SPENT BY MARCH 31ST, BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID WE COULD REALLOCATE IT. I THINK THERE WAS SOME SHIFTING AROUND A FUNDING TO MAKE IT WORK. WITH THE RECENT OUTBREAK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A DRILLING INTO THE DETAILS AND ASKING ORGANIZATIONS SPECIFICALLY, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU SPEND? IT WAS FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN NEED, AND SO DIVVIED IT UP AND THEY'LL BE USING IT TO THEIR GREATEST NEEDS, WHETHER THAT'S FOOD HAMPERS OR EXTRA STAFF TO COME IN, PUMPED UP CLEANING SCHEDULES, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BUT I'M TRYING TO GET THE MONEY OUT THE DOOR IN THE MIDST OF THIS OUTBREAK. >> TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY REASONABLE WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS. HOPEFULLY, THE ORGANIZATIONS CAN DO [00:25:02] SOMETHING WONDERFUL WITH THE LITTLE BOOST THAT THEY'RE GETTING. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER, COUNCIL MORGAN? >> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I JUST WANTED TO ADD IN TERMS OF THE BACKGROUND OR PROCESS WITH THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD IN HOMELESSNESS. WE DID PUT OUT A CALL, BOTH TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REPRESENTED ON CAB AND A WIDER CALL TO ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A TOWN IN TERMS OF WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LATEST OUTBREAK? WE DID GET A NUMBER OF RESPONSES AND THE COMMITTEE HEARD LITTLE PRESENTATIONS AND GOT SUMMARIES FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN TOWN, FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND THIS CRISIS. AS SMEAR LT MENTIONED, WE HEARD THAT PEOPLE ARE IN EXTREME NEED OF FOOD SUPPLIES. THERE'S STAFFING SHORTAGES BECAUSE MANY STAFF HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE OUTBREAK AND THE ORGANIZATIONS NEED EXTRA PPE, ALL THESE THINGS. THE COMMITTEE JUST DECIDED THAT ALL OF THE FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS RIGHT NOW ARE FEELING IT AND ARE BEING HIT PRETTY HARD AND ARE BEING STRETCHED PRETTY THIN, AND INSTEAD OF DIVING INTO GREATER DETAILS FOR EACH ORGANIZATION ABOUT HOW EXACTLY THIS MONEY WAS SPENT, THE IDEA WAS ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO GET OUT THE DOOR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THAT WE TRUST THAT THE FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS DO NEED THE MONEY AND CAN ALLOCATE IT AS THEY NEED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE ALL ARE BEING STRETCHED REALLY THIN TRYING TO RESPOND TO THIS CRISIS. >> I SHOULD ADD, ORGANIZATION STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE REACHING HOME PARAMETERS. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY CAN GO AND SPEND IT ON X, Y, AND Z. IT HAS TO BE USED BASED ON THE PARAMETERS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SET OUT. >> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILLOR PAYNE, YOU CAN COME BACK. IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. AN AQUITARD BYLAWS. [Items 19 - 21] WE'VE GOT BYLAW NUMBER 5042. IT'S A BYLAW TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE TITLE OF ALL SURVEYS, ROAD, AND LANE. MISSIONARIES LAND PARCELS IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING, COUNCILLOR PAYNE. >> I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5042. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR KELLNET WILL GO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? COUNCILOR MORGAN, YOU'RE IN FAVOR. YOU LOST YOUR CAMERA THERE. YES. PERFECT. THAT'S CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILLOR PAYNE TO SECOND READING. >> I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5042. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SILVERIO. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR SILVERIO, ARE YOU IN FAVOR? >> I ACTUALLY HAVE JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT, REBECCA. >> COUNCILOR KONGE. >> I THINK THIS IS GREAT. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE WONDERFUL FIRST STEP IN US ACTUALLY GETTING LAND SO THAT WE CAN START DOING SOME PROPER COMMUNITY PLANNING NOT JUST 2, 3 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, BUT 10, 15, 20 YEARS IN THE FUTURE BY GETTING ACCESS TO THE LAND TRANSFER OF THE COMMISSIONERS LAND. AS THE FIRST STEP, THIS IS WONDERFUL. I HOPE THAT WE KEEP PUSHING AND WE GET THE REST OF IT DONE. WITH THE WAY IT HAS GONE, IT'S BEEN PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR THE CITY TO PLAN WHERE THE NEW SCHOOL SHOULD GO. IF WE SEE A BUNCH OF GROWTH AND LOTS OF NEW STUDENTS, WHERE DO WE PUT A NEW SCHOOL? IS IT AROUND A SUBDIVISION IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY LAND? WE'RE SEEING HOW LONG IT CAN TAKE TO GET ACCESS TO THAT. GETTING THESE ROADWAYS TRANSFERRED IS THE FIRST STEP AND I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE REST. HOPEFULLY, THE JNWT WAS PAYING THE MAINTENANCE ON ALL THE ROADS THAT THEY OWN. [LAUGHTER] THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE AND HOPEFULLY THAT FUNDING IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THEM. [00:30:01] EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY QUITE THE DREAM I HAVE THERE. BUT THIS IS REALLY GOOD AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THIS HAS BROUGHT FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. I'LL CALL THE VOTE AGAIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SECOND READING. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [Items 22 - 24] NEXT, WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5043. IT'S A BYLAW TO REPEAL AND REPLACE SELECTIONS BYLAW NUMBER 4705 IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. >> I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER OF 5043. >> DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR MORSE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. >> I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5043. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR SMITH, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THERE WAS NO DIFFER 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? 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? WITH THAT, DON'T GO TOO CRAZY. WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADJOURN COUNCIL AND THEN RECONVENE GPC. JUST STAY ON THIS LINK. IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVED BY COUNCILOR SMITH, SECOND BY COUNCILOR MORGAN. ANYBODY OPPOSE? SEEING NONE. WE WILL ADJOURN COUNCIL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.