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AND I WILL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023 TO ORDER.
[1. Councillor Hendriksen will read the Opening Statement.]
AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ASKING COUNCILOR HENDRICKSEN 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 METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
NEXT, WE HAVE AWARD CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, MR.
[2. A presentation from Tony Brushett from the Salvation Army regarding Christmas Kettle Kick‐off.]
TONY BURCHETTE FROM SALVATION ARMY COULD NOT MAKE IT TONIGHT, BUT HE DID WANT ME TO PASS ON, GENERALLY THEY DO THE KETTLEBELL OR SORRY, NOT THE KETTLEBELL, KETTLE CHRISTMAS KETTLE KICKOFF.AND SO HE SAYS ON BEHALF OF THE SALVATION ARMY AND THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WHOM WILL BE SUPPORTED THIS CHRISTMAS WITH CHRISTMAS FOOD VOUCHERS AND TOYS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, INCLUDING THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THEIR UNENDING SUPPORT OF THE WORK WE DO.
I ASK THAT AS YOU SHOP IN THE STORES THAT HAVE OUR KETTLES THIS SEASON, TAKE A MOMENT TO STOP BY THE KETTLE, MAKE A SMALL DONATION AND SAY HI TO THE VOLUNTEER WHO IS GIVING THEIR TIME. IF YOU FEEL INCLINED TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THE KETTLE, PLEASE REACH OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAJOR TONY.
WHOOPS. DIDN'T MEAN TO SHUT THAT ONE DOWN.
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I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 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.
NEXT, WE HAVE MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2023.
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COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.THANK YOU. SECONDER, COUNCILLOR MCGURK.
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
NEXT WE HAVE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 9TH.
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OR. SORRY, NO.THANK YOU. SECONDER, COUNCILOR FEQUET.
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.
NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF 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? SEEING NONE WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
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WE HAVE THE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR OCTOBER 23RD 2023.THANK YOU. DO HAVE A SECONDER.
COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT? YES, PLEASE. I'D LIKE TO AMEND THIS MOTION TO ADD SEVEN CREATE AN INVESTMENT ATTRACTION PACKAGE.
THANK YOU. DO HAVE A SECONDER.
COUNCILOR COCHRANE, TO THE MOTION TO AMEND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
YEAH. MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT DISCUSSING THIS WHEN THE WHEN THIS ITEM WAS A G.P.S..
I MISSED THE TIMING HERE, BUT WANTED TO ADD THIS AND PUT IT BEFORE THE GROUP.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.
MAYBE YOURSELF OR SOMEONE FROM THE COMMITTEE CAN SPEAK TO.
BUT JUST CURIOUS IF THE THE TASK FORCE DISCUSSED THE INVESTMENT PACKAGE.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A STRATEGY WITH LOTS OF ACTIONS AND THEY CAME TO US WITH SIX SPECIFIC ONES.
IT WAS DISCUSSED AND IT IS A PRIORITY.
BUT JUST RECOGNIZING THE HOTEL LEVY, DMO, DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION, VISITOR CENTER, ARTS CENTER, GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS LICENSE REVISIONS, AND THE TOURISM STRATEGY RENEWAL.
IT WAS A LOT OF WORK FOR ONE YEAR.
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HOWEVER, IT IS STILL A KEY ITEM AND SO WE COULD ADD IT WITH THE RECOGNITION THAT IT MIGHT BE MORE LIKE STARTING LATER ON IN THE YEAR WITH HOPEFULLY THE COMPLETION IN 2025.DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER COUNCILLOR FEQUET? NO, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU. AND JUST NOTING THAT THE CURRENT MOTION IS FOR 2023 AND 2024.
SO IF IT'S A TOP PRIORITY OF THE COMMITTEE THEN YEAH, I'D BE CONSIDER SUPPORTING IT.
THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YEAH I'M SUPPORT, PUT THAT IN THERE.
MOSTLY BECAUSE THEN WE CAN DISCUSS IT AT BUDGET.
AND SO PERHAPS THIS IS AN ITEM THAT THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT WITH THROUGH I.T CAN CAN WORK ON.
WITH THAT, SEEING NOTHING FURTHER TO THE AMENDMENT.
SO THIS IS JUST WHETHER TO SUPPORT ADDING IT TO THE MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADDING IT.
ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL? SEEING? NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR MEETING ON OCTOBER 30TH.
THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM OUR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 6TH.
AND WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEE REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 20TH.
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COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR COCHRANE.
JUST TO NOTE THAT IT WAS COMING FORWARD FOR COUNCIL AND NOT JUST FOR INFORMATION.
THE ITEMS. AND SO THIS IS DIRECTING ADMINISTRATION TO NOT INCLUDE THEM IN THE DRAFT BUDGET.
HOWEVER WE CAN STILL TAKE ALL OF IT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
AND THEN ONCE THE DRAFT BUDGET'S RELEASED THEN WE CAN STILL ADD OR DELETE AT THAT TIME.
SO JUST A BIT OF A PROCESS THING THERE.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING? NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT A MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS AND COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.YOU'LL INCLUDE HIS NAME IN THIS MOTION.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT NICHOLAS SAUSAN TO SERVE AS A MEMBER AT LARGE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS CAB COMMENCING NOVEMBER 28TH, 2023 AND ENDING NOVEMBER 27TH, 2025.
THANK YOU. SECONDER, COUNCILLOR MCGURK.
ANY DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
NEXT WE COME TO ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.
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? SEEING NONE. 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? AND WE COME TO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
[32. A presentation from Bill Braden, President of Snowkings' Winter Festival Society, regarding the upcoming Snowking Festival.]
WE HAVE FOUR PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.WE'LL START OFF WITH A PRESENTATION FROM MR. BILL BRADEN, PRESIDENT OF THE SNOWKING WINTER FESTIVAL SOCIETY, REGARDING THE UPCOMING SNOW KING FESTIVAL.
THEN WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM SANDRA MCDANIEL, A REPRESENTATIVE OF HOLMES NORTH, REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A ZONING AMENDMENT FOR LOT 83, BLOCK 907, CIVIC ADDRESS, 690 DEHCHO BOULEVARD, TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 450 PERSON WORKER ACCOMMODATION FACILITY.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM MR. DEREK LINDEMAN, A REPRESENTATIVE OF YK CITIZENS FOR A CEASE FIRE, REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE WAR ON GAZA ON THE YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY.
AND FINALLY, WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM MILA NAKEHKO ON THE SAME SUBJECT.
SO I WILL READ THE THE RULES ONCE.
SO FOR PROCEDURES, ALL DELEGATIONS, YOU'LL MAKE YOUR REMARKS DIRECTLY TO MYSELF, THE PRESIDING OFFICER, AND SHALL NOT POSE QUESTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OR ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL MEMBERS OR DEVIATE FROM THE TOPIC OF YOUR PRESENTATION.
EACH PRESENTER SHALL BE AFFORDED FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.
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COUNCIL, EITHER BETWEEN MEMBERS OR WITH AN INDIVIDUAL MAKING A DELEGATION.AND 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 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 MEMBERS WHO MAY HAVE VOTED BY FOR A PARTICULAR MOTION.
SO IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, BE NICE AND AND SO YOU'LL PRESENT COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS.
WE'LL THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE DON'T GET INTO VOTING OR DISCUSSING TONIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU.
BILL, IF YOU WANT TO JUST COME ON UP AND PRESS, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE FACE THERE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR ALTY, FOR GIVING US THE CHANCE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
WE WANT TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S EAGERLY ANTICIPATED SNOW KING X X I X, AS WE FONDLY REFER TO IT OUR 29TH YEAR, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO JOINED US TONIGHT, AMANDA PETERSON, WHO IS THE SECRETARY OF OUR SOCIETY, SHANE CLARK, WHO IS A FUNDRAISER SPECTACULAR, ALONG WITH OUR NEW FESTIVAL DIRECTOR, BRIAN WEADICK, WHO I'LL INVITE TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE TO MY PRESENTATION.
YOUR WORSHIP, THIS FESTIVAL HAS GROWN TO BE YELLOWKNIFE'S SIGNATURE WINTER EVENT.
WE ARE RENOWNED ACROSS CANADA AS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST CREATIVE, AMBITIOUS, QUIRKY AND BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTES TO WINTER AND WE'RE INTENSELY PROUD OF IT. THIS COULDN'T BE DONE WITHOUT THE LOYALTY AND SUPPORT OF ALL YELLOWKNIFE, AS OUR GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE SPONSORS AND DONORS AND VISITORS WHO LAST YEAR TOPPED 10,000. WE WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, YOUR WORSHIP, FOR THE THREE YEAR FUNDING COMMITMENT YOU'VE MADE TO US.
I REMEMBER THE BOARD MEETING AT OUR SNOW KING WORLD HEADQUARTERS TOOL SHACK AND CONFERENCE CENTER WHEN WE GOT THIS MOST WELCOME NEWS, AND THE RENOWNED THE RENEWED SENSE OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE ALL FELT.
THAT'S WHAT THAT CONTRIBUTION MEANS TO US.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, YOUR WORSHIP, THAT THREE OF OUR, SHALL I SAY, ALUMNI ARE MEMBERS OF THIS PRESENT COUNCIL HERE, AND WE ARE ALWAYS WELCOMING THEM BACK AND AND ANYONE ELSE TO HELP US OUT.
SO I GUESS IT'S A GOOD TRAINING GROUND.
UM, BUT THEN AGAIN, MAYBE IT WORKS IN REVERSE.
PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR'S EVENT STARTED MONTHS AGO.
AND WITH YOUR HELP, YOUR WORSHIP, WE'RE IN A GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION.
YELLOWKNIFE IS. EXPECT A LOT OF US, AND WE WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
BRIAN, COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
MY NAME IS BRIAN WEDECK, NEW FESTIVAL DIRECTOR.
AMONGST THE SNOW KING FAMILY, I'M REFERRED TO AS SQUISHY SNOW AND THERE IS A STORY BEHIND THAT NAME.
WE'RE A DELEGATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
SNOW CONSTRUCTION HAS, OR SHOULD I SAY ICE CONSTRUCTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
THIS PAST WEEK, VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, BUILDERS TOOK TO THE LAKE TO HARVEST ICE, WHICH IS USED AS DEHCHORATIVE FEATURES WINDOWS FOR THE CASTLE.
AS IS TRADITION, JANUARY 1ST LED BY KING BARON VON BLIZZARD AND SNOW KING HIMSELF.
THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM WILL COMMENCE THEIR DAILY GRIND OF BUILDING THE SNOW CASTLE.
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OUR OUR POPULAR KING OF THE HILL REVERSE RAFFLE WILL BE STARTING IN ABOUT A WEEK'S TIME, LED BY SHANE CLARK, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SNOW POKE. THIS IS, OF COURSE, THE RAFFLE, WHERE YOU GET TO WATCH A DAILY VIDEO OF THE ELOQUENT SNOW KING TALKING ABOUT WHO ISN'T WINNING THE MONEY UP UNTIL THE LAST DRAW, WHERE SOMEONE WINS A BIG WAD OF CASH.THAT'S WHERE FRIENDS, FAMILIES, TOURISTS, ETCETERA CAN COME ON DOWN AND SEE BEHIND THE SCENES THE INTERESTING AND UNIQUE, QUIRKY WAY WE GO ABOUT PROVIDING THIS AMAZING FESTIVAL.
THIS WILL BE THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SNOW CARVING SYMPOSIUM LED BY KOOL KEITH MCNEILL.
HE'LL BE LEADING THIS YEAR UP FROM 6 TO 9 TEAMS THREE LOCAL, THREE NATIONAL AND THREE INTERNATIONAL TEAMS IN THE FIRST WEEKEND OF MARCH, CREATING THEIR UNIQUE DESIGNS WHICH WILL BE ON DISPLAY ALL MONTH LONG BESIDE THE THE SNOW CASTLE.
AND I THINK FINALLY I'LL JUST SAY THE PROGRAMING COORDINATOR, SIR SLASH, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TAYLOR SHEPHERD, IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH OVER 140 APPLICATIONS TO PERFORM AT THE GREAT HALL THIS YEAR.
AND ALL OF THESE EFFORTS ARE FOR OUR MISSION, WHICH THE FESTIVAL FOR THE FESTIVAL IS TO CREATE A WINTER WONDERLAND FOR ALL YELLOW KNIFERS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY INSPIRING ART, COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERISM, CREATIVITY AND ACTIVE WINTER PLAY.
WE THINK WE DO A GREAT JOB OF THIS AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR FREEZE FRAME OR MYSELF, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
WITH THAT, OPENING IT UP TO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOR COMING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT FESTIVAL.
IT'S YEAH, DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE PLENTY OF SNOW THIS YEAR.
AND I GUESS YOU CAN'T ANNOUNCE WHAT THE THEME IS THIS YEAR.
YEAH. NEXT UP, SANDRA MCDANIEL.
[33. A presentation from Sandra McDaniel, a representative of Homes North Ltd., regarding a request for a zoning amendment for Lot 83, Block 907, 690 Deh Cho Boulevard to allow for the installation of a 450 person worker accommodation facility.]
IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM.AND IF YOU JUST WANT TO PUSH THE THE LITTLE FACE ON THE MICROPHONE.
OH. THAT ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU.
OH. THAT WAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
I MUST SAY, IT IS AN HONOR TO BE UP HERE AFTER BILL BRADEN, WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A GREAT PROMOTER OF BUSINESS IN YELLOWKNIFE AND IS ACTUALLY A MENTOR OF MINE. THANK YOU.
BILL. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE COUNCIL, THE MEMBERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND MAYOR ALTY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU ON THIS MATTER OF THE REZONING OF LOT 83, BLOCK 907, WHICH IS 690 DECCO BOULEVARD, FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL TO SITE SPECIFIC LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING TO ACCOMMODATE A 450 PERSON WORKER ACCOMMODATION FACILITY. IT SOUNDS LIKE A MOUTHFUL, BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THINGS JUST SEEM TO LINE UP AND TO MAKE SENSE, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
THE CITY IS IN GREAT NEED OF WORKER ACCOMMODATION.
TO MEET PRESENT DEMAND AND UPCOMING DEMAND, AND TO AVOID THE NECESSITY OF HAVING TO USE HOTEL ROOMS AND HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY WHICH AFFECTS OTHER INDUSTRIES AND THE HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR THE PUBLIC.
EXTENSIVE WORKER ACCOMMODATION IS GOING TO BE NEEDED UNTIL 2038, WHEN THE GIANT MINE REMEDIATION IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE. WE ARE TOLD THAT 200 ROOMS ARE REQUIRED RIGHT NOW, AND THAT AN ADDITIONAL 200 ROOMS WILL BE NEEDED BY THE 2024-25 WINTER SEASON.
NOW THE IDEAL SITUATION IS TO HAVE THE WORKER ACCOMMODATION IN A SINGLE LOCATION AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE WORKPLACE, AND CIRCUMVENTING THE CITY, WITH AMPLE PARKING FOR PRIVATE VEHICLES AND ROOM FOR BUS TURNAROUNDS AND SHUTTLES. THERE'S NO PARKING FOR PRIVATE VEHICLES AT THE MINE SITE, SUCH THAT ALL WORKERS WILL BE TRANSPORTED BACK AND FORTH
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ALONG DEHCHO BOULEVARD TO HIGHWAY THREE BY BUS AND SHUTTLE.690 DEHCHO BOULEVARD OFFERS ALL OF THIS.
IT IS 10.9 ACRES IN SIZE, 100% USABLE GROUND.
SOLIDLY BUILT AND READY TO GO.
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE CITY, WE WERE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE LOT OVER FIVE YEARS THAT GAVE US THE TIME TO DO THE BLASTING, ACQUIRE THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, FILL GRADE AND BUILD COMPACTION SO THAT TODAY THAT LAND IS READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY.
THE NEAREST NEIGHBOR IS THE D AND F BARRACKS, TWO STORIES HIGH, APPROXIMATELY 100M LONG.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE FACILITY IS NOT A PERMANENT INSTALLATION.
WHEN THE GIANT MINE REMEDIATION IS COMPLETE, THE FACILITY CAN BE REMOVED.
THE LAND CAN BE REPURPOSED IN KEEPING WITH THE.
WITH THE PROPOSED AIRPORT EXPANSION DUE TO START IN 20 YEARS TIME.
A FINAL POINT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF 690 DEHCHO BOULEVARD WILL ADD SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE TAX BASE OF THE ENGLE BUSINESS DISTRICT, AS RIGHT NOW THAT LAND, OF COURSE, IS TAXED AS LAND ONLY.
OKAY, TO CONCLUDE, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE EVACUATION, WHICH WE ARE ALL STILL PROCESSING, IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO STEP BACK FROM OUR LIVES AND BUSINESSES AND TAKE STOCK AND LOOK AT THEM FROM A NEW AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. THE THOUGHT AS YOU DROVE AWAY THAT YOUR LIFE'S WORK MIGHT BE GONE FOREVER WAS SOBERING, TO SAY THE LEAST. BUT NOTHING EVER LOOKED SO PRECIOUS AS THIS CITY WHEN WE RETURNED.
AND YELLOWKNIFE NEVER FELT SO MUCH LIKE A COMMUNITY.
WHAT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE DID FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WAS TO REINFORCE THE DESIRE TO MAKE THIS UNIQUE AND SPECIAL CITY FLOURISH. AND TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE, AND TO DO WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE US FORWARD.
THAT IS WHY WE FEEL THAT THE LAND AT 690 DEHCHO BOULEVARD CAN BEST BE USED RIGHT NOW AS A WORKER ACCOMMODATION FACILITY, ZONED SITE SPECIFIC LIGHT INDUSTRY.
AND I NOW HAVE FOUR PICTURES UP HERE THAT I LIKE TO SHOW YOU.
HOLD ON FOR TWO SECONDS TO REACH THE FIVE MINUTE MARK IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO EXTEND TWO MINUTES.
COUNCILLOR FEQUET SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WARBURTON.
OKAY. THIS IS THE FULL SIZE CAMP FOR 156 ROOMS SITED ON THE LOT, AND ANOTHER ONE OF THE BENEFITS TO THIS LOCATION IS ACCESS.
ACCESS FROM DEHCHO BOULEVARD AND ALSO ACCESS FROM THE SIDE ROAD WHICH HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
IT DOESN'T SHOW UP THAT WELL THERE.
BUT THERE'S AMPLE PARKING AND A VERY EASY ENTRANCE AND EXIT SETUP.
THIS IS A CAMP APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE AS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AS LAID OUT FULL SIZE.
THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT SHOWED THE CAMP WOULD BE INSTALLED IN PHASES.
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TO HIGHWAY NUMBER THREE.AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN TODAY.
ONCE ADMINISTRATION RECEIVES A COMPLETE APPLICATION, THEN IT COMES FORWARD TO COUNCIL.
THERE WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION FROM ADMINISTRATION WHETHER TO SUPPORT IT OR NOT.
AND THEN COUNCIL WOULD DETERMINE IF WE SUPPORT IT OR NOT.
SO TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS A HIGH LEVEL FYI THIS IS WHAT'S BEING WORKED ON.
AND HOMES NORTH WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO NO DECISION REQUIRED TODAY.
BUT ANY QUESTIONS FOR TONIGHT? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.
THANKS, MAYOR ALTY. ONE THING, AND THIS IS MY IGNORANCE SHOWING RIGHT THERE.
BUT SANDRA, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE AIRPORT EXPANSION.
WHAT'S THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THERE THAT YOU'RE THAT YOU WERE REFERENCING? WELL, AT THIS POINT, WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE EXACTLY HOW THE AIRPORT IS GOING TO EXPAND, WHICH DIRECTION IT'S GOING TO EXPAND IN, BUT IT DEFINITELY WILL NEED AUXILIARY BUILDINGS AND AUXILIARY FACILITIES.
JUST ANOTHER QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THE APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED? WELL, THAT'S THE THING.
I MEAN, THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT IS TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD WITH BECAUSE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF WORK INVOLVED.
I MEAN, WE'LL CERTAINLY BE DOING ALL THE WORK.
BUT AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE IT IS ZONED GENERAL INDUSTRIAL, WE NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE REZONED TO SITE SPECIFIC LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
WITH THAT KIND OF GO AHEAD, THEN, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD JUSTIFY DOING ALL THE WORK.
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT LEVEL BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THE ANALYSIS BEFORE.
SO I KNOW IT CAN KIND OF FEEL LIKE THE CHICKEN AND EGG.
I'M GOING TO PUT ALL THIS WORK IN.
SO WE RECOMMEND REACHING OUT AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH WITH MS. WHITE ON THAT ANGLE.
AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS NEXT STEPS.
AND AND MS. WHITE CAN COMMUNICATE THAT TOO.
BUT THOSE WILL BE SOME SOME POINTS TO DISCUSS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED.
AND JUST ONE MORE. AND YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY ANSWERED THIS FOR MS..
AND YOU PROBABLY ALREADY ANSWERED IT, BUT I'LL ASK IT ANYWAY.
NO GOOD QUESTION, MR. GREENCORN. MS. WHITE, CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION, PLEASE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO ONCE WE HAVE A COMPLETE APPLICATION, WE WOULD REVIEW IT.
SO MINIMUM IS 120 TO 180 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION.
IT MAY OR MAY NOT REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM OTHER ORDERS OF GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR WARBURTON, THEN COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
THEN DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, SANDRA, FOR THAT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS. I KNOW YOUR COMPANY HAS BUILT HALF OUR CITY, AND I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE TRYING TO HELP SOLVE OUR HOUSING PROBLEMS. EXCITING. I WAS GOING TO ASK, WITH THE ZONING YOU'RE ASKING FOR, IT'S NOT JUST WORKER ACCOMMODATION.
IS THERE OTHER USES YOU COULD USE THAT SITE FOR IF JUST IN GENERAL? IN GENERAL? I MEAN, THE SITE IN ORDER TO, TO MAXIMIZE THE LAND, TO PUT ON A 450 PERSON WORKER ACCOMMODATION FACILITY THAT WOULD TAKE UP THE ENTIRE PROPERTY OF 10.9 ACRES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE UP A LOT OF ROOM.
OTHERWISE, I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE ANY OTHER USE FOR THE LAND AT THE MOMENT.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT THERE ARE OTHER GROUPS, OTHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES THAT ARE COMING FORWARD NEEDING X NUMBER OF ROOMS. I DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG, BUT DEFINITELY THE GIANT MINE REMEDIATION IS WHAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS.
YEAH, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY ACTIVITY THAT WOULD BE TAKING PLACE THERE.
AWESOME. AND JUST A QUESTION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
IS THERE ANY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LAND OF THAT SCALE COMING ON MARKET ANY TIME SOON?
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MR. GREENCORN.NOT FROM THE CITY HOWEVER, DEPENDENT ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE KAM LAKE AREA, THERE'S POTENTIAL BUT WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR, NO.
AWESOME, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR, THIS WOULD BE TRUCKED WATER AND SEWER.
NO INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FROM THE CITY.
I MEAN, IT'S A HUGE PIECE OF LAND.
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED.
THANK YOU. AND THEN A QUESTION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
I UNDERSTAND AT MIDNIGHT MIGHT NOT BE IN A POSITION TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, BUT I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN OR THE PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN NOT TO HAVE ANY SORT OF RESIDENCES OF ANY KIND IN ENGLE.
WHAT IS IT ADMIN'S OPINION ON PLACING SUCH TEMPORARY WORK CAMP IN ENGLE? IT'S GOING TO SAY MR. BASS-KELLETT BUT MR. GREENHORN.
SO THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY PLAN OR ZONING BYLAW OUTLINE WHERE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS TO OCCUR, HOW AND WHEN, SPECIFICALLY WITH INDUSTRIAL UNITS.
WHAT WE LOOK AT IS COMPATIBILITY AND SENSITIVE LAND USES VERSUS INDUSTRIAL LAND USES.
WE KNOW INDUSTRIAL LAND USES ARE NOISY, SMELLY, ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY ARE.
SOMETIMES THEY ALSO HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF A COMMUNITY, AND FURTHER ANALYSIS WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GIVE ANY SORT OF COMMENT ON A RESIDENTIAL USE ADJACENT TO AN INDUSTRIAL USE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. GREENHORN, DID MR. MCLEAN WANT TO ADD A POINT THERE? SURE, PLEASE. YEAH.
THANK YOU. JUST SPEAKING TO THE PROXIMITY.
I BELIEVE THAT LOTS HALF A KILOMETER TO THREE QUARTERS OF A KILOMETER IN PROXIMITY, IF NOT ONLY A LARGE PROPANE STORAGE FACILITY, BUT ALSO THE TANK FARM THAT'S OUT THERE. SO DEPENDING ON THE CAPACITY AND STORAGE AT THE TIME AND THE PROJECTED USES OF THOSE FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE, IT IS NOT USUALLY IN A BEST PRACTICE TO PUT RESIDENTIAL, TEMPORARY OR ANY TYPE OF HOUSING WITHIN A CLOSE PROXIMITY FINE, AS LONG AS THOSE FACILITIES STAY INTACT AND DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
BUT ANY TIME THERE'S AN INCIDENT, THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
IT HAS A HUGE IMPACT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU. BUT FURTHER ANALYSIS WOULD BE DONE BEFORE COMING FORWARD TO COUNCIL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN FOR THE PRESENTATION.
HOW WILL NECESSITY BE DETERMINED AT THIS POINT? THERE'S GOING TO BE KIND OF A RAMP UP IN THE GIANT REMEDIATION THERE, STARTING WITH, YOU KNOW, A REQUIREMENT FOR 200 MEN.
AND THEY THEY PREDICT THAT IN ANOTHER YEAR THAT THAT NUMBER WILL BE UP TO 300.
AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T NAIL DOWN EXACTLY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A MOVING TARGET.
SO WE WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, IS IT? I'M ASKING THAT QUESTION BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE DAD BARRACKS THERE AND YOU'VE GOT THIS WORKER ACCOMMODATION WHERE WORKERS ARE GOING TO BE BUSED IN, YOU KNOW, TO SLEEP AND GONE AGAIN TO WORK.
WE'VE LOOKED INTO THE TANK FARM SITUATION.
WHAT'S INVOLVED THERE? WHAT THEIR FIRE, THEIR FIRE SUPPRESSANT INSTALLATIONS ARE ALL ABOUT.
WE'VE LOOKED INTO ALL OF THAT, AND WE FEEL THAT WITH THE DAD HAVING CHOSEN TO BUILD THEIR BARRACKS THERE, THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD OPTION. YEAH.
AND THAT'LL BE ALL PART OF THE ANALYSIS.
YEAH. RESIDENTIAL WORKER ACCOMMODATION AND HOTELS.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ADMINISTRATION.
I THINK THIS IS A MEAN QUESTION.
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I AM JUST LOOKING FOR A REFRESHER ON THE LAST TIME THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SEPARATING THE LIKE THE KITCHEN, SORT OF LIKE THE FOOD PREPARATION FROM THE ACTUAL LIVING AREA OR THE SLEEPING AREA WAS THAT I DON'T I GUESS I'M LOOKING FOR A REMINDER ON WHAT THE RULES WERE AROUND THAT CURRENTLY.
WHITE, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
SO IN THE CAM LAKE SOUTH ZONING, WE DO ALLOW WORKER ACCOMMODATION.
AND WORKER ACCOMMODATION IS INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT UNITS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THAT KITCHEN FACILITY.
SO IT COULD BE WHETHER IT'S FOUR BEDROOMS AND A LIVING ROOM AND A KITCHEN SHARED BY PEOPLE ALL ATTACHED KIND OF IN A ROW VERSUS A WORK CAMP, WHICH IS DEFINED IN THE COMMUNITY PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES THAT KITCHEN PIECE WHICH IS SEPARATE.
AND THE SLEEPING UNITS ARE, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THEY'RE JUST DORM, DORM, DORM, DORM.
SO THE STRUCTURE AND THE FUNCTION IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
AND WORKER ACCOMMODATION IN CAM LAKE HAS BEEN PERMITTED USE FOR A WHILE NOW.
THANK YOU. SO JUST AS IT STANDS, THIS WOULDN'T ON TOP OF ALREADY THE EXISTING ZONING ISSUES.
THIS ALSO WOULD BE NOT PERMITTED UNDER CURRENT ZONING BECAUSE THE CAMP IS WITH THE KITCHEN AND IT'S LIKE A THEY'RE SEPARATE UNITS NOT ALLOWED IN ANGLE.
BUT AND THEN THE FULL WORKER CAMP CAN BE ALLOWED IN YELLOWKNIFE.
SO MR. GREENHORN I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT, MISS WHITE.
YEAH. NO FURTHER COMMENT. THANK YOU.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE REZONING WOULD HAVE TO COME IN.
YEAH. ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE UPDATE AND LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER INFORMATION.
[34. A presentation from Derek Lindman, a representative of YK Citizens for Ceasefire, regarding the impact of the war on Gaza on the Yellowknife community.]
NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM MR. DEREK LINDEMAN. DEREK, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM.JUST GOING TO TAKE A SECOND TO GET MY PAPERS ORGANIZED.
JUST BEFORE I START, I HAVE A COPY OF MY PRESENTATION WITH THE COMPLETE CITATIONS AND REFERENCES THAT I CAN, AND I HAVE IT PRINTED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCILOR AND THE MAYOR.
WOULD YOU LIKE? I CAN DO IT NOW.
OKAY, SOME OF THE WORDING WILL CHANGE BECAUSE I EDITED IT IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES.
YOUR WORK IS IMPORTANT AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO, VISIBLE OR BEHIND THE SCENES.
CHRIS GREENCORN I LOVED YOUR FACEBOOK POSTS.
I'M DEREK LINDEMAN, I'M A SPOKESPERSON FOR CITIZENS FOR CEASEFIRE, A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT FORMED IN RESPONSE TO THE ATTACKS ON GAZA, WHICH HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED BY UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES AS A GRAVEYARD FOR CHILDREN.
WE ARE A GROUP OF OVER 162 MEMBERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO CALL YELLOWKNIFE HOME.
WE HAVE THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES OF RESPECT FOR THE IDENTITIES OF OUR MEMBERS, A COMMITMENT TO PEACEFUL ACTION AND A SPECIFIC STANCE, AGAIN, AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA.
WE HAVE HELD MEETINGS AND REGULAR RALLIES WITH AROUND 50 TO 80 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
RESTORATION OF SERVICES TO THE REGION, INCLUDING ELECTRICITY, WATER AND INTERNET, AND THREE FREE PASSAGE OF HUMANITARIAN AID WHERE IT IS NEEDED IN GAZA. WE ARE HERE TODAY INVITING YOU.
YELLOWKNIFE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO JOIN THE CITY COUNCIL OF BURNABY, B.C., THE MAYOR OF THE MAYORS OF EDMONTON AND TORONTO, AS WELL AS LOCALLY, THE UNION OF NORTHERN WORKERS AND PSAC IN CALLING FOR A CEASE FIRE, AND WE WILL DISCUSS THE REASONS BELOW AS OF NOVEMBER 28TH.
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WE KNOW THAT ACCORDING TO THE GENEVA BASED EUROPEAN MEDITERRANEAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR, 20,341 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN GAZA, WHICH INCLUDES 8176 CHILDREN.THAT MEANS OVER 40% OF THE PEOPLE KILLED IN GAZA ARE CHILDREN.
THERE'S ALSO A SECTION WHERE WE DISCUSS THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING UNITS DAMAGED.
INDEED, 108 UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY WORKERS HAVE DIED, AND THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 218 INTERNALLY DISPLACED GAZANS KILLED AT UNWRA SHELTERS.
WHILE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS SAID THAT THE KILLINGS OF CIVILIANS MUST STOP, HE HAS FAILED TO CALL FOR A CEASE FIRE AND JOIN COUNTRIES LIKE FRANCE, SPAIN AND BELGIUM IN CALLING FOR ONE.
WHILE TRUDEAU SAYS THAT THE KILLING OF CHILDREN MUST STOP.
CANADA STILL PROVIDES MILITARY AID AND WEAPONS SALES TO ISRAEL.
THIS LEADS LEADS TO THE GRIM AND BRUTAL REALITY THAT AS CANADIANS, WE WAKE UP WITH A KNOWLEDGE THAT NOT ONLY IS OUR GOVERNMENT NOT CALLING FOR A CEASE FIRE AND FAILING IN ITS INTERNATIONAL DUTY TO UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING WEAPONS TO A COUNTRY THAT IS, ACCORDING TO SOURCES QUOTED ABOVE, INDISCRIMINATELY KILLING CHILDREN BY FAILING TO CALL FOR A PERMANENT CEASE FIRE.
CANADA IS ALLOWING IS CONTINUING TO ALLOW THE HUMANITARIAN DISASTER TO UNFOLD.
WHILE THEY COULD DISCUSS THE EFFECTS OF ISRAEL'S SIEGE THAT AT TIMES COMPLETELY AND OTHER TIMES HAVE DRASTICALLY REDUCED FLOW OF AID AND DISCUSS THE SIEGE OF GAZA THAT HAS ALREADY EXISTED BEFORE THE INVASION.
INSTEAD, I WILL TELL AN ILLUSTRATIVE STORY.
THERE WERE 39 PREMATURE BABIES THAT GOT BORN AT GAZA'S LARGEST HOSPITAL, AND EIGHT OF THOSE PEOPLE BABIES DIED AFTER THEIR INCUBATORS CAN NO LONGER BE POWERED, AS THE HOSPITAL RAN OUT OF FUEL TO POWER THEIR GENERATORS.
FUEL AND ELECTRICITY THAT WAS DENIED TO THEM BY THE ISRAEL AND THEIR SIEGE.
SOMEONE RESPECTED BY ME AND SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THE CITY INTIMATELY WELL, SAID THAT A PASSING A RESOLUTION LIKE THIS IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE CITY AND BEYOND THE CITY'S MANDATE.
WHILE I RESPECT THE COMPLEXITY OF CITY POLITICS AND THE DELICATE BALANCE THAT MUST BE PLAYED, I, DUE TO THE REASON ABOVE, THINK, THINK THESE ARE EXCEPTIONAL TIMES AND REQUIRE EXCEPTIONAL ACTS.
JOINING IN THIS CALL WOULD DEMONSTRATE YELLOWKNIFE'S COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS.
WHEN EXPRESSING THIS COMMITMENT ISN'T EASY, BUT HARD.
MOTION TO EXTEND BEYOND TWO MINUTES.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR FEQUET, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HENDRICKSEN.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. YOU CAN GO ON.
THANK YOU. BEFORE I END, I WANT TO MAKE THREE POINTS.
AS WE ADVOCATE FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASE FIRE, THIS RESTORATION OF VITAL SERVICES AND UNRESTRICTED HUMANITARIAN AID ACCESS, WE RECOGNIZE THE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE SITUATION AND THE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE OF COLONIZATION AND GENOCIDE IN CANADA, UNDERSCORING THE CONNECTION OF THE CURRENT WORLD EVENTS TO CANADA'S TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION MOVEMENT.
SECOND, WHILE GAZA MAY FEEL FAR AWAY, WE AS A COMMUNITY GROUP SHUDDER IN HORROR, REALIZING THAT MSF HAS COINED A NEW ACRONYM WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH CARE IN GAZA WCA, MSF, WHICH MEANS WOUNDED CHILD, NO SURVIVING FAMILY.
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WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT ENTIRE FAMILIES HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A SINGLE MISSILE ATTACK FROM ISRAEL.AND THAT MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY IN GAZA WHO LIVE IN YELLOWKNIFE, THEY DON'T KNOW IF THE LAST MESSAGE, THE LAST PHONE CALL FILLED WITH HARD TO HEAR VOICES AND LOST SIGNALS IS THE LAST ONE.
THE LAST POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT I WORK AS AN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT IN A SCHOOL IN YELLOWKNIFE.
I HAVE TAUGHT OR SUPPORTED SOME OF THE KIDS OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.
I HOPE I HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AND I WORK EVERY DAY TO DO BETTER.
THERE ARE ABOUT 250 SCHOOL CHILDREN AT MY SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
IF WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF DEAD CHILDREN IN GAZA, THE MATH IS THAT ISRAEL HAS KILLED 32.5 OF MY SCHOOLS IN APPROXIMATELY 50 DAYS OF FIGHTING.
THE MATH, AGAIN, IS THAT ISRAEL IN 50 DAYS HAS KILLED 14.5 TIMES MORE CHILDREN.
CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR, THIS NEEDS TO STOP.
AND I RESPECTFULLY AND HUMBLY ASK THAT IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES THAT THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR, DUE TO THE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, DO THE DIFFICULT BUT IMPORTANT THING, AND SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS AND USE THE POWER YOU HAVE TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.
PARDON ME. SHOULDN'T SWEAR. THANKS, DEREK, FOR COMING OUT.
UM. MORE SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO IS SUPPORTING EACH OTHER IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT.
UM, DEREK, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A CONCERN, AND YOU'VE MENTIONED IT AMONGST SOME IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CITY COUNCIL SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS DISCUSSION, THAT DISCUSSING ANY ISSUE THAT WE ARE NOT LEGISLATED TO HAVE AUTHORITY FOR IS BEYOND OUR AUTHORITY AND BEYOND WHAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY US AT CITY COUNCIL.
SO CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE YOUR VIEW AGAIN, WHY YOU DISAGREE WITH THAT VIEW AND BELIEVE COUNCIL SHOULD SPEAK OUT ON THIS ISSUE? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY I RESPECT THE DIFFICULTY THAT YOU HAVE IN MAKING THIS DECISION AND I RESPECT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR DECISION.
I DO HAVE AN ASK, THOUGH, AND THAT ASK IS TO POINT OUT THAT ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, WE HAVE FAILED TO UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW.
AS A COUNTRY, AND THAT YK CITIZENS FOR CEASE FIRES POSITION IS THAT IN THIS CLIMATE OF FAILURE, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL CANADIAN CITIZENS AND ALL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING CITIES, TO STEP UP AND FILL THIS GAP.
WE INVITE YOU TO FOLLOW IN THE COURAGE AND THE LEADERSHIP OF BURNABY CITY COUNCIL.
WE NEED ALL THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP AT THE TOP.
SO AS WE ALL KNOW, COUNCIL PROCESSES ARE SLOW AND DELIBERATIVE.
BUT SOMETIMES THE SPEED CAN FEEL REALLY PAINFUL.
I'M SURE OTHERS I KNOW OTHERS IN THIS ROOM HAVE AS WELL.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THOSE OF US WHO WOULD WISH TO SIGN THEIR OWN LETTER, OR A COLLECTIVE OPEN LETTER AMONGST COLLEAGUES, SENDING THAT TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER HURLEY, AMBASSADOR WRAY? RATHER THAN WAITING THROUGH THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TOWARDS A COUNCIL MOTION TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
WHILE I AGREE WITH YOU THAT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AND IT'S PRESSING, WE DON'T.
THIS IS A VERY FLUID SITUATION AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE TRUCE WILL WILL END.
WE FEEL THAT IS MOST POWERFUL IF THE CITY DOES SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL.
THIS OBVIOUS INJUSTICE SENDS A MESSAGE ON A COMMUNITY LEVEL, A TERRITORIAL LEVEL, A NATIONAL LEVEL, AND MAYBE EVEN AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT AS INDIVIDUAL AND INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCILORS ARE, OF COURSE, MEANINGFUL, AND WE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGE ALL THE SUPPORT WE CAN GET.
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IT WOULD BE MORE MEANINGFUL AND MORE POWERFUL AND MORE IMPACTFUL IF YOU DO SOMETHING EXCEPTIONAL.THANKS, DEREK, AND THANKS EVERYBODY FOR DEALING WITH MY EMOTIONS AT THE START.
I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S SORT OF TEARING EVERYBODY APART RIGHT NOW, SO THANKS.
YEAH. THANK YOU. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR VULNERABILITY AS A LEADER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEREK, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
THANKS TO COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN FOR THE QUESTIONS.
AS PER THE COUNCIL PROCEDURES BYLAW, THIS ISN'T MY TIME TO COMMENT ON THIS MATTER.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? AGAIN, AS COUNCILOR MCLENNAN MENTIONED, IF IT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD TO GPC, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MERIT OF IT.
SO IT'S JUST QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER.
THIS IS OUR OUR TIME TO GIVE THE PUBLIC THEIR THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO TALK.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, DEREK.
AND THANK YOU TO THE GROUP FOR COMING TODAY.
HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THE TERRITORY LEGISLATORS ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER, AS THEY HAVE AN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION THAT PRIMARILY DOES INDIGENOUS OR INTER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, UNLIKE US.
THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE IN PROCESS.
I BELIEVE WE'RE ALSO AT THE START OF A NEW TERM.
AND SO THEY ARE IN A IN A POSITION OF FLEX, WHERE THEIR ACTIONS ARE AT A LATER DATE THAN IN TWO WEEKS. SO WE WILL OF COURSE, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT LEVEL.
ARE YOU STILL ASKING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE A SYMBOLIC MOTION OF THIS MATTER? I DON'T, THAT'S A HYPOTHETICAL I CAN'T TALK, I STRUGGLE TO SEE, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT CONCRETELY.
IF THERE IS A PERMANENT CEASE FIRE DECLARED, THEN I WOULD IMAGINE THAT YOU WOULD MAKE A DECISION THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS, IN WHICH CASE I'M SURE I WILL BE HERE ASKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH.
THANK YOU. WELL, COUNCILLOR COCHRANE ACTUALLY ANSWERED, NOT ANSWERED, ASKED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I AM NOTING THAT BURNABY IS A POPULATION OF 250,000, WHEREAS CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, WE'RE ONLY 20.
AND SO IT WOULD BE MORE IMPACTFUL TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY WHEN THEY REPRESENT THE WHOLE 40 ODD THOUSAND THAT WE ARE. BUT THEN MY SECONDARY QUESTION WOULD BE HOW DO YOU SEE THIS MOTION IMPACTING ON A GRAND SCALE FOR CANADA? I THINK, ANY DRIP OF WATER IS GOOD WHEN YOU'RE IN A DESERT.
AND WHETHER WE ARE SMALL OR LARGE.
YELLOWKNIFE IS A CAPITAL CITY IN A TERRITORY IN CANADA.
HOWEVER BIG OR SMALL WE ARE, I THINK SOMETHING THAT IS MAYBE INTERESTING TO NOTE.
JUST AN ANECDOTAL OBSERVATION OF MY TIME HERE.
IT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT'S THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.
IF THIS CALL TO UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL HUMAN LAW IS COMING HERE, IT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE'RE CITIZENS AND BECAUSE WE'RE A CIVIL INSTITUTION. BUT IT'S ALSO IT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES CARE THAT THIS MOVEMENT FOR A CALL FOR A CEASE FIRE IS WIDESPREAD.
IT'S NOT A CITY CENTER THAT IS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH CANADA.
BUT WE'RE STILL IMPORTANT HERE.
WE'RE WE STILL MATTER, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
HAVE I ANSWERED ALL YOUR OF YOUR ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS? WAS THERE A SECOND ONE THAT I MISSED? NO, BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD. PERFECT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FEQUET.
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I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT BOMBING OF CIVILIANS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AMONGST MANY OTHER REASONS.SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER.
THANK YOU AGAIN, DEREK, FOR COMING ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP.
AND WE DO HAVE MILA COMING UP NEXT.
BUT OF COURSE, AS YOU HEARD THE NEXT, THIS WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH AT 12:05 P.M.. SO WE'LL DISCUSS WHETHER TO TALKING TO COUNCIL MCLENNAN AND COUNCILLOR FEQUET IF THEY'RE LOOKING TO BRING FORWARD SPECIFICALLY YOUR WORDING OR IF THEY HAVE ALTERNATE WORDING, BUT THAT WILL COME FORWARD.
WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT COMMITTEE.
SO JUST A BIT OF PROCESS TO TAKE BACK.
AND WE DO WEBCAST STUFF, TOP LEFT CORNER OF OUR WEBSITE.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP I HAVE MILA.
THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
I AM AN ARTIST, A FILMMAKER, AND A MOOSEHIDE TANNER.
AND I WASN'T TOO SURE, LIKE, THIS WAS THE THING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT.
BUT I'M HERE TO, AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
I'VE COME HERE TO UM, LIKE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT, DEREK HAD BROUGHT UP LIKE THE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S.
SO YEAH. SO I'M HERE AS MYSELF ON A HUMANITARIAN LIKE IN, IN HUMANITY WITH LIKE IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR COMMUNITY, UM, TO BRING OUR CONCERNS FORWARD, TO ASK THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE TO CALL FOR A CEASE FIRE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE.
UM, THERE WAS A QUESTION POSED TO DEREK ABOUT WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US, AND I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SUPPORT IN CANADA AND CALL IT LIKE CANADA, LIKE CANADA.
I'M SORRY. I'M SO NOT PREPARED.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS, I THINK ABOUT HOW WELCOMING OUR COMMUNITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS.
WE ARE SUCH A DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF MUSLIMS IN YELLOWKNIFE THAT ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF OUR OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT I CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM, THAT I'M LIKE REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE NEIGHBORS WITH.
AND TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD TODAY IS IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO WATCH.
AND ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I LIKE, THE LATEST UPDATE OF THE CASUALTIES, IT'S 20,360 PEOPLE.
THAT'S 320 MORE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN YELLOWKNIFE, LIKE IN THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF YELLOWKNIFE.
UM. AND THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT BARNABY DID CALL FOR A CEASE FIRE THERE IN SUPPORT THEIR LIKE TO PRESSURE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE UN ASSEMBLY ADOPTED A MOTION TO CALL FOR FOR A CEASE FIRE IN OCTOBER, AND CANADA ABSTAINED FROM THAT VOTE.
AND LIKE AS DEREK HAD SAID, THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO RECOGNIZE WHAT OUR THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AND THAT OUR SUPPORT WILL BE HEARD THROUGHOUT CANADA AND THE WORLD.
LIKE EVERY SINGLE PERSON, EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY, EVERY SINGLE ORGANIZATION THAT'S TALKING ABOUT THAT AND USING THEIR VOICE AND STANDING TOGETHER IS IMPORTANT. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU AGAIN, MILA, FOR COMING.
SO AGAIN THIS WILL COME TO NEXT MONDAY'S.
THEN IT WILL COME IF THERE'S GENERAL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.
AND IF IT'S A MOTION ON THE COUNCIL PACKAGE, THEN WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DELEGATIONS.
BUT THIS TIME IT'S PERTAINING TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SO YOU WOULD KICK OFF THE MEETING.
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AND SO ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAIN WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY FIVE MINUTES PLUS THE EXTRA TWO MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION, JUST A LITTLE PROCESS.YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL CITY CLERKS AND THEY'LL ADD YOU TO THE LIST.
OR YOU CAN SHOW UP ON A MONDAY NIGHT AND AND HAND US A STICKY NOTE AND WE ADD YOU TO THE LIST.
SO WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY PROCESS QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT AFTER.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES, WHICH YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO STAY.
OR IF YOU DO HAVE TO HEAD OUT.
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A GREAT PART OF THE AGENDA.
BUT YEAH, THE PRESENTATION WAS JUST.
[36. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor?]
COUNCILLOR FEQUET, YOU HAD SOME ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.YEAH, THEY'RE PERTAINING TO THE FIELDHOUSE ENGAGEMENT THAT JUST STARTED OFF.
THE FIRST ONE IS HOW MANY LARGE EVENTS ARE CURRENTLY HELD AT THE MULTIPLEX EACH YEAR, AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE? I MEAN, I CAN THINK OF THE TRADE SHOW COMES TO MIND, BUT ARE THERE OTHER LOTS THAT ARE HELD AT THE MULTIPLEX? MR. GREENCORN.
SO FOR SURE WE HAVE THE TRADE SHOW, THE ANNUAL TRADE SHOW.
OCCASIONALLY WE WILL HAVE THE GEOSCIENCE FORUM.
WE'VE HOSTED HEALTH CLINICS IN THE PAST.
EVACUATIONS SKILLS CANADA IS THERE ANNUALLY.
CIRCUS IS USUALLY THERE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THERE'S MANY, MANY ICE ACTIVITIES.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, EACH OF THE THE LEAGUES ALL HAVE TOURNAMENTS.
THERE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGH THE ARCTIC WINTER GAMES AND CANADA GAMES TRIALS.
WE'VE HAD, I GUESS, FUNERALS AND AND CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE AND BE TWO THAT WE COULD GROUP TOGETHER.
THE ANNUAL $100,000 BINGO IS HOSTED THERE.
THE COMMUNITY SHOWCASES HOSTED THERE, COMBATIVE SPORTS HAVE BEEN THERE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ARE WE HAVE WE HAD TO TURN DOWN ANY REQUESTS FOR BIG, LARGE CONFERENCE TYPE EVENTS LIKE THE ONES YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO BOOK INTO THE MULTIPLEX OR THE FIELD HOUSE BASED ON AVAILABILITY? HAVE WE HAD TO TURN ANY OF THOSE REQUESTS DOWN, MR. GREENCORN? MR. WHITE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHEN WE DO OUR SCHEDULING AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS, OR ACTUALLY AT THE END OF THE SEASON, BEFORE ALL OF THE GROUPS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY USED THE FACILITY FOR EVENTS SUBMIT THEIR SPECIAL EVENTS FIRST THEY'RE SCHEDULED IN AND THEN THE SEASONS ARE SCHEDULED AROUND THEM.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE LIKE THE CIRCUS IS A IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHERE THEY'RE USUALLY JOHNNY COME LATELY, BUT THEY CAN BE FIT IN OFTEN AT THE. WE WOULD GO TO THE USER GROUPS WHO HAVE THE FACILITY BOOKED AT THEIR REQUEST WOULD REQUEST THAT WITH THEIR PERMISSION.
THERE'S THE CIRCUS WOULD BE LET IN.
I THINK RECENTLY WE TURNED DOWN ONE OF THE HEALTH CLINICS BECAUSE IT CAME IN SO LATE.
THE SEASONS WERE WELL ESTABLISHED, SO WE DIDN'T ALLOW THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHOOL GYMS, ARE THEY STILL AVAILABLE FOR RENT FOR USER GROUPS THAT ARE REQUIRING HARD SURFACES LIKE VOLLEYBALL OR OTHER GROUPS? MR.. GREENCORN. MR. WHITE? YES.
THANK YOU. SCHOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE SCHOOL GYMS BOOKINGS.
OF COURSE, THEY'RE GOVERNED BY THE JOINT USE AGREEMENTS.
AND OVER TIME, THOSE HAVE BECOME LIMITED DUE TO RESOURCES ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BEHALF.
WE'RE FLYING THROUGH THESE. IS THERE ANY DATA OR INFORMATION THE CITY HAS THAT INDICATES THAT A HARD SURFACE WILL GENERATE REVENUE IN THE LOW SEASON? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE OUR FACILITIES ALL THE TIME.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE OTHER I RECOGNIZE SOME OF WHAT YOU SAID KIND OF ANSWERS THAT, BUT IS THERE ANY OTHER DATA OR INFORMATION THAT LEADS US TO BELIEVE THAT A HARD SURFACE IN THE FIELDHOUSE WOULD HELP US FILL THAT SPACE.
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EXPECTATIONS AT THE TIME.SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EVENTS OR BOOKINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN IN THE PAST.
OUR USAGE THROUGH THE REGULAR SEASON, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE OCTOBER TO THE END OF APRIL, WE'RE AT ABOUT 77% CAPACITY FOR THE REMAINING OF THE YEAR.
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS, OR I SHOULDN'T SAY WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WHAT WE PROPOSED IS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER A MULTI USE FLOOR THAT WE CAN START USING FOR EXPANDING OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS. PICKLEBALL IS A GOOD ONE.
YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL IS A HUGE.
A HUGE MOVEMENT AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY ABILITY TO EXPAND OR ENHANCE THAT.
SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO SEE HOW WE CAN INCREASE THAT USAGE.
MAYBE I DON'T KNOW IF WE GET UP TO 77%, BUT CLOSE CLOSER TO THAT WOULD BE BETTER.
AND THEN OF COURSE, GETTING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND YOU FOLKS WOULD BE KEY FOR THAT.
THANKS VERY MUCH, GRANT. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GENERAL THEMES OF FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED? THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM USERS SINCE THE PLAYING SURFACES WENT INTO THE FIELDHOUSE IN 2010.
MR. GREENHORN. MR. WHITE, IF YOU COULD SUMMARIZE THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.
BETTER CUSHIONING ON THE ON THE SURFACE.
I GUESS I'D LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU.
AND THIS IS JUST MORE TO THE PROCESS I RECOGNIZE.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S BEEN A LOT GOING ON WITH CITIES HAD TO LOOK AFTER LATELY.
SO JUST CURIOUS WHAT LEVEL OF EFFORT WERE WERE WE ABLE TO PUT INTO LIKE RESEARCHING AND EXPLORING DIFFERENT PRODUCTS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STARTING? MR. GREENHORN. MR. WHITE. SORRY.
COULD I HEAR THE QUESTION AGAIN? I DIDN'T QUITE GET IT.
JUST WONDERING. IT SEEMS THAT THE IN-PERSON INFORMATION AT THE FIELD HOUSE THAT IS ASKING PEOPLE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS. YOU KNOW, REFERENCES A SIMILAR PRODUCT.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE HAD TIME TO LOOK INTO OTHER PRODUCTS OR SUPPLIERS OR VENDORS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT BEGINNING, OR IF THAT IS A STEP THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING LATER AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT.
MAYBE I'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF STEPS BACK FROM THAT.
BACK WHEN THE FACILITY WAS FIRST BEING PLANNED, THERE WAS A FIELD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDED A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING SOME FROM COUNCIL. AND AT THE TIME COUNCIL WENT DOWN, WE DID A TOUR OF FACILITIES UP AND DOWN HIGHWAY TWO IN ALBERTA.
SO EDMONTON, RED DEER AND CALGARY LOOKING AT DIFFERENT FIELD HOUSES, SOCCER CENTERS, AND I GUESS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE CONSIDERING. WHAT WE FOUND AT THE TIME WAS THAT THERE WAS MANY THAT HAD EITHER THE ROLL CARPET OR A MULTIPURPOSE FLOOR, OR SOMETIMES A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
SO RIGHT FROM THE START, WHEN WE BROUGHT THE PROJECT FORWARD, THOSE OPTIONS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD THROUGH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SORRY, THE FIELD ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THROUGH TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL AT THE TIME CHOSE THE ROLL CARPET.
AND WE JUST CONTINUED WITH THAT SAME PROCESS GOING THROUGH TO THIS NEXT, NEXT LEVEL.
THANKS. UM DID ADMINISTRATION AND AGAIN, RECOGNIZING THERE'S BEEN A LOT GOING ON.
SO THIS ISN'T I'M NOT ASSUMING THIS IS THE CASE.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, DID ADMINISTRATION CONSIDER DISCUSSING SERVICE LEVEL STANDARDS FOR THE PLAYING SURFACES PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT? AND I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT AS A TEAM, WE COLLECTIVELY WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT SERVICE LEVEL STANDARDS AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO PRIORITIZE THE SERVICE LEVEL STANDARDS THAT WE TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING BE ABLE TO GET TO THEM ALL, OR EVEN TALK ABOUT THEM ALL AT ONCE. UM.
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ARE GOING TO WE ARE GOING TO USE THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE VALUE THAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR WHAT SURFACE.SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE HAD BEEN DISCUSSED AND IS PART OF THIS PROCESS OR NOT YET? IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR.
IT DOES TALK ABOUT THERE'S THE CURRENT TURF OR ANOTHER OPTION IS THE MULTI-SPORT TYPE OF SURFACE.
AND. SO NOT SURE IT'S A SERVICE LEVEL STANDARD.
IT'S JUST BEEN DISCUSSIONS OVER THE YEARS THAT WE'D LIKE ADMINISTRATION TO FIND WAYS TO ENSURE THAT WE INCREASE THE USAGE RATES AT FACILITIES.
AND SO THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT COUNCILS HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST.
IS THE FIELD HOUSE ACTUALLY HAS PRETTY LOW USAGE RATES.
CAN YOU FIND WAYS TO INCREASE THE USAGE RATES.
I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD AND MR. WHITE TRIED TO ESTABLISH THE SERVICE LEVELS, OR AT LEAST A CRACK AT IT WITH THE 77% FROM DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, AND THEN THE LOW USAGE OR USER UPTAKE DURING THE SUMMER.
MR. WHITE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD ON THAT? I GUESS WHAT I WOULD ADD IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE BRING FORWARD OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, BOTH AT OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT TABLE AND THEN FOR YOU FOLKS TO CONSIDER, WE GIVE CONSIDERATION TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE THINK IS OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND BRINGING FORWARD WHAT AN EXISTING PRODUCT IS.
THE BUDGET THAT WE PUT TOGETHER FOR, FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND AND THEN THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE IS WAY HIGHER THAN A CARPET PRODUCT.
I SHOULDN'T CALL IT. WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING DOWN A TILE PRODUCT, NOT A CARPET PRODUCT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. AND SO HAVE WE DONE RESEARCH OR DO WE HAVE PRODUCT INFORMATION AVAILABLE, OR IS THE ONE THAT'S AVAILABLE AT THE FIELD HOUSE THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY CHOSEN? MR. GREENCORN, MR. WHITE, THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE EXAMPLES THAT WE HAD SET UP SO THAT WE COULD PROVIDE SOME TACTILE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY TO TO SEE AND TOUCH IT AND FEEL IT AND SEE WHAT IT IS.
THANKS, GRANT, IN ADDITION TO THE PLACESPEAK ONLINE PLATFORM AND THE IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES.
ARE THERE OTHER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES PLANNED TO SEEK INPUT ON THE FLOORING? MR. GREENCORN.
THOSE ARE PLANNED OR SORT OF WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED SO FAR.
OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS GET FEEDBACK OVER AND ABOVE THAT THROUGH PEOPLE WHO TRACK US DOWN IN, IN THE COMMUNITY OR PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK THROUGH EMAILS AS WELL. THANK YOU.
OKAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IS REACHING OUT SPECIFICALLY TO OUR CURRENT FIELD HOUSE USER GROUPS A STEP IN THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT IS PLANNED.
MR. GREENCORN. MR. WHITE. THANK YOU.
SO YEAH, I THINK A COUPLE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO ASK ALL THESE QUESTIONS.
ONE IS THAT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE USER GROUPS LIKE RUGBY ULTIMATE SOCCER THAT ARE THE PRIMARY USERS OF THE PITCH FACILITY AND ACTUALLY HAVE INITIATIVES WHERE THEY ARE WILLING TO COME TO THE TABLE TO EVEN TOP UP IF BUDGET IS ACTUALLY AN ISSUE.
SO I WOULDN'T WANT US TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE $300,000 FOR A SOCCER TURF OR CARPET THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MY PLAYING EXPERIENCE THERE, I WOULD RATHER NOT SPEND IT AT ALL.
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I'D WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PUT WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO PAY FOR AND WHAT THEY WANT TO USE, AND I KNOW THAT ULTIMATE IN RUGBY.EVEN TODAY, REPRESENTATIVES LOOKED AT THREE DIFFERENT PRODUCT LINES.
I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FIELDTURF EARLIER TODAY, AND FOR OUR BUDGET, THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN ACTUALLY INSTALL IT, TRANSPORT IT UP HERE, REMOVE OUR OLD ONE, ALL FOR UNDER 300 GRAND, AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT INFILL OPTIONS IF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DIFFERENT INFILL TYPES.
SO I FEEL LIKE THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE'S DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE COULD CONSIDER.
SO YEAH, YEAH, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THERE FOR ROUND ONE.
NO ROUNDS. JUST ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.
ANY FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.
DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH, THANK YOU.
NOTING THAT NOVEMBER 15TH WE ALSO KICKED OFF OUR THE FIVE YEAR TOURISM STRATEGY FOR YELLOWKNIFE WITH INTER VISTA CONSULTING.
AND I HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ONE.
FORTUNATELY, THAT'S ONE DIRECTOR THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE TONIGHT.
SO TAKE THAT QUESTION UNDER ADVISEMENT AND THEN GET BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THAT ONE.
COOL. SO I'LL JUST PLACE MY QUESTIONS.
SO THAT WAY AT LEAST WE CAN GET THOSE BACK.
YOU BET. SO I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE ENGAGEMENT OF OUR TOUR BASED COMPANIES TO MAXIMIZE THE RESPONSE THAT WE GET.
ARE WE ENSURING THAT WE ARE ENGAGING WITH THEM ON THEIR OFF SEASONS, RATHER THAN DURING THEIR BUSY SEASONS, SO THAT WE CAN GET A FULSOME VISION OF WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRING. AND THE OTHER QUESTION IS, I'M CURIOUS BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS CAME UP ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL QUITE A BIT, WAS WHY DOES OUR VISITOR CENTER NOT ALLOW FOR TOUR COMPANIES TO HAVE ANY OF THEIR PAMPHLETS AT OUR VISITOR CENTER? THANK YOU.
WE'LL TAKE THOSE THREE UNDER ADVISEMENT AND GET BACK.
YOU KNOW, THE LAST ONE WAS ABOUT TRYING TO CLEAN UP SOME CLUTTER AND JUST GOING WITH THE QR CODES AND THE IPADS THERE AND THEN I THINK HOTELS ARE ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS. BUT ALL THREE.
I SEE THE ACTING CITY MANAGER FAST AND FURIOUSLY SCRIBBLING THEM DOWN.
AND WE'LL GET WE'LL GET ACTIVE TO RESPOND TO THOSE COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.
YOU BET, MR. GREENHORN. THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM COMPRISED OF A FEW PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, ARE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH IT AND ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND EVALUATING ALL AS SUCH.
I WOULD EXPECT THAT TO COME FORWARD IN THE NEXT.
HOPE HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
NO, NOT THE AFTER ACTION ASSESSMENT.
JUST JUST THE RFP, I UNDERSTOOD.
NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE NO BEING ABLE TO I APPRECIATE THE I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION THERE AND I APPRECIATE THE STATUS UPDATE FOR COUNCIL AND FOR RESIDENTS.
SO THANKS VERY MUCH FOR KEEPING THIS WORK REALLY IMPORTANT WORK GOING.
AND AGAIN, JUST I WILL DO A PLUG AND LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
REALLY RECOMMEND IT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILOR PAQUETTE HAD ONE MORE AND THEN WE'LL GO TO DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH AGAIN.
THANKS, MADAM. THANKS, MADAM MAYOR.
SORRY I LOST MY THOUGHT IN THAT LAST RAMBLE.
MY QUESTION WAS, CAN ADMINISTRATION COMMIT TO DOING MORE AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE WE GATHER ALL THE INPUT? WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS IF IT'S TURF OR IF IT'S A HARD MULTI SURFACE FLOORING THAT GOES IN THERE.
SO JUST I GUESS THAT'S THAT'S MY QUESTION.
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INTO CONSIDERATION NOT ONLY BUDGET, BUT MAINTENANCE.WE'VE SEEN THAT MULTIPLE INSTANCES, BUT WE CAN TAKE THAT BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING AS MANY BASES AS WE CAN AND GETTING THE PROPER INPUT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY USE IT. AND WHILE MAXIMIZING THOSE DOWN TIMES THAT MR. WHITE SPOKE ABOUT AND NOT, I GUESS, PAINTING OURSELVES IN A CORNER, SO TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.
ARDEN-SMITH. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
MY OTHER QUESTION IS, I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO THE COMPARISON FROM THIS YEAR TO LAST TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN REGARDS TO SNOW REMOVAL.
HOW ARE WE LOOKING? HE JINXED US.
PROBABLY. THE WEATHER LOOKS SO NICE OUT IN THE COUNCILLOR ELABORATE ON WHAT SHE MEANS BY HOW WE'RE LOOKING. WELL, I MEAN, IN COMPARISON TO SNOWMAGEDDON THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
SO ARE WE GOING BACK TO OUR CLOSER TO OUR NORM OR ARE WE KIND OF IT'S IT'S STILL QUITE HEFTY.
MR. GREEN, FOR BUDGET PURPOSES, WE'RE TRACKING FINE.
AND BACK TO, I GUESS, RELATIVE NORMS. I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY CALCULATED THE ACCUMULATION YET, BUT I CAN JUST TELL FROM FROM THE GENERAL WORKLOAD AND SCRAPING MY OWN TRUCK THAT IT'S FINE.
SO YEAH, WE'RE TRACKING FAIRLY WELL.
AND GOD WILLING WE'LL KEEP ON THE REASONABLE PATH.
THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
SORRY, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE DATA I FOUND SAID LAST NOVEMBER WE HAD 59CM.
AND THIS YEAR SO FAR, WE HAD 44.2.
DEPUTY MAYOR ARDEN-SMITH BRINGING THIS UP.
I HAD A JUST A QUESTION KIND OF BUILDING ON THE SNOW REMOVAL TOPIC.
I KNOW LAST YEAR ADMINISTRATION GAVE US SOME KIND OF THOUGHTS ON WHAT THEY WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR JUST TO MAKE SURE WE KIND OF AVOID IF A HEAVY SNOWFALL HAPPENS IN A QUICK OR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE LEARNED LAST YEAR THAT IS RESULTED IN US DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT, LIKE DO WE HAVE ANY DIFFERENT PROCESSES OR DIFFERENT DECISION POINTS OR ANYTHING DIFFERENT IN PLACE TO TO MANAGE ANY OF THOSE UNFORESEEN EVENTS THAT WE HOPE DON'T COME? MR. GREENHORN? YEAH.
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
WE'RE KEEPING A TRACK ON THE LONG TERM FORECAST A LITTLE BETTER.
WE'VE GOT CONVERSATIONS WITH CONTRACTORS AT HAND IN CASE WE NEED IT.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND THE RESOURCES AT OUR FINGERTIPS.
SO I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A MODEST INCREASE IN BUDGET THIS YEAR JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING OUR COSTS, BUT NOTHING SO SIGNIFICANT AS THE PERCENTAGES THAT WE'VE SEEN LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE CONFIDENT IN IN OUR PATH FORWARD AND WHAT WE'VE WHAT WE DO EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
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