Apr 22, 2024 Council Meetings

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AND ON THAT NOTE, HELLO ALL, YOU HAPPY YELLOWKNIFER IS IN ATTENDANCE AND WATCHING OVER THE WEBCAST.

[1. Councillor Arden-Smith will read the Opening Statement. ]

WELL, LET'S START WITH COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH READING THE OPENING STATEMENT.

COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH. THANK YOU.

THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED ON CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.

WE RESPECT, RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH, SLAVE, MÉTIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

AND TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, AWARD CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS A PRESENTATION TO MISS DENISE MCKEE IN RECOGNITION OF HER SERVICE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON

[2. A presentation to Ms. Denise McKee in recognition of her service on the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness.]

THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

SO AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO INVITE DENISE MCKEE HERE TONIGHT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SEVEN YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.

SEVEN YEARS IS NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO MAKE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU, DENISE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW DENISE, SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NWT DISABILITIES COUNCIL AND HAS MADE UNTOLD CONTRIBUTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY AND TERRITORY IN THAT ROLE.

AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF CAB AND AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF CAB SINCE 2ND NOVEMBER 2022.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HAVE APPRECIATED DENISE'S OPENNESS, PREPARATION AND EXPERIENCE THAT SHE HAS BROUGHT TO DISCUSSIONS AT EACH OF OUR MEETINGS.

EVEN WHEN DENISE AND I HAVE DISAGREED ON AN ISSUE, I ALWAYS KNEW DENISE WOULD BRING HER KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION TO THE TABLE IN AN EFFECTIVE AND RESPECTFUL AND RESPECTFUL WAY.

AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT IS ALWAYS THERE AT A TABLE SO, DENISE, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED YOU BEING THERE.

IN A SECOND I WILL GIVE UP THE MIC HERE AND ASK DENISE IF YOU'RE WILLING, YOU CAN COME UP AND I'D LOVE TO GET A PHOTO WITH YOURSELF AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE GIFT OF APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE TO US, THANKS.

WE SHOULD START ALL MEETINGS THAT WAY.

THANK YOU AGAIN, DENISE.

YOUR SERVICE IS INVALUABLE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

I HOPE YOU CARRY ON WITH WHATEVER YOU DO TO MAKE THIS CITY A BETTER PLACE.

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MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2024 ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2024 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION AND OUR SECONDER WILL BE COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2024 ARE PRESENTED FOR

[Items 5 & 6]

I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2024 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

I HAVE A SECONDER.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2024, PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

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

ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. NOW WE ARE AT THE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

DO ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE A CONFLICT? OH, NEVER MIND, NEVER MIND.

SO MANY, MANY MINUTES.

SO MINUTES OF COUNCIL OF THE SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2024 ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

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DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

AND NOW TO AS I WAS PREVIOUSLY SAYING, 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, MOVING ON TO CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS, THERE WERE NO CORRESPONDENCE, NOR WERE THERE ANY PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA, STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THERE WERE NO NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA.

DELEGATIONS TO ITEMS, DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

MEMBER STATEMENTS.

THERE WERE NO MEMBER STATEMENTS OF FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.

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GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES REPORT FOR MARCH 25TH, 2024 COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT MARY ROSE SUNDBERG, AKA [INAUDIBLE], A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION TO SERVE ON THE YELLOWKNIVES HERITAGE COMMITTEE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM COMMENCING APRIL 23RD, 2024 AND ENDING APRIL 22ND, 2026.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR FEQUET ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE FOR APRIL 8TH, 2024.

THERE WAS NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM THAT MEETING.

GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 15TH, 2024 COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR WARBURTON ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS CAB COMMENCING APRIL 23RD, 2024 AND ENDING APRIL 22ND, 2026.

JOHNELLE JOSEPH, REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN ORGANIZATION SERVING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

AND HAWA DUMBUYA SESAY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION SERVING YOUTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

ON THAT NOTE, ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

[24. A memorandum regarding whether to acquire and dispose of fee simple interest in Lot 77, Block 308, Plan 4204 (2 Findlay Point).]

CITY MANAGER, IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE GPC OF TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE MOVING INTO ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.

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I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5084.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR FEQUET? ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

JUST TO ASSURE THAT REBECCA, I KNOW THE DELAY.

I KNOW THAT SHE WOULD BE SUPPORTING THIS JUST TO CONFIRM.

IS SHE IN THE CHAT? COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5084.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND THEN THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CITY MANAGER.

AND WITH THAT, COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH, I MOVE THAT BYLAW NUMBER 5084 BE PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NOW MOVING ON TO BYLAW NUMBER 5085 COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

I BELIEVE WE STILL HAVE TO DO THIRD READING.

DID THIRD READING.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5084.

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THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5084.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

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I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5085.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT SHOULD BE UNANIMOUS.

DO WE HAVE CONFIRMATION FROM HER WORSHIP THAT SHE'LL BE SUPPORTING ALL THREE? YEP. PERFECT, RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5085, COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5085.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK, ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH FOR THE THIRD READING OF NUMBER BY BYLAW NUMBER 5085.

I MOVE THAT BYLAW NUMBER 5085 BE PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE AND ON THAT NOTE, ALL IN FAVOR.

UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5085.

DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN OR COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND NOW DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. THERE WERE NO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND THERE WERE NO TABLE ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ANY TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.

OLD BUSINESS.

THERE WERE NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.

NOTICES OF MOTION.

THERE WERE NO NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF MOTION FROM THE FLOOR? NOPE. MOVING ON.

DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

[42. A presentation from the Yellowknife Farmers Market.]

ALL DELEGATIONS SHALL ADDRESS THE REMARKS DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND SHALL NOT POSE QUESTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

EACH PRESENTER SHALL BE AFFORDED FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.

THE TIME ALLOWED TO EACH PRESENTER MAY BE EXTENDED BEYOND FIVE MINUTES BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL.

AFTER A PERSON HAS SPOKEN, ANY MEMBER MAY, THROUGH THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ASK THE PERSON OR THE CITY ADMINISTRATION RELEVANT QUESTIONS AND NO DEBATE SHALL BE PERMITTED OR ANY DELEGATION TO COUNCIL, EITHER BETWEEN MEMBERS OR WITH INDIVIDUALS MAKING A PRESENTATION.

I WILL MAKE ONE NOTE ON ALL PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT THAT SOME OF THEM ARE RELATIVELY NEW.

PLEASE HOLD OFF YOUR QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION.

WE CAN ALWAYS GET THAT UP TO ANOTHER TIME.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE JUST ASK THE QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTERS.

AND WITH THAT, FRANCE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ACCEPTING OUR OFFER.

THIS IS OUR REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE 2023 SEASON.

I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE FARMERS MARKET.

MY NAME IS FRANCE BENOIT.

I'M ALSO ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS.

AND I'VE GOT SOME BOARD MEMBERS WITH ME HERE AND VIRTUALLY ALSO OUR MARKET MANAGER.

SEVEN SLIDES.

LET'S GO.

DO I JUST MOVE IT LIKE THAT? OKAY, SO LARGELY FOR MR. COLINS PURPOSE, BECAUSE WELCOME TO YELLOWKNIFE, YOU ARE NEW.

SO WE ARE THE FARMERS MARKET.

WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 12 YEARS NOW.

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

WE OPERATE A MARKET RIGHT HERE ON CITY HALL, JUNE TO SEPTEMBER.

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I'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR 15 MARKETS IS TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO.

OF COURSE, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS LAST YEAR WE HAD 13.

THREE WERE CANCELED, BUT DUE TO THE EVACUATION.

AND WE HELD AN ADDITIONAL ONE LAST YEAR AFTER EVACUATION.

RECEIVE LOTS OF GRANTS THIS YEAR, OVER $110,000 FROM THE CITY AND THE GNWT, LARGELY BECAUSE WE UNDERTOOK TWO MAJOR PROJECTS, OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH TECHNICALLY WAS OUR 11TH YEAR, BUT COVID INTERFERED, AND WE ALSO OFFERED A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO TWO MENTEES WHO SUPPORTED A COMMERCIAL LOCAL GROWER AND THE OTHER ONE WORKING AT OUR HARVESTERS TABLE.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OR LOWLIGHT IS, OF COURSE, THE EVACUATION CREATED LOSS OF REVENUES FOR A LOT OF OUR VENDORS.

WE AVERAGE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, $160,000 TO $220,000 IN REVENUES FOR THE VENDORS.

WE KNOW THIS.

WE KNOW IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET A HOLD OF VENDORS A FEW DAYS AFTER, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE TABULATED THEIR REVENUES.

BUT WE KNOW IT'S IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

WHOOPS. SORRY.

WHO ARE WE DEALING WITH? WHO? PATRONS.

ALMOST 8,000 PEOPLE.

AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE COUNT THEM TWICE A NIGHT EVERY WEEK OF THE MARKET.

AND IT'S LIKE WE DO BIRD COUNTING.

LAST YEAR WE HAD 45 VENDORS AVERAGE OF 24 EVERY WEEK.

LOTS OF NEW VENDORS.

WE YELLOWKNIFE IS NOT OUT OF PEOPLE WITH NEW AND FRESH IDEAS.

SO WE ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF NEW VENDORS.

VENDORS MUST ATTEND AN ORIENTATION SESSION.

IF THEY ARE SELLING FOOD, THEY MUST OBTAIN A FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE, NO CERTIFICATE, NO VENDING AT THE MARKET.

AND SO WE WORK VERY MUCH IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EHO, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS.

FROM THE VENDOR FEES THAT VENDORS PAY, WHICH IS ABOUT $40 A WEEK FOR A TABLE WE GET $16,000 IN REVENUE FROM THE VENDOR FEES.

WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL GROWERS TO COME TO SELL AT THE MARKET.

SO WE PROVIDE A VERY MUCH DISCOUNTED RATE TO FOOD GROWERS $100 FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON INSTEAD OF $600 IF YOU COME AT $40 A WEEK.

11 CONTRACTORS LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF OUR TWO SPECIAL PROJECTS VOLUNTEERS 8.

BUT I WANT TO ADD TO THAT OUR 9 VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL.

SORRY. DID I PRESS THE WRONG BUTTON? OKAY. OUR CORE PROGRAMS, THERE'S FIVE.

THE HARVESTER STABLE, WHICH IS A CONCEPT THAT WE DEVELOPED.

WE BRING WE ASKED LOCAL GARDENERS TO BRING EXCESS PRODUCE TO THE MARKET, AND WE SELL IT ON THEIR BEHALF.

THE IDEA IS TO TRY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCE THAT WE HAVE ON SITE TO SELL THE WHEN PEOPLE DROP OFF THEIR PRODUCE, IF WE SELL IT ON THEIR BEHALF, WE KEEP 25% OF THE REVENUES.

IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO HAVE THEIR OWN TABLE NEXT TO THE HARVESTER STABLE, WE KEEP 10%.

LOTS OF PEOPLE AS WELL BRING PRODUCE THEY DONATE IT, THEN WE SELL IT.

SO 300 POUNDS OF PRODUCE THAT WE SOLD LAST YEAR.

BUT THAT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY OF MONEY.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE 25% OF A ZUCCHINI.

OUR OTHER FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS THE COMPOST AND WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM.

WE IT'S MANDATORY THAT ALL VENDORS MUST USE ONLY COMPOSTABLE CONTAINERS AND UTENSILS.

WE ENCOURAGE BIG BOTTLES I JUST HAVE TO ASK FOR A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE EXTEND FOR ANOTHER TWO MINUTES.

YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE AS WELL 85% OF THE WASTE BECAUSE WE USE ALL COMPOSTABLE STUFF IS DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL.

WE'VE GOT MUSIC AT THE MARKET COMMUNITY, WHICH IS MUSICIANS AND PERFORMERS, COMMUNITY TABLES DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS

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PAY IT FORWARD, A SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE GET FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WHICH ALLOWS US TO GIVE FOOD VOUCHERS TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING PEOPLE AT RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY, WHO THEN GIVE THE FOOD VOUCHERS TO THEIR CLIENTS SO THEY CAN COME TO THE MARKET AND EAT JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE MARKET.

LAST YEAR WE LAURIER UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO DID A BIG SURVEY AND EVALUATION OF THE SOCIAL IMPACTS.

WE WERE WOWED BY IT.

PEOPLE APPRECIATE THE MARKET.

THEY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT IT'S OUTDOORS.

ATTENDANCE TO THE MARKET IT GIVES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

WE WERE TOLD IT GIVES A SENSE OF LIFE.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS A LIFELINE DURING COVID.

WHAT SURPRISED US IS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SAY THAT THEY FEEL SAFE COMING TO THE MARKET, AND THAT'S A HUGE THING.

THERE'S A LOT OF FOOD EXCHANGE TAKING PLACE AT THE END OF THE MARKET, WHERE SOME PEOPLE WILL COME AND ASK FOR A FREE MEAL.

IT'S DONE IN A POLITE AND RESPECTFUL WAY.

FOOD RESCUE ALSO COMES AT THE END OF THE MARKET AND PICKS UP ANY UNSOLD ITEMS THAT VENDORS WANT TO GIVE, AND THEN THEY BRING THAT TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. SO A LOOSE ARRANGEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM AND THIS YEAR WILL BE MORE OFFICIAL.

ALSO AROUND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF NEWCOMERS TO YELLOWKNIFE.

A LOT OF OUR VENDORS ARE NEWCOMERS TO YELLOWKNIFE.

AND ALSO ORGANIZATIONS WILL COME TO THE MARKET TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO NEWCOMERS, BUY FOOD VOUCHERS FROM US, DISTRIBUTE THEM TO TO THE NEWCOMERS SO THAT THEY COME AND ENJOY THE MARKET.

SO THERE'S NO STIGMATIZATION AROUND WHO GETS A FOOD VOUCHER BECAUSE TO COME AND SPEND AT THE MARKET.

SO WE WE DO LIKE THAT.

AND I WILL FINISH THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE.

AND I WILL REFER A LITTLE BIT TO MY NOTES IF I COULD BECAUSE I WANT TO HIT THE RIGHT NOTE.

WE RECEIVED FUNDING THIS YEAR FROM THE CITY MULTI-YEAR FUNDING.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTI-YEAR FUNDING, HOW IT GIVES US BREATHING ROOM AND SPACE.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU EVERY TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH TO SEPTEMBER 10TH.

THIS IS OUR OFFICIAL INVITATION TO THE MAYOR TO RING THE BELL ON THE FIRST DAY.

AND I HOPE THAT MAYOR IS ACCOMPANIED BY MR. COLIN TO COME ON ON JUNE 4TH.

WE HELD A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND I DARE SAY THAT WE FOUND OUR TRUE CALLING IN THE MIDST OF THIS STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION.

AND LET ME EXPLAIN.

FRANCE, I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STOP YOU.

WE'VE GONE PAST THE TWO MINUTES, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTER? OKAY.

WHAT WAS THE REVELATION? FRANCE. WE ARE GIVING OURSELVES TWO YEARS TO GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS OF BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PASS ON OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW TO RUN A MARKET, HOW TO SUPPORT FOOD BASED PROJECTS AND BUSINESSES, AND HOW TO RUN A NOT FOR PROFIT WITH GOOD GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES.

SO THIS YEAR, FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE DECIDED TO FOCUS OUR ENERGIES ON OUR CORE PROGRAMS, WHICH YOUR FUNDING IS ALLOWING US TO DO.

WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN TO PUT IN PLACE A SUCCESSION PLAN AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, FORMER TREASURER HAS BEEN TRAINING NEW TREASURER FOR THE LAST YEAR.

BOARD MEMBERS ARE LEARNING, NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE LEARNING THE ART OF GRANT APPLICATION FROM MASTERS OF THE CRAFT.

SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE MENTORING NEW BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT THEY HAVE AN IDEA WHAT IT MEANS TO JOIN A BOARD IN TERMS OF TASKS AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

AND ACCORDING TO OUR BYLAWS, SOME OF US WITH MORE EXPERIENCE NEED TO RETIRE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

AND INSTEAD OF BEING SADDENED AND SCARED BY THIS PROSPECT, WE ARE EMBOLDENED.

WE COLLECTIVELY SEE THIS AS A GREAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER GENERATION OF FARMERS MARKET VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

AND I WILL FINISH BY SAYING WE AT THE FARMERS MARKET ARE PLANTING SEEDS.

WE PROMISE TO WATER AND TAKE CARE OF THESE SEEDLINGS SO THAT WE CAN HARVEST THE BEST CROP OF VOLUNTEERS EVER, SO THAT OUR FARMERS MARKET

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FRANCE [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTER? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS A LOCAL NONPROFIT PERSON AND FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE FARMERS MARKET, I REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON SUCCESSION PLANNING.

I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE PRESENTER? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. JUST A COMMENT TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES AND ALL THE GROWERS.

SUPER LOOKING FORWARD TO JUNE 4TH.

AND YEAH, CAN'T WAIT TO ATTEND AGAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION, YOUR EVENT, HAS BECOME AN INSTITUTION TO THIS TOWN THAT I HOPE LASTS FOR EVER AND A DAY.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

NOW, ON TO THE NEXT PRESENTER.

[43. A presentation from NWT Recreation and Parks Association.]

COME ON UP.

CHECK, CHECK. ONE, TWO.

YEP. OKAY.

HI. SO IS IT ON NOW AND THEN? I DON'T HAVE TO PRESS IT. AMAZING.

OKAY, I'LL START NOW.

HONORABLE MAYOR ALTY, WHO I CAN'T SEE RIGHT NOW.

COUNCILLORS, ADMINISTRATION AND MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY MISSION IS TO HELP YELLOWKNIFE REALIZE A NEW REALITY OF COMPLETE STREETS FOR RESIDENTS TO HAVE A CHOICE IN HOW TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THEIR CITY.

PEOPLE FRIENDLY STREETS ARE ONES WHERE BIKES CAN HAVE THEIR OWN ROUTE AND HAVE LESS CONFLICTS WITH MOTORIZED TRAFFIC, WHERE KIDS CAN FEEL SAFE TO WALK AND BIKE THEMSELVES TO SCHOOL, WHERE ELDERS CAN WALK, BIKE OR WHEEL THEMSELVES WITH EASE.

STREETS LIKE THESE CREATE A STRONGER COMMUNITY THAT HAS MORE INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER.

I AM INVOLVED IN A NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH MANY VOLUNTEERS IN YELLOWKNIFE.

GRASSROOTS PROJECTS LIKE BIKE BUS PROGRAMS WHERE PARENTS VOLUNTEER TO TAKE GROUPS OF KIDS BIKING TO SCHOOL, CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDES LIKE THE ONE WE JUST ENJOYED THIS EVENING WHERE 105 PEOPLE BIKED HERE TO CITY HALL.

I CAME HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT A BIKE SHARE PROGRAM I PUT TOGETHER RECENTLY, AND THEN I HAVE THREE PILOT PROJECTS WHICH WITH SPECIFIC ASKS FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE TO SUPPORT. I HAVE CREATED OH MY GOD, I HAVEN'T DONE THIS PART.

OKAY. HOLD ON.

BYPASS YOU.

OH, AND I DID THE THING THAT YOU DID.

YEAH. THERE IT IS.

OKAY. I HAVE CREATED A PROPOSAL FOR THE GNWT HEALTHY CHOICES FUND ON BEHALF OF NWT RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION.

IT IS CALLED DECREASING BARRIERS TO ACTIVE MOBILITY.

IF THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE HEALTHY CHOICES FUND, WE WILL CREATE A FREE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM FOR YELLOWKNIFERS WHO WANT TO TRY A MORE ACTIVE WAY OF COMMUTING TO WORK, SCHOOL OR THEIR DAILY ERRANDS.

THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING BIKES AVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS AT A TIME.

ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC.

UPRIGHT CITY BIKES I LOVE ACOUSTIC BIKES, THEY'RE THE BEST.

E-TRIKES THAT OFFER MORE STABILITY FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT.

E-CARGO. BIKES FOR YOUNG FAMILIES, MARKET GARDENERS AND BUSINESSES.

PROVIDING THESE FREE OF CHARGE HELP PEOPLE TRY THINGS OUT WITHOUT COMMITTING TO THE COSTS RIGHT AWAY.

FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE FROM THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP INFORM US AND THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND OTHER GROUPS ABOUT AREAS IN NEED OF CONNECTIVITY AND SAFETY FOR BIKE USERS.

YELLOWKNIFERS, OH, YELLOWKNIFERS ARE BECOMING VERY ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO GET AROUND THEIR CITY.

EVERY DAY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO MAKE BETTER CHOICES FOR THEIR HEALTH, THEIR ENVIRONMENT, HAPPY EARTH DAY, AND FINANCES BY REDUCING THEIR USE OF VEHICLES. THIS IS VERY IN LINE WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE'S OWN DESIRE TO REDUCE VEHICLE USE.

THE COMMUNITY ENERGY PLAN OF 2015 TO 2025 WAS TO REDUCE RESIDENTIAL VEHICLE KILOMETERS TRAVELED BY 20%.

SO I AM ALSO HERE TODAY TO HELP THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN AGENDA WITH MINIMAL COSTS AND THE BIGGEST IMPACT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PILOT PROJECTS.

CLICK PILOT PROJECT NUMBER ONE INCREASED DOWNTOWN BIKE STORAGE OPTIONS.

YES, PLEASE. AT THE CRITICAL MASS EARLIER THIS EVENING, PEOPLE CHEERED WHEN I SUGGESTED THAT WE INCREASE DOWNTOWN BIKE STORAGE.

PEOPLE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT THEIR BIKES IN A SAFE SPOT.

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IF THE HEALTHY CHOICES FUND PROPOSAL IS APPROVED, WE REQUEST THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE MATCH THE FUNDING OF $5,500 BUCKS TOWARDS MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.

IF AND AGAIN IF THE HEALTHY CHOICES FUND IS APPROVED, WE REQUEST THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ASSIST IN THE SECURE INSTALLATION OF THE BIKE PARKING UNITS. PILOT PROJECT NUMBER TWO.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE ART WALKS, VIBRANT CROSSWALKS DESIGNED AND PAINTED BY VOLUNTEER STUDENTS AND LOCAL ARTISTS.

I'M WORKING WITH A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE CREATED A PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CREATE COLORFUL, VIBRANT CROSSWALKS IN FRONT OF EACH OF THEIR SCHOOLS IN YELLOWKNIFE. THESE WILL MORE ACTIVELY CATCH DRIVERS EYES AT AREAS WHERE CHILDREN ARE MOST VULNERABLE ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE INCLUDE LOCAL ARTISTS SUCH AS ROBBIE CRAIG AND ALISON MCCREESH WHO ARE LIKE, SUPER ON BOARD.

AMAZING. LET'S INCREASE AUTONOMY AND SAFETY FOR OUR KIDS.

OH I FORGOT.

ON BEHALF OF ALL YELLOWKNIFERS, I ASK THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE GIVE PERMISSION FOR A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS TO PAINT NINE CROSSWALKS NEXT TO TO EACH YELLOWKNIFE SCHOOL. I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO PAUSE YOU THERE FOR A SECOND AND ASK A SPECIAL RESOLUTION.

MOTION BY COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

ALL IN FAVOR? TWO MORE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. SO GIVE US PERMISSION FOR PAINTING THE CROSSWALKS THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.

TO ACTIVATE YOUR CITY WORKERS TO CLEAN THE CHOSEN CROSSWALKS AT LEAST ONE DAY BEFORE WE PAINT.

PRETTY PLEASE. AND ALSO TO DONATE PAINT AND PAINTING SUPPLIES FOR THIS PROJECT.

OH, AND TRAFFIC BARRIERS.

THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT WHILE WE DO ONE HALF ON ONE DAY AND ONE HALF ON THE OTHER DAY.

PROPOSAL NUMBER THREE.

TRAFFIC CALMING AND PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

I REQUEST THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

IMPLEMENT A TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURE FOR ONE NEIGHBORHOOD THIS SUMMER.

PILOT PROJECT JUST FOR THE SUMMER, RANGE LAKE ROAD IS A PERFECT CANDIDATE AS IT ALMOST HAS 16M WIDE ROAD AND BOASTS TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND AN ABUNDANCE OF FAMILY HOMES ALONG THE LENGTH.

I ASK THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL TEMPORARY SUMMER PLANTERS AND TRAFFIC BOLLARDS ALONG RANGE LAKE ROAD TO CREATE A BIKE LANE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

THIS WILL REDUCE TRAFFIC LANE WIDTHS, WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE A 30 KILOMETER PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW AMAZING OUR CITY WILL BECOME WITH THESE SIMPLE INITIATIVES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU, BECCA.

OKAY NOW WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTER.

BUT JUST TO ADD THAT WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY QUESTIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR TONIGHT ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER.

IF WE WISH TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE THIS MORE, WE CAN REFER IT TO A GPC.

SO, COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN, YOU LOOKED RIGHT AT ME.

THANKS DEPUTY MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU, BECCA, FOR BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION AND FOR SENDING THROUGH THESE, THIS INFORMATION BEFOREHAND TOO SO I COULD FORMULATE MY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT UP HERE TONIGHT. AND ALSO, THANK YOU TO YOU, YOUR HUSBAND AND OTHERS WHO ORGANIZED THE BIKE RIDE TONIGHT.

THAT WAS AWESOME. OKAY.

SO THANKS. SO IN TERMS OF A LOT OF THE ASKS, THEY'RE CONNECTED TO THIS HEALTHY HEALTHY CHOICES FUNDING APPLICATION.

SO DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHEN THAT FUNDING WILL BE KNOWN OR SECURED OR YOU DON'T KNOW.

WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK WE SHOULD KNOW.

OKAY. SO CROSS YOUR FINGERS BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

COOL. SO BUT THE DEADLINE OR IF THEY'RE EXPECTED TO GET BACK TO YOU THIS WEEK.

THIS MONTH. YEAH. THIS MONTH. OKAY.

COOL. WELL I MEAN YEAH I KNOW, I KNOW.

OKAY. COOL. FOR YOU TALKED ABOUT THE $5,500 FOR PARKING, BIKE STORAGE DOWNTOWN.

SO WOULD THIS BE FOR ONE IT WOULD BE TO MATCH ANY APPLICATION FUNDING.

SO IF THE APPLICATION WASN'T APPROVED, THAT WOULD SORT OF BECOME MOOT.

YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE TO IT TOO, THAT I HAD WAS WOULD THE IDEA BE THAT THIS WOULD BE LIKE THE CAGED PIECE THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? WOULD THAT BE FOR THE BIKES THAT YOU WOULD BE GETTING THROUGH THE PROGRAM, OR WOULD IT BE DO YOU HAVE YOU THOUGHT, LIKE WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS? OR WHEN? WE TRIED TO FIND FUNDING AND TRYING TO FIND OUT THE BUDGET FOR WHAT THOSE BIG SHEDS WOULD BE, AND THE NUMBERS KEPT GOING UP.

AND SO WE THINK THAT WHAT WE CAN AFFORD THIS YEAR WOULD BE MORE OUTDOOR, SIMILAR BIKE STORAGE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

OKAY. SO RACKS, SORT OF RACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

YEAH. COOL.

FOR YOUR PROPOSAL AROUND PAINTING CROSSWALKS IS THE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CITY YOU'RE SEEKING THE CITY TO SUPPORT THAT.

IS THAT PART OF YOUR HEALTHY CHOICES FUNDING APPLICATION TOO, THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE PIECE.

THAT'S SEPARATE. COOL.

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SO COOL.

OR NOT PURSUE? OR HOW DO WE PURSUE THESE THINGS? YEAH. I GUESS MY LAST POINT WOULD JUST BE I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TALKING TO YOU LATER THIS WEEK AROUND AS THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAID, NO QUESTIONS FOR ADMIN, BUT SO WE COULD TEASE THINGS OUT, MAYBE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DISCUSS, MAYBE AT NEXT WEEK'S OR THE WEEK AFTER GPC THE NEXT TIME WE TALK ABOUT THAT.

SO THANKS YEAH, I CAN BE AVAILABLE.

YEAH. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND COMING OUT TONIGHT AND ORGANIZING THE BIKE RIDE.

YEAH. MY QUESTION IS JUST AROUND, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR REFERRING SOMETHING TO GPC? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN SORT OF COVERED EVERYTHING.

DO WE DO THAT NOW? DO WE DO THAT IN AN EMAIL? HOW IS THAT? WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH AN UPCOMING AGENDA, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY THROW THAT TO AN EMAIL.

THEN WE CAN PLACE THAT ONTO THE AGENDA MEETING.

THAT'LL HAPPEN ON THURSDAYS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN COUNCILLOR WARBURTON, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

TO SAY I'M KEEN ABOUT TRAFFIC CALMING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

SO I LOVE THE BIKE AND I REALLY HOPE TO GET THAT FUNDING BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE AN ACTUAL ASK TO BRING FORWARD.

AROUND THE THE TRAFFIC CALMING WHY RANGE LAKE ROAD AND KIND OF WHY YOU'RE PROPOSING THOSE PLANTERS AND PYLONS LIKE VERSUS SOME OTHER OPTION, I GUESS.

WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE AFRAID OF TRAFFIC CALMING AND DOING A PILOT PROJECT WHERE THERE'S PLANTERS AS WELL AS BOLLARDS TO INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT, TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.

IT'S TEMPORARY, BUT IT ALSO BRINGS JOY TO THE SPACE.

SO I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK I SAW IN SOME OF THE PHOTOS, LIKE, EVEN A PLANTER COULD BE AS EASY AS, LIKE A BIG GARBAGE BIN THAT YOU GET FOR A REALLY INEXPENSIVE AND FILLED WITH DIRT AND PUT WILDFLOWERS IN. AND THAT JUST ALLOWS YEAH, THE STREET TO NOT JUST BE A BUNCH OF BOLLARDS.

WAY BETTER. I'M YEAH.

I'M EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY SEE US ON A GPC SHORTLY.

I LOVE THINGS THAT ARE TEMPORARY AND QUICK.

IT'S NOT A BIG ASK.

AND IF WE'RE NOT REARRANGING STREETS, WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY REDESIGNING STREETSCAPE.

WE'RE JUST DOING SOMETHING REALLY EASY.

I LOVE THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO ANY MORE IDEAS OUT THERE ON HOW TO DO SOME STREET CALMING P LEASE LET US KNOW.

I THINK THIS IS A WAY OF ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE CONFLICT WE HAVE IN THE CITY AROUND BIKES AND CARS AND KIDS.

WE CAN'T ENFORCE OUR WAY TO COMPLIANCE, SO LET'S DESIGN IT AWAY.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANKS, MR. CHAIR. YEAH.

JUST TO THE PRESENTER. JUST WONDERING, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REACH OUT TO ADMIN YET TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE CROSSWALKS, RECOGNIZING THAT'S A SUPER COOL PROJECT, BUT I ASSUME THERE'S PROBABLY SOME STANDARDS RELATED TO SAFETY AND OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.

SO. OH, FOR THIS, IF YOU HAVE ANY BACKGROUND ON THAT OR MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT STEP.

YEAH. AND AND I'D LIKE TO DO THAT SOON.

SO THAT'S MY NEXT STEP.

SO I CAN'T WAIT.

WHO WHO CAN I CHAT WITH? EVERYBODY. THERE'S PROBABLY SOMEONE IN THIS ROOM YOU CAN CORNER BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I'M SURE.

MAYBE [INAUDIBLE] CHRIS.

HI. OKAY.

NO. COOL. I JUST WONDERING IF THAT HAD ALREADY HAPPENED, BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS KIND OF A TIME SENSITIVE.

OR YOU WERE HOPING TO DO THAT SOONER THAN LATER.

BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT'S OBVIOUSLY AN IMPORTANT STEP.

WITH RESPECT TO THE TRAFFIC CALMING OPTIONS, I WAS JUST CURIOUS ALSO WERE YOU ABLE TO EXPLORE ANY, ANY OTHER OPTIONS KIND OF BUILDING ON COUNCILLOR WARBURTON'S QUESTION ABOUT THE FLOWER, YOU KNOW, FLOWERS AND, AND PYLONS OR OTHER THINGS.

I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S MORE PERMANENT AND EXPENSIVE SOLUTIONS, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ALSO MORE INEXPENSIVE OR OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT MAYBE.

YEAH, THERE ARE THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS THAT CAN BE EXPLORED.

THERE ARE TEMPORARY BUMPS THAT YOU CAN GET THAT YOU CAN STORE SOMEWHERE.

SO IN THE WINTER TIME THEY'RE NOT THERE WHEN AND JAMMING UP THE MACHINES SO THOSE CAN, CAN HELP.

BUT I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE BUMPS.

SO WHEN YOU HAVE A STREET THAT SORT OF MEANDERS A LITTLE BIT, THAT ALSO IS A IS A GREAT INCENTIVE.

BUT SINCE THAT STREET HAS SO MANY STUDENTS TRYING TO GO TO SCHOOL TRYING TO BIKE, AND THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT BACK IN THE FALL WHERE A KID WAS HIT AND HE WAS FINE. I THINK THAT THAT IT JUST IT JUST BRINGS INTO THE LENS THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE QUICKER AND, AND CONSCIOUS OF NOT JUST SLOWING TRAFFIC DOWN, BUT ALSO GIVING SPACE FOR, FOR SO KIDS KNOW HOW TO BIKE TO SCHOOL TOO A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

WE DO A LOT. I'M INVOLVED IN LOTS OF PROGRAMS TO HELP WITH THAT TOO, SO WE CAN CHAT ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME.

WE HAVE ONLY SO MUCH TIME IN FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATIONS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE AND I HOPE YOUR PROJECT IS APPROVED.

AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A FORMAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ASK.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

RECOGNIZING THAT THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT LABOR INTENSIVE AND MIGHT REQUIRE A LOT OF PEOPLE, I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE FOR ANY OF THESE PROJECT PILOT PROJECTS, IDEAS, PROPOSALS AT LEAST STARTED OR FLESHED OUT, OR IF THEY'RE JUST YOU'RE TRYING TO SORT OF SEEKING GENERAL SUPPORT AT THE MOMENT.

FOR THE THE DOCUMENTS YOU RECEIVED ARE ROUGH DRAFTS OF WHAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN.

THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS INTERESTED IN DOING ALL THESE THINGS.

SO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS ARE QUITE FLESHED OUT, ESPECIALLY THE, THE PAINTING ONE.

AND THEN FOR.

YEAH, GIVE US, GIVE US AN EVENING.

MY HUSBAND AND I SPEND SUNDAY MORNINGS DRINKING COFFEE AND TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP THE WORLD.

IT'S AMAZING. SO THERE'S LOTS OF TIME.

GREAT. THAT'S WONDERFUL.

YEAH. THANKS.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE, THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF COFFEE THAT WAS.

AND IF YOU DRANK A LOT OF IT TONIGHT BEFORE YOU CAME HERE.

THIS IS. THIS IS JUST THE WAY I AM.

IT'S JUST THE WAY I AM.

DON'T CHANGE. THANKS.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

THANK YOU TO THE PRESENTER.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A DISCUSSION AROUND THIS SUBJECT MATTER IN THE FUTURE.

ARE WE STILL ON THE THING? LIKE IS REBECCA STILL THERE? OH SHE DROPPED OFF.

OH SHE MISSED IT.

OKAY, GREAT. OKAY.

BYE. THANK YOU AGAIN [APPLAUSE].

NOW WE DO HAVE A THIRD ITEM TO A DELEGATION PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

I'M GOING TO PASS THIS OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR A QUICK LITTLE REVIEW.

DEPUTY MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WE DID RECEIVE AS THE DEPUTY MAYOR JUST MENTIONED A THIRD REQUEST FOR A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING FROM THE GROUP COMMUNITIES IN MOTION.

REGRETTABLY, THE PRESENTATION WAS SUBMITTED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS PROVIDED OR THE REQUEST TO PRESENT WAS SUBMITTED AFTER YOU HAD RECEIVED YOUR AGENDAS.

THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES.

I AM ASKING COUNCIL TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THROUGH SPECIAL RESOLUTION TO ALLOW THE THIRD PRESENTATION TO OCCUR THIS EVENING.

FOR THE DEPUTY DEPUTY MAYOR, IT IS A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF TWO TWO THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IN ORDER FOR THIS PRESENTATION TO OCCUR.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. AND WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS RESOLUTION? COUNCILLOR MCGURK, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. PLEASE COME UP TO THE BOARD [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE.

ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

MY NAME IS CRAIG SCOTT. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY IN MOTION, WHICH IS A COMMITTEE OF ECOLOGY NORTH.

AND JUST THIS THIS EVENING, I BIKED HERE WITH A GROUP OF YELLOWKNIFERS AND THE CRITICAL MASS.

YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EARTH TODAY.

HAPPY EARTH DAY. THERE WAS OVER 100, 100 PEOPLE.

AND SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT OR ASK FOR FOR ROAD SAFETY.

AND A KIND OF A SAFER YELLOWKNIFE TO BIKE AROUND TOWN ALL YEAR ROUND.

BIKING IS LOW COST, HEALTHY CHOICE WITH MANY POSITIVE BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

SO I'D LIKE TO START BY ASKING EACH TO CONSIDER THIS QUESTION.

IF WE ARE INDEED A BIKE FRIENDLY CITY, OR IF WE WANT TO BE A BIKE FRIENDLY CITY, HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE IT? TO US, THIS MEANS THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN GET FROM THEIR HOMES TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO SAFELY AND IN A RELATIVELY DIRECT ROUTE ALL YEAR LONG.

WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, BUT WE'RE STILL A LONG WAY FROM FROM WHAT WE CONSIDER BEING A BIKE FRIENDLY CITY.

WE HAVE GREAT MULTI-USE TRAILS AROUND NIVEN AND FRAME LAKE, A CROSSWALK OVER HIGHWAY THREE NOW A NEW A CAM LAKE MULTI-USE PATH.

BUT DO WE REALLY HAVE THAT CONNECTIVITY THAT WE NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BIKE FRIENDLY? SO WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR RECENTLY UPDATING ITS CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE MAP.

THAT'S THE MAP ON THE RIGHT THERE.

SO IT'S A BIT BLURRY.

AND THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS THE CITY'S 2013 PROPOSED FIVE YEAR BIKE LANE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE.

THIS WAS RECENTLY REMOVED FROM THE FROM THE WEBSITE AND THE NEW ONE PUT UP.

AND SO THE 2013 ONE CONTAINED MANY GREAT IDEAS TO IMPROVE CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE AND IN PARTICULAR CONNECTIVITY IN YELLOWKNIFE.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON, THE PROPOSED OR THE PROPOSED FIVE YEAR BIKE LANE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE AMBITIOUS AND CONNECTED THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.

AND THE MAP ON THE RIGHT, IN OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE DOES HAVE LITTLE CONNECTIVITY.

THE BLUE LINES ARE MERELY STREETS DESIGNATED AS SUITABLE FOR SHARING WITH VEHICLES WITH NO CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE EXCEPT FOR SIGNAGE.

THE YELLOW LINES REPRESENT OUR 1.5KM OF BIKE LANES.

THE PINK LINES ARE MULTI-USE PATHS THAT VARY FROM ONE AND A HALF TO THREE METERS, AND SOME OF THESE MULTI-USE PATHS ARE NOT MAINTAINED IN THE WINTER OR MAINTAINED IN SUCH A WAY

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SO I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE COMMUNITIES IN MOTION AND THE MANY YELLOWKNIFERS WE REPRESENT ONE A YELLOWKNIFE WHERE KIDS CAN SAFELY, SAFELY CYCLE TO SCHOOL AND COMMUTERS CAN HAVE DIRECT ROUTES TO THEIR WORK AND BACK.

WE BELIEVE THAT A FEW RELATIVELY LOW COST MEASURES COULD GREATLY IMPROVE EXISTING CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SHORT TERM, AND MAKE OUR ROAD SAFER FOR EVERYONE.

WE HAVE TWO SHORT TERM ASKS AS WELL AS A COUPLE MEDIUM TERM ASKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

SO PAINTED BIKE LANES ARE CERTAINLY NOT THE GOLD STANDARD.

BECCA HAS HAS SOME, SOME OPTIONS HERE.

AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT THEY'RE SIMPLE, THEY'RE COST EFFECTIVE, AND THEY HAVE A GREAT POTENTIAL OF BENEFITS FOR CONNECTIVITY AND AND GETTING GETTING PEOPLE AROUND.

YELLOWKNIFE HAS EXTREMELY WIDE, SINGLE LANE STREETS AROUND MOST OF THE CITY.

MANY OF THEM ARE OVER 13M WIDE AND GIVEN THE CITY STANDARD OF THREE METERS FOR TRAFFIC LANES, IT LEAVES AMPLE ROOM FOR NICE WIDE BIKE LANES THAT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE SAFETY FOR RESIDENTS AND KIDS TRAVELING TO SCHOOL.

WE WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO CONDUCT A TRIAL AND PAINT SOME OF THE BIKE LANES PROPOSED IN THE 2013 VISION, AND WE'VE WE'VE NOTED A FEW STREETS HERE.

RANGE LAKE ROAD IS ONE OF THEM.

AND SO A BIKE LANE LIKE THIS IS ABOUT SEVEN FEET WIDE.

IT'S LOW COST.

AND YEAH, THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS IN PARKING.

WE YEAH, WE'D LIKE THE CITY TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITIES IN MOTION TO TRIAL THE EFFECT OF OF SOME OF THESE BIKE LANES.

ANOTHER ONE IS WINTER AND SPRING MAINTENANCE.

WE'RE A PROUD WINTER CITY.

YET OUR BIKE LANES AND MANY MULTI-USE TRAILS ARE NOT CLEARED OF SNOW, AND WINTER GRAVEL GETS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE SPRING AND MAKES IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GET AROUND. AND IMPROVING MAINTENANCE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE SAFETY AND INCREASE THE EVER GROWING BIKE POPULATION ALL YEAR ROUND.

A COUPLE OF MEDIUM TERM ASKS THE CITY'S 2018 TRAIL ENHANCEMENT AND CONNECTIVITY STRATEGY IDENTIFIED FRAME LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION AS A KEY PIECE OF MISSING CITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD CONNECT THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL BEHIND THE HOSPITAL WITH THE ORPHANED TRAIL SECTION BY THE CO-OP, AND THIS WOULD CONNECT THE BOARD AND NEIGHBORHOOD TO DOWNTOWN AND PROVIDE A SPACE FOR FOR RANGE LAKE AS WELL TO CONNECT TO THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL AND PROVIDE A DIRECT ROUTE TO THE CO-OP AREA.

THIS COULD BE A CROWN JEWEL IN THE TRAIL NETWORK.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

ALL IN FAVOR? YOU HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK. SO COMMUNITIES IN MOTION ARE LOOKING TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, SUCH AS ROTARY OR DND TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

AND WE BELIEVE IT'S A CRITICAL PIECE OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO GET GET TO WORK ON MAKING IT HAPPEN.

AND SECONDLY, WE'RE ASKING THAT THE CITY WORK TO IMPROVE OUR BIKE RACKS AND HAVE A FEW MORE BIKE, MORE BIKE FURNITURE AROUND TOWN.

SO IN TERMS OF A LONG TERM VISION, WE HAVE AN ACTIVE AND PASSIONATE GROUP OF YELLOWKNIFERS WHO WANT A SAFER AND HEALTHIER CITY AND COMMUNITIES IN MOTION IS HERE TO HELP IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF THE CITY.

YOU CAN USE OUR TIME, OUR PASSION, OUR ENTHUSIASM TO HELP THE CITY DO RESEARCH, IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICE INCORPORATE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND DESIGN, AND HELP IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOP A LONG TERM VISION.

THESE THINGS ALL THEY ALL ALIGN AND SUPPORT THE COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.

AND FINALLY, WE ARE ASKING THE MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR AND COUNCIL COUNCILLORS AND CITY STAFF TO COME AND BIKE WITH US.

WE WANT TO MAKE THE CITY SAFE AND BIKE FRIENDLY.

AND THE FIRST STEP, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN COMMUNITY IN MOTION MEMBERS ON A BIKE TOUR AND DISCUSS IN SITU THE SITUATION AND THE CURRENT CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HOW IT CAN BE IMPROVED.

WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH A MEMO TOO TO COUNCIL WITH SOME OF THESE ASKS WITH MORE DETAIL.

BUT THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING RIGHT NOW TO OR PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, THANKS [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU CRAIG. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCIL MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR, AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THOSE STREETS.

YOU SORT OF SAID AS POTENTIAL STREETS FOR BIKE LANES, WOULD THERE BE A FIRST CHOICE? WELL, I THINK RANGE LAKE IS DEFINITELY BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS.

IT WOULD BE WOULD BE PROBABLY OUR FIRST CHOICE, BUT I THINK WE'LL PROVIDE MORE DETAIL IN IN OUR MEMO TO COUNCIL WITH, WITH DETAILS AND BACKUP RESEARCH. RIGHT ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR PRESENTATION.

JUST A GENERAL COMMENT.

LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF INTEREST IN YELLOWKNIFE WAS TO START DOING THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO EVERYTHING AS A CITY.

SO HEARING FOLKS THAT ARE EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE AND VOLUNTEER AND HELP US DO SOME OF THIS IS AMAZING.

AND PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS THANKS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON, FOR YOUR ETERNAL OPTIMISM.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANKS, MR. CHAIR. I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION TO TOM.

TOM. JUST.

YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE MORE IDEAS AND KIND OF BACKGROUND ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THOSE BIKE RACKS MIGHT COST AND THE PRIORITY AREAS FROM COMMUNITY IN MOTIONS PERSPECTIVE WOULD BE WOULD ALL BE IN THAT MEMO.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN, THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

FIRST OFF, ON THE BIKE WITH US BIKE TOUR.

I'M PROBABLY THE CONVERTED ALREADY.

BUT I'M THERE.

AND FOR ANY COLLEAGUES WHO WANT TO JOIN BUT DON'T HAVE A BIKE, I HAVE SPARE BIKES.

SO YOU CAN'T SAY THAT THAT'S A REASON NOT TO JOIN.

SO MAKE THE ASK.

MAKE THE INVITE. I'M PERSONALLY.

YEAH. LIKE I SAID, I'M A CONVERTED ON MANY OF THESE THINGS.

I THINK YOUR YOUR ASKS ARE REASONABLE AS THEY COME WITHIN WHAT THE CITY HAS, AS YOU POINTED OUT BACK IN 2013, HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO IN MOST OF THESE SCENARIOS.

YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2018, FOR COLLEAGUES, THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL WAS ACTUALLY PLANNED AND BUDGETED FOR.

SO THAT'S JUST A NICE LITTLE COMMENTARY AS WE THINK INTO BUDGETS 2025 THAT I'M GOING TO PUT OUT THERE.

I GUESS THE OTHER THING TOO, IS, CRAIG, YOU HAD MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE AND TALKING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

AND JUST AGAIN, I GUESS IT'S MORE OF A COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, IS TO MY COLLEAGUES, IS IT IS BEST PRACTICE WHEN YOU'RE DEVELOPING OUT SYSTEMS LIKE THIS TO TO TALK TO THE USERS OF THESE FACILITIES. SO I THINK WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE CRAIG AND BECCA AND, YOU KNOW, THE 100 PLUS PEOPLE WHO BIKED HERE, PLUS ALL THEIR KIDS WHO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND SEEING THE HAPPINESS ON THE KIDS AS THEY WERE BIKING HERE TONIGHT.

THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.

AND I KNOW GARRETT LOOKS AT ME LIKE, AS I TEAR UP, THINKING ABOUT KIDS BIKING.

BUT IT IS TRUE.

IT'S A SIGNIFICANT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT THING.

AND JUST ON THE EXPERTISE FOR, AGAIN, MORE OF A COMMENT AND THEN I'LL STOP.

BUT I WENT TO A WINTER CYCLING CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY IN EDMONTON, WHERE WE MET, WHERE I MANAGED TO MEET YOU KNOW, EXPERTS.

AND I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH BEFORE AND SINCE WITH EXPERTS FROM FINLAND AND EDMONTON AND MONTREAL.

AND SO THE EXPERTS ARE OUT THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO TO MAKE THIS STUFF UP.

WE CAN REACH OUT.

AND AS COUNCILLOR WARBURTON WAS SAYING, REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DO THIS WORK.

BUT ALSO LIKE THERE'S EXPERTS OUT THERE WHO, AS I TALKED TO, THEY'RE WILLING TO ENGAGE WITH US FOR FREE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS TYPE OF STUFF.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

SO IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE EVER INTERESTED, I'M HAPPY TO HOOK US UP WITH THAT AS WELL.

BUT CRAIG, THANKS FOR COMING AND PRESENTING.

AND BECCA, AGAIN, THANKS FOR COMING AND PRESENTING.

SO THANKS. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN YOUR VULNERABILITY AND PASSION IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED AND DOWNRIGHT ADORABLE.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT LESS CARS MEANS LESS WEAR ON OUR STREETS, WHICH IS SAVES US A BUCK.

WOO! THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CRAIG.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE PRESENTERS HERE TONIGHT, YOUR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, ENRICHES US AND CREATES THE YELLOWKNIFE OF TODAY, TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY FOREVER. THANK YOU AGAIN.

NOW MOVING ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.

THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR?

[45. Are there any administrative enquiries from the floor?]

TO COUNCILLOR PAYNE CHAGRIN, I DO HAVE A COUPLE FOR JUST FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES RELATED TO, CAN YOU REMIND ME HOW LONG AGO, IF IT WAS REPLACED, THAT SAND FLOOR AT THE CURLING CLUB? MR. COLIN.

DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY SERVICES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF I HEARD THE QUESTION RIGHT, IS HAVE WE EVER CHANGED IT OR THE LAST TIME WE CHANGED IT? IF I CAN JUST GET SOME CLARIFICATION, PLEASE.

YES, THAT'S THE QUESTION.

THANKS. THERE WAS SOME REMEDIAL WORK DONE 20 YEARS AGO.

BUT NEVER REPLACED.

THANKS. OKAY.

GREAT. YEAH. THANK YOU.

I RECOGNIZE THAT IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2022, COUNCIL DID DISCUSS THE CURLING CLUB KIND OF ENHANCEMENTS OR REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED TO REPLACE THAT GROUND UNDER THE PLAYING SURFACES AND DID APPROVE AN AMOUNT.

THAT WAS I THINK THE WORK WAS ANTICIPATED TO TAKE PLACE LAST YEAR, BUT WITH THE CHAOS OF LAST YEAR, IT WAS DELAYED.

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I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE DELAY IS.

DO WE STILL ANTICIPATE IF THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE COMING IN ON BUDGET? MR. COLIN. DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY SERVICES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES.

THE THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS, THE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND SIGNED AND IT IS FULLY ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET FOR 2024.

THANKS. OKAY.

THANKS. AND LAST QUESTION AND THE CONTEXT, OF COURSE, JUST BEING THAT I KNOW THE CURLING CLUB WAS RECENTLY IN TOUCH JUST ABOUT THAT, THAT REPAIR AND THEY PROBABLY MAYBE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE WORK WAS ALREADY UNDERWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

BUT WITH KIND OF THE RECENT EMERGENCIES AND THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR YELLOWKNIFE TO BE A HOST COMMUNITY FOR OTHER EVACUATED COMMUNITIES, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE ADMINISTRATION HAS, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFIED ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING RELATED TO FACILITY UPGRADES THAT, YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF YOU KNOW, A CHANGE ORDER THAT THAT MIGHT HELP A LOT MORE LONG TERM FOR THIS FACILITY, MR. COLIN. DEPUTY MAYOR, THROUGH YOU TO THE COUNCILLOR WE RECOGNIZE AND WE ARE AWARE AND RECOGNIZE THE LETTER THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO US THIS PAST WEEK. AND WHAT'S DESCRIBED IN THERE, QUITE FRANKLY, MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

IT WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION IN THE LONG RUN.

BUT THE REALITY IS WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE WITHIN THE CAPITAL BUDGET, AND IT WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL DELAYS TO ENABLE THAT FACILITY TO BE USED FOR CURLING.

SO IT IS NOTED.

BUT AT THIS TIME, THERE'S SIMPLY NO SCOPE TO PUT IN A CONCRETE FLOOR AS OPPOSED TO THE SAND FLOOR, AND NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT OTHER HIGHER PRIORITY PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. SO FIRST OFF THIS QUESTION WITH REGARD TO WATER MAIN BREAKS JUST A THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING WINTER AND SPRING, SO THANK YOU.

SO THERE'S A FEW PARTICULAR AREAS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE SEEN RECURRING ISSUES, AND I'M JUST LOOKING TO HOW ARE HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITH RECURRING WATER MAIN BREAKS, MR. COLIN? DEPUTY MAYOR, THROUGH YOU TO THE COUNCILLOR.

FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO RECOGNIZE.

AND I KNOW COUNCIL DOES REPLACEMENT OF UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE IS OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY AROUND IT.

IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

IT IS ACROSS THE BOARD.

THEREFORE, ALTHOUGH ONE MIGHT SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE NICE TO DO MAJOR REPLACEMENT.

FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE TIME PERIOD AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF THAT.

BUT PUT THAT ASIDE IT IS A QUESTION OF MANAGING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR WHAT GETS CHANGED WHEN.

I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING TO HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLAN FOR THE 49 ALPHA, WHICH IS AN AREA THAT HAS REGRETTABLY SEEN SEVERAL WATER BREAK, LAKE WATER BREAK, WATER BREAKS, THANK YOU, IN THE PAST YEAR.

DIRECTOR GREENHORN.

THANK YOU. JUST TO BUILD ON WHAT MR. COLIN WAS SAYING, THERE'S A THERE'S A FEW MECHANISMS WE USE TO ESTABLISH AND CONTROL WATER BREAKS AND ADDRESS THROUGH REPAIRS.

SO WE HAVE OUR CAPITAL MECHANISM, WHICH IS NOW MOVED TO A BI ANNUAL PROGRAM IN ORDER TO FUND SOME MORE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENTS, SUCH AS LIFT STATION ONE.

SO WE ARE STILL DOING OUR OUR UNDERGROUND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.

HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN DEFERRED TO A BI ANNUAL IN ORDER TO FREE UP SOME CAPITAL FOR THOSE OTHER MAJOR EXPENDITURES.

THE OTHER MECHANISM WE HAVE IS A SERVICE CONNECTION FAILURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS MEANT TO ADDRESS SINGLE LINES OF FAILURE OR, SORRY, SINGLE LINES OF SERVICE INTO INDIVIDUAL HOMES AND PEOPLE THAT PAY INTO THE PROGRAM.

AND WE DO THAT AND WE ASSESS LEAKS THROUGH LEAK DETECTION THAT HAS A DEDICATED TEAM THAT PUTS IN AT LEAST 40 HOURS A WEEK OF LEAK DETECTION JUST BY THEMSELVES.

OUT OF THE CREW OF TEN, TWO OF THEM ARE DEDICATED SOLELY FOR LEAK DETECTION.

SO I WOULD SAY ON THE WHOLE WITH THE VERY.

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ME DRONE ON ABOUT THIS THROUGH YOUR TIME IN COUNCIL IS WITH THE VERY LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE, WE HAVE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY $350 MILLION WORTH OF LINEAR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROBABLY $100 MILLION OF COMPLEX ASSETS TO TO MANAGE WITH THOSE TEN FOLKS.

SO WE DO OUR BEST WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE TO ADDRESS THE MORE RECENT HAPPENINGS

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WE DO HAVE A PLAN MOVING FORWARD FOR SOME WORKS THIS SUMMER THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED THROUGH THE SERVICE CONNECTION FAILURE FUND.

AND WE'LL BE ADVANCING THAT HERE IN SHORT ORDER.

THERE SHOULD BE A LETTER GOING TO THE RESIDENTS ADVISING THEM OF THE PLANNED WORKS FOR THIS SUMMER AND THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

SO THAT'LL BE JUST TO BRING THEM UP, UP TO SPEED ON THE OVERALL GENERAL PLAN AND THEN CLOSER TO THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION.

THEY'LL BE GETTING A SECOND LETTER WITH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, AND WE'LL PROBABLY HOLD WHAT WE CALL A SIDEWALK MEETING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

JUST TO WE'LL GO OUT AT 6 P.M.

WHEN EVERYBODY'S DONE THEIR SUPPER.

IT'LL BE A CHANCE FOR THEM TO MEET WITH STAFF AND WALK THROUGH THE PROGRAM THAT WE'VE GOT ESTABLISHED FOR THE SUMMER.

HOWEVER, IN SAYING THAT, I WANT TO TEMPER EXPECTATIONS IN THAT IT'S NOT A FULL SCALE UNDER UNDERGROUND WORKS PROGRAM BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE BUDGET OR, FRANKLY, THE ENGINEER DESIGNED TO DO IT.

SO THE OTHER THING WORTH MENTIONING ON THAT PARTICULAR STREET IS THAT WE REALLY TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WITH THE EXTENSIVE WORK AT LIFT STATION ONE AND THE FORCE MAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IT, THAT COMES UP FRANKLIN AVENUE, ALONG WITH MAJOR WORKS PLANNED FOR FRANKLIN HILL IN THE PAVING REALM IN 2026.

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS EITHER GOING TO BE A DETOUR OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BETTER PART OF FIVE YEARS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO MINIMIZE ALL IMPACTS ON THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL, NARROW STREET.

AND IT'S GOING TO SEE A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THE UPCOMING YEARS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE AS MUCH IMPACT ON RESIDENTS AS WE CAN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE ANSWER AND AGAIN, FOR ALL OF STAFF'S WORK.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ADJOURNMENT.

BEFORE THAT, I JUST WANT TO SEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH, WHO BASICALLY USED EVERY LAST BREATH SHE HAD IN THE NAME OF GOOD GOVERNANCE.

SO WITH THAT, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COUNCILLOR FEQUET, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR ARDEN SMITH.

ALL IN FAVOR? WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND SEE YOU GUYS NEXT TIME.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.