City Council - Orientation - Minutes

Monday, November 24, 2025

9:30 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall

Present:

• A. Knack, 
• R. Clarke, 
• M. Elliott, 
• M. Janz, 
• J. Morgan, 
• A. Paquette, 
• T. Parmar, 
• K. Principe, 
• E. Rutherford, 
• A. Salvador, 
• A. Stevenson, 
• K. Tang, 
• and J. Wright 

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1.

Call to Order and Related Business

1.1

Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement

Deputy Mayor E. Rutherford called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m., Monday, November 24, 2025, and acknowledged that City Council meets on the traditional land of Treaty 6 Territory and the Métis homeland. The Chair also acknowledged the diverse Indigenous peoples whose ancestors' footsteps have marked this territory for centuries such as: Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Isga, as well as Métis and Inuit, and now settlers from around the world.

*Clerk's note: The November 24, 2025, City Council - Orientation meeting was held over three days: November 24, 2025, November 25, 2025, and November 26, 2025.

1.2

Roll Call

Deputy Mayor E. Rutherford conducted roll call and confirmed the attendance of Members of City Council.

Mayor A. Knack and Councillors T. Parmar and K. Principe were absent with notice for a portion of the meeting.

E. Robar, City Manager; M. Friesen, A. Karbashewski, J. Taves, B. Tyson, R. Zheng and E. Norton, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Declaration of Pecuniary or Conflict of Interest

Deputy Mayor E. Rutherford asked whether there were any declarations of pecuniary interests or conflicts of interest. There were none.

1.4

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: K. Tang
  Seconded by: M. Elliott

  That the November 24, 2025, City Council - Orientation meeting agenda be adopted with the following change:

  Addition:

  • 7.5 City Council Orientation: Corporate Focus Area: Growth Planning

  In Favour (10)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, E. Rutherford, A. Stevenson, J. Wright, M. Elliott, J. Morgan, and R. Clarke

  Carried (10 to 0)

1.5

Approval of Minutes

There were no minutes to be approved. 

1.6

Protocol Items

1.6.1

Mee-Yah-Noh School (A. Knack)

Mayor A. Knack, on behalf of City Council, welcomed the Grade 6 class from Mee-Yah-Noh School in Ward tastawiyiniwak and their teacher, K. Boyce.

1.6.2

Gold Bar School (A. Knack)

Mayor A. Knack, on behalf of City Council, welcomed the Grade 6 class from Gold Bar School in Ward Métis and their teacher, J. Rozak.

1.6.3

A. Blair McPherson School (A. Knack)

Mayor A. Knack, on behalf of City Council, welcomed the Grade 2 classes from A. Blair McPherson School in Ward Sspomitapi and their teachers, S. Gainer and D. Mehrotra.

2.

Items for Discussion and Related Business

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5.

2.2

Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate

All items were selected for debate.

2.3

Requests to Speak

There were no Requests to Speak. 

2.4

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

• Moved by: M. Janz
  Seconded by: J. Wright

  That the following item be dealt with at a specific time on the agenda:

  • 7.5 City Council Orientation: Corporate Focus Area: Growth Planning - Second item of business, on Tuesday, November 25, 2025

  In Favour (10)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, E. Rutherford, A. Stevenson, J. Wright, M. Elliott, J. Morgan, and R. Clarke

  Carried (10 to 0)

2.5

Vote on Bylaws not Selected for Debate

There were no Bylaws on the agenda.

3.

Councillor Inquiries

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

4.

Reports to be Dealt with at a Different Meeting

There were no Reports to be Dealt with at a Different Meeting.

5.

Requests to Reschedule Reports

There were no Requests to Reschedule Reports. 

6.

Unfinished Business

There was no Unfinished Business on the agenda.

7.

Public Reports

7.1

City Council Orientation: Corporate Focus Area: Supporting Financial Sustainability

The following members of Administration's delegation made a presentation and answered questions:

• E. Robar, City Manager
• S. Padbury, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Financial and Corporate Services

The following member of Administration's delegation made a presentation:

• S. Nichols, Deputy City Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services

The following members of Administration's delegation answered questions:

• C. Watt, Financial and Corporate Services
• K. Petrin, Deputy City Manager, Urban Planning and Economy
• C. McKeown, Deputy City Manager, City Operations

This item was dealt with.

7.2

City Council Orientation: Corporate Focus Area: Economic Development

The following members of Administration's delegation made a presentation and answered questions:

• E. Robar, City Manager
• K. Petrin, Deputy City Manager, Urban Planning and Economy
• A. Laliberte, Urban Planning and Economy
• J. Badry, Interim Chief Communications Officer

The following member of Administration's delegation answered questions:

• S. Padbury, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Financial and Corporate Services

This item was dealt with.

7.3

City Council Orientation: Corporate Focus Area: Service Delivery

The following members of Administration's delegation made a presentation and answered questions:

• E. Robar, City Manager
• C. McKeown, Deputy City Manager, City Operations

The following members of Administration's delegation answered questions:

• S. Classen, Financial and Corporate Services
• S. Padbury, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Financial and Corporate Services

This item was dealt with.

7.4

City Council Orientation: Corporate Focus Area: Advancing Safety and Security

The following members of Administration's delegation made a presentation:

• E. Robar, City Manager
• D. Jubinville, Acting Chief People Officer
• J. Flaman, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
• C. McKeown, Deputy City Manager, City Operations

This item was dealt with.

7.5

City Council Orientation: Corporate Focus Area: Growth Planning

The following members of Administration's delegation made a presentation and answered questions:

• E. Robar, City Manager
• K. Petrin, Deputy City Manager, Urban Planning and Economy
• S. Nichols, Deputy City Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services

The following members of Administration's delegation answered questions:

• T. Pawlyk, Urban Planning and Economy
• K. Snyder, Urban Planning and Economy
• P. Ladouceur, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• N. Wolfe, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• S. Padbury, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Financial and Corporate Services

This item was dealt with.

8.

Bylaws

There were no Bylaws on the agenda.

9.

Private Reports

There were no Private Reports on the agenda.

10.

Motions Pending

There were no Motions Pending on the agenda.

11.

Notices of Motion and Motions without Customary Notice

Mayor A. Knack asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none. 

12.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11:58 a.m., Wednesday, November 26, 2025.