Minutes for 01/28/2020, Urban Planning Committee

 

 

URBAN PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


January 28, 2020  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

T. Cartmell, A. Paquette, D. Iveson, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

Mayor D. Iveson is a Committee Member pursuant to section 15(3), Council Committee Bylaw 18156

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

M. Banga, B. Esslinger, S. Hamilton, B. Henderson, A. Knack, M. Walters
A. Laughlin, Interim City Manager
D. Siebold, Office of the City Clerk
T. Dallimore, Office of the City Clerk

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM

                                                                                                         PAGE

DECISION

 

1.          CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS                            2

1.1        Call to Order                                                                                          2

1.2        Adoption of Agenda                                                                            2

1.3        Adoption of Minutes                                                                           2

1.4        Protocol Items                                                                                      2

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS             3

2.1        Select Items for Debate                                                                      3

2.2        Requests to Speak                                                                              3

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         4

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 4

4.          UPDATES ON SCHEDULED REPORTS                                       4

5.          STATUS REPORT AND REQUESTS TO RE-ROUTE                4

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              4

6.1        Gondola Feasibility - Preliminary Economic and

             Technical Assessment                                                                       4

6.2        Open Option Parking Implementation                                            5

6.3        Options for Cash-in-Lieu of Parking                                               6

6.4        Infill Builders Permit Process Status - Expedited

             Infill Pilot                                                                                                 6

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                7

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           7

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   7

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  7

 

 

 

Carried

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See minutes

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Referred

Action

Carried

 

Carried

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DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Councillor T. Cartmell called the meeting to order at
9:30 a.m.

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the January 28, 2020, Urban Planning Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Additions:

·         6.1  Gondola Feasibility - Preliminary Economic and Technical Assessment

·         6.2  Open Option Parking Implementation

·         6.3  Options for Cash-in-Lieu of Parking

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

T. Cartmell, A. Paquette, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the December 3, 2019, Urban Planning Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 


In Favour:

Carried

 

 

T. Cartmell, A. Paquette, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

 

1.4

Protocol Items

 

 

 

There were no protocol items.

 

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

 

 

 

All items were selected for debate.

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That Urban Planning Committee hear from the following speakers, in panels when appropriate:

6.1  Gondola Feasibility – Preliminary Economic and Technical Assessment                   

  • J. Hansen-Carlson, Prairie Sky Gondola
  • B. Black, Prairie Sky Gondola
  • G. Josi, Prairie Sky Gondola (to answer questions)
  • N. Bashir, Prairie Sky Gondola (to answer questions)
  • J. Huising, Prairie Sky Gondola (to answer questions)
  • G. Poliquin, Prairie Sky Gondola
  • H. Van Weelden, Prairie Sky Gondola
  • C. Richmond, Sierra Club Canada - Edmonton
  • A. Bolstad
  • E. Gormley, Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition
  • R. Feroe

6.2  Open Option Parking Implementation

  • S. Bond, CHBA Edmonton Region
  • A. Kodian, CHBA Edmonton Region
  • S. Gerein, Urban Development Institute Edmonton
  • C. Dulaba, Beljan Development
  • A. Salvador, YEGarden Suites
  • M. Hoyt
  • A. Stevenson, Right at Home Housing Society
  • D. Martin
  • K. Goa, Infill Development Edmonton Association
  • A. Pye, NAIOP Edmonton
  • B. Smith
  • K. McCabe, Greater Windermere Community League
  • M. Fiset, Free Transit Edmonton
  • M. Samji

6.3  Open for Cash-in-Lieu of Parking

  • K. Goa, Infill Development Edmonton Association
  • M. Samji

6.4  Infill Builders Permit Process Status - Expedited Infill Pilot

  • M. Soprovich, CHBA Edmonton Region
  • K. Goa, Infill Development Edmonton Association
  • J. Gendron

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

T. Cartmell, D. Iveson , A. Paquette, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

 

There were no requests for any items to be dealt with at a specific time.

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

4.

UPDATES ON SCHEDULED REPORTS - NONE

5.

STATUS REPORT AND REQUESTS TO RE-REOUTE

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Gondola Feasibility - Preliminary Economic and Technical Assessment

 

 

 

S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development, made a presentation.

J. Hansen-Carlson; B. Black; G. Poliquin and H. Van Weelden, Prairie Sky Gondola; C. Richmond, Sierra Club Canada; A. Bolstad, E. Gormley, Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition and R. Feroe, made presentations.
J. Hansen-Carlson and B. Black; H. Van Weelden;
C. Richmond; and E. Gormley answered the Committee's questions.

S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development and A. Laughlin, Interim City Manager answered the Committee's questions.

Councillors M. Nickel and S. McKeen requested this item be referred to City Council without a Committee recommendation.

 

 

6.2

Open Option Parking Implementation

 

 

 

Items 6.2 and 6.3 were dealt with together.

 

 

 

S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, T. Illingworth and
K. Petrin, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development; G. Cebryk, Deputy City Manager, City Operations, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.   

S. Bond and A. Kodian, CHBA Edmonton Region;
S. Gerein, Urban Development Institute Edmonton;
C. Dulaba, Beljan Development; A. Salvador, YEGarden Suites; M. Hoyt, A. Stevenson, Right at Home Housing Society; D. Martin; K. Goa, Infill Development Edmonton Association; A. Pye, NAIOP Edmonton; B. Smith;
K. McCabe, Greater Windermere Community League;
M. Fiset, Free Transit Edmonton, and M. Samji made presentations.
A. Kodian, CHBA Edmonton Region; S. Gerein, Urban Development Institute Edmonton; C. Dulaba, Beljan Development; A. Salvador, YEGarden Suites; M. Hoyt;
A. Stevenson, Right at Home Housing Society; K. Goa, Infill Development Edmonton Association; A. Pye, NAIOP Edmonton; K. McCabe, Greater Windermere Community League; M. Fiset, Free Transit Edmonton; and M. Samji, answered the Committee's questions.

Handouts provided by S. Bond and S. Gerein were distributed to Members of the Committee and copies were filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

L. Peter, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development; L. Monro, City Operations and J. Inkpen, Office of the City Manager (Law), answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

Bylaw - Zoning Bylaw Amendments

That Administration bring Zoning Bylaw amendments for Scenario One (Full one-step implementation of Open Option Parking), as generally outlined in the January 28, 2020, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development report CR_7229 to the June 23, 2020, City Council Public Hearing.

Urban Form and Corp. Strategic Dev.


Due Date: Jun. 23, 2020

City Council Public Hearing

 

 


In Favour:

Carried

 

 

T. Cartmell, D. Iveson, A. Paquette, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

 

6.3

Options for Cash-in-Lieu of Parking

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the January 28, 2020, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development report CR_7227, be received for information.

Urban Form and Corp. Strategic Dev.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

T. Cartmell, D. Iveson , A. Paquette, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

 

6.4

Infill Builders Permit Process Status - Expedited Infill Pilot

 

 

 

S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager and C. Nicholas, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That Urban Planning Committee hear from the following speaker:

  • R. Eidek, IDEA

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

T. Cartmell, D. Iveson, A. Paquette, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

 

 

 

M. Soprovich; CHBA Edmonton Region; K. Goa; Infill Development Edmonton Association; and
R. Eidek, IDEA, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions. 

A handout provided by J. Gendron was distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

M. Samji, (IDEA); and L. Peter and K. Petrin, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development, answered the Committee’s questions.

 

 

 






Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the January 28, 2020, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development report CR_7180, be received for information.

Urban Form and Corp Strategic Dev.

 

 

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

T. Cartmell, D. Iveson, A. Paquette, S. McKeen, M. Nickel

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES – NONE

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS – NONE

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

Councillor T. Cartmell asked if there were any Notices of Motion.  There were none.

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 5:07 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk

 

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