Utility Committee - Minutes

Friday, December 13, 2024

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

Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall

Present:

• T. Cartmell, 
• M. Janz, 
• A. Salvador, 
• A. Sohi, 
• and A. Stevenson 

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1.

Call to Order and Related Business

1.1

Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement

Councillor T. Cartmell called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m., Friday, December 13, 2024, and acknowledged that Utility Committee 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 Sioux, as well as Métis and Inuit, and now settlers from around the world.

1.2

Roll Call

Councillor T. Cartmell conducted roll call and confirmed the attendance of Members of Utility Committee.

Mayor A. Sohi is a Committee Member pursuant to section 15(3), Council Committees Bylaw 18156.

Councillors A. Paquette and K. Tang were absent with notice.

Councillors A. Knack, J. Rice and E. Rutherford; and E. Norton, M. Moussa and G. Goodin, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That the December 13, 2024, Utility Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:
  
  Additions:

  • 7.1 EPCOR Water Services - 2025-2027 Wastewater Services Performance Based Regulation Compliance Filing
  • 7.2 Administration Review of EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 Compliance Filing

  In Favour (5)

  T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, A. Salvador, M. Janz, and A. Stevenson

  Carried (5 to 0)

1.4

Approval of Minutes

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That the November 8, 2024, Utility Committee meeting minutes be approved.

  In Favour (5)

  T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, A. Salvador, M. Janz, and A. Stevenson

  Carried (5 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 item was selected for debate: 9.2.

2.2

Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That the recommendations in the following reports be approved:

  • 7.1 EPCOR Water Services - 2025-2027 Wastewater Services Performance Based Regulation Compliance Filing 
  • 7.2 Administration Review of EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 Compliance Filing
  • 9.1 Change to Energy Meter Contract for Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility

  In Favour (5)

  T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, A. Salvador, M. Janz, and A. Stevenson

  Carried (5 to 0)

2.3

Requests to Speak

There were no Requests to Speak.

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

There were no Requests to Reschedule Reports.

6.

Unfinished Business

There was no Unfinished Business on the agenda.

7.

Public Reports

7.1

EPCOR Water Services - 2025-2027 Wastewater Services Performance Based Regulation Compliance Filing

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

  That Utility Committee recommend to City Council:

  That the EPCOR Water Services - 2025-2027 Wastewater Services Performance Based Regulation Compliance Filing, as set out in Attachment 1 of the December 13, 2024, EPCOR Water Services report EXT02788, be approved.

7.2

Administration Review of EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 Compliance Filing

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

  That the December 13, 2024, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS02787, be received for information. 

8.

Responses to Councillor Inquiries

There were no Responses to Councillor Inquiries on the agenda.

9.

Private Reports

9.1

Change to Energy Meter Contract for Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility

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

  1. That the recommendation as outlined in Attachment 1 of the December 13, 2024, Integrated Infrastructure Services report IIS02701, be approved.
  2. That the December 13, 2024, Integrated Infrastructure Services report IIS02701 remain private pursuant to sections 24 (advice from officials), 25 (disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body) and 27 (privileged information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

9.2

Contractual Update #3 - Verbal report

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That Utility Committee meet in private pursuant to sections 24 (advice from officials) and 25 (disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the discussion of item 9.2.

  In Favour (5)

  T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, A. Salvador, M. Janz, and A. Stevenson

  Carried (5 to 0)

  Utility Committee met in private at 9:37 a.m., Friday, December 13, 2024.

  The following member of the delegation made a presentation and answered questions:

  • N. Jacobsen, Office of the City Clerk

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

  • S. Cheung, Financial and Corporate Services
  
  
• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That Utility Committee meet in public.

  In Favour (5)

  T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, A. Salvador, M. Janz, and A. Stevenson

  Carried (5 to 0)

  Utility Committee met in public at 9:40 a.m., Friday, December 13, 2024.

  
  
• Moved by: A. Stevenson
  1. That the December 13, 2024, Office of the City Clerk report OCC02790 be received for information.
  2. That the December 13, 2024, Office of the City Clerk report OCC02790 remain private pursuant to sections 24 (advice from officials) and 25 (disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

  In Favour (5)

  T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, A. Salvador, M. Janz, and A. Stevenson

  Carried (5 to 0)

10.

Motions Pending

There were no Motions Pending on the agenda.

11.

Notices of Motion and Motions without Customary Notice

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

12.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 9:42 a.m., Friday, December 13, 2024.