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AND I WILL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2023, TO ORDER.
[1. Councillor Payne will read the Opening Statement.]
AND I'D BEGIN BY ASKING COUNCILLOR PAYNE TO PLEASE READ THE 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 YELLOWKNIFES 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.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? SEEING NONE WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
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WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEE, OUR SPECIAL GOVERNANCE AND COMMITTEE REPORT FOR JANUARY 30TH, 2023.COUNCILLOR PAYNE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO OPEN OR MOVE SORRY.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS TO ALLOCATE THE REMAINING $1,468,864.34 OF 2020 TO 2023.
EXCUSE ME. REACHING HOME CANADA'S STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS FUNDING AS FOLLOWS.
AND TWO SALVATION ARMY'S BAILEY HOUSE IN ALIGNMENT WITH REACHING HOME DIRECTIVES OF $150,000.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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NEXT, WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS, A MEMORANDUM WHETHER REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT [INAUDIBLE] AS A DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.COUNCILLOR PAYNE. I MOVE THAT ONE PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.1 OF ZONING BYLAW NUMBER 5045 [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE APPOINTED AS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR A CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, AND TWO, THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT SHALL EXPIRE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
AND IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOVED BY COUNCILLOR COCHRANE, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN ADJOURN OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.