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AND I WILL CALL OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH,

[1. Opening Statement]

2025 TO ORDER. READING THE OPENING 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 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. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE AGENDA, MR. VAN DINE? NOTHING ELSE TO ADD, MR.

[2. Approval of the agenda.]

CHAIR. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL OR BEFORE COMMITTEE TODAY? SEEING.

NONE. NEXT WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS FOR IN-CAMERA.

[IN CAMERA]

SO IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO MOVE IN-CAMERA. COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

SECONDED BY COUNCILOR PAQUETTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? CARRIES. WILL YOU GO IN CAMERA. SO WE'RE NOW COMING OUT OF OUR IN-CAMERA SESSION, AND WE HAVE

[9. Business arising from In Camera Session.]

SEVERAL ITEMS FOR BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF IN-CAMERA.

FIRST WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WILL COME TO COUNCIL THIS EVENING, WHICH RELATES TO AN MOU TO BE SIGNED BETWEEN THE MAYOR OF INUVIK AND THE MAYOR OF YELLOWKNIFE REGARDING, JUST LET ME GET THE WORDING CORRECTLY, REGARDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE TOWN OF INUVIK ON ARCTIC SECURITY AND DEFENSE INVESTMENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE COMMITTEE DIRECTING ADMINISTRATION TO PREPARE AND PRESENT TO COUNCIL A MEMO WITH THE CITIES OF WHITEHORSE AND IQALUIT REGARDING ARCTIC SECURITY AND INVESTMENTS IN NORTHERN MUNICIPALITIES. SO THAT WILL BE FOR A FUTURE MEETING.

WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS FOR COMMITTEES.

WE HAVE A MEMO, OR WE HAVE A APPOINTMENT OF JESSE REID TO OUR HERITAGE COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE APPOINTMENT OF LAUREN KING TO OUR DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD, AND WE HAVE APPOINTMENT OF MORGAN JOHNSON AND ARTHUR BOURQUE AS RESIDENTS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS AND KIM DOYLE AS A PERSON REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION SERVING SENIORS FOR OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL BRING THOSE APPOINTMENTS FORWARD TO OUR FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.

AND EVERYBODY, HAVE A GOOD LUNCH AFTERNOON AND WE'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.