City Council Non Statutory Public Hearing - Budget Minutes

Monday, November 29, 2021

9:30 A.m. - 5:30 P.m.

Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall

Present:

• A. Sohi,
• T. Cartmell,
• S. Hamilton,
• M. Janz,
• A. Knack,
• A. Paquette,
• K. Principe,
• J. Rice,
• 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

Mayor A. Sohi called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m., Monday, November 29, 2021, and acknowledged that City Council meets on the traditional land of Treaty 6 Territory. The Chair also acknowledged the diverse Indigenous peoples whose ancestors' footsteps have marked this territory for centuries such as: Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, as well as Metis and Inuit, and now settlers from around the world.

1.2

Roll Call

Mayor A. Sohi conducted roll call and confirmed the attendance of Members of City Council.

Councillor S. Hamilton was absent with notice for a portion of the meeting.

Councillor M. Janz was absent without notice for a portion of the meeting.

A. Corbould, City Manager; and A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk, K. Cook, Acting Deputy City Clerk, T. Orbell and K. Gibson, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: T. Cartmell

  That the November 29, 2021, City Council Non-Statutory Public Hearing - Budget meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

  Addition:

  • 6.1 Fall 2021 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment - 2019-2022 Operating Budget
    - Attachment 5

  Replacement attachment:

  • 6.2 Fall 2021 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment - 2019-2022 Capital Budget
    - Attachment 4

  In Favour (13)

  A. Sohi, A. Salvador, A. Knack, M. Janz, J. Rice, K. Tang, E. Rutherford, A. Stevenson, J. Wright, K. Principe, S. Hamilton, A. Paquette, and T. Cartmell

  Carried (13 to 0)

1.4

Approval of Minutes

There were no minutes to be approved. 

1.5

Protocol Items

There were no Protocol Items.

2.

Items for Discussion and Related Business

2.1

Requests to Speak

There were no Requests to Speak.

2.2

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

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

Public Reports

6.1

Fall 2021 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment - 2019-2022 Operating Budget

Items 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 were dealt with together.

The following members of Administration’s delegation made presentations:

• A. Corbould, City Manager
• S. Padbury, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Financial and Corporate Services
• F. Mutheardy, Financial and Corporate Services
• H. Rai, Financial and Corporate Services

Panel 1

The following speakers made presentations:

• J. Rosnau, Edmonton Sport Council
• D. Hennig, Edmonton Sport Council
• S. Pynn, Edmonton Sport Council
• M. Steel, Edmonton Ultimate Players Association
• T. Lutz, Community Park Little League/Edmonton Little League District 2
• S. Hogle, Hockey Edmonton
• L. Bruno, Canadian Home Builders Association - Edmonton Region
• S. Bond, Canadian Home Builders Association - Edmonton Region

The following speakers made presentations and answered questions:

• E. Lewis, Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 30
• S. Bradshaw, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 569
• L. Chudyk, Civic Service Union 52
• T. Adams, Free Play for Kids
• J. Sundquist, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
• G. Dunn, Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
• A. Sych, Mill Woods Soccer Association
• D. Embury, Argyll Velodrome Association

The following speaker answered questions:

• G. Shelton, Edmonton Sport Council

Panel 2

The following speakers made presentations:

• C. Jasper-Fabiyi, City of Edmonton Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee
• S. Oleksyn, Sport Central
• N. Chalifoux, EndPovertyEdmonton
• M. Suitor, Aksis

The following speakers made presentations and answered questions:

• P. Sir, Canada Basketball, Alberta Basketball Association and Expo Centre Sports Projects
• S. Bourdeau, World Triathlon Series Edmonton
• K. Rodenburg, City of Edmonton Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee
• C. Whiskeyjack, EndPovertyEdmonton
• L. Rault, Little Bits Therapeutic Riding Association for Persons with Disabilities
• R. Sinclair, Aksis
• T. Coyes, Aksis
• N. Tonn, Shakespear in the Park
• L. Ortiz, EndPovertyEdmonton
• A. Sequeira, EndPovertyEdmonton
• M. Mayan, EndPovertyEdmonton

Panel 3

The following speakers made presentations:

• A. Ritchie, Paths for People
• W. Tully
• H. Huang
• Q. Dou

The following speakers made presentations and answered questions:

• P. McBryan, Edmonton Downtown Business Association
• S. Schulman, InWithForward
• L. Cardinal, Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom Centre
• J. Long, RECOVER Urban Wellbeing
• R. Rohatyn, Edmonton Heritage Festival Association
• J. Gibbon, Edmonton Heritage Festival Association
• J. Fraser, Kids Kottage Foundation
• R. Casanova, YEG Soccer Society
• H. Cheema, Paths for People

• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: K. Tang

  That the November 22, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services reports FCS00817, FCS00818 and FCS00828, be postponed to the November 30, 2021, City Council meeting.

  Due Date: November 30, 2021, City Council

  In Favour (11)

  A. Sohi, A. Salvador, A. Knack, J. Rice, K. Tang, E. Rutherford, J. Wright, K. Principe, S. Hamilton, A. Paquette, and T. Cartmell

  Carried (11 to 0)

6.2

Fall 2021 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment - 2019-2022 Capital Budget

Items 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 were dealt with together.
Dealt with as part of item 6.1.

6.3

COVID-19 2022 Financial Impacts and Funding Strategy

Items 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 were dealt with together.
Dealt with as part of item 6.1.

7.

Bylaws

There were no Bylaws on the agenda.

8.

Private Reports

There were no Private Reports on the agenda.

9.

Notices of Motion and Motions without Customary Notice

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

10.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m., Monday, November 29, 2021.