6. A memorandum regarding whether to adopt amendments to Community Plan By‐law No. 5007; and amendments to Zoning By‐law No. 5045, as amended, to permit a ‘commercial work camp’ on Lot 83, Block 907, Plan 4727 (690 Deh Cho Boulevard) in the Engle Industrial Business District.

[6. A memorandum regarding whether to adopt amendments to Community Plan By‐law No. 5007; and amendments to Zoning By‐law No. 5045, as amended, to permit a ‘commercial work camp’ on Lot 83, Block 907, Plan 4727 (690 Deh Cho Boulevard) in the Engle Industrial Business District.]

VAN DINE. ANYTHING TO ADD? THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE ITEM FORWARD.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND HER TEAM TO TALK, TO TALK FOLKS THROUGH THROUGH THE CONTEXT I WOULD OFFER BY GENERAL OVERVIEW BEFORE DOING THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY THE [INAUDIBLE] AIRPORT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OF YELLOWKNIFE AND THE CITY ITSELF, THROUGH COUNCIL HAS PASSED A RESOLUTION RECENTLY ENCOURAGING THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO MAKE SOME STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE IN THAT AREA. WE'RE ALSO AWARE AND HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WITH RESPECT TO SOME OF THEIR PLANS WITH RESPECT TO THAT AREA. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP COUNCIL AWARE OF THAT.

BUT WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE AND INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND AND THE ONGOING CONVERSATION.

THANK YOU. I THINK THE SPEAKER IS ON. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. AND I'LL ACTUALLY TURN IT OVER TO MISS PANG.

SHE HAS BEEN THE PLANNER WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

IT'S A COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT AS WELL AS A ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT, AS CITY MANAGER HAS SAID.

AND SHE'LL GIVE A BIT OF AN OVERVIEW, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO HER.

PLEASE AND THANK YOU. HELLO? HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? AWESOME. GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF GPC AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

MY NAME IS VIVIAN AND I'M HERE TO GIVE A QUICK INTRO TO THIS ITEM.

PLANNING RECEIVED TWO BYLAW AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS, ONE TO AMEND THE COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW AND THE OTHER TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW.

BOTH APPLICATIONS ARE FOR THE SAME PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, SO THEY ARE PRESENTED TOGETHER TO GPC FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS A NEW COMMERCIAL WORK CAMP IN THE ENGLE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

COMMERCIAL WORK CAMP IS A NEW TERM THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY DEFINED UNDER EITHER THE COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW OR THE ZONING BYLAW.

SO THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO AMEND, SLASH, ADD SOME DEFINITIONS REQUIREMENTS, POLICIES TO BOTH BYLAWS.

ENGLE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IS DESIGNATED FOR INDUSTRIAL USES ONLY.

COMMERCIAL WORK CAMP IS A RESIDENTIAL USE THAT IS NOT PERMITTED IN, IN THIS AREA OR ON THIS PROPERTY? ON THIS PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY. COMMERCIAL WORK CAMP IS A RESIDENTIAL USE, LIKE I SAID.

RESIDENTIAL USE IS SENSITIVE LAND USE THAT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH INDUSTRIAL USES.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONTRADICTS WITH EXISTING POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES OF BOTH BYLAW AND DOES NOT REPRESENT GOOD LAND USE PLANNING.

THERE ARE ALSO SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, ITS LOCATION.

IT'S POTENTIALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE DANGER RADIUS OF SEVERAL EXISTING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND POTENTIALLY MORE IN THE FUTURE.

THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENT CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND SO ON.

I HAVE DETAILED ANALYSIS IN THE REPORT IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE.

DUE TO TIME LIMITATION, I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE.

SO IN CONCLUSION, ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BE ADOPTED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUES, AND THAT IT DOES NOT REPRESENT GOOD LAND USE PLANNING.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

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AND THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR THOUGHTS AND ON THE MEMORANDUM.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AS ALWAYS. THE PROPONENTS DO WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL FROM STANTEC.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM THE FLOOR, STARTING WITH I BELIEVE ZOE IS TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS.

THERE SHE IS. ZOE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS TODAY.

I'M A COMMUNITY PLANNER WITH STANTEC. I'VE BEEN PLANNING IN THE NORTH FOR 20 YEARS.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT WORK CAMPS IN IN YELLOWKNIFE AND EVERYWHERE PRESENT SOME UNIQUE PLANNING CHALLENGES.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE WORK WELL FOR BOTH THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE AND ARE SAFE AND COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES.

WE KNOW THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP IN YELLOWKNIFE PREVIOUSLY, AND THAT STAFF AND COUNCIL HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ON IT.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUICK THINGS TO ADD. WE SUBMITTED A REPORT WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE, WHICH PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. SO FIRST, AS YOU KNOW, YELLOWKNIFE IS GROWING QUICKLY, THERE'S LIMITED HOUSING, LOW VACANCY RATES. THERE ARE PROJECTS UNDERWAY WHICH REQUIRE WORKERS TO COME FROM ELSEWHERE.

THE REALITY IS THAT WORK CAMPS CAN PROVIDE A GOOD TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR THE FOR THIS ISSUE.

WE KNOW THAT WORK CAMPS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE PERMANENT, BUT ARE RATHER FILLING A GAP DURING A PERIOD OF GROWTH, WHICH IS WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE SEE IN YELLOWKNIFE NOW.

SO THE IDEA IS THAT A WORK CAMP WOULD WOULD BE THERE FOR, YOU KNOW, 10 TO 15 YEARS AND THEN THE LOT WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO FOR SOME OTHER USE IN THE FUTURE. SECOND, IN THE STAFF REPORT, THIS USE WAS REFERRED TO AS A, AS A RESIDENTIAL USE.

AND WE THINK IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT ABOUT DIFFERENTLY.

IT'S YOU KNOW, HOTELS ARE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE STAY, BUT THEY ARE DEFINED DIFFERENTLY AND ALLOWED DIFFERENTLY UNDER THE ZONING.

SO WE BELIEVE THAT WORK CAMPS ALSO NEED TO BE CONSIDERED DIFFERENTLY.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHEN, WHEN WE'RE PLANNING IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS IS LIKE, YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE LIVING THERE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, KIDS WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS. YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE ASKING FOR PLAYGROUNDS.

THESE WORK CAMPS ARE REALLY DIFFERENT. IT'S NOT INTENDED THAT THERE WOULD BE KIDS OR FAMILIES LIVING THERE. SO IT IS A USE THAT WE THINK NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED DIFFERENTLY.

THE LAST THING I WANTED TO ADD WAS THAT YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO BRING THIS FORWARD THROUGH THE COUNCIL PROCESS.

A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS FROM, YOU KNOW, SURROUNDING LANDOWNERS TO HEAR FROM OUR CLIENT, FROM COMPANIES AND CONTRACTORS THAT MIGHT USE THIS TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION FOR THEIR WORKERS.

SO TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VIEWS AND ISSUES AROUND THIS .

THIS TYPE OF WORK CAMP, YOU KNOW, THIS WORK CAMP THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR INDUSTRIAL USE IS NEW FOR PLANNERS.

SO IT'S NEW FOR OUR TEAM. IT'S IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THE YELLOWKNIFE PLANNERS WHO'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS.

SO WE, WE BELIEVE THAT IF THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD THROUGH THE COUNCIL PROCESS, THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE PLANNING ISSUES WITH STAFF AND RESPOND TO CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY, NOISE SERVICES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR EVERYONE.

THAT'S MY THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE STANTEC TEAM. AT THIS POINT, ANY, DID YOU HAVE FURTHER TO ADD? [INAUDIBLE] OH, OKAY. I DO NOT, BUT BUT POSSIBLY LESLIE WANTS TO ADD.

LESLIE. SORRY. YES. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. YEAH, IT'S.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND FIRST, I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU TO YOUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD. I'LL BE UP THERE ON SUNDAY NIGHT HANGING OUT IN YELLOWKNIFE FOR A FEW DAYS, WORKING ON YOUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I JUST JUST WANTED JUST TO REITERATE SORT OF MAYBE EMPHASIZE WHAT ZOE SAID IN THAT JUST A CONSIDERATION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD IN JUST INTO THE, TO THE, YOUR COUNCIL PROCESS AND THAT TO ALLOW FOR THE COMMUNITY MAYBE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT IS MENTIONED REALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, 1 OR 2 WORDS IN YOUR YOUR NEW OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN, BUT THEN IT JUST KIND OF IS, IS IT'S NOT REALLY ADDRESSED FURTHER. AND AS ZOE SAID, IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR FOR A WHILE AND TALKED ABOUT.

AND IT MIGHT BE NICE JUST TO, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, PUT SOME DEFINITION AROUND IT, WHICH WE'VE TRIED TO WHICH WE'VE TRIED TO DO IN THIS IN

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HELPING HOMES NORTH WITH THIS APPLICATION. BUT HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY I WOULD RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL REALLY TO CONSIDER AS IT GOING FORWARD JUST INTO YOUR PROCESS AND AND SEEING YOU KNOW, WHAT COMES UP THROUGH THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO ADD.

JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT AND SAY SEE YOU IN A WEEK.

SEE YOU IN A WEEK, LESLIE. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, STARTING WITH QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT INFO.

IT'S NOT A MYSTERY TO ANYONE HERE. I THINK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE CAMPS IN YELLOWKNIFE.

SO I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR ADMIN IS WE PASSED A MOTION.

I KNOW A LOT HAS HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED ABOUT AMENDING BYLAWS TO THE WORK CAMPS.

SO JUST MAYBE A BIT OF UPDATE ON WHERE THAT IS AT OR IF THAT'S IN THE QUEUE, MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU. I'LL BEGIN AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE IN A MOMENT.

ALL THIS TO SAY IS, YES, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESS AN AMOUNT OF APPRECIATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THE STANTEC TEAM HAS DONE IN PREPARING THIS APPLICATION AND DESCRIBING THE PLANNING ENVIRONMENT WITH WHICH WE'RE OPERATING, AND DESCRIBING THE ISSUES AT HAND. WITH THAT, COUNCIL HAS TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO THIS QUESTION MORE THAN ONCE, THEY'VE BEEN FACED WITH THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON THE WORK PLAN THAT THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING MORE ROBUST WITH RESPECT TO THIS QUESTION IN TIER FIVE. FURTHER TO THAT I BELIEVE EARLIER IN THE FALL COUNCIL DID RECEIVE A BIT OF A HEADS UP WITH RESPECT TO OUR DESIRE TO UPDATE THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

AND THAT UPDATE TO THE COMMUNITY PLAN PROCESS IS UNDERWAY IN TERMS OF PREPARATION, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING TO COUNCIL AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON FEBRUARY 3RD, SO THAT IS COMING IN STRIDE. WITH THE SPECIFICS OF THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT PROPOSAL I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE TO RESPOND TO YOUR PARTICULAR QUESTION COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TO ADD A LITTLE BIT. YES IT IS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE WORK PLAN AS A TIER FIVE, AND THAT WAS DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT WORK CAMPS IN GENERAL WHERE WOULD THEY BEST BE LOCATED, WHICH WE'VE KIND OF PULLED IN AND SAID THIS WOULD BE GREAT TO ADDRESS IN OUR SOON TO BE ONGOING COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE.

AND TO MAYBE BORROW SOME WORDS FROM LESLIE. ABSOLUTELY.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION, PUBLIC VIEWS AND BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME GUIDANCE AND SOME OUTLINE AS TO WHERE THE BEST APPROPRIATE LOCATION IS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT THE TYPE OF USE IS, BUT WHERE IS IT? CAN WE SERVICE IT? TAKING ALL OF THOSE PIECES INTO CONSIDERATION THROUGH THAT FULSOME POLICY REVIEW.

AND SO I AGREE, STANTEC HAS STARTED SOME OF THIS WORK.

WHAT THEY'VE APPLIED FOR IS MORE OF A SITE SPECIFIC AND ENGLE BUSINESS DISTRICT SPECIFIC PIECE AND I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE THAT CONVERSATION CITYWIDE.

WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE FOR THESE TO GO? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND HOW DO WE GET THERE? SO AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD A PRESENTATION AND A MEMO TO DESCRIBE THAT COMMUNITY PLAN PROCESS.

AND THAT IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET. HELLO, EVERYONE JUST DOUBLE CHECKING YOU CAN HEAR ME.

OKAY. WE CAN. OKAY, GOOD. I JUST I CAN'T SEE ANYONE IN THE ROOM IF I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO.

SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW. YEAH. THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE FROM STAFF.

A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ACTUALLY ANSWERED ABOUT THE UPCOMING PLAN TO TO DIVE INTO THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

AND I GUESS I WAS JUST CURIOUS FROM LESLIE AND ZOE.

I MEAN, WERE YOU GUYS AWARE THAT THAT BIGGER PROJECT, THAT HOLISTIC LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY PLAN WAS KIND OF UP AND COMING IN THIS THIS YEAR WHEN YOU GUYS SUBMITTED THIS APPLICATION? LESLIE AND ZOE? NO. OH, OKAY. THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE THEN, BECAUSE, YEAH, I THINK I THINK COUNCIL PROVIDED SOME DIRECTION, HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF HIGH PRIORITY LOW HANGING FRUIT.

AND THERE'S ALSO SOME PRETTY DEEP DISCUSSIONS THAT COUNCIL IS INTENDING TO HAVE.

SO YEAH, I MY MY PREFERENCE AND MY HOPE IS THAT ALL OF THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AND SORTED OUT MORE.

YEAH, I FEEL LIKE STEVE STEVENS UPDATE CITY MANAGER UPDATE COVERED MOST OF MY QUESTIONS, SO I'LL LEAVE IT THERE FOR NOW FOR ROUND ONE.

THANK YOU COUNCILLOR FEQUET. COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

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THANK YOU. I GUESS I JUST. OH, NO. HOLD ON. SORRY.

I DROPPED MY TABLET. SO MY PHONE IS MY NOTEPAD.

I, I GUESS I WANT TO I DO AGREE THAT WORK CAMPS FALL NOT NECESSARILY UNDER A RESIDENTIAL TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL USE.

I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT THEY I STILL THINK THAT THEY NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AS A AS A HIGHER RESIDENTIAL USE THAN, SAY, A HOTEL, THAT'S A LOT MORE COMPLICATED PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO WORK CAMPS, WHILE THEY MAY BE TEMPORARY, WILL NEED TO BE THERE FOR YEARS.

ESPECIALLY IF INTERESTED OR INTERESTED IN CATERING TO GIANT MINE.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WORTH CONSIDERING. THE PROPONENT FOCUSES A LOT ON THE NEED FOR THIS.

I THINK COUNCIL IN GENERAL UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES WE HAVE VOTED AS SUCH THAT WE NEED WORK CAMPS.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE WORKER ACCOMMODATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR FROM THE PROPONENT IS NOT THAT WE NEED THIS THING WE KNOW WE NEED THIS THING.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS, IF YOU WANT US TO TO DO THIS, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE AN ARGUMENT THAT THAT IS SAFE AND AND THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION CAN AGREE WITH. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFE PLACE TO PUT PEOPLE.

AND SO I WANT TO JUST MAKE THAT REALLY CLEAR IS IT'S NOT ABOUT FOR ME ANYWAY, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE NEED THESE WORKER ACCOMMODATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS TO STAFF AND FOR CONSULTANTS AND THE APPLICANT FOR ALL THEIR WORK.

JUST I THINK FOR STAFF. SO LIKE THIS PROPOSAL AND THE APPLICANT HAVE DONE A BUNCH OF WORK TO OFFER A PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO AN ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY. ARE THERE DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS COMING FORWARD AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY PLAN DISCUSSION? MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE IN A MOMENT TO EXPAND.

ALL THIS TO SAY IS THAT I BELIEVE THE, THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN WANTING TO INTRODUCE AND AND ADDRESS A SHORTFALL THAT'S WITHIN THE CURRENT COMMUNITY PLAN WITH RESPECT TO WORK CAMPS HAS BEEN ARTICULATED EXTREMELY WELL BY, I BELIEVE, THE, THE, THE RESOURCE PEOPLE FROM STANTEC AND FROM THE PROPONENT IN THIS CASE.

AND I THINK IT SPEAKS TO A LARGER PUBLIC DESIRE TO SEE A MORE OPEN CONVERSATION AROUND THIS ISSUE THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY FOR SOME TIME NOW. I BELIEVE THAT COUNCILLOR MCGURKS' COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE NUANCES BETWEEN WHERE WE MOVE FROM ACCEPTING AND PROMOTING AND ALLOWING FOR THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY PLAN IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A STANDARD RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY VERSUS THIS I THINK ARE WELL TAKEN.

I THINK ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TODAY SO FAR WILL FIND THEMSELVES INTO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MISS WHITE IS DESCRIBING AND WILL DESCRIBE COMING FORWARD IN IN FEBRUARY 3RD WHEN WE INTRODUCE THE UPDATE TO THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

IT'S REGRETTABLE FROM MY STANDPOINT THAT IT TAKES THE TIME AND ENERGY AND EXPENSE OF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO BRING THIS TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS TODAY AND AND NOT HAVE A SOLUTION READY. I MEAN, I THINK THAT YELLOWKNIFE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME NOW.

BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT WITH WITH THIS INPUT, THIS INFORMATION, PLUS THE LARGER CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL BE HAD THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE PROCESS, THAT WE WILL HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND FORWARD LOOKING APPROACH TO THIS QUESTION TO SERVE YELLOWKNIFE AND YELLOWKNIFE BUSINESSES.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE TO EXPAND ON ON COUNCILLOR MCLELLAN'S COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST TO ADDRESS THE IDEA OF IMMEDIATE, WE DID RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS A NEED AND HAVE WORKED LOCALLY WITHIN A DIFFERENT LAND USE DESIGNATION TO CREATE PIECEMEAL BUT TEMPORARY WORKER ACCOMMODATION.

AND SO WE HAVE TRIED TO, WHERE APPROPRIATE, WHERE SAFE, CREATE THE ABILITY FOR SOME OF THIS DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR WHILE WE IN THE BACKGROUND ARE STARTING THIS COMMUNITY PLAN PROCESS. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT IMMEDIATE, WE HAVE CREATED A PROCESS WHEREBY IT IS POSSIBLE.

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THAT BEING SAID, IS THE COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE PROCESS IMMEDIATE? NO, IT'S GOING TO BE AT LEAST I'M GOING TO SAY AT LEAST 10 TO 12 MONTHS.

AND THAT'S TO GET IT TO THE DEPARTMENT AT THE GNWT.

AND THEN THEY HAVE THEIR REVIEW, MINISTERIAL APPROVAL AND THEN BACK FOR COUNCIL THIRD AND FINAL READING.

SO THERE IS A LENGTHY PROCESS WHICH WE WILL ACTUALLY BE STEPPING THROUGH STEP BY STEP WHEN WE HAVE THAT PRESENTATION ON FEBRUARY 3RD.

HOWEVER, IT'S NOT AS QUICK AS THE SOLUTION THAT WE DID COME UP WITH UNDER THE ZONING BYLAW, WHICH IS AGAIN TEMPORARY, BUT IT IS THERE AND IT IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE KAM LAKE DESIGNATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, I GUESS JUST A COMMENT.

YEAH, JUST THE TIMING OF THINGS. SO GIVEN OUR RECENT MOTION ADVOCATING FOR INVESTMENT REGARDING THE AIRPORT DND AND NORAD.

UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK IT WOULD SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE FOR US TO IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND AND AMEND OUR PLANNING DOCUMENTS TO ALLOW THESE NEW USES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. THE INVESTMENTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF YELLOWKNIFE, GIVEN THE COMING CLOSURE OF THE DIAMOND MINES AND THE SLOW PACE OF DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE UNIVERSITY IT SEEMS CRUCIAL TO ME THAT THE CITY DOESN'T CLOSE OR APPEAR TO CLOSE ANY DOORS TO INVESTMENT AT THE AIRPORT.

HAVING BEEN SAID, WORKCAMPS ARE AN ONGOING ISSUE.

WE HAD A MOTION ON THIS SOON AFTER WE WERE ELECTED, AND WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO ADDRESS THEM.

I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE STAFF'S WORK AND TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION.

GIVEN THE FACT THAT DEVELOPERS ARE WILLING TO SPEND MONEY ON CONSULTANTS CLEARLY SIGNIFIES THAT THE SOLUTIONS WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE ARE NOT ENOUGH, AND WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO WORK WITH PRIVATE SECTOR TO MAKE SURE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN. THANKS, MR. CHAIR. I HAD ASKED TO SPEAK BEFORE THE LAST COMMENT.

SO WHAT COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN SAID JUST PUT A CHECK BESIDE ME.

IT CAPTURES IT. I DON'T SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT EVERY OTHER COUNCILLOR HAS ALREADY SAID ABOUT THE LONG TERM AND WHAT ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY SPOKE TO. SECOND IT.

THANKS. I APPRECIATE APPRECIATE THE ELOQUENCE OF YOUR BREVITY.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO ADD TO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

BUT, I MEAN, GENERALLY, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS THIS PROJECT.

I MEAN, I THINK WE NEED TO TRY TO BE MORE REACTIVE TO THE PUBLIC NEEDS.

AND IF THIS WAS WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A NEED.

IF IT WASN'T A NEED COMPANIES IN TOWN WOULDN'T BE WANTING TO INVEST MAJOR MONEY IN THIS.

SO I'M AND I KNOW, I MEAN, THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AS AN AMENDMENT.

SO, LIKE INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE WHOLE PLAN AS A WHOLE, LIKE, THIS IS A QUICKER WAY FOR US TO, TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE. I LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THE BARRACKS ARE FEET AWAY FROM THIS PROPERTY, AND PEOPLE ARE STAYING THERE AS WELL. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S NECESSARY.

SO I DON'T SEE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. I WOULDN'T REFER TO THIS AS A RESIDENTIAL USE.

I DON'T LOOK AT THIS AS RESIDENTIAL. AND, I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN HOTELS AS WELL FOR MONTHS AT A TIME, RIGHT? SO TO ME, IT'S IT'S ON THE SAME IT'S A COMMERCIAL ENDEAVOR.

SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY FORWARD.

BUT I WILL RESERVE MORE OF MY COMMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 3RD.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PAYNE. COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

MIGHT AS WELL CHIME IN THERE. PRETTY MUCH WHAT COUNCILLOR PAYNE HAD SAID, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT.

WE DO NEED WORK CAMPS. I THINK ABOUT ANY SORT OF COMMERCIAL ENDEAVORS, AND IT'S THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG.

DO WE NEED TO INVEST IN THE ECONOMY? BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO INVEST IN THE ECONOMY IF WE DON'T HAVE PLACEMENT FOR WORKERS TO COME AND, YOU KNOW, BUILD UP OUR ECONOMY. SO WE NEED TO WORK THIS TOGETHER IN TOGETHER IN ONE GREAT BIG WHEEL, AND WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT REAL QUICK OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO SEE OUR ECONOMY PLUMMETING, UNFORTUNATELY. SO I AM EXCITED FOR FEBRUARY TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION.

BUT I, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF, OF WORK CAMPS.

EXACTLY WHAT COUNCILLOR PAYNE HAD SAID. I DON'T SEE THEM AS RESIDENTIAL.

THEY ARE COMMERCIAL USE. THEY ARE THEY ARE FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

SO YEAH, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

TO ADD, I BASICALLY ECHO EVERYTHING THAT WAS STATED BY MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN MY DAY TO DAY LIFE.

I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT WORK CAMPS ARE FOR THE GIANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND OTHER PROJECTS GOING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

ACCOMMODATIONS THROUGH OUR CURRENT HOTELS ARE JUST NOT KEEPING UP, AND THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.

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BUT I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS MOVING FORWARD AT THIS TIME, KNOWING THAT FEBRUARY 3RD IS COMING UP.

I DON'T SEE THE POINT OF HAVING A PIECEMEAL AMENDMENT THAT'S BASICALLY JUST GOING TO BE ADDRESSED HERE IN A MONTH WHEN WE CAN ADDRESS THE LARGER ISSUES, AND THIS WILL NOT CHANGE THE TIMELINE. IF WE DID IT NOW VERSUS WHEN IT DID THEN, BECAUSE THEN WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE HOOP DE LOOPS OF THE GNWT.

SO AS OF THIS TIME, I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS GOING FORWARD.

BUT ROUND 2 I SEE COUNCILLOR WARBURTON WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU. SO THE REASON I THINK WE'RE GETTING ASKED LIKE THIS IS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY DIRT TO PUT STUFF.

SO MY QUESTION TO ADMIN IS, IS THERE AN UPDATE ON WHEN WE HAVE ANY MORE LAND COMING TO MARKET IN YELLOWKNIFE? KAM LAKE EXTENSION, JUST ANYTHING AT ALL. MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS WHITE IN A MOMENT.

WE HAVE EMBARKED ON A FAIRLY BROAD RANGING AND DEEP DISCUSSION WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, PARTICULARLY ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO FIND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS OUR LAND REQUIREMENTS. THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE CONTINUING AND IN FACT, WE HAVE SOME EVEN SCHEDULED THIS WEEK TO HELP MOVE THAT WORK ALONG ON SPECIFIC PARCELS AND LAND AVAILABILITY AND TIMELINES I'LL DEFER TO MISS WHITE FOR A MORE SPECIFIC UPDATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO FOR THE LAND WE ACTUALLY DO OWN THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO DISPOSAL OF.

SO WITH REGARDS TO THE KAM LAKE 2.0 OR ENTERPRISE EXTENSION OR WHATEVER WE CALL IT.

YES. SO THAT HAS ACTUALLY THAT WAS STARTED LAST YEAR AND WE'RE JUST FINALIZING THE MARKET STUDY.

AND ONCE THAT IS DONE, WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS TO BRING IT TO YOU TO IDENTIFY IF THIS IS SOMETHING TO GO FORWARD WITH.

THAT IS COMMERCIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT IS THERE POTENTIALLY AGRICULTURAL, THAT'S WHAT THAT WHOLE AREA IS CURRENTLY BEING CONTEMPLATED FOR.

WITH REGARDS TO STRAIGHT RESIDENTIAL, YES, THERE WILL BE SOME ITEMS COMING FORWARD IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT BECAUSE IT ALSO WILL BE COMING FORWARD TO YOU WITH REGARDS TO SOME MOSTLY JUST ZONING, BUT OTHER IS SUBDIVISION AND CREATION OF LOT FOR DISPOSAL.

AND THEN LASTLY WITH REGARDS TO LAND THAT WOULD END OR BE DESIGNATED OR USED FOR A LAND USE LIKE A WORK ACCOMMODATION WORK CAMP. SO AGAIN, HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AS PART OF NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE, BUT AS WELL AS THE KAM LAKE 2.0 ENTERPRISE EXTENSION PIECE AND WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

SO THAT IS NOT AS IMMEDIATE AS SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THOSE WERE STARTED A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND WE'RE ALMOST NEAR THAT PRODUCTIVITY WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LAND ACTUALLY COMING TO MARKET. SO I'D SAY NEAR TERM RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM TERM IS MORE COMMERCIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

THANK YOU. THANKS. YEAH, THIS IS A SUPER HARD ONE.

I BROUGHT THAT MOTION FORWARD FOR CAMPS. EVERYTHING IN THAT JUSTIFICATION I AGREE WITH.

I THINK WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON WITH FORT MCMURRAY THAN THAN WE THINK.

WE NEED LOTS OF PEOPLE TO WORK, AND WE NEED ACCOMMODATION FOR THAT.

THE ONLY RUB I'M HAVING A HARD TIME IS THE WHERE IS THE LOCATION OF THIS? IT'S SO HARD FOR ME TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD BECAUSE I WANT THESE SO BADLY.

BUT WE'RE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE FORCING THESE THINGS TO COME FORWARD BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER REAL, VIABLE LARGE CHUNKS OF DIRT AVAILABLE TO DO THIS ON.

SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GETTING ASKED TO DO THINGS IN ENGLE THAT ARE NOT DESIGNED TO DO UNTIL WE HAVE MORE COMMERCIAL LAND ON THE MARKET.

SO YEAH. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO EXPEDITE THAT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO GET THAT ON I WAS NOT VERY SHY WHEN I SAID I DON'T NEED A MARKET STUDY, BUT I KNOW IT'S A PROCESS. THE MARKET CLEARLY NEEDS THIS, AS WE'RE SEEING WITH THESE KIND OF ASKS.

SO, YEAH, I'M I'M SUPPORTIVE OF AMENDING STUFF AS WE GO FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY PLAN TO ALLOW THESE.

BUT THIS LOCATION I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

ANYTHING FURTHER FROM MY COLLEAGUES? COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

THANKS, MR. CHAIR. YEAH, I JUST HAVE A, I GUESS, A COUPLE QUESTIONS TO INFORM THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY PLAN PROCESS THAT'S GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT ON FEBRUARY 3RD. IN THE GPC PACKAGE ONE OF THE SECTIONS WAS ABOUT DEPARTMENTAL CONSULTATION, IT WAS PAGE THREE, BUT PAGE 35 OF THE PDF. AND I WAS JUST HOPING TO INFORM THAT CONVERSATION AND MAYBE HAVE SOME OF IT NOW IF

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ADMIN COULD ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT. JUST THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT IT SAID THERE WERE SOME SAFETY EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONCERNS.

THE LANDS AND BUILDING SERVICES DIVISION HAD SAFETY CONCERNS.

AND IF I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION IS, AND MAYBE MY ONLY QUESTION, DEPENDING ON THE ANSWER, IS, IS THIS ALL JUST BECAUSE IT'S DETERMINED OR AT THIS TIME IT'S UNDERSTOOD TO BE RESIDENTIAL OR EVEN IF IT WAS RESIDENTIAL, SOME OF THESE CONCERNS WOULD, WOULD EXIST FROM FROM EITHER OF THESE DIVISIONS OR DEPARTMENTS.

MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU. I WILL INVITE DIRECTOR MCLEAN TO RESPOND TO THAT.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. SO THIS IS A DECISION FOR WHICH I CAN ONLY OFFER THE INPUT FROM THE FIRE DIVISION.

WE'RE THROWING AROUND THE TERM RESIDENTS. IS IT A RESIDENCE? IS IT NOT A RESIDENCE? REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE DEFINITION IS, THERE ARE HUMAN BEINGS HABITATING THIS SPACE 24 365.

I ASSUME IT WILL CONTRACT TO NIGHT SHIFTS. YOU WILL HAVE PEOPLE IN THERE DURING THE DAY SLEEPING AND VICE VERSA, PEOPLE WORKING NIGHT SHIFTS. I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT THAT IS THE ASSUMPTION THAT IS MADE.

SO THE FIRE DIVISION AND PUBLIC SAFETY WERE NOT OPPOSED TO WORK CAMPS.

HOWEVER, HAVING ANY TYPE AND I'M GOING TO USE THE WORD RESIDENTIAL TYPE OCCUPANCY, SUCH AS A WORK CAMP LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN PROXIMITY TO LARGE PROPANE STORAGE FACILITY IN BULK FUEL STORAGE TANKS IS NOT THE SAFEST DECISION, IN OUR OPINION, TO BE MADE BASED ON OUR OPERATIONAL RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS.

SO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND OTHER KAM LAKE AREAS, THEY DON'T HAVE FIRE HYDRANTS, WE KNOW THIS.

THERE ARE MISCONCEPTIONS THAT KAM LAKE AND ENGLE HAVE SIMILAR FIRE RESPONSE PROTOCOLS.

HOWEVER, ENGLE IS A MUCH FURTHER DISTANCE FROM OUR HYDRANT FILL LOCATIONS IN THE CITY, WHICH INCREASES OUR TRAVEL AND TURNAROUND, WHICH RESULTS IN LESS VOLUME OF REQUIRED WATER AVAILABLE TO FIGHT FIRES.

SO DUE TO THE DISTANCE FROM THE LOCAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HYDRANT REFILL POINTS AND A NUMBER OF CURRENT, AND WE ONLY HAVE A FEW AS IN TWO CURRENT WATER TENDERS, THIS AREA IS DEEMED TO HAVE A FIRE FLOW DEFICIENCY FOR ANY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY.

IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WITH WORK CAMPS, WE'RE AWARE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR A FIRE BRIGADE OFTEN HAVE MUTUAL AID WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

IN YELLOWKNIFE, WE HAVE ONE DEPARTMENT WITH NO ACCESS TO MUTUAL AID.

IF NOT, AND NO MUTUAL AID IN OTHER WORK SITE LOCATIONS WERE AWARE OF, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS ARE TRAINED IN FIREFIGHTING, MEDICAL ATTENDANTS OR SECURITY TEAMS ON SITE.

THIS MEANS THAT SOMEONE IS AVAILABLE TO INITIAL START INITIAL FIRE RESPONSE AND IN SOME AREAS DEPENDING ON SIZE, LIKE I SAID, WORK CAMPS HAVE THEIR OWN FIRE BRIGADES.

SO THERE'S A PROPANE STORAGE FACILITY IN KAM LAKE, WHICH IS ALREADY PART OF A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED OCCUPANCIES TO ALLOW FOR MORE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY.

WE DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE NORMAL OPERATION.

KAM LAKE HAS A VARIETY OF OPERATIONS NOW, SUCH AS BULK FUEL, PROPANE FOR SHELL CANADA, PETRO-CANADA AS LONG AS AS WELL AS THE KBL ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED. THESE ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN WHAT'S IN ENGLE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

ENGLE BUSINESS DISTRICT HOUSES SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF FUEL AND PROPANE AND LARGE EXPOSED TANKS.

THE TANK FARM HAS FOUR TANKS WITH A CAPACITY TO STORE 10 MILLION LITERS OF DIESEL FUEL, FOR A MAXIMUM STORAGE OF 40 MILLION LITERS OF WHICH IS DESIGNATED FOR USE FOR VARIOUS MINING OPERATIONS. THERE IS A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM IN PLACE AT THAT SITE TO MITIGATE THE RISK.

SUPERIOR PROPANE BULK STORAGE FACILITY IS LOCATED WITHIN THIS BUSINESS DISTRICT.

THERE ARE 9 LARGE 42,000 LITER TANKS, AND A SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY OF SMALLER TANKS STORED AROUND THE PROPERTY, WITH A POTENTIAL STORAGE OF 400,000 LITERS OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM OR LIQUEFIED PROPANE GAS.

CURRENTLY, WE UNDERSTAND THE OPERATING CAPACITY IS ABOUT 170,000 LITERS OF LPG.

SO IF COUNCIL DECIDES TO SUPPORT THE PLAN, THERE SHOULD BE CLEAR REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPED FOR THE FIRE DIVISION ON HOW THE OWNER IS GOING TO MITIGATE THE RISKS.

THIS IS A NON HYDRANT AREA. SO IN AREAS WITHOUT FIRE HYDRANTS, AS I SAID, YKFD RELIES ON THE USE OF WATER TANKS AND THE FIRE APPARATUS AND LARGE CAPACITY WATER TENDER UNITS TO BRING THE FIREFIGHTING WATER TO SITE.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE REQUIRED TO SET UP PORTABLE TANKS AND SHUTTLE WATER FROM OUR NEAREST HYDRANTS, WHICH ARE ON HALL CRESCENT AND OR FINLAYSON DRIVE NORTH.

IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A STEADY FLOW OF WATER FOR THE FIRE TO MITIGATE THE FIRE FLOW DEFICIENCY YKFD WOULD NEED TO ADD AT LEAST ONE MORE WATER TENDER TO THE YKFD FLEET OR SIGNIFICANT SITE STORAGE FOR THE MAXIMUM FIREFIGHTING WATER VOLUME, WITH ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS FOR THE YKFD.

ADDITIONALLY, A FIRE SAFETY PLAN MAY HELP MITIGATE SOME OF OUR CONCERNS, SUCH AS EVACUATION OF THE SITE.

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THIS SITE WILL BE ONE HALF A KILOMETER FROM THE PROPANE STORAGE FACILITY WE DISCUSSED.

ANY EMERGENCY, WE REQUIRE AN EVACUATION OF THE SITE.

OUR RESPONSE IS A ONE KILOMETER EVACUATION AROUND THE AREA.

THIS RAISES CONCERN FOR US WHEN THE SITE WILL.

WE ASSUME THE SITE WILL CATER TO NON-VEHICLE CLIENTS THAT WOULD BE BUSSED IN WITH THE BUSSES AND DRIVERS BE ON SITE FOR AN IMMEDIATE EVACUATION.

THIS AREA, AS WE KNOW, IS CLOSE TO OUR WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE AREA.

WE HAVE CREATED FUEL BREAKS IN THIS AREA TO PROTECT THE CITY AGAINST APPROACHING WILDFIRES.

THE STRUCTURES OUGHT TO BE DEVELOPED WITH FIRE INITIATIVES IN PLACE AND FIRE RESISTIVITY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

THE BUILDINGS OUGHT TO BE TO BE SPRINKLERED WITH STANDPIPE CONNECTIONS, ALONG WITH A MONITORED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, AND AS PER THE NATIONAL FIRE CODE, A FIRE SAFETY PLAN IS REQUIRED THAT WOULD SET OUT ALL THE INSPECTIONS.

ALARM SYSTEMS. ANY PLANS WE OUGHT TO RECEIVE, FIRE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE BUILDING, SUCH AS FIRE SEPARATIONS AND MINIMUM RATINGS ON FIRE PROTECTION.

THE PARKING LOT NEEDS TO BE BIG ENOUGH FOR ALL OUR FIRE TRUCKS TO ACCESS, TURN AROUND AND SET UP THE PORTABLE WATER TANKS FOR OUR WATER SHUTTLE OPERATIONS.

ALL ROADS MUST BE MARKED APPROPRIATELY FOR FIRE LANES AND ACCESS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE, AND WE WOULD EVEN SUGGEST SMOKING AND NONSMOKING AREAS DESIGNATED TO MITIGATE ANY RISK.

I'LL LEAVE IT AT THERE. IT WAS QUITE A BIT, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A CLEAR PICTURE.

WHEN WE SAY PUBLIC SAFETY, THESE ARE ALL THE RISKS WE LOOK AT.

AND THEN I WOULD ADVISE PEOPLE, IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE POTENTIAL WORST CASE SCENARIO COULD BE I WOULD SUGGEST YOU LOOK UP THE SUNRISE PROPANE EXPLOSION IN NORTH YORK TORONTO IN AUGUST 2008, WHICH OCCURRED BESIDE A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

6 PEOPLE WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL, 18 PEOPLE ADMITTED THEMSELVES TO EMERGENCY CLINIC AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TREATED 40 PEOPLE ON THE SITE WITH THE DEATH OF ONE FIREFIGHTER. NOT TO SAY THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN, BUT THOSE ARE KIND OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAPPEN.

AND I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT SO YOU'RE CLEAR WITH YOUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR. WELL MR. MCLEAN WAS VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND THOROUGH.

I WOULD OFFER ONE POINT AND THEN OFFER PERHAPS MISS WHITE TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE LAND USE QUESTIONS THAT COUNCILLOR FEQUET HAS RAISED IN HIS IN HIS QUERY. JUST TO UNDERSCORE THE, THE SERVICING ELEMENT WITHIN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WATER AND SEWER AVAILABILITY ACROSS THE CITY, WE HAVE COMPLETELY ARE QUITE SHY OF WHAT OUR REQUIREMENTS ARE.

AND I THINK YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, AS WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT BUDGET 2025, FOUNDATIONS FOR GROWTH, THE BUDGET THAT THE CITY HAS RECENTLY PASSED THE VIEW OF TRYING TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE OUR WATER AND SEWAGE SERVICES OUT TO DIRECTIONS LIKE THE AIRPORT, OUT TO POTENTIALLY KAM LAKE.

THOSE ARE SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE RESIDENTS OF YELLOWKNIFE TO GIVE SOME SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT OFTEN DON'T GET A LOT OF ATTENTION.

AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T USE THIS AS A SMALL OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT REDUCING OUR RELIANCE ON TRUCK SERVICE IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY SHOULD BE THINKING MEDIUM OR IMMEDIATE TERM ABOUT AS A, AS A SHORT TERM SOLUTION AS IT'S IT'S NOT THE MOST EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE WAY OF DOING BUSINESS. BUT MISS WHITE, IF YOU'LL PERMIT, I WILL ELABORATE ON MAYBE SOME OF THE LAND USE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO LANDS AND BUILDING SERVICES, WHEN THEY PROVIDED THEIR COMMENTS WHAT THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING TO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL IS NOT JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A ZONE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE AND THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL.

AND SO THESE STRUCTURES, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THEM FROM A PERMITTING PERSPECTIVE, THEY HAVE TO FALL UNDER THOSE REGULATIONS.

SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHETHER WE CALL IT A RESIDENTIAL USE OR A COMMERCIAL OR IT'S WHAT DOES THE ACTUAL CODE SAY WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT SAFE? BECAUSE, AS MR. MCLEAN SAID, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE SLEEPING THERE PROBABLY 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, SHIFT WORK, ETC. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRING THE APPLICANT TO MEET THOSE CODE REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

YEAH THANKS FOR FOR THOSE REPLIES, VERY HELPFUL, VERY INFORMATIVE.

JUST TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP. SO YEAH SERVICING AND SAFETY, THOSE WERE THE, THE TWO MAIN ELEMENTS I HEARD FROM THAT RESPONSE.

SO JUST KIND OF NOT MAYBE JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THE SAFETY ASPECT.

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I HEARD KIND OF A ONE KILOMETER RADIUS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE THE BULK PROPANE AND THE BULK FUEL.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE ENGLE BUSINESS DISTRICT THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THOSE THOSE BUFFERS THAT WE WOULD BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAFE WHEREVER THEY MAY BE HABITATING? MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU I'LL DEFER TO DIRECTOR WHITE FOR THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, NO, NONE OF ENGEL IS OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE WOULD DESCRIBE AS THE DANGER ZONE.

THE VERY FIRST PROPERTY, IRONICALLY ENOUGH, IS WHERE THE WORKER ACCOMMODATION IS IN KAM LAKE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF THAT BUFFER ZONE.

THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STAFF, FOR FOR THOSE ANSWERS.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, I SEE A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD INTO COUNCIL.

BUT I DO WANT TO REITERATE THE UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT THAT WORK CAMPS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE SUPPORT AND WILL WANT TO SEE MOVING FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENTS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION ON FEBRUARY 3RD.

I WOULD ALSO SAY TO OUR PROPONENTS, PLEASE REMAIN PARTICIPATORY IN THAT EXERCISE.

I SEE YOUR EXPERTISE WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IN THIS, AND YOUR ADVOCACY DURING THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING WOULD ALSO BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND ALSO SAYING TO THE PARTICIPANTS, YOU GUYS CAN LEAVE AT ANY TIME UNLESS YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, MOTIONS. AND MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE.

THANK YOU ZOE. THANK YOU LINDSAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE, A MEMORANDUM REGARDING

[4. A memorandum regarding whether to present resolutions to the Northwest Territories Association of Communities (“NWTAC”) for adoption at its annual general meeting (“AGM”).]

WHETHER TO PRESENT RESOLUTIONS TO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITIES, NWTAC FOR ADOPTION AT ITS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGM, MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.

SO THIS IS A REQUEST THAT COMES ANNUALLY TO THE CITY.

AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED TO TO TO THE ASSOCIATION IN THE PAST THAT STILL REMAIN SORT OF ON THE RECORD FOR CITY SANCTIONED RESOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE NWT ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OR COMMUNITIES.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS COMES AROUND AND WE'RE PLACING AN EMPHASIS ON A LITTLE BIT TO THE COMMENTS THAT COUNCILLOR WARBURTON HAD MADE EARLIER WITH RESPECT TO THE PREVIOUS MATTER, ON THE URGENCY OF LAND, L AND AVAILABILITY FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A TOPIC WORTH THE ATTENTION OF THE, THE ASSOCIATION AT THIS TIME.

WE HAVE HEARD THROUGH, THROUGH DISCUSSIONS THAT AT MY LEVEL FROM FROM SAOS ACROSS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, THAT LAND AVAILABILITY, BE IT FORT SMITH OR INUVIK OR HAY RIVER IS IS AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE OCCUPYING THE MINDS OF MANY COUNCILS.

SO WE BELIEVE THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO PUTTING ITS ITS SUPPORT TOWARDS.

AND THEN WE WOULD FORWARD THAT ON TO TO THE ASSOCIATION AS AS IS THE DUE COURSE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MR. VAN DINE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THOUGHTS? NO, WE'RE ALL GOOD.

OH, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION IF THERE WAS ANY CONSIDERATION TO A SECOND MOTION TO DO WITH SORT OF HOMELESSNESS AND MORE DIRECT RESOURCES FROM THE GNWT TO ADDRESS THAT IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES. MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WE STILL HAVE TIME.

CERTAINLY, IF THAT WAS OF OF INTEREST FOR OF COUNCIL.