May 08, 2023 Council Meetings

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>> I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY,

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

>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE'RE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRAGHI'S' TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN IN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OR THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.

WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES, AND CULTURES OF ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NON-SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATION METIS AND ANUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

>> THANK YOU. THERE WERE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDAS.

WE HAVE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

[Items 3 & 4]

COUNCILOR MCLENNAN.

>> I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2023 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR COCHRANE, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE,

[5. Does any Member have a pecuniary interest in any matter before Council today?]

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? COUNCILOR WARBURTON.

>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE A COMMON INTEREST ON ITEM 13, I'M A DIRECTOR IN THE CORPORATION MAKING THE APPLICATION.

>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? 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.

[Items 11 & 12]

THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM THAT MEETING.

WE COME TO NUMBER 13,

[13. That Council direct Administration to enter into a purchase and sales agreement with Aurora Tracking Station Inc. for Lot 1086, Quad 85 J/8, Plan 2547 (181 Kam Lake Road) (the “Lot”) and that the Lot be sold with the following conditions: a) if the applicant elects, in its discretion, to discontinue the operation of the Lot for the purposes of a satellite tracking station for a period of more than 12 months then the applicant must initiate the process of an Area Development Plan to develop the Lot for another purpose; b) if the applicant does not initiate the Area Development Plan process, then the City shall have the right to repurchase the Lot; and c) one Area Development Plan must be developed for Lot 6, Block 569; Lot 1086, Q 85/J8; and Lot 7, Block 569.]

NEXT WE HAVE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR MAY 1ST, 2023.

I'LL ASK COUNCILOR MCLENNAN TO PLEASE READ THE MOTION.

>> MOVE THE COUNCIL DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AND SALES AGREEMENT WITH AURORA TRACKING STATION INC.

FOR LOT 1086 QUAD 85J/8 PLAN 2547-181 CAM LAKE ROAD, THE LOT AND THAT THE LOT BE SOLD WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

A, IF THE APPLICANT ELECTS IN ITS DISCRETION TO DISCONTINUE THE OPERATION OF THE LOT FOR THE PURPOSES OF A SATELLITE TRACKING STATION FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 12 MONTHS THEN THE APPLICANT MUST INITIATE THE PROCESS OF AN AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO DEVELOP THE LOT FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE.

B, IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT INITIATE THE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCESS, THEN THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REPURCHASE THE LOT AND C, ONE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN MUST BE DEVELOPED FOR LOT 6 BLOCK 569, LOT 1086Q85-J8, AND LOT 7 BLOCK 569.

>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH, OPENING IT UP TO DISCUSSION. COUNCILOR MCLENNAN.

>> YEAH. THANKS FOR THE WORK DONE BY MADAM MAYOR AND STAFF TO ADD THESE CONDITIONS ON HERE.

IT'LL BE GREAT TO SEE AN AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THIS AREA AND JUST MOVING FORWARD, I'LL HAVE IN MY MIND PUBLIC WATERFRONT ACCESS, AS A CITY.

WITH SO MANY GREAT LAKES, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT LESS OF WATERFRONT ACCESS THAN I THINK THE CITY DESERVES.

SO IN DEVELOPING CAM LAKE THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL BE LOOKING TOWARDS, BUT IN FAVOR OF THIS.

>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT.

I THINK WITH THESE EXTRA CONDITIONS ON THE SALE, IT WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE LAND IS BEING PRODUCTIVE AND USED AND IF NOT, IT COMES BACK TO THE CITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING THAT ONE AREA OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WHOLE AREA, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

BUT IT HAS A BIT OF THAT FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEVELOPER OR THE PROPONENT TO WHETHER IT STAYS A SATELLITE OR MOVES AHEAD, IT LAYS OUT A FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS SO I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE.

WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE CAN HAVE COUNCILOR WARBURTON BACK IN.

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[14. That Council direct administration to bring forward a memo regarding a Zoning by‐law amendment and any other legislative amendments to add temporary Work Camps to the Kam Lake Zone, and any other appropriate zone, including recommendations on their duration of use, security requirements, public access and any other reasonable measures required to address potential impacts of this type of development.]

>> I MOVE THAT COUNCIL DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO BRING FORWARD A MEMO REGARDING A ZONING BY-LAWS AMENDMENT AND ANY OTHER LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO ADD TEMPORARY WORK CAMPS TO THE CAM LAKE ZONE AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ZONE, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEIR DURATION OF USE, SECURITY REQUIREMENTS, PUBLIC ACCESS, AND ANY OTHER REASONABLE MEASURES REQUIRED TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.

>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR WARBURTON. OPENING IT UP TO DISCUSSION, COUNCILOR WARBURTON DID YOU WANT TO KICK OFF?

>> SURE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. YEAH, I BROUGHT THIS GPC LAST WEEK.

SAME THING STILL APPLIES.

WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF HOUSING HERE FOR RESIDENTS BUT ALSO OUR WORKERS COMING IN.

I APPRECIATE HOW WE'VE WORDED THIS SO IT'S LIKE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS OPEN TO ANY OPTIONS WE CAN POSSIBLY DO THAT CAN AVOID TOUCHING THE COMMUNITY PLAN THAT WOULD BE IDEAL.

I THINK SHORT-TERM HERE WE NEED SOMETHING QUICK TO HELP US THIS SEASON. IT'LL BE VERY HELPFUL.

THEN KIND OF LONGER-TERM I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THIS COMES THROUGH A MEMO FOR ZONING. THANKS.

>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? FOR MYSELF, I ALSO LIKE THE WORDING.

I THINK THE BRINGING FORWARD A MEMO, THE ONE THING THAT IT'S NOT EXPLICIT IN IT, BUT IF ADMINISTRATION WHEN BRINGING FORWARD THE MEMO CAN ALSO SPEAK TO AND PERHAPS DO A PRESENTATION ON WHAT'S CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN THE ZONING BY-LAWS.

JUST LOOKING AT THE ZONING BY-LAW, WE DO ALLOW WORKER ACCOMMODATIONS AND SO IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO STREAMLINE ANY OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE WORK CAMP.

WORK CAMPS INCLUDE THAT COMMERCIAL COMPONENTS OF A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN.

PERHAPS IT'S WORKER ACCOMMODATION ON ONE LOT AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE, WHICH IS DISCRETIONARY USE OF COUNCIL TO BE ON ANOTHER LOT, AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO ANY ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS.

YEAH, HOPING TO WITH THIS MEMO JUST HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO WHAT'S CURRENTLY ALLOWED AND IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS TO JUST SHOW THAT PRESSURE VALVE RELEASE FOR PARTICULARLY THIS UPCOMING SEASON.

SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE WAS NO NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS.

[Items 17 - 19]

ENACTMENT OF BY-LAW. BY-LAW NUMBER 5069 IS A BY-LAW TO DISPOSE A FREEHOLD INTEREST IN LOT 1086 QUAD 85J8, PLAN 2547 IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING COUNCILOR MCLENNAN, FOR FIRST READING.

>> I MOVE FIRST READING OF BY-LAW NUMBER 5069.

>> THANK YOU. SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. TWO, SECOND READING.

>> I MOVE SECOND READING OF BY-LAW NUMBER 5069.

>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNSELOR MCGURK.

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

WE CAN GET COUNCILOR WARBURTON BACK IN.

BYLAW NUMBER 5068.

[Items 20 & 21]

COUNCILOR MCLENNAN.

>> I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW 5068.

>> THANK YOU TO HAVE A SECOND OR DEPUTY MAYOR AND SMITH.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. THERE WAS NO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND THERE WERE NO TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.

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

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ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF MOTION FROM THE FLOOR? NEXT, WE HAVE DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

[28. A presentation from Steve Wasserman regarding Yellowknife as a 15‐ Minute City.]

I WILL JUST NOTE THE COUNCIL PROCEDURES BYLAWS.

THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS APPLIED TO ALL DELEGATIONS BEFORE COUNCIL AND I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PRESENTERS TONIGHT, SO I'LL DO THIS ONCE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT THREE OR FOUR TIMES.

ONE, ALL DELEGATIONS SHALL ADDRESS THEIR REMARKS DIRECTLY TO ME, THE PRESIDING OFFICER, AND SHALL NOT POSE QUESTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OR ADMINISTRATION OR DEVIATE FROM THE TOPIC OF THEIR PRESENTATION.

TWO, EACH PRESENTER SHALL BE AFFORDED FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.

THREE, THE TIME ALLOWED TO EACH PRESENTER MAY BE EXTENDED BY UP TO TWO MINUTES BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL.

FOUR, AFTER A PERSON HAS SPOKEN, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY THROUGH MYSELF, ASK THAT PERSON OR THE CITY MANAGER RELEVANT QUESTIONS.

FIVE, NO DEBATE SHALL BE PERMITTED ON ANY DELEGATION PERTAINING TO COUNCIL, EITHER BETWEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS OR WITH THE INDIVIDUAL MAKING A PRESENTATION.

WHEN MAKING A PRESENTATION, NO PERSON SHALL: ONE, SPEAK DISRESPECTFULLY OF THE CROWN, ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY, TWO, USE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE.

THREE, MAKE PERSONAL REMARKS ABOUT ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY.

FOUR, REFLECT UPON THE MOTIVES OF MEMBERS WHO MAY HAVE VOTED FOR A PARTICULAR MOTION.

FIVE, REFLECT UPON THE MOTIVES OF ADVICE GIVEN BY COUNSEL TO COUNSEL BY ADMINISTRATION, AND SIX, REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE DECISION OF MYSELF, THE PRESIDING OFFICER, REGARDING ANY INTERPRETATION OF THIS BYLAW.

WITH THAT, MR. WASSERMAN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP TO THE MIC AND YOU CAN JUST PRESS THE LITTLE "SPEAK BUTTON," THE LITTLE FACE THERE. OVER TO YOU.

>> [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] TECHNOLOGY. I'M OLD SCHOOL.

I APPRECIATE YOU HEARING ME TODAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE'S JUST A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION.

I'M NOT ASKING YOU PERSONALLY.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT 15 MINUTES CITIES OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SMART CITIES.

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION TO ME AND QUIET AND MANY OTHERS THAT I KNOW QUITE DISTURBING.

YELLOWKNIFE IS ON THIS LIST.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO GET ON THIS LIST, AND EACH CITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT IS IN THIS COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD HAS TO APPLY.

NOW, I DON'T EVER RECALL BEING NOTIFIED, CONSULTED, JUST LIKE YOU DID WITH THE NEW POOL ABOUT THIS.

IT WAS DONE WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE. I'M A TAXPAYER.

I'VE BEEN UP HERE MY WHOLE LIFE.

QUITE FRANKLY, I'M QUITE APPALLED OVER THIS.

NOW IF ANYBODY KNOWS HOW TO DO RESEARCH, LOOK IT UP.

15 MINUTES CITIES ARE NOT A GOOD THING.

AGAIN, WE WEREN'T CONSULTED.

THAT'S OUR TAX DOLLARS, OUR MONEY, NOT SOMEBODY ELSE'S MONEY, THAT'S OUR MONEY THAT'S PAYING FOR THIS.

AGAIN, WE WERE NOT CONSULTED, NO QUESTIONNAIRES, NO NOTICES, NO NOTHING.

I FOR ONE CHOOSE A SITE OF FREEDOM.

I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK RUNDOWN OF A 15-MINUTE CITY.

BASICALLY, IT'S A SURVEILLANCE STATE.

OPEN PRISON SO TO SPEAK.

LIKE CATTLE BEING [LAUGHTER] HERDED INTO CORRAL AND KEPT IN ONE AREA.

THAT'S THE SOLE PURPOSE OF A 15-MINUTE CITY OR AS OTHERS CALL IT, A SMART CITY.

AGAIN, IT'S OUR TAX DOLLARS PAYING FOR THIS.

NOT SOMEBODY ELSE'S MONEY.

THAT'S OUR MONEY.

I DON'T LIKE IT, AND I COULD RATTLE OFF AT 1,000 OTHER NAMES, HERE IN THE YELLOWKNIFE ALONE, IT DOESN'T LIKE IT EITHER.

FOR FUTURE, WHEN CITY DOES THIS STUFF, ARE WE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE NOTIFIED OR SOMETHING WHERE WE GET QUESTIONS OR LIKE YOU DID WITH THE NEW POOL? AGAIN, I'M APPALLED. I'M UPSET.

IT'S NOT RIGHT.

OLD-SCHOOL. WHAT'S FAIR IS FAIR.

WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT.

THERE'S NO CIRCUMVENTING THE SYSTEM.

WELL, IN THIS CASE, IT WAS.

I PUT A FOURTH AND I AM NOT QUIET ABOUT IT.

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IF YOU CAN I CAN EVEN SHOW YOU THE WEBSITE LINK, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE LINK.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR WHAT IT IS? OR YOU JUST GO INTO THE FEDERAL WEBSITE, LOOK UP INFRASTRUCTURE, AND YOU WILL FIND IT.

>> YES, I CAN.

>> RIGHT IN THERE IT SAYS, AS IT DESCRIBES PART OF IT, IT TELLS YOU RIGHT IN THERE SOME OF THE DESCRIPTION SAYS APPLY FOR THIS.

IT'S NOT JUST HERE YOU GO.

THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE APPLIED FOR THIS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN ELABORATE.

THE SMART CITIES CHALLENGE WAS BACK IN 2018, FIVE YEARS AGO.

THE CITY DID APPLY AND IT CAME FORWARD TO COUNCIL THAT WAS BACK IN MARCH AND APRIL OF 2018 AND SO THE CONCEPT THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD WAS ABOUT DIMMING.

IF WE WERE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE GET $5 MILLION AND WE WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE STREET LIGHTS WITH THESE DIMMING LIGHTS SO THAT IF NOBODY'S AROUND AND IF THERE'S NO CARS AROUND, THE LIGHTS WOULD GO DOWN AND THEN PEOPLE BE ABLE TO SEE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.

WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL IN OUR APPLICATION.

THE COMMUNITY OF BRIDGEWATER, NOVA SCOTIA WAS THE ONE THAT GOT THE $5 MILLION.

THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO DONE AND SO IT DID COME TO COUNCIL BACK IN 2018 AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE INVITED TO COME OUT AND SPEAK TO IT.

HOWEVER, SMART CITIES AND THE 15-MINUTE CITY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, AND SO THE CITY IS NOT A 15-MINUTE CITY AND TO CHANGE, THAT WOULD BE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAWS AND WE JUST UPDATED OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY PLAN.

WE HAVE TO LEGALLY UPDATE OUR COMMUNITY PLAN EVERY 10 YEARS.

THE NEXT TIME WE'LL DO THAT IS EIGHT YEARS FROM NOW.

IN THE MEANTIME, THERE CAN BE TWEAKED TO ALLOW WORKER ACCOMMODATIONS.

THAT WOULD BE A TWEAK TO THE ZONING BY-LAWS.

BUT AT THIS MINUTE, COUNSEL IS NOT LOOKING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO GO TO THE 15-MINUTE CITY.

THAT SHIP HAS SAILED AND WE DID OUR COMMUNITY PLAN, WE DID OUR ZONING BY-LAWS.

IF IT HELPS EVERYBODY SLEEP AT NIGHT, THAT'S NOT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

>> JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, YELLOWKNIFE IS ON THE 15-MINUTE CITY LIST, GO TO THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE.

15-MINUTE CITIES, SMART CITIES OR WE ARE IN THAT CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY DISPLAY.

WE'RE 15-MINUTE CITY RATE.

BLOCKING ROADS, EVERYTHING ELSE.

I JUST HOPE THAT WE DO NOT SEE THAT HERE IN YELLOWKNIFE.

I'VE BEEN IN THE NORTH MY WHOLE LIFE, 60 YEARS OLD, 40 OF THOSE YEARS WERE HERE DURING THE YELLOWKNIFE FOR ME AT THE TIME.

WE WERE ALSO IN THE SOUTH.

I DON'T WANT TO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE, THE NORTH IS MY HOME.

PEOPLE COME TO THE NORTH BECAUSE IT IS NOT DOWN SOUTH.

WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE LAST 15 YEARS IS EVERYONE TURNING INTO THE SOUTH.

>> YEAH. ANY BYLAW AMENDMENTS COME FORWARD TO COUNCIL AND SO RESONANCE AND THE PUBLIC, JUST TONIGHT, WOULD BE WELCOME TO COME AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST ANY BYLAWS.

BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, SMART CITIES CHALLENGES FIVE YEARS AGO DONE, IT WAS A HECK OF A LOT OF WORK TO APPLY TO TRY TO GET SOME MONEY TO RETROFIT OR LAMPPOSTS, BUT THAT IS DONE.

ANYTHING? THE NEXT ON THE LIST I HAVE IS JOHN,

[29. A presentation from John Tees regarding Yellowknife as a 15‐Minute City.]

>> JUST PROVIDE SOME CLARITY ABOUT THAT.

>> IF YOU WANT TO JUST COME UP TO THE MIC AND I WILL START YOUR TIMER AND YOU'VE GOT 15 MINUTES AS WELL.

OH, SORRY, FIVE. THERE WE GO.

>> WE ARE NOT AT 15.

>> TALKING ABOUT 15 MINUTES CITIES. THERE YOU GO.

>> I'M USED TO SEEING THAT LONG.

[LAUGHTER] FOR THIS, IT'S MY FIRST TIME COMING TO A CITY HALL MEETING.

THIS 15-MINUTE CITY, I WASN'T AWARE THAT IT WAS A CHALLENGE THAT CAME OUT IN 2018. YOU GUYS APPLIED FOR IT.

>> JUST TO CLARIFY TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

WE ONLY APPLIED TO BE SMART CITY.

THAT'S FUNDING TO GET FOR LIGHT POST 15 MINUTES AT EASE IS SOMETHING ELSE.

CITIES NEVER APPLIED.

WE'RE NOT A 15-MINUTE CITY.

>> OKAY. THE SMART CITY ENABLES

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>> NO. THE SMART CITIES CHALLENGE WAS JUST A COMPETITION ACROSS CANADA AND COMMUNITIES COULD GET MONEY FOR PROJECTS.

WE PUT FORWARD A PROJECT IDEA AND WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL, SO WE GOT NO FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> OKAY.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT TO SAY ABOUT IT EXCEPT THAT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I'VE RUN INTO IN YELLOWKNIFE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEXT PANDEMIC THAT COMES IN, CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CITY YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO.

YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO THE STORE TO ORDER OR TO GET YOUR FOOD.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BUY GAS AND REALLY ALL THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS TO DO IS JUST TELL EVERYBODY THE NEXT PANDEMIC IS HERE, EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LOCK DOWN, AND THAT MEANS WE GO BACK INTO PANDEMIC MODE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE THAN THIS NEXT TIME.

THAT WAS MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT IS THAT THERE'S POTENTIAL THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO AS CANADIANS BY THE STATE, WHETHER IT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, OR PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS, OR THE CITY GOVERNMENT, YOU CAN CALL THE SHOTS ON THAT.

SOME OF MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWED THAT LEGISLATION HAS BEEN CHANGED ACROSS MUNICIPALITIES IN COUNTRIES LIKE CANADA, THE US, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, RIGHT DOWN TO THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL TO CHANGE THE INTERPRETATION OF THE LEGISLATION MORE IN LINE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHERE I'M AT WITH IT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT THAT'S MY VIEW TOO.

I JUST WANTED TO RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT THAT.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN YELLOWKNIFE.

MY DAD WAS WELL KNOWN HERE TOO, AND WE EVEN HAVE A COURT THERE NAMED AFTER THE FAMILY. JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP.

>> I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU JOHN FOR COMING AND SHARING TODAY.

[OVERLAPPING]

[Additional Item 1]

>> THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT WE HAVE NOLEAN VELBER AND NANCY BELL.

BOTH WE NEED A MOTION FROM COUNCILS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MEET THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, I.E, YOU NEED TO GIVE NOTICE BEFORE THURSDAY.

MOTION THAT COUNCIL HERE DELEGATION FROM NOLEAN VELBER REGARDING YELLOWKNIFE AS A 15-MINUTE CITY.

NOLEAN DID YOU STILL WANT TO SPEAK? YES. A MOVE BY DEPUTY MAYOR SMITH SECONDED BY COUNSELOR HENDRICKSON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOLEAN, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP TO THE MIC.

>> MAHSI' CHOO, BEFORE YOU HIT THE TIMER, I'M GOING TO JUST QUICKLY SAY SOMETHING IN MY DENE DIALECT AND THEN I'LL SAY IT IN ENGLISH AND THEN YOU CAN HIT THE TIMER [LAUGHTER].

[FOREIGN] TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH.

WHAT I SAID WAS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND SPEAK AND I WANTED TO SPEAK IN DENE TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THIS CITY AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES UP AND DOWN THE MACKENZIE RIVER, WHICH IS ABOUT 30 COMMUNITIES SPEAK A DIALECT.

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I WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE 15-MINUTE CITY AND ALL THAT ENTAILS BECAUSE, NUMBER 1, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IN THE NORTH IS DENE.

WHEN DECISIONS LIKE THIS ARE BEING MADE, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THIS TERRITORY.

MY BLOODLINE HAS BEEN HERE FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, NOT THE TERRITORY OF A HUMAN BEING.

FOR MYSELF, IT'S CONCERNING BECAUSE I SURVIVED EVERY BROKEN POLICY THAT THIS GOVERNMENT OR A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT IMPOSED UPON THE DENE PEOPLE.

I'M 68 YEARS OLD, AND I LIVED THROUGH EVERY BROKEN POLICY.

WHAT DOES THAT BROKEN POLICY ENTAIL? IS RELOCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S STILL HAPPENING TO THE DENE NOW.

WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE NICE GENTLEMEN EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, I SAID TO HIM, WELL, IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 15-MINUTE THEN I WILL LET THAT ASIDE AND I WILL TALK SPECIFICALLY FOR MYSELF AS A DENE LIVING IN A CITY AND HAVING A AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE PUBLIC GOVERNMENTS AND MUNICIPALITIES AND ONE OF THEM IS TAXATION.

THAT THE TAXATION WAS NOT TO BE IMPOSED UPON THE DENE PEOPLE.

LAND TAXES, EMPLOYMENT TAXES.

THAT'S WHAT I FIND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

I'VE BEEN IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.

I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD REPRESENTING THE DENE AND THIS TERRITORY SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND I DO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE DENE FIT IN THE WORLD TODAY.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH ALL MUNICIPALITIES COME UNDER BECAUSE OF THE COUNCIL OF ORDERS, THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE GOVERNMENT EXISTS AND ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMUNITIES.

NOW, I SURVIVED EXPERIMENTATION, RELOCATION, RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, 60S AND 70S COUP.

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT PUTS OUT A MANDATE OR PUTS OUT SOMETHING BECAUSE OF WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH AND SURVIVED, I GET VERY CONCERNED AND I HAVE TO START QUESTIONING BECAUSE I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.

I'M A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER OF THREE.

I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MY GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND TO EVERY FUTURE GENERATION, AND THAT INCLUDES YOURS.

IF YOU DECIDE TO LIVE IN THIS NORTH FOREVER, THEN MY FUTURE GENERATION HAS TO CO-EXIST WITH THE ORDERS AND THAT'S WHAT THE QUEEN'S BARGAIN SAID.

WHEN I WENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS UNDRIP WITH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT WHICH REPRESENTS YELLOWKNIFE ALSO, I HAD THAT QUESTION.

HOW IS YELLOWKNIFE GOING TO ALSO LOOK AT THAT UNDRIP DOCUMENT AND START REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE DENE PEOPLE? BECAUSE AS IT IS NOW, A LOT OF THE DENE PEOPLE CANNOT ACCESS A COMPUTER.

THEY'RE HAVING A HARD ENOUGH TIME EVEN DURING COVID TO GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEEDED.

BY PUTTING IN ALL THIS MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND TO EXPECT THE DENE TO JUST JUMP ON BOARD AND BE ABLE TO LIVE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE HASN'T HAPPENED.

THIS IS THE RICHEST TERRITORY IN THE WORLD BUT YET OUR PEOPLE ARE FORAGING IN DUMPSTERS AND LIVING OUT IN MINUS 50 BELOW.

THESE MUNICIPALITY COURTS ARE EVICTING THE DENE PEOPLE OUT IN -30, -40 BELOW WEATHER.

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HOW DO YOU CHANGE IT? YOU START BUILDING A DIALOGUE, YOU START BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AT THE BEGINNING.

WHEN I SEE THE MUNICIPALITIES TODAY, ESPECIALLY A CITY LIKE YELLOWKNIFE, AND THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE FIRST NATIONS BAND, THEY BECOME A COMMERCE ENTITY.

HOW CAN YOU HELP THE DENE OVERCOME ASSIMILATION AND COLONIZATION? THIS IS WHAT I DO.

I EDUCATE.

I WAS PART OF THE CONVOY BY THE WAY, I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT FACT, I SAT ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND WE RAISED 20 MILLION BUT THE GOVERNMENT TOOK IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T VALUE OUR BELIEFS, AND AS DENE, I DON'T STAND IN LINE FOR NEEDLES.

I DID IT WHEN I WAS A CHILD BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO.

MANY OF US DENE STEPPED BACK AND SAID, WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT THIS.

I'M GLAD I DID TODAY AND I CAN SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH YOU GUYS.

AT ANY TIME, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME.

I DON'T BITE BUT I CAN BE VERY CRITICAL BECAUSE I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY JUST LIKE MY ANCESTORS.

THEY ENSURED MY BLOODLINE SURVIVE SO THAT I CAN SPEAK HERE TODAY AND SO DID YOURS.

WITH THAT, I'LL SAY, MAHSI' CHOO.

BUT THE TAXATION, JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW AND THE PUBLIC KNOW, 2020, WHEN I WENT TO OTTAWA, I CAME OUT OF OTTAWA WITH THE COPYRIGHTS TO THE INCOME TAX ACT, TO THE INDIAN ACT, TO THE CHILD WELFARE ACT.

WHEN I GO AND DO THINGS I TRIED TO DO TO HELP PEOPLE AND THAT INCLUDES EVERYBODY. MERCY CHO.

>> MERCY FOR COMING TODAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? AGAIN, WE DO HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION THROUGH THE CITY CLERK AND SO WE CAN DISTRIBUTE IT TO COUNCIL.

>> I CAN ALSO BRING THOSE DOCUMENTS TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL.

I DIDN'T BRING IT TODAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO THE PRINTING AND ALL THAT, BUT I CAN BRING ONE COPY AND YOU GUYS CAN PRINT IT. [LAUGHTER]

>> SOUNDS GOOD. YOU WILL SCAN IT AND WILL CIRCULATE IT. PERFECT.

>> MERCY CHO.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE MISS NANCY VEIL,

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ANYBODY OPPOSED SEEING NONE? THAT'LL BE UNANIMOUS AND NANCY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME ON UP TO THE MICROPHONE.

>> THANK YOU. IS IT ON AM I OKAY?

>> YES.

>> I'M SORRY IF I'M LOOKING A LITTLE ROUGH, BUT I DID JUST GET BACK FROM THE DOG PARK SO [LAUGHTER] I DID IT THE BEST I COULD.

I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DOG PARK AND JUST BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IT'S CENTRAL TO THE CHARACTER OF YELLOWKNIFE, AND I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF A LOT OF YELLOWKNIFERS NEED TO KNOW THAT THEIR ANIMALS ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF SO IT REALLY DISTRESSES ME THAT THE DOG PARK IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN.

I CAN GO INTO THAT A LITTLE LATER.

BUT WHAT TRIGGERED COMING HERE WAS THAT LAST WEEK THERE WAS A SUGGESTION FROM THE PUBLIC THAT MAYBE IT'S TIME TO GET SEPARATE DOG PARKS THAT ARE WHERE ITS MEMBERSHIP ONLY PARTICIPATION AND THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME BECAUSE WE ARE A COMMUNITY AND SOME OF US HAVE SPENT OUR WHOLE LIFE TRYING TO BUILD AN US AND NOT AN US AND THEM I DON'T WANT A COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE DOG PARKS THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO GO TO AND OTHERS CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO.

I WANT A NICE SPACE FOR EVERYBODY WHERE THEY CAN TAKE THEIR DOGS.

THEY CAN SOCIALIZE WITH EACH OTHER AND EVERYBODY IS SAFE.

I FEEL THAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW AND THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN, OF COURSE, IT'S NOT AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO GO THERE AND SEEING MY FRIENDS SITTING THERE SOMETIMES ON THE BENCHES BECAUSE IT'S VERY I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT IT'S PAINFUL TO SEE IT SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CLEANER PLACE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PLACE WITH MORE CONDUCIVE TO BOTH THE ANIMALS AND THE PEOPLE.

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IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE GO TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN THIS LIFESTYLE THAT WE HAVE.

WE EXCHANGE IDEAS ON HOW TO BE THE BEST AT WHAT WE DO THERE AND I DO WANT IT FOR EVERYBODY.

I DON'T WANT IT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE MONEY.

TODAY WHEN I WAS THERE, IT WAS A WONDERFUL THING THIS MORNING THAT ONE OF THE CITY WORKERS CAME UP WITH A LOT OF GRAVEL.

WELL, HE SAID HE'S COMING TODAY WITH A LOT OF GRAVEL TO PUT IN THE ENTRY AND THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THERE WILL BE SAND AND THERE WILL BE MORE GRAVEL AND THEY'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT.

I POSTED THAT I FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THERE'S A YELLOWKNIFE DOG PARK PAGE AND I JUST POSTED THAT AND I SAID I MET THIS GUY AND THAT'S WHAT HE SAID AND THE PAGE WENT CRAZY.

EVERYBODY WAS COMMENTING THAT THIS HAS WONDERFUL AND EVERYBODY WAS SO HAPPY.

THE ONLY THING THAT TOLD ME WAS HOW PEOPLE ARE INVESTED IN THAT PARK.

IT'S JUST YOU SEE IT AS JUST A PARK, BUT IT'S PART OF YELLOWKNIFE AND I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GO AWAY FROM HERE AND SAY, THAT'S THE MOST DISGUSTING THING I'VE EVER SEEN.

I WANT THEM TO SAY, YOU'LL ONLY HAS THIS WONDERFUL PLACE WHERE THEY CAN TAKE THEIR ANIMALS AND WE CAN SIT TOGETHER AND WE CAN TALK TOGETHER AND WE DO IT ALL THE TIME.

THAT IS WHY I'M HERE.

I FEEL THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REALLY PATIENT AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THE BEST WE CAN.

IT BOTHERS ME WHEN MY FRIENDS DON'T GO THERE ANYMORE BECAUSE THEIR ANIMALS ARE GETTING SICK OR THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING SICK AND SO THAT'S MORE FRIENDS FOR US TO LOSE.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY MORE FRIENDS BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE PARK.

I FIGURED THAT IF WE CAN AFFORD A SWIMMING POOL LIKE THAT, SURELY WE CAN PUT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY INTO A DOG PARK WITH A FEW MORE TREES AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE FOR SOME SHADE, MAYBE WIPE THE BENCHES DOWN, CLEAN OUT SOME OF THE AREA BECAUSE THE ANIMALS CAN GET SICK FROM WHAT'S IN THERE RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S PARVO, THEY CAN PICK SOMETHING UP FROM THAT.

THEY'RE STANDING WATER EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THAT THERE ISN'T A LEAK.

I THINK THERE IS A LEAK SO THE ANIMALS CAN GET ILL FROM THAT AS WELL SO IT'S NOT RIGHT TO TAKE YOUR DOGS TO A PARK WHERE THEY CAN GET ILL.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHEN I THINK OF YELLOWKNIFE, THAT'S WHAT I THINK OF AND IT WAS WEIRD.

I HAVE THAT IMAGE IN MY MIND ALL DAY BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A DOG COMMUNITY AND WHENEVER I'M IN THE SOUTH, THAT'S WHAT COMES TO MY MIND AND YET, I COME UP HERE AND WE SEE THE CONDITION OF THE PARK AND I DON'T WANT THAT.

I WANT SOMETHING BETTER FOR EVERYBODY SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, EXCEPT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A COMMITTEE THAT WORKS TOGETHER BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND SOMEONE IN THE CITY THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND GET SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT PARK AND MAYBE EVEN PUT IN A FEW MORE PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY CONTAINED PARK THAT THEY CAN TAKE THEIR DOGS WERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM.

I HAVE RUNNERS. I HAVE A DOG THAT CAN'T SEE HER OWN SHADOW WHERE SHE'S GOING AND OTHER PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO HAVE SIMILAR SITUATIONS.

THEY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS DOGS THAT NEED TO BE IN A CONTAINED AREA, AND IT'S THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE.

SOME OF US COME A LONG WAY TO GET THERE TO KEEP OUR ANIMALS SAFE.

THAT'S MY REQUEST TO THE COUNCIL.

IF WE COULD WORK ON THAT, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, NANCY. JUST TO NOTE A FEW THINGS.

ONE IS THERE'S THE ADOPT A STREET PROGRAM, WHICH I GUESS MAYBE IT'S A BIT OF A MISNOMER BECAUSE YOU COULD ADOPT A STREET PARK TRAIL, OR NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT COULD BE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH THAT COMMITTEE.

IF IT IS LOOKING TO DO ANY MAJOR WORK, IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FORWARD AS A BUDGET ITEM SO FOR THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE, WHICH WOULD BE 2024, BUT WE LOOK FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC STARTING JUNE OVER THE SUMMER, ALL THROUGH THE FALL, ALL THE WAY UP TO WHEN BUDGETS RELEASED THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER, THE DRAFT BUDGET WILL COME OUT.

IF THERE IS THAT GROUP THAT GETS TOGETHER AND WE WANT TO SEE THIS OR THAT, I'D RECOMMEND PUTTING FORWARD A PROPOSAL TO THE BUDGET.

THAT'S WHEN WE'VE SEEN COMMUNITY GROUPS COME TOGETHER.

THAT'S WHERE WE'VE SEEN THE ACTION WHETHER IT'S THE CLIMBING CLUB OR THE MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB COMING TOGETHER TO SAY, HEY, WE'D LOVE TO SEE THIS.

IF YOU'VE GOT A VISION FOR THE DOG PARK THAT YOU WANT TO SEE, RECOMMEND YET GETTING IT TOGETHER AND THEN PRESENTING IT, SENDING IT INTO COUNSEL FOR A BUDGET CONSIDERATION.

>> SURE. I CAN DO THAT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THOUGH, THAT I DO CONSIDER THIS ALMOST LIKE A HEALTH ISSUE FOR THE DOGS AS WELL BECAUSE I THINK BECAUSE OF NEGLECT, BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION THAT DOGS END UP BACK AT THE SHELTER.

DOGS END UP NEGLECTED.

THEY DON'T GET THE CARE THAT THEY NEED AND IT IS REALLY ABOUT THEM SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE MORE OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY AS WELL ON THIS ISSUE GOING FORWARD SO WE SEND IN REQUESTS AND NEVER HEAR ANYTHING.

IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? COUNSELOR MCGURK?

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>> WELL, I GUESS I WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE THAT LEGISLATIVELY DOG LIKE THIS IS WHETHER ANYONE LIKES IT OR NOT.

LEGISLATIVELY, DOG HEALTH IS NOT VERY WELL.

THE DOG ACT IS PRETTY BAD SO I GUESS I WANTED TO ADD TO YOUR POINT OF IT BEING A DOG HEALTH ISSUE.

IT'S HARD FOR LOBBYING TO GET VERY FAR ON YOUR END BECAUSE THERE'S NO ACTUAL LEGAL MANDATE FOR ANY BODY OF GOVERNMENT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.

JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION. THAT'S MORE OF A LETTING YOU KNOW.

I DO THINK WHAT MAYOR ALTY SAID, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ESPECIALLY YOUR DIALOGUE AROUND THIS BEING A COMMUNITY ISSUE YOU CAN HAVE LED WITH YOU WANT TO RETAIN THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM FOR A GROUP OF RESIDENTS TO COME TOGETHER TO HELP TO MAINTAIN THE PARK.

I THINK THAT A DIFFICULT THING WITH DOG PARKS IS THAT THE MAINTENANCE IS COMPLICATED.

IT'S HERE OR THERE, IT'S NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT AND I DO THINK THAT RESIDENTS COULD HELP WITH THE MAINTENANCE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, THE ADOPTER STREET PROGRAM IS REALLY SUCCESSFUL AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE ALL OVER TOWN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS DOG PARK COULD BE GOOD OR COULD IT BE ANY DIFFERENT? THEN IT WOULD ALSO BUILDING THAT THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO COULD COME TO LOBBY US TO REQUEST SOMETHING LIKE TREES OR WHATEVER AMENDMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THAT CAN BE PUT AS A BUDGET ITEM, BUT MAYBE LESS QUESTIONS AND MORE JUST MY THOUGHTS.

>> THANK YOU. NOT HEARING A QUESTION, SO YEAH.

[LAUGHTER] NO, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE IT THAT THE CITY DOESN'T INVEST IN IT.

BUT IF THERE'S A NEED FOR AN ENHANCEMENT, THAT'S WHERE WE'D HAVE TO INCREASE THE BUDGET, BUT CITY RESOURCES WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON MAINTAINING THAT PARK.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU AGAIN, NANCY, FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

NANCY, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO JUST OKAY? NEVER MIND COLE'S GOT IT. PERFECT. WE GOT NEW TECHNOLOGY HERE.

ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.

THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR ALAN SMITH SECONDED BY COUNSELOR PAIN.

ANYBODY OPPOSED SEEING NONE, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.

NEXT MEETING IS NEXT MONDAY AT GPC. SEE YOU ALL THEN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.