SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES

March 21, 2013 – Heritage Room

PRESENT

S. Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, J. Batty, K. Diotte,
T. Caterina

ABSENT

E. Gibbons, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

S. Farbrother, City Manager
M. Nathoo, Deputy City Clerk
M. Barnes, Office of the City Clerk

ITEM	PAGE	DECISION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS 1 1.1 Call to Order 2 1.2 Adoption of Agenda 2 1.3 Protocol Items 2 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS 2 2.1 Requests to Speak 2 2.2 Requests for Specific Time on Agenda 3 3. REPORTS 3 3.1 The Way We Grow and The Way We Green Implementation Plans 3 3.2 Revised Corporate Outcomes and Performance Measures - The Way Ahead Goal - Preserve and Sustain Edmonton's Environment 4 4. PRIVATE REPORTS 4 5. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 5 6. ADJOURNMENT 5	Carried None None See minutes Referred Referred None None

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM

PAGE

DECISION

1. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS 1

1.1 Call to Order 2

1.2 Adoption of Agenda 2

1.3 Protocol Items 2

2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS 2

2.1 Requests to Speak 2

2.2 Requests for Specific Time on Agenda 3

3. REPORTS 3

3.1 The Way We Grow and The Way We Green

Implementation Plans 3

3.2 Revised Corporate Outcomes and Performance

Measures - The Way Ahead Goal - Preserve and

Sustain Edmonton's Environment 4

4. PRIVATE REPORTS 4

5. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

NOTICE 5

6. ADJOURNMENT 5

Carried

None

See minutes

Referred

None

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor S. Mandel called the meeting to order at 1:36 p.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved J. Batty - D. Iveson:

That the March 21, 2013, Special City Council meeting agenda be adopted and that the following sections of the Procedures and Committee's Bylaw 12300, be suspended to allow for a facilitated discussion during the meeting:

a. section 26 - Councillors do not need to select items for debate.

b. section 54 - a motion on the floor is not required to debate an item

c. section 124 - there is no limit to the number of times a Councillor can speak to an item

d. section 127 - the Chair does not need to leave the chair to participate in debate

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, J. Batty, K. Diotte, T. Caterina

Absent:

E. Gibbons, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

1.3

Protocol Items

There were no protocol items.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Requests to Speak

There were no requests to speak.

2.2

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

Moved J. Batty - D. Iveson:

That the following item be made time specific as the first item of business:

3.2 Revised Corporate Outcomes and Performance Measures - The Way Ahead Goal - Preserve and Sustain Edmonton's Environment.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, J. Batty, K. Diotte, T. Caterina

Absent:

E. Gibbons, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

REPORTS

3.1

The Way We Grow and The Way We Green Implementation Plans

L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and
S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered Council's questions.

Moved D. Iveson - A. Sohi:

Revised The Way We Grow and The Way We Green Implementation Plans

That the October 3, 2012, Financial Services and Utilities report 2012FS5709, be referred back to Administration to return to a Special City Council meeting, to be called by the Mayor, along with the March 21, 2013, Financial Services and Utilities report 2013FS5936rev revised report, including:

· details on resource allocation, prioritization and actions associated with The Way We Grow Implementation Plan

· a revised The Way We Green Implementation Plan, including revised targets, outcomes and measures.

Financial Svcs. and Utilities

Due Date:
To be determined

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, J. Batty, K. Diotte, T. Caterina

Absent:

E. Gibbons, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

3.2

Revised Corporate Outcomes and Performance Measures - The Way Ahead Goal - Preserve and Sustain Edmonton's Environment

J. Andrais, Sustainable Development, made a presentation and answered Council's questions.

M. Bateman, Calder Bateman, answered Council's questions.

P. Ohm and R. G. Klassen, General Manager, Sustainable Development, answered Council's questions.

Moved D. Iveson - A. Sohi:

Revised Corporate Outcomes and Performance Measures - The Way Ahead Goal - Preserve and Sustain Edmonton's Environment - Clarification

That the March 21, 2013, Financial Services and Utilities report 2013FS5936rev be referred back to Administration to return to a Special City Council meeting to be called by the Mayor with clarification of the following:

· the relevance of the first outcome of The Way Ahead goals

· the rationale for all proposed outcomes, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the March 21, 2013, Financial Services and Utilities report 2013FS5936rev

· relevance and intent of the proposed measures including appropriate targets related to those measures, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the March 21, 2013, Financial Services and Utilities report 2013FS5936rev.

Financial Svcs. and Utilities

Due Date:
To be determined

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, A. Sohi, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, D. Loken, J. Batty, K. Diotte, T. Caterina

Absent:

E. Gibbons, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

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.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 3:18 p.m.

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Chair City Clerk