[1. Councillor Konge will read the Opening Statement.]
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I WILL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2022 TO ORDER, AND I WILL ASK COUNCILOR KONGA TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.THANK YOU. CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE DENE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE MÉTIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS, AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUE TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
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MS. BASSI-KELLETT DID YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM OR TURNING IT RIGHT OVER TO WCCD? WITH PLEASURE. I'LL SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY.WE HAVE BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE OF BEING ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN CANADA THAT IS SUPPORTED TO BE PART OF THE WORLD COUNCIL ON CITY DATA. AND THROUGH THE GREAT SUPPORT OF MZ MCCARNEY AND MR. PADUA, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COMPILE INFORMATION AND DATA ABOUT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND COMPARE IT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN FACT AROUND THE GLOBE.
SO WE KNOW HOW WE RATE ON VERY COMMON KEY INDICATORS WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES.
AND THIS HAS BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE FOR US AND IT'S VERY USEFUL INFORMATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
AND I'M ALSO JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE JAMES FUTABA, OUR WCCD VICE PRESIDENT.
SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ALTY, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE WCC TEAM, I'M SO PLEASED TO JOIN YOU THIS EVENING AND OFFER OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON YELLOWKNIVES WCC ISO 37 120, THE HIGHEST PLATINUM CERTIFICATION FOR THE TWO YEARS 2020 AND 2021. NOW THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS EQUIPPED WITH THREE YEARS OF ANNUALLY REPORTED, ISO CERTIFIED AND GLOBALLY COMPARATIVE CITY DATA.
THIS CONTINUITY IN DATA IS SO CRITICAL FOR CITIES.
WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO BE WORKING WITH YELLOWKNIFE FOR NOW THREE YEARS.
THE THREE YEARS OF DATA THAT YELLOWKNIFE HAS RECORDED AND HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BECOMES CRITICAL IN EXAMINING LONG TERM TRENDS AND DIRECTING ESSENTIAL CITY AGENDAS SUCH AS COVID RECOVERY. THESE THREE YEARS OF DATA CONTINUITY ARE AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED WORK TOGETHER.
THANK YOU, JAMES. JAMES IS ADVANCING BECAUSE MY POWERPOINT IS NOT WORKING ON MY HAND.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE WCCD, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, MAYOR ALTY.
THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS A TRUE DEMONSTRATION OF YOUR CITY'S DEDICATION TO BUILDING HIGH CALIBER DATA THAT INFORMS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE CITY AND DRIVES SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY INTO THE FUTURE.
BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, FOR A FEW OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE AS FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISO WORK, 37 120 IS INDICATORS FOR CITY SERVICES AND QUALITY OF LIFE, FOR WHICH YELLOWKNIFE IS RECEIVING THE TWO PLATINUM CERTIFICATIONS.
THIS EVENING IS A GLOBAL FIRST.
THE WCCD LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IN GENEVA.
AND TODAY I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY WE'RE WORKING IN CITIES ACROSS MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES.
IN ADDITION, THE WCCD IS NOW GLOBALLY OPERATIONALIZING WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE ISO 37 120 SERIES, WHICH GOES BEYOND 37 120, INCLUDING TO BRAND NEW STANDARDS, ISO 37 122 INDICATORS FOR SMART CITIES AND ISO 37 123 INDICATORS FOR RESILIENT CITIES. THE SMART STANDARD REALLY HELPS CITIES TO INCREASE THE PACE AT WHICH A CITY CAN IMPROVE ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE LENS OF THE SMART CITY.
BETTER ENABLING PLANNING THE MEASUREMENT OF YEAR OVER YEAR PROGRESS TOWARDS THE SMART CITY AGENDA.
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AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE HEARING FROM CITIES INFORMING ACQUISITION OF SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS. THE THIRD STANDARD IN THE SERIES, ISO 37 123 INDICATORS FOR RESILIENT CITIES WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS UNDER THE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION OFFICE IN GENEVA AND UNDERPINS THEIR BRAND NEW PROGRAM CALLED MAKING CITIES RESILIENT 2030.THIS NEWEST ISO STANDARD IS SO PIVOTAL AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AS CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD ARE RECOVERING FROM THE IMPACTS OF COVID AND BUILDING BACK BETTER THEIR SOCIAL WELLBEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR CITIES FOR RETURNING TO A HEALTHY AND ECONOMICALLY ROBUST PLACE TO LIVE.
THE WCCD, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT JUST RECENTLY WITH UNDER TO BEGIN A REALLY IMPORTANT GLOBAL PILOT OF ISO 37 123 IMPLEMENTATION.
I JUST WANTED TO TURN FOR A MOMENT TO THE WHAT THIS ALL MEANS IN TERMS OF PUTTING THE DATA TO WORK.
THREE YEARS OF OECD ISO CERTIFIED DATA FOR YELLOWKNIFE LEADS TO REALLY EXCITING NEXT STEPS BECOMING CLEARER IN HOW YELLOWKNIFE CAN PUT THIS DATA TO WORK THROUGH THE VISUALIZATION PORTAL OF WCCD, WHICH WE DEMOED TO SOME OF YOUR STAFF, JUST, I THINK LAST WEEK AT ONCE PROVIDING YEAR OVER YEAR INSIGHTS AND TO BENCHMARK AND COMPARE WITH OTHER CITIES ACROSS CANADA AND WORLDWIDE.
SO BENCHMARKING INTERNALLY AND GLOBAL BENCHMARKING IS ONE OF THE MOST OBVIOUS WAYS THAT CITIES ARE USING THIS TO, PARTICULARLY ACROSS PEER CITIES, SO THAT LESSONS CAN START TO TRAVEL WITH AN APPLES TO APPLES DATA.
BUT CITIES ARE ALSO STARTING TO MAP THE KPIS WITHIN ISO 37 120 TO THEIR EXISTING STRATEGIC PLANS AND ALSO TO DRAW ON THIS DATA AS INFORMATIVE BASELINES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR STRAT PLANNING.
SO SETTING OBJECTIVES AND THEN CITIES.
ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT WAY IS TO USE THE THIRD PARTY VERIFIED DATA TO PROPEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THIS ACTIVE FUNCTION IS REALLY QUITE CRITICAL FOR CITIES WITH THIS DATA.
WE AT THE OECD IN RESPONSE REALLY TO POPULAR DEMAND FROM THE CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
WE'D BE REALLY HAPPY TO SHARE THAT AS WELL AND HELP.
MAYBE YOU WOULD EVEN HELP US TEST THAT AND PILOT IT.
CITIES ARE USING THE DATA TO ALSO DRIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES AND LEVERAGING FUNDING FROM SENIOR LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WITH VERY STRATEGIC DATA INFORMED TASKS.
AND THEN GOING ON TO USE THAT DATA TO MONITOR THE IMPACT OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS OVER TIME, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE TERRITORIAL AND FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE SUCCESS.
AND FINALLY, CITIES ARE HARNESSING THIS DATA TO LOCALIZE AND EMBRACE GLOBAL AGENDAS, SUCH AS THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, AS WELL AS GLOBAL CLIMATE ACCORDS, AND INCREASING THIS RESILIENCE AGENDA WITH THE UN.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO I KNOW WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES.
SO I'M GOING TO MOVE NOW TO JUST SHOW YOU TWO DATA POINTS.
SO WE'LL SEND YOU THIS REPORT AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE.
TOMORROW MORNING, THEY'LL BE ON YOUR DESK.
THERE'S SOME PRETTY INTERESTING DATA POINTS THAT REFLECT YELLOWKNIVES THREE YEARS OF REPORTING.
SO AND IT SHOWS REAL LEADERSHIP IN THE IN THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.
SO I THOUGHT I'D JUST SHOW YOU TOO.
THIS HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OF YOUR DATA THAT'S BEEN REPORTED.
WITH THE SHARPEST INCREASE, IN FACT, BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020.
THE PANDEMIC IS CERTAINLY LED TO A DECLINE IN MANY CITIES AROUND A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES.
BUT IT'S ALSO BEEN SEEING WE'VE BEEN SEEING THE DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF VISITOR STAYS, FOR EXAMPLE.
HOWEVER, AS YELLOWKNIFE BEGAN REPORTING ON ISO 37 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
OTHER CITIES WITHIN THE GLOBAL NETWORK WHOSE ECONOMIES ARE FOCUSED ON TOURISM CHARLOTTETOWN AND REYKJAVIK, TO NAME JUST TWO, ARE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THESE ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND BUILDING BACK FROM COVID AND OR EVEN EXCEEDING THEIR PREVIOUS MEASUREMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE VISITOR SPACE.
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SO IN A CANADIAN COMPARATIVE CONTEXT, WE ARE ALSO SEEING THIS IS A REALLY NICE CELEBRATORY DATA POINT FOR YELLOWKNIFE.YOU'RE REALLY LEADING WITH REGARDS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT.
THIS IS A REFLECTION OF YELLOWKNIFE ECONOMIC HEALTH.
IT'S QUITE IMPRESSIVE TO NOTE THAT, PANDEMIC ASIDE, THIS NUMBER REMAINS QUITE HIGH.
AND SO NOW FINALLY, I WANT TO JUST TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND SAY, ON BEHALF OF THE WCCD AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN MAYORALTY, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO OFFICIALLY PRESENT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE WITH WCCD DECISIVE 37 120 PLATINUM CERTIFICATIONS FOR THE YEARS 2020 AND 2021. CONGRATULATIONS, MAYORALTY AND TO YOUR DEDICATED TEAM LED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND GREAT COLLEAGUE SHEILA BASSI.
OF COURSE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT OUR CLOSE COLLEAGUE SHERILYN WOODWARD, WHO FOR HER TREMENDOUS DEDICATION AND PARTNERSHIP AND HER INCREDIBLE COLLEGIALITY WITH THE WCCD TEAM, WE'VE BECOME FRIENDS.
THIS STANDARDIZED DATA EQUIPS THE LEADERSHIP OF YELLOWKNIFE IN HELPING TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL YOUR CITIZENS WHILE DRIVING EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING AND DATA DRIVEN SOLUTIONS FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.
AND A BIG, BIG KUDOS TO STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK.
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY AND IT'S A FULL ACROSS THE CITY APPROACH TO ENSURING THAT WE GET ALL THAT DATA.
WITH THAT, THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
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WE HAVE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 2022.COUNCILOR KONGA. THANK YOUR WORSHIP.
THANK YOU TO HAVE A SECONDER, COUNCILOR SMITH.
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? SEEING NONE. THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE.
NOR WERE THERE ANY PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. NEXT, WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
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COUNCILOR KONGE. IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE THE ONE FOR G.P.S.THANK YOU WORSHIP. I MOVED THE COUNCIL DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO SPEND THE REMAINING 2021 COVID SAFE, RESTART FUNDING AND BRING THIS PLAN TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THERE WAS NO NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO BYLAWS FOR THE AGENDA.
THERE WAS NO DEFERRED BUSINESS, AND THERE WERE NO TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ARE THERE ANY TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF MOTION FROM THE FLOOR? NEXT. WE HAVE DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND WE HAVE THREE PRESENTERS TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT BUDGET 2023.
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SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH TOM MACLENNAN SORRY.[00:15:04]
THEN A PRESENTATION FROM MICKEY BROWN AND FINALLY A PRESENTATION FROM THE ARCTIC INSPIRATION PRIZE BY LINDA BUSSEY.WHILE PAULA'S PULLING THIS UP, I WILL JUST READ THE RULES.
AND SO ALL DELEGATIONS SHALL ADDRESS THE REMARKS DIRECTLY TO MYSELF, THE PRESIDING OFFICER, AND SHALL NOT POSE QUESTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OR ADMINISTRATION OR DEVIATE FROM THE TOPIC OF THEIR PRESENTATION.
EACH PRESENTER SHALL BE AFFORDED 5 MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.
AND THEN WHEN MAKING A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, NO PERSON SHALL ONE SPEAK DISRESPECTFULLY OF THE CROWN, ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY. 2 USE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE.
THREE MAKE PERSONAL REMARKS ABOUT ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY.
FOUR REFLECT UPON THE MOTIVES OF MEMBERS WHO MAY HAVE VOTED FOR A PARTICULAR MOTION.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL TRY GO TO, IS THAT CORRECT? PAULA OK TOM, I WILL PASS THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU AND WE'LL START YOUR 5 MINUTES ONCE YOU START TALKING.
[INAUDIBLE]. HELLO? YES, WE CAN.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, DEAR MAYOR, COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY FOR SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT INTO THE 2023 DRAFT BUDGET. IS AN IMPORTANT PROCESS AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE INPUT BEING SOUGHT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE 2023 BUDGET AND I'LL FOCUS ON FOUR OF THEM TODAY.
I BELIEVE THIS POLICY SHOULD BE ONE THAT IS CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT.
THE GOALS OF THIS POLICY SHOULD BE TO PROVIDE FAIRNESS AND CERTAINTY TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
A DOCUMENTED POLICY IS KEY TO AVOIDING THESE UNPLEASANT SURPRISES.
I WOULD SUPPORT EXPANSION AND STRENGTHENING OF THIS PROGRAM.
UNDERSTANDABLY, THIS IS AN EXPENSE THAT MAY NOT BE WITHIN THE CITY'S MEANS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL EXCELLENT IDEAS FOR USE OF THIS MONEY THAT COULD HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT DOWNTOWN.
OF THESE, THE ONES I BELIEVED WOULD BE THE MOST BENEFICIAL ARE INCENTIVES FOR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAMS, TAX REDUCTIONS OR SUBSIDIES, DENSITY BONUSES, AND UPFRONT GRANTS FOR EXISTING SMALL BUSINESSES.
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THE MEMO FOR AUGUST 8TH GPC MEETING MENTIONED POTENTIALLY USING THIS MONEY TO IMPROVE WATERFRONT ACCESS.I BELIEVE IT SHOULD NOT BE FUNDED WITH THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT RESERVE.
I BELIEVE STREET OUTREACH TO BE ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISSUES DOWNTOWN.
FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT RESERVE SUSPEND DOWNTOWN AND NOWHERE ELSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS AND THE GREAT PRESENTATIONS.
THANKS AGAIN. EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PROVIDING YOUR FEEDBACK.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE MICKEY BROWN.
MICKEY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM.
COUNCILOR. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN FROM THE PRESS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO DISCUSS THE WHITE CASE CEMETERY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE TALKED ABOUT AND WORK THAT SHOULD BE DONE.
BUT I REALIZE THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT THE BUDGET.
AND SO TO IMPROVE THE CEMETERY, I UNDERSTAND WE ARE UNDERFUNDED.
SO IN ORDER TO STAY ON THIS TOPIC, I WOULD LIKE THE BUDGET FOR THE CEMETERY TO BE INCREASED TO BE ABLE TO DO THE NECESSARY WORK IN THE WINTER.
I GO TO THE CEMETERY ONCE A WEEK AND THERE IS ALWAYS PLOWING TO BE DONE AND THAT IS WELL DONE.
THIS WHOLE AREA IS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION.
IT NEEDS TO BE LEVELED, GRADED AND SO ON TO GRASS.
IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE LEAST LOOKED AFTER AREA IN THE ENTIRE CEMETERY.
IF THE BUDGET IS IN PLACE AT THE TIME IS NOT ADEQUATE, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IMPROVED SO THAT THE NECESSARY WORK CAN BE DONE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MICKEY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? SO. SURE THING, COUNCILOR KONGE.
MS. BASSI-KELLETT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
AND ONE THING I CAN CONFIRM IS THAT THIS SUMMER OUR SERVICE LEVELS VIRTUALLY ACROSS THE BOARD WERE LESS THAN WHAT WE WANTED BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF STAFF VACANCIES, WE'VE HAD TURNOVER AND WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OFF ON SICK LEAVE, PARTICULARLY IN OUR OUTDOOR FACILITIES SECTION.
SO IT HASN'T BEEN WHAT WE WANTED AND CERTAINLY OUR CREW ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT AND ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO US FLAGGING THIS ISSUE. I WILL ASK MR. WHITE IF HE CAN SPEAK TO SOME OF THE SPECIFICS AROUND THE SERVICE LEVELS.
I'LL JUST ADD TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MS. BASSI-KELLETT MENTIONED IS, IF YOU MIGHT RECALL, THE ALL THE PRESS WE HAD THIS YEAR ON THE AMOUNT OF VANDALISM AROUND THE SELMA CAFE AND PARTICULARLY THE JUMPSTART PLAYGROUND THAT TOOK A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OUR STAFF TIME.
AND OF COURSE, THEN THINGS HAVE TO GIVE IN AND ALSO IN OTHER AREAS.
SO WHAT IS THIS? CAN WE GET A REFRESHER ON WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS? LIKE, ARE WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE DAILY, BIWEEKLY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY?
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WHAT IF WE WERE FULLY STAFFED? WHAT WOULD THAT. WHAT COULD PEOPLE EXPECT TO SEE? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.I'LL ASK MR. HOYT IF HE CAN ELABORATE.
MUCH THE SAME AS YOU SEE OUT HERE IN SAN MACKAY.
EVERY DAY THERE'S STAFF THAT ARE CUTTING OR PRUNING OR SOME KIND OF CARE AROUND THE FACILITY.
THAT WOULD BE THE SAME STANDARD AT LAKEVIEW CEMETERY.
SO I GUESS IF WE'VE BEEN NOT UNDERSTAFFED THIS SUMMER, WE CAN SEE BIG SURPLUSES IN OUR BUDGET FROM THIS YEAR IF WE HAVEN'T HAD EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD. OK.
THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE THAT COMMENT.
SO IT PROBABLY NEEDED MORE WATER THAN THAN AVERAGE.
WITH THE CLOVER THAT WE'VE BEEN GROWING IN BETWEEN THE FIRE HALL AND WINX, DOES THAT REQUIRE LESS MAINTENANCE THAN, FOR EXAMPLE, GRASS THAT WOULD BE OUT AT THE CEMETERY? AND HAVE WE CONSIDERED OTHER OPTIONS THAT MIGHT GROW EASIER NATURALLY WITHOUT REQUIRING TO BE SO LABOR INTENSIVE? MS. BASSI-KELLETT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, AND CERTAINLY CLOVER IS A GREAT OPTION FOR US IN MANY WAYS, BUT I THINK YOU ACTUALLY NAILED IT VERY CLOSELY.
IT WAS A DRY, HOT SUMMER AND WE LOVED IT IN MANY WAYS.
BUT IN OTHER WAYS IT DID CAUSE US ISSUES.
AND SO WHILE MR. WHITE SAYS THAT IT'S A CLASS A PARK, IT IS SIMILAR TO SAMBA CAPE.
BUT SAMBA, OF COURSE, HAS A LOT OF IRRIGATION WITH IT THAT WE DON'T HAVE OUT AT THE GRAVEYARD.
SO THAT IS ONE BIG DIFFERENCE.
I'LL ASK MR. WHITE IF HE CAN SPEAK TO MAYOR ALL THIS QUESTION.
THANK YOU. SO WE ARE STILL FINE TUNING THE THE CLOVER, THE CLOVER SEED AND THE CLOVER TYPE.
WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT HOPEFULLY FINALIZED BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
SO WE'LL KNOW THE EXACT GRASS TO CLOVER AND THE RIGHT TYPE OF CLOVER TO BE SEEDING.
AND SO THINKING OF ALL THE CEMETERIES KIND OF ACROSS THE WORLD, NORTH AMERICA, AND IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR LESS OR MORE DROUGHT RESISTANT VEGETATION TO STILL MAKE MAKE IT LOOK GOOD HOPE, I HOPE WE CAN PUT SOME THOUGHT TO THAT BECAUSE IT WILL BE A GROWING BUDGET IF WE HAVE THESE REALLY HOT SUMMERS.
STILL WORKING ON MAKING THAT ONE THAT ONE WORK.
COUNCILOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I'M ASSUMING LIKE I WAS OUT THERE LAST WEEK AND HAD A LOOK AROUND, DO WE HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM OUT THERE? AND IF SO, IS IT TIMED LIKE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE OR IS IT LIKE ARE WE WORKING FROM WATER TANKS AND PEOPLE MANUALLY SPRAYING MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BEFORE I TURN THIS TO MR. WHITE, YES, WE HAVE TO GO OFF OF MANUAL TANKS, BECAUSE THAT, OF COURSE, IS NOT AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE PIPED WATER AND SEWER.
WE HAVE WE OPERATE OFF OF TRUCKS, TRUCK, WATER AND TANKS.
MR. WHITE YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.
ARE WE ABLE TO LIKE ADDRESS THAT TO OUR FIRE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES? MS. BASSI-KELLETT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
WE HAVEN'T CONCENTRATED IN THAT AREA RECENTLY.
SO THAT'S BEEN A KEY AREA FOR OUR FOCUS.
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AND I'M NOT SURE I COULDN'T FIND OUT THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.IS THAT COMPLETE? BECAUSE THERE WAS A SPRINKLER SYSTEM PUT IN THIS SUMMER.
ARE WE DONE OVER THERE WITH THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR IS THERE ANOTHER ONE TO COME.
MS. BASSI-KELLETT IS THERE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR IS IT KIND OF A PORTION OF A SPRINKLER SYSTEM BUT NO TIMER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
I'LL ASK MR. WHITE IF HE HAS ANY ANSWERS.
YEAH, I'LL DIG IN SOME GET SOME MORE DETAILS.
I DON'T RECALL IF IT'S ON A TIMER OR NOT.
BUT I'LL DOUBLE CHECK AND GET BACK TO YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, MICKY, FOR COMING AND FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
AND WE'LL COMPILE ALL THAT WITH THE REST OF THE BUDGET FEEDBACK AND THEN COUNCIL.
I SHOULD MENTION TO YOU MY NEXT PROJECT FOR NEXT YEAR IS GETTING A MAP OUT THERE IN SOME KIND OF STAND OR TABLE WITH EVERYBODY'S NAME ON IT WHO IS AT THE GRAVEYARD.
I COULDN'T HELP IT. WE NEED A MAP OUT THERE.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING ON FOR NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT ONE, TOO.
THANK YOU. NEXT, LYNDA, ARCTIC INSPIRATION PRIZE.
YOU GO. THANK YOU. SO GOT TO BRING.
CAN WE START THE TIMING AFTER I TALKED A LITTLE BIT? NO. OKAY.
WELL, I'M LINDA, AND I'M THE NEW REGION MANAGER FOR THE ARCTIC INSPIRATION PRIZE.
IT'S THEY'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE AND BRING A LOT OF THE POSITIONS THAT WERE DOWN SOUTH, UP NORTH.
SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BE VERY GENTLE.
OKAY. SO THE ARCTIC, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU.
THANK YOU. SO JUST AN OVERVIEW.
THE AIP PRIZE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012.
IT CAME TO AN ENDOWMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLION TO FUND AND RECOGNIZE IDEAS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON NORTHERNERS AND THE AREAS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SLIDE. SO PROJECTS IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL, CULTURAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY.
THE PROGRAM FUNDS PROJECTS ACROSS CANADA, FROM THE YUKON ALL THE WAY TO NUNAVUT.
IT REPRESENTS SIX NORTHERN REGION.
SO EACH YEAR THERE'S A $1 MILLION PRIZE.
THERE'S UP TO FOUR PRIZES VALUED AT 500,000, 7, 1000 100,000 FOR YOUTH.
THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR ISSUES FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
IT WAS LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WAS ALL THE WORK WAS DONE IN RIDEAU HALL.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF POSITIONS THERE, BUT THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE.
THERE'S NUMEROUS SUPPORTERS OF THE IAP AND FOR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE BEYOND FINANCIAL.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE.
JUST A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF THE PREVIOUS WINNERS WHEN IT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 2012 TO THAIDENE NENE INITIATIVE WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO THE CREATION OF A NEW NATIONAL PARK IN THE N.W.T..
THERE'S FOXY THAT WE KNOW THAT WON A MILLION AND THE ONE THAT I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS NORTON COMPASS, BECAUSE NORTON COMPASS IS THEY RECEIVED $1,000,000 IN 2019 AND IT WAS A JOINT VENTURE WITH NUNAVUT, AND IT WAS ABLE TO ENABLE NORTON VIEW TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND ONTO FULFILLING CAREERS THROUGH PATHWAYS RELEVANT TO THEIR CULTURAL CONTEXT.
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PROGRAMING THAT WILL BETTER PREPARE THEM TO MITIGATE AND RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS.IT'S A TRAINING TOOL, AND THE OTHER ONE IS ANOTHER COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE N.W.T.
SO SOME OF THESE WINNERS ARE DEFINITELY BASED OUTSIDE OF YELLOWKNIFE, BUT I THINK WE CAN AGREE THAT THOSE PROJECTS HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON ALL NORTHERNERS AND YELLOWKNIFE RESIDENTS. WHAT'S.
OKAY. SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE.
I'LL CONTINUE TALKING BECAUSE THIS IS MY 5 MINUTES.
SO THE TRUSTEES SO THE IAP CHARITABLE TRUST WAS CREATED IN DECEMBER 2015.
AND NOW PRESENTLY IT'S A TRUST THAT'S GOT VERY INTERESTING PEOPLE FROM ACADEMIA, PHILANTHROPY.
AND RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE TRUST IS WALLY SHUMAN.
SO LUCY KUPTANA REPRESENTS THE ISR AND THE LAUREATES ARE ALSO HAVE A VOICE AT THE BOARD LEVEL.
AND PRESENTLY IT'S LOIS PHILIPP FROM FORT PROVIDENCE.
THAT'S A PAST LAUREATE THAT'S ON THE BOARD.
SO THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE IAP.
THERE'S THE AMBASSADOR NOMINATOR.
THE WORSHIP IS ONE AND COUNCILOR PAYNE IS AN AMBASSADOR.
THEY SEEK OUT TEAMS AND PROJECTS AND THEY MENTOR.
ON BOAT. ONE OF THE OTHER BIG PIECES, THE CO-OWNER.
SO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE IAP TRUST BY ITS CO-OWNERS.
IT'S THE INDIGENOUS CORPORATION OR GOVERNMENTS FROM ALL SIX NORTHERN REGIONS.
SO THE YUKON, N.W.T., ISR, NUNAVUT, NUNAVIK AND NUNAVUT.
THAT INSPIRES MANY OTHER PARTNERS SUCH AS THE FEDERAL AND NORTHERN GOVERNMENT, NON-INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AND CORPORATIONS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PHILANTHROPY FOR SUSTAINABILITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY LEVERAGE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT THE CO-OWNERS INVESTMENT.
WE HAVE GOOD INVESTMENTS FROM OUR CO-OWNERS HERE IN THE NORTH, IN THE NWT, AND WITH IT THEY ENCOURAGE FUNDS FLOWING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND THE CO-OWNERS TOTAL ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN THE IAP ARE MATCHED TENFOLD BY THE IAP TRUST FUNDS AND THAT MANY OTHER AND WITH THE OTHER PRIZE PARTNER BRIDGING.
SO WE HAVE FOUR RIGHT NOW AND MY GOAL IS TO INCREASE THAT FOR SURE.
THE KEY ONE HERE IS THE PRICE PARTNER.
THEY SUPPORT TRAVEL AND THEY PROVIDE ADVICE ON ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMING.
AND THIS YEAR, THE AWARD CEREMONY IS GOING TO GO BACK TO THE LIVE IN OTTAWA.
AND THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IS LILA GILBY.
SO THE CITY IS WELL REPRESENTED AND ON ALL THE MEDIA THAT'S DONE BY ARCTIC INSPIRATION PRIZE.
WHY AM I HERE? SAY. TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PAST CONTRIBUTION TO THE IAP.
AND TO SEEK A FUTURE COMMITMENT FOR 10,000 FOR 23, 24, 25.
I THINK THE PRIZE TALKS FOR ITSELF, THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME AND ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE TODAY.
AND THE REQUESTS THAT I'M MAKING TO YOU TODAY IS MADE TO EACH NORTON REGIONS CAPITAL.
THANK YOU. YOU HAD 24 SECONDS LEFT.
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ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? SEEING NONE.AND THEN WE'LL INCLUDE THIS IN BUDGET SUMMARY.
AND SO FOR NEXT STEPS, THE BUDGET SUMMARY WILL COME TO GPC, OUR COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON WHETHER TO INCLUDE THE FUNDING INTO THE BUDGET, WHETHER TO HAVE IT AS A SEPARATE STANDALONE.
SO THAT'LL BE IF YOU WANT TO COME MONDAY AT LUNCH, WE'LL BE HAVING THAT DISCUSSION THIS COMING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH WITH THAT.
THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATIONS.
NEXT, WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.
THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVE BY COUNCILOR SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCIL SILVERIO ANYBODY OPPOSED SEEING NONE? WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.
SEE EVERYBODY NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, AT 12:05 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.