Urban Planning Committee Minutes

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

9:30 A.m. - 5:00 P.m.

River Valley Room, 1st floor, City Hall

Present:

• A. Paquette, 
• K. Principe, 
• and A. Salvador

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1.

Call to Order and Related Business

1.1

Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement

Councillor A. Paquette called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.,Tuesday, August 9, 2022 and acknowledged that Urban Planning Committee 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

Councillor A. Paquette conducted roll call and confirmed the attendance of Members of Urban Planning Committee. 

Councillor S. Hamilton was absent with notice.

Councillors A. Knack, J. Rice, E. Rutherford, A. Stevenson, K. Tang and J. Wright; and T. Ward, B. Tyson and T. Orbell, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: A. Salvador

  That the August 9, 2022, Urban Planning Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

  
  

  In Favour (3)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, and K. Principe

  
  
  
  Carried (3 to 0)

1.4

Approval of Minutes

• Moved by: A. Salvador

  That the June 14, 2022, Urban Planning Committee meeting minutes be approved.

  
  

  In Favour (3)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, and K. Principe

  
  
  
  Carried (3 to 0)

1.5

Protocol Items

There were no Protocol Items.

2.

Items for Discussion and Related Business

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 7.1 and 7.2.

2.2

Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate

• Moved by: A. Paquette

  That the recommendation in the following report be approved:

  • 5.1 Edmonton Ski Club Replacement
  
  

  In Favour (3)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, and K. Principe

  
  
  
  Carried (3 to 0)

2.3

Requests to Speak

• Moved by: A. Paquette

  That Urban Planning Committee hear from the following speaker:

  • 7.2 Complete Streets Design and Construction Standards - Pedestrian Through Zones

  1. 1. J. Wang, Paths for People
  
  

  In Favour (3)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, and K. Principe

  
  
  
  Carried (3 to 0)

2.4

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

5.1

Edmonton Ski Club Replacement

This item was not selected for debate and was dealt with as part of item 2.2. The following motion carried:

That the revised due date of August 23, 2022, Urban Planning Committee, for the Community Services report CS01336, Edmonton Ski Club Replacement, be approved.

Revised Due Date: August 23, 2022, Urban Planning Committee

6.

Unfinished Business

There was no Unfinished Business on the agenda.

7.

Public Reports

7.1

Designated Driver Services Options - Further Information

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

• K. Petrin, Urban Planning and Economy
• L. Peter, Urban Planning and Economy

The following members of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

• S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Planning and Economy
• N. Jacobsen, Office of the City Manager (Legal Services)

• Moved by: K. Principe

  Bylaw XXXXX - Amendments to Bylaw 20002 - Designated Driver Service Updates

  That Administration prepare bylaw amendments to require designated driver service operators to obtain police information checks as outlined in Option 1 of the August 9, 2022, Urban Planning and Economy report UPE00676rev.

  Due Date: January 1, 2023, City Council

  
  

  In Favour (3)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, and K. Principe

  
  
  
  Carried (3 to 0)

7.2

Complete Streets Design and Construction Standards - Pedestrian Through Zones

The following public speaker made a presentation and answered questions:

• J. Wang, Paths for People 

The following members of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

• A. Laughlin, Deputy City Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• F. Saeed, Urban Planning and Economy
• P. Ladouceur, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• M. Ivany, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Planning and Economy
• J. Lamarre, City Operations
• S. Ibrahim, City Operations
• M. Pivovar, Urban Planning and Economy
• N. Lazurko, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• G. Cebryk, Deputy City Manager, City Operations

• Moved by: A. Salvador

  Standards for Public Realm Infrastructure

  That Administration provide a report to Committee that includes stakeholder engagement and outlines:

  • how standards are determined for public realm infrastructure such as crosswalks, shared use paths, bike lanes, boulevards and sidewalks;
  • proposed changes and analysis on what could be updated to be explicit to improve active transportation safety/accessibility and operational effectiveness, including standardization of raised crosswalks/intersections, pedestrian through zones, active pathways, boulevards, etc.

  Due Date: July 2023, Urban Planning Committee

  
  

  In Favour (3)

  A. Paquette, A. Salvador, and K. Principe

  
  
  
  Carried (3 to 0)

8.

Responses to Councillor Inquiries

There were no Responses to Councillor Inquiries 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

Councillor A. Paquette asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

12.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11:16 a.m., Tuesday, August 9, 2022.