4. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint a Deputy Mayor and whether to appoint Members of Council as representatives on the Special Committees of Council.

[4. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint a Deputy Mayor and whether to appoint Members of Council as representatives on the Special Committees of Council.]

SO WE HAVE FIRST OFF, THE DEPUTY MAYOR, WE'VE HAD TWO COUNCILLORS EXPRESS INTEREST COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH AND COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN, BOTH ARE STILL LOOKING TO STAND.

SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK THEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS.

THEN WE'LL MOVE IN CAMERA, HAVE A DISCUSSION, SELECT A DEPUTY MAYOR, AND THEN WE'LL PROCEED THROUGH THE REST OF THE COMMITTEES, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHO WE APPOINT FOR DEPUTY MAYOR KIND OF IMPACTS THE REST OF THE COMMITTEES.

AND THEN IF THERE IS TWO MEMBERS FOR ONE COMMITTEE WE'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO AGAIN TO SPEAK ON WHY WE'D LIKE TO WHY YOU'D LIKE TO STAND OR YOU CAN WITHDRAW AND GIVE IT TO THE OTHER PERSON.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. BEN AND I ACTUALLY DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO ARM WRESTLE FOR THIS, AND I LOST, SO. BUT ACTUALLY, I'M QUITE PLEASED THAT COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN HAS PUT HIS NAME FORWARD, SO I WOULD LIKE TO GRACIOUSLY RESCIND MY MOTION. OKAY. AND COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN, YOU STILL LIKE TO KEEP YOUR NAME FORWARD? I WOULD, AND THANK YOU COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY. THANKS, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

AND A BIG, BIG THANK YOU TO TO COUNCILLOR COCHRANE FOR HIS SERVICE OVER THE PAST YEAR.

AND BIG THANKS FOR COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN STEPPING UP.

I THINK IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILLORS TO, YOU KNOW, YOU SIT IN THE MEETINGS EVERY WEEK, BUT ACTUALLY CHAIRING IT'S IT'S A GOOD LITTLE WORKOUT FOR THE FOR THE MIND, SO.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN AND COUNCILLOR FEQUET BOTH EXPRESSED INTEREST.

COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN DID YOU STILL WANT TO KEEP YOUR NAME? NO.

I THINK CONSIDERING THE LAST ITEM, I WILL PULL BACK TO FOR OTHER COUNCILLORS TO EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST FIRST ON ANYTHING ELSE AND THEN, IF NEEDED, TO FILL A SPOT OR AS AN ALTERNATE OR WHATEVER.

I'LL PUT MY NAME FORWARD AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU.

SO WE HAVE COUNCILLOR FEQUET, WHO HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANYBODY FURTHER? SEEING NONE, WE'LL APPOINT COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

NEXT WE HAVE BOARD OF REVISION. AS PER COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSON'S LAST COMMENTS, WE NEED A PRIMARY AND AN ALTERNATE.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN, YOU'D BE OKAY WITH HAVING YOUR NAMES DOWN FOR PRIMARY.

YEP. OKAY, PERFECT. SO WE WILL APPOINT COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN AS PRIMARY, COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN AS AN ALTERNATE.

WE HAVE COUNCILLOR COCHRANE WHO HAS PUT HIS NAME FORWARD FOR THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS.

ANY OTHER INTEREST? SEEING NONE. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE WELCOME ABOARD.

PLENTY OF MEETINGS FOR CAB. DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD.

WE HAVE COUNCILLOR WARBURTON AND COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN SAME, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON WILL APPOINT AS PRIMARY COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN AS ALTERNATE UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE WANTED TO EXPRESS INTEREST.

SEEING NONE. GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE HAD TWO MEMBERS, COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH AND COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN, ANY FURTHER INTEREST? SEEING NONE, YOU'LL GET A GOOD PACKAGE IN FEBRUARY.

HERITAGE COMMITTEE WE HAD COUNCILLOR PAYNE PUT HIS NAME FORWARD.

ANYBODY ELSE? SEEING NONE. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. YEP.

YOU GOT A COMMITTEE MEETING IN FEBRUARY AS WELL.

HUMAN RESOURCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WE REQUIRE TWO.

WE HAVE THREE NAMES PUT FORWARD, COUNCILLOR COCHRANE, COUNCILLOR FEQUET AND COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN.

COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN, DID YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR NAME STILL STAND? NO. I THINK AT THIS TIME I'LL PULL BACK AS WELL. THANKS.

OKAY. ANYBODY FURTHER FOR INTEREST? SEEING NONE, WE'LL APPOINT COUNCILLOR FEQUET AND COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO THAT COMMITTEE. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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COUNCILLOR WARBURTON PUT HIS NAME FORWARD. ANY FURTHER INTEREST? SEEING NONE, WE'LL HAVE THAT ONE STAND. SO THANKS, EVERYBODY.

WOO WOO! YEAH. A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE GOT A FEW A FEW CHANGES THERE.

SO SOME FOLKS TO TO BE ABLE TO TRY SOME NEW ROLES.

NEXT, ANYTHING FURTHER ON THAT MOTION OR MEMO.

SEEING NONE WE WILL BRING THAT FORWARD TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH AT 7 P.M..

NEXT IS A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO ATTEND VARIOUS CONFERENCES IN 2025.

[5. A memorandum regarding whether to authorize the Mayor and Members of Council to attend various conferences in 2025.]

TO NOTE, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE NWT ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITIES.

SO WITH THAT RULE I GET SENT WITH NWTAC TO FCM WHICH IS WHY THE THERE'S NO MAYOR ON THAT ONE. HOWEVER, TO ATTEND NWTAC AS THE PRESIDENT, THE CITY DOES HAVE TO PAY.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT ONE IS THERE. ANY FURTHER ADDITIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR OR DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE STILL. FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES. I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO PUT MY NAME FORWARD FOR THE JOINING YOU AT THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITIES.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A VALUABLE LESSON AND AN INTERESTING WAY TO GET INSIGHT INTO OUR OVERALL LOBBYING EFFORTS AND ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS NOT ONLY THIS MUNICIPALITY, BUT EVERY OTHER. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE RECOMMENDED AS NWTAC SORRY, IS IN YELLOWKNIFE THIS YEAR.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS ALL EIGHT COUNCILLORS IF THERE IS INTEREST.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, WE'LL SEND A LITTLE EMAIL AND WE CAN GET YOU REGISTERED.

IF YOU'RE NOT AVAILABLE, THAT'S THAT'S OKAY TOO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

THANK YOU. ON THAT SAME NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT MY NAME FORWARD FOR THE CANADIAN ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS.

IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I HAVE ATTENDED, AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO SEE WHERE WE ARE ACROSS CANADA, ACROSS THE BOARD HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. MERCI.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.

YEAH. JUST I WILL BE IN ONTARIO AT THE END OF MAY AND JUNE.

SO I MENTIONED ALREADY TO MADAM MAYOR THAT I HAVEN'T YET GONE TO AN FCM CONFERENCE, SO I'D BE HAPPY TO GO ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM.

AND IF IT MADE SENSE SINCE I WAS THERE, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO IT.

UNLESS, OF COURSE, SOMEONE ELSE REALLY WANTS TO GO.

BUT HAPPY TO DO IT. THANK YOU. WE'LL COME BACK TO SECOND ROUND.

ANY OTHER? DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR.

I FORGOT TO SAY ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN FCM.

DUE TO LAST YEAR, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND FROM SOME MEDICAL SHENANIGANS FROM ANOTHER TRIP AND I HAVE SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR REALLY WANTED TO PARTICIPATE TO SEE WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS LIKE.

AND I THINK BEING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE IN OTTAWA THIS YEAR WOULD MAKE IT ALL THE MORE INTERESTING ON A PURELY POLITICAL LEVEL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE A DESIRE FROM COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO SEND TO FCM FROM 1 TO 2? COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH AGREES.

SEEING [INAUDIBLE]. COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN. I MEAN, IN THEORY, BUDGET IMPLICATION.

WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE BUDGET FOR ALLOCATION.

JUST HAVE TO DO A QUICK MATH TO MAKE SURE.

YOU KNOW, ALL GOOD THEN I'M IN SUPPORT OF THAT AS WELL.

IT SHOULD ACTUALLY, $30,000 IS IN THE BUDGET, ADDING ONE MORE COUNCILLOR WOULD BE MINUS THE AIRFARE, WOULD BE ABOUT $26,000. SO WE'D WORK WITH THE BUDGET.

SEEING NOTHING FURTHER WE'LL AMEND THE MOTION.

SO IT'LL BE TWO COUNCILLORS TO FCM AND THEN THE REST FOR THAT.

AND WE'LL SEND AN EMAIL AROUND FOR COUNCIL AND SEE WHO'S INTERESTED IN NWTAC.

AND THAT'LL COME FORWARD ON TUESDAY OR, SORRY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.

[6. A motion from Councillor Hendriksen regarding whether to direct Administration to apply for funding from the Government of Canada Active Transportation Fund for Capital Projects..]

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A MOTION FROM COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN REGARDING WHETHER TO DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO APPLY FOR FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM, AND THEN I'LL TURN IT TURN IT OVER TO MR. VAN DINE IF HE HAS ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS.

THANKS, MAYOR ALTY. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE MOTION OR JUST INTRODUCE IT GENERALLY? I THINK JUST INTRODUCE IT GENERALLY. SO AS A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THIS, THERE IS A FEDERAL FUND CALLED THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND OPEN RIGHT

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NOW. THE CURRENT FUNDING PERIOD OR STREAM IS CALLED THE CAPITAL FUND.

SO IT'S FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. IT OPENED IN MID DECEMBER, UNFORTUNATELY JUST AFTER OUR BUDGET CLOSED.

LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT IS IN THIS INTRODUCTORY PIECE.

I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS FUND AS A CITY.

I KNOW WE HAVE A TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN. I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN MY REMARKS COMING UP.

BUT REALLY, FROM MY MIND, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AS A CITY TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL MONEY IN ORDER TO HAVE A REAL IMPACT IN OUR CITY ON SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE SAID AS A COUNCIL WE WANT. AND SO IT SEEMS TO ME, IF WE DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS, WE'RE ACTUALLY INDICATING WE DON'T WANT TO DO WHAT WE'VE SAID WE WANT TO DO.

AND THAT'S SORT OF WHERE THIS CROSSROADS IS FOR ME.

I TRIED NOT TO BRING THIS TO COUNCIL. I WAS REALLY HOPING TO NOT HAVE TO BRING A MOTION TO COUNCIL, BUT I KIND OF GOT TO THE POINT WHERE, FOR ME, THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO NOT BE CLEAR IF WE'RE GOING TO APPLY OR NOT. THANKS. THANK YOU. MR. VAN DINE ANY COMMENTS FROM ADMINISTRATION? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. NO, WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO TO TO THE MOTION AND THE INTEREST HERE.

I'LL BEGIN BY SAYING THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE MUNICIPAL FUNDS WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IS AN ACTIVE PRACTICE THAT WE DO ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT I THINK COUNCIL WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT I WON'T ENUMERATE TODAY.

HOWEVER IN THIS IN THIS INSTANCE WHEN LOOKING AT THE PROGRAM CRITERIA AND THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, WE DID UNDERTAKE SOME INTERNAL ANALYSIS TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS OF APPROVED PROJECTS, AS COUNCILLOR, AS THE COUNCIL MENTIONED, WE DID JUST FINISHED BUDGET 2025, AND IN THOSE DELIBERATIONS, WE DID LOOK AT OUR CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR AND IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND FUNDED SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

SO IN THE ANALYSIS THAT WE UNDERTOOK OVER THE LAST, LAST NUMBER OF WEEKS WITH REGARD TO THIS OPPORTUNITY, WE WERE LOOKING TO FIND PROJECTS THAT WE COULD DISPLACE.

RIGHT. WHAT COULD WE DO TO DISPLACE PROJECTS AND TRY AND FIND THE ABILITY TO THEN REPURPOSE DOLLARS FOR OTHER PURPOSES? SO WE DID GO THROUGH A FAIRLY LABORIOUS KIND OF CHECK, AND I SAY LABORIOUS BECAUSE I DID ASK THE TEAM TO DIVERT ENERGY AND TIME AWAY FROM EXISTING ACTIVITIES TO REALLY GIVE IT A GOOD SCRUTINY.

AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME THAT THEY SPENT.

SO WE LOOKED AT THE PATCHING PROGRAM, WE LOOKED AT THE PAVING PROGRAM. WE LOOKED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS PROGRAM, WE LOOKED AT FRANKLIN, WE LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT COUNCILS FAMILIAR WITH, WHICH IS ON OUR OUR TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROGRAM CRITERIA THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DISPLACE THAT WITH WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO US.

SO THEN THE NEXT LEVEL DOWN WAS, YOU KNOW, COULD WE DO SOME ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO RISK MANAGING MAKING AN APPLICATION FOR PROGRAMS THAT HAD BEEN MENTIONED BUT NOT NECESSARILY APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

AND THERE WE FOUND A CHALLENGE WHERE IN ORDER TO EVEN.

WELL, I'LL PREFACE IT BY SAYING, IN ORDER TO MAKE AN APPLICATION THE REQUIREMENTS DO REQUIRE A NUMBER OF STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN TERMS OF FULFILLING THAT APPLICATION WITH WITH WHICH WE WOULD HAVE LIMITED TIME TO FULFILL.

BUT I THINK THE LARGER QUESTION THAT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO ME WAS THAT WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE PREPARED TO PUT A 25% COMMITMENT FROM A BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE, TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE'RE WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THESE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE NOT YET HAD A CHANCE TO APPROVE.

WHICH THEN BRINGS US BACK TO COUNCIL, WHICH THEN WOULD REQUIRE A FAIRLY RIGOROUS DISCUSSION AMONGST COUNCIL ABOUT TRADE OFFS BETWEEN PRIORITIES.

SO WITH THAT ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND, WHILE THIS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND IS ATTRACTIVE.

I WOULD CAUTION THAT SOMETIMES MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND SEEMINGLY OPPORTUNE CAN SOMETIMES CREATE THE DIVERSION AWAY FROM CORE CORE PLANS, CORE PRIORITIES. AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT COUNCIL HAS APPROVED IN BUDGET 2025, THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS WITH WHICH WE'LL BE GOING TO RFP VERY SHORTLY, TO THEN INVESTIGATE ALL OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES MORE THOROUGHLY.

WHILE I DO NOT HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TO FIND OUT WHAT NEW FEDERAL PROGRAMING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FUTURE BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE, I CAN. IT WOULDN'T BE A GREAT SURPRISE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF PROGRAMING AVAILABLE IN FUTURE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES OPEN TO.

SO WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, MADAM CHAIR, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT BY WAY OF BACKGROUND AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT THIS MOTION WAS COMING SO THAT WE COULD DO THE WORK, TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF ANALYSIS AND, AND, AND INFORM THE CONVERSATION.

AND I'LL CLOSE BY SIMPLY SAYING THAT THE, THE PLANS THAT COUNCIL HAS APPROVED TO MAKE YELLOWKNIFE A MORE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY ARE NOW

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UNDERWAY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO FULFILLING THOSE PLANS THROUGH BUDGET 2025.

AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL AN INFORMED PERSPECTIVE, ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR YELLOWKNIFERS. THIS SEEKING THIS OPPORTUNITY AT THIS TIME, BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW TODAY, MAY ACTUALLY SLOW US DOWN FROM THAT OBJECTIVE BY DIVERTING TIME AND RESOURCES FROM FROM THAT APPROVED PLAN.

SO THAT'S THAT'S MY COMMENTS ON THE MATTER, BUT CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE COUNCIL'S PREROGATIVE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT COME UP FROM COUNCIL THROUGH THE DIALOG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? YES, PLEASE. YOU'LL HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. BUT I DO THANK ADMIN AND I THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR THOSE REMARKS THERE.

I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR BEFORE I GET INTO MY REMARKS.

THIS IS, AS I SAID, AT BUDGET TIME, AND I KNOW WE HAD SIMILAR DISCUSSION AROUND SOME OF THESE ISSUES. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ADMINS COMMITMENT TO THE WORK PLANNING WE HAVE.

THIS IS ABOUT US AS COUNCIL DECIDING IF WE WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS OR NOT TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR STAFF RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.

I'M PRESENTING THE MOTION THOUGH, BECAUSE WITHOUT THIS MOTION FOR EVERYTHING THE CITY MANAGER JUST DESCRIBED I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE LEVERAGED FUNDS IF I DON'T BRING THIS MOTION FORWARD AND IF WE DON'T CONSIDER IT.

FOR YOU COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL KNOW I'M NOT SOMEONE WHO CHASES CAPITAL FUNDS THAT RESULTS IN PROJECTS WE CAN'T AFFORD OR DOESN'T HAVE A PURPOSE.

BUT TO ME, TO SKIP AN APPLICATION FOR THESE FUNDS IS FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE.

IN BUDGET 2025, WE COMMITTED $300,000 OF TAXPAYER MONEY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.

THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND IS MONEY WE CAN USE TO HELP IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT ANY FUTURE TMP WORTH ITS SALT WILL INCLUDE.

THESE FUNDS WILL ALSO HELP US MEET OUR COMMITMENTS TO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IN OUR EXISTING COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW AND IMPACTS THE OUTCOMES OF OUR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN, WHICH WE JUST DISCUSSED LAST WEEK. WE HAVE PROJECTS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL AND THAT WE HAVE HAD PROJECTS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL IN THE PAST, NOT NECESSARILY OUR COUNCIL, BUT COUNCIL AND NEVER ACTED UPON BECAUSE OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.

BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THAT CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY ALLEVIATED THROUGH THIS FUND.

IT IS CLEAR FROM THE FEDS THAT THIS FUNDING IS FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETED BY MARCH 31ST, 2030. A COMPLETION DATE IN 2030 IS NOT EXACTLY COMMITTING US TO TIME CRUNCH IN TERMS OF PROJECT TIMELINES, THE AMBITIONS OF THE PROJECT WE SUBMIT, AND THE RESOURCING FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE AT THAT TIME SCALE, THE COUNCIL AFTER OURS WILL BE CLOSING THEIR TERM.

ALL WE NEED IS A COMMITMENT FROM OURSELVES THAT WE WANT MORE FOR OUR CITY BEYOND THE STATUS QUO.

WE NEED A COMMITMENT SAYING THAT IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

IF WE DON'T APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING, WE ARE COMMITTING YELLOWKNIFERS TO PAYING FOUR TIMES MORE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE MAY OTHERWISE POTENTIALLY HAVE COVERED, TO THE TUNE OF 75% FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

EVEN IF WE DO APPLY FOR THE FUNDING AND HAVE IT APPROVED, ULTIMATELY WE WILL ONLY INCUR COSTS IF WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT IN FUTURE BUDGETS. THERE IS ONLY SOMETHING LOST BY NOT APPLYING.

IN 2024, WHITEHORSE ANNOUNCED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDS FOR THIS CAPITAL FUNDING STREAM.

LIKE US, THEIR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN ALSO WAS NOT COMPLETE BEFORE THEIR APPLICATION TO THE FEDS.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS.

YES, IT MEANS WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT THE MASTER PLAN WON'T BE COMPLETE FIRST.

IN MY MIND THAT'S OKAY, SINCE THE MASTER PLAN WILL ULTIMATELY BE REFINING MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF OTHER WORK THAT THE CITY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN DOING.

UNLIKE OTHER RECENT CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE EXPENSIVE AND ONGOING PERMANENT STAFFING AND DAILY MAINTENANCE, AND THAT AREN'T USED BY THE WHOLE PUBLIC, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS USED BY AND IMPACTS EVERY RESIDENT EVERY DAY.

ACTIVE TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTICULAR, SPECIFICALLY MAKES US HEALTHIER, IT REDUCES COSTS FOR ROAD WEAR AND TEAR, IT HELPS TO REDUCE IMPACTS TOO AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

ACTIVE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES FREEDOM AND SAFE MOVEMENT TO THE 30% PLUS OF RESIDENTS WHO CAN'T AND DON'T DRIVE, WHETHER BECAUSE THEY DON'T OWN A VEHICLE, BECAUSE THEY'RE A CHILD TRYING TO GET TO SCHOOL, OR THEIR FRIEND'S HOUSE BECAUSE THEY'RE ELDERLY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DISABILITY THAT LIMITS THEIR ABILITY TO DRIVE, OR BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND ON EVER MORE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES.

AS WE KNOW, THIS LAST YEAR HAS ALSO GIVEN US A REAL REPORT OR SEVERAL REPORTED TRANSPORTATION RELATED INCIDENTS THAT LED TO CLOSE CALLS, INCLUDING MYSELF, OVER THE OVER THE WEEKEND, REAL INJURY AND EVEN THE LOSS OF LIFE AMONGST RESIDENTS.

MOST IMPORTANT FOR ME ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IS SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS HAVE COME TO COUNCIL TO SPEAK ON OFTEN.

WE RECEIVED A PETITION EARLY LAST YEAR SIGNED BY OVER 350 YELLOWKNIFERS ASKING FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT, AND HAVE HAD MANY RESIDENTS SPEAK TO COUNCIL SINCE OUR ELECTION IN 2022.

MANY OF THESE SAME RESIDENTS HAVE OFFERED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS APPLICATION, SOMETHING WE SHOULD WELCOME AS OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION SPEAK ABOUT MEANINGFUL

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COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND AMPLIFYING OTHERS.

ULTIMATELY, WE ARE HERE TO REPRESENT OUR RESIDENTS.

FINALLY, I APPRECIATE WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE, BUT WITH A POTENTIAL CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT IN OTTAWA IN 2025, I'M A LOT LESS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THAT. AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS TO QUADRUPLE OUR INVESTMENT MAY NOT SHOW ITSELF AGAIN FOR A DECADE OR MORE.

THIS POLITICAL REALITY IS THE REASON I AM SO FOCUSED ON APPLYING FOR THIS FUND NOW.

WE TALK ABOUT BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, YET NOT APPLYING TO THIS FUND WOULD FOR ME, SHOW THE ULTIMATE IN FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY.

WE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO SPEND $300,000 OF THEIR MONEY THIS YEAR ON A TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, YET WOULD BE LETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND SOME OF THAT PLAN AND PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW WILL END UP BEING INCLUDED IN THAT PLAN PASS US BY.

SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME THROUGH THAT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE THERE MAY NOT BE ANY.

THANKS ALL. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

OR NOT NECESSARILY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.

YEAH. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, GIVEN THAT THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN ISN'T DONE, BUT WE HAVE LOTS OF STUDIES AND LOTS OF IDEAS, YOU KNOW, FRAME LAKE CONNECTOR AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS.

WHAT? AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR EITHER COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN OR THE CITY MANAGER.

WHAT WOULD WE BE PUTTING IN AN APPLICATION THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DUE AT THE END OF END OF FEBRUARY.

WOULD WE BE TAKING A GUESS? WOULD WE JUST KIND OF INCLUDE THE KITCHEN SINK AND KNOW THAT THE, YOU KNOW, FROM THERE, THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WILL OBVIOUSLY FOCUS SOME AREAS.

HOW WOULD WE PUT TOGETHER THAT APPLICATION? COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN.

THANKS FOR THAT COUNCILLOR FEQUET. I MEAN, I'M TRYING I TRIED WHEN I DRAFTED MY MOTION AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE RESOLUTION IT'S NOT BEING DICTATING IN THE RESOLUTION PORTION OF THE MOTION. IN THE APPLICATION, WHAT'S REQUIRED IS UP TO CLASS D ESTIMATES.

WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME TO COUNCIL IN THE PAST THAT CLEARLY HAVE HAD CLASS D ESTIMATES BECAUSE THEY WERE BUDGETED FOR, AND THEY WERE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL IN THE BUDGET.

SO TO MY MIND, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT YES, WE DON'T HAVE IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET, BUT WHICH COULD BE IN MY MIND. AND I'LL, LET ME FINISH THE THOUGHT.

IN MY MIND WE COULD GET THOSE PROJECTS IN THE APPLICATION, POTENTIALLY SOME BIG TICKET ITEMS, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE.

NOW I WILL SAY ADMIN HAS GIVEN US THEIR ADVICE TO DATE, WE HAVE A MONTH BETWEEN NOW AND THE APPLICATION PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 26TH.

THAT REQUIRES A SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL FOR ANY PROJECTS THAT ARE BROUGHT FORWARD.

SO IF I AM MISTAKEN ABOUT THESE PROJECTS, THEN ADMIN CAN STILL COME BACK TO US AND SAY COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN, YOU ARE WRONG HERE. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THESE APPLICATIONS READY TO GO.

BUT RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THAT CLARITY. SO WITHOUT THIS MOTION, WE'RE NOT EVEN TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT WORK DONE, TO REALLY HAVE THE CLARITY. LIKE, I DON'T HAVE THAT CLARITY RIGHT NOW.

AND I THINK WE'RE MISSING OUT ON THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT, I MEAN, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION.

I MEAN, AT BUDGET 2025, WE SCALED BACK ON POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CALMING AT NJ.

THERE'S THE BOARDWALK BEHIND THE HOSPITAL, WHICH IS TERRITORIAL PROPERTY, BUT WE COULD POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THE NT, HSA, SSA AROUND THAT.

THERE'S OTHER OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

AND THAT WOULDN'T BE DREAMED UP. SO THAT'S FOR, YOU KNOW, FROM MY POSITION.

AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S SOME CONCERN AROUND, YOU KNOW, TIMING BETWEEN NOW AND A COUNCIL MEETING TO GET APPROVED BEFORE FEBRUARY 26TH.

BUT JUST ON THAT PIECE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING IN OUR COUNCIL PROCEDURES BYLAW THAT SAYS THAT THINGS HAVE TO COME TO GPC FIRST.

SO IF WE NEED, WE CAN BRING THINGS STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL PROCEDURALLY.

SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, IF THERE'S A WILL FROM COUNCIL, THERE IS A WAY TO DO THIS.

IT'S JUST MY QUESTION IS NOT FOR MEN AND IT'S NOT A STATEMENT TO WOMEN, IT'S TO US.

IS THERE THE WILL? YEAH. THERE'S A FEW OF THE PROCEDURAL POINTS, AS COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN NOTED.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE ADJUDICATOR COMES TO GPC TODAY AND AT 7 P.M.

WE'LL APPOINT HIM. THERE IS THAT OPPORTUNITY.

BUT THAT WOULD BE ADMINISTRATION COMING FORWARD FEBRUARY 24TH AT NOON AND 7 P.M.

COUNCIL APPROVING THAT. AND THEN TWO BUSINESS DAYS LATER, ADMINISTRATION HAS TO PUT THE APPLICATION IN.

SO, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING THOSE ARE PRETTY TIGHT TIMELINES TO, TO HAVE AN APPLICATION.

JUST TO NOTE THE WAY THAT THE MOTION IS WORDING, WORDED WE'RE NOT GIVING ADMINISTRATION ANY DIRECTION,

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WHICH I KNOW COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN IS DOING THAT FROM A BROAD PERSPECTIVE. HOWEVER, ADMINISTRATION COULD THEN ONLY APPLY FOR PROJECTS THAT COUNCILS APPROVED, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE $10,000 FOR THE PAINTED LINES, $ 10,000 FOR THE MITIGATION.

SO THERE AREN'T A LOT OF PROJECTS IN OUR CAPITAL PLAN THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT.

SO IF COUNCIL WANTS ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE A NEW PROJECT, EVEN IF IT IS THE FRAME LAKE EXTENSION WHICH HAS BEEN DISCUSSED THAT CLASS D WAS FROM SEVEN YEARS AGO.

ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE TO BRING FORWARD A NEW FIGURE.

WE DO HAVE TO PROVIDE 25% PLUS THE O&M BECAUSE THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL WOULD THEN BECOME WINTER MAINTENANCE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, POINTS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WOULD BE THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING 25% OF 20 26 DOLLARS TODAY WITHOUT SEEING THE REST OF THE CAPITAL PLANS.

AND I CAN APPRECIATE COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN OR 28, WHICH IS A FUTURE COUNCIL, WHICH DOES MEAN, YOU KNOW MAYBE WE GO BACK TO THE FEDS AND SAY THERE ISN'T COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THIS, WE'RE RETURNING THE DOLLARS.

SO LOTS TO CONSIDER IN THIS. AND I CAN APPRECIATE IT'S IT'S DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW, WITH THESE TIMELINES.

BUT ALL THOSE POINTS TO TO REMEMBER IN OUR IN OUR DELIBERATIONS.

MR. VAN DINE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE POINTS TO FOR COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

YEAH. SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YOU DID ENUMERATE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL EFFORT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SUBSTANTIATE AN APPLICATION THAT I THINK WAS SUGGESTED BY MR. FEQUET. THE EXPRESSION THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR WHEN I WANTED TO OPEN UP MY, MY COMMENTS WAS IT TOOK ME A MOMENT TO FIND BUT IT'S BEWARE OF GREEKS BEARING GIFTS AND IT'S, IT'S ONE IN WHICH COULD APPLY NOT ONLY IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, BUT WITH ANOTHER ANY OTHER PROPOSALS THAT COME FORWARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA OR ANY OTHER LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. ALL THIS TO SAY IS THAT WE'RE ALWAYS VIGILANT AND OPEN TO FINDING WAYS TO LEVERAGE DOLLARS WITH, WITH CITIES PLANS IN THIS INSTANCE GOING THROUGH THE ELIGIBILITY, GOING THROUGH THE LIST OF APPROVED PROJECTS, WE'RE JUST NOT ABLE TO SATISFY A CREDIBLE APPLICATION AT THIS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANKS FOR THAT RESPONSE FOR THOSE RESPONSES. I GUESS MY NEXT QUESTION IS IF COUNCIL DECIDED TO PASS THIS MOTION TODAY, THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY INDICATE COUNCIL'S DESIRE FOR ADMINISTRATION TO BE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.

SO PRESUMABLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MORE THAN A MONTH TO GET THIS DONE OR ABOUT A MONTH TO GET THIS DONE.

TO THE QUESTION OF, LIKE THE PROJECT, I GUESS I'M ALSO COGNIZANT THAT'S THAT'S SAYING THAT GREEK SAYING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE DOT. THAT'S WHAT THE TROUBLE THAT THEY GOT IN A LOT IS CHASING MONEY THAT THEY COULDN'T PONY UP THE 25%.

I GUESS THE REASON I'M GENERALLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION IS BECAUSE FOR ME, THE THE FRAME LAKE CONNECTOR TRAIL WAS, YOU KNOW, FIVE, $600,000 WAS BUDGETED. AND THAT'S THAT WAS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALMOST TWO TAX POINTS AT BUDGET TIME.

NOW, IF THAT'S ONLY $150,000 AND THE OTHER 75% COMES FROM THE FEDS, THAT'S LESS THAN HALF A TAX POINT.

AND FOR ME, AT BUDGET TIME, I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE SAID FOR LESS THAN HALF A TAX POINT, LET'S DO THAT.

THAT'S A ROUNDING ERROR ON $100 MILLION BUDGET THE $150,000, THAT WE'D HAVE TO BE OUR CONTRIBUTION.

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M LEANING TOWARDS AND GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MOTION BECAUSE LIKE I BUT I, I'M STRUGGLING WITH DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE ENOUGH THINGS? WHEN I LOOKED AT THE APPLICATION GUIDELINES ONLINE THAT WERE SHARED, I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS IN HERE LIKE CROSSWALKS, CURBS, PAVING, PROBABLY A LOT OF THE STUFF WE'RE GOING TO DO.

THE WIDENING OF THE FRANKLIN HILL, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALK ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OLD TOWN.

SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE HAVE THINGS THAT WOULD FALL WITHIN THIS, THAT WERE GOING TO COST US MONEY ANYWAYS.

I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THE $10,000 LINING ISN'T VERY MUCH FOR THE THE BIKE PATHS DOWNTOWN.

AND THE CURB TEMPORARY FIX OVER AT NJ, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE FALL WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE ELIGIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT.

SO I GUESS I'M JUST A LITTLE UNCLEAR ON WHY WOULD WE NOT BE PUTTING A LOT OF THOSE THINGS FORWARD AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION TO GET THEM COVERED, KNOWING WE WERE ALREADY GOING TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ANYWAYS? THE FRANKLIN HILL WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR,

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SO THAT'S ICIP FUNDING. AND YOU CAN TRANSFER THAT MONEY.

IT'S IT'S PROJECT SPECIFIC. AND I JUST CAUTION PEOPLE OF USING THAT $400 K FIGURE.

THAT'S SEVEN YEARS AGO, CLASS D ESTIMATES. SO EVERYTHING 6.

YEAH, $600 K. YEAH. SO THAT'S SEVEN YEARS AGO.

THAT'S POST OR THAT WAS PRE-PANDEMIC PRE CRAZY INFLATION.

ALL OF THE THINGS WE'VE SAW MORE RECENTLY IS PROBABLY THREE TIMES THE COST, AGAIN WHO KNOWS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A CURRENT FIGURE.

AND APPROVAL OF THIS MOTION WOULD HAPPEN FEBRUARY 10TH AT 7 P.M..

IF WE WANTED TO GET IT TO GPC ON THE 17TH, THE MEMO WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE BEEN DRAFTED AT BY NOON ON FEBRUARY 10TH.

SO IF WE WAIT TILL FEBRUARY 24TH AND WE DISCUSS IT AT NOON, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY GIVING MUCH TIME FOR RESIDENTS TO WEIGH IN ON WHETHER THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE OF A PROJECT BEING PRESENTED AT NOON AND COUNCIL APPROVING AT 7:00, AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 25% COMMITMENT IN 2026 OR 2027 OR 2028 OR 2029. SO JUST A FEW OTHER THINGS TO TO CONSIDER.

COUNCILLOR FEQUET BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO ADMINISTRATION, DID YOU WANT? YEAH, JUST. AND JUST IF YOU COULD OFFER SOME CLARITY TO MY LAST QUESTION, I THINK AT THIS POINT IS ON THE PROCESS.

I MEAN, IF COUNCIL WAS IN SUPPORT COLLECTIVELY OF THIS MOTION COULD WE DO WE NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO WALK IT ON TO COUNCIL TONIGHT? WE DON'T WE HAVEN'T GIVEN THE PUBLIC ANY NOTICE, SO IT WOULD BE HIGHLY FROWNED UPON.

BUT WHETHER THERE'S ACTUALLY THE, THE LEGAL OPTION, MR. VAN DINE. I'M GOING TO ASK MR. COLE TO RESPOND TO THAT THAT LEGAL QUESTION. THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW, I'M NOT SURE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I'LL HAVE A LOOK AND GET BACK TO YOU.

WE COULD PROBABLY PULL A SECTION FIVE AND SUSPEND RULES.

I JUST CAUTION PEOPLE LIKE WE HAVEN'T GIVEN THE PUBLIC ANY NOTICE THAT WE WOULD BE DISCUSSING THIS MOTION AT 7 P.M., SO TAKE THAT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT, EVEN IF WE'RE LEGALLY ABLE TO.

UNDERSTOOD. YEAH, I WAS JUST ASKING PROCEDURALLY, BECAUSE WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE RED TAPE OF THE PROCESSES BEING A REASON THAT THIS WILL NOT MAKE SENSE, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE CASE.

LIKE, IF THIS MAKES SENSE, WE SHOULD DO IT, IF IT DOESN'T, THEN WE SHOULDN'T. AND I THINK IF WE'RE DOING IT, PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO BE MAD FOR THE REASONS WHY.

BUT YEAH TO BE TO BE DECIDED. SO THAT'S GOOD FOR ROUND ONE FOR ME.

THANKS. YEAH. WITH THAT IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, DIRECTING ADMINISTRATION TO STOP WORKING ON WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON AND PUTTING THEIR ENERGY TO THAT. AND I KNOW THE CAPACITY ISSUES A TIRED ONE, BUT SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS ONE? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANKS TO COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR ADMIN FOR THE RESPONSE.

I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION AND AGREE WITH THE THOUGHTS EXPRESSED BY COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN.

I'LL SOUND LIKE A BIT OF A BROKEN RECORD FROM BUDGET HERE.

RESIDENTS EXPECT US TO DO MORE THAN PLAN THINGS THEY EXPECT.

AND YEAH, THEY EXPECT PRACTICAL RESULTS. PRACTICAL RESULTS MEAN MONEY.

THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN WILL REQUIRE BIG DOLLARS TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVELY.

AND WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE SAID WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS PLAN $300,000 IN A TAX AT A POINT TAX INCREASE SERIOUS.

WHILE I ALSO DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL. I CAN READ POLITICAL TEA LEAVES.

IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE VERY SPARSE, IF THEY EXIST AT ALL, IN THE COMING FUTURE, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE A VERY FLEXIBLE FUND TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE COSTS FOR YELLOWKNIFERS FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE SHOWN WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT PLANNING. I WANT US TO SHOW WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT RESULTS, SUPPORTING THIS MOTION SHOWS THAT. SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT.

DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I'M NEVER AGAINST GETTING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ANYTHING.

IF THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, DOLE OUT THE DOLLARS FOR US TO DO ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS, THAT'S GREAT. BUT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION SAYING THAT THEY CAN'T CREATE A SUBSTANTIVE APPLICATION AT THIS TIME, WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE THROWING STUFF INTO THE WIND HERE, LIKE WITH THE CURRENT PROJECTS BROUGHT FORWARD ONTO THIS UNDER THE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN

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IT'S JUST NOT MAKING A LOT OF SENSE. WE COULD BE THROWING A CLASS D ESTIMATE IF WE'RE DOING IT IN THIS TIMELINE FOR THE $600,000 PROJECT THAT COMES BACK AT BACK AT A $1.5-2 MILLION ONE AND THEN WE'RE TRAPPED OR WE'RE SAYING, NO, WE GOT TO SEND THE MONEY BACK THERE AGAIN.

IT'S NOT THAT I'M AGAINST THIS IN THEORY, THE TIMELINE IS JUST SO STRENUOUS THAT I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE REALISTICALLY BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE IN A WAY WHERE WE'D BE ABLE TO GET ANY REAL FUNDING.

BUT EVEN MORE LOOKS LIKE IF WE DECIDE TO APPLY FOR THIS, WE MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO RESCIND IT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE THESE PROPER ESTIMATIONS. I DO HOPE THAT THEY WILL OPEN THIS AGAIN SOMETIME DOWN THE DOWN THE LINE HERE.

IT'S IT'S NOT GREAT THAT WE DIDN'T APPLY FOR THIS BEFORE, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW.

MAYBE THERE'S ALSO SOME CAPACITY ISSUES UPON THIS, BUT AT THIS TIME I JUST I CAN'T REASONABLY SUPPORT THIS.

SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION GOING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU MADAM.

EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS POINT LIKE I'M I SUPPORT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MUCH THE SAME AS WHAT COUNCILLOR COCHRANE HAS SAID. I WORRY ABOUT WHAT HAS TO GO OFF OUR, OUR WORK PLAN TO, TO GET THIS APPLICATION DONE. WE WE'VE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN ABOUT ADMINISTRATION, YOU KNOW, THE WORKLOAD IS OVERWHELMING. SO I, I FEEL SOME RESPONSIBILITY AROUND THAT AS WELL.

AND WE ALWAYS KEEP ASKING FOR MORE AND MORE AND MORE.

AND RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION OR POTENTIAL MOTION FROM COUNCILLOR TOM, BEN, JESUS, SORRY, IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG WEEK.

YEAH. SO RIGHT NOW I WON'T BE IN SUPPORT FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT COUNCILLOR COCHRANE HAS SAID AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. PRETTY MUCH REITERATE WHAT COUNCILLOR PAYNE AND COUNCILLOR COCHRANE HAVE ALREADY PUT FORWARD.

FUNDING IS ALWAYS WELCOME BY THE CITY, BY COUNCILLORS DEFINITELY.

IT EASES TAX BASE ON OUR TAXPAYERS. BUT I HAVE TO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO AGREE WITH THE MOTION BECAUSE ADMINISTRATION IS ALREADY FULLY LOADED, AND WE'VE WE'VE BEEN SITTING ON ON THE WORKLOAD FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND WE'RE CAPACITY. AND I DON'T WANT US TO BE PUTTING MORE ONTO THEIR SHOULDERS THAN THEY CAN, THEY CAN HANDLE. IT JUST MEANS SOMETHING ELSE WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED, UNFORTUNATELY, AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT EITHER.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'M I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION.

THANK YOU. AND BIG THANKS TO MR. COLE. HE DID TAKE A LOOK AT THE BYLAW, AND THIS COULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD AS NEW BUSINESS TONIGHT, BUT NEEDS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL DISPENSING WITH THE NOTICE, WHICH MEANS TWO THIRDS OF MEMBERS HAVE TO BE IN SUPPORT OF IT.

COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM ADMIN.

NOT IN THE WORK PLAN. BUT THIS IS REALITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND EVERY BUSINESS IN OUR CITY.

OPPORTUNITY TO PIVOT AND TRY TO CAPTURE IT. IT DOESN'T WORK OUT.

IT DOESN'T WORK OUT. BUT YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU DON'T TRY.

SO I'M SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. THANK YOU. FOR MYSELF, I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION.

WE CAN CHASE DOLLARS ALL DAY, AND WE HAVE DONE THAT IN THE PAST.

AND IT JUST PULLS US ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND IT IS ONLY 75% FUNDING, SO THE CITY STILL HAS TO COME UP WITH THE REMAINING 25%.

AND I KNOW FOLKS ARE TALKING THAT $400 OR $600 K FROM SEVEN YEARS AGO.

MOST OF OUR PROJECTS ARE NOW THREE TIMES THAT.

SO WE COULD BE LOOKING AT $375,000 REQUIRED. AND MAYBE WE'LL GET THE FUNDING, OR MAYBE WE WON'T, BUT THEN WE'RE PULLING ADMINISTRATION AWAY FROM DOING WORK THAT WAS IN THEIR WORK PLAN TO CHASE THIS, AND WE MIGHT NOT GET IT. AND WE WOULD BE CREATING A PROJECT OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET CYCLE.

WE DON'T HAVE INSIGHT INTO WHAT OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS WILL BE DISCUSSING IN 2026.

SO I DO WORRY WE START APPROVING 2026 DOLLARS TODAY AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE FULL PICTURE.

OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT CAPITAL IS EASY TO GET AND WE CAN CHASE DOLLARS ALL DAY BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY EASY TO GET.

IT'S THE O&M THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET AND THERE'S NO RENEWAL CYCLES.

AND SO THAT ALSO IMPACTS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE UPDATING OTHER TRAILS.

TIMING IS ALWAYS TOUGH. IF THIS WAS 2026 WE'D BE IN A BETTER POSITION BECAUSE WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE OUR MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

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AND I KNOW FOLKS ARE ARE TALKING LIKE THEY'LL KNOW WHAT'S IN THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

LIKE THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE THERE. AND FOR ME, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A CERTAINTY.

WHITE HORSE, YES, GOT THIS FUNDING, BUT THAT WAS MUCH LIKE OUR D MATH, WHERE THEY HAD A CRITICAL PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDED FUNDING, AND THEY MANAGED TO FIND A CREATIVE WAY TO APPLY FOR A FUND.

IT WASN'T REALLY AN ACT OF TRANSPORTATION. YES.

THEY DRESSED IT UP WELL WITH THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO WANT ADMINISTRATION TO FOCUS ON FUNDING POTS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR CURRENT WORK PLAN, OUR CAPITAL PLAN, OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THE MORE OTHER PROJECTS WE'RE ADDING, WHICH THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION IS A PROJECT THAT WE WOULD BE ADDING IN 2026 THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT THERE.

AND WE KNOW THAT THE DOLLARS ARE TIGHT. WE KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST TO DO THE THE PUMP HOUSE UPGRADES.

SO FOR ME, I'M, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DOING A ONE OFF BUDGET CYCLE APPROVAL.

PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT EVEN DONE MONTH ONE OF 2025.

AND IT PROBABLY WON'T BE CALLED THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, BUT THERE'LL BE ANOTHER FUNDING POT AND IT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME.

THEY JUST CHANGED THE NAME AND ADD SOME NEW FUNDING.

SO SECOND ROUND YOU'LL TO BE TO CLOSE. SO COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. UNDERSTAND ALL THOSE POINTS I'LL JUST SORT OF SAY IT AGAIN.

IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS MASTER PLAN, WE'RE GOING TO LIKE, IF WE'RE BALKING AT $375,000 WITH 75% OF THE COST COVERED, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS PLAN.

IF WE'RE BALKING AT $375,000 WITH 75% OF THE PROJECTS COVERED.

SO IF THAT'S THE OPINION OF THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL, THEN I THINK WE SHOULD STRIKE THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND SAVE THE RESIDENTS SOME MONEY RIGHT NOW. AND I'LL KEEP SAYING THAT EVERY TIME THIS COMES UP.

THANKS. THANKS AND TO CLARIFY, I'M NOT BALKING AT THE PRICE, BUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S IN THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN, SO WE DON'T KNOW THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IDENTIFIED.

SO WE ARE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE BY SAYING WE'RE DEDICATING $375,000 TO THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION, WHERE ANOTHER PROJECT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE DEEMED A HIGHER PRIORITY.

SO FOR ME, IT'S IT'S MORE ABOUT WAITING TILL THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

SO WE ARE MORE HOLISTIC IN OUR FUNDING. SECOND ROUND COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

THANKS, MADAM CHAIR, JUST A QUESTION. I RECOGNIZE WHEN WE RECEIVE THE DRAFT BUDGET BEFORE OUR DELIBERATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, USUALLY THE CAPITAL COSTS ARE FORECASTED OUT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, TEN YEARS OUT.

AND WE HAVE PRETTY DETAILED BUDGETS FOR THREE YEARS RECOGNIZING WE'RE ONLY APPROVING THE ONE AHEAD OF US.

ARE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS WITHIN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE CURBS, THE SIDEWALKS IN FUTURE CAPITAL YEARS ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS FUND? RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE GENERAL ESTIMATES AND COSTS FOR SOME OF THOSE.

THEY'RE ELIGIBLE. BUT I DON'T THINK CLASS D GOES THAT FAR, CLASS D.

MR. VAN DINE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT.

YEAH. THANK YOU. AND AND LET ME JUST REITERATE, ADMINISTRATION IS VERY KEEN ON FINDING OTHER OFFSETS TO MAKE OUR DOLLARS GO FURTHER.

I DON'T WANT THAT THAT TO BE AN IMPRESSION THAT WE'RE LEAVING.

WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS THAT BASED ON THE ANALYSIS THAT WE'VE DONE IS THAT WE HAVE NO ELIGIBLE PROJECTS, THAT COUNCIL HAS HAD A LINE OF SIGHT ON OR APPROVED.

WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT WE HAVE JUST APPROVED, AND WE ARE GOING FULL BORE ON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

ON LIFT STATION NUMBER ONE, WE'RE GOING FULL BORE ON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

WE ARE GOING FULL BORE ON MANAGING A SPOT FIRE AT THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY.

WE ARE MOVING FULL BORE. ON RESPONDING TO QUERIES ABOUT MUSKOX.

WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT YELLOWKNIFERS ARE BEING SERVED ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME, THE ABILITY TO MOVE OUT ON RFP ON THOSE CRITICAL PROJECTS FOR YELLOWKNIFERS IS AT RISK, WITH US CREATING A NEW PROJECT THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

YOU ARE WELL WITHIN YOUR DOMAIN TO GIVE US DIRECTION, AND WE WILL ACCEPT IT GLADLY, AND WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT IS TO TO SUPPORT THAT DIRECTION. BUT IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THE TEN YEAR FORECAST THAT COUNCILLOR FEQUET HAS MENTIONED AND LOOKING TO SEE IF WE CAN PULL TOGETHER FROM THAT FUTURE LIST FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.

THANK YOU. OH, MAYBE JUST ONE FOLLOW UP AND APOLOGIES

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IF THIS WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED IN PERSON OR IN THE ROOM.

CAN ADMIN JUST ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ABOUT THAT SHOVEL READY QUESTION THAT CAME UP ABOUT? IS THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADMINS UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECTS THAT ARE KIND OF ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY'RE SHOVEL READY OR NOT? I KNOW THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. AND ADMIN CAN ONLY APPLY ON 2025 BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

SO MR. VAN DINE. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.

AND THE GUIDES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT I THINK THERE CAN BE SOME DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION, AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO PROVIDE AS ACCURATE AN INTERPRETATION AS POSSIBLE.

BUT THE DESIGN WORK, THE COSTING WORK AND TO SOME LEVEL OF ENGINEERING AND RELATED TO THAT, AND THAT'S THE LENS WITH WHICH WE WERE APPLYING THROUGH THIS CAPITAL ENTRY.

THEY DO HAVE ANOTHER STREAM THAT IS NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME UNDER THE UNDER THE THE THE TRANSPORTATION FUND THAT IS THERE THAT DOES PROVIDE FOR PLANNING DOLLARS FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DOOR IS NOT OPEN AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE APPLICATION TO.

HAD THAT DOOR BEEN OPEN, THEN WE WOULD BE AT FRONT OF THE LINE PUTTING FORWARD OUR MASTER TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND THE OTHER THINGS TO ALLOW FOR THOSE DOLLARS TO BE PUT ASIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION PURPOSES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE JUST FIND OURSELVES IN A IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE QUAGMIRE WITH THE ELIGIBILITY AND WHAT STREAMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS JUNCTURE.

NOTHING FURTHER COUNCILLOR FEQUET. OKAY. FINAL CALL FOR SECOND, COUNCILLOR HENDRIKSEN TO CLOSE.

WELL, I'M HOPING I HOPING I MAY BE ABLE TO SWING ONE OF YOU.

AND I ALSO THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT COUNCILLOR MCGURK IS NOT HERE TODAY, BECAUSE I THINK SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIFTH ONE.

BUT I GUESS SUCH IS LIFE. I APPRECIATE THE CITY MANAGER COMMENTS ABOUT ADMIN BEING COMMITTED TO OUR WORK.

THAT'S THIS AGAIN, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ADMINS COMMITMENT, THIS IS ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT UP HERE.

I'M STARTING TO QUESTION, LIKE, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN OUR COMMITMENT.

SO IN TERMS OF FUNDS, SOMETHING HE MENTIONED IS IF WE'RE STARTING TO BALK AT, YEAH, $375,000 OR $400,000.

IF THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL EXTENSION WAS $400,000 AND IT COULD BE $1.5 MILLION, WE'RE STILL BE SPENDING LESS IN A FUTURE BUDGET WITH THIS APPLICATION BY GETTING 75% COVERAGE, WE'D STILL BE SPENDING LESS THAN IS WAS BUDGETED BACK IN 2018.

SO THE LOGIC OF WAITING, IT ONLY GETS MORE EXPENSIVE AND WE LOSE POTENTIAL FUNDING.

AROUND BASELINE FUNDING. SO THE CITY MANAGER HAD REFERENCED A FUND THAT WAS OPEN THROUGH THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND.

IT WAS CALLED BASELINE FUNDING THAT CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER.

WE MISSED THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET FUNDING TO FUND OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN THAT WAS FLAGGED TO US BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, FLAGGED TO COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION, AND WE LOST OUT ON THAT OPPORTUNITY.

AROUND THE TIMELINE. WE LET A MONTH AND A HALF GO TO GET [INAUDIBLE] PUSHING FOR THIS MOTION TWO WEEKS AGO, AND THEN I GAVE ADMIN AN EXTRA WEEK TO COME BACK WITH SOME OF THESE ANSWERS. THAT'S WHY I BRING THE MOTION TODAY AND NOT LAST WEEK. SO WE'VE LOST TIME THERE.

WE CAN ONLY APPLY RIGHT NOW ON THESE 202 5 PRE-APPROVED PROJECTS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BROUGHT THEM BACK TO COUNCIL.

THAT'S WHAT THE TIMELINE IS ABOUT, BRINGING THINGS BY THE END OF FEBRUARY COME IN, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T ADD NEW THINGS.

AROUND WORKLOAD, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WORKLOAD, AN OBVIOUS THING TO DELAY IS THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN LAUNCH AND THE STARTING WORK AROUND THAT. THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY OBVIOUS THING TO DELAY BY A MONTH SO MONTH SO WE CAN GET THIS APPLICATION IN. AROUND A COUNCIL VOTE MOTION VOTE, AGAIN I REALLY, REALLY WISH COUNCILLOR MCGURK WAS HERE.

I MEAN, A PERSON I KNOW WHAT'S OUT OF PROCEDURE AND ALL THAT.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS GO FOR A VOTE NEXT WEEK, BECAUSE I THINK IF SHE WAS HERE, SHE'D BE THE FIFTH AND SWING VOTE.

BUT THAT'S JUST ME. IF WE DON'T COMMIT TO THIS FUNDING TO TO TRYING TO ACCESS THIS FUNDING FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS THAT I'VE JUST LAID OUT, I DO THINK THAT FOR THE COUNCILLORS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND THE TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER IN OUR DECEMBER BUDGET, I WOULD ASK YOU TO REFLECT FOR THE NEXT WEEK, DO YOU TRULY ARE YOU TRULY COMMITTED TO THIS WORK GOING FORWARD? BECAUSE WE ARE COMMITTING RESIDENTS TO SPENDING $300,000 FOR A TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IN 2025, AND WE'VE ADDED A NEW STAFF MEMBER WHOSE PRIMARY PIECE OF WORK WAS GOING TO BE THIS PLAN AND THEN IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PLAN.

SO IF WE'RE NOT COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTATION, WE SHOULD REALLY BE THINKING ABOUT CUTTING THOSE PIECES FROM THE BUDGET IN 2025,

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BECAUSE I'M QUITE FRANKLY, EXHAUSTED OF TALKING TO RESIDENTS ABOUT COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT.

AND THEN I COME AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS AND I'M NOT SURE IT'S THERE.

ON THE FLIP SIDE, MAYBE YOU ARE ALL COMMITTED AND THAT'S WONDERFUL, BUT THEN KNOW THAT THIS DECISION MEANS THAT WE WILL BE SPENDING FOUR TIMES MORE FOR ALL OF THESE PIECES OF INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO OWN.

AND WHEN THE QUESTIONS COME TO ME IN THE FUTURE, I'M GOING TO BE DIRECTING IT TO ALL YOU FOUR. ALL WITH LOVE, BUT I'LL BE SENDING THEM YOUR WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T JUSTIFY IT ANYMORE.

SO I THINK THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF IT. THANKS FOR TO ADMIN FOR DOING ALL YOUR BACKGROUND WORK.

THE CITY MANAGER, I KNOW I WAS BACK AND FORTH TO DO A BUNCH, SO I DO REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I APPRECIATE THAT WORK FROM ADMIN. AND AND AS YOU SAID, YOU'RE COMMITTED TO THE WORK THAT COUNCIL HAS PUT IN FRONT OF YOU. IT'S OUR JOB TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO.

AND SO WITH THAT, I HOPE MAYBE I CONVINCED ONE OF YOUR MINDS TO SWITCH, BUT I ACCEPT IF I DIDN'T AND I WILL MOVE ON FROM THIS HOPEFULLY HAPPIER IF ONE OF YOU SWITCHED, BUT IF NOT, I'LL MOVE ON. AND AS I SAID, RESIDENTS, YEAH, YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOBBY.

THANKS. 100% COMMITTED AND ALSO DON'T WANT TO PUT THE HORSE BEFORE THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

THERE WILL BE OTHER FUNDING POTS, SO THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND FOUR TIMES MORE.

HOWEVER, WE'LL HAVE HAD A MORE HOLISTIC VIEW OF OUR FINANCES AND IT IS CHALLENGING.

LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THE SEPTEMBER, WHICH MEANS WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO AN OFF CYCLE BUDGET APPROVAL.

AND THAT IS THE CHALLENGE OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES TRYING TO SHOVE THAT INTO THE FEDERAL SYSTEM WHEN THEY DON'T ALIGN WITH OUR CALENDAR YEARS.

AND WE AND WE HAVE TO PASS BUDGET BALANCED BUDGETS EVERY YEAR.

WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT ONE IN FAVOR. YES. SO JUST DOUBLE CHECKING THAT NOBODY HAD CHANGED MIC]. YEAH. SO THE MOTION WON'T MOVE FORWARD TO COUNCIL FEBRUARY 10TH. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WHETHER TO REAPPOINT PAUL PARKER AS AN ADJUDICATOR PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY

[7. A memorandum regarding whether to reappoint Paul Parker as an Adjudicator pursuant to Administrative Monetary Penalty By‐law No. 5054 for the City of Yellowknife.]

BYLAW NUMBER 5054 FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. DID YOU PUT YOUR HAND UP, SIR? I DID, THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS.

DID I KNOW THIS WAS PRETTY RECENT AND IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE THE CITY HAS THIS IN PLACE.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF SOMEONE COULD PROVIDE A BIT MORE CONTEXT ABOUT WHEN THIS INITIALLY GOT SET UP.

WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER RFPS WOULD BE HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE AND AT WHAT FREQUENCY? AND THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. BECAUSE IT SEEMS WE LET IT EXPIRE, OBVIOUSLY.

WE WERE BUSY, UNDERSTANDABLY, BUT WE DID. AND SO NOW WE'RE KIND OF DOING THIS TO KEEP IT GOING, BUT JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE INITIAL VISION WAS OR THE PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD.

SO IS THIS THE LAST TIME? AND THEN THERE'LL BE AN RFP FOR SURE, OR SHOULD THIS, SHOULD WE BE APPOINTING FOR LONGER, ETCETERA. ANY INSIGHT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. WE DID GO TO RFP, AND I IMAGINE IT'S SIMILAR TO OUR OTHER CONTRACTING THAT HAS LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUT MR. VAN DINE WI LL EXPLAIN. YEAH. I'LL JUST IN LIGHT OF THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF IT, I'LL INVITE DIRECTOR THISTLE TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. THANKS. WE DID GO OUT INITIALLY AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESPONSES.

AND SO WE REACHED OUT TO INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.

AND MR. PARKER KIND OF SIGNED UP THE FIRST TIME.

AND THEN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT AND OUR ABILITY, WE ARE ABLE TO REAPPOINT HIM AS HE'S AGREED TO STAY ON FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS.

AS LONG AS WE RUN THE ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY SYSTEM, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE AN ADJUDICATOR.

THAT THAT'S JUST HOW IT WAS LAID OUT IN THE BYLAW.