Special City Council - Minutes

Monday, January 13, 2025

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

Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall

Present:

• A. Sohi, 
• T. Cartmell, 
• S. Hamilton, 
• M. Janz, 
• A. Knack, 
• K. Principe, 
• 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 9:42 a.m., Monday, January 13, 2025, and acknowledged that City Council 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

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

Councillors A. Paquette and J. Rice were absent with notice.

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

E. Robar, City Manager; and N. Jacobsen, Meeting Clerk, M. de Guzman and A. Karbashewski, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: A. Knack

  That the January 13, 2025, Special City Council meeting agenda be adopted with the following change:

  Addition:

  • 5.1 City Manager Update
    (Private pursuant to sections 21, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)

  In Favour (11)

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

  Carried (11 to 0)

1.4

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: 5.1.

2.2

Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate

All items were selected for debate.

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.

2.5

Vote on Bylaws not Selected for Debate

There were no Bylaws on the agenda.

3.

Public Reports

There were no Public Reports on the agenda.

4.

Bylaws

There were no Bylaws on the agenda.

5.

Private Reports

5.1

City Manager Update

• Moved by: A. Stevenson
  Seconded by: J. Wright

  That City Council meet in private pursuant to sections 21 (disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations), 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 for the discussion of item 5.1.

  In Favour (10)

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

  Carried (10 to 0)

  City Council met in private at 9:47 a.m., Monday, January 13, 2025.

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

  • E. Robar, City Manager
  • K. Petrin, Deputy City Manager, Urban Planning and Economy
  • S. Padbury, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Financial and Corporate Services
  • B. Jarocki, Financial and Corporate Services
  • S. Ebrahim, Office of the City Manager

  The following members of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

  • M. Bohn, Employee and Legal Services
  • B. Latchford, Urban Planning and Economy
  • C. Watt, Financial and Corporate Services
  • A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk

  N. Jacobsen, Meeting Clerk, answered questions.

  
  
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: A. Stevenson

  That City Council meet in public.

  In Favour (11)

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

  Carried (11 to 0)

  City Council met in public at 4:31 p.m., Monday, January 13, 2025.

  
  
• Moved by: A. Stevenson
  Seconded by: A. Sohi
  1. That Attachment 6 be added to the January 13, 2025, Office of the City Manager report OCM02838 and the actions be approved.
  2. That the actions outlined in Attachment 2 of the January 13, 2025, Office of the City Manager report OCM02838, be approved.
  3. That the January 13, 2025, Office of the City Manager report OCM02838 remain private pursuant to sections 21 (disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations), 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.

  In Favour (9)	S. Hamilton, T. Cartmell, A. Sohi, A. Salvador, M. Janz, K. Tang, E. Rutherford, A. Stevenson, and K. Principe
  Opposed (2)	A. Knack, and J. Wright

  Carried (9 to 2)

6.

Motions Pending

There were no Motions Pending on the agenda.

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m., Monday, January 13, 2025.