Oct 12, 2021 Governance & Priorities Committee

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AND I'LL CALL HER GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH,

[1. Opening Statement]

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

[2. Approval of the agenda.]

YES [INAUDIBLE] AN IN-CAMERA ITEM REGARDING A MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE PECUNIARY INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST.

SEEING NONE NEXT, WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL FOR THE

[4. A memorandum regarding whether to seek Voter Approval for the borrowing of funds to finance the development of the Aquatic Centre, and to authorize the City to enter into a contract with Clark Builders in the amount of $67,735,329 excluding GST, for the development of the Aquatic Centre.]

MS. BASSI-KELLETT IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND YES, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO TODAY IS MAKE A PRESENTATION, SO I WILL ASK PAULA IF SHE WILL BRING UP THE PRESENTATION.

SHE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF IT TODAY AND MOVING IT ALONG AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATION IS PLEASED TO PRESENT TODAY TO GPC ON THE MILESTONE WE ARE AT WITH THE AQUATIC CENTER.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND IT IS THE CULMINATION OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, BY THE AQUATIC CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND BY ADMINISTRATION.

IN TODAY'S GPC PACKAGE IS A MEMO PROPOSING.

THANKS, PAULA. ON PAGE TWO, I SHOULD BE BETTER ON TOP OF THAT.

IN TODAY'S GPC PACKAGE IS A MEMO PROPOSING THAT GPC RECOMMEND COUNCIL PROCEED WITH FIRST READING OF THE BORROWING BYLAW, SEEK VOTER APPROVAL AND ENTER A PENDING APPROVAL.

ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CLARK BUILDERS PENDING THE APPROVAL TO PROCEED.

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TODAY IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE WILL TOUCH UPON A RANGE OF ITEMS AND THEMES, INCLUDING THE ITEMS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.

GIVEN THE SCOPE AND MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROJECT, A NUMBER OF CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE INVOLVED.

AND TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS A GROUP EFFORT THAT WILL REFLECT THIS.

SO WHY SHOULD WE BUILD AN AQUATIC CENTER? WE'RE LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES WHERE THE IMPACTS OF COVID, ALONG WITH VOLATILITY AND GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERES FEELS REALLY HEIGHTENED.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE THINGS THAT CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY ARE THE AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND THERE'S SOME IN THE STATES LIKE THE REC AND PARKS ASSOCIATION. THERE WOULD ARGUE THAT PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES ARE ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIAL AND HEALTH INDICATORS. SO WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHY IS THE CITY PROPOSING TO BUILD AN AQUATIC CENTER? WE DO STATE THE FOLLOWING THE RUTH INCH POOL IS WELL-LOVED WELL, WELL-LOVED BY YELLOWKNIFE. IT'S OVER 30 YEARS OLD, AND WHILE THE BUILDING ITSELF IS SOLID, THE POOL COMPONENTS WITHIN ARE IN NEED OF A MAJOR OVERHAUL.

AS WELL, THE O&M COSTS FOR THIS BUILDING, WHICH IS NOT EFFICIENT IN TERMS OF 2021 STANDARDS.

THE O&M COSTS ARE INCREASING FOR US TO OPERATE THE POOL.

AS WELL, RUTH INCH WAS BUILT AT A TIME WHEN ACCESSIBILITY WAS NOT A BIG FACTOR.

WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY COMPONENTS OF OUR CURRENT POOL THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE OR INCLUSIVE, SUCH AS THE ENTRYWAYS, THE DOORWAYS, THE CHANGE ROOMS AND THE SHOWERS.

AND PLUS WE KNOW AND WE SEE THE DEMAND FOR UNIVERSAL CHANGE ROOMS, NOT MALE AND FEMALE CHANGE ROOMS, SO THAT FAMILIES CAN CHANGE TOGETHER AND SO THAT ACCESS TO THE POOL IS INCLUSIVE AND GENDER NEUTRAL.

RIGHT NOW, OUR POOL IS NOT MEETING DEMANDS, IT LIMITS THE TYPE OF PROGRAMING THAT WE CAN OFFER. WE KNOW THAT FOR THE DIVERSITY OF USES THAT WE HAVE CHALLENGES THAT WE SEE ALL THE TIME, LEAN AND COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS WANT COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE WATER WHILE FAMILIES WANT WARMER WATER.

AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMING RIGHT NOW THAT REALLY MEETS THE NEEDS OF SENIORS OR ADDRESSES HEALTH IMPACTS.

AND FOR CLASS SIZES, I THINK COUNSELORS HEAR THIS A LOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN THERE IS THE SIGN UP FOR REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES.

WE ARE CONSISTENTLY OVERSUBSCRIBED AND FAMILIES ARE WAIT LISTED FOR CHILDREN'S SWIMMING LESSONS. THE TABLE THAT'S HERE INCLUDED ON THIS SLIDE THAT SHOWS COURSE ENROLLMENT VERSUS

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AND OF COURSE, THESE ARE PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS.

AND IN THE MEMO, WE DO INCLUDE NUMBERS SINCE COVID HIT, WHICH ARE EVEN MORE EXTREME GIVEN OUR LIMITATIONS ON OCCUPANCY AT RUTH INCH RIGHT NOW.

NEXT. THANKS, PAULA.

SO WHEN WE STEP BACK FROM LOOKING SOLELY AT DEMAND, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER REASONS FOR US TO REALLY CONSIDER MOVING AHEAD WITH THE AQUATIC CENTER.

FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS WHAT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS DO.

WE ARE MANDATED TO INCLUDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS WATER, SEWER, FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ROADS AND SIDEWALKS, PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.

SO WHILE WE ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTS, RECREATION IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OURS AND IT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES A COMMUNITY A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

AS A WINTER CITY AS WELL, WE EMBRACE THE COLD, HEY, EVERYONE'S INTO THIS, I'M BESIDE MYSELF WITH DELIGHT THAT THERE'S A SKIM OF ICE ON FRAME LAKE THIS MORNING.

WE DO EMBRACE THE COLD AS A WINTER CITY, BUT RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE HOCKEY, SKIING AND SKATING ARE PART OF THE EQUATION THAT GET US THROUGH WINTER.

DURING OUR LONG WINTER MONTHS, WE ALSO NEED RESPITE FROM THE COLD AND WEATHER.

THAT'S THE STEAM ROOM, WHETHER IT'S A SPLASH PAD, A LAZY RIVER.

THESE ARE ALL GREAT DIVERSIONS TO WARM YOUR BONES AND ADDRESS SEASONAL STRESSES THAT WE CAN ALL FEEL. LIFE SKILLS, SWIMMING IS A VERY IMPORTANT LIFE SKILL, ESPECIALLY IN YELLOWKNIFE, WHERE SUMMER ACCESS TO LAKES IS PART OF OUR DNA.

WE ARE ALL OUT ON THE WATER AND KNOWING HOW TO SWIM IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS.

WE KNOW THAT THE COMPETITIVE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT IS VALUED, AND SWIM CLUBS HAVE WAITLISTS FOR PARTICIPATION, AND KIDS LEARN A LOT ABOUT NOT JUST SWIMMING, BUT THEY LEARN ABOUT THE DISCIPLINE REQUIRED TO BE AN ATHLETE IN A COMPETITIVE REALM.

AND, OF COURSE, ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS, POOLS THAT WELCOME A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SENIORS, TODDLERS, PERSONS OF ALL ABILITIES, FAMILIES.

THESE ARE ALL GOOD FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.

AND FINALLY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IF WE WANT AN AQUATIC CENTER THAT CAN MEET COMMUNITY DEMAND, THE TIME TO BUILD IS NOW.

ACTUALLY, THE TIME TO BUILD WAS PROBABLY FIVE TO 10 YEARS AGO, BUT THE SECOND BEST TIME TO BUILD IS NOW WE SAW IN THE DESIGN REPORT THAT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE INCREASING AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE.

AND THIS WAS PRE-COVID.

SO IN PARTICULAR, CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR PROJECTS IN THE GNWT WERE NOTED IN THE DESIGN REPORT THAT OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, THEY HAVE INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY.

AS DEMONSTRATED WITH THE COST OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FROM 1995 TO 2012, THERE IS AN ADD IN THE DESIGN REPORT, THERE IS QUITE A GRAPH THAT DEMONSTRATES WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE.

SO I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO GRANT NOW, AND YOU'LL SEE A NUMBER OF STAFF THAT ARE WEIGHING IN AT DIFFERENT POINTS TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED.

OVER TO YOU, GRANT. THANK YOU, MS. BASSI-KELLETT. EXCUSE ME.

SO AS PREVIOUSLY DETAILED, THE CITY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THE 12.9 MILLION DOLLARS GRANT TO BUILD THE CANADA FUND.

THIS FUNDING IS STRICTLY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW FACILITY AS RETROFIT PROJECTS WERE NOT ELIGIBLE. TO ASSIST COUNCIL IN DETERMINING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR A NEW AQUATIC CENTER AND TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF WHAT AN AQUATIC CENTER SHOULD INCLUDE.

COUNCIL ESTABLISHED THE AQUATIC CENTER ADVISORY TEAM ACAC.

THE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED A BROAD COMMUNITY BASE, INCLUDING MEMBERS FROM THE PUBLIC, YOUTH, SENIORS, THE GNWT RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION, BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES, THE YELLOWKNIFE STATE, THE DENE FIRST NATION PERSON WITH DISABILITIES AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE EDUCATION DISTRICTS.

THE CONSULTING FIRM WAS CONTRACTED TO WORK WITH THE CDC TO PREPARE A PREDESIGNED STUDY.

EXCUSE ME, OVER A SIX MONTH TIMEFRAME, THE ACAC WORKED HARD TO COMPLETE A STUDY AND IT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER OF 2018.

FROM THE OUTSET OF THE PROJECT IN 2016, UP UNTIL EARLY 2021, COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED KEY INPUT AND GUIDANCE TO ADMINISTRATION ON THE PROJECT'S MOTIONS HAVE INCLUDED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE 12.9 MILLION DOLLAR FUNDING CAPITAL FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

THE APPOINTMENT OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PRE-DESIGNED PLAN CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY.

SITE EVALUATIONS CHANGE TO THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF BOTH THE TWENTY FIVE METER AND THE 52 METER LAP POOL ADOPTION OF THE DESIGN PLAN.

THE INCLUSION OF A LARGE AMUSEMENT PARK STYLE WATER SLIDE.

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SO IF WE GO BACK TO THE CONSULTATION, STARTING WITH THE ACAC.

THE ACAC MEMBERSHIP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRE-DESIGNED STUDY, THE PUBLIC WAS ENGAGED THROUGH AN ONLINE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH GARNERED 425 RESPONSES.

AND THEN AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DESIGN PLAN, THE CITY'S CONSULTING TEAM CARRIED OUT A CPHL APPROVED SERIES OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES, AN ONLINE PLACE SPEAK SURVEY AND PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW THE KEY INFORMATION AND COMPLETE THE SURVEY IN PERSON AT CITY HALL.

SO IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, COUNCIL ADOPTED THE DESIGN PLAN AS PREPARED BY THE CITY'S BUDGET CONSULTANT. THE PLAN INCLUDES ALL OF THE KEY COMPONENTS THAT COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED INPUT FOR, INCLUDING THE 25 METER THREE LANE LEISURE POOL, THE 25 METER EIGHT LANE LAP POOL, THE TOP SLIDE, THE AMUSEMENT PARK SLIDE, THE LAZY RIVER, STORAGE, AND OFFICE SPACE FOR YOUTH GROUPS. SPLASH PAD, BOTH IN ONE METER AND A THREE METER, DIVING BOARD, STEAM ROOM, AND THERAPY POOL.

LEASED SPACE CANTEEN, CONCESSION SPACE.

MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS. OFFICE SPACE.

UNIVERSAL CHANGE ROOM, AND SPECTATOR SEATING.

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WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE DESIGN PLAN, THE BRIDGING CONSULTANT COMMENCED WORK ON PREPARING THE PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS THAT MADE UP THE BULK OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PACKAGE.

THE DESIGN BUILD TEAMS WOULD BASE THEIR PROPOSALS ON.

AS THIS WAS AS, EXCUSE ME, AS THIS WAS BEING COMPLETED, THE CITY CARRIED OUT A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO PRE-QUALIFY THE THREE DESIGN BUILD TEAMS. THIS WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY THE DESIGN BUILD RFP PROCESS THAT WAS CARRIED OUT FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER, WHICH THE THREE PRE-QUALIFIED TEAMS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS ON.

THE REVIEW TEAM CONSISTING OF THE CITY MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, PROGRAM, MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND SUPPORTED BY STAFF FROM COLLIERS CONSULTING, PROJECT MANAGER AND [INAUDIBLE] THE TECHNICAL REVIEW CONSULTANT.

WE ALL CARRIED OUT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PROPOSAL AND ARRIVED AT THE PREFERRED DESIGN BUILD TEAM. TODAY, COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE THE RESULTS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON THAT REVIEW.

PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE DECISION TODAY, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK TO CONSIDER FIRST READING.

BORING, BUT, AGAIN, PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THAT MEETING, THE PUBLIC REFERENDUM TO BORROW THE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 23RD.

IF THAT IS SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY, THEN THIS PAVES THE WAY FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE BOARD BYLAW IN DECEMBER, FOLLOWED BY THE REQUIRED MINISTERIAL APPROVAL.

ULTIMATELY, THE THIRD READING IN JANUARY, FOLLOWED BY THE CONTRACT [INAUDIBLE].

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024.

THANKS. AND OVER TO MR. GREENCORN. THANKS, GRANT, AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO QUICKLY SPEAK TO THE DESIGN BUILD METHODOLOGY PRESCRIBED FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER.

THERE ARE VARIOUS TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION AND PROCUREMENT METHODOLOGIES WHEN IT COMES TO MAJOR PROJECTS.

THE MOST FAMILIAR TYPE TO THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN BID BUILD APPROACH. FOCUS ON THAT APPROACH DESIGN, BID BUILD, WHICH CAN BE CONFUSED STRICTLY WITH THE DESIGN BUILD METHOD THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.

SO I'LL CALL IT THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH.

WITH THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH, THE DESIGN, THE DETAILED DESIGN OF THE PROJECT IS CARRIED OVER VIA PROFESSIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANTS IN A CONTRACT SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN CONTRACT.

ONCE THE PROJECT DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETE, THE WORK IS THEN TENDERED UNDER A UNIT PRICE CONTRACT STIPULATION AND THE LOWEST BIDDER WINS THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS.

THIS IS THE STANDARD APPROACH FOR PROJECTS WITH A VERY DEFINED SCOPE, SUCH AS WATER AND SEWER PAVING PROGRAMS WHERE THERE'S LITTLE CREATIVITY OR SUBJECTIVITY INVOLVED.

THIS ALSO REQUIRES THE OUTLAY OF UPFRONT CASH IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN.

SO TYPICALLY THIS IS IN THE RANGE OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION VALUE.

THE APPROACH THE CITY HAS CHOSEN FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER IS THE DESIGN BUILD APPROACH.

UNDER THIS APPROACH, THE SCOPE IS NOT AS REFINED AND IS OPEN TO CREATIVE DESIGN.

AND WHILE COST IS ALWAYS A FACTOR, IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE DETERMINING FACTOR WITH THIS METHODOLOGY. AS IT IS WITH THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH, THE OWNER SETS OUT A LIST OF GENERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT GRANT PREVIOUSLY SPOKE ABOUT, SUCH AS THE AQUATIC CENTER COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR SPACE AND OTHER AMENITIES.

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THIS PROCESS ALLOWS ROOM FOR INTERESTED TEAMS TO EXERCISE THEIR CREATIVITY TO BRING FORWARD THEIR TEAM'S UNIQUE DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT.

EACH PROPOSAL IS THEN EVALUATED AGAINST PREDETERMINED CRITERIA.

THE DESIGN BUILD APPROACH WAS DEEMED THE BEST METHOD FOR THE CITY TO BOTH MINIMIZE THE UPFRONT COST NORMALLY INCURRED WITH THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO COMPLETE THE FULL DETAIL DESIGN, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN UPWARDS OF $5 MILLION AND ACHIEVES COST CERTAINTY, WHICH WAS ALSO A REQUIREMENT FOR THE PUBLIC REFERENDUM PROCESS AND THE BORROWING OF FUNDS.

WELL, SOME CONTROL IS ARGUABLY LOST THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROJECT IS A MORE SIMPLE PATH.

BUT THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IN CONTROL OF THE PROJECT, IT MEANS ONE LINE OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE CITY.

IT ALSO MEANS THE SCHEDULING OF VARIOUS SUBCONTRACTORS IS ENTIRELY UNDER THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, WHICH EXPEDITES A MORE FLUENT AND TIMELY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

TAKING ALL THESE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION, THE DESIGN BUILD APPROACH WILL YIELD OPTIMAL RESULTS FOR A PROJECT SUCH AS THE AQUATIC CENTER.

WHEN COMPLETING A MAJOR PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE, THE NEED FOR DUE DILIGENCE IS ESSENTIAL. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE AQUATIC CENTER PROJECT AND THE FACILITY ITSELF TOUCHES ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS.

CITY COUNCIL PROVIDED AN INITIAL PROJECT FUNDING AT 1.75 MILLION DOLLARS TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING SOME DUE DILIGENCE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT.

SO WITH THAT, THE CITY COMMISSIONED STUDIES COMPLETED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS FOR A GEOTECH STUDY OF THE TWO SITES FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER, AS WELL AS THE TRAFFIC STUDY.

THE TRAFFIC STUDY, EXCUSE ME, THAT LOOKED AT BOTH AREAS.

IN THE END, THE RUTH INCH SITE WAS DEEMED THE MOST ATTRACTIVE BASED ON A NUMBER OF CRITERIA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PRESENCE OF BEDROCK PROVIDES A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY'S FLAGSHIP FACILITY.

THE FOREST DRIVE INTERSECTION ALSO PROVIDES THE BEST GEOMETRY AND THE BEST MEANS OF EGRESS ACCESS FROM MULTIPLE FACILITIES ON THE SITE.

IT'S ALSO ON [INAUDIBLE] CITY TRANSIT ROUTE.

INTERNALLY, STAFF SET UP TWO COMMITTEES FOR THE PROJECT.

THE STEERING COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF CITY MANAGEMENT STAFF TASKED WITH THE OVERALL HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE PROJECT ACROSS THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED TO DRAW UPON THE EXPERTISE OF ALL CITY DIVISIONS TO ENSURE THAT BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NEEDS ARE BEING MET IN THE FACILITY.

THINGS SUCH AS POOR LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS WERE CONSIDERED FROM FAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF NETWORK AND ELECTRICAL DROPS REQUIRED BY OUR IT PROFESSIONALS.

WATER AND SEWER REQUIREMENTS FROM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND MORE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ALSO COMPLETED AN ENERGY EVALUATION EXERCISE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ENERGY NEEDS OF THE FACILITY AND HOW TO BEST REDUCE THIS REQUIREMENT, AS WELL AS OFFSET GHG EMISSIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THIS DEMONSTRATES THE CITY'S CONSISTENT DEDICATION TO ADDRESSING AND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. I'LL PASS IT BACK OVER TO GRANT TO DISCUSS PREQUEL PROCESS.

THANKS. THANKS, CHRIS.

SO, AS MENTIONED, THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS WAS CARRIED OUT TO PRE-QUALIFY THREE DESIGN BUILD TEAMS ON RFQ REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.

SO THE RFP WAS OPEN FOR A THREE WEEK PERIOD AND RESULTED IN THE STUDY RECEIVING FOUR PROPOSALS THAT WAS REVIEWED.

ONE OF THE PROPONENTS WAS DEEMED NON-COMPLIANT.

HOWEVER, STAFF DID MEET WITH THAT PROPONENT AND HELD A DEBRIEF DISCUSSION.

THE REMAINING THREE PROPOSALS, INCLUDING BIRD DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION, PCL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND CLARK BUILDERS WERE DEEMED QUALIFIED AND INVITED TO SUBMIT ON THE PROJECT DESIGN BUILD PROCESS TO BE HELD IN JULY.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THE FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WAS OPENED UP IN JULY OF THIS YEAR AND CLOSED SEVEN WEEKS LATER IN SEPTEMBER.

WELL, SORRY, I SHOULD. BACK UP A STEP HERE.

SO THE DESIGN BUILD PROCESS IS QUITE EXTENSIVE AND INVOLVES PROPONENTS CARRYING OUT A LOT OF WORK CALLED ON AND PULLING ON EXPERTISE FROM VARIOUS OTHER PROPONENTS.

THE PROPERTY FOR THIS TO ENSURE INTEREST FROM THE INDUSTRY, A STIPEND IN THE AMOUNT OF.

SCREEN ON THE SCREEN, IT SAID ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY.

THE RFP DETAILED THE AMOUNT OF $140000 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE UNSUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE.

THE THREE PREQUALIFIED DESIGN BUILD TEAMS, CLARK, BIRD, AND PCL, SUBMITTED BIDS BASED ON

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THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM REVIEWED THE THREE PROPOSALS OVER A THREE WEEK PROCESS AND UNDER THE CRITERIA IDENTIFIED, INCLUDING CORPORATE PROFILE, WHICH BASICALLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SIZE OF THE CORPORATION, THE NUMBER OF YEARS IN BUSINESS, THE YEARLY VALUE OF WORK, THE PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM.

SO WHO THE LEAD DESIGN BUILD TEAM IS, AS WELL AS THE ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TEAM, THE DEMONSTRATED PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND THE METHODOLOGY.

SO COMPLIANCE TO THE SPECIFICATIONS AS PREPARED BY PEG, THE PROJECT SCHEDULE HOW RISK MANAGEMENT WOULD BE MANAGED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE END OF COMMISSIONING OF THE PROJECT. THE DESIGN APPROACH BASICALLY HOW THE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN, HOW THE FACILITY SITS ON THE SITE TO BEST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, AS MR. GREENCORN MENTIONED, THE BEDROCK AND VIEWS OF THE LAKE.

THE FLOOR PLAN ELEVATIONS, HOW FACILITY LOOKS AND THE STRATEGY IN IDENTIFYING ALL THE REQUIRED COMPONENTS THROUGH THE FUND.

THE RFP PACKAGE BENEFITS THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

IT'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY AND PRICE.

THE OVERALL FEE FOR THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS A BREAKDOWN OF THE HOURLY WAGES.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS DETAILED, THE REVIEW TEAM OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD CARRIED OUT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF ALL THREE PROPOSALS.

WITH INPUT FROM THE CONSULTING TEAM, INCLUDING PEG AND COLLIERS, BOTH A TECHNICAL AND A FUNCTIONAL REVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS WAS CARRIED OUT AND RATED.

AS YOU CAN SEE, CLARK BUILDERS IS A DESIGN BUILD TEAM OF THE HIGHEST RATING, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CRITERIA FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

THE DESIGN BILL PRICE, COMBINED WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEE AND A FIVE PERCENT CONTINGENCY FEE FOR THE PROJECT TOTAL TO SEVENTY 1,762,321 DOLLARS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WELL, SORRY, OVER TO MR. GREENCORN. THANKS.

SO WHAT WE SEE HERE IS I'LL GO OVER THE OVERALL SITE PLAN OR THE CIVIL PLAN FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER, AS DISCUSSED IN THE DUE DILIGENCE SECTION, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE RFP DESIGN BUILD PROCESS.

CITY WANTED TO PROVIDE THE BASE LEVEL INFORMATION FOR PROPONENTS TO CONSIDER WHEN APPROACHING THEIR INDIVIDUAL DESIGNS.

PLAQUE BUILDERS COMPLETED AN ADDITIONAL SITE INVESTIGATION OF THEIR OWN ACCORD, WHICH TOOK PLACE FROM AUGUST 5TH THROUGH AUGUST TWENTY FIFTH.

IT ALSO INCLUDED A DETAILED AND SYSTEMIC DRILLING PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE CITY HAD ALREADY PROVIDED.

THIS HELPED THEM TO PROVIDE THE BUILDING SITE IT HAS SHOWN AND AIDED THEM IN THEIR DESIGN OF THE POOL BASINS AND OVERALL STRUCTURE ITSELF.

IT ALSO PROVIDES THE MOST OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE SORRY ROCK OUTCROPS FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THE FACILITY.

WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS WILL BE FROM FRANKLIN AVENUE AND SIZE FOR A FACILITY OF THIS NATURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FLOW AND PRESSURE FOR COOL OPERATIONS.

THE SITE PLAN PROPOSED PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY TO THE FRAME LAKE MCMAHON FRAME LAKE TRAIL SYSTEM AND THE EXISTING RUTH INCH SITE, WHILE THE PARKING AREA SHOWN IS HIGHLIGHTED FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER ITSELF.

THE CITY WILL BE MAKING REPAIRS TO THE ENTIRE PARKING AREA TO PROMOTE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND OVERALL COMPLETENESS OF THE PROJECT.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU, SORRY IN ONE SECOND.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN FRONT OF YOU TO THE SOUTHWEST, YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR OUTCROPS THAT HAVE BEEN RETAINED, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON THE NATURAL LANDSCAPING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU CAN SEE ONSITE.

OK, PAULA, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO OVER THE NEXT TWO SLIDES HERE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE FLOORPLAN INCLUDES ALL OF THE COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL THROUGH THE REDESIGN AND THE DESIGN PLAN FROM THE UNIVERSAL CHANGE ROOMS, THE CONCESSION LEASE SPACE CLUB, SPACE STORAGE FOR YOUTH GROUPS, SPECTATOR SEATING, MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS TO THE MAIN AQUATIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE EIGHT LANE 25 METER LAP POOL, THE LAZY RIVER, THE SPLASH PAD, THE THREE LANE LEISURE POOL, THE THERAPY POOL, STEAM ROOM, DIVING BOARDS, POT SLIDE AND LARGE WATER SLIDE.

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AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES, IT IS EXPECTED THAT SOME OF THE LAYOUT MAY VARY TO ENSURE THAT THE POOL'S OPERATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE POOL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING SIGHTLINES AND PEOPLE TRAFFIC PATTERNS, ARE LAID OUT IN A FUNCTIONAL MANNER.

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THERE ARE MANY KEY FEATURES INCLUDED IN THE PLAN.

ACCESSIBILITY IS IMPORTANT IN THE OVERALL DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE FACILITY, AND YOU'LL NOTICE RAMP ENTRY HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN ALL THE POOL BASINS AND OTHER ACCESSIBILITY FACTORS WILL BE INCLUDED AS A DESIGN PROGRESSES.

FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS HAS BEEN CONSIDERED WITH THE PROVIDER.

CITY OFFICE SPACE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO RELIEVE EXISTING AND FUTURE SPACE CRUNCH AT CITY HALL, AND AN OFFICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR YOUTH GROUPS THAT ALSO USE THE FACILITY.

AND REVENUE SPACE TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE BILL HAS BEEN INCLUDED THROUGH THE CANTEEN CONCESSION AREA, AS WELL AS A FLEXIBLE LEASE SPACE FOR LONG TERM TENANTS.

THANK YOU, AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO LACHLAN.

WELL, THANKS, GRANT, I'M JUST.

I HOPE I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH WITHOUT INTERRUPTION FROM THE REST OF THE TEAM HERE AT HOME.

BUT IN A MEMO TO GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 11TH IN THIS YEAR, 2021, ADMINISTRATION COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE DESIGN BUILD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENERGY USE, BEST PRACTICE OR BETTER, AND THAT EFFICIENCY MEASURES WERE EVALUATED ON A LIFECYCLE PAYBACK TO ENSURE COST EFFECTIVENESS.

WHILE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CAN IMPACT EMISSIONS, IT IS PRIMARILY ABOUT REDUCING OPERATING COSTS YOU CAN'T ELIMINATE ENERGY USE THROUGH EFFICIENCY.

REDUCING EMISSIONS IS MORE EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISHED BY ENSURING THE ENERGY NEEDED COMES FROM A RENEWABLE SOURCE.

AN INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT BUILDING HEATED WITH FOSSIL FUELS CAN STILL HAVE A LARGER CARBON FOOTPRINT THAN INCREDIBLY INEFFICIENT BUILDING.

HEATED ONLY WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY.

IN THE CASE OF THE AQUATIC CENTER DESIGN, BOTH ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WERE CONSIDERED BY THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.

UM, THERE WAS AN ENERGY MODELING SESSION, WHICH I TOOK PART IN, AND THIS IS WHY I'M SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY.

NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE RESULTS OF THAT ENERGY MODELING, WE WERE COMPARING TO BEST PRACTICE AND BEST PRACTICE IN CANADA IS DETERMINED BY THE NATIONAL ENERGY CODE FOR BUILDINGS, KNOWN AS NECB.

THIS CODE SETS THE TARGETS FOR THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES FOR BUILDINGS AND THE METHODS TO MODEL THAT ENERGY USE.

SO DURING THE BRIDGING DOCUMENTS PHASE, THE INDICATIVE DESIGN WAS MODELED AT TWENTY TWO EFFICIENCY MEASURES WERE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY THEIR IMPACT AND THEIR PAYBACK.

THE MODELING SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD BE COST EFFECTIVE TO ACHIEVE AN ADDITIONAL 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN ANNUAL ENERGY USE BEYOND WHAT IS SET BY BEST PRACTICE OF NCEB 2017.

AND SO THIS WAS INCLUDED AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE DESIGN NARRATIVE TO ENSURE A HIGH STANDARD OF ENERGY USE.

ADDITIONAL SAVINGS, ENERGY SAVING MEASURES WERE INCLUDED AS OPTIONS FOR BID TO DETERMINE THEIR PAYBACK BASED ON CURRENT MARKET PRICING AND BOTH SOLAR ELECTRICITY, WHICH SOLAR PANELS OR PV AND SOLAR HEAT, OR KNOWN AS SOLAR THERMAL OR SOLAR HOT WATER HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS PART OF THE BID.

MODELING SUGGESTS THAT WITH THESE ADDITIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES, THE EXISTING BIOMASS EATING DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPLY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE NEW FACILITIES ANNUAL HEATING REQUIREMENTS AND THAT OVERALL WE'D REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING BY OVER 80 PERCENT COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL HEATING METHODS.

RIGHT. OH, SORRY, I BELIEVE CAROLYN'S NEXT.

THANKS, LACHLAN.

OF COURSE, THE BIG QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT? BUILDING A MAJOR FACILITY LIKE THE PROPOSED AQUATIC CENTER IS SOMEWHAT AKIN TO MAKING A MAJOR HOME PURCHASE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DECIDING HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

DO WE SAVE UP AND PAY CASH UPFRONT? OR DO WE BORROW OR BUY ON CREDIT? OF COURSE, THERE'S TYPICALLY A LOT MORE MONEY INVOLVED WITH A MAJOR FACILITY, AND THERE IS ALSO THE ODD PHILOSOPHICAL DILEMMA OF WHO SHOULD PAY FOR A MUNICIPALITY'S AMENITIES.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING HERE NOW AND PAYING TAXES NOW? OR THOSE WHO WILL LIVE HERE AND PAY TAXES IN THE FUTURE? THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL RIGHT ANSWER, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT MAKES SENSE TO SAVE UP AND BUY SOMETHING, WHILE OTHER TIMES IT MAKES SENSE TO BORROW OR TO BORROW FOR AT LEAST

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SIMILARLY, WHEN WE CONSIDER ALL OF THE AMENITIES THAT WE, AS CURRENT CITIZENS, ENJOY THANKS TO PREVIOUS TAXPAYERS THINK ROADS, WATER PIPES, LIFT STATIONS, PARKS, TRAILS, THE MULTIPLEX ET CETERA, IT MAKES SENSE THAT WE SHOULD PAY SOMETHING FORWARD FOR OTHER AMENITIES THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT IS WHERE THE CITY IS RIGHT NOW.

PART OF THE COST OF THE PROPOSED AQUATIC CENTER WILL BE COVERED BY FUNDING AVAILABLE OVER THE TERM OF THE PROJECT, WHILE THE CITY WILL NEED TO BORROW TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE PRICE TAG. SO EFFECTIVELY, SOME OF THE MONEY WILL COME FROM PAST AND PRESENT TAXPAYERS, WHILE FUTURE TAXPAYERS WILL CONTRIBUTE, TOO, AS THE DEBT IS PAID OFF.

FUNDING AVAILABLE OVER THE TERM OF THE PROJECT WILL COME FROM SEVERAL SOURCES.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE MONEY HAS OR WILL HAVE MONEY IN SEVERAL POCKETS.

AS COMMITTEE IS AWARE, THE CITY IS EXPECTING 12.9 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE SMALL COMMUNITIES FUND, A COMPONENT OF THE FEDERAL NEW BUILDING CANADA FUND, WHICH HAS TO BE USED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.

SOME OF THE MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY FROM THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT REFERRED TO AS FORMULA FUNDING BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON A FORMULA WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS PROJECT, AS WILL SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THE CITY RECEIVES.

THIS MONEY'S ALSO TRANSFERRED FROM THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, BUT ON A BASE PLUS APPROACH WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT POPULATION AND THE CURRENT REPLACEMENT VALUE OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. FEDERAL GAS TAX FUNDING WILL ALSO BE USED TO COVER SOME OF THE COSTS, AS WILL MONEY FROM THE CITIES CAPITAL FUND.

IN ADDITION, THE CITY HAS BEEN PUTTING A PORTION OF FACILITY RENTAL FEES INTO THE MAJOR COMMUNITY FACILITY RESERVE IN ANTICIPATION OF A PROJECT JUST LIKE THIS.

SO WHILE MONEY FROM THESE SOURCES WILL COVER MOST OF THE PRICE TAG, THE CITY WILL STILL HAVE TO BORROW SOME MONEY.

WE WILL HAVE TO INCUR DEBT.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO BORROW AND INCUR FOR MAJOR ACQUISITIONS, ALTHOUGH LOOKING BACK, YELLOWKNIFE DEFINITION OF MAJOR MAY HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

FOR EXAMPLE, YELLOWKNIFE HISTORICAL BORROWING INCLUDED A 1969 LOAN THAT THE CITY, WHERE THE CITY BORROWED SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS TO COVER PART OF THE BRIDGE TO LEATHAM ISLAND AND IN 1975, THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WAS BORROWED TO BUY A BLUEPRINT MACHINE. DURING THE 1990S, THE CITY OFTEN BORROWED FOR ROADS AND SIDEWALKS AND WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS, BUT FORTUNATELY, FUNDING FROM OTHER ORDERS OF GOVERNMENT HAS ALL BUT ELIMINATED THE NEED TO DO THIS FOR REGULAR INFRASTRUCTURE REFRESHES.

HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO MAJOR FACILITIES, THE NEED REMAINS.

MORE RECENTLY, THE CITY BORROWED MONEY FOR THE MULTIPLEX AND FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE MULTIPLEX REPAYMENTS WILL BE FINISHED IN 2023, BUT IT WILL BE 2028 BEFORE THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT MONEY IS PAID BACK.

JUST AS IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO BORROW, IT IS NOT A NECESSARILY RISKY EITHER. THIS IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACT INCLUDES LOTS OF STIPULATIONS AND CONTROLS, INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT MONEY CAN BE BORROWED FOR CAPITAL PURPOSES ONLY AND WHO IT CAN BE BORROWED FROM PRESCRIBED LENDERS ONLY.

THE ACT ALSO IDENTIFIES THE NEED FOR A BAILOUT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEBT CREATION AND STIPULATES EXACTLY WHAT THAT BYLAW MUST CONTAIN.

AND IT LAYS OUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT BYLAW TO BE APPROVED BY BOTH THE VOTERS AND THE MINISTER. THE CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACT THAT REGULATIONS IMPOSE FURTHER CONTROLS BY LIMITING BOTH THE AMOUNT OF DEBT A MUNICIPALITY CAN INCUR AND THE AMOUNT OF DEBT REPAYMENT THAT IT CAN COMMIT TO.

FURTHERMORE, THE CITY'S BUDGET POLICY UNDERLINES THESE TERMS AND ADDS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AROUND DEBT POLICY ANALYSIS.

WHEN ALL OF THE FUNDING CONSIDERED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, THE CITY WILL HAVE TO BORROW UP TO 10 MILLION ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

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OF COURSE, THIS WILL BE DONE IN A MANNER THAT ENSURES THAT THE CITY COMPLIES WITH ALL OF THE APPLICABLE RULES, THAT THE DEBT IS MANAGED SO AS TO INCUR THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COSTS AND THAT THE CITY STAYS WITHIN ITS LIMITS.

FOLLOWING THE RULES IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, THEY ARE LAID OUT QUITE CLEARLY IN THE LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, POLICY AND ULTIMATELY THE BORROWING BYLAW THAT WE SAW ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. ACQUIRING AND MANAGING THE DEBT IS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE SO MANY MOVING PARTS WILL BE AT PLAY.

HOWEVER, PRIOR TO MEETING, THE BORROWED FUNDS, ADMINISTRATION WILL REACH OUT TO QUALIFIED LENDERS TO IDENTIFY THE OPPORTUNITY OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE VALUE FOR THE CITY. THIS WE'LL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

THE CONDITIONS THAT EXIST AT THE TIME OF BORROWING, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE EXPECTED TO ENSUE OVER THE TERM OF THE DEBT.

FOR EXAMPLE, IT MAY MAKE SENSE FOR THE CITY TO SIMPLY BORROW MONEY AS IT IS NEEDED, OR IT MAY BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO BORROW THE ENTIRE AMOUNT UP FRONT AND INVEST UNTIL IT IS NEEDED. OR PERHAPS A LOAN THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO DRAW DOWN MONEY AS IS NEEDED WOULD BE THE BEST APPROACH.

THOSE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE AT THE TIME OF BORROWING.

FORTUNATELY, GIVEN THE RELATIVELY SMALL PORTION OF COSTS THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO BORROW, THE CITY'S TOTAL DEBT AND TOTAL DEBT SERVICING AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE LIMITS IMPOSED BY THE CTV.

SO ALL OF THIS MEANS WE NEED TO GET A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT TO VOTERS.

COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE AQUATICS CENTER PROJECT ARE REALLY TWOFOLD.

FIRST, WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT THE REFERENDUM ITSELF.

THIS IS REALLY ABOUT ENSURING RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF THE PROJECT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THERE'S A YES VOTE AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THERE'S A NO VOTE.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN RESIDENTS RECEIVE A BALLOT IN THE MAIL, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE BEING ASKED TO DO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THEIR SAY.

SECONDLY, COMMUNICATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT HOW TO VOTE IN THIS REFERENDUM, AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE AWARE, THE CITY'S ELECTION BAILOUT WAS RECENTLY AMENDED TO PERMIT MAIL IN BALLOTING.

WE DID THIS IN RECOGNITION THAT COVID IS A COMPLICATED THING, AND WE WANTED TO ADAPT TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH A SAFE AND EASY WAY TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

BUT AS A RESULT OF THAT, ADMINISTRATION MUST ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE INFORMED ABOUT HOW THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION SO THAT WHEN THEY DO RECEIVE A BALLOT IN THE MAILBOX, EVERY RESIDENT KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS, THAT SLIP OF PAPER AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR BALLOT IS COUNTED.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO DEVELOP A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS AND WILL UTILIZE MANY TOOLS SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA, MEDIA RELEASES, POP UP BANNERS, RADIO ADS AND ADVERTISING ON WEBSITES WITH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

DUE TO THE RECENT GATHERING ORDERS THAT ARE QUITE RESTRICTIVE, WE'VE HAD TO REASSESS AND READJUST HOW WE'RE GOING TO REACH RESIDENTS WHILE WE'RE IN OUR LITTLE BUBBLE WORLD.

RECOGNIZING THAT PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR HOUSES, IN THEIR VEHICLES, THEY'RE NOT AT CITY FACILITIES AND KIDS AREN'T AT SCHOOL AND PEOPLE AREN'T IN THEIR WORKPLACES.

WE REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY CAN GO THESE DAYS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TARGET THOSE PLACES.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO PLACE POP UP BANNERS IN FACILITIES WHERE ARGUABLY WE WOULD HAVE HIGH PROFILE WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN MOVING IN AND OUT OF ON A REGULAR BASIS, THOSE FACILITIES ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.

SO OUR NEXT STEP IS TO CONNECT WITH BUSINESS OWNERS.

FOR EXAMPLE, GROCERY STORES WHERE PEOPLE, EVEN IN THE RESTRICTIVE GATHERING ORDERS, CAN STILL GO AND SEE IF WE CAN PLACE BANNERS IN THE ENTRANCES.

SO COVID HAS CAUSED US TO RETHINK HOW WE'RE REACHING PEOPLE.

BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF WHAT THAT SLIP OF PAPER IN THEIR MAILBOX MEANS AND HOW THEY NEED TO GET IT IN SO THAT THEIR VOTE IS COUNTED AT THE

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NEXT SLIDE. SO IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE FLEXIBILITY AND VOTING FOR THE VOTERS, THE CITY HAS MADE THE DECISION TO CONDUCT THE REFERENDUM BY MAIL IN BALLOTS.

THEREFORE, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT VOTERS ENSURE THEIR INFORMATION IS CORRECT ON THE VOTERS LIST BECAUSE THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO MAIL THE BALLOT KIT TO EACH VOTER.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, STUDENTS AWAY FOR SCHOOLING CAN HAVE THEIR BALLOT KIT MAILED TO THEM BY UPDATING THEIR MAILING ADDRESS AND KEEPING THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS THE SAME ON THE VOTER'S LIST.

ENUMERATION CARDS HAVE BEEN MAILED TO EACH DELIVERABLE ADDRESS IN YELLOWKNIFE.

AND VOTERS ARE ABLE TO RETURN THE ENUMERATION CARD BY PREPAID POSTAGE, DROPPING IT OFF HERE AT CITY HALL OR COMPLETING THE ENUMERATION PROCESS ONLINE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

THE BALLOT COUNT WILL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE BALLOT, A DECLARATION FORM, SO IT'S THE DECLARATION AS TO THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE.

A SECRECY ENVELOPE SO THAT NOBODY KNOWS HOW THEY VOTED AND A POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE TO RETURN IT. VOTERS MAY RETURN THEIR BALLOT KIT BY RETURN MAIL AGAIN, DROPPING IT OFF AT CITY HALL OR BRINGING IT TO A VOTER ASSISTANCE LOCATION ON NOVEMBER 23RD.

THERE WILL BE TWO VOTER ASSISTANCE LOCATIONS ON NOVEMBER 23RD AT THE MULTIPLEX AND AT THE TREE OF PEACE.

SO A VOTER REQUIRING ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR BALLOT KIT OR VOTER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A BALLOT KIT MAY ATTEND EITHER ONE OF THOSE VOTING ASSISTANCE LOCATIONS TO VOTE.

NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVERY BALLOT MUST BE RETURNED BY NOVEMBER 23RD AT 7:00 P.M. TO BE COUNTED IN THE REFERENDUM.

SO THE VOTERS ARE GOING TO BE ASKED THIS QUESTION ON THE BALLOT.

DO YOU APPROVE OF THE CITY ENACTING BYLAW NUMBER 5044, A BYLAW AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ACQUIRE DEBT ON THE SECURITY OF NEW VENTURES, OF WHICH MAY BE BORROWED SUMS NOT EXCEEDING 10 MILLION ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COST OF BUILDING A NEW AQUATIC CENTER.

A QUESTION SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS IS DECIDED BY THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO VOTE ON THE QUESTION. IF THE BAILOUT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, THE CITY MAY NOT SUBMIT ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE SAME PURPOSE TO THE VOTERS WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VOTE.

SO IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THIS REFERENDUM, YOU MUST HAVE OBTAINED 18 YEARS OF AGE, BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN AND HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN YELLOWKNIFE FOR 12 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE DAY ON WHICH YOU VOTE.

BACK TO YOU, SHEILA.

AWESOME, THANKS, DEBBIE, AND THANKS, EVERYONE.

SO NEXT STEPS, YOU'VE HEARD THIS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW TO SUM IT UP AGAIN.

THIS IS A MILESTONE DAY TODAY WHERE WE'RE PRESENTING THIS FOR CONSIDERATION AND THE FOLLOW UP. THE NEXT STEPS INCLUDE STARTING TO ROLL OUT THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO YELLOWKNIFE BETWEEN NOW AND THE REFERENDUM TO ENSURE THAT VOTERS ARE ABLE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

WE'LL BRING FORWARD THE BORROWING BYLAW TO COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 18TH FOR FIRST READING.

WE'LL BE CONDUCTING THE REFERENDUM VIA MAIL IN BALLOT, WHICH CULMINATES ON NOVEMBER 23RD.

AND ONCE WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM, WE WILL PROCEED TO THE NEXT STEPS SO THAT IF VOTERS APPROVE, AND AGAIN, IT'S A MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO CAST THEIR BALLOT.

SECOND READING OF THE BYLAW WOULD TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 13TH.

THEN IT WILL GO TO THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THEN WE WILL AWARD THE CONTRACT AND FEBRUARY 6TH IS THE MAGIC DATE.

AND THAT DATE HAS MAGIC BECAUSE WITHIN OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, WE DID STIPULATE THAT WE WANTED THE PROPONENTS TO HOLD THEIR PRICES FOR 150 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE RFP.

SO 150 DAYS AFTER SEPTEMBER 9TH IS FEBRUARY 6TH.

SO THEN, OF COURSE, IF THIS APPROVAL GOES AHEAD, WE'LL GET INTO THE CONTRACT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OF COURSE, WE WILL ALSO THEN BE CONSIDERING OPTIONS FOR REPURPOSING THE RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL BUILDING.

NOW, IF VOTERS SAY, NO, NOPE, DON'T WANT YOU TO BORROW.

NO WAY. THAT MEANS THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CONSIDER HOW TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE EXISTING RUTH INCH POOL, KNOWING FULL WELL, IT DOESN'T MEET CURRENT OR PROJECTED COMMUNITY NEEDS. WE'LL DO OUR BEST.

SO IF THERE IS A YES VOTE, ONCE WE SIGN THE CONTRACTS WITH CLARK, THERE WOULD BE A SCHEDULE OF HOW THE PROJECT WILL UNFOLD THROUGH THE DESIGN BUILD PROCESS SO THAT

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AGAIN, AS HAS BEEN NOTED, DESIGN BUILD RIGHT NOW, WHAT YOU SAW IS THE THE DRAWINGS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR THAT'S PROPOSED.

THOSE ARE NOT THE COMPLETE FINAL DRAWINGS.

IT'S AN ITERATIVE PROCESS THAT WILL GO THROUGH.

DETAILED DESIGN WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2022.

THE PERMITTING, THE CIVIL WORKS, MAJOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE IN 2023, WITH OUR BALLPARK FOR CONCLUSION TO BE IN BY JULY 2024.

OK, WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY AND ON BEHALF OF ADMINISTRATION, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, FOR THE LEADERSHIP YOU'VE PROVIDED TO DATE, THE DECISIONS AND DIRECTIONS YOU'VE PROVIDED.

AND CERTAINLY WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION OR ON THE MEMO ITSELF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND A BIG THANKS TO STAFF, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK AND REALLY SHOWS HOW IT'S ACROSS THE CITY.

SO I'VE COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA AND THEN COUNCILLOR PAYNE ON THE SPEAKING LIST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ADMINISTRATION FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION, IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION NOW.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I JUST HAVE A FEW FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTATION.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS THAT IN THE PRESENTATION, I DID NOTE THAT 140 THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS PAID TO THE UNSUCCESSFUL PROPONENTS, TOO.

BUT I'M JUST WONDERING, I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU STARTED THE PRESENTATION, YOU TALKED ABOUT ONE COMPANY NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS.

WOULD ALL THE PROPONENTS HAVE BEEN PAID THIS 140 OR WOULD IT HAVE JUST BEEN DOWN TO THE LAST TWO BECAUSE THE QUALIFIED PROPONENT DID NOT GET PAID? MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA, FOR THE QUESTION. SO IN THE RFQ PROCESS, WE DID HAVE ONE APPLICANT THAT DID NOT QUALIFY.

WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH THAT ONE APPLICANT TO DISCUSS THEIR INTERESTS AND ISSUES WHEN WE WENT TO THE RFP PROCESS.

THAT'S WHERE ANY OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL PROPONENTS WHO DID SUBMIT A DETAILED PROPOSAL.

IF THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, THEN AT THAT POINT, THOSE WHO ARE UNSUCCESSFUL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE $140000 TO COVER OFF THE COSTS OF THE TIME AND ENERGY AND EFFORT THEY PUT INTO DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSAL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ANSWER.

MY NEXT QUESTION IS IN THE MEMO.

IT DOES GIVE US A BREAKDOWN ON PART OF THE MONEY WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, AND I DID KNOW THAT ADMINISTRATION GAVE US A LIST OF WHERE SOME OF THE MONEY IS COMING FROM, LIKE THE FORMULA FUNDING, THE COMMUNITY FUNDING, THE FEDERAL GAS TAX AND FACILITY RENTALS.

IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET AN ACTUAL BREAKDOWN OF WHAT, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WHAT AMOUNT IS COMING FROM WHICH? THE ONLY REASON IS WHEN I DID SEE THE AMOUNT BEING BORROWED, I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS AND I WAS JUST KIND OF WONDERING IF THIS AMOUNT WAS SUFFICIENT.

BUT JUST BECAUSE I'M A VISUAL PERSON WONDERING IF I CAN GET, WE CAN GET A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE EACH LIKE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM.

FOR SURE. MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND ABSOLUTELY WE ARE RELYING ON FUNDING COMING FROM A NUMBER OF PORTS, AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALSO REAFFIRM THAT WE ARE STILL SEEKING SOME FUNDS RIGHT NOW THROUGH A FEDERAL GREEN FUND.

WE'VE HAD AN APPLICATION IN THAT WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON TOWARDS THE AQUATIC CENTER. SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POTS THAT WE DRAW UPON.

WE DID HAVE IT LAID OUT.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY GRANULAR TO GET INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL FOR COUNCILLORS, BUT CLEARLY THERE IS AN INTEREST SO WE CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT, AND THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PAYNE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SIMILAR TO CYNTHIA'S QUESTION.

RIGHT NOW, WE'VE BEEN USING THIS AS AN EXAMPLE, THE GAS TAX ON FOUR DIFFERENT CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY.

SO WE'RE USING THESE FUNDS AFFECT FUTURE CITY CAPITAL PROJECTS GOING FORWARD? MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I WILL ASK MS. WOODWARD TO RESPOND TO THIS, BUT BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO HER, I WILL SAY WE ARE VERY MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND LIKE DRUNKEN SAILORS TODAY, ONLY TO WAKE UP TOMORROW WITH A REAL ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

SO ALL OF THIS FACTORS INTO OUR LONG TERM CAPITAL PLANNING FOR ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT FACTORS INTO OUR LONG TERM BORROWING.

SO WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS IN ISOLATION.

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I'LL ASK MS. WOODWARD. SHE'S OUR FINANCIAL EXPERT ON THIS.

THANK YOU, MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

I THINK YOU GAVE US A RATHER LIVELY ANALOGY THERE, BUT ABSOLUTELY WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS TO SPEND MONEY ON, IT BECOMES A VERY DELICATE BALANCING ACT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US.

AND CERTAINLY WHEN WE LOOKED AT; CAN THE CITY MAKE A PROPOSAL TO MAKE THE PROPOSED AQUATIC FACILITY A REALITY? WE DEFINITELY WEIGHED THAT IN INTO ALL OF THE OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO OUR CORE SERVICES AND SO ON.

THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDING IS DONE BASICALLY ON THE MOST RESTRICTIVE TO THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE. SO SOMETIMES WE RECEIVE FUNDING LIKE THE BUILD CANADA FUND, MONEY THAT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR NEW BUILDINGS.

SO THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH A GIVEN.

IT WOULD GO TO THE AQUATIC CENTER AS WE GO DOWN THROUGH THE AMOUNT OF RESTRICTIVENESS.

SOMETHING LIKE THE GAS TAX FUNDING IS VERY NICE TO HAVE BECAUSE IT IS NOT VERY RESTRICTED, SO WE CAN USE IT FOR PROJECTS THAT MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDING DOESN'T FIT. IT'S DEFINITELY A BALANCING ACT FROM YEAR TO YEAR TO YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE ENOUGH FOR NOT ONLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO NOW OR WHAT IS DEEMED ESSENTIAL NOW, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MONEY FOR THE FUTURE.

THIS IS WHERE OUR MAJOR COMMUNITY FACILITY RESERVE IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE.

A PORTION OF FACILITY RENTAL FEES HAVE BEEN PUT AWAY IN THIS FUND, AND AS OF NOW WE HAVE ABOUT $3.2 MILLION TO PUT TOWARDS THE PROPOSED AQUATIC CENTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, I WASN'T QUESTIONING THE CITY, IT WAS JUST A QUESTION THAT I WANTED TO PUT OUT.

I LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT BE PRESENTED TODAY.

AND MY HATS ARE OFF TO EVERYBODY THAT PUT WORK INTO THIS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ADMIN? COUNCILLOR MORSE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE DETAILED INFORMATION IN THE PRESENTATION.

I WAS INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE THE PROCESS FOR TRYING TO GET THE MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING THAT WE CAN.

I'M IMPRESSED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THAT AND GLAD THAT THAT MESSAGE WAS. WAS DEFINITELY HEARD AND RECEIVED BY ADMIN THAT THAT COUNCILLORS HAD, YOU KNOW, FROM THE BEGINNING SAID, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS THIS BUILDING IS ENERGY EFFICIENT. BOTH SAVES US MONEY IN THE LONG TERM AND REDUCES EMISSIONS.

AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THAT.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW, BECAUSE I'M WONDERING IF THIS PROCESS CAN BE REPEATED IN FUTURE EXERCISES, TOO, BUT SO WAS THE MODELING OR THE EXERCISE THAT WAS DONE AROUND ENERGY EFFICIENCY? WAS THAT DONE BY EACH OF THE BIDDERS SEPARATELY OR OR WAS THAT DONE JUST BY STAFF AND OTHER EXPERTS? AND THEN WE SORT OF INCLUDED THAT IN THE REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OF THE BIDDERS? I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THE CONCLUSIONS WERE REACHED AS TO HOW TO GET TO THE BEST ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING AND HOW SOME OF THE TRADE OFFS WERE WEIGHED AROUND COST SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM VERSUS THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY SAVINGS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY WE COULD GET INTO THE BUILDING? MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND YES, WE'VE TAKEN THIS REALLY SERIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATED THE DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL THAT TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY OF 2021 ON THIS.

SO WE WENT AWAY AND STAFF INTERNALLY DID WORK WITH OUR BRIDGING CONSULTANT ON SOME ENERGY WORKSHOPS TO LOOK AT HOW WE IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY WHERE WE CAN SEE THE BENEFIT.

IN THE RFP DOCUMENTS, WE INCLUDED PROVISIONS THAT WERE THE ABSOLUTE STANDARD THAT WE REQUIRED. WE ALSO INCLUDED SOME THINGS WHERE WE WANTED ADDITIONAL PRICING TO TAKE A LOOK AT, AND AS LACHLAN LAID OUT IN HIS PRESENTATION OR IN HIS SLIDE, IT WAS AROUND THE THE

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CAN YOU IMPROVE ON WHAT WE'VE INCLUDED? CAN YOU EVEN GO FURTHER? I WILL ASK LACHLAN IF HE COULD SPEAK TO SOME OF THE PROCESS THAT WAS INVOLVED WHEN WE WERE DOING THE ENERGY PLANNING AND CERTAINLY AS WE WERE PUTTING THAT INFORMATION INTO THE RFQ DOCUMENTS.

THANK YOU. HELLO AGAIN, COUNCILLOR MORGAN, SO WHEN IT CAME TO THE ENERGY MODELING, THE APPROACH THAT WE TOOK WAS TO LOOK AT THE COST OF ENERGY AND THE GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACT THE VARIOUS EFFICIENCY MEASURES WOULD HAVE OVER A TWENTY FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

AND SO THIS WAS CONTRACTED THROUGH TO ENTER SYSTEM ANALYTICS.

I BELIEVE I CAN GET THE OFFICIAL NAME IF YOU WANT, BUT BASICALLY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE MODELING OF ENERGY.

AND THEN THEY WORKED WITH US AS A GROUP TO GO THROUGH SOME VARIOUS EFFICIENCY MEASURES.

SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE LIKE THE AMOUNT OF INSULATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, SOLAR, PV SOLAR, THERMAL.

WE LOOKED AT SOLAR WALL AS PREHEATING FOR HVAC.

WE LOOKED AT LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT COULD SENSE THE AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT COMING INTO THE BUILDING, AND EACH OF THESE WERE LOOKED AT OVER THE 25 YEAR PERIOD.

WE ALSO INCLUDED WITH THE COST OF CAPITAL.

THERE WAS A SORT OF LIKE AN INFLATIONARY COSTS FOR THE DEBT.

WE LOOKED AT THE CURRENT COST OF FUEL AND WE LOOKED AT THE HISTORICAL ESCALATION OF FUEL PRICES TO TRY AND FORECAST THAT INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL.

AND THEN WE TOOK THAT AS ASSUMED CAPITAL COSTS BASED ON THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND THEN THE OPERATIONAL COST REDUCTIONS FOR ENERGY OVER THE LIFETIME.

AND THAT'S WHAT GAVE US A PAYBACK PERIOD.

AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE TYPE OF ENERGY THAT WAS BEING OFFSET AND THE EMISSION INTENSITY FOR THAT TYPE OF ENERGY.

AND THAT'S HOW WE CAME TO THE GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACT OF THE VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES.

UM, YEAH, I GUESS SO WHEN IT, BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAPITAL COST OF SOME OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES, WE DIDN'T WANT TO ELIMINATE THEM ON THE BASIS OF JUST SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, WE DID WANT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE BID.

THIS IS WHERE WE INCLUDED THE OPTIONAL ASPECTS OF IT.

IN REGARDS TO THE NECB MINUS 15 OR 15 PERCENT BETTER THAN NECB, 2017.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE MODELING SHOWED US.

IT WAS COST EFFECTIVE TO ACHIEVE AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH OF THE BIDDERS INCLUDED THIS AS PART OF THE DESIGN, THAT THIS BECAME THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR WORK.

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BID, BUT IT WOULD BE UP TO EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL BIDDERS TO HAVE THEN MODELED THEIR OWN ENERGY AND HOW THEY WOULD REACH THAT TARGET. WE JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE SET THAT TARGET AS THE STARTING POINT.

OK. YOU KNOW, I'M VERY ENCOURAGED TO HEAR IN DETAIL ABOUT HOW THIS THIS PROCESS HAPPENED BOTH, YOU KNOW, LOOKING TO SPECIFIC ENERGY EXPERTS TO HELP GUIDE US IN OUR REQUIREMENTS OF BIDDERS AND THEN GIVING SOME LEEWAY ALSO TO EACH BIDDER TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO BE CREATIVE, TO SUBMIT THEIR IDEAS ON THE BEST WAYS TO BE ENERGY EFFICIENT.

ANYWAY, I'M IMPRESSED WITH HOW WE PULLED TOGETHER VARIOUS PLAYERS TO GET HOPEFULLY THE BEST RESULT.

AND HOPEFULLY IF THIS IS A GOOD EXPERIENCE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO FUTURE EXERCISES IN FUTURE PROJECTS AS WELL.

NEXT QUESTION IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TACK.

I'M JUST WANTING TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE MOST TURNOUT POSSIBLE BOTH MOST NUMBER OF VOTERS. DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE, IF COUNCIL DOES GIVE THE GO AHEAD TO GO AHEAD WITH THE REFERENDUM, WHEN PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE THE BALLOTS IN THEIR MAILBOXES? LIKE, I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE SENDING THIS CANADA POST OR, YOU KNOW, GETTING THIS DROPPED IN EVERYBODY'S BOXES SOME OTHER WAY, BUT.

AND HOW LONG WOULD PEOPLE HAVE BEFORE THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND IT IN THE MAIL BACK IN ORDER TO GET THIS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DEADLINE? DO WE HAVE ESTIMATES OF OF THAT TIME FRAME? YEAH, I'LL LET ADMIN SPEAK TO IT, BUT THERE IS THE OPTION YOU COULD PUT IT IN THE MAILBOX OR YOU COULD DROP IT OFF AT CITY HALL.

SO IF IT'S NOVEMBER 22ND, DON'T PUT IT IN CANADA POST BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO GET TO US BY SEVEN P.M. ON THE 23RD, YOU'D WANT TO WALK YOUR BALLOT TO CITY HALL AND DROP IT OFF.

BUT MS. BASSI-KELLETT ADDRESS COUNCILLOR MORGAN'S QUESTIONS? THANKS VERY MUCH, WITH PLEASURE.

WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THIS LONG AND HARD OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER, AND THEN OF

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SO WE HAD ALREADY BEEN LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS OF A TRADITIONAL ELECTION PROCESS FOR THE REFERENDUM, OR WE WERE ALSO LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT WE'D GO MAIL IN OR WHETHER OR NOT WE'D LOOK AT A HYBRID OF THEM BOTH.

AND TRADITIONAL JUST WASN'T GOING TO MEET THE THE PRESSURES THAT THE CITY AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE UNDER RIGHT NOW WITH COVID, THE HYBRID WHERE YOU COULD COME IN PERSON OR YOU COULD DO MAIL IN, JUST FELT REALLY CONFUSING AND NOT CLEAR, AND PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY REQUEST A MAIL IN BALLOTS.

SO THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT GOING WITH THE FULL MAIL AND EVERYBODY GETS A BALLOT AT THEIR ADDRESS, EVERYBODY CAN VOTE.

IF YOU DON'T GET IT, YOU CAN COME FORWARD.

THERE IS A PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE ON THE VOTER'S LIST.

IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DON'T MAKE IT ON, YOU CAN STILL COME TO THE VOTER ASSISTANCE CENTERS. SO WE REALLY WORK HARD TO THINK THIS THROUGH.

I GIVE FULL PROPS TO MS. GILLARD ON THIS ONE. SHE'S BEEN DOING ALL KINDS OF RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE IT'S AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE.

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER NOW TO DEBBIE TO THAT.

SHE CAN SPEAK TO THE TIMING AND WHEN WE ESTIMATE BALLOTS TO BE IN PEOPLE'S MAILBOXES.

THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.

WE WILL HAVE EVERYTHING TEED UP SO THAT ONCE WE FINALIZE THE BORROWING BYLAW AND COUNCIL PROVIDES IT WITH FIRST READING, THEN I CAN FINALIZE WHAT THE BALLOTS ARE SAYING, SO THE PRINTER WILL BE READY TO GO.

AFTER FIRST READING ON OCTOBER 26TH AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS GET THEM IN THE MAIL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH CANADA POST.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THE VOTERS HAVING TWO TO THREE WEEKS TO GET EVERYTHING BACK TO US.

OK, AND IF FOR SOME REASON IT DOESN'T APPEAR IN SOMEONE'S MAILBOX, THEY COULD GO TO CITY HALL OR GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GET ANOTHER BALLOT? MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, ABSOLUTELY THEY CAN.

MS. GILLARD? THANKS, YES, AS MS. BASSI-KELLETT HAD INDICATED EARLIER THEY CAN GO TO ONE OF THE VOTING ASSISTANCE LOCATIONS AND SAY THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THEIR BALLOT KIT AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE AT THAT LOCATION. OK, SO FOR CLARITY, THE MULTIPLEX AND THE TREE PEACE? OK, OK, I AM HOPEFUL.

I DO AGREE THAT THE MAIL IN BALLOT OPTION IS THE THE BEST WAY TO GO AT THIS POINT GIVEN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE WON'T ENCOUNTER ALL KINDS OF SNAGS IN TERMS OF THE MAILING BACK AND FORTH. AND THAT CANADA POST IS EFFICIENT, BUT HOPEFULLY PEOPLE, IF WE CAN COMMUNICATE THE BACKUP OPTIONS OR PLANS OR DROPPING OFF AT CITY HALL, ALL THESE THINGS, THEN PEOPLE WILL FEEL THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF EASY OPTIONS FOR THEM.

AND CAN YOU ALSO JUST CONFIRM FOR US, IS THERE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTERS REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS REFERENDUM LEGITIMATE? I KNOW YOU SAID THE RESULT IS JUST THE MAJORITY OF WHOEVER ENDS UP VOTING.

BUT IS THERE A MINIMUM TURNOUT REQUIRED? MS. BASSI-KELLETT? MS. GILLARD? THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. NO, IT'S THE MAJORITY OF THOSE THAT TURN OUT TO VOTE.

SO IT COULD BE FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE, IT COULD BE FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE.

IT'S JUST THE MAJORITY WHO VOTE YES OR THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTE NO.

OK. THANKS FOR THAT.

I'M DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF GOING AHEAD WITH THE REFERENDUM ON BORROWING AT THIS POINT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING AN AQUATIC CENTER.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DELIBERATIONS THAT HAVE LED US TO THIS POINT.

CERTAINLY, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN PUT INTO GETTING, AT LEAST, THE CURRENT, YOU KNOW, DESIGN AND PLAN AND BUDGET WHERE WE'RE AT NOW AND I DO THINK IT'S A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT. I THINK IT'S NECESSARY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES TO HAVE A WONDERFUL FACILITY LIKE THIS THAT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE OF ALL AGES.

YOU KNOW, FOR LOTS OF DIFFERENT PURPOSES, FROM RECREATION AND LEISURE TO, YOU KNOW, HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS COMPETITION.

SO I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE GET SUPPORT FROM VOTERS, BUT CERTAINLY WE'VE GOT TO DO OUR BEST

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THANKS. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR MORSE? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THEY'VE ALL BEEN ANSWERED, BUT I DO HAVE COMMENTS IF NOW IS AN OK TIME. OK.

YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

DEFINITELY A BIG DAY THAT WE'VE BEEN BROUGHT TO BY LOTS OF WORK BY ADMINISTRATION, SO THANKS FOR EVERYONE, ADMINISTRATION FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK APPRECIATED, GETTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, TOO.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IMPORTANT TO ME.

BUILD NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING IT TO BE AS ENERGY EFFICIENT AS WE CAN. SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS A FEW THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM CITIZENS AND JUST KIND OF MAKE SOME COMMENTS MYSELF.

A NUMBER OF CITIZENS HAVE REFERRED TO HOUSING AND SHELTERING SERVICES WHEN THE COST OF THE POOL IS REFERENCED.

I THINK THIS PERSPECTIVE IS WORTH RESPONDING TO.

I'M EXCITED TO NOTE THAT THE GNWT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT DAY SHELTER AND SOBERING CENTER IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH THEY'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE IN PLACE BY 2024.

THIS IS A VERY WELCOME INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I THINK IS GOING TO HELP TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND RECENTLY AS WE'VE AS WE HAD THAT SHELTER BUILT LAST WEEK.

THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS AND REACHING HOME FUNDING, THE CITY HAS BEEN MAKING INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING ABOVE THOSE MADE BY GNWT AS THEY IMPLEMENT THEIR HOUSING MANDATE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SPENDING ON THE AQUATIC CENTER MEANS THAT MONEY WILL NOT CONTINUE TO BE INVESTED IN HOUSING.

AND I FIND THAT I OFTEN SEE PEOPLE MAKING AN ARGUMENT AS IF WE SPEND MONEY ON ONE THING, IT MEANS THAT MONEY WON'T BE SPENT IN ANOTHER PLACE OR WE CAN'T DO THIS BECAUSE WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT. WHY IS COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT THIS MINOR ISSUE WHEN THEY SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS BIG ISSUE? THE POINT BEING THAT THE CITY CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY WORK ON DIFFERENT THINGS AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WORK ON DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND SO ONE PIECE OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH MAY SEEM LIKE MORE OF A WANT THAN A NEED MAY SEEM LESS URGENT THAN THINGS LIKE HOUSING.

BUT I DO WANT PEOPLE TO KEEP IN MIND AND TO BE REASSURED THAT HOUSING IS VERY MUCH ON MY MIND AND ON THE MINDS OF THE CITY AND COUNCIL, AND IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE SET ASIDE BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING ONE RECREATIONAL FACILITY.

SO ON THE PROJECT ITSELF AND ITS MERITS AS A COMMUNITY PROJECT, I WOULD NOTE AGAIN TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS, THAT MUNICIPAL RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS POOL, IS ONE WAY OUR COMMUNITY CAN REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH BY TAKING PROPERTY TAXES AND SPENDING THEM ON SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STANDING.

WE HAVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ALL KIDS GET ACCESS TO THIS POOL, EVEN IF THEIR FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD THE FEES.

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER IS THAT THIS POOL IS GOING TO BENEFIT EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S NOT FOR A CERTAIN PRIVILEGED GROUP.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE CAN DO FOR A COMMUNITY IS MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO THINGS LIKE LEARNING HOW TO SWIM. LEARNING TO SWIM IS AN ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILL, AND RIGHT NOW, THE FACILITY THAT WE HAVE DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK ANYBODY WHO'S A PARENT HAS OBVIOUSLY GONE THROUGH THE DIFFICULT PROCESS OF REALIZING THAT THEIR KIDS MAY NOT GET TO BE IN SWIM LESSONS THIS YEAR.

I KNOW THAT IT'S A HUGE EVENT FOR FAMILIES TRYING TO REGISTER FOR SWIMMING LESSONS RIGHT NOW. SO THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO HELP US ACTUALLY ADDRESS THE NEED.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

I THINK THIS FACILITY WILL BE AN INVESTMENT INTO A NUMBER OF FUTURE GENERATIONS OF YELLOWKNIFE, AND I MYSELF FONDLY REMEMBER LEARNING TO SWIM AT RUTH INCH.

I'M SURE SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES DO AS WELL.

AND I REALLY JUST THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY NEED ACCESS TO.

I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SWIM AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFE AND EARLY AS POSSIBLE. SO I DO THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.

SO THE MONEY IN THIS PROJECT INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT IS SUBSTANTIAL.

AND EVERY INDICATION THAT WE HAVE IS THAT THIS FIGURE IS ONLY GOING TO GROW IF WE DELAY

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I THINK DELAY IS THE RIGHT WORD BECAUSE IF WE DON'T BUILD THIS FACILITY, THE CITY WILL NEED TO FIND SOME SOLUTION FOR OUR BUDGET OVERBOOKED CURRENT FACILITY AT SOME POINT.

SO EVEN IF WE DON'T GO FORWARD WITH THIS SOLUTION, WE'LL NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

SO I AGREE THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO DO THIS.

AND ULTIMATELY, I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM CITIZENS ON THIS AS THE CHOICE ULTIMATELY FALLS TO THEM. SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO EDUCATE YOURSELVES ABOUT THE PROJECT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEFORE YOU VOTE AS YOU SHOULD DO BEFORE VOTING ON ANY ISSUE AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM CITIZENS, WHETHER THEY THINK THAT THIS IS A VALUABLE PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY. I CERTAINLY AM CONVINCED.

I USE RUTH INCH A FAIR BIT IN THE WINTER MYSELF AND LIKE I SAID, I GREW UP LEARNING HOW TO SWIM THERE. SO I THINK THAT THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN FUTURE GENERATIONS AND I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT IT GOES FORWARD.

THANKS. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS ON THE FACILITY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, AND I REMEMBER LEARNING TO SWIM AT [INAUDIBLE] TOWERS IN THE BASEMENT THERE AND JUST THROW A TABLE IN AND YOU KIND OF CLING TO THE EDGE AND HOPE SOMEBODY DIDN'T PUSH YOU OFF INTO THE DEEP END.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IT WAS MENTIONED WITH THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY STUFF THAT WITH THE SOLAR PANELS AND SOLAR HEATING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO JUST USE THE CURRENT BIOMASS DISTRICT HEATING.

BECAUSE I KNOW IN JANUARY IT WAS TALKS THAT THERE WE WOULD NEED TO UPDATE OUR BIOMASS DISTRICT HEATING TO SUPPORT THIS FACILITY.

SO JUST WONDERING IF I CAN GET CLARIFICATION IF I HEARD THAT CORRECTLY.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I'M NOT SURE WHO TO THROW THIS TO FIRST.

I KNOW MR. GREENCORN WILL HAVE THINGS TO SAY ON BIOMASS AND AS WILL MR. MCLAIN, SO MAYBE I'LL START WITH CHRIS AND THEN I GO LACHLAN.

WELL, WE TAKE IN YES, WE FULLY INTEND ON UTILIZING THE BIOMASS BOILER TO ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHILE IT'S NOT COMPLETELY REACHED ITS USEFUL LIFE, IT IS APPROACHING IT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT RE-, NOT REPURPOSING, BUT REPLACING THAT UNIT, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SIZED AGAIN APPROPRIATELY AND PUT IN ANY EXTRA CAPACITY THAT WE MAY NEED AT THAT TIME.

WELL, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO LACHLAN BECAUSE HE'S MUCH MORE FLUENT IN THESE TYPES OF ENERGY DISCUSSIONS THAN I.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART WHEN CONSIDERING THE BIOMASS BOILER IS THAT IT'S ABOUT REDUCING OUR EMISSIONS, AND SO THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE NEW AQUATIC CENTER AT THIS POINT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING BIOMASS BOILER ONCE THAT OCCURS. JOINING A DISTRICT IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN JUST HAVING A BOILER FOR A SINGLE BUILDING BECAUSE THE BOILER SERVES MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.

AND SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT FURTHER REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT, IT'S ABOUT HOW TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PEAK LOAD OF THAT BOILER THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE NEW FACILITY.

AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

ONE OF WHICH IS INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE BOILER AND OTHER ALTERNATIVES ARE LOOKING AT WHERE THE HEAT IS USED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT AND LOOKING AT ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES THERE. SO I THINK THE WAY I APPROACH IT IS FROM THE ASSET MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, WHERE IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS THE ASSETS WE HAVE BASED ON THE CONDITION THEY ARE IN AND WHAT THEIR EXPECTED LIFE IS? AND SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAN THE BIOMASS BOILER IN THE GAME ONCE YOU CONNECT THE BUILDING TO THE DISTRICT.

SO, IN RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION, IT IS AT THIS POINT IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE BOILER TO INSTALL THE BUILDING AND LOOKING AT MAXIMIZING THE USE OF BIOMASS IN THAT DISTRICT IS A SEPARATE SCOPE AND WOULD BE LOOKED AT SEPARATELY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO INCREASE THE USE OF BIOMASS HEAT AND THEREFORE LOWER THE FOOTPRINTS OF THOSE BUILDINGS. THANK YOU.

I KNOW BACK IN JANUARY, WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS, IT WAS POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE AN EXTRA 1.8 MILLION OR $2 MILLION.

SO AT THE TIME, I WAS WONDERING WHETHER WE SHOULD INCLUDE THAT PROJECT WITH THIS PROJECT IF WE'RE GOING OUT TO BORROW MONEY SINCE IT IS INTERCONNECTED.

BUT I WILL LEAVE WITH ADMIN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN AND A LONG TERM BUDGETS, AND SO MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S ALL BEING TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

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THE REALITY OR THE STORY, THE RELOCATION OF THE TRAIL WILL BE PART OF THE THIS PROJECT, AS IS THE RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND.

SO THOSE ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.

OK, THANK YOU.

YES, COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA AND COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

IF I CAN APPRECIATE A BREAKDOWN OF FUNDING AND TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DRAWING DOWN OUR RESERVES AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO USE IN THE FUTURE, SO.

YEAH, TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE GAS TAX FUND AND CPI, COMMUNITY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE FORMULA FUNDING, BECAUSE THOSE, IF WE ARE USING ALL OF THAT MONEY FOR THE POOL IN THE FUTURE, THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON OTHER PROJECTS.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT JUST IF I CAN HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF RESERVES VERSUS FUTURE AND THE DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS, I'D APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN THE PLAIN LANGUAGE, THE BALLOT I RECOGNIZE IS A LEGALESE QUESTION.

WILL THERE BE A PLAIN LANGUAGE LEAFLET THAT'S INCLUDED WITH THE BALLOT, OR IS IT JUST THE BALLOT AND THE ENVELOPE TO RETURN? MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, MS. GILLARD? OR MS. THISTLE? WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? IS THIS ON A COMMUNICATION STANDPOINT? SO WE'VE DISCUSSED AS LATE AS LAST WEEK DEVELOPING A WRITTEN BROCHURE THAT WILL BE MAILED OUT TO RESIDENCES.

IT WILL BE RECEIVED AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS THE MAIL IN BALLOT, WITH THE AIM OF DESCRIBING THE PROJECT AND ENSURING THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE BALLOT IS FOR AND HOW TO VOTE. IT WAS ALSO CONTEMPLATED THAT THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY IN CASE PEOPLE DIDN'T RECEIVE A BALLOT BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT POTENTIALLY AREN'T CHECKING AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE DON'T SEE POP UP BANNERS ON LOCAL RADIO STATIONS, OR DON'T JUST SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSPAPER.

HOW WOULD WE REACH THEM? HOW WOULD THEY EVEN KNOW THAT THEY DIDN'T GET AN ENUMERATION CARD OR A BALLOT? SO WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS YET ANOTHER WAY TO REACH PEOPLE.

SO THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED AS WE SPEAK, AND WE ENVISION THAT IT WILL EXPLAIN THE PROJECT AND THE BALLOT PROCESS.

OK, THANK YOU.

UM, AND THEN I KNOW ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE MEMO, IT TALKS ABOUT COST CONSIDERATIONS, AND I GUESS JUST ON TOP OF THOSE COST CONSIDERATIONS ARE DEBT PAYMENTS BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE 10 MILLION, IT'S WHAT DOES THAT MEAN OVER THE LIFE? IT'S WHEN I LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND OUR LONG TERM DEBT SECTION.

WHEN WE ADD THE POOL IN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING FROM, YOU KNOW, DEBT PAYMENTS OF 2.1 MILLION A YEAR TO 2.6 TO 2.8 MILLION.

SO JUST WONDERING IF WE HAVE ANTICIPATED ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENTS ARE LONG TERM, LONG TERM DEBT IN FUTURE YEARS, ONCE THE POOLS DEBTS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION? MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, I'LL ASK MS. WOODWARD TO RESPOND.

THANK YOU, MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

YES, WE DO HAVE ALL OF THAT CALCULATED OUT, AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL AFTER THIS MEETING.

OK, THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON WHAT THE ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENTS ARE GOING TO BE FOR THE CITY WHEN WE INCLUDE THE BUDGET BECAUSE OR THE POOL DEBT, THOSE COST CONSIDERATIONS, I CAN ALSO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM ABOUT.

YEAH, THERE'S THAT 1.27 PERCENT TAX INCREASE JUST FROM A O&M PERSPECTIVE, BUT THE DEBT PAYMENT WOULD INCREASE IT A BIT MORE FOR THE POOL AND YEAH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BREAKDOWN ON FUNDING.

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ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY SAY I AM CERTAINLY IN SUPPORT OF THE MEMO AS PRESENTED, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. WE WILL, WE'RE ALMOST AT OUR 90 MINUTE MARK.

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