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ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ALL YOU HAPPY PEOPLE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2025, TO ORDER AT 7 P.M., STARTING WITH THE READING OF THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR THE OPENING STATEMENT BY COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH,
[1. Councillor Fequet will read the Opening Statement]
COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH. OH, THERE WE GO. PERFECT.THANK YOU. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LANDS 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 STILL CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
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ADOPTIONS OF MINUTES. MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2024 AS PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION, COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. MOVING TO THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY,
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DECEMBER 9TH, 2024 ARE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION, C OUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.THANK YOU COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH. COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? SEEING NONE MOVING ON TO CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS.
THERE WERE NO CORRESPONDENCE, NOR WERE THERE ANY PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE WERE NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA.
DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
MEMBER STATEMENTS. THERE WERE NO MEMBER STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS, COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH WILL INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING REPORTS:
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GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR DECEMBER 9TH, 2024, COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT SHAUN DEAN AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS COMMENCING JANUARY 14TH, 2025 AND ENDING JANUARY 13TH, 2027. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.
ANY SECONDER? COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. NEW BUSINESS. A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT FARID BELLACH AS A BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
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YELLOWKNIFE, COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH. I MOVE THAT ONE PURSUANT TO SECTION 137 OF THE CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACT, C22, FARID BELLACH BE APPOINTED AS A BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, AND TO THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT SHALL BEGIN ON COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER AND EXPIRE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.AND DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. AND MOVING ON TO ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.
THERE WERE NO BYLAWS FOR THE AGENDA. MOVING ON TO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. THERE WERE NO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND THERE WERE NO TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ANY TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. OLD BUSINESS. THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OLD BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
NOTICES OF MOTION. THERE WERE NO NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY NOTICES OF MOTION FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
MOVING ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES. THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE AND SEEING A SMILE FROM COUNCILLOR FEQUET, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY, SO THAT'S FINE. MOVING TO ADJOURNMENT, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.
SEEING NO OPPOSITION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. SEE YOU GUYS NEXT MONDAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.