EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


May 6, 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, M. Walters
L. Rosen, Acting City Manager
A. Sinclair, City Clerk
N. Rajan, 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        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                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING      3

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               3

5.1        Sale of Surplus Schoot Sites - Neighborhood and

             Housing Needs (B. Anderson)                                                         4

5.2        Stadium Transit Oriented Development Business

             Plan - Implementation and Updated Business Case                  4

5.3        Parking Management Evaluation                                                    4

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              5

6.1        Alberta Avenue Business Association - 2013 Annual

             Report and Audited Financial Statements                                    5

6.2        Vehicle for Hire Advisory Group                                                      5

6.3        Measures and Benchmarks on Support for Innovation

             and Timelines for Complex Application                                         5

6.4        Bylaw 16824 - A Bylaw to Amend Assessment Review

             Boards Bylaw 15361 and Subdivision and

             Development Appeal Board Bylaw 11136                                     6

6.5        2013 Investment Committee Annual Report                                 6

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                6

7.1        Glenora Neighbourhood - Development Opportunities

             and Pressures (S. McKeen)                                                               6

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           7

8.1        Purchase of Seven Properties in the Edmonton

             Energy and Technology Park                                                          7

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   8

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  9

 

 

 

 

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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 9:32 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved A. Knack:

 

 

 

That the May 6, 2014, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the April 22, 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 2 class from Brander Gardens School, and their teacher J. Solbak.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

 

 

 

The following items were selected for debate: 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1 and 8.1.

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved D. Loken:

 

 

 

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

6.2       Vehicle for Hire Advisory Group

·         B. Manhas, United Cabbies Association

7.1       Glenora Neighbourhood - Development
            Opportunities and Pressures (S. McKeen)

·         B. Finlay, Old Glenora Conservation Association

·         B. Hetherington, Old Glenora Conservation Association

8.1       Purchase of Seven Properties in the Edmonton
            Energy and Technology Park - Private

·         J. Murphy, Ogilvie LLP, representing the property owners

 

 

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 of 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

Sale of Surplus School Sites - Neighborhood and Housing Needs (B. Anderson)

 

 

Moved D. Loken:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of May 20, 2014, be approved.

 

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: May 20, 2014

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

5.2

Stadium Transit Oriented Development Business Plan - Implementation and Updated Business Case

 

 

 

R. G. Klassen, General Manager, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of June 4, 2014, be approved.

 

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Jun. 4, 2014

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

5.3

Parking Management Evaluation

 

 

Moved D. Loken:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of May 20, 2014, be approved.

 

Transportation Svcs.

Due Date: May 20, 2014

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Alberta Avenue Business Association - 2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements

 

 

 

J. Holtz, Alberta Avenue Business Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.  Copies of documents provided by J. Holtz were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the May 6, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1164, be received for information.

 

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Loken

 

6.2

Vehicle for Hire Advisory Group

 

 

 

B. Manhas, United Cabbies Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.  Copies of a document provided by B. Manhas were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

G. Dziwenka and S. Mackie, Sustainable Development; and
A. Sinclair, City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the April 22, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_368, be received for information.

 

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

6.3

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

 

 

 

S. Mackie, Sustainable Development, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved A. Knack:

 

 

 

That the May 6, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_971, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

6.4

Bylaw 16824 - A Bylaw to Amend Assessment Review Boards Bylaw 15361 and Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Bylaw 11136

 

 

Moved D. Loken:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 16824 be given the appropriate readings.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

6.5

2013 Investment Committee Annual Report

 

 

Moved D. Loken:

 

 

 

That the May 6, 2014, Financial Services and Utilities report CR_1121, be received for information.

 

Financial Svcs. and Utilities

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Glenora Neighbourhood - Development Opportunities and Pressures (S. McKeen)

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee hear from L. Odynski, Old Glenora Conservation Association.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Loken

 

 

 

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

Copies of a document from D. Thomas, Glenora Community League, were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

B. Finlay and L. Odynski, Old Glenora Conservation Association, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

M. A. McConnell-Boehm and P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

Inventory of Historic Properties in the Glenora Neighbourhood

That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee by the Fall of 2015, with information about progress on the inventory of historic properties in the Glenora Neighbourhood, including community involvement in the development of an inventory and any response from the Edmonton Historical Board.

 

Sustainable Dev.

 

Due Date: Sept. 2015

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS

8.1

Purchase of Seven Properties in the Edmonton Energy and Technology Park

 

 

 

J. Murphy, Ogilvie LLP, representing the property owners, made a presentation.

J. Johnson, Corporate Services (Law); A. Sinclair, City Clerk; and L. Rosen, Acting City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

The Committee met in private at 12:01 p.m. pursuant to sections 16 and 25, of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Committee met in public at 2:36 p.m.

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

1.  That Administration present a Capital Profile for the purchase of the seven residential properties in the Edmonton Energy and Technology Park for Council's consideration on May 14, 2014.

Financial Svcs. and Utilities

Due Date: May 14, 2014  City Council

 2. That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

a.  That the Capital Profile as outlined in Attachment 2 of the May 6, 2014, Executive Committee report 1, be approved.

b.  That the funding source be option 2 as outlined in the Budget/Financial Implications section of the May 6, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_655.

c.  That the May 6, 2014, Executive Committee report 1 and the Sustainable Development report CR_655, remain private pursuant to sections 16, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

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 3:10 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk