Apr 11, 2022 Council Meetings

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GOOD EVENING AND WE'LL CALL TO ORDER THE COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022 TO ORDER, AND I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR PAYNE TO DO THE OPENING STATEMENT.

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

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

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

THANK YOU. AWARD CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS.

THERE WERE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

ADOPTION OF MEETING MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

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I MOVED THAT MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORGAN.

ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2022, ARE PRESENTED FOR

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I MOVE THAT UP MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2022 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU, AND DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SILVERIO AND ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? SEEING NONE.

CORRESPONDENTS AND PETITIONS.

THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE, NOR WERE THERE ANY PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE WERE NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA, DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS

[10. A presentation from Senad Mujcin, a representative of Hak’s Autobody, with regard to the Old Town Parking Strategy.]

SORRY IF I BUTCHERED THAT.

PRESENTATION OF HA'KS AUTO BODY WITH REGARDS TO THE OLD TOWN PARKING STRATEGY.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE FLOOR.

JUST A REMINDER, YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES AND IF YOU NEED ANY EXTRA, WE WILL GIVE YOU AN EXTRA TWO.

PERFECT, FOLLOWING YOUR PRESENTATION, WE WILL GO TO A Q&A WITH COUNCIL AND BE RESPECTFUL AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF, ALL THE RULES, AND I WILL HAND THE FLOOR OFF TO YOU.

OKAY, FORGIVE ME, BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS BEING UP HERE.

I'M NOT MUCH OF A PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT I'M GOING TO SHOOT FOR 5 MINUTES.

HAK'S AUTOBODY IS A FAMILY OWNED, MULTI-GENERATIONAL INDEPENDENT COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY LOCATED IN OLD TOWN, ORIGINALLY FORMED IN DOWNTOWN YELLOWKNIFE IN 1978, THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED ITS CURRENT LOCATION OF 3903 FRANKLIN AVENUE IN 1982.

IN 2000, WE PURCHASED THREE ADDITIONAL ADJACENT LOTS FROM THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, LOCATED AT 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE, TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF OUR OPERATION ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IN DOING SO, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THERE WERE NO STIPULATIONS TO THE PURCHASE STATING THAT WE WOULD NOT USE FRANKLIN AVENUE AS AN ACCESS POINT TO OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY.

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, WE APPROACHED THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE FOR A PERMIT TO INSTALL A FENCE AROUND THE MAIN SHOP AND NEW PROPERTY FOR SECURITY AND ESTHETIC PURPOSES.

WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY THE PLANNING AND LANDS DIVISION AT THAT TIME THAT A PERMIT WAS NOT REQUIRED, AND SO WE PROCEEDED TO PUT UP THE FENCING.

ON THE 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY, TWO GATES EXISTED, ONE FACING FRANKLIN AVENUE, ANOTHER FACING THE LANE BETWEEN BOTH PROPERTIES.

WE HAD ACCESS TO BOTH THE STREET AND THE ALLEY.

AS AN ADDITIONAL MEASURE, WE PLANTED SOME TREES IN FRONT OF OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY WITH THE CITY'S PERMISSION TO ALSO IMPROVE ITS ESTHETIC.

IN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE OWNED 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE, THE PROPOSED PARKING AREA HAS BEEN INFORMALLY USED AS PARKING BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO OLD TOWN.

AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE BEEN OKAY WITH THIS SO LONG AS OUR FRANKLIN AVENUE GATE REMAINED ACCESSIBLE FOR USE WHEN REQUIRED OR FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT.

IN 2017, CITY ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED ADDING PARKING TO THE NORTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN AVENUE, OPPOSITE THE WOODYARD BREWPUB, DOWN TO EARTH GALLERY, GALLERY OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN AND OLD TOWN CABINS.

OUR ORGANIZATION WAS AND STILL IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT INITIATIVE AS IT WOULD PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO ALL OLD TOWN BUSINESSES AND WOULD CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT

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AT THAT TIME, THE MANAGER OF PLANNING AND LANDS ASSURED ME THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT FORMALLY INTRODUCE PARKING IN FRONT OF 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE, AS DOING SO WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR RIGHTS AS A PROPERTY OWNER.

IN 2018, WHILE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PLANNING AND LANDS DIVISION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF REDEVELOPING THE LOT AT 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE, THIS STATEMENT WAS REAFFIRMED BY A SECOND MANAGER OF PLANNING AND LANDS.

ULTIMATELY, WE DECIDE TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AT THE TIME WITH A NEW DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD IN KAM LAKE.

WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, THERE'S BEEN A SHIFT IN CITY ADMINISTRATION'S OPINION OF OUR 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE ACCESS, AND WE DISAGREE WITH IT.

WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY, WE ESSENTIALLY PUT A FRONT AND SIDE DOOR ON IT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN USING OUR SIDE ACCESS DUE TO CONVENIENCE AND IN NO WAY MEANT WE HAD FOREGONE OR ELIMINATED OUR FRANKLIN AVENUE ACCESS.

WE PURCHASED FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY, WE PAY TAXES FOR FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY AND WE OWN FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2021, WE MADE A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION TO REINCORPORATE OUR FRANKLIN AVENUE ACCESS DUE TO THIS CHANGE IN OPINION.

THIS WAS DENIED BY THE CITY, CITING THAT OUR PROPERTY WAS ALREADY SAFELY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE LANE. WE DISAGREE WITH THIS AS THE SIDE EXIT FROM OUR PROPERTY IS DIFFICULT TO EXIT AND PROVIDES A LIMITED LINE OF SIGHT FOR VEHICLES.

SECONDLY, CITY OFFICIALS STATED THAT A CURB CUTOUT WOULD NEED TO BE INSTALLED TO USE OUR GATE, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST FOR ANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR FRANKLIN AVENUE PROPERTY. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE ONLY REASON THAT OUR APPLICATION PERMIT WAS DENIED WAS BECAUSE ADMINISTRATION HAD OTHER PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF THIS RECOMMENDATION.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT ONE THING HERE.

WE ARE NOT AGAINST PEOPLE PARKING IN FRONT OF 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE.

THIS AREA IS BEING USED BY RESIDENTS AND GUESTS WHO IN TURN ARE MAKING YELLOWKNIFE, THE OLD TOWN, A MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

WE AS A BUSINESS AND FAMILY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

WE CONTRIBUTE TO THAT GOAL AND DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAINTAIN A FRONTAGE AND APPEARANCE WORTHY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR GATE ACCESS IS NOT ELIMINATED PERMANENTLY BY WAY OF A FORMALIZED PARKING ZONING ACROSS ITS FULL LENGTH.

IF CONSIDERED, WE DO ASK THAT IT NOT BE MADE IN FRONT OF THE GATE.

THE CURRENT INFORMAL USE IS NOT BOTHERING US AS LONG AS OUR FUTURE ACCESS IS NOT RESTRICTED, WHICH I FEAR WILL BE THE CASE IN THIS RECOMMENDATION.

IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR A REAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD BE TO CREATE THE NEW STALLS BY REVISITING THE 2017 PLAN.

DOING SO WOULD REDUCE THE STRAIN ON BRYSON AND HAMILTON DRIVE AND WOULDN'T AND WOULD IMPROVE EMERGENCY ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ALL THINGS THAT ARE NOT ACHIEVED BY THE FORMALIZATION OF PARKING IN FRONT OF 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE. FINALLY FORMALIZING A FULL PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY WOULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT US FINANCIALLY.

IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY DEVALUE OUR PROPERTY AS IT CHANGES IT FROM STREET FRONT PROPERTY ON YELLOWKNIFE'S MAIN STREET IN ONE OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VIBRANT AREAS TO A PROPERTY ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY A ONE WAY LANE WHICH RECEIVES LIMITED SERVICE.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.

QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR KONG? YEAH, THANKS FOR COMING IN TODAY.

SO, IT SOUNDS TO ME AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT YOU WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF SOME SORT OF FORMALIZED PARKING THERE AS LONG AS YOUR ACCESS WAS ENSURED.

IS THAT CORRECT? I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH FRONTAGE IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY BEING USED, BUT IF IT IS FORMALIZED, I WOULD LIKE THAT EXCEPTION OF THE AREA IN FRONT OF OUR GATE TO BE NOTED BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT LIFE HOLDS FOR US.

I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE ONE DAY WE DECIDE TO SELL THE PROPERTY, MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO REDEVELOP IT. MAYBE I WANT TO REDEVELOP IT.

I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE WE INTEND TO USE IT FOR A DIFFERENT USE ONE DAY.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S AHEAD OF US.

IF WE FORMALIZE THAT PARKING THERE AND IT BECOMES A FULL PARKING LOT IN AN AREA THAT I ADMIT NEEDS MORE PARKING, IT RENDERS THE PROPERTY PRETTY MUCH USELESS TO ANYBODY THAT ASPIRES TO MAYBE OWN IT ONE DAY.

REALLY, IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO A ONE WAY LANE.

I GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON THAT, BUT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, I'M OKAY WITH FORMALIZED PARKING SO LONG AS THE GATE ACCESS IS LEFT THERE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO OUR PROPERTY.

HOW MANY LOTS YOU OWN? NOT THE MAIN SHOP, BUT THE OTHER SIDE.

WE OWN SIX LOTS IN TOTAL AS THE BUSINESS THERE.

THREE OF THEM IN THE ORIGINAL AREA OF 3903 FRANKLIN AVENUE AND THREE MORE LOTS ON 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE. SO REALLY YOU HAVE ONE ACCESS FOR THREE LOTS THAT YOU'RE ASKING TO BE

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YES. OFF OF FRANKLIN.

SO OFF OF FRANKLIN, IN ESSENCE, WE HAVE SIX LOTS IN TOTAL FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE ONE ACCESS TO FRANKLIN AVENUE, BUT ON THE 3911 FRANKLIN AVENUE, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S OPINION, WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO IT FOR THE THREE LOTS THAT ARE THERE. AND FOR THOSE THREE LOTS, HOW MANY GATES DO YOU HAVE THAT ARE ACCESS TO FRANKLIN? I HAVE ONE GATE THAT IS ACCESS TO FRANKLIN AVENUE THERE.

SO IT'S NOT EVEN EACH INDIVIDUAL LOT THAT HAS A FRANKLIN ACCESS? THAT'S CORRECT. IF YOU CHOSE TO SELL THEM, YOU COULD SELL EACH INDIVIDUAL LOT.

YES. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THOSE CLARIFICATIONS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR MORSE. THANK YOU, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE SATELLITE IMAGERY ON THE CITY EXPLORER, AND IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE MAIN GATE FOR THIS LOT IS IN THE ALLEYWAY.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE THE GATE IS THAT YOU ACCESS FRANKLIN FROM, BECAUSE IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THERE ISN'T AN ACTIVELY USED GATE THERE.

THERE'S JUST A BUNCH OF TREES IN FRONT OF IT BECAUSE GROWTH HAS COME OVER TIME WITH OUR LACK OF USE OF IT.

SO YOU'RE KIND OF LOOKING TO REINSTATE USE OF THIS.

WHAT I'M LOOKING TO DO IS I WOULD LIKE TO PROTECT MY ACCESS THERE.

I KNOW THAT IF I GIVE THIS UP, THEN I WILL NEVER GET IT BACK IN THE EVENT THAT I NEED IT, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT, IT WILL BE FORMERLY ZONED AS PARKING.

RIGHT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. WOULD I BE ABLE TO ADD ONE THING TO THIS? SURE. I WANT TO REITERATE THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT PROPERTY BEING USED, HOW IT IS BEING USED RIGHT NOW INFORMALLY.

LIKE I JUST WANT TO PROTECT THE RIGHT IF IT'S BEING USED INFORMALLY, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE PARKING IN FRONT OF THAT GATE.

THE CONCERN OF MINE IS THAT IF IT'S FORMALIZED AS PARKING ACROSS THE WHOLE FRONTAGE, THEN I LOSE THAT ACCESS FOREVER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PARKING LOT THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE PUTTING ACROSS THE ROAD, OR WE PROPOSED TO PUT ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE BREWPUB, HOWEVER MANY YEARS AGO THAT WAS. WAS IT 2017-18, ROUGHLY? ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAD AT THAT POINT WAS IT WAS GOING TO BE A DANGEROUS PARKING AREA TO BACK OUT OF.

SO IF THAT WAS THE IDEA BACK THEN, WHY IS IT STILL NOT THE IDEA NOW? IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING THIS FORWARD AS AS OFFICIAL PARKING IT'S GOING TO BE BACKED UP PARKING. SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE AND WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANT BACK THEN, BUT NOT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT NOW.

IS THIS MORE OF A QUESTION FOR ADMINISTRATION OR FOR THE PRESENTER? THIS IS A QUESTION FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO ANSWER IT.

I DON'T CARE. ALL RIGHT [INAUDIBLE] FINISHED WITH QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND PRESENTING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE WILL DIRECT THIS QUESTION OVER TO ADMINISTRATION. MS. WHITE. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT PREVIOUS REPORT--I FEEL LIKE I'M ECHOING--ANY SUGGESTION THAT MOVES FORWARD FOR PLANNING.

TRY THAT AGAIN, SORRY.

ANY PLANNING FOR PARKING IN AND AROUND THAT AREA WOULD HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PARKING SPACES, THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, ETC.

AND WHILE THAT IS ONE OPTION, THERE COULD BE OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL.

SO SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT AND BRING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE CONCERNS, WHETHER THEY WERE PUBLIC OR STAFF RELATED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MORSE.

THANK YOU. I'M JUST INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS ARE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO LOTS AND THE FORMALIZATION OF THIS ACCESS, AS MR.

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I'M JUST WONDERING WHEN THE CITY SELLS LOTS OR WHEN THE CITY MAKES CHANGES TO AREAS AROUND LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SOLD, IS THERE LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY TO MAINTAIN ACCESS OF SOME KIND? AND IF THAT ACCESS IS LEGALLY REQUIRED, KIND OF WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS THAT THE CITY USES TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE ARE? JUST AS COUNCILLOR KONGE NOTED, THE PROPERTY OWNER CURRENTLY HAS THREE LOTS THAT THEY ACCESS PRIMARILY RIGHT NOW FROM THE SIDE, BUT IF THOSE LOTS WERE DIVIDED UP AND SOLD INDIVIDUALLY, ACCESS COULD BECOME A PROBLEM.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THE CITY MANAGES SITUATIONS LIKE THAT WITH LOTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS. THANKS.

I'LL HAND IT OVER TO ADMINISTRATION.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

THE ZONING BYLAW AND DEVELOPMENT REALLY DICTATE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS, AND I'LL DEFER TO MS. WHITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

SO ANY DEVELOPMENT WHEN THAT APPLICATION COMES FORWARD FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT RELATED TO WHETHER IT'S ONE LOT, TWO LOT, IN THIS CASE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF LOTS ATTACHED TOGETHER, THE ACCESS WOULD BE REVIEWED AT THAT TIME AND THERE'S A FORMAL APPLICATION FOR ACCESS.

SO SAY THESE LOTS WERE IN A DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP, THE ACCESS COULD BE AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN WHERE THE GATE MAY CURRENTLY BE, BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING FORWARD THE IDEA THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS JUST AN INTERIM PARKING SOLUTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES ACCESS, RIGHT? SO NOT JUST THESE PROPERTIES, BUT TO ALL THE PROPERTIES IN THE AREA, AND WE'RE WILLING TO LOOK AT A NUMBER OF OPTIONS FOR PARKING TO ALLOW THAT MOVEMENT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES THROUGH OLD TOWN IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. THANKS.

SO, I MEAN, IS THE CONCERN THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS LISTING HERE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PERMANENTLY LOSE ACCESS TO FRANKLIN AVENUE, IS IT WARRANTED? IS THAT GOING TO BE THE CASE OR IS THERE A CERTAIN RIGHT WHEN YOU OWN A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE ROAD? I GUESS IN A THEORETICAL SITUATION WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNER DOES SELL ONE OR MORE OF THE LOTS, WILL THE CITY BE OBLIGATED TO REVISIT THE PARKING STRATEGY THAT THEY'VE GOT AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER? OR IS THAT NOT THE CASE? I THINK MR. MUJCIN IS SIMPLY LOOKING FOR REASSURANCE THAT'S NOT THE CASE, IF I'M CORRECT.

IF THAT'S THE CASE AND THE CITY CAN PROVIDE THAT REASSURANCE, I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR HIM.

I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. AS MS. WHITE INDICATED, THIS IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.

AS WAS NOTED IN THE MEMO ON MARCH 28TH, WE ARE UNABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE PARKING STRATEGY DUE TO COVID AND THE EFFECT OF TOURISM AND LESS PEOPLE BEING OUT AND ABOUT.

IT WAS DEEMED TO BE THAT IT WOULD BE VALUABLE TIME BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE INDICATIVE OF REGULAR DAYS AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

SO THE EMERGENCY CIRCULATION STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AND SO THESE ARE INTERIM MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF PUBLIC SAFETY WITH RESPECT TO CIRCULATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES DURING HIGH PEAK TIMES WHEN PARKING IS AN ISSUE IN THE AREA.

I'LL ASK MS. WHITE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE QUESTION, AND WHAT I CAN SAY TO BOTH THE CURRENT OWNER AND TO COUNCIL IS WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH NOT JUST THIS PROPERTY OWNER BUT OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE AN INTERIM PROBLEM; WE'RE LOOKING TO CREATE AN INTERIM SOLUTION.

SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND SEE IF MAYBE WE DON'T PUT A SPOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THAT GATE. THERE'S STILL LOTS OF ROOM ALONG THERE AS WELL AS THOSE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT. SO I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH HIM OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY OWNER. THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANKS, AND SORRY, SENAD, IF I'VE BEEN GETTING YOUR NAME WRONG, IT'S A BIT OF A TOUGH ONE TO PRONOUNCE.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ADMINISTRATION DOES GO FORWARD IN THAT KIND OF OPEN MINDED WAY.

WITH ANY PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS, I KNOW IT IS A UNIQUE AREA OF TOWN THAT DOES KIND OF REQUIRE UNIQUE MEASURES.

JUST IF I COULD GET A DIRECT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO LOTS THAT THEY SELL, IS THAT THE CASE? AND IF SO, HOW DOES THAT WORK? IF THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS A LOT LIKE THIS ONE SURROUNDED BY ROADS? IS THE CITY SIMPLY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ONE OF THE ROADS OR CAN THE PROPERTY

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THE AIM OF THE ZONING BYLAW IS TO ENSURE THAT ANY PROPERTY THAT IS CREATED HAS ACCESS TO AN OPEN AND MAINTAINED MUNICIPAL ROAD FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PURPOSES.

UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A PERMIT IS APPLIED FOR, WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THE LOCATION OR THE FORM IN WHICH THAT ACCESS TAKES PLACE, AND USUALLY IT'S RELATED TO A DEVELOPMENT.

SO IF I HAVE A PROPERTY AND I'M GOING TO PUT A SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING, THAT ENTRANCE IS GOING TO LOOK COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN IF I HAVE A COMMERCIAL USE ON IT.

SO WE TRY TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AT THAT TIME TO FIND WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR ENTRANCES, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE AN ENTRANCE ON AN OPEN AND MAINTAINED MUNICIPAL ROAD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT FOR QUESTIONS FROM ME.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO TELL ME, WHAT IS THE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KEEPING THIS PARKING UNOFFICIAL LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW AND MAKING IT OFFICIAL WHEN IT COMES TO A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT? I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS.

MISS THISTLE.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

I MEAN, REALLY, IT COMES DOWN TO THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE, BUT I'LL ASK MISS HUNT-POITRAS TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

AT THIS POINT, THOSE SPOTS ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ACTIVELY ENFORCE.

BY MAKING IT FORMAL, WE CAN WE CAN DESIGNATE THEM FOUR HOUR PARKING AND THEN WE CAN GO DOWN AND WE CAN MONITOR THAT SITUATION, AND IF PEOPLE ARE PARKING FOR OVER 4 HOURS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THOSE POSITIONS IN THOSE SPOTS WILL BE TICKETED OR POTENTIALLY TOWED.

SO IT DOES MAKE IT EASIER TO ENFORCE, AND IT IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME OUT OF THE CIRCULATION STUDY THAT WE LOOK FOR ON MORE ON STREET PARKING THAT IS FORMALIZED.

SO WOULD THAT BE ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON OUR BYLAW DEPARTMENT TO BE MONITORING THE PARKING DOWN THERE? IT'S BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AND IT'S ONE OF THE PRIORITY AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPONENT OF THIS, BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THE WHOLE INTENT HERE IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE ACCESS. IT'S A FOCUS FOR BYLAW, AND IT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT ISN'T DEEMED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD OVERWHELM OUR CURRENT STAFFING.

SO THE LOT ON THE CORNER SCHOOL DRAW AND FRANKLIN.

THAT HAS BEEN OFFICIAL PARKING, DESIGNATED PARKING DOWN THERE WITH A 72 HOUR LIMIT, AND I MEAN I TAKE DRIVES EVERY NIGHT.

I'VE BEEN DRIVING PAST THE SAME CAMPERS PARKED THERE FOR WEEKS AND MONTHS AT TIMES.

SO WE'RE NOT REALLY ENFORCING THE PARKING IN THAT OFFICIAL LOT.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE MAKING AN ISSUE OUT OF SOMETHING THAT HASN'T REALLY BEEN AN ISSUE.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ISSUES WITH PEOPLE PARKING IN THAT SPOT IN FRONT OF THE THREE LOTS.

I'VE PARKED THERE MYSELF. PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY PRETTY GOOD.

THERE'S NOBODY PARKING THERE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, UNLIKE THE LOT ON THE CORNER OF SCHOOL DRAW AND FRANKLIN. SO, I'M JUST CONFUSED AS TO WHY WE'RE MAKING THIS AN EXAMPLE OF PARKING MOVING FORWARD DOWN IN OLD TOWN.

MISS THISTLE. I BELIEVE IT'S TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARK IN THE FORMALIZED AREA.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S INFORMAL PARKING AND THE CITY CAN'T REALLY PROMOTE GO PARK IN FRONT OF THOSE PROPERTIES PER SE, BUT I'LL ASK MISS WHITE TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I THINK THERE'S TWO PIECES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER. THE FIRST IS WHEN THERE'S UNREGULATED PARKING EITHER ON FRANKLIN OR IN THAT AREA, WHAT IT DOES IS POTENTIALLY CAUSES PARKING ON THOSE STREETS THAT ARE IN BEHIND, AND THOSE STREETS ARE ALSO NARROW, AND SO, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO EMERGENCY CIRCULATION, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING ADEQUATE PARKING IN AND AROUND THE AREA, KIND OF

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SO WE'RE REMOVING A NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS TEMPORARILY SO THAT WE CAN DO INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING THAT BACK.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING INTERIM, WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING FOR A PARKING TO EQUATE FOR WHAT WE'RE REMOVING FOR CONSTRUCTION.

HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES SENSE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PREPLAN BEFORE WE RIP APART SCHOOL DRAW PARKING LOT AND NOBODY CAN BE IN THERE.

THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LIKE I SAID, I'M A DRIVER.

EVEN WITH THE PRICE OF GAS RIGHT NOW, I STILL DO MY NIGHTLY DRIVES AROUND TOWN JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY, AND I'M NOT REALLY SEEING A LOT OF TRAFFIC FROM THE BREWPUB PARKING DOWN IN THE CORNER.

ANY PARKING THAT'S BEING DONE DOWN THERE IS PARKING OUT IN FRONT OF HAK'S AND OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR RESTAURANT AND PUB ITSELF.

SO, YEAH, I'M INTERESTED TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY INPUT HERE, BUT LET'S SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE GOING FORWARD.

THANK YOU, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MORGAN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO, CAN I JUST GET CLARIFICATION THAT THE IDEA HERE IS THE MAIN PROBLEM IS PEOPLE WHO PARK ON THE SMALL RESIDENTIAL STREETS AROUND THE BREWPUB AND BLOCK PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS, BLOCK PEOPLE, BLOCK EMERGENCY ACCESS.

SO TO ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE THEM TO JUST PARK A BLOCK DOWN WITH SIGNAGE AND CLEAR SPACES, AND SO I SEE NODDING HEADS.

I GUESS THE SECOND QUESTION IS ONE THING THAT THIS MIGHT IMPROVE I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY NOTICED, EVEN THOUGH I GO BY IT EVERY DAY, ARE THERE PEOPLE WHO PARK IN THOSE INFORMAL SPOTS IN FRONT OF THE HAK LOTS FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, MONTHS AT A TIME? ARE THERE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY JUST KIND OF STAYING THERE? DOES ADMINISTRATION HAVE ANY INFO ON WHETHER THIS MIGHT HELP FREE UP SPOTS THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST PUTTING JUNK CARS OR EXTRA CARS IN? OR IS IT MAINLY JUST TO SORT OF FORMALIZE IT, PUT SIGNS UP, MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT IS AVAILABLE? MS. THISTLE? THE POINT OF INTRODUCING FORMALIZED FOUR HOUR PARKING IN THAT AREA IS NOT TO ADDRESS JUNK VEHICLES OR CARS BEING LEFT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

OKAY, THANK YOU, AND ANY MORE QUESTIONS ? SEEING NONE.

MOVING FORWARD. MEMBER STATEMENTS.

THERE ARE NO STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.

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COUNCILLOR PAYNE WILL INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING REPORTS: GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITY COMMITTEE REPORT FOR MARCH 28, 2022.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT ADMINISTRATION BE DIRECTED TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY SYSTEM (AMPS).

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORSE.

ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR KONGE. THANK YOU, I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE.

ALMOST TEN YEARS IN.

I CAN RECALL PREVIOUS DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS CHATTING WITH ME OVER THE YEARS ABOUT HOW OUR SYSTEM IS NOTHING, BUT A MASSIVE MANPOWER DRAIN.

IT JUST TAKES HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS TO TRY TO TAKE PEOPLE TO COURT FOR A PARKING TICKET OR A SPEEDING TICKET OR ANYTHING.

IT WAS SO ARCHAIC.

SO LITERALLY FROM 2012, LIKE THE FIRST TIME I WAS ELECTED, PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. SO CERTAINLY WASN'T ON MY RADAR AT THE TIME.

I WAS ALL ABOUT THE ZONING BYLAW, BUT WE GOT THAT ONE DONE.

TOOK ALMOST TEN YEARS, BUT WE GOT THERE.

SO THIS ONE HERE, TEN YEARS.

I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE IT COMING FORWARD, AND I DO HONESTLY BELIEVE IT WILL SAVE A LOT OF TIME FOR CITY STAFF AND A LOT OF ANXIETY AND ANGST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN THEY HAVE COMPLAINTS. SO REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS ONE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NOT HAVING ANYBODY

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THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ONE ACCEPT THE INFORMATION EXCEPT FOR INFORMATION THE YK OLD TOWN EMERGENCY CIRCULATION REVIEW STUDY AND TWO DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS WITHIN ALL TOWN BY A.) PROVIDING PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND INTRODUCTION OF PARKING PERMISSIBLE SIGNAGE ON STREETS OF NOTED CONCERN: HAMILTON DRIVE, BRYSON DRIVE, MCDONALD DRIVE AND WILEY ROAD SUMMER OF '22.

B.) REMOVING BRUSH AND ENHANCEMENT OF ROAD SHOULDERS TO IMPROVE EXISTING STREET SIDE PARKING AREAS 2022-24.

C.) INTRODUCING FORMALIZED FOUR HOUR CITY PARKING IN THE AREA OF HAK'S AUTOBODY STORAGE LOTS AND THE WOODYARD BREWPUB 2022-24.

D.) INTRODUCING FORMALIZED CITY PARKING SPACES TO THE SCHOOL DRAW PARKING LOT TO MAXIMIZE USAGE AND SITE MANEUVERABILITY.

ONCE UPGRADES TO LIFT STATION ONE ARE COMPLETE 2024-26 E.) PREPARING AN ALL TOWN PARKING SUPPLY AND DEMAND STUDY ONCE DEMAND IS STABILIZED FROM COVID 19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.

2024-26.

F.) MONITORING IMPROVEMENTS AND FORMALIZING A LONG TERM PARKING STRATEGY FOR OLD TOWN FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE EMERGENCY CIRCULATION REVIEW AND THE PARKING SUPPLY AND DEMAND STUDY 2022-26.

G.) MONITORING IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS 2022 AND ONGOING AND H.) INSTALLING ADDITIONAL CITY BIKE RACKS IN ALL TOWN AREAS TO FACILITATE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU, AND DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORGAN. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR KONGE. THANK YOU, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE REMOVE 2(C) AND IF I CAN GET A SECONDER. COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

GO AHEAD, COUNCILLOR KONGE. ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS WITH THIS. I JUST SPOKE OF WHAT IT TAKES A DECADE TO DO SOME THINGS; IT WILL SAVE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME, AND I THINK THAT IF WE FORMALIZE THIS AND THINGS CHANGE FOR THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, IT COULD TAKE A DECADE TO ROLL IT BACK, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S REASONABLE. SO THAT'S THE FIRST REASON.

THE SECOND REASON IS YOU GO DOWN TO THE BREWPUB, THAT'S WHERE YOU PARK.

I THINK EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN YELLOWKNIFE WHEN THEY GO DOWN THERE AT NIGHT PRETTY MUCH KNOWS THAT, AND EVERY NOW AND THEN MY TRUCK CAN'T DRIVE ME HOME WHEN I'M AT THE BREWPUB, SO IT GETS LEFT THERE FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS, AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S A NICE THING TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE THERE AND TAKE A CAB HOME OR HAVE SOMEBODY DRIVE ME HOME WHEN I'VE HAD A WIGGLY POP TOO MANY.

SO THE FOUR HOUR PARKING, I ACTUALLY THINK WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SAFETY OF OUR ROADS. PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKE, OH, WELL GOT TO GET THIS TRUCK OUT OF HERE AND I ONLY HAD TWO, MAYBE I CAN DRIVE HOME AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE TO DECIDE. SO I THINK IF WE JUST KEEP IT IN FORMALIZED PARKING, THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PARK. HAK'S SAYS THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

IF THEY NEED TO OPEN UP THAT GATE AND START MOVING STUFF IN AND OUT, PEOPLE WILL NOTICE THAT THEY WON'T PARK THERE.

YOU CAN PUT A NO PARKING SIGN ON THE FENCE, AND I THINK THAT IT HAS BEEN WORKING.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND I THINK NOT FORMALIZING IT IS ACTUALLY SAFER. SO.

THAT'S WHY. THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR MORSE? THANKS, I'M JUST CURIOUS TO HEAR FROM ADMINISTRATION IF COUNCIL WAS TO GO FORWARD WITH COUNCILLOR KONGE'S AMENDMENT, WHAT WOULD THE SITUATION BE? WOULD PARKING STILL BE ALLOWED THERE? I MEAN, IS IT GOING TO EFFECTIVELY BE THE SAME AS IT IS NOW, OR IS THERE SOME REASON WHY PARKING WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THERE? MS. THISTLE.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

IT COULD CONTINUE AS IS.

HOWEVER, AS WAS INDICATED, WHEN THE SCHOOL DRAW PARKING LOT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY 72 HOUR PARKING IS CLOSED, THERE'S POTENTIAL THAT SOME OF THOSE VEHICLES WILL THEN START PARKING

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IT WOULD BE UP TO THE, I GUESS, PROPERTY OWNER TO CONTACT THE CITY IF THEY'RE IN TROUBLE ACCESSING THEIR PROPERTY.

PRIVATE BUSINESSES CAN HAVE VEHICLES TOWED IF IT'S AFFECTING ACCESS, SAME AS IF YOUR DRIVEWAY WAS BLOCKED, BUT MISS HUNT-POITRAS.

HI, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT AS WELL IS THAT C ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN JUST WHETHER OR NOT TO FORMALIZE THE PARKING ON THAT LOT IN PARTICULAR OR IN THAT SPOT.

IT REALLY SPEAKS TO LOOKING AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES FOR OFF ON STREET PARKING, WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION TO ALLEVIATE THE CONGESTION IN THE AREAS THAT HAVE THE NARROW STREETS.

SO BY REMOVING C, WE REMOVE THE ABILITY TO SORT OF LOOK AT IT MORE GENERALLY IN THE AREA, INCLUDING ACROSS FROM THE BREWPUB.

THANKS. ONE MORE QUESTION, WHEN THEY SAY FORMALIZED FOUR HOUR CITY PARKING, THAT'S NOT PAID PARKING WITH METERS, IS IT? IT'S SIMPLY THAT IT'LL SAY YOU CAN PARK HERE.

IT'S A FOUR HOUR LIMIT.

THE CONCERN COUNCILLOR KONGE'S RAISING ABOUT PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR VEHICLES OVERNIGHT, HOW IS THAT TYPICALLY DEALT WITH? WOULD BYLAW BE DOING ENFORCEMENT LIKE THAT ON WEEKENDS, AND HOW IS THAT GENERALLY DEALT WITH? MS. THISTLE.

MS. HUNT-POITRAS? IT IS GENERALLY DEALT WITH ON A COMPLAINT BASIS, BUT IN THIS CASE, AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, WE'RE LOOKING AT TAKING A MORE [INAUDIBLE] FOCUSED APPROACH TO--SO THERE WOULD BE PATROLS THAT WOULD BE GOING ON.

OKAY, THANKS. I THINK GENERALLY HEARING FROM ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY'RE EVEN WILLING TO CONSIDER JUST NOT ALLOWING PARKING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE GATE, THAT HAS HAD CONCERN RAISED ABOUT IT.

I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD PERHAPS GET A COMMITMENT FROM ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY COULD SIMPLY PUT UP NO PARKING SIGNS IN FRONT OF THAT GATE SO THAT ONE SPOT IS NOT IMPEDED, AND SO THE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THAT CURRENTLY, WITH THIS TEMPORARY PLAN, CAN WE GET CONFIRMATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY WILL DO THAT? MS. THISTLE.

AS WAS INDICATED, MS. WHITE INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, DISCUSS THESE OPTIONS WITH THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, AND THE FORMALIZED PARKING WOULDN'T BE DONE CARTE BLANCHE BY THE CITY WITHOUT DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED, BUT MS. WHITE CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO WHETHER SHE CAN COMMIT TO PUTTING NO PARKING SIGNS UP IN FRONT OF THE GATE. SO WHAT I CAN COMMIT TO IS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH NOT JUST HAK'S PROPERTY OWNER, BUT ALSO OTHERS IN THE AREA, AND LOOK AT WAYS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT IMPACTING THEIR BUSINESS WHILE STILL LOOKING TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY CIRCULATION IN THE AREA. THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED BY COUNCILLOR KONGE.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO FORMALIZE PARKING HERE.

I THINK HAVING IT KIND OF INFORMAL, IT'S JUST NOT AS CLEAR TO PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON AND FRANKLY, I THINK IF THE ADMINISTRATION PROCEEDS AS THEY SAID THEY WILL, THE BUSINESS OWNER CAN HAVE SOME REASSURANCE THAT PARKING WON'T BE ALLOWED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE GATE AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR ACCESS, WHICH IS DEFINITELY THE OUTCOME THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE. SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER? COUNCILLOR MORGAN. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT BROUGHT UP, AND I APPRECIATE THINKING ABOUT SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES LIKE PEOPLE FEELING MORE PRESSURE TO DRIVE HOME AFTER THEY'VE HAD ALCOHOL. THESE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF REMOVING C.

I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE CHANGE THE WORDING A BIT FIRST, PERHAPS ADDING TEMPORARY

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BUT I WOULDN'T BE IN FAVOR OF REMOVING IT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE FIND SOMEWHERE TO HAVE MORE FORMALIZED PARKING.

SOME PEOPLE MAY KNOW THAT THERE'S INFORMAL PARKING THERE, SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT, AND THE REALITY IS THAT RIGHT NOW THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE PARKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS AND IN EMERGENCY VEHICLE CORRIDORS, AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE THERE.

THERE HAS TO BE SOME MORE PROACTIVE INSTRUCTION TO PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN'T PARK HERE; YOU HAVE TO PARK ELSEWHERE, AND HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN PARK THIS ELSEWHERE.

I THINK IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT SHOULD BE FOUR HOUR OR JUST LEAVE IT WIDE OPEN TO PARK AS LONG AS YOU WANT BECAUSE MAYBE YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOUR TRUCK THERE OVERNIGHT.

I MEAN, THERE IS THAT 72-HOUR PARKING AT THE SCHOOL DRAW PARKING LOT.

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE SHUFFLING THINGS AROUND WHEN WE UPGRADE THAT LOT , BUT I THINK THAT BY NOT MAKING IT FOUR HOURS, THEN YOU LEAVE OPEN PEOPLE SORT OF TAKING UP THAT SPACE THAT THE INTENTION IS FOR CUSTOMERS, PEOPLE ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE LOTS, AND IF YOU HAVE NO MEANS OF ENFORCING HOW LONG SOMEONE SHOULD STAY THERE. I MEAN, MAYBE IT COULD BE 24 HOURS OR SOMETHING, BUT WE COULD WE COULD THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT I ALSO THINK IF I'M NOT AWARE MAYBE SOMEONE COULD CORRECT ME THAT IN FRONT OF OTHER BARS IN TOWN, WE LEAVE UNLIMITED PARKING OPTIONS OPEN FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT, JUST IN CASE YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK.

ACTUALLY, MAYBE ADMINISTRATION COULD ENLIGHTEN US.

HAVE WE TAKEN THAT INTO ACCOUNT AROUND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE YOU COULD DRINK TOO MUCH AND POTENTIALLY NEED TO LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE OVERNIGHT? SAY MORE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA? MS. THISTLE. NO, THAT'S NOT A CONSIDERATION WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER WE, FOR EXAMPLE, INSTALL A PARKING METER OR HAVE A PARKING REQUIREMENT.

OKAY, SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT, BUT WILL PROPOSE LATER THOSE FEW LITTLE CHANGES TO SEE THAT MIGHT HOPEFULLY MAKE IT MORE CLEAR WHAT THE INTENTION IS AND GIVE MORE REASSURANCES TO BUSINESSES IN THE AREA WHAT WILL BE DONE AND WHAT THE INTENTION IS.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT, BUT JUST A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE IT'S THREE LOTS DOWN THERE, COULD THE BUSINESS OWNERS PUT IN A GATE ON EACH LOT AND HAVE NO PARKING SIGNS UP IN FRONT OF THOSE THREE GATES? HOW WIDE IS A LOT AND HOW WIDE WOULD AN ACCESS GATE BE AND HOW MUCH ROOM ARE WE TALKING ABOUT LEAVING FOR PARKING IF WE WERE TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL PARKING? MS. THISTLE. MISS WHITE.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

WITHOUT KNOWING THE WAY IN WHICH THE TITLE IS REGISTERED, I ACTUALLY COULDN'T OFFER THAT ANSWER. HOWEVER, IF THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTS TO PROVIDE ME WITH FURTHER INFORMATION, I COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PROPER VISIBILITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THE TRAFFIC IN AND AROUND THAT AREA.

IT'S QUITE HIGH CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY.

SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME LEVERAGE THERE, BUT WITHOUT KNOWING THE FORMAL TITLE AND THE ACTUAL LOTS WITH LOOKING AT IT, GIVING PLANNING ADVICE WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME. THANKS.

OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYTHING FURTHER, COUNCILLOR KONGE? THANK YOU, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE SOME OF THE RESPONSES WE'VE HEARD, YOU KNOW THE OTHER AREAS AND WORDING TO THAT EFFECT, BUT WHEN I READ WHAT'S BEFORE

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SO WHAT OTHER BUSINESSES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WHAT OTHER AREAS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? MS. THISTLE? MS. WHITE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THAT WORDING ACTUALLY CAME RIGHT OUT OF THAT EMERGENCY CIRCULATION RECOMMENDATION, AND SO WHAT WE'RE SUGGESTING IS WE COULD BROADEN IT BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE MENTION OF THOSE OTHER ROADS IN AND AROUND THE AREA.

SO BRYSON, HAMILTON, A COUPLE OTHERS, THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS CREATE EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY SERVICE CIRCULATION.

SO WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK MORE COMPREHENSIVELY, AND I DON'T WANT THESE TWO BUSINESSES NECESSARILY TO BE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED.

IT'S A BIGGER AREA.

IT'S NOT THAT THESE TWO ARE THE ONLY TWO WHERE THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING.

SO WE COULD SUGGEST LANGUAGE THAT INCLUDED OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE AREA FOR AN INTERIM BASIS OR AS WAS SUGGESTED BY COUNCIL IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF PIECES IN THAT LANGUAGE THAT COUNCIL COULD MASSAGE SHOULD THEY WISH, BUT THAT LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY WAS FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY.

SO THERE ARE OPTIONS.

THANK YOU. NOW I'M EVEN MORE CONCERNED, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, BECAUSE THESE OTHER BUSINESSES DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANY IDEA THAT THERE COULD BE ANY CHALLENGES OR ANYTHING CHANGE FROM THE STATUS QUO, AND I CERTAINLY HAVEN'T HEARD TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER BUSINESSES AROUND THAT AREA ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

SO. I MEAN, THE ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING THAT COUNCIL COULD HAVE SOME DIFFERENT WORDING, BUT I ACTUALLY THINK THAT IT WAS ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING US THE WORDING THAT. THAT WAS INTENDED, AND NOW I'M HEARING THAT THE INTENTION IS NOT JUST THESE TWO, BUT OTHERS, AND I'M NOT SURE I KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO FOR ME, THAT JUST MEANS IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE REMOVE C.

SO NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, AND WITH THAT TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE MOTION TO REMOVE, 2(C).

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THOSE OPPOSED, AND THE MOTION IS DEFEATED WITH COUNCILLOR PAYNE AND COUNCILLOR KONGE IN FAVOR AND GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION COUNCIL MORGAN [INAUDIBLE].

IF I GET A SECOND, I'LL PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT THAT WE ADD THE WORD TEMPORARY BEFORE FORMALIZED.

I GUESS JUST BEFORE I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, PERHAPS THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ADVICE ON WORDING THAT WOULD HELP CLARIFY THIS.

MS. THISTLE.

WE PREFER NOT TO USE THE WORD TEMPORARY BECAUSE THAT'S A DEFINED TERM IN THE ZONING BYLAW. SO IT COULD COMPLICATE THINGS.

WORDING THAT WE COULD SUGGEST, I BELIEVE, IS WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO INTEND IS INTRODUCING FORMALIZED FOUR HOUR CITY PARKING IN THE OLD TOWN AREA AS AN INTERIM MEASURE TO ADDRESS EMERGENCY VEHICLE CIRCULATION IN CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS.

OKAY, WHAT SHE SAID. [CHUCKLING] DO YOU THINK YOU COULD CIRCULATE THAT WORDING TO ALL OF US? SO, THAT WOULD BE MY PROPOSED AMENDMENT IF I GET A SECOND.

COUNCILLOR SILVERIO. YEAH, TO ME THAT COULD HOPEFULLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS, EMPHASIZING THAT IT'S AN INTERIM MEASURE, AND THAT IF IT'S DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS THAT IT COULD BE DONE THAT COULD SATISFY THE CONCERNS OF BUSINESS OWNERS, AND CERTAINLY IF THERE WAS ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS PROPOSED ON THOSE LOTS, THEN LOOKING AT THE DETAILS OF WHAT'S PROPOSED THERE AND WHAT KIND OF ACCESS WOULD BE NEEDED, LIKE IT'S HARD TO SAY NOW WHERE EXACTLY TO RESERVE ACCESS DEPENDING ON WHAT WOULD WANT TO BE DONE THERE, BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S INTENTION IS TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE PARKING WOULD ONLY BE TEMPORARY.

I JUST THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO PUT THAT WORDING IN THE MOTION JUST SO WE'RE ALL

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THANK YOU, AND OPENING IT UP TO DISCUSSION.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

CAN WE GET CONFIRMATION THAT THIS MEASURE WILL BE REMOVED ONCE THE PUMP HOUSE DOWN ON THE CORNER OF SCHOOL DRAW AND FRANKLIN IS FINISHED? MISS THISTLE. MS. WHITE. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THE INTENT RIGHT NOW IS YES.

HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE TIMELINES ARE WITH REGARDS TO THAT UPGRADE AS WELL AS ANY FUTURE COUNCIL DECISIONS, I CAN'T 100% GUARANTEE IT, BUT THAT IS THE INTENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT IT WOULD BE REPLACED AND HOPEFULLY THE EFFECTIVE PARKING AT SCHOOL DRAW PARKING LOT WE'LL HAVE MORE SPOTS AND GREATER ACCESSIBILITY.

THAT'S THE INTENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND IN THE INTERIM, IF HAK'S DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO PUT I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T KNOW SPECIFICS AROUND THESE LOTS, BUT IF IT'S ALLOWED THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PUT ACCESS INTO EACH OF THEIR THREE LOTS, THEN AT THAT TIME THEY COULD DO THAT AS WELL.

MISS THISTLE. MISS WHITE.

AGAIN, I CAN'T GUARANTEE--IF IT WAS PERMISSIBLE--BUT THEY COULD ABSOLUTELY MAKE APPLICATION, AND AS LONG AS IT'S IN LINE WITH THE ZONING BYLAW AND ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL BYLAWS, THEN YES, WE WOULD ACCEPT THE APPLICATION.

ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? COUNCILLOR KONGE.

THANKS, I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSULT WITH THE LOCAL LANDOWNERS.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? MS. THISTLE? WE'D HAVE TO DEVELOP A PROCESS SPECIFICALLY.

IT WOULD BE WITH RESPECT TO EFFECTIVE PROPERTY OWNERS.

IT WOULD ALSO DEPEND ON WHERE THE CITY DEEMED FOUR HOUR CITY PARKING COULD OR SHOULD BE FORMALIZED, WHETHER THAT'S ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY OR WHETHER IT'S ACROSS FROM A PROPERTY , BUT MS. WHITE. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, AND I THINK IT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT OPTIONS WE DO ULTIMATELY COME UP WITH AND LOOK AT, BECAUSE ANY PLANNING PROCESS WILL LIKELY SHOW UP IN A COUNCIL FORUM. SO PRIOR TO THAT, I THINK IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ADMINISTRATION TO HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HEARD ANY OPINIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. I KNOW PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE SCHOOL DRAW PARKING LOT WAS BEING LOOKED AT, THERE WERE PUBLIC CHARRETTES.

SO THAT MAY BE AN OPTION, BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN DO IT, AND THE NICE THING IS, COMING OUT OF COVID, WE'RE NOT LIMITED TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS ANYMORE, SO A MORE HANDS ON APPROACH HOPEFULLY WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO STAFF.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BRING SOMETHING MORE FORMALIZED BACK TO COUNCIL, WHY IS THE ASK SO SPECIFIC? I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING OUR PROCESS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I AM OF THE BELIEF THAT WE GIVE YOU GUYS THE GO AHEAD TO GO AND DO THE STUFF, YOU'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO DO THIS STUFF, BUT NOW I'M HEARING THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO GOING AND DOING STUFF.

WE'RE GOING TO CONSULT WITH A BUNCH OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAYBE DO CHARRETTES, AND I ATTENDED THOSE, THEY TAKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF TIME, PROBABLY ABOUT AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO DEAL WITH A PARKING TICKET.

SO, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WE WERE GOING TO PROVE THIS ADMINISTRATION WAS GOING TO GO DOWN AND START FORMALIZING THIS STUFF AND GETTING SIGNS PUT UP, AND WE'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING AND WE'RE GOING FORWARD, BUT NOW I HEAR THERE'S A WHOLE COULD BE QUITE LENGTHY CONSULTATION PERIOD AND NOT JUST WITH THE NEIGHBORS BUT THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE WE FORMALIZE THIS STUFF.

IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING, WHAT I'M HEARING CORRECTLY? MS. THISTLE. MS. WHITE.

THANK YOU FOR THE INTERN PARKING, IT WOULD BE WHOEVER ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER IS AFFECTED , BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A.) THE REDESIGN ON SCHOOL DRAW AS WELL AS A FORMAL PARKING STUDY THAT IS A MUCH LARGER PROJECT, AND DEPENDING ON THE TIMELINES, WE'LL SEE SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE UNTIL 2026.

SO WE'VE BUILT IN, YES, THERE WILL NEED TO BE COMMUNICATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR KONGE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? NOPE, THAT'S ALL.

ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING FURTHER TO DISCUSS?

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INTRODUCING FORMALIZE FOUR HOUR CITY PARKING IN THE OLD TOWN AREA AS AN INTERIM MEASURE TO ADDRESS EMERGENCY VEHICLE CIRCULATION AND CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS.

ALL IN FAVOR.

SORRY. ALL IN FAVOR, AND OPPOSED, AND THAT MOTION IS APPROVED WITH COUNCILLOR PAYNE AND COUNCILLOR KONGE OPPOSED, AND BACK TO THE MOTION. SORRY, LET ME JUST PULL UP MY SCREEN AND BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO, AND BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED.

DID WE GET A SECONDER ON THIS? I CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER. YES, WE DID.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THOSE OPPOSED, AND THE MOTION PASSES WITH COUNCILLOR PAYNE AND KONGE OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

I MOVE THAT COUNCIL AMEND THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE COMMITTEE TO DECEMBER 31, 2024.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SAVERIO.

ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE DISSOLVE ALL SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS DUE TO THE DORMANCY AND OBSOLESCENCE.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORGAN. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR KONGE. HOW MANY OF THESE DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE? MS. THISTLE. I BELIEVE IT WAS INDICATED IN THE MEMO THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE.

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? THERE'S NOT SOME SITTING IN THERE THAT WE'RE NOT SURE ABOUT, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR LIKE DECADES.

DO WE KNOW HOW MANY WE REALLY HAVE? DOES IT EVEN MATTER IF WE JUST SAY ALL OF THEM? THE MEMO SAID THERE WAS THREE IN THERE? I THINK IT WAS, BUT I HAD SOMEBODY TELL ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS MORE.

SO I'M ASKING, DO WE KNOW FOR SURE IF THERE'S MORE? MS. THISTLE? BASED ON THE RECORDS AND RESEARCH OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK? WE CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD THREE EXISTING SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS.

HOWEVER, THE MOTION, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN SAYS THAT DISSOLVES ALL SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS. SO IN THE EVENT THAT THERE WAS ONE THAT EXISTED OUTSIDE OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH, IT WOULD STILL BE DISSOLVED, AND DO WE GIVE NOTIFICATION TO OUR SIBLING CITIES THAT WE'RE NO LONGER HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU? [CHUCKLING] IT WAS NATIONAL SIBLING DAY YESTERDAY, SO.

[CHUCKLING] WHAT HAPPENS? LIKE WE JUST SAY, OKAY, WE'RE NOT DOING THIS, BUT DO WE ACTUALLY GIVE NOTICE, SO THEY CAN TAKE IT OFF THEIR WEBSITES THAT THEY'RE NOT SISTER CITIES WITH YELLOWKNIFE ANY LONGER? MS. THISTLE.

ALSO, AS WAS INDICATED IN THE MEMO, TWO OF THE THREE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS, THERE'S BEEN NO ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER IN THE RECENT YEARS.

HOWEVER, IF THE MOTION PASSES, THEN ADMINISTRATION CAN CITE THE MOTION AND SAY THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS NO LONGER PROCEEDING WITH SISTER CITIES.

OKAY.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

IN THE PAST THAT WE AS THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, RECEIVED GIFTS LIKE THINGS THAT WE DISPLAY IN THE PUBLIC FROM THESE SISTER CITIES.

MS. THISTLE.

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AND IF WE CAN GET THAT LOOKED AT TO SEE THE CONFIRM BUT IF THAT'S THE CASE AND WE'RE DISSOLVING SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS WILL WE REMOVE ANY PUBLICLY VIEWED GIFTS AS WELL. MS. THISTLE? IF A GIFT WAS GIVEN AND IT'S STILL APPROPRIATE FOR IT TO BE

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THERE'S NUMEROUS OTHER WAYS FOR US TO CONNECT WITH CITIES.

EVEN WITHIN THE COUNTRY, THERE'S DIFFERENT WINTER CITIES, OPPORTUNITIES NORTH.

THERE'S MANY WAYS FOR CITIES TO CONNECT OUTSIDE OF A FORMAL LETTER THAT CREATES A SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP.

WE DON'T REALLY SEE ANY ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITY GENERATE IT AS A RESULT OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS, I BELIEVE IT WAS IF IT'S DEEMED NECESSARY TO RETURN ANY ITEMS, THEN WE COULD DO THAT, BUT IT WASN'T A PART OF THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE WERE SIMPLY DISSOLVING THESE DUE TO THEIR INACTIVITY, AND I SEE IN THE MEMO THAT IT WASN'T BROUGHT UP WHICH CITIES THAT WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH.

CAN THAT BE CIRCULATED WHICH CITIES THAT WE DO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, THE THREE CITIES.

OH, IT'S IN THERE. OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANYTHING FURTHER.

SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

[Items 18 - 21]

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. I MOVED THAT ALL RESOLUTIONS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO THE NWTAC BY THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE BE REAFFIRMED.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR KONGE.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

I MOVE THAT THE CITY APPROVE THE DRAFT 2022 RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND ENGAGEMENT. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SILVERIO.

OPEN TO DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

I MOVE THAT THE CITY APPOINT DENISE MCKEE, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION SERVING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND HAWA DUMBUYA‐SESAY REPRESENTATIVE FROM A YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING NON-GOVERNMENT CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS COMMENCING APRIL 12, 2022 AND ENDING APRIL 11, 2024, AND DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORSE.

OPEN TO DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEW BUSINESS.

THERE IS NO NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR?

[Items 24 - 26]

BYLAW NUMBER 5053 PARKING BYLAW IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

I MOVE FIRST READING A BYLAW NUMBER 5053.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORSE, ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE I MOVED SECOND READING OF BYLAW 5053.

CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORRIS.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[Items 27 - 29]

I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW 5054.

CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR SILVERIO ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW 5054.

CAN I GET SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORGAN ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[Items 30 - 32]

COUNCILLOR PAYNE I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5055.

CAN I GET SECONDER? COUNCILLOR KONGE. ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW 5055.

CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MORSE.

ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. THERE ARE NO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND THERE ARE NO TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ARE THERE ANY TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? OLD BUSINESS. THERE IS NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? NOTICE OF MOTION.

THERE ARE NO NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF MOTION FROM THE FLOOR?

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THERE ARE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.

THERE ARE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR?

[41. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor?]

THANK YOU, I'M JUST WONDERING IF AFTER 20 MONTHS WE KNOW WHEN THE STAIRS, FRONT STAIRS OF CITY HALL WILL BE READY FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE NOW THAT WE ARE OPEN AGAIN.

MS. THISTLE.

I'M GOING TO DEFER TO OUR ACTING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, MS. ELLIOT. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

IS IT ON? THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

WE HAVE SOME THINGS TO WORK OUT WITH THE CONTRACTOR, BUT THE STAIRS ARE USABLE AND SHOULD BE OPEN AS SOON AS WE'VE WORKED OUT THOSE DEFICIENCIES.

IF THAT MAKES SENSE, NIELS.

YEAH, I MEAN, DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR THAT? I MEAN, 20 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME FOR WHAT'S OUT THERE, AND TO HAVE TO COME IN TO CITY HALL IF YOU NEED AN ELEVATOR IS GREAT.

I HATE HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE ELEVATOR.

I'D MUCH RATHER RUN UP FIVE FLIGHTS OF STAIRS THAN WAIT FOR AN ELEVATOR, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE BECAUSE I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ASK ME WHEN WE'RE OPENING UP OUR STAIRS SO THAT THEY CAN JUST MARCH RIGHT IN LIKE THEY OWN THE PLACE.

SO, WE DO HAVE SOME TALK BACK AND FORTH AGAIN WITH THE CONTRACTORS ABOUT THAT, AND I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ABOUT ABOUT A TIME.

SOME OF THE WORK IS SCHEDULED SOON FOR SPRING.

SO I WILL JUST SAY THAT I WILL BE ASKING THIS QUESTION UNTIL THE STAIRS ARE OPEN.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COUNCILLOR SILVERIO.

ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.