Emergency Advisory Committee - Minutes

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

9:30 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

River Valley Room, 1st 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 and Land Acknowledgement

Mayor A. Sohi called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2023, and acknowledged that Emergency Advisory Committee 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 Emergency Advisory Committee.

Councillor J. Wright was absent with notice for a portion of the meeting.

A. Corbould, City Manager; and K. Stolarz, Acting City Clerk, B. Webster and J. Shearer, Office of the City Clerk, were also in attendance.

1.3

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved by: S. Hamilton

  That the January 25, 2023, Emergency Advisory Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

  In Favour (12)

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

  Carried (12 to 0)

1.4

Approval of Minutes

• Moved by: A. Knack

  That the November 1, 2022, Emergency Advisory Committee meeting minutes be approved.

  In Favour (12)

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

  Carried (12 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 item was selected for debate: 3.1.

2.2

Requests to Speak

There were no Requests to Speak. 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for items to be dealt with at a specific time on the agenda.

3.

Public Reports

3.1

2022 Municipal Emergency Plan

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

• A. Corbould, City Manager

The following members of Administration’s delegation answered questions:

• R. Koshowski, Office of the City Manager (Fire Rescue Services)
• C. Owen, Deputy City Manager, Communications and Engagement

• Moved by: A. Sohi

  That the updated 2022 Municipal Emergency Plan as set out in Attachment 1 of the January 25, 2023, Office of the City Manager report OCM01623, be approved.

  In Favour (13)

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

  Carried (13 to 0)

4.

Private Reports

There were no Private Reports on the agenda.

5.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:17 a.m., Wednesday January 25, 2023.