Minutes for 08/17/2015, Special City Council

 

 

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

 

MINUTES


August 17, 2015  –  Council Chamber

 

 

PRESENT

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack,
D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, M. Walters

ABSENT

A. Sohi

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

S. Farbrother, City Manager
M. Nathoo, Office of the City Clerk
L. Kennedy, Acting City Clerk
M. de Guzman, Office of the City Clerk

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM

                                                                                                         PAGE

DECISION

 

1.          CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS                            1

1.1        Call to Order                                                                                          1

1.2        Adoption of Agenda                                                                            2

1.3        Protocol Items                                                                                      2

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS             2

2.1        Requests to Speak                                                                              2

3.          REPORTS                                                                                              2

3.1        Metro Line LRT - Status Update                                                      2

4.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           3

5.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   3

6.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  3

 

 

 

 

Carried

See minutes

 

None

 

Carried

None

 

None

 

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved B. Esslinger - A. Knack:

 

 

 

That the August 17, 2015, Special City Council meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Addition:

·         3.1 Metro Line LRT - Status Update

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson,
A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry,
M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, A. Sohi

 

1.3

Protocol Items

 

 

Canadian Women's Basketball Team FIBA Championship
(D. Iveson)

 

 

 

Mayor D. Iveson, on behalf of City Council, congratulated the Canadian Women's Basketball team for winning the 2015 FIBA Championship, which the City of Edmonton hosted. The team won the gold medal game over Cuba, which earned them a spot in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Requests to Speak

 

 

 

There were no requests to speak.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

REPORTS

3.1

Metro Line LRT - Status Update

 

 

 

D. Wandzura, General Manager, Transportation Services; G. Turner, Hatch Mott-McDonald; and S. Mammoliti, Rail Safety Consulting, made a presentation and answered Council's questions.

S. Farbrother, City Manager; and B. Sabey and
W. Mandryk, Transportation Services, answered Council's questions.

 

 

Moved M. Nickel - M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That Council meet in private pursuant to section 17 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger,
E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

 

 

Council met in private at 3:12 p.m.

 

 

Moved M. Nickel - S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That Council meet in public.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons,
B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

B. Anderson, A. Sohi

 

 

 

Council met in public at 3:33 p.m.

 

 

Moved M. Walters - S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the August 17, 2015, Transportation Services report CR_2712, be received for information.

Transportation Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger,
E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

4.

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

5.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

6.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk