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          AND I WILL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2024 TO ORDER AND
I'LL ASK DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT. 
          [1. Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement.]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR WORSHIP. 
          THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY. 
          FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF 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 CONTINUE TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE
THEREOF. 
          DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? SEEING NONE. 
          NEXT, WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS. 
          [Items 3 & 4]
BYLAW NUMBER 5099 IS A BYLAW TO IMPOSE A 4% TOURISM ACCOMMODATION TAX IS PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING. 
          DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE, I THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 
          I SO MOVE BYLAW NUMBER 5099. 
          SO TO FIRST READING IF I CAN GET A SECONDER. 
          COUNCILOR FEQUET ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. 
          AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          DEPUTY MAYOR. OH SORRY. 
          WE'VE GOT BYLAW NUMBER 5100. 
          [Items 5 & 6]
A BYLAW TO AMEND FEES AND CHARGES. 
          BYLAW NUMBER 4436, AS AMENDED BY AMENDING PARTS FIVE, 14 AND 15 OF SCHEDULE B TO REFLECT
CHANGES APPROVED IN BUDGET 2025 IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING. DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. 
          I SO MOVE BYLAW NUMBER 5100. 
          THANK YOU. SECONDER TO FIRST READING COUNCILLOR FEQUET. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. 
          AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THAT IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVE BY COUNCILOR
MCGURK WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.