Mar 25, 2026 Special Council Meeting

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AND I WILL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2026 TO ORDER AND I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO READ THE OPENING

[1. Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement. ]

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, METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF. DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT BEFORE COUNCIL?

[2. Does any Member have a conflict of interest in any matter before Council today? ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO NEXT WE HAVE THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS.

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I'LL CLOSE EACH ONE. I'LL READ THE PROCESSES AS WE GO THROUGH FOR THE SPEAKERS JUST ONCE.

I WON'T READ THEM FOR EVERY SINGLE TIME. BUT FIRST WE WILL HAVE THE OPEN FOR THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING BYLAW NUMBER 5122, A BYLAW TO AMEND THE COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NUMBER 5007 AS AMENDED.

PARDON ME. TO RE DESIGNATE A PORTION OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK 301, PLAN 2631 FROM NIVEN RESIDENTIAL TO DOWNTOWN CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL, AS REFERENCED ON MAPS TWO, FOUR AND EIGHT OF COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NUMBER 5007, AS AMENDED, JACKPINE PADDLE. SO WE HAD ONE PERSON WHO IS PLANNING ON SPEAKING THIS EVENING.

IS THERE ANYBODY WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. SO WITH THAT I WILL ASK DAN WONG.

YOU CAN COME UP AND SPEAK. SO BEFORE YOU JUST GET IN EVERYTHING, I'LL READ THIS ONCE FOR YOURSELF AND ANY OTHERS.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW THIS WELL THEN, BUT BUT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPLY TO ALL DELEGATIONS BEFORE COUNCIL.

ALL DELEGATIONS WILL ADDRESS THE REMARKS DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER, OFFICER AND SHALL NOT POSE QUESTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OR ADMIN, OR DEVIATE FROM THE TOPIC OF THE PRESENTATION.

EACH PRESENTER SHALL BE AFFORDED TEN MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.

THE TIME ALLOWED TO EACH PRESENTER MAY BE EXTENDED BY UP TO TWO MINUTES BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL.

AFTER A PERSON HAS SPOKEN, ANY MEMBER MAY, THROUGH THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ASK THAT THE PERSON OR THE CITY MANAGER RELEVANT QUESTIONS.

NO DEBATE SHALL BE PERMITTED ON ANY DELEGATION.

WHEN MAKING A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL OR ITS STANDING COMMITTEE, NO PERSON SHALL 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, REFLECT UPON THE MOTIVES OF ADVICE GIVEN TO COUNCIL BY ADMIN OR REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH THE DECISION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER. WITH ALL THAT FUN STUFF OUT OF THE WAY.

MR. WONG, OVER TO YOU. THIS ONE. NICE. IT'S UPGRADED THE GEAR HERE.

THIS IS AWESOME. OKAY. IT'S YOUR WORSHIP, RIGHT? AM I? JUST GO WITH MAYOR HENDRICKSEN. OKAY. YEAH.

SO THANKS FOR. WELL, ACTUALLY, THANK YOU TO THE PLANNING AND LANDS DIVISION.

I FELT THAT I MEAN, IT'S INHERENTLY COMPLICATED, THIS KIND OF THING WITH ALL THE THE COMMUNITY PLANS AND IT'S JUST INHERENTLY COMPLICATED, BUT I FELT THAT YOUR STAFF REALLY WORKED WELL WITH ME TO TRY TO SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE, NOT, NOT TO STOP IT OR BLOCK IT. SO IT INHERENTLY IS A DIFFICULT THING TO DO, BUT I FELT LIKE I GOT THE SUPPORT, TIMELY RESPONSES, ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS AND THE GUIDANCE WHEN WHEN I NEEDED IT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND ASSISTANCE FROM MR. BASIL AND MR. TATSUKO SETO. YEAH, I'M BASICALLY JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ABOUT THE APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE LAND. I MEAN, YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE MEMO FROM STAFF.

AND YEAH, AS THE APPLICANT I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE YOU KNOW, THE PROFESSIONAL FROM DILLON CONSULTING HERE, DUSTIN AND HE CAN ALSO HELP WITH QUESTIONS, BUT I GUESS IN A NUTSHELL, LIKE WE NEED LAND TO BUILD A GIANT OUTFITTING SHED A LARGE SHED.

WE NEED IT FOR OUR OPERATIONS. I GUESS IT WAS 2015 WHEN I STARTED THE BUSINESS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHEN I LEFT COUNCIL.

I LEFT COUNCIL. I RAN FOR MLA, I LOST BY 14 VOTES.

SO THAT WAS DEFINITELY A BUMMER. ESPECIALLY AT THE TIME.

SO THEN I STARTED A SIDE HUSTLE DOING SOMETHING THAT I LOVED, WHICH IS PADDLING.

AND THEN THAT JUST GREW OVER THE YEARS, AND THEN I QUIT MY GOVERNMENT JOB.

AND HERE I AM RUNNING THIS TOURISM BUSINESS FULL TIME.

AND SO EVERY YEAR WE SPEND ABOUT $1 MILLION MOST OF THAT IN YELLOWKNIFE AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING PART OF

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AND YEAH, AND HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL FOLLOW IN MORE NORTHERNERS WILL START TOURISM BUSINESSES.

AND YEAH, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE I FEEL LIKE THE CITY HAS BEEN QUITE SUPPORTIVE AND THE DIRECTION YOU GUYS ARE TAKING, ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF YOU WITH BUSINESS EXPERIENCE.

YEAH, THERE'S LOTS OF WORK TO DO, BUT YEAH, I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BUILT AND WE HAVE A TEAM OF ABOUT 16 FULL TIME SEASONAL GUIDES IN THE SUMMER, AND WE WELCOME 150 TO 200 GUESTS. THEY TRAVEL TO YELLOWKNIFE JUST FOR OUR TRIPS FROM ALL OVER CANADA, NORTH AMERICA AND SOMETIMES EUROPE. TRIP OF A LIFETIME ALL ACROSS OUR BEAUTIFUL TERRITORY.

SO. SO THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF OUR OPERATIONS AND OUR FUTURE, SOMETHING THAT WE NEED AND YEAH, HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER FOR MY COLLEAGUES? YEAH. COUNCILLOR FEQUET. THANKS, ANN. DO YOU REGRET QUITTING YOUR GOVERNMENT JOB? [LAUGHS] NO. YEAH, I WAS LIKE, YOU CAN ANSWER OR NOT ANSWER.

SO YOU'VE ANSWERED ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT. THEN WE WILL. YOU'RE GOOD.

TO HAVE A SEAT THAT. MR. WONG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION ON THIS ONE TO MY COLLEAGUES? NO. SEEING NONE. JUST BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THEN, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE, THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT.

SO WITH THAT, THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION TO THIS ONE.

SO WE WILL BRING THAT TO SECOND READING LATER IN THIS AGENDA.

SO THE NEXT ITEM IS ALSO RELATED TO THIS, BUT IT'S THE ZONING BYLAW PORTION OF THIS ITEM.

SO WE'LL OPEN THAT STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING. AND THIS IS NOW THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING BYLAW NUMBER 5123,

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SO AGAIN, WE HAD MR. WONG ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS ONE.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME BACK AND SPEAK, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO AS WELL.

YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS EITHER.

SO AGAIN, QUESTIONS FOR COLLEAGUES, FOR ADMINISTRATION.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THAT STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING AND AGAIN, WITH NO OPPOSITION, WE WILL BRING THAT FORWARD FOR SECOND READING LATER ON THE AGENDA.

SO NEXT WE HAVE THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE RACKET CLUB.

SO DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON, ASK YOU TO STEP OUT.

AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR IS OUT OF CHAMBERS. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN THE STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING BYLAW NUMBER 5124,

[7. Statutory Public Hearing regarding By-law No. 5124, a by-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 5045, as amended, to rezone Lots 1 and 4, Block 157, Plan 1385, and Lot 5, Block 157, Plan 4884 (4002 49 Avenue) from Parks and Recreation (PR) to Old Town Mixed Use (OT) (Racquet Club).]

NOBODY OPPOSED. IS THERE ANYONE OPPOSED? I'M SO OVER MY HEAD RIGHT NOW, BUT I LIVE RIGHT ON THAT STREET.

I'M JUST. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT. I WAS JUST HOPING THAT THIS WAS A PLACE FOR ME TO GATHER SOME INFORMATION AND ADHERE.

BUT I THINK I MAY BE SO. SO. WELL, NO, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO STAY.

YOU'RE ALLOWED TO STAY. SO BASICALLY IT'S THE BEAUTY OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY. YOU'RE NOT WASTING EVERYBODY'S TIME. SO BASICALLY WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS WE'VE ALREADY THIS ITEM'S BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR COMMITTEE MEETING AT A PREVIOUS WEEK. SO THAT SORT OF HAS TAKEN US THROUGH ALL OF THE THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL BASICALLY.

DID WE WANT TO GET TO THIS STAGE OF THE PROCESS? SO WHERE WE ARE NOW IS BASICALLY ALL THE DOCUMENTATION IS IN OUR AGENDA AND THE PUBLIC NOW HAS A CHANCE TO, TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST OR I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO JUST GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS, YOU DON'T EVEN WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO NAIL YOU DOWN ON FOR OR AGAINST PER SE, BUT YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU'RE THINKING IF YOU WANT TO.

OTHERWISE BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS WE'LL FINISH UP THIS STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BYLAW AS COUNCIL TO MAKE OUR DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THINGS OR NOT.

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SO IF YOU CAN JUST SAY YOUR NAME. I SAW YEAH, YOU JUST HAVE TO HIT THE MIC.

YEAH. GO AHEAD. JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND THEN GO FORWARD. MY NAME IS IAN COLBURN AND I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYBODY. NO APOLOGIES.

GENUINELY. SO. YEAH, NOT NOT OPPOSED TO TO BUILDING.

AND I KNOW THAT HOUSING IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE HERE IN YELLOWKNIFE.

AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT THING. THAT BEING SAID THOUGH, I LIVE ON 4911 STREET, SO.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORS FOR THE RACKET CLUB AND WE DEFINITELY ALREADY SEE A VERY BIG TRAFFIC FLOW OF CARS COMING IN AND OUT AT ALL TIMES.

AND AS INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE MOSQUES AS WELL, WE'VE ONLY SEEN AN INCREASE IN IN CARS.

I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS, FOUR AND TWO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT I CAME IN WITH MY MY DAUGHTER EARLIER.

AND SO MY, MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS JUST SAFETY.

AND SO MY, IT'S NOT A NOTHING MORE THAN MAYBE A QUESTION IS WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE THE PLANS TO DEAL WITH THE INCOMING INFLUX OF TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE ON THAT STREET AND EVERYONE ELSE STAY SAFE AS WELL WITH THE FOCUS ON THE KIDS.

SO THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ANNOYING BIT WHERE I HAVE TO GO PROCESS.

SO PROCESS BASICALLY THE WAY IT WILL GO. AND I'LL ASK MAYBE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES TO BURY THAT QUESTION FOR YOURSELVES, OR I'LL ASK IT.

BUT BASICALLY THE WAY THE PROCESS WILL GO NOW IS WE'LL HAVE THE OTHER PRESENTERS FROM THE PUBLIC WHO MAY WANT TO SPEAK.

MY COLLEAGUES WILL BE ABLE TO ASK THEM ANY QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL GET TO QUESTIONS THAT COLLEAGUES CAN ASK FOR ADMINISTRATION. SO THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WILL ASK THAT QUESTION.

OKAY. OKAY. HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS. SURE. THANKS.

YEAH, I KNOW IT'S VERY, YOU KNOW, PROCESS ORIENTED, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. THANKS. SO WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM CORY DOLAN.

YEAH. CORY, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK. SO AGAIN, JUST HIT THE HIT THE MIC BUTTON WHEN YOU'RE READY TO SPEAK. RIGHT THERE. YEP. OKAY. YEAH, JUST CLARITY AGAIN.

YOU HAVE UP TO TEN MINUTES TO SPEAK. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN THAT, WE CAN GIVE YOU AN EXTRA TWO. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. SO I'M CORY DOLAN. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW.

I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ILLINOIS RACKET CLUB FOR, I BELIEVE, FIVE.

SO SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. RIGHT? BUT WHAT I'VE NOTICED ABOUT THE ILLINOIS RACKET CLUB IS IT'S JUST IT'S SUCH A COMMUNITY SPACE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO AND YOU CAN JUST SEE THE WAY THE OWNERS RUN IT NOW THAT THEY WANT IT TO BE A COMMUNITY SPACE.

LIKE I'VE LIVED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I'VE BEEN TO MANY DIFFERENT GYMS, MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN BIGGER CITIES, SMALLER CITIES EVERYWHERE. BUT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THAT GYM.

IT'S SO WEIRD. WHEN MY PARENTS COME UP, I'M LIKE, COME TO MY GYM.

IT'S NOT MY GYM. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE LIKE TAKEN AN OWNERSHIP IN IT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY COOL EVENTS.

AND JUST BASED ON THAT, I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT BASED OFF OF HOW THEY RUN IT, I THINK WE CAN MAKE SOME SAFE ASSUMPTIONS OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THE SPACE BESIDE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY RESPONSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, LIKE WE CONSTANTLY IN YELLOWKNIFE TALK ABOUT WE NEED MORE HOUSING, WE NEED MORE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE NEED MORE REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO STAY.

IF I WAS GOING TO SAY ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS, I WOULD STAY IN YELLOWKNIFE, IT WOULD BE YELLOWKNIFE RACKET CLUB.

I'VE MADE SO MANY CONNECTIONS THERE. FRIENDS LIKE YOU KNOW, JUST ACQUAINTANCES.

AND IT'S GREAT. MAKES YOU FEEL CONNECTED. SO I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE.

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW, LIKE, WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR BUILDING, BUT I TRUST THE OWNERS AND I TRUST THEM FULLY.

AND I'VE, I'VE GOT TO KNOW THEM OVER THE YEARS AND EVERYTHING.

I'VE GOT TO KNOW ABOUT THEM. I'M, I'M THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED.

AND I THINK THEY'RE GREAT PEOPLE. AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING REALLY COOL WITH THAT SPACE.

SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS AND THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF REASONS NOT TO DO SOMETHING.

BUT I THINK THE BENEFITS LIKE EASILY OUTWEIGH THE COST.

AND THE LOGISTICS I THINK CAN COME AFTER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COREY. SO WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO THE PRESENTER.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR, TO THE [INAUDIBLE] PRESENTER AT THE MOMENT.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT IDEALLY DO YOU SEE AS THE BENEFIT OF CHANGING OVER THIS? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE RACKET CLUB DO? AN EXPANSION TOWARDS THE RACKET CLUB? BEING THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY CHANGING IT FROM RECREATIONAL TO MIXED USE, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF IDEAS OF WHAT COULD GO FORWARD WITH IT.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

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SO IT COULD BE MORE HOUSING. GREAT. IF IT'S AN EXPANSION OF THE GYM FOR MORE EVENTS OPPORTUNITIES, GREAT. IF IT'S LIKE JUST GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT CAN BRING MORE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.

AND I MEAN, THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT TOO IS ALL THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM THAT.

AND THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM TRADESPEOPLE FROM POTENTIAL FUTURE EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

I'M ALL FOR IT. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE ENTHUSIASM AND YOUR CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCILLOR PAYNE. THANK YOU. HEY, COREY, GET BACK HERE [LAUGHS] HE MEANS THAT WITH ALL, HE MEANS THAT WITH ALL RESPECT.

I WAS I WAS READY TO ROLL. YOU KNOW I REALLY THINK THAT YOU SHOULD MAYBE CONTACT THESE GUYS ABOUT DOING SOME ADS BECAUSE YOU LOVE THIS PLACE.

DO YOU FIND IT ODD THAT ONE OF THE OWNERS, LIKE, THEY THEY HAVE A BUSINESS SERVING FRENCH, HIGH CALORIE FRENCH FRIES, AND THEN THEY OWN A GYM.

I THINK THAT'S GENIUS. THAT'S REALLY GENIUS. NO, I, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND SPEAKING FOR THIS.

I I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S AN ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIND FOR THEM RIGHT NOW, BUT HAVING THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE AND YOU SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF IT. I'M PRETTY SURE, AND I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY DO PLAN ON DOING, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DONE VERY TASTEFULLY AND WITH EVERYBODY IN MIND.

SO THANKS FOR COMING IN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? SEEING NONE.

AND JUST A REMINDER TO WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE RACKET CLUB TOO.

SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR THEM AS WELL. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COREY. COOL. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MINN. QUESTIONS FOR MINN WE HAVE COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

COUNCILLOR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THAT QUESTION.

THAT WAS THE ONE QUESTION I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT ABOUT THE PARKING.

I DROP MY KIDDOS OFF THERE FOR DANCE ONCE A WEEK, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALMOST GOT HIT OR CARS GOING THINKING IT'S A ONE WAY OR GOING THE SEEMINGLY WRONG WAY.

AND THE MOSQUE JUST OPENED, SO IT'S GOT A LOT BUSIER.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT CONCERNS WE'VE HEARD OR WHAT OPTIONS WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT TRAFFIC SITUATION IS ADDRESSED MOVING FORWARD.

MR.. VAN DINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL INVITE DIRECTOR WHITE TO RESPOND BUT WE'LL BEGIN BY SIMPLY SAYING THAT THIS IS A REZONING APPLICATION.

THIS IS NOT A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION. SO SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT WOULD COME FROM AN ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL WOULD GET INTO THE GRANULARITY OF TRAFFIC AND FLOW AND THE EXTENT. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR WHITE TO GIVE A MORE COMPLETE ANSWER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AND I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO PROCESS.

SO AS WAS MENTIONED, THIS IS A ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT.

SO WE'RE SIMPLY TAKING THE PROPERTY FROM ONE ZONE, WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW A LOT OF USE AT THE MOMENT AND PUTTING IT INTO A ZONE WHERE THE OWNERS CAN THEN HAVE AN OPTION OF A NUMBER OF PERMITTED USES THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TAKE A LOOK THE PLANNER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FILE IS ALSO ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, DIRECT THEM AS TO WHERE TO FIND THE ZONING, WHERE TO FIND THE PLANNING REPORTS.

IT IS ALL ONLINE, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP. SO IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM HOUSING.

IT IS A MIXED USE AREA. IT INCLUDES DAYCARE FACILITY.

IT INCLUDES RECREATION. LIKE THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF USES THAT COULD COME IN HERE. SO WHEN A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT IS MADE BY THE OWNERS, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC USE BECAUSE THE ZONING BYLAW HAS DIFFERENT RULES FOR PARKING FOR A DAYCARE VERSUS AN APARTMENT OR VERSUS SOME SORT OF COMMUNITY USE AT THAT TIME. WE'LL WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC FLOW. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ROAD ITSELF SERVICING AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE DIFFERENT SERVICING REQUIREMENTS.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK TO OUR PROTECTIVE SERVICES DIVISION BECAUSE WE'LL NEED TO TALK ABOUT EMERGENCY SERVICES, RIGHT. AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN ATTEND TO ANYTHING THAT MAY HOPEFULLY NEVER HAPPEN IN THAT AREA.

SO ALL OF THAT IS CONSIDERED AT THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT STAGE.

WHEN THAT COMES IN, WE'LL POST NOTICE SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL SEE A NICE BIG SIGN ON THE PROPERTY.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MAIL OUT TO ANYBODY WHO LIVES IN THE AREA A NOTICE OUTLINING WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED, WHERE THEY CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION. AND AGAIN, THE PLANNER ASSIGNED TO THE FILE WILL BE AVAILABLE SHOULD SOMEONE WANT TO COME IN AND HAVE A HAVE A CHAT AND FIND OUT MORE. THEN WE POTENTIALLY DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS, WILL BE MAKING A DECISION.

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SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE WOULD ADDRESS ANY OF THESE PROPOSED USES IN THE FUTURE.

AND WE WELCOME ALL PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT COMES FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

THANKS FOR ALL THAT. AND YEAH, THAT WAS HELPFUL. I WAS AWARE OF ALL THAT.

I RECOGNIZE THIS IS NOT A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION.

I WAS ASKING THE QUESTION BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T THINK PARKING IS ACCEPTABLE OR SAFE.

I DON'T THINK WE COULD GET AN EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLE IN THERE IN THAT PARKING LOT. WE CAN BARELY GET A LITTLE TWO DOOR VEHICLE THROUGH THAT PARKING LOT WHEN IT'S FULL.

PEOPLE HAVE RECENTLY STARTED PARKING ON FRANKLIN.

WE'VE NOTICED SO I GUESS I JUST WAS RECOGNIZING THAT I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE REZONING GENERALLY, BUT ANY USE MORE THAN NOTHING IS ALREADY GOING TO CREATE MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN WE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAVE RIGHT NOW.

SO HAS THE ADMINISTRATION ACTUALLY RECEIVED ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE PARKING IN THIS AREA FROM, YOU KNOW, THE MOSQUE TO THE RACKET CLUB AT THIS TIME? MR. VAN DINE. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. OKAY. NO THANKS, AND NO MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WHAT'S BEFORE US TONIGHT.

JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT. THAT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE.

AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WAIT TILL A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT COMES IN. I MEAN, I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO, OF COURSE, LOOK AT THE SITE SPECIFIC REQUESTS AT THAT TIME, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN THE INTERIM SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS THAT AND AVOID, AVOID ANYTHING HAPPENING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MINN? SO FOR MYSELF, JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THIS BIT IS I AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

OH COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN SORRY, BEFORE I GO, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN GO AHEAD. SORRY TO JUMP IN.

YEAH, JUST A FOLLOW UP ON THAT JUST TO ECHO COUNCILLOR CONCERNS AND ASK, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD TRIGGER SORT OF A REASSESSMENT ON OUR PART, ON THE CITY'S PART ON THE SAFETY CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN ROAD OR AREA? MR.. VAN DINE. SO THERE'S, A DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION WOULD DEFINITELY TRIGGER A REACTION FROM ADMINISTRATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING LIKE A TRAFFIC STUDY OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE, THE THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST, DEPENDING ON THAT IS THAT'S, THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED TODAY. I THINK IF COUNCIL HAS A CONCERN ABOUT A PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CITY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT COUNCIL CAN BRING THAT CONCERN FORWARD.

WHETHER THEY CAN USE IT THROUGH THIS FORUM, THEY CAN USE IT THROUGH MY EMAIL, WHICH IS ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE STAFF, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE, WHAT THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE IS.

I AM NOT PRESENTLY AWARE OF AN INCIDENT, ACCIDENT OR ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED EFFECTIVELY IN THAT AREA OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE CITY THAT HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC.

IF THERE IS, THEN WE WOULD ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND CERTAINLY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO BRING THAT ISSUE FORWARD AT AT ANY TIME THAT THEY FEEL APPROPRIATE.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. THANKS. YEAH. THANKS FOR THE BACKGROUND.

AND YEAH, JUST REFLECTING THE IF THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN COULD HAVE SOME SORT OF CRITERIA AS TO HOW AND WHEN WE REASSESS SAFETY JUST LOOKING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE'RE NOT USING AN INCIDENT OR AN ACCIDENT OR SOME SORT OF INJURY AS THE IMPETUS TO, TO REASSESS SAFETY AND UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT HERE WILL, WILL TRIGGER THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YOU COVERED MY QUESTIONS.

THAT'S GREAT. BONUS. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MINN? SEEING NONE IS THERE? JUST BEFORE I CLOSE, LAST CHANCE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN.

AS THERE WAS NOBODY TECHNICALLY IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, WE WILL ALSO BRING THIS FORWARD UNDER ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS FOR SECOND READING.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.

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TWO VOTES BEFORE WE HIT THE FINAL VOTES. WELCOME BACK. BYLAW NUMBER 5122, A BYLAW TO AMEND THE COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NUMBER 5007, AS AMENDED.

TO READ DESIGNATE A PORTION OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK 301 PLAN 2631 4302 49 AVENUE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO DOWNTOWN CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL, AS REFERENCED ON MAPS TWO, FOUR, AND EIGHT OF COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NUMBER 5007,

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COUNCILLOR. COCHRANE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. I SO MOVE THE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5122.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A SECONDER FROM COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS AT SECOND READING? SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

NEXT WE HAVE A BYLAW NUMBER 5123 A BYLAW TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW NUMBER 5045, AS AMENDED, TO REZONE A PORTION OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK 301. PLAN 2631 4302 49 AVENUE FROM NA NATURAL AREA TO RC RESIDENTIAL CENTRAL JACKPINE PADDLE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. I SO MOVE THE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5123.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT SECOND READING ON THIS ONE? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO THANK DAN FOR COMING FORWARD, NOT ONLY FOR THE EXPANSION OF HIS PROPERTY AND HIS BUSINESS HERE, BUT FOR ALL THE INVESTMENT THAT HE'S PUTTING INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND ALSO TO THE TOURISM SECTOR OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AS A WHOLE IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND I HOPE FOR NOTHING BUT GROWTH FOR YOU. WELL STATED. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANY OTHER COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5124. I'LL ASK COUNCILLOR WARBURTON OR DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON TO STEP OUT AGAIN.

GOTTA KEEP HIM ON HIS TOES TONIGHT. WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5124 A BYLAW TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW NUMBER 5045, AS AMENDED, TO REZONE LOTS ONE AND FOUR, BLOCK 157.

PLAN 1385. AND LOT FIVE BLOCK 157. PLAN 4884 4002 49 AVENUE FROM PARKS AND RECREATION TO OLD TOWN MIXED USE. PRESENTED FOR SECOND AND THIRD READING.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE FOR SECOND READING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. I SO MOVED THE SECOND READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5124.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR PAYNE, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT SECOND READING ON THIS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE FOR THIRD READING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. I SO MOVE THE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5124.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BACK.

IF YOU CAN HEAR ME. HE CAN. THERE WE GO. I SEE MOVEMENT.

AND WITH THAT WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF OUR MEETING.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. COUNCILLOR MCGURK SECONDED BY COUNCILOR COCHRANE.

EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A LOVELY EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.