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OKAY. WE'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JULY 24TH, 2023 TO ORDER.
[1. Councillor Fequet will read the Opening Statement.]
AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ASKING COUNCILLOR FEQUET TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE MÉTIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
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COUNCILLOR FEQUET. I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2023 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
[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? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. ITEM 20.THANK YOU. AND COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.
IF YOU JUST WANT TO PUT THAT INTO IF YOU WANT TO TURN ON YOUR MIC AND SAY THE SAME THING.
OH, SORRY. NEXT IS CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS.
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SO WE RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE BACK BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION REGARDING SURFACE WATER LINES, AS WELL AS CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE YELLOWKNIFE CONDO CORPORATION NUMBER 33 REGARDING WATER SURFACE LINES.JUST TO NOTE, SO FOR IT'S LISTED AS CORRESPONDENCE BECAUSE IT'S NOT A LEGAL PETITION.
IT'S LIKE 203 RESIDENTS HAVE EMAILED US IN AN EMAIL.
SO IT DOES REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN TO A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS.
BUT COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LEGAL STEPS VERSUS WHEN WE RECEIVE A PETITION.
THE CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACT DEFINES WHAT A PETITION IS, AND THERE'S THINGS LIKE A PETITION MUST BE SIGNED BY AT LEAST 25% OF THE VOTERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY TO BE EFFECTIVE. AND THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT PETITIONERS DECLARE THAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO BE VOTERS THE DATE THEY SIGN IT, ETCETERA.
SO IT'S ITEM NUMBER 33 IN OUR COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW.
AND AFTER THAT, COUNCIL MAY A, REFER TO ADMINISTRATION OR A STANDING COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT, A RECOMMENDATION, B, CONSIDER MOTIONS ON THE CORRESPONDENCE OR PETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDER OF BUSINESSES.
I JUST DID WANT TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD THE NEXT STEPS REGARDING OUR WATER SURFACE LINES.
SO THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED AT THE APRIL COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION ROUNDTABLE ABOUT THE WATER SURFACE LINES ARE GETTING OLD AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS WHAT TO DO WITH THEM IN OUR UPCOMING TERM.
SO IN THE CORRESPONDENCE, THE RESIDENTS HAVE THREE REQUESTS.
SO IF COUNCIL DID WANT TO ADHERE TO THAT ONE, WE'D HAVE TO REPRIORITIZE WHAT ADMIN IS WORKING ON.
CURRENTLY ADMIN IS PLANNING TO BEGIN THAT WORK IN HOUSE SOMETIME IN Q1 2024.
THE SECOND ITEM IN THEIR CORRESPONDENCE IS ABOUT THOROUGHLY ASSESSING THE COST BENEFITS OF THE THREE OPTIONS RETIRING SURFACE WATER LINES, REPAIRING THEM OR REPLACING THEM. THAT WILL BE DONE.
HOWEVER, IT WON'T BE LIMITED TO THOSE THREE OPTIONS.
WE SHOULD CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS TO MEETING THE OBJECTIVE OF DELIVERING WATER.
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NUMBER THREE IN THEIR CORRESPONDENCE IS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THE SURFACE WATER LINES UNTIL A CONSENSUS CAN BE REACHED BY RESIDENTS IN THE CITY ON WATER DELIVERY SERVICES. SO AGAIN, THE CITY'S PROPOSED NEXT STEPS WOULD BE THE LINES WILL REMAIN UNTIL COUNCIL MAKES A DECISION.LIKE ALL COUNCIL DECISIONS, WE SEEK FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE THE GIST OF WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR AND THE PROPOSED STEPS THAT THE CITY WOULD BE TAKING WITH THE WATER SURFACE LINES ARE QUITE SIMILAR, BUT JUST SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THE CORRESPONDENCE, THAT'S A BIT OF THE PROCESS AND JUST SEEING IF COUNCIL HAS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO REFER THIS TO ADMINISTRATION OR STANDING COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT OR RECOMMENDATION OR PROVIDE ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS AT THIS MOMENT? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
JUST A COMMENT JUST TO SAY THAT THANKS FOR REVIEWING ALL THAT INFORMATION.
I THINK YOU LAID IT OUT PRETTY WELL AND YEAH, EXCITED TO SEE THE DATA AND THE NUMBERS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND TO DISCUSS IT NEXT YEAR AND JUST THANK RESIDENTS FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND GETTING THIS IN SO WE CAN HEAR THE VOICES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S AN IMPORTANT DECISION AND WE WANT TO MAKE THE RIGHT ONE.
WITH THAT, THE NEXT ONE IS A STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING.
[8. Statutory Public Hearings regarding By law No. 5072, a by‐law to open and name a roadway in Phase 2 of Engle Business District as Goshawk Road.]
SO WE HAVE A STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING BYLAW NUMBER 5072, A BYLAW TO OPEN A NAME, A ROADWAY IN PHASE TWO OF THE ENGLE BUSINESS DISTRICT AS GOSHAWK ROAD. SO WE ARE NOW ON OUR FIRST STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING.SO IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED BYLAW? WE'VE RECEIVED NO WRITTEN OR VERBAL OR NO WRITTEN COMMENTS.
SORRY. ANYBODY WHO'S LOOKING TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED BYLAW, IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED BYLAW? ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.
OKAY. WITH THAT, WE RECEIVED NO WRITTEN OR VERBAL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL HEREBY DECLARE THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
WITH THAT, WE WILL WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON TO THIRD READING OF THE BYLAW TONIGHT.
AND JUST TO NOTE, GENERALLY WE DO PUBLIC HEARINGS AFTER THE FIRST READING BECAUSE THEN COUNCIL, IF WE DO HEAR SOMEBODY SPEAK IN FAVOR AGAINST A SECOND READING, WE CAN GIVE EFFECT TO THOSE.
HOWEVER, IN THE FUTURE, LIKE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FROM THE PLANNING AND LANDS PERSPECTIVE, WE'LL MOVE FUTURE OPENINGS AND NAMINGS OF ROADS TO RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST READING.
I'M SEEING NOBODY OBJECTING TO THIRD READING HAPPENING TONIGHT.
WE HAD NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAD NO STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
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WE HAD OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR JUNE 19TH, 2023.COUNCILLOR FEQUET, IF YOU'D PLEASE MOVE THE ITEM NUMBER 13.
MERCI MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE ACCESS FOR ALL POLICY.
AND PROCEDURALLY, IF I CAN GET A SECONDER AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO SEND IT BACK TO GPC.
JUST BECAUSE WE NEED A BIT MORE INPUT FROM COUNCIL ON HOW TO FORMULATE THE THE POLICY SO WE CAN GET A SECONDER TO ADOPT THE ACCESS FOR ALL POLICY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
IF I COULD GET A COUNCILLOR TO MOVE THAT WE REFER THIS BACK TO THE NEXT GPC.
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AGAIN, WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO APPROVE THE WHOLE POLICY TODAY, BUT WE JUST NEED A BIT MORE INPUT FROM COUNCIL, WHICH IS WHY IT'S BEING RECOMMENDED TO GO BACK TO GPC.FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE THE POLICY AND HAVE IT COME BACK TO COUNCIL.
SO SEEING NOTHING ON THE ADVISABILITY OF REFERRING IT BACK TO GPC.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SENDING IT BACK TO GPC.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAD OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR JUNE 26TH.
[14. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for June 26, 2023.]
THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM THAT.[Items 16 & 17]
COUNCILLOR FEQUET.I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, APPOINT TONY BRUSHETT, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NON-GOVERNMENT HEALTH ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING HOSPITALS AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS FOR A TWO YEAR TERM COMMENCING JULY 25TH, 2023, AND ENDING JULY 24TH, 2025.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.
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DISTRICT AS GOSHAWK ROAD IS PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.COUNCILLOR FEQUET. I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW 5072. THANK YOU.
DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
ANY. OH NO, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION.
NEXT, WE'LL GET COUNCILLOR COCHRANE AND COUNCILLOR MCGURK TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES.
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COUNCILLOR FEQUET. PLEASE.SORRY. WE'VE GOT BYLAW NUMBER 5073.
COUNCILLOR FEQUET. MERCI, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5073.
AND THE COUNCILLORS CAN COME BACK IN.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. 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 ARE 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.
[28. There were no delegations pertaining to items not on the agenda.]
HOWEVER, WE HAVE HAD A REQUEST FOR PRESENTATION AS PER COUNCIL PROCEDURES BYLAW THE PRESENTER DIDN'T GET THE REQUEST IN IN TIME.WAS THERE A MOTION TO HEAR FROM THE PRESENTER? MOVE BY COUNCILLOR MCGURK SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET? IS THERE ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, WE WILL HAVE.
SO FOR ALL PRESENTERS, YOU'LL ADDRESS YOUR REMARKS DIRECTLY TO MYSELF, THE PRESIDING OFFICER, AND SHALL NOT POSE QUESTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OR ADMINISTRATION OR DEVIATE FROM THE TOPIC OF YOUR PRESENTATION.
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YOU'VE SPOKEN, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER CAN THROUGH ME, ASK YOURSELF OR THE CITY MANAGER RELEVANT QUESTIONS.THERE'S NO DEBATE PERMITTED BETWEEN DELEGATIONS SO PRESENTERS AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND WHEN MAKING A PRESENTATION, NO PERSON SHALL SPEAK DISRESPECTFULLY OF THE CROWN, ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY TO 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 A MEMBER WHO MAY HAVE VOTED FOR A PARTICULAR MOTION.
SO IN A NUTSHELL, BE RESPECTFUL.
THERE WE GO. SO WITH THAT, I'LL HAND THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU.
HELLO. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I SENT AN EMAIL THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A COMPLAINT WITH CITY CABS.
AND THE DECISION FROM CITY CABS IS THAT THEY ARE.
THEY DO NOT WANT TO RESOLVE WITH ME.
THEY MADE A REMORSELESS DECISION TO REJECT MY REQUEST, AND THEY ARE FORCING ME INTO AN INVESTIGATION THAT I DO NOT CONSENT TO.
SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL THAT A CAB DRIVER THAT I WAS IN A CAB WITH VERBALLY ASSAULTED ME AND MISTREATED ME ON THE BASIS OF MY INDIGENOUS HERITAGE.
AND I TRIED TO RESOLVE IT WITH CITY CABS.
AND THE MANAGER GOT BACK TO ME AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT RESOLVE AND HE OR CITY CABS WAS REMORSELESS IN THE WAY THEY TREATED ME.
SO THEY ARE SHOWING NO REMORSE FOR THE WAY THEY TREATED ME, FOR THE WAY THE CABDRIVER TREATED ME AND MY MOTHER ON THAT EVENING SOME TIME AGO.
AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I GUESS SINCE THIS IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD, I HOPE TO HEAR FROM CITY COUNCILS, COUNCILLORS OR FROM THE MAYOR HERSELF TO MOVE THIS COMPLAINT INTO A RESOLUTION THAT TREATS ME FAIRLY AND YOU KNOW, FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER IN MY FAVOR.
YEAH. AND THEN WE CAN CAN WORK THROUGH.
WE DO HAVE A TAXI BYLAW, SO MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS BEING FOLLOWED THAT WAY.
SO APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND WE'LL WORK TOGETHER WITH.
MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON THE EMAIL.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU JUST BE ABLE TO PRESS THE LITTLE BUTTON? IT'LL TURN IT OFF. OR COLE CAN.
THERE WE GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'VE REACHED ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES.
THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR?
[30. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor?]
COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.YEAH. SOME QUESTIONS AROUND THE 50TH STREET CONSTRUCTION THERE.
SO SORRY, I LOST MY NOTES THERE.
YEAH, JUST AN UPDATE ON KIND OF WHERE THAT PROJECT IS AT, AND DO WE HAVE AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE FOR THAT STREET? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN ONE THAT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY DELAYED.
I WILL ASK MS. NEWTON, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING AT THIS TIME, IF SHE COULD RESPOND.
CURRENTLY, THE EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE IS MID-AUGUST FOR THAT WORK TO BE DONE.
SO JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT IT'S ESSENTIALLY SAME WITH SAME IN THAT PROJECT.
MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S CORRECT. THE DESIGN IS AS 50TH STREET WAS PREVIOUSLY.
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HAS THE BUMP OUTS AND THINGS.SO WAS THAT IS THAT KIND OF SET CASE BY CASE OR KIND OF HOW IS THE DESIGN SET ON THE STREET IS MY QUESTION? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
SO MUCH OF WHAT WE DO IS GOVERNED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S UNDERGROUND AND NOT VISIBLE.
THAT'S CERTAINLY DRIVEN A LOT OF OUR WORK ON THIS AREA OF 50TH STREET.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MISS NEWTON IF SHE CAN ELABORATE MORE.
THANK YOU. SO WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THE DESIGN FOR THIS SECTION OF 50TH STREET, WE DID LOOK AT WHETHER LANDSCAPING IN THE AREA WAS A POSSIBILITY TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE SECTION OF 50TH STREET BETWEEN 49TH AVE AND FRANKLIN AVENUE.
SO THAT'S WHY THIS SECTION WAS DONE AS A LIKE FOR LIKE.
AND THE LAST QUESTION ON THE STREET, IF HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME DEVELOPMENT ON THAT STREET IN THE FUTURE, WITH THOSE EMPTY LOTS ARE WE I GUESS, IS AN OPPORTUNITY AT THAT POINT TO LOOK AT THE STREET DESIGNING YES? I GUESS IF THEY'RE BUILDING LIKE A BIG PROJECT ON THE STREET? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.
THE CHALLENGE FOR US ON THIS IS THAT WE'VE GOT UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM BOTH NORTHLAND UTILITIES AND NORTH WEST HILL, AS WELL AS SOME LARGE AREAS OF DRAINAGE FROM CENTER SQUARE MALL THAT ALL CONVERGES IN THAT AREA, WHICH MAKES DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT VERY CHALLENGING FOR US.
AND I'LL SEE IF MS. NEWTON WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT.
THANK YOU. I THINK YOU'VE SUMMED THAT UP PRETTY GOOD.
BUT WITHIN THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH STUCK WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
JUST AN ENQUIRY ABOUT THE PLAYGROUNDS AROUND TOWN.
I KNOW WE'VE RECEIVED SOME CORRESPONDENCE AND FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS.
THE RECENT FOREST DRIVE PLAYGROUND WAS REPLACED.
AND WHEN WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, IS THERE ANY CONSULTATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DECIDING HOW BIG TO MAKE THAT PLAYGROUND OR YEAH, JUST HOW DO WE HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT THAT? THANK YOU, MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS AND WE WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE AND THAT THEY ARE SUITED TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED.
I WILL ASK MR. WHITE IF HE CAN SPEAK TO THE FOREST DRIVE PLAYGROUND, BECAUSE THERE WAS EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE TALKED WITH THEM QUITE A BIT TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK FROM AREA RESIDENTS.
MR. WHITE. THANK YOU, MS. BASSI-KELLETT. SO THE FOREST DRIVE PLAYGROUND IS I'M GOING TO SEE IF I GET THE DATES RIGHT.
IT'S A THREE YEAR PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN 2021.
TYPICALLY, WE WOULD HAVE OUR CONSULTATIONS IN 2020, BUT WITH COVID WE HAD TO DELAY THAT A YEAR.
SO USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS COUNCIL WOULD THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS APPROVE A PROJECT AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE A MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON SITE, LAY OUT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS, LAY OUT NOT ONLY WITH AGE RANGES, BUT WITH PRICE RANGES.
AND OF COURSE, THE PRICE IS REALLY ONE OF THE DECIDING FACTORS.
AND THEN FROM THERE, THE PLAN PROCEEDS AND THE WORK IS TENDERED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THAT RESPONSE.
THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT WE'RE DOING OR DID CONSULTATION.
IS THAT INFORMATION FROM THAT PROCESS, THAT MEETING, IS THAT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE SOMEWHERE LIKE THE FEEDBACK THAT RESIDENTS GAVE JUST SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED OR THINKS THE CITY DIDN'T CONSULT, WE CAN POINT THEM IN THAT DIRECTION.
MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL ASK MR. WHITE IF HE CAN ELABORATE.
TYPICALLY, THE RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN NOTICE.
SOMETIMES THERE'S DOOR KNOCKERS OR DOOR HANGERS.
BUT WE FOUND WITH OUR CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, WE CAN NO LONGER DO THAT.
SO WE POST WITHIN THE PARK SEVERAL DAYS IN ADVANCE OF A CONSULTATION PROCESS.
THERE'S LIKE I SAID, THERE'S AN ONSITE MEETING.
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ALL THE INFORMATION IS DETAILED AND LAID OUT.I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT THERE ARE FORMAL MINUTES KEPT FROM THAT MEETING.
SO TO GO BACK TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS LATER WOULD BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PROCESS THAT WE'VE UNDERTAKEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE AND WITH THE VARIOUS FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED ON THE FOREST DRIVE WE'RE GOING TO FINE TUNE OUR PROCESS JUST A LITTLE BIT BY ENSURING THAT THERE IS A MORE EXTENSIVE NOTICE GOING OUT AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S MORE PARTICIPATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THAT'S GREAT THAT WE'LL TRY TO INCREASE THE NOTICE.
I THINK FOR PEOPLE MOVING FORWARD.
THERE'S ALWAYS SO MANY PEOPLE PLAYING THERE.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE BECAUSE THAT PARK IS SO BIG IS IT POSSIBLE OR DO WE HAVE I KNOW THAT'S GOING BACK A FEW YEARS NOW, GRANT, SO APOLOGIES, BUT DO YOU REMEMBER ANY OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE DID GET OR ANY CONCERNS OR MAJOR SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THAT PARK AT THAT TIME WHEN THE CONSULTATION WAS DONE BY CHANCE? MS. BASSI-KELLETT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. WHITE. THANK YOU.
SO AS I MENTIONED, IT WAS IT'S A THREE YEAR PROJECT.
2021 WAS THE UPGRADING OF THE ASPHALT PAD, WHICH INCLUDED TWO ACCESSIBLE BASKETBALL STANDARDS.
2022 AND THEN 2023 OR 2023 AND 2024.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THE DATES OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WILL INCLUDE THE PLAYGROUND, WHICH WAS DONE THIS YEAR AND THEN THE TURF IS BEING DONE AS WELL AND ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN PASSED THROUGH THE THE RESIDENTS FEEDBACK, SPECIFIC FEEDBACK HAS BEEN GAINED ON THE ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND THE ACCESSIBILITY COMPONENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED.
AND THEN FOR THE PLAY APPARATUS ITSELF, THE AGE RANGE THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON AT THE TIME WAS HITTING AGES 2 TO 12. THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR ALL THAT DETAIL, GRANT.
SORRY, COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THE TURF? IS THERE MORE BEING DONE AT THAT PLAYGROUND AND BY TURF DO YOU MEAN LIKE SOD TO REPLACE THE GRASS, THE BUMPY GRASS? OR DO YOU MEAN TURF UNDER THE LIKE SOME ASPECTS OF THE PLAY EQUIPMENT ITSELF? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. MR. WHITE.
ANY FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES? SEEING NONE.
JUST A NOTE TODAY AT GPC WHEN I WAS SUMMARIZING, I SAID THE SUBSTANDARD LOTS AND THE BUSH KIDS LEASE COULD COME FORWARD TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH.
SO THE PLANNING AND LANDS CAN ACTION THOSE ITEMS TOO.
SO JUST A PUBLIC FYI ON THOSE ONES.
WITH THAT, WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.
RECOGNIZING THAT MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH IS A LONG WEEKEND, BUT STAY TUNED FOR THAT ONE.
HAVE A GREAT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.