Feb 18, 2026 Governance & Priorities Committee

[1. Opening Statement]

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AND I WILL CALL OUR GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026 TO ORDER. AND WE JUST READ THE OPENING STATEMENT AS PART OF OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MR. VAN DINE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE AGENDA? JUST TO SAY THAT THE ICE FOG HAS LIFTED AND CANADA

[2.Approval of the agenda.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY MORNING WAS VERY BUSY AND I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE GOAL, AND THEN I HAD TO GO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

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

[3.Disclosure of conflict of interest and the general nature thereof.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR NOTING THAT. ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF INTEREST? SEEING NONE. NEXT, WE HAVE A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO RENEW THE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION FRANCHISE

[4.A memorandum regarding whether to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement to renew the electricity distribution franchise agreement with Naka Power Utilities (NWT) Ltd. until December 31, 2035.]

MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AS COUNCIL IS AWARE, WE HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH NAKA POWER FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER WITHIN THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. IT'S A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT AND THAT AGREEMENT EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. UNDER THE TERMS OF THAT AGREEMENT, CONTINUE TO EXIST UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A NEW AGREEMENT COMES FORWARD.

AND THAT NEW AGREEMENT IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT TODAY.

SO THAT AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN OVER THE SUMMER AND FALL AND CONCLUDED JUST RECENTLY.

AND I'LL IF, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, INVITE DIRECTOR KALLIO TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REVISED AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR KALLIO. SURE. YEAH.

THANK YOU. SO SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN THIS AGREEMENT.

THERE IS A FLAT FEE, FRANCHISE FEE, THIS REPLACES THE DECLINING FRANCHISE FEE PER COURSE, INCREASING GROSS REVENUE.

SO THE OLD AGREEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, SAID 4% FOR THE FIRST 5,250,003% FOR THE NEXT 3,500,000 IN THIS AGREEMENT, IT'S A FLAT FEE OF 2.3%. ANOTHER NOTABLE CHANGE IS A QUARTER REGULAR QUARTERLY FRANCHISE REVENUE PAYMENT PAYMENTS. SO THIS REPLACES THE ONE ONE TIME ANNUAL PAYMENT IN PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS THAT WAS DUE BEFORE THE END OF JANUARY FOR THE FOR THE PREVIOUS FRANCHISE YEAR.

NOW THOSE PAYMENTS WILL COME IN QUARTERLY. IN ADDITION, THERE'S ANNUAL REPORTING FROM NICOLE WITH RESPECT TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEW FOR THE REPORTING OBLIGATIONS ANNUALLY.

AND THERE IS AN EXPRESS COMMITMENT FOR THE CITY IN THE CORE TO MEET REGULARLY TO FACILITATE INCREASED COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.

AND FINALLY, THERE'S SOME CLARIFICATIONS ON NOTICE PROVISIONS FOR FRANCHISE RENEWAL, EXTENSION AND TERMINATION.

AND THAT JUST MEANS THAT THE, A TERM HAS BEEN CLARIFIED, THAT THE AGREEMENT CONTINUES UNTIL A NEW AGREEMENT IS REACHED OR IS RENEWED, OR THERE'S DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PURCHASING THE FRANCHISE.

SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS NEW AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD. YEAH, JUST JUST ONE FURTHER ADDENDUM.

THIS PROPOSAL AGREEMENT LOOKS TO PUT IN PLACE A TEN YEAR AGREEMENT WITH NAKA POWER, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

AND THE RECOMMENDATION THERE FROM ADMINISTRATION IS IN LIGHT OF THE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENING ON OUR DOORSTEP, HAVING A TEN YEAR TERM PROVIDES ALL THE PLAYERS, INCLUDING OURSELVES, TO BE ABLE TO TURN OUR MINDS TO MEDIUM TERM PLANNING WITH RESPECT TO OUR POWER NEEDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND BEFORE I CONTINUE, JUST A QUESTION TO THE CITY CLERK.

I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED TO ME THERE THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO RECORD AT THE MOMENT.

DO WE HAVE THAT FIXED? ARE WE? THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

WE ARE NOT BROADCASTING AUDIO. I AM ABLE TO RECORD THE PROCEEDINGS.

I HAVE IT ON ITS WAY TO ASSIST. OKAY. SO AT LEAST WE'RE RECORDING SO WE CAN CONTINUE THAT ANYWAY.

THANKS FOR THAT. SORRY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON NAKA POWER.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS ANYONE FROM NICOLE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS? MR.. VAN DINE. WE DID NOT INVITE NAKA TODAY BECAUSE WE WERE GOING FORWARD, BUT WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND PASS THEM ALONG. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. OKAY. YEAH, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

AND YEAH, IF THEY COULD BE PASSED ALONG. THAT WAS GREAT.

YEAH. THERE'S A I JUST THERE'S AN ERROR IN THEIR ADDITION OF THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, AND I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHERE THE ERROR WAS.

YEAH, THAT LITTLE STUFF DRIVES ME BANANAS. AND IT DOESN'T REFLECT WELL ON ORGANIZATIONS IF THEY CAN'T DO BASIC MATH.

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NEARLY DOUBLED, WHY THE INTERRUPTION FREQUENCY INDEX TRIPLED AND THE INTERRUPTION DURATION INDEX INCREASED 2,200%.

WHY THOSE NUMBERS WOULD GIVE US CONFIDENCE TO RESIGN WITH NAKA.

WHY THEY'RE ONLY PROPOSING MINOR BRUSHING WORK IN 2026 AND 2027? WHY NOT MAJOR BRUSHING WORK TO ADDRESS RELIABILITY ISSUES SEEN IN THE DATA? AND WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IF THEY UNDERSTAND HOW FRUSTRATED CUSTOMERS ARE AND HOW POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LONG POWER OUTAGES ARE.

WHAT DO THEY SEE AS THE PREDOMINANT RELIABILITY PROBLEM AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT? MR. VAN DINE. IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD OTHERWISE, I'D RECOMMEND THAT THOSE QUESTIONS ARE CAPTURED.

AND IF WE PROCEED TO BRING THIS TO COUNCIL, THEN WE CAN MAKE SURE SOMEBODY FROM NAKA IS THERE AND THEN YOU CAN ASK THOSE QUESTIONS TO THEM AS WELL.

BUT, MR. VAN DINE, I'LL ASK YOU IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WOULD YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN QUESTIONS? NO, I THINK THOSE ARE EXCELLENT QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA.

YOU KNOW, POWER PROVISION IN THE, IN, IN THE TERRITORY AND IN THE CITY SPECIFICALLY IS A IS A COMPLICATED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR PROVIDER AND OUR DISTRIBUTOR.

AND THE POWER OUTAGES SOMETIMES REST WITH ONE OR THE OTHER, SOMETIMES BOTH.

AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE ENVIRONMENT WE'RE, WE'RE IN.

AND I THINK THAT COUNCIL WOULD I'LL LET NAKA ANSWER THE MORE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.

BUT IF RECOLLECTION SERVES ME, I THINK WATER LEVELS WERE PARTICULARLY LOW IN 2024 AND 2025, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED [INAUDIBLE] IT'S NOT YOU, MR. VAN DINE. SOME SHOCKING KINDS OF SITUATIONS WITH WITH THE RELIANCE ON ON DIESEL.

BUT WE CAN CLARIFY THAT THAT MATTER WITH NAJA AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HERE FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER? COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN? NO. OKAY. ANYTHING FROM ANY OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

YEAH. I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT OR DENY THIS RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THEM IN THE IN THE ROOM SO WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS.

WE GOT LAST WEEK. WE HAD 150. THAT'S THE NUMBER I HEARD.

FREEZE UPS. COST PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT HOW WE'RE MAKING POWER CHEAPER FOR PEOPLE.

A LOT OF THIS TOWN HAS HAD THEIR POWER DOUBLE IN THIS LAST BILL.

SO UNTIL WE CAN GET THE THE THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, TO ME, THIS IS WHY EVEN TALK ABOUT IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. JUST TO NOTE THAT THE LAST POWER OUTAGE WAS A NOT A DISTRIBUTION PIECE.

I'M NOT DEFENDING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, NOT A DISTRIBUTION ISSUE. IT WAS A PRODUCTION ISSUE, BUT POINT TAKEN.

DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR.

YEAH, I, I NEED THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED FOR ME.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A TEN YEAR, OVER $10 MILLION CONTRACT, AND NO ONE'S HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT.

THAT'S OFFENSIVE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT GOES TO COUNCIL.

WE TALK ABOUT IT OR WE BRING THIS BACK, BUT THEY SHOULD BE HERE ANSWERING QUESTIONS IF THEY WANT ME TO SIGN A MASSIVE CONTRACT FOR SOLE SOURCING, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON MR. VAN DINE, JUST OVER TO YOU.

DID WE INVITE NAKA POWER TODAY? WE DID NOT EXTEND AN INVITATION TO NAKA POWER, BUT WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT WE WERE HERE TODAY. AND SO IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT, I BELIEVE AN ACTIVE AVOIDANCE BY BY NAKA POWER, BUT CERTAINLY MAYBE AN ERROR OF OMISSION ON MY PART FOR NOT EXTENDING AN INVITATION DIRECTLY TO THEM.

THANK YOU. NO, THANKS FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE CORRECT CONTEXT IN TERMS OF WHY THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE HERE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST TO THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE ADVISABILITY OF SORTING THIS BACK TO ANOTHER GPC.

IS THERE A TIME LIMIT ACCOUNTED TOWARDS THIS OVERALL DECISION, MR. VAN DINE? NO, I THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO TO APPLY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE HAVE A NEW AGREEMENT IN PLACE.

I WOULD CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT THE POWER IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL HAS.

ON MY PART, PERHAPS I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WOULD BE A LEVEL OF INTEREST IN IN THAT OTHER THAN THAT THE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE IS IS A

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AND SO IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC CONCERNS THAT WE, THAT COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN DRILLING DOWN ON AND, AND DISCUSSING, WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THAT TIME AVAILABLE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UNDER THE CURRENT TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.

AND THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. I JUST THINK THAT FOR THE LEVEL OF DECISION ON THIS, THAT IT HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO ANOTHER LEVEL OF PUBLIC SCRUTINY AND TRANSPARENCY ON THIS. AND IN ACCORDANCE, I WOULD SUPPORT THIS GOING BACK TO A GPC FOR FURTHER CONVERSATION INSTEAD OF ESCALATING UP TO COUNCIL AS THE FINAL DECISION MAKING BODY.

MR. VAN DINE. AND I THINK THERE IS MERIT TO THAT, AND IT CERTAINLY GIVES MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR QUESTION AND ANSWER DISCUSSION RATHER THAN AT A COUNCIL MEETING. SO I THINK THAT'S A VERY A VERY PRODUCTIVE OR SOUND RECOMMENDATION.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. ANYTHING ELSE? NOTHING FURTHER.

COUNCILMAN MCLENNAN I [INAUDIBLE] COUNCILLOR FOOTE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE WHOLE SINGLE WHOLESALER, SINGLE RETAILER MODEL.

YOU CAN CAPITALIZE ASSETS FOR LONG TERM IF THEY WERE TO BUY OUT THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

I'D LIKE TO LISTEN TO MORE ON THE ECONOMICS OF THIS BEFORE WE MAKE A FINAL DECISION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR FIRST ROUND. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? NO. SEE. SECOND ROUND. COUNCILMAN MCLENNAN. YEAH.

I WAS JUST GOING TO PROPOSE BRINGING THIS BACK TO GPC.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. SO I WOULD JUST SECOND THAT IDEA.

THANKS VERY MUCH. SEEMS LIKE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE GENERAL WILL OF THE COMMITTEE.

SO WE WILL BRING THAT BACK THEN FOR OUR NEXT GPC MEETING, WHICH IS FEBRUARY OR SORRY, MARCH 4TH.

AND SO AND WE WILL ASK THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF NAKA POWER BE PRESENT TO ANSWER COUNCIL'S QUESTIONS AND I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE PUT TO THEM.

IF YOU CAN HAVE THOSE IN BEFORE THAT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT GOOD ANSWERS ARE GIVEN TO GOOD QUESTIONS.

SO WE WILL DO THAT. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO ADOPT COMMUNITY PLAN AND ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS TO DESIGNATE

[5.A memorandum regarding whether to adopt Community Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to redesignate and rezone a small portion of City-owned land for acquisition and consolidation with the adjacent lot (4302 49 Avenue) to develop an accessory storage shed for Jackpine Paddle.]

THANK YOU. OKAY. AND JUST ONE SECOND. I'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED BY THE CITY CLERK THAT WE NEED TO RESET THE AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEM IN ORDER FOR RECORDING. SO WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

CITY CLERK, FIVE MINUTE RECESS. WE'LL COME BACK AT 12:20.

AND I WILL CALL OUR MEETING BACK TO ORDER. MR. VAN DINE, I'LL THROW IT BACK TO YOU FOR ANY ADDITIONAL POINTS, OR IF YOU WANT TO PASS ON TO THE NEXT PERSON.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO THIS IS A PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MATTER, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR WHITE TO WALK US THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS THIS REQUEST. GO AHEAD, DIRECTOR WHITE. THANK YOU.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO CHECK WITH THE CLERK THAT WE'RE GOOD FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST TALK AWAY. SO BEFORE GPC TODAY IS AN APPLICATION TO BOTH AMEND THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND THE ZONING BYLAW.

FABULOUS. SO THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.

IT'S NOT JUST THESE TWO APPLICATIONS. THERE'S ALSO A PIECE OF LAND THAT IS LOOKING TO BE TRANSFERRED AND THEN CONSOLIDATED AS PART OF, AS PART OF THE APPLICATION. SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTIONS.

SO THAT MATTER WILL NOT BE COMING FORWARD TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT IS KIND OF A REMNANT PIECE OF LAND.

SO SHOULD THESE TWO APPLICATIONS BE SUPPORTED, THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS.

AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A PAUSE. THE COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT WILL NEED TO GO TO THE THE FOR APPROVAL.

THEN IT WOULD COME BACK FOR THE FINALITY OF THE COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT AND THEN THE ZONING BY LAW AMENDMENT IN BEHIND IT, THEN THE LAND TRANSFER AFTER THAT. SO THIS IS KIND OF A CULMINATION OF THREE STEPS ALL IN ONE.

I AM GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO BASIL, WHO HAS A PRESENTATION AND KIND OF RUN THROUGH IT.

AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BASIL.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. BEFORE I START, MAYBE I'LL JUST RECOGNIZE A COUPLE PEOPLE WITH US ON ZOOM.

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SO IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS AN APPLICATION TO REDESIGNATE AND REZONE A SMALL PORTION OF CITY OWNED LAND FOR FOR FOR ACQUISITION AND CONSOLIDATION WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE FOR JACKPINE'S EXISTING BUSINESS.

TODAY I'LL FOCUS ON THE PURPOSE OF THESE TWO AMENDMENTS THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL ITSELF AND OUR PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS, AS WELL AS NEXT STEPS. SO THE APPLICATION CONSISTS OF TWO AMENDMENTS.

THE FIRST IS A ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE ZONE, AND THE SECOND IS A COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION.

SO CURRENTLY THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL LOT AT 4302 49 AVENUE IS DESIGNATED DOWNTOWN CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL AND IS ZONED RC RESIDENTIAL CENTRAL. THE SMALL, THE SMALL PORTION OF CITY OWNED LAND BESIDE IT, WHICH IS PART OF THE LOT HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE, IS DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL AND IS ZONED AS NA NATURAL AREA.

SO BECAUSE THE NATURAL AREA ZONE DOESN'T PERMIT DEVELOPMENT IT DOESN'T PERMIT THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, REZONING TO RC IS IS THEREFORE REQUIRED. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE RC ZONE PERMITS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE ADJACENT LOT IS ZONED RC CURRENTLY.

AND IN ADDITION TO THE ZONING, THE LAND USE DESIGNATION NEEDS TO BE CHANGED FROM FROM RESIDENTIAL TO DOWNTOWN CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL SO THAT IT PRETTY MUCH ALIGNS WITH THE ADJACENT LOT AND REFLECTS HOW THE CONSOLIDATED LOT WILL WILL EVENTUALLY FUNCTION.

AND IT'S GOOD TO NOTE THAT ONLY THE SPECIFIC PORTION THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN THE RED HATCH IS IDENTIFIED IN THE APPLICATION AND IS BEING CONSIDERED.

THE REMAINING LOT FIVE, BLOCK 301 WILL REMAIN AS IS.

IT WILL REMAIN NATURAL AREA. SO THE PROPOSAL ITSELF IS TO ALLOW FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSORY STORAGE SHED APPROXIMATELY 74M². AND THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE LOW INTENSITY AND IT WOULD BE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE PRINCIPAL USE OF THE SITE. THE ADJACENT PROPERTY IS IS A IS RESIDENTIAL AND ALREADY FUNCTIONS AS STAFF HOUSING AND EQUIPMENT STAGING FOR JACKPINE PADDLE. THE PROPOSED SHED WOULD BE SUPPORTING THAT EXISTING OPERATION.

A FEW THINGS TO NOTE IS THAT IT DOES NOT INTRODUCE A NEW DWELLING UNIT.

IT DOES NOT CREATE NEW ACCESS OR INCREASED TRAFFIC.

IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PARKING, AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE NEW SERVICING UPGRADES.

SO ESSENTIALLY, IT'S JUST FORMALIZING A STORAGE USE THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON SITE, BUT IN A MORE ORDERLY USE FORM.

OUR PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS FROM A COMMUNITY PLAN PERSPECTIVE, THE AMENDMENT IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS USE OF LAND WITHIN AN ALREADY SERVICED AREA. IT AVOIDS FRAGMENTING FRAGMENTED ZONING ON WHAT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME ONE CONSOLIDATED LOT.

AND IT DOESN'T COMPROMISE THE LONG TERM INFILL POTENTIAL OF THE REMAINING MUNICIPAL LANDS.

FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE, THE USE WOULD FIT WITHIN THE RC ZONE.

AND ALL SITE LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDING SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING, GRADING, DRAINAGE, LOT COVERAGE WERE ASSESSED TO COMPLY WITH ZONING REGULATIONS AND WILL FURTHER BE REVIEWED AT THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT STAGE.

THERE WAS NO IDENTIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICING OR SAFETY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPOSAL.

THE APPLICATION WAS ALSO CIRCULATED INTERNALLY TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, LANDS BUILDING SERVICES, FIRE, MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING IDENTIFIED NO CONCERNS WITH THIS PROPOSAL.

NAKA POWER UTILITIES REQUESTED THAT AN EASEMENT BE REGISTERED FOR THE EXISTING EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE.

THIS IS A STANDARD UTILITY PROTECTION MEASURE AND WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE LAND APPLICATION STAGE.

NOTICE WAS ALSO POSTED ON SITE, WAS POSTED ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE AND MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTIES WITHIN 30M.

WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF TEN COMMENTS, ALMOST ALL EXPRESSING SUPPORT.

COMMON THEMES INCLUDED SUPPORT FOR LOCALLY OWNED NORTHERN BUSINESS, RECOGNITION OF ITS TOURISM AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY AND THE TERRITORY,

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ONE COMMENT RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE REZONING, AND WE LATER CLARIFIED THAT THE PORTION THAT'S BEING APPLIED IS ONLY THE PORTION THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED. SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S 0.099 HECTARES THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED OUT OF A TOTAL OF 5.92 HECTARES.

ANOTHER COMMENT SUGGESTED RETAINING A NATURAL EDGE ALONG THE ROADWAY, AND WE CLARIFIED THAT THERE'S CURRENTLY NO PLANS TO REMOVE TREES ALONG THE DRIVE AND THAT LANDSCAPING, COMPLIANCE AND ANY TREE RETENTION WILL BE FURTHER ADDRESSED AT THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT STAGE.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION TODAY IS FOR THIS APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL.

AND IF IT RECEIVES FIRST READING, THEN A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD FOLLOWED BY SECOND AND THIRD READINGS.

AFTER THAT THE COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT WILL EVENTUALLY REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE FROM THE MINISTER BEFORE IT CAN COME INTO EFFECT.

AND THEN IF BOTH BYLAWS ARE ADOPTED, THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE LAND ACQUISITION AND LOT CONSOLIDATION.

A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WILL THEN BE REQUIRED FOR THE ACCESSORY BUILDING.

AND THAT PROCESS WILL INCLUDE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

AND THE THE EASEMENT REQUIREMENT WILL ALSO BE REGISTERED ON TITLE.

SO TO CONCLUDE, ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SUPPORT OF THESE TWO BYLAW AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING BYLAW AND COMMUNITY PLAN IN ORDER TO DESIGNATE AND REZONE A PORTION OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK 3001 FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR A JACKPINE PADDLE.

OVERALL, THIS IS A SITE SPECIFIC AMENDMENT THAT ALIGNS OUR PLANNING FRAMEWORK WITH HOW THE PROPERTY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIALLY REFLECTS GOOD LAND USE PLANNING PRACTICES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS FOR MISTER [INAUDIBLE] COUNCILOR COCHRANE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS GOING FORWARD. I'M GLAD TO SEE MR. WONG AND HIS LOCAL OR GREAT LOCAL BUSINESS EXPANDING.

I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THAT PROPERTY BEFORE AND TO MEET THE STAFF. AND IT MAKES SENSE TO ME. MY ONLY QUESTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION. DO WE SEE ANY REASON OF WHICH THE MINISTER WOULD OBJECT IF THIS WAS TO GO FORWARD? MR.. VAN DINE THERE'S NO REASON TO EXPECT THAT THE MINISTER WOULD TAKE ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL.

IT'S IT IS A PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT, BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE ARE DEFERRING TO THE MINISTER TO EXERCISE THEIR JUDGMENT IN THIS REGARD.

BUT THERE'S NO INDICATION THAT THIS WOULD BE SEEN AS CONTRARY TO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF OF THE CITY.

JOLLY, JOLLY GOOD. FORWARD AND ONWARD. VERY GOOD.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

I APPRECIATE GOING THROUGH ALL THIS. I LIVE NEARBY, SO LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET.

IT'S I SEE ALL THE MOVEMENT AT THE JACKPINE LOT, AND IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO HAVE SPACE TO STORE MATERIALS AND THINGS. ANYWAY, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHY THE LOT LINES ARE DEFINED OR THE WAY THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING THE PLACEMENT OF THE THE SHED. IT IS A LARGER, MUCH LARGER PARCEL THAN WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED, I SUPPOSE. I JUST WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE TO THE REASONING FOR THAT.

THANKS. I THINK I SAW HEAD NODS TO DIRECTOR WHITE, SO I'LL PASS IT TO DIRECTOR WHITE.

YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. SO I GUESS THERE'S TWO PIECES.

ONE IS WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY NEED IN ORDER TO DO THE COMPLETION OF WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING AND POTENTIALLY ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE.

AND THE OTHER PIECE IS WE LIKE GEOMETRIC SHAPES.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOOK TO CREATE A SLIVER THAT THEN LEAVES ANOTHER AWKWARD SLIVER.

AND OF COURSE, WE CONSULTED WITH THE APPLICANT WHO'S APPLYING AND WE ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL OF THAT BACK PIECE, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF OUR INFILL LOTS. WOULD GIVING A PARCEL OF THIS SIZE AND CONFIGURATION HINDER THAT? THE ANSWER IS NO. THEREFORE, THE SHAPE IS AS IT IS.

AND YES, IT'S AWKWARD, BUT IT WILL ACTUALLY CLEAN IT UP.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCGURK YEAH, DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.

I FIGURED IT WOULD. I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES AND WOULD ASK, JUST ESPECIALLY FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR PUBLIC. MAKES SENSE, ESPECIALLY FOR FUTURE USE DOWN THE LINE. IF THEY'RE NO LONGER GOING TO BE, THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISPOSE OF THE, THE SLIVER. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, IS IT KIND OF SPARKED BY ONE OF THE COMMENTS FROM SOMEONE, BUT THERE IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER PROPERTIES ALONG THE ROAD, THERE'S A SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE ROAD, TO THE SIDEWALK OR TO THE ROAD ITSELF. AND THERE'S NO THERE IS NONE HERE.

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SO ONCE THE PROPERTY IS REZONED TO RC, ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RC ZONE WILL APPLY.

SO ANY SIDE YARD, FRONT YARD, REAR YARD, SETBACKS OF THAT ZONE WILL APPLY TO THE PROPERTY UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE OF THE BYLAW.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCGURK. YES, DEFINITELY.

UNDERSTAND THAT. I GUESS I'M GOING TO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY LINES THEMSELVES. THEY ARE DEFINED AS LIKE THE SETBACKS START FROM STILL A LIKE A SECTION AWAY FROM THE ROAD. BUT IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR, SORRY TO CLARIFY. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, IS THIS A STANDARD DISTANCE AND COMMONPLACE? IS THAT THE COUNCILLOR QUESTION? YEAH. I'M AWARE OF SETBACKS TO THE PROPERTY LINE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THE TIME YOU'LL SEE, LIKE, IF EVEN IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE 43RD STREET, THERE'S A SETBACK FROM THE ROAD TO THE PROPERTY LINE ITSELF WHERE THE ROAD ENDS, NOT WHERE THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL ROAD ENDS. BUT THERE'S THE NO, THAT'S NOT THE MEDIAN OR WHAT IT'S CALLED THAT.

YEAH, THERE'S THE SIDEWALK, BUT THERE'S LIKE A STRIP OF, OF OF DIRT BASICALLY NEXT TO THE SIDEWALK BEFORE THE PROPERTY LINE EVEN STARTS.

MR. VAN DINE. YES, I'LL ALLOW DIRECTOR WHITE TO CORRECT ME, BUT I BELIEVE WHAT WHAT WE FIND OFTEN IN THESE INSTANCES IS THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE ROAD ITSELF. THE ROAD ITSELF ALSO CAN INCLUDE A RIGHT OF WAY WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ACTUAL ROAD ITSELF TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC GOODS AND PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES, WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO A WHOLE HOST OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED.

AND THEN THERE'S THE PROPERTY LINE. SO THOSE ARE THE, THE, THE LAYERS OF DELINEATION THAT WE'RE, THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH WITH THIS APPLICATION. COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE. IT WAS NOT REALLY SUPER IMPORTANT.

THAT WORKS. THAT'S THAT'S TOTALLY MAKES SENSE TO ME. OKAY.

I GUESS I'M SORT OF SEEING THIS COME THROUGH TO COUNCIL OTHERWISE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR THE WORK. JUST LOOKING TO CLARIFY FROM ADMINS PERSPECTIVE WHY THIS APPLICATION IS DIFFERENT FROM SIMILAR PAST APPLICATIONS. MR. VAN DINE. MR. CHAIR, THAT'S A VERY BROAD QUESTION[LAUGHS] I'M WONDERING IF THE, THE, THE COUNCIL COULD JUST MAYBE CLARIFY MAYBE IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC ASPECT, THERE WAS AN APPLICATION SIMILAR ENOUGH ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO WITHOUT NAMING THE APPLICANT. THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCILLOR IS REFERRING TO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M I GUESS I'M NOT NEW ANYMORE, BUT THAT'S MAYBE NEW ENOUGH.

BUT DIRECTOR WHITE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER? SURE. THANK YOU. SO EACH APPLICATION IS REVIEWED ON THE MERITS THAT ARE PRESENTED BEFORE THE PLANNER, WHEN IT COMES IN EVERY PROPERTY IS DIFFERENT.

THIS PROPERTY IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER ONE.

THE ZONING IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS RC VERSUS R-1 IN THE OTHER CASE.

SO THIS ALLOWS FOR COMMERCIAL USES. THE OTHER ONE DID NOT.

SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS PROPOSED, AND WE COMPARE IT TO THE ZONING AND THE COMMUNITY PLAN AT THE TIME OF THE DECISION BEING MADE.

SO WE SHOULD NOT BE COMPARING PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY TO THIS APPLICATION.

THIS IS A STANDALONE APPLICATION FOR THIS SITE SPECIFICALLY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MCLENNAN. UNDERSTOOD. AND FOR CLARITY ON THE MAP THE YELLOW DASHED LINES FOR THE NAKA EASEMENT, THAT BASICALLY MEANS THAT NO STRUCTURE CAN BE BUILT THERE IS THAT AND WOULD EFFECTIVELY PRECLUDE ANY LARGER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE COMBINED LARGER PROPERTY.

MR. VAN DINE. I'LL LET DIRECTOR WHITE RESPOND TO THAT.

THANK YOU. USUALLY THE TERMS OF EASEMENTS REQUIRE NO STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT UPON IT.

SO WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE PROPERTY THAT IS SUBJECT TO THIS APPLICATION, OR HOW THE EASEMENT CROSSES OVER TO THE REAR AS WELL.

NO STRUCTURES CAN BE BUILT THERE. THAT DOES NOT PRECLUDE ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD SOMEONE WANT TO COME FORWARD WITH A WITH AN APPLICATION.

THERE'S TONS OF AREA ON BOTH SITES. YEAH. OUTSIDE OF THAT YELLOW SLASH THAT IS TOTALLY DEVELOPABLE.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. UNDERSTOOD. LET ME PULL UP MY NEXT QUESTION.

SO DURING THE LAST SIMILAR PAST APPLICATION PROCESS BEFORE COUNCIL, THERE WAS CONCERN AND DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THE CHANGE OF USE OR WHAT THE CHANGE IN ZONING WOULD MEAN BEYOND THE SPECIFIC PROPOSAL THERE.

LIKE THE CONCERN AS HERE ISN'T NECESSARILY ABOUT THE SPECIFIC PROPOSAL, BUT ABOUT THE CHANGE IN THE ZONING THAT COULD ALLOW DIFFERENT USES OR LARGER DEVELOPMENT.

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SO WITH THAT, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROPOSAL THAT WE CAN RECOMMEND AND STAND BEHIND FOR, FOR ALL OF THE THE, THOSE PRINCIPLES. BUT DIRECTOR WHITE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ELABORATE? THANK YOU. YES. AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANNING REPORT THAT IS SUPPORTED AND PRESENTED BY [INAUDIBLE] WE DO ACTUALLY LOOK AT WHAT THE ZONE IS.

SO IT'S RIGHT NOW THAT NATURAL PRESERVE WHICH WE'RE NOW CONNECTING IT, THE TWO PARCELS OF LAND.

SO THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO BE RC THE ONE WITH THE HOUSE CURRENTLY IS RC.

SO ALL OF THE LISTED USES AND THE RC ZONE WOULD JUST APPLY TO THIS NEW PIECE THAT WE'RE CONSOLIDATING TOGETHER.

SO WE'RE NOT REALLY CHANGING WHAT COULD BE ON THE LOT.

WE'RE JUST CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE LOT, WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD CREATE OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE FOR THE OWNER.

AGAIN, IT WOULD BE WHATEVER IS LISTED AS THE PERMITTED USES, WHICH HAS SO COMMERCIAL RETAIL SALES AND SERVICES ON THERE.

COMMERCIAL RECREATION IS PERMITTED USE RESIDENTIAL IS PERMITTED.

SO THERE'S TONS OF OPTIONS ON THE CURRENT PROPERTY.

WE'RE JUST MAKING IT BIGGER. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING FROM SAY AN R1 TO AN RC WITH COMMERCIAL.

THIS IS COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY.

AND THEN ONE MORE QUESTION AND THEN A COMMENT.

HOW LONG IS THIS APPLICATION TAKEN TO DATE? MR..

VAN DINE. I WILL DIRECT THAT TO DIRECTOR WHITE.

THANK YOU. SO THE COMPLETE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED AND IDENTIFIED ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2025.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. OKAY. AND DID WE HELP FACILITATE GETTING THAT COMPLETE APPLICATION? OR WAS THAT SORT OF LEFT TO THE PROPONENT ON THEIR OWN? MR.. VAN DINE I'LL INVITE DIRECTOR WHITE TO RESPOND TO THE SPECIFICS OF THIS APPLICATION.

BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE ARE IN A A POSTURE OF TRYING TO ASSIST APPLICANTS IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY COMPLETE THEIR APPLICANTS SO THAT THEY ARE COMPLETE SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

BUT, DIRECTOR WHITE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ONE? NO, THAT THAT'S CORRECT.

AND IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT AS WE SEE HERE, HAS HIRED A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL TO ASSIST THEM AND MOVE THIS APPLICATION FORWARD AS WELL AS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND THE PLANNING TEAM.

SO THANK YOU COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE ASSISTING APPLICANTS.

I WOULD LOVE THAT PROFESSIONAL THAT A NORMAL PERSON COULD SUBMIT THESE APPLICATIONS AND WE, THEY DON'T NEED TO SPEND WHATEVER, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL TO PUT THEIR LETTERHEAD ON AN APPLICATION.

BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE. YEAH. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGES.

YES. THEY SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS AND MAKE USE OF AN ODD SHAPED CORNER LAND.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR ME, THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND ZONING CHANGES FIT WELL, AND I FEEL BETTER WITH THE ADJACENT LAND THAN THE DESIGNATION DOES CURRENTLY.

I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT CHANGES THESE WOULD ALLOW. AND GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ALONG WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSAL FEEL TO ME LIKE A BETTER USE OF THE LAND THAN A SLIVER OF NATURAL AREA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR THIS TO GO FORWARD, WHICH IS GREAT.

THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR WHITE.

THANK YOU, MR. WONG, FOR YOUR TIME ONLINE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANG AROUND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

BUT THANKS FOR BEING HERE IN CASE THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6.A memorandum regarding whether to amend Zoning By-law No. 5045, as amended, to rezone Lots 1, 2(u), 3 and 4, Block 157, Plan 1385 (4002 49 Avenue) from Parks and Recreation (PR) to Old Town Mixed Use (OT).]

SO ITEM SIX IS A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW NUMBER 5045, AS AMENDED, TO REZONE LOTS ONE TWO, THREE FOUR, BLOCK 157, PLAN 1385 FROM PARKS AND REC TO OLD TOWN MIXED USE MR. VAN DINE. OVER TO YOU. SO THIS IS ANOTHER PLANNING APPLICATION, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR WHITE AND HER TEAM TO PRESENT THE SPECIFICS OF THIS ONE.

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THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS VIVIAN. I'M A PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, AND I'M PRESENTING TO YOU A ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION.

PLZONE-2025 0115. THE APPLICANT IS THE YELLOWKNIFE RACKET CLUB.

AND COUNCIL IS THE APPROVING AUTHORITY FOR BYLAW AMENDMENTS.

SO THIS IS PRESENTED TO GPC FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE APPLICATION PROPOSES TO REZONE FOUR SUBJECT LOTS FROM PR PARKS AND RECREATION TO OT OLD TOWN MIXED USE.

THE INTENT OF THE APPLICATION IS TO SUPPORT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO SPECIFIC PROPOSAL AT THE MOMENT.

THE SUBJECT LOTS ARE LOCATED AT 4002 49 AVENUE, JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF OF 50TH AVENUE.

THE LOTS ARE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1, 2(U), 03, 4 BLOCK 157 PLAN 1385.

THE LOTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ON THE MAPS TO THE RIGHT AND FROM BOTTOM TO TOP.

IT'S LOT 4,1, 2(U), 3. ON THE LOTS, THERE IS AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL RECREATION BUILDING COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE RACKET CLUB.

THERE IS ALSO AN UNOFFICIAL PATHWAY THAT CROSSES LOT THREE AND LOT 2(U).

THE PATHWAY ALSO CONNECTS THE SPORTS FIELD WITH THE NIVEN LAKE AREA.

ADMINISTRATION RECEIVED SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS PATHWAY.

SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE HERE, THIS PATHWAY IS NOT PART OF THE CITY'S OFFICIAL TRAIL SYSTEM.

AND THERE'S AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND THE CITY WHICH REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO REROUTE THE PATHWAY IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

SO TO PUT SOME MINDS AT EASE. IN THE AREA THE SUBJECT LOTS ARE SURROUNDED BY PR ZONE AND RC ONE ZONE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP. NEIGHBORING LAND USES INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL USES, THE SPORT FIELD, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION, AND SOME UNDEVELOPED LANDS TO THE BACK.

AND OF COURSE, ON TOP OF THAT, THE EXISTING BUILDING IS A COMMERCIAL USE.

SO OVERALL THIS AREA IS CONSIDERED A MIXED USE AREA.

WHEN CONSIDERING A ZONING BYLAW, AMENDMENT OR REZONING APPLICATION, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPOSAL COMPLIES WITH COMMUNITY PLAN POLICIES, BECAUSE COMMUNITY PLAN IS A HIGH LEVEL GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR THE ZONING BYLAW.

SO UNDER THE COMMUNITY PLAN, THE SUBJECT LOTS ARE DESIGNATED OLD TOWN, WHICH IS AN AREA TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING BUILT FORMS WHILE ADDRESSING THE GROWTH PRESSURE FROM TOURISM AND COMMERCIAL INTEREST. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S A MIXED USE AREA.

MIXED USE LAND DESIGNATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL IDENTIFIED NATURAL AREAS.

EXCUSE ME. THERE ARE SEVERAL IDENTIFIED NATURAL AREAS IN THE OLD TOWN LAND USE DESIGNATION.

THE SUBJECT LOTS ARE NOT LOCATED IN THOSE AREAS, SO IT'S NOT SUBJECT TO DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS.

OVERALL, THIS THE REZONING PROPOSAL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OLD TOWN LAND USE POLICIES AND THERE IS NO COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THIS REZONING. THE PROPOSAL IS ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES TO BETTER UTILIZE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT. THE BUILDING IS ALREADY CONNECTED WITH THE CITY'S WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM.

UNDER THE ZONING BYLAW, THE SUBJECT LOTS ARE CURRENTLY ZONED, AS I MENTIONED, PARKS AND RECREATION, THE PROPOSED ZONE IS OT OLD TOWN MIXED USE. THE TWO ZONES HAVE CONSIDERABLE OVERLAP IN LAND USES, WHICH I'VE PROVIDED A LIST IN THE PLANNING REPORT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL RECREATION USE IS A DISCRETIONARY USE IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION ZONE, AND IS A PERMITTED USE IN OLD TOWN ZONE, SO DOING THIS REZONING WILL NOT CREATE A NON CONFORMING USE WHICH IS WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

AND BEING A MIXED USE ZONE, THE PROPOSED OT ZONE IS CONSIDERED GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF MIXED USES.

FOR ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS, THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO A SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCESS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THE SPECIFIC IMPACTS LAND USE ZONING OF THAT PARTICULAR LAND USE.

SO THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THERE'S THE PROPOSAL, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL OR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS ITS SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND LAND USES. FOR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THERE'S THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS. BOTH HAVE POLICIES IN SUPPORT OF THIS REZONING APPLICATION.

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THERE ARE NO CONCERNS FROM INTERNAL CONSULTATIONS.

FOR EXTERNAL CONSULTATIONS, WE RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL LOSS OF THE UNOFFICIAL PATHWAY, THE LACK OF SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL COMPATIBILITY AND POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

SO ADMINISTRATION HAVE ADDRESSED AND RESPONDED TO THOSE COMMENTS.

SO THERE IS CURRENTLY NO OUTSTANDING COMMENTS ON THIS ON THIS APPLICATION.

IN CONCLUSION THIS REZONING APPLICATION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING BYLAW POLICIES AND COMMUNITY PLAN POLICIES.

IT'S CONSIDERED GOOD LAND USE PLANNING, SO ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL.

THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND GOOD TO SEE THIS COME FORWARD.

SO IF, IF IT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL PATHWAY, AND THIS UNOFFICIAL PATHWAY IS GOING THROUGH GOING THROUGH PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY, WHY ARE WE REQUESTING THAT THE COMPANY SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY TO REROUTE A PATH THAT IS NOT OFFICIAL? IT'S JUST A WALKWAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE PROBABLY BEAT DOWN OVER THE YEARS.

SO WHY? MR. VAN DINE. WE HAVE A RESPONSE TO THAT.

AND I'LL GIVE GIVE IT TO DIRECTOR WHITE TO RESPOND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THIS USED TO BE A PATH THAT CROSSED MUNICIPAL PROPERTY.

AND SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE DISPOSAL AND AS PART OF THE DISPOSAL AND PURCHASE, PART OF THE AGREEMENT WAS BECAUSE IT'S A WELL-USED RECREATIONAL AREA, NOT JUST THE PATH ITSELF, BUT THE AREA THAT IT LEADS TO.

IT CONNECTS RESIDENTIAL AREA TO RECREATIONAL AREAS.

IT WAS AGREED TO BETWEEN THE PURCHASER AND THE SELLER THAT THIS WOULD BE A TERM AS PART OF THE LAND SALE.

SO THEY AGREED TO IT, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN AS BEST THAT WE CAN.

IT WILL COME FORWARD AT THE TIME OF A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. AS VIVIAN SAYS, IF AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE THERE IS A PROPOSAL, WE'LL TRY TO MAKE IT WORK AS PART OF THAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. YEAH. AS LONG AS THEY'VE THE OWNERS OF THE THE LAND HAVE AGREED TO IT, THEN.

RIGHT ON. VERY GOOD. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU TO PLANNING FOR BRINGING THE APPLICATION FORWARD AND TO THE ADMINISTRATION AS A WHOLE.

IT'S ALWAYS SEEMED ODD TO ME THAT THIS RACKET CLUB SITS THERE ALL BY ITS LONESOME, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAS ALL THAT PROPERTY AROUND IT, I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULDN'T SUPPORT THEM, AT LEAST HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH IT.

SO I WOULD SUPPORT THIS GOING FORWARD. I DO HAVE A QUESTION TO THE APPLICANT THOUGH, IF THAT IS POSSIBLE.

AVERY. WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE. YEP. GO AHEAD, MR. POWELL.

I CAN PULL THAT OFF TOO. BUT STILL, FOR THE RECORDING, IT'S BETTER TO COME TO THE MIC. GO AHEAD. AVERY POWELL.

THANKS, AVERY. MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU AND YOUR PARTNERS PLAN TO DO SOME NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AFTER THE FACT, BEFORE THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING? AS THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF CONFUSION WITHIN THE FLATS. AND, ANDERSON THOMPSON, OF WHAT YOU ARE EXACTLY PLANNING OR NOT PLANNING TO DO? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I, I FAIL TO SEE HOW WE'D EVEN BE SUCCESSFUL REDEVELOPING OR DEVELOPING SOMETHING THERE WITHOUT DOING THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

DID SEEM A BIT PREMATURE, AS WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE NEW USES.

THE REALITY IS THAT UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING, WE'RE KIND OF RESTRICTED.

AND UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE GYM, THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT CAN BE DONE THERE OR BUILD AN AMPHITHEATER, WHICH CREATES A LOT MORE NOISE, TRAFFIC AND SO ON. SO BEFORE SPENDING THE MONEY DOING THAT KIND OF STUFF, WE WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR EXPLORING IT. SO IT'S A MULTI-STEP PROCESS BY REZONING IT.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE WOULDN'T IMMEDIATELY BE ABLE TO THEN GO TOMORROW AND DO SOMETHING.

THERE IS MORE TIME TO GET INTO SPECIFICS, BUT THIS IS JUST KIND OF LIKE THE FIRST DANCE BEFORE WE WALK DOWN THE PATH OF THAT DEVELOPMENT EVENTUALLY.

SO. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. AVERY. THAT'S THE ONLY THING FOR ME.

AND AS I SAID, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION MOSTLY FOCUSED AROUND THE THE 41ST STREET AND THE PARKING LOT THERE, LOOKING ON CITY EXPLORER AND ATLAS. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S A STREET AND MUNICIPAL LAND.

THAT LITTLE ROAD. YEAH. WHAT SORT OF SERVICE LEVEL IS THAT? AND ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO UPGRADE IT? MR. VAN DINE, THANK YOU.

I'LL INVITE MR. GREENCORN TO RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION.

THANKS. WHERE TO BEGIN? THE SERVICE LEVEL FOR THE ROAD WOULD BE SIMILAR TO PRIORITY FIVE.

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IF YOU LOOK AT AERIAL PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAS BEEN COVERED WITH ASPHALT UP TO A POINT.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, FOR MAINTENANCE AND SNOW REMOVAL PURPOSES, WE DO GRADE AND MAINTAIN AND AND KEEP IT UP AS WELL AS WE CAN IN OUR PRIORITY SYSTEM ALONG WITH OUR OTHER PRIORITIES. THE OTHER PORTION OF THIS PARKING LOT, HOWEVER, IS PARKING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS AND REC.

YOU CAN SEE IT TO THE, I GUESS, THE EASTERN OR I GOT MY MAP TURNED AROUND, BUT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE PARKING LOT, WHICH WE ALSO DO OUR BEST TO MAINTAIN. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ON UPGRADES, IT'S NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE GIVEN SOME OF OUR OTHER, I GUESS, HOT BUTTON ISSUES AND ROADS IN TOWN, BUT ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ON THAT.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. YEAH, THANKS FOR THE INFO.

YEAH, JUST HAVING EXPERIENCED THAT PARKING LOT IN THE SUMMER WHEN THERE'S SOFTBALL GAMES GOING ON VEHICLES CAN BE PARKED ON THE STREET OUTSIDE THE PARKING LOT, AND IT'S I'VE HAD PERSONALLY A COUPLE QUITE INTERESTING OPPORTUNITIES TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT OF THERE, BOTH BY CAR AND BIKE AND WALKING. AND IT. YEAH, CAN CREATE SOME VERY BLIND MOVEMENTS OF VEHICLES WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE, DOGS, KIDS RUNNING AROUND. SO YEAH, JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE EXPANSION, MEANING EVEN MORE TRAFFIC IN THERE.

BUT UNDERSTOOD THAT SORT OF DOWN THE ROAD WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION.

BUT ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP AND ASK ABOUT IS LOOKING AHEAD TO 2027, SIGNIFICANT WORK ON FRANKLIN AVENUE IN THIS AREA WITH THE SEWER MAIN AND POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER CONNECT THE SITE TO BIKE WALKING PATHS AND TRAILS OR TRANSIT OR WORKING WITH THE LANDOWNER? GIVEN THEY'VE AGREED TO MOVE THE UNOFFICIAL TRAIL? JUST AS THIS ALREADY IS SORT OF LIKE A HUB AND COULD BECOME EVEN MORE SO WITH MORE DEVELOPMENT.

MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL BE AWARE THAT OUR MASTER OR.

SORRY, OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN PROJECT IS STILL UNDERWAY.

AND IS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ACCESSIBILITY ACROSS THE CITY AND THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS.

BUT I'LL INVITE DIRECTOR GREENCORN TO RESPOND MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THIS THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THINGS THERE. IN TERMS OF THE FRANKLIN RECONSTRUCTION, I'M NOT I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S NOT A POSSIBILITY. I'M SAYING AT THIS POINT, LOOKING AT THE SITE IN FRONT OF ME.

IT'S FAIRLY WELL CONNECTED. MAYBE NOT THE MOST EFFICIENT FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT THERE IS SOME CONNECTION POINTS BETWEEN FRITZ PARK AND MCAVOY, I THINK. OH, FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T KNOW THAT LITTLE ROAD.

BUT POINT TAKEN. I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE TO TAKE THESE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AND WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH RACKET CLUB OWNERS AND ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS THEY MIGHT HAVE TO BETTER IMPROVE ALL ACCESS AND CIRCULATION THROUGH THE SITE.

IN THE FUTURE, IT MAY MEAN THE RECLAMATION OF SOME OF THE PARK WORKS TO CREATE BETTER ROADS OR OR NOT ROAD ACCESS, BUT ROAD ALLOWANCES OR BIKE PATHS. BUT THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT COULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR SURE.

AWESOME. YEAH. HOPING TO SEE THAT PART OF THE THE MASTER PLAN AND OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS.

YEAH, DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME CONNECTIONS.

BUT THEY'RE VERY YELLOWKNIFE. AN UNOFFICIAL TRAIL BETWEEN THE BALL FIELDS, WHERE YOU HAVE TO GET OFF THE BIKE AND PUT IT OVER LITTLE UTILIDORS FUNNELED ONTO A LITTLE SIDE STREET WITH CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES. SO YEAH YEAH.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT COMING UP IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. IT'S ALWAYS NICE WHEN QUESTIONS THAT I HAD GET ASKED ALREADY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL BRING THIS FORWARD AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.

NEXT WE HAVE A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO AMEND BYLAW NUMBER 50240.

DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON CAN COME BACK. THANK YOU TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK FOR GETTING ON TOP OF THAT FOR ME.

I'LL WAIT UNTIL DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON IS BACK. HERE WE GO.

THANKS.

APOLOGIES. I ALMOST STARTED WITHOUT DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM SEVEN, A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO AMEND BYLAW NUMBER 5024 AND BYLAW NUMBER 5056 WITH THE CORRECT

[7.A memorandum regarding whether to amend By-law No. 5024 and By-law No. 5056 with the correct legal descriptions.]

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SO I WILL INVITE DIRECTOR WHITE TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL AND HOW WE'RE TRYING TO TIDY UP SOME THINGS LEGALLY.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR WHITE. THANK YOU. SO I'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND.

THE CITY APPLIED IN 2020 FOR THE LARGER PIECE AND SOME OTHER PIECES, BASICALLY TRYING TO BRING TOGETHER ALL THE LAND IN AND AROUND THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY BECAUSE OUR FRIENDS IN PUBLIC WORKS HAVE SOME PLANS OUT THERE AND SOME PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO WORK ON.

SO THE APPLICATIONS WERE MADE AND FOLLOWING THE REVIEW PROCESS, WE'LL CALL IT THAT.

WHEN WE MADE THE APPLICATION, WE HAD TO COME TO COUNCIL BECAUSE WE NEEDED A BYLAW TO ACQUIRE LAND.

SO WE JUST KIND OF TOOK ALL THE LAND AND SAID, PLEASE COUNCIL TELL US TO GO ASK FOR ALL OF IT.

SO WE DID. THROUGH THE REVIEW, SOME OF THOSE PIECES ARE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE TRANSFER.

SO NOW IS TRANSFERRING US THE LARGER SITE TO THE WEST OF THE EXISTING SOLID WASTE FACILITY.

THEY ARE NOT TRANSFERRING THE LOWER HALF OF WHAT WE REQUESTED OF THE LARGER PART, AND PART B, SO PART LOWER OF A AND B ARE NOT BEING INCLUDED.

THE RATIONALE IS THAT AT THE LOWER END THERE IS A HYDRO LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THERE.

WE'VE PROVIDED SOLUTIONS. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT.

SO I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD. IT'S JUST NOT AT THIS TIME.

AND PARCEL B AS WELL WE ALSO HAVE SOME SOLUTIONS.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THAT WITH THE.

SO RIGHT NOW WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IS MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LARGER PIECE.

WE'VE HAD IT SURVEYED. WE HAVE THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION HERE. SO WHAT I'M REQUESTING IS THAT WE AMEND THE BYLAW TO RECOGNIZE THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE. WE WILL THEN CONSOLIDATE AND PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE ABLE TO AT LEAST PARTLY MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THEIR PLANS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHILE IT PAINS ME TO SEE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN YET, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR GOVERNANCE IS ON TOP OF THINGS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE ANYBODY.

AS I WAS EXPECTING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S GREAT.

[8.A memorandum regarding whether to approve recommendations to allocate the Reaching Home funding for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 fiscal years was discussed and will be presented to Committee.]

NEXT WE HAVE A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALLOCATE REACHING HOME FUNDING FOR THE 2026-2027 AND 2027 2028 FISCAL YEARS.

DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED FROM COMMITTEE. MR.. VAN DINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CHAIR, AND I BELIEVE THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO PRESENT.

AND SO I WILL JUST POINT TO COUNCIL TO THE MEMO, WHICH LAYS OUT, I THINK, THE OBJECTIVES OF AS HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THROUGH PAST EVALUATIONS TO TRY AND PROVIDE, WHERE POSSIBLE, MULTI-YEAR FUNDING TO TO THE ORGANIZATIONS TO ALLOW THEM TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE PLANNING AND TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRECISION AROUND QUESTIONS OF PORTIONS OF OF ALLOCATION GOING TO ADMINISTRATION VERSUS PROGRAMING.

SO WE'VE LAID THIS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY AND RECOMMENDED BY THE THE CAB COMMITTEE TO TO COUNCIL.

AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROPOSAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE, I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU CHAIRED THE MEETING WELL AND GOT GOOD OUTCOMES, I THINK SO, COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YEAH, NO, JUST A COMMENT. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK MY COMMITTEE DOES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THOSE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING ON IT.

I THINK I HAVE A REALLY GREAT CREW. AND THESE DECISIONS CAME RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

THERE WERE SOME HEALTHY DEBATE, OF COURSE, BUT SEEING IT GO BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THE NGOS WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES, SERVICING THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS.

I THINK THIS IS NOT ONLY VITAL, BUT I'M HOPING IT WILL CARRY ON.

WHEN REACHING HOME RUNS OUT. SO BIG OLD WORD TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR ANYBODY WHO'S LISTENING, PLEASE GIVE US MORE. WE KEEP THE MESSAGE STRONG.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF OUR FUNDING SUPERVISOR HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESSNESS RESOURCE COORDINATOR POSITIONS ARE FILLED AT THE MOMENT.

MR. VAN DINE. I BELIEVE WE'RE FULLY FILLED. YEAH.

AWESOME TO HEAR. YEAH. THRILLED TO SEE THE FUNDING FOR STREET OUTREACH HERE.

THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND CITY STAFF FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. WHAT WILL THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING MEAN IN TERMS OF WHAT THE PROGRAM CAN DELIVER? MR.. VAN DINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.

AND I'D LIKE TO ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY MY LAST ANSWER.

WE ARE BATTING 500, NOT 1000. SO WE ARE ONE OF TWO.

SO WITH THAT, IN TERMS OF THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMING SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THIS ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW AND COUNCIL BE AWARE OF IT. SO WHAT I CAN SAY WITH SOME LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IS THAT THE LEVEL OF DIALOG AND COORDINATION AMONGST THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IS,

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THAT BEING SAID, THE CITY IS JUST ONE PLAYER IN THIS WE ARE RELYING HEAVILY ON THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT PROGRAMING CAN GO THE FURTHEST AND FARTHEST. WE ARE ONE OF THE KEY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IS INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE AT LEAST COMMUNICATING ACROSS ALL, ALL AREAS.

THAT HAS RESULTED IN SOME CASES OF REFERRALS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT IN SPECIFIC HOUSING NEEDS.

THAT HAS RESULTED IN SOME CASES WHERE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING.

AND THAT CERTAINLY HAS RESULTED IN US AT LEAST HAVING A WIDER LENS AND PERSPECTIVE ON MANAGING A AN EVOLVING QUESTION WITH RESPECT TO ENCAMPMENTS THAT THAT ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

IN TERMS OF SPECIFICS OF WHAT THE EACH ORGANIZATION IS INTENDING TO DO, THEY DID MAKE APPLICATION TO THE TO THE COMMITTEE WITH SPECIFIC REQUESTS IN MIND, AND WE CAN MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO COUNCIL AS TO WHAT EACH ORGANIZATION IS INTENDING TO DO WITH THE RESOURCES PROVIDED.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WAS MOSTLY DRIVING AT THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY, AND WHAT THE ADDITIONAL $600,000 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WILL DO IN TERMS OF MEETING SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR PREVIOUS STUDY OR ARE THEY GOING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION? JUST CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THAT STUDY IS BEING UTILIZED AND WHAT SORT OF ON THE GROUND IS CHANGING WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY? YEAH.

SO WOULD APPRECIATE IF THAT INFORMATION COULD BE PASSED ALONG IN THE FUTURE.

YEAH. VERY HAPPY AND HOPEFUL SEEING THE ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR STREET OUTREACH. I FEEL IT'S SUCH A VALUABLE PROGRAM AND DOES GREAT WORK.

THERE'S A TON OF POTENTIAL THERE TO DO EVEN MORE.

AND THIS MONEY TAKES A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS THAT POTENTIAL.

THANKS, EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT RESULTS FROM IT.

ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ANOTHER IDEA THAT I BELIEVE COULD BE VERY PROMISING AND HAS BEEN MENTIONED OVER THE YEARS.

THIS IS FOR SOCIAL OR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, PRACTITIONERS TO BE DISPATCHED, ALONG WITH RCMP OFFICERS TO ATTEND TO SPECIFIC CALLS WHERE THAT MIGHT BE MORE USEFUL AT THE RECENT PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALL, FACILITATED BY MLAS HAWKINS AND TESTART, THE POTENTIAL FOR A TWO YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO TRIAL SUCH A SYSTEM WAS PROPOSED.

LOVE PILOT PROGRAMS. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IDEAS ALL DAY, BUT UNTIL WE ACTUALLY TRY THEM, WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE EFFECTIVE OR NOT.

I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THE FUNDING FOR SUCH A TRIAL PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND IN THE BUDGET.

WITH THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STREET OUTREACH TO ACT ON STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE DOING OUR PART TO TRY NEW APPROACHES AND ENHANCE NECESSARY RESOURCES. THE RECENT HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OLD ROCK HILL SITE IS GREAT NEWS AND DEMONSTRATES CROSS-GOVERNMENT COLLABORATION.

I BELIEVE PAIRING THE ADDITIONAL STREET OUTREACH FUNDING WITH RCMP SOCIAL WORKER PILOT PROJECT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE SUM GREATER THAN THE PARTS.

AND ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATE ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON. THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST TO ADD A BIT TO COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN THERE TOWARD THE NEW TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OUT BY THE AIRPORT, 24 UNITS WHICH ARE FILLING UP AS WE SPEAK. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE HOW MUCH EFFORT THE CITY'S PUTTING IN HERE.

THROUGH THE CAB FUNDING AND OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING IN THE CITY.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING. I KNOW IT'S NOT PERFECT, AND THERE'S STILL A LOT OF ISSUES TO DO, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT AND MONEY AND TIME GOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. I JUST ALSO WANT TO BASICALLY RESPOND TO MY COLLEAGUES JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE CLARITY IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION.

WE'VE ALSO ADDED QUARTERLY REPORTING INTO ALL OF OUR PROGRAM DELIVERY.

SO FROM STREET OUTREACH DOWNWARDS TO OUR SHELTER SERVICES THEY WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE NOW ON A REGULAR BASIS SO YOU CAN FIND EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAMS AND WHAT'S BEING ADDED THERE.

AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM HOPING THIS NEW BUDGET DOES PASS THROUGH THE HOUSE, AS THERE IS $8 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING THROUGH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT THAT WILL ALSO BE GOING INTO SHELTER STABILIZATION SERVICES, FIVE NEW ACTUAL PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR DIVISION, PLUS MONEY THAT WILL BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN US AND UVIC AND HAY RIVER.

OF COURSE, I WOULD PREFER TO SEE IT MAJORITY HERE SINCE WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEMS,

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE WILL BRING THAT TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

[9.A memorandum regarding Minutes of the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness meeting of January 15, 2026.]

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM TEN, A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO APPLY TO THE GNWT FOR THE

[10.A memorandum regarding whether to apply to the Government of the Northwest Territories for the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund - P/T stream for improvements in the City's drinking water distribution system]

MR. VAN DINE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'LL TURN THIS OVER QUICKLY TO DIRECTOR GREENCORN, WHO HAS PREPARED A PRESENTATION ON THIS MATTER.

MR. GREENCORN. THANK YOU EVERYONE. BE SHORT AND SWEET.

PUT IT IN A NUTSHELL. THE CITY HAS ALREADY RECEIVED DIRECT DELIVERY STREAM FOR FROM CHIF.

THIS IS JUST A QUOTE FROM THEIR WEBSITE ON THE INTENT OF THE FUND.

EXCUSE ME. SO WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. WE'VE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE NEW P/T DELIVERY OR PROVINCE TERRITORIES WHERE THAT'S FUNNELED TO THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES AND THEN DIVVIED OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES, IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

WE WANT TO MAKE A SWIFT APPLICATION ON THE FIRST INTAKE, WHICH IS WHICH CLOSES ON FEBRUARY 28TH.

SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT.

WE ARE QUITE A WAYS ALONG IN THE WATER MASTER PLAN.

WE'RE NEARING COMPLETION OF IT NOW. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE ENOUGH DATA TO INFORM THIS APPLICATION.

SO THE INTENT OF THE DOCUMENT THE WATER MASTER PLAN IS TO DO A GAP ANALYSIS IN THE WAKE OF OUR FRIENDS IN CALGARY AND THEIR WOES REGARDING FEEDER MAIN FAILURES AND THE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITIES AND THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF TOWN.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS THE IMPETUS FOR THE WATER MASTER PLAN. AND IT SHOULD DOVETAIL AND WILL DOVETAIL QUITE NICELY WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN ONCE IT'S DONE.

THIS WILL FORM A PART OF THAT. IT'S JUST PREEMPTING.

THERE'S A COUPLE PREEMPTIONS GOING ON. WE'RE PREEMPTING THE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN.

AND THIS WE'RE ALSO PREEMPTING THE WATER MASTER PLAN.

SO BEAR WITH ME AND EXCUSE ME. GOT A COLD. IN ANTICIPATION OF THE INTAKE.

WE ASKED THE CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY 1 TO 3 TOP PRIORITIES IN THE FINAL REPORT SO THAT WE COULD MAKE THIS APPLICATION WITH SOME DATA DRIVEN AND TOP PRIORITIES THAT WE SEE COMING AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO MISS.

THANK YOU. WE DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL HELP. SO WE ASKED WHAT WE DID DO IS WE ASKED THE CONSULTANT TO PREPARE A TECHNICAL MEMO IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE ACTUAL PLAN MOVING FORWARD.

AND THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT OCCURRED. THEY IDENTIFIED THREE TOP CONCERNS WITHIN THE PUMP HOUSE FOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE SOME INTERNAL UPGRADES AT BOTH PUMP HOUSE THREE AND PUMP HOUSE FOUR, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL RESERVOIR AT PUMP HOUSE FOUR, KIND OF BEHIND THE EXISTING TENNIS COURTS THAT'S PLACED ON TOP OF THE EXISTING RESERVOIR QUICKLY. THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS FOR THOSE THAT ARE REALLY NOT SPATIALLY ORIENTED.

PUMP HOUSE THREE IS ON RESERVOIR ROAD, KITTY CORNER TO TOMMY FOREST PARK.

PUMPHOUSE FOUR IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE MULTIPLEX AND NORTHLANDS CONDO CORP.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. SO OUR TOTAL PROBABLY PROBABLE OPINION OF COST IS A CLASS FOUR ESTIMATE.

IT'S ABOUT 33 MILLION FOR ALL OF IT. AGAIN, FEDERAL FUNDING, 75/25 CITY CONTRIBUTION.

YOU SEE OUR CONTRIBUTION, THAT WOULD BE IF THE ENTIRE APPLICATION IS SUCCESSFUL, WE'RE NOT SURE THERE'S A LIMITED AMOUNT FOR THE REST OF THE TERRITORY IN THE COMMUNITIES, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE THE ASK TO ILLUSTRATE THE NEED.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT MOST OF OUR CASH FLOW WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH CPI FUND, WHICH WE RECEIVE ABOUT 5.6 MILLION ANNUALLY.

I THINK THIS ALSO KNOWN AS GAS TAX, NO CPI, WHATEVER.

I THINK IT USED TO BE GAS TAX. BUT ANYWAY. NO, I JUST SPEND THE MONEY.

I DON'T MAKE THE MONEY. IN SAYING THAT, IN CONTEXT OF THE TEN YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, IF THIS WASN'T HAPPENING, THE WATER MASTER PLAN WOULD COME FORWARD AND WOULD HAVE HAD IDENTIFIED THESE THREE PROJECTS AND WOULD HAVE INFORMED THE TEN YEAR PLAN.

SO WE WILL BE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CURRENT TEN YEAR PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THIS.

SO IN SUMMARY, THIS PREEMPTS THE WATER MASTER PLAN, BUT IT IS INFORMED BY THE DATA FROM THE PROJECT.

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SO I BELIEVE THIS APPLICATION IS WARRANTED. I THINK IT'S GOING TO ADDRESS A REAL NEED.

AND YEAH. OH, THERE WILL BE FUTURE COUNCIL INJECTS FOR IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL, WE'LL COME FORWARD FOR OFFICIAL BLESSINGS AND MOTIONS OF COUNCIL THAT MAY BE NEEDED TO SIGN THE FINAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GREENCORN. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE US LOOKING TO APPLY FOR THESE TYPES OF FUNDS, SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN AFTER THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

AS WITH MOST, I THINK INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS CONCERNING WATER AND OTHER OTHER SUCH SERVICES, IT'S PRETTY CUT AND DRY. AND I THINK TO APPLY FOR THIS FULL AMOUNT, AS YOU SAID, TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEED IS IS GOOD AND ANY SORT OF FURTHER CONVERSATION AROUND THAT I ASSUME WILL BE HAPPENING IN THESE CHAMBERS.

SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

COUNCIL MCLENNAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, THANKS FOR THE WORK TO GET THESE APPLICATIONS READY AND GET THEM IN ON THE TIMELINES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMES UP WITH. YEAH. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WHERE SPECIFICALLY THE THINGS WERE, BUT THERE'S THE MAP. PERFECT. AND DOES THIS WOULD THIS WORK BASICALLY, ARE WE BEING HELD BACK OR WOULD THIS HELP US DEVELOP MORE HOUSING WITH THIS MONEY AVAILABLE TO DO THESE UPGRADES? MR.. VAN DINE. I'LL INVITE MR. GREENCORN TO RESPOND, BUT THE.

YEAH. OVER TO YOU, SIR. GLAD YOU ASKED. PART OF THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS IS TO IDENTIFY THE IMPACT ON ON CURRENT HOUSING.

AND IF THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASE HOUSING.

SO YES, THE, THE, THE DIRECT INTENT IS TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT SITUATION AND LIMITATIONS, I GUESS, OF THE CURRENT PRESSURE ZONE AND TO INCREASE THEM TO BE ABLE TO FURTHER DEVELOP FURTHER OUT AIRPORT ROAD AND POTENTIALLY THE WESTERN PHASE OF THE FRAME LAKE DEVELOPMENT. ONCE WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING OUR APPLICATION THROUGH OUR FRIENDS AT THE.

THANK YOU. YEAH, GOOD TO HEAR. AND THEN JUST A QUESTION.

WHY CITY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PIPED INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PRESSURE ZONES, LIFT STATIONS, PUMPHOUSE AREN'T VIEWABLE ON CITY EXPLORER? JUST TO HELP FACILITATE DEVELOPERS AND REDUCE BACK AND FORTH WITH STAFF.

MR.. VAN DINE. THAT'S A QUESTION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLACES.

AND I'LL LET MR. GREENCORN RESPOND WITH THE SPECIFICS.

BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT THERE IS A VARIOUS LEVELS OF INFORMATION ACROSS CANADA IN TERMS OF WHAT MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITIES PROVIDE WITH RESPECT TO THESE KINDS OF THINGS. PART OF IT IS A TECHNICAL QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO, TO, TO USE WITH OUR PARTICULAR SOFTWARE PACKAGE THAT DOES CITY VIEW.

BUT PART OF IT IS ALSO QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SOME SENSITIVITIES THAT COULD BE OF A SECURITY OR PUBLIC HEALTH QUESTION.

AND SO MAKING IT MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE IS IS WE'RE DEFINITELY WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT AS MUCH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES ONLINE. BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS WITH WHICH IT'S DONE.

AND I'LL JUST INVITE MR. GREENCORN TO ELABORATE ALL OF THOSE THINGS FOR SURE.

THERE, IT IS A DOG'S BREAKFAST A BIT ACROSS CANADA.

SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ARE THE VIABILITY OF YOUR DATA.

IS IT ACCURATE? WILL PEOPLE HOLD YOU LIABLE TO IF IT'S NOT 100%? THERE ARE SOME GAPS IN OUR GIS DATA. SO THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHAT I WILL SAY TO ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC IS THAT IT IS AVAILABLE, AND WE LIKE TO PROVIDE IT IN A CONTROLLED MANNER, SO WE DO KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING IF IT JUST LANDED ON IN THE INTERWEBS, SO TO SPEAK, AND WAS JUST AVAILABLE FOR THE PICKINGS.

NOT SURE I'D BE COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE SHOWING CRITICAL ASSETS LOCATION COORDINATES.

NOT SAYING IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, I'M JUST SAYING WE'D HAVE TO PUT SOME MORE THOUGHT AND SOME RIGOR AROUND WHAT INFORMATION WOULD BE PROVIDED, LEGAL CLAUSES, LIMITING LIABILITY BASED ON ACCURACY INFORMATION.

A LOT OF THOSE THINGS AND AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT MR. VAN DINE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES, DEPLOYMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE OPPOSED TO IT. IF ANYONE IS DEVELOPING ANYWHERE IN THE CITY, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS. WE WILL SCAN THE SYSTEM AND PROVIDE DIRECT EMAIL AS BUILT DRAWINGS FOR WHATEVER WE HAVE WITH SOME OF THOSE CAVEATS ON THERE THAT BEWARE WHERE YOU DIG.

THANKS, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. YEAH, THANKS. YEAH.

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YEAH, STOP THE BACK AND FORTH AND JUST HAVE PEOPLE BE ABLE TO LOOK QUICKLY AND SEE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DIRECTOR GREENCORN. NEXT WE HAVE A MEMO.

[11.A memorandum regarding a report for Mayor Hendriksen's travel to AME Roundup, Vancouver B.C. from January 25 - January 28, 2026 and Arctic Frontiers, Troms(I), Norway from February 1- February 6, 2026]

GOT ANY QUESTIONS? SO, COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. DID YOU HAVE FUN? [LAUGHS] I MEAN, IT WAS EXHAUSTING BY THE END OF THE TWO WEEKS, BUT IT WAS SUPER USEFUL.

I MEAN, ROUNDUP, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THE THE FOCUS ON THE MINERAL EXPLORATION PIECE.

SO THE DIRECT ECONOMIC ELEMENTS TO THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND THEN WITH THE TRAVEL AND IF ANYBODY IS ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN THIS FROM THE PUBLIC, IF THIS GETS REPORTED FOR SOME REASON IT'S ALL THERE.

BUT FROM THE PIECE RELATED TO THE ARCTIC FRONTIERS CONFERENCE, BEING ABLE TO TO GO TO THAT AND SPEAK TO SORT OF THE VALUE OF OUR INTERNATIONAL WORK AS A CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE REALLY ALWAYS GOOD TO CONNECT WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, BOTH ACROSS CANADA, WHICH WE NOW HAVE TWO OTHER NORTHERN MEMBERS OF THE ARCTIC MAYORS FORUM, WHICH IS GREAT IN IQALUIT, NUNAVIK. SO BEING ABLE TO TO BUILD ON THOSE CONNECTIONS TOO.

SO YES, BOTH FUN, TIRING, BUT ALSO SUPER USEFUL, WHICH TO ME IS ALWAYS THE KEY TO IT.

BUT WITH THAT COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED.

FROM WHAT I WAS READING, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE TIME AND INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING EXPERIENCE. ALSO, HOW MANY TIMES DOES ONE GET TO SEE THE PRIME MINISTER OF NORWAY IN THE FLESH? [LAUGHS] THOSE LITTLE THINGS.

[ IN CAMERA]

COUNCIL MCGURK SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON. WE WILL GO IN-CAMERA.

AND COMING OUT OF OUR IN-CAMERA SESSION BUSINESS ARISING FROM IN-CAMERA, WE WILL APPOINT MARY BUCKLAND AND LAUREN KING FOR TWO MEMBERS AT LARGE TO SERVE ON THE HERITAGE COMMITTEE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM. AND WE WILL BRING THAT FORWARD AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. COUNCIL MCGURK SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.

EVERYBODY, HAVE A LOVELY AFTERNOON. THANKS. THANKS, EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.