COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

MINUTES

June 25, 2013  –  Council Chamber

PRESENT

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, *S. Mandel

*Mayor S. Mandel is a Committee Member pursuant to section 150(2), Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, A. Sohi, D. Loken, L. Sloan, E. Gibbons

S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk

P. Kalia, Office of the City Clerk

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             2

2.1        Select Items for Debate                                                                      2

2.2        Requests to Speak                                                                              2

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING      3

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               3

5.1        Edmonton Heritage Council and Alberta Aviation

             Museum Joint Opportunities Update                                              3

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              3

6.1        Progress of the Edmonton Museums Network                           3

6.2        Edmonton Poverty Elimination Steering Committee

             Update                                                                                                    4

6.3        River Rescue Response Facility - Environmental

             Impact Assessment and Site Location Approval                        4

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                5

7.1        Green Shack Program - (A. Sohi/D. Loken)                                  5

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           6

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   6

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  6

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DECISION SUMMARY

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Councillor J. Batty called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved T. Caterina:

That the June 25, 2013, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved D. Iveson:

That the June 11, 2013, Community Services Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

1.4

Protocol Items

1.4

Christ King School  (J. Batty)

Councillor J. Batty, on behalf of the Community Services Committee, welcomed Grade 5 and 6 students from Christ King school, and their teacher K. Gulak.

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

All of the items were selected for debate.

2.2

Requests to Speak

There were no requests to speak.

2.3

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 FUTURE MEETING - NONE

5.

STATUS REPORT

5.1

Edmonton Heritage Council and Alberta Aviation Museum Joint Opportunities Update

Moved T. Caterina:

In Favour:

Carried

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Progress of the Edmonton Museums Network

R. Smyth, L. Cochrane, General Manager and D. Ridley, Community Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved J. Batty:

In Favour:

Carried

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

6.2

Edmonton Poverty Elimination Steering Committee Update

L. Brenneis, Community Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

Y. Chiu, Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative; A. Smith and                 R. McKeon, Edmonton Poverty Elimination Steering Committee; made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

In Favour:

Carried

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

6.3

River Rescue Response Facility - Environmental Impact Assessment and Site Location Approval

L. Cochrane, General Manager and K. Block, Community Services, made a presentation.

D. Scott; D. Marc; L. Buff Parry; T. Bedore; N. Bunting and              L. Parish,  Rossdale Community League; T. Scarlett; G. Shelley;    S. Pospisil; J. Rivait; R. Ewasiuk; S. Mason; and L. Cardinal made presentations and answered the Committee’s questions.

Copies of handouts were provided by N. Bunting and L. Parish Rossdale Community League; T. Scarlett; L. Parish, Rossdale Community League; G. Shelley; and  S. Pospisil.  Handouts were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.   

L. Cochrane, General Manager, K. Block and K. Specht, Community Services; and J. Johnson, Corporate Services (Law), answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the Environmental Impact Screening Assessment and Site Location Study, as outlined in Attachment 3 and 4 of the June 25, 2013, Community Services report CR_269, be approved.

2. That the existing Fire Station 21 be repurposed to:

·         house an active river rescue crew

·         provide backup service to the downtown core

·         house specialized apparatus.

3. That Fire Station 21 be approved as a major facility within the River Valley, and that the location of the facility within River Valley be deemed essential and approved pursuant to section 3.5.1 of the North Saskatchewan River Valley Area Development Plan Bylaw.

In Favour:

Carried

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, S. Mandel

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Green Shack Program - (A. Sohi/D. Loken)

H. McRae, Community Services, made a presentation.

L. Cochrane, General Manager, H. McRae and H. Oswin, Community Services answered the Committee's questions

Moved B. Henderson:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Mayor write a letter to the province urging the province to explore ways to continue their portion of the funding that was previously facilitated by the STEP program that made programs like the Green Shack possible.

In Favour:

Carried

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

Councillor J. Batty asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

10.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 3:37 p.m.