Nov 15, 2021 Governance & Priorities Committee

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I WILL CALL OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021 TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT'S BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE FIRST NATION.

WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATION METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

[2. Approval of the agenda]

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

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST TODAY? SEEING, NONE.

[4. A presentation regarding the proposed Aquatic Centre.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A TEAM APPROACH ONCE AGAIN, BUT WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DO TODAY IS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADMINISTRATION.

WE WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS ARE OUT WITH THE PROPOSED AQUATIC CENTRE.

THERE ARE EIGHT DAYS LEFT FOR RESIDENTS TO CAST THEIR BALLOT BEFORE NOVEMBER 23RD IN THE REFERENDUM, AND THIS REFERENDUM IS GOING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT VOTERS SUPPORT THE CITY TO BORROW THE OUTSTANDING $10 MILLION WE REQUIRE IN ORDER TO BUILD THE $67.5 MILLION AQUATIC CENTRE.

THIS PROJECT HAS A LONG, LONG HISTORY, AND NOW THAT WE ARE THIS CLOSE TO BASICALLY THE GO NO GO MILESTONE THAT DETERMINES IF WE PROCEED OR NOT.

WE WANTED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW TODAY AS PART OF OUR WORK TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH YELLOWKNIFE RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY ARE PREPARED TO VOTE.

I WILL ASK PAULA IF SHE'S ABLE TO PULL THE PRESENTATION UP ON SCREEN THAT WE HAVE AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES TODAY SWAGIT'S INTERNET.

WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH INTERNALLY AS THIS MORNING AS WELL WITH OUR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WE'RE ALL HIGHLY DELIGHTED HERE WITH ADMINISTRATION TODAY WITH TECHNOLOGY. UM.

OK, PAULA, I'M JUST GOING TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY LUCK WITH PULLING THE PRESENTATION UP.

OH, THERE WE GO.

OK, TERRIFIC.

AWESOME. OK.

ONCE PAULA GETS THANK YOU SO MUCH, PAULA, SO IF WE CAN GO, THEN TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

OK, SO WHERE ARE THINGS AT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAULA.

SO MEMBERS OF GPC WILL RECALL THAT ON OCTOBER 12TH, THE ADMINISTRATION CAME FORWARD WITH THE OVERALL PLAN.

AT THAT POINT, WE HAD CLOSED THEM AND MADE A PROPOSED SELECTION FROM THE THREE BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED.

WE HAD INFORMATION ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE NEEDED TO BORROW.

LOTS OF THINGS CAME TO A HEAD AND REALLY GELLED TOGETHER.

IN OCTOBER 12TH OF THAT PRESENTATION ON THE 18TH, THEN ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT FORWARD THE BORROWING BYLAW, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS OVERALL FINANCIAL PROCESS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE ADEQUATE FINANCES TO BUILD THE AQUATIC CENTRE AND COUNCIL.

AT THAT MEETING ON OCTOBER 18TH UNDERTOOK FIRST READING OF THE BORROWING BYLAW.

SO THAT TRIGGERED FOR US THE ABILITY THEN TO GET GOING ON PROCEEDING WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS, A MAIL IN REFERENDUM WAS THE OPTION THAT WE'VE DECIDED TO GO WITH IN THE INTERESTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

HOLDING AN ELECTION IN A PANDEMIC CONTEXT IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.

WE SAW THAT WITH THE THE FEDERAL ELECTION THAT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

WE WATCHED THAT VERY CLOSELY AS WE LOOKED AT THE OPTIONS FOR HOLDING THE REFERENDUM TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL.

AND SO CERTAINLY THE MAIL IN REFERENDUM IS THE WAY TO GO AND THERE'LL BE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT LATER ON DURING THE IN THE PRESENTATION.

AND WE'VE BEEN HOLDING A PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN AS WELL WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THAT INFORMATION CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS AND ENSURING THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WHEN THEY CAST THEIR BALLOT.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS LIKE WHY DO WE HAVE TO VOTE? HOW IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN SAVE MONEY? WHAT ARE THE TAX IMPLICATIONS? WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF QUESTIONS COME IN.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING THAT AND WE ARE PUTTING A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE AND THEY'VE GOT A FULSOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF A YES OR A NO VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL TURN THINGS OVER NOW TO GRANT WHITE, WHO WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT OUR DESIGN LOOKS LIKE.

WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU, MS. BASSI-KELLETT, SO LOCATED ON THE SHORE OF FRAME LAKE, ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL AND MCNIVEN BEACH TENNIS COURTS AND PARK.

THE PROPOSED AQUATIC CENTRE WILL INCLUDE MANY KEY FEATURES THAT WILL PROVIDE

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WITH KEY INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRE-DESIGN AND THE DESIGN PLANS AND OF COURSE, WITH COUNCIL OR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PROVIDING INPUT AND SUPPORT, THERE ARE KEY FEATURES TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY ACTIVE AND HEALTHY.

STARTING WITH THE ZERO ENTRY, 25 METER, THREE LANE LEISURE POOL, A LAZY RIVER.

A SPLASH PAD, THERAPY POOL, STEAM ROOM, LARGE WATERSLIDE DIVING BOARDS AND A 25 METER, EIGHT LANE LAP POOL.

THE AQUATIC FEATURES HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MULTI-USE ACTIVITIES AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE OPERATIONAL DAY.

OTHER KEY DESIGN FEATURES INCLUDE A WELCOMING LOBBY WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER, TWO UNIVERSAL CHANGE ROOMS, SPECTATOR SEATING FROM THE LOBBY AND THE SECOND FLOOR, AND AN OFFICE AND STORAGE AREA FOR YOUTH GROUPS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE FACILITY INCLUDES A CANTEEN SPACE, LEASED SPACE AND MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS TO ASSIST AN OFFSETTING THE COST OF OPERATING THE FACILITY.

RENTAL REVENUES FROM THESE SPACES, ALONG WITH USER FEES, WILL ASSIST IN EASING THE TAX BURDEN OF THE COST TO OPERATE THE FACILITY.

THE FACILITY ALSO INCLUDES OFFICE SPACE TO RELIEVE THE SPACE CRUNCH AT CITY HALL, AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ADDING SPACE FOR OFFICES WITHIN A NEW FACILITY IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN LEASING SPACE ELSEWHERE OR RENOVATING SOME OF THE EXISTING SPACE.

SO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE AN ESTHETICALLY PLEASING YET FUNCTIONAL DESIGN.

OVER TO MR. GREENCORN.

THANKS. CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO, I GUESS, THE EXTERIOR RENDERINGS AND THE DESIGN BUILD METHODOLOGY A LITTLE BIT AT THE END.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR THE NEXT FEW FOLLOWING SLIDES THAT THESE ARE JUST CONCEPTUAL BASED DESIGN DRAWINGS AND IT MIGHT ACTUALLY NOT LOOK WHAT THE WHAT THE FINAL DESIGN MAY LOOK LIKE, BUT IT'LL BE SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES.

UH. SORRY, PAUL.

GO BACK ONE. SO WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS THE EXTERIOR RENDERING OF THE FRANKLIN AVENUE FACING SIDE OF THE AQUATIC CENTRE.

THE CITY AND THE DESIGN TEAM WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO INCORPORATE AND MAINTAIN AS MUCH OF THE NATURAL FEATURES AS POSSIBLE SO THE ROCKWOOD CROPS AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE FACILITY.

THERE'S A ONE PROMINENT ONE RIGHT AT THE FRONT.

IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO TELL IN THIS RENDERING, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE IT PART OF THE INTERIOR WALL WITH THE ARCHITECT ON THE ON THE FINAL CONCEPT.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON.

THE OTHER THING OF NOTE HERE IS THE VERTICAL SOLAR PANEL LAYOUT IS ALSO A CONCEPT THAT WE'RE IS BEING EXPLORED.

FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REASONS, ONE IS TO MINIMIZE THE MAINTENANCE THAT COMMONLY OCCURS WITH ROOFTOP SOLAR.

AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE CITY'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE BY REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES AND EMIT LARGE ENERGY PROFILE THAT'S USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES. OUR NEXT SLIDE PAUL PLEASE.

SO I WON'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT'S REALLY CONCEPT AND DESIGN, BUT THIS WOULD BE THE FRAME LAKE FACING PORTION OF THE FACILITY WITH THE EXTERIOR DECK THAT WILL BE USED FOR VARIOUS EVENTS WITH THE WINDOW FEATURES IN ONE CORNER.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE NEXT WINDOW FEATURES IN THE OTHER CORNER.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH A PATH YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PATH IN THE SHADOWING BETWEEN THAT'LL GO FLOW BETWEEN THE CURRENT RUTH INCH AND THE POTENTIAL AQUATIC CENTRE. NEXT SLIDE PAUL, PLEASE.

AGAIN, ANOTHER END OF THE BUILDING.

DIFFERENT VIEW. YOU'LL SEE MAINTENANCE STORES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE ON THE LEFT.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE PROMINENT WINDOW FEATURE ON THE RIGHT.

THAT'LL BE THE CORNER THAT YOU COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY SEEN IN THE FLOOR PLAN THAT MR. WHITE PREVIOUSLY SPOKE TO WHERE THE OUR WATER SLIDE WILL BE SITTING IN THE NEXT SLIDE, PAUL. SO THIS IS KIND OF AN AERIAL VIEW SHOWING THE TENNIS COURTS AND FRANKLIN AVENUE.

THIS LOCATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE OPTIMAL LOCATION FOR THE NEW FACILITY, LARGELY DUE TO THE SOLID GEOTECH FOUNDATION BEING COMPROMISED, MOSTLY OF BEDROCK AND THE LOCATION ON FRANKLIN AVENUE, WHICH IS AS A FULLY BUILT OUT INTERSECTION WITH TRANSIT STOPS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS THAT MAKES US MAKES THIS LOCATION ONE OF THE MORE ACCESSIBLE.

FROM A TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT PERSPECTIVE, THERE ALSO IS ENOUGH SURFACE PARKING TO ADEQUATELY SERVICE THE CURLING CLUB, THE YK COMMUNITY ARENA.

THE EXISTING RUTH INCH BUILDING, THE TENNIS COURTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW AQUATIC

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THERE'S LARGELY AN UPFRONT COST FOR THE DESIGN PORTION, USUALLY AROUND 10 PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT.

TO DO THAT, UPFRONT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING COULD HAVE MEANT $7 MILLION BEFORE WE EVEN GOT OUT TO TENURE. BY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN BUILD APPROACH, THE CITY WAS ABLE TO MINIMIZE THE UPFRONT PLANNING COSTS TO ONLY $1.75 MILLION DOLLARS AND I USE ONLY WHICH IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY.

BUT THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCED UPFRONT COST AND ABLE TO ALLOWED US TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC REFERENDUM.

SO THAT INCLUDED THE AFOREMENTIONED GEOTECHNICAL STUDY AND THE TRAFFIC STUDY, AS WELL AS HIRING INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO ASSIST THE CITY WITH BOTH PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TO FLESH OUT THE. AQUATIC CENTER AQUATIC CENTER FEATURES THAT MR. WHITE SPOKE THROUGH. SO WHILE SOME OWNER, WHILE SOME OWNER CONTROL IS LOST THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROJECT IS A MORE SIMPLE PATH WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND THEIR TEAM UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.

IT REALLY MEANS ONE LINE OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE CITY.

IT ALSO MEANS THAT THE SCHEDULING OF VARIOUS SUBCONTRACTORS IS ENTIRELY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE GENERAL, AND THIS CAN ELIMINATE SCHEDULE AND LOGISTICAL CONFLICTS THAT CAN SOMETIMES ARISE FROM TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION METHODS.

SO JUST WITH THOSE POINTS, I'LL PASS IT BACK OVER TO MR. WHITE AND HE CAN GO. HE'LL WALK US THROUGH THE SOME OF THE GREAT INTERIOR RENDERINGS.

THANK YOU. GREAT, THANKS, CHRIS.

SO WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE COOL FEATURES THAT ARE IN THE FACILITY, STARTING WITH THE WATER SLIDE, IT CAN BEST, BEST BE DESCRIBED AS AN AMUSEMENT PARK TYPE WATER SLIDE THAT MANY OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE SLIDE HAS A RUNOFF FEATURE RATHER THAN EXITING INTO THE MAIN POOL OR INTO THE LEISURE POOL.

THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE USE OF THE SLIDE, WHILE BOTH THE LEISURE POOL AND THE LAP POOL ARE PROGRAMMED FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES.

THE SLIDE WILL BE DESIGNED TO ENSURE EFFICIENT USE OF STAFF, MEANING THAT THE LOCATION WITHIN THAT AUDITORIUM WILL ALLOW FOR FOR THE GUARD STAFF TO SUPERVISE A SLIDE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING GUARDING SERVICES TO THE LAP POOL.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE YOU WILL SEE THE THREE LANE BEACH ENTRY LEISURE POOL IN THE CENTRE OF THE PICTURE WITH THE SPLASH PAD ON THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT.

LOCATED OFF TO THE FAR RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE THE EIGHT LANE LAP POOL AND JUST BEYOND THAT, THE WATER SLIDE. YOU SEE THE USE OF THE GLAZING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NATURAL LIGHT, AND OF COURSE, GLAZING IS A KEY DESIGN WITHIN THE FACILITY.

AND THERE'S A BALANCE BETWEEN THE ESTHETICS AND THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY OF THE DESIGN.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, YOU WILL SEE A MORE IN MORE DETAIL THE LAZY RIVER TO THE LEFT, AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSAL CHANGEROOMS TO THE RIGHT, AT THE POOL LEVEL AND ABOVE THEM, THE OBSERVATION DECK.

SO AS THIS ANIMATION UNFOLDS.

WE'LL WAIT FOR IT TO START UNFOLD.

WELL, WE'RE SORRY, GRANT.

PAUL IS GOING TO HAVE TO PASS IT OVER TO ME TO SHOW THE ANIMATION SO.

JUST LOVING MY COMPUTER TODAY.

SO IS EVERYONE ELSE? EVERYBODY CAN SEE. GOOD TO GO.

OK, THANKS.

I HOPE SO.

AS THE ANIMATION UNFOLDS, YOU WILL SEE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE FEATURES AS DESCRIBED.

THE INCORPORATION OF A LEISURE POOL ON THE LAP POOL WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE SWIM PROGRAM SUBSTANTIALLY.

THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AND DESCRIBED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DESIGN PLAN.

THE WAIT LIST FOR SWIM PROGRAMS HAS SURPASSED 800 PERSON MARK.

ENROLLMENT IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE RIM IS MAXIMIZED AT JUST OVER 2,700 PARTICIPANTS, AND THIS CONFIGURATION WILL ALLOW FOR ENROLLMENT TO BE MAXIMIZED AT JUST OVER 4,500. ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES OF NOTE ARE THE ZERO ENTRY AT THE LAP POOL, THE LEISURE POOL AND THE THERAPY POOL.

THERE WOULD BE MANY OTHER ACCESSIBLE ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES INCLUDED WITHIN THE CHANGE ROOMS. THE SIGNAGE, CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTERS, THE WASHROOMS, ET CETERA.

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I'LL JUST LET THIS FLOW THROUGH ONE MORE TIME, AND ONE QUICK NOTE I WOULD NOTE HERE IS THAT THE REASON THIS AREA RIGHT HERE HASN'T BEEN COMPLETELY COMPLETED YET IS BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION IS STILL WORKING THROUGH THE LOBBY DESIGN FEATURES WITH THE PROJECT.

IS THAT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION? NO [INAUDIBLE] RUN THROUGH AND I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MS. WOODWARD. THANK YOU, MR. WHITE, AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE PRESENTED BEFORE ME [INAUDIBLE] OH NO I GET TO TALK ABOUT THE SERIOUS STUFF.

THE FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED AQUATIC CENTRE ARE EXPECTED TO COST AN ESTIMATED $67.7 MILLION PLUS GST.

THE GST IS ALWAYS MENTIONED, BUT FOR CLARITY, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHILE THE CITY PAYS GST ON ITS INVOICES, IT IS REIMBURSED FOR THESE AMOUNTS.

IT BECOMES AN IN AND OUT THING.

SO GST IS NOT TYPICALLY ATTRIBUTED TO OUR PROJECT COSTS.

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

IN OTHER WORDS, THE CITY HAS OR WILL HAVE MONEY IN SEVERAL POCKETS, INCLUDING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, FUNDING FROM BOTH THE TERRITORIAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS.

MONEY FROM THE CITY'S OWN CAPITAL FUND AND MONEY THAT HAS BEEN SET ASIDE IN THE CITY'S MAJOR COMMUNITY FACILITY RESERVES IN ANTICIPATION OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

THIS FUNDING WILL TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $57 MILLION, MEANING THE CITY WILL HAVE TO BORROW UP TO $10 MILLION.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE BORROWED IN 2022 BE PAID OFF OVER 15 YEARS AND INCUR A TOTAL ESTIMATED INTEREST COSTS OF JUST UNDER $3 MILLION.

INCURRING DEBTS SUCH AS THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED A NORMAL PART OF FINANCING SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS AND THE WAY OF EXTENDING SOME OF THE COSTS TO FUTURE RATEPAYERS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME STILL BENEFITING THE CURRENT ONES.

THE CITY HAS DONE THIS BEFORE, MOST RECENTLY FOR THE MULTIPLEX, WHICH WILL BE PAID OFF IN 2023, AND THE WATER TREATMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL SEE ITS DEBT RETIRED IN 2028.

THE INTEREST COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S DEBT ARE PAID FOR FROM THE CITY'S CAPITAL FUND AND REFLECTED IN THE CITY'S 10 YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

AS WE JUST SAW, THE PROPOSED FACILITY WILL BE MUCH LARGER THAN THE EXISTING RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL, AND IT WILL OFFER A LOT MORE PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO YELLOWKNIFE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND THE EXPANDED OFFERINGS, THE PROPOSED FACILITY WILL COST MORE TO OPERATE THAN THE COMMON POOL.

BASED ON CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ESTIMATES, ANNUAL MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAXES WILL NEED TO INCREASE BY 1.27 PERCENT TO RAISE THE REVENUES REQUIRED TO COVER THE COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE EXPENDITURES AND THOSE CURRENTLY BEING MADE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, PAULA.

SO WHAT DOES A 1.27 PERCENT MUNICIPAL TAX INCREASE LOOK LIKE? THE IMPACT ON AN INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD WILL, OF COURSE, DEPEND ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND ON THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL TAXES.

WE DON'T KNOW JUST YET WHAT 2023 AND 2024 MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAXES WILL LOOK LIKE LOTS OF DIFFICULT DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE BY COUNCIL BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

BUT THIS TABLE SHOWS WHAT IN 1.27 PERCENT INCREASE WOULD LOOK LIKE BASED ON THE MUNICIPAL PORTION OF THE 2021 PROPERTY TAXES.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE INCREASE WILL ONLY APPLY TO THE MUNICIPAL PORTION OF TAXES, NOT TO THE SCHOOL PORTION THAT THE CITY COLLECTS ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARDS.

THANK YOU. SO WHAT'S THE REFERENDUM ALL ABOUT? WE WERE SEEING A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AROUND THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WHY IS THERE A REFERENDUM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY'S PLANS TO BUILD A NEW AQUATIC CENTRE? I'VE SEEN THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY

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SO WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLOTS OF FUNDING, WHETHER IT'S RESERVES, CAPITAL RESERVES, OTHER KIND OF SOURCES THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE HAVE ALMOST THAT AMOUNT.

WE'VE GOT $57 AND CHANGE.

INCLUDING $12.9 MILLION, OF COURSE, IS COMING FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA THAT IS SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AQUATIC CENTRE.

SO WE NEED TO BORROW FOR THE REMAINDER AND GOING OUT AND ASKING VOTERS IF THEY APPROVE THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO DO.

AND AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE WATCHED REALLY CLOSELY AT HOW THE FEDERAL ELECTION WENT IN SEPTEMBER IN A PANDEMIC CONTEXT, AND WE MADE A VERY DELIBERATE DECISION TO GO WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY THE SAFEST WAY TO GO.

MAXIMUM SAFETY FOR VOTERS, MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY.

I FOUND IT SUPER EASY TO BE ABLE TO JUST POP MY BALLOT, MY PERSONAL BALLOT INTO THE DROP BOX AT CITY HALL.

PEOPLE CAN DO IT IF THEY'RE OUT IN THE EVENINGS, ANY AT ANY TIME, 24 HOURS A DAY.

THERE IS THAT ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, AS WELL AS USE MAIL AND OTHER MEANS OF ENSURING THAT YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED, WHICH MS. GILLARD WILL NOW SPEAK TO OVER TO YOU.

DEBBIE, THANK YOU.

YEAH, AS MS. BASSI-KELLETT HAD MENTIONED, WE DECIDED EARLY ON THAT WE WANTED TO CONDUCT THIS REFERENDUM BY MAIL IN BALLOT JUST SO WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY AND THE EASE OF VOTING FOR OUR VOTING POPULATION.

SO ENUMERATION CARDS WERE SENT OUT TO ALL DELIVERABLE ADDRESSES HERE IN YELLOWKNIFE EARLIER THIS FALL, AND WE ASKED ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR RECORD WAS ACCURATE, INCLUDING THEIR MAILING ADDRESS.

THEY COULD HAVE DONE THAT BY RETURN POSTAGE, PAID MAIL OR GO ONLINE TO OUR WEBSITE AND ENUMERATE THAT WAY.

SO WE DID HAVE TO HAVE A DEADLINE FOR PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THEIR ENUMERATION BECAUSE WE WERE MAILING THEM THE BALLOT KITS, SO EVERYBODY THAT DID ENUMERATE BY THE DEADLINE WERE MAILED A BALLOT KIT.

NOW, EACH BALLOT KIT INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE BALLOT, INCLUDING MARKING THE BALLOT, WHICH YOU WILL SEE HERE.

IN THIS SLIDE, A DECLARATION FORM SECRECY ENVELOPE AND POSTAGE PAID ON THE IF THEY CHOOSE TO MAIL IT BACK.

SO THIS BALLOT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS BALLOTS.

THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE USING TABULATORS FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THIS REFERENDUM, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. SO THE TABULATOR DOES NEED TO SEE A MARK IN ONE OF THOSE OVALS FROM THE VOTER. SO WE'VE HAD A FEW QUESTIONS PEOPLE WORRIED THAT THEY MAY HAVE MARKED THEIR BALLOT WRONG OR SPOILED THEIR BALLOT.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE PUT AN X IN THAT BOX, AND THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY TO FILL IN THE OVAL, IT IS OK IF THEY PUT AN X.

AS LONG AS THAT X DOESN'T CROSS OVER BOTH OVALS, THE TABULATOR NEEDS TO SEE SOMETHING IN ONE OF THOSE OVALS TO BE ABLE TO TALLY THAT VOTE, SO IT'S BEST TO COLOR IN THE CIRCLE.

BUT IF THEY DID PUT AN X AS LONG AS IT ONLY CROSSES ONE OVAL, THAT VOTE WILL STILL COUNT.

VOTERS MAY RETURN THEIR BALLOT BY RETURN MAIL, AS WE MENTIONED, DROPPING IT OFF AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT HERE AT THE CITY HALL DROP BOX, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE MAIN FLOOR MAIN ENTRANCE BY THE MED OFFICE OR BRINGING IT TO A VOTER ASSISTANCE LOCATION ON NOVEMBER 23RD.

VOTER ASSISTANCE LOCATIONS WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 A.M.

UNTIL 7 P.M.

AT BOTH THE MULTIPLEX DND GYM AND THE TREE OF PEACE.

THEY CAN GO TO EITHER OF THEM.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ONE OR THE OTHER.

THEY CAN CHOOSE WHICH ONE IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THEM AND THAT THEY WANT TO GO VOTE AT.

A VOTER REQUIRING ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR BALLOT KIT.

SO MAYBE THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THEY SPOILED THEIR BALLOT.

THEY CAN TAKE IT WITH THEM ON NOVEMBER 23RD TO ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

ANYBODY WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE A BALLOT KIT CAN ALSO GO TO VOTE AT A VOTER ASSISTANCE LOCATION.

ELIGIBLE VOTERS WHO ARE AWAY AND NOT ABLE TO VOTE AND DID NOT RECEIVE A BALLOT KIT ARE STILL ABLE TO VOTE BY PROXY VOTER.

THIS MEANS THAT THEY WILL APPOINT A PERSON THAT THEY TRUST TO CAST THEIR BALLOT ON THEIR BEHALF. NOW THAT PERSON MUST GO TO A VOTER ASSISTANCE LOCATION ON NOVEMBER 23RD TO CAST

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AND THERE IS A DEADLINE TO APPLY TO GET A PROXY VOTER.

SO THAT DEADLINE IS 3:00 P.M.

THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH.

IF SOMEBODY DOES NEED A PROXY APPLICATION FORM, THEY CAN EMAIL CITY CLERK AT YELLOWKNIFE .CA OR GIVE US A CALL HERE AT THE CITY 920-5646 AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE THEIR PROXY VOTER APPLICATION.

THE LEGISLATION IS VERY SPECIFIC ON THAT DEADLINE AND THAT THE VOTER MUST APPLY TO VOTE BY PROXY. ANOTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED EITHER AT A VOTER SYSTEMS LOCATION OR CITY HALL BY 7 P.M.

ON NOVEMBER 23RD TO BE COUNTED.

ANY BALLOT RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE AND TIME CANNOT BE COUNTED.

AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IN CASE ANYONE'S WONDERING WHY MS. GILLARD HAD TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT AN X AND COLORING IN BECAUSE I ASKED THE QUESTION AFTER I WENT, OH MY GOD, I PUT AN X, IS THAT GOING TO BE OK? SO THANK YOU, DEBBIE.

IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THE TABULATORS WORK AND IT WAS A GOOD LESSON TO ME TO ALWAYS READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND NOT BE IMPATIENT.

OK, SO WHY? WHY? WHY ARE WE DOING THIS RIGHT? WHY ARE WE GOING AHEAD WITH AN AQUATIC CENTRE? I MEAN, IT'S SO INTERESTING THIS FALL.

WE'VE SEEN IT VERY MUCH IN YELLOWKNIFE BUT WE'RE REALLY LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES.

SO THE COLD, THE COVID IMPACTS ARE MASSIVE.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT HERE.

WE HAD THE COURSE CORRECTION.

WE REALLY FELT THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, REALLY THIS LAST FALL.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE AND VOLATILITY WITHIN GOVERNMENTS.

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERES ARE ALL FEELING THIS.

BUT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE LONG TERM FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE KNOW THAT AMENITIES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND THAT THEY ENSURE WE HAVE FUN THINGS FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO DO, ALL WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY BUILD IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS.

SO WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHY IS THE CITY PROPOSING TO BUILD THIS MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE? WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, RUTH INCH IS APPROACHING ITS END OF LIFE.

IT IS, AS HAS BEEN LAID OUT EARLIER IN THIS PRESENTATION AND CERTAINLY IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL.

IT IS ONE OF THE MOST LOVED FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE WITH USAGE, OFTEN AT 102 TO 105 PERCENT, MEANING DUAL PROGRAMING OVERLAPPING.

SO OVER 30 YEARS OLD AND THE BUILDING ITSELF IS REALLY SOLID, BUT THE POOL COMPONENTS ARE IN NEED OF A MAJOR OVERHAUL.

WE KNOW THAT A 30 YEAR OLD BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT TO STANDARDS IN THE LATE 80S EARLY 90S HAS [INAUDIBLE] GOING ON WITH IT RIGHT NOW AND THE O&M COST FOR THIS BUILDING BECAUSE IT'S NOT EFFICIENT IN 2021 TERMS. BOTH COSTS ARE INCREASING.

WE ALSO KNOW IT WAS BUILT LATE 80S, EARLY 90S, AND SO THOSE WERE TIMES WHEN ACCESSIBILITY WAS NOT NECESSARILY A BIG FACTOR.

WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY COMPONENTS OF OUR CURRENT POOL THAT ARE INADEQUATE AND THAT WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AS ACCESSIBLE AND AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE ENTRYWAYS DOORS CHANGE ROOMS, SHOWERS, BATHROOMS, EVERYTHING IS REALLY FULLY ACCESSIBLE AND THAT WE HAVE OTHER THINGS AS WELL, LIKE UNIVERSAL CHANGE ROOMS THAT ARE NOT MALE, FEMALE OR GENDER SPECIFIC THAT YOU CAN HAVE FAMILY CHANGES HAPPENING.

AND ACCESS OVERALL IS JUST MUCH EASIER AND MUCH MORE SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS OF YELLOWKNIFE. AND FINALLY, AGAIN, THEN PUT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SLIDE, WANTS TO SHOW AND WANTS TO REALLY POINT OUT OUR POOL IS NOT MEETING DEMAND.

I THINK COUNCILORS HAVE HEARD SO MUCH FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT PEOPLE POISED AT 11:59 A.M.

WAITING TO HIT THE BUTTON TO GET THEIR KIDS REGISTERED INTO SWIMMING RIGHT AWAY WHEN REGISTRATION OPENS.

AND IT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH DEMAND AND WE SEE THIS AND WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS REGULARLY ON THIS.

WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT MEETING DEMAND FOR THE DIVERSITY OF USES.

SO LANE AND COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS, THEY WANT THAT COOLER WATER.

THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO FAST, HAVE A WORKOUT, BE AS COMPETITIVE AS THEY CAN.

BUT FAMILIES AND SENIORS FOR THERAPEUTIC REASONS, THOSE PEOPLE WANT WARMER WATER.

AND SO HAVING THE CURRENT RUTH INCH SET UP RIGHT NOW IS A CHALLENGE.

IT'S NOT MEETING, IT'S TRYING TO MEET BOTH NEEDS AND AS SUCH, NOT MEETING ANYBODY'S NEEDS ADEQUATELY. AND FOR CLASSES ALWAYS WERE ALWAYS OVERSUBSCRIBED ON THIS.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW LOOKING NOW AS WELL AS INTO THE FUTURE.

WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF.

SO THE TABLE ON THIS SLIDE IS FROM THE DESIGN REPORT FROM 2020 AND IT SHOWS CAPACITY, CURRENT CAPACITY WITH DEMAND AS WELL.

OF COURSE, THESE ARE PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS.

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THANKS, PAULA. NEXT SLIDE.

SO POOLS ARE IMPORTANT, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO TO SAY ANYTHING TO YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU'VE BEEN DOING YOUR HOMEWORK, YOU'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS, BUT WE STEP BACK JUST FROM DEMAND.

WE STEP BACK AND WE LOOK AT THIS.

WE KNOW THAT RECREATION FACILITIES ARE STAPLES OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

WE DO RECREATION FOR COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, WATER, SEWER, ROADS AND SIDEWALKS, FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES.

WE'RE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN OTHER KINDS OF INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMING FOR SOCIAL ISSUES, PROGRAMING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

BUT THAT'S NOT OUR BAILIWICK.

WE ARE PART OF THOSE PROCESSES WHEN THEY ARE HAPPENING TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT WE ARE NOT THE ONES WITH THE FULL MANDATE.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO STICK TO OUR LANE.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO. RECREATION AND AMENITIES THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. WE'RE A WINTER CITY, RIGHT? IT'S A LATE WINTER THIS YEAR, BUT WE ARE.

AND SO YES, WE ALL LOVE TO SKI AND SNOWSHOE AND SKATE AND BE OUTSIDE DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS. BUT WE ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE A STEAM ROOM OR A SAUNA OR BEING ABLE TO GO AND SWIM LAPS AND BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THOSE COLD OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

WE KNOW THAT THE SWIMMING LESSONS ARE A REALLY IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS, ESPECIALLY IN YELLOWKNIFE, WHERE WE HAVE SO MUCH ACCESS TO OPEN FRESH WATER.

IT'S PART OF OUR DNA TO BE OUT ON THE WATER ALL SUMMER LONG AND CERTAINLY INTO THE FALL AND INTO THE GREAT WEATHER THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING.

BUT WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE SAFE AND SWIMMING LESSONS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ENSURING THAT.

OUR SWIM CLUBS, OF COURSE, PROVIDE THAT COMPETITIVE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT, AND WE KNOW THAT THE CLUBS HAVE WAITING LISTS TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE KIDS DO LEARN A LOT ABOUT DISCIPLINE REQUIRED TO BE A COMPETITIVE SWIMMER WHEN THEY'RE PART OF THESE CLUBS.

AND WE DO KNOW THAT BROAD USE ACROSS AGE DEMOGRAPHICS, THIS IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH TODDLERS WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SPLASH PAD THAT'S WARMER.

THEY WANT TO HAVE A LEISURE POOL WITH A LAZY RIVER.

THAT'S FUN. WE KNOW THAT ELDERS AS WELL ARE NOT NECESSARILY BIG FANS OF RUTH INCH RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS COOLER, HARDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS.

AND WE KNOW THAT EVERYONE IN BETWEEN, WHETHER FOR THERAPEUTIC REASONS OR OTHERWISE POOL IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PLACE THAT SUPPORTS SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THIS PROPOSED AQUATIC CENTRE WITH TWO BASINS IS REALLY BROADENING THE SCOPE AND APPEAL AND THE USABILITY FOR MANY MORE PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO FUTURE BILLS WILL COST MORE.

AND WE KNOW THIS IF WE WANT AN AQUATIC CENTRE, THE TIME TO BUILD IT IS NOW.

INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS ARE NOT GOING DOWN, PARTICULARLY WITH THE VOLATILITY THAT WE SEE WITH COVID. AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE IF WE DEFER.

WE DID SEE IN THE DESIGN REPORT THAT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE INCREASING AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE, AND THAT WAS PRE-COVID BEFORE WE HAD VOLATILITY AROUND SUPPLY CHAIN AND DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.

AGAIN, THAT IS A GREAT ADVANTAGE TO THE DESIGN BUILD BECAUSE WE HAVE A GUARANTEED PRICE FROM THE PROPONENT IF WE MAKE A DECISION ON THIS AND SIGN CONTRACTS PRIOR TO FEBRUARY.

SO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING INTO THIS WITH A FINITE BOX OF FINITE PARAMETERS AROUND WHAT THE COSTS ARE FOR US IF WE GET CONSTRUCTION GOING NOW.

THANK YOU, PAUL, AND I'LL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO KERRY, WHO WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR INFORMATION CAMPAIGN THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

THANKS, SHEILA. SO BIG QUESTION, HOW DO WE GET THE INFORMATION OUT SO THAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE AWARE THAT THE REFERENDUM IS HAPPENING? WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND HOW THEY CAN VOTE? BECAUSE, AS MS. GILLARD REFERENCED EARLIER, IT'S A MAIL IN BALLOT, WHICH WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE. SO WE'RE USING MANY METHODS TO TRY AND REACH AS MANY PEOPLE.

I MEAN, OUR GOAL IS EVERYBODY BUT TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING TESTIMONIALS LIKE YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN.

THIS IS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SPEAKING OUT ABOUT WHY THEY'RE VOTING AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM.

AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF MORE WE'RE GOING TO ROLL OUT IN THE NEXT WEEK.

WE'RE USING RADIO ADS, PHYSICAL SIGNS YOU'VE SEEN MOUNTED SIMILAR TO ELECTION SIGNS OF BY THE SWIMMING POOL CURLING CLUB AND ON YOUR WAY DOWN INTO OLD TOWN ELECTRONIC BOARDS NEWSPAPER ADS, INCLUDING THE FULL PAGE AD THIS FRIDAY.

RECOGNIZING THAT WE NEED PEOPLE TO REALIZE YOU CAN'T JUST PLUNK YOUR BALLOT IN THE MAIL ON SATURDAY BECAUSE WE PROBABLY WON'T GET IT BY TUESDAY AT 7:00.

SO REALLY REMINDING PEOPLE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE ADVERTISING MAIL OUT BROCHURE WE DEVELOPED A TWO SIDED ONE PAGE BROCHURE THAT WENT, WAS PRINTED AND MAILED

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SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THEM, AND THAT REALLY COVERED ALMOST ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TODAY IN A SHORTENED VERSION.

IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS AWARE WHEN THEY GOT THE BALLOT WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT, OR IF THEY HAND THE BALLOT ON THEIR TABLE WHEN THEY GOT IN THE MAIL, THIS BROCHURE IS A REMINDER. ALL RIGHT, I BETTER PULL MY BALLOT OUT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I CAST MY VOTE. WE ALSO HAVE POSTERS AND STAND UP BANNERS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN LOCAL BUSINESSES AROUND THE COMMUNITY, AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS REALLY COVER EVERYTHING FROM WHAT THE ATHLETIC CENTER PROJECT IS TO HOW YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE.

AND WE REALLY ARE HOPING THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTER WILL CAST THEIR VOTE SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR SAY. AND NEXT SLIDE.

WELL, HELLO AGAIN. SO AS WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK'S [INAUDIBLE] WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET.

WHAT HAPPENS IF IF THE VOTERS SAY NO, SO NO VOTE WILL GENERATE VARIOUS OPTIONS FOR COUNCILS CONSIDERATION.

I'LL RUN THROUGH A FEW HERE. BUT OF COURSE, THERE MAY BE SOME OTHERS THAT THAT POP UP AS WELL. SO COUNCIL COULD PROVIDE DIRECTION TO CONSIDER REDESIGNING THE AQUATIC CENTRE TO REDUCE THE SCOPE. UM, TO THE POINT WHERE SORRY REDUCTION, WHERE BORROWING IS NO LONGER REQUIRED, THERE WOULD BE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS TO DETERMINE WHAT COMPONENTS WOULD BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED.

THIS IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF ANY CURRENT CONTRACTS, SO THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COST FOR THAT TO BE INVESTIGATED.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE BULK OF THE PROJECT COSTS ARE WITHIN THE AQUATIC COMPONENTS AS DETAILED EARLIER.

A REDUCTION IN SCOPE TO ACHIEVE A NO BORROWING SCENARIO WOULD ENTAIL A REDUCTION IN THE AQUATIC COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF POOLS, THE WATERSLIDE, THE SPLASH PAD, ET CETERA. SO BASICALLY THE AQUATIC COMPONENTS.

AND OF COURSE, THESE ARE THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE AN AQUATIC CENTRE FUN.

THESE ARE THE COMPONENTS THAT WILL MOVE TO ACHIEVE AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, SIMPLY REMOVING AN OFFICE SPACE OR THE MULTI-USE PURPOSE OR SORT OF THE MULTIPURPOSE SPACE WILL NOT ACHIEVE THE NO BORING SCENARIO, AS THESE AREAS ARE NOT WHERE THE BULK OF THE COSTS ARE.

ANOTHER OPTION, COUNCIL, COULD RECONSIDER THE AQUATIC CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION ON THE PRE-DESIGNED STUDY, IF YOU RECALL, THE STUDY INDICATED THE COST OF $41 MILLION IN 2018 TO RENOVATE THE POOL TO INCLUDE THE CURRENT POOL TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL LAP POOL, UPGRADED CHANGE ROOMS, ADDITIONAL MULTI-USE AREAS.

AND OF COURSE, THIS WOULD NECESSITATE THE CLOSING OF THE FACILITY FOR UP TO TWO YEARS.

AND THESE COSTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE $12.9 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING THE CITY HAS.

ANOTHER OPTION IS THE PROJECT COULD JUST STOP, NO FURTHER WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT.

THE CURRENT CONTRACTS WILL BE TERMINATED, MEETING COLLIERS AS A PROJECT MANAGERS AND THE TAYLOR ARCHITECT GROUP AS THE OWNERS, ADVOCATE THE [INAUDIBLE] BUILDERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE STIPEND THAT HAS BEEN THAT THE OTHER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL PROPONENTS HAVE RECEIVED.

FUNDING HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 BUDGET TO CARRY OUT A STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE RIM. ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO EXPAND THIS ASSESSMENT TO ADDRESS THE MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE FACILITY AS WELL AS THE ACCESSIBILITY.

FUNDING WILL HAVE WE'LL HAVE TO ADD FUNDING IN 22 WILL HAVE TO BE IDENTIFIED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS.

SO AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS THAT COULD COME UP OR MAYBE OTHER IDEAS, WE'RE WILLING TO DISCUSS THOSE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS GOING FORWARD.

SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OLD RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL, SO FOLLOWING ON A YES VOTE, THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE ON ITS CURRENT SCHEDULE WITH CONTRACT AWARD AND THE LATTER PART OF JANUARY OF 2022 AND COMPLETION IN THE FIRST STORY THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024.

THIS LEAVES THE QUESTION OF WHAT ABOUT THE CURRENT FACILITY? FUNDS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN 2022.

AS I MENTIONED, TO CARRY OUT THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FACILITY, THE POOL, THE POOL, MECHANICAL PORTIONS OF THE RAMP HAS HAVE REACHED AND EXCEEDED, IN SOME CASES THEIR FULL LIFE EXPECTANCY. SO A STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT WILL PROVIDE SOME KEY DETAILS ON ANY ISSUES

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THE CITY IS EMBARKING ON AN ARTS AND CULTURAL MASTERPLAN THAT WILL INCLUDE A FULL PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS THROUGH THIS.

IT COULD BE EXPECTED THAT A POSSIBLE FUTURE USE OF THE RIM MAY INVOLVE MAY EVOLVE INTO MEETING OF SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY.

THERE WILL BE MORE TIME ALLOCATED DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF THE OF THE CURRENT POOL.

BUT IT WAS MADE CLEAR IN THE PRE-DESIGNED STUDY PROCESS THAT WOULD BE IN THE CITY'S BEST FINANCIAL INTEREST TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITY FOR FUTURE USE RATHER THAN REBUILD, EVEN IF IT'S NOT INTO THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.

AS MENTIONED,[INAUDIBLE] WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO CARRY OUT A LARGER ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT POOL TO CONSIDER THE SHORT, MEDIUM, AND THE LONG TERM USE OF THE FACILITY.

THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A CAPITAL PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED TO ENSURE THE FACILITY REMAINS FUNCTIONAL, SO MORE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND THE LONGER SHUTDOWNS TO IMPLEMENT THE WORK REQUIRED. SO THE CITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS HAS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THROUGH OUR AQUATIC CENTRE PORTAL.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE THE HIGHER NUMBER OF THE NUMBERS, THE QUESTIONS THAT RECEIVED THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC COUNT.

SO WHY WASN'T 52 METER LANES CHOSEN? SO THROUGHOUT THE PRE-DESIGNED AND THE DESIGN PLAN.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO BOTH THE 25 AND THE 52 METER FACILITY.

COUNCIL ADOPTED THE PRE-DESIGNED PLAN THAT INDICATED THE PREFERENCE FOR A 52 METER LAP POOL AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ADDED THE CONSIDERATION OF A 25 METER POOL TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE DESIGN PLAN. AFTER MUCH, MUCH DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION TO BOTH THE CAPITAL AND THE ONGOING OPERATIONAL COSTS [INAUDIBLE] ULTIMATELY PROVIDE THE DIRECTION TO PURSUE THE 25 METER EIGHT LANE OPTION.

WHY CAN'T WE LOWER COSTS? AS THE CITY EMBARKED ON THE AQUATIC CENTRE PROJECT, THE OVERALL PROJECT COST HAS BEEN A DRIVING FACTOR, KEEPING A BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS, ALONG WITH INPUT FROM CITY COUNCIL AND THE COST.

THE COST OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE PROJECT TEAM.

CURRENTLY, AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS, VALUE ENGINEERING DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH PREFERRED PROPONENT.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE TO FINALIZE SOME OF THE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE DESIGN AND DISCUSS VARIOUS COST SAVING MEASURES.

WHY CAN'T WE JUST RENOVATE OR UPGRADE THE CURRENT RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL? SO THE ACAC AND THE PRE-DESIGNED PLAN CONSIDERED THE COST AND OTHER FACTORS OF UPGRADING THE CURRENT POOL. THE CONSULTANT TEAM AT THAT TIME IDENTIFIED THE $41 MILLION TO ADD A 25 METER LAP POOL, ADD UNIVERSAL CHANGE ROOMS, AND ADD MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE AS WELL.

THIS ALSO REQUIRES, AS MENTIONED, THE SHUT DOWN OF ALL AQUATICS WITHIN YELLOWKNIFE FOR UP TO A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

AND IT'S NOT, AGAIN, IT'S NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE $12.9 MILLION.

ULTIMATELY, RENOVATING THE THE RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL TO ADDRESS ACCESSIBILITY, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND STRUCTURAL ISSUES WILL REQUIRE IN ITSELF A SEVERAL MONTH SHUTDOWN PERIOD, ALONG WITH FUNDS THAT HAVE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET.

WHY ISN'T THE CITY INVESTING THIS MONEY IN OTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS? SO THE IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS IS SUBJECTIVE.

HOWEVER, THE MOST PREVALENT COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ARE AROUND THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS. AND AS WE KNOW, HOMELESSNESS IS AN ISSUE WITHIN YELLOWKNIFE THAT WILL TAKE A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO ADDRESS.

THE CITY HAS INCLUDED FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.3 MILLION SINCE 2019 FOR THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM AND THE HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

IN ADDITION, THE CITY, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS HAS PROVIDED AN EXCESS OF $6 MILLION TO THE VARIOUS HOMELESSNESS SERVING AGENCIES IN YELLOWKNIFE.

THE CITY HAS ALSO PROVIDED STAFF AND RESOURCES TO THE GWT FOR USE OF FACILITIES FOR USE AS SHELTERS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS.

AND THE CITY IS SUPPORTING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WITH REDUCED LAND COSTS.

SO THOSE ARE THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AND THE TEAM IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WHITE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO GPC MEMBERS WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS.

THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS ARE VERY IMPORTANT DAYS AS MEMBERS OF OUR YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY WHO ARE VOTERS ARE CASTING THEIR BALLOTS ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO TO YOU, FIRST OFF, THANKS FOR THE INFO ON THE BALLOTS.

I KNOW SOMEBODY DID AN X AS WELL, AND THEY WERE WORRIED THAT THEY SPOILED IT.

SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I RELAY THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVEN'T SPOILED THEIR BALLOT.

AND JUST A REMINDER TO COUNCIL AND THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING.

THIS WEBCAST WILL BE POSTED 24 HOURS AFTER THE MEETING.

SO IF SOMEBODY DOES HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS DIRECT THEM TO WATCH THIS WEBCAST OR THE INFO IS ONLINE THERE'S A WHOLE WEB SECTION THAT ON THE CITY'S WEB PAGE YELLOWKNIFE .CA WHERE THEY CAN GET MORE INFORMATION AND THE BALLOT DROP OFF, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A BIG IT'S ON THE LOWER LEVEL.

THERE WAS A PHOTO THERE AND THERE'S A LITTLE SLOT AND IT SAYS LIKE PAYMENTS ON ONE SIDE.

SO YES, YOU CAN PUT LIKE YOUR UTILITY BILL PAYMENTS IN THERE, PLUS YOUR BALLOT.

THAT'S IT'S THE SAME DROPBOX.

AND THE OTHER THING I KNOW ADMIN TOUCHED ON A NUMBER OF TIMES THEY WERE NOT OH, MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO INTERVENE.

WE HAVE WE STILL HAVE THE QUICK DROP FOR UTILITY PAYMENTS, ET CETERA, BUT WE HAVE A VERY SECURE REFERENDUM.

BOARD OH, LOOK AT THAT MS. GILLARD IS NOW SHAKING HER HEAD AT ME.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DROP OFF FOR BALLOTS IS EXTREMELY SECURE.

YES, IT IS EXTREMELY SECURE, IT'S A BRAND NEW DROPBOX WITH SECURITY FEATURES.

OK, PERFECT.

IT DOES HAVE A LITTLE SIGN THAT SAYS QUICK PAYMENTS, SO FOLKS DON'T GET CONFUSED, YOU PUT IT RIGHT BELOW THE REFERENDUM BALLOT SIGN.

SO THERE'S A BIG REFERENDUM, BIG RED SIGN.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

PUT IT IN, THERE'S A LITTLE SLOT.

IT'S NOT AS CONFUSING AS IT MAY SOUND.

AND I KNOW, YEAH, THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ABOUT ADDICTIONS AND TREATMENTS AND HOMELESSNESS AND THE CITY'S CONTINUING TO LOBBY ON THOSE FRONTS.

BUT THOSE ARE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FEDERAL AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS.

AND AS MR. WHITE POINTED OUT, THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN RECEIVING SOME FUNDING.

AND THEN. NOT THAT ALL THE MONEY HAS TO COME TO THE CORPORATION, BUT MONEY HAS BEEN FLOWING TO YELLOWKNIFE TO SUPPORT THOSE ISSUES.

AND THE OTHER THING I'D SAY IS.

THAT I KNOW SOME FOLKS HAVE SAID, OH, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO BECAUSE COUNCIL VOTED LIKE THIS OR THAT IN THE RECENT MONTHS, AND I JUST REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TO STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY.

THIS ISN'T WHETHER THIS IS AN ASSET THAT THEY WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE.

COUNCIL'S JOB DOESN'T CHANGE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WHETHER THIS DECISION, WHETHER THE WHETHER THE POOL GETS BUILT, YOU'RE NOT STICKING IT TO COUNCIL BY VOTING NO.

THIS IS REALLY AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO. WHETHER YOU WANT THIS FACILITY FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK FOLKS SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND NOT WHETHER COUNCIL VOTED THIS WAY OR THAT ON ON RECENT DECISIONS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S WHETHER THE VOTE IS ABOUT WHETHER YOU WANT THIS, THIS ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY.

UH, JILLIAN, I'M SORRY, COUNCILLOR MORSE AND THEN OVER TO COUNCILLOR WILLIAMS. THANKS VERY MUCH, AND YEAH, THANKS FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

I APPRECIATE THEM AND AGREE THIS REALLY IS A COMMUNITY ASSET AND SHOULD BE VIEWED THAT WAY AND REALLY HOPE ALL THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE GOTTEN IN TOUCH WITH US OVER THE YEARS ARE KIND OF THINKING ABOUT THIS AND REALIZING THAT THIS IS KIND OF IT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE DEMAND FOR SWIM LESSONS.

AND IF IF WE DON'T GET A YES VOTE ON THIS, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE.

IT'S GOING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO KIND OF ADDRESS THOSE DEMANDS.

WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THE POOL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT REALLY WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE.

SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, SOME OF THESE MAYBE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED A BIT EARLIER, BUT ANYWAYS, JUST THEY CAME TO MIND TODAY.

FIRST ONE IS THE POOL GOING TO BE SALTWATER OR IS IT GOING TO BE KIND OF A TRADITIONAL CHLORINE STYLE POOL? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MR. WHITE. THANK YOU SO THE WATER TREATMENT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF BULK CHLORINE AS WELL AS ULTRAVIOLET.

GREAT, THANK YOU. YEAH, I APPRECIATE SEEING THAT THE DESIGN CONSULTANT IS TYING SOLAR INTO THE PROJECT, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT.

I CERTAINLY HOPE THEY'RE CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF INSULATION IN CREATING ENERGY

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IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE CAN DO.

IS THERE A PLAN TO TIE THE NEW BUILDING INTO AN UPGRADED DISTRICT HEAT SYSTEM FOR THE FOUR MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO EXIST ON THIS SITE ONCE IT'S BUILT? YES, MS. BASSI-KELLETT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, MR. WHITE.

THANK YOU. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE AQUATIC CENTRE INDICATED THAT THE THE PROJECT COST WILL BE TO TIE INTO THE EXISTING PELLET BOILER, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IS DOES HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR BOTH OR ACTUALLY FOR THE EXISTING SERVICES, PLUS THE ADDITION OF AN AQUATIC CENTRE.

EXCELLENT THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR.

WHAT IS THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF THE BUILDING? I NOTICED THE MAYOR MENTIONED 25 YEARS THAT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT SHORT FOR A BRAND NEW BUILD. JUST CURIOUS ON THAT.

SORRY I WAS TRYING TO SAY, LIKE THINK LONG TERM, NOT [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SO A PART OF THIS, OF COURSE, THIS WILL BE PART OF THE FLEET OF BUILDINGS THAT WE USING AND MANAGING AND SUPPORTING THROUGH OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PROCESS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THROUGH THAT, ANY ASSET THAT WE HAVE THAT WE USE TO DELIVER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, WE REALLY WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE LIFESPAN.

SO WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS OUT 5, 10, 20 YEARS OUT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO SO? THAT'S GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT POINT ON THIS.

SO I WILL ASK MR. WHITE TO SPEAK TO ANY PROJECTIONS THAT WE HAVE.

BUT BEFORE I DO, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE QUESTION DID COME IN AROUND, HEY, DOES THIS MEAN IF THERE'S TWO BASINS? WILL WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE POOL FOR A MONTH EACH YEAR LIKE WE CURRENTLY DO? AND SO ONE OF THE GREAT ADVANTAGES, OF COURSE, IS THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT STAGGERING HOW WE DO THOSE BIG ANNUAL REPAIRS.

AND CERTAINLY, WE LOOK AT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CERTAINLY THE LIFESPAN OF THIS ASSET.

WE WON'T BE SHUTTING THE ENTIRE FACILITY DOWN FOR ONE MONTH LIKE WE DO WITH RUTH INCH RIGHT NOW. WE MAY NEED TO FUTURE IN THE FUTURE DOWN THE ROAD, BUT CERTAINLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST TIME FRAME THAT WE HAVE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE GREAT ADVANTAGE OF A REALLY MODERN, GREAT BUILDING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MAINTAINING USING OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY.

SO WE FORESEE THAT THIS WILL BE OPEN YEAR ROUND WITH SOME MINOR CLOSURES FOR MAINTENANCE THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.

MR. WHITE. MS. BASSI-KELLETT, SO THIS QUESTION ON THE LONGEVITY OF THE FACILITY HAS BEEN RAISED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE I GUESS THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.

IT IS BUILT TO BE A 50 YEAR FACILITY.

AND OF COURSE, THERE'S GOING TO BE THE NEED FOR AN AGGRESSIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AS THE FACILITY AGES TO KEEP THE COMPONENTS UPDATED AND FUNCTIONAL.

SO MUCH LIKE THE RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL, WE CERTAINLY EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEED ITS FULL LIFE EXPECTANCY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND JUST GOING BACK TO THE PRESENTATION, I DIDN'T QUITE CATCH IT, BUT I KNOW SHAROLYNN WAS TALKING ABOUT THE 1.27 PERCENT INCREASE.

I THINK THAT WHAT THAT MEANT WAS BUILDING THE POOL WILL RESULT IN 1.2 PERCENT, 1.2 PERCENT, SEVEN PERCENT ESTIMATED ANNUAL KIND OF TAX INCREASE.

OVER AND ABOVE WHAT OUR REGULAR TAX INCREASES MIGHT BE, IS THAT CORRECT? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, IT'S IT'S COMPLICATED BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING AT 2024 AND OUT.

BUT THAT'S BALLPARK LOOKING AT THE COST OF OPERATIONS.

I'LL ASK MS. WOODWARD IF SHE'D LIKE TO EXPAND ON THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, YES.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT CAPTURED IT ACCURATELY, THIS IS ISOLATING JUST THAT ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.

SO IF WE LOOK AT WHAT IT'S COSTING TO RUN RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO COST TO RUN THIS NEWER, LARGER, MORE SERVICE ORIENTED FACILITY.

THAT DIFFERENCE WOULD EQUATE TO A 1.27 PERCENT TAX INCREASE.

OK, THANK YOU.

YEAH, THAT POINT REALLY STANDS OUT TO ME, AND I THINK THAT'S ONE THAT I WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT TO RESIDENTS BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT THINGS ARE ACTUALLY COSTING US WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TAX RAISES AND IT'S IT'S EASY TO LOOK AT A NUMBER LIKE THAT AND KIND OF FEEL THAT ANY TAX RAISE IS A NEGATIVE THING, WHEREAS I LIKE TO TRY AND CHARACTERIZE THEM AS WELL A NECESSARY PART OF LIVING IN A COMMUNITY, IN A SOCIETY

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THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST HOMEOWNERS TO HAVE THIS POOL IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU ASK ME, I THINK THAT IS A VERY LOW COLLECTIVE COST FOR A PUBLIC ASSET, WHICH IS GOING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIVING IN THIS CITY FOR MANY DECADES.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

MANY MORE KIDS ARE GOING TO GET INTO SWIM LESSONS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE ASSET FOR FAMILIES.

IT'S A WINTER CITY. I THINK IF YOU TALK TO ANYBODY THAT HAS KIDS LIKE THEY SPEND TIME AT THE POOL. I KNOW I DID A LOT WHEN I WAS A KID AND I WANT AS MANY KIDS AS POSSIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TOO.

THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT FIRST AND FOREMOST WHEN LOOKING AT THIS DECISION AS A CITIZEN, WHEN I'M VOTING AND LOOKING AT IT AS A COUNCILLOR AS WELL.

AND THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE KIDS LIKE ME WHO ALSO LOVES ACCESSING THIS FACILITY. AND IT'S JUST I REALLY THINK IT'S A PRETTY ESSENTIAL PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A MUNICIPALITY OF OUR SIZE, AND WE'LL BE LUCKY TO HAVE IT.

AND I REALLY DO THINK THAT IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A LOW COST WHEN YOU TAKE PERSPECTIVE OF LIKE WHAT THAT 1.2 PERCENT, SEVEN PERCENT MIGHT MEAN TO YOUR TAX BILL.

THERE'S BIGGER HOUSES IN YELLOWKNIFE THAT ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.

IT'S GOING TO COST THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE.

BUT I THINK IF YOU AVERAGE IT OUT INTO CUPS OF COFFEE, IT REALLY KIND OF HELPS GIVE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE AS TO JUST HOW LITTLE THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COST EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK I THINK THAT THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOK AT THAT, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A NO BRAINER FOR ME. LIKE THIS IS I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY POSITIVE PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY, I THINK.

I THINK YELLOWKNIFER'S CAN CAN BEAR THE COST AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE GLAD THAT WE HAVE THIS ASSET. SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS DOWN ON TOP OF THE MAYORS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM CITIZENS ON THIS.

I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION FROM ADMINISTRATION.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MY QUESTION, SORRY ABOUT MY CAMERA, I'M JUST HAVING A STRUGGLE WITH MY INTERNET CONNECTION HERE TODAY.

I HOPE I CAN BE HEARD.

YES, YOU CAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MY MY QUESTION WAS JUST ABOUT LAYOUT.

I'VE BEEN GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK JUST FROM THE VIDEO THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY PUT OUT BY THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

IS THE LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED FACILITY GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME THAT WAS IN THERE? OR IS THERE SLIGHT CHANGES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR? IT'S A CONCEPT SO MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THAT'S EXACTLY IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILLOR WILLIAMS. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WHAT WE HAVE ARE CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS.

AND SO THEY SHOW THE COMPONENTS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED.

YOU HEARD MR. GREENCORN SPEAK TO A IN THE VIDEO.

YOU'LL SEE A GREAT BIG BLANK AREA IN THE FOYER ENTRYWAY THAT HAS NOTHING IN IT AND LOOKS REALLY BLAND.

THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

WE'RE ENGAGING WITH OUR PROPONENT WITH [INAUDIBLE] ON LOOKING AT SOME SPECIFIC THINGS THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF YELLOWKNIFE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE YELLOWKNIFE AND ON CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY OVERALL.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT ARE STILL BEING TWEAKED.

THE LAYOUT IS TENTATIVELY THERE, BUT THERE IS SOME ROOM, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THESE RENDERINGS ARE NOT YET THE FULLY CONCEPTUALIZED FINAL DESIGN PLANS.

SO THERE IS SOME ROOM FOR SOME WORK TO BE DONE STILL BASED ON THE WORK THAT WE DO WITH AN ADMINISTRATION WITH THE PROPONENT.

THANK YOU. GREAT, THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GOT OUT THERE ON A PERSONAL NOTE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS JUST ONE THING YOU KNOW IN REGARDS TO THAT LAYOUT THAT THAT SORT OF STRUCK ME AS JUST A LITTLE BIT ODD WAS JUST THE LOCATION OF THE SLIDE IN RELATION TO WHERE THE KIDS PLAY AREA IS.

YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY WHERE THE LANE SWIMS WOULD TAKE PLACE SEEMS LIKE HAVING THE SLIDE RIGHT NEXT TO THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DISJOINTED, BUT THAT WAS JUST A THOUGHT THAT I HAD HEARD AND WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG.

BUT THE BIGGER QUESTION WAS JUST ABOUT LAYOUT, JUST SO RESIDENTS CAN SORT OF EXPECT THAT TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT AND KIND OF GO FROM THERE.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE.

THANKS AGAIN, TO ADMIN FOR ALL THE WORK AND AGAIN FOR RESIDENTS.

UH, YOU CAN PUT YOUR BALLOT IN THE MAIL, BUT MAKE SURE YOU GET IT IN THE MAIL ASAP

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SO YOU MAY WANT TO JUST DROP YOUR BALLOT OFF AT CITY HALL.

24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, YOU JUST POP IT IN THAT LITTLE SLOT.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T GET A BALLOT BUT YOU'RE 18 AND OVER A CANADIAN CITIZEN AND YOU'VE LIVED HERE FOR 12 MONTHS, YOU CAN COME TO THE VOTER ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD, 10 A.M.

TO 7 P.M. AT THE TREE OF PEACE OR THE MULTIPLEX.

SO STILL A FEW MORE DAYS TO VOTE.

WITH THAT, OUR NEXT ITEM IS MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO ACQUIRE LEASEHOLD

[5. A memorandum regarding whether to acquire leasehold interest in lands in the Block 501 Subdivision for the purpose of roads and trail access.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

ABSOLUTELY. SO TODAY, ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING THE ACQUISITION OF THE ROADS AND TRAILS THAT ARE PART OF THE BLOCK 501 SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE PROPOSING TO OBTAIN THIS FROM THE DEVELOPER. NOW THE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED.

THIS IS AT NO COST TO THE CITY AND IT REFLECTS THE OWNERSHIP OF THE LANDS THAT THE CITY HAS AN INTEREST IN. SO THERE ARE EIGHT ROAD PARCELS AND THERE'S ONE TRAIL PARCEL.

AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR LAND ACQUISITION MUST BE DONE THROUGH BYLAW.

JUST ONE MINOR CORRECTION.

WE HAD AN INADVERTENT MISTAKE IN THE AGENDA.

IT IS FEE SIMPLE INTEREST THAT WE'RE SEEKING, NOT LEASEHOLD.

AND SO WE'RE SEEKING OWNERSHIP OF THESE LANDS SO THAT WE CAN ADD THEM IN MUCH AS WE HAVE OTHER ROADS, OTHER TRAIL SYSTEMS OF THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.

IN THE MEMO ITSELF, IT ACTUALLY SAYS, BE SIMPLE, BUT YEAH, I SEE IN THE AGENDA, WE SAY THESE HOLD SO. YEAH, THANKS FOR THE CLARITY ON THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR MORGAN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS HERE OF HOW THE OWNERSHIP.

SORT OF GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN A DEVELOPER THAT WOULD BUILD A WHOLE SUBDIVISION LIKE THIS, SO.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, REALLY ATYPICAL, IT'S NOT HOW IT'S REALLY.

YEAH. SO THERE'S THERE'S SOME HISTORY HERE.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT, IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LAND PROCESS, I JUST AND I HAD ONE QUESTION IN PARTICULAR AROUND THE BUILDING OF THE ROADS.

I KNOW THERE WAS SOME ISSUES WITH CONTRACTORS BUILDING ROADS OR SIDEWALKS AND SOME DISPUTES OVER WHETHER IT'S TO SPECIFICATION OR NOT.

AND I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IN THAT IN A CASE LIKE THAT WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS, IF ONLY NOW WE'RE TRANSFERRING BACK THE PHYSICAL OWNERSHIP TO THE CITY.

LIKE WHEN IT SAY SOMETHING GOES WRONG OR ISN'T DONE TO PEOPLE'S SATISFACTION IN THE BUILD OUT OF A SUBDIVISION LIKE THIS, WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS OR HOW IS HOW IS THAT HANDLED? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, AND IT IS A VERY SENSITIVE ONE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING THIS ONE.

SO THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES AROUND THE INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THE CURBS LOOK LIKE.

BOY, I AS AN ASIDE, BEFORE I HAND THIS OVER TO MR. GREENCORN AND MS. THISTLE, I MUST SAY, HAVING BEEN IN A BEDROOM COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF CALGARY THIS WEEKEND FOR EVERY CURB HAD RUBBER MATS THAT ALLOWED THEM TO GO FROM THE ROAD UP TO THEIR DRIVEWAY. IT WAS QUITE FASCINATING TO SEE.

SOMETIMES THOSE ADJUSTMENTS END UP BEING MADE AFTER THE FACT.

IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE HAD A FAIRLY RIGOROUS PROCESS IN PLACE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. WE DID WANT THINGS BUILT TO THE SPECS THAT WE LAID OUT.

THERE WERE SOME COMPLICATIONS WITH IT.

I WILL ASK, PERHAPS I WILL ASK MS. THISTLE IF SHE'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS WITH THE ISSUES AROUND THE TRANSFER OF THESE LANDS IN FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THE CITY.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

THE CITY OWNS THE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, TYPICALLY AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE NORTHLAND WHEN WE WENT IN AND ARRANGED FOR THE PROJECT TO HAPPEN.

PART OF THAT WAS THAT THEN LATER THE ROADS WOULD BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE CITY.

SO THEY WERE PART OF [INAUDIBLE] THEN ESSENTIALLY.

SO THIS IS NOT ATYPICAL.

THIS IS HOW WE DO THINGS.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF MR. GREENCORN HAD ANYTHING TO THIS.

UH, NO, NOT.

SO I'VE GOT THIS CORRECT.

WE DO CURRENTLY OWN THE ROADS, BUT WE DON'T OWN THE LAND THAT THE ROADS ARE ON UNTIL WE

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THIS A MOTION OR THIS BYLAW MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THIS IS.

AND WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TITLE.

SO RIGHT NOW, THE WAY BLOCK 501 EXISTS IN MS., WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CLARIFY THIS, BUT IS ALL THE LOTS ARE SURVEYED OUT AND THE ROAD TO BE SURVEYED OUT NOW.

BUT THEY HAVEN'T ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY.

AND SO WHILE WE OWN IN THE SENSE THAT WE CAN CLEAR THEM THINGS OF THAT NATURE BECAUSE THEY'RE PART OF THE CITY.

WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TITLE TO THEM.

SO THIS IS SO THAT THE CITY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE LEGAL TITLE TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE ROAD AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERNEATH IT.

AND AND THIS IS THE WAY IT'S TYPICALLY PREFERRED TO BE DONE IS THAT THE CITY OWNS THE ROADS, WHICH AGAIN, IS WHY IN NORTHLAND, PART OF THAT PROJECT WAS THAT THE ROADS HAD TO BE SURVEYED AND TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY AT COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, BUT WE WANTED TO ENSURE. AND THE REASON WE DON'T DO IT UP FRONT IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS BUILT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT PURSUANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.

ONCE EVERYTHING IS ACCEPTED BY THE PROPER PROCESSES THROUGH PLANNING AND AND PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING, THEN THE TITLE CAN TRANSFER TO THE CITY AND THEN WE TAKE FULL OWNERSHIP.

AND SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF IF THE OPPOSITE WAS TRUE AND IT WASN'T BUILT ACCORDING TO HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT, AND THEN WE REFUSED TO TAKE THE OWNERSHIP.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MS. THISTLE. TECHNICALLY, WE WOULDN'T OWN THE INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERLYING THE ROADS.

AND SO TECHNICALLY AND IF WE DIDN'T OWN ANYTHING, IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE WAY IT WAS IN NORTHLANDS IS A GOOD ON THE GROUND EXAMPLE.

AND THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE.

IN THIS CASE, IT'S NOT A CONDOMINIUM, BUT THE LANDOWNER STILL OWNS THAT LAND, SO WE NEED IT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY SO IT BECOMES PART OF OUR.

KIND OF REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS FOR UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE AS PART OF OUR LONG TERM PLANNING, SO ONCE IT BECOMES CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, THEN IT JUST FOLLOWS ALONG WITH THE REST OF OUR PLANS.

BUT YES, AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE A LARGE PIECE OF PROPERTY OWN THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE IS NORTHLAND OR UNDER OTHER CONDOMINIUMS THAT EXIST THROUGHOUT THE CITY OR THE COUNTRY.

OK, THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

THANKS. YEAH, AND I GUESS I WAS JUST TALKING THAT IT WAS KIND OF ATYPICAL BECAUSE BLOCK 501 WAS A CHANCE.

IT WAS A LAND SWAP BETWEEN THE GWT AND THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER.

GOT THE LAND THAT THEY BUILT THEIR MOST RECENT BUILDING ON, AND IN EXCHANGE, THEY GAVE THE DEVELOPER BLOCK 501.

AS OPPOSED TO GIVING THE CITY BLOCK 501 TO THEN SELL TO THE DEVELOPER WHERE WE LIVE WITH THE ROADS AND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE WE'LL BRING THIS FORWARD TO OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND.

[6. A memorandum regarding the Downtown Parkade Feasibility Study.]

SO TODAY, ADMINISTRATION IS PRESENTING THE RESULTS OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKADE STUDY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL RECALL THAT AS PART OF BUDGET 2020, WE INCLUDED FUNDS FOR A PARKING STRUCTURE FEASIBILITY STUDY.

SO WE WANTED TO CONSIDER AT THE TIME IF THE CITY SHOULD TAKE A LEAD ROLE IN DEVELOPING A PARKADE IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE PARKING IN OUR DOWNTOWN.

THE STUDY ESTIMATES THAT BASED ON LAND CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CITY AN MUNICIPAL PARKADE COULD ACCOMMODATE FROM 180 TO 200 PARKING STALLS AND VARY FROM FOUR TO SIX STORY'S.

AND ULTIMATELY, AGAIN, COSTS THAT HAVE COME IN IN 2021 ESTIMATE THIS TO BE BETWEEN $11 AND $16 MILLION SOMEWHERE IN THAT WINDOW.

THIS ULTIMATELY IN THE STUDY, IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME, NOR DOES IT ALIGN WITH THE INTERESTS IN THE COMMUNITY PLAN TO MOVE TOWARDS A LESS VEHICLE CENTRIC COMMUNITY PLAN MODEL.

INSTEAD, ADMINISTRATION DOES RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEEK TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN SCENE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ZONING BYLAW AND SOME OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDED THERE, AND THAT WE WILL DO THIS THROUGH A PARKING SPACE USE MONITORING PROGRAM THAT'S BROUGHT FORWARD POST-COVID.

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THERE ARE WAYS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN WITHOUT NEEDING TO BUILD A VERY EXPENSIVE PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR MORSE. THANK YOU.

DON'T REALLY THINK I HAVE A QUESTION, JUST WANTED TO KIND OF VOICE MY THOUGHT THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED HAVING THIS ANSWER.

MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN EXPENSIVE ANSWER THAN WE NEEDED, AS I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I ALREADY KNEW THIS SOMEHOW.

BUT. I AM HOPING THAT FOR NOW, WE CAN FINALLY PUT THE PARKING SHORTAGE MYTH TO BED IN YELLOWKNIFE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT A LOT AND WE NOW HAVE QUITE A PRICEY STUDY, HAVING TOLD US THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT AN ISSUE.

AS A CITIZEN, I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS MYSELF.

I ONCE WE PUT THOSE EIGHT HOUR METERS IN PLACE.

IT IS VERY EASY TO FIND ONE IN ANY LOCATION IN THE DOWNTOWN ON ANY GIVEN DAY.

THERE'S MAYBE A COUPLE SPOTS THAT ARE MORE POPULAR THAN OTHERS, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE IN THIS CITY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESS YOU'RE VISITING IN THAT VERY MOMENT, BUT MAN TRY PARKING IN VICTORIA, B.C., AND COME BACK AND COMPLAIN TO ME ABOUT YELLOWKNIFE.

I'VE HAD SOME ADVENTURES DOWN THERE.

THAT'S THE ONLY CITY I'VE TRIED TO PARK IN RECENTLY DOWN SOUTH.

BUT MY GOD, IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.

YEAH, I GUESS I DID NOTICE IN THE STUDY THERE WAS QUITE A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US TO DO FURTHER STUDIES.

I. I CAN KIND OF SEE THE VALUE IN THAT SOMEWHAT, BUT I WOULD CAUTION US SPENDING A FAIR BIT OF MONEY ON IT IF IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE CAN DO IT WITH INTERNAL STAFF JUST TRYING TO ASSESS WHERE THINGS ARE AT.

THAT WOULD BE FINE, BUT IT WOULD BE A BIT HESITANT TO THROW A LOT MORE MONEY AT KIND OF ANSWERING THIS QUESTION FOR NOW.

THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

YEAH, IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT WE HAVE 4,600 PARKING SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN AND THEN 900 ADJACENT TO THE DOWNTOWN, SO.

SORRY, COUNCILLOR MORGAN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO I DO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE MEMO, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST ONE IS. SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LOT IN THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND THE ZONING BYLAW PROCESS ABOUT HOW CURRENTLY 40 PERCENT OF THE DOWNTOWN IS TAKEN UP BY PARKING LOTS.

SO IS THE VISION OR INTENT TO TRY TO START REMOVING EXISTING PARKING LOTS FROM THE DOWNTOWN TO REDUCE THIS PERCENTAGE? AND IF SO, HOW WOULD WE GO ABOUT THAT? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OF COURSE, IN OUR ZONING BYLAW, WE ARE LOOKING AT MAKING IT OPTIONAL IN TERMS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING.

THAT HAPPENED WITH EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS THERE.

IN TERMS OF THE OTHER PARKING THAT'S AVAILABLE, I WILL ASK MS. WHITE IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS ONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, SO FIRSTLY, WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY PLAN, WHICH GIVES SOME DIRECTION AND POLICY ON WAYS TO LOOK AT IMPROVING AND CHANGING OUR ACTIVE AND OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN AND AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS NOW WITH THE PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW LOOKING AT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN DETACH SOME OF THOSE LOT PARKING AREAS FROM ADJACENT BUILDINGS SO THAT THEY CAN BE REDEVELOPED INTO SOME NEW AND DIFFERENT USES, SO ONCE THEY'RE UNTIED, THEY BECOME WHAT WE CALL AVAILABLE LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING TO PROMOTE THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

AND THEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HOPEFULLY WITH A DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE BYLAW, THERE MAY BE OTHER WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN UTILIZE SOME DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES TO CREATE NEW DEVELOPMENT ON THOSE EXISTING SPACES.

AND THEN IF I COULD JUST ADD ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILLOR MORSE QUESTION ABOUT THE COST, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE TOTAL PRICE WAS ACTUALLY $26,000.

EVEN THOUGH THAT'S WHAT WAS BUDGETED, WE DIDN'T USE THE FULL AMOUNT.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

GOOD NEWS FOR A MONDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON.

SO TO FOLLOW UP A BIT ON THAT.

I KNOW THAT THE HOPE IS THAT.

UM. LIKE THERE COULD BE SHARED PARKING LOTS.

FROM, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS BUSINESSES OR DEVELOPERS OR SHARED BETWEEN, SAY, THOSE THAT USE

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I'M WONDERING IF WE'VE DONE ANY ANALYSIS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I SAW ANY IN THIS STUDY OF TO WHAT EXTENT THE EXISTING PARKING SPACES ARE KIND OF FLUID OR OR ARE THEY SORT OF PRIVATE PARKING LOTS OR ONLY RESERVED FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS? AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE MAY BE EXISTING PARKING, THAT'S NOT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S AVAILABLE PARKING SPOTS ALL THE TIME IN A CERTAIN LOT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY RESERVED FOR EMPLOYEES.

UM OF THAT BUILDING, SAY, AND THOSE EMPLOYEES AREN'T USING IT, BUT NO ONE ELSE CAN, SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY NOT REALLY AVAILABLE PARKING.

SO I'M WONDERING IF WE'VE DONE THE ANALYSIS OF TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THOSE? PARKING SPACES.

SORT OF AVAILABLE OR FLUID TO BE USED BY WHOEVER, WHENEVER THEY NEED THEM, OR TO WHAT EXTENT THEY'RE JUST RESERVED FOR CERTAIN USE, AND SO THEY'RE NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AND THAT WOULD BE LIKE AN ON STREET VERSUS OFF STREET ON THE STREET IS OUR PARKING METERS AND OFF STREET IS IS PRIVATE PARKING MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU, I'LL ASK MS. WHITE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GREAT QUESTION, WE DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EXACTLY THIS BECAUSE AS MAYOR ALTY HAS IDENTIFIED, SOME OF THAT ON STREET PARKING IS USED, PEOPLE FEED THE METER ALL DAY. BUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE LOCKS THEMSELVES, IT'S ABOUT A 60/40 SPLIT.

SO THAT'S 60 PERCENT IS THAT FLUID AND 40 PERCENT IS WHAT WE CALL ASSIGNED.

SO THAT'S ABOUT THE SPLIT NOW, BUT AGAIN, ONLY LESS THAN 70 PERCENT UTILIZATION.

YOU COULD DETERMINE THAT'S EVEN LESS OF A SPLIT.

DO WE HAVE ANY TOOLS TO CHANGE SOME OF THOSE, LIKE OFF STREET PARKING LOTS FROM BEING ASSIGNED OR RESERVED ONLY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES TO ALLOW THEM TO BE MORE FLUID OR FLEXIBLE? OR IS THAT JUST IT'S PRIVATE? WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. IT'S DEFINITELY UP TO THE OWNER TO DO, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY INCENTIVIZE. I'LL ASK MS. WHITE TO TALK TO THIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AGAIN.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IF THE TERMS AND REGULATIONS OF THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW ARE PASSED, ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN LOOK TO DO WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS IS TO DECOUPLE THOSE ADJACENT LOTS FROM THE BUILDINGS WHERE THOSE PARKING ARE ASSIGNED SO THAT IT WOULD OPEN FOR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, NOT JUST FOR PARKING ASSIGNMENT BUT FOR REDEVELOPMENT OVERALL.

OK, SO THAT IS A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED FOR THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

IT'S COMING TOGETHER IN MY HEAD.

AND SO THEN IN THE STUDY, THERE WAS TALK OF THE CASH IN LIEU PAYMENTS AS ONE POSSIBLE WAY TO PAY FOR THIS THEORETICAL PARKADE.

AND I'M ASSUMING THAT MEANS WHEN A DEVELOPER BUILDS SOMETHING, THEY HAVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING SPACES, OR THEY CAN PROVIDE CASH INSTEAD OF THOSE PARKING SPACES. IT.

AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? AND IF SO, ARE WE CURRENTLY COLLECTING CASH IN LIEU OR IS THAT JUST A FUTURE TOOL THAT WE COULD USE, SAY, UNDER THE NEW ZONING BYLAW? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MS. WHITE. RIGHT.

AND YES, THAT IS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

IF SOMEONE WANTED TO CREATE A DEVELOPMENT AND THEY FELT THAT IT WAS GOING TO REQUIRE, SAY, 50 SPACES, BUT THEIR SITE COULD ONLY PUT UP 12, THEN IT WOULD BE A PRICE PER PARKING SPACE THAT WOULD BE PAID TO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT HELD BY THE MUNICIPALITY FOR PARKING ELSEWHERE, WHETHER IT'S FOR THIS OR PARKING IN LIEU HAS BEEN USED FOR USE OF OTHER LOTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL.

SO THERE'S THERE'S A BIT OF A JUGGLE THAT GOES ON, BUT A BYLAW WOULD BE NEEDED TO BE PUT IN PLACE FOR SUCH PARKING LIEU TO TAKE EFFECT.

OK, SO IT'S NOT CURRENTLY BEING DONE.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MS. WHITE. NOT THAT I AM AWARE OF, NO.

AND DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY NOT FOR PARKADE.

RIGHT. OK, AND SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD TAKE EFFECT WITH THE NEW ZONING BYLAW OR THAT WOULD THERE WOULD BE MANY STEPS.

TO PUT THAT IN PLACE INTO THE FUTURE IS THE INTENT TO PUT THAT INTO PLACE BECAUSE WITH THE OPEN OPTION PARKING AND.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF THIS GOES ALONG WITH THE THE NEW ZONING BYLAW.

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SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, WHERE IT'S GOING ON, WHAT KIND OF PRESSURES WE HAVE WITHIN AND AROUND THE DOWNTOWN.

IT'S NOT JUST THE DOWNTOWN, IT'S IMPACT ON ADJACENT LANDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT BEFORE. I THINK WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO DO THAT.

WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THAT NEED IS AND WHERE WHERE THAT PRESSURE IS.

BUT THE GROUNDWORK WOULD BE THERE SHOULD WE WANT TO COME FORWARD TO COUNCIL.

OK. AND THEN LAST QUESTION, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT SAID THAT.

EVEN THOUGH A PARKADE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY NEEDED, WE SHOULD IDENTIFY AND RESERVE A POTENTIAL SITE IN CASE IT'S NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.

I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT.

THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD ACTUALLY INVOLVE.

ARE WE TALKING ABOUT US PURCHASING A SITE AND SETTING IT ASIDE FOR PARKING IN THE FUTURE? I MEAN, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME AS A PRESSING NEED AND I.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT EXACTLY THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES TO DO ON THAT RECOMMENDATION OR OR NOT AT ALL, BUT JUST I DON'T WANT TO SORT OF GOING FORWARD AND ACTUALLY PICKING OUT A SIDE AND SOMEHOW SETTING IT ASIDE FOR A PARKADE AT THIS POINT, GIVEN THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, IT'S IN A IN A WORLD WHERE PERHAPS WE ALWAYS ACTED PROACTIVELY ON EVERYTHING, JUST IN CASE IT MIGHT BE THE CASE, CERTAINLY NOT FEELING IT RIGHT NOW.

BUT MS. WHITE OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

IT WOULD NOT BE MY IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MUNICIPALITY MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

WE DO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] LANDS AROUND THE DOWNTOWN, WHICH IN FUTURE MAY BE APPROPRIATE, BUT I THINK UNTIL THERE'S AN ACTUAL NEED IDENTIFIED AND WE MONITOR HOW THE ZONING BYLAW, THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW ROLLS OUT, I REALLY WOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE RECOMMENDING THAT TO COUNCIL AT THIS TIME. OK, I WOULD AGREE.

I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.

THANKS. THANKS, I HAD THE THE SAME QUESTION AND COMMENT TOO ON THAT ONE.

UH, ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL? SEEING, NONE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE STUDY.

I THINK IT DOES, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROCEED WITH IT.

I THINK IT DOES HAVE SOME A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION FOR US TO CONSIDER AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE ZONING BYLAW.

NEXT, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE IN CAMERA.

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SEE YOU IN TWO SECONDS.

OK. BUSINESS ARISING FROM IN CAMERA IS TO APPOINT JANET TONER TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

BENJAMIN HENDRICKSON TO THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE AND NICK [INAUDIBLE] TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS.

AND SO WE'LL BRING THOSE THREE APPOINTMENTS FORWARD TO OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND AT 7 P.M..

WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF OUR AGENDA, AND I WOULD JUST NOTE THE FOLKS SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN THIS SATURDAY, 5 P.M., LEAVING FROM CITY HALL DOWN THIRD STREET AND DOWN FRANKLIN. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING FOLKS THERE.

AND THEN, YES, NEXT WEEK'S BUSY WITH TUESDAY, THE REFERENDUM AND THEN THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS NEXT SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, STARTING BRIGHT AND EARLY AT THE MULTIPLEX OR FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN LINE, THERE WILL BE THE HYBRID OPTION. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO SPEAK IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH AT NOON, SO FOLKS CAN EMAIL CITY CLERKS AND THEY WILL SEND YOU THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING IF YOU HAVE TO GO ONLINE, THEY'LL THEY'LL SEND YOU THE LINK.

AND THE DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS FOR THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH AT 4:30 P.M.

SO THAT THEY'LL BE IN OUR PACKAGE AND WE CAN READ THEM BEFORE THE BIG MEETING ON SATURDAY. SO DEFINITELY TWO PROJECTS KIND OF COMING TO THE END AFTER FIVE YEARS OF WORK FOR THE POOL AND THREE YEARS OF WORK FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ZONING BYLAWS, SO

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SO EVERYBODY REST UP, TAKE CARE OF THIS WEEKEND.

SEE YOU BRIGHT EYED BUSHY TAILED NEXT MONDAY.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR KONGE SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.

SEE EVERYBODY NEXT WEEK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.