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1.1
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Mayor Mandel called the meeting to
order at 1:35 p.m.
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1.2
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Moved
J. Batty - T. Caterina:
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That the May 15, 2013, Special City
Council meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:
Additions:
- 3.1 Downtown Arena
Capital Profile Approval
- 4.1 Bylaw 16433 - A
Bylaw to amend Bylaw 15962 to authorize the City of Edmonton to acquire
arena land, and to design and construct a Downtown Arena
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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S.
Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons,
J. Batty, K. Diotte, K. Krushell,
K. Leibovici, L. Sloan, T. Caterina
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1.3
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There
were no Protocol Items.
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2.
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2.1
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Moved
L. Sloan - K. Diotte:
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That City Council hear from the
following speakers:
3.1 Downtown Arena
Capital Profile Approval
·
J. Scherer,
Speak Up Edmonton
- L. Humphreys, Speak
Up Edmonton
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In
Favour:
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Lost
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B.
Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, K. Diotte, L. Sloan, T. Caterina
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Opposed:
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S.
Mandel, A. Sohi, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, J. Batty,
K. Krushell, K. Leibovici
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3.
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3.1
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S.
Farbrother, City Manager, made a presentation and answered Council's
questions.
L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and
R. G. Klassen, General Manager, Sustainable
Development, answered Council's questions.
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Moved
J. Batty - D. Loken:
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That Capital Project
Profile #11-17-0099, Attachment 2 of the May 15, 2013, Financial Services and
Utilities report 2013CF5172rev, be increased to $604,500,000 with:
a. a transfer of $25
million in budget for arena land from Capital Project Profile #09-16-2022
b. financing of
$541,811,000 through debenture debt with funding sources as follows:
• $234,000,000 from Community Revitalization Levy and other City incremental
revenues
• $45,000,000 from Municipal Sustainability Initiative funding increase for
2013
• $125,000,000 from ticket surcharge on hockey and non-hockey events held at
the arena
• $137,810,000 from lease revenue for the Arena
c. $23,689,000 in third
party funding; $25 million from the Province of Alberta’s Regional Collaboration
Program for the Arena Building; and $7 million each from the Province of
Alberta and the Government of Canada for the Community Rink.
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Amendment
moved A. Sohi - B. Henderson:
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1.
That
in Part b., first bullet, be amended as follows:
$234,000,000
be replaced with $279,000,000
2. That Part b., second bullet, as follows, “$45,000,000
from Municipal Sustainability Initiative funding increase for 2013”, be
deleted.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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S.
Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons,
J. Batty, K. Diotte, K. Krushell,
K. Leibovici, L. Sloan, T. Caterina
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Motion
as Amended, put:
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That Capital Project
Profile #11-17-0099, Attachment 2 of the May 15, 2013, Financial Services
and Utilities report 2013CF5172rev, be increased to $604,500,000 with:
a. a transfer of $25
million in budget for arena land from Capital Project Profile #09-16-2022
b. financing of
$541,811,000 through debenture debt with funding sources as follows:
• $279,000,000 from
Community Revitalization Levy and other City incremental revenues
• $125,000,000 from
ticket surcharge on hockey and non-hockey events held at the arena
• $137,810,000 from lease
revenue for the Arena
c. $23,689,000 in third
party funding;
$25 million from the Province of Alberta’s Regional Collaboration Program
for the Arena Building; and $7 million each from the Province of Alberta
and the Government of Canada for the Community Rink.
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Financial Svcs. and
Utilities
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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S.
Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons,
J. Batty, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici
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Opposed:
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K.
Diotte, L. Sloan, T. Caterina
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4.
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4.1
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L.
Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered Council's questions.
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Moved
J. Batty - D. Loken:
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That Bylaw 16433 be read
a first time.
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Distribution List
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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S.
Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons,
J. Batty, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici
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Opposed:
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K.
Diotte, L. Sloan, T. Caterina
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5.
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6.
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A.
Sinclair, City Clerk; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered Council's
questions.
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6.1
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Councillor
J. Batty requested permission to make a Motion without Customary Notice to
amend or rescind the motions passed at the April 10, 2013, City Council
meeting on the Downtown Arena Master Agreement and Location Agreement
Approval.
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Moved
K. Leibovici - D. Loken:
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That
Councillor J. Batty be allowed to make a Motion without Customary Notice to
amend or rescind the motions passed at the April 10, 2013, City Council
meeting on the Downtown Arena Master Agreement and Location Agreement
Approval.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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S.
Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons,
J. Batty, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici
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Opposed:
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K.
Diotte, L. Sloan, T. Caterina
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Moved
J. Batty – S. Mandel:
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1. That the following
motion passed at the April 10, 2013, City Council meeting, regarding the
Downtown Arena Master Agreement funding sources, be rescinded:
“That
the City of Edmonton use
$3 million of Municipal Sustainability Initiative funding and that it be
leveraged over a 20 year borrowing period to raise a portion of the $100
million, and that the final signing of the agreements is contingent
upon receiving confirmation from the Province, with respect to funds
against which the City can apply for the balance of funds required.”
2. That Part 1 of the
motion passed at the April 10, 2013, City Council meeting regarding the
Downtown Arena Master Agreement, be amended by deleting the words, “in
principle, subject to Provincial Funding confirmation”, so that Part 1 of
the motion now reads:
“That
the Master Agreement between the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Arena
Corporation for the development and operation of the Downtown Arena, be
approved, and that the content be acceptable to the City Manager.”
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Financial Svcs. and
Utilities
City Manager
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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S.
Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons,
J. Batty, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici
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Opposed:
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K.
Diotte, L. Sloan, T. Caterina
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7.
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The
meeting adjourned at 3:32 p.m.
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