Nov 21, 2022 Governance & Priorities Committee

[1. Opening Statement: ]

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AND I WILL CALL OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 2022 TO ORDER.

AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT'S BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE DENE 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. BASSI-KELLETT, ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD TO THE AGENDA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

NO, NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.

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

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

[4. A memorandum regarding whether to dispose of remaining lots in Engle Business District Phase 2. ]

MS. BASSI-KELLETT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM.

WITH PLEASURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

SO TODAY ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING TO GPC THAT WE PROCEED WITH DISPOSAL OF THE REMAINING LOTS IN THE ENGLE INDUSTRIAL AREA PHASE 2.

ENGLE LOTS ARE IN DEMAND AND PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE PARTS OF PHASE 2 WHERE THERE ARE CONTINUOUS LOTS.

PART OF THE TRANSFER, IF WE DO LOOK AT THIS OR THE DISPOSAL WILL INCLUDE OF COURSE ENSURING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS BY THE CITY AND ALSO ELECTRICITY AND INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE RESPECTIVE PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS.

SHOULD COUNCIL AGREE WITH THIS WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO DISPOSE OF LOTS, INCLUDING UP THROUGH A LAND DISPOSAL BYLAW.

AND AT THIS POINT, I'LL ASK MS. WHITE, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW TO GPC FOR YOUR INFORMATION TO SET SOME CONTEXT FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION FROM ADMINISTRATION.

CHARLSEY, OVER TO YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A BIT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND WITH REGARDS TO THE LAND ADMINISTRATION BYLAW AND LAND ADMINISTRATION PROCESS.

SPECIFICALLY, AT THE END OF A COUPLE OF SLIDES, WE'LL TALK AND DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ENGLE ITSELF, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF A BROAD BACKGROUND TO BEGIN.

SO ON THE AGENDA TODAY, WE HAVE THE FIRST OF WHAT I'M SURE WILL BE A NUMBER OF LAND ADMINISTRATION MEMOS TO GPC AND OR COUNCIL OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

I WILL ALSO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLANNING SYSTEM IN GENERAL AND PLANNING POLICY AND HOW THESE ARE PUT IN PLACE, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

SO WHAT DOES THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? REALLY HIGH LEVEL.

JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT STEPS AND SOME BASIC TIMELINES, AGAIN, DEPENDS ON MARKET AND CONTRACTS AND ALL OF THAT.

BUT TO GIVE YOU THAT GENERAL IDEA AND OVERVIEW.

SO THE CTV ACT ALLOWS THE CITY TO ACQUIRE, TO USE, TO HOLD AND DEVELOP REAL PROPERTY.

SO THE LEGISLATION ITSELF ALSO OUTLINES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A BYLAW IN PLACE, A LAND ADMINISTRATION BYLAW THAT WILL ALLOW US TO EITHER OBTAIN LAND AND FEE SIMPLE OR TO LEASE LAND SO TO A THIRD PARTY.

SO WE WOULD LEASE THE LAND AND THEN WE COULD TURN AROUND AND DO IT AS A THIRD PARTY LEASE TO ANOTHER, TO SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO LEASE IT OFF OF US.

SO THE LAND ADMINISTRATION BYLAW WE DO HAVE IN PLACE, IT SPEAKS TO ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL AND IT BASICALLY OUTLINES HOW THE CITY GOES ABOUT OBTAINING LAND AND HOW WE DISPOSE OF IT, WHETHER IT'S LEASE OR SALE, THE PRICE OF LAND.

SO THE BYLAW OUTLINES THAT THE FEES AND CHARGES SETS THE PRICE FOR LAND BASED ON A LEASE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE, BUT THERE'S ALSO MINIMUM LEASE AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON THE USE.

FEE SIMPLE PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL WOULD BE REQUIRED.

DEVELOPMENT COSTS, CARRYING COSTS, LEGAL COSTS, TRANSFER COSTS WOULD ALL BE BUILT INTO WHAT THAT DEVELOPMENT PRICE IS FOR EACH LOT.

AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT FUND IS WHAT WE USE TO HELP AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, THE PURCHASE OF LAND AND THE SERVICING OF THE LAND SO THAT WE CAN TURN AND SELL IT. THE MONEY THEN COMES BACK INTO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT FUND AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE RECYCLING.

WE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PROJECT.

I PROVIDED KIND OF A POINT IN TIME.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT AS WE SELL LAND, AS WE PURCHASE LAND, AS WE DEVELOP LAND, THIS KIND OF CHANGES AND FLUCTUATES.

BUT THIS IS THE CURRENT POINT IN TIME, APPROXIMATELY.

AND THE BOTTOM NUMBER IS THE COMMITTED COST TO EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS OR DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE.

SO BASICALLY TAKING THE FIRST TWO TOGETHER, WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE HAVE COMMITTED IS LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE FUND SO THAT WE'RE NOT BORROWING.

SO WHEN WE'RE DEVELOPING, THIS IS WHERE THAT MONEY WILL COME FROM, WHETHER THAT'S FOR ROADS TO BE BUILT, INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PUT IN PLACE.

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SO THAT IS WHERE MAJORITY OF THIS COMES OR GOES TO.

LITTLE BACKGROUND ON PLANNING POLICY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO EACH AND EVERY ONE, BUT HIGH LEVEL.

THE CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACT AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT SET THE STAGE FOR HOW WE DO LAND USE PLANNING AND HOW WE ADMINISTER LAND IN THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. SO WE DO HAVE TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC PROCESSES.

THE LAND ADMINISTRATION BYLAW, AS I MENTIONED, IS ONE BYLAW WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT HELPS US TO SELL, LEASE AND DISPOSE OF LAND AND DEVELOP LAND.

AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ARE THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

WE HAVE A RECENT NEW UPDATED ONE, WHICH IS 2022 AS WELL AS ZONING BYLAW.

SO THE COMMUNITY PLAN SETS THAT OVERARCHING POLICY DIRECTION PROVIDED BY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE ZONING BYLAW IMPLEMENTS IT.

SO THE TWO WORK HAND IN HAND AND AS WE KNOW, THE ZONING BYLAW WAS RECENTLY UPDATED IN MARCH, 2022.

SO IN GENERAL DEVELOPMENT.

WHEN WE OWN OR HAVE LEASED LAND, WE CAN THEN LOOK TO WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN PROVIDE THAT LAND EITHER FOR OUR OWN USES AS A MUNICIPALITY OR TO THE PUBLIC OR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

AN AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN (ADP) AND ZONING IS USUALLY REQUIRED FOR US TO MOVE THAT LAND FORWARD TOWARDS THAT DEVELOPMENT END GOAL.

USUALLY REQUIRES A PLAN OF SUBDIVISION WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH ROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE, MULTIPLE LOTS.

AND PART OF THAT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION THEN FOLLOWS AN ENGINEERING PLAN THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, GRADING ROADS, ALL OF THAT SERVICING, RIGHT? IF THERE'S, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF SERVICING FOR THE SITE.

AND THEN THE SALE OF VACANT LAND THAT IS OWNED BY THE CITY.

USUALLY PROCEEDS SOMETIMES AND YOU WILL SEE THIS COME FORWARD.

WE DO DO LEASES TO THIRD PARTIES, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A PROCESS.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE SALE OF VACANT LAND.

AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WHETHER IT IS IN THE DOWNTOWN OR WHETHER IT'S IN, AS WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY, THESE LOTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SELL WILL, THE INTENT IS TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH, NOT JUST OF OUR EXISTING COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY, BUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE.

I WANTED TO PROVIDE JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.

THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE MEMO.

THE LOTS THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT TODAY ARE THE ORANGY HATCHED PIECES.

SO ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PHASE 2, THOSE LOTS ARE SURVEYED.

THE ROAD IS SURVEYED OUT.

THE NEXT STEPS THERE ARE OUTLINED IN THE MEMO.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THEM.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PORTION OF LOT 84 OVER ON THE EAST SIDE OF ENGLE PHASE 2.

SPECIFIC TO THE FINALIZATION OF PHASE 2, WE HAVE FINAL ENGINEERING DESIGN, WHICH IS IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

WE ALSO HAVE LAND APPRAISAL, WHICH IS IN PROCESS.

SO WE NEED BOTH OF THOSE TO BRING TOGETHER THE COST OF WHAT EACH OF THESE LOTS IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE MARKETED FOR.

AGAIN, MARKETING AND SALES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR LAND ADMINISTRATION BYLAW.

SO IT TELLS US WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AND HOW AND PROVIDES OPTIONS.

THERE IS A MARKETING PLAN FOR THE ORIGINAL PORTIONS OF ENGLE, SO THIS WOULD BE AN UPDATE TO THE ONE THAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

AND THEN WE WOULD HOPEFULLY MOVE FORWARD TO TENDER AND CONSTRUCTION, SPRING 2023.

BY THE TIME IT'S BUILT OUT, WE'RE LOOKING SOMETIME IN 2024.

AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, IT DEPENDS ON CONTRACTS AND AVAILABILITY, ETC.

SO THAT PROVIDES HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR SPEAK TO THE MEMO ITSELF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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

JUST A QUESTION. WHAT TRIGGERED THE NEED TO DEVELOP MORE LAND IN ENGLE? I MEAN, THERE'S STILL 12 LOTS STILL ON THE MARKET.

SO WHAT WAS THE TRIGGER TO WANT TO DEVELOP MORE LAND HERE AS OPPOSED TO THE KAM LAKE EXTENSION THAT WE'VE BEEN, THAT'S SORT OF BEEN PUT ON HOLD? MS. BASSI-KELLETT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.

AND CERTAINLY RELATED TO DEMAND, SPECIFIC DEMAND.

MS. WHITE. GREAT.

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

YES, A) IT'S DEMAND.

SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC REQUESTS AND NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE ONGOING AS WELL AS THE KAM LAKE EXTENSION.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT'S BEEN PUT ON HOLD.

WE HAVE INCLUDED IT IN THE NEXT YEAR.

SO HOPEFULLY AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

THE CAM LAKE EXTENSION WOULD BE SMALLER LOTS.

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WE DO GET CALLS A LOT FOR THOSE SMALLER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOTS.

THESE LOTS THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT ARE MUCH LARGER IN SIZE AND THE NEED THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING IS OUT THERE IS ACTUALLY TO TAKE SOME OF THESE LOTS AND LIKE SOMEONE TO BUY ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR OF THEM IN A ROW AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THEM SPECIFICALLY.

SO, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY IN KAM LAKE AND THE PROCESS THERE.

WE STILL REQUIRE A AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN, REZONING SUBDIVISION.

SO TO GET LOTS ON THE MARKET THERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER 12, MAYBE 18 MONTHS BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE.

AGAIN, PUBLIC PROCESS HAS TO BE DONE.

HERE ARE THESE LOTS ARE SURVEYED.

PHASE 2 TECHNICALLY, ONCE IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, WE COULD LOOK TO HAVE THESE IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS, SOME OF THEM, WHILE WE BUILD OUT THE REMAINDER.

SO, THAT WAS KIND OF THE REASON WHY WE SAID, OKAY, WELL WITH THE DEMAND, THERE IS A POTENTIAL HERE THAT'S SHORTER TERM.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILOR WARBURTON? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YOU REFERRED TO DEMAND FOR A BUNCH OF LOTS.

SO I'M GUESSING IF SOMEONE WANTED TO BUY A HUGE CHUNK AND THAT INCLUDED ROADWAYS AND THINGS, THAT WOULD BE, YOU'D BE ADJUSTING KIND OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE LAYOUT FOR ROADS. IS THAT KIND OF HOW THAT WORK? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

MISS WHITE.

THANK YOU. SO, AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHASE 2, THE LOT LAYOUT WAS INCLUDED.

SO IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION.

THE PORTION THAT WE'RE NEGOTIATING ON ONE PIECE, THE LOTS THAT ALREADY HAVE BEEN CREATED ARE GOING TO MEET THE NEED.

SO NO, THERE WOULD BE NO REJIGGING OF ROADS OR ANY SORT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS WE HAD ALREADY PUT IN PLACE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SECTION 4B OF THE BYLAW STATING IT'S THE CITY'S INTENTION TO DEVELOP A SUBDIVISION FOR DOG TEAMS AND KENNELS.

I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS FROM 2018 BEFORE THE COMMUNITY PLAN, BUT AS THE COMMUNITY PLAN SAYS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE IN KAM LAKE.

SO, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE FOR TAKING THIS OUT OF THE BYLAW.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

AND IT REALLY SPEAKS TO SOME OF THE HISTORY AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLE AND ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY PLAN.

WHEN WE HAD PUT THIS WORK TOGETHER IN 2017 AND 18, DOG MUSHERS IN THE COMMUNITY MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO LIVE SEPARATELY FROM THEIR ANIMALS.

AND BECAUSE, OF COURSE, ENGLE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY RESIDENTIAL TO TAKE PLACE, IT'S PURELY INDUSTRIAL.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE REEXAMINED DURING THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND THE AREA IN KAM LAKE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE IDEAL AND OPTIMAL AREA FOR MUSHERS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR DOG LOTS.

I'LL ASK MS. WHITE.

SHE'S, I HAVE HISTORY, BUT SHE'S GOT THE CURRENT DETAIL.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, THERE'S NO NEED, IN MY OPINION, TO GO BACK AND MAKE A CHANGE TO THAT BYLAW BECAUSE THE CURRENT ZONING BYLAW AND COMMUNITY PLAN BASICALLY PUT IN PLACE WHERE THAT DIRECTION FOR THOSE DOG LOTS ARE TO BE, WHICH IS THE KAM LAKE SOUTH AREA.

IT KIND OF SUPERSEDES WHAT WAS IN THIS PREVIOUS BYLAW, WHICH IS OLDER AND DONE PRIOR TO THE NEWEST POLICY IN PLACE.

SO WE FOLLOW THE NEWEST POLICY AND BYLAWS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. AND ABOUT THE BLOCK 84 LOT 907, IS THE SURVEYING OF THAT ALREADY ONGOING OR WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

MS. WHITE. THANK YOU.

YES, A LOT PLAN WAS INCLUDED WHEN THE ORIGINAL PHASE 2 WAS LAID OUT.

HOWEVER, AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE POTENTIAL NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON WHEREBY THAT MIGHT CHANGE.

IT MIGHT JUST END UP BEING ONE LARGE SUM OF LAND TO BE TRANSFERRED, WHICH WOULD THEN POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE REMAINDER.

HOWEVER, AT PRESENT THE CITY ACTUALLY USES THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES.

SO, AT THIS POINT WE'RE NOT THINKING THERE'S ANY SURVEYING OR ADDITIONAL COSTS OR TIME THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH REGARDS TO THAT PORTION.

THANK YOU. SO MS. BASSI-KELLETT IS THAT FOR THAT GIANT LOT 84? YEAH. OKAY.

THANKS. AND ONE MORE IS JUST ABOUT WORKERS CAMPS.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT DURING THE ELECTION.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THIS IS A REALLY COMPLEX QUESTION, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN RAISING IT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WRESTLE WITH QUITE A BIT WITHIN ADMINISTRATION, RECOGNIZING FULL WELL THAT THERE WAS A VERY PUBLIC CONVERSATION ON THIS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF STANTON I BELIEVE WHEN THERE WAS THE CLARK BUILDERS HAD WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATION FOR SOME OF THEIR STAFF AND IT LOOKED AT WORK CAMPS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY DID NOT END UP USING WORK CAMPS, BUT WE KNOW THAT THOSE REMAIN SOMETHING THAT IS A BIG CONSIDERATION FOR SOME OF THE LONG TERM CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, CERTAINLY WITHIN ADMINISTRATION, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS.

WE'RE WEIGHING OUT WHAT THE OPTIONS COULD BE.

WE LOOK AT MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S FOR PEOPLE TO BUY, TO RENT, WHETHER IT'S FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS, FOR HOLIDAY HOMES, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S WORKER ACCOMMODATION.

WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED CAPACITY IS, AS WELL AS WHAT THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED DEMAND IS, WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE MACRO PROJECTS COMING ALONG, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S OUR VERY OWN AQUATIC CENTER, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GIANT MINE REMEDIATION, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S OTHER PROJECTS OF THE ILK.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER TO LOOK AT OPTIONS OF WHERE THIS MIGHT BE NEEDED AND IF SO, WHERE.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN RECOGNIZED WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS KAM LAKE 2.0.

WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE KAM LAKE WAS PURELY INDUSTRIAL AND THEN SMALL CARETAKER SUITES HAPPENED.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW IT HAS EVOLVED INTO SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE, VERY POPULAR, AND SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE WITH THEIR BUSINESSES.

AND THAT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE INDUSTRIAL AREA IN ENGLE IS SET OUT TO BE.

CERTAINLY WITH SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW, LIKE TANK FARMS, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE LIVING IN THOSE AREAS.

SO I'VE BLATHERED QUITE A BIT, BUT I'LL ASK MS. WHITE AS OUR EXPERT ON THIS, TO WEIGH IN ON THE WORK CAMP ISSUE.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WORK CAMPS. AND I THINK IN GENERAL, THEY WERE ADDRESSED, I THINK, IN DEPTH DURING THAT ZONING BYLAW PROCESS.

THERE IS A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY.

WITH REGARDS TO ENGLE, THESE ARE INDUSTRIAL USES.

SOME OF THEM ARE VERY HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES AND THEY'RE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH RESIDENTIAL USE OF ANY TYPE, BOTH FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO POTENTIALLY WOULD BE THE RESIDENTIAL USE, BUT ALSO FOR THE SAFETY OF THE USE THAT IS INDUSTRIAL, BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO MEET FOR SEPARATION, SAFETY, ETC.

SO KEEPING THOSE TWO SEPARATED WOULD DEFINITELY BE A GOOD LAND USE PLANNING POLICY TO FOLLOW.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST REGARDING MOTION 0271.16.

SO THIS IS ABOUT THE INCENTIVES FOR THE PHASE 2.

SO JUST IF WE ALREADY HAVE INTEREST IN THESE PROPERTIES, CAN YOU JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF REASONING AND EXPLANATION OF WHY WE'RE ALREADY SORT OF PROACTIVELY PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR THEM? THANKS.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MS. WHITE.

THANK YOU. THAT IS ANOTHER REALLY GREAT QUESTION.

SO THE INCENTIVE BYLAW IS IN PLACE.

IT WAS PUT IN PLACE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

IT'S BEEN UPDATED A LITTLE BIT.

MYSELF AND OTHER DIRECTORS ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT UPDATES TO THE INCENTIVE BYLAW.

BUT AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

ONE OF THE REASONS THAT IT IS IN PLACE IS ACTUALLY TO TRY TO INCENT DEVELOPMENT THAT IS ALREADY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO MOVE TO THIS LOCATION.

RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL USES.

IT'S TO TAKE SOME THAT ALREADY EXIST ELSEWHERE AND BRING THEM HERE.

AND AS I IDENTIFIED IN THE MEMO, THERE'S A NUMBER THAT HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THIS INCENTIVE AND USED IT TO FACILITATE THEIR MOVE OUT TO ENGLE. SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN THE MOST POPULAR INCENTIVE AS PART OF OUR BYLAW, SURPRISINGLY.

BECAUSE WE ADDRESSED RESIDENTIAL, WE ADDRESSED DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL, BUT THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE GREATEST UPTAKE.

SO IT IS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW.

AND SHOULD THAT DISCUSSION TAKE PLACE IN THE NEW YEAR, THEN HAPPY TO HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. ONE MORE QUESTION TOO, REGARDING THE MOTION 0234.16.

SO WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO THE ZONING BYLAW TO ALLOW FOR THE PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT? SPECIFICALLY, WHAT ARE THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SOUGHT? BECAUSE THE THE MEMO SORT OF SPEAKS TO AMENDMENTS BEING NEEDED, BUT WHAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE REQUIRED? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MS. WHITE.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ACTUALLY REFERENCE TO MOTIONS PREVIOUS.

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THERE'S NO ZONING AMENDMENTS REQUIRED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

WE, WITH THE BLESSING OF COUNCIL, COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

THANK YOU. THE ONLY BYLAW IS THE LAND DISPOSAL BYLAW.

SO THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S JUST AFTER THAT MEMO.

YEAH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD, IN REGARDS TO THE TIMELINE, I KNOW THAT KIND OF THOSE CORNER LOTS, THERE'S A TIP OF A ROAD ALREADY DEVELOPED.

SO THE IDEA IS THE YES, THAT ENGINEER DESIGN IS TO TO COMPLETE THE ROAD WORK AND THEN THE LAND APPRAISAL. CAN THAT HAPPEN CONCURRENTLY TO CIP? AND THEN THE MARKETING AND SALES PLAN WOULD COME FORWARD.

IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THOSE LOTS, DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETE OR LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OR TWO OF THE LOTS HAVE ACCESS FROM THAT ONE ROAD.

SO JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE ABLE TO.

DOES THAT ROAD. EAGLE DRIVE.

SO JUST WONDERING IF THOSE CAN GO ON SALE BEFORE KIND OF THE BACK END WHERE WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE ROADS ALREADY? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

MS. WHITE.

I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THAT REGARDLESS OF THE STAGE THAT WE ARE IN, THE LAND SALES, IF WE'VE BEEN GRANTED, THE LAND DISPOSAL BYLAW COULD OCCUR.

YEAH, IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF GET ALL THIS GOING AND BUT THEN ALSO NOT SELLING SOMETHING BEFORE TOO FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL BRING THIS FORWARD TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH AT 7 P.M. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE MYSELF TO TRAVEL TO OTTAWA FROM FEBRUARY 7TH TO 10TH,

[5. A memorandum regarding whether to authorize the Mayor to travel to Ottawa, ON from February 7 – 10, 2023 to participate on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 2023 Sustainable Communities Conference (SCC) panel entitled Forging Renewed Relations for Reconciliation & Sustainability. ]

GENERALLY, WE BRING A MEMO FORWARD AT THE START OF OF THE YEAR, BUT WITH THIS ONE BEING SO CLOSE TO THE START OF THE YEAR, JUST LOOKING TO GET APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL TO PROCEED WITH IT.

AND AS MENTIONED IN THE MEMO, FCM IS PROVIDING $1,500 TOWARDS TRAVEL.

SO FOR THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION, IT'S PROBABLY LESS THAN 800 BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ENTITLED TO MEALS PREMIUMS IF THEY OFFER LUNCH OR BREAKFAST AT THE CONFERENCE. SO THAT IS GENERALLY A SMALLER NUMBER.

BUT ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR SMITH. NO WORRIES.

THANK YOU. NOTING THAT WE DO USUALLY BRING THIS UP AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, IS ADMINISTRATION GOING TO BRING FORWARD A LIST OF ALL POSSIBLE CONFERENCES FOR COUNCIL? YES, THAT WILL COME JANUARY ONCE WE GET THE BUDGET FIGURE FROM COUNCIL.

PERFECTION. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, IF THIS PANEL WILL BE LIVE STREAMED, BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING SUBJECT THAT I THINK NOT ONLY COUNCIL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN VIEWING, BUT ALSO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

I WILL DOUBLE CHECK AND GET BACK TO YOU.

I KNOW FCM DID A HYBRID APPROACH FOR THEIR AGM, BUT THERE WAS MINIMAL UPTAKE ON THE ONLINE PORTION.

AND SO THE COST BENEFIT, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT IF THERE IS, I'LL MAKE SURE TO TO SHARE IT WITH COUNCIL AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

ANYTHING FURTHER.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE COUNCIL TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION POLICY WAS REVISED BACK? IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN TYPEWRITERS.

[LAUGHTER] OCTOBER 2022 OR 2002, AND IT WAS CREATED IN DECEMBER 1993.

YEAH. I JUST RECOGNIZE THAT PUTTING TOGETHER A MEMO AND OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TOWARDS THESE KIND OF EVENTS THAT MAYBE THAT POLICY COULD BE REVIEWED AS PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION TODAY IN THIS MOTION, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF BEST PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO LIKE DOMESTIC TRAVEL AND THINGS THAT CLEARLY FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE MANDATE OF THE THE CITY COUNCIL.

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SO I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF ADDING A LITTLE EXTRA SENTENCE TO THAT RECOMMENDATION TODAY JUST TO HAVE ADMINISTRATION REVIEW IT AND PROPOSE REVISIONS WHEN WE COME BACK IN THE NEW YEAR. ANYBODY OPPOSED TO GETTING ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE POLICY? SEEING NONE WE CAN ADD THAT AS A POINT TWO TO THE RECOMMENDATION.

ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE WE WILL BRING THAT FORWARD AS WELL ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 7 P.M.

[IN CAMERA ]

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO MOVE IN CAMERA MOVE BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE WE CAN GO IN CAMERA.

OH, THERE WE GO. AND WE HAVE NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM IN CAMERA.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOVE BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.

AND WE WILL BE BACK NEXT MONDAY, NOON HERE AND THEN 7 P.M.

AND IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, THERE'S THE CITY GRANTS 101 INFORMATION SESSION NOON TO 1 VIA GOTO ON WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY NEXT MONDAY.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.