Executive Committee Minutes

Monday, March 01, 2021

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

Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall

Present:

• D. Iveson,
• S. McKeen,
• T. Cartmell,
• S. Hamilton,
• and M. Walters

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1.

Call to Order and Related Business

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m., Monday, March 1, 2021, and acknowledged that Executive 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

Mayor D. Iveson conducted roll call and confirmed the attendance of Members of Executive Committee.

Councillors S. McKeen and M. Walters participated electronically.

Councillor S. Hamilton participated electronically for a portion of the meeting.

Councillors M. Banga, J. Dziadyk, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, A. Knack and A. Paquette; A. Corbould, City Manager; and K. Gibson, T. Orbell and R. Zheng, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: S. McKeen

  That the March 1, 2021, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following change:

  Addition:

  • 6.1 Temporary Pandemic Accommodation Operation Agreement
  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

1.4

Approval of Minutes

• Moved by: T. Cartmell

  That the February 19, 2021, Executive Committee meeting minutes be approved.

  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

1.5

Protocol Items

1.

Velma Baker School (D. Iveson)

Mayor D. Iveson, on behalf of Executive Committee, welcomed the Grade 3 class from Velma Baker School in Ward 12, and their teacher D. Stott.

2.

Items for Discussion and Related Business

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 5.1, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7.

2.2

Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate

• Moved by: S. McKeen

  That the recommendations in the following reports be approved:

  • 5.2 Non-residential Heritage Properties - Tax Exemptions/Deferral Options
  • 5.3 Enterprise Land Development Program Update
  • 5.4 Schedule A4 Parcel Options - Access Options for the Property at 10060 - 156 Street
  • 6.2 Homestead Co-operative Land Lease Extension
  • 9.1 Litigation Update
  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. McKeen, T. Cartmell, S. Hamilton, and M. Walters

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

2.3

Requests to Speak

• Moved by: T. Cartmell

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

  • 6.7 Sale of Lands for Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeward Trust Holding Company

  1. 1. K. White-Beck
     2. B. Mielczarek
     3. T. Zip
     4. K. Pawluk
     5. R. Bowden
     6. L. Onofrychuk
     7. C. Pagani
     8. S. Jacobson

   

  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)
• Moved by: S. McKeen

  That Executive Committee hear from the following speaker:

  • 6.7 Sale of Lands for Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeward Trust Holding Company

  1. 1. M. Wellings
  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. McKeen, T. Cartmell, S. Hamilton, and M. Walters

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

2.4

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

• Moved by: S. McKeen

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

  • 6.7 Sale of Lands for Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeward Trust Holding Company - Second item of business
  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

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

Bylaw 19144 - The Clean Energy Improvement Pilot Program

S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development, answered questions. 

• Moved by: T. Cartmell

  That the revised due date of March 22, 2021, be approved.

  Revised Due Date: March 22, 2021

  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

5.2

Non-residential Heritage Properties - Tax Exemptions/Deferral Options

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 April 26, 2021, be approved.

Revised Due Date: April 26, 2021

5.3

Enterprise Land Development Program Update

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 April 26, 2021, be approved.

Revised Due Date: April 26, 2021

5.4

Schedule A4 Parcel Options - Access Options for the Property at 10060 - 156 Street

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 May 27, 2021, be approved.

Revised Due Date: May 27, 2021

6.

Reports

6.1

Temporary Pandemic Accommodation Operation Agreement

R. Smyth, Deputy City Manager, Citizen Services, made a presentation and answered questions. C. Kjenner, Citizen Services; and R. Kits, Financial and Corporate Services, answered questions.

• Moved by: S. McKeen

  That Executive Committee recommend to the March 4, 2021, City Council meeting:

  1. That the Social Development branch 2021 operating expenditure budget be increased by $2,206,672, on a one-time basis, with funding from the COVID-specific funds set aside in the Appropriated Financial Stabilization Reserve, for additional costs related to the operations of the temporary accommodation at the Edmonton Convention Centre until April 30, 2021.
  2. That an amendment to the single source agreement between the City of Edmonton and The Boyle Street Service Society, for the extension of operational services at the temporary accommodation at the Edmonton Convention Centre, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the March 1, 2021, Citizen Services report CS00409, be approved, and that the agreement be in form
     and content acceptable to the City Manager.
  3. That an amendment to the single source agreement between the City of Edmonton and Bissell Centre, for the extension of operational services at the temporary accommodation at the Edmonton Convention Centre, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the March 1, 2021, Citizen Services report CS00409, be approved, and that the agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.
  4. That an amendment to the single source agreement between the City of Edmonton and The Mustard Seed Society, for the extension of operational services at the temporary accommodation at the Edmonton Convention Centre, as outlined in Attachment 3 of the March 1, 2021, Citizen Services report CS00409, be approved, and that the agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.
  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

6.2

Homestead Co-operative Land Lease Extension

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

That the lease amending agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Homestead Housing Co-operative, for the land lease, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the March 1, 2021, Citizen Services report CS00076, be approved, and that the lease amending agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.

6.3

Edmonton Health City Annual Report 2020

S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development, made a presentation. J. Pincock, Dynalife; and R. Joseph, Health City, made presentations and answered questions.

• Moved by: D. Iveson

  That the March 1, 2021, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development report UFCSD00207, be received for information.

  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

6.4

Pending LRT Lines and City-wide Transit Routes Assessment Growth Options

M. Persson, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, C. Watt and A. Szabo, Financial and Corporate Services, made a presentation and answered questions. S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development, answered questions.

• Moved by: S. Hamilton

  That Administration provide annual reports to Council, as part of fall budget deliberations, for the next two years, with detailed reporting and analysis of property growth near LRT lines and transit routes. 

  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

6.5

Land Use Density Options - Residential Subclasses Impact

C. Watt and A. Szabo, Financial and Corporate Services, made a presentation and answered questions. S. McCabe, Deputy City Manager, Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development; and C. Ashmore, Office of the City Manager (Legal Services), answered questions.

• Moved by: M. Walters

  Implications of Adjustments to Residential Tax Rates and Subclasses - Further Analysis

  That Administration further analyze the implications of adjustments to residential tax rates and subclasses, as outlined in options 2 and 3, as outlined in the March 1, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS00131, and provide a report to Committee.

  Due Date: First Quarter 2022

  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

6.6

Professional Consulting Services Usage

M. Persson, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, and R. Kits, Financial and Corporate Services, made a presentation and answered questions. A. Laughlin, Deputy City Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services; C. Owen, Deputy City Manager, and R. Klatchuk, Communications and Engagement; and S. Padbury, Financial and Corporate Services, answered questions.

• Moved by: T. Cartmell

  That the March 1, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services report CR_7472, be received for information.

  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

6.7

Sale of Lands for Permanent Supportive Housing to Homeward Trust Holding Company

C. Hodgson, Financial and Corporate Services, made a presentation.

L. Onofrychuk; M. Wellings; B. Mielczarek; and S. Jacobson, made presentations. K. Pawluk; T. Zip; and C. Pagani, made presentations and answered questions.

S. McGee, Homeward Trust; C. Kirsop and C. Kjenner, Citizen Services; B. Andriachuk, City Solicitor; and K. Thurston, Office of the City Manager (Legal Services), answered questions.

• Moved by: S. McKeen

  That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

  1. That an exception to the standard market value sale price contained in City Policy C437 The Lease or Sale of City-Owned Land for Social Housing Development, as outlined in the March 1, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS00218, be approved.
  2. That the sale of the lands from the City of Edmonton to Homeward Trust Holding Company, on the revised terms and conditions, as outlined in Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the March 1, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS00218, be approved, and that the agreements be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.
  3. That the sale of the lands from the City of Edmonton to Homeward Trust Holding Company, on the terms and conditions, as outlined in Attachment 5 of the March 1, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS00218, be approved, and that the agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.
  4. That the affordable housing agreements between the City of Edmonton and Homeward Trust Holding Company, on the revised terms and conditions, as outlined in Attachment 6 of the March 1, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS00218, be approved, and that the agreements be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.
  5. That the affordable housing agreement between the City of Edmonton and Homeward Trust Holding Company, on the terms and conditions, as outlined in Attachment 7 of the March 1, 2021, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS00218, be approved, and that the agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.
  
  

  In Favour (5)

  D. Iveson, S. Hamilton, S. McKeen, M. Walters, and T. Cartmell

  
  
  
  Carried (5 to 0)

7.

Responses to Councillor Inquiries

There were no Responses to Councillor Inquiries on the agenda.

8.

Motions Pending

There were no Motions Pending on the agenda.

9.

Private Reports

9.1

Litigation Update

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

1. That the instructions, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the March 1, 2021, Office of the City Manager report OCM00322, be approved.

2. That the March 1, 2021, Office of the City Manager report OCM00322, remain private pursuant to section 27 (privileged information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

10.

Notices of Motion and Motions without Customary Notice

Mayor D. Iveson asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none. 

11.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 4:52 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2021.