Community and Public Services Committee Minutes

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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

Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall

Present:

• A. Paquette,
• J. Dziadyk,
• A. Knack,
• and M. Nickel

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1.

Call to Order and Related Business

1.1

Call to Order

Councillor A. Paquette called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.

1.2

Roll Call

Councillor A. Paquette confirmed the attendance of the following Committee Members: J. Dziadyk, A. Knack and M. Nickel.

Councillors M. Banga, T. Cartmell, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, S. McKeen and M. Walters were also in attendance.

Councillors M. Banga, T. Cartmell, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, A. Knack, S. McKeen and A. Paquette participated electronically.

S. McKerry, E. Norton and C. Schlamp, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: M. Nickel

  That the October 14, 2020, Community and Public Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

  Addition:

  • 1.4 Adoption of Minutes

  - October 7, 2020, Community and Public Services Committee

  Replacement page:

  • 5. Requests to Reschedule Reports

  - 5.2 City Owned Golf Courses

  - 5.3 Alberta Avenue and Jasper Place Revitalization Resource Continuation - Service Package

  Requests to delete:

  • 6.3 Alberta Avenue and Jasper Place Revitalization Resource Continuation - Service Package
  • 6.5 City Owned Golf Courses

  With the unanimous consent of Committee, the motion carried.

1.4

Adoption of Minutes

• Moved by: A. Knack

  That the following Community and Public Services Committee meeting minutes be adopted:

  • September 30, 2020, Community and Public Services Committee
  • October 7, 2020, Community and Public Services Committee

  With the unanimous consent of Committee, the motion carried.

1.5

Protocol Items

There were no Protocol Items.

2.

Items for Discussion and Related Business

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 5.3, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7 and 7.1.

2.2

Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate

The recommendations in the following reports passed without debate:

• 5.1 State of Immigration and Settlement in Edmonton - Annual report
• 5.2 City Owned Golf Courses
• 6.1 The Orange Hub - Professional Artist Leases

2.3

Requests to Speak

• Moved by: M. Nickel

  That Community and Public Services Committee hear from the following speaker:

  • 6.6 Open Streets Event
    1. D. Buchanan, Paths for People

  With the unanimous consent of Committee, the motion carried.

2.4

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for any items to be dealt with at a specific time.

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

5.1

State of Immigration and Settlement in Edmonton - Annual report

Dealt with as part of item 6. Reports.

Revised Due Date: January 20, 2021

5.2

City Owned Golf Courses

Dealt with as part of item 6. Reports.

Revised Due Date: November 13, 2020

5.3

Alberta Avenue and Jasper Place Revitalization Resource Continuation - Service Package

R. Smyth, Deputy City Manager, Citizen Services, answered questions.

• Moved by: A. Knack

  That the revised due date of October 28, 2020, be approved.

  With the unanimous consent of Committee, the motion carried.

6.

Reports

• Moved by: A. Knack

  That the recommendations in the following reports be passed without debate:

  • 5.1 State of Immigration and Settlement in Edmonton - Annual report

  That the revised due date of January 20, 2021, be approved.

  • 5.2 City Owned Golf Courses

  That the revised due date of November 13, 2020, be approved.

  • 6.1 The Orange Hub - Professional Artist Leases

  That Community and Public Services Committee recommend to City Council:

  That the lease of space in The Orange Hub to professional artists and for-profit art organizations that meet the qualification criteria, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the October 14, 2020, Citizen Services report CR_7879, at less than market value rates, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the October 14, 2020, Citizen Services report CR_7879, be approved, and that the lease agreements be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.

  In Favour (4)

  A. Paquette, J. Dziadyk, A. Knack, and M. Nickel

  Carried (4 to 0)

6.1

The Orange Hub - Professional Artist Leases

Dealt with as part of item 6. Reports.

6.2

Snow and Ice Control - 2019/2020 Monitoring Results

E. Robar, Acting Deputy City Manager, and B. Simpson, City Operations, made a presentation.

B. Simpson, City Operations, answered questions.

• Moved by: M. Nickel

  That the October 14, 2020, City Operations report CR_8506, be received for information.

  In Favour (4)

  A. Knack, J. Dziadyk, M. Nickel, and A. Paquette

  Carried (4 to 0)

6.3

Alberta Avenue and Jasper Place Revitalization Resource Continuation - Service Package

This item was deleted from the agenda. See item 1.3.

6.4

Temporary Park and Ride Locations on City Lands

E. Robar, Acting Deputy City Manager, and S. Feldman, City Operations, made a presentation.

S. Feldman, City Operations, answered questions.

• Moved by: M. Nickel

  That the October 14, 2020, City Operations report CR_7850, be received for information.

  In Favour (4)

  A. Knack, J. Dziadyk, M. Nickel, and A. Paquette

  Carried (4 to 0)

6.5

City Owned Golf Courses

This item was deleted from the agenda. See item 1.3.

6.6

Open Streets Event

R. Smyth, Deputy City Manager, Citizen Services, made a presentation and answered questions.

D. Buchanan, Paths for People, made a presentation and answered questions.

N. Poirier, Citizen Services, and O. Messinis, City Operations, answered questions.

• Moved by: A. Paquette

  That Administration work with partners such as Paths for People to plan possible small scale outdoor events similar to Open Streets and provide a report back to Committee.

  Due Date: Third Quarter 2021

  In Favour (2)	A. Knack, and A. Paquette
  Opposed (2)	J. Dziadyk, and M. Nickel

  Defeated (2 to 2)
• Moved by: M. Nickel

  That the October 14, 2020, Citizen Services report CR_8039, be received for information.

  In Favour (4)

  A. Knack, J. Dziadyk, M. Nickel, and A. Paquette

  Carried (4 to 0)

6.7

LRT Station Winterization

J. Meliefste, Acting Deputy City Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered questions.

• Moved by: A. Knack

  That Administration prepare an unfunded profile for Option 1 - Fully enclose existing waiting shelters, as described in the September 30, 2020, Community and Public Services report CR_8130, for consideration during the Fall 2020 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment process.

  Due Date: Fall 2020 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment

  In Favour (4)

  A. Knack, J. Dziadyk, M. Nickel, and A. Paquette

  Carried (4 to 0)

7.

Responses to Councillor Inquiries

7.1

Process to Maintain Street, Alley and Construction Sites (M. Walters)

B. Simpson and O. Messinis, City Operations, answered questions.

• Moved by: A. Knack

  That Administration provide a memo outlining when the limits of approach issues with EPCOR will be resolved.

  In Favour (4)

  A. Knack, J. Dziadyk, M. Nickel, and A. Paquette

  Carried (4 to 0)

8.

Private Reports

There were no Private Reports.

9.

Notices of Motion and Motions without Customary Notice

Hosting Events and Festivals in the City (A. Knack)

Councillor A. Knack stated that at the next regular meeting of City Council, he would move the following:

That Administration work with festival and event organizers and engage the province to reduce red tape/costs (ex: policing costs due to the Traffic Safety Act) for hosting events/festivals in the City of Edmonton.
Due Date: March 2021

• Notice of Motion Given: October 14, 2020, Community and Public Services Committee

10.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 12:19 p.m.