Dec 05, 2022 Governance & Priorities Committee

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I'LL CALL OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 2022, TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS LOCATED

[1. Opening Statement: The City of Yellowknife acknowledges that we are located in Chief Drygeese territory. From time immemorial, it has been the traditional land of the Yellowknives 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 continues to enrich our vibrant community.]

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, AND WE ARE JOINED TODAY BY COUNCILLOR WARBURTON AND COUNCILLOR COCHRANE AND COUNCILLORS, IF YOU CAN JUST PUT YOUR PHONES ON MUTE BECAUSE WE CAN HEAR YOU.

[2. Approval of the agenda.]

ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD, MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

NO, NOTHING ELSE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY OKAY, I'M [INAUDIBLE] MY PHONE [INAUDIBLE].

NO, THEY JUST HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE WEBCAST.

I'LL SEND ANOTHER EMAIL.

NEXT IS OKAY, WE'LL TRY NOW.

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

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST TODAY? SEEING NONE. NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE SUBMARINE PIPELINE REPLACEMENT.

[4. A presentation regarding Submarine Pipeline Replacement.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, WITH PLEASURE.

SO TODAY, ADMINISTRATION IS PLEASED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO GPC ON THE STATUS OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST COMPLEX CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT THE CITY HAS EVER DONE.

WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE WATER SUBMARINE LINE THAT BRINGS RAW WATER FROM THE MOUTH OF THE YELLOWKNIFE RIVER, UPSTREAM FROM GIANT TO OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH OF COURSE EXISTS JUST BELOW TIN CAN HILL.

THE CURRENT LINE IS OVER 50 YEARS-OLD AND WAS FUNDED ORIGINALLY IN THE LATE SIXTIES BY HEALTH CANADA, GIANT MINE AND CON MINE ALL AGREEING TO DO IT TO ENSURE QUALITY RAW WATER FOR YELLOWKNIFE IN 2019.

KNOWING THAT WE HAD TO REPLACE THIS, THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING FEDERAL DMAF FUNDING, WHICH IS THE DISASTER MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION FUND.

WE RECEIVED 26.8 MILLION, WHICH IS 75% OF OUR ESTIMATED COST OF $34.8 MILLION.

WE CONTINUE TO SEEK TO FUND THE REMAINING 25% FROM OTHER SOURCES, GIVEN THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING BECAUSE OF THE RISK THAT GIANT POSES AND IT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR YELLOWKNIFERS US TO BE THE ONES BEARING THE BURDEN FULLY FOR THIS.

WE'VE MADE MANY EFFORTS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT THE GNWT HAS GONE TO THE FEDS ON OUR BEHALF AS WELL, BUT SO FAR, WE DO REMAIN UNSUCCESSFUL ON THIS, AND WE CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT THAT 25% THAT'S REMAINING.

MR. GREENCORN WILL PRESENT ON THIS, AND HE WILL, OF COURSE, SPEAK TO THE VOLATILITY OF COSTS AROUND THIS PROJECT.

IT IS A VERY COMPLEX PROJECT AND IT'S ONE THAT ENGINEERS COMPLETELY GEEK OUT OVER, AND WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE EXPERTISE IN-HOUSE LEADING THIS PROJECT. MR. GREENCORN AND HIS TEAM, OF COURSE, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HIM NOW TO PRESENT ON.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE INTRODUCTION, MS. BASSI-KELLETT, AND THANKS TO COUNSEL, THIS IS PUBLIC WORKS, THIS FIRST PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO BEAR WITH ME.

I WILL BOOM THROUGH A FEW SLIDES, BUT YOU'LL GET A BIG OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT OVERALL.

SO FIRST, I'D LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO AECOM.

I'M GOING TO USE THEIR OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT'S VERY WELL DONE AND TAKES INTO A LOT OF VISUAL PARTS OF THE PROJECT THAT WILL--WELL, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO, BASICALLY, THE PRESENTATION IS BROKEN INTO THREE PARTS.

WE'LL INTRODUCE THE PROJECT, SOME OF THE HISTORY DRIVERS AND SCHEDULE THE ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT, EVERYTHING THAT'S INCLUDED IN IT, AND SOME KEY CONSIDERATIONS TO TAKE UNDER ADVISEMENT WHILE THE PROJECT IS OCCURRING.

SO INTRODUCING THE PROJECT.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

WE BEGAN PIPING POTABLE DRINKING WATER FROM THE RIVER IN '69.

PREVIOUS TO THAT, IT WAS DRAWN FROM THE BAY.

IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT BY THREE LEVELS, TWO LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, ONE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND TWO MINES AT THE TIME.

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SO THAT WAS UP UNTIL PRESENT DAY.

WE'VE BEEN DOING BIENNIAL CHECKS ON THE WATER LINE AS PART OF OUR WATER LICENSE OVER THE COURSE OF ITS LIFETIME, AND IN 2017 WE ENGAGED AECOM TO DO A STUDY TO START LOOKING AT DIFFERENT POTABLE WATER SOURCE SELECTIONS, BECAUSE THE PIPELINE, OF COURSE, IS NEARING THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, AND WE WANTED TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON BOTH WATER SOURCES AND IF IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO STAY AT THE RIVER OR TO DRAW FROM THE BAY , AND THE OUTCOME OF THAT WAS TO CONTINUE TO DRAW FROM THE RIVER, WHICH MEANT REPLACING OF THE WATERLINE.

TO FURTHER THAT, WE DID A THIRD PARTY REVIEW WITH DILLON CONSULTING JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS ON THE SAME PAGE AND THE RECOMMENDATION WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD TO BE CONFIRMED TO STAY AT THE RIVER.

AS MS. BASSI-KELLETT SAID, WE APPLIED FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.IT TOOK THE BETTER PART OF 2018 AND WE FINALLY GOT IT SUBMITTED IN DECEMBER 2018 FOR APPROVAL IN 2019, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

SO HERE'S THE PROJECT TIMELINE AT A GLANCE.

FROM NOW UNTIL PROBABLY THE BETTER PART OF 2023, WE'RE IN WATER LICENSE AMENDMENT ENGAGEMENT.

SIMULTANEOUSLY HAPPENING, WE'RE ALSO DRAFTING THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN REPORT.

THAT'S ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE PROJECT.

IT'LL SET THE DESIGN BASIS MOVING FORWARD, AND IT'LL ALLOW US TO FINALIZE DESIGN AND EVENTUALLY GET OUT TO TENDER ONCE OUR WATER LICENSE AMENDMENT IS COMPLETE. THEN IT'LL BE MULTIPLE STAGES THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES.

BOTH PUMPHOUSES ONE AND TWO HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES ALONG WITH THE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ITSELF AND OF COURSE THEN COMMISSIONING AND FINALIZATION OF THE PROJECT AND HOPEFULLY IN THE FALL OF 2025, BUT OUR FUNDING HORIZON IS UNTIL THE FISCAL YEAR '27-'28.

SO WE HAVE BUILT IN SOME CONTINGENCY IN OUR TIMELINE AND HOPE THAT WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL IN BEING WELL AHEAD OF THAT.

SO SOME OF THE QUICK PROJECT ELEMENTS.

WELL, I'M SORRY, I'LL GO BACK.

SO THE PROJECT ELEMENTS ARE, OF COURSE, THE PIPELINE ITSELF, WHICH IS IN THE RIVER AND THE TWO PUMPHOUSES.

WHEN WE UPGRADE THE PIPELINE ITSELF, WE'LL NEED TO MODERNIZE AND UPGRADE THE PUMPING SYSTEMS INSIDE THE PUMPHOUSES BECAUSE THEY'RE QUITE ANTIQUATED AND THEY'RE SIZED FOR THE EXISTING PIPELINE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, INTAKE SCREENS AND OTHER APPURTENANCES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE LINE ITSELF.

SO IN THE SUMMER OF 2022, WE ENGAGED A BATHYMETRIC SURVEY CONSULTANT.

THEY DID A VERY EXTENSIVE SURVEY OF THE LAKE BED WITH GROUND PENETRATING RADAR TO FIND BEDROCK, AND THIS IS BASICALLY THE PROFILE.

THE COLOR SCHEME YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS BASICALLY SHALLOW TO DEEP TO SHALLOW.

SO ALL THE RED, THE HEAT MAP, THE RED AREAS AND THE YELLOW AREAS IS THE DEEPEST PART OF THE LAKE AND INVERSELY, THE BLUE AND LIGHTER PURPLE AREAS ARE THE SHALLOW AREAS OF THE BAY.

SO THIS IS THE OVERALL PROPOSED ALIGNMENT.

THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS ON THE SCREEN.

I'LL EXPLAIN THOSE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE COMMON ALIGNMENT.

SO THIS IS WHERE THE NEW PIPELINE WILL BASICALLY FOLLOW THE EXISTING PIPELINE.

THAT'S FOR BASICALLY JUST SIMPLICITY.

IT'S THE BEST BASED ON THE BATHYMETRIC SURVEY.

THIS IS THE BEST PLACE FROM BASICALLY THE PUMPHOUSE NUMBER ONE TO HIDEAWAY ISLAND IS THE BEST PLACE TO PUT THE PIPELINE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PUT IT PRETTY MUCH ALONG THAT PIPELINE.

THERE IS SOME VARIANCE THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE, BUT FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE REFERRED TO AS THE COMMON ALIGNMENT.

HERE WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS WE CONSIDERED EARLY IN PRE DESIGN.

YOU'LL SEE THE LIGHT BLUE LINE IS ONE OPTION WHICH STAYS IN THE BAY, GOES THROUGH THE SHALLOWS AND UP THE RIVER TO THE PUMPHOUSE.

THE MAGENTA OR PURPLE LINE IS AN OVERLAND ROUTE WHICH CROSSES THE HIGHWAY AND GOES INTO PUMPHOUSE TWO IN AN ALTERNATE DIRECTION.

WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH OPTION B FOR MULTIPLE REASONS.

TWO OF THE BIGGEST ONES ARE MINIMAL.

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT DISTURBANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND FISHERIES ACT IS QUITE SPECIFIC ON WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE CAN DISTURB IN THE LAKE AND OF COURSE THERE'S PROBABLY 50 YEARS OF SEDIMENT PILED OVER POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION FROM GIANT MINE, WHICH WE ARE NOT.

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ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS OBVIOUSLY THE COMPLICATIONS AROUND THE ABUTMENTS AT THE BRIDGE, AT THE YELLOWKNIFE RIVER.

SO YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED, THIS IS WHERE WE'LL COME UP ON ONSHORE AND THEN IT'LL TAKE MULTIPLE TURNS TO GET TO THE PUMPHOUSE.

THIS IS A GREAT VISUAL.

IT'S A LITTLE MORE REAL.

THIS IS FROM THE ANGLE OF THE WELEDEH GATHERING SITE.

YOU CAN SEE THE OVERLAND ROUTE WHERE IT WOULD COME UP THE BAY AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY IT DOESN'T SHOW WHERE IT COMES UP THE LAND, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'LL TAKE THESE TURNS RIGHT HERE AT THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ACROSS THE ROAD INTO THE PUMPHOUSE TWO ROAD THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.

A CHANGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THIS PIPELINE COMPARED TO THE LAST PIPELINE IS CHANGING IT TO A HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE OR PLASTIC PIPE.

THE REASONS ON THE SCREEN ARE OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T CORRODE.

IT'S MUCH MORE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE PIPELINE IS HIGHER AND IT'S RELATIVELY EASIER TO WORK WITH.

WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS STEEL.

THERE ARE BENEFITS TO STEEL, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY DON'T OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS OF HDPE.

THE HDPE PIPELINE WILL REQUIRE QUITE A NUMBER OF CONCRETE ANCHORS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN.

SO IT'LL LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THIS.

SO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE TWO POSES IN CONSIDERATION HERE.

THIS IS THE TWO OUTTAKES OR INTAKES, RATHER PUMPHOUSE ONE THAT JUST [INAUDIBLE] OUT INTO THE BAY.

ONE IS FOR EMERGENCY AND ONE IS THE ACTUAL PIPELINE FROM THE RIVER.

SO PUMPHOUSE TWO, THIS IS A QUICK RENDERING.

WE'RE DESIGNING FOR FUTURE.

WE WANT THIS TO LAST 75 YEARS, AT LEAST LIFESPAN.

WE'RE REPLACING THE PUMPS, VENTILATION, COOLING WITH VARIABLE FREQUENCY, DRIVE PUMPS.

THINGS LIKE THAT. WE NEED PROPER COOLING AND WE NEED THE PROPER VENTILATION.

IF IT'S A DUSTY ENVIRONMENT, THESE GET QUITE JUMBLED UP AND IT BECOMES A MAINTENANCE ISSUE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IT HOLISTICALLY AND WE WANT TO FUTURE PROOF, I GUESS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, THESE BUILDINGS, SO THAT THEY STAY RELEVANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. EXACT SAME SPEAKING POINTS FOR PUMPHOUSE ONE.

IT'S QUITE A BIT BIGGER.

THERE'S MUCH MORE INFRASTRUCTURE INVOLVED, MUCH MORE VENTILATION.

WE'LL HAVE HEATING FULL [INAUDIBLE] THERE.

THAT'S QUITE A BIT BIGGER BECAUSE OF THE PUMP SIZE AND SECOND FLOOR IS REQUIRED FOR ALL THE MECHANICAL UPGRADES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE STRUCTURE.

SO WHILE WE WERE AT IT, WE ALSO DECIDED TO JUST WHILE WE HAVE TO BUILD THE SECOND FLOOR, WHY NOT CREATE SOME FLOOR SPACE THAT IS PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR? SO JUST A QUICK BRIEF ON THE INTAKE DESIGN, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION TO MAKE SURE OUR FISH STAY EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE ON THE SCREEN AND NOT INTO OUR PIPELINE.

I AM NOT GOING TO GO INTO DEPTH ON THIS BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FISH DO OTHER THAN AVOID ME WHEN I'M TRYING TO CATCH THEM, BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THAT WE'VE TAKEN INTO MULTIPLE PARAMETERS.

APPROACH VELOCITY IS THE METHOD OF WHICH THE FISH CAN APPROACH THE INTAKE LINES WHEN THEY'RE UNDER FULL DRAW.

SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DESIGNING TO NOT IMPACT FISH SPECIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A QUICK EXAMPLE OF THE SCREEN.

SO WE'RE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EFFECTIVE SCREEN SIZES, DESIGN OPENING, FLOW PARAMETERS, ALL DIFFERENT THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE , AND OF COURSE IT'S ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FISHERIES AND OCEANS CODE OF PRACTICE FOR WATER INTAKE SCREENING.

HERE'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE TWO INTAKE LOCATIONS.

YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOWKNIFE RIVER ON THE LEFT.

IT BASICALLY JUST BUMPS RIGHT OUT INTO THE RIVER.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A HIGH TURBIDITY EVENT.

ODDLY ENOUGH, THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'VE REQUIRED A WATER TREATMENT PLANT, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE INTAKES FALL INTO THE RIVER.

WE DON'T ANTICIPATE CHANGING THAT AT ALL.

THOSE ARE SIZED FOR MAXIMUM FLOWS.

THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING OUT CLIMATE EVENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FORECASTING THE BEST PLACE FOR THESE.

VERY SAME SPEAKING POINTS FOR THE BAY INTAKE.

AT PUMPHOUSE ONE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT JUTS OUT INTO THE BAY.

I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT 40 METERS.

JUST A QUICK THIS IS WHAT THE SCREENS LOOK LIKE.

THE REVERSE SCREENS LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE BAY.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS HERE, I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE BASICALLY DESIGNED FOR EVERY SCENARIO POSSIBLE AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT BASICALLY THE FISH HABITAT AND SURROUNDING AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.

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I BELIEVE. THIS IS IN VICTORIA HARBOR.

I COULD BE WRONG, BUT THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT UPGRADES THAT WILL BE PUTTING IN INTO YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

BY ALL MEANS, I CAN GO BACK TO ANY OF THESE SLIDES IF COUNSEL WISHES DURING THE QUESTION PERIOD.

SO ON THE LAND USE, THERE ARE THREE LAND USES OBVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE PUMPHOUSE TWO AREA, YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAPS ON THE LEFT, THIS IS BASICALLY EVERYTHING IN PURPLE IS COMMISSIONERS LAND.

THERE'S A PIECE OF PRIVATE LAND IN ORANGE TO THE EAST OR WEST, RATHER, AND THEN THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY IS THE YELLOW TO THE NORTH, AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WORKING WITH YKDFN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S MINIMAL IMPACTS, AND WE'VE RECEIVED A MOTION OF GENERAL SUPPORT FROM YKDFN COUNCIL IN THE RECENT WEEKS.

SIMILAR TO PUMPHOUSE TWO IS PUMPHOUSE ONE, EXCEPT THE MUNICIPALITY HAS MUCH MORE LAND TENURE.

WE ARE GOING TO SEEK TO OBTAIN THE REST OF THE SHORELINE AROUND PUMPHOUSE ONE.

IT JUST MAKES THINGS MUCH EASIER FOR COMPLETING WORKS OR OPERATIONS OR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON THAT LAND.

TO HAVE IT ALL UNDER THE MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

WE ALSO HAVE AN EXISTING SUBMARINE PIPELINE LEASE THAT'S BASICALLY A LEASE FOR THE WIDTH OF THE EXISTING PIPELINE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO EITHER AN AMENDMENT OR ABANDON THIS LEASE AND CREATE A NEW ONE WITH THE NEW PIPELINE.

IF WE VARY TOO MUCH, WE'RE STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS OR SORT OF NOT NEGOTIATIONS, BUT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS.

IT'S LIKELY EASIER TO JUST CREATE A NEW LEASE AND ABANDON THE OLD ONE, BUT WE'RE STILL FIGURING THAT OUT, BUT IT'S A RELATIVELY EASY PAPERWORK EXERCISE FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REGULATORY CONTEXT SURROUNDING THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS EXTENSIVE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.

MACKENZIE VALLEY LAND WATER BOARD HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS.

THEY'VE HELPED US THROUGH OUR CLASS A TYPE WATER LICENSE WHICH WAS RENEWED LAST YEAR FOR THE CITY OVERALL, IN GENERAL, WE'VE DETERMINED WITH THEIR HELP THAT FOR THIS PROJECT WE'RE GOING TO NEED AN AMENDMENT TO THAT LICENSE, AND THAT COMES WITH A WHOLE SET OF ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT REGULATORY REGIME THROUGHOUT 2023 AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT FINAL APPROVAL FOR THAT AMENDMENT SOMETIME IN THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR FOR TENDER EARLY IN 2024.

ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS A TYPE A LAND USE PERMIT.

WE'VE COMPLETED THE BULK OF THIS WORK FOR SOME GEOTECH INVESTIGATIONS AROUND THE PUMPHOUSES.

WE'VE DRILLED A FEW HOLES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHERE BEDROCK AND THE UNDERGROUND CONDITIONS ARE IN THE AREAS.

AS MENTIONED, WHEN SPEAKING ABOUT FISH, WE ARE CONDUCTING ALL OF OUR BUSINESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL THE NECESSARY ACTS AND WITH THE FISHERIES ACT AND THE NAVIGABLE WATERS ACT. ALSO, ANY LEGISLATION REQUIRED THROUGH THE GNWT AND THINGS LIKE EXPLOSIVE PERMITS.

SO WE'RE ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND THAT ARE BASICALLY IN IN LINE WELL IN ADVANCE TO CREATE A SMOOTH, TENDER PROCESS. SO ONTO SOME CONSIDERATIONS JUST FOR THE PROJECT OVERALL.

SO PART OF IT IS, WE HAVE TO DRAW A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER FROM YELLOWKNIFE BAY WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION IS TAKING PLACE, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A DOWNTIME IN BETWEEN HAVING THE PUMP HOSES READY AND THE NEW PIPELINE INSTALLED.

FORTUNATELY, YELLOWKNIFE HAS TWO PRISTINE WATER SOURCES, SO THIS WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE AT ALL.

WHAT IT DOES MEAN, THOUGH, IS WE HAVE TO RECEIVE AGAIN, PERMISSION FROM OUR REGULATORY AUTHORITIES TO DRAW FROM THE BAY [INAUDIBLE] ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE ABOUT A YEAR.

HOWEVER, WE'VE GOT AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF BACKGROUND DATA THAT SHOWS THAT THE BAY IS COMPLETELY FINE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPOT FOR THIS TO BE LOCATED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE THAT ANYBODY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS AT ANY POINT IN TIME.

SO AGAIN, IT'S TESTED MONTHLY, BUT WE'LL PROBABLY INCREASE THIS TESTING FREQUENCY THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS BEING DISTURBED OR CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS OBVIOUSLY, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE OLD SUBMARINE WATER LINE AND ALL INDICATIONS FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE, DISTURBANCE PERSPECTIVE, ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE WE'LL ABANDON IT IN PLACE.

THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES.

WE BELIEVE THAT IT REMAINING ON BOTTOM, NOT DISTURBING ANYTHING, KEEPING ALL MANY DECADES OF SETTLEMENT IN PLACE IS THE GREATER

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SO AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF THE TIMELINE THAT WE SEE HAPPENING.

TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

I WON'T GO INTO IT AGAIN, BUT IF YOU LOOK TO THE TO THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN, WHERE THE 24-25, THIS IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO START OUR TENDER PERIOD, WE'RE UNSURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO PHASE THE PROJECT YET, BUT WE SHOULD KNOW MORE ON THOSE DETAILS IN UPCOMING MONTHS, WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO SEPARATE TENDERS OR ONE LARGE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT SURE HOW THE LOGISTICS ARE GOING TO PLAY OUT THROUGH WINTER OR SUMMER.

MY GUESS AT THIS POINT IS IT'S GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF BOTH GIVEN THE LOGISTICS AND WORKING ON THE LAKE AND TRYING TO GET THIS PIPE IN THE WATER ALONG WITH THE PUMPHOUSE WORK. SO, AGAIN, JUST SKIPPING AHEAD TO WINTER 2026, THIS IS WHEN WE FORESEE ALL, I GUESS, INFRASTRUCTURE BEING BUTTONED UP IN COMMISSION AND PUT INTO ACCEPTANCE AND FINISHING OFF THE PROJECT.

THESE ARE SOME FUN PHOTOS.

A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF RAY COOTS STOPPED BY CITY HALL TWO MONTHS AGO AND PROVIDED THEM FOR US.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THINGS OPERATED QUITE A BIT DIFFERENTLY IN 1969.

I PARTICULARLY LIKE THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF WORK.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO AVOID THAT PIPE KINK IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.

DOESN'T LOOK IDEAL, BUT NOR THE WELDING ACTIVITIES GOING ON, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IT TOOK AND JUST THE EFFORT AND DEDICATION THAT IT TOOK IN 1969.

THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS WERE THE SAME.

YET THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION WERE VERY QUITE A BIT SO WE'LL DETERMINE HOW THAT IS MOVING FORWARD.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS A COUPLE PICTURES OF JUST SUMMER AND WINTER CONSTRUCTION JUST FOR COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY IN THE PUBLIC'S CONSUMPTION. NOT SURE WHERE THE LEFT IS, BUT I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT IN MY TIME IN THE NORTH THAT THE RIGHT IS [INAUDIBLE] HARBOR, THEIR WATER INTAKE INSTALLATION LINE.

SO I'M GOING TO GUESS THAT AGAIN, IT SPANS MULTIPLE SEASONS JUST GIVEN THE LENGTH AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT.

BEFORE WE GET TO DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS, I'D BE REMISS TO NOT SPEAK ABOUT, I GUESS, WHAT WE'VE INCURRED RECENTLY ON COSTS AND THINGS COMING IN THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

SPECIFICALLY, WHEN WE APPLIED FOR THE FUNDING, WE HAD ESTIMATES FROM 2016 ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIPELINE AND WE ADDED QUITE A BIT OF CONTINGENCY IN THAT AND EVEN SPOKE WITH MS. THISTLE AT LENGTH WHEN, WHEN I WAS COSTING THAT.

OH, AND I WAS LIKE, I THINK I'M PUTTING TOO MUCH CONTINGENCY IN THIS, BUT WE WEREN'T SURE BECAUSE WE DON'T DO SUBMARINE PROJECTS, A SUBMARINE WATERLINE PROJECTS ALL THE TIME.

SO COINCIDENTALLY ENOUGH, WE'RE STARTING TO GET SOME COST ESTIMATES ON OTHER OTHER PROJECTS AND WE'RE COMING IN HIGH.

SO I THINK IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I JUST WANT TO, I GUESS, PUT COUNCIL IN THE KNOW AND AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND IT SEEMS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE TOO FAR OFF ON MY ESTIMATES, MAYBE A LITTLE OVER.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT ALL PLAYS OUT.

AGAIN, WE PLAN ON HAVING THE PRE DESIGN REPORT IN OUR HANDS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

STAFF WILL COMB OVER THAT IN GREAT DETAIL AND DETERMINE A PATH FORWARD AND DETERMINE WHICH PARTS OF THAT, IF NOT ALL, WILL BE MADE PUBLIC, AND WE'LL PROBABLY PROVIDE ANOTHER UPDATE SOMETIME IN 2023 TO COUNCIL.

SO IN SAYING THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THIS PAST FALL AND THE MEETING WITH THE YKDFN AND APPRECIATE THE INFO.

COUNCILOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I KNOW IN THE PAST THAT IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT WHY YKDFN JOINING ON TO THIS PIPELINE IS HAS THAT BEEN DISCUSSED RECENTLY WITH [INAUDIBLE] DOING LIKE A BRANCH OFF TO OUR PIPELINE? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION AND CERTAINLY YKDFN AND NORTH SLAVE METIS ALLIANCE WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE PARTNERS WITH US WHEN WE PUT THE APPLICATION IN FOR THE DISASTER MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION FUNDING.

THEY HAVE A SEPARATE INTEREST IN GETTING PIPED TREATED WATER FROM OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT DIRECTLY OVER TO [INAUDIBLE].

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I WILL TURN THIS TO MR. GREENCORN TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE FULSOME RESPONSE.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN.

WHAT I DO KNOW IS YKDFN COMMISSIONED A STUDY FOR THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC.

I'M NOT AWARE OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS OR ITS STATE OF BEING, BUT WE'RE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH YKDFN, AND SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT US TO EITHER WEIGH IN ON OR DISCUSS ON A TECHNICAL MATTER, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WILLING AND HAPPY TO DO THAT AT ANY POINT IN TIME.

I DON'T SEE IT BEING HINDERED OR WITH OUR PROJECT.

SO I SEE IT AS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE ISSUE OR NOT ISSUE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE BEING ANY ADVERSE IMPACTS EITHER WAY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WOULD BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR THING TO DO, I THINK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

THANKS, CHRIS, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR THE OPEN HOUSE THAT STAFF PUT ON A FEW WEEKS AGO.

I ASKED THIS QUESTION THERE AND I JUST WANT TO ASK IT AGAIN HERE, JUST TO BE CLEAR.

SO THE 75% FEDERAL FUNDING.

AMAZING TO HAVE AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED TO GET THAT IN PLACE, THAT'S FOR INITIAL PROJECT COST, NOT FINAL PROJECT COSTS.

JUST THINKING 2019 COSTS WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE TODAY AND THE CITY WILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR ANY OVERAGES? MS. BASSI-KELLETT, THE FEDERAL FUNDING IS THE FEDERAL FUNDING IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD, MR. GREENCORN, I'LL TURN IT TO YOU TO ELABORATE.

THANKS. YEAHT HE 35 MILLION IS FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

WE DID OUR BEST TO ESTIMATE THAT AT THE TIME.

I BELIEVE AT THE TIME WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOOD.

SEEING WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW, IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT ANYTHING OVER AND ABOVE THAT FEDERAL ALLOCATION WOULD BE ON THE CITY.

SO CURRENTLY, UNDER THE EXISTING AGREEMENT, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR $8.2 MILLION.

SO ANYTHING OVER AND ABOVE THAT IS JUST BEING ADDED TO THAT 8.2.

AWESOME. THANKS, AND DOES THIS SELECTION OF OPTION B CHANGE THE PRICING AT ALL? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MR. GREENCORN. THANKS.

I'M SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF THE PRE-DESIGN REPORT.

MY INTERACTIONS WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AT THIS POINT STATE THAT YES, THERE ARE GOING TO BE COST INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AND THE OVERLAND ROUTE, BUT IT COUNTERS WITH THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND THE MONITORING THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF WE WERE TO DREDGE THROUGH THE SHALLOWS.

SO I DON'T HAVE THOSE FIGURES AT MY FINGERTIPS, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE TO STAY IN THE SHALLOWS AND DREDGE THROUGH THAT ARSENIC, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE THERE, AND I WOULD THINK THAT THOSE WOULD ECLIPSE ANY OVER THE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING OF THE OVERLAND ROUTE.

YEAH, DEFINITELY MAKES SENSE.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE LIFESPAN OF THE PIPELINE, I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT WITHIN THE PRESENTATION, BUT WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE LIFESPAN OF THIS NEW PIPELINE WILL BE AND WHEN ITS TIME HAS COME, ARE WE GOING TO LEAVE THAT AS WELL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

MR. GREENCORN. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF HDPE PIPE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 70 YEARS, GIVE OR TAKE.

WE EXPECT THIS TO BE THE SAME.

IT'S ALSO IN A VERY DEEP ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE RIGHT TERM. I'M SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT OUT OF MY [INAUDIBLE], BUT SO LESS THE IMPACT OF OXYGEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH DOESN'T IMPACT PLASTIC PIPE, REGARDLESS. WE DID GET OVER 50 YEARS OUT OF A STEEL PIPE, WHICH IS VERY GOOD.

IN TERMS OF IF WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE IT ON THE BOTTOM.

THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER, DEPENDING ON IF SEDIMENT IS DISTURBED, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

MY GUESS IS THAT PLASTIC PIPE IS MUCH EASIER TO REMOVE.

YOU UNHOOK THE ANCHORS AND IT'LL FLOAT TO THE TOP, BUT AGAIN, AT THAT TIME, THEY'LL HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND SITE CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME, WHICH I'M NOT ABOUT TO GUESS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE.

PERFECT. THANKS SO MUCH.

I THINK IT'S REALLY INTERESTING, JUST LOOKING BACK AT THE PICTURES FROM 1969 AND BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE PUT THIS IN. WELL, NOT NOT WE, YOU GUYS.

JUST THINKING BACK TO WHEN I KNOW WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE MINES, JUST HOW THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THE MOMENT THEY STARTED THE MINES, THEY ALREADY STARTED THE SHUTDOWN

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SO I'M HOPING THIS THIS PROJECT WILL LEARN A LOT AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR 75 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR FEQUET. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.

THE PREAMBLE FOR MY QUESTIONS IS ESSENTIALLY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A MUST DO CAPITAL PROJECT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, BUT IT'S AT A SCALE AND A LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY THAT'S PROBABLY NOT OUR TYPICAL DAY TO DAY PROJECT.

I RECOGNIZE THAT DURING OUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, IT'S GOING TO BE TRICKY TO BALANCE THE UNCERTAINTY THAT WE WANT TO WANT TO MAINTAIN IN OUR BUDGETING PROCESS WITH THE TAX INCREASES FOR CITIZENS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PREAMBLE FOR WHY MY QUESTIONS IS SEEKING MORE INFORMATION.

FOLLOWING UP ON DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.

MY FIRST QUESTION IS, IN THE COST OF THE CURRENT PIPELINE, HAVE WE INCLUDED THE DISPOSAL? I'M THINKING BACK TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HOW MOVING FORWARD WE WANT TO INCLUDE THE LIFECYCLE COST OF ALL ASSETS, AND I'M JUST WONDERING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ESTIMATE THAT YOU GUYS HAD DONE BACK A FEW YEARS AGO, WE PROBABLY DID NOT INCLUDE THAT DISPOSAL COST IF WE HAD TO REMOVE THIS NEW HDPE PIPELINE IN 50 OR 75 YEARS FROM NOW.

CAN YOU JUST CONFIRM IF THAT IS IN OR OUTSIDE THE COST? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING COUNCILOR FEQUET AND OTHERS TALKING ABOUT THE ASSET MANAGEMENT LENS THAT WE PUT ON THAT IT'S NOT JUST PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION, BUT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT MORE TO IT.

I WILL ASK MR. GREENCORN IF HE RECALLS THE SPECIFICS OF THIS.

I THINK WE WERE SO FOCUSED ON SEEKING TO IDENTIFY THE FUNDING AVAILABLE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO CONSTRUCT, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THERE WAS SOME OF THE RISK THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE TWO STUDIES THAT SAID IT WAS BEST FOR US TO PUT THE WATER SUBMARINE LINE TO REPLACE IT AND TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO GET WATER UPSTREAM FROM GIANT, BUT I WILL SEE IF MR. GREENCORN HAS SOME THOUGHTS.

THANKS, THE ORIGINAL STUDY, COMPLETED BY AECOM DID CONTEMPLATE LIFECYCLE COSTING, SO THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO THE COST TO SOME EXTENT.

IN SAYING THAT THIS IS A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND THE PLANNING AND ALLOCATING BUDGET FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENT WILL COME UNDER THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

SO ALL EXISTING ASSETS WILL HAVE TO HAVE A VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AND THEN THAT WILL FLOW INTO A FUTURE CAPITAL PLANNING PROCESS.

NEXT QUESTION, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WATER LICENSE PRE-APPLICATION ENGAGEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE, STARTED IN AUGUST AND IT'S SET TO FINISH UP IN JANUARY.

HAVE ANY PARTIES INDICATED WHETHER THEY WISH FOR THAT EXISTING PIPELINE TO BE REMOVED? UNDERSTANDING, OF COURSE, ALL THE COMMENTS AND THE HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PREFERENCE OF DISRUPTION IS TO LEAVE IT THERE.

THE RATIONALE FOR ME ASKING THIS AGAIN IS I RECOGNIZE THAT'S NOT, UNFORTUNATELY UP TO THE CITY.

IT WILL BE THE REGULATORS WHO DECIDE WHETHER THAT GETS MOVED OR NOT, AND SIMILARLY, IF IT HAS TO GET REMOVED, I WAS WONDERING IF THAT REMOVAL HAS BEEN COSTED OUT. SO A, HAS ANY PRE-APPLICATION ENGAGEMENT SUGGESTED THAT PARTIES WISH FOR IT TO BE REMOVED THE EXISTING PIPELINE AND IF WE HAD TO HAVE WE COSTED THAT OUT OR DO WE HAVE A BALLPARK? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

MR. GREENCORN.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. I'LL ANSWER THEM BACKWARDS.

NO, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COSTS FOR THE REMOVAL BECAUSE WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE WE HAD.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING QUITE A FEW QUITE EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH REGULATORS AND NO ONE AT THIS POINT HAS SUGGESTED THAT WE WE DISTURB THAT 50 YEARS OF SEDIMENT ON THE LAKEBED.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE HAVEN'T CONTEMPLATED REMOVING THAT PIPE AND THEREFORE HAVEN'T I GUESS THE EXPENSE THE ENGINEERING DESIGN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. LAST ONE FOR NOW, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ENGINEERING DESIGNS ARE TO BE COMING LATER IN THE FUTURE AFTER THE WHOLE TENDER PROCESS, AND THAT USUALLY ENGINEERING DESIGNS COMPLETED TO ABOUT 50 TO 75% RESULT IN COST ESTIMATES THAT ARE LIKE PLUS OR MINUS 20% AND I'M JUST THINKING OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROJECT AND THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND I RECOGNIZE THE YEAR AHEAD, 2023 IS KIND OF THE REGULATORY WATER LICENSING STEP IN THE PROCESS.

WHEN DOES ADMINISTRATION ANTICIPATE HAVING DESIGNS OR PRE-DESIGNS COMPLETED TO THE 50 TO 75%?

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MS. BASSI-KELLETT.

MR. GREENCORN.

THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. WE'RE IN PRE DESIGN RIGHT NOW.

WE ANTICIPATE, I BELIEVE, GETTING THE REPORT BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER.

IT'LL TAKE US SOME TIME TO REVIEW.

ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WILL BE SOME CLASS D COST ESTIMATES WHICH WILL, LIKE YOU SAID, VARY FROM 25 TO 50% I BELIEVE CLASS D ARE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO NARROW THOSE DOWN, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, WHAT THE CONSULTANT IS LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW, IS CLEAR DIRECTION IN A COUPLE OF AREAS OF TECHNICAL NATURE, BOTH WITH THE PIPELINE AND THE BOTH PUMPHOUSES.

ONCE THEY HAVE THAT EXPLICIT DIRECTION FROM THE CITY, THEY'LL THEN START TO NARROW IN DESIGN AND FINALIZE DESIGN.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE FINAL DESIGN BY THE END OF 23 WITH CLASS A ESTIMATES FOR BUDGET IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES FOR BUDGET 2024.

SO WE'RE HOPING WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2023 THAT WILL BE NAILED DOWN QUITE A BIT WITH SOME EARLY INDICATORS IN Q1.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR HENDRICKSEN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LIKE COUNCILOR MCLENNAN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION THAT YOU DID AT THE EXPLORER HOTEL, AND SO THIS IS A STATEMENT, NOT A QUESTION AS SUCH ONE AS I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE ANY YELLOWKNIFERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT.

THE CITY HAS DONE AMAZING BACKGROUND WORK ON THIS.

GO AND LOOK INTO IT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

TIED TO THAT, JUST REALLY ENCOURAGE ADMINISTRATION THAT ON COMMS SIDE OF THIS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE SO WORRIED ABOUT THIS.

EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE DONE THE WORK, YOU KNOW IT'S THERE, YOU'VE DONE THE ENVIRONMENTAL.

SO I'M NOT CONCERNED AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT ASKING A QUESTION, BUT JUST REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THAT COMMUNICATIONS OUT TO PEOPLE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN THIS WORK GOES ON SO THAT WE AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY CONCERN OF CITIZENS WHEN YOU'VE DONE THE WORK.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE SO THAT THEY'RE NOT CONCERNED GOING FORWARD.

THANKS. YEAH, AND IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I THINK ADMINISTRATION IS PRETTY COGNIZANT OF, AND SO A COMMS PLAN ON HOW SCRUTINIZED THIS REALLY IS IN THE REGULATORY AND THAT IT'S NOT REALLY UP TO THE CITY.

THERE'S SOME PRETTY STRINGENT WATER DRINKING LINES AND TESTING, BUT MS. BASSI-KELLETT ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THE COMMS AND ENGAGEMENT IN THAT REGARDS? ABSOLUTELY, WE REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCILOR HENDRICKSEN'S COMMENTS ON THAT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.

CERTAINLY ANY TIME WE DRAW FROM YELLOWKNIFE BAY, PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED.

PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW THAT WE TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION WHEN WE DO SO, AND IT IS WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE REGULATORY BODIES.

I'LL SEE IF MR. GREENCORN WOULD LIKE TO ELABORATE.

SURE, A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THAT.

WE DECIDED TO DO PRE ENGAGEMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE NECESSARY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AGAIN, OUT OF MY REALM A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE FOUND THAT PRE ENGAGEMENT AND DOING AND SETTING THE STAGE EARLY AND GETTING REGULATORY BODIES OF ALL NATURE, TERRITORIAL, FEDERAL AND SUCH INVOLVED EARLY IS JUST A MUCH BETTER PROCESS.

SO THAT WENT VERY WELL FOR US.

ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU SPOKE OF, WE HAVE A FULL ENGAGEMENT TEAM; WE'RE SUPPORTED BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE CITY WHO HAS A DEDICATED PERSON ON DMAF WITH US, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR ENGINEERING TEAM AND CONSULTING AS A DEDICATED ENGAGEMENT TEAM.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PLUG AGAIN THE CITY WEBSITE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE ACTIVELY POPULATING THAT.

ANYONE CAN GO ON THERE AND IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO GO, JUST GO TO THE SEARCH BAR AND TYPE SUBMARINE OR WATERLINE OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE, AND IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THAT WEB PAGE AND THERE'S A TON OF INFORMATION THERE.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

WE'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE WATER TESTING DATA THERE.

WE'LL HAVE THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT IN MASS IN FUTURE.

WHEN THE LOGISTICS ARE TAKING PLACE, THOUGH, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COMMUNICATIONS ON THAT.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, A BIG TWO FOOT 24 INCH PIPE GOING OVER YELLOWKNIFE BAY IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT AND SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF AND AVOID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT COME ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT STATEMENT, AND WE'LL BE DEFINITELY PUSHING FORWARD WITH A FULL ENGAGEMENT ON IN MULTIPLE PHASES OF THE PROJECT. THANK YOU.

YEAH. JUST CHECKING OUT THIS WEB PAGE, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ALREADY.

JUST DOING ONE LAST CALL, AND SO, COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

I KNEW I HAD ANOTHER ONE.

THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. I MENTIONED THIS OFF THE RECORD LUNCH QUICKLY, BUT RECOGNIZING THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] MINE IS CLOSING DOWN AND THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF HDPE ON SITE, VARIOUS DIAMETERS AND KILOMETERS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO BE SHIPPING DOWN,

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I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE ADMINISTRATION TO CONNECT WITH THEY HAVE A WHOLE CLOSURE REPURPOSING TEAM OVER THERE WHO'S LOOKING TO NOT HAVE TO SHIP IT ALL THE WAY DOWN SOUTH AND IF THE ENGINEERING SPECS AND SAFETY AND ALL THOSE THINGS WORK OUT, DEFINITELY AN OPPORTUNITY POTENTIALLY TO SAVE SOME BUCKS.

THANK YOU. YES, AND I THINK THEY WERE INVITING FOLKS UP TO TOUR AROUND AND SEE NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE OTHER ELEMENTS.

SO ADMIN CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT SEEING NOTHING FURTHER.

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE WEBSITE ALREADY UP AND LIVE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND OF COURSE SEND ANY RESIDENTS IN THAT DIRECTION IF THEY HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS WHETHER TO DESIGNATE ALL COUNCILLORS AS SIGNING AUTHORITIES FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS MONEY.

[5. A memorandum regarding whether to designate all Councillors as signing authorities for the disbursement of the municipal corporation’s money.]

WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE MOTION ON THE BOOKS, AND THEN WE GET COUNCILLORS TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK, AND THEN YOU'D BE READY TO BE THE ACTING DEPUTY MAYOR IF NEED BE. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I GUESS WHEN I WAS READING THIS, IT WAS SORT OF THE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE? SO HAS THERE BEEN ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH MC? I FIGURED THAT THE ANSWER WAS YES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO, YOU KNOW, ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH FOUR BACKUPS.

FOR SURE, THIS PAST AUGUST, I THINK WE WERE DOWN TO ONE COUNCILLOR AND THAT ONE COUNCILLOR DIDN'T HAVE SIGNING AUTHORITY AT THE TIME.

SO IT'S JUST KIND OF RECOGNIZING THAT LAST TERM, LET'S JUST GET AHEAD OF IT AND GET EVERYBODY WITH THE SIGNING AUTHORITY RIGHT FROM THE START.

SO I KNOW A BUNCH OF US ARE AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS.

SO IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN IN THE DEPUTY MAYOR IS NOT HERE, THEN SOMEBODY ELSE CAN STEP IN.

THANK YOU. QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK. I GUESS IS THIS, ARE WE ON A TWO SIGNING PERSON LIKE SYSTEM FOR LIKE FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS OR IS IT A SINGLE SIGNATURE? YEAH, WE ARE ON TWO PERSON.

HOWEVER, IT'S MYSELF AND THEN SOMEBODY FROM ADMINISTRATION.

SO IT'S ALWAYS JUST ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL AND THEN EITHER MS. BASSI-KELLETT OR HER ACTING.

GREAT, THAT ANSWERED MY SORT OF OVERALL QUESTION, WHICH IS, ARE YOU AFRAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO RUN OFF WITH THE MONEY? [CHUCKLING] NO, ALL GOOD.

YEAH. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, GENERAL SUPPORT.

WE WILL BRING THIS FORWARD TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH.

THAT'S CRAZY, IT'LL BE THE 12TH ALREADY AT 7 P.M..

WITH THAT, WE'VE COME TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

WE'LL GET EVERYBODY OFF EARLY AND SEE YOU AT 5:30 BACK IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVED BY COUNCILOR FEQUET.

SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.

SEEING NOBODY OPPOSED, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.