Live Local Alberta is an organization founded to promote local businesses and the local economy. It is our understanding that this model has been very successful elsewhere in meeting these ends. Would Administration please provide a report on the following:

1.  How does this work tie in with our work around Elevate?

2.  How does this work connect to our diversification objectives through The Way We Prosper?

3.  What is the current relationship between Live Local Alberta and the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation?

4.  What is the current relationship between Live Local Alberta and the City of Edmonton?

5.  What is the current state of sustainability for Live Local Alberta?

6.  In what ways could the City of Edmonton get engaged to support the ongoing success of this venture?

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date:
Jun. 4, 2014

Exec. Committee

Residents of the southeast quadrant of Oliver, along the streets from the top of bank to Jasper Avenue , and residents of Central McDougall and Queen Mary Park have expressed concerns about use of their streets for weekday parking by downtown workers and people attending nearby institutions. They have advised that congestion results from these parking practices, and can make it difficult for them to navigate their streets and obtain in-home services and deliveries. Would Administration please provide a report on the following:

·         whether there are weekday parking controls in effect in these areas,

·         if so, what is the level of enforcement of the controls,

·         are there any parking control options, in addition to any that may be currently in effect, that might address these concerns?

Transportation Svcs.

Due Date:
Jun. 5, 2014

Transportation Committee

Building Permit and Inspection Services - Performance Management System and Service Delivery Model

1.    That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee by the end of second quarter 2014, outlining the following:

·         develop and complete a Performance Management System for Building Permit and Inspection Services

·         develop and complete a Service Delivery Model for Building Permit and Inspection Services, to formally define:

·         program objectives and expected outcomes

·         key clients and their respective needs

·         key activities and their relevance to the area’s goals and the manner in which they will be delivered, and

·         expected baseline service/performance level and expected targets for each key activity.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date:
Second Quarter 2014

Exec. Committee

Building Permit and Inspection Services Audit – Progress Report

2.    That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee by the end of September 2014, regarding the progress made on the recommendations in the January 23, 2014, Office of the City Auditor report as outlined in Attachment 1 of the February 6, 2014, Office of the City Auditor report CR_956.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date:
Sep. 30, 2014

Exec. Committee

That the appointments to Local and Composite Assessment Review Boards for the purpose of hearing the 2014 assessment complaints, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the February 18, 2014, Corporate Services report CR_954, be approved.

Corporate Svcs.

1. That City Policy C575, Agencies, Boards, Committees and Commissions, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the February 18, 2014, Corporate Services report CR_271, be approved.

2. That the following City Policies be repealed:

a.    C472F Appointment Process to Certain Key Boards

b.    C473C Appointment of Members of Council to Civic Agencies

c.    C475A Civic Agencies Appointments

d.    C476C Civic Agencies Reporting

e.    C478 Process for Appointments and Reappointments of Members to City of Edmonton Quasi-Judicial Boards

Corporate Svcs.

1.    That the Environmental Impact Assessment and Site Location Study, Attachments 1 and 2 as outlined in the February 19, 2014, Community Services report CR_671, be approved.

2.    That the location of the Victoria Park Pavilion within the River Valley be deemed essential and approved.

Community Svcs.

That the March 13, 2014, Utility Committee meeting, be moved to April 25, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Corporate Svcs.

Federation of Canadian Municipalities Representative - Appointment of Successor

That Administration provide a report at the March 26, 2014, City Council meeting to provide for a new appointee to succeed the current City of Edmonton representative on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors, at the conclusion of the current representative's term ending June 2015.

Corporate Svcs.

Due Date:
Mar. 26, 2014

That the February 25, 2014, Office of the City Manager report CR_846, be received for information.

Office of the City Manager

That the citizen-at-large appointment and reappointment recommendations, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the February 20, 2014, Special Executive Committee report, be approved.

Corporate Svcs.

That the February 25, 2014, Office of the City Manager verbal report on the Event Update, be received for information and remain private pursuant to sections 21, 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Office of the City Manager

Land Enterprise Options

That Administration provide a report for the May 20, 2014, Executive Committee meeting, on the following:

1.    How the current City Council Policies direct the City’s land development and sale activities.

2.    What activities related to land development do municipal, provincial and federal statutes prohibit the City from engaging in.

3.    Provide examples of development models in other Canadian cities, such as Build Toronto, Build Surrey and the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation.

4.    What current options does the City have for shifting its approach to land enterprise.

5.    What are potential new business model options for the City’s involvement in land development, development partnerships and the sales and investment process, for industrial, commercial and residential land, and how could the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation be leveraged in these business models.

6.    Describe how new models could apply in cases such as the Blatchford and West Rossdale developments.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date:
May 20, 2014

Exec. Committee

Moved to:
June 10/11, 2014 City Council by Agenda Review Committee to be dealt with at the same time as other reports on the issue