[1. Councillor Warburton will read the Opening Statement. ] [00:00:03] HELLO ALL YOU HAPPY PEOPLE AND A GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL FOR MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2025 TO ORDER AT 7 P.M. LET US BEGIN THIS COUNCIL MEETING WITH ITEM ONE WHERE COUNCILLOR WARBURTON WILL READ THE OPENING STATEMENT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED ON CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY. FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE DENE FIRST NATION. WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE MÉTIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO AWARD CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS. THERE WERE NO AWARDS CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THIS AGENDA. MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE ADOPTIONS OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS. [Items 3 & 4] COUNCILLOR WARBURTON OH, MOVING FOR THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2025 WILL BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION, NOW COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING OF MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2025 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF. [5. Does any Member have a conflict of interest in any matter before Council today? ] DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN NUMBER 15 AS I'M ON THE HOME BASE BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILLOR, AT THAT TIME, WE WILL BE ASKING YOU TO JUST MOMENTARILY TAKE A LEAVE. MOVING ON TO CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS. THERE WERE NO CORRESPONDENCE OR 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 STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. INTRODUCTIONS AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS. [11. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for March 10, 2025.] COUNCILLOR WARBURTON WILL INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING REPORTS: GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES COMMITTEE FOR MARCH 10TH, 2025, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL SELECT OPTION THREE STATUS QUO AS DETAILED IN THE WATER SOURCE SELECTION STUDY UPDATE REPORT AS THE PATH FORWARD FOR CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. ALL IN FAVOR? UH UNANIMOUS. WE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13. [Items 13 & 14] GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR MARCH 17TH, 2025, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED BY THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE, TO ALLOCATE $27,500 FROM THE COMMUNITY GRANT RESERVE TO AWARD THE 2025 GRANT FUNDING AS FOLLOWS, AS IN THE MEMO, NOT READING ALL THAT? YES. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. ALL IN FAVOR? ACTUALLY, I THINK THIS IS AN ITEM WHERE YEAH COUNCILLOR PAYNE I ACTUALLY THINK YOU ARE IN CONFLICT ON THIS ONE. NOPE, NEVER MIND ACTUALLY NEVER MIND. ALL IN FAVOR? UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15. [Items 15 & 16] NOW HE IS ALSO IN [INAUDIBLE] LEAVING, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND HOMELESSNESS CAB TO ALLOCATE $535,000 OF A 25-26 REACHING HOME CANADA STRATEGY TO END HOMELESSNESS FUNDING AS FOLLOWS. HOMEBASE- YOUTH STREET OUTREACH $200,000. SALVATION ARMY KITCHEN REPAIRS $157,000. YELLOWKNIFE WOMEN'S SOCIETY COOK $78,000. AND YWCA NWT PREVENTION AND SHELTER DIVERSION $100,000. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILLOR PAYNE PLEASE RETURN. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU SIR. MOVING ON. COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT NANCY LAMB, DAVE NICKERSON, AND TODD SLACK TO THE 2025 CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE BOARD OF REVISION, AND THAT AN HONORARIUM OF $500 PER DAY TO BE PAID TO ALL COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBERS. [00:05:04] THANK YOU SIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS ON A MEMORANDUM, WHETHER REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT EGBERT TIBAYAN AS THE BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY [Items 17 & 18] OF YELLOWKNIFE, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THAT PURSUANT TO SECTION 137 OF CTV ACT, EGBERT TIBAYAN BE APPOINTED THE BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, AND THE TERM OF THE APPOINTMENT SHALL BEGIN ON COMMENCEMENT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER, AND EXPIRE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. MOVING ON TO A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT AN ADJUDICATOR PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY [Items 19 & 20] BYLAW NUMBER 5054 FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I MOVE THAT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17 OF THE ADMINISTRATION MONETARY PENALTY BYLAW NUMBER 5054, SHELDON TONER BE APPOINTED FOR A TWO YEAR TERM AS AN ADJUDICATOR FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 21, A [Items 21 & 22] MEMORANDUM THAT A MEMORANDUM ONE SECOND HERE. YOU DIDN'T. JUST ONE SECOND. OH, THAT COUNCIL APPOINT, AS PER MEMORANDUM GARRETT COUNCILLOR COCHRANE AS ACTING MAYOR UNTIL DEPUTY MAYOR HENDRIKSEN RETURNS FROM HIS CURRENT LEAVE. THAT WILL BE MOVED OVER BY COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT A COUNCILLOR TO BE OR COUNCILLOR GARRETT COCHRANE TO BE THE ACTING MAYOR. DO I HAVE A SECONDOR? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO. [23. Is there any new business from the floor?] AS PER OUR DISCUSSION AT GPC TODAY, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING MOTION THAT BE PRESENTED CONSIDERATION FOR A NEW BUSINESS, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL TABLE THE MOTION SELECTED AS OPTION THREE STATUS QUO. IS THAT THE ONE? NO. THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT TO BRING FORWARD A MOTION TO APPROVE MAYOR ALTY REQUEST TO MISS MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE REGULAR MEETINGS OF COUNCIL UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION BE WAIVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ALL IN FAVOR? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN TO SPEAK TO THE MOTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS MY VIEWS AT GPC THIS AFTERNOON ON THIS TOPIC. I UNDERSTAND THIS ESTABLISHED PRECEDENT. HOWEVER, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN FAVOR OF ELECTED OFFICIALS GETTING LEAVE TO RUN FOR OTHER ELECTED OFFICE. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT MANY JOBS GIVE THIS LEAVE. HOWEVER, IT'S MY BELIEF THAT THIS SHOULD NOT APPLY TO SITTING ELECTED OFFICIALS. AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, YOU ALREADY HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO A SET OF RESIDENTS TO REPRESENT THEM. I DO NOT FEEL LEAVE SHOULD BE GRANTED TO PURSUE OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHILE ALREADY IN THIS SORT OF POSITION SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY. THIS OBJECTION IS TO THE PRACTICE AND NOT THE PERSON. REBECCA HAS SHOWN LAUDABLE AND LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO YELLOWKNIFE. ANY ORGANIZATION WOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE HER. THIS IS SIMPLY MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY VIEWS ON THIS PRACTICE, AS IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S COME BEFORE COUNCIL TO APPROVE LEAVE, AND FOR THESE REASONS STATED ABOVE I'LL BE VOTING AGAINST THE MOTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. ANYTHING FURTHER TO THE MOTION. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? WITH PASSED WITH TWO THIRDS, MORE THAN TWO THIRDS WITH COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN IN OPPOSITION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING OVER TO ENACTMENT OF [00:10:10] BYLAWS. I TELL YOU WHAT. NOW MOVING BACK TO SINCE THAT WAS WHAT HAPPENED, IS THAT WE DID MOVE THAT MOTION ONTO THE AGENDA NOW OVER TO COUNCILLOR WARBURTON FOR THE ACTUAL MOTION. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE MAYOR ALTY REQUEST TO MISS MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE REGULAR MEETINGS OF COUNCIL UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? [INAUDIBLE] MR. CHAIR. COUNCILLOR FEQUET. YEAH. THANKS. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN POINT AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD EARLIER, LAST FALL IT WILL BE GREAT TO GET CLARITY KIND OF WRITTEN DOWN ABOUT THE BEST PRACTICES FOR COUNCILLOR AND MAYOR MAYORAL LEAVE PRACTICES. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MEMO COMING FORWARD TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE END OF OUR TERM. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILLOR FEQUET, ANYTHING FURTHER TO THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? WE PASSED WITH COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN IN OPPOSITION. MOVING ON TO ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. [Items 24 - 26] THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. BY LAW NUMBER 5104 A BYLAW TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DOG BYLAW, ADDING VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER FEES, DELETE PART 1 AND AMEND PART 4 AND 12 OF FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NUMBER 4436, AS AMENDED, IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING. I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5104. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I MOVE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5104. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING OVER TO DEFERRED BUSINESS. THERE WAS NO DEFERRED BUSINESS, AND THERE WERE NO TABLED ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR ARE THERE ANY TABLED ITEMS ON THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. OLD BUSINESS. THERE WERE 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. ARE THERE ANY? AND NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES THEN. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES. THERE WERE NO ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FOR THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES FROM THE FLOOR? YES. COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. I'M GOING TO CALL A QUICK RECESS HERE FOR A SECOND, AND WE WILL BE BACK HERE IN YEAH, LET'S SAY 7:20. THANK YOU SO MUCH. RYAN WE ARE ABOUT TO REENTER. ARE YOU BACK? THERE WE GO, OH, LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO FOR A MOTION TO RECONSIDER, COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. [12. That Council select “Option 3 – Status Quo” as detailed in the Water Source Selection Study – Update Report as the path forward for capital project planning. ] I MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 12. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. AS THIS IS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION, WE WILL NEED TWO THIRDS OF COUNCIL. DO I HAVE A SECOND SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. RYAN. YES, [00:15:07] THAT IS UNANIMOUS. YOU DON'T HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO AND COUNCILLOR WARBURTON OVER TO YOU. COUNCIL SELECT OPTION THREE STATUS QUO AS DETAILED IN THE WATER SOURCE SELECTION STUDY. UPDATE REPORT AS A PATH FORWARD FOR CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING. YEAH. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW THAT THAT IS FOR CONSIDERATION. DO I HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR? COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. AN AMENDMENT. SORRY FOR THAT. CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW. THANK YOU. THAT COUNCIL TABLED A MOTION TO SELECT OPTION THREE STATUS QUO AS DETAILED IN THE WATER SOURCE SELECTION STUDY UPDATE REPORT, AS THE PATH FORWARD FOR CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE GIANT MINE REMEDIATION PROJECT TEAM PROVIDES A PRESENTATION REGARDING ITS RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND PLANS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT? NOPE. SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MCGURK. NOW ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. JUST BRIEFLY FOR CLARITY SO THE PUBLIC. WE ARE JUST TABLING THIS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE SORT OF GIST OF IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER MCGURK. YES, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING. SPEAKING OF MOVING OVER TO ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT? THE TO OF THE ADMINISTRATION. NEVER MIND. NOT TO THE ADMINISTRATION. ALL RIGHT, SO SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT, ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT ITEM IS TABLED. NOW BACK TO REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAMING. ITEM NUMBER 35 OR NO MOTION TO ADJOURN. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION BY COUNCILLOR MCGURK SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR WARBURTON. ALL IN FAVOR? WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCEDURAL ADVENTURE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.