Utility Committee Minutes

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

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

River Valley Room, 1st floor, City Hall

Present:

• T. Cartmell, 
• A. Paquette, 
• M. Janz, 
• A. Salvador, 
• A. Stevenson, 
• and K. Tang 

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1.

Call to Order and Related Business

1.1

Call to Order and Land Acknowledgment

Councillor T. Cartmell called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2023, and acknowledged that Utility Committee meets on the traditional land of Treaty 6 Territory and Metis Homelands. 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 T. Cartmell conducted roll call and confirmed the attendance of Members of Utility Committee.

Councillors K. Principe and J. Rice; and J. Abekah, J. Shearer, and R. Zheng, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That the May 9, 2023, Utility Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

  
  

  In Favour (6)

  A. Paquette, T. Cartmell, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, and A. Stevenson

  
  
  
  Carried (6 to 0)
• Moved by: T. Cartmell

  That the Orders of the Day for the May 9, 2023, Utility Committee meeting, be changed as follows:

  • Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.  
  
  

  In Favour (6)

  A. Paquette, T. Cartmell, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, and A. Stevenson

  
  
  
  Carried (6 to 0)

1.4

Approval of Minutes

• Moved by: A. Salvador

  That the January 30, 2023, Utility Committee meeting minutes be approved.

  
  

  In Favour (6)

  A. Paquette, T. Cartmell, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, and A. Stevenson

  
  
  
  Carried (6 to 0)

1.5

Protocol Items

1.

Elmwood School (T. Cartmell)

Councillor T. Cartmell, on behalf of Utility Committee, welcomed the Grade 1 class from Elmwood School in Ward sipiwiyiniwak and their teacher, J. Aker.

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

All items were selected for debate.

2.3

Requests to Speak

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That Utility Committee hear from the following speaker:

  • 7.2  Blatchford Renewable Energy - Funding Opportunity

  1. 1. W. Langenberg, Alberta #1 Geothermal Energy Project
  
  

  In Favour (6)

  A. Paquette, T. Cartmell, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, and A. Stevenson

  
  
  
  Carried (6 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

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 Inc. - 2025-2027 Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Performance Based Regulation Renewal - Process and Timeline Report

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

• F. Mannarino, EPCOR
• S. Chaudhary, EPCOR

J. Beckett, Utilities Advisor, made a presentation and answered questions.

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That the May 9, 2023, Financial and Corporate Services report FCS01845, be received for information.

  
  

  In Favour (6)

  A. Paquette, T. Cartmell, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, and A. Stevenson

  
  
  
  Carried (6 to 0)

7.2

Blatchford Renewable Energy - Funding Opportunity

The following members of the Administration's delegation made a presentation:

• T. Lumsden, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• C. Felske, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• H. Rai, Financial and Corporate Services

The following public speaker made a presentation and answered questions:

• W. Langenberg, Alberta #1 Geothermal Energy Project

The following members of Administration's delegation answered questions:

• T. Lumsden, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• C. Felske, Integrated Infrastructure Services
• H. Rai, Financial and Corporate Services
• S. Cheung, Financial and Corporate Services
• S. Padbury, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Financial and Corporate Services

J. Beckett, Utilities Advisor, made a presentation and answered questions.

 

• Moved by: A. Stevenson

  That Utility Committee recommend to City Council:

  That the adjustments to the 2023-2026 Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility capital budget, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the May 9, 2023, Integrated Infrastructure Services Report IIS01821, be approved.

  
  

  In Favour (6)

  A. Paquette, T. Cartmell, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, and A. Stevenson

  
  
  
  Carried (6 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 T. Cartmell asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

12.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11:08 a.m., Tuesday May 9, 2023.