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AND I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2024 TO ORDER.

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

AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ASKING COUNCILLOR WARBURTON TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

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.

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.

THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO AWARDS CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

NEXT, WE HAVE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2024.

[Items 3 & 4]

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2024 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING? NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? 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? INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.

WE HAVE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE FOR JANUARY 22ND.

THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM THAT MEETING.

AND THEN WE HAD OUR SPECIAL GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 5TH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH.

[Items 13 & 14]

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION.

THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT ADMINISTRATION BE DIRECTED TO BRING FORWARD A MEMORANDUM ON THE CREATION OF AN EMERGING ISSUE RESERVE FUND TO A FUTURE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR DISCUSSION.

TWO, THE 2024 DRAFT BUDGET REVENUES OF 93,370,000.

OH, WOW. DEBENTURE INTEREST PAYMENTS OF 616,000.

DEBT. PRINCIPAL REPAYMENTS OF 2.28 MILLION.

EXPENDITURES OF 138,400,000, INCLUDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS OF 55,011,000 AND AMORTIZATION OF 15,993,000 BE APPROVED.

AND THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE 20, 25 AND 26 BUDGETS IN PRINCIPAL.

THANK YOU, SECONDER.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING? NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANKS, EVERYBODY, FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT LAST WEEK.

NEXT. THERE WAS NO NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? ENACTMENT OF BYLAW NUMBER 5075.

[Items 17 - 19]

A BYLAW TO AMEND PARTS 1, 4, 6, 7, 8,12, 15 AND 17 OF SCHEDULE B OF FEES AND CHARGES.

BYLAW NUMBER 4436, AS AMENDED, IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND.

SORRY FOR SECOND AND THIRD READING.

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5075.

THANK YOU. SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FEQUET.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING? NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5075.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

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, WE'VE MADE IT TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FEQUET.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN BE ADJOURNED AND WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH AT 12:05 P.M.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.