[1. Councillor Fequet will read the Opening Statement. ]
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AND I WILL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2026 TO ORDER AND I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR FEQUET TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT. GOOD EVENING. 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.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE AWARD CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS.
THERE WERE NO AWARD CEREMONIES OR PRESENTATIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
[ Items 3 & 4]
COUNCILLOR FEQUET. I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2025 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.IS THERE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR FOOTE. ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF. DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS.
THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE, NOR PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.
NEXT WE HAVE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA.
DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
MEMBER STATEMENTS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA. ANY FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
[11. Governance and Priorities Committee Report for December 8, 2025. ]
BUT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE ONE. SO THERE WAS BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MEETING WHICH WAS MISSED ON THE AGENDA.BUT IT'S IF YOU GO BACK, YOU CAN SEE IT AS ITEM SIX OF THE GPC REPORT.
AND THAT IS GPCS RECOMMENDATION TO REPEAL THE CART POLICY.
SO WITH THAT COUNCILLOR FEQUET, IF YOU CAN READ A MOTION RELATED TO THAT, GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION ROUNDTABLE POLICY BE REPEALED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR COCHRANE. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
NEXT WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS. THERE WAS NO NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.
[ Items 15 - 19]
WE HAVE BY-LAW NO. 5119. A BY-LAW TO REPEAL AND REPLACE COUNCIL PROCEDURES.BY-LAW NUMBER 4975 PRESENTED FOR FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD READING.
COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5119.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. COUNCILLOR FEQUET FOR SECOND READING.
I MOVE SECOND READING OF BY-LAW NUMBER 5119. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILOR COCHRANE. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
OH, I THOUGHT I SAW HIS HAND GO UP. YEAH, I DID YEAH.
OKAY. HE'S A MAN ON THE MOVE. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILOR FEQUET FOR THIRD READING OF BY-LAW. GO AHEAD. COUNCILOR PAQUETTE PRESENTING THIRD READING. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT BY-LAW NUMBER 5119 IS PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. I ENJOY THE LIGHT SHOW FROM COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN TONIGHT.
COUNCILLOR FEQUET FOR THIRD READING. I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5119.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILOR FOOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. NEXT WE HAVE DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. THERE WAS NO DEFERRED BUSINESS AND THERE WERE NO TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE.
NEXT, THERE ARE DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THERE WERE NONE FOR THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
ADMIN INQUIRIES. ARE THERE ANY FROM THE FLOOR? IS THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA. DESPITE THE GLINT AND COUNCIL FEQUET EYES, I DON'T SEE HIM DOING ANYTHING THIS EVENING.
SO WITH THAT, WE COME TO ADJOURNMENT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH SECONDER. DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.
WITH THAT, HAVE YOURSELF A GOOD EVENING. ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.