May 13, 2024 Governance & Priorities Committee

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

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TAKE A BEAT AND I WILL CALL OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR MONDAY, MAY 13TH, 2024, TO ORDER.

[1. Opening Statement]

NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[2. Approval of the agenda]

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT? SEEING NONE.

NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE 2023 NORTH [INAUDIBLE].

[4. A presentation regarding 2023 North Slave Complex Wildfire After Action Assessment.]

THE INTERIM REPORT.

MR. COLLIN. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TODAY TO FIRST OF ALL, INTRODUCE THE TEAM FROM KPMG AND THEN OFFER SOME INITIAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE TODAY. WE HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS FROM KPMG WHO HAVE JOINED US TODAY ONLINE.

FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE MR. LEON GARBER. HE IS THE NATIONAL PRACTICE LEAD CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LEON, YOU ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF AN ACRONYM.

LEON HAS 18 YEARS OF PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE IN A VARIETY OF SENIOR ROLES, INCLUDING AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE READINESS, WHERE HE LED THE BC GOVERNMENT'S COORDINATED SUPPLY CHAIN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

WE ALSO HAVE MR. DAVID HOUSTON, MANAGER, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

DAVID HAS A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHICH HAS INCLUDED PLANNING FOR, RESPONDING TO AND ASSESSING EFFORTS RELATED TO SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS SUCH AS BC'S 2017, 2018, 2021 AND 2023 WILDFIRE SEASONS AND THE 2021 BC ATMOSPHERIC RIVER AND COVID 19 PANDEMICS.

AND WE HAVE MISS TABITHA BLACKLOCK, SENIOR CONSULTANT, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

SHE HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT AND HAS EXPERIENCE IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RISK REDUCTION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES. WORKING WITH THE BC MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE READINESS AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS IN NEPAL.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT WE HAVE A GIFTED AND WELL EXPERIENCED TEAM THAT TOOK ON THE TASK OF TAKING A LOOK AND PROVIDING AN AFTER-ACTION REVIEW OR AN AFTER-ACTION ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE'S WILDFIRE RESPONSE FROM LAST SUMMER.

A COUPLE OF INITIAL COMMENTS FROM ME, IF YOU WILL ALLOW.

FIRST OF ALL, I WISH TO STRESS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THESE ARE INTERIM OBSERVATIONS.

IT'S NOT EVEN AN INTERIM REPORT.

IT'S NOT TO THAT LEVEL YET IN THAT THERE'S NO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION OTHER THAN THE SLIDES AND THE WORDS THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE TODAY.

MY GOODNESS.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING.

SO WHY ARE WE EVEN PRESENTING THIS TO YOU TODAY? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE COUNCIL ASKED FOR IT.

BUT SECONDLY, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A GOOD INFORMATION SESSION TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A CONSOLIDATED LOOK AT SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS FROM LAST SUMMER, AND THEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DISCUSS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND WHAT STILL IS TO BE DONE PRIOR TO THIS SUMMER.

WHEN I TAKE A LOOK AT THE INITIAL OBSERVATIONS AND I AGAIN, I STRESS THAT'S ALL THAT THEY ARE.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THEM, I AM ACTUALLY QUITE ENCOURAGED BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ON THE LIST THAT IS A SURPRISE TO ADMINISTRATION.

IN FACT, ALMOST ALL THAT IS ON THE LIST WE ARE ALREADY WORKING ON IN ONE WAY, SHAPE OR FORM AND HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME.

THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OR AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, BUT I GUESS AS MY NEXT POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT A LOT OF THE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT ARE NOT NECESSARILY WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ITSELF.

THAT IS TO SAY THAT SEVERAL OF THE OBSERVATIONS THERE ARE CONSIDERATIONS.

AND IN FACT, I WOULD ARGUE IN SOME CASES THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY LIES ELSEWHERE, AND IN PARTICULAR WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.

SO, WHAT THIS DOES FOR US IS PROVIDE US ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS THAT WE ARE HAVING WITH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE IMPORTANT MATTERS.

WE HAVE ASKED KPMG, AS WE MOVE FORWARD FROM HERE TO HELP US IDENTIFY OR TO MAKE A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN.

WHAT THE MUNICIPAL'S OBLIGATIONS OUGHT TO BE AND WHAT THE PROVINCIAL OBLIGATIONS OUGHT TO BE.

NOW, THEY CAN'T REALLY DO THAT PER SAY.

THEY ARE NOT POLICY MAKERS, AND THEY DO NOT DETERMINE POLICY BETWEEN VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, BUT THEY CAN PROVIDE SOME THOUGHTS AS TO WHAT THE VARIOUS

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AND CONSIDERING THAT DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.

FINALLY, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEXT STEPS, SINCE THESE ARE INTERIM OBSERVATIONS, THERE IS STILL WORK TO BE DONE IN TERMS OF CLARIFYING DETAILS AND FACTS WITHIN THE WITH WITHIN THE OBSERVATIONS AND WITHIN THE REPORT.

AND KPMG WILL, OF COURSE, LEAD THAT EFFORT.

AND I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THEIR REPORT ULTIMATELY WITH THEIR OBSERVATIONS, THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. AT NO TIME HAS THE CITY, NOR WILL WE IN THE FUTURE, ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THAT IN ANY WAY.

BUT WE DO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AND CLARIFY ANY FACTUAL REPRESENTATIONS WITHIN THEIR WORK.

THAT ONGOING WORK WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COMING MONTHS, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS.

FOR EXAMPLE, INTERVIEWS WITH THE DIRECTORS WHO WERE INVOLVED LAST SUMMER HAVE YET TO OCCUR, AND EVENTUALLY WE WILL RECEIVE THE FINAL REPORT FROM KPMG.

ONCE THAT FINAL REPORT IS RECEIVED, ADMINISTRATION WILL THEN OWE A REPORT TO COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT ALL.

AND HOPEFULLY IN A NUMBER OF CASES IT WILL BE PAST TENSE.

THAT IS TO SAY, WE WILL HAVE ALREADY DONE IT.

BUT CLEARLY SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THOUGHTS WILL BE MULTI-YEAR IN THEIR CONSIDERATION WITH THAT.

AND I KNOW I'VE SAID A LOT, I'D LIKE TO HAND OVER TO THE KPMG TEAM FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT INTRO.

AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL TO GIVING US THE TIME TO SPEAK TO WHERE WE ARE AT IN OUR PROJECT CURRENTLY.

AND IF SOMEONE COULD SHARE THE SCREEN OF THE PRESENTATION, THAT WILL BE GREAT.

OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH.

SO, A COUPLE OF BEFORE I GET INTO THIS, MAYBE A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL COMMENTS I WILL MAKE AS WELL.

AND SO, A COUPLE WILL BE TO REITERATE, BUT ALSO, I THINK FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE IN THE SPACE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF KEY CONSIDERATIONS.

SO, FIRST OFF, I WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY THESE ARE INTERIM OBSERVATIONS.

AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO STRESS THAT.

SO, BY DESIGN WE HAVE NOT HAD INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF THE STAFF FROM THE CITY, SOME KEY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN LAST YEAR'S EVACUATION.

THAT'S BY DESIGN.

AND SO, THE OBSERVATIONS WE HAVE TODAY, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT, DON'T CONSIDER THEIR FULL PERSPECTIVE.

WE'VE TALKED TO THEM AT LENGTH, BUT NOT DONE SPECIFIC INTERVIEWS TO GET THEIR FULL PERSPECTIVE ON ALL THE EVENTS FROM LAST YEAR.

SO, KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE HEARING AND READING THROUGH THESE OBSERVATIONS.

A REALLY KEY POINT AS WELL THAT I WANT TO STRESS.

SO, THERE WAS HUGE AMOUNTS OF EFFORT DONE BY CITY STAFF, BY TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT STAFF AND BY VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT LAST YEAR BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE EVACUATION OF THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

AND SO, BY DESIGN, AFTER ACTION REPORTS OR ASSESSMENTS TEND TO FOCUS MORE ON AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE LOOKING TO BE IMPROVING THEIR STATE OF READINESS, IMPROVING ON HOW EVENTS OCCURRED IN THE PAST, SO THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU'RE MORE PREPARED AND THAT YOU ARE EXECUTING WHATEVER THE ACTIONS AS A RESULT OF EMERGENCY MIGHT BE IN A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY.

SO, BY DESIGN, THESE REPORTS TEND TO BE FOCUSED MORE ON AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

BUT I REALLY WANT TO STRESS THAT SHOULDN'T TAKE IT ALL AWAY FROM THE EFFORT THAT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PUT TOWARDS LAST YEAR'S EVACUATION.

AND SO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALSO FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT ALL THOSE THREE GROUPS WERE ALL FOCUSED ON THE SAME THING, WHICH WAS TO EVACUATE THE CITY'S RESIDENTS, DO IT IN A SAFE WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOSS OF LIFE.

AND SO, IRRESPECTIVE OF OUR OBSERVATIONS NOW OR OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FINAL REPORT, THAT IS A KEY AND CENTRAL PIECE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.

SO, THE LAST THING I WILL SAY, AND THIS IS ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT THING.

EMERGENCY EVENTS OCCUR WHETHER IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION OR IN A REGION.

AND ALMOST INVARIABLY THEY INVOLVE MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

SO THAT REALLY MEANS THERE IS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO EMERGENCIES AND HOW GOVERNMENTS RESPOND TO THOSE EMERGENCIES TO KEEP THEIR CITIZENS SAFE AND PROTECT CITIZENS PROPERTY.

SO, WE WILL NOT, IN OUR REPORT, GET INTO EXTREME DETAIL OF WHO HAS WHAT RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE LEGISLATION THAT GOVERNS YOU ALL IN THE

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AND SO, I APPRECIATE THERE ARE LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING NOW BETWEEN THE CITY STAFF AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.

AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

I WOULD RECOMMEND AND OBSERVE THAT I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING AND WHAT I EXPECT THE CITIZENS WOULD EXPECT OF THEIR GOVERNMENT, IS THAT THEY ARE COLLECTIVELY WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT OVERALL, THE TERRITORY IS IMPROVING AND BECOMING MORE PREPARED OVER TIME.

SO, I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT BECAUSE PARTICULARLY IN REALLY CHALLENGING SITUATIONS, YOU KNOW, THE CITY EXPERIENCED SOMETHING UNPRECEDENTED LAST YEAR.

AND IN THOSE UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES, YOU KNOW, TO COORDINATE, TO COMMUNICATE IN A REALLY EFFECTIVE WAY ACROSS MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. I WOULD URGE ALL TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, CITY STAFF AS WELL TO DO YOUR BEST TO LOOK PAST THAT AND THINK ABOUT HOW CAN WE AS A AS A TEAM GOVERNMENT, WORK TOGETHER TO BE MORE PREPARED IN THE FUTURE? SO, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THERE.

BUT I THINK THOSE ARE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS AS WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THESE INITIAL OBSERVATIONS.

SO, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND WE CAN PROBABLY JUMP PAST THESE INITIAL ONES RIGHT INTO THE NEXT ONE HERE, WHICH WOULD BE OBJECTIVE.

SO, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT THAT WE WERE HIRED TO DO.

BUT THE KEY PIECES BEING OUR ROLE IS TO ASSESS THE CITY'S PLANNING, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS AND ACTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAST YEAR'S NORTH SLAVE COMPLEX WILDFIRES TO FOCUS ON WHERE THERE ARE STRENGTHS. SO, WHAT WENT WELL FROM LAST YEAR AND WHERE THERE ARE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT? AND THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT AREAS WHERE CITY STAFF DID THINGS IN A GOOD WAY.

AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND APPLAUD THOSE ACTIONS.

AND ALSO THINK ABOUT WHAT SOME KEY ACTIONS ARE THE CITY CAN OR SHOULD BE TAKING THINKING ABOUT THIS COMING SEASON'S WILDFIRES.

SO, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF DEVELOPING THE AFTER-ACTION ASSESSMENT REPORT.

ALONG WITH THAT WILL COME PRIORITIZATIONS AROUND HOW THE CITY CAN THINK ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OVER TIME.

TO THOSE KEY DELIVERABLES.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NUMBER THREE RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS THE INTERIM PRESENTATION ON OUR OBSERVATIONS.

AND THEN ONCE THAT FINAL REPORT IS COMPLETE, WE WILL BE ALSO COMING BACK TO COUNCIL TO PROVIDE THOSE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOURSELVES.

LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

OKAY, JUST A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON OUR APPROACH.

SO, WE WERE CONTRACTED BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.

FROM FEBRUARY UNTIL MARCH, WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING DATA FROM PUBLIC SOURCES, FROM CITY STAFF, FROM OTHER AGENCIES.

AND THEN IN MARCH, NEAR THE END OF MARCH, OUR TEAM WAS IN THE CITY, AND WE CONDUCTED A PUBLIC FORUM, WHICH WE FACILITATED.

WE CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS AND INTERVIEWS AS WELL.

AND SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE BEEN ANALYZING THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE GATHERED.

WE ARE STILL CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS.

AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER KEY IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND, THAT WE'RE NOT COMPLETE WITH ALL OF OUR INTERVIEWS.

AND THEN INTO JUNE, AS I SAID, WE'RE STARTING NOW TO DEVELOP OUR FINAL REPORT, AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING THAT TO COUNCIL BY THE END OF JUNE.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, LET'S JUMP INTO THE FINAL PIECE HERE BEFORE THE OBSERVATIONS WHICH IS OUR INFORMATION SOURCES.

SO, THERE'S FOUR MAIN AREAS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN GATHERING INFORMATION.

THE FIRST ONE BEING DOCUMENTATION I TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.

SO STAFF HAVE PRESENTED TO US A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.

COMMUNICATION DURING THAT TIME OF THE EVACUATION ITSELF, WE'VE ALSO BEEN GATHERING LOTS OF DIFFERENT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE REPORTS AND INFORMATION AS WELL. DURING OUR TIME IN THE CITY, WE CONDUCTED TWO WORKSHOPS, BOTH WITH MEDIA AND WITH STAFF FROM THE CITY'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

SO DETAILED WORKSHOPS TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE COULD FROM THOSE INVOLVED.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS ACROSS A WHOLE SUITE OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES, FROM THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT TO STAFF WITHIN THE CITY, TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO FIRST NATION PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTRACTORS, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN LAST YEAR'S EVACUATION AND THEN FROM THE PUBLIC.

WE, AS I TALKED ABOUT ALREADY, WE FACILITATED A TOWN HALL.

WE ALSO HAD A PLACE SPEAK SURVEY, WHICH WE GATHERED LOTS OF INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC AND RECEIVED QUITE A NUMBER OF EMAILS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PROVIDING

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WE'VE BEEN GATHERING JUST A FLAG HERE.

WE'VE NOT INTERVIEWED EVERY INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED.

WE'VE NOT INTERVIEWED EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC NOR HEARD FROM EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

AND SO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, THAT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT PERSPECTIVES WILL NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY GATHERED THROUGH OUR PROCESS TO DATE, AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THAT FULL PERSPECTIVE AS WE'RE STARTING TO DEVELOP OUR FINAL REPORT.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OKAY INTO OUR PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS, AND WE HAVE BROKEN THIS APART BETWEEN OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO PREPAREDNESS AND PLANNING, OUR OBSERVATIONS DURING THE RESPONSE ITSELF, AND THEN OBSERVATIONS FROM RECOVERY WHEN THE CITIZENS WERE COMING BACK TO THE CITY AFTER THE EVACUATION ITSELF.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, WITH RESPECT TO PREPAREDNESS AND PLANNING, SO WHAT THE CITY WAS DOING LEADING UP TO THE EVACUATION OF THE CITY, REALLY IMPORTANT HERE TO HIGHLIGHT, THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT CONDUCTED BY CONTRACTORS, VOLUNTEERS, CITY STAFF TO ESTABLISH FIREBREAKS AND SPRINKLERS TO PROTECT STRUCTURES AS THE FIRE WAS APPROACHING.

REALLY IMPORTANT LOSS OF EFFORT THAT WAS PLACED TOWARDS THAT, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE.

THIS NEXT SECTION, WHICH WILL BE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

AND THIS FIRST OBSERVATION HERE IS REALLY CRITICAL.

SO, THIS OBSERVATION IS CENTRAL IN THAT A WHOLE SERIES OF OTHER ONES THAT COME AFTER THIS LED FROM THIS INITIAL OBSERVATION.

SO, THERE WAS NOT CLARITY IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE LEGISLATION AROUND THIS WITH RESPECT TO ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN MUNICIPAL AND TERRITORIAL AGENCIES.

ALSO, WITH RESPECT TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING A TERRITORIAL STATE OF EMERGENCY, DURING AN EVACUATION ALERT OR AN EVACUATION ORDER.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL, BECAUSE WHEN THERE IS NOT CLARITY ON WHO HAS WHAT ROLES AS A RESULT OF LEGISLATION WHICH IS IN PLACE, THEN THAT LACK OF CLARITY CAN SPILL OFF INTO OTHER AREAS OF HOW YOU IMPLEMENT WHAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO, THIS IS A KEY ONE FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WE ALSO HAVE OBSERVED THAT LEADING UP TO THE EVACUATION THERE WAS A LACK OF ADVANCED PLANNING EFFORTS BETWEEN THE CITY STAFF AND THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO DETAILED EVACUATION PLANS, TRAINING, JOINT TRAINING COORDINATION WITH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND PARTNERS ALSO IN RELATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITHIN THE CITY.

ALSO REALLY, I WOULD SAY A LACK ON THE DEFINED ROLES AND COORDINATION PLANNING OF VOLUNTEERS.

AND THIS IS A KEY ONE AS WELL.

THE IDENTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

AND SO, I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THAT MANIFESTED ITSELF.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME KEY AREAS WHERE WE HAVE OBSERVED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVEMENTS, I THINK, ON PLANNING BETWEEN BOTH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

THERE WAS ALSO A LACK OF A DETAILED EVACUATION PLAN FOR THE CITY ITSELF.

AND SO THAT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO, THIS, YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED EVACUATION ROUTES IDENTIFICATION OF EVACUATION CENTERS, WHERE, WHERE CITIZENS WOULD GO TO IN THE CASE OF AN EVACUATION FROM THE CITY, MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.

SO HOW WOULD CITIZENS EVACUATE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AND HAVING VENDORS SET UP TO DO THAT? AN EVACUATION PLAN SHOULD HAVE SHOULD INCLUDE CONSIDERATIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND PEOPLE WITH UNIQUE NEEDS, HOW THEY WOULD EFFECTIVELY EVACUATE OUT OF THE CITY, AND IMPORTANTLY AS WELL, CONSIDERATIONS OF PETS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

SO, THERE'S QUITE A LARGE POPULATION OF PETS WITHIN THE CITY.

AND A PLAN SHOULD CONSIDER THOSE LOGISTICS IN RELATION TO EVACUATING THOSE PETS AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS FROM THE CITY.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, WE ALSO OBSERVED THERE WERE SOME GAPS IN INTERNAL READINESS AS WELL.

SO, WE DO KNOW THAT SOME CITY STAFF HAD INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM TRAINING, WHICH IS SORT OF THE FRAMEWORK THAT GOVERNS HOW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS OPERATE DURING AN EMERGENCY.

BUT IT WAS NOT WIDESPREAD THAT TRAINING.

THERE WAS NOT A PREESTABLISHED EMERGENCY OPERATION STRUCTURE.

AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

THERE WEREN'T INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND DOCUMENTATION PROCESSES PREDEFINED.

SO HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE BOTH INTERNALLY AND WITH YOUR PARTNER AGENCIES.

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HOW DO YOU DOCUMENT THOSE DECISIONS.

AND ALSO, WE'VE OBSERVED THAT THERE EITHER WAS NOT FULSOME OR ANY BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANS.

AND THIS IS KEY TO UNDERSTAND AND BE THINKING THROUGH, HOW CAN THE CITY MAINTAIN LEADERSHIP AND MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES DURING EMERGENCIES? THAT'S A KEY PART AS WELL, THAT WE HAVE OBSERVED.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, THINKING THEN TO THE RESPONSE ITSELF.

SO ONCE AN EVACUATION ORDER WAS PUT IN PLACE AND CITY RESIDENTS STARTED EVACUATING.

SO, THINGS THAT WENT WELL AND THIS IS REITERATING WHAT I SAID BEFORE.

SO, THERE'S A REALLY STRONG COMMITMENT IN EVERY INDIVIDUAL WE HAVE INTERVIEWED TO DATE.

IT WAS VERY CLEAR THERE WAS A VERY STRONG COMMITMENT BY CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER VOLUNTEERS OR IF THEY WERE IN THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS BEST THEY COULD DURING THOSE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL STOP HERE FOR ONE MORE TIME TO SAY THIS AGAIN, THAT EVACUATIONS AND EMERGENCY EVENTS OF THIS SCOPE AND SCALE I DON'T THINK YOU COULD LOOK AT ANY AGENCY AROUND THE WORLD AND NOT FIND AN AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT.

SO, THESE ARE UNPRECEDENTED, VERY CHALLENGING SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE WORKING VERY, VERY LONG HOURS.

SO, I, MYSELF, OUR TEAM HAVE BEEN IN THESE ROLES OVER TIME WHERE YOU'RE WORKING 16, 18 OR LONGER HOURS A DAY.

AND THOSE ARE ALL EFFORTS DONE TO THAT SINGLE COMMON PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO PROTECT CITIZENS AND PROTECT PROPERTY AND THE LIKE AS WELL.

AND SO THAT WAS A GREAT THING THAT WE SAW ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO, ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING.

THE CITY VERY EARLY ON IN THE EVACUATION IDENTIFIED THE FACT THAT THEY NEEDED HELP.

AND SO, THEY MADE THE APPROPRIATE REQUEST FOR HELP.

AND THAT'S A KEY THING.

THE CITY DID WELL AS WELL, BOTH REQUESTING HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AS WELL AS CANADA TASK FORCE TWO.

SO THAT WAS VERY GOOD TO SEE THAT.

ALSO, WE OBSERVED THAT THE CITY DID IN FACT ESTABLISH A FUNCTIONING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

AND THEY IDENTIFIED APPROPRIATE STAFF TO FILL KEY OPERATIONAL ROLES WITHIN THAT EOC.

AND SO THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN ALL SITUATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THERE ARE EXAMPLES WHERE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

AND SO OUTSIDE HELP IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THOSE AGENCIES TO SET UP FUNCTIONING EOCS.

THE CITY IN FACT DID SET IT UP.

SO THAT'S GREAT TO SEE AS WELL.

NEXT SLIDE.

SO, AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT DURING THE RESPONSE, DURING THE EVACUATION ITSELF THERE, I THINK, WERE CHALLENGES IN RESPECT TO COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT AND CITY STAFF, BOTH IN RELATION TO THE EVACUATION ORDER AND A SUITE OF DIFFERENT EVACUATION ACTIVITIES ONCE THE ORDER WAS ISSUED.

SO, THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SUPPORT FOR CITIZENS LEAVING THE CITY VIA AIRPLANES OR DURING THE HIGHWAY.

AND I WON'T GO INTO IN DEPTH DETAIL UNLESS YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A SUITE OF DIFFERENT EXAMPLES THAT WE'VE OBSERVED WHERE THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES WITH RESPECT TO PEOPLE WHO WERE TRYING TO LEAVE BY AIRPLANE OR BY HIGHWAY, WHERE THERE WEREN'T SUPPORTS IN PLACE FOR THEM.

THERE WAS NOT A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO TRACK EVACUEES ONCE THEY DID LEAVE THE CITY SO THAT STAFF WERE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY WERE AND THAT THEY WERE COMING BACK TO THE CITY ONCE THE EVACUATION ORDER WAS LIFTED.

AND THERE WAS LIMITED COORDINATION, BUT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE RECEIVING CITIES WHERE EVACUATION CENTERS OR RECEPTION CENTERS WERE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THOSE EVACUEES ONCE THEY LEFT YELLOWKNIFE AND WENT INTO THOSE RECEIVING CITIES AND RECEPTION CENTERS.

WE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS I WOULD SAY, LIMITED CONVERSATIONS, COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE DELIVERING SERVICES TO DIFFERENT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

AND IMPORTANTLY, THERE WAS NOT A CONTACT SETUP IN PLACE WITHIN THE CITY FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THOSE SUPPORT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT WITH THE CITY.

IT'S NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO, WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNICATIONS, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE OBSERVED TO DATE, AND PARTICULARLY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC AND TO STAKEHOLDERS.

SO, WITH RESPECT TO THE EVACUATION ORDER ITSELF, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS, I WOULD SAY, MINIMAL ADVANCE NOTICE WITH RESPECT TO THAT AND PARTICULARLY COMMUNICATION TO SOME OF THOSE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND ENABLING THEM TO DO PREPARATION IN ADVANCE OF THE EVACUATION ORDER.

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AND SO THERE WAS CONFUSION AS IT RELATES TO THAT.

SOME INDIVIDUALS DIDN'T HAVE ADVANCE INFORMATION, OTHERS DID HAVE ADVANCE INFORMATION.

SO THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AS IT RELATES TO THE EVACUATION ORDER ITSELF, THE COMMUNICATIONS, ONCE THE ORDER WAS IN PLACE AND THERE WAS REGULAR COMMUNICATION OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS, TO CITIZENS, THERE WAS A LACK OF CONSIDERATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION NEEDS, WHETHER PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE HAD AUDITORY OR VISUAL OR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT THAT WE OBSERVED WAS A CHALLENGE WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING THAT KEY INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.

THERE WAS ALSO LIMITED COMMUNICATION WITH RESPECT TO HOW TO MANAGE PETS DURING THE EVACUATION.

AND AGAIN, I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, AND YOU ALL KNOW BETTER THAN I DO.

THERE'S A LARGE PET POPULATION IN THE CITY, AND THAT WAS A KEY AREA WHERE THERE WAS A LIMITED INFORMATION WHICH DID CAUSE CONFUSION.

AND THERE WERE ALSO CHALLENGES ONGOING THAT WE'VE OBSERVED BETWEEN THE CITY STAFF AND THE TERRITORIAL STAFF TO COORDINATE THOSE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC.

SO, WE'VE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE CHALLENGES IN THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS.

AND SO, I EARLIER TALKED ABOUT A LIST OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND A LACK OF A LIST OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN ADVANCE OF THE EVACUATION.

AND THIS RESULTED IN SOME RESPECTS TO THERE BEING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNICATING WITH INDIVIDUALS ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT WERE REALLY CRITICAL TO REMAIN OPEN DURING THE EVACUATION ITSELF.

AND SO, THERE'S CONFUSION AROUND THAT LACK OF A LIST.

AND THEN AFTER THE FACT, WHO WERE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED WITH TO ENSURE THOSE ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES STAYED OPEN? THERE WAS ALSO A LACK OF A PRE-ESTABLISHED PROCESS TO COORDINATE WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD STAY IN THE CITY, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN SAFE DURING THE EVACUATION AND DURING THE RESPONSE TO THOSE THE WILDFIRE COMPLEX.

SO, THERE IS SOME OBSERVATIONS WITH SOME INFORMATION WE'VE RECEIVED THAT THAT SUGGESTS THERE MAY, MAY HAVE BEEN SITUATIONS WHERE SOME OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION.

AND SO, IT'S REALLY KEY OBSERVATION AS WELL, THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN ONE WAY, SHAPE OR FORM WITH THAT EVACUATION OR WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES, DO REMAIN SAFE DURING THOSE ACTIVITIES.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY FOCUSING THEN AFTER THE EVACUATION ORDER WAS LIFTED.

SO, WE OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE IMPROVEMENTS, I THINK, TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATION IN RELATION TO THE REENTRY.

SO, THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE OBSERVED ALSO FROM THE INTERVIEWS WE'VE CONDUCTED AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THOSE RECEIVING THAT INFORMATION, THAT THERE DEFINITELY WAS AN IMPROVEMENT, WHICH IS WHICH IS GREAT TO HEAR SOME AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT I THINK REALLY FOCUSED AROUND ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

AND SO THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES IN COORDINATING WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE BACK IN THE CITY AND ABLE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AS CITIZENS CAME BACK TO THE CITY, THERE WAS A LACK OF AND THIS IS RELATED TO THE THE AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT.

NUMBER 15 TO 16TH ONE HERE IS A LACK OF TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUALS COMING BACK TO THE CITY WHO NEEDED PERMANENT SHELTER WITHIN THE CITY AND THE LACK OF CITIES OR A LACK OF STAFF, RATHER TO HAVE THOSE SHELTERS OPERATIONAL RESULTED IN INDIVIDUALS WHO DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO STAY UNTIL THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND WORKERS WERE BACK WITHIN THE CITY.

WE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE LIMITED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC.

AND I WOULD SAY TO DATE, STILL, WE'RE STILL IN THE RECOVERY PHASE HERE LIMITED COMMUNICATIONS AROUND WHAT ACTIVITIES THE CITY HAS BEEN TAKING TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE EVENTS AND FOR THIS COMING SEASON AS WELL.

NEXT SLIDE. OKAY.

SO THAT IS OUR SUITE OF OBSERVATIONS TO DATE THAT WE FOUND.

AND I'LL JUST REITERATE AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY KEY AND IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.

SO THESE ARE OUR PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS.

AND AGAIN BY DESIGN WE HAVE NOT INTERVIEWED SOME OF THE KEY CITY STAFF YET.

AND SO THAT WILL ROUND OUT THE PICTURE OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED LAST SUMMER, WHICH WILL INFLUENCE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FINAL REPORT.

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SO WE'VE GATHERED LOTS OF DOCUMENTATION, BUT ALMOST CERTAINLY WE'VE NOT GATHERED ALL OF IT.

AND SO OUR OBSERVATIONS AND OUR FINAL REPORT WILL BE BASED ON THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE DO RECEIVE.

AND SO THAT CAN ONLY BE AS GOOD AS THE INFORMATION THAT WE DO HAVE.

AND AS I SAID EARLIER, WE'VE NOT INTERVIEWED EVERY STAKEHOLDER GROUP.

WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE TALKING TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE CITY.

AND SO, OUR PERSPECTIVE, OUR OBSERVATIONS AND OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS WILL REALLY BE BASED ON THOSE WE HAVE TALKED TO.

AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO GET AS FULSOME A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON.

AND FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO BE BROKEN RECORD HERE, BUT IT IS REALLY CRITICAL.

SO, THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WE HAVE IS REALLY TO FOCUS ON THE CITY.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.

AGAIN, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, AND IT WORKS BEST WHEN ALL PARTIES INVOLVED ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER.

AND SO, OUR SCOPE IS VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON THE CITY.

BUT THERE IS THIS AREA WHERE THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND AS I SAID IN ONE OF OUR OBSERVATIONS, IS NOT CLEAR THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION.

AND SO, WE WILL FOCUS OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THE OBSERVATIONS TO DATE HAVE BEEN FAIRLY AGNOSTIC TO ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

BUT OUR FINAL REPORT WILL HONE IN MORE ON THOSE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS DICTATED BY LEGISLATION.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO.

BUT I'LL JUST SAY AGAIN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, I THINK, THAT BOTH MUNICIPAL AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER IF THEY'RE ABLE TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT HOLISTICALLY.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL CITIZENS ARE BETTER PREPARED, AND GOVERNMENTS ARE BETTER PREPARED OVER TIME FOR FUTURE EMERGENCIES.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE OF IMPORT.

OH, NO, THERE IS ONE MORE. SORRY.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. TALKING ABOUT NEXT STEPS.

SO I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS.

BUT JUST TO ROUND EVERYTHING OUT HERE WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO OUR REACH OUT ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS AND PARTNERS RATHER AND KEY CITY STAFF.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO ANALYZE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND ENGAGEMENT FINDINGS THAT WE'VE GATHERED TO DATE, AND WE'RE NOW STARTING TO DEVELOP OUR FINAL REPORT, WHICH WILL, AS I SAID, BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL AT THE END OF JUNE, WHICH WILL BE REPORTING OUT ON AND PROVIDING TO YOU.

AND ONE LAST THING TO NOTE HERE.

SO THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE BEGINNING AS WELL.

AND APPRECIATE THAT INTRO AGAIN AND VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE CITY.

NO, NO ONE IN THE CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN DOING.

AND SO THIS REALLY IS AN INDEPENDENT REPORT, AND WE APPLAUD CITY STAFF FOR HAVING THAT APPROACH.

I THINK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IMPROVE BEST WHEN WHEN YOU CAN HAVE AN OBJECTIVE OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THAT IMPROVEMENT CAN HAPPEN.

AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE CITY STAFF WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND WILLINGNESS FOR US TO PROVIDE THAT OBJECTIVE, THIRD PARTY PERSPECTIVES ON WHERE YOU CAN IMPROVE. SO, I'LL LEAVE IT THERE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL OR OTHERS MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MR. COLLINS AND OR MR. COLLINS. SORRY. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE IN-TERM OBSERVATIONS.

HOWEVER, STAFF HAVE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AFTER COMING BACK, TEAM SAT DOWN, DID THEIR INTERNAL REVIEW AND HAVE BEEN ACTIONING A LOT OF STUFF THAT THAT RELATE TO THESE OBSERVATIONS.

SO, I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN RUN COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE, THE ACTION, THE WORK THAT'S UNDERWAY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THE PRESENTATION IN MARCH ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

WE HAD THE COMMUNITY EVENT IN APRIL.

WE'VE GOT THE WEBSITE; WE'VE GOT THE EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS.

SO, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK UNDERWAY.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU'D BE ABLE TO TO WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN UNDERWAY.

MAYOR THROUGH YOU TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

THIS IS A BIT OF A SHOPPING LIST.

I'M SURE I'VE OVERLOOKED SOME OF IT, BUT IT'LL GIVE YOU A FLAVOR OF SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.

FIRST OF ALL, WE DO NOW HAVE AN EOC STRUCTURE IN PLACE AND NAMES TO EACH OF THE POSITIONS.

AND WE ARE DEVELOPING THE DETAIL NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY STAND UP THAT EOC.

WE HAVE COMMITTED TO HAVING AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN WORKING DRAFT.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT CAN BE USED BY THE MIDDLE OF JUNE.

AND WE ARE WORKING WITH KPMG AS OUR PRIMARY CONTRACTOR TO GET THAT ESTABLISHED.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS ROLLOUT PLAN TO THE PUBLIC AND A TRAINING PLAN FOR THE EOC ASSOCIATED WITH THAT EVACUATION PLAN.

AND ALL OF THAT WILL BE IN PLACE BY THE END OF JUNE.

WE HAVE TRAINED ALL OF THE EOC PERSONNEL TO ICS INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM COURSE 100.

IT IS A BASELINE COURSE.

IT IS VERY MUCH THEORETICAL IN NATURE, AND WE HAVE SELECTED INDIVIDUALS, IN ESSENCE, THE HEADS OF THE VARIOUS SECTIONS TO COMPLETE THE ICS 200

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BECAUSE EOC 100 IS A THEORETICAL COURSE FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSE, WE HAVE DESIGNED, WITH THE HELP OF THE JUSTICE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, A TWO-DAY TRAINING SESSION FOR ALL EOC MEMBERS IN ORDER TO COMPLEMENT THEIR THEORETICAL COURSE.

ONE TRAINING SESSION HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

THE SECOND TRAINING SESSION IS AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, AT WHICH TIME WE WILL HAVE 100% OF THE EOC STAFF HAVING COMPLETED THAT TRAINING.

WE ALSO HAVE PLANNED A THREE-DAY EVENT IN THE JUNE TIME FRAME.

TWO DAYS WILL BE ADDITIONAL TABLETOP AND GENERAL DISCUSSION, AND THE FINAL DAY WILL ACTUALLY BE AN EXERCISE WHERE WE WILL STAND UP OUR EOC, OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, AND GO THROUGH ONE OPERATIONAL CYCLE WITH THEM.

THE MAYOR SPOKE ABOUT SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE WERE AT THE PUBLIC WILDFIRE PREPARATION PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SESSION CO-LED WITH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT ON THE 27TH OF APRIL. REGRETTABLY, ATTENDANCE WAS NOT IDEAL AT THAT SESSION.

WE ALSO HAD A BOOTH AT THE TRADE SHOW THIS WEEKEND WHERE WE CHAMPIONED OUR NEW EMAIL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND MORE ON THAT LATER ON IN THE AGENDA, OUR WEB PAGE, WHICH WAS DEMONSTRATED TO THIS COMMITTEE APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO IS ALMOST READY TO GO LIVE, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL GO LIVE AT THE END OF THIS WEEK OR SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.

AND IT IS BASICALLY A ONE STOP PAGE TO GET ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE WILL ADDRESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD FROM HERE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME OUT OF THE FINAL REPORT.

THAT GIVES A BIT OF A SNAPSHOT, MAYOR, AS TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND I KNOW I WORKED THE BOOTH YESTERDAY AT THE TRADE SHOW, AND EVERYBODY THAT STOPPED BY SIGNED UP FOR THE EMAIL NOTIFICATION.

AND THERE WAS INFORMATION ON PETS DURING AN EVACUATION, AS WELL AS INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS ON HOW TO PREPARE AS A FAMILY.

SO, APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK.

I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT DONE.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FINAL REPORT OF KPMG.

AND THEN AS MR. COLIN MENTIONED, THEN THE REPORT FROM CITY STAFF TO RESPOND TO THAT AND OUTLINE HOW THEY'LL ACTION THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO, STILL A LOT OF WORK TO COME AND UNDERWAY, MR. COLIN, DID YOU WANT TO ADD. SORRY, MAYOR.

ONE BIG ONE THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION.

AND I DON'T WANT TO GET THE STARE DOWN FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING OUR COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN, AND THAT WILL BE IN PLACE BY THE END OF JUNE.

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT? IT'S BASICALLY THE PLAN THAT WILL, FIRST OF ALL, PROTECT THE ASSETS WE ALREADY HAVE, SUCH AS THE FIRE BREAKS, SO THAT THEY DO NOT OVERGROW IN THE LONG TERM.

AND WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

BUT IT WILL ALSO ADDRESS SOME OTHER MEASURES THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY PROTECTION AS BUT ONE EXAMPLE.

AND PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS TO THE BANK, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A MOBILE SPRINKLER SYSTEM THAT WE COULD USE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY SHOULD THE NEED ARISE, SO THAT PLAN WILL BE IN PLACE BY THE END OF JUNE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S AN UPDATE FROM OUR 2019 PLAN.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

PERFECT. JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'VE HAD A PLAN; THIS IS THE ENHANCED OR THIS IS THE UPDATED SINCE WE DID SO MUCH WORK LAST YEAR.

SO, OPENING IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR KPMG ON THEIR IN-TERM OBSERVATIONS.

COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

THANKS, MAYOR ALTY.

FIRST OF ALL, JUST THANK YOU TO THE KPMG STAFF.

THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF FOR EVERYTHING LAST YEAR AND ALL THE WORK.

AS THE CITY MANAGER HAS JUST SAID THAT IT'S BEEN GOING ON OVER THE LAST MANY MONTHS.

AND THANKS TO ALL THE TERRITORIAL STAFF FOR THEIR WORK LAST YEAR.

I GUESS MY BIG QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE AROUND THE LEGISLATIVE PIECE, BUT I'LL HOLD MY BREATH AND SAVE THAT FOR JUNE.

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING ONE.

SO, I GUESS JUST THE OTHER ONE IS, AS YOU'RE ALL SEASONED EXPERTS IN THIS WAS THERE ANYTHING SURPRISING OR IS THIS SORT OF FIT THE MOLD OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE SEEN IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM, PARDON ME, FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT YOU'VE REVIEWED OR WORKED IN YOURSELVES? THANKS. YEAH.

THANKS, COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

SO, I'LL OPEN UP TO MY TEAM AS WELL TO PROVIDE THEIR PERSPECTIVES.

IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD INTO IT.

I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW.

GIVEN THE LEVEL, SCOPE, AND SCALE OF THE EVENT ITSELF OF EVACUATING AN ENTIRE CITY.

I WAS NOT SURPRISED BY ANY SPECIFICS.

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AND I THINK THAT'S A KEY THING TO REMEMBER.

AND REALLY, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROCESS IS ONE AND SHOULD BE ONE AND THOUGHT OF AS A PROCESS OF CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE SPECIFICS OF DID X GET DONE? DID Y GET DONE? I FOCUS LESS ON THAT.

AND ME, MY FOCUS IS MORE ON IS AN AGENCY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING.

SO, IN THOSE EXTREME EVENTS THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS THAT WILL BE UNEXPECTED.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THERE WAS OR WASN'T A PLAN IN PLACE, WHETHER THERE WAS OR WASN'T REALLY GOOD COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION IN PLACE WITH OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AND THAT THAT CHANGES FROM CITY TO CITY, FROM MUNICIPALITY TO MUNICIPALITY, FROM TERRITORY OR PROVINCE TO PROVINCE.

THE KEY THING TO FOCUS ON IS, IS AN AGENCY IMPROVING AND ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING.

AND WHAT I'VE SEEN.

SO, AS WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND HAVE BEEN GATHERING INFORMATION, WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM CITY STAFF IS AN ABSOLUTE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE.

SO, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT'S A SURPRISE, BUT THAT'S WHAT I FOCUS MORE ON RATHER THAN HAD.

IS ANY INDIVIDUAL THING THAT I HAVE OBSERVED A SURPRISE OR NOT A SURPRISE? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL HUMANS AND EVERYONE HAS STRETCH BUDGETS, EVERYONE HAS MORE ON THEIR PLATE, FRANKLY, THAN THEY PROBABLY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO EXECUTE.

SO THAT COMES AND I THAT THAT IS UNIVERSAL.

THAT'S I'VE NEVER ONCE BEEN IN A JURISDICTION WHERE I'VE NOT FOUND THAT.

SO THAT KIND OF COMES WITH THE TERRITORY IN THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS.

BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING TO FOCUS ON IS WHAT COMES AFTER THE FACT.

AND I'VE BEEN QUITE HAPPY.

NOT SURPRISED, BUT I'VE BEEN QUITE HAPPY TO SEE THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO BEING REALLY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP TO DAVID OR TABITHA FOR ANY OBSERVATIONS OR WHETHER YOU WERE SURPRISED BY ANYTHING.

FOR ME, THE I THINK THE MAIN THING YOU NEED TO BUILD OFF LEON'S POINT.

THERE'S NO EMERGENCY MANAGER THAT I'VE EVER MET THAT HAS SAID THEY'VE HAD TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S SURPRISING TO ME, SAYING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO PLANNING FOR AN EVENT OF THIS SCALE THAT, THAT NEEDS TO GO INTO THAT AND THEN ALSO RESPONDING TO IT.

SO, I THINK WE'VE HEARD AND SEEN A LOT OF THE EFFORTS OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN IN THE RESPONSE AND I THINK THE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME MAYBE IS DIFFERENT FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION IS THE EXTENT OF PLANNING CO PLANNING BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS.

I THINK THAT THAT CAN REALLY LEND TO COHESIVE RESPONSE EFFORT.

AND I WOULDN'T SAY THIS SITUATION IS, IS AN OUTLIER, BUT THERE IS A SPECTRUM.

I WOULD SAY, IN TERMS OF THE EXTENT OF PLANNING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS, WHETHER THAT'S THE CITY LEVEL TO TERRITORY LEVEL IN THIS CASE OR JURISDICTIONS IN NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS STOOD OUT TO ME THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

HAVETH ANYTHING YOU'D ADD? OH, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU THERE. TABITHA MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH YOUR AUDIO.

OKAY, WELL, I THINK WE'RE GOOD ON OUR SIDE.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.

TO KPMG, JUST ON THE TOPIC OF ENGAGEMENT.

TWO QUESTIONS.

HOW MANY SURVEY RESPONDENTS DID THE CITY RECEIVE? I WILL LOOK TO MY TEAM TO SEE IF WE HAVE A NUMBER ON THAT.

I DON'T HAVE IT ON THE IN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT NUMBER TO YOU THOUGH.

FOR SURE. THANKS.

AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION IS YOU KNOW, REITERATING WHAT YOU SAID AND RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S NOT REASONABLE TO ENGAGE WITH EVERYBODY.

OTHER THAN THE ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE WITH THE CITY STAFF.

WHO ARE SOME OF THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT KPMG HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH YET BUT INTENDS TO OR BELIEVES WOULD BE HELPFUL? AND I'M MOSTLY ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, PRIMARILY FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE WORRIED THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED YET TO DATE.

RIGHT. SO, I BELIEVE YOU KNOW, WITHOUT MAYBE PROVIDING A FULL LIST OF ALL THE DIFFERENT INTERVIEWS THAT WILL BE CONDUCTING.

YET, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'VE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT WE INTEND TO HAVE INTERVIEWS WITH.

SO, IF FOLKS HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US, THEY'RE NOT ON OUR LIST OF AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS TO INTERVIEW.

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YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S WE CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH EVERY SINGLE AGENCY ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS WITHIN THE CITY, BUT I THINK WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF COVERING THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO HAD SOME ROLE OR WERE INVOLVED SOME WAY WITH THE EVACUATION FROM LAST YEAR.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY.

AND YEAH, I MEAN, WE DID SEE YOUR INITIAL LIST AND IT WAS IT WAS PRETTY FULSOME.

SO, APPRECIATE THAT.

I'LL JUST SAY WE DID ADD TO THAT LIST SINCE YOU SAW THE ORIGINAL LIST.

SO, THE NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS WE'VE CONDUCTED OR AT LEAST HAVE CONTACTED IS LARGER THAN THAT ORIGINAL LIST AS WELL.

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND YEAH, MY OTHER QUESTIONS ARE FOR ADMINISTRATION AFTER THIS LATER.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING FURTHER FOR KPMG? COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

I GUESS I'M JUST WONDERING IF SIMILAR TO COUNCILLOR FEQUET QUESTION, WE COULD GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY STAKEHOLDERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY ESTIMATES AROUND HOW MANY STAKEHOLDERS.

YOU'VE ENGAGED? I'D BE NICE TO KNOW.

IMAGINE THAT'LL BE PART OF YOUR FINAL REPORT.

A BIT OF A SECTION ON.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.

I'M JUST CURIOUS, BUT, YEAH, THE FINAL REPORT WILL BE FULSOME IN RESPECT TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS AGENCIES THAT WE'VE INTERACTED WITH AND CONNECTED WITH DURING THE DATA COLLECTION PORTION OF OUR WORK.

BUT HAPPY TO IF YOU'D LIKE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE IN ADVANCE OF THE FINAL REPORT TO SUMMARIZE THAT.

YEAH. I THINK JUST EVEN SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE, CURSORY DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN DEPTH.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

SEEING NOTHING FURTHER FOR THEM, FOR KPMG.

APPRECIATE THE INTERIM OBSERVATIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE FINAL REPORT IN JUNE.

AND I KNOW COUNCILLORS HAD A FEW QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANKS TO KPMG FOR THEIR WORK.

AND AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK LAST SUMMER AND THEIR CONTINUED WORK THROUGHOUT THE WINTER AND LEADING INTO THE SPRING SUMMER HERE IN PREPARATION FOR ANOTHER SEASON. SO, JUST TWO SECONDS.

KPMG, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU CAN STAY FOR THIS PORTION OF IT.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO YOUR REVIEW AND DRAFTING THE FINAL REPORT, YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO DO THAT.

SO, YOUR CHOICE.

BUT APPRECIATE IT.

THAT'S FINE. APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I THINK WE'LL DROP OFF.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY NEED FOR US TO BE ON THE CALL ANY LONGER.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME.

AND LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING THAT FINAL REPORT TO YOU ALL.

AWESOME. THANK YOU.

SORRY. COUNCILLOR MCCLENNAN.

NO, NO. THANK YOU.

SO, TO STAFF SO HOW ARE WE AS THE CITY CONSIDERING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN OUR EMERGENCY DECISION MAKING AND THE DISPARATE EFFECTS THESE DECISIONS HAVE ON VARIOUS POPULATIONS? FOR EXAMPLE, POTENTIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING SHELTER IN PLACE OR EVACUATION SCENARIOS, ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL, ET CETERA.

IS THE GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS PLUS MODEL, AS SUGGESTED BY LOCAL NGOS, PART OF OUR PLANNING WORK? FOR EXAMPLE, ARE WE CONSIDERING ADVISING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS OF EVACUATION ALERTS OR ORDERS IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION? MR. COLLIN? THROUGH YOU, MAYOR, TO THE COUNCILOR.

THERE'RE MANY PARTS TO THAT QUESTION.

FIRST OF ALL, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EVACUATION A LARGE PART OF THE EVACUATION PLAN THAT WILL BE IN PLACE, AS I MENTIONED, BY THE MIDDLE OF JUNE, WILL ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC STEPS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY TAKE CARE OF OUR VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SO, THAT IS WORK THAT KPMG HAS COMMITTED TO DOING.

I'M SURE THEY WILL.

BUT IF NOT, WE WILL, OF COURSE CHALLENGE THEM TO DO SO AND WORK WITH US TO COME UP WITH THE VIABLE OPTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED.

I THINK IT'S ALSO FAIR TO CHARACTERIZE, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THAT LAST SUMMER WAS A BIT OF A WAKEUP CALL IN TERMS OF HOW DO WE COORDINATE EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE SHORT ANSWER IS THAT WOULD OCCUR THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND IN PARTICULAR, OUR OPERATIONS CHIEF, AND HE OR SHE WOULD HAVE THE MANDATE TO ENSURE THAT THE VULNERABLE POPULATION WAS PROPERLY CARED FOR, WHATEVER THE EMERGENCY MIGHT BE, EVACUATION OR SOMETHING LESS THAN THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT LAST YEAR WASN'T REALLY IN PLACE BUT WILL BE IN PLACE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

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IT WAS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR LAST YEAR LAST WEEK.

EXCUSE ME BUT COULD NOT BUT IT WILL.

IT WAS SIMPLY DELAYED.

NOT CANCELED.

WE WILL BEGIN THAT DIALOG BY HAVING A PLENARY SESSION WITH ALL OF THE INTERESTED GROUPS TO TALK ABOUT.

THE CHALLENGES OF LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS COMING YEAR.

SO, IN SHORT, THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE.

BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT BETWEEN THE DETAIL THAT WILL BE IN THE EVACUATION PLAN, THE ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN OUR OPERATIONS CENTER AND THE IMPROVED DIALOG WITH THE VARIOUS GROUPS, WE WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED FOR THIS COMING SEASON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION.

AND THAT WORK THAT'S ONGOING.

IS THERE A CLEAR AND CONCISE DOCUMENT OUTLINING WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY AND WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? DOES THIS DOCUMENT CLEARLY EXPLAIN WHEN THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD SHIFT? AND HAS THIS BEEN CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO CONTRACTORS OR RESIDENTS? MR. COLLIN. NO, THERE IS NO CLEAR DOCUMENT.

ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT HAVE LEGISLATIVE ACTS THAT DEAL WITH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT HAVE PLANS THAT DEAL WITH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

BUT THOSE ACTS AND PLANS CANNOT HOPE TO ADDRESS EVERY POSSIBLE SITUATION AND THE DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALL OF THOSE VARIOUS SITUATIONS.

SO, I'M GOING TO OVERSIMPLIFY THINGS AND SAY THAT A LOT OF THE PLANS SIMPLY SPEAK IN GENERAL GUIDANCE AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES.

AND THEN IN THE MOMENT.

HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE MOMENT ADDITIONAL REFINEMENT CAN BE ACHIEVED.

SO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HAVING EXCELLENT LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT IS ESSENTIAL.

HAVING TABLETOP EXERCISES WITH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, BECAUSE AS MUCH AS WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT EVACUATION, QUITE FRANKLY, EVACUATION IS BUT ONE SCENARIO THAT MAY OCCUR ASSOCIATED WITH WILDFIRES.

ONE MUCH MORE EVIDENT AND MUCH MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IS US ACTING AS AN EVACUATION CENTER FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES.

SO THOSE TABLETOP EXERCISES ARE ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALSO FORMAL CORRESPONDENCE BACK AND FORTH.

AND WE HAVE OFFERED UP SOME FORMAL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE TO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION IN CERTAIN AREAS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO CHARACTERIZE THAT THE DIALOG RIGHT NOW WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES IS HEALTHY.

IT'S PRODUCTIVE.

HAVE WE ADDRESSED ALL ISSUES YET? NO, WE HAVE NOT.

BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY PREPARED TO DEAL WITH WHAT MIGHT BE THROWN AT US THIS SUMMER.

BUT OF COURSE, IN THE MOMENT.

THAT DIALOG WILL BE ESSENTIAL.

THERE'S AN ARMY PHRASE THAT SAYS NO PLAN SURVIVES FIRST CONTACT.

WELL, NO EVACUATION PLAN OR EMERGENCY PLAN SURVIVES THE FIRST INCIDENT WITHIN IT.

AND THEREFORE, THAT DIALOG IS ESSENTIAL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD TO HEAR.

I UNDERSTAND COMMUNICATING INFORMATION AND DECISIONS IS DIFFICULT IN A SPACE WHERE WE ARE OURSELVES ACTIVELY PROCESSING INFORMATION.

HAVING SAID THAT, A LOT OF RESIDENTS AND CONTRACTORS, PARTICULARLY NGOS, FELT SURPRISED AT THE PACE OF THE EVACUATION ALERTS AND ORDERS LAST YEAR.

I UNDERSTAND THIS IS LARGELY A PROCESS LAST YEAR, HOWEVER, HOW ARE WE, THE CITY, PLANNING TO MITIGATE THIS FOR THE COMING WILDFIRE SEASONS? AND WILL THE DECISIONS WE ARE CONSIDERING ARE INFORMATION WE HAVE BE COMMUNICATED TO RESIDENTS AND CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING NGOS, MORE PREEMPTIVELY OR PROACTIVELY, THIS YEAR? MR. CULLEN. MAYOR, I'M GOING TO START WITH WHAT WILL APPEAR AS A CALLOUS COMMENT.

AND I DON'T MEAN IT TO BE PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE SURPRISED IN EMERGENCIES.

WE DO OUR BEST TO MINIMIZE THAT SURPRISE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IN MAJOR EMERGENCIES, THERE ALWAYS BE SURPRISES.

WERE WE AS GOOD AS WE OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN LAST SUMMER IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATIONS, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT JOINT COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT AND OURSELVES? NO, WE WERE NOT AS GOOD AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN.

ARE WE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS? YES, WE ARE. AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES I SPOKE ABOUT, SUCH AS THE WEB PAGE, OUR EMAIL NOTIFICATION AND ENHANCED STAFF ETC..

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I DID LAUGH, ADMITTEDLY A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN I HEARD A COMMENT THAT PEOPLE WERE UPSET THAT THEY GOT SOME OF THEIR INFORMATION FROM CABIN RADIO, AND MY IMMEDIATE REPLY WAS, WELL, WHERE DO YOU THINK CABIN RADIO GOT THEIR INFORMATION FROM? WE USE CABIN RADIO AND OTHERS TO AS PART OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE NEED TO DO MORE OF THAT, AND WE NEED TO GET BETTER AT IT.

IT IS A POINT OF EFFORT.

IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED WITHIN THE KPMG REPORT.

WE WILL HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATIONS THIS YEAR THAN LAST SUMMER.

BUT I DO WISH TO REMIND THIS COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT AND I WASN'T HERE.

BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT THERE IS A FIRE THAT MOVED 75KM IN ONE DAY.

UNHEARD OF.

IN FACT, THE KPMG STAFF INITIALLY WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT IT, SAID THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

BUT IT HAPPENED.

SO. WE AIM TO PROVIDE AS MUCH ADVANCED NOTIFICATION AS POSSIBLE IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT THAT AS MUCH NOTIFICATION AS POSSIBLE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND ONE FINAL ONE ON THIS FOR ME.

HOW ARE WE PLANNING TO ASSIST OR ENABLE CONTRACTORS, PARTICULARLY NGOS SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY DURING A SHELTER IN PLACE OR EVACUATION SCENARIO? MAYOR. THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE IS NOT NECESSARILY A TERRIBLY GOOD NEWS STORY.

THE REALITY IS.

LET ME BACK UP FOR A SECOND.

IF WE ARE TO EVACUATE OR DISPLACE PEOPLE, EVEN WITHIN THE CITY, FROM ONE PART OF THE CITY TO THE OTHER, THEN OUR EVACUATION PLANS WILL CATER TO ADDRESS THE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW IS A VULNERABLE, HOW DO THESE NGOS HELP VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE DAY-TO-DAY AFFAIRS DURING AN EMERGENCY? THE REALITY IS THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT THE CITY HAS IN ITS TOOL KIT THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT.

AND THE MESSAGE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE WITH THE NGOS IS, TELL US YOUR CHALLENGES.

TELL US WHERE YOU NEED HELP.

WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN HELP, BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE YOUR OWN BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND PLAN IN PLACE TO.

DO WHAT YOU WISH TO DO BECAUSE THE CITY IS JUST NOT IN A POSITION.

WE DON'T HAVE EXTRA WORKERS; WE DON'T HAVE TEAMS THAT ARE TRAINED IN MOST OF THE AREAS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

SO THEREFORE, THEY REALLY DO NEED TO TRY TO ACHIEVE AS MUCH SELF-SUFFICIENCY AS POSSIBLE IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.

MR. CULLEN, JUST TO ADD ON THAT A BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN WITH THE NGO MIGHT INVOLVE WORKING WITH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THAT EXTRA SUPPORT.

ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO BE INVOLVED IN HELPING TO FACILITATE THAT WORK.

BUT YES. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. YEAH, MAYBE JUST FIRST, TWO QUICK COMMENTS BUILDING ON COUNCILLOR MCCLENNAN'S COMMENTS REGARDING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

ONE IS I UNDERSTAND THAT LAST YEAR ACTUALLY SET UP WITHIN THEIR INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM, A SIX-SECTION FOCUSED ON SOCIAL SUPPORT AND NEEDS DURING LAST FALL'S EVENTS.

IT WAS, I UNDERSTAND, IN RESPONSE TO THE GAP THAT WAS IDENTIFIED.

SO, IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KNOW AND MAYBE CONSIDER FOR US.

AND SECOND, JUST ON THE COMMENTS THAT WERE JUST MADE, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

IF ANY GROUPS OR ANY PART OF OUR POPULATION WITHIN THE CITY IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY, AND IT'S BEYOND THE CITY'S CAPABILITIES, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEN THOSE TYPES OF REQUESTS GET ESCALATED TO THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET. MR. CULLEN, THAT IS CORRECT.

OF COURSE, THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION IS, DOES THE NEXT LEVEL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE? BUT YES. AND IN FACT, WE HAVE A ROLE IN FACILITATING THAT THAT REQUEST GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE FOLKS LISTENING AND WATCHING KNEW THAT THOSE WERE THE STEPS.

MY QUESTION FOR ADMIN AND THANKS FOR PROVIDING THAT SUMMARY EARLIER.

THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL.

WITHIN THERE, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD ELABORATE OR HELP DISCUSS WHAT'S GOING ON THE TOPIC OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING FOR THE CITY'S CORE SERVICES. SO DURING AN EVENT OF EMERGENCY, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY AN EVACUATION, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT'S ONLY ONE SCENARIO, BUT WHETHER WE'RE HOSTING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES OR WE'RE SHELTERING IN PLACE OR EVACUATING PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, ALL OF THOSE SCENARIOS, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH RESPECT TO BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING,

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THROUGH YOU TO THE COUNCILLOR.

I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT DURING THE WORK PLAN DISCUSSIONS.

TO HAVE A FULL UP BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN FOR ALL CITY SERVICES IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT UNDERTAKING.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT THAT CONTINUITY PLAN, THAT BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN HAS TO CATER TO A WIDE VARIETY OF SCENARIOS AND EMERGENCIES IS ONLY ONE OF THEM. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER SCENARIOS WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO INVOKE YOUR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN.

IN FACT, SORRY.

AS AN EXAMPLE, LABOR DISRUPTIONS.

THAT WORK IS PROGRAMED WITHIN THE WORK PLAN, BUT IT'S SOME TIME OUT.

SO BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE WILL RELY ON AN AD HOC APPROACH TO BUSINESS PLANNING.

NOW THAT SOUNDS BAD.

IT'S NOT MEANT TO.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE AT THIS ALREADY.

WE KNOW THINGS THAT WORK.

WE WILL HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONING EOC THAT WILL HELP PUT IN PLACE NECESSARY CONTINUITY THAT'S REQUIRED.

SO, ALTHOUGH AD HOC IS NEVER WHAT YOU STRIVE FOR, SOMETIMES IT'S NECESSARY.

AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE THE TOOLS IN PLACE TO HAVE ACCEPTABLE AD HOC RELY ON BUSINESS CONTINUITY UNTIL THAT FULL UP PLAN IS DEVELOPED.

THANKS FOR THAT RESPONSE. YEAH. AND MAYBE THIS WILL MAYBE THIS WILL COME UP IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

JUST A NOTE TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW THE IS PRIORITIZING BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING WITH EACH DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE. YEAH. TEAMS OF FOLKS WORKING ON THIS BECAUSE THEY, THEY REALIZE THAT WAS A HUGE GAP LAST YEAR.

AND THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT.

SO, THERE'S HOPEFULLY SOME GOOD LESSONS AND LESSONS LEARNED THAT WE CAN STEAL.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST A QUESTION AROUND THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

GOING IN, AS I SAID, EVAC PLAN BY END OF JUNE.

OR DRAFT. ANYWAY. WORKING PLAN ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS WAS ESSENTIAL SERVICES, BOTH INTERNALLY AND HOPEFULLY EXTERNALLY.

A LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND THAT LAST YEAR.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY FOR ANYTHING HAPPENING THIS YEAR IF IT DOES.

MR. CULLEN. SHORT ANSWER IS YES, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT.

WE ALSO WE NOT ONLY NEED TO ADDRESS HOW WE DEFINE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS HOW WE WILL LOOK AFTER THEM.

ONCE WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO STAY AND PROVIDE THAT ESSENTIAL SERVICE.

AND KPMG OBSERVATIONS TOUCHED ON THAT AS WELL.

THERE'S ANOTHER INTERESTING CHALLENGE, WHICH IS NOT PART OF YOUR QUESTION, BUT NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY THOUGHT THROUGH WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVACUATION.

PLANNING IS AN EVACUATION ORDER IS AN ORDER.

PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLY.

THE REALITY IS SOME WILL REFUSE TO COMPLY FOR WHATEVER REASON.

AND I'M NOT JUDGING, BUT SOME WILL REFUSE TO COMPLY.

WHETHER WE CAN OR CANNOT ENFORCE THAT OR SORRY, WHETHER WE DO OR DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENFORCE THAT IS A LEGAL DEBATE.

MOST WOULD SAY WE WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENFORCE THAT.

WE HAVE NO MEANS TO ENFORCE THAT.

AND THEREFORE, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THOSE WHO REFUSE TO COMPLY? ARE WE REALLY TALKING ABOUT PUTTING HANDCUFFS ON THEM AND ESCORTING THEM OUT OF THE CITY? NO, WE ARE NOT.

AND WE WILL BE TAKING THE APPROACH THAT IS A BEST PRACTICE EVERYWHERE OF BASICALLY WARNING THEM, PERSUADING THEM, TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM TO LEAVE.

BUT ULTIMATELY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, SOME MAY STAY.

AND OUR EVACUATION PLAN AND OUR PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES NEEDS TO CONSIDER THAT DYNAMIC AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS WELL.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, IT'S JUST THE INTERIM OBSERVATIONS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FINAL REPORT COMING AT THE END OF JUNE.

AND OF COURSE, STAY TUNED FOR LOTS MORE COMING WITH THE WEBSITE GETTING UPDATED LATE THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK, EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT SHORTLY.

SO, WITH THAT NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A MEMORANDUM REGARDING THE REVISED 2024-2026 WORK PLAN.

[5. A memorandum regarding the revised 2024‐2026 Work Plan.]

AND SINCE I DON'T WANT TO BE SPEAKING WITH MY BACK TO YOU FOR THE NEXT LITTLE WHILE, I'LL DO IT FROM THE PODIUM, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE, I WILL TELL YOU THAT I KIND OF HAVE A GOLDEN RULE WITH STAFF THAT NO PRESENTATION TO COMMITTEE SHOULD BE EVER MORE THAN TEN MINUTES.

IF YOU CAN'T SAY IT IN TEN MINUTES, YOU'RE NOT BEING CONCISE ENOUGH.

I'M ABOUT TO BLOW MY OWN GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION OUT OF THE WATER.

THIS WILL TAKE NOTICEABLY LONGER THAN THAT.

FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S A LOT HERE TO COVER.

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I WAS ASKED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU BEFORE I LEFT.

SO REALLY, I NEED TO SHARE OR SHARE WITH YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND THERE REALLY IS NO CATCH UP OR OTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

SO WITH THAT, AS THE APOLOGY, IF YOU WILL, FOR THIS BEING MORE THAN TEN MINUTES, LET'S DIVE INTO IT.

MY GOAL HERE THIS AFTERNOON IS TO PRESENT TO YOU A REVISED WORK PLAN FOR THE 2024 TO 2026 PERIOD.

IT IS REFOCUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE RESOURCE LIMITATIONS THAT WE HAVE TIME, PEOPLE, MONEY, WHILE STILL RESPECTING STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND THE PRIORITIES THAT COUNCIL HAS LAID OUT IN TERMS OF STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.

I FLASHED THIS UP SIMPLY TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE DO, IN FACT, HAVE A STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS DOCUMENT, AND WE DID USE THIS TO GUIDE OUR DELIBERATIONS, OUR DISCUSSIONS AND OUR DEBATES INTERNAL TO ADMINISTRATION.

I WILL ALSO PAUSE AT THIS POINT AND TELL YOU THAT I FULLY RECOGNIZE THAT I COULD HAVE SIMPLY, IF YOU WILL, IMPOSED AN ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION. THAT I WOULD PROVIDE TO YOU HERE TODAY.

BUT OF COURSE, AFTER I LEFT IF THE ENTIRETY OF THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM WAS NOT BEHIND IT, THEN OF COURSE IT WOULD BE VERY PROBLEMATIC.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY HAS THE FULL CONSENSUS OF THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY THEM, NOT ME, THAT WILL SEE IT THROUGH.

I WANT TO BEGIN BY TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT ALL MODERN CITIES EXPERIENCE.

BEING AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT 20 YEARS AGO WAS, QUITE FRANKLY, A WHOLE LOT EASIER THAN IT IS NOW.

THE ROLES OF CITIES ARE EVOLVING, EVOLVING, AND I'M NOT JUDGING IT.

IN FACT, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING.

BUT THEY ARE EVOLVING IN VERY SIGNIFICANT WAYS.

GONE ARE THE DAYS WHERE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COULD BURY THEIR HEADS IN THE SAND AND SAY, SOCIAL ISSUE, NOT MY PROBLEM.

GO SPEAK TO THE FEDS.

GO SPEAK TO THE TERRITORY.

NOW, OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS OUR MUNICIPAL LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT TO PLAY A ROLE.

HOW BIG A ROLE NEEDS TO BE DEFINED? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS BECOMING A KEY FACTOR FOR MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE WE NEED TO GROW CLIMATE CHANGE, TRANSPARENCY, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

I COULD GO ON, BUT THE REALITY IS WE ARE DOING MUCH MORE AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL THAN WE EVER HAVE.

AND YET THE STRUCTURES AT MUNICIPAL LEVELS HAVE NOT CHANGED, NOT SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND THE REVENUE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO CITIES HAS NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.

WE STILL RELY PRIMARILY ON PROPERTY TAX LEVIES AND FEES.

DESPITE THAT EVER-GROWING ROLE, WE STILL HAVE A LEGISLATED MANDATE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE CORE MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

AND AS MUCH AS WE WOULD WISH TO DIVERT INTO THESE OTHER AREAS, THOSE CORE SERVICES MUST CONTINUE.

BECAUSE THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT HAS NOT KEPT UP IN TERMS OF SIZE AND MONEY.

AND WE ALL KNOW THE STAT THAT APPROXIMATELY $0.08 OF EVERY TAX DOLLAR IN CANADA GOES TO THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL $0.08.

WHEN WE CONSIDER EVERYTHING, WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE COME INTO THE SITUATION WHERE THERE IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH TIME, PEOPLE OR MONEY TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AND THERE NEVER WILL BE. IT BECOMES A MAJOR EXERCISE IN PRIORITIZATION.

THE OTHER CHALLENGE THAT MOST CITIES HAVE IS MOST CITIES ARE NOT LARGE CITIES.

AND CERTAINLY YELLOWKNIFE IS NOT A LARGE CITY.

IN VERY LARGE CITIES SUCH AS TORONTO, YOU WILL HAVE DEDICATED PERSONNEL.

WHO WILL BE FOCUSED ON STRATEGY AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND ON SPECIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES.

YOU CANNOT AFFORD THAT IN MOST CITIES, CERTAINLY CANNOT AFFORD THAT HERE.

SO THAT RESULTS IN THE OPERATIONAL MANAGERS HAVING TO ASSUME THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THEY END UP DOING IT ON THE CORNER OF THEIR DESK WHILE THEY'RE DOING ALL THEIR OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS. THE OTHER CHALLENGE WE HAVE IS THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

AND WE CAN BE AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON ANYWHERE AND ALL SORTS OF COMMUNITIES.

MUNICIPALITIES HAVE WONDERFUL IDEAS AND WONDERFUL PROJECTS, AND THERE IS AN INSATIABLE APPETITE TO WANT TO DO THAT IN OUR HOME COMMUNITY.

OH, LOOK AT WHAT BRUSSELS IS DOING.

LOOK AT WHAT FORT LAUDERDALE IS DOING.

LOOK AT WHAT CALGARY IS DOING.

EDMONTON WHATEVER.

AND WE SHOULD DO THAT HERE.

OF COURSE, THAT IT BECOMES SIMPLY UNAFFORDABLE IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS.

THE OTHER CHALLENGE THAT ALL CITIES HAVE IS THE ISSUE OF ACCURATELY UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC WILL AND THE PUBLIC DESIRE, AND THE PUBLIC WANTS AND NEEDS.

WHAT WE FACE, BECAUSE ALL MOST CITIES CAN ILL AFFORD PROPER PUBLIC SURVEYS THAT ARE STATISTICALLY RELEVANT.

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WE STRUGGLE WITH THE NOTION OF.

MOST TIMES WE HEAR FROM THE VOCAL MINORITY WHO HAVE A POINT OF VIEW, AND IT MAY BE A COMPLETELY VALID POINT OF VIEW, BUT WE HAVE DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING THE VIEWS OF THE SILENT MAJORITY BECAUSE THEY'RE SILENT.

AND THEREFORE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED ABILITY TO PROPERLY DO DATA COLLECTION, WE HAVE AN EQUALLY LIMITED ABILITY TO DEVELOP ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION, AND THEREFORE WE RISK ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE FEW OVER THE NEEDS OF THE MANY.

AND THEN YELLOWKNIFE ITSELF, ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, HAS A UNIQUE CHALLENGE.

YELLOWKNIFE IS A CITY THAT STANDS ALONE.

THERE IS REALLY NO SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL CONSTRUCT HERE, AND YOU HAVE A TERRITORIAL CONSTRUCT THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT AS ROBUST AS MOST PROVINCES. SO THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE HAS TO DO IT ALL BY ITSELF.

YET, BECAUSE YOU ARE A SMALL CITY, WE ARE A SMALL CITY.

THE POPULATION IS SIMPLY TOO SMALL TO GENERATE THE REVENUE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO DO.

THAT IS WHY I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT YOU NEED FOCUS ON YOUR WORK PLAN AND HOW MUCH IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH.

I WANT TO CHANGE GEARS FOR A MOMENT AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STAFF.

THEY'RE LISTED HERE. THEY'RE PRETTY SELF-EVIDENT.

OUR FIRST ROLE, MANDATED ACTUALLY, IS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL.

THAT ADVICE HAS TO BE DONE BASED ON SOUND ANALYSIS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION.

AND ONCE WE PROVIDE THAT ADVICE, WHETHER THEY DO OR DO NOT GO WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IS UTTERLY IRRELEVANT.

WE HAVE TO EXECUTE THE WILL OF COUNSEL.

THAT'S THE ROLE OF THE STAFF.

WE DELIVER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE TRY TO PROVIDE BEST VALUE FOR MONEY, WHICH MEANS ALSO LOOKING AT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND WE WORK HARD TO ALWAYS BE BETTER.

AGAIN, THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL, IF YOU WILL.

THE CHALLENGE WITH STAFF IS THAT MOST OF THEIR TIME IN THIS DIAGRAM TRIES TO EXPLAIN WHAT I'M GOING TO MENTION HERE.

MOST OF THE TIME OF STAFF IS SPENT ON ROUTINE AND DAILY OPERATIONS, AND IN FACT, IF I COULD REDRAW THIS, I WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THE RED AND THE GREEN EVEN SMALLER, BUT I CAN'T FIT THE TYPING IN IF I MAKE THEM SMALLER.

ALL RIGHT. ROUTINE AND DAILY OPERATIONS IS PERVASIVE.

IT CONSUMES ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME.

WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE ALL OF THESE SERVICES TO DELIVER.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS SLIDE AT ALL.

IT'S ILLUSTRATED TO SHOW YOU THERE'S A LOT IN TERMS OF ROUTINE AND DAILY OPERATIONS.

WHAT I DID ASK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SLT TO DO, HOWEVER, IS TO PROVIDE ME A LIST OF WHAT THEY CONSIDER AS A ROUTINE OR DAILY OPERATIONS.

I DIDN'T VET THEM ALL.

I DIDN'T STANDARDIZE THEIR FORMATS.

BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA ILLUSTRATIVELY OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ROUTINE AND DAILY OPERATIONS.

THIS IS PUBLIC WORKS LIST.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IT. I'M JUST SHOWING IT TO YOU.

THIS IS CORPORATE SERVICES.

THIS IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY.

THIS IS THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

THIS IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

THIS IS COMMUNITY SERVICES.

OH, AND BECAUSE THEY'RE SO BUSY.

THEY HAVE TWO SLIDES.

THIS IS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

THEY DON'T GET TWO SLIDES, BUT THEY GET THREE COLUMNS.

THIS IS HUMAN RESOURCES.

MY POINT TO ALL OF THAT IS YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT GRAY BOX FILLS UP, AND IT'S VERY MUCH A CHALLENGE TO FIND ROOM FOR THE RED BOX AND THE GREEN BOX.

THIS CHALLENGE BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL.

WHEN WE ARE ACTUALLY IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FOR EXAMPLE, WILDFIRES LAST SUMMER IN THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, IT REMOVES ALL POSSIBILITY TO DO INITIATIVES, BUT IT ALSO CUTS INTO THE ROUTINE AND DAILY OPERATIONS IN A VERY SIGNIFICANT WAY.

NAPOLEON SAID, ASK OF ME ANYTHING BUT TIME.

I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STAFF.

THEY NEED TIME IF YOU WISH THEM TO DO.

PROJECTS INITIATIVES.

SO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS PRESENTATION, I'M ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK PLAN IN ITS ENTIRETY, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE DAILY OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT INITIATIVES AND HOW WE CAN STRUCTURE THE INITIATIVES TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THEM, AS OPPOSED TO WORKING ON TOO MANY AND NOT ACHIEVING ANY AT ALL. WHAT'S MY DEFINITION OF AN INITIATIVE THAT WE USE FOR THIS PLAN?

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MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, PROLONGED HOURS OF WORK, AND OF COURSE HAS TO CONFORM WITH COUNCIL PRIORITIES.

OTHERWISE, WHY ARE WE DOING IT? SO MAJOR THINGS THAT OCCUR EVERY YEAR ARE NOT ON THIS LIST, WITH THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION TO THE BUDGET AND THE EMERGENCY PLAN, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO PERVASIVE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, ANNUAL RECURRING PROJECTS ARE NOT ON THIS LIST.

AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT AS WE GO THROUGH IT.

WE HAD TO SOMEHOW CATEGORIZE THEM.

THIS IS NOT THEIR PRIORITY.

THIS IS HOW WE CATEGORIZE THEM TO CONSIDER PRIORITY.

BUT ALSO CONSIDER WHEN OUR STAFF AVAILABLE.

WHAT'S THE BUDGET, WHAT'S THE SCOPE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS, INVOLVEMENT OF THE TERRITORY, ET CETERA.

AND THEN WE PUT TOGETHER A SIX-TIER SYSTEM.

TIER ONE IS THINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR 2024.

TIER TWO IS THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY COMMENCED OR WILL COMMENCE IN 2024 AND WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF 25.

TIER THREE IS THOSE THAT WILL START AND STOP IN 25.

TIER FOUR THEY COULD START ANY TIME, INCLUDING RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY WON'T GET DONE UNTIL 2026.

TIER FIVE IS THEY'LL START IN 2026.

AND THEN TIER SIX ARE THOSE INITIATIVES THAT QUITE FRANKLY, RIGHT NOW WE BELIEVE THERE IS NO TIME FOR.

THERE MIGHT BE AS THE SITUATION UNFOLDS, OR THEY MIGHT INCREASE IN PRIORITY AS A SITUATION UNFOLDS, AND THEY MAY MAKE IT ON THE LIST AT THE EXPENSE OF SOMETHING ELSE.

A FEW POINTS ABOUT 2024.

THERE ARE SEVEN MONTHS REMAINING IN THE YEAR, SO IT CANNOT BE A FULL PLAN FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.

AND WE ARE WORKING UNDER A WORKING ASSUMPTION THAT WE'LL LOSE TWO MONTHS EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF THE WILDFIRE SEASON.

AND IF FOR ANYBODY WHO MAY NOT BELIEVE THAT I WILL TELL YOU THAT ON THE WEEKEND, YOUR ENTIRE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM PROBABLY COMMITTED BETWEEN 6 AND 8 HOURS WORK TO DEAL WITH THE DISRUPT THE POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS TO COMMUNICATIONS IN THE CITY AND ALL SORTS OF CONTINGENCY PLANNING THAT WE WERE WORKING ON THAT MERCIFULLY, WE DID NOT HAVE TO IMPLEMENT ANY OF IT.

EXCEPT FOR 911 GOING DOWN.

WE DID NOT HAVE TO IMPLEMENT MOST OF IT, BUT WE HAD TO PREPARE FOR IT.

SO THAT'S BUT ONE EXAMPLE OF THE WORK THAT'S COMING AHEAD THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

SO, WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE INTO THE VARIOUS TIERS.

TIER ONE. THERE ARE TWO PAGES.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE IN DETAIL.

WE'LL BE HERE ALL AFTERNOON, BUT I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN EACH ONE OF THEM VERY QUICKLY.

THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT, THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLAN IS A LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT ON A YEARLY BASIS.

WE NEED A COMPENSATION POLICY FOR THOSE WHO WORK RIDICULOUS HOURS DURING EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

HOTEL LEVY HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT LENGTH.

HERE WE ARE LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE.

BY NOT HAVING IT IN PLACE.

IT WILL BE IN PLACE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES BYLAW IS ON TRACK AND WILL BE IN PLACE THIS YEAR, AS IS THE JOB CLASSIFICATION RENEWAL WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

THE LAND ADMINISTRATION BYLAW WILL ACTUALLY BE WITH YOU AT THE NEXT GPC.

I BELIEVE THE TRANSIT REBRANDING AND REVISIONS; YOU HAVE MOST OF THEM RIGHT NOW AND YOU'RE WORKING ON THEM.

WE WISH TO REVIEW THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH YOU.

THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT IS CURRENTLY USED WITHIN THE CITY CONSUMES A WHOLE LOT OF TIME, AND NOT NECESSARILY TO BEST EFFECT.

SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT WITH YOU.

WE DO NEED TO HAVE THE ROUNDTABLE ON HOMELESSNESS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A RECURRING AN ANNUAL RECURRING THING AS A MINIMUM.

BUT WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT NEW REC SOFTWARE PROGRAM IS JUST WE NEED TO DO IT BECAUSE OUR OLD SOFTWARE IS NOT SUPPORTED.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GUIDELINES AND TOOLS.

YOU WILL ALWAYS RIGHTFULLY ASK, WHAT SORT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT DID YOU DO ON WHATEVER? WE HAVE TO HAVE GUIDELINES AS TO WHAT SORT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR WHATEVER WE'RE WORKING ON.

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BECAUSE AS YOU CAN APPRECIATE IN THIS PLAN, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT REQUIRED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE BETTER HAVE SOME PRETTY FIRM IDEAS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

WE NEED A FINANCIAL POLICY ON HOW WE ESTABLISH MILL RATES.

WE NEED A FINANCIAL POLICY ON ASSET MANAGEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM.

YOUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING FOR YOU WILL NOT BE READY FOR SOME TIME.

IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO DO AN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN.

WHAT DO WE DO IN THE INTERIM? WE KNOW WE HAVE A DEFICIT.

WE REALLY CAN'T WAIT THREE YEARS IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL APPROACH TO DEAL WITH THAT DEFICIT.

SO, WE'LL BE COMING TO YOU WITH AN INTERIM OPTION TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE, PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS TO THE BANK, SOMETHING LIKE SAYING THAT OUR, OUR POLICY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM NOW ON IS THAT 80% OF ALL CAPITAL FUNDING HAS TO GO ON RENEWING OLD AS OPPOSED TO CREATING SOMETHING NEW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THERE'S ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT CAPITAL OR ASSET MANAGEMENT POLICIES OUT THERE.

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OOPS. MY APOLOGIES.

WE ALSO NEED A FINANCIAL POLICY ON INVESTMENT.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR CASH ON HAND MOVING FORWARD? WE NEED TO DEVELOP THE BUDGET.

AND THE TAXI BYLAW IS NOW A PRIORITY ONE.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT, AND I MENTIONED IT BY EMAIL TO COUNCIL OVER THE WEEKEND, IS THAT IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TAXI COMPANIES IN THIS TOWN CANNOT CATER TO THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT MOBILITY CHALLENGES.

THAT IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION.

THE QUICKEST WAY TO REMEDY THAT IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT COULD BE ACHIEVABLE THROUGH BYLAW.

SO, TAKE THAT ON TOP OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AND ON TOP OF SOME ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF, WE BELIEVE IT IS NOW A PRIORITY.

SORRY I LIED. THERE WAS ONLY ONE PAGE OF TIER ONES.

THERE IS TWO PAGES OF TIER TWOS.

THESE WILL START THIS YEAR, OR I'VE ALREADY STARTED AND WILL GO INTO NEXT YEAR.

BUSINESS LICENSE. WAY AHEAD.

CURRENT PRACTICE OF GIVING IT FOR FREE WAS A COVID MEASURE THAT LAPSES AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? IT'LL TAKE US SOME TIME TO FIGURE THAT OUT BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE AND I WOULD SUGGEST EMOTIVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION THAT WILL OCCUR.

SO, WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE AN INTERIM PLAN IN PLACE.

AND BASICALLY, THE INTERIM PLAN IS PLACE WOULD BE TO RETURN TO THE STATUS QUO FOR ONE YEAR.

AND JUST TIGHTEN UP THE PROCESS FOR THE REQUEST FOR AND APPROVAL OF BUSINESS LICENSES.

WE CANNOT SIMPLY DO AWAY WITH THIS AT THIS TIME.

IT IS A $400,000 A YEAR REVENUE TO THE CITY THAT WE HAVE FOREGONE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE WE HAD COVID FUNDING TO DO SO.

BUT $400,000 MOVING FORWARD WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BUDGET DELIBERATIONS FOR 2025, IN OUR VIEW OUR CITY POLICIES ARE A MESS.

WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY OF THEM.

SOME OF THEM OUGHT TO BE JUST DIRECTIVES OR GUIDANCE.

SO WE NEED TO, FIRST OF ALL, UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE AND WHICH ONES ARE RELEVANT.

AND THEN LATER ON IN THE WORK PLAN, YOU SEE HOW WE START TO TIGHTEN THEM UP AND CLEAN THEM UP.

WE NEED TO SORT OUT OUR IT MOVING FORWARD.

AND MORE SPECIFICALLY OUR SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF HAVING IT ALL BE ABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AND BEING SEAMLESS, SEAMLESS.

IT'S CALLED ERP.

AND THE FIRST THING IS DOING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

WE NEED TO DO THAT NEXT YEAR.

WE NEED TO SORT OUT THE FUTURE OF CITY HALL.

IT IS TOO SMALL AND IF WE GROW EVEN BY ONE MORE PERSON, I CATEGORICALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE WOULD PUT THEM OTHER THAN AT THE BACK OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE WATER INTAKE.

YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT? WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION.

YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT? COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PLAN.

YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT? THE KPMG STUFF.

WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE END OF 2025.

BUT CERTAINLY, IT NEEDS TO GET DONE IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE.

IN ADDITION TO THE ERP, WHICH TALKS SOFTWARE, WE ALSO NEED TO DO AN IT REVIEW OF ALL OF OUR HARDWARE AND A FULL AUDIT.

AND OUR SAFETY DIRECTIVES REQUIRE UPDATING.

PAGE TWO OF TIER TWO.

THE AQUATIC CENTER WILL OPEN SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY 2025, AND WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT.

WE NEED SOME AGENDA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE JUST TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, SAVE SOME TIME.

LOTS OF WORK BEING DONE ON VARIOUS INTERNAL DIRECTIVES AND PROCESSES TO DO WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND TO HELP INFORM THAT WE HAVE A ROUND TABLE ON DEVELOPMENT FURTHER DOWN.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THE ROUND TABLE IS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE THOSE BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT, SO THAT WE CAN THEN ADDRESS PROCESSES TO DEAL WITH THEM.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE OLD POOL ONCE WE HAVE A NEW POOL.

ALTHOUGH WE'LL HAVE A CONSULTANT'S REPORT SHORTLY, THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS APPROACHES MOVING FORWARD ON THAT PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES CONTINUE.

CERTAINLY, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS WHETHER COUNCIL WISHES TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

WE NEED TO EXPLORE THE RENAMING OF 50TH AVENUE.

BUT I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU, AS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT, THAT WE'LL SHOW YOU LATER ON IN THE WORK PLAN AND THE TRC MONUMENT ALL TRACK AND THE TRC MONUMENT IS TRACKING VERY WELL, AND WE HAVE TO REVIEW ALL OF OUR LEVELS OF SERVICE AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS COUNCIL IS SATISFIED WITH THOSE LEVELS OF SERVICE MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE IT WILL DRIVE A LOT OF WHAT ELSE IS ON THIS. PLAN.

TIER THREE START AND END IN.

2025 ROUNDTABLE ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF THE BACKGROUND ON THAT COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN.

THIS IS A BIG ONE.

IT WILL BE A KEYSTONE DOCUMENT.

IT REALLY DOES DEFINE WHAT WE EXPECT AND WHAT OUR LEVEL OF AMBITION IS IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT WITH AN EMPHASIS

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WHAT IS OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH SOME OF THE SOCIAL CHALLENGES OF ADDICTION, ETC.? WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS IN TERMS OF GENERAL SAFETY? THIS IS NOTHING NEW IN TERMS OF BEST PRACTICES.

I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT IN ONTARIO, FOR EXAMPLE, EVERY COMMUNITY IS MANDATED BY LEGISLATION TO HAVE ONE OF THESE.

SO, THERE'S LOTS OF EXAMPLES OUT THERE WE CAN LEVERAGE.

THERE'RE CERTAINLY CONSULTANTS OUT THERE THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE.

IT'S A BIG PLAN.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT PLAN.

BUT WE HAVE LOTS OF EXAMPLES TO WORK OFF OF.

WE DO NEED A FINANCIAL POLICY ON WAGE ESCALATION, SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR SALARY WAGE ENVELOPE IS SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 60% OF OUR BUDGET.

YOU OUGHT TO HAVE A POLICY AS TO HOW MUCH YOU'RE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THAT ENVELOPE GOING UP OR DOWN AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AND MORE ON THAT LATER WHEN WE START TO DEVELOP THAT POLICY. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE CFO TOURISM STRATEGY.

WE HAD LOTS OF CONSULTANT WORK ON THIS.

WE NEED TO REFINE THAT CONSULTANT WORK.

THEN WE NEED TO CLEARLY ARTICULATE SOME VISIONS AND SOME RESPONSIBILITIES MOVING FORWARD.

WE NEED A GOVERNANCE BYLAW REVIEW TO ACHIEVE SOME EFFICIENCIES.

WE NEED TO DEVELOP A SET OF WORK LIFE BALANCE INITIATIVES THAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION.

SO, I'LL SAY NOTHING MORE. RIGHT NOW, OUR RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NEED A SIGNIFICANT REVIEW.

WE ARE NOT DOING WELL AT KEEPING TRACK OF OUR PUBLIC RECORDS.

WE HAVE THEM ALL. TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT VIOLATING THE LEGISLATION, BUT FINDING THEM IS A CHALLENGE AND A HALF.

SO, WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THAT AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.

WE NEED TO BETTER REFINE OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AND DEVELOP PLACE BRANDING FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT IF I ASKED EVERY MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO, ON SECRET BALLOT, TELL ME WHAT THEY WOULD USE AS THE ONE LINE TO PLACE BRAND THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

THERE ARE THREE, SIX, EIGHT OF YOU HERE TODAY.

I WOULD SUGGEST I WOULD HAVE AT LEAST 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT REPLIES TO THAT.

WE NEED TO. WE NEED TO HAVE A PLACE BRAND THAT WE CAN THEN USE TO CHAMPION GROWTH, TO CHAMPION TOURISM, TO CHAMPION EVERYTHING WE WANT TO DO IN TERMS OF SELLING THE CITY.

WE ALSO NEED A FINANCIAL POLICY ON SUBSIDIZATION.

WE NEED TO AVOID THE DEBATES EVERY TIME ADMINISTRATION BRINGS SOMETHING TO COUNCIL ABOUT ARE WE SUBSIDIZING TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH? WE NEED TO HAVE A POLICY ON THAT THAT APPLIES TO ALL THE PROJECTS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, ADMINISTRATION HAS NO IDEA WHAT DIRECTION TO GO IN.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GOALPOSTS ARE, SO WE COME IN WITH OUR BEST RECOMMENDATION AND THEN COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE GOALPOSTS ARE EITHER, RESPECTFULLY, BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER ARTICULATED THEM.

THEN WE HAVE THE DEBATE ABOUT TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE.

WE NEED TO HAVE AN OVERALL POLICY THAT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION, I WOULD SUSPECT, AS IT IS IN ALL COUNCILS.

TURNING TO TIER FOUR AND I'M GOING TO SPEED UP EVEN MORE.

WE HAVE TO DO ELECTION PREPARATION.

WE HAVE TO FINISH OFF OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THERE ARE MORE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF NUMBERED STREETS AND NUMBERED AVENUES IN THIS CITY.

AND WHY DON'T WE START RECOGNIZING OUR INDIGENOUS HISTORY MORE BY RENAMING A NUMBER OF THEM, AS OPPOSED TO JUST 50TH AVENUE? DEVELOP AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT STRATEGY AND PLAN.

I WOULD USE THE SAME ARGUMENT HERE.

COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE GOALPOSTS ARE.

ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, AND THE TYPES OF ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION THAT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHER TYPES OF ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST CYCLING, IT'S CYCLING, IT'S PEDESTRIANS, IT'S LOOKING AFTER THE ELDERLY, ETC.

AND THE SAME THING APPLIES FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT.

I'VE HEARD THIS COUNCIL SAY THAT WE'RE NOT SATISFYING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.

I THINK WE NEED A PLAN THAT STARTS TO ADDRESS THAT.

THE PREVIOUS PLAN WAS TALKING ABOUT EFFICIENCIES OF OUR EXISTING SYSTEM.

THIS PLAN WOULD TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE HAVE SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD THAT BETTER SATISFIES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY? THE COMMUNITY PLAN IS NEEDING A MAJOR REVISION, AND DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CAN SPEAK ON THIS DURING THE Q AND A IF NECESSARY.

IT DOES NOT MEET CONTEMPORARY STANDARDS.

IT'S STILL IN USE.

IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN USE.

THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT COMMUNITY PLAN SHALL CONTINUE, BUT WE NEED TO GET ANOTHER ONE DEVELOPED AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN BE FORWARD THINKING AS TO WHAT IS REQUIRED NEXT IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP THE CITY, AND THAT IS WHAT THIS EFFORT WILL UNDERTAKE.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE DOING IT IN AN ARREAR'S KIND OF VIEW.

WE WANT TO BE FORWARD THINKING IN THIS REGARD.

WE NEED TO DO A FULL WATER RATE REVIEW.

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AND HAVING IDENTIFIED WHICH CITY POLICIES WE HAVE AND WHICH ONES ARE NOT RELEVANT, WE NEED TO COMPLETE THE CHANGES NECESSARY.

ALL SORTS OF PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSING, A LOT OF THEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUND, WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH 2025.

SUCCESSION PLANNING IS IMPORTANT.

WE ARE STRUGGLING TO.

HAVE INDIVIDUALS HERE WHO ARE PREPARED TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVELS IN THE ORGANIZATION.

SAME THING WITH TALENT MANAGEMENT AND RETAINING OUR TALENT.

THE CAM LINK DEVELOPMENT IS PUT ON HERE AS ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT'S ARGUABLY THE HIGHEST PROFILE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

WE NEED A FOLLOW-ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, AND I WON'T TALK ABOUT IT MORE HERE, BUT THE WORDS ARE THERE.

AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE THAT, WE CAN WORK AT REFINING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH KDFN.

AND THERE'S ALL SORTS OF REGULATORY DELEGATIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FROM THE TERRITORY TO THE CITY.

MOVING TO TIER FIVE, WHICH IS INTO 2026.

THESE ARE LONGER TERM, AND I DON'T PLAN ON DISCUSSING ANY OF THEM RIGHT NOW IN THE INTEREST OF TIME.

AND THEN THE TIER SIX ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT.

SOME HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY COUNCIL, MANY HAVE NOT.

THEY ARE SIMPLY ADMINISTRATION'S POINT OF VIEW OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

NOTHING COMES OFF TIER SIX WITHOUT HAVING THE TIME TO TAKE IT OFF.

TIER SIX AND THE MONEY.

SO, SOME IMPORTANT NOTES ON ALL THOSE INITIATIVES.

THERE'S LOTS OF PLANS ON THERE, WHICH ARE GOING TO GENERATE A WHOLE BUNCH MORE INITIATIVES.

THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT 2026, REALLY, IT'S UNDER PROGRAMED RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN START PUTTING SOME OF THIS STUFF IN.

24 AND 25 ARE PRETTY MUCH OVER PROGRAMED.

IN FACT, THAT TWO IS INTENTIONAL.

THAT WAY, IF A PROJECT STALLS, WE CAN JUST SHIFT TO A DIFFERENT PROJECT.

THERE ARE KEYSTONE DOCUMENTS AND I'VE HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT, MAN, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK DOING THOSE DOCUMENTS.

I WOULD ARGUE THAT IN THE LONG TERM, IT SAVES WORK BECAUSE IT WILL SAVE A LOT OF THE SMALL LITTLE IDEAS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETELY STAFFED, PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, DEBATED AT COUNCIL AND RESOLVED.

IF WE HAVE THESE HOLISTIC PLANS, THEN A LOT OF THAT I USE THE TERM PATCHWORK QUILT APPROACH TO DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES KIND OF DISAPPEARS.

IT IS NESTED WITHIN THESE LARGER KEYSTONE DOCUMENTS, AND I'VE TALKED VERY LITTLE ABOUT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE WATER LICENSE AND THE REQUIREMENTS THERE. AND THERE'S A COMPLETE SEPARATE ANNEX IN THE WORK PLAN THAT TALKS ABOUT THAT.

THOSE ARE THE INITIATIVES.

THERE'S ALSO SOME ADVOCACY WORK THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING BE FRONT OF MIND.

AS THE CITY MOVES FORWARD.

YOU CAN'T HAVE TOO MANY THINGS ON THIS LIST BECAUSE YOU LOSE FOCUS.

I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S SIX IS TOO MANY, AND PERHAPS IT CAN BE AN EFFORT IN THE COMING MONTHS TO WHITTLE THAT DOWN TO SOMETHING LESS THAN SIX.

BUT CERTAINLY, THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE OFFERING TO YOU AS AREAS TO CONSIDER AS YOUR PRIMARY ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

FIRST OF ALL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH CHALLENGES NEED TO BE PERVASIVE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND TALK ABOUT.

THAT'S A GIVEN. SO, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY PUT THAT AS A SEPARATE ADVOCACY EFFORT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A CONSIDERATION IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE SIX THAT ARE THERE.

AGAIN, SELF-EXPLANATORY.

AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THEM HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

THOSE ARE THE INITIATIVES AND THE ADVOCACY.

ADMINISTRATION ALSO SPENT SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT AN EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE THAT WE BELIEVE WILL GO SOME WAYS TOWARDS GETTING MORE TIME, BOTH FOR COUNCIL BUT ALSO FOR THE STAFF.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT GCPS GO TO ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS ON THE SAME DAYS AS COUNCIL.

THAT WILL SAVE TIME.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THERE BE A DEGREE OF FOCUS ON WHICH PRESENTATIONS YOU CONSIDER.

NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S ONLY A TEN-MINUTE PRESENTATION.

I'M ONLY SAVING TEN MINUTES.

IT'S THE SAVINGS IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT STAFF HAVE TO DO BEFORE, DURING, BUT CERTAINLY AFTER PRESENTATIONS OCCUR.

SO AGAIN, I WON'T GO THROUGH THE DETAILS WITHIN THE DOCUMENT, BUT HIGHLIGHTING THAT THERE IS SOME EFFICIENCIES THAT CAN BE DONE ON PRESENTATIONS.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO CUSTOMER SERVICE RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE NOT KEEPING UP AND WE CAN'T EVEN KEEP TRACK OF IT ALL BECAUSE IT'S COMING IN FROM WAY TOO MANY SOURCES.

SO, WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE ACTUALLY WE SHOULD GO TO A ONE STOP SHOP FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, ONE PHONE NUMBER, ONE EMAIL, AN ENTIRE CADRE OF PEOPLE THERE TO MANAGE IT ALL UNAFFORDABLE FOR THE CITY.

SO INSTEAD OF A ONE STOP SHOP, WHICH WOULD BE THE IDEAL, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE GO TO SIX KEY CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAILS, AND ALL RESIDENTS AND

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THEY DO NOT, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, GO THROUGH COUNSELORS TO GET THEIR STUFF DONE.

FIRST OF ALL, WE CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF IT THAT WAY.

SECONDLY, IT'S A BIT UNFAIR TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW DUE PROCESS TO ACTUALLY TRY TO CIRCUMVENT THAT PROCESS THROUGH THEIR COUNSELORS.

COUNSELORS, OF COURSE, HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES.

AND IF ADMINISTRATION IS NOT RESPONSIVE, THEN OF COURSE COUNSELORS WOULD GET INVOLVED.

BUT THE INITIAL CONTACT, THE INITIAL INQUIRIES, THE INITIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE, WE WOULD VERY MUCH RECOMMEND GO THROUGH ONE OF THOSE SIX CONTACT POINTS COUNCIL MEETINGS.

THERE'RE SOME SMALL EFFICIENCIES HERE, AND I KNOW WE'LL BE SPEAKING AS A GROUP LATER ON.

SO, I WON'T GET INTO THEM IN DETAIL.

BUT WE DO BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME EFFICIENCIES THAT CAN OCCUR RIGHT AT COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT OUTSIDE OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.

AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND A DIFFERENT A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE INTERACTION WITH THE STAFF.

AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE INTERACTION BETWEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS.

NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE FUNNELED THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER.

AND AGAIN, THE KEY POINTS OF IT ARE ON THIS SLIDE.

I'M SURE WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER AS WELL, BUT MOTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE ARE VERY PROBLEMATIC.

AND WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE WALK AWAY OR TRY TO ELIMINATE MOTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE STAFF ANY TIME TO ANALYZE OR TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS OR ADVICE, WHICH IS OUR ROLE, AND IT DOESN'T ALLOW OTHER COUNCILORS ENOUGH TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, DELIBERATE ON IT, MAYBE SEEK ADVICE FROM THEIR OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR CONSTITUENTS, BEFORE THEY ARE ASKED TO DECIDE ON A MOTION THAT DOES NOT HAVE PROPER NOTICE. AND THEN FINALLY SOME IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE STRUCTURE.

FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS A STRUCTURE REVIEW PLAN FOR 2025.

I REALLY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, WHERE WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE FULL STRUCTURE AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE REALITY IS STRUCTURES NEED TO CHANGE AS COUNCIL PRIORITIES CHANGE.

PERIOD. THERE ARE TWO URGENT REQUIREMENTS, HOWEVER, THAT WE BELIEVE OUGHT TO BE ADDRESSED.

NOW, BEFORE THAT REVIEW IS COMPLETE, WE NEED ANOTHER COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

WE'RE JUST NOT KEEPING UP.

WE ALSO NEED AN OUTREACH COORDINATOR IN PUBLIC WORKS.

WE'RE JUST NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE INQUIRIES AND PUBLIC WORKS.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THOSE TWO BE ESTABLISHED IMMEDIATELY.

I'M NOT A FAN OF EVER GOING OVER BUDGET ON ANYTHING.

WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY SURPLUS IN OUR SALARY WAGE ENVELOPE OF 2024 BECAUSE WE'RE 25 POSITIONS SHORT OR UNFILLED.

AND THEREFORE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THOSE TWO POSITIONS BE FILLED AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

QUICK WORD ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND THEN I'LL WRAP IT UP.

THE TEAM HERE.

MY OPINION AFTER FIVE SIX WEEKS IN THE IN THE JOB IS THAT THE TEAM HERE WORKS INCREDIBLY HARD.

BUT THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE.

LOTS OF ORGANIZATIONS.

IN FACT, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU MOST ORGANIZATIONS, THE TEAMS WORK INCREDIBLY HARD.

IT'S NOT THE WORK THAT'S THE ISSUE.

IT'S THE STRESSORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NATURE OF THE WORK OF AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL THAT ARE THE ISSUES.

IT'S WORKING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES.

IT'S THIS COMPETING DEMAND AND CONFLICTING PRIORITIES THAT WE ALWAYS SEEM TO RUN INTO WITH YOU KNOW, ONE OF NEW IDEAS AND PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND ADMINISTRATION IS NEVER SURE EXACTLY WHERE THEIR FOCUS SHOULD BE.

MISTAKES MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATION ARE ALWAYS PUBLIC.

AND THE OLD LEADERSHIP ADAGE OF PRAISE PUBLICLY AND CRITICIZE PRIVATELY SIMPLY DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

SO. MISTAKES.

BEING PUBLIC CAUSES PEOPLE TO BE A LITTLE BIT GUN SHY, AND PERHAPS NOT NECESSARILY SHOW THE INITIATIVE THAT'S NECESSARY UNLESS THEY ARE TRULY SUPPORTED, AND MISTAKES ARE TOLERATED.

PUBLIC NEGATIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OFTEN NEGATIVE, MOST OFTEN NEGATIVE, AND THAT WEARS ON ANY HUMAN BEING WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL AND WANTS TO DO WELL.

WE HAVE A POOR WORK ENVIRONMENT HERE IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY OF THE WORKSPACES, ET CETERA.

AND WE ARE COMPENSATING FOR THOSE 25 POSITIONS THAT ARE VACANT.

SO, EVERYBODY'S DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S WORTH OF WORK.

THOSE ARE THE STRESSORS THAT ARE AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO, I HAVE CHALLENGED THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM IN 2025 TO TAKE A GOOD, HARD LOOK AT THIS AND DEVELOP SOME SOLUTIONS.

WE CAN'T JUST IDENTIFY THERE'S A PROBLEM.

WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SOME TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS TO PUT BEFORE COUNCIL.

AND THEN COUNCIL'S ROLE, OF COURSE, WOULD BE TO ENGAGE ON THOSE SOLUTIONS AND MAP OUT A WAY FORWARD.

THIS WORK PLAN WILL HELP A LITTLE BIT IF IT'S SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL IN TERMS OF PROVIDING FOCUS.

BETTER ARTICULATING PRIORITIES, DEALING WITH COMPETING DEMANDS, AND ADDRESSING THE LIMITED RESOURCES.

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SO, WITH THAT, AND IN CONCLUSION MY RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL, OR I SHOULD MORE ACCURATELY SAY ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL ARE SHOWN HERE. THE FIRST ONE IS A SUPPORT FOR THE WORK PLAN.

THE SECOND IS A DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO DO THE HIRING OF THE TWO INDIVIDUALS.

THE THIRD IS TO SUPPORT THE EFFICIENCY RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THE FINAL ONE IS TO SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S REFINEMENT REQUIRED.

BUT TO SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE THE ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

WITH THAT, I WILL SHUT UP, BUT I WILL STAY UP HERE SO I DON'T HAVE MY BACK.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE REACHED BEYOND THE 90-MINUTE MARK, SO LET'S TAKE A TEN-MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL COME BACK AT TWO MINUTES TO TWO.

BRING BACK TO ORDER.

FIRST OFF, A BIG THANKS TO YOURSELF, JOHN, AND THE TEAM FOR ALL YOUR WORK OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS PULLING THIS TOGETHER.

APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S NOT EASY, BUT TAKING THAT MOMENT TO SLOW DOWN, REALLY SIPHON THROUGH ALL OF OUR, OUR WORK TO TRY TO GET US A CLEAR PATH FORWARD.

SO, OPENING IT UP TO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE, JUST A COMMENT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE SLT FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE PROVIDED ON THIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE NEW STAFFING RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE EFFICIENCY PROPOSAL.

TO PARAPHRASE AN ADAGE, YOU UTILIZED SURPRISE IS ONLY A GOOD TACTIC IN WAR.

AND I THINK PROVIDING THESE NEW ASSESSMENTS TO OUR GOVERNMENTS OR THESE NEW SUGGESTIONS TO OUR GOVERNANCE IS GREAT.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT, JOHN.

THAT WAS GREAT. MY QUESTION IS AROUND PLANNING AND LANDS.

I APPRECIATE THE CALM LAKE WAS IN THERE, BUT THIS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED INFILL MUCH OF OUR LAND STUFF.

SO, I'M JUST WONDERING, WAS THAT IN SOME OTHER PART OF THE WORK PLAN, OR WAS THAT INCLUDE SOMEWHERE ELSE OR NOT? THROUGH THE MAYOR TO THE COUNCILOR.

I'LL ASK THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING TO PILE ON IF SHE FEELS THE NEED.

ALL THOSE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ARE STILL THERE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY CONSIDERING THEM AS ROUTINE.

SO, THEY'RE PART OF THE DAILY OPERATIONS KIND OF STUFF.

THEY WEREN'T REALLY.

THEY DIDN'T MEET THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW OR A MAJOR INITIATIVE.

AND I DON'T KNOW, DIRECTOR, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ON TO THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO, YES, SOME OF THE INFILL SPECIFICALLY IS PART OF WHETHER THAT'S LANDS WE'RE TRYING TO OBTAIN FROM THE GNWT, WHETHER THAT IS TO DO UNDER HALF FOR REZONING, COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT REDEVELOPMENT.

AND A NUMBER OF THEM WE ACTUALLY INITIATED RIGHT AFTER COUNCIL GAVE US THE DIRECTION IN 2023, WHETHER THAT'S THE EIS WHICH IS IN PROCESS OR BEING FINISHED.

SO, THESE ARE ALL ONGOING.

THEY'RE PART OF OUR EVERYDAY WORK PLAN.

AND SO, THEY WERE NOT NECESSARILY IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS ON HERE.

SO, I WOULD ASSUME THEM AS BEING ONGOING PROJECTS.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANKS. ANOTHER PLANNING QUESTION.

SO, IT WAS TIER FOUR.

IT'S A COUPLE YEARS OUT, BUT THE REWRITE OF COMMUNITY PLAN HOUSING POLICY I APPRECIATE THIS IS PART OF HALF.

THAT IS A MASSIVE, MASSIVE PROJECT TO DO.

HAVING JUST DONE THAT 2019.

AND I CAN THINK OF NOTHING MORE DIVISIVE AND HORRIBLE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS THAN ANOTHER COMMUNITY PLAN.

SO, WHEN WOULD WE GET THAT KIND OF JUSTIFICATION OR ARGUMENT? I GUESS I KNOW IT'S PART OF THE HALF PROCESS, BUT I NEED A LOT OF CONVINCING TO CRACK THAT OPEN.

LIKE, THAT'S NOT A SUBTLE ASK.

I'M GOING TO ASK THE DIRECTOR TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CURRENT PLAN.

THE CURRENT PLAN, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THOUGH, IS STILL VALID.

WE ARE STILL USING IT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER PLAN IN PLACE.

BUT AGAIN, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES OF SOME THINGS THAT BELONG IN COMMUNITY PLANS, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY CONFORMING TO ALL THE BEST PRACTICES. I UNDERSTAND HOW DIVISIVE IT IS.

IT ALWAYS IS BECAUSE PEOPLE FEEL QUITE STRONGLY WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY PLANNING.

BUT I DO JUDGE THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

IT'S NOT THAT WE NEED IT TODAY, IT'S THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED IT MOVING FORWARD.

AND IT'S A QUESTION OF PROGRAMING IT NOW BECAUSE IT IS A TWO YEAR MINIMUM PROJECT, MAYBE LONGER.

WE NEED TO PROGRAM IT NOW SO THAT WE CAN START DOING SOME OF THE LEGWORK NOW INCLUDING CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO GET IT DONE.

WE HAVE ACTUALLY, TO A DEGREE, INTENTIONALLY SCHEDULED.

SCHEDULED IT OVER THE SPAN OF TWO COUNCILS.

AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD THING.

IT WILL PERMIT THIS COUNCIL TO SET THE SCENE AND PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE AND GET IT GOING AND GET IT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WILL.

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SO, THE TIMING TO A DEGREE WAS INTENTIONAL IN THAT REGARD.

BUT IT'S IT IS JUST LOOKING FORWARD AND KNOWING THAT I DON'T WANT TO THE CITY TO WAKE UP TWO YEARS FROM NOW AND SAY, YEAH, THE COMMUNITY PLAN IS COMPLETELY OUTDATED.

SO, WE GOT TO START NOW.

IT'S TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT LATE TO THE PARTY DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU. AND A LITTLE BIT ADDITIONAL DETAIL WOULD BE THAT DON'T THINK ABOUT IT AS HAVING TO GO THROUGH IT AS ONE LONG, ARDUOUS PROCESS, BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS IS A BUNCH OF DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO, WHICH ALL WILL PRECIPITATE AN AMENDMENT.

SO DO WE WANT TO DO AN AMENDMENT FOR HOUSING POLICY, AMENDMENT FOR WILDLAND FIRE POLICY, AMENDMENT FOR HUMAN MADE HAZARD POLICY, WORK CAMPS, INFILL DENSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION POLICY, NATURAL HERITAGE FOR WATER, AGRICULTURE, AGGREGATES, WETLANDS AND PROCESSES AND INTERPRETATION.

OR DO WE WANT TO DO IT ONCE? SO MY GOAL WOULD BE TO DO IT ONCE, HAVE ONE COMPREHENSIVE SESSION, PLUS MAYBE SOME MINI SESSIONS ABOUT IT, AND HAVE THE BEST PRODUCT AT THE END OF THAT, RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE BIT BY BIT AS WELL.

BEST PLANNING PRACTICE.

EVEN THOUGH THE LEGISLATION HERE SAYS EVERY EIGHT YEARS, BEST PRACTICES EVERY FIVE.

SO, YOU'RE BASICALLY ON A THREE-YEAR SCHEDULE OF IMPLEMENT, THEN DO YOUR ZONING, SEE WHAT'S JIVING, WHAT ISN'T JIVING, AND THEN STARTING YOUR REVIEW AGAIN.

SO, IT'S A CONSTANT FLOW OF PLANNING.

AND LET'S EVERYBODY LOVES PLANNING.

SO THAT'S JUST ONE MORE PIECE TO PULL IT ALL TOGETHER.

WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD, COMPREHENSIVE WAY TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASKED.

THANK YOU. AND SHE SPEAKS FASTER THAN I DO.

AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING, BECAUSE I KNOW I WAS ALSO LIKE, IF YOUR TIME IS GOING TO BE ABSORBED BY COMMUNITY PLAN AND THEN YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THE HOUSING, THOSE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS, IT'S THAT BECAUSE WE DID PUT A LOT ON PAUSE WHILE WE WERE UPDATING THE PLAN.

UPDATING THE ZONING BYLAW, BUT THE HOUSING AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS, CAM LAKE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WHILE THIS WORK IS UNDERWAY.

SO, A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST OVERHAUL VERSUS THIS CURRENT ONE.

AND MIGHT I SAY, IF WE DIDN'T DELIBERATELY PLAN OUT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH A DUE DATE WELL INTO THE FUTURE, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ENDED UP DOING THIS THING, YOU WOULD WRITE UP IN THE EXACT SAME BOAT AGAIN OF HAVING TO STALL EVERYTHING ELSE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ALL HANDS ON DECK TO DO THIS AS A LAST MINUTE THING, AS OPPOSED TO A DELIBERATE PLANNING PROCESS TO GET THERE.

OH, GOOD TO HEAR THAT. YEAH.

NOT INTERESTED IN STOPPING THE DAILY WORK OF PLANNING AND LANDS.

YEAH. AND IS THERE A ROUGH ETA WHEN WE KIND OF HEAR THAT PITCH, KIND OF KICK THAT OFF? MR. CULLEN, I GUESS WOULD THERE BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL? I GUESS IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE A BUDGET 2025, PERHAPS.

ASKED TO GET CONSULTANTS, BUT.

OH, SORRY.

YEAH, I WASN'T SURE I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION.

A NUMBER OF THESE PLANS ARE GOING TO REQUIRE BUDGET SUBMISSIONS FOR 2025.

SO, WE WILL ROLL ALL OF THOSE BUDGET SUBMISSIONS INTO OUR 2025 PLANNING BUDGET.

2025 PLANNING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET. OKAY, I'LL START ON THE WORK PLAN.

I JUST ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE TIER ONE INITIATIVES.

I UNDERSTAND THE JOB CLASSIFICATION RENEWAL IS UNDERWAY, NEARING COMPLETION.

HOWEVER, I NOTICED IN THE TIER THREE THERE WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINANCIAL POLICY REGARDING WAGE ESCALATION.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S CRITICAL THE CITY IS AN ENTICING EMPLOYER AND OFFERS COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION, BUT I'M JUST HOPING YOU CAN ELABORATE ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE PAY GRADES AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE PART OF THE JOB CLASSIFICATION RENEWAL.

YOU, COUNCILLOR, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THE VARIOUS PAY GRADES AND WHAT EACH PERSON HAS TO DO WITHIN THAT PAY GRADE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

THAT'S JOB CLASSIFICATION.

THE WAGE ESCALATION POLICY IS TIED MORE ACCURATELY TO WHAT DO WE DO ON A YEARLY BASIS IN TERMS OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND OR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD? IT IS NOT TIED TO ANY ONE JOB CLASSIFICATION OR ANYTHING ELSE.

SO, THE JOB CLASSIFICATIONS WILL DEVELOP NEW PAY SCALES BASED ON THE NEW JOB CLASSIFICATIONS.

THAT'S THE WORK OF THIS YEAR.

THE WAGE ESCALATION POLICY IS FORWARD LOOKING SAYING IN THE FUTURE.

NEXT ROUND OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

WHAT IS THE POLICY OF COUNCIL IN TERMS OF WAGE ESCALATION?

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YEAH, I, I GUESS I MISUNDERSTOOD PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE JOB CLASSIFICATION WAS GOING TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH PAY GRIDS ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTORS.

THEY WILL. YEAH.

AND SO ARE THEY NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT IN COST OF LIVING AND INFLATION IN THOSE STEPS THAT ARE BEING SAID AND THOSE GRIDS FOR THIS MOMENT IN TIME, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE WAGE ESCALATION POLICY IS WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS ARE NEGOTIATED? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR MANAGERIAL PAY SCALES MOVING FORWARD? SO, WE WILL SET THEM AT A MOMENT IN TIME.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD AFTER THAT.

OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. THANKS.

NEXT QUESTION.

REGARDING THE WATERLINE INTAKE REPLACEMENT, I JUST NOTICED THAT.

WELL, AS YOU NOTED, THE CURRENT WATERLINE IS AT THE END OF ITS LIFE CYCLE.

ARGUABLY, PROVISION OF CLEAN WATER IS ONE OF OUR MOST BASIC AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AFTER.

MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE NEXT STEP WAS FOR COUNCIL TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS AN UPDATED RISK MATRIX WHICH WAS INITIALLY SCHEDULED FOR EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND UNDERSTANDING IT MIGHT NEED TO GET PUSHED, BUT I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

THAT'S STILL THE NEXT STEP.

AND THAT'S STILL BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THE COMPLETION SAYS LATER NEXT YEAR IN 2025.

AND I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE, BECAUSE IF THAT IS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY FOR US, WE HAVE TO START THAT CONVERSATION, WHICH IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY A LONG CONVERSATION, I SUSPECT.

YEAH. I BELIEVE IT'S A TIER TWO.

I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

HERE IT IS. YES, IT IS.

YEAH. SO, THE WORK IS STARTING NOW.

SO, THE SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE WORK ON THE DELIBERATIONS ON THE WATER INTAKE LINE.

AND CERTAINLY, THERE NEEDS TO BE A DETAILED RISK ASSESSMENT COMPLETE AS, AS PART OF THAT.

AND WE CERTAINLY GOT LOTS OF BITS AND PIECES FOR THAT NOW.

AND THERE WILL BE MORE IN THE, IN THE COMING MONTHS.

ALL WE'RE IDENTIFYING HERE, ALL WE'RE IDENTIFYING IS BY THE END OF 2025, WE WANT TO HAVE WE NEED TO HAVE A DECISION FROM THIS COUNCIL ON THE WATER INTAKE LINE.

BEYOND THAT, WE ARE REALLY STARTING TO PUSH OUR LUCK IN TERMS OF THE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF THE EXISTING WATER LINE.

PERFECT. THANKS. YEAH. SO DECISION BY NEXT YEAR.

THAT MAKES SENSE. PERFECT.

MY NEXT QUESTION KIND OF REGARDING TIER TWO STUFF WAS JUST THE SAFETY DIRECTIVES AND PROCEDURES UPDATE AND JUST MENTIONED THAT THERE'S AN UPDATE COMING BY THE Q4 OF 2025.

SO, THE END OF NEXT CALENDAR YEAR, COULD YOU JUST ELABORATE ON WHAT THAT SAFETY DIRECTIVES AND PROCEDURES UPDATE IS RELATED TO? THESE ARE THE INTERNAL GENERAL SAFETY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES USED TO PROTECT THE CORPORATION AND ITS MEMBERS.

AND THEY REQUIRE REGULAR UPDATING TO SATISFY, FIRST OF ALL, THE LAW, BUT ALSO TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

AND WE JUST NEED TO UPDATE ALL OF OUR SAFETY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES.

THERE MAY NOT BE, QUITE FRANKLY, SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF UPDATING THEM.

PERFECT. THANKS. YEAH.

BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE THE FUNDAMENTAL REVIEW OF CITY POLICIES WAS ALSO THERE IN TIER TWO.

AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT THIS WAS KIND OF EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING HR POLICIES, FINANCE POLICIES, SAFETY POLICIES AND ALL THAT.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT WAS, IF IT WAS SO.

YES, THE OTHER ONE IS THE HOLISTIC ONE.

BUT WE KNOW WE ARE REQUIRED TO.

AND IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO LOOK AT OUR GENERAL SAFETY POLICIES INTERNAL.

AND SO, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT AS A SEPARATE ITEM ON THE WORK PLAN.

AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE OTHER ONES THAT WE WILL IDENTIFY.

WE HAVE TO UPDATE AS WELL FOR OTHER REASONS ONCE WE DO THE REVIEW OF ALL OF OUR POLICIES.

GREAT. THANKS FOR THAT.

JUST A COUPLE MORE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT AWESOME LIST.

SOLD ON THE ONE-TIME COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE.

I HAD THE INITIAL REACTION THAT COUNCILLOR WARBURTON DID TOO, BUT THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

SO, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION.

WITH RESPECT TO TIER FOUR, ONE OF THE ITEMS IN THERE WAS THE SUCCESSION PLAN.

AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S AN ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNCIL.

AND THE CITY MANAGER.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF ADMIN COULD ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THE SCOPE OF WHAT THAT PROJECT, THAT INITIATIVE IS.

WELL, I CAN'T ELABORATE ON THE SUCCESSION PLAN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT YET, OBVIOUSLY.

I CAN COMMENT ON THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND IT.

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE BUT COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES, AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE SUCCESSION PLAN IS A SUBSET OF THE OVERALL TALENT MANAGEMENT PLAN.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO, AND I'LL DEAL WITH THIS SUCCESSION PLAN FIRST IS FOR EXAMPLE, AND I'LL START AT MY LEVEL, BUT IT APPLIES THROUGHOUT THE

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WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING.

WHO ARE THEIR SUCCESSORS? AND IN SO PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS ALSO, HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU ANTICIPATE BEING WITH THE CITY FOR? WE HAVE TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE IF DIRECTOR SO AND SO LEAVES, WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE WHERE INTERNALLY WE CAN FILL THAT POSITION WITH SOMEONE ELSE. SO, THAT'S WHAT SUCCESSION PLANNING DOES.

IT IDENTIFIES WHO'S UP NEXT.

THE TALENT MANAGEMENT PLAN IS BIGGER.

IT TALKS ABOUT ATTRACTION AND RETENTION.

FIRST OF ALL, TWO THINGS THAT THIS CITY IS CHALLENGED WITH.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT DEVELOPING THOSE WHO ARE HERE AND WISH TO STAY HERE.

SO YOU'VE GOT A YOUNG UP AND COMING MANAGER WHO'S VERY INTERESTED IN PROGRESSING AND WANTS TO EVENTUALLY BECOME A DIRECTOR.

ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET HIM THERE? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HELP TO GET HIM OR HER THERE? WHAT SORT OF COURSES CAN YOU SEND THEM ON? WHAT SORT OF DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES CAN YOU AFFORD THE INDIVIDUAL SO THAT HE CAN ACTUALLY BE READY FOR THE NEXT STEP? AND THEN ROLLED INTO THAT SUCCESSION PLAN AS A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR THE NEXT LEVEL UP? IT'S BASICALLY THOSE TWO COMBINED, IF YOU WANT TO CHARACTERIZE IT IN ONE PHRASE, IT'S LOOKING AFTER OUR OWN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT JOBS.

THANKS FOR THAT AND SORRY I WASN'T MORE CLEAR.

I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH SUCCESSION PLANNING.

I WAS JUST ASKING ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE INITIATIVE.

SO ALL MANAGERS ALL.

YEAH. SO THANK YOU.

THE DEV STRATEGY IN TIER FOUR.

I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION.

I KNOW WE HAVE ONE, AND WE ALSO HAVE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND AS RECENTLY AS LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE THEY MET AND IDENTIFIED SIX PRIORITIES THAT THEY RECOMMENDED THE COUNCIL KIND OF MOVE FORWARD WITH.

SO I JUST NOTICED THAT THE STRATEGY IS KIND OF LISTED AS AN UPDATE, BUT I GUESS I'M WONDERING, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE EXPECTING ALL THOSE SIX PRIORITY ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED BY THEN? AND THEN WE NEED KIND OF A NEW SLATE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.

IS THAT THE THINKING? NO, I DON'T I DON'T THINK SO.

SOME OF THEM MAY BE COMPLETE BY THEN.

SOME OF THEM WILL END UP IN THE STRATEGY.

THIS IS AGAIN, JUST FORWARD LOOKING TO TRY TO IDENTIFY WHAT WHAT HAVE WE MISSED SO FAR? I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SPENT A COUPLE OF YEARS OF HEARING FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR WANTS, NEEDS AND DESIRES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES IS FOCUSING THEIR EFFORTS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT SORT OF ADJUSTMENTS DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOW AND EVEN MORE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS THAN THAT MOVING FORWARD, HOW HEAVILY INVOLVED DOES THE CITY WANT TO BE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? THERE'S AN ARGUMENT THAT CAN BE MADE.

I DON'T SUPPORT IT, BUT THERE'S AN ARGUMENT THAT COULD BE MADE THAT ALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OUGHT TO OCCUR AT THE AT THE TERRITORIAL LEVEL, THAT WE'RE JUST TOO SMALL TO BE INVOLVED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THAT THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO IT.

SO, THOSE SORTS OF DISCUSSIONS WOULD NEED TO OCCUR AS PART OF THE STRATEGY.

IT DOESN'T DIMINISH THE VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND OR PRIORITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ARTICULATED.

IT'S IN ESSENCE A REVIEW.

AND WHAT'S THE PATH FORWARD? OKAY. THANKS FOR THAT.

MAYBE THE LAST QUESTION ON THE WORK PLAN.

I JUST I DIDN'T REALLY GO TO TIER FIVE AND SIX BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE THOSE ARE IN THE FUTURE AND THINGS WILL PROBABLY CHANGE.

I DID JUST WANT TO CONFIRM, THOUGH, WITH YOU TIER FIVE, THERE WAS ONE THE ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT IMPLEMENTATION TO 2026.

AND TIER FIVE.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT LIKE MAY NOT IT WILL COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 2026.

I UNDERSTOOD FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT, THAT REPORT THAT WE WERE IMPLEMENTING, AND I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK IF IN THE, YOU KNOW, CONTEXT OF PAUSING THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PAUSE TO FOCUS ON PRIORITIES, WE WERE PAUSING SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, OR IF IT'S GOING TO BE FULLY COMPLETE BY 2026.

AND WE'RE JUST AND I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE, PERHAPS THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN TIER FOUR BY ACCIDENT, DEPENDING ON YOUR ANSWER.

NO. WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE, AND I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE COMMENTS COLUMN.

ACTION ITEMS ARE ONGOING NOW.

SO, A LOT OF WHAT WAS IN THAT ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW, AND PROBABLY A GREAT EXAMPLE OF IT, IS EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE NEW POOL, AT THE NEW

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YES, I IF GRANT WERE HERE, HE WOULD BE COMING AT ME RIGHT NOW.

SO THOSE ACTION ITEMS ARE ONGOING.

COUNCILLOR WHAT THIS IS SPEAKING TO IS THAT BY 2026, IT'S PROBABLY TIME TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT.

PERFECT. THANKS. I WAS JUST TRYING TO RECONCILE BEING IN A TIER FIVE AND ACTIONS ONGOING, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

GLAD WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANKS FOR THE WORK.

JUST FIRST OFF, SORT OF AN OVERARCHING QUESTION.

THIS WORK PLAN WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS ONE, GIVEN THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL VERY LARGE AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS AND PLANS, SEEMS TO ME TO BE MUCH MORE AMBITIOUS THAN OUR CURRENT WORK PLAN.

WHY DO WE BELIEVE THIS PLAN TO BE ACHIEVABLE? THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILLOR.

CERTAINLY, ITS AMBITIOUS IN TERMS OF A NUMBER OF KEYSTONE DOCUMENTS THAT WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT.

BUT IT COMES DOWN TO WHY DO WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? WHY DO WE THINK THOSE KEYSTONE DOCUMENTS ARE IMPORTANT? I MENTIONED DURING THE PRESENTATION VERY QUICKLY THAT ADMINISTRATION REALLY DOESN'T KNOW WHERE THE GOALPOSTS ARE.

IF I WANTED TO STRETCH THAT ANALOGY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE UPRIGHTS ARE TO EVEN KICK A FIELD GOAL.

WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE SHOULD BE GOING ON A LOT OF ISSUES TO DO WITH PARKS AND RECREATION OR WITH TRANSPORTATION OR WITH SOCIAL WITH SOCIAL CHALLENGES.

WHAT THESE KEYSTONE DOCUMENTS WILL DO IS IT'S CERTAINLY MORE WORK UP FRONT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE SPREAD THEM OUT OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS.

BUT I FIRMLY BELIEVE HAVING GONE DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL REAP DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF TIME COMMITMENTS, BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE PULLED EVERY WHICH WAY WITH ONE OF IDEAS THAT EVERYBODY HAS.

I HAVE THEM ALL THE TIME.

RATHER WE CAN, IF COUNCIL IS WILLING AND STAYS DISCIPLINED, AND IF STAFF STAYS DISCIPLINED, WE CAN FOCUS ON THOSE ITEMS WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE KEYSTONE DOCUMENTS.

SO, SOME SHORT TERM PAIN UP FRONT TO BE SURE.

BUT I THINK THE ADDED FOCUS THAT THIS WILL PROVIDE IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.

THANKS. YEAH.

UNDERSTOOD. I THINK I JUST LIKE, VERY MUCH UNDER.

THEY'RE ALL GREAT IDEAS.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, LIKE THE AMBITION AND THE GOAL.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACHIEVABLE.

AND WE'RE NOT SETTING OURSELVES UP TO DISAPPOINT PEOPLE OR TO OVERBURDEN STAFF, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS AND COUNCILLOR THERE, THERE IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY OF THAT FIRE SEASON COULD BE FIVE MONTHS INSTEAD OF TWO MONTHS, FOR EXAMPLE.

THERE'S ALWAYS THAT RISK.

WE WILL THE CITY MANAGER WILL CONSTANTLY BE COMING TO COUNCIL WITH RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE WORK PLAN.

THIS THIS WORK PLAN WILL NOT SURVIVE THREE YEARS.

THERE WILL BE CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO IT.

WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PROGRAMING THE STUFF OUT SO THAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS MANAGEABLE.

AND WITH WHAT WE KNOW NOW, THE SITUATION, WE BELIEVE IT TO BE MANAGEABLE.

AND IN FACT, IN SOME CASES IF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT HAD TOO MANY THINGS IN ONE YEAR, THEN WE EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO BUMP SOME STUFF, EVEN WITHIN DEPARTMENTS, TO ANOTHER YEAR, TO MAKE SURE IT'S MANAGEABLE.

SO, WE THINK IT'S ACHIEVABLE AS WE KNOW THE SITUATION TODAY.

WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW IS ANYBODY'S GUESS.

THANK YOU. AND THEN A FEW SPECIFIC ITEM QUESTIONS.

THE NONCOMMERCIAL ART GALLERY SPACE GOVERNANCE WAS PART OF OUR PREVIOUS WORK PLAN.

DON'T SEE IT HERE AS AN ONGOING ITEM OR AS PART OF THE WORK PLAN.

JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS STILL ONGOING AS PART OF THE HOTEL LEVY OR DIFFERENT SORT OF VISITOR GOVERNANCE STUFF, OR IF WE'RE MOVING ON FROM THIS WORK.

WELL, WE'RE NOT MOVING OFF OF IT.

IT CAN BE LOOKED AT DURING THE TOURISM STRATEGY DISCUSSION.

IT CAN ALSO BE LOOKED AT DURING.

I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU OUR OTHER ARTS AND CULTURE DELIBERATIONS, A LOT OF WHICH, REGRETTABLY, HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO THE RIGHT.

IT CERTAINLY CAN BE CAPTURED IN ONE OF THE MORE OVERARCHING PLANS THAT WE HAVE FOR DEVELOPMENT.

IT DOESN'T FIT NEATLY IN ANY ONE PLAN.

SO, WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT AS TO WHERE IT DOES FIT.

THANK YOU. AND THEN THE ROUND TABLE ON DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT WOULD THE DELIVERABLE OR GOAL BE FROM THAT?

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AND THIS DIDN'T COME UP AT ALL.

[INAUDIBLE] PLEASE.

SO, I'M GOING TO REFER TO THE SLIDE HERE.

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE THIRD ONE DOWN AS A TIER TWO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL DIRECTIVES AND PROCESSES UPDATE.

WHAT PROCESSES DO WE NEED TO UPDATE? WHERE ARE THE BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT NOW? WHAT ARE THE FRICTION POINTS THAT ARE PREVENTING US FROM GROWING PERHAPS AS AS MUCH AS WE COULD? GREAT QUESTIONS.

STAFF IN AND OF ITSELF CANNOT ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

NOW THE ROUNDTABLE ON DEVELOPMENT.

I SUPPOSE YOU COULD.

I COULD ARGUE THAT I COULD REWORD IT A DIFFERENT WAY AND JUST SAY PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON DEVELOPMENT.

WE THINK THE ROUND TABLE FORMAT IS THE BEST TABLE TO DO THAT PUBLIC CONSULTATION, BUT WE NEED PUBLIC CONSULTATION WHERE WE GET AWAY FROM THE STANDARD LINE THAT SAYS THERE'S BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT.

GREAT. LET'S PEEL THE ONION BACK ON THAT.

AND LET'S TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE BARRIERS ARE AND WHAT WE COULD DO TO MINIMIZE THEM OR MITIGATE THEM.

AND IN FACT, SOME OF THOSE BARRIERS, I BELIEVE, IN A ROUND TABLE FORMAT PEOPLE WILL START TO REALIZE THEY'RE NOT EVEN BARRIERS BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY CHANGED OUR PROCESS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, AND SOMEBODY JUST DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT YET.

SO, IT'S A TWO-WAY DIALOGUE.

AND THE BEST FORMAT FOR THAT IS ROUND TABLE, WE BELIEVE.

THANK YOU. AND THEN ON THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN.

SEEMS LIKE A HUGE PROJECT.

AND TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE THIS IN 2025 SEEMS OVERLY AMBITIOUS TO ME.

PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE CURRENT BURDEN ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.

I UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO DISCUSS THIS TOPIC.

I'M JUST SORT OF KEEN TO HEAR THE THOUGHTS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR ON THIS PROPOSAL.

YEAH. I'LL PASS IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN A MOMENT.

HE'S ONLY, AND I DON'T MEAN THIS IN A DEROGATORY WAY.

HE'S ONLY ONE PLAYER AT THE TABLE.

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT WITH YOUR FIRST COMMENT.

THIS IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING.

I DON'T DISPUTE THAT FOR A MOMENT.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE'RE NOT STARTING WITH A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER.

FIRST OF ALL, THIS COUNCIL ALREADY HAS IDENTIFIED SOME INITIALS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO UNDER THE RUBRIC OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND OR WELL-BEING.

BUT SECONDLY, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF THESE PLANS KICKING AROUND THAT WE CAN USE AND LEVERAGE OTHER PEOPLE'S BEST PRACTICES.

AND I'LL MENTION THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN ONTARIO, IT'S A LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY COMMUNITY, ALL 444 OF THEM HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY SORRY, A COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN.

SO PUBLIC SAFETY PLAYS A ROLE, CERTAINLY ON THE SAFETY ASPECTS.

COMMUNITY SERVICES WILL PLAY A ROLE BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY ARE INVOLVED IN.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAYS A ROLE BECAUSE, OF COURSE, HOW WE BUILD UP OUR COMMUNITY HAS IMPACTS.

SO, IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTIPLE EFFORT ACROSS THE BOARD.

BUT AGAIN, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS BIG AND IT IS BIG, I THINK WE CAN LEVERAGE OTHER PEOPLE'S BEST PRACTICES.

AND BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH OF THIS GOING ON RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF CONSULTANTS OUT THERE AS WELL WHO WORK ON THIS.

DIRECTOR. PUBLIC SAFETY. YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? NO. I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD THERE.

JUST THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE SPEND IN THIS COMMUNITY TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE PUBLIC COMPLAINTS, THE PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS EVEN CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO THESE FORUMS BEFORE, IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH TO TAKE IT ON AS AN INITIATIVE NOW AND WORK IT OUT AND PUT THE PLACES IN PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC CONCERNS OUT THERE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC SAFETY, BOTH IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE AND IN THE CITY IN GENERAL.

I WOULD CONCUR WITH WHAT MR. COLLINS SAID IN THAT YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO UNPACK SOME OF THE PLANS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES AS THEY COMPARE TO THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, BECAUSE THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS A VERY DIFFERENT COMMUNITY, VERY DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, VERY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT THAN A LOT OF THESE OTHER COMMUNITIES WOULD BE IN ONTARIO.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE MAY BE A NEED AT SOME POINT IN TIME TO ENGAGE WITH A CONSULTANT WHO WOULD HAVE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO NAVIGATE THIS.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.

SO REMOVING ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES WITHOUT THIS FUNCTION, IS THERE A MECHANISM FOR COUNCILLOR TO ASK A ASK A ONE OFF QUESTION OF STAFF IN A PUBLIC SETTING? IN A PUBLIC SETTING.

WE I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU AS A, AS AN EFFICIENCY, THAT ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES OUGHT TO BE ASKED OF STAFF ADMINISTRATIVELY, THAT IS TO SAY,

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BUT I THINK THE FIRST STEP IS JUST TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

AND THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IS COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE STAFF, GET THE ANSWER YOU NEED, AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE DISCUSSION CAN OCCUR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS TO GO PUBLICLY AS WELL.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

UNDERSTOOD. AND TOTALLY AGREE THAT ASKING THE QUESTION AHEAD OF TIME AND GETTING AN ANSWER MAKES SENSE.

I THINK I FEEL LIKE A TOOL OF IN A COUNSELOR'S TOOLKIT TO ASK A QUESTION OF STAFF IN A PUBLIC SETTING IS AN IMPORTANT ONE.

I HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT SORT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, SO I'LL ADD THIS TO THAT LIST AFTER I'M DONE WITH QUESTIONS.

THE TWO MORE COMM STAFF FULLY SUPPORTIVE.

GREAT IDEA. LOVE IT. AND FINAL SORT OF QUESTION THE DISTRICT HEATING FRAMEWORK OR POLICY.

I SEE IT IN ANNEX A, BUT NOT IN THE WORK PLAN.

JUST AN UPDATE ON IF THIS SORT OF PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD OR NOT.

SORRY. COUNCILLOR, WHICH PROJECT? DISTRICT HEATING FRAMEWORK.

WHICH I THINK THE DIRECTOR'S FIRST ORDER.

DIRECTOR WHITE.

YEAH. GO AHEAD.

OKAY. SORRY. DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS FOR ME TO RESPOND.

YES. SO, IT IS MOVING FORWARD.

IT'S PART OF YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AS WE REPORT OUT ON THE CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PLAN, AND AS WE TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION PLAN.

SO YES, IT IS BEING WORKED ON AND YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE SHORTLY.

THANK YOU. AWESOME.

THANK YOU. AND THEN I HAVE A FEW PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE SORT OF HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

SURE. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

THANKS. MAYOR ALTY.

JUST ONE ISSUE FOR ME, BECAUSE SO MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED OR ASKED THE QUESTIONS THAT I ALREADY HAD ON LIKES OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ALL OF THAT.

AND I ENJOYED THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT'S RECORD HERE, LIKE RAPID FIRE RESPONSE.

THAT WAS BRILLIANT. YOU HAD TO HAVE PREPARED FOR THAT.

THE QUESTION I HAVE RESULTS AROUND THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

SO, IS THIS PROPOSAL MEANT TO TIE EXISTING PLANS TOGETHER? AND THEN ALONG WITH THAT IS THE INTENTION THAT NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS UNDER THE EXISTING PLANS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AS A CITY? UNTIL A NEW PLAN IS DEVELOPED, BECAUSE I DON'T LOVE THE IDEA OF STOPPING WORK AROUND PLANS THAT COUNCIL HAS ALREADY SUPPORTED.

AND IN FACT, PREVIOUS COUNCILS TO US HAVE ALREADY SUPPORTED AND IN ONE CASE, THREE PREVIOUS COUNCILS AGO SUPPORTED IN ORDER TO DELAY WORK TO COME UP WITH. A NEW PLAN WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL THAT TIED TOGETHER.

GIVE US A PATH FORWARD AND HAVE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY IN THAT PROCESS.

MULTIPLE PARTS TO THAT.

SO, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A FEW RANDOM THOUGHTS.

FIRST OF ALL, YES, IT WILL TIE TOGETHER SOME OF THE PREVIOUS IDEAS AND INITIATIVES IF THEY STILL MAKE SENSE.

AND I THINK EVERY SO OFTEN IT BEHOOVES US TO MAKE THAT REVIEW WILL WORK.

STOP. THERE ARE NO TRULY SPECIFIC ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS PER SE RIGHT NOW.

WHAT THERE IS, IS WHEN WE DO A MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT, WE CONSIDER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

AND FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTING A ROAD, WE'LL RECONSTRUCT A ROAD WITH THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS ALREADY IN IT THAT WILL CONTINUE.

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY IS, AGAIN, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR USING THE SAME ANALOGY ALL THE TIME.

ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO KNOW AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT THE GOAL POSTS ARE.

COUNCILLOR YOUR VIEWS ARE VERY CLEAR AND I RESPECT THEM.

IS THAT THE WILL OF COUNCIL? HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT GOES INTO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES IN COMPARISON TO BASIC ROAD MAINTENANCE OR PARKS AND RECREATION OR WHATEVER ELSE? IT'S A QUESTION THAT ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO, AND THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY NEEDS TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATION WITH THAT ANSWER.

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IT'S NOT OUR INTENT TO JUST KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

IT'S OUR INTENT THAT ONCE WE HAVE THIS, THEN WE'LL BE BETTER POSITIONED TO ACTUALLY COME TO COUNCIL WITH CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED.

YOU REFERENCE A NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PLANS.

ABSOLUTELY, AND THEY'RE WONDERFULLY WRITTEN.

BUT I OFTEN USE THE EXPRESSION A PLAN WITHOUT RESOURCING IS NOTHING BUT A HALLUCINATION.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE RESOURCING HAS NEVER MATERIALIZED.

SO, THESE PLANS END UP JUST SITTING ON THE SHELF BECAUSE THE APPETITE OF COUNCIL WAS NOT TO FUND THEM, NOT TO RESOURCE THEM.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THESE VARIOUS BIG PROJECTS IN HERE.

KEYSTONE DOCUMENTS IS PRESENT THINGS BEFORE COUNCIL THAT ARE ACHIEVABLE FROM A RESOURCE PERSPECTIVE.

THAT WAY THEY WON'T JUST SIT ON THE SHELF AND THAT WAY WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE CONCRETE RESULTS.

SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE RANDOM THOUGHTS TO WHAT YOU WERE ASKING.

IT'S NOT AS IF WE'RE HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE NOT ENVISIONING SPECIFIC NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE UNIQUELY ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN NOW AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STRATEGY.

I'D ALSO JUST JUMP IN, AND A LOT OF THE ONE-OFF PLANS OR STUDIES THAT WE'VE DONE ARE JUST FOR INFORMATION.

AND SO, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY WE HAVEN'T GIVE MARCHING ORDERS TO STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THEM.

SO, THE TRAIL ENHANCEMENT AND CONNECTIVITY STUDY ARE JUST FOR INFORMATION AND.

WE PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN THAT AND BASED ON BUDGET, GO AHEAD WITH IT.

VERSUS IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT, LIKE THE CITY OF EDMONTON'S MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN OR SOMETHING, I THINK MORE.

AND THOSE ARE BUT SEE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THE WAY THAT A STUDY IS DEVELOPED VERSUS A PLAN OF A STUDY AS A CONSULTANT THAT ENGAGES WITH SOME RESIDENTS, BUT IT'S NOT CO-CREATED WITH STAFF COUNCIL RESIDENTS TO ALL COME TO AN AGREEMENT OF LIKE, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ENDORSING ALTOGETHER.

SO, I THINK AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. CULLEN, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE AS YOU DESCRIBED, PATCHWORK PLANS AND STUDIES THAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE VERSUS WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED AHEAD.

YEAH. AND, MAYOR, IF I MAY.

STUDIES ARE OUTSTANDING TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGIES AND PLANS.

RIGHT. THEY ARE THEY INFORM THAT STRATEGY AND PLAN.

SO, I'M NOT FOR A MOMENT SUGGESTING THAT ALL THE BRILLIANT WORK THAT'S GONE INTO VARIOUS STUDIES ABOUT, HEY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE IN AN UNCONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF YOU COULD DO THIS RIGHT? USEFUL.

THE EMPHASIS BEHIND THESE PLANS IS.

VIABLE, PRAGMATIC.

AFFORDABLE. ACHIEVABLE OUTCOMES.

BECAUSE WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED IT.

HOW MANY TIMES IS A WONDERFUL PLAN BRIEFED AND EVERYBODY'S INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND THEN IT COMES TO BUDGET TIME, AND WE REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID BY REVISITING ALL THIS, PACKAGING IT UP IN A COHERENT MANNER SO THAT WE CAN THEN DEDICATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO THE PLAN AND ALL OF THESE PLANS.

I SUSPECT ALL OF THEM.

I HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH AND CHECKED THIS.

ALL OF THESE PLANS WILL BE MULTI YEAR.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS.

THERE'S NONE.

THERE'S NONE OF THEM THAT WILL BE ONE AND DONE.

APPRECIATE THE ANSWER.

I WANT TO START WITH IF AN ANALOGY WORKS, KEEP IT GOING.

AROUND COST AND THINKING THROUGH THAT.

I MEAN, IF INCLUDED IN HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY ON TRANSPORTATION IN THE COMMUNITY, THEN I HOPE ROAD MAINTENANCE IS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, BECAUSE TO FOCUS IT IN ON ONE TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION AND NOT THE OTHER LOSES THE FOREST FOR THE TREES.

I GUESS A QUESTION AROUND YOU TALKED ABOUT HAVING PLANS THAT DON'T GET IMPLEMENTED.

I MEAN, SOME OF THESE PLANS ARE THINGS CALLED THE COMMUNITY PLAN BY LAW.

ONE OF THESE PLANS IS CALLED A FIVE-YEAR BIKE NETWORK PLAN.

THAT'S NOT AN INFORMATION ITEM THAT IS ON OUR WEBSITE SAYING, WE WILL DO THIS AS A CITY.

SO, IF IT WAS INFORMATION ONLY, THAT'S BAD COMMS BY THE CITY FOR COMMITTING TO THESE THINGS.

THE TRAIL ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS JUST ABOUT AN INFORMATION ITEM IN THE PAST.

THAT IS SOMETHING COUNCIL COMMITTED TO DOING.

SO, I DO QUIBBLE WITH THAT WHOLE IDEA THAT THESE WERE JUST FOR INFORMATION.

I'D BE WILLING TO GET BEHIND THE IDEA OF KNITTING THESE ALL TOGETHER.

IF WE ALSO THEN COMMIT AS A COUNCIL.

I'M NOT SAYING HERE TODAY, BUT WE COMMIT TO IMPLEMENTING SOME PIECES OF THOSE ALREADY EXISTING THINGS LIKE THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION, WHICH IS PART OF THAT

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THESE ARE ALL REALLY KEY PIECES, AND I THINK I'M NOT WILLING, PERSONALLY, I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS PIECE BEING IN THIS OVERALL WORK PLAN IF WE DO, AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY MANAGER SAYING THINGS WILL KEEP GOING.

BUT TO BE HONEST, WE'VE HAD ROADS BE REPAVED AND THEY HAVEN'T INCLUDED INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THIS, SO I CAN'T TAKE YOU AT YOUR WORD ON THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I JUST FOR ME, UNLESS WE HAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE STILL HERE OR IT'S WE CONSIDER THESE CURRENT EXISTING PLANS AS PART OF OUR WORK, AS PART OF REGULAR WORK FOR THE NEXT THREE, TWO, THREE, TWO AND A HALF YEARS UNTIL THIS IS DONE, AND REALLY FOUR YEARS UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET TIME, WHERE YOU CAN INCLUDE THINGS TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THAT.

THEN WHEN WE GET TO THIS NEXT WEEK, I'LL PUT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THIS PIECE.

BECAUSE I'D RATHER US COMMIT TO THE THINGS WE HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED TO, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THOSE WERE JUST INFORMATION ITEMS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SAID TO THE PUBLIC, THEY'RE NOT JUST INFORMATION ITEMS. SO, I'LL FINISH WITH THAT.

THANKS. AND I WOULD JUST.

WE CAN SAY THEY'RE BAD COMMS THEN, BECAUSE THEY ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

AND THE COMMUNITY PLAN THOUGH IS A BYLAW.

SO THAT'S APPROVED BY COUNCIL THREE BYLAW READINGS.

BUT ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE CALLED PLANS OR STUDIES WHEN COUNCIL APPROVES IT, IT'S IN THE RECOMMENDATION.

IT'S IN THE MOTION THAT IT'S JUST FOR INFORMATION.

SO, I GUESS IF I MAY, THE CAUTIONARY TALE I WILL GIVE YOU AND LISTEN COUNCIL CAN DECIDE ON WHATEVER COUNCIL WANTS TO DECIDE.

BUT THE CAUTIONARY TALE I WILL GIVE YOU IS THAT THIS WORK PLAN WAS DEVELOPED TO MANAGE THE WORK AND FOCUS THE EFFORTS OF THE STAFF.

IF YOU COME BACK AND SAY, YEAH, WELL, WE LIKE THE WORK PLAN, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO ADD THIS, THIS AND THIS.

SOMEONE THEN HAS TO MAKE A DECISION.

WELL, WHAT FALLS OFF THIS WORK PLAN IS TO USE COUNCILLOR MCCLENNAN'S COMMENTS.

VERY AMBITIOUS.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S TAPPED OUT.

SO, IF BIG TICKET ITEMS AND I'M NOT NOW, I AM NOT NOW TALKING ABOUT ROUTINE OPERATIONS.

SO PUBLIC WORKS EACH AND EVERY YEAR ADDRESSES ISSUES OF MAYBE THERE'S A BIKE RACK MISSING SOMEWHERE, OR THIS BIKE RACK IS DAMAGED OR WHATEVER.

SO ROUTINE STUFF WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE.

BUT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CAM LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION, THAT HAS TO GO ON A WORK PLAN, AND SOMETHING HAS TO COME OFF.

WHEREAS WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS TAKE A BIT OF TIME TO DEVELOP THE OVERALL STRATEGY.

AND I PROBABLY AGREE WITH YOU THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF IT.

BUT AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE THE OVERALL STRATEGY THAT IS AFFORDABLE, THEN MOVE FORWARD ON IT.

THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION.

HOW YOU PROCEED IS UP TO THE WILL OF COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOURSELF AND THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM PUT INTO THAT IT.

IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO HAVE A SUCCINCT OVERVIEW OF THE WORK PLAN, AND TO SEE THAT THERE IS WORK TO PRIORITIZE AND MAINTAIN EXPECTATIONS FOR BOTH US AND THE COMMUNITY.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS, SORT OF AROUND THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN'T SUPPORT MANY OF THE MORE EXCITING INITIATIVES, BECAUSE THEY'LL PULL RESOURCES AWAY FROM CENTRAL OPERATIONS.

THAT'S WHAT YOUR PRESENTATION IS ALL ABOUT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THOSE ITEMS ARE OFTEN QUALITY OF LIFE ITEMS. AND THE DEVELOPING OF THOSE SOCIAL CULTURAL INITIATIVES ATTRACT AND KEEP RESIDENTS IN YELLOWKNIFE.

AND SO, I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO HOW WE.

ARE LOOKING AT BALANCING THAT, IF AT ALL.

WELL. I GET BACK TO MY ORIGINAL COMMENT THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS A CITY OF 20,000 PEOPLE, AND THEREFORE YOUR REVENUES ARE LIMITED AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THAT IS A COLD, HARD FACT.

FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LOVE TO DO EVERY LAST THING THAT'S ON TIER SIX.

NOT ACHIEVABLE.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST PLAN IN WHATEVER AREA THAN WE WILL PROBABLY END UP DEVELOPING.

NOT ACHIEVABLE.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF 20,000 WITH LIMITED REVENUES NOW, IF THE COMMUNITY CAN GROW.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, GROWTH IS THAT HOLY GRAIL.

IF THE COMMUNITY CAN GROW, THEN YOU START TO GET MORE FUNDS AND YOU CAN START TO DO MORE THINGS.

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IF THEY DID NOT TO PUT TOO FINE A POINT ON IT, BUT THAT'S AT LEAST $8 MILLION A YEAR MORE THAT YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH.

SO RESPECTFULLY, I GET IT.

AND COUNCILLOR, I'D LOVE TO DO IT ALL.

I'D LOVE TO BUILD THE NEXT SHINY THING AND ATTRACT PEOPLE, BECAUSE THAT'LL LEAD TO MORE GROWTH.

AND IT'S EVOLUTIONARY.

BUT UNTIL WE FIND MORE MONEY AND THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, WE ARE LIMITED.

AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL HERE IS DEAL WITH THE STUFF THAT WE KNOW.

EITHER WE HAVE TO OR FALLS WITHIN OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

FIRST IF COUNCIL WISHES TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH.

NO PROBLEM.

IT'S YOUR DECISION TO MAKE, BUT IT MEANS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE JUDGED AS VERY IMPORTANT AND, IN SOME CASES, REQUIRED FALLS OFF.

AND MY MY PLEA TO YOU ALL IS AND I KNOW I KEEP OVERUSING THIS WORD OF DISCIPLINE AND FOCUS.

A WORK PLAN LIKE THIS, OR ANY OTHER WORK PLAN IS ONLY USEFUL IF YOU FOLLOW IT, BECAUSE THEN YOU GET THE FOCUS THAT YOU NEED.

IF YOU START TO ADD THINGS TO IT, THINGS HAVE TO FALL OFF.

AND RESPECTFULLY, IT'S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL COUNCILLOR OR EVEN COUNCIL THAT CAN DECIDE THAT.

IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING, THEN YOU NEED TO SEND THE STAFF BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND HAVE THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT COMES OFF OR HOW THEY CAN MANAGE THAT BECAUSE. THERE'S.

SO, THESE THINGS ARE SO INTERCONNECTED THAT IT BECOMES A REAL CHALLENGE.

SO, YES, I THINK WE SHOULD DO A LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS, THE SHINY THINGS, TO USE YOUR EXPRESSION.

THERE'S NO MONEY.

YEAH, I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

AND TO BE CLEAR, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANY SORT OF.

INTENTIONS OF TRYING TO INCREASE STAFF WORKLOAD OR REDUCE CAPACITY OR DIVIDE RESOURCES.

THAT IT'S IT IS, I THINK, JUST SOMETHING THAT FOR ME IS SOMETHING THAT I'D LIKE THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL.

AND IT'S ONE I WANTED YOU TO SPEAK TO IT.

I THINK THAT THERE IS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND YOU'VE ALLUDED TO IT ALREADY THAT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO ALSO SORT OF MAINTAINING OUR CITY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS OFTEN, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FEEL EMPOWERED AND TAKE INITIATIVE.

AND SO, EYE ON THAT SORT OF NOTE.

AND IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR PREVIOUS ANSWER AND THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED.

IS THERE? WOULD IT? HOW DO I HAD IT WRITTEN DOWN? BUT NOW I'VE PHRASED IT DIFFERENTLY.

DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS THE ABILITY TO USE THE WORK PLAN TO AT LEAST PROVIDE A LEVEL, OR IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE WORK PLAN THAT COULD PROVIDE A LEVEL OF EMPOWERMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT THEY CAN HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN OF OUR, OF NEEDING TO TRY TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES OR SUPPORTS? SHORT ANSWER IS YES.

YEAH. I THINK THE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND SAFETY PLAN CAN HAVE SOME PRETTY POWERFUL LANGUAGE IN IT ABOUT VOLUNTEERISM AND HOW THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE. I THINK THE COMMUNITY PLAN, TO A DEGREE CAN HAVE IT AS WELL.

BUT JUST BACK TO YOUR COMMENT, AND I WOULD WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS THOUGHT.

I'M NOT PROPOSING THIS WORK PLAN.

TO REDUCE THE WORKLOAD OF THE STAFF OR TO LOOK AFTER THE STAFF.

NOT AT ALL.

I THINK THAT'S A BYPRODUCT.

I THINK THE STAFF WILL BE MORE FOCUSED.

I THINK THEY WILL BE MORE PRODUCTIVE.

BUT THIS WORK PLAN IS NOT TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE STAFF BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS COUNCIL, YOU CAN JUST TELL THE STAFF TO SUCK IT UP AND LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT. THE COMMUNITY IS ABSOLUTELY.

THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY IS ABSOLUTELY A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN THE WELL-BEING OF THE STAFF.

AND IF WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT, THEN WE DON'T BELONG IN THE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

ALL RIGHT. THE FOCUS AND THE DISCIPLINE AND THE ABILITY TO PRIORITIZE WILL HELP THE STAFF.

BUT THIS IS BEING SUGGESTED TO YOU BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU DO THIS RIGHT, YOU WILL END UP WITH PLANS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE PRAGMATIC, AFFORDABLE AND CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE TIMELINES THAT ARE REQUIRED.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE SPREADING IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE WE KNOW BUDGET WISE, WE COULDN'T DO IT ALL IN A YEAR EVEN IF WE WANTED TO.

WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

SO, THIS IS NOT TO MAKE LIFE SIMPLER ON THE STAFF.

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AND THAT'S A BYPRODUCT.

IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE SAY, WHATEVER THIS COUNCIL APPROVES ULTIMATELY CAN ACTUALLY BE ACHIEVED.

AND IT'S NOT ANOTHER WONDERFUL DOCUMENT SITTING ON A SHELF SOMEWHERE.

I THINK THERE'S ALSO THROUGH ASSET MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEVEL STANDARDS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A DISCUSSION OF LIKE, DOES THE CITY CONTINUE TO CLEAR ALL AND MAINTAIN ALL WINTER RINKS, OR DO WE MOVE TO THE MODEL OF WHITEHORSE, WHERE RESIDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THEIR RINKS ALL WINTER? SO, I THINK THERE'S IT'S THOSE BIG ITEMS OF ASSET MANAGEMENT, BUDGET COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING ACT LIKE THOSE FIVE PLANS ACTUALLY ENCOMPASS A LOT MORE ONCE YOU START TO UNPACK THEM.

SO, AND ARGUABLY, MAYOR, I COULD HAVE PUT SERVICE LEVELS AS A SIXTH KEYSTONE HAVING A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT SERVICES WE ARE GOING TO DELIVER AND TO WHAT LEVEL IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE FUTURE PROGRESS.

BUT THEN WHERE DO I STOP? I THINK THE SUBSIDIZATION POLICY IS EQUALLY KEYSTONE.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO SUBSIDIZE YOUTH IN VARIOUS ASPECTS, ETC.? YOU'VE GOT PIECES OF THAT NOW ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THIS IS JUST BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER IN A COHERENT FASHION, SO THAT THE NEXT TIME WE ADMINISTRATION COMES TO YOU WITH RECOMMENDED RATES FOR WHATEVER, AND SOMEBODY ASKS, WHY IS THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE COMMUNITY BEING SUBSIDIZED MORE THAN THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE COMMUNITY? THE ANSWER CAN BE WHAT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY.

IT JUST STREAMLINES EVERYTHING.

IT FORCES STAFF.

TO FOLLOW GUIDANCE THAT RIGHT NOW, ARGUABLY TO A DEGREE, IS MISSING.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING THROUGH MY INCOHERENCE.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST AROUND.

IT'S FOLLOWING UP ON. INFORMATION VERSUS A PLAN AS OPPOSED BY.

OKAY. I WAS JUST GOING TO FIRST.

YES. YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO.

OKAY. PERFECT.

THANKS, MADAM MAYOR. IT'S JUST A QUESTION, BECAUSE WE JUST HAD THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT INFORMATION VERSUS PLANS THAT ARE APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

SO, WITH THE INTENTION BE THAT THESE PROPOSED PLANS THAT ARE IN THE WORK PLAN, THEN THINGS THAT ARE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AS COUNCIL APPROVED PLANS READ THROUGH FIRST, SECOND, THIRD READING OR DETERMINED AS A POLICY THAT OUR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD READING, SO THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT LIKE THIS IS THE WILL OF COUNCIL, BECAUSE WHAT I WOULDN'T WANT IS TWO AND A HALF YEARS, WE HAVE ANOTHER PLAN, AND IT'S JUST CONSIDERED AN INFORMATION ITEM TO COUNCIL.

AND THAT GOES FOR ACTIVE TRANSIT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OR ANY OF THESE NEW POTENTIAL THEORIZED PLANS.

I'D WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SAYING THAT THESE ARE PLANS THAT ARE COUNCIL, THAT THEY IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT JUST A.

YEAH. GREAT. THANKS.

AND IF IT FITS.

WONDERFUL. GOING INTO WHATEVER EFFORT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BE IT COMMUNITY SAFETY, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION OR WHATEVER PART OF THE STARTING POINT IS WHAT'S THE DIRECTION WE HAVE NOW, RIGHT? COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS, PREVIOUS PLANS OR WHATEVER.

AND ABSOLUTELY, THAT WILL GUIDE THE WHOLE DELIBERATION AND THE WHOLE PROCESS.

HOWEVER, I DO FORESEE THE POSSIBILITY THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS ON ANY ONE OF THESE PARTICULAR THINGS, WE WILL HIT POINTS WHERE WE WILL NEED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND SAY, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS, AND IT'S IN VIOLATION OF THIS PLAN THAT WAS ALREADY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL, AND WE NEED COUNCIL AUTHORITY TO RESCIND THAT PLAN.

THAT SCENARIO IS LIKELY HOW LIKELY AND HOW OFTEN WE WOULD HAVE TO EXERCISE THAT, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT CERTAINLY, GOING IN, WE CAN'T JUST IGNORE WHAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

NO. SO, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN HAS PROPOSED THAT THE CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN BE MOVED UP TO TIER THREE.

THAT WE STRIKE THE ACT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT PLAN AND INSTEAD FOCUS ON THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION AND THE FIVE-YEAR BIKE PLAN.

TO MOVE THE HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM UP TO TIER FOUR.

I'M JUST GOING TO STICK WITH THOSE BECAUSE WE'LL WORK ON THE EFFICIENCIES BECAUSE I THINK OTHER COUNCILORS MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT.

SO THOSE ARE THREE REALLY BIG CHANGES THAT BASICALLY CHANGE AMENDS WORK PLAN NOW FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

SO, IF THE WILL OF COUNCIL IS THAT THEY AGREE WITH THIS, THEN WE MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE SEND THIS BACK TO ADMINISTRATION. THEY'VE GOT TO REDRAFT THE PLAN TO ADHERE TO THESE THREE POINTS.

[02:35:04]

I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT YOU NEED AN ACTIVE.

SORRY. I'LL SPEAK TO YOUR OVERALL APPROACH.

IF THOSE SORTS OF CHANGES WISH TO BE CONTEMPLATED BY COUNCIL, IT ACTUALLY ABSOLUTELY HAS TO GO BACK TO THE STAFF AND THEY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE THE IMPACTS AND COME BACK AND SAY, OKAY HERE'S THE IMPACTS.

AND YOU'RE ACTING CITY MANAGER WILL NEED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND DO THAT.

I WOULD SIMPLY CAUTION COUNCIL THAT THE BIGGER, MORE KEYSTONE GUIDING DOCUMENTS ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF A WORK PLAN THAN THE INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVES.

AND I DON'T KNOW THE FIVE-YEAR BIKE PLAN AT ALL.

FULL DISCLOSURE I'VE NEVER READ IT.

I'M JUST NOT.

I'M JUST NOT THERE IN TERMS OF MY OWN UNDERSTANDING, THE STAFF CLEARLY HAVE.

BUT THE QUESTIONS THAT STAFF NEED TO GO AWAY AND LOOK AT IS IT STILL RELEVANT TODAY? IS IT STILL AFFORDABLE TODAY? DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HONOR THAT WITHIN THE WORK PLAN? I DON'T HAVE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS TODAY, AND STAFF WOULDN'T HAVE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS TODAY EITHER.

SO, THIS WOULD NEED TO BE RESPECTFULLY, I THINK REFERRED BACK FOR REVIEW IF IT WAS THE WILL OF COUNCIL TO DO SO, AS OPPOSED TO GOING WITH THE PLAN AS ARTICULATED. OKAY, SO OPENING IT UP.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

THANKS. I'LL JUST SPEAK TO MY PROPOSALS.

SO, ON THE CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN I'D FIRST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK AND VISION TO TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY ENERGY PLAN INTO A CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN. WE IN YELLOWKNIFE AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ARE WELL AWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE REPERCUSSIONS.

I'M VERY CONCERNED BY THE FACT THAT OUR PLANNING ON THIS FRONT IS PROPOSED TO BE DELAYED BY A YEAR.

REACTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT A RECIPE FOR POSITIVE OUTCOMES.

I UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS WORK AND THAT THIS SORT OF PLANNING ENTAILS.

NO CONCRETE ACTIONS TO MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ARE INCONVENIENT AND PAINFUL.

DESPITE THIS, THESE ACTIONS ARE CERTAINLY WILL CERTAINLY BE LESS CONVENIENT AND LESS PAINFUL THAN THE RESULTS OF DELAYING ACTION.

I BELIEVE IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERYONE, AND CERTAINLY OF GOVERNMENTS, TO DO THEIR PART TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

TO ME, THIS MEANS PRIORITIZING, PLANNING AND TAKING ACTION AS A GOVERNMENT TO BOTH REDUCE OUR OWN EMISSIONS, BUT ALSO, CRUCIALLY, TO INCENTIVIZE AND ENABLE RESIDENTS TO DO THE SAME. WAITING TO DO THIS WILL ONLY MAKE THE CONSEQUENCES HARDER TO ADDRESS.

THAT'S THAT ONE ON THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT STRATEGY PLAN.

WHILE I APPLAUD THE THOUGHT AND AMBITION BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL, I'D MUCH RATHER USE.

YEAH, I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE US UTILIZE OUR EXISTING PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE TANGIBLE PROGRESS WITHIN OUR COUNCIL TERM.

WE HAVE AN EXISTING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT STUDY.

WE HAVE AN EXISTING TRAIL ENHANCEMENT AND CONNECTIVITY STUDY.

WE HAVE AN EXISTING FIVE-YEAR BIKE LANE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE.

WE HAVE A PUBLIC TRANSIT REVIEW BEFORE WE START OVER AND DEVELOP ALL AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING GRAND PLAN.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ADDRESS AND ASSESS THESE EXISTING PLANS, AND PURPOSELY ADDRESS TO COUNCIL WHAT STAFF FEEL IS WORTH IMPLEMENTING AND WHAT IS NOT FEASIBLE.

AS A MODEL. FOR THIS, I'D LIKE TO POINT TO THE TRANSIT REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCUSSION THAT JUST TOOK PLACE.

I APPRECIATE THIS MEMO AND STAFF'S WORK VERY MUCH.

EACH RECOMMENDATION THE REVIEW WAS ADDRESSED AND EITHER IMPLEMENTED, MODIFIED, OR IF NEITHER JUSTIFIED AS TO WHY STAFF DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO BE FEASIBLE.

THROUGH THIS WORK, WE AS COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS GOT VALUE FROM THE REVIEW GIVEN THAT GIVEN THE CAPACITY AND RESOURCES AT OUR DISPOSAL WITH MY ROSIEST TINTED GLASSES ON, I SIMPLY CANNOT SEE US GETTING VALUE FROM THIS GRAND PROPOSAL.

AS GREAT AN IDEA AS IT IS, I BELIEVE VALUE CAN BE FOUND IN MEANINGFULLY ADDRESSING THE PLANS WE HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR, AND BY HARNESSING THE ENERGY OF COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THIS SPACE. AND THEN JUST ON THE HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PLAN, I BELIEVE THIS PLAN CAN CHECK A NUMBER OF BOX BOXES FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR US AS WE SEARCH FOR WAYS TO CREATE MORE HOUSING IN OUR LAND CONSTRAINED CONTEXT.

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF OUR EXISTING STOCK IS CRITICAL.

THIS PROGRAM WOULD NOT ONLY HELP US WORK TOWARDS THE GOALS LAID OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY ENERGY PLAN, BUT ALSO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING, THEIR COST OF LIVING.

AS A COUNCIL AND AS A CITY, WE HAVE SHOWN COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A FULL SUITE OF HOUSING OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS, AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS PROGRAM IS A KEY TOOL IN FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THAT COMMITMENT.

AND THEN I ALSO HAVE OPTIONS FOR THINGS TO GET CUT IF THAT IS NECESSARY.

[02:40:01]

YEAH, WE'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT PREVIOUS TO THIS WORK PLAN, WE HAD A WORK PLAN WHERE WE WERE TOLD WE CAN'T ADD ANYTHING, IT'S TOO FULL.

WE HAD WE HAVE ALL THE WORK WE CAN HANDLE NOW.

WE HAVE A NEW WORK PLAN WITH A BUNCH MORE WORK.

SO JUST PINNING DOWN WHAT THE CAPACITY IS SORT OF A FRUSTRATION OF MINE.

BUT HAPPY TO PROVIDE SOME THINGS TO CUT IN ORDER TO MOVE THESE THINGS UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

I CAN'T SUPPORT ANY OF THE AMENDMENTS.

FIRST, I'LL TACKLE THE MAIN THREE OR THE FIRST THREE ON THIS.

THIS WAS A CONSULTING A CONSULTATION BETWEEN OUR DIRECTORS AND OUR NEW CITY OR OUR CITY MANAGER.

THEY WENT IN THROUGH THE PROCESS.

THEY CAME UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.

THIS ALREADY CAME OUT AS AN INCREDIBLY AMBITIOUS DOCUMENT.

THIS IS WHAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN BE DONE WITHIN THE TIME SPAN LEFT OF THIS COUNCIL.

I TRUST THE PROCESS, AND I TRUST OUR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WAS BEST BASED UPON WHAT THEY THINK IS REASONABLE WITHIN THE TIME.

I DO NOT WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM GO BACK AND COME BACK WITH MORE CONSIDERATIONS AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AFTER THIS DOCUMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDED.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE TRANSIT PLAN IN PARTICULAR, I THINK THE IDEA OF STITCHING A BUNCH OF THINGS TOGETHER AND THEN UTILIZING THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION WE HAVE WITHIN THIS COUNCIL, OUR BUDGETARY PROCESS TO ADD ACTUAL FUNDING TO THESE WILL ALLOW THIS TO BE THAT KEYSTONE DOCUMENT THAT WE ARE ALL TALKING, THAT JOHN HAS SO ELOQUENTLY TALKED.

VOTE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRY.

I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO BE ASKING QUESTIONS IN PUBLIC.

THIS IS NOT A BEST PRACTICE WITHIN OTHER COUNCILS.

I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONTINUOUSLY BEING REMOVED BY THE FACT THAT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF DOING THESE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE ASK OUR QUESTIONS THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION, TO THE CITY MANAGER OR TO THE DIRECTORS, WE CAN UTILIZE MEMBER STATEMENTS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THESE QUESTIONS WERE PUBLICLY.

THAT IS OUR THAT COULD BE OUR FORUM TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS TOWARDS THE PUBLIC WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATION AND HAVING THEM TO TALK ON THE FLY, LET ALONE BEING ABLE TO STOP WHATEVER WORK THEY WERE, BECAUSE WE SENT OVER A QUESTION ADDING MORE HOURS.

THOUGH I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WAS ADDED HERE.

I REALLY DO LIKE THERE IS LOGIC.

THERE IS RATIONALE BEHIND ALL OF THESE.

I JUST CANNOT SUPPORT ANY BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS DOCUMENT.

WE WILL GET OUT OF IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHERS? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN? MAYOR ALTY, I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK.

YEAH. I MEAN, 95.

I'D EVEN GO 98% OF THIS I AM IN SUPPORT OF AND HAPPY TO GO TO COUNCIL NEXT WEEK.

I JUST MAYBE WITH THE PIECES THAT ARE LIKE COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN PROPOSED.

AND THIS IS A PROCESS QUESTION AS OPPOSED TO YOURSELF, BUT CONSIDERING WE'RE ALL BEHIND THE MAJORITY, THE GRAND MAJORITY OF THIS.

MOVING IT FORWARD, HAVING FURTHER DISCUSSION OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE OUR NEXT MEETING IS FOR TWO WEEKS NOW BECAUSE OF VICTORIA DAY NEXT WEEK.

THEN OR IS IT TUESDAY? MAYBE TUESDAY? OKAY. ANYWAY, BUT WE COULD HAVE THE INTERVENING WEEK TO TRY TO TEASE OUT SOME OF THESE OTHER PIECES AND THEN HAVE FURTHER DEBATE RATHER THAN HOLDING IT UP, BRING IT BACK TO GPC.

CONSIDERING AGAIN 98% OF THIS WE ALL SUPPORT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT FURTHER DEBATE AT COUNCIL RATHER THAN SORT OF FREEZING IT, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE'S SO MUCH AIR BETWEEN EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILLORS WHO WANT TO TEASE THAT OUT CAN DO THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THAT DEBATE AT COUNCIL JUST THINKING FOR PURPOSE OF EFFICIENCY, OF MOVING THE MAJORITY OF THIS FORWARD.

BUT THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT.

YEAH. I JUST DON'T THINK WE CAN CHERRY PICK AND SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, BY MOVING THIS TO TIER THREE, THIS TO TIER FOUR, CUTTING THIS, ADDING THAT WE REALLY GOT TO LOOK TO ADMINISTRATION TO SAY, YES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS PLAN EVEN THOUGH IT'S THREE LITTLE THINGS.

WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND.

ALL THE WORK OF ONE LINE ITEM.

SO, MR. COLIN, IF YOU WANT TO ELABORATE.

YEAH, IF I MAY, JUST TO WRAP IT UP.

AND I'M NOT HERE TO TO DEBATE THE RELATIVE MERITS.

NOT AT ALL. BUT I WOULD WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL THAT AT ANY POINT IN TIME YOU CAN ENTER INTO A DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE VARIOUS ITEMS IN THIS WORK PLAN STILL MAKE SENSE.

AND THEN IT CAN BE AN INFORMED DISCUSSION BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE BASELINE DOCUMENT, THE STAFF WILL COME IN AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION, AND YOU CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION AND YOU CAN MAKE CHANGES AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU TRY TO ACHIEVE AS MUCH STABILITY AS POSSIBLE, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE LOSE FOCUS AS WE MAKE CHANGES.

BUT. I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH THAT RIGHT NOW THE STAFF DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE GOALPOSTS ARE ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS, AND I DON'T WANT TO CHERRY PICK ANYTHING THAT THE COUNCILLOR MENTIONED.

[02:45:06]

SURE, WE'RE SATISFYING THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THAT THAT TRANSIT REPORT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, DO WE HAVE A TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT IS ANY BETTER AT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY? A COUPLE EXTRA ROUTES. IS THAT TRULY GOING TO DO IT? SHOULD WE NOT TAKE A MORE FULSOME VIEW NOW, SO THAT YEARS FROM NOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE LOGIC BEHIND A NUMBER OF THESE THINGS.

I'M NOT SAYING WHETHER IT'S RIGHT OR WRONG, BUT AGAIN I WANT TO STRESS THAT AT ANY POINT CHANGES CAN BE MADE.

BUT IF THIS COUNCIL IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS NOW, WE'RE IN LIMBO FOR, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

SO, I OFFER THAT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN SUGGESTED, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT WE GOT AND MAKE CHANGES LATER ON.

THAT'S CERTAINLY.

A MORE VIABLE OPTION THAN JUST HITTING THE PAUSE BUTTON, IN MY OPINION.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET? THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.

YEAH. BUILDING ON THAT LAST THOUGHT.

MR. CULLEN, MY THOUGHTS AFTER HEARING ALL THE GOOD DISCUSSION IS, IS REALLY THAT THIS IS OUR WORK PLAN, AND WE'RE TRYING TO WE'RE TRYING TO BE NIMBLE AND ADJUST KIND OF MIDYEAR AFTER WE JUST DID THIS A FEW MONTHS AGO, THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE.

WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS SUMMER.

I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME.

THE THING THAT I CARE MOST ABOUT, JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR, AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY NOT TOO DIFFERENT THAN MY COLLEAGUES, IS THAT THE BOTTOM OF TIER TWO IS REVIEW LEVELS OF SERVICE. OUR JOB AS COUNCIL IS TO SET PRIORITIES, AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF WHAT THAT MEANS.

AND SO, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THAT WILL BE COMMENCING IN 2024.

I HOPE WE GET SOME EXTERNAL HORSEPOWER TO HELP US COLLECT THE GOOD WORK WE'VE ALREADY DONE IN THAT SPACE AND FILL THE GAPS REALLY QUICKLY, BECAUSE THAT WILL REALLY HELP US HAVE ALL OF THESE BUDGETING CONVERSATIONS AND THESE PRIORITY SETTING CONVERSATIONS.

AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO WITHOUT THAT.

SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK PLAN AS IS FOR THAT OVERARCHING REASON, I JUST HAD THREE QUICK COMMENTS ON THE EFFICIENCIES.

I WANTED TO SAY I SUPPORT THEM.

JUST HOLD OFF ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

JUST SURE.

YEAH. JUST. OKAY.

YEAH. COUNCILLOR.

PAYNE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I'M NOT IN SUPPORT IN ANY OF THE AMENDMENTS RIGHT NOW.

I'M HAPPY TO GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY ADMIN.

YOU KNOW, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT THESE ARE THE PROFESSIONALS THAT THAT ARE WORKING ON THIS, THESE ITEMS, AND WE ARE NOT WE'VE JUST BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET VOTED IN BY THE PEOPLE TO GIVE OUR OPINIONS ON STUFF.

AND A LOT OF TIMES, I DON'T THINK WE'RE VERY WELL INFORMED ON WHAT THOSE OPINIONS SHOULD BE.

SO RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF ANY AMENDMENTS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS GO FORWARD AS IT IS.

AND IF CHANGES HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE FUTURE, THEN I'D BE WILLING TO LOOK BACK AT IT AT THAT POINT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'VE ACTUALLY REACHED OUR THREE HOUR MARK.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO EXTEND BEYOND THREE HOURS.

MOVE BY DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE.

WE CAN CONTINUE.

FOR MYSELF, I'M ALSO NOT IN SUPPORT.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN.

YES, IT PUSHES IT BACK ONE YEAR.

HOWEVER, IN THE INTERIM, WE STILL HAVE OUR OUR COMMUNITY ENERGY PLAN.

AND WHEN ADMINISTRATION PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO US BACK IN 2021, WE HAD IT AS A COUNCIL CART.

AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE INFILL.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST WAYS THAT COMMUNITIES CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE'RE DOING STUFF LIKE LOOKING AT MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS.

AND SO IT GAVE A WHOLE DETAILED.

SO I'M OKAY WITH PUSHING IT BACK ONE YEAR.

I THINK WE'LL CONTINUE OUR WORK ON THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO KEEP THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT.

I WOULD REMOVE THE WORD STRATEGY AND GO WITH MORE OF THE, THE MASTER PLAN.

AND WHEN I TAKE A LOOK AT [INAUDIBLE] WORK PLAN, THEY'RE BACK TO BACK THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND THE NEXT ONE'S THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

AND BOTH OF THEM ESTIMATED COMPLETION OF Q4 2026.

THEY THEY REALLY TIE IN QUITE WELL.

AND SO IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, I THINK WE CAN HAVE A REALLY COHERENT DISCUSSION AS OPPOSED TO THE BIKE LANES FROM 2005 AND THIS STRATEGY FROM 2019 AND THIS ONE FROM OVER THERE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, DOES THE CITY OF EDMONTON HAVE THE BEST? MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.

BUT I DO THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE'RE REVIEWING THE COMMUNITY PLAN TO HAVE THAT MORE HOLISTIC THE HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM.

[02:50:02]

SO, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY INVESTING, THERE IS STILL WORK BEING DONE.

AND SO YOU KNOW, WE WE DID A LOT OF WORK ON OUR BUILDING BYLAW.

IT IS HARDER TO, TO DO THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ACTUALLY MAKE IT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS TO, TO RENOVATE THEIR 1970S OR 1960S TRAILERS.

SO I'M OKAY WITH, WITH WHERE IT'S AT IN THE CURRENT PLAN.

SO I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF OF THE AMENDMENTS OR, OR SENDING IT BACK TO TO STAFF.

SO I'M NOT HEARING GENERAL SUPPORT ON THAT.

SO WE WILL KEEP THE WORK PLAN AS PRESENTED GOING FORWARD TO COUNCIL.

ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ON THE EFFICIENCIES, I THINK WE CAN DEAL WITH THOSE ONE ON ONE.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE NECESSARILY HOLISTIC.

SO, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN WAS RECOMMENDING REMOVING ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.

DID YOU HAVE ANY RETAINING.

SORRY. RETAIN ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS ONE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I JUST THINK IT'S A, LIKE, OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T WANT TO CATCH STAFF BY SURPRISE.

I JUST THINK BEING ABLE TO ASK STAFF A QUESTION IN A PUBLIC SETTING IS A USEFUL TOOL FOR COUNCILLORS.

THANK YOU TO THE KEEPING ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES IN THE COUNCIL MEETING.

ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT IF WE NEED TO ASK THE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE VIA EMAIL, AND THEN BE ABLE TO ASK OUR QUESTIONS ON THE FLOOR, THAT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE TO ME.

THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY ASK THEIR QUESTIONS PUBLICLY IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TO MINISTERS.

I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT ABILITY TO.

DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.

ANYTHING FURTHER? COUNCILLOR FEQUET? YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IN GENERAL, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF HAVING AS MANY TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX AS IS POSSIBLE.

I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE THAT IDEALLY, WE ALWAYS WANT TO SEND INQUIRIES AHEAD TO ADMINISTRATION, SO THERE'S NO SURPRISES.

THERE'S JUST SOMETIMES ISN'T TIME.

AND WITH THE TWO OTHER CHANGES OF REDUCING OUR GPC TO EVERY TWO WEEKS.

AND WITH THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE MORE DIRECTLY WITH DIRECTORS.

THOSE ARE THE REASONS I WOULD ACTUALLY WANT TO KEEP IT IN FOR THE MOMENT, BECAUSE HOPEFULLY THOSE TWO CHANGES WILL REDUCE, YOU KNOW, THOSE SURPRISES, BUT STILL PROVIDE THAT TOOL. SO THAT WOULD BE THE REASON I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT, KEEPING IT IN AT THIS TIME.

ANYTHING FURTHER? COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

THANKS, MAYOR ALTY.

JUST LOOKING AT THE PROCEDURES.

BY LAW, I MEAN WHETHER OR NOT WE MAKE THE DECISION.

MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST TAKE AS THIS PIECE OF IT AS RECOMMENDATION.

BUT LIKE I LOOK AT SECTION ONE AND IT SAYS WE MAY SUBMIT AT A MEETING, AN INQUIRY ON A MATTER RELATED.

I MEAN, THERE'S CHANGES WE COULD MAKE FROM A PROCEDURAL PERSPECTIVE AND BYLAW THAT SAYS ANY MEMBER MAY SUBMIT TO THE CHAIR IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AN INQUIRY TO THE RIGHT, WHERE IT BECOMES LIKE IT'S INCUMBENT ON THE COUNCILLOR TO ACTUALLY HAVE SUBMITTED THIS IN ADVANCE, THAT YOU VETTED AS CHAIR THAT.

SO, LIKE FROM A PROCEDURAL PERSPECTIVE, IF THERE'S A CONCERN FROM THE ADMIN SIDE THAT IT'S, WHICH I BELIEVE IS FAIR, THAT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, NOT FAIR TO GET A QUESTION ON THE FLY, BUT COUNCILLORS BELIEVE THAT IT'S A TOOL TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES PUBLICLY WITH SOMETHING.

THEN MAYBE THERE'S WAYS TO ADJUST IT.

SO, MY THOUGHT WOULD BE TO SORT OF TAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION ON BOARD.

MAYBE WE THINK ABOUT IT FOR A BIT, AND WE DON'T MAKE A DECISION LIKE TOMORROW THAT THE PROCEDURES BYLAW HAS TO CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND OUR NEXT MEETING.

BUT THAT WOULD BE MY THOUGHT IS, YOU KNOW, THESE AREN'T AS CRITICAL TO ME AS THE WORK PLAN PIECE.

SO, I THINK THESE ARE REALLY GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND AS A GOVERNANCE DORK, I REALLY LOVED READING THEM.

SO THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

BUT I THINK MAYBE THAT'S WHERE MY HEAD'S AT IS LET'S CHEW ON THESE FOR A BIT, CONSIDER THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND SORT OF SEE, ARE THERE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT COULD BE DONE TO SORT OF BALANCE BOTH ASPECTS? DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

IF WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT, WE SHOULD BE UPDATING THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION PROTOCOL CHARTER.

THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PROPERLY INFORM OF HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THESE INQUIRIES.

SIMILAR TO IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AS A PROCESS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN AT THAT POINT, IF A MINISTER DOESN'T HAVE THE ANSWER, IF THEY DON'T

[02:55:01]

BUT I AGAIN, I DO NOT SEE.

I THINK THERE ARE OTHER, AS I STATED EARLIER, OTHER FORMS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THAT BY UTILIZING MEMBER STATEMENTS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS.

I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR TOOLBOXES, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO CREATE EFFICIENCY WITHIN OUR ADMINISTRATION SO THEY CAN PROPERLY IMPLEMENT THIS INCREDIBLY AMBITIOUS WORK PLAN WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD TOWARDS THEM.

AND AS I SAID EARLIER, SURPRISE IS ONLY A TACTIC BEST USE FOR WAR.

THANK YOU. AND I THINK MISTER COLLINS MIGHT ELABORATE, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A I GUESS IT IS A SLIGHT EFFICIENCY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, TO SPEAK MORE ON WHY YOU'RE MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION.

WELL, IF I MAY, MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, I'VE NEVER VIEWED A COUNCIL MEETING AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

THIS YOU CAN COUNT PROBABLY ON TWO HANDS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VIEW COUNCIL MEETINGS.

THAT'S THE REALITY. AND THE MEDIA AND THE MEDIA WILL CHERRY PICK WHAT THEY REPORT ON.

SO, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION.

BUT ABSOLUTELY, WE HAVE TO GET BETTER AT COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC.

SO, MY RATIONALE FOR THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COMMUNICATION, BECAUSE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRY THAT DESERVES PUBLIC ATTENTION, WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF OTHER TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE TO GET THAT PUBLIC ATTENTION, WHETHER IT BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SOCIAL MEDIA POST OR SOMETHING MORE ELABORATE AS A SCHEDULED AGENDA ITEM, AS A AT A GPC.

BUT EVEN THAT, HOW MANY PEOPLE LOOK AT GPCS? THE RATIONALE FOR THIS IS PARTLY THAT.

BUT THE RATIONALE IS NOT FOR THE FIVE MINUTES IT TAKES AT COUNCIL TO ANSWER A QUESTION.

IT'S NOT THAT AT ALL.

IT'S FIVE MINUTES.

IT'S A TIMING THING.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FEED IT INTO THE CITY MANAGER AND OR DIRECTOR, AND AS SOON AS WE CAN, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN ANSWER BACK.

YOU MIGHT FEED IT IN ON A TUESDAY.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE IT BACK TO YOU ON FRIDAY.

WHATEVER THE TIMING WORKS.

THIS METHOD YOU FEED YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES IN ON A THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ANSWER FOR SURE IN TIME FOR MONDAY. SO, THERE'S AN ARTIFICIAL TIMELINE HERE THAT NEED NOT BE REQUIRED IN THE OTHER APPROACH.

BUT QUITE FRANKLY, MAYOR, OF ALL THE EFFICIENCY PROPOSALS, THIS ONE IS PRETTY GOSH DARN LOW IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WHATEVER COUNCIL IS COMFORTABLE WITH.

BUT I JUST DON'T VIEW COUNCIL MEETINGS PER SE AS AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS TOOL.

AND FOR MYSELF, I HADN'T REALLY CONSIDERED IT BEFORE, BUT I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF REMOVING IT.

I THINK TO THE POINT OF IS THERE A BETTER WAY OF COMMUNICATING? YES. AND IF WE'RE SAVING UP OUR QUESTION FOR TWO WEEKS TO THEN ASK AT THAT MEETING, IF WE HAVEN'T SENT IT TO ADMINISTRATION AHEAD OF TIME, THEN THEY DON'T COMMUNICATE THE ANSWERS.

SO, THEN THE TOOL WASN'T EVEN EFFECTIVE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET THE ANSWER IN AN EMAIL ANYWAYS.

SO IT'S NEVER FOR ME REALLY BEEN A VERY EFFECTIVE TOOL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'D GO AS FAR AS SAYING NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN STAFF SAY THANK YOU, I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU.

AND THEN THEY EMAIL US THE RESPONSE.

SO, IT WOULD ALMOST REQUIRE US TO ACTUALLY EMAIL QUESTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER AS SOON AS WE GET THEM AND TO WORK THROUGH AN ANSWER AND THEN TO USE A MORE APPROPRIATE TOOL, WHETHER IT IS A WHOLE.

YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA POST FROM THE CITY OR FROM A COUNCILLOR.

HEY, I HAD THIS QUESTION.

FOLLOWING IS THE ANSWER.

OR TO DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRAN'S POINT OF A MEMBER STATEMENT OF HAD A QUESTION FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT THIS AND JUST WANT TO REASSURE EVERYBODY THAT X, Y, AND Z IS HAPPENING.

SO, I DO THINK WE HAVE TOOLS AND I'M NOT SOLD.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE BEST TOOL.

SO, I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF REMOVING IT.

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAJORITY ARE IN FAVOR OF KEEPING IT.

SO, WE CAN.

KEEP IT UP AND WE WILL REMOVE IT FROM THE RECOMMENDATION.

AND WHEN CITY CLERK COMES FORWARD WITH BYLAW AMENDMENTS FOR THE PROCEDURES BYLAW, OF COURSE WE COULD REMOVE IT THEN.

BUT THE WORKING PREMISE RIGHT NOW WOULD BE THAT THE CITY CLERK KEEPS IT IN AND DOESN'T REMOVE IT FROM COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW.

SEEING NODDING HEADS.

OKAY, MAYOR, MAY I ASK AS A MINIMUM, HOWEVER, THAT ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES BE SUBMITTED TO STAFF NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THURSDAYS? THAT'S WHEN WE SEND OUT THE COUNCIL PACK.

SO, IT'S KIND OF APPROPRIATE TO HAVE THE SAME SORT OF DUE DATE, SO THAT THE STAFF HAVE AN ABILITY TO PREPARE THE ANSWER IN TIME FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING ON THE MONDAY 10 A.M. THE DEADLINE WOULD SOUND LIKE SOME NODDING HEADS.

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SO THAT WOULD BE AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL PROCEDURES BYLAW.

DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE CAN I ALSO RECOMMEND TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT THEY UPDATE THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATION PROTOCOL CHARTER TO ACTUALLY HAVE THAT PUT IN AS WELL WITH THE CLEAR TIMING.

THANK YOU. THAT'S STILL WORKING DRAFT, BUT YEAH.

SO, WITH THAT SEEING GENERAL SUPPORT, THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL PROCEDURES BYLAW.

ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES WILL HAVE TO BE SENT BY 10 A.M.

ON THURSDAY, SO STAFF WILL HAVE A BIT OF TIME TO GET AN ANSWER BY THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY.

THAT BEING SAID, THAT STILL MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TIME AND SO ADMINISTRATION MAY STILL COME BACK WITH THE ANSWER OF WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU IF THERE'S DETAILED ANALYSIS.

SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE EFFICIENCY RECOMMENDATIONS? COUNCILLOR FEQUET? THANKS.

YEAH. JUST THE ONLY OTHER 1 OR 2 THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION.

I AGREE WITH THEM ALL.

I WANTED TO JUST ADD, I GUESS, A TWEAK OR BE A LITTLE STRICTER WITH RESPECT TO THE DELEGATIONS AND THE PRESENTATIONS.

I'VE EXPRESSED MY OPINION BEFORE THAT FOR THE SAME RATIONALE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEMO, THAT IT'S THE MOST OR THE MOST OPTIMAL USE OF COUNCIL'S TIME TO PREPARE IS TO HAVE PRESENTATIONS BY THAT SAME THURSDAY DEADLINE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT THINKING OF QUESTIONS AND WRITING LISTS.

AND THEN WE GET THE PRESENTATION ON MONDAY, AND THEN HALF OF THEM ARE ANSWERED.

AND WE, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK OUR WE WANT TO USE OUR TIME EFFECTIVELY BECAUSE TIME IS THE, THE ONE RESOURCE WE CAN'T CREATE MORE OF.

SO I ACTUALLY WANTED TO AGREE WITH THE CITY MANAGER BEING ABLE TO DECLINE PRESENTATIONS.

ALSO, IF THEY SEEM INAPPROPRIATE OR MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.

BECAUSE IN MY SHORT TIME HERE, WE HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO THAT I CAN THINK OF WHERE THEY CAME TO US.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT INTENT THAT A COMMITTEE GROUP WANTED TO DO AND THE LOCATION, THEY WANTED TO PLANT THE GARDEN WAS GOING TO BE RIPPED UP WITH THE MAIN IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO, LIKE THAT KIND OF STUFF COULD BE SORTED OUT AND NOT WASTE ALL THE ADMINISTRATION TIME.

SO, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH ALL YOUR OTHERS AND ACTUALLY WOULD ASK THAT THE PRESENTATIONS COME IN BY 10 A.M.

AS WELL. WE CAN ADD SOME TAKE A LOOK AT SOME BEST PRACTICES ELSEWHERE TO.

AND COMING FORWARD ON THAT ONE.

AND THE SECOND PART OF THAT WAS JUST IF COUNCIL CHOOSES TO AGREE WITH THAT ONE, THAT WHEN ANYBODY'S PRESENT REQUEST FOR PRESENTATIONS IS DECLINED, THAT THE MAYOR JUST BE NOTIFIED.

ALSO, JUST SO THE COUNCIL HAS KIND OF THIS LIKE SECOND CHECK IN THE SYSTEM, AND I'M SURE THAT WAS PROBABLY ALREADY WHAT YOU WERE THINKING.

YEAH. THE BEST PRACTICE I'VE SEEN IS THAT IF THE CITY MANAGER DOES DECLINE A PRESENTATION THAT ALL OF COUNCIL IS INFORMED THROUGH THE CITY CLERK THAT SUCH A PRESENTATION WAS DECLINED.

THAT WAY, IF YOU'RE ASKED ABOUT IT ON THE STREET, YOU AT LEAST CAN SPEAK KNOWLEDGEABLY ABOUT IT.

PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE IT THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TOGETHER MAY DENY A REQUEST, BUT DELEGATE DOWN.

YEAH. THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE WORDING.

SO, ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NONE.

WE WILL BRING THIS FORWARD WITH THE ONE AMENDMENT ON.

KEEPING ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND THE NEXT ITEM AND THAT'S SORRY, NEXT TUESDAY IS THE THIRD MONDAY.

SO, THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, MAY 27TH AT 7 P.M.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A DEMONSTRATION REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

[6. A demonstration regarding Notification System. ]

BUT MEMBERS OF GPCS WE MENTIONED TO YOU IN A PREVIOUS DEMONSTRATION ABOUT THE WEB PAGE THAT HAS WILL HAVE ALL SORTS OF INFORMATION USEFUL FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND THAT THAT WILL GO LIVE IN APPROXIMATELY A WEEK'S TIME ALL DEPENDING ON WHEN WE GET SOME FINAL VALIDATION ON A FEW THINGS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAINLY INFORMATION ON THAT PAGE FROM THEM.

THE OTHER THING I MENTIONED, AND WE SPOKE ABOUT WHEN WE DID THAT DEMONSTRATION, WAS THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PUSH NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

THAT ENTIRE WEB PAGE IS PULL INFORMATION.

IN OTHER WORDS, YOU HAVE TO WANT TO LOOK FOR IT.

YOU HAVE TO FIND IT.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THERE'S AN EMERGENCY GOING ON, YOU MIGHT NOT DO THAT.

IT IS A USEFUL TOOL, BUT IT IS LIMITED BY THE REALITY THAT IT'S PULL INFORMATION.

SO WE DO WANT A PUSH INFORMATION SYSTEM.

WE'VE GONE VERY SIMPLISTIC.

IT'S MORE OR LESS AT NO COST.

AND IT WILL PROVIDE EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF ANY EMERGENCY MESSAGING THAT THE CITY MANAGER OR THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER DEEMS IMPORTANT.

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WE'RE NOT GOING TO INVADE EVERYBODY'S MAILBOXES IN THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

IT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE THAN THE TERRITORIAL SYSTEM, WHICH ACTUALLY DOES INVADE YOUR CELL PHONES AND PROVIDE YOU EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, WILL CONTINUE.

BUT IF I COULD USE THE EXPRESSION, THOSE ARE THE BIG TICKET ITEMS. CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE LOST CHILD OR KIDNAPED CHILD OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS SYSTEM WE INTEND TO USE AS COMPLEMENTARY TO THAT AND CERTAINLY USE IT WHEN THE TERRITORIAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IS NOT SENDING ANYTHING OUT YET.

AND I'LL USE THE EXAMPLE OF JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND.

WHERE WE WERE INFORMED FRIDAY EVENING THAT THE LANDLINES WERE DOWN AND THEREFORE THE 911 SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING.

WE POSTED THAT ON FACEBOOK, ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE FED IT TO THE RADIO STATIONS, AND WE ISSUED A MEDIA RELEASE.

THOSE WOULD ALL CONTINUE.

BUT IN ADDITION, THOSE WHO HAD REGISTERED FOR THE EMAIL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM WOULD GET AN IMMEDIATE EMAIL GIVING THEM THE SAME MESSAGE.

SO, IF THEY DON'T HAPPEN TO BE ON THEIR FACEBOOK AT THAT TIME, OR THEY DON'T HAPPEN TO BE LISTENING TO THE RADIO, THEY GET IT.

IT IS COMPLEMENTARY TO EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE DOING.

IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO REPLACE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DOING.

THAT'S I'M SURE I'VE STOLEN MOST OF MISS SARAH SIBLEY'S COMMENTS THAT SHE WAS GOING TO GIVE, BUT I WILL ASK HER TO JUST SHOW YOU THROUGH DEMONSTRATION WHERE THIS IS ON THE WEBSITE, AND ALSO COMMENT ON THE POSITIVE RECEPTION WE RECEIVED TO THIS AT THE TRADE SHOW THIS PAST WEEKEND.

SARAH, OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR HANDING OVER THE FLOOR.

OUR CITY CLERK IS JUST GOING TO PULL UP MY SCREEN, BUT LIKE THE CITY MANAGER SAID, WE WERE AT THE TRADE SHOW THIS WEEKEND SHOWCASING THIS.

AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR FOR COMING OUT AND HELPING SUPPORT THIS.

SO, TO SHOWCASE OUR EMERGENCY EMAIL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, THE WAY TO SIGN UP FOR IT IS ON THE HOME PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE.

WE HAVE IT IN THREE CURRENT LOCATIONS, SO IT'S VERY EASY TO FIND FOR RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, ON THE FRONT PAGE, HERE WE HAVE IT.

THERE YOU GO. YOU MIGHT.

SO, WE HAVE IT HERE ON OUR SLIDER RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, AS WELL AS WITHIN A BIG BOX.

SO, IF FOLKS ARE JUST NEEDLESSLY SCROLLING THROUGH OUR WEB PAGE, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT IN TWO PLACES.

OUR IT TEAM HAS ALSO PUT IT AT THE FOOTER OF OUR WEBSITE, SO NO MATTER WHAT PAGE YOU'RE ON, YOU CAN FIND THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM HERE AND CLICK IT.

SO, IF YOU DO CLICK THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON, IT TAKES YOU RIGHT TO OUR PAGE.

THE OTHER TWO CURRENTLY ARE TAKING YOU JUST TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.

SO FOLKS CAN READ THIS SO THAT THEY GET EXACTLY WHAT MR. COLLINS SAID. ESSENTIALLY, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE EMERGENCY ALERT NOTIFICATION, AS WELL AS SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY NEED TO FILL OUT.

OUR IDEA IS, WE KNOW ADDING EXTRA CLICKS FOR RESIDENTS ISN'T IDEAL, BUT THIS WAY FOLKS KNOW ACTUALLY HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THIS PROPERLY.

AND THERE IS THE PAGE HERE WHERE THEY CAN CLICK TO GET TO THE SUBSCRIBE PAGE.

YOU JUST FILL OUT YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, SCROLL DOWN TO ALERTS.

CHECK OFF THE BOX HERE.

CONFIRM YOU'RE NOT A ROBOT.

IF YOU ARE, GET YOUR FRIEND TO CONFIRM FOR YOU AND THEN HIT THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON AND FROM THERE YOU WILL.

THE SCREEN WILL CHANGE TO SAYING THANK YOU FOR BASICALLY SUBSCRIBING.

YOU WILL BE SENT A CONFIRMATION EMAIL.

SO NOW IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GO TO YOUR INBOX, FIND THAT EMAIL AND JUST PRESS THE CONFIRM BUTTON.

THAT CAN TAKE ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO GET TO YOUR INBOX, BUT IT'S A NECESSARY STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ADDED ON TO THE LIST.

SO, MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING THAT.

ME AND THE IT TEAM THIS WEEK WILL ACTUALLY BE SENDING OUT A TEST NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTS.

JUST SAYING YOU'VE SIGNED UP FOR THIS.

WE'RE JUST CONFIRMING IT WORKS THAT NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T THINK IT WORKS, BUT JUST TO REALLY INSTILL CONFIDENCE IN FOLKS THAT THEY WILL GET THESE NOTIFICATIONS IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, MR. COLLIN. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. MY ONLY QUESTION IS THAT PART OF THE SUBSCRIPTION IS TO THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE PRIOR NAME FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF PRIORITIES COMMITTEE.

THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE REMOVED.

RIGHT? MR. COLLIN OR MISS SIBLEY.

I WILL FOLLOW UP ON YOU ON THAT.

I DO NOT HAVE CURRENT DIRECTION, BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP.

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WE'LL GET RID OF THAT, I MEAN.

BETWEEN COMMITTEE MEETINGS, GPC MEETINGS AND COUNCIL MEETINGS.

A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO IS INTERESTED IN THAT SORT OF STUFF REALLY IS GETTING THE MAJORITY OF WHAT HE OR SHE WILL NEED.

SO, WE'LL UNDERTAKE TO REMOVE THAT.

WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF, SO IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME, BUT YEAH, WE CAN GET RID OF IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUTSIDE OF THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ON HERE.

I, YOU KNOW, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AT THE TRADE SHOW ALL THE INTEREST IN THIS.

THERE IS A TON AND ANYTHING WE CAN COMMUNICATE BETTER IS OF COURSE, BETTER FOR US AS A COMMUNITY.

YEAH. AND I'M WORKING THE BOOTH.

THIS LOTS OF PEOPLE WOULD SELECT CAPITAL UPDATES, DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTIFICATIONS, EVENTS.

SO, IT'S YEAH, THEY'LL BE GETTING LOTS OF CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE INFO.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? BIG THANKS TO THE TEAM FOR THAT.

I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING MY TEST EMAIL IN MY INBOX LATER THIS WEEK.

WITH THAT, WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MCLENNAN.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE.

WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY AT 7 P.M.

TONIGHT. HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.