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AND I WILL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2026 TO ORDER AND I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR FEQUET TO READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.

[1. OPENING STATEMENT]

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE THERE IN A SECOND. THERE YOU GO.

YOU HAD IT THERE, COUNCILLOR FEQUET. WE HAVE A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION HERE.

WE GOT IT. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. CAN YOU READ THE OPENING STATEMENT? I WOULD ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 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, METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

[2. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF]

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.

[Items 3 & 4]

WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5128, A BYLAW TO RENEW THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH KNAKA POWER UTILITIES NWT LIMITED UNTIL DECEMBER 20TH, 2035. PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING. COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

APRIL FOOLS. I'M HERE. I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5128.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT IS THE END OF OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON. THAT IS THE END OF OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.