OKAY. AND I WILL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2023 TO ORDER.
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AND I'D BEGIN BY ASKING DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED ON CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND THE CULTURES OF ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE NO AWARDS CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA, BUT A BIG THANK YOU TO MS. WOODWARD FOR HER LONG STANDING SERVICE HERE WITH THE CITY.
AND OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING WE'LL MISS ALL YOUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS, HOWEVER, YOU CAN TUNE IN OR JOIN US IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS OR YOU CAN TAKE A BREAK THIS YEAR. YEAH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].
NEXT, WE HAVE ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
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WE HAVE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF TUESDAY, MAY 23RD, 2023.COUNCILLOR COCHRANE ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.
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DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH THE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY 23RD, PLEASE.COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ANY MATTER 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? THERE WERE NO THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR MEETING ON MAY 20TH 3RD OR JUNE 5TH, 2023.
AND WE DO HAVE ONE NEW BUSINESS.
[18. Is there any new business from the floor?]
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO APPLY TO THE HOUSING ACCELERATION FUND, HAF, ADMINISTERED BY CANADIAN MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION.SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
BEST OF LUCK WITH THAT APPLICATION I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT IT.
IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
THERE WERE NO BYLAWS FOR THE AGENDA AND WE HAVE DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS.
[20. Councillor McLennan moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That the motion to adopt the Access for All policy be removed from Table. ]
COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.I MOVE THAT THE MOTION TO ADOPT ACCESS FOR THE ACCESS FOR ALL POLICY BE REMOVED FROM THE TABLE.
THANK YOU, SECONDER. COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS IS JUST WHETHER TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TABLE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE VALUE OF REMOVING IT FROM THE TABLE.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. SO I THINK IN LIGHT OF THE FEES AND CHARGES DISCUSSION WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I THINK THAT IT'S TIME TO TAKE THIS BACK. I'M GOING TO ALSO ASK THAT THIS GO BACK TO GPC FOR A FINAL DISCUSSION, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO DECIDE ON IT EITHER WAY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ABOUT REMOVING IT FROM THE TABLE? SEEING NONE.
COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MOVE YOUR MOTION.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT? THANK YOU. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BOUNCED AROUND A LITTLE BIT, SO MY INTENTION IS TO BRING IT FOR A FINAL DISCUSSION ON JUNE 19TH WHERE WE CAN HAVE A FINAL YAY OR NAY VOTE ON THE CHANGES I'M PROPOSING TO THE ACCESS FOR ALL POLICY.
AT THAT TIME I'LL REITERATE THE SPECIFIC CHANGES I'M PROPOSING DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CHANGE WILL NOT INCREASE STAFF WORKLOAD, DEMONSTRATE WHY THIS CHANGE IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE STATED GOALS OF THE POLICY AND PROVIDE A RATIONALE SO FUTURE COUNCILS AND STAFF CAN UNDERSTAND THIS EXPANSION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO REFER BACK TO GPC?
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SEEING NONE.SO WE WILL BRING THAT FORWARD NEXT MONDAY AT LUNCH.
IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ARE THERE ANY TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? THERE WAS 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 NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? WITH THAT. IF WE CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH SECOND BY COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.
OH, AND SEE EVERYBODY AT CART ON THURSDAY AT LUNCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.