[1. Opening Statement]
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FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT'S BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE STANDING FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
MS. SORRY, MS. THISTLE, NOT MS. BASSI-KELLETT.
ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD TO THE AGENDA? NOTHING FROM ADMINISTRATION.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST TODAY? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
[4. A presentation regarding the Arts and Culture Master Plan]
NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN.MS. THISTLE IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM, I'M GOING TO HAPPILY PASS IT TO MR. WHITE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
YOU WILL RECALL IN 2021, FUNDING WAS PUT ASIDE BY IT THROUGH OUR COUNCIL OR THROUGH OUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS FOR AN ARTS AND CULTURE MASTERPLAN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED ON ONE OF OUR OBJECTIVES ON THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR FOR THIS COUNCIL.
THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS NORDICITY WAS A SUCCESSFUL CONSULTANT WHO, THROUGH A NUMBER OF COVID OBSTACLES, WAS ABLE TO CARRY OUT A FULL AND COMPREHENSIVE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS.
AND SO TODAY WE HAVE MEGAN LYNCH HERE AND MEGAN'S FROM NORDICITY.
SHE WILL WALK US THROUGH THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTERPLAN AND HAVE A FOLLOW UP WITH Q&A.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
I'M A SENIOR CONSULTANT AT NORDICITY.
NORDICITY IS AN ARTS AND CULTURE CONSULTING FIRM.
AND I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT OUR FINAL PLAN.
SO THIS ARTS AND CULTURE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH FOUR PHASES, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS GRAPHIC.
WE BEGAN WITH A BACKGROUND REVIEW LOOKING AT OTHER CITY PLANS, THE COMMUNITY PLAN, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, THE CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AS WELL AS OTHER POLICIES, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC ART POLICY.
WE THEN UNDERTOOK A PROCESS TO CATALOG AND CATEGORIZE THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ASSETS ACROSS THE CITY, AND ALSO A WORKSHOP WAS HELD WITH CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME AS WELL.
JUST TO UNDERSTAND A BIT MORE ABOUT THE PRIORITIES AND THE GOALS.
WE THEN CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS WITH CITY STAFF.
WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE TERRITORY AT THIS TIME, HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.
AND THEN WE MOVED INTO OUR COMMUNITY CONSULTATION PHASE WHERE WE REALLY ENDEAVOR TO HEAR FROM AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE COULD THROUGH VARIOUS AVENUES, AS GRANT MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THE COVID RESTRICTIONS.
BUT WE REALLY TRIED TO TO HEAR FROM AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE COULD THROUGH A PUBLIC SURVEY, THROUGH ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND ALSO A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE PROJECT WRAPPED WITH A REPORTING PHASE WHERE WE THEN DRAFTED THE PLAN ITSELF.
SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE A BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS THROUGH A PUBLIC SURVEY.
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SEVERAL ONGOING CITY PRIORITIES, AS WELL AS VARIOUS CITY DYNAMICS THAT WE LEARNED THROUGH OUR BACKGROUND RESEARCH AND PHASE ONE.
SO I WON'T GO INTO ALL OF THESE JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, BUT TO SAY THAT THESE FACTORED INTO OUR PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS PRIORITIES SUCH AS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CITIZENS, PROVIDING A DIVERSITY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF ARTISTS AND DYNAMICS SUCH AS YELLOWKNIFE DIVERSITY, ITS EVOLVING NATURE.
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THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION IS OVER 50.THERE'S MIGRATION FROM SMALLER COMMUNITIES TO THE CAPITAL.
THERE'S EVOLVING INDUSTRIES AND A REAL GROWTH IN TOURISM.
STRENGTHS SUCH AS THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND DIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE IN YELLOWKNIFE, THE MANY NUMBER OF ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, FESTIVALS, A STRONG ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, THE EXISTING SPACE AND THE ROLE OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A HUB FOR THE TERRITORY.
AND CHALLENGES, THOUGH, INCLUDED THE HEAVILY VOLUNTEER RUN NATURE OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, A LACK OF FORMAL CREATIVE SPACES, AND A LACK OF DEDICATED FUNDING FOR THE ARTS. BUT WITH THESE CHALLENGES, WE SEE OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL STRONG MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP TO BRING THE ARTS TOGETHER, FOR COLLABORATION WITH THE TERRITORY, FOR CULTURAL TOURISM AND FOR HOW ARTS AND CULTURE CAN REALLY FACILITATE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.
JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS VISUALIZATION OF THAT.
JUST TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT ALL THE DIVERSITY OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE CITY.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS SUCH AS STORIES.
ALL RIGHT. SO ALL OF THIS RESEARCH, OUR CONVERSATIONS, OUR CONSULTATIONS HELPED US TO CREATE A VISION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IN YELLOWKNIFE THAT WE HOPE THAT THIS PLAN WILL HELP TO ACHIEVE.
THE VISION BEING THAT THE DIVERSE CULTURAL FABRIC OF YELLOWKNIFE IS EVIDENT IN THE RICHNESS OF ARTS, CULTURE AND INDIGENOUS IDENTITIES, WHICH ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE WHO CALLS YELLOWKNIFE HOME ATTRACTS TOURISM AND SUPPORTS ECONOMIC GROWTH.
ALL RIGHT. SO NOW MOVING INTO THE PLAN ITSELF, THE PLAN IS STRUCTURED AROUND FOUR STRATEGIC PILLARS.
AND THE PLAN POSITS THAT ACTION UNDER THESE FOUR STRATEGIC PILLARS OR STRATEGIC AREAS WILL HELP TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND THE LONGEVITY OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN YELLOWKNIFE.
SO PILLAR NUMBER ONE IS LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT.
PILLAR NUMBER TWO IS SPACES AND PLACES.
PILLAR NUMBER THREE IS CELEBRATING DIVERSITY.
ARTS AND CULTURE THAT REALLY CELEBRATES ALL OF THE DIVERSITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.
AND PILLAR NUMBER FOUR IS CONNECTIONS AND VISIBILITY, THE BUILDING OF NETWORKS ACROSS THE ARTS AND WITH OTHER PARTNERS AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT THE ARTS ARE VISIBLE AND PROMOTED FOR AUDIENCES, BOTH LOCAL AS WELL AS VISITING.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH EACH PILLAR ONE BY ONE.
SO PILLAR NUMBER ONE, LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT.
SO THE RATIONALE BEING THAT YELLOWKNIFE HAS MANY ARTISTS AS WELL AS ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUT IS LACKING A CENTRALIZED BODY TO FACILITATE, TO CONVENE AND TO SUPPORT THE SECTOR.
SO WE HOPE THAT THIS PILLAR WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THAT.
OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE UNDER THIS PILLAR IS TO ESTABLISH STRONG CITY LEADERSHIP AROUND ARTS AND CULTURE, AND ACTIONS THAT WILL HELP TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE INCLUDE EARMARKING IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION OF AN EXISTING STAFF POSITION AND OR CONSIDERING HIRING A PERMANENT ARTS AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY. CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL AND IDENTIFYING RECOMMENDATIONS.
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DETERMINING THE ROLE OF THE CITY IN ARTS AND CULTURE, INCORPORATING THAT ROLE INTO A CLEAR VISION, AND THEN MAKING THAT VISION PUBLIC, MAKING IT REALLY CLEAR WHAT IS THE CITY'S ROLE IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING ARTS AND CULTURE, AND THEN ACTIVELY RECRUITING MORE INDIGENOUS CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR COMMUNICATIONS ARTS AND HERITAGE SUPPORT AND OTHER PUBLIC FACING POSITIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO ARTS AND CULTURE.OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO IS TO FACILITATE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE ARTS SECTOR.
EMPOWERING AN ARTS AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER TO BE THAT MAIN POINT OF CONTACT FOR ARTISTS BEING ABLE TO OFFER GUIDANCE, DEVELOP RESOURCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND MAKING THESE RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON AN ONLINE ARTS AND CULTURE HUB WHERE YOU COULD LIST FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
ACTIONS WOULD INCLUDE ENSURING THE REGULAR COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN THE MUNICIPAL AND THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS, WORKING WITH THE TERRITORY TO MAKE A MORE EVIDENCE BASED CASE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF ARTISTS IN THE CITY AND THE TERRITORY, AND EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A CULTURAL HUB FOR THE TERRITORY.
REALLY STRENGTHENING THOSE TIES WITH SMALLER COMMUNITIES IN THE TERRITORY.
ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO PILLAR TWO SPACES AND PLACES.
SO THE RATIONALE FOR THIS PILLAR WAS THAT WE HEARD THROUGHOUT OUR WORK THAT NEW AND OR IMPROVED ART SPACES WAS A REAL PRIMARY NEED, A PRIMARY DESIRE FOR ARTISTS IN THE CITY.
AND THERE IS AN EXISTING SPACE THAT THERE IS IS SORRY, THERE IS EXISTING SPACE THAT COULD BE USED MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE, MORE AFFORDABLE. AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS FOR MORE LONG TERM PURPOSE BUILT SPACE TO CLOSE GAPS.
EXPLORING FORMAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH EXISTING NON CITY OWNED SPACES.
ESTABLISHING A DEDICATED ART SPACE IN EXISTING CITY OWNED SPACES.
REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE GAPS THAT EXIST BEYOND THE EXISTING SPACE THAT CAN BE ADAPTED, AND WHERE MIGHT A NEW BUILD BE NECESSARY? OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO IS TO CONNECT ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES WITH SPACE TO CREATE AND TO ENGAGE WITH THE ARTS.
SO ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THIS OBJECTIVE WOULD BE TO REVIEW AND ADD SPECIFICITY TO THE GUIDELINES AROUND THE NOT FOR PROFIT RENTAL RATE, REALLY MAKING SURE THAT ARTISTS ARE ELIGIBLE AND THAT THEY KNOW THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS RATE.
EXPLORING METHODS TO INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO RENT SPACE TO ARTISTS.
DEVELOP AN ARTS AND CULTURE HUB ON THE CITY AND THEN USE THIS SPACE TO PROMOTE CULTURAL OFFERINGS, INCLUDING EVENTS, NONPROFESSIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE RELATED CLASSES, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THEN LASTLY, TO DEVELOP AN INTERACTIVE SPACE FINDER TOOL TO ALLOW ARTISTS TO FIND THE SPACE THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS.
THE ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THIS OBJECTIVE WOULD BE TO PLAN AND PROVIDE FOR AMENITIES IN PARKS AND OPEN SPACES THAT ALLOW FOR SPONTANEOUS CREATIVITY AND ORGANIC CULTURAL GATHERINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE. PERMANENT PUBLIC STAGES OR ELECTRICITY OUTSIDE.
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AND THEN AS PART OF A BYLAW REVIEW, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE MORE ORGANIC POP UP TYPE PERFORMANCES SUCH AS BUSKING.DEVELOP A SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND MANUAL TO GUIDE THOSE WHO ARE DEVELOPING CITY RUN ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMING, REALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS REALLY CONSIDERED IN ALL PROGRAMING.
AND THEN LASTLY, TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION PROGRAM TO ANIMATE PUBLIC SPACE, FOR EXAMPLE, SELF-GUIDED TOURS OR AUDIO TOURS THAT HIGHLIGHT LOCAL NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND INCLUDE AN EMPHASIS ON HIGHLIGHTING INDIGENOUS CULTURE AS WELL.
IT'S EXPRESSED IN THE DIVERSITY OF ITS ARTS AND ITS CULTURE.
OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO UNDER PILLAR THREE IS TO CELEBRATE AND PROTECT INDIGENOUS CULTURE.
SEEKING ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT TO REFLECT LOCAL INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND HERITAGE AND INCORPORATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTO CITY LED PROGRAMING THROUGH CO-DESIGN PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, THAT AUDIO TOUR THAT I MENTIONED.
SO THESE ACTIONS WOULD BE TO PROMOTE ART AS A WAY TO EMPHASIZE YELLOWKNIFE ATTRACTIVENESS TO CANADIANS AND IMMIGRANTS AND TO INTEGRATE ARTS INTO THE BRAND OF YELLOWKNIFE IN ATTRACTING VISITORS, INCLUDING YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHICS.
ALL RIGHT. AND OUR LAST PILLAR PILLAR FOUR CONNECTIONS AND VISIBILITY.
SO THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS PILLAR WAS THAT ARTS IS QUITE DISJOINTED ACROSS THE CITY.
SO OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE IS TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THIS WOULD BE TO EXPAND THE ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES OF THE PUBLIC ART POLICY TO INCLUDE NOT ONLY INCREASED ACQUISITION OF LOCAL ARTISTS, BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE, THE PRESENTATION AND THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC ART.
OBJECTIVE NUMBER TWO IS TO INGRAIN ARTS AND CULTURE INTO THE IDENTITY OF THE CITY.
SO ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THIS WOULD BE TO WORK WITH TOURISM TO TIE IN ARTS AND CULTURE.
THIS COULD BE TO DEVELOP WEEKEND ITINERARIES THAT INCLUDE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PROMOTING WALKING TOURS ON TOURISM CHANNELS, THOSE AUDIO GUIDES THAT I MENTIONED, AND THEN LAST TO CREATE A VISUAL BRAND AROUND YELLOWKNIFE ARTISTS REALLY LEVERAGING THAT GNWT ARTIST DIRECTORY AND PROFILING YELLOWKNIFE ARTISTS ON CITY SOCIAL CHANNELS AND IN ALL MARKETING EFFORTS.
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THE FIRST ACTION BEING TO CONDUCT A REVIEW TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUNICIPAL DATA CAN BE LEVERAGED TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION AND ADDRESS BARRIERS.IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT'S THE EXISTING DATA, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS WE NEED TO HAVE ANSWERED TO REALLY BE ABLE TO FULLY ADDRESS THESE BARRIERS AND THEN TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS ALL CITY OWNED SPACES BEING PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE AND TO EXPLORE A CITY REBATE FOR ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES TO PRIVATE ART SPACES.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE PLAN.
AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? SO WE'VE LAID OUT ON THIS SLIDE HERE SOME KEY IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS AND NEXT STEPS TO TAKE THIS PLAN INTO ACTION.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, DEDICATED RESOURCES WITHIN THE CITY ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE THIS PLAN FORWARD.
ALSO INVEST AT THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO BUILD IN APPROPRIATE INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP FROM THE OUTSET.
BUILDING MOMENTUM FROM THE START WILL SUPPORT LONG TERM SUCCESS.
COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY ON THE EXISTING RESOURCES, FUNDING AND SPACE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IS A REALLY VALUABLE FIRST STEP, AS WELL AS A COORDINATED AND SUSTAINED OUTREACH PLAN.
AND AN EARLY COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING FACILITIES GAPS IS NEEDED AS WELL, RECOGNIZING THAT THERE'S GAPS AND THEN BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF CATALOGING, ASSESSING AND ADAPTING EXISTING SPACE.
SO THAT'S MY PRESENTATION TODAY, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY HAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER.
COUNCILLOR MORGAN ANYTHING AS WELL.
BUT. I DO ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
OKAY, PERFECT. WE'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR MORGAN AND THEN GO TO COUNCILLOR PAYNE.
OKAY. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I REVIEWED THE PLAN AND IT'S IT'S VERY DETAILED AND CLEARLY A LOT OF BASED ON A LOT OF CONSULTATION AND AND INPUT AND CAREFUL THOUGHT PUT INTO HOW TO ADDRESS THE THE FRUSTRATIONS AND CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE COMING UP.
I'LL JUST START WITH A FEW QUESTIONS, THINGS I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND.
SO I'M [INAUDIBLE] SO OBJECTIVE THREE BULLET.
ONE HAS TO DO WITH ADDRESSING BARRIERS, REDUCING BARRIERS TO ARTS AND CULTURE PARTICIPATION.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANT.
WHAT KIND OF DATA AND WHAT KIND OF REVIEW ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THERE? YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
SO THIS THIS ACTION IS REALLY ABOUT LOOKING AT WHAT MUNICIPAL DATA EXISTS.
HAS IT HAS ANY TYPE OF SURVEYING BEEN DONE IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY OR OTHER BARRIERS? SO LOOKING AT WHAT'S EXIST AND WHAT DATA POINTS MIGHT NEED TO BE CLOSED THROUGH FURTHER CONSULTATION, REALLY TO UNDERSTAND HOW CAN YOU BETTER ADDRESS THOSE BARRIERS? CERTAINLY THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE OBVIOUSLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY AND UNDERSTAND THAT CERTAIN BARRIERS SUCH AS AFFORDABILITY, LOCATION, THESE ALL WERE THINGS THAT THE PUBLIC REPORTED TO US.
BUT REALLY WE WANTED TO LOOK AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANY COMPLEMENT THAT COULD BE HAD WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL DATA POINTS OUTSIDE OF ARTS AND CULTURE THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO JUST INCREASE THE IMPACT AND THE SPECIFICITY OF UNDERSTANDING THOSE BARRIERS AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM.
OKAY. SO ANY ANY SURVEYS THAT THE CITY HAD DONE IN THE PAST IN GENERAL AROUND ACCESSIBILITY AND THE THINGS THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM PARTICIPATING IN ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES THAT COULD MAYBE BE APPLIED WITH AN ARTS AND CULTURE EVENT? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH RECOMMENDATION
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TWO. BECAUSE I ALSO PLAN A SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND MANUAL GUIDE THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN CITY RUN ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMING. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SUSTAINABILITY POLICY WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT PROGRAMS CAN BE SELF-SUSTAINING AND CONTINUE OVER TIME? WHAT DOES THAT REFER TO? YES, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.SO REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT IN ANY TYPE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMING THAT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS REALLY CONSIDERED AND JUST ENSURING THAT THAT'S BUILT INTO THE PROGRAM PLANNING FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND THAT, YOU KNOW, ARTS AND CULTURE IS REALLY GOING HAND IN HAND WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS A PIECE OF THAT.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
THANK YOU. I LOST SOUND FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTION OR MY PHONE.
NOT TO WORRY, BUT YES, IT WAS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THAT THAT ACTION IS RELATED TO.
AND YOU KNOW, WE DO ALREADY HAVE, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN OFFICIAL POLICY OR LIKE A PAMPHLET OR A HANDOUT, BUT FOR PEOPLE RUNNING EVENTS IN, SAY [INAUDIBLE].
LIKE HOW TO MAKE THE EVENT MORE GREEN.
I FORGET WHAT EXACTLY WE CALL IT NATIVE AMERICAN CLARIFY.
BUT IN TERMS OF WAYS TO MAKE EVENTS MORE GREEN USING COMPOST BINS, COMPOSTABLE DISHES AND THINGS, I'M SURE THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS ON THAT CHECKLIST.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU SAW THAT AS PART OF YOUR INTERNAL REVIEW.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS A DEDICATED ARTS AND CULTURE OFFICER, THEN THEY CAN THEN BUILD UPON THAT CHECKLIST AND MAKE IT MORE OF A HOLISTIC SORT OF SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND REALLY HOW ARTS AND CULTURE CAN THEN HELP TO SUPPORT THAT SUSTAINABILITY TOO, RATHER THAN JUST ONLY CHECKING THE BOXES. YEAH.
GREAT. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M CUTTING YOU OFF BECAUSE IT KEEPS COMING IN AND OUT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS IN THERE.
WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THEM, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN TERMS OF ADMIN PUTTING THEIR LENS ON IT TO COME UP WITH A PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND SORT OF WINNOW DOWN WHAT WHAT THEY THINK MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
BUT I DO THINK ALL OF THE THINGS IN THE REPORT ARE WORTHY OF OF OUR CONSIDERATION.
AND SO I THINK THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND CARE PUT INTO IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS.
IF YOU WISH TO REMAIN IN THE CONFERENCE, PLEASE PRESS STAR 115.
THERE'S A DIFFERENT EVENT GUIDE THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE THAT THEN REFERENCES THAT ONE.
SO AGAIN, THAT COULD BE PART OF YOUR ARTS AND CULTURE HUB, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO CHASE IT DOWN OR KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME DOCUMENTS SOMEWHERE. SO POINT TAKEN ON THIS ONE, COUNCILLOR PAYNE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
WHAT WOULD THIS WHAT WOULD THE IDEAL OUTCOME OF THIS STUDY BE IN YOUR IN YOUR MIND? LIKE, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT LIKE A STANDALONE CENTER? WE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE FREEING UP PLACES WITHIN CITY FACILITIES? ARE WE LOOKING AT DO YOU WANT THIS TO BE CITY OWNED AND RUN? DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST ON THIS? LIKE WHAT? JUST A FEW QUESTIONS.
SORRY. DO YOU MEAN FOR A FACILITY? IS THAT. YEAH, LIKE I'M.
WHAT IS THE IDEAL OUTCOME FROM, FROM THIS STUDY IN YOUR MIND.
CERTAINLY. SO I WOULD SAY OVERALL THE IDEAL OUTCOME FROM THIS STUDY IS, AS I MENTIONED, THE KIND OF FIRST IMMEDIATE NEXT STEP WOULD BE DEDICATED RESOURCES FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE CITY. THAT, AS WE'VE SORT OF MENTIONED, THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS POCKETS OF RESOURCES AND INFORMATION THAT THAT ARE HOUSED IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
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BUT IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE THE ARTISTS AND ARTS COMMUNITY, HAVING A CENTRALIZED PLACE TO BE ABLE TO GO TO IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT THEN ALSO TO BE ABLE TO PLAN MORE LONG TERM IS REALLY CRITICAL IN TERMS OF THINKING FORWARD TO WHAT ARE THE THE CHALLENGES IN THE IN THE FUTURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT NOW TO ADDRESS FACILITIES BEING ONE OF THEM. YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF SPACES THAT DO EXIST IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT TO BE UTILIZED BETTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE NEAR TERM, BUT THEN MORE REALLY DEDICATED THINKING THROUGH A CULTURAL FACILITIES KIND OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THOSE GAPS THAT CAN'T BE FILLED WITH THE CURRENT FACILITIES, THAT WHAT CAN'T BE ADAPTED AND THEN WHAT MIGHT NEED TO BE A NEW BUILD, FOR EXAMPLE.BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION NOW THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
IT'S JUST MORE THAT WE REALLY SEE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SPACE THAT COULD BE BETTER UTILIZED AND THAT MAYBE MORE IN THE LONG TERM, YOU CAN CLOSE SOME OF THOSE GAPS THROUGH THINKING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT NEED TO BE BUILT.
BUT I GUESS GOING BACK TO YOUR YOUR EARLIER QUESTION, JUST ABOUT WHAT THE KIND OF IDEAL OUTCOME FROM THIS STRATEGY IS, IS REALLY HAVING THAT CENTRALIZED SPACE OR A CENTRALIZED RESOURCE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE GOING TO BE THE FUTURE NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THANK YOU. SO WOULD THIS BE LIKE SORT OF LIKE LIKE A COLON DONE FROM LIKE IN WHITEHORSE? THEY HAVE A BIG CULTURAL HEART.
LIKE IT'S LIKE THE FOCAL POINT OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, REALLY.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CENTER. IS THAT SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT? I MEAN, SO IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR REMIT HERE WITH THIS STUDY WASN'T TO DO SPECIFIC CULTURAL FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO LIKE, AS YOU SAY, LIKE WHAT IS THE BUDGET, WHAT IS THE ELEMENTS OF THAT BUILDING THAT NEEDS TO HAVE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AND BEST SERVED THROUGH A SPECIFIC FACILITY STUDY.
THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT SPACE EXISTS.
AND SO WHAT THAT SPACE IN THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT.
BUT ABSOLUTELY THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO ADDRESS NEEDS IN THE SHORT TERM WITH WHAT EXISTS AND THEN TO BE THINKING MORE LONG TERM ABOUT AND WHAT COULD THE FUTURE BE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS ON PILLAR NUMBER ONE, LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT.
IT TALKS ABOUT EARMARK IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION OF AN EXISTING STAFF POSITION.
CONSIDER HIRING A PERMANENT ARTS AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
SO DURING PUBLIC CONSULTATION, WAS IT THEN FEEDBACK THAT THIS WAS THE CITY'S ROLE TO HIRE THIS POSITION OR WAS IT MORE A NOT FOR PROFIT THAT WOULD RUN AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY THE CITY? ALSO NOTING OBJECTIVE NUMBER THREE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE CITY BEING THE HUB AND BEING THE CITY STRENGTHENING OTHER SMALLER NWT COMMUNITIES.
SO JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S ROLE.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THROUGH CONSULTATIONS, WE REALLY HEARD THAT THE WHAT PEOPLE SEE AS THE CITY'S ROLE IN ARTS AND CULTURE IS REALLY BEING THAT ADVOCATE, THAT CHAMPION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
SO WITHOUT A DEDICATED POSITION OR THAT BEING A WRITTEN PIECE OF SOMEBODY'S JOB DESCRIPTION, THEN THERE ISN'T THAT SORT OF CENTRALIZED VOICE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
SO THERE ISN'T SOMEBODY THEN TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE TERRITORY, TO ADVOCATE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR TO BE COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND IF THEY'RE CHANGING, BECAUSE WE CAN SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY COULD CHANGE OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS, RIGHT? SO HAVING THAT CENTRALIZED PERSON TO BE THAT POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS, TO BE ABLE TO THEN MAKE THOSE INTERNAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY TO ADAPT FUNDING NEEDS OR PROGRAMING AND REALLY JUST HAVE THE FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND BE THAT ADVOCATE FOR THEM. THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE ENVISION WITH THAT POSITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DEFINITELY VERY INTERESTING.
AND IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING READ AND ALSO JUST DEFINITELY WAS LOOKING AT THE SPACES AND PLACES AND LIKE COUNCILOR PAYNE ASKED LIKE WOULD IT BE MORE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE? AND SO DEFINITELY, I MEAN I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION AND I THINK I'VE IN THE PAST SAID THIS IS WHAT THE CITY NEEDS AS MORE CENTRALIZED LOCATION
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WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND GET INFORMATION AND UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GOING TO RESERVE THEM.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? I JUST HAVE A FEW. SO. FIRST OFF, A BIG THANKS FOR THIS.
SO THERE WAS LOTS OF TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM AND IS IT A SPECIFIC ARTS STREAM WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PUT MORE MONEY INTO THAT INTO THE POT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I JUST COUNTED 17 OUT OF THE 37 ORGANIZATIONS IN 2020 TO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE.
SO THAT'S 46% OF THE RECIPIENTS.
SO YEAH, IS IT A NEW STREAM PLUS MORE MONEY OR DID YOU JUST WANT TO SEE A UNIQUE STREAM SO THAT WE CAN QUICKLY CALCULATE HOW MUCH MONEY THERE IS? YEAH, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR QUESTION.
AND CERTAINLY IF THAT MEANS THAT MORE MONEY IS AVAILABLE, THEN ALL THE BETTER.
SO HAVING A DEDICATED STREAM OF FUNDING THAT IS NAMED AS SUCH FOR ARTS AND CULTURE REALLY JUST HELPS TO INCREASE THAT VISIBILITY OF THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR ARTISTS AS WELL. SO NOT ONLY THAT THE CITY IS THEN OFFERING IT, BUT THAT ARTISTS KNOW IT'S THERE FOR THEM AND THAT IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
YEAH. AND THEN BECAUSE I SAW THAT THERE'S THE NEED FOR OPERATIONS FUNDING AND SO I KNOW THERE'S A FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE AND THEY JUST APPLY FOR THE SINGLE YEAR EVERY YEAR INSTEAD OF APPLYING FOR THE MULTIYEAR.
YEAH. WHICH THEN DOES MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR THREE YEARS OF FUNDING.
SO THEY CAN DO SOME PLANNING, THEY CAN USE IT FOR THEIR O&M.
THERE'S JUST A BIT MORE THEY HAVE TO DO A THREE YEAR BUDGET INSTEAD OF AN ANNUAL BUDGET.
THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS THAT IT SHOULD PROBABLY BE A SEPARATE PROGRAM BECAUSE WITH COMMUNITY GRANTS, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, DEDICATED FUNDING TO IN THE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM TO INDIGENOUS ARTISTS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, COMMUNITY GRANTS CAN ONLY GO TO NOT FOR PROFITS.
YEAH. THE OTHER ONE IS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMENT ABOUT IT'S IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE.
SO IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, HAVE YOU FOUND GOOD EXAMPLES WHERE THEY CAN MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT MAKING IT FREE? AND SO I THINK OF AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT COSTS MONEY TO CREATE ART, TO SHOW, TO PERFORM.
AND IT'S ALWAYS A QUESTION OF LEFT POCKET OR RIGHT POCKET.
IS IT GOING TO BE A USER CHARGE OR IS IT GOING TO BE GOVERNMENT GRANTS? WE HAVE AN ACCESS FOR ALL PAST, WHICH GIVES THE RESIDENTS A CERTAIN AMOUNT.
IF THEY EARN A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND BELOW, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS, TRANSIT AND JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF MAKING NAC FREE OR FOLK ON THE ROCKS FREE, THAT IT'S THAT IT'S ALMOST LIKE A HOUSING TERM WHERE THERE'S MARKET RATE PLUS GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO THEN OFFER MORE ACCESSIBLE.
SO JUST WONDERING IF IF THERE'S EXAMPLES THAT, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE THEY CAN MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT WHILE STILL EARNING REVENUE FROM THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT. YEAH, I MEAN, THERE CERTAINLY ARE EXAMPLES OF JUST DIFFERENT TIERED TICKETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL THAT I CAN THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
BUT IN TERMS OF THAT VISIBILITY IN MAKING ART MORE ACCESSIBLE AND KIND OF HELPING TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THOSE BARRIERS AROUND COST, THAT WAS REALLY WHAT WENT INTO OUR THINKING WHEN WE WERE THINKING ABOUT MAKING ART MORE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ART TO JUST BE MORE AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE.
SO NOT NECESSARILY IN BRICK AND MORTAR SPACES, BUT, YOU KNOW, BUSKING ON THE STREETS OR THE PUBLIC ART ON THE SIDE OF BUILDINGS AND JUST REALLY ALLOWING ART TO BE EXPERIENCED IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY A TICKET TO TO A SHOW TO GO AND SEE ART, BUT THAT YOU CAN
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JUST SEE IT ON THE STREET OR YOU CAN EXPERIENCING IT WHILE WALKING TO TO WORK SO THAT IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE, MAYBE WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING IT.YEAH. AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT THIS ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON THESE NGOS, YOU KNOW, LIKE, YEAH, IF IT'S A MULTI SECTOR BUT MAYBE OR MULTI LEVEL. YEAH.
FEES BUT MAYBE IT'S SHOW YOUR ACCESS FOR ALL PASS THROUGH.
EXACTLY. IT COULD BE BUILDING THAT.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION, BUT I'LL HOLD THOSE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.
ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNSEL? COUNCILOR MORSE. OH, SORRY.
DO YOU MEAN FURTHER FROM COUNCIL AND COMMENTS ON THIS OR JUST FOR THE PRESENTER? NO, NONE FOR THE PRESENTER.
PERFECT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FOR COMING OUT.
IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN JUST PRESS YOUR MIC OFF THERE.
[5. A memorandum regarding whether to adopt for information the Arts and Culture Master Plan as prepared by NGL Nordicity Group and to direct Administration to use the plan for long‐term decision‐making and investment in arts and culture.]
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS APOLOGIES.LET ME SCROLL UP TO READ THE RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS THE COUNCIL ADOPT FOR THE COUNCIL.
ONE ADOPT FOR INFORMATION THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTERPLAN AS PRESENTED BY NGL NORD CITY GROUP AND TO DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TO GUIDE DECISION MAKING AND INVESTMENT IN ARTS AND CULTURE.
COUNCILOR MORRIS, YOU WANT TO KICK OFF? YES, SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YEAH. I MEAN, SOME OVERALL COMMENTS ON THIS ARE JUST THAT I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE IT COME FORWARD.
I KNOW COUNCIL AND AUDIO CITY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE.
I THINK AS WITH ANY OF THESE PLANS AND PLANS THAT I'VE SEEN OVER MY TERMS ON COUNCIL, IS IS IMPLEMENTATION SEEMS TO BE THE STRUGGLE FOR FOR OUR ORGANIZATION? MY PRIMARY CONCERN REALLY IS JUST AROUND THIS PLAN BEING ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, BUT THEN BEING MOSTLY OR AT LEAST PARTIALLY SHELVED AFTER THAT. DEFINITELY.
I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN WITH A LOT OF THE PLANS THAT WE ADOPT OR IF THEY'RE NOT SHELVED.
IT'S JUST A VERY SLOW PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THEM.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THIS THING COULD HAVE JUST COME IN THIS WEEK AND AND THEY'RE ONLY JUST NOW.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE GOING TO BE FOR DEVELOPING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OUT OF THIS, ESPECIALLY NOTING THAT THERE IS A ROADMAP IN THE DOCUMENT, SO IT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LOW EFFORT.
MS.. THISTLE, THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
ADMINISTRATION WILL NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN AND ASSESS THAT WITH WORKLOAD AND CURRENT BUDGET ALLOCATIONS. BUT I WILL DEFER TO MR. GRANT WHITE ON TIMING.
YEAH, REALLY, IT'S IT'S TAKING THE PLAN THAT IS LAID OUT WITHIN THE MASTER PROCESS AND THEN PUTTING OUR OWN LOOK ON IT IN TERMS OF WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE, BRINGING IT FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION, MOVING FORWARD FOR THE 24, 25 AND 26 BUDGET ON SOME OF THE LARGER ITEMS AND THEN IDENTIFYING WHAT WE CAN DO IN 2023 WITH OUR CURRENT RESOURCES.
SO IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL TIMELINE AND WHEN WE CAN GET A IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IN FRONT OF COUNCIL, I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE BEFORE THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023.
AND I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A FUNNY TERM.
NOBODY WAS EXPECTING COVID TO PUT A HUGE WRENCH IN ALL OF COUNCIL'S BIG PLANS.
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ENCOURAGE ANY PROSPECTIVE COUNCILORS WHO HAPPENED TO BE WATCHING THIS MEETING THAT I THINK THIS WAS A GREAT PRIORITY, THAT THIS COUNCIL SET.SO I HOPE TO SEE SUPPORT FOR THIS FROM COUNCIL.
I MEAN, I GUESS BASED ON THAT ANSWER WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, THEY CERTAINLY HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CONSIDER THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION IN THE YEAR, ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP, AND THAT IS JUST TO EARMARK IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION OR CONSIDER HIRING KIND OF A FULL TIME STAFF PERSON.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS.
AND I DO AGREE, I THINK WITHOUT SOMEBODY AT THE CITY WHOSE CORE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE.
SURE THAT A PLAN SUCH AS THIS IS IMPLEMENTED.
SO I'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
I MEAN, I GUESS WE DO STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SUGGEST BUDGET ITEMS BEFORE OUR TERM'S UP.
SO I'LL THINK ABOUT THAT ONE, AND I THINK THAT'S MY COMMENTS ON IT SO FAR, THANKS.
ANY OTHER, COUNCIL MUFANDAEDZA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
AND LIKE COUNCILOR MORSE, I WAS ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE BUDGET ITEM FOR THE STAFFING POSITION, SO I DEFINITELY AM IN SUPPORT OF THE MEMO AND THE RECOMMENDATION AND ALSO WORRY ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STRATEGY AND HOPING THAT IT DOES MOVE FORWARD.
AND I KNOW THE NEED BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN IT WITHIN THE CITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, DISCUSSION FOR ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR MORGAN? ANYTHING. IT'S JUST THAT I SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD TO DIRECT STAFF TO [INAUDIBLE] THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND IF POSSIBLE, SORT OF PRIORITIZE ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE PUT INTO THE DRAFT 2023 BUDGET TO GET THINGS UNDERWAY WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT AN EXTRA YEAR.
SEE IF THINGS CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT BUDGET.
I HAVE A FEW, SO I DO THINK RIGHT NOW IT'S TIMELY.
WE'RE DOING OUR DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE BYLAW REVIEW.
BROWNFIELDS INCENTIVES, HERITAGE COMMITTEE INCENTIVES.
JUST WONDERING, CAN WE INCLUDE IN THE REVIEW SOME LOOK AT THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND WHETHER THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE BYLAW TO ENCOURAGE SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
YES, AS INDICATED BY LINK, IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.
IT'S A BROAD SCOPE THAT PLANNING AND LAND AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY ARE GOING TO UNDERTAKE WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOP INTENT OF BYLAW REVIEW, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT ALSO HAVE RUN IN THE PAST YEAR OF OUTDOOR INCENTIVES AND INDOOR INCENTIVES.
SO WE DEFINITELY CAN ADD THIS TO CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THAT REVIEW.
PERFECT. I BELIEVE I'LL FIND THIS SOUTHERN CITY.
BUT THEY WERE IT WAS A TAX INCENTIVE.
SO IF YOU DON'T IF A PORTION OF YOUR PROPERTY WAS DONATED FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE, THEY RECEIVED A TAX REBATE FOR WHETHER IT'S FOREVER OR WHETHER WE CONSIDER MORE OF THE FIVE YEAR TAX ABATEMENT.
SO IF I CAN FIND IT, I WILL CONTRIBUTE THAT TO THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE BYLAW.
THE DEPARTMENT TO DRAFT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, I ASSUME, IS CONTINUING WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES MS. THISTLE? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
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WORK WITH THEM TO HAVE SOME SPACE.MS. THISTLE. THE FACILITY'S MASTER PLAN IS IMPENDING FROM AURORA COLLEGE.
MR. WHITE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NOTHING SPECIFIC OTHER THAN JUST ANY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO PARTNER WITH ANY ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WOULD CERTAINLY EXPLORE THOSE. THANK YOU.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ON OUR BIDS AND TENDERS RECENTLY, BUT HAVE WE ISSUED THE RFP FOR THE RUTH LYNCH MEMORIAL POOL? NEXT LIFE CHAPTER.
MS. THISTLE, MR. WHITE. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH OUR CURRENT RESOURCES, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET TO THAT.
SO THAT'LL BE A CARRYOVER INTO 2023.
I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOTION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
YOU KNOW, MONEY IS ALWAYS TIGHT, BUT I THINK IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE CITY, THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE OUR GRANT WRITER BACK UP AND RUNNING OR THE POSITION'S FILLED.
SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, WE WILL BRING THIS MOTION FORWARD NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 7 P.M..
[6. A memorandum regarding Budget 2023 Public Input.]
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A MEMORANDUM REGARDING BUDGET 2023 PUBLIC INPUT.AGAIN, A BIG THINKS ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN.
YOU CAN ALWAYS STICK AROUND FOR THIS NEXT ITEM.
OR YOU'RE FREE TO HEAD OUT ON YOUR LUNCH.
MS.. THISTLE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM.
AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT BUDGET PROCESS IS HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC.
AND THEY WERE ALLOWED TO DO THAT EITHER IN WRITING OR BY MAKING PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL.
IF COMMITTEE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY OF THE INITIATIVES PROPOSED BY THE PUBLIC CONSIDERED AND INCLUDED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THEN DIRECTION TO ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING COSTS AND DETAILS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY DESIRED INITIATIVE SHOULD BE GIVEN AT THIS TIME SO THAT IT CAN BE DISCUSSED DURING BUDGET DELIBERATIONS IN DECEMBER.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. COUNCILOR PAYNE.
I MEAN, SHOULD WE REALLY BE PICKING AND CHOOSING WHAT WOULD GO INTO THE BUDGET NOW? AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE NEW COUNCIL TO MAKE THE DECISION ON IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING IT OR NOT.
SO MY, MY, MY I GUESS MY THOUGHTS ARE JUST TO ADD IT INTO THE BUDGET AND LET THE NEXT COUNCIL DELETE IT IF THEY WANT. THE OTHER OPTION THAT I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND IS THAT THIS MEMO BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION SO THEY CAN OPT IT ALL IN AS OPPOSED TO TO TO REMOVE IT ALL BECAUSE IT IT WILL TAKE SOME WORK FROM STAFF TO SOURCE THE FIGURE FOR THE RINK BOARDS, THE GARBAGE COLLECTION AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
SO INSTEAD OF GETTING STAFF TO TO DO ALL THE WORK, COMPILE ALL THAT INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, THIS COULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD AS KIND OF AN APPENDIX TO THE BUDGET FOR THE FUTURE COUNCIL TO ADD VERSUS REMOVE.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE.
AND REALLY, I MEAN, IT'S A BUSY TIME RIGHT NOW FOR ADMINISTRATION.
IT'S RIGHT BEFORE A NEW ELECTION.
YOU KNOW, LET'S NOT PILE MORE ON THEM.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DISCUSSION COUNCIL MUFANDAEDZA.
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SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE FUTURE HAS.AND AGAIN, TAKE THIS DOCUMENT, GIVE IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL AS KIND OF SEPARATE FROM THE BUDGET AND THEY CAN INCLUDE IN WHAT THEY WANT AS OPPOSED TO REMOVE APPENDIX A TO I.
YEAH, I GUESS MY MY FIRST ACTION WOULD BE TO TO DO THAT, TO ADD THE APPENDIX I.
I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO SEE, I MEAN, IT'S A BIT OF A SEPARATE ONE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IT BROUGHT FORWARD BY ADMINISTRATION, JUST THE, THE, THE POSITION REGARDING ARTS AND CULTURE.
SEE IT, COST IT OUT AND PUT IN THE BUDGET FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND YEAH, I MEAN, I GUESS COUNCIL CAN VOTE ON IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT INCLUDED.
AND I MEAN, YEAH, I SUPPOSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE NEXT COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE VOTING ON THIS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE ADD THIS IN OR NOT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER.
I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME IN HERE THAT I THINK ARE KIND OF IMPORTANT ONES.
THE MILL RATE POLICY, I MEAN, THAT'S NOT REALLY SO MUCH A BUDGET ITEM AS JUST A POLICY PRIORITY.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S ONE THAT MR. MCLENNAN, I HOPE, BRINGS FORWARD IF HE'S ELECTED.
AND AND, YEAH, I DID SEE SOME STUFF IN THERE WITH REGARDS TO TRAILS THAT I THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING THAT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH PUTTING SOME FUNDING TOWARDS MAINTAINING TRAILS.
THE ONLY THING I DISAGREE WITH ON THIS ONE IS THE POINT OF CREATING NEW TRAILS.
AND REALLY, I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE US PRIORITIZE SIMPLY MAINTAINING WHAT WE'VE GOT AND ENSURING IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR WAYFINDING STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT SIGNAGE IS ADEQUATE FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT TRAILS THAT EXIST IN TOWN.
BECAUSE THERE'S QUITE A FEW TRAILS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE KIND OF FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE OVER THE YEARS THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE'S ONE UP BEHIND NIVEN THAT THAT HAS BOLLARDS AND EVERYTHING.
BUT THE SIGNAGE IS SO OLD, IT'S, IT'S IT'S ILLEGIBLE.
YOU KNOW, THE GRAVEYARD TRAIL COULD DEFINITELY USE SOME WORK.
SO I'D LOVE TO SEE FUNDING TOWARDS THOSE.
AND I GUESS THAT IS GOING TO BE UP TO THE NEXT COUNCIL.
SO YEAH, BUT THE BIG ONE FOR ME WAS THAT JUST ENSURING THAT WE GET INTO YEAR ONE OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN WITH ON OUR FEET WITH STAFF DEDICATED TO IMPLEMENTING IT.
I THINK WAITING UNTIL 2024 TO DO THAT IS I'D RATHER NOT SEE THAT.
SO IF WE COULD HAVE THAT INCLUDED, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
CAN I SUGGEST MAKING SURE THAT I HEAR YOU RIGHT? YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS LIST? THE ARTS AND CULTURE POSITION AND OUR WAYFINDING STRATEGY ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED THAT 15 SIGNS AROUND AROUND TOWN NEED TO BE FIXED.
AND THEN IT ALSO IDENTIFIES THE SIGN THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO IT COULD BE ADDING IMPLEMENT THE WAYFINDING STRATEGY, FIXING THE 15 SIGNS AS AN ITEM.
WELL, THOSE TWO ITEMS. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL COUNCILOR SMITH.
THANK YOU. JUST GOING OFF OF YOURSELF, MADAM MAYOR WAS SAYING AND COUNCILOR MUFANDAEDZA AND COUNCILOR PAYNE. I THINK ADDING ALL OF THESE ITEMS EVEN AS A MEMO OR BRINGING IT FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUNCIL WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL BECAUSE THEN THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW THE BUDGET WILL BE AFFECTED, WHETHER THESE ITEMS ARE ADDED OR NOT, AND HOW IT REALLY TRANSLATE WHEN THEY'RE GETTING INTO BUDGET.
SO IF THEY GET A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE VETERANS IN IN THIS LINE OF WORK AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THIS, HOWEVER, TO BE ABLE TO SEE ON A MORE IN DEPTH WHY THIS IS CONSIDERED AND SO ON, I THINK IT'LL BE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM AS WELL.
THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MORGAN, ANYTHING TO ADD? YEAH. I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS TO ADD.
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THE PHONE IS CUTTING OUT ALL OF IT HALF THE TIME.I CAN'T HEAR WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING.
ARE YOU HEARING ALL OF WHAT I'M SAYING OR AM I CUTTING OUT SOMETIMES TOO? WERE YOU ASKING IF YOU CUT OUT? YES. NO, YOU DON'T CUT OUT.
421 REPORTING ON INVESTING IN MONEY TO HELP FIX OUR OUR AUDIO VISUAL OR THE THE PHONE SYSTEM, THE COLLINS CONSOLE.
I FEEL LIKE I WAS ON A PREVIOUS BUDGET AND NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE ACTUALLY DID FIX THE EQUIPMENT OR IT'S STILL IN THE WE'RE STILL PLANNING TO FIX IT. STILL PLANNING TO.
THE RFP WAS RELEASED THIS SUMMER AND SO WORKING THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS.
SO YOU'RE STILL LISTENING IN ON OLD EQUIPMENT AND HOPEFULLY IN 2023 WE CAN HAVE AN UPGRADE TO TO OUR EQUIPMENT AND DO MORE HYBRID MEETINGS VERSUS JUST THE TELECONFERENCE.
WHETHER THAT PART TIME LIKE IT CAN BE FITTED WITH ANOTHER STAFF POSITION OR IF ADMIN WANTS TO PROPOSE IT BEING FULL TIME. I THINK EARMARKING SOMETHING FOR THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO PUT AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE DRAFT BUDGET.
I DO SUPPORT ADDING THE MONEY FOR BETTER TRAIL SIGNAGE MARKERS, AND I'LL ALSO GET TO THAT WHEN I HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT GREEN SPACE IN A FEW MINUTES.
I DO SUPPORT COSTING OUT MONEY FOR.
PUTTING BOARDS INTO SOME OF THE OUTDOOR SKATING RINKS, THE ICE RINKS AROUND TOWN, WHICH IS SUCH A BIG PART OF PEOPLE'S WINTER RECREATION AND OFTEN FAIRLY INFORMAL, BUT WITH JUST A FEW SMALL ADDITIONS, COULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED.
ANOTHER ONE THAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THE GARBAGE BINS, AND ESPECIALLY WITH INCREASED BEAR ACTIVITY AROUND THE CITY THAT WE'VE SEEN THIS SUMMER IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE SOME KIND OF COST DRAFTED UP.
YOU KNOW, STAFF ALREADY KNOW WHICH BINS TEND TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE OVERFLOWING OR I KNOW WE HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF GARBAGE BINS CURRENTLY, SOME OF THEM PROBABLY STURDIER THAN OTHERS. SO MAYBE THERE'S A WAY THAT THAT STAFF WHO ARE OUT THERE ON THE FRONT LINES EMPTYING THESE THINGS REGULARLY WOULD KNOW WHICH ONES ARE IN MOST DIRE NEED OF SOME ANIMAL PROOFING AND IMPROVEMENTS, OR JUST MORE REGULAR EMPTYING.
I ALSO JUST HAD A QUESTION BECAUSE SOME OF THE PUBLIC INPUT AROUND BUDGET HAD TO DO WITH HOW WE DESIGN YOU KNOW, NEW SIDEWALKS.
AND SOME INPUT AS TO HOW IT MIGHT BE BETTER DESIGNED TO FIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SERVE NEW PARKING NEEDS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ROLE EITHER COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC HAS DURING BUDGET TIMES.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHETHER THERE IS.
SPACE FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT DURING BUDGET TIME ABOUT.
HOW PLANNING OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT LIKE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE SCENES JUST WITH ADMINISTRATION MAKING DECISIONS AS TO HOW THAT WILL BE DESIGNED AND BUDGETING AROUND THAT? MISS THISTLE. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE QUESTION.
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I THINK IT'S WHETHER COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DETERMINE IF IT'S CURBSIDE OR PULL IN PARKING.MS. WHITE. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I'M NOT SURE I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WE FOLLOW WHEN LOOKING AT SUBDIVISIONS.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER WE'RE NOT THE SUBDIVISION APPROVAL AUTHORITY.
SO WHILE WE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY, THERE'S OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, A DECISION ABOUT UH WHETHER A NEW SIDEWALK WILL GO IN IN FRONT OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT OR WHETHER SPACE WOULD BE USED FOR CURBSIDE PARKING OR SOME COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
THAT STANDARDS THAT EITHER WE'VE SET OUT OR IN THE PROCESS OF.
CREATING. AND SO THAT WOULDN'T.
YOU CANCEL THIS DISCUSSION NECESSARILY? I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHETHER IT HAS BUDGET IMPLICATIONS PER SAY OR THAT'S MORE STRICTLY A.
FOR EXAMPLE, THAT SPECIFIC NEW DEVELOPMENT IS THE BASIS OF SCHOOL DRAW AND DECISIONS AROUND HOW SIDEWALK OR PARKING ALONG THE STREET WOULD BE ALTERED TO FIT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.
MS.. THISTLE. SO I'LL JUST MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT AND THEN I'LL SEE IF MS..
WHITE OR MR. GREENHORN HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
ALSO, ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO PARKING AND STREET FLOW ARE ALSO TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING AND THINGS SUCH AS SPEEDS ON A STREET TRAFFIC FLOW.
THAT'S ALL DISCUSSED INTER-DEPARTMENTAL ALLEY IN A NEW DEVELOPMENT.
SO MS. WHITE OR MR. GREEN CORN.
THANK YOU. I CAN SPEAK A LITTLE TO THE PROCESS.
SO YES, WHEN AN APPLICATION COMES IN FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT, WE CIRCULATE IT INTERNALLY.
AND WE WORK AND CONSULT WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT MAY BE INVOLVED.
SO IT SOMETIMES IS PUBLIC WORKS.
WE ALSO RECENTLY IN THE SCHOOL DRAW AREA, WE'VE COMPLETED THAT A BIT OF A PARKING STUDY.
SO I BELIEVE IN 2023 WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF MR. GREEN CORN HAS ANYTHING TO ADD, BUT THAT'S ABOUT WHAT I CAN OFFER.
I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD.
ANYTHING FURTHER. COUNCILOR MORGAN.
NO. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
I KNOW. I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE SOMETIMES.
WHERE IS THE TIME OR THE SPACE FOR INPUT IF THEY HAVE SOME? BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, AND SOMETIMES WE'VE BEEN TOLD, OH, IT'S TOO LATE, WE SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT DURING BUDGET TIME.
IF IT'S SOME KIND OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT.
BUT THEN WE OFTEN DON'T HAVE DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS AT WELL, LIKE STREET REPAVING, FOR EXAMPLE, THINGS LIKE THAT AT BUDGET TIME. BUT I THINK WITH OUR NEW DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES IN PARTICULAR.
THE THINGS WILL BE ABLE TO BE MORE STANDARDIZED.
THE PROCESS WILL BE MORE STANDARDIZED, TOO.
BUT THAT'S ALL MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BUDGET.
WHAT DID YOU. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER.
YEAH, JUST A BIG THANK YOU TO RESIDENTS FOR SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
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SO THAT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL.YEAH, BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL ISN'T REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE BUDGET.
I THINK IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO ACCEPT THIS MEMO FOR INFORMATION AND THEN HAVE IT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE BUDGET PACKAGE FOR THE NEXT COUNCILS SO THEY CAN CONSIDER ADDING OR REMOVING BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.
AND THEN WE WILL NOTE WE WILL ADD ON FOR FUTURE COUNCILS CONSIDERATION IS TO ADD AN ARTS AND CULTURE STAFF POSITION AS WELL AS THE WAYFINDING STRATEGY ACTION ABOUT FIXING THE 15 SIGNS ALONG THE TRAILS.
[7. A discussion regarding Green Space.]
COUNCILOR MORGAN, YOU ASKED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING GREEN SPACE, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.THANK YOU. AND FINGERS CROSSED THAT THIS WORKS.
OKAY. OVER THE PHONE. BUT CERTAINLY IF I DO CUT OUT OR SOMETHING, MAYBE SOMEONE COULD JUST MESSAGE ME, ALERT ME, BECAUSE I MIGHT TALK FOR A FEW MINUTES HERE AND NOT KNOW THAT CUT OUT.
SO. GREEN SPACE OR NATURAL AREAS IS SUCH A TREASURED ASPECT OF EVERYDAY LIFE FOR MANY YELLOW KNIFERS.
AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE A PARTICULAR GREENSPACE THAT'S SPECIAL TO THEM SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OR NEAR THEIR WORK, WHERE THEY MIGHT GO TO WALK THE DOG, GET SOME FRESH AIR AT LUNCHTIME, CLEAR YOUR HEAD OR TAKE THE KIDS OUT TO EXPLORE A BIT OF NATURE.
AND AND WITH THE CITY'S FOCUS, CERTAINLY WITH THIS COMMUNITY PLAN AND ZONING, OUR FOCUS ON INFILL AND DENSIFICATION, WHICH I CERTAINLY SUPPORT BECAUSE IT HELPS COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, IT MAKES THE CITY MORE WALKABLE AND BIKEABLE.
AND SO THAT LEADS SOME RESIDENTS TO BELIEVE THAT THE CITY DOESN'T REALLY VALUE GREEN SPACE.
BUT THE CITY IS ALWAYS TRYING TO BULLDOZE OVER GREEN SPACES THAT IT'S SORT OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE.
BUT I THINK WE THE CITY HASN'T NECESSARILY TAKEN THE STEP OF MAKING FORMAL COMMITMENTS PUBLICLY AROUND GREEN SPACE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO PRESERVE IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S STILL THERE FOR THE FUTURE.
SO IN THE PAST, THE CITY ACTUALLY DID A TON OF WORK.
COMING UP WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION STRATEGY THAT CAME OUT IN 2010.
AND IT WAS QUITE DETAILED ACTUALLY, AND IDENTIFYING HOW MUCH SCREEN SPACE WE HAVE AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE CITY, HOW CLOSE THAT GREEN SPACE IS TO VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REALLY SPECIAL PLACES THAT PEOPLE ESPECIALLY VALUE? THE SYSTEM HAS DETECTED THAT A FEW LINES ARE STILL CONNECTED TO THE CONFERENCE AND WILL ATTEMPT TO DISCONNECT THEM.
IF YOU WISH TO REMAIN IN THE CONFERENCE, PLEASE PRESS STAR ONE.
PRESS STAR TO RETURN TO THE CONFERENCE.
APPARENTLY, THIS LIKES TO, APPARENTLY EVERY 40 MINUTES, IT JUST LIKES TO TEST THE SYSTEM.
ALL IT NEEDS. IT NEEDS TO KNOW WE'RE ALL STILL HERE FOR IT.
SO A LOT OF GROUNDWORK HAS BEEN DONE AND WE HAVE BUILT ON THAT IN OUR RECENT COMMUNITY PLAN.
BUT WHAT I SEE THAT WE'VE NEGLECTED TO DO IS TAKE THAT IMPORTANT STEP OF FORMALLY COMMITTING TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE WILL PROTECT AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE.
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PROCESS OF EVERYDAY.AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO PROPOSE TODAY, THAT WE TAKE THAT STEP.
UM, AND SO WHAT I WANTED TO PROPOSE WAS THAT WE DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO INCORPORATE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE GUIDELINES SOME SPECIFIC TARGETS OR COMMITMENTS AROUND GREEN SPACE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT 2010 NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION STRATEGY.
AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE OF THAT, WHICH I THINK WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED AROUND WAYFINDING AND AND INCORPORATING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FOR THAT INTO THE 2023 BUDGET, BUT JUST RECOGNIZING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GREEN SPACES AROUND THE CITY THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE OR KNOW HOW TO ACCESS BECAUSE EITHER THERE ISN'T SIGNAGE OR SIGNAGE HAS FALLEN DOWN OR IT'S WRONG OR IT'S KIND OF GONE BY THE WAYSIDE.
SO AND I THINK THE MORE PEOPLE BEGIN TO REDISCOVER THE GREEN SPACES AROUND THEM AND USE IT MORE.
THEN PEOPLE VALUE THAT MORE AND.
IT WILL HELP WITH THE OVERALL PRESERVATION STRATEGY.
HELP US COME UP WITH WAYS SO THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NEW INFILL WITHIN THE CITY, WE HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE GREEN SPACES CONTINUE IN AND AROUND THAT, AND THAT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE GREEN SPACES STILL ARE PRESERVED.
AS OPPOSED TO SORT OF UNTHINKINGLY.
ARE ARE MAINTAINED AND PEOPLE STILL HAVE THAT GREEN SPACE THAT THEY CAN ENJOY EVERY DAY.
SO I'M I'M HAPPY TO HEAR MY COLLEAGUE'S THOUGHTS ON THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE.
TALKED ABOUT THIS AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT BEFORE THE END OF OUR TERM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES DO HAVE TO DO WITH LIVABLE CITY AND ENSURING THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN ENJOY THE BENEFITS WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE DO TODAY.
I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR MORGAN BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I GUESS I WOULD JUST KIND OF PUT THIS QUESTION TO ADMINISTRATION.
THE COUNCIL MORGAN, SENT A FEW SUGGESTIONS BY EMAIL.
ONE WAS TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN GUIDELINES, TARGETS FOR THE QUANTITY, DISTRIBUTION AND CONTINUITY OF NATURAL AREAS GREEN SPACE. SO I DON'T REMEMBER US SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSING THIS WHEN WE SET UP THE COMMUNITY PLAN.
BUT YEAH, I'D BE INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM ADMINISTRATION ON THIS SUGGESTION AND HOW IT MIGHT BE IMPLEMENTED, BECAUSE I DO THINK COUNCIL MORGAN'S RAISED AN INTERESTING POINT.
MISS THISTLE. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
IT WILL REALLY AFFECT NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN'T GO BACKWARDS TO DEVELOPERS AND ASK THINGS TO BE CHANGED.
SO IT'S A LOT OF THE EFFECT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD.
IF IT'S COUNCIL'S DESIRE TO SEE THIS BROUGHT FORWARD WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ADMINISTRATION, THEN IT COULD GET ADDED TO THE WORK PLAN SUBJECT TO ANYTHING MS.. WHITE MIGHT HAVE TO ADD.
WE DON'T HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER TODAY ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD BE APPLIED OR COULD BE APPLIED.
THANK YOU NO, I THINK YOU EXPLAINED IT QUITE WELL.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, YOU'RE RIGHT.
SO THAT WOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, THE BEST PLACE THAT TARGETS AND STANDARDS SHOULD BE SET OUT FIRST.
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AREAS. AND THE REASON I'M USING THOSE TERMS, THOSE ARE THE ZONES THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED IN OUR ZONING BYLAW THAT KIND OF LINE UP BECAUSE THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BETWEEN A PARK AND A NATURAL PRESERVE AREA.BUT YEAH, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED TO TO LOOK AT AS A WORK PLAN ITEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO JUST TO JUMP INTO OUR COMMUNITY PLAN DOESN'T INCLUDE PERCENT TARGETS, BUT EACH AREA INCLUDES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND THEN HAS POLICIES THAT LINK.
SO IT DOES LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT OLD TOWN, IT DOES REFERENCE THIS NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION 2010 AND THERE'S A PLANNING OBJECTIVE THAT SAYS TO MAINTAIN NO NATURAL AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS IN OPEN SPACES, THE EQUIVALENT OR THE ACCOMPANYING POLICY IS THAT NIVENS LAKE, EAST BUSH PILOTS, MONUMENTS, NAMES, A BUNCH OF OTHER PLACES WILL BE PRESERVED AS NATURAL AREAS.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO APPEAL A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, IT'S ONLY WHEN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONTRAVENES THE ZONING BYLAW OF THE COMMUNITY PLAN OR AN AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
SO IF IT'S IF OUR DESIGN STANDARDS DON'T ALIGN WITH OUR COMMUNITY PLAN, PEOPLE CAN'T APPEAL THE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AT A LEVEL THAT'S SUFFICIENTLY.
THISTLE. YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY. THANKS. THAT WAS MY MY ONLY REAL QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S JUST THE TIMING OF IT LIKELY, YOU KNOW, THAT.
I GUESS JUST ONE QUESTION, A QUICK CLARIFICATION.
WOULD IT EFFECTIVELY BE A CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY PLAN? IS THAT KIND OF WHAT ADMINISTRATION WAS SAYING IN THEIR RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION, THAT WE NEED TO OPEN UP THE COMMUNITY PLAN IN ORDER TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FORWARD TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP KIND OF PERCENTAGE TARGETS OR, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR GREEN SPACE THAT WOULD BE PRESERVED WITHIN THE CITY.
IF COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE A PERCENTAGE AND ACTUAL TEETH, THEN IT WOULD BE A COMMUNITY PLAN ISSUE.
THISTLE. YES, THE COMMUNITY PLAN WOULD BE WHERE IF YOU WANTED TO SPECIFY THOSE PERCENTAGES FOR FOR KIND OF PERPETUITY UNTIL THE NEXT COMMUNITY PLAN COMES AROUND.
ALSO, WHAT ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING IS THAT IT'S A MORE COMPLICATED QUESTION.
WHITE REFERRED TO NATURAL PRESERVATION PARKS.
AND THEN IN DESIGN GUIDELINES, WE'RE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT NATURAL AREAS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, LIKE THE MAYOR JUST REFERRED TO, THE GUIDING DOCUMENT IS THE COMMUNITY PLAN.
OKAY, THANKS. I APPRECIATE THAT CLARITY.
I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LINE ITEM THAT I ASKED FOR TO BE INCLUDED FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION IN THE BUDGET OF FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WAYFINDING STRATEGY, I THINK WOULD DO WELL TO KIND OF SPEAK TO COUNCILOR MORGAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT SIGNAGE, MEDICATION AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION OF EXISTING TRAILS.
THAT'S I WAS PRETTY MUCH GOING FOR THE SAME THING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? FOR MYSELF.
I THINK THIS SHOULD BE AN EX COUNCIL QUESTION IF IF THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, REOPEN THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND GET FIRM WITH PERCENTAGES, I'D LEAVE IT FOR THEM.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO TO DO THIS, BUT SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE COUNCILS TO CONSIDER.
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COUNSEL. MORGAN DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? UNFORTUNATELY I COULDN'T HEAR MOST OF WHAT THIS FISCAL SPONSOR MAYBE WHITE TO.SO I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE WEBCAST AFTER AND JUST REVIEW IT THIS WEEK.
BUT MY INTENTION WAS NOT TO SUGGEST THAT WE REOPEN THE COMMUNITY PLAN.
AND MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE IDEAL SPOT, BUT I.
BUT I THOUGHT THAT AT LEAST STATING.
A FORMAL PUTTING A POLICY OUT THERE OR A COMMITMENT OR AN INTENTION COULD BE A START.
BUT. I JUST WANTED SOME STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN TERMS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT JUST TO.
PROTECT EXISTING NATURAL AREAS IN GREEN SPACE.
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE CREATE WHOLE NEW AREAS.
OF GREENSPACE THAT DON'T ALREADY EXIST, BUT JUST SOME MORE FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND FORMAL SORT OF VALUING OF WHAT WE DO HAVE. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME MENTIONS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CURRENT COMMUNITY PLAN.
I'M NOT SURE IT'S NECESSARILY CONSISTENT FOR EACH DIFFERENT DONOR OR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO MY INTENTION WAS JUST FOR US TO PULL THAT TOGETHER INTO ONE POLICY ABOUT GREEN SPACE AND OUR INTENTIONS TO MAINTAIN THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS SPECIAL AND AND THE CONTINUITY AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM.
AND DIG MORE INTO SOME OF THE DETAILS.
SO HEARING NO MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD.
THIS APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING FOR FOR FUTURE COUNCIL IF THEY WANT TO.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE COMMUNITY PLAN IS THE MOTHER POLICY.
BUT APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION FOR TODAY.
WITH THAT, IT COMES TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVE BY COUNCILOR SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCIL SILVERIO, ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS NEXT MONDAY AT LUNCH, SEPTEMBER 26, AND THEN OF COURSE AT 7 P.M..
SEE EVERYBODY AT THAT TIME.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.