City Council Minutes

Monday, November 08, 2021

1:30 P.m. - 5:30 P.m.

Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall

Present:

• A. Sohi,
• T. Cartmell,
• S. Hamilton,
• M. Janz,
• A. Knack,
• A. Paquette,
• K. Principe,
• J. Rice,
• 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

Mayor A. Sohi called the meeting to order at 1:37 p.m., Monday, November 8, 2021, and acknowledged that City Council meets on the traditional land of Treaty 6 Territory. 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

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

Councillors M. Janz and A. Stevenson were absent with notice for a portion of the meeting.

Councillor A. Paquette was absent without notice for a portion of the meeting.

A. Corbould, City Manager; and A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk, M. de Guzman, T. Orbell, R. Yusuf and R. Zheng, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

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

  That the November 8-10, 2021, City Council meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

  Additions:

  • 6.4 Governance Excellence - Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor
    - Attachment 2
    (Private pursuant to sections 24 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)
  • 9.1 Edmonton Police Commission Governance Orientation - Verbal report
    (Private pursuant to sections 21 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)

  Replacement page:

  • 6.1 City Council Orientation - Governance Excellence
    - Attachment 1

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: A. Paquette

  That the following item be added to the November 8-10, 2021, City Council meeting agenda:

  • 7.1 Bylaw 19920 - Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw - Verbal report

  In Favour (12)

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

  Carried (12 to 0)

1.4

Approval of Minutes

• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: K. Tang

  That the minutes from the following meeting be approved:

  • October 26, 2021, Inaugural City Council

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

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: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 7.1 and 9.1.

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

• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: T. Cartmell

  That the following item be dealt with at a specific time on the agenda:

  • 9.1 - Edmonton Police Commission Governance Orientation - Private Verbal report - 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, November 9, 2021

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: T. Cartmell

  That the following item be dealt with at a specific time on the agenda:

  • 7.1 - Bylaw 19920 - Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw - Verbal report - 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, November 9, 2021

  With the unanimous consent of City Council, the motion carried.

  
  

2.5

Vote on Bylaws not Selected for Debate

There were no Bylaws 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.

Public Reports

6.1

City Council Orientation - Governance Excellence

• Moved by: T. Cartmell
  Seconded by: K. Tang

  That City Council meet in private pursuant to sections 21 (disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations) and 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

  City Council met in private at 1:44 p.m., Monday, November 8, 2021.

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

  • Z. Somani, Pirani Group
  • C. McNary, Dentons
  • A. Corbould, City Manager

  The following member of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

  • C. Owen, Deputy City Manager, Communications and Engagement
  
  
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: T. Cartmell

  That City Council meet in public.

  With the unanimous consent of City Council, the motion carried.

  City Council met in public at 1:40 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

  
  
• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: E. Rutherford

  That the November 8, 2021, Office of the City Manager report OCM00836, be received for information.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

6.2

Governance Excellence - Delegation of Authority

• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: T. Cartmell

  That City Council meet in private pursuant to sections 21 (disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations) and 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the discussion of items 6.2 and 9.1.

  With the unanimous consent of City Council, the motion carried.

  City Council met in private at 1:44 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

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

  • A. Corbould, City Manager
  • M. Plouffe, City Solicitor
  • N. Jacobsen, Office of the City Manager (Legal Services)
  
  
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: A. Paquette

  That City Council meet in public.

   

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

  City Council met in public at 4:35 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

  
  
• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: E. Rutherford

  That the November 8, 2021, Office of the City Manager report OCM00843, be received for information.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

6.3

Governance Excellence - Council's Extended Governance Model (Agencies, Boards and Commissions)

City Council met in private at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

The following members of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

• A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk
• A. Corbould, City Manager

City Council recessed at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021, and reconvened at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

City Council met in public at 4:59 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

• Moved by: M. Janz
  Seconded by: K. Tang

  1. That the Council member appointments to agencies, as set out in revised Attachment 1 of the November 8, 2021, Office of the City Clerk report OCC00840, be approved, for the terms shown.

  2. That Councillor A. Knack be designated as Vice President for Edmonton on the Board of Directors of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association concurrent with their term as Director.

  3. That Councillor S. Hamilton be endorsed to stand for election to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors, as the representative of the City of Edmonton, for a term ending at the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2022.

  4. That costs associated with attendance at Federation of Canadian Municipalities meetings for Councillor S. Hamilton will be absorbed by the City of Edmonton.

  5. That Mayor A. Sohi be designated as the City of Edmonton shareholder representative for Edmonton Global for the term of Council.

  6. That Mayor A. Sohi and Councillors A. Salvador and M. Janz, in that order, be designated to serve as the City of Edmonton’s proxy holder to act on behalf of the City of Edmonton at meetings of the River Valley Alliance.

  7. That Attachment 5 be added to the November 8, 2021, Office of the City Clerk report OCC00840.

  8. That Mayor A. Sohi, on behalf of the City of Edmonton, sign the River Valley Alliance proxy form contained in Attachment 5 of the November 8, 2021, Office of the City Clerk report OCC00840.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

6.4

Governance Excellence - Integrity Commissioner and Ethics Advisor

• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: K. Tang

  That City Council meet in private pursuant to sections 21 (disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations), 24 (advice from officials) and 27 (privileged information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the discussion of items 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5.

  In Favour (10)

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

  Carried (10 to 0)

  City Council met in private at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

  The following made a presentation and answered questions:

  • J. Pytel, Integrity Commissioner
  • B. Rathgeber, Ethics Advisor

  The following answered questions:

  • A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk
  • A. Corbould, City Manager

  City Council recessed at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021, and reconvened at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

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

  That City Council meet in public.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

  City Council met in public at 4:59 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

  
  
• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: E. Rutherford

  That the November 8, 2021, Office of the City Clerk report OCC00841, be received for information.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

6.5

Governance Excellence - Council’s Extended Governance Model: Council’s Rules of Engagement

City Council met in private at 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

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

• A. Giesbrecht, City Clerk
• A. Corbould, City Manager

City Council recessed at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021, and reconvened at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

City Council met in public at 4:59 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: E. Rutherford

  That the November 8, 2021, Office of the City Clerk report OCC00842, be received for information.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

7.

Bylaws

7.1

Bylaw 19920 - Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw

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

  • A. Corbould, City Manager

  The following member of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

  • N. Jacobsen, Office of the City Manager (Legal Services)
  Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: A. Paquette

  That Bylaw 19920 be read a first time.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: A. Paquette

  That Bylaw 19920 be read a second time.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: A. Paquette

  That Bylaw 19920 be considered for third reading.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)
• Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: A. Paquette

  That Bylaw 19920 be read a third time.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

• The following member of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

  • A. Corbould, City Manager
  Moved by: A. Knack
  Seconded by: T. Cartmell

  Bylaw XXXXX - Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw Amendment (Conditions)

  That Administration prepare amendments to the Temporary Mandatory Face Coverings Bylaw 19408 and return to City Council for a discussion when all of the following conditions are met:

  1. after the active case rate for the Edmonton zone falls below 100/100,000 population for 28 consecutive days;
  2. 2 weeks after 80% of children aged 5-11 in the Edmonton zone have been fully vaccinated;
  3. ICU utilization falls below 50% of usual capacity;
  4. the provincial chief medical officer of health order requiring indoor masking has been rescinded;
  5. and return to City Council at a minimum on a monthly basis with a status update.

  Due Date: December 13, 2021

  In Favour (12)

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

  Carried (12 to 0)

8.

Motions Pending

There were no Motions Pending on the agenda.

9.

Private Reports

9.1

Edmonton Police Commission Governance Orientation - Verbal report

City Council met in private at 1:44 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

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

• M. Ruth, Edmonton Police Commission 
• D. McFee, Edmonton Police Service

The following members of the delegation answered questions:

• M. Barker, Edmonton Police Service
• E. Okere, Edmonton Police Service
• J. Krikler, Edmonton Police Service

City Council met in public at 4:35 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

• Moved by: S. Hamilton
  Seconded by: E. Rutherford
  1. That the November 8, 2021, Edmonton Police Commission Governance Orientation - Verbal report, be received for information.
  2. That the November 8, 2021, Edmonton Police Commission Governance Orientation - Verbal report remain private pursuant to sections 21 (disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations) and 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

10.

Notices of Motion and Motions without Customary Notice

Mayor A. Sohi asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

11.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021.