EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

May 13, 2013 – River Valley Room

PRESENT

K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici, S. Mandel

ABSENT

L. Sloan

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, J. Batty, T. Caterina
S. Farbrother, City Manager
M. Nathoo, Deputy City Clerk
L. Long, Office of the City Clerk

ITEM	PAGE	DECISION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS 2 1.1 Call to Order 2 1.2 Adoption of Agenda 2 1.3 Adoption of Minutes 2 1.4 Protocol Items 2 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS 3 2.1 Select Items for Debate 3 2.2 Requests to Speak 3 2.3 Requests for Specific Time on Agenda 3 3. COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 3 4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - REPORTS REROUTED/POSTPONED BY AGENDA REVEIW COMMITTEE 3 4.1 Slope Instability and Erosion Repair - Funding 3 5. STATUS REPORT 3 5.1 Boyle Street/McCauley Chinatown - Update and Additional Information (J. Batty/S. Mandel) 3 5.2 Duties and Responsibilities of Individuals Appointed by Council to External Organizations - Draft Policy 4 6. REPORTS 4 6.1 Alberta Avenue Business Association - 2012 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements 4 6.2 Designing New Neighbourhoods and Complete Streets Policies 5 6.3 Sustainable Development Operating Budget - Annexation Services 6 6.4 Investment Committee Annual Report 6 6.5 WiFi Expansion with Shaw Communications 6 6.6 POSSE Enterprise Agreement 7 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 7 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 7 9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 7 10. ADJOURNMENT 8	Carried Carried See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes None None See Minutes Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried None None None

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM

PAGE

DECISION

1. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS 2

1.1 Call to Order 2

1.2 Adoption of Agenda 2

1.3 Adoption of Minutes 2

1.4 Protocol Items 2

2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS 3

2.1 Select Items for Debate 3

2.2 Requests to Speak 3

2.3 Requests for Specific Time on Agenda 3

3. COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 3

4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING -

REPORTS REROUTED/POSTPONED BY AGENDA

REVEIW COMMITTEE 3

4.1 Slope Instability and Erosion Repair - Funding 3

5. STATUS REPORT 3

5.1 Boyle Street/McCauley Chinatown - Update and

Additional Information (J. Batty/S. Mandel) 3

5.2 Duties and Responsibilities of Individuals

Appointed by Council to External Organizations -

Draft Policy 4

6. REPORTS 4

6.1 Alberta Avenue Business Association - 2012 Annual

Report and Audited Financial Statements 4

6.2 Designing New Neighbourhoods and Complete Streets

Policies 5

6.3 Sustainable Development Operating Budget -

Annexation Services 6

6.4 Investment Committee Annual Report 6

6.5 WiFi Expansion with Shaw Communications 6

6.6 POSSE Enterprise Agreement 7

7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 7

8. PRIVATE REPORTS 7

9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

NOTICE 7

10. ADJOURNMENT 8

Carried

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None

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Carried

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DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor S. Mandel called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved K. Krushell:

That the May 13, 2013, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved K. Leibovici:

That the April 29, 2013, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

1.4

Protocol Items

1.4

City Hall School (S. Mandel)

On behalf of Executive Committee, Mayor S. Mandel welcomed Grade 1 and 2 students from Queen Alexandra School, and their teach L. Tanasychuk.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 6.1, 6.2, 6.4 and 6.5.

2.2

Requests to Speak

Moved K. Krushell:

That Executive Committee hear from the following speakers, in panels when appropriate:

6.2 Designing New Neighbourhoods and Complete Streets Policies

· P. Shaver, Urban Development Institute

· L. Gibson, Urban Development Institute

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

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

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

There were no Councillor Inquiries

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE REPORTS REROUTED/POSTPONED BY AGENDA REVEIW COMMITTEE

4.1

Slope Instability and Erosion Repair - Funding

Rerouted to: May 15, 2013, Transportation Committee

STATUS REPORT

5.1

Boyle Street/McCauley Chinatown - Update and Additional Information (J. Batty/S. Mandel)

Moved K. Krushell:

That the revised due date of June 10, 2013, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date:
Jun. 10, 2013

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

5.2

Duties and Responsibilities of Individuals Appointed by Council to External Organizations - Draft Policy

Moved K. Krushell:

That the revised due date of May 27, 2013, be approved.

Corporate Svcs.

Due Date:
May 27, 2013

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

REPORTS

6.1

Alberta Avenue Business Association - 2012 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements

J. Holtz, Alberta Avenue Business Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved K. Leibovici:

That the 2012 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements of the Alberta Avenue Business Association, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the May 13, 2013, Alberta Avenue Business Association report 2013CBZA01, be received for information

Alberta Avenue Business Assoc.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

6.2

Designing New Neighbourhoods and Complete Streets Policies

K. Anderson, Sustainable Development; and S. McCabe, Transportation Services, made a presentation.

L. Gibson and P. Shaver, Urban Development Institute, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

K. Anderson, P. Ohm and S. Mackie, Sustainable Development; S. McCabe and B. Latte, Transportation Services; S. Farbrother, City Manager; and L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. Mandel:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That City Policy C572 - Designing New Neighbourhoods, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the May 13, 2013, Sustainable Development report CR_46, be approved.

2. That City Policy C573 - Complete Streets, as outlined in Attachment 3 of the May 13, 2013, Sustainable Development report CR_46, be approved.

3. That the Guidelines for Edmonton's Future Residential Communities, as outlined in Attachment 6, of the May 13, 2013, Sustainable Development report CR_46, be received for information.

4. That the Complete Streets Guidelines, as outlined in Attachment 7 of the May 13, 2013, Sustainable Development report CR_46, be received for information.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

Opposed:

K. Diotte

Absent:

L. Sloan

6.3

Sustainable Development Operating Budget - Annexation Services

Moved K. Krushell:

That the May 13, 2013, Sustainable Development report CR_51, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

6.4

Investment Committee Annual Report

S. McPherson, Financial Services and Utilities, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.
L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved K. Leibovici:

That the May 13, 2013, Financial Services and Utilities report CR_60, be received for information.

Financial Svcs. and Utilities

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

K. Krushell, L. Sloan

6.5

WiFi Expansion with Shaw Communications

S. Farbrother, City Manager, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. C. Moore, Corporate Services; and G. Pultz and C. Ewasiuk, Shaw Communications, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved K. Krushell:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That a Memorandum of Understanding with Shaw Communications, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the May 13, 2013, Office of the City Manager report CR_63, to expand WiFi access in City of Edmonton indoor and outdoor spaces, be approved.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

6.6

POSSE Enterprise Agreement

Moved K. Krushell:

That an agreement with Computronix (Canada) Ltd., in accordance with the terms as outlined in Attachment 1 of the May 13, 2013, Corporate Services report CR_38, be approved, and that the agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.

Corporate Svcs. City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

Absent:

L. Sloan

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES - NONE

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

Mayor S. Mandel asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

10.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 11:43 a.m.

______________________ ______________________

Chair City Clerk

There were no Councillor Inquiries

S. McPherson, Financial Services and Utilities, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.

S. McPherson, Financial Services and Utilities, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.
L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.