CITY COUNCIL

 

MINUTES


March 11, 2014  –  Heritage Room

 

 

PRESENT

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack,
D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

S. Farbrother, City Manager

M. Nathoo, Office of the City Clerk

L. Long, Office of the City Clerk

 

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        Protocol Items                                                                                      2

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS             2

2.1        Select Items for Debate                                                                      2

2.2        Requests to Speak                                                                              3

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS                                                                                              3

4.1        The Way Ahead Goal - Shift Edmonton's

             Transportation Mode                                                                          4

4.2        Corporate Outcomes and Performance Measures                     4

4.3        Multi-Year Budgeting                                                                          4

5.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           5

5.1        Intergovernmental Update - Verbal report                                    5

6.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   5

7.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  5

 

 

 

 

Carried

None

 

See Minutes

None

See Minutes

None

 

 

Action

Action

Postponed

 

Dealt With

 

None

 

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved B. Esslinger – M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That the March 11, 2014, City Council meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Addition:

5.1 Intergovernmental Update - Verbal Report – PRIVATE, pursuant to sections 21 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Replacement Pages:

4.2 Corporate Outcomes and Performance Measures

      Attachment 2 - Proposed Revised Corporate Outcomes and Outcomes Matrix for Options 1 and 2

Change Orders of the Day

That Orders of the Day be changed to recess at 10:45 a.m. to allow members of Council to attend a press conference.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger,
E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, S. McKeen,
M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Loken

 

1.3

Protocol Items

 

 

 

There were no protocol items.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

 

 

 

The following items were selected for debate: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 5.1.

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

 

There were no requests to speak.

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

Moved S. McKeen - M. Nickel:

 

 

 

That the following item be made time specific as First Item of Business:

5.1  Intergovernmental Update – Private Verbal Report

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger,
E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, S. McKeen,
M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Loken

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

REPORTS

 

Moved S. McKeen - E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

Suspension of Rules:

That City Council pass the following motion regarding the process for items 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.

That the following sections of the Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300 be suspended to facilitate strategic discussion during the March 11, 2014, City Council meeting:

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

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

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

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger,
E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

M. Nickel

 

4.1

The Way Ahead Goal - Shift Edmonton's Transportation Mode

 

 

 

Items 4.1 and 4.2 were dealt with together.

S. Farbrother, City Manager; L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and A. Wandzura, General Manager, Transportation Services, made presentations and answered Council’s questions.  M. Bateman facilitated the session.

L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services; and R. G. Klassen, General Manager, Sustainable Development, answered Council’s questions.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen – A. Knack:

 

 

 

The Way Ahead - Revised Transportation Goal and Corporate Outcomes

That Administration report back to Council, as soon as possible, with revisions for the Transportation Goal, and revised Corporate Outcomes, building upon the discussion at the March 11, 2014, City Council meeting.

Financial Svcs. & Utilities

Due Date:

To Be Determined

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons,
B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

B. Anderson, M. Nickel

 

4.2

Corporate Outcomes and Performance Measures

 

 

 

Items 4.1 and 4.2 were dealt with together.

 

4.3

Multi-Year Budgeting

 

 

Moved A. Sohi – D. Loken:

 

 

 

That the March 11, 2014, Financial Services and Utilities report CR_1012, be postponed to the April 15, 2014, City Council meeting.

 

Financial Svcs. and Utilities

Due Date: Apr. 15, 2014

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons,
B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

B. Anderson, M. Nickel

 

5.

PRIVATE REPORTS

5.1

Intergovernmental Update - Verbal report

 

 

 

Council met in private at 9:36 a.m.; pursuant to sections 21 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council met in public at 10:35 a.m.

This item was dealt with.

 

 

 

 

 

6.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

Mayor D. Iveson asked whether there were any Notice of Motions.  There were none.

 

 

 

 

 

7.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 5:06 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk