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AND I'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024, TO ORDER.
AND I'D ASK COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.
[1. Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement.]
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED ON CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
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2024, IS ADOPTED PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.THANK YOU. SECOND BY COUNCILOR FUQUET.
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU. SECONDER COUNCILLOR.
HENDRICKSEN. ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? COUNCILLOR PAYNE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
MADAM MAYOR. I HAVE A CONFLICT IN ITEM NUMBER 19 AS I'M ON THE HOME BASE BOARD.
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 AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.
ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE PATHFINDER GROUP TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR?
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COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN? I'M GOING TO TAKE TWO MINUTES OF YOUR TIME, EVERYBODY.MAYBE THREE. I ALREADY WARNED COUNCILLOR PAYNE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO I KNOW WHO WILL THINK THIS WAS A VERY NICHE GROUP.
IT WASN'T MORE THAN 220 PEOPLE, MOSTLY INCLUDING CITY PLANNERS, ENGINEERS, PUBLIC WORKS AND PARK STAFF FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FROM ACROSS EUROPE AND ACROSS THE US ATTENDED. THE COMMON CAUSE AND PURPOSE WAS TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER ABOUT WINTER DESIGN STANDARDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE MORE LIVABLE, ACCESSIBLE, HEALTHIER AND AFFORDABLE WINTER CITIES THAT PROVIDE FREEDOM TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO LIVE INDEPENDENT LIVES WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS THEIR SAFE TRAVEL AROUND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
IF WE ARE SERIOUS AS A CITY ABOUT LIVING UP TO OUR STRATEGIC COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES AT A COMMUNITY WIDE LEVEL, TO PUT PEOPLE FIRST TO MAKE A MORE LIVABLE AND AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY AS THE PRICE OF VEHICLES AND GAS AND ELECTRICITY, WHICH WILL POWER THOSE VEHICLES, CONTINUES TO RISE, AND ALSO TO BE A TRULY WINTER CITY FOR LIVING, AND NOT JUST FOR MARKETING TO TOURISTS, THEN WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO GET OUTSIDE WALKING AND BIKING ALL YEAR ROUND TO CHANGE HOW WE MOVE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING IDEAS WITH COLLEAGUES AND ADMIN IN FUTURE ABOUT HOW TO.
EVERY CITY IS DIFFERENT, OF COURSE, AND HAS ITS OWN PATH, BUT THE BASICS AND STANDARDS ARE WELL KNOWN, INCLUDING FOR CITIES THAT REGULARLY REACH TEMPERATURES BELOW -30 LIKE OURS. ON THIS POINT OF WEATHER, WE AREN'T AS UNIQUE AS WE SOMETIMES TALK LIKE, AND WE THINK WE ARE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE AND REFLECTION ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE AS A CITY TO TRULY INVEST IN AND IMPLEMENT CHANGE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RESEARCHED AND DOCUMENTED BY MANY OF OUR OWN CITY REPORTS OVER THE PAST DECADE AND A HALF.
THERE ARE EXAMPLES AND CHANGE MAKERS FROM OTHER CITIES GLOBALLY AND WITHIN CANADA TO WORK WITH AND LEARN FROM AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM, HAVE OFFERED VERY MUCH SO TO HELP OUT AND ENGAGE WITH US IN THE FUTURE IF WE'RE INTERESTED.
SO, STARTING IN 2024 WITH CONVERSATIONS LIKE I HAD LAST WEEK, AND I HOPE CONTINUING WITH BUDGET COMMITMENTS THAT WILL TALK ABOUT IN FUTURE FOR 2025, WE CAN REALLY COMMIT TO THIS WORK. SO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR ME SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE LAST WEEK.
AND I'M SURE I BEAT THE THREE MINUTES.
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MAYBE NOT QUITE, BUT I APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS.I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S LOOKING TO ORGANIZE A CONFERENCE IN JUNE, AND THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE A BIG BIKE RALLY AND TRY TO GET ABOUT 300 BIKES ON THE ROAD FOR, FOR THAT ONE. SO, THERE WE GO.
OKAY. I'LL SAY COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN HAS UNDER CONTROL.
ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
THANK. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. AND THE LISTING OF PROPERTIES IS THERE SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DISCUSSION.
AGAIN, JUST TO NOTE, IF YOUR PROPERTY IS THERE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE CITY.
WORK ON GETTING A ON A PAYMENT PLAN AND YOUR PROPERTY IS REMOVED FROM THE AUCTION LIST.
AND EVEN 30 DAYS AFTER THE AUCTION, YOU STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND PAY YOUR TAXES.
SO JUST MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT US ASAP.
WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILLOR. COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I SO MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE YELLOWKNIFE HERITAGE COMMITTEE FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024, UNTIL FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026.
ASHLEE MCLENNAN AND LAUREN KING.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR WARBURTON ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING? NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 19TH.
COUNCILLOR COCHRANE ?THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES AGM JUNE 6TH TO NINTH.
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITIES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 20TH 9TH TO MARCH 2ND, AND THE CANADIAN ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS OCTOBER 29TH TO THE 31ST, 2024, AND THAT ALL OTHER TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION BE PRIORITIZED BASED ON COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND EMERGENCY EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS IN ADVANCE OF EACH CONFERENCE.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE? COUNCILLOR OR DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE? I'LL PASS THE CHAIR TO YOU. I WAS GOING TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
HEY, RIVERS IS NEXT WEEK, AND I'M THE ONLY ONE ATTENDING.
I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO SAY THAT JUST THE MAYOR ATTEND THAT ONE AND THEN TO TAKE THAT FUNDING AND MOVE IT UP TO THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES.
AND INSTEAD OF SAYING MAYOR AND TWO COUNCILORS, I'D RECOMMEND SAYING THREE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHICH THEN CAN BE A COMBINATION OF MYSELF AND TWO COUNCILORS OR, OR THREE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IF OR THREE COUNCILORS IF THERE'S FUNDING OR IF I'M UNABLE TO ATTEND.
SO, IF THERE'S A SECONDER, I CAN SPEAK FURTHER TO THAT.
OUR SECONDER WOULD BE COUNCILLOR WARBURTON, BY THE LOOKS OF IT.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M PROPOSING THE AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
WITH THE AMENDMENT NOW ON HAND WITHIN THE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
I WILL NOW PASS THE CHAIR BACK TO THE MAYOR.
SO, TO THE MOTION AS AMENDED, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING? NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR OR MADAM MAYOR, WHATEVER YOU PREFER.
YEAH, I SO MOVE THAT CLAUSE 38 OF TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD OF HOMELESSNESS BE AMENDED TO THE STATE TO STATE THAT CAB EXISTS TO COINCIDE WITH THE TERM OF REFERENCE OF REACHING HOME AGREEMENT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
I SO MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALLOCATE REACHING HOME FUNDING SECOND.
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WE'VE GOT TO WAIT FOR COUNCILLOR PAYNE TO LEAVE.COUNCILLOR COCHRANE? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
I SO MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVES RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALLOCATE REACHING HOME FUNDING FOR 2024-2025, FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR AND 2023 2024 WINTER EMERGENCY FUNDING AS FOLLOWS.
TO ALLOCATE THE REACHING HOME CANADA STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR YOUTH.
TO ALLOCATE THE REACHING HOMES CANADA STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR ADULTS OR EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND JUST GETTING TO THE BOTTOM THERE.
TO ALLOCATE THE WINTER EMERGENCY FUNDING AS FOLLOWS.
SECONDER COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.
ANY DISCUSSION? FOR A FULL LIST OF THAT, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, AND IT'S LISTED THERE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO, STAY TUNED. THOSE RFPS WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.
AND AGAIN, A REMINDER THAT THE 2024 AND 2025 FUNDING IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TWO-YEAR FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING FIRST PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE PREVENTION AND SHELTER DIVERSION AND INDIGENOUS CASE MANAGEMENT.
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NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT CURTIS RICKY SNOW AS A BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
I SO MOVE THAT PURSUANT TO SECTION 137 OF THE CITY TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACT, SECTION S, NWT, 2003, SECTION 22, CURTIS RICKY SNOW BE APPOINTED AS A BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND TO THE TERMS OF THE APPOINTMENT SHALL BEGIN WITH THE COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER AND EXPIRE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER.
COUNCILOR WARBURTON ANY DISCUSSION? WE NEED AN AUCTIONEER. YEAH.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
PLAN FOR 204 AND LOT 31, BLOCK 569 PLAN FOR 690 AS RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
I WAS DISCUSSED TODAY AT GPC AND WILL BE MOVING TO ENACTMENT OF FIRST READING.
SO, WE HAVE A BYLAW NUMBER 5076.
IT'S A BYLAW TO A BYLAW AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN LOT 80, BLOCK 308 PLAN FOR 204, LOT 32, BLOCK 309, PLAN FOR 204 AND LOT 31, BLOCK 569 PLAN FOR 690 IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING.
COUNCILLOR COCHRANE? THANK YOU SO MUCH MADAM CHAIR.
I SO MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5076.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
BLOCK 569 PLAN FOR 690 IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING.
COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
I SO MOVED THE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5077.
THANK YOU. SECOND BY COUNCILOR FUQUET.
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?
[35. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor?]
COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON POTENTIAL DATES? HOW CLOSE ARE WE? DO WE HAVE ANY DATES? FOR THAT PUBLIC CONSULTATION?
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MS. BASSI-KELLETT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.WE APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO RAISE THIS PUBLICLY.
SO KPMG IS OUR CONSULTANT THAT IS WORKING ON THE AFTER ACTION ASSESSMENT, AND THEY HAVE A FIVE PHASED APPROACH THAT THEY ARE USING IN COMPLETING THE AFTER ACTION ASSESSMENT.
AND AT THIS POINT THE KPMG IS STILL ON PHASE TWO.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY'VE ASKED US FOR.
EVERYTHING FROM OUR OVERALL, OUR EMERGENCY PLAN, ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE USE TO PLAN AND USE AS EMERGENCY RESPONSE FRAMEWORK, ALONG WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATIONS DURING THAT TIME, EMAIL EXCHANGES OF VAST MYRIAD OF INFORMATION.
SO THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN THAT PHASE.
THEY DO EXPECT TO KICK OFF PHASE THREE ONCE THEY'VE PROVIDED US WITH THEIR ENGAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL BE PREDICATED, OF COURSE, ON THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN DOCUMENTATION RIGHT NOW. SO THEIR ENGAGEMENT PLAN WILL OUTLINE THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF ENGAGEMENT THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO UNDERTAKE, AS PER OUR RFP AND OF COURSE, AS PER THEIR PROPOSAL.
SO STARTING IN MARCH UNTIL THE END OF MARCH, POSSIBLY GOING INTO APRIL, BECAUSE OF COURSE, WE HAVE MARCH BREAK, ARCTIC WINTER GAMES AND THE EASTER WEEKEND IN THERE, WHICH MADE US STOP AND GO, OH, OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVERLAPPING WITH KEY PERIODS OF TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN.
SO WHEN THEY'RE UNDERTAKING THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND THERE WILL BE AN ENGAGEMENT PLAN THAT WE WILL PROVIDE PUBLICLY ON THIS, IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE CONSULTATION WITH PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC, AND IT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN UNDER KPMG'S DIRECTION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC FORUMS AND IN PERSON FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS. SO, WE WILL BE SHARING MORE INFORMATION ON THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE THE ENGAGEMENT PLAN FROM KPMG.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YEAH. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
ANY FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WARBURTON.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.
JUST TO NOTE THAT NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 4TH, GPC IS CANCELED.
SO, THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 11TH AT 12:05 P.M.
SO, SEE EVERYBODY THEN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.