EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

April 22, 2014  –  River Valley Room

PRESENT

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters
S. Farbrother, City Manager
L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk
N. Rajan, 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                                                                           3

1.4        Protocol Items                                                                                      3

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                                         4

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 4

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

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               4

5.1        Measures and Benchmarks on Support for Innovation

             and Timelines for Complex Applications                                      4

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              4

6.1        Chinatown North and South Integrated Plan - Boyle

             Street/McCauley Chinatown Project Profile                                  5

6.2        Vehicle for Hire Advisory Group                                                      6

6.3        Integration of the Plan to End Homelessness with

             other City Priorities and Programs                                                  6

6.4        Expropriation of Lands - Southeast to West LRT

             (Valley Line) Stage 1                                                                            6

6.5        Expropriation of Lands - For Southeast to West

             LRT (Valley Line) Stage 1 - Updated Requirements                   7

6.6        Notice of Intention to Designate the Beverly

             Heights Cenotaph Park as a Municipal Historic

             Resource                                                                                                8

6.7        Notice of Intention to Designate the A.O. Braman

             Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource                               8

6.8        Approval of Retainer Agreement - Legal Services -

             Davis LLP                                                                                               8

6.9        Municipal Government Act Review - Status Update                  9

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                9

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           9

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   9

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  9

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DECISION SUMMARY

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved A. Knack:

That the April 22, 2014, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following change:

Request for Postponement:

6.2   Vehicle for Hire Advisory Group

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the April 8, 2014, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

1.4

Protocol Items

City Hall School (D. Iveson)

Mayor D. Iveson, on behalf of Executive Committee, welcomed the Grade 3 class from St. Clement School, and their teacher A. Hoffman.

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8 and 6.9.

2.2

Requests to Speak

Moved D. Loken:

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

6.1  Chinatown North and South Integrated Plan - Boyle Street/McCauley Chinatown Project Profile

·         B. Fung, Chinese Free Mason Society

·         B. Evans

·         R. Lawrence, Chinatown and Little Italy

A motion to hear from the following speakers was approved at the April 8, 2014, Executive Committee meeting:

·         T. Choy, Boyle Street Community League

·         M. Hung, Chinese Benevolent Association

·         P. Tso

·         K. L. Cantor, Qualico

·         C. D. Odinga, NORR Architects Engineers Planners

6.4  Expropriation of Lands - Southeast to West LRT (Valley Line) - Stage 1

·         K. Wakefield, representing Stefan Roland & Co. Ltd.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

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

Measures and Benchmarks on Support for Innovation and Timelines for Complex Applications

Moved S. McKeen:

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Chinatown North and South Integrated Plan - Boyle Street/McCauley Chinatown Project Profile

M. A. McConnell-Boehm, Sustainable Development, made a presentation.

T. Choy, Boyle Street Community League; M. Hung, Chinese Benevolent Association; P. Tso; C. D. Odinga, NORR Architects Engineers Planners; B. Evans; B. Fung, Chinese Free Mason Society; and R. Lawrence, Chinatown and Little Italy, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.  A handout provided by M. Hung was distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

M. A. McConnell-Boehm, P. Ohm and
W. Trocenko, Sustainable Development; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions. 

Moved S. McKeen:

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.2

Vehicle for Hire Advisory Group

This item was postponed to the May 6, 2014, Executive Committee meeting. See item 1.2

6.3

Integration of the Plan to End Homelessness with other City Priorities and Programs

W. Trocenko, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.  J. Freeman, Edmonton Homeless Commission; S. Farbrother, City Manager; and A. Kaplan, Corporate Services (Law), answered the Committee's questions.

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.4

Expropriation of Lands - Southeast to West LRT (Valley Line) Stage 1

Items 6.4 and 6.5 were dealt with together.

D. Piecowye, Corporate Services (Law), made a presentation.

K. Wakefield, representing Stefan Roland & Co. Ltd., made a presentation.

D. Piecowye, Corporate Services (Law); B. Griffith, Transportation Services; S. Farbrother, City Manager; and

R. Phillips, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That City Council, in its capacity as the Expropriating Authority under the Expropriation Act:

1.    Approve the commencement of the expropriation process to acquire the properties shown on Attachment 1 and legally described in Attachment 2 of the April 22, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1165.

2.    Authorize Administration to enter into agreements pursuant to Section 30 of the Expropriation Act (Section 30 Agreement) with the owner or owners of property or interests in property described in Attachment 2 of the April 22, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1165, where the owner is willing to consent to the expropriation.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.5

Expropriation of Lands - For Southeast to West LRT (Valley Line) Stage 1 - Updated Requirements

Items 6.4 and 6.5 were dealt with together.

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That City Council, in its capacity as the Expropriating Authority under the Expropriation Act:

1. Approve the commencement of the expropriation process to acquire the properties shown on Attachment 1 and legally described in Attachment 2 of the April 22, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1166.
2. Authorize Administration to enter into agreements pursuant to Section 30 of the Expropriation Act (Section 30 Agreement) with the owner or owners of property or interest in property described in Attachment 2 of the April 22, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1166, where the owner is willing to consent to the expropriation.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.6

Notice of Intention to Designate the Beverly Heights Cenotaph Park as a Municipal Historic Resource

Moved S. McKeen:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1.  That a Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 22, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_411, be served on the City of Edmonton, the owner of the property located at 4001- 118 Avenue NW, in accordance with Section 26 of the Alberta Historical Resources Act RSA 2000.

2.  That funding of $50,000 for this project be provided from the Heritage Reserve Fund.

3. That the City Manager be appointed to implement matters arising from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.7

Notice of Intention to Designate the A.O. Braman Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource

Moved S. McKeen:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1.  That a Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 22, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_975, be served on the owners of the property occupied by the A.O. Braman Residence, located at 10046-87 Avenue NW in accordance with Section 26 of the Alberta Historical Resources Act RSA 2000.

2.  That funding of up to $43,883.13 for this project be provided from the Heritage Reserve Fund.

3. That the City Manager be appointed to implement matters arising from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.8

Approval of Retainer Agreement - Legal Services - Davis LLP

Moved A. Knack:

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

6.9

Municipal Government Act Review - Status Update

M. Wispinski and C. Lawson, Office of the City Manager, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. J. Johnson, Corporate Services (Law);
S. Farbrother, City Manager; A. Sinclair, City Clerk;
R. Risling, Financial Services and Utilities; and P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved A. Knack:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That Members of Council provide written questions and comments regarding the Municipal Government Act Review as outlined in the April 22, 2014, Office of the City Manager report CR_1007, to the Office of the City Clerk, by 4 p.m. on May 5, 2014.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, S. McKeen

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES - NONE

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

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

10.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 4:03 p.m.