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

[00:00:08]

AND I WILL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2026 TO ORDER AND I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR FOOTE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT. 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 AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILLOR FOOTE. NEXT, WE HAVE AWARD CEREMONIES AND PRESENTATIONS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA. WE HAVE ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS, MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH,

[Items 3 & 4]

2026. PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION COUNCILLOR FOOTE.

I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2026 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

ANY ERRORS, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE.

GIVE COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH A SECOND. WE'RE JUST AT MINUTES.

YOU'RE FINE ANYWAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2026.

[Items 5 & 6]

PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION COUNCILLOR FOOTE. I SO MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2026 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2026.

[Items 7 & 8]

PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. COUNCILLOR FOOTE. I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2026 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SECONDER. COUNCILLOR PAYNE. SHOW ME LOVE, COUNCILLOR PAYNE [LAUGHS].

OKAY. ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF WEDNESDAY,

[Items 9 & 10]

APRIL 15TH, 2026 FOR ADOPTION. COUNCILLOR FOOTE.

I MOVE THAT THE MINUTES OF COUNCIL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2026 BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SECONDER. DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.

ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

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

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON YES, I DO WITH ITEM 33, WHICH IS FIRST READING OF THE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

I AM A PROPERTY OWNER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS.

THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE OR PETITIONS FOR THE AGENDA.

STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE WERE NO STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE AGENDA.

DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

THERE WERE NONE. MEMBER STATEMENTS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY FROM THE FLOOR. SEEING NONE. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[Items 17 - 22]

WE HAVE THE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR APRIL 1ST, 2026 AND APRIL 8TH, 2026. THERE WERE NO BUSINESS FROM THOSE MEETINGS BUT FOR THE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE REPORT FOR APRIL 15TH, 2026. COUNCILLOR FOOTE. WHERE ARE WE? WE ARE AT ITEM 22. OKAY. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPOINT THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON HOMELESSNESS COMMENCING APRIL 23RD, 2026 AND ENDING APRIL 22ND, 2028, NOMAZULU KHUMALO ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION SERVING WOMEN AND FAMILIES FLEEING VIOLENCE. BYRNE RICHARDS, ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING FRIENDSHIP CENTERS OR INDIGENOUS HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS.

GLORIA FRANCIS, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING NON-GOVERNMENT CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.

DENISE MCKEE, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION SERVING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

AND BRENDA KOWANA, ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA OR VETERANS SERVING ORGANIZATIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR COCHRANE, OUR CHAIR OF CAB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY? COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH THANK YOU. IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT I SPEAK UP ABOUT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ON CAB.

CAB IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. BUT I WANT TO PUT A SHOUT OUT OUT TO BRENDA KOWANA.

SHE HAS GONE A VERY LONG WAY. I DO REMEMBER HER ABOUT 15-16 YEARS AGO WHEN I LIVED IN INUVIK,

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AND SO SHE HAS REALLY COME A LONG WAY. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE HER NAME ON THE BOARD HERE AND DOING GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

VERY GOOD SENTIMENTS. COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH. THANKS FOR DOING THAT. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE A MEMO REGARDING WORK PLAN INITIATIVES.

[Items 23 - 26]

2025 2026 WAS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING COMMENT WISE, WE'RE GOOD.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MEMO REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT TIMOTHY EDWARDS AS A DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

COUNCILLOR FOOTE. I MOVE THAT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.1 OF ZONING BYLAW NUMBER 5045, AS AMENDED, TIMOTHY EDWARDS BE APPOINTED AS A DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT SHALL EXPIRE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR PAYNE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR COCHRANE.

I'VE KNOWN TIM EDWARDS SINCE I WAS LIKE, YAY HIGH.

I'M SO GLAD THAT HE HAS DECIDED TO JOIN THE TEAM.

HE'S HAD A VERY WELL, AMAZING CAREER THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND HAS SERVED IT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND NOW THAT HE'S NOW SERVING THE CITY, I THINK HE IS, AS I SAID, A GREAT ADDITION.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM, TIM. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY IN TERMS OF ANY OTHER BUSINESS, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING.

SO I'LL PASS THE CHAIR TO DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON.

THANK YOU. BACK TO YOU, MAYOR. THANKS. I MOVE THAT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS BE DISPENSED WITH PURSUANT TO SECTION 71.C OF COUNCIL PROCEDURES, BYLAW NUMBER 5119. AND THAT A MOTION REGARDING TRAVEL FOR THE MAYOR BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA? THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? SURE. WELL, I'LL LEAVE THE SPEAKING TO IT FOR A SECOND.

BUT BASICALLY THERE'S A MOTION THAT I'M ABOUT TO BRING, WHICH I HAD GIVEN YOU ALL A HEADS UP ON REGARDING A INVITATION.

I HAVE TO TRAVEL AS PART OF A DELEGATION TO NUUK, GREENLAND.

SO DISPENSING WITH THIS SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT MOTION ON THE AGENDA, BECAUSE I HADN'T ALREADY GOT IT ON THE AGENDA BY THE DEADLINE LAST THURSDAY.

THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT NOTICE OF MOTION WAVING? NO. ALL IN FAVOR. JUST WAVING THE NOTICE OF MOTION.

I THINK AT THIS POINT. AND THEN HE'LL SEE TO IT. ALL THOSE AGAINST.

UNANIMOUS. BACK TO YOU. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZE MAYOR HENDRICKSEN TO TRAVEL TO NUUK, GREENLAND, AS A GUEST OF THE EMBASSY OF DENMARK TO CANADA AND THE HEAD OF GREENLAND'S REPRESENTATION TO CANADA TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE FUTURE GREENLAND AND BEYOND DELEGATION TAKING PLACE FROM MAY 18TH TO MAY 22ND, 2026 AND CONFIRMED THAT TRAVEL COSTS BETWEEN OTTAWA AND GREENLAND ARE COVERED BY THE DELEGATION, AND THAT ONLY TRAVEL COSTS BETWEEN YELLOWKNIFE AND OTTAWA ARE BORNE BY THE CITY.

THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A SECOND OF THAT MOTION? COUNCILLOR FOOTE. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. COUNCILLOR PAYNE.

THANK YOU. WHAT CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE BENEFIT TO THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY WILL BE WITH YOU TRAVELING TO THIS CONFERENCE? SURE. HAPPY TO, TO SPEAK TO THIS. SO I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING FROM THE DELEGATION OF AMBASSADORS THAT HAD COME TO YELLOWKNIFE LAST JUNE.

AND THEN THE DELEGATION THAT WE HOSTED OF THE NORDIC AMBASSADORS COMING TO YELLOWKNIFE AND BUILDING THOSE CROSS COUNTRY AND CROSS MUNICIPALITY RELATIONSHIPS.

AS YOU KNOW, CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE STARTED BY NOW MINISTER ALTY JOINED THE ARCTIC MAYORS FORUM.

AND SO TRYING TO BUILD THOSE TIES, NOT JUST SORT OF IN THE TRADITIONAL CANADIAN WAY OF NORTH SOUTH, BUT ALSO EAST WEST, ACROSS MAYORS, ACROSS THE NORDIC AREA, THE EMBASSY OF DENMARK HAS INVITED ME AS PART OF THIS BROADER DELEGATION. AS I MENTIONED, IT'S YOU KNOW, PAID FOR IN TERMS OF THE OTTAWA TO, NUUK PERSPECTIVE, THE BENEFIT THAT I SEE FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IN THIS MOMENT, AS WE ALL KNOW, WITH ALL OF THE NEW INVESTMENTS IN DEFENSE, MAJOR PROJECTS, CONSIDERING GREENLAND BEING IN THE NEWS IN MANY WAYS OVER THE LAST YEAR THIS IS A CHANCE FOR US TO, TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THOSE BONDS BETWEEN NOT JUST OTHER CANADIAN CITIES AS WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH WHITEHORSE, IQALUIT, AND INUVIK, BUT WITH OUR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OUTSIDE OF CANADA AS WELL.

THANK YOU. YEAH, TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET OWNERSHIP OF GREENLAND BEFORE TRUMP [LAUGHS] I THINK MAYBE MAYOR MAYOR OLSEN OF NUUK, SHE'LL APPRECIATE THAT SENSE OF HUMOR IF YOU DIDN'T SEE HER ON THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. I THINK SHE SHOULD GET A KICK OUT OF THAT ONE.

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ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

COMMENT? NOT A QUESTION. ACTUALLY, NO, THERE IS A QUESTION IN THERE AT THE VERY END. I LIKE SEEING THIS COME FORWARD.

I THINK YOU KNOW ALL OF US NORTHERN CITIES AND COMMUNITIES ALL HAVE SIMILARITIES WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CULTURAL SOCIAL ISSUES. IT'S, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE US BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE NOT UNIFORM, BUT SHARING THAT INFORMATION.

I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IF YOU CAN, I LOVE KEYCHAINS.

JUST SAYING [LAUGHS]. ANTHONY COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH.

COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA OF BEGINNING A LARGER RELATIONSHIP, NOT ONLY WITH A NOOK AND GREENLAND, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL EXPAND INTO ALL OTHER NORTHERN CAPITALS WITHIN THE AREA, INCLUDING JUNEAU, WHICH I THINK NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT INTO A CONVERSATION AS WELL.

I THINK THIS IS THIS IS GREAT. THIS IS THE KIND OF EFFORTS WE SHOULD BE TAKING, ESPECIALLY SINCE GREENLAND, I THINK, HAS MORE IN RELATIONS TOWARDS US AS A CONTINENT THAN IT DOES TOWARDS ACTUAL EUROPEAN MASTERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? YOU WANT TO WRAP UP THERE? YEAH. JUST A QUICK WRAP UP.

YEAH. THANKS FOR THE CHANCE TO JUST BRING THIS FORWARD, COLLEAGUES, AND SUPPORT THIS TRAVEL.

AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO REPORT BACK ON THE TRAVEL, SO I'LL BRING THAT REPORT BACK SHORTLY AFTER THE TRIP AND HAPPY TO DISCUSS WHAT CAME ABOUT FROM IT AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE COMING OUT OF THAT AT THAT TIME TOO. THANK YOU.

OKAY TO THE MOTION AS PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS UNANIMOUS. PASSING THE CHAIR BACK OVER TO YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.

[Items 27 - 34]

WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5121, A BYLAW TO AMEND THE COMMUNITY PLAN, BYLAW NUMBER 5007, AS AMENDED, TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF LOT 32, BLOCK 568.

PLAN 4452 FROM INGLE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO CAM LAKE, AS REFERENCED ON MAPS TWO, 11 AND 13 OF THE COMMUNITY PLAN. BYLAW NUMBER 5007, AS AMENDED, PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.

COUNCILLOR FOOTE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I MOVE THIRD READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5121.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR ARDEN-SMITH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. NEXT WE HAVE A BYLAW TO AMEND COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NUMBER 5007, AS AMENDED TO REDESIGNATE A PORTION OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK 301, PLAN 2631. THAT'S 4302 49 AVENUE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO DOWNTOWN CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL, AS REFERENCED ON MAPS TWO, FOUR AND EIGHT OF COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NUMBER 5007, AS AMENDED.

JACKPINE PADDLE. JACK PINE PADDLE IS PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.

COUNCILLOR FOOTE. THANK YOU. I MOVE THIRD READING A BYLAW NUMBER 5122.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SECONDER. COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. NEXT WE HAVE A BYLAW NUMBER 5123 A BYLAW TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW NUMBER 5045 AS AMENDED, TO REZONE A PORTION OF LOT FIVE, BLOCK 301, PLAN 2631 4302 49 AVENUE FROM NATURAL AREA TO RESIDENTIAL CENTRAL. THIS IS JACK PINE PADDLE, PRESENTED FOR THIRD READING.

COUNCILLOR FOOTE. I MOVE THIRD READING A BYLAW NUMBER 5123.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET A SECONDER? COUNCILOR PAYNE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 33. SO I WILL ASK DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON TO WARBURTON STEP OUT.

AND DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON HAS LEFT COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

WE HAVE A BYLAW TO OUR BYLAW NUMBER 5129. A BYLAW TO CREATE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

CAM LAKE SOUTH ONE FOR THE AREA OF LOT SIX BLOCK 569 PLAN 4612 PARCEL A LOT 1086.

BLOCK QUAD 85 J EIGHT. PLAN 2547 PARCEL B AND PORTION OF LOT SEVEN, BLOCK 569.

PLAN 4612. AS REFERENCED IN THE SCHEDULE A ONE OF THE BYLAW PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING.

COUNCILLOR FOOTE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? NO. JUST KIDDING. I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5129.

IT IS THE TONGUE TWISTER YOU ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT.

SO WITH THAT, IS THERE A SECONDER? COUNCILOR COCHRANE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE HAVE DEFERRED BUSINESS AND TABLED ITEMS. THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FROM THE FLOOR?

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OH, DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON, THANK YOU, CITY CLERK, FOR MAKING THE DASH FOR IT.

BEFORE I CONTINUE. AS DEPUTY MAYOR WARBURTON TAKES A SEAT. THERE WAS NO DEFERRED BUSINESS OR TABLED ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY FROM THE FLOOR? SEEING NONE. OLD BUSINESS.

NONE FOR THE AGENDA. ANY FROM THE FLOOR. SEEING NONE.

NOTICES OF MOTION FOR THE AGENDA. ANY FROM THE FLOOR.

DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

THERE WERE NO DELEGATIONS PERTAINING TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES.

THERE WERE NONE FOR THE AGENDA. ANY FROM THE FLOOR. SEEING NONE.

WITH THAT, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FOOTE. THAT IS THE END OF OUR MEETING.

WE'LL TAKE A BEAT BEFORE WE START OUR SPECIAL GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.