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AND I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2023 TO ORDER.

[1. Councillor Warburton will read the Opening Statement.]

AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ASKING COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE DENE FIRST NATION.

WE RESPECT THE HISTORY, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

WE HAVE ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

[Items 3 & 4]

WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

I. SORRY.

I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU. SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FEQUET.

ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY.

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

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? SEEING NONE. THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE, NOR WERE THERE ANY PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

THERE WERE NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA.

THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

THERE WERE NO STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. WE HAD NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 27TH.

SO WE HAVE OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR MARCH 6TH, 2023.

[Items 13 & 14]

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT WILLIAM GREENLAND, A REPRESENTATIVE WHO LIVED, WHO HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS, TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS CAB FOR A TWO YEAR TERM COMMENCING MARCH 14TH, 2023, AND ENDING MARCH 13TH, 2025.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPROVE THE REALLOCATION OF A PORTION OF THE 2022-2023, REACHING HOME, REMAINING FUNDING

[Items 15 & 16]

FOR THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL REALLOCATE $1,318,864.34 OF THE 2022-2023 REACHING HOME CANADA'S STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS FUNDING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES GNWT FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER ELIGIBLE CAPITAL ACTIVITY IN YELLOWKNIFE.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. THERE WERE NO BYLAWS FOR THE AGENDA.

THERE WAS NO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND THERE WERE NO TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ARE THERE ANY TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE IS NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF MOTION FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

PARDON ME. THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. IF CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN BE ADJOURNED AND STAY TUNED FOR THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

WE MAY HAVE TO PUSH IT A BIT FURTHER PAST WEDNESDAY, BUT A NOTICE WILL GO OUT WITHIN 48 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.

SO STAY TUNED ON THAT.

THANKS, EVERYBODY. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.