COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

MINUTES

March 3, 2014 – River Valley Room

PRESENT

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, *D. Iveson, M. Oshry

Mayor D. Iveson is a Committee Member pursuant to section 150(2), Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson; B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, A. Sohi, M. Walters
S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk
T. Orbell, 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 4 4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING 4 5. STATUS REPORT 4 6. REPORTS 4 6.1 Edmonton Poverty Elimination Committee - Summary Report 4 6.2 Bylaw 16765 - Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in Edmonton 4 6.3 Business Models, Stadium Options and Needs Assessment for Soccer and Field Sports in Edmonton 5 6.4 Clarke Field Artificial Turf Renewal 5 6.5 Update on the International Triathlon Union Event 6 6.6 Update on the City's Use of Pesticides 6 6.7 Enhancing Property Standards Enforcement 8 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 8 7.1 African and Central Asian Communities - Opportunities (S. Mandel/A. Sohi/D. Loken) 9 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 9 8.1 Civic Agencies Recruitment - Chair Interviews and Short Listing - Verbal report 9 9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 10 10. ADJOURNMENT 10	Carried Carried None See minutes See minutes None None None None Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried Action Postponed Action 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 4

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

5. STATUS REPORT 4

6. REPORTS 4

6.1 Edmonton Poverty Elimination Committee - Summary

Report 4

6.2 Bylaw 16765 - Task Force for the Elimination of

Poverty in Edmonton 4

6.3 Business Models, Stadium Options and Needs

Assessment for Soccer and Field Sports in

Edmonton 5

6.4 Clarke Field Artificial Turf Renewal 5

6.5 Update on the International Triathlon Union Event 6

6.6 Update on the City's Use of Pesticides 6

6.7 Enhancing Property Standards Enforcement 8

7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 8

7.1 African and Central Asian Communities -

Opportunities (S. Mandel/A. Sohi/D. Loken) 9

8. PRIVATE REPORTS 9

8.1 Civic Agencies Recruitment - Chair Interviews and

Short Listing - Verbal report 9

9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

NOTICE 10

10. ADJOURNMENT 10

Carried

None

See minutes

None

Carried

Action

Postponed

Action

None

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Councillor T. Caterina called the meeting to order at
9:30 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved M. Nickel:

That the March 3, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Additions:

6.1 Edmonton Poverty Elimination Committee - Summary Report

6.2 Bylaw 16765 - Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in Edmonton

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved M. Nickel:

That the February 19, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting minutes, be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

1.4

Protocol Items

There were no protocol items.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

All items were selected for debate.

2.2

Requests to Speak

Moved M. Nickel:

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

6.3 Business Models, Stadium Options and Needs
Assessment for Soccer

6.4 Clarke Field Artifical Turf Renewal

T. Fath, FC Edmonton Soccer Club
L. Rhodes, Edmonton Eskimo Football Club
T. Enger, Football Alberta
S. Morgan, Capital District Minor Football Association
N. Smith, Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association
J. Wojcicki, Edmonton Wildcats Football Club

6.6 Update on the City's Use of Pesticides

S. McCumsey
R. Feroe
I. Chapados
G. Young
K. Nelson
K. Porlier, on behalf of A. Brailey
L. McCumsey
P. Wishart
E. Beaudien, University of Alberta
C. Richmond, Sierra Club Canada - Edmonton

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

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

STATUS REPORT - NONE

REPORTS

6.1

Edmonton Poverty Elimination Committee - Summary Report

L. Brenneis, Community Services Committee;
S. Morrisey, Y. Chiu and A. Smith, Edmonton Poverty Steering Committee; and M. Mitchell, made a presentation.
S. Morrissey, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

That the March 3, 2014, Community Services report CR_666, be received for information.

Community Svcs.

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson. M. Oshry

6.2

Bylaw 16765 - Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in Edmonton

A. Sinclair, City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

2. That Administration work with the Mayor’s Office to prepare a list of the initial proposed Task Force appointees for Council's approval.

Corporate Svcs.

Office of the Mayor

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

A. Sinclair, City Clerk, answered Committee's questions.

Councillors M. Nickel and B. Henderson requested that Bylaw 16765 – Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in Edmonton, be referred to City Council without a Committee recommendation.

6.3

Business Models, Stadium Options and Needs Assessment for Soccer and Field Sports in Edmonton

Items 6.3 and 6.4 were dealt with together.

R. Smyth, Community Services, made a presentation.

T. Fath, FC Edmonton Soccer Club; L. Rhodes, Edmonton Eskimo Football Club; T. Enger, Football Alberta;
S. Morgan, Capital District Minor Football Association;
N. Smith, Metro Edmonton High School Athlectic Assocation; and J. Wojcicki, Edmonton Wildcats Football Club, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

R. Smyth, L. Cochrane, General Manager, and R. Jevne, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved M. Nickel:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Medium Size Stadium Strategy, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the March 3, 2014, Community Services report CR_451, be approved.

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

6.4

Clarke Field Artificial Turf Renewal

Moved M. Nickel:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Capital Profile 12-21-4829, Artificial Turf Renewal at Clarke Field, be approved, in the amount of $1.25 million with funding from non-allocated Pay-As-You-Go.
2. That the artificial turf replacement at Clarke Field include permanent yellow soccer lines and painted football and other sport lines as required to support the needs of both professional soccer and all other rectangular sport field users.

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

6.5

Update on the International Triathlon Union Event

R. Smyth, Community Services, and S. O'Kelly and
D. Lowry, made a presentation.

Moved D. Iveson:

That the agreement between the City of Edmonton and 2014 Triathlon Edmonton Ltd., as outlined in Attachment 1 of the March 3, 2014, Community Services report CR_826, be approved and that the agreement be in a form and content acceptable to the City Manager.

Corporate Svcs.

Office of the City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

6.6

Update on the City's Use of Pesticides

Moved B. Henderson:

That Committee hear from the following speakers:

· M. Badger, Industrial Vegetation Management Association of Alberta

· L. Heldt, Weedman Lawn Care

· J. Storey, Weedman Lawn Care

· D. Montgomery, Green Oasis Services

· T. Pulfer

· N. Bowles, Landscape Alberta

· K. Schram, GreenDrop

· B. Harrop

In Favour:

Carried

M. Nickel, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

Absent:

T. Caterina

H. McRae, Community Services, made a presentation.

S. McCumsey; R. Feroe; I. Chapados; G. Young; K. Nelson; K. Porlier, L. McCumsey; P. Wishart; and B. Harrop, made presentations. S. McCumsey; R. Feroe; I. Chapados;
G. Young; K. Porlier, answered the Committee's questions.

Handouts provided by S. McCumsey; and R. Feroe, were distributed to Members of the Committee and copies were filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

E. Beaubien, University of Alberta; C. Richmond, Sierra Club Canada - Edmonton; L. Heldt, Weedman Lawn Care; J. Storey, Weedman Lawn Care; D. Montgomery, Green Oasis Services; T. Pulfer; N. Bowles, Landscape Alberta;
K. Schram, GreenDrop; and M. Badger, made oresentations. N. Bowles; D. Montgomery; C. Richmond;
K. Schram; and T. Pulfer, answered the Committee's questions.

Handouts provided by E. Beaubien; and N. Bowles, were distributed to Members of the Committee and copies were filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

H,. McRae, D. Aitken and D. Costigan, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

That Administration provide a report to the June 5, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting outlining:

a. the rationale for the standards for the number of weeds per square metre

b. the rationale for dealing with nuisance weeds as opposed to only the noxious and prohibited weeds as defined by the Province.

In Favour:

Lost

B. Henderson

Opposed:

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Moved B. Henderson:

That Administration provide a report to the June 5, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting, on possible tools and challenges to allow the City to control cross spray and contamination from neighbouring properties.

In Favour:

Lost

B. Henderson

Opposed:

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Moved M. Nickel:

That the March 3, 2014, Community Services report CR_632, be received for information.

Community Svcs.

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Opposed:

B. Henderson

6.7

Enhancing Property Standards Enforcement

R. Pleckaitis, D. Aitken and D. Belanger, Community Services, answered Council's questions.

Moved M. Oshry:

Enhanced Enforcement Service Delivery with Public Education Campaign

That Administration bring forward a service package for Option 2: Enhanced Enforcement Service Delivery with a Nuisance Property Public Education and Awareness Program, for consideration during the 2014 Spring Budget update.

Community Svcs.

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Absent:

B. Henderson

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

African and Central Asian Communities – Opportunities
(S. Mandel/A. Sohi/D. Loken)

Moved B. Henderson:

That the March 3, 2014, Community Services Committee report CR_472, be postponed to March 17, 2014.

Community Svcs.

Due Date: Mar. 17, 2014

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

PRIVATE REPORTS

8.1

Civic Agencies Recruitment - Chair Interviews and Short Listing - Verbal report

The Committee met in private at 2:58 p.m., pursuant to sections 17, 19, 23 and 24, of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Committee met in public at 5:05 p.m.

Moved B. Henderson:

Civic Agency Recruitment – Applicant Interviews

1. That applicant interviews be held at the March 17, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting, for short listed applicants for: the Edmonton Public Library Board, Edmonton Space and Science Foundation, Snow Valley Ski Club Board and the River Valley Alliance Advisory Committee at 1:30 p.m.

2. That applicant interviews be held at the April 7, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting for short listed applicants for: the Advisory Board on Services for Persons with Disabilities, Community Services Advisory Board and the Edmonton Historical Board at
1:30 p.m.

3. That the March 3, 2014, Corporate Services Verbal report remain private pursuant to sections 17, 19, 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Corporate Svcs.

Part 1

Due Date:
Mar. 17, 2014

Part 2

Due Date:
Apr. 7, 2014

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

Absent:

M. Nickel

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

Councillor T. Caterina asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

10.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.

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Chair City Clerk