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AND I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2023 TO ORDER.

[Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement.]

AND I'D LIKE TO ASK COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

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 HISTORY, 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.

THERE WERE NO AWARDS CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

WE HAVE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ON MONDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2023.

[Items 3 & 4]

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I SO MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2023 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? JUST TO NOTE, WE DID UPDATE THE SOME OF THE GPC JUST TO REFLECT THE DISCUSSION AROUND ACCESS FOR ALL.

BUT THE MINUTES ON THE AGENDA ARE CORRECT, BUT IF YOU READ IT REALLY QUICK ON FRIDAY, WE'VE UPDATED IT SINCE THEN.

UM, SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

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

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ANY MATTER? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I WILL HAVE TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM SECTION 2222 AS I AM THE TREASURER ON THE BOARD OF THE YK MAKERSPACE.

THANK YOU.

SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, 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 AGENDAS.

THERE WERE NO STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.

WE HAVE GOVERNANCE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[Items 11 & 12]

THE ONE FOR JUNE 12TH, 2023.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I SO MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT NATHAN ENSING, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE WITH CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A LARGE ENTITY PURSUANT TO AUDIT COMMITTEE BYLAW NUMBER 4127 TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR A THREE YEAR TERM COMMENCING JUNE 27TH, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 26TH, 2026.

THANK YOU.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

[14. Councillor Cochrane moves, Councillor ____________ seconds, That Council approve the 2023-2026 Council Strategic Directions. ]

I SO MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE 2023 2026 COUNCIL STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.

THANK YOU, SECONDER.

DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE WAS NO NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.

[Items 17 - 19]

BYLAW NUMBER 572 IS A BYLAW TO OPEN AND NAME A ROADWAY IN PHASE TWO OF ENGLE BUSINESS DISTRICT AS GOSHAWK ROAD IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I SO MOVE THE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5027 5072.

YEP. SECONDER.

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I SO MOVE THE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5072.

THANK YOU, SECONDER.

DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND COUNCILLOR COCHRANE CAN EXCUSE HIMSELF.

AND WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5073, A BYLAW TO AMEND TAX ADMINISTRATION BYLAW NUMBER 4207 AS AMENDED TO EXEMPT THE MAKERSPACE YK UNITS 9 TO

[Items 20 - 22]

12 PLAN 4655, WHICH IS CIVIC ADDRESS CIVIC ADDRESS 100-5001 FOREST DRIVE FROM PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING.

COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MOVE FIRST READING.

THANK YOU. MAYOR ALTY. I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5073.

THANK YOU, SECONDER.

COUNCILOR FEQUET. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5073.

THANK YOU, SECONDER.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

SORRY. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND COUNCILLOR COCHRANE CAN COME BACK IN.

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AND 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 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 I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

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

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE.

WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.

AND WE BEGIN OUR SUMMER SCHEDULE, WHICH MEANS WE'LL MEET ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY AT LUNCH FOR GPC AND WE'LL MEET ON THE FOURTH MONDAY OF JULY AND AUGUST FOR COUNCIL.

SO THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE JULY 10TH AT 12:05 P.M..

SEE EVERYBODY THEN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.