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[1. Councillor Warburton will read the Opening Statement. ]
STATEMENT. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE DENNY 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.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE AWARDS CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS.
THERE WERE NO AWARDS CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
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WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 2025 PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON I MOVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR A SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 2025 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. AND MOTION OR SECONDER COUNCILLOR MCGURK.
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JULY 28TH, 2025, PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.AND CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.
DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITION.
THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE NOR PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE WERE NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA.
AND NOW WE ARE ON TO THE GOOD STUFF. DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
[10. Public presentations regarding the 2026 Budget]
WE HAVE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE 2026 BUDGET, AND WE HAVE SIX PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.SO JUST A REMINDER FOR MY COLLEAGUES THAT TONIGHT IS NOT ABOUT DEBATING ANY ISSUES.
SO TONIGHT'S THE CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THE PRESENTERS WHO WANTED TO COME TO COUNCIL.
SO REMEMBER QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS. I'LL CUT YOU OFF NICELY IF YOU GO BEYOND QUESTIONS.
SO WITH THAT JUST, FOR THE PRESENTERS BEFORE WE GET INTO ALL OF YOU, SAME RULES APPLY.
SO WHEN MAKING A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, NO PERSON WILL SPEAK DISRESPECTFULLY OF THE CROWN.
ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY USE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE, MAKE PERSONAL REMARKS ABOUT ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC, OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY. REFLECT UPON THE MOTIVES OF MEMBERS WHO MAY HAVE VOTED FOR A PARTICULAR MOTION IN THE PAST.
REFLECT UPON THE MOTIVES OF ADVICE GIVEN TO COUNCIL BY ADMINISTRATION, OR REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH THE DECISION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER REGARDING AN INTERPRETATION OF ANY RULES. SO ALSO REMINDER YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES EACH AND THEN IF YOU NEED, WE CAN GIVE YOU AN ADDITIONAL TWO MINUTES IF ALL IF COUNCIL AGREES.
NO WORRIES. EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME. YEAH, OKAY.
YEAH, I'LL PUT A FINGER UP. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY.
HELLO, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
I WORK WITH A NUMBER OF LOCAL NON-PROFITS, INCLUDING THE NWT ART CENTRE INITIATIVE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMITMENTS OF YOUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS AS WELL AS YOUR ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN, OUR BUDGET SUBMISSION ADVOCATES FOR $25,000 TO BE ALLOCATED TO A COMPETITIVE PROCESS OPEN TO LOCAL ARTS AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO DELIVER AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY. WE AND OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WERE PLEASED TO SEE AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM INCLUDED IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN, AND TO SEE YOU ALL SUPPORT THAT PLAN IN THE LAST MUNICIPAL.
SORRY. AND TO SUPPORT THAT PLAN IN THE LAST MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PLAN HAS SINCE BEEN RELEGATED TO A LOWER PRIORITY LEVEL IN YOUR WORK PLAN, AND THAT YOUR REASONS FOR DOING SO WERE CONCERNS ABOUT WORKLOAD FOR YOUR ADMINISTRATION, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU HOW THE GOALS OF THE MASTER PLAN CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT BURDENING CITY STAFF. BY LEVERAGING YOUR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION AND THE HARD WORK AND EXPERTISE OF LOCAL NONPROFITS AND ARTIST RESIDENCY WILL ACTIVATE SPACES AND CONNECT
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AUDIENCES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO WHAT IS AN ARTIST RESIDENCY? A RESIDENCY SUPPORTS ARTISTS TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.NEXT SLIDE. HOW WOULD IT BENEFIT YELLOWKNIFE? AN ARTIST RESIDENCY IN YELLOWKNIFE WOULD PROVIDE SPACES FOR ARTISTS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE THEIR SKILLS AND NETWORKS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH THE ART SECTOR.
RESIDENCIES ARE KNOWN TO BRING ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, CAPACITY BASED AND REPUTATION BASED BENEFITS, AND I CAN SPEAK TO EACH OF THESE AFTER THE PRESENTATION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AT NEXT SLIDE.
WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM? RECREATION AND ARTS OPPORTUNITIES ARE PART OF THE COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS, AND AN ARTIST RESIDENCY WAS PROPOSED IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN OF 2022.
AND AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS RELEGATED TO A LOWER PRIORITY LEVEL, BUT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO REVISIT THIS DECISION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WILL NOT BURDEN YOUR ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS ESSENTIAL PROGRAMING THAT WILL HELP BUILD THE ART SECTOR IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR TERRITORY.
NEXT SLIDE. HOW WOULD A RESIDENCY BE DELIVERED? WE'RE PROPOSING THAT IN LIEU OF A CITY COORDINATED RESIDENCY, YOU PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT DELIVERY.
THE RESIDENCY WOULD BE DELIVERED BY A LOCAL NONPROFIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH FUNDS FROM THE CITY, WHICH CAN BE LEVERAGED, WHICH CAN BE USED TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING.
NEXT SLIDE. WHAT IMPACT WOULD 25,000 HAVE? WE THINK IT WILL BE HUGE WITH A $25,000 CONTRIBUTION.
THE CITY WILL LEAD THE NWT INTO SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLY SUPPORTING THE ART SECTOR.
AN ARTIST RESIDENCY HITS ALL THE PILLARS OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN PROVIDED HERE.
IN CONCLUSION, WE BELIEVE THAT THE GOALS OF THE CITY CAN BE REALIZED WITH FEWER CITY RESOURCES BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH AN ALLOCATION OF 25,000, A LOCAL OR LOCAL NON-PROFITS CAN DELIVER RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES AND LEVERAGE YOUR CONTRIBUTION FOR GREATER IMPACT.
THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MARY. QUESTIONS, WE HAVE COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR FROM OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH THE PASSION FOR THE ARTS. MY QUESTION IS AROUND THE 25,000.
WITH THE ARTS PROJECT SMALL GRANT THROUGH ITI IS 5000, THE LARGEST BEING TEN.
WHAT MADE YOU DETERMINE 25,000 IS THE NUMBER? THIS WAS IN A GOAL OF REACHING POSSIBLY 75,000 WITH LEVERAGED FUNDS, IN ORDER TO DELIVER MUCH, MUCH LARGER GOALS THAN THE TEN AND THE FIVE ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THE CITY OR THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT.
THE 75,000 WOULD IDEALLY BE MET THROUGH IN-KIND THROUGH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, POSSIBLY THROUGH LEVERAGING THOSE FUNDS THROUGH TERRITORIAL FUNDING, AS WELL AS THINGS LIKE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, WHICH DOES HAVE NOMINAL ALLOCATIONS TOWARDS ARTIST RESIDENCIES, BUT MUCH LARGER POTS FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMING, WHICH COULD BE A PORTION OF THIS RESIDENCY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.
COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED APPLYING FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT FOR THE 25,000? YES. WE WERE HOPING THAT THIS COULD BE MORE OF A ROUTINE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WHILE THAT POT IS OPEN TO RESIDENCES, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER COMPETITORS IN THAT FIELD, AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ENCOURAGE INTER ORGANIZATION COOPERATION, WHICH IS IDEALLY THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO CREATE A COLLABORATIVE RESIDENCY THAT REACHES MORE THAN ONE ORGANIZATION, WHO TYPICALLY ACCESS A POT LIKE THAT COMPETITIVELY.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU.
COUNCILLOR MCGURK. THANKS FOR PRESENTATION. SO I GUESS WHAT I'M HEARING AND MAYBE CORRECT ME IF YOU'RE WRONG IS THIS IS THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD CREATE A PROCUREMENT, LIKE WE WOULD BE SEEKING.
WOW. I LOST ALL MY ALL OF MY WORDS. I WAS I WAS TRYING TO WRITE IT DOWN, BUT THIS WOULD GO OUT FOR TENDER, ESSENTIALLY, THIS WOULD BE A CONTRACT THAT WOULD GO FOR TENDER. OR IS THIS A GRANT OPPORTUNITY? HOPEFULLY A GRANT OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT MORE LEVERAGE WHEN IT'S A GRANT OPPORTUNITY, IF IT'S A CONTRACT, IT'S SORT OF, I KNOW IT WEARS A DIFFERENT HAT THAN WHEN YOU'RE APPROACHING OTHER FUNDERS.
IF YOU'RE A CONTRACTED ORGANIZATION, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN, YOU KNOW, APPLYING ON GRANTS, GETTING COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT, AND THEN BEING ABLE TO PITCH THAT TO OTHER FUNDERS. IT'S JUST A SORT OF DIFFERENT HAT THAN WHEN YOU'RE APPROACHING LIKE A FOUNDATION THAT YOU WEAR WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING TO THESE
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ORGANIZATIONS. I COULD EXPAND ON THAT REAL QUICK HEARING.DO YOU MIND IF I PULL ADRIAN UP? GO AHEAD MR. [INAUDIBLE]. JUST A QUICK NOTE.
MARY DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH GRANTS VERSUS RFP PROCESSES.
THE IDEA IS AN RFP PROCESS THAT IT WOULD BE COMPETITIVE, NOT NECESSARILY FOR ONE APPLICANT OR, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE OPEN TO BROADER COMPETITION.
THANKS. THANKS FOR THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S. YEAH, JUST UNDERSTANDING IF IT WAS A GRANT, IT WOULD BE SORT OF DIFFICULT FOR US TO TO SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO SET ASIDE THIS MUCH MONEY EXPLICITLY FOR THIS ONE TYPE OF ACTIVITY.
BUT WHEN, WE DON'T DO THAT FOR MANY OTHER THINGS, WE HAVE PRETTY BROAD POTS.
SO IF IT IS GOING TO BE A SORT OF RFP PROCESS, DO YOU THINK THAT THE CITY HAS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO WRITE AN RFP FOR THIS BASED ON OUR ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN? BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN IF THE INTEREST IS TO SAVE TIME FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION, IT'S WE STILL PUTTING THIS OUT FOR TENDER. IS GOING TO TAKE TIME.
AND WRITING THE RFP IS GOING TO TAKE TIME. YEAH, I GUESS IT WOULD BE A TIME SAVINGS RELATIVE TO RUNNING AN AIP PROGRAM YOURSELVES, WHICH WAS THE INTENT IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN.
AND CERTAINLY THERE IS A LOT OF LOCAL EXPERTISE, A BUNCH OF IT RIGHT HERE TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPING A SCOPE OF WORK, RFP DOCUMENTS, THAT TYPE OF THING. LOTS OF GROUPS THAT ARE EAGER TO HELP.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M OBVIOUSLY AS AN ARTIST, THEY'RE VERY INVESTED IN THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS, BUT I THINK IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOTE, I GUESS, THAT THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL COST RATHER THAN THE 25,000 WHICH WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO ESTABLISHING THE PROPOSAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.
BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCGURK. COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
THANKS, GUYS, FOR THE PRESENTATION. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS.
YOU MENTIONED 185 ARTISAN RESIDENTS NORTH OF THE 60TH PARALLEL.
DO YOU BY CHANCE KNOW WHAT OUR TWO NEIGHBORING TERRITORIES HAVE? YES. THE YUKON HAS 12 IN OPERATION. THESE HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION, MOST OF THEM SINCE THE 80S AND 90S.
SO THEY ARE BOUNDS AND LEAPS AHEAD OF US. AND THE NUNAVUT HAS AT LEAST TWO.
SO THE ONE THAT WE HAVE IS LOCATED IN TUKTOYAKTUK.
IT'S COORDINATED BY MAUREEN GRUBEN, AND IT'S CALLED THE AMALEK RESIDENCY.
AND IT'S ONLY OPEN THROUGH BASICALLY AN INVITATION MODEL.
SO IT'S NOT PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE. AWESOME. THANK YOU.
YOU MENTIONED YOU'RE HOPING THAT THIS WOULD BECOME ROUTINE.
JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD ELABORATE THAT ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH. RESIDENCY MODELS TYPICALLY ONLY SUCCEED WHEN THEY ARE RUN CURRENTLY.
THE PROGRAMING ISN'T SUSTAINABLE. ORGANIZATIONS AREN'T WORKING COLLABORATIVELY.
I HAVE MY FINGERS CROSSED THAT THAT CAN SUCCEED AND POSSIBLY SUCCEED IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER GROUPS, BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY WHERE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER IS WHEN MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS ARE COLLABORATING.
SO A RECURRING FUND, OR AT LEAST FUNDING THAT COULD BE LEVERAGED INTO OTHER RECURRING FUNDING.
SO IF WE TAKE THE 25,000 PITCH TO CANADA COUNCIL, RUN IT FOR A PILOT FOR A FEW YEARS, DEVELOP THAT KIND OF FUNDING, BASE EXTERIOR TO CITY FUNDS, THAT WOULD BE SORT OF LIKE THE THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF GETTING THIS OFF THE GROUND AND GETTING IT INTO AN ACTUAL TENURED PROGRAM LIKE THEY HAVE OVER IN THE YUKON. THANKS. AND SO, JUST TO CONFIRM.
DO YOU SEE THIS FUNDING POTENTIALLY FROM THE CITY AS KIND OF A ONE TIME INVESTMENT OR AN ONGOING NEED? I'M HOPING FOR AT LEAST A ONE TIME. ONE TIME WOULD BE PHENOMENAL.
YEAH. TO CLARIFY, WE WILL BE BACK IN FUTURE YEARS.
YEAH. AND YEAH, RECOGNIZING THAT THE ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN WAS PRIORITIZED.
SO MOSTLY JUST CURIOUS OF ALL THE POTENTIAL INITIATIVES WITHIN THE PLAN, AND THE PLAN SPEAKS TO.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHY THE TEAM HAS SELECTED KIND OF THIS ONE POTENTIAL INITIATIVE TO ASK FOR FUNDING FOR? OKAY, IF YOU WANT TO GO FOR IT? YEAH. YEAH. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF GREAT INITIATIVES WITHIN THERE.
A PART OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH OUR OWN MANDATE AS AN ORGANIZATION.
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BUT THIS IS ONE THAT YOU NEED TO START IN ADVANCE.WORK THROUGH IT. IMPROVE IT. GIVE IT TIME TO GROW AND GIVE THE PEOPLE AROUND IT TIME TO GROW.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. JUST A SUPPLEMENTAL. BEING THAT IT IS THE NWT ARTS CENTER, ARE YOU GOING TO BE APPROACHING OTHER MUNICIPALITIES FOR A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT AS AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE IN HAY RIVER ARTIST RESIDENCE IN INUVIK, ETC..
NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM LAURA SCOTT, REPRESENTATIVE FROM TERRITORIAL ACTION SPORTS ASSOCIATION, REGARDING THEIR PROPOSAL FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL INTO A YEAR-ROUND INDOOR SKATE PARK.
GO AHEAD LAURA. THANKS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR HENDRICKSEN AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS LAURA SCOTT. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE TERRITORIAL ACTION SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
GOING FORWARD, I'M JUST GOING TO REFER TO IT AS TASA, SO TASA.
AND THIS IS OUR TREASURER, ANDREW TREMBLAY WILL BE SPEAKING SHORTLY.
WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT A VISION THAT CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
THE CONVERSION OF THE RUTH INCH MEMORIAL POOL INTO YELLOWKNIFE S FIRST INDOOR SKATE PARK.
YELLOWKNIFES CLIMATE LIMITS OUTDOOR ACTION SPORTS TO A FEW MONTHS.
RIGHT NOW OUR YOUTH HAVE NO DEDICATED INDOOR SPACE FOR SKATEBOARDING, BMX OR SCOOTERS ONCE THOSE WINTER MONTHS SET IN AND THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THAT GAP WHILE ALSO MAKING PRODUCTIVE USE OF A CITY OWNED FACILITY THAT CURRENTLY HAS NO ACTIVE ROLE IN OUR RECREATION SYSTEM.
OUR VISION IS SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL TO REPURPOSE INTO A MULTI-USE INDOOR SKATE PARK FACILITY WITH RAMPS, BOWLS, AND A BEGINNER SECTION. THIS WILL BE A VIBRANT HUB FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
BUT FOR THIS VISION TO BE REAL, WE NEED THE CITY TO FIRST APPROVE THE FACILITY FOR THIS USE.
WE BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL IS BUILT ON PARTNERSHIP.
BUT HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART. FUNDRAISING IS DEPENDENT ON CERTAINTY.
WE ARE NOT PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.
THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE FACILITY MUST COME FIRST AND THEN COMMUNITY FUNDING WILL LIKELY FOLLOW.
THE FINANCIAL PICTURE IS STRAIGHTFORWARD START UP OPERATIONS START UP ON RENOVATION COSTS OUR CLASS BE ESTIMATED AT $418,000, WHICH WE WILL RAISE PRIVATELY, BUT ONLY ONCE THE CITY CAN COMMIT TO A I WOULD CALL A SOFT YES ON THE USE OF THE FACILITY.
THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE IN-KIND SUPPORT. WE ESTIMATE THAT VALUE AT $65,000.
THAT'S WHAT MY ESTIMATE WAS FOR HEATING AND ELECTRICITY.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY'S BUDGET IS RIGHT NOW.
WE REALLY, TRULY ARE REQUESTING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT.
PRIVATE FUNDING CANNOT BEGIN WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT THE CITY HAS INTEREST IN THIS, BECAUSE NO SPONSOR WILL INVEST IN A PROJECT WITH ASSURANCE OF A FACILITY OF USE.
SO THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST.
IT PROMOTES ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, PROVIDES SAFE AND INCLUSIVE RECREATION, REVITALIZES A MUNICIPAL ASSET, AND POSITIONS YELLOWKNIFE TO HOST NEW REGIONAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS.
BUT AGAIN, THE FIRST STEP IS A DECISION FROM COUNCIL TO MAKE ROOM AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT, AND INCLUDING THIS PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR 2026 BUDGET, AND APPROVING THE FACILITY'S USE WITH YOUR COMMITMENT WE CAN MAKE THIS SKATE PARK A REALITY WITHIN 12 MONTHS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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MR. CHAIR. I THINK IT'S PRETTY MUCH ON THE RECORD. I'M ALL ON BOARD FOR THIS.THIS IS VERY MUCH A GREAT IDEA. THE COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH.
YOU MENTIONED AT AS A MULTI-USE FACILITY. SO YOU DO NOT INTEND TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SPACE.
I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE MORE THINKING AROUND THE OLD DEEP END.
SORRY. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU SAID? I'M ASSUMING YOU WERE THINKING OF A SMALL PORTION OF IT, LIKE THE OLD DEEP END OF THE RAMP? NO, THE ENTIRE VICINITY. WHEN WE WHEN WE REFER TO MULTI-USE, WE'RE AFFORDED TO ALL WHEEL SPORTS INTERNALLY WITHIN THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.
SO FROM SKATEBOARD, BMX. MOUNTAIN BIKE, SCOOTER.
WHAT WE'VE FOUND AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD SINCE HAS GONE TO THE MEDIA IS WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS FROM SOUTHERN CANADA, FROM NORTH VANCOUVER TO EDMONTON TO CALGARY, WHO HAVE SHARED THEIR SUCCESS STORIES IN FACILITY USAGE OF THIS NATURE.
AND WHAT THEY'VE FOUND IS THAT TAILORING IT SPECIFIC, WE'RE CALLING IT A SKATE PARK.
IN REALITY, IT'S AN INDOOR WHEELED SPORTS PARK, AND THAT'S THE REALITY.
YES, SO WE HAVE HAD A LOT WHERE, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONTACT WITH THE SKATE PARK IN WINNIPEG CALLED PITIKWÉ, AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS YES, THEY HAVE MADE THEIR INDOOR SKATE PARK, BUT THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
0SO THEY HOST BEADING NIGHTS. THEY HAD A BIG PRIDE DANCE PARTY.
SO YES, IT WOULD BE PRIMARILY THE SKATE FACILITY, BUT LET'S HAVE BEATING KNIGHTS.
THE FACILITY WOULD STILL BE OURS. YOU JUST DO THE O&M PRIMARILY, RIGHT? YES. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP.
HAVE YOU TAKEN THE TEMPERATURE FOR ANY OF OUR LARGER ENTITIES AND SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS? YES, WE HAVE SOME, WE HAVE SOFT COMMITMENTS FROM THREE LARGE ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION TONIGHT, BUT THEY HAVE VESTED THEIR INTEREST IN CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, WHICH WOULD COVER HALF OUR RENOVATION COSTS RIGHT OFF THE HOP.
AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S INDIGENOUS GROUPS WHICH WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED ON YET AS WELL, WHICH IS STEP TWO IN THIS PLAN. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'VE ALREADY STATED WHERE I STAND. HOPE THIS GOES FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE, BREAKING THE RULE OF GIVING YOUR OPINION.
I'M JUST KIDDING. NEXT, WE HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE INITIATIVE TO COME ASK US. IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON, LIKE THE CITY THAT'S OPERATING COST IS THE CITY'S BIG BUDGET IMPACT, RIGHT, IF YOU LOOK AT ALL OUR BUDGET STUFF. SO WOULD YOU CONSIDER THE FACILITY IF YOU WERE COVERING ALL THE COSTS, IF YOU WERE DOING ALL THE OPERATING, ALL THE MAINTENANCE GAVE YOU A KEY, WOULD THAT BE OF INTEREST STILL OR DOES THAT NOT WORK? IT WOULD BE. IT'S JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE TOTAL OPERATING OPERATIONAL COSTS ARE, TO GET A FULL GRASP OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD FUND ON OUR OWN, BUT WITHOUT THAT KNOWLEDGE, WITHOUT THAT BREAKDOWN, WHICH I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHY WE'VE TAKEN THIS ROAD. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS. THAT'S ON PAGE 64 OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
IT'S ABOUT 600,000 ISH IN CHANGE A YEAR. OKAY, SO.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I WILL LOOK FOR IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILLOR FEQUET. YEAH.
YEAH. I GUESS THIS IS JUST MAYBE JUST AN FYI, BUT ALSO A QUESTION TO ADMIN, AND I RECOGNIZE IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER IT RIGHT NOW, BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS HAVING A COLLECTIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL OUR ASSETS RIGHT NOW.
AND SO THIS IS TIMELY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO TELL US THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THIS.
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. MOSTLY JUST LOOKING TO ADMIN TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY UPDATE ON THE TIMING OF KIND OF THE NEXT DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, RECOGNIZING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES RIGHT NOW WITH, SO.
MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I WILL ASK DIRECTOR PANDOO, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE FACILITIES? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO BRING PROBABLY A DISCUSSION AROUND THE 22ND OF SEPTEMBER. BUT IN WHAT METHOD OR CAPACITY? IT'S YET TO BE DETERMINED INTERNALLY. THANK YOU.
AND JUST TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT OFF AND INTO ON OUR WORK PLAN, THE ROOT INCH WAY AHEAD IS, I THINK DUE FOR Q2 OF NEXT YEAR. SO IF WE'RE HIT IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WE'RE ALREADY AHEAD OF THE GAME.
COOL. YEAH. NO THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.
MR. CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF KIND OF LIKE WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON AND KIND OF SOME OF THE TIMING BECAUSE, YEAH, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO KNOW SOMEONE'S INTERESTED IN USING IT. AND CERTAINLY THERE WAS A STUDY DONE RECENTLY THAT I BELIEVE IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TO.
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THAT'S ON OUR, SHOULD BE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE USES, SO.THANK YOU. MY QUESTION. JUST ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
THANKS FOR PROVIDING THOSE NUMBERS, TOO, BECAUSE THOSE WERE A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS. BUT YEAH.
WHAT IS THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF TASA? LIKE, OUR BOARD, YOU MEAN, OR MEMBERS, MEMBERS.
SO WE ARE VERY GROUND FLOOR. WE ARE INFANTS RIGHT NOW.
WE WENT, THERE'S SOMETHING WE DIDN'T DISCUSS YET, WHICH WAS THE SURVEY WHICH WE COMPLETED.
WE PAID FOR A SURVEY, WENT TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE HAD 680 RESPONDENTS TO THAT SURVEY AND 520, WHICH WOULD SUPPORT THE FACILITY ITSELF AS INDIVIDUALS.
AND THAT DID INCLUDE THE FAMILY MEMBERS WHICH WERE IN THAT WERE WITHIN THE FAMILY UNITS ITSELF.
THAT WAS THE INDIVIDUAL ITSELF, PLUS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, SO KIDS AND, AND YOUTH.
OF THE GROUP THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE WAS OBVIOUSLY UNDER THE AGE OF 15.
THE SECOND, WHICH WAS KIND OF A STARTLING NUMBER, WHICH 40% OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE ACTUALLY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 30 AND 40 YEARS OLD, SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE FROM OUR M2.
BUT THERE WAS A POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND I THINK THERE WAS 2% THAT SAID, NO, THEY DON'T SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION, SO. THANKS, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION.
AND OBVIOUSLY GARRETT SAID HE WANTS TO RIP IT UP.
SO HE PROBABLY SAID YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR FAQUET.
THANKS VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILLOR FOOTE. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO SHARING THE SPACE ON SOME OF THE UNUSABLE SPOTS IF IT HELPED WITH THE FUNDING AND HELPED WITH THE FINANCIALS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. FOR SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.
THANKS FOR COMING FORWARD, THE IDEA AND THE PRESENTATION AND DOING ALL THE NUMBERS.
WHAT WOULD IT COST FOR SOMEONE TO COME AND USE THE FACILITY? RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING BETWEEN $10 TO $18 PER PERSON.
OBVIOUSLY, YOUR MEMBERSHIP OPTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
AND THEN THERE'S A LARGE, WITHIN OUR SURVEY ITSELF, WE ASKED HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD SUPPORT OR NEED CAMP USAGE OR THAT DURING THE SHUTDOWN SCHOOL SUMMER. AND THAT WAS ANOTHER LARGE, I WOULD SAY, A SIGNIFICANT INCOME GENERATOR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, DURING WINTER BREAK AND DURING MARCH BREAK. SO THAT WAS, BE A DRIVER FOR REVENUE WITHIN THE BUILDING FACILITY.
BUT I DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET TO. HOW DID THEY. ARE YOU IDING PEOPLE LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
FOR SURE, THANKS. AND THEN ONE MORE SORT OF IDEA WOULD THE ORGANIZATION.
SO LIKE CONVERTING IT TO A SKATE PARK IS SORT OF VERY SPECIFIC OR IT'S WHEELED SPORTS.
WOULD THE ORGANIZATION BE WILLING TO HELP ASSIST WITH A FURTHER CONVERSION, OR IF THE FACILITY NEEDED TO BE DEMOLISHED, WOULD THE ORGANIZATION BE WILLING TO COMMIT TO HELPING DEMOLISH? BASICALLY, WOULD THE ORGANIZATION HELP THE CITY TAKE ON THOSE CLOSURE COSTS? I GUESS WHAT IS THE LIFECYCLE OF THE BUILDING? ANYONE KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW? I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH THE.
OKAY, BECAUSE I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF THERE'S 30 YEARS LEFT IN THE BUILDING, THAT'S A LONG TERM GOAL TO SAY THE ORGANIZATION WOULD COMMIT TO IT. BUT I THINK THERE WAS AN ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT DONE ON THAT FACILITY RECENTLY, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. OKAY. THIS YEAR. OKAY.
GOTCHA. SO I THINK IF WE KNOW WHAT THE LIFE CYCLE IS.
THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AS A FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR SURE, THANKS AGAIN.
THANK YOU. PERFECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO WHAT THE INSURANCE RATES FOR A FACILITY LIKE THIS WOULD BE? YES, AND THEY'RE REASONABLE, BUT THEY'RE NOT OVERLY EXPENSIVE.
THERE'S A LOT OF IT'S JUST LIKE AT SCALES OTHER OTHER FACILITIES WHERE YOU SIGN OFF WAIVERS.
SO YOU CANNOT ACCESS A FACILITY LIKE THIS ANYWHERE ELSE WITHOUT ACTUALLY WEARING PROPER PPE.
AND YEAH THAT COVERS THE INSURANCE COSTS. EXCELLENT.
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IT WAS JANUARY AND AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. THERE WAS A PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO CONDITION ASSESSMENT, AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND NEXT, WE WERE MEANT TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM NANCY VAIL REGARDING A NEW DOG PARK.
AND SHE'S TRYING TO LOG ON SO SHE MIGHT STILL GET TO US, BUT SHE MIGHT NOT.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4 AND A PRESENTATION FROM ADAM DENLEY REGARDING BUDGET 2026.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS, ADAM. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
I SUBMITTED A FEW BUDGET REQUESTS IN THE AREA OF ACTIVE MOBILITY.
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO HEAR. [LAUGHTER] SO. JUST WAIT FOR IT TO COME UP.
ON THE BUTTON WORKS FANTASTIC. WHY WOULD WE WANT TO EXPAND AND SUPPORT ACTIVE MOBILITY? THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS, BUT JUST VERY BROADLY PEOPLE THAT COMMUTE BY FOOT OR BY BIKE ARE, HAVE FEWER CHRONIC ILLNESSES, INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS.
AND RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THEY TEND TO SPEND MORE ON LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THEY ALSO OBVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTE FAR LESS TO POLLUTION, NOISE POLLUTION AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
AND THE OTHER REASON WE SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO WALK OR BIKE IN THIS TOWN IS THAT THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR, WHETHER FOR FINANCIAL OR MEDICAL OR PERSONAL REASONS. SO WHY AREN'T PEOPLE DOING IT ALREADY? PART OF THE REASON WILL BE THAT MAYBE IN A PARTICULAR JOURNEY FROM SOMEONE'S HOME TO THEIR WORK OR WHEREVER THERE'S A SECTION THAT THEY FIND JUST SORT OF UNACCEPTABLY INEFFICIENT OR MORE LIKELY IT FEELS DANGEROUS. IT MIGHT BE A WHOLE SECTION OF ROAD, BUT IT'S MORE LIKELY TO BE AN ISOLATED INTERSECTION WHERE A PERSON FEELS ESPECIALLY EXPOSED. WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE, OKAY, WELL, IT'S NOT GOOD, BUT IT'S GOOD THAT IT'S AN ISOLATED SPOT, BECAUSE IF IT'S AN ISOLATED LOCATION, THAT'S A THAT'S A CORRECTION THAT CAN BE MADE WITHOUT HAVING TO DO WHOLE HUGE INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES.
SO I HAD FOUR EXAMPLES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SO WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF HALL CRESCENT WAS PUT IN, THEY BUILT IN A NICE LITTLE CUT THROUGH, OBVIOUSLY INTENDING TO CONNECT TO A LITTLE PEDESTRIAN PATH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF KAM LAKE ROAD THAT THEN LEADS ON TO BOURQUE DRIVE, WHERE YOU CAN FROM THERE REALLY QUICKLY AND EASILY CONNECT ON TO RANGE LAKE ROAD TO GET TO MCPHERSON SCHOOL AND FURTHER ON TO SAINT JOE'S, OR JUST CARRY ON STRAIGHT THROUGH RANGE LAKE ROAD AND UP TO OLD AIRPORT ROAD OR PARKER PARK.
IS THAT TO HAVE A LIGHTED, BUTTON CONTROLLED CROSSWALK ACROSS KAM LAKE ROAD AT THAT POINT.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S TOTALLY UNSUITABLE FOR PEOPLE TO DART ACROSS THE ROAD THERE BECAUSE TRAFFIC MOVES QUICKLY AND THE SIGHTLINES ARE NOT GOOD COMING UP THE HILL. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING THAT ANYONE WOULD FIND ACCEPTABLE FOR SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL ON THEIR OWN.
ANOTHER GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A LIGHTED, BUTTON CONTROLLED CROSSWALK.
I BELIEVE. EXCUSE ME. JUST TO BACK UP FOR A MOMENT.
I CANVASED SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THE WHOLE CRESCENT AREA.
I SPOKE TO 14 PEOPLE. ALL 14 OF THEM EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THAT INSTALLMENT.
AND TO ACCESS BUSINESSES LIKE ARCTIC RESPONSE, BELLA DANCE, MY WORLD.
THAT BUSINESS DISTRICT THERE, THERE'S NO SIDEWALK ON THAT SIDE OF OLD AIRPORT ROAD.
AND OF COURSE, BECAUSE IT'S OLD AIRPORT ROAD, IT'S VERY BUSY, HIGH SPEEDS, LOTS OF TRAFFIC.
THERE'S A LOT OF YOUTH THAT GO TO A BUSINESS LIKE BELLA DANCE, AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD.
THEY AND THEIR PARENTS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT WITHOUT HAVING TO BE CHAUFFEURED BY THEIR PARENTS. THIS MIGHT ALSO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF MAYBE HELPING TO SLOW THE TRAFFIC THAT'S COME FROM A 60 ZONE DOWN TO A 45 ZONE, AND MAYBE HAS FORGOTTEN TO MOVE TO 45.
HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS MIGHT HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN A LITTLE BIT MORE NATURALLY.
THERE'S A REALLY HIGH QUALITY BUS SHELTER ON A LITTLE ISLAND THERE.
BUT THERE ISN'T ACTUALLY A WAY TO ACCESS IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO CROSSWALK OF ANY KIND.
THERE'S NO SIDEWALK ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD.
AND IN FACT, AT THAT PARTICULAR BUS SHELTER, THERE ISN'T EVEN A CURB CUT.
IF SOMEONE WAS USING SOME SORT OF A MOBILITY AID.
THEY WOULD SIMPLY HAVE TO WAIT ON THE STREET.
ALSO IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF FINLAYSON DRIVE.
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WHICH MEANS THAT VISIBILITY IS KIND OF POOR. AND I KNOW OF A FEW SORT OF NEAR-MISSES WITH WITH KIDS IN THE AREA WHERE A VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMING FAST AROUND THAT CURVE AND SIGHTLINES ARE NOT GOOD. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOMETHING UNPLEASANT TO HAPPEN.AND AS WELL AS PROVIDING REALLY ACCESSIBLE ACCESS TO THE BUS SHELTER, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE USING MOBILITY AIDS, IT ALSO HAS THE BENEFIT OF SLOWING TRAFFIC AS IT COMES UP THAT HILL.
IT JUST NATURALLY HELPS PEOPLE REDUCE TO A MORE REASONABLE SPEED FOR A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
I PUT A PETITION ONLINE FOR THAT AND THERE WAS 98 PEOPLE WHO EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THAT.
I ALSO CANVASED THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF AROUND FINLAYSON THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS.
I SPOKE TO 21 PEOPLE AND 20 OF THEM EXPRESSED SUPPORT.
THE OTHER GUY WAS NEW TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO HE DIDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED UNTIL HE KNEW WHAT WAS WHAT. FAIR ENOUGH. JUST ONE SECOND BEFORE YOU KEEP GOING. YOU HIT YOUR FIVE MINUTES AND MOTION TO CONTINUE FROM COUNCILLOR FEQUET AND SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MCGURK.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YEAH. ALL GOOD. CONTINUE ON ANOTHER TWO MINUTES.
IT'S REALLY QUITE NARROW. AND IF SOMEONE AGAIN, IS USING A MOBILITY AID OF SOME KIND OR PUSHING A STROLLER OR SOMETHING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE CORNER, IT'S IT'S PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE. SO THAT'S A FACILITY THAT COULD BE WIDENED.
AND IF YOU DO IT, YOU MAKE A REALLY HIGH QUALITY AND EFFICIENT CONNECTION BETWEEN THAT BOARD AND NEIGHBORHOOD, PAST THE HOSPITAL AND STRAIGHT ONTO THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL TO GET PEOPLE EFFICIENTLY DOWNTOWN.
SO THAT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY QUICK AND EASY WAY TO MAKE THAT GOOD CONNECTION FROM THE BORDEN AREA RIGHT TO DOWNTOWN AT A PRETTY LOW COST THAT CURRENTLY IS ON COMMISSIONERS LAND. BUT AS I UNDERSTAND, THE CITY IS GOING TO BE HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT LAND TENURE IN THE FRAME LAKE AREA ANYWAYS, SO THIS COULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT KIND OF DISCUSSION.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST ON THE LAST ONE, JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT, IS IN MY TIME AS COUNCILLOR, BEFORE SITTING IN THIS CHAIR, I HAVE DONE A LOT OF ADVOCACY AROUND THAT BOARDWALK AND THE CHALLENGES OF COMMISSIONERS LAND ARE REAL, BUT I'M HAPPY TO LEND MY VOICE TO THAT AGAIN, IF THERE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO, JUST ON THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR. SO MAYBE FOCUS ON THE OTHER THREE IN PARTICULAR TO MY COLLEAGUES.
BUT ANY QUESTIONS FROM. DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.
THANK YOU. THANKS, ADAM, FOR PRESENTATION. WE ALWAYS HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, DON'T WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO TRY STUFF. SO IS THERE ANY EXAMPLES OF RAISED CROSSWALKS OR SOME OF THE THINGS YOU BROUGHT EXAMPLES UP, LIKE IN THE CITY ALREADY? WELL, IN THE CITY WE HAVE THREE OF THOSE RAISED CROSSWALKS IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.
SO YOU KNOW, THE HESITATION AROUND HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT WILL BE.
FIRST OF ALL, DOES IT FRUSTRATE SNOW CLEARING.
YOU KNOW, IS IT ROBUST ENOUGH TO PUT UP WITH THE ABUSE OF, OF THE SNOW CLEARING EQUIPMENT THAT WE DO USE AGAIN, THE ONES IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL THAT ARE MADE OF CONCRETE AND THEY'VE PROVEN TO BE RESILIENT.
OTHER THAN IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY IN THIS TOWN.
THEY'RE BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMON IN LOTS OF OTHER CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN FACT, THERE ARE IT'S A LOT OF CITIES THAT ARE SORT OF WORKING INTO THEIR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING THAT ALONG A MAIN ROAD, WHEREVER THERE'S A STREET THAT INTERSECTS IT.
THEY'LL QUITE OFTEN HAVE THE SIDEWALK CONTINUOUS ACROSS THAT INTERSECTION, NOT ACROSS THE MAIN ROAD, BUT ACROSS THE INTERSECTING STREETS. THOSE SIDEWALKS WILL ALL BE CONTINUOUS, AND THEY'RE DOING THAT AS A NOD TO ACCESSIBILITY AND HELPING TO SORT OF REMIND PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE ENTERING AND EXITING NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO. SO IN YELLOWKNIFE. NO.
BUT IT'S BECOMING MORE COMMON IN OTHER PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION ADAM. IT'S MOSTLY A QUESTION, I THINK, FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE REASONS WE CAN'T GET A LIGHT ACROSS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GOING OVER TO CHATEAU NOVAS IS NOT NECESSARILY OUR LAND.
HAVE WE HAD A CONSIDERATION FOR THAT BEFORE? AND IS THERE A REASON WHY WE DIDN'T PUT IT THERE? MR. [INAUDIBLE], THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I WILL ASK ACTING DIRECTOR NEWTON IF SHE HAS A RESPONSE FOR THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
WE DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION OFFHAND.
VERY UNDERSTANDABLE. THANK YOU. IF I WOULD HAZARD A GUESS THAT PREVIOUSLY THAT BUSINESS PARK WAS MORE INDUSTRIAL AND SO THERE WEREN'T EXACTLY CUSTOMERS COMING AND GOING AND LIKE, AS ITS USE HAS CHANGED OVER TIME, IT'S JUST A, IT'S A CONSIDERATION THAT MAYBE HASN'T BEEN TABLED YET.
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THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS. I WOULD TAKE THAT ASSUMPTION AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY THAT WE DON'T GET INTO ANOTHER JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE HERE.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ANY IDEA WHAT A LIGHTED SIGNAL LIKE THAT WOULD COST OR RAISE CROSSWALK? YES. I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO THE COST BECAUSE I ALREADY RAN OUT OF TIME.
AND THEY ALSO REACHED OUT TO SOMEONE AT THE AT THE CITY HERE.
AND SO THAT WAS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT I PUT INTO THE INTO THE BUDGET PROPOSAL.
IT SEEMED LIKE A HIGH ESTIMATE. SO I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A SAFE ESTIMATE.
AND THAT WAS FOR THE LIGHT? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE FOR THE LIGHTED CROSSWALKS.
YEAH. AWESOME. THANK YOU. COUNCIL FEQUET. QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED.
THANK YOU. EASY PEASY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? THANK YOU, MR. DENLEY. NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM BECCA DENLEY REGARDING BUDGET 2026.
TESTING? YES. IT'S WORKING. AND THEN I HAVE A PRESENTATION OUT THERE.
THE ARROW BUTTON HAS BEEN WORN OFF. ON THE ONE SIDE, EVERYONE'S BEEN USING THIS CONSTANT CLICKING, TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK, WHICH IT SOMETIMES DOES SOMETIMES.
YEAH. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR HENDRICKSEN ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT. I REPRESENT A GROWING POPULATION OF YELLOWKNIFERS THAT ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR STREETS.
SO MY BUDGET ASKED THIS YEAR WERE SELECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE SMALL INITIATIVES THAT CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT TOWARDS SUPPORTING A MORE INCLUSIVE, SAFER AND LIVABLE YELLOWKNIFE. ART WALKS, SCHOOL STREETS PILOT PROJECT WOULD BE THE CREATION OF TWO VIBRANTLY PAINTED CROSSWALKS THAT HELP TO SLOW VEHICLES IN SCHOOL ZONES AND REMIND DRIVERS TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL AROUND STUDENTS.
DESIGNED WITH ARTISTS. COORDINATED AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OVER THE WINTER AND THEN PAINTED AS A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EVENT WITH STUDENTS. EACH CROSSWALK IS EXPECTED TO BE PAINTED OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS.
IN MAY 2026. I AM REQUESTING THE CITY SUPPORT BY PROVIDING PERMISSION AND ALLOCATING $25,000 TOWARDS MATERIALS AND LENDING OUT SOME TRAFFIC BARRIERS.
OUR TEAM WILL DO THE REST. NOT ONLY WILL THIS IMMEDIATELY IMPACT SAFE SAFETY NEAR THESE CROSSWALKS, BUT IT ACTS AS A PILOT FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS INVOLVING MORE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
IN FACT, I'D SEND A MESSAGE TO MAYOR, COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION STAFF ABOUT CANADA'S GREEN MUNICIPAL FUND, WHICH OFFERS 80 TO 100% FUNDING OF A MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE TO CREATE A SAFER, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR FOR STUDENTS.
THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS ACTIVELY BUILDING CAPACITY, AND OVER THE PAST YEAR, I'VE SEEN A MEANINGFUL SHIFT TOWARD GREATER INTEGRATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THIS GRANT REPRESENTS A TIMELY OPPORTUNITY.
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT AS WELL. OUR STREETS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS.
THERE ARE MANY FACTORS TO THIS. THE WIDTH OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS ARE QUITE WIDE.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS ENCOURAGES FASTER DRIVING.
VEHICLES HAVE GROWN IN SIZE, IMPACTING VISIBILITY OF OUR SMALLEST STREET USERS.
OUR STREETS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH VEHICLES IN MIND FIRST INSTEAD OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN MIND.
TURNING RIGHT ON A RED LIGHT AT THIS INTERSECTION.
I'M ALSO ENCOURAGING THE CITY TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE AROUND YELLOWKNIFE TO HELP INFORM PEOPLE OF HOW THE STREETS SHOULD BE USED, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE BIKES AND PEOPLE, PEOPLE WALKING ARE EXPECTED TO SHARE A MULTI-USE PATH,
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AND WHERE ROAD USERS VARY BETWEEN PEOPLE DRIVING VEHICLES AND PEOPLE ON BIKES OR MOBILITY AIDS.AS FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF SHIFT NWT WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS WHO DESCRIBE ISSUES THAT THEY FOUND WITH THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS LIKE IT'S UNCLEAR WORMS PERMITTED TO BE ON A BIKE, OR THEY'LL DESCRIBE ALL THE ROADS WITH NO BIKE LANES AS BEING PLACES THEY CONSIDER DANGEROUS. WHEN ASKING SOMEONE'S LEVEL OF COMFORT RIDING THEIR BIKE ON A STREET, THEY SAID IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHETHER VEHICLE DRIVERS ON THE OTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS, LEVEL OF ROAD RAGE, AND THOSE ARE QUOTES FROM PARTICIPANTS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ENCOURAGE A SHIFT IN HOW THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS AND USES OUR STREETS THROUGH SIGNAGE AND EDUCATION, WHICH IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST INEXPENSIVE INITIATIVES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SOME GREATER SAFETY.
MY LAST ASK WAS ABOUT COUNTERS, THE NEED FOR DATA DRIVEN CHANGE, UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR STREETS ARE BEING USED, TRAIL COUNTERS OR MULTIMODAL COUNTERS CAN DIRECTLY INFORM MAINTENANCE UPGRADES AND EXPENSES AND EXPANSIONS THAT BETTER MEET OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.
PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS FOR HEALTH RESEARCHERS TO STUDY HOW CHANGES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AFFECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND AID BUSINESS OWNERS IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES OR MODAL SHARE OF THEIR CLIENTELE.
SO TRAIL COUNTERS LIKE THE ONE ON THE LEFT WOULD USE MAGNETIC SENSORS EMBEDDED IN THE PATH, DETECTING IF PEOPLE ARE WALKING OR BIKING. OR WE COULD USE MULTI-MODAL COUNTERS, WHICH CAN BE DEPLOYED ON REGULAR STREETS AND ACTUALLY ANALYZE A WIDE RANGE OF ROAD USERS, INCLUDING VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS AND INDIVIDUALS USING MOBILITY AIDS.
JUST ONE SECOND. SORRY. WE JUST NEED TO GO FOR ANOTHER TWO MINUTES.
MOVE BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET. SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE MAY CONTINUE ANOTHER TWO. THANK YOU.
SO THESE MULTIMODAL COUNTERS, THEY USE AI POWERED CAMERAS THAT CAPTURE NON FACE RECOGNITION DATA, ACCURATELY IDENTIFYING, CATEGORIZING AND ANALYZING MOVEMENT OF EACH OTHER ON ALL THE USERS ON THE ROAD.
SO BOTH EXAMPLES CAN BE SOLAR POWERED OR CAN BE HARDWIRED TO A NEARBY LIGHT POST.
SO DATA COLLECTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGE, OR ENSURING THAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING ACTIVE MOBILITY. THE CITY CAN ADJUST ITS STRATEGIES IN REAL TIME TO ENCOURAGE SAFER, MORE ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
THIS CAN ALSO SUPPORT THIRD PARTY FUNDING LIKE THE GREEN MUNICIPAL FUND MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
OVERALL, THESE SIMPLE INSTALLATIONS HELP TO ENSURE THAT YELLOWKNIFE STREETS EVOLVE TO SERVE RESIDENTS TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, CREATING A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
AND THEN I SORT OF LIKE WHAT I WROTE UP THERE.
AN INCLUSIVE, SAFE, HEALTHY AND LIVABLE CITY IS ONE WHERE EVERYONE CAN MOVE FREELY AND ENJOY OUR COMMUNITY SPACES WITHOUT FEAR OR PREJUDICE, EMBRACING ALL WHO CALL IT HOME. WHEN CONSIDERING HOW WE ALLOCATE SPACES IN OUR CITY, LET'S PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF THE YOUNGEST AND THE OLDEST FIRST.
BY DOING SO, WE UPLIFT AND SUPPORT EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
AND THEN DWAYNE IS GOING TO NEED THESE TWO SLIDES.
PRETTY PLEASE FOR LATER. THANK YOU, MR. DENLEY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES FOR MISS DONNELLY OR FOR ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
JUST ON THE RIGHT. ON RED, ON GITZEL AND FRANKLIN.
IT'S MY RECOLLECTION, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN ANALYSIS BY STAFF ABOUT THE SAFETY OF RADON RIGHT THERE IT WAS. IS THAT CORRECT? AND IF SO, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT ANALYSIS? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. ACTING DIRECTOR NEWTON.
SO WE WILL BE LOOKING INTO THAT RIGHT AWAY. YEAH, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A VERY GOOD RESPONSE.
MISS NEWTON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE.
I COULD HAVE SAVED TWO MINUTES. NO. JUST JOKING.
JUST JOKING. IT'S ALL GOOD. NO, I APPRECIATE THE BOTH THE QUESTION AND THE RESPONSE.
THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSELORS? COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
MAYBE A QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. CHAIR. SLASH ADMINISTRATION.
JUST GIVEN THANK YOU FOR THE EMAIL YOU DID SEND US ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE,
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LIKE 80 TO 100% OF THOSE INITIATIVES FUNDED THAT ARE RELATED TO SCHOOL, RECOGNIZING THAT THE PRE-APPLICATION IS DUE BY OCTOBER 17TH, WHICH IS BEFORE KIND OF OUR BUDGET DELIBERATIONS.MAYBE I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT SEED WITH YOU ABOUT HOW YOU THINK IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL SO THAT WE DON'T MISS THAT OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE GETTING MONEY MIGHT INFLUENCE WHETHER WE DECIDE TO SUPPLEMENT IT.
SO I WOULDN'T WANT TO MISS THAT OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU'LL ACCEPT THE RESPONSE, LEAVE THE SEED WITH ME AND I'LL HAVE A THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADMINISTRATION CAPACITY, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A WORK PLAN, SO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS OF THAT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE SOMETHING WHERE WHAT ELSE DO WE DROP IN LIEU OF.
BUT WE HAVE TO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT. BUT IT'S ALWAYS AS WE ALL KNOW, I'M INTERESTED WHEN THE OPPORTUNITIES ARISE TO HELP US FUND THINGS IN OUR CITY, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM. SO THANKS FOR THE EMAIL MENTIONING IT HERE, AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU, MISS DENLEY.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE HAVE MR. WOHLGEMUTH. YOU'RE UP, AND I BELIEVE YOU NEED THE NEXT TWO SLIDES, ACCORDING TO MISS DENLEY. SO IT'S ALL YOURS.
OKAY. HELLO, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DWAYNE WOHLGEMUTH, AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON COMMUNITIES IN MOTION SUBMISSION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL PAST THE HOSPITAL TO CONNECT WITH THE UNDERPASS UNDER OLD AIRPORT ROAD BY THE CO-OP.
SO MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHAT FRIMLEY TRAIL IS LIKE.
THE MULTI-USE GEM OF YELLOWKNIFE. WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO YELLOWKNIFE BACK IN 2006, THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL AND BEING ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE WERE LIKE THE TWO THINGS THAT REALLY LIKE MADE ME STAY. YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT FIRST SIX MONTHS, I WAS LIKE THE FRAME, LIKE TRAIL MAN AND THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE.
LIKE. SO LAST YEAR, THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE APPLIED ON THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT WOULD COVER 75% OF THE COST OF THIS EXTENSION.
IT WOULD PROVIDE A LINK TO THE RANGE LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS BUSINESSES ON OLD AIRPORT ROAD, AND PROVIDE A CONNECTION FROM THOSE AREAS ALL THE WAY TO DOWNTOWN.
THE EXTENSION HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS PLANS OVER THE LAST DECADE OR SO.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE KIND OF BEATING A DEAD HORSE, HOPING WE CAN MAKE ACTION NOW, BUT MOST CITIZENS OF YELLOWKNIFE USE THAT PATH IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, EITHER FOR COMMUTING OR WALKING OR RECREATION.
THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WE'VE BROUGHT UP A LOT BEFORE, BUT TRAILS AND PATHWAYS ARE LIKE THE BEST BANG FOR BUCK FOR GETTING PEOPLE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND HEALTHIER. THEY'RE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
BUT MULTI-USE PATHWAYS ARE ACTUALLY MORE EFFECTIVE AT GETTING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
IT SHOULD REALLY BE THE SAME PRIORITY AS ROADS.
THE YELLOWKNIFE MULTI-SPORT CLUB, FOR EXAMPLE, USES THE FRAME LAKE TRAIL FOR A LOT OF THEIR EVENTS, THEIR RUNNING AND CYCLING EVENTS. OVERLANDER ALSO USES IT FOR EVERY YEAR FOR THEIR MARATHON.
THERE'S DAYS WHEN THERE'S 200 PEOPLE ON THAT TRAIL.
AND SO JUST TO CONCLUDE, I'M KEEPING IT SHORT AND SWEET, BUT MULTI-USE PATHS AROUND THE CITY HAVE A TON OF BENEFITS MORE ACTIVE CITIZENS, BETTER PUBLIC HEALTH, REDUCED VEHICLE TRAFFIC, A MORE ATTRACTIVE CITY FOR RESIDENTS, AND FOR TOURISTS WHO OFTEN DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE WHILE THEY'RE IN THE CITY.
ALSO MAKING GREEN SPACES MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE.
AND THEN A BIG ONE IS FREEDOM FOR CHILDREN WHO CAN NOW NAVIGATE THE CITY SAFELY WITHOUT PARENTS AND FREEDOM FOR PARENTS WHO NOW DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY SUPERVISE THEIR KIDS TO GET AROUND THE CITY.
SO AWESOME. AND YEAH, IT'S JUST BETTER BANG FOR BUCK THAN OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY CITIZENS.
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AND I REALLY HOPE THAT THE CITY WILL PRIORITIZE EXTENDING THE FRAMEWORK TRAIL.JUST TO THROW THE SEED IS MAKING A GOOD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FRAMEWORK TRAIL AND AND NORTHLANDS TO CONNECT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL, SO THEY CAN TIE RIGHT IN THAT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE COUNCILLOR FEQUET AT FIRST AND THEN COUNCILLOR FOOTE. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, DWAYNE. TWO QUESTIONS, ONES FOR ADMINISTRATION.
MR. [INAUDIBLE]? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THE MOST RECENT UPDATE THAT WE HAVE IS FROM TODAY, AND THE STATUS IS UNDER EVALUATION.
FEDS MOVE, THE FEDS MOVING AT LIGHT SPEED. AS ALWAYS, I KNOW WE HAVE OUR OWN CHALLENGES SOMETIMES, BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOCK ON THE FEDS OCCASIONALLY, TOO. OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. JUST ONE MORE. SINCE COUNCIL DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE BUDGET ASKS YET, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ALL THOSE DETAILS. THAT'S KIND OF A LATER PRESENTATION.
DID YOU, AS PART OF YOUR BUDGET PROPOSAL REDO OR KIND OF UPDATE THE COST OF WHAT THAT FRAME LAKE SO WHEN WE WERE ENCOURAGING THE CITY TO APPLY TO THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND LAST YEAR, THEN ADAM AND BECCA DID A VERY GOOD COST ANALYSIS.
FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE FRAMEWORK TRAIL, INCLUDING SOME BLASTING, IF NECESSARY, SIGNAGE BENCHES, EVERYTHING, THE WHOLE WORKS. AND THAT ESTIMATE WAS JUST A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION FOR THAT WHOLE EXTENSION.
AND THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND WOULD, WOULD PROVIDE 75% OF THAT.
SO THEN OUR BUDGET ASK IS 271,000. COOL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTIONS. COUNCILLOR FOOTE. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, DWAYNE.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THE ROUTE YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS KIND OF THE OVERLAND TO CONNECT THE MCNIVEN TRAIL BEHIND WHERE, MCMAHON TRAIL. SORRY. YEAH, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE GIS MAPPING RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S ALL PRETTY WELL, COMMISSIONERS LAND. HOW DID WE HOW DID WE GET ACCESS TO THAT IN THE PAST? THERE'S A BUNCH OF, THE TRAIL SYSTEM KIND OF INTERTWINES BETWEEN COMMISSIONER AND CITY OWNED LAND.
MR. [INAUDIBLE], I THINK THE. YEAH. JUST TO CONFIRM, TALKING ABOUT HOW WE GOT THE LAND IN THE PAST WHEN THE FAMILY TRAIL WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED. COUNCILLOR FOOTE. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT? YEAH. YEAH, PRECISELY. THANKS. IF WE KNOW.
THANK YOU. I WILL ASK DIRECTOR WHITE IF HE HAS AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
BUT THAT IS SORT OF THE STICKY WICKET AT THE MOMENT IS THAT THAT LAND IS COMMISSIONERS LAND.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. COUNCILLOR FORGET BASICALLY ASKED MY PRIMARY QUESTION.
THE ONLY THING I COULD REALLY EXPAND UPON THAT FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FUND APPLICATION WAS THE MCMAHON TRAIL EXPANSION PART OF THAT? SI, YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, MR. WOHLGEMUTH. SO, MISS VAIL, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET HER ON-LINE TONIGHT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE WILL BE. BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO THAT CONCLUDES THE DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
NEXT WE HAVE MEMBER STATEMENTS. THERE WERE NO MEMBER STATEMENTS FOR THE AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBER STATEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? NO. WE HAVE INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
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COUNCILLOR WARBURTON WILL INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING REPORTS.OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR JULY 28TH, 2025.
CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.
CAN I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO JUST WANTED TO PUT A PLUG FOR THAT BEING AN OPTION AS I THINK IT HITS AS OUR DIVERSION GOALS.
AND YEAH, IT GETS THAT STUFF OUT OF THE CORNER OF PEOPLE'S SHIT.
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THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILLOR FEQUET.THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YEAH. JUST FOR THOSE LISTENING AND I GUESS IN THE ROOM.
YEAH. FOR THE SAME REASONS WE DISCUSSED AT GPC, THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF, PUBLIC SAFETY DURING THAT CAN A CHAOTIC TIME TRYING TO HELP OUR STAFF FOCUS ON THEIR PRIMARY ROLES INSTEAD OF CLEANING UP THE CHAOS A WEEK LATER AFTER AMNESTY I THINK FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I'M DEFINITELY STILL SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT A BIG PART OF THAT COMFORT THAT I HAVE IN THAT IS KNOWING THAT, LIKE SOME OF OUR MOST, YOU KNOW, PROBLEMATIC WASTE, LIKE THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY OR AMNESTY DAY THAT WE HAD, THAT WE HAD BIG SUCCESS KNOWING THAT THAT WORKED AND THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR TEAM AT THE CITY TO COME UP WITH OTHER INITIATIVES WHEREVER APPROPRIATE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU.
CORRECT? THIS WOULD BE A MOTION TO END AMNESTY DAYS AND NOT PROCEED WITH A VOUCHER SYSTEM.
SO THIS WOULD BE JUST A A WE'RE ENDING AMNESTY DAYS AS IT IS.
ANYTHING ELSE? DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON FOR NOW.
NOT THE SECOND. OKAY. ANYONE. COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
I WAS JUST GONNA ADD AND PART OF THAT COMFORT LEVEL THAT I MENTIONED WAS ALSO ADMINISTRATION'S PRESENTATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD BE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S INCREASING THE TIPPING FEES OR OTHERWISE, TO HELP US RECOVER THE ABOUT $1 MILLION OPERATING DEFICIT OF THE FACILITY RIGHT NOW.
SO KNOWING THAT, THAT'S A SEPARATE CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, YEAH. COUNCILLOR MCGURK.
AND THEN COUNCILLOR PAYNE. SAID, OH, I SAID IT ALREADY WHEN THIS FIRST WAS BROUGHT UP.
BUT IT'LL BE VERY, VERY SAD TO SEE THIS GO. BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY IT MAKES ME SAD IS EVERYONE SHOULD, WE SHOULD TAKE A SECOND TO MOURN IT.
SO THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCGURK. COUNCILLOR PAYNE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MR. MAYOR. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE REPLACING AMNESTY WITH THE VOUCHER, THE TWO VOUCHER SYSTEM. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE.
LIKE, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A FEW OF US CONFUSED ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WORTH TABLING THIS AND HAVING ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON IT.
SO I THINK THAT UNTIL WE HAVE SOMETHING TO REPLACE IT WITH, I THINK WE SHOULD TABLE THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YEAH. JUST FOR CLARITY.
SO AND I WENT BACK AND I WATCHED THE MEETING BECAUSE I WAS REMOTING IN AT THAT TIME TOO.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAPTURE EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. THERE WAS DEFINITELY IN THE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE CONVERSATION, A BIT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS, SORT OF. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MAJORITY SEEMED TO BE LOOKING AT JUST THE SCRAPPING OF THE AMNESTY DAY.
AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS SUMMARIZED BY THE CHAIR AT THE TIME, WHICH WAS COUNCILLOR FEQUET ON THE DAY. SO THAT'S WHAT WAS SUMMARIZED AT THE END OF THAT GPC MEETING. SO THAT'S WHY THE PROPOSAL IS WORDED IN THE WAY THAT IT IS.
SO THE MOTION IS TO END THE AMNESTY DAYS. THAT'S WHAT WAS DECIDED BY GPC AT THE MOMENT.
BUT ULTIMATELY PROPOSAL TO TABLE IT. INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM COLLEAGUES.
I WOULD ACTUALLY SUGGEST WE SEND IT BACK TO GPC, BUT I'LL SEE WHAT OUR COLLEAGUES SAY FIRST.
WE HAVE COUNCILLOR COCHRANE FIRST AND THEN ANYONE ELSE GO TO COUNCILLOR WARBURTON AFTER THAT.
AS I THINK GOING THROUGH THIS PILOT PROJECT IS WHAT THE CITIZENS EXPECT, HOW IT WAS REPORTED, AND EVEN WITH THE CONFUSION THAT WAS PROVIDED AT THAT GPC, I THINK THERE IS MORE CONSIDERATION TO GO AROUND THIS AREA.
AND ALSO I HAVE SPECIFICALLY TO THIS. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO CREATING THE VOUCHER SYSTEM, AND IT'S ANOTHER BIG REASON FROM THE WORK FROM STAFF OF WHY I THINK WE NEED FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO IT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH AND THEN COUNCILLOR FOOTE.
THANK YOU. I REMEMBER DURING THAT MEETING I WAS OPPOSED TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE VOUCHER SYSTEM.
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE WORTH TABLING.
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BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE OTHER WAYS IN WHICH TO REDUCE OUR SOLID WASTE, WHICH BEING THE RECYCLING FACILITIES AS WELL AS THAT WONDERFUL FACEBOOK GROUP THAT COUNCILLOR PAYNE HAS CREATED. YEAH. SO I MEAN, THERE'S THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN REPURPOSE AND REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. TO BE ABLE TO HELP MANAGE, BUT YEAH.MERCI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILLOR FOOTE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YEAH. SIMILAR FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS I'VE TALKED TO.
THEY'RE ALL KIND OF UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE'LL BE A PILOT PROJECT FOR VOUCHERS.
THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. AT THE SAME TIME, RECOGNIZING WHY WE WANT TO END AMNESTY DAYS JUST FOR THE SAFETY AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE STAFF AT THE FACILITY. SO I'D LIKE TO TABLE IT AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S A COST TO THE CITY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO LIMIT THESE TYPES OF THINGS.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT OUR BUDGET PRESSURES, THIS IS ANOTHER PLACE WHERE WE COULD REDUCE OUR BUDGET PRESSURE AND TRY ENDING IT FIRST AND THEN TRACK, AS MY CONCERN WAS THE LAST TIME AND IT STILL IS TODAY.
TRACK. IS THERE A SPIKE IN ILLEGAL DUMPING ON TOP OF WHAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING? BUT WITH THAT, THAT'S MY OPINION. AS IT STANDS TODAY, I THINK WE SHOULD TRY ENDING IT, SEE IF THERE'S A SPIKE IN ILLEGAL DUMPING.
IF THERE'S NOT, THEN, YOU KNOW, NEXT COUNCIL CAN BRING IN A VOUCHER SYSTEM AND TRY AND.
BUT THAT WOULD AT LEAST SAVE US, YOU KNOW, REJIGGING OUR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY, CREATING A NEW PROGRAM, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. BUT WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S MY OPINION.
I'M DEFINITELY A MINORITY TONIGHT. SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS NOT JUST TABLING IT, BUT SENDING IT BACK TO GPC, BECAUSE THE WAY THE MOTION IS WORDED, IF WE TABLE IT, WE'RE STILL JUST GOING TO BE VOTING ON THIS MOTION.
SO WITH THAT JUST TO THE CITY CLERK, DO WE NEED TO PASS A MOTION OR ANYTHING IN ORDER TO SEND IT BACK TO GPC, OR ARE WE GOOD TO JUST NOTE THAT IT IS GOING BACK TO GPC? WE'LL NEED IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
WE'LL NEED A MOTION IF YOU WANT TO REFER IT BACK TO GPC.
A MOVER AND A SECONDER. AND THEN. MOTION FROM COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO SEND THIS BACK TO GPC.
CAN I GET A SECONDER? DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SO WE'LL SEND THIS ISSUE BACK TO GPC.
SO NEXT WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS. THERE WAS NO NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR? NO.
ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS. THERE WERE NO NEW BYLAWS FOR AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY DEFERRED BUSINESS OR TABLED ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR? NO. OLD BUSINESS. THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
ANY FROM THE FLOOR? NOTICES OF MOTION. NO NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE AGENDA.
ANY FROM THE FLOOR. DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.
THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY FOR THE FLOOR? NO. AND WITH THAT, WE COME TO THE END OF OUR MEETING. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON SECONDER. COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, HAVE A LOVELY EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.