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[1. Opening Statement]
AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
AND WE WILL START THE MEETING BY KICKING IT OFF WITH THE KETTLE DRIVE FROM THE SALVATION ARMY.
SO I'LL ASK TONY IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME ON UP TO THE MIC.
THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCILLORS AND THE REST OF THE LEADERSHIP HERE.
JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT.
I'LL JUST GO BACK TO EVEN LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE $45,000 WE RAISED IN THE KETTLES LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OVER 600 FAMILIES HERE IN THE YELLOWKNIFE AREA, AND THAT IS WITH THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH CHRISTMAS FOOD AND TOYS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
AND I'M NOT SURE, BECAUSE IF I GO WITHOUT GIVING THE CHANCE, I'LL GET IN TROUBLE.
NOT SURE IF BEV HAS ANYTHING TO ADD.
ALL SHE SAID TO ME WAS, IF WE'RE ON TV, DO I HAVE TO BE GOOD? [LAUGHTER] DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD I'LL TRY. IT'S NOT EASY.
BUT ABSOLUTELY CONSISTENTLY EVERY YEAR IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND CITY, SOMEONE WILL PUT MONEY INTO THE KETTLE AND SAY, THE SALVATION ARMY HAS HELPED ME AND IT MADE A DIFFERENCE.
AND THAT REALLY PUTS A GLOW ON THAT.
IT JUST REALLY INSPIRES YOU TO KEEP DOING THIS.
EVERYTHING HELPS SO MUCH AND IT DOES CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IT GIVES THEM A BREAK OUT OF POVERTY.
IT HELPS THEM WITH THEIR CHRISTMAS SO THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE HAPPY.
AND IT'S JUST AN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE THING.
SO THE MONEY MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
IT JUST PROVIDES FOOD AND WE KNOW THE COST OF FOOD.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU CAN GIVE OR ENCOURAGE SOMEONE TO GIVE OR HELP BY VOLUNTEERING, PLEASE DO SO.
I GUARANTEE YOU ABSOLUTELY AND I'LL PUT MONEY ON THIS.
I'LL MAKE A BET. I WILL GUARANTEE YOU, YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR TIME.
AND YOU WILL KNOW THAT YOU DID SOMETHING GOOD FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.
THANK YOU. AND THIS IS FROM SOMEBODY WHO HAD NOTHING TO SAY.
YEAH. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. SO, IF FOLKS ARE INTERESTED, IT'S CASH OR TAP.
WITH THAT NEXT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[2. Approval of the agenda.]
ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD, MR. VAN DINE? NOTHING TO ADD, MADAM CHAIR.THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TODAY? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE 2024 WORK PLAN UPDATE.
[4. A presentation regarding the 2024 Work Plan Update.]
MR. VAN DINE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE THE FLOOR.THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THIS IS MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL ON THE UPDATE SINCE MY ARRIVAL IN AUGUST.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TWO DOCUMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF PRIOR TO TODAY.
I'LL BE JUST SPENDING MOST OF MY TIME ON THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION DOCUMENT, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE SECOND DOCUMENT, WHICH IS THE WORK PLAN THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN IN MAY.
JUST BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, I WOULD SAY THAT THIS, THIS DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY THAT I'M PRESENTING REFLECTS WORK TO DATE ON THE WORK PLAN AND ALSO SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS THAT CITY ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE.
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AND THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT NOT JUST THE WORK PLAN ASPECTS, BUT WE DID THE EXTRA STEP OR AN ADDITIONAL STEP TO LOOK AT CORE ACTIVITIES, CORE OPERATIONS, AND ALIGN THEM WITH COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS TO CAPTURE SOME OF THE EFFORT OVER THE YEAR, AND TO GIVE COUNCIL A SENSE OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT ARE IN SUPPORT AND ALIGNED WITH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.ONE ADDITIONAL COMPONENT THAT I'M ADDING INTO THIS PRESENTATION IS A BIT OF A MANAGEMENT LENS.
AND IN THAT LIGHT WHERE I'M HOPING TO PROVIDE TO COUNCIL AN INDICATION OF WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO ORGANIZE OURSELVES A LITTLE BIT INTERNALLY TO SET UP FOR SUCCESS, TO SUPPORT COUNCIL ON THE BALANCE OF ITS MANDATE.
WE ARE IDEALLY TRYING TO GET TO A POSITION WHERE WE'RE MORE FOCUSED AND HAVE BIGGER IMPACT ON SERVING YELLOWKNIFE AND ADVANCING THE AGENDA. SO JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT, TIME IS LIMITED.
THERE ARE JUST SHY OF TWO YEARS LEFT IN COUNCIL'S MANDATE, AND THERE'S LOTS TO BE DONE.
AND SO THIS JUST ILLUSTRATES SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE LEFT THAT WE WANT TO USE TO THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ON ALL OF THE KEY FACTORS AND PRIORITIES FOR COUNCIL.
BY WAY OF CONTEXT AND THIS ISN'T NEW TO YOU, BUT IT MIGHT BE FOR YELLOWKNIVERS.
YOU APPROVED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND THIS PAST MAY, YOU SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME LOOKING AND HONING IN ON THAT WORK PLAN AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESS TOWARDS YOUR GOALS AS SET OUT IN THAT DOCUMENT.
SO WHAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY DOING, AND I WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME HERE, IS ALIGNING BOTH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AND THE WORK PLAN ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN YOUR WORK PLAN, AS WELL AS THE KEY OPERATIONAL CORE ASPECTS OF OUR BUSINESS, AND MAKING SURE THAT IT ALIGNS WITH YOUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.
SO TO TAKE US TO TIER ONE, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD LAID OUT FOR 2024, WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, AND THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE HAVE SOME CATCH UP TO DO.
WE DID BRING FORWARD THE EVACUATION PLAN, AS YOU KNOW, AND THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLAN.
WE DID UPDATE AND DO THE TRANSIT REBRANDING AND REVISIONS.
WE DID SOME COMPLETED HELP YOU SUPPORT A ROUNDTABLE ON HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR NEW REC PROGRAM SOFTWARE, WHICH WILL BE RELEASED VERY, VERY SOON.
WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GUIDELINES AND TOOLS, WE ARE BEHIND ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AND THIS ONE DOES REQUIRE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ENERGY AND EFFORT, AND WILL BE LOOKING TO COME BACK WITH A REVISED APPROACH TO THIS, TO TALK TO COUNCIL ON HOW BEST THEY WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE THIS OUTCOME WITHIN THE DAYS LEFT IN COUNCIL'S MANDATE.
WITH RESPECT TO THE UPDATE AND LIVERY LICENSE BYLAW, WE ARE AGAIN, A BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE.
NEVERTHELESS, WE ARE QUICKLY MAKING UP LOST TIME.
AND HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AND HIGHLIGHT WHERE COUNCIL MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BEING DONE TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.
THEY ARE THERE FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THROUGH OUR PARKS UPGRADES THROUGH THE SUMMER WAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT, BUT WE BELIEVE WAS DONE WITH A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF SUCCESS AND INCREASING THE QUALITY OF ENJOYMENT FOR YELLOWKNIVER'S IN OUR PARK AREAS.
AND HERE'S JUST A FEW FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
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PUBLIC SAFETY IS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND CORE AREA THAT WHEN THINGS ARE NOT DONE WELL, WE CERTAINLY HEAR ABOUT IT.AND SO WE DO FIND THAT WE ARE GETTING AN INCREASED NUMBER OF VOLUME OF CALLS, A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL DEMANDS FOR CALL OUTS, NOT ONLY FOR FIRE AND RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, BUT ALSO IN OUR MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT AREA.
THESE RANGE FROM ALL KINDS OF AREAS FROM NOISE TO DOGS TO OTHER ASPECTS.
BUT YELLOWKNIVERS DO KNOW WHERE TO FIND US, AND THEY ARE CALLING AND CALLING UPON OUR SERVICES.
WE HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF UPGRADES AND SOME OF OUR CORE FACILITIES, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE AQUATIC CENTER SAW SIGNIFICANT GAINS AFTER SOME DELAYS IN 2023.
WE ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD TO CATCH UP ON OUR CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE WILL BE HOPING TO WELCOME COUNCIL TO A TOUR ON DECEMBER 2ND TO GIVE YOU A HIGHLIGHT AND INSIDE LOOK.
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME INTERESTING DESIGN WORK, WHICH IS REFLECTED HERE FOR YOUR BENEFIT.
WHEN WE GO TO SERVICE EXCELLENCE.
TECTONIC AND I IT'S NOT QUITE HYPERBOLE, BUT IT DID REPRESENT A MASSIVE CHANGE THAT HAD BEEN 30 YEARS OUT OF DATE, WHICH DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A NUMBER OF BUSINESS PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGIES, THE USE OF AUTOMATION INTO THE DAY TO DAY JOB DESCRIPTION THAT I BELIEVE WAS DONE VERY SUCCESSFULLY, BUT ALSO DROVE AND CONTRIBUTED TO OUR SUCCESS WITH HAVING A COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED EARLIER THIS FALL WITH THE UNION OF NORTHERN WORKERS.
AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, THERE IS A FEW THINGS THAT ARE BEHIND.
MANY OF THESE RELATE TO SORT OF THE FINANCIAL SUITE OF ACTIVITIES THAT MR. MADHU AND THE TEAM IS WORKING ON, NOT ONLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT BUDGET, BUT ON AN ONGOING SUITE OF GOOD FINANCIAL HYGIENE FOR THE CITY.
AGAIN, HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS OVER AND ABOVE THE WORK PLAN THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF, INCLUDING SOME ASSET WORK WITH RESPECT TO REGISTRIES AND SERVICE LEVELS. IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF HAVE THE HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF THE BUSINESS AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LARGE FLEET THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AFTER AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE ARE MANAGING THAT EFFECTIVELY AND INCLUDING MAINTAINING OUR MAINTENANCE AND ONGOING WORK THAT DOES THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT.
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IS A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF OUR WORK.
WE ARE SPENDING A FAIR AMOUNT OF ENERGY WITH OUR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE, LOOKING TO UPDATE OUR PROCEDURES AND TO DEAL WITH OUR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF JOB TRAINING AND AND SAFETY.
YOU WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS LIST IN TERMS OF OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
EXCUSE ME, OUR LAND ADMINISTRATION BYLAW IS COMPLETE.
TODAY WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES PIECE.
THE ECONOMIC COMPONENT IS ONE THAT AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS AN AREA WHERE WE'LL BE SPENDING A LITTLE BIT OF FOCUS OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF WEEKS AND MONTHS. HERE PROVIDES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A LIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT AS PART OF OUR CORE BUSINESS.
THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEE WAIVER PROGRAM WAS HIGHLY SUBSCRIBED, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO TO BUILD UPON
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THAT. ONE ITEM THAT YOU'LL NOTE, PROBABLY IN THE SECOND ITEM HERE IS WITH RESPECT TO THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL STRATEGY.BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE WERE ABLE TO BREAK THE GROUND, SO TO SPEAK, IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
SO FOR 2025, WE ARE LOOKING TO CATCH UP ON THE THINGS THAT WE WERE BEHIND IN.
IN TIER ONE WE'LL BE SHIFTING THINGS TO THE RIGHT, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING TO GET COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.
WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE COMING YEAR SIGNIFICANT DELIVERABLES THAT INCLUDE THE AQUATIC CENTER.
WE ARE LOOKING AT AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.
WE ARE LOOKING TO TO DELIVER AND COME FORWARD WITH A TOURISM STRATEGY.
THE PIECE THAT I HAD HINTED AT THE BEGINNING, OR MADE REFERENCE TO AT THE BEGINNING, WAS THIS MODERNIZATION AND MANAGEMENT AGENDA THAT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A GLIMPSE TO COUNCIL AND INVITE SOME POTENTIAL COMMENT OR REACTION.
SO ESSENTIALLY SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THE YELLOWKNIFE STORY UP TO 2023 HAS BEEN A STORY OF RESPONSIVENESS TO GOING BACK TO THE PANDEMIC, RESPONSIVE TO SOME LABOR ISSUES THAT HAD ARISEN, RESPONSIVE TO THE EVACUATION, EACH AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT A NEW EVENT UNFORESEEN PRESENTED ITSELF.
I'M VERY PLEASED TO NOTE THAT BOTH COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION WORK CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT YELLOWKNIFE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE SERVICES THAT THEY EXPECT, BOTH IN CORE IN TERMS OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND SAFETY.
BUT FROM LOOKING AT IT TODAY, THE OBSERVATION THAT I WOULD BRING IN THE LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS AND MONTHS THAT I'VE BEEN OBSERVING HOW THE CITY IS RESPONDING SEEMS TO HAVE TESTED OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, HAS TESTED OUR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES, HAS TESTED OUR INTERNAL OPERATING SYSTEMS TO A DEGREE WITH WHICH WE NEED TO TO LOOK MORE ORGANIZED AND IN A MORE INTEGRATED FASHION ON HOW WE ARE DELIVERING FOR TWO YELLOWKNIFE'S TWO COUNSEL WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
SO I HAVE IDENTIFIED FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT FROM A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, WITH A VIEW OF ULTIMATELY DELIVERING HIGHER IMPACT AND VALUE FOR THE RESOURCES THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR.
WE ARE LOOKING AT FOCUSING ON SERVICE DELIVERY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT STRENGTHENING, LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH WHICH I'LL TAKE AN EXTRA FEW MOMENTS TO TALK ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES IN PARTICULAR AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME CORPORATE RENEWAL.
NONE OF THIS IS I SHOULDN'T SAY SOME OF THIS WON'T BE NEW TO YOU.
SOME OF THIS YOU'VE ALREADY ENDORSED IN YOUR WORK PLAN AND SO WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO TRY AND HARVEST THOSE ITEMS AND BUILD OUT FROM SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED.
AND AGAIN, MR. PANDOO'S GOT A NUMBER OF MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE PUTTING SOME ENERGY BEHIND TO GET OVER THE FINISH LINE.
SO I'LL JUST FOCUS MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE AND JUST LATELY ON FOUR.
ON NUMBER TWO, IT'S SIMPLY PUT OUR AS YOU PROBABLY WELL HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES FROM YELLOWKNIFE OUR CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE WEBSITE IS IT COULD BE IMPROVED.
WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, A LOT, AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.
WE ARE LOOKING TO INVEST SOME TIME AND ENERGY IN MAKING THAT MORE ACCESSIBLE, MORE USER FRIENDLY AND THEN OF COURSE, AS YOU VERY WELL KNOW, YOUR YELLOWKNIFE ERS ARE IN TOUCH AND KNOW WHERE TO FIND ALL OF YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES THAT THEY MAY BELIEVE, WE HAVE NOT MOVED AS QUICKLY TO RESPOND TO. WHEN YOU LOOK INTO THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE WEBSITE, OR WHEN YOU LOOK TO DETERMINE WHO TO CALL, WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF POTENTIAL PHONE NUMBERS THAT YELLOWKNIFE COULD PROBABLY CALL IN ORDER TO GET AN ANSWER, AND SO WE'LL BE SPENDING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND ENERGY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER WE CAN GET
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TO A ONE NUMBER FOR ANY CALL THAT COMES IN.THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS SORT OF A HUB BETWEEN MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN YELLOWKNIFE. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF A STRONGER LENS ON WHAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND BE A GOOD PARTNER WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE NOT ONLY COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO TO ADVANCE AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR DOLLARS ARE GOING TO THEIR HIGHEST AND BEST USE AND THAT WE'RE BEING AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE GOVERNANCE TERM TENDS TO GET PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS WHEN YOU SEE THE G WORD.
SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL EYES ARE ON THE RIGHT THINGS AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND BRINGING THAT ADVICE FORWARD TO COUNSEL IN AN INTEGRATED FASHION AND THE OTHERS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH. HERE'S JUST A BIT OF A QUICK TASTE OF WHERE WE ARE LOOKING TO TRY AND SPEND SOME TIME INTERNAL TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ADVANCE SOME KEY PRIORITIES FOR COUNCIL.
WE ARE BUILDING AND I'VE IDENTIFIED A LIST OF PRIORITIES FROM OUR PRIORITIES DOCUMENT.
WE'VE HAD A SCAN AT THE GOVERNOR OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PRIORITIES THROUGH THEIR MANDATE LETTER, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED ABOUT 5 OR 6 AREAS WHERE THE GNWT HAS THAT.
WE'VE REGISTERED WITH THE NT, AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US AROUND.
SO THIS IS HOPING TO PROVIDE MORE FOCUS AND AGAIN, MORE IMPACT.
AND I'LL JUST ENUMERATE LAND IS OF NO SURPRISE.
THAT WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE AND WE'D LIKE TO BE BETTER COORDINATED AROUND.
OF COURSE, THE AURORA COLLEGE AND POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE QUESTION IS OF MATERIAL BENEFIT, NOT ONLY TO YELLOWKNIFE AS A HOST FOR EXPANSION, BUT ALSO FOR A PLACE WHERE DISCUSSIONS AND IDEAS AND COLLABORATIONS CAN OCCUR TO EXPAND THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE TERRITORY AND THE CITY.
CERTAINLY, HOMELESSNESS AND ENCAMPMENTS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT FORESEEN IN IN 2024, IN THE ORIGINAL WORK PLAN, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST ENERGY IN THAT SPACE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS AN ONGOING CONCERN AS AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO FIND WAYS TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AROUND COORDINATION, AROUND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES.
SO THAT JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A SLICE AND A DEEPER DIVE INTO ONE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE PRETTY IMPORTANT FOR THE SUCCESS OF YELLOWKNIFE AND YOUR PRIORITIES. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'RE GOING BACK INTO THE WORK PLAN.
AND SO HERE IS A BIT OF A SLICE OF OR A FIRST TASTE OF SOME OF THE HARVESTING THAT WE ARE WE'VE DONE SO FAR, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND AT THIS JUNCTURE, I JUST LIKE TO WRAP UP BY SAYING WE BELIEVE AND I BELIEVE THAT FROM A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE INSIDE. WE DO NEED TO SPEND THE TIME.
WE DO NEED TO HAVE FOCUS OF THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM ON HOW WE DO OUR WORK AS MUCH AS THE WHAT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, AND WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND ENERGY AND FOCUS ON HOW WE'RE DOING OUR WORK AND ACQUIRING THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO DO THAT MORE EFFICIENTLY, WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE BIGGER IMPACT AND ADVANCE YOUR AGENDA MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY.
SO HERE'S A BIT OF A TIMELINE IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS THAT I'LL THAT I'M PURSUING.
AND I WOULD INVITE YOUR THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS.
DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
I'VE BEEN SEEING THE TANGIBLE RESULTS OF THIS WORK PLAN BEING IMPLEMENTED OVER THE LAST YEAR.
AND IF I ALSO MAY JUST SAY, VERY WELL DONE ON ALL THE PHOTO OPS IN THERE.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU GUYS WERE DOING THAT.
YEAH. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE BRAND NEW.
AND YOU'LL SEE MORE ABOUT THAT IN DECEMBER.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? PERFECT. FOR MYSELF, I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON TIMELINE YOU TALKED ABOUT.AND I SEE THIS AS A ROLLING DOCUMENT.
SO FOR 2025, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE NEW TIER ONE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO MOVE SOME ITEMS FROM TIER TWO TO TIER FIVE.
JUST WONDERING IF ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING TO COME BACK IN JANUARY WITH A REVISED ONE REFLECTING WHAT COUNCIL DISCUSSES DISCUSSES IN BUDGET MR. VAN DINE. YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WE WANTED TO DO THIS AS A FIRST STEP TO AT LEAST GIVE COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THEIR MIND TO THE CLEANUP AND THE PRIORITIES THAT THEY MAY BE CONSIDERING JANUARY OR IN EARLY Q1 AT SOME POINT.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION.
[5. A memorandum regarding whether to repeal and replace Development Incentive Program By‐law No. 4534, as amended, and whether to amend Financial Administration By‐law No. 4206.]
AMENDED, AND WHETHER TO AMEND THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION BYLAW NUMBER 4206.SO ADMIN CAME FORWARD IN OCTOBER 15TH AND THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM THEN.
MR. VAN DINE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL BE TURNING IT OVER TO MISS WHITE VERY QUICKLY.
JUST TO REITERATE, YES, THIS DID COME TO GPC ON ON OCTOBER 15TH.
A LITTLE DEEP ON HOW WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUND OUR REQUIREMENTS, THE FIRST BEING OF THE RESIDENTIAL INTENSIFICATION BYLAW THAT YOU SAW A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM FOR YOU TODAY.
SO A FEW QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CAME FORWARD FROM THE PREVIOUS TIME WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND SO I'VE INCLUDED ATTACHED TO THIS MEMO A CHART WITH THE REQUEST HOW WE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND THEN ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES AND YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A FEW AND WE REFLECTED THAT IN THE DRAFT BYLAW WHICH IS BEFORE YOU TODAY. ONE ITEM I DID WANT TO SPEAK TO WAS THE CONSIDERATION OF CREATING A NEW FUND WITH REGARD TO THE MONEY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.
SO TOOK A LOOK AT WHERE THE DIFFERENT MONEY COMES FROM AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BASED ON THE PROGRAM THAT WE'VE LAID OUT BEFORE COUNCIL AND IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT MAYBE WE RECONSIDER.
AND IT'S OUTLINED IN MY MEMO, WHY CREATING A NEW FUND AND MAYBE REPURPOSE A FUND THAT WE DO ALREADY HAVE MONEY IN FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THIS. THIS IS REALLY MY REQUEST TO TRY TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS ON OUR END.
IT'S THE SAME MONEY, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE CALL IT.
SO IT'S INCLUDING THE FUND IN THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION BYLAW OFFICIALLY FOR DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND GIVING IT THAT PURPOSE AND THE REMAINDER OF THE MONEY THAT WAS IN THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE SALE OF THE 50 OVER 50 LOT REMAINS THERE AND CAN STILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SO I DO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS BEFORE COUNCIL IS THAT WE INCLUDE THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WAS PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING IN CONVERSATION WITH CMHC.
THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD THAT CONCERN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ARE THOSE NUMBERS ACCURATE? THERE ARE A COUPLE OF YEARS BEHIND.
HOW CAN WE MANAGE AROUND THAT? AND SO THEY DID IDENTIFY THAT IF WE WANTED TO REMOVE THE.
WELL, THE LANGUAGE ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND RENT REPORTED ANNUALLY BY CMHC, WE COULD AS LONG AS WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ENSURE OUR TRACKING ON OUR SIDE AND CITE OUR SOURCES.
BASICALLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONSISTENT NUMBERS AND CONSISTENT.
SO FIRST YEAR, IF WE DO IT BASED ON, SAY, THAT THE PERCENTILE AS IS INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION.
SO IF YOU PICK A PATH, THE RECOMMENDATION IS STICK ON THAT PATH.
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THE DEFINITION STILL MEETS THE INTENT OF THE HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUND AND JUST TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT SOME OF THE DIFFERENCE IS, AND BY ALL MEANS, I'M SURE YOU'LL HAVE A QUESTION. SO FEEL FREE TO ASK ME LATER.THE NUMBERS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL WERE JUST AS AN EXAMPLE 2021 RENTS.
SO FOR A BACHELOR IN 2021, THE EXAMPLE FROM CMHC WAS $1,158 WAS AN AFFORDABLE RENT.
THAT NUMBER IS 1300 AND IF WE USE THE REMOVE THE CMHC AND USE THE NUMBERS FROM JUST THE PERCENTILE BASED ON INCOME, THAT RENT IS ACTUALLY $1,703 IS AFFORDABLE.
SO THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT GAP.
IF WE GET UP TO RENTAL FOR THREE BEDROOM PLUS THE NUMBER WAS 1908, 2022 WOULD HAVE BEEN $2,240 AND IF WE USE THE PERCENTILE, WHICH IS FOR THE 60TH PERCENTILE FOR A HOUSE, THAT RENT ACTUALLY BUMPS UP TO $3,050 IS AFFORDABLE.
SO THERE YOU'RE ABOUT $800 DIFFERENCE.
I HOPE I'M MAKING SENSE, BUT PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS AND I WILL TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THAT IN WRITING, IF IT COULD BE CIRCULATED.
YEAH, JUST TO COUNCIL AND I'M A VISUAL LEARNER, SO.
YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I ASSUME YOU WANT TO TALK. THANKS.
WHY? I HAVE A MOTION, BUT I'LL DO THAT AFTER.
THANKS FOR ALL THAT WORK. THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL.
I AM GOING TO BRING A MOTION FORWARD TO STRIKE A SECTION OF THAT DEFINITION.
AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET THE CMHC METRICS, WHICH ALL THAT WORK IS REALLY GREAT.
TO SHOW US, IT'S JUST PRACTICALLY DOESN'T WORK.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THOSE LOWER RENT NUMBERS, WHICH ARE THE AVERAGE RENTS.
I'D LOVE TO USE THOSE NUMBERS.
BUT THE REALITY IS NOBODY WILL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY HIT THOSE BUILDING NEW HOUSING.
YOU CAN POTENTIALLY DO IT WITH THE OTHER DEFINITION WITH THE PERCENTILES.
THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE USING INCOME TESTED METRICS.
SO IF WE PUT IN THE OTHER SECTION THAT'S GREAT.
BUT THEN IT WILL DEFAULT TO THAT EVERY TIME AND I DON'T SEE HOW PRACTICALLY ANYBODY HITS IT.
I WANT TO INCENTIVE PEOPLE USE I DON'T WANT AN INCENTIVE THAT JUST FEELS GOOD ON PAPER.
SO MY MOTION I CIRCULATED ALREADY, I THINK TO EVERYBODY.
SO YEAH, I'D LIKE TO DO THAT NOW AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOURS WAS JUST THE AFFORDABLE OOPS.
THE AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP DEFINITION YOU'RE OKAY WITH.
YES. JUST THE RENTAL HOUSING ONE.
OKAY. I GUESS COMMENT FROM ADMINISTRATION ON THE ADVISABILITY TO STRIKE.
THAT WORDING. MR. VAN DINE. MISS WHITE.
THANK YOU. SO I WILL ECHO THE WORDS OF CMHC.
WHAT YOU DO, JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE CONSISTENT.
SO I HOPEFULLY WE WILL NOT CHANGE THIS IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, MAYBE FIVE OF THIS PLAN.
SO WHAT YOU DECIDE TODAY? I THINK FOUR YEARS OUT.
NO THANKS FOR THAT AND I WOULD APPRECIATE A CONSISTENT APPLICATION.
I DO IMAGINE BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THE AVERAGE RENTS ARE NOT ACCURATE RIGHT NOW.
THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.
I IMAGINE THIS WILL SWAP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO I THINK DOING THE INCOME TESTED IS GOING TO BE ACTUALLY THE MOST CONSISTENT.
OKAY. THOUGHTS FROM COUNCIL ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
FOLKS IN FAVOR FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS SEEING NODDING HEADS, BUT COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
YEAH. SO I BELIEVE THAT THESE UNITS NEED TO BE AFFORDABLE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED THEM.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT DEVELOPERS NEED TO COVER THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS.
THE CRITERIA FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAY MEAN THAT DEVELOPERS CANNOT PROFIT OFF THE COST OF THESE BUILDING OF BUILDING THESE UNITS IN TODAY'S MARKET, THEY MAY PASS THESE COSTS ON TO OTHER RENTERS IN THE BUILDING THROUGH HIGH RENT PRICES.
DEVELOPERS WILL RENT AS THEY SEE FIT.
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GROWING WEALTH INEQUALITY MEANS THAT THOSE AT THE LOWER END OF THE INCOME SPECTRUM ARE FALLING FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND.IT SEEMS THE QUESTION HERE IS ABOUT WHERE THE RENTAL PRICES ARE AT EITHER END OF THE SPECTRUM.
WHAT COUNCILLOR WARBURTON IS PROPOSING IS A DEFINITION THAT WILL CREATE MORE RENTAL UNITS AT THE AT NEAR MEDIAN PRICES, NOT AFFORDABLE PRICES, WHILE ADDITIONAL SUPPLY WILL CREATE WILL HELP STABILIZE RENTAL COSTS.
THIS PROPOSAL READS MORE LIKE A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.
IN CONTRAST, THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABILITY AS CURRENTLY SITS IN THE BYLAW THAT SETS OUT A LOWER AND MORE STRINGENT AFFORDABILITY METRIC WOULD RESULT IN RENTS THAT ARE BOTH AT HIGHER AND LOWER ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM.
I'M IN FAVOR OF THE DEFINITION AS CURRENTLY SET OUT IN THE BYLAW.
THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY IN OUR SOCIETY ARE WELL AND TRULY STRUGGLING.
THEY ARE THE ONES THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE MOST.
THE CITY CAN HELP BY CREATING INCENTIVES FOR TRULY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED MOTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT? COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN. THANKS, MAYOR ALTY.
YEAH, I HEAR EVERYTHING COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN SAYING.
ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, IT'S NOT UP TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR TRULY TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO LIKE THIS DEFINITION GETS US NEW BUILDING WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO MORE HOUSING IN OUR CITY, WHICH OVER TIME DOES CREATE MORE AFFORDABILITY IF WE CAN ACTUALLY GET UNITS THAT ARE REQUIRED.
SO IT'S THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG THING.
BUT THIS IS WHERE THINGS LIKE THE HALF FUNDING FROM THE FEDS AND ALL OF THE REACHING HOME FUNDING THAT COMES FROM THE FEDS TO THE CITY, AS WELL AS OTHER FUNDING THAT COMES FROM THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT TO THE HOUSING GNWT.
THAT'S WHERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REALLY MAKES AN IMPACT.
IT CONTRIBUTES TO THIS BY ACTUALLY BUILDING MARKET HOUSING AND I THINK WE DO NEED TO TEASE THOSE BITS OUT AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE SENTIMENT OF COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IN ORDER TO SEE THESE FUNDS FROM THE HALF SCHEME ACTUALLY START TO FLOW.
I AM DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND THANKS BOTH TO ADMIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK WITH CMHC AND EXPLAINING THAT IT WAS VERY CLEAR AND FOR COUNCILLOR WARBURTON FOR DOING YOUR YOUR DIGGING AND, YOU KNOW, PROPOSING THESE AMENDMENTS.
THANKS. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.
COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I ECHO ALL THE SENTIMENTS JUST EXPRESSED BY COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN.
THIS IS ALSO A TERRITORIAL ISSUE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO AFFORDABILITY AS WELL.
IF THE HOUSING CORPORATION WOULD LIKE TO DO THE SAME SCHEMES THAT THEY'RE ALREADY DOING AND RENT SOME OF THE UNITS TO ASSURE THE AFFORDABILITY, THAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION, NOT OURS.
SO I DO SUPPORT THE MOTION INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH. FOR MYSELF, THE AFFORDABLE THE ONLY ONE THAT'S FOR THE AFFORDABLE IF YOU AGREE TO HAVE AFFORDABLE AS PER THOSE DEFINITIONS IS THE AFFORDABLE SECONDARY DWELLING IS THAT WHICH IS AN EXTRA $10,000 ON TOP OF EVERYTHING? YEAH. IT IS A CASE OF.
IS $10,000, ENOUGH TO MAKE SOMEBODY BUILD A BACHELOR FOR 1300.
JUST TAKING A LOOK AT, LIKE, THE RENTALS ON THE MARKET.
YOU CAN'T REALLY GET ANYTHING FOR THAT PRICE.
I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THE AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED.
SO SEEING THE MAJORITY AND SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION WILL UPDATE THAT BEFORE IT COMES FORWARD.
COUNCILLOR WARBURTON ANYTHING FURTHER? YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I ALSO SEE THIS AS NOT JUST THE INCENTIVE BYLAW.
WE TALK ABOUT DEFINITIONS ALL THE TIME OF AFFORDABILITY, AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF PICKING ONE.
SO NOW WE HAVE ONE THAT WE CAN USE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT TWO MORE TIMES.
COUNCILOR MCLENNAN, DID I SEE YOUR HAND UP? YEAH. JUST LIKE TO JUST RAISE MY OWN OBJECTION ONE MORE TIME THAT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE SUPPLY. AND EVERYONE SORT OF SPOKE TO THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REALLY GETTING AT.
SO MISLABELING IT AS AN AFFORDABILITY INCENTIVE, I FEEL IS NOT NOT ACCURATE.
AND IT'S SIMPLY JUST A DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE.
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THANKS TO STAFF AND TO COUNCILLOR WARBURTON FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS AND THE DISCUSSION.ANYTHING FURTHER ON THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE BYLAW COUNCILLOR FEQUET AND THEN COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
ONE WAS OUT OF CURIOSITY, JUST THE 200,000 FOR THE HALF OVER THE FOUR YEARS.
THAT'S. WE CAN CARRY THAT OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
AND JUST AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM JUST SO I CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION WHEN ASKED.
SO THE RATIONALE FOR OFFERING THE FULL FIVE YEAR ABATEMENT FOR THE DOWNTOWN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT IS A HIGHER PRIORITY FOR THE CITY COMPARED TO THE RESIDENTIAL CENTRAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT ABATEMENT THAT ONLY RECEIVES THE FIVE YEAR DECLINING ABATEMENT.
MR. VAN DINE. WE DID PUT AN EMPHASIS CERTAINLY IN SORT OF A DOWNTOWN FOCUS.
I'LL INVITE MISS WHITE TO ADD.
THANK YOU. SO WHAT IS OFFERED NOW IN THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES BYLAW IS WHAT IS BEING MIRRORED IN THE PROPOSED BYLAW.
IN REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPMENTS DOWNTOWN VERSUS RC VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS.
SO WE'RE KIND OF TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
WE'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN.
AND REALLY ALL NEW HOUSING IS IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK IF I COULD THROUGH YOU, MADAM CHAIR, WITH REGARDS TO THE $200,000.
SO NOT ONLY IS IT 200,000 FOR EACH YEAR AND YES, IT CARRIES OVER INTO THE NEXT YEAR.
THERE ARE OTHER THINGS AS WELL WE'VE COMMITTED TO THAT FUNDING CAN CARRY FORWARD.
THANKS FOR THAT AND YEAH, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT.
I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON THE LOGIC.
MAKES SENSE. 3.14 JUST A QUESTION.
BUT WHEN I READ THE TWO PREVIOUS CLAUSES, EACH ONE IS UP TO 50% OF UP TO 10,000.
SO DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN APPLY FOR THE 3.12 AND THE 3.13 TWICE EACH, OR AM I READING THAT WRONG, MR. VAN DINE? I'M GOING TO DEFER TO MISS WHITE.
SO DOES THAT CLARIFY IT? 100% YEAH. THANK YOU.
ONE MORE QUESTION. JUST I HAD ONE MORE THREE, TWO, THREE.
JUST BECAUSE I DID GET ASKED THIS QUESTION HAS TWO SUB CLAUSES AND JUST LOOKING FOR YOUR WISDOM AND CLARITY ON THE RATIONALE FOR WHY THE GRANTS FOR THE BICYCLE RACK STORAGE WOULD BE GREATER FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS VERSUS REDEVELOPMENTS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH A ENCOURAGING LESS PARKING, LESS VEHICLE USE.
SO THEREFORE, WE'RE PUTTING OUR EMPHASIS ON THE NEW, WITH RESPECT TO REBUILDS OR RENOVATIONS.
COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN THEN COUNCILLOR MCGURK.
SO THIS IS A QUESTION JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY.
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SO ALL THE GRANTS, SECTION THREE AND FOUR LESS THE AFFORDABLE ONES, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5 AND 4.6 WOULD BE DRAWING ON THE 141,000 LEFT IN THE.I'M BLANKING ON THE TERM INCENTIVIZATION RESERVE.
UNLESS THEY WERE ZONED DOWNTOWN.
IF IT WAS OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN, IT WOULD COME OUT OF THE OTHER RESERVE.
IS THAT CORRECT, MR. VAN DINE? THIS IS A FUN MATH AFTERNOON.
SO WE ARE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE ARE TAKING THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN FUND, THAT RESERVE THAT EXISTS, AND WE ARE CREATING THE NEW RESERVE, WHICH MEANS THAT THE DOWNTOWN DISTINCTION AND THE WIDER DISTINCTIONS BECOME MELTED TOGETHER SO THAT THE OPPORTUNITY IS LESS DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE DOWNTOWN AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY WHERE THIS WOULD APPLY.
BUT I'LL INVITE MISS WHITE TO ELABORATE.
I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT AND NON MATHY.
SO THAT'S SECTION TWO WILL COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND THE GRANTS.
SO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY, IF IT IS IN THE DOWNTOWN WOULD COME OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN FUND AND IF IT IS NOT IN THE DOWNTOWN WOULD COME OUT OF THE REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE. BICYCLE RACKS AGAIN, DOWNTOWN OR OTHERWISE.
WHEN WE GET INTO THE HOUSING GRANTS, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO USE HALF FIRST, RIGHT? SO WHERE WE CAN APPLY HALF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR ZONE IS, DON'T CARE IF WE CAN APPLY HALF, WE'RE GOING TO USE IT.
THAT COMES FIRST AND THEN IT'LL BE BROKEN OUT BY WHERE YOU ARE BASED ON YOUR ZONING.
AND THE HALF FUNDING WOULD GO INTO THE REVITALIZATION INITIATIVES RESERVE SEEING NODDING HEADS COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN AND JUST THE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION TOO.
IT WOULD BE AT BUDGET TIME THAT ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDING A TRANSFER FROM DOWNTOWN TO THE REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS OR JUST KEEPING THE MONEY IN THE DOWNTOWN RESERVE, BUT EARMARKING THAT IT CAN BE SPENT DURING BUDGET DELIBERATIONS.
MR. VAN DINE, MISS WHITE, THE MECHANICS.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING AND I'LL ACTUALLY SAY, MR. PANDU, MY UNDERSTANDING IS AS LONG AS WE AMEND THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION BYLAW, THERE'S ACTUALLY NO NEED TO DO THE SWAPPING OF THE MONEY BETWEEN THE FUNDS.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP THE FOUR SEPARATE FUNDS AND TRACK EACH WITHIN IT AND AN APPLICATION.
THANK YOU. BUT COUNCIL DOES HAVE TO GIVE ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL AT BUDGET TIME TO SPEND UP TO X DOLLARS FROM THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT RESERVE FOR HOUSING INITIATIVES.
SO IT'S NOT CARTE BLANCHE APPROVING THIS BYLAW THAT ADMINISTRATION CAN DRAIN THE BANK.
IT'S ALWAYS APPROVAL VIA BUDGET/ COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THEN THE ONE FINAL QUESTION IS SO IN THE MEMO, IT SORT OF TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY NEEDING MORE FUNDING NEXT YEAR AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET DELIBERATIONS. IS THERE ANY SORT OF ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT THAT MAY BE REQUIRED NEXT YEAR UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT? MR. VAN DINE, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE DONE ANY PROJECTIONS ON THAT AT THIS TIME.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT TIME? WHERE WOULD COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN WAS SAYING EARLIER? I THINK THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD MAKE THESE UNITS WOULD NOT BE AFFORDABLE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ISSUE IS THAT CMHC FUNDING THE HALF FUNDING IS HAS A SPECIFIC SORT OF ALLOCATION FOR AFFORDABLE LIKE MONEY HAS TO GO TO THE WHAT WE ARE DEFINING AS AFFORDABLE UNITS.
BUT THESE ARE NOT AFFORDABLE UNITS.
THESE ARE MEDIAN RATE UNITS OF ONE BACHELOR AT 1700 WAS IT IS NOT AN AFFORDABLE UNIT.
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SAVINGS. SO YEAH, I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT MOTION.I YEAH, IT'S I GET WHERE COUNCILLOR WARBURTON IS COMING, BUT IT'S I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD.
IT'S JUST NOT A WORTHWHILE SACRIFICE TO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS DISCUSSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE BYLAW.
SO IT'S EASY TO TRACK WHAT CHANGED.
I AM SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY AT BUDGET TIME.
I'M HAPPY TO CONSIDER THE TRANSFERS TO TO SUPPORT THIS BYLAW FROM THE DOWNTOWN RESERVE.
I SUPPORTING AND AND THE REVITALIZATION RESERVE.
I ALSO LIKE THE CLARITY THAT ABATEMENTS COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND NOT RESERVES.
THE MAJORITY ARE IN FAVOR, SO WE WILL ADVANCE THE BYLAW WITH THE ONE CHANGE TO THAT ONE DEFINITION.
[6. A memorandum regarding whether to adopt a Sponsorship and Naming Rights Policy.]
MR. VAN DINE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM.THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
SPONSORSHIP IS NOT NEW TO CITY HALL.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME EXPERIENCES WITH SPONSORSHIP IN THE PAST.
WE BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD TODAY IN ANTICIPATION OF A NEW POLICY WITH RESPECT TO SPONSORSHIP.
MOVING FORWARD THIS SPONSORSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS CANADA USE ON A REGULAR BASIS TO HELP RAISE REVENUE, TO OFFSET COSTS AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE TAX BURDEN ON ON RESIDENTS.
THIS PARTICULAR POLICY EFFORT HAS ATTEMPTED TO LEARN FROM LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE QUESTION, AS IT'S BEEN BEEN DISCUSSED BY PREVIOUS COUNCILS.
ONE IS REVIEW SOME OF OUR PAST WORK AND DRAFT POLICY.
ON ON SPONSORSHIPS IN THE PAST.
WE'VE THEN UPDATED THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY THAT OUTLINES THE MECHANICS WITH RESPECT TO HOW WE WOULD PROCEED WITH SUCH A OPERATIONALIZING A SPONSORSHIP POLICY OF THIS NATURE.
WE I WOULD HIGHLIGHT, THOUGH, THAT WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SOME OF THE VALUE QUESTIONS THAT COME UP WHEN SPONSORSHIP IS TOP OF MIND.
WE DID NOT EXPLORE THAT QUESTION IN ANY GREAT DETAIL IN THIS EXERCISE, NOR DID WE ASK THE CONSULTING RESOURCE TO TO UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF VALUE QUESTIONS OR ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO COUNSEL MAY TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO THAT BEING SAID, WE DO BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR COUNSEL TO ADOPT A SPONSORSHIP POLICY IN THE NEAR TERM.
WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE FACILITIES, LIKE THE AQUATIC CENTER DO PRESENT A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE TO TRY AND OBTAIN SOME KIND OF OFFSET TO THE BENEFIT OF YELLOWKNIFE RATEPAYERS AND WE WOULD INVITE COUNSEL TO GIVE THIS GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK TODAY SO THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS BACK AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME WITH YOUR THOUGHTS.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL JUST ASK MR. WHITE IF HE HAS ANYTHING ELSE HE'D LIKE TO ADD WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. VAN DINE.
IT WAS RESULT OF THE WORK FROM MYSELF AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF, AS WELL AS KEY INPUT FROM THE CITY CLERK AND EDITORS AS WELL.
OPENING IT UP TO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL.
COUNCILLOR FEQUET I'LL KICK IT OFF.
PRETTY MINOR ONES, WAS THE FIRST CLAUSE 513.
JUST RECOGNIZING THIS IS PROBABLY A BEST PRACTICE.
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SPONSOR AND NAME THESE FACILITIES? SO WE ARE NOT COMMITTING TO ALWAYS DOING A MARKET VALUATION.IS THAT WHY IT SAYS WILL NORMALLY INFORM, OR WAS THERE SOME OTHER FLEXIBILITY OR REASON? JUST THAT WE WERE SAYING THAT.
WE DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WOULD BE A PIECE THAT WE MAY WANT TO REVIEW OVER TIME AND WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE YELLOWKNIFE MARKET IS A VERY UNIQUE MARKET.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BRAMPTON OR TORONTO.
SO WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICY REFLECTED THE PRACTICES AND POLICY COMPONENTS THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE USING. SO WE'VE REFLECTED IT IN THIS MANNER HERE THAT WAY.
MR. WHITE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I GUESS I WOULD JUST ADD AGAIN THAT THE WORK THAT WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY OUR CONTRACTORS, ANC COUNCILORS WILL INCLUDE EVALUATION OF OUR EXISTING ASSETS AND THAT WILL, I GUESS, FORM THE THE WORK GOING FORWARD AND SECURING A POSSIBLE SPONSOR OR NAMING RIGHTS HOLDER.
JUST NOTING THAT IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT WE HAVE INTENTIONALLY INCLUDED OR PROHIBITED GAMBLING, AND I KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETIMES A LITTLE CONTENTIOUS AND I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AND THAT IS INTENTIONAL TO GIVE US, I GUESS, THE ABILITY TO APPLY COMMON SENSE, DEPENDING ON WHAT PROPOSALS MAY COME BEFORE US OR.
YEAH, IF YOU COULD ELABORATE ON THAT.
MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT SPORTS FUNDED INITIATIVE THROUGH THE TERRITORIAL LOTTERY CORPORATION, WHICH DOES SUPPORT AMATEUR SPORT IN THE TERRITORY.
WE DO BELIEVE THAT IS A POSITIVE BENEFIT FOR NT ATHLETES.
SO THEREFORE THERE MAY BE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR US TO OPEN THAT FOR THAT PURPOSE, BUT CERTAINLY NOT OF THE GARDEN VARIETY THAT YOU WOULD FIND SOUTH OF 60 OR ADVERTISING FOR VEGAS ENDEAVORS.
BUT SO I'LL INVITE MR. WHITE TO CLARIFY AND TO ELABORATE.
THANK YOU. I WOULD REITERATE THAT THERE'S NO INTENTION OF SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING ANY KIND OF A SPONSOR OR NAMING RIGHT SCENARIO THAT WOULD INCLUDE AN ONLINE GAMBLING SITE OR THE KIND THAT WE SEE ADVERTISED EVERYWHERE.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME, I GUESS.
FURTHER CLARIFICATION FROM COUNCIL ON THE INUIT NUNAVUT LOTTERIES AND HOW THEY FIT INTO THE PICTURE.
THANK YOU. OH, AND I GUESS I WOULD JUST KNOW.
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU.
NO THANKS. THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
AND I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE HOW OUR SPORTS SECTOR IS FUNDED IN THE NWT, AND I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT WAS INTENTIONAL, THAT WE WERE LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN TO PARTNERSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT MAKE SENSE IN THE NORTH AND THAT'S A GREAT.
LAST QUESTION WAS ABOUT 519- OR 0.2.
YEAH, IT WAS JUST THE QUESTION, MOSTLY BECAUSE MY BRAIN HAS BEEN IN THIS SPACE THE LAST WEEK OR TWO, BUT I NOTICED THAT IT READS CONVEY A MESSAGE THAT MIGHT BE DEEMED PREJUDICIAL, PREJUDICIAL TO RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
THE GROUNDS, THE PROTECTED GROUNDS UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND MOST PLACES I'VE SEEN THIS REITERATED IN LEGISLATION OR POLICY, THEY SEEM TO KIND OF USE THE STANDARD WORDING RIGHT FROM THE ACT AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF MAYBE THERE WAS A DIFFERENT RATIONALE OR EVEN JUST FOR OUR EDUCATION, IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW.
YEAH. WHY THAT LANGUAGE WAS CHOSEN.
MR. VAN DINE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I'LL. TURN IT OVER TO MR. WHITE. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE WERE BASING A LARGE, MEASURE OF THE CONTENT OF THIS PARTICULAR PIECE BASED ON SOME CROSS JURISDICTIONAL ANALYSIS FROM DIFFERENT DIFFERENT SOURCE DOCUMENTS.
BUT I'LL ALLOW MR. WHITE TO COMPLETE THAT THOUGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT AND WE CAN GO BACK TO THE NWT HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND, AND REDRAFT 519.2 TO MAKE SURE THAT IT INCLUDES OR THAT'S INCLUSIVE.
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THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH. JUST THINK FOR COMPLETENESS SAKE.THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME OTHER IMPORTANT GROUNDS IN THERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.
COCHRANE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.
I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THIS NASCAR ESQUE POLICY.
IT'S QUITE INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST.
ONE, FOR CLARITY, WOULD THE AQUATIC CENTER AS A WHOLE BE ENVELOPED BY THIS NAMING POLICY? MR. VAN DINE. SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS IT COULD VERY WELL BE AND SO WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THIS POLICY BASIS FOUNDATION IN PLACE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN ALLOWING US TO HAVE THE FOUNDATION IN PLACE, AND THEN FROM THERE, WE WOULD THEN USE THIS AS THE BASIS TO START AN OUTREACH TO EXPLORE WHAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH A FACILITY LIKE THE AQUATIC CENTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, WOULD PRIOR ASSETS SAY, AS THE MULTIPLEX AS A WHOLE ALSO BE PART OF THAT? MR. VAN DINE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THE MOST THE LARGEST, THE MOST ATTRACTIVE ONE THAT WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SORT OF WITHIN OUR ASSET BASE WILL BE THE AQUATIC CENTER, BUT CERTAINLY ALL THE OTHER ASSETS, ONCE WE GET FAMILIAR AND ACCUSTOMED TO THIS PRACTICE, WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATION OF SUCH A POLICY. EXCELLENT.
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME. ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
THAT AND THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY.
ALTHOUGH I COULD THINK OF A FEW PEOPLE WHO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEIR NAME ON THAT.
YEAH. BIG THANKS TO ADMIN FOR BRINGING THIS POLICY FORWARD.
IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT, AND IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY TRICKY POLICY AND I KNOW SOME ORGANIZATIONS HAVE GRAPPLED WITH NAMING, PARTICULARLY WHEN A NAME TURNS DAMAGING, LIKE THE SACKLER FAMILY AND HOW THEIR MONEY CAME FROM OPIOID SALES.
JUST A QUESTION ON WHO WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CONSULTANTS PRICING AND BENEFIT STRATEGY.
MR. VAN DINE. AT THIS POINT IT'S WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT BEING AN ADMINISTRATION EXERCISE.
I DO THINK WE HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS THE ONE THAT'S ULTIMATELY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT JUST SAYS THE CITY. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR WHO'S GIVING THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY.
AND THEN THERE'S THE TALK ABOUT COMMEMORATIVE COMMEMORATIVE NAMES AND A SPONSORSHIP NAME.
SO WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMEMORATIVE PLACES ALREADY THE SHORTY BROWN ARENA, THE RUTH LYNCH MEMORIAL POOL AND SO IT TALKS ABOUT IT'LL BE THE COMMEMORATIVE NAME AND THE SPONSORSHIP NAME SO IT COULD END UP WITH, LIKE, THE RIO TINTO SHORTY BROWN ARENA.
HOW DO WE SEE THAT WORKING? DO WE VALIDATE IT WITH THE FAMILY? BECAUSE THERE'S A POSSIBILITY.
THE AFFILIATIONS THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT.
SO JUST WONDERING HOW THAT PRACTICE WOULD WORK.
MR. VAN DINE. THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT I DID NOT ANTICIPATE.
MR. WHITE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I GUESS ULTIMATELY EACH OF THE FACILITIES ARE OWNED BY THE CITY AND GIVING CONSIDERATION TO I GUESS THE ADDITION OF A SPONSOR TO A COMMEMORATIVE NAME, WE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS JUST DESCRIBED, AND WE WOULD BE INFORMING THE I GUESS THE FAMILY OR THE PERSON INVOLVED OF ANY PLANS TO DO SO.
THANKS. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, DO WE GIVE THEM VETO OR DO WE SAY THAT WE'RE REMOVING YOUR NAME IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT? BECAUSE IT IS TRICKY WITH THESE COMMEMORATIVE NAMES, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY'VE BEEN ON FOR SO LONG.
SO WE'LL BE TAKING A CASE BY CASE APPROACH TO THIS.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, ONCE WE GET THE POLICY UNDER OUR UNDER OUR BELTS.
CERTAINLY, AS MR. WHITE HAS POINTED OUT, WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE LOOKING TO ENGAGE THE FAMILY OR THE ENTITY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAMILY ENDOWMENT OR COMMEMORATION AND THEN FROM THERE, WE'LL HAVE TO DECIDE HOW BEST THAT CONVERSATION GOES
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AND MOVE FROM THERE IN TERMS OF VETO ENFORCEMENT, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.I THINK THAT MIGHT BE PREMATURE AT THIS JUNCTURE FOR US TO DIP INTO THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
BUT I WILL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT FROM AN ADMINISTRATION POINT OF VIEW, TO MAKE BEST EFFORTS TO SEEK CONSENSUS WIT THE FAMILY ENTITY. YEAH.
BECAUSE THEN IT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE CONSULTANTS PRICING AND BENEFITS STRATEGY THAT IT IS DETERMINED, YOU KNOW, THE SHORTY BROWN ARENA IS SUITABLE FOR THIS OR THAT. YEAH AND I GUESS WOULD IT BE BEST TO HAVE A BIT MORE CLARITY IN THE POLICY REGARDING THAT, OR IS IT THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE OF A PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES THE STEPS TAKEN.
MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I WOULD BE I WOULD ADVISE AT THIS JUNCTURE TO, HAVE DIRECTIONAL LANGUAGE TOWARDS MAKING BEST EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE RATHER THAN COMING UP WITH A SPECIFIC LEGAL BINARY KIND OF QUESTION AT THIS JUNCTURE AND SEE IF THAT AND WORK FROM THERE. THANK YOU.
YEAH. THE INDEPENDENT MARKET EVALUATION.
I DON'T THINK IT'S INDEPENDENT IF OUR CURRENT CONTRACT IS THE ONE THAT REVIEWS IT AND THEN GOES AND SELLS IT, I THINK THEY COULD END UP LOWBALLING OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO AS MUCH WORK.
THEY'LL STILL GAIN THE SAME PERCENTAGE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S THAT FINE LINE.
SO IF IT IS THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR DOING THAT INDEPENDENT MARKET VALUATION, THE ONUS, I THINK, ON THE CITY MANAGER TO REALLY EVALUATE THAT AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GETTING RIPPED OFF IS PRETTY KEY AND THEN SECTION 5.14, IT TALKS ABOUT THE CITY RESERVES, THE RIGHT TO DECLINE.
I ASSUME IT'S THE CITY MANAGER, BUT THEN HAVING THAT MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I'LL ACTUALLY USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE ASK MR. JOHNSON TO MAYBE PICK UP ON YOUR PREVIOUS COMMENT JUST TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HOPEFULLY GREATER ASSURANCE.
AS WELL AS TO THE MECHANICS OF THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION THAT HAS JUST BEEN POSED.
BUT IN THIS CASE, WHEN THE CITY WITHIN ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS WOULD BE CITY MANAGER OR ANY PERSON DELEGATED, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THOSE SMALLER SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS. YOU KNOW, THE RINK BILLBOARDS ARE USUALLY DONE AT A COMMUNITY SERVICES LEVEL, SO THIS KIND OF GOES ALL THE WAY UP ACCORDING TO OUR DELEGATED PURCHASING POLICIES.
YEAH, I'M HAPPY FOR THE CITY AND I HOPE THE CITY MANAGER ISN'T LOOKING AT BILLBOARDS.
HOWEVER, OUR $80 MILLION AQUATIC CENTER I DON'T WANT SOLD FOR $5,000 AND SO AND MAKING SURE THERE'S CLARITY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF FOLKS DON'T REALIZE THAT'S NOT.
YEAH. AND IN SECTION 5.17 WE TALK ABOUT THE CITY WILL SELECT THE MOST APPROPRIATE SPONSORS USING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA AND IT'S ABOUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF PRODUCT AND SERVICES, VALUE OF PRODUCTS, COST TO THE CITY.
COST TO THE CITY. MAKES SENSE.
BUT JUST WONDERING THAT FIVE POINT 17.1 AND TWO.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DETERMINE THOSE CRITERIA? SORRY, MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
SO THOSE THOSE ARE QUALITATIVE ELEMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRYING TO DO SOME COST COSTING AROUND THE VALUE OF 5 17.2 AND THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT 55 17 1 IS DEFINITELY A QUALITATIVE THIS I WOULD DEPEND IN A LARGE AMOUNT TO A LARGE
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DEGREE, I SHOULD SAY WITH THE LEVEL OF INTEREST THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AROUND THESE THERE THIS POLICY IS PREDICATED ON THE BASIS THAT WE'LL DEFINITELY BE A MARKET THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WANTING TO DO THESE SORTS OF THINGS.AND AT THIS POINT, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE SCOPE OR NATURE OF THAT IS.
WE CAN THEN BASED ON MR. JOHNSON'S COMMENTS PREVIOUS, GIVE SOME FURTHER THOUGHT TO GRANT ADDING SOME CONSIDERATIONS TO SECTION TO THIS POLICY AND INVITE PERHAPS COUNSEL TO REVIEW WHAT THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ARE WHEN WE BRING IT BACK.
IT SEEMS LIKE AN INTERESTING CRITERIA TO PICK THE WINNER TO OF THAT NAMING RIGHTS.
SO VERSUS MARKETPLACE REPUTATION OF THE SPONSOR.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF IT IS A BIG SPONSOR, WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THEY'RE ALIGNING WITH THE CITY.
MR. VAN DINE, DID YOU WANT TO PROVIDE A COMMENT? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
YES, JUST TO MAYBE STATE IT EXPLICITLY.
ALL OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ARE A BASKET, RIGHT AND SO THE BASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE EXAMINED IN ITS FULLNESS WITH RESPECT TO A PARTICULAR SPONSORSHIP THAT COMES FORWARD AND RATHER THAN ONE BY ONE BY ONE.
SO IT WOULD BE SORT OF AN ON BALANCE KIND OF KIND OF ASSESSMENT.
BUT I THINK YOUR POINTS ARE HELPFUL IN, US BRINGING A GREATER LEVEL OF PRECISION TO THE MECHANICS OF HOW WE MIGHT WANT TO ASSESS IN SUCH A SITUATION THAT YOU DESCRIBED. THANK YOU.
SO I GUESS WITH THAT, IS THE ADMINISTRATION GOING TO TAKE COMMENTS FROM GPC TODAY AND COME BACK WITH A REVISED COPY FOR THE FUTURE? SEEING NODDING HEADS? YEP.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
SO THAT ONE WILL BE SENT BACK TO ADMINISTRATION FOR CLARITY.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A DISCUSSION REGARDING A LEAVE POLICY.
[7. A discussion regarding a leave policy.]
COUNCILLOR FEQUET.SO JUST FOLLOWING UP FROM THE MOTION THAT I CIRCULATED TO MY COLLEAGUES, I'LL JUST READ IT AGAIN.
THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION? SURE. THANK YOU. SO, YEAH, IN THE PURSUIT OF A MORE INCLUSIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THAT MANY BARRIERS EXIST THAT PREVENT QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FROM RUNNING FOR AND SERVING FOR ELECTED OFFICE.
ONE OF THOSE BARRIERS IS THE LACK OF A CLEAR AND SUPPORTIVE LEAVE POLICY FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
FOR MANY PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO MAY FACE FINANCIAL OR CAREGIVING CHALLENGES OR PARENTAL DUTIES, THE ABSENCE OF CLEAR LEAVE OPTIONS CAN BE A DETERRENT TO RUNNING FOR OFFICE. THESE CHALLENGES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY AND NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IT SERVES, I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT A LEAVE POLICY THAT SUPPORTS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR, IN FULFILLING THEIR DUTIES, BE DEVELOPED BEFORE THE END OF OUR CURRENT TERM.
THIS MOTION SEEKS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE LEAVE POLICY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR THAT RECOGNIZES THESE CHALLENGES AND ENSURES THAT OUR ELECTED LEADERS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN CIVIC LIFE WITHOUT COMPROMISING THEIR PERSONAL WELL-BEING OR FINANCIAL SECURITY.
RECOGNIZING THAT ADMINISTRATION'S WORK PLAN IS PRETTY FULL, I'M PUTTING THIS MOTION FORWARD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT DOES NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S WORKLOAD, GIVEN THE EXAMPLES OF COUNCIL AND MAYOR LEAVE POLICIES THAT EITHER EXIST OR ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CANADA AND I THINK THE SASKATCHEWAN WAS REFERENCED A FEW TIMES IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS AS AN EASY, POTENTIALLY GOOD STARTING POINT, SO I'D OFFER THAT FOR MY COLLEAGUES CONSIDERATION.
MR. VAN DINE, RECOGNIZING THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEING DISCUSSED.
ANY RESPONSE FROM ADMINISTRATION? WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THIS UNDER ADVISEMENT AND COME BACK WITH A MORE FULSOME ANSWER ONCE THE REST OF COUNCIL WEIGHS IN? MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
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TURN OUR ATTENTION TO AND APPLY EFFORT AND RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BROUGHT TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE ELECTION IN 2026 FOR ALL THE BENEFITS THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED. OKAY.THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, DISCUSSION.
COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN SAID WHAT HE SAYS.
I WOULD YOU SAY? DITTO. COUNCILLOR.
MCLENNAN. YEAH, JUST I'D AGREE WITH THE MOTION AND THANK CITY STAFF FOR THE WORK AHEAD OF TIME AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.
COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
THAT DOES MAKE THE MOST SENSE TO ME.
I GUESS THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS INITIATIVE WOULD BE UNDER THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
OR WOULD IT BE UNDER HR? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY FOR CLARITY, OR ACTIVE OR CITY MANAGER MR. VAN DINE. WE'LL GET IT DONE.
YEAH. FOR MYSELF I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.
I THINK THE KEY POINTS THAT I WOULD LIKE ADDRESSED IN A LEAVE POLICY WOULD BE KIND OF THREEFOLD.
THE SECOND WOULD BE MEDICAL LEAVE.
AND THE THIRD WOULD BE LEAVE TO RUN FOR ANOTHER OFFICE.
AND SO THE FIRST TWO WE HAVEN'T HAD RAISED BEFORE, BUT THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER.
AND THE THIRD HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST TWO TERRITORIAL ELECTIONS.
SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS COME FORWARD BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION.
SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, WE WILL ADD THIS TO COUNCIL TO BE VOTED ON OFFICIALLY NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH AT 7PM.
THE NEXT ITEM IS AN IN-CAMERA A LAND MATTER.
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BUT WE'RE ALMOST AT THE 90 MINUTE MARK, SO LET'S TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK, COME BACK AT 01:32, BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO IN-CAMERA IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO MOVE IN-CAMERA.SECOND BY COUNCILOR OR DEPUTY MAYOR.
COCHRANE. SO WE WILL MOVE IN-CAMERA AFTER OUR BREAK.
YEAH. AND WE HAVE NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM IN-CAMERA.
I BELIEVE IT IS AT NOON.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.