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OKAY. AND I'LL CALL OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17,
[1. Opening Statement]
2025 TO ORDER. AND I'LL BEGIN WITH THE OPENING STATEMENTS.I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE MÉTIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY. NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[2. Approval of the agenda.]
ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD, MR. VAN DINE? NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD, MADAM CHAIR.THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TODAY? SEEING NONE DID JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE A SPECIAL GUEST IN THE AUDIENCE.
SO WELCOME. WE'LL TRY NOT TO KEEP YOUR DAD TOO LONG, EITHER.
[4. A memorandum regarding whether to select properties to auction for tax arrears, when to hold the auction, and what minimum price to establish for each property.]
WHEN TO HOLD THE AUCTION, AND WHAT MINIMUM PRICE TO ESTABLISH FOR EACH PROPERTY.MR. VAN DINE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM? YES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO THIS ITEM IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE, AS SET OUT BY THE MOTION THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL BACK IN MARCH OF 2000. WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING FORWARD TO COUNCIL A LIST OF, OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN ARREARS AND TO GET COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON SUBMITTING THAT AND MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S HALF ASSESSED VALUE. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THAT IS LEGISLATED FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. CORRECT? MR. VAN DINE. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU.
AND SO NO ABILITY TO, LIKE THERE'S NO ABILITY TO, I GUESS.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. HOWEVER, WE'RE KEEPING OUR FOOT TO THE GAS AND HOPING THAT THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT WILL ACTUALLY AMEND THIS LEGISLATION AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT TEND NOT TO SELL BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE LEGISLATION IS DRAFTED. YEAH, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING. THE MINIMUM AUCTION VALUE IS STILL WELL ABOVE WHAT THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THOSE PROPERTIES IS.
SEEING NOTHING FURTHER. WE WILL ADD THIS TO COUNCIL NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH AT 7 P.M..
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AND WE HAVE A LAND MATTER. BOTH OF THOSE ARE IN CAMERA.IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO MOVE IN CAMERA MOVE BY COUNCILOR HENDRIKSEN.
SECOND BY COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH. ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN MOVE IN CAMERA. AND BUSINESS ARISING FROM IN-CAMERA IS TO APPOINT ROB FOOTE. SO WE'LL BRING THAT FORWARD NEXT MONDAY AT 7 P.M..
WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF OUR AGENDA. IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVE BY
COUNCILOR WARBURTON, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED. SEE EVERYBODY NEXT MONDAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.