CITY COUNCIL

 

MINUTES


June 10, 2014  –  Council Chamber

 

 

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
D. Siebold, Office of the City Clerk
P. Neufeld, 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                                                                              2

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS                                                                                              3

4.1        Land Enterprise Options                                                                   3

4.2        Blatchford Development - Governance Model                            4

4.3        Blatchford Concept Plan Implementation Analysis -

             Project Business Case                                                                       5

4.4        West Rossdale Redevelopment                                                      6

4.5        Implementing Components of the Goodridge Corners

             Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan - City as

             Landowner Perspective                                                                     7

5.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           7

6.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   7

7.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  7

 

 

 

 

Carried

None

 

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Action

Carried

 

Action

Referred

 

 

Referred

None

 

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 S. McKeen - M. Walters:

 

 

 

That the June 10, 2014, City Council meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

1.3

Protocol Items

 

 

 

There were no protocol items.

 

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

 

 

 

All items were selected for debate.

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

 

R. G. Klassen, General Manager, and M. Hall, Sustainable Development; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered Council's questions.

 

 

Moved B. Henderson - B. Esslinger:

 

 

 

That City Council hear from the following speaker:

 

4.3         Blatchford Concept Plan Implementation  Analysis  - Project Business Case

1. M. Johnson, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

 

 

In Favour:

Lost

 

 

B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, M. Nickel

 

 

Opposed:

 

 

 

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

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

Moved B. Henderson – B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That item 4.3 Blatchford Concept Plan Implementation Analysis – Project Business Case, be made second item of business.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

4.

REPORTS

4.1

Land Enterprise Options

 

 

 

R. G. Klassen, General Manager, W. Trocenko  and          C. Cundy, Sustainable Development; T. Burge, Financial Services and Utilities; and J. Bellinger, Nichols Applied Management, made presentation and answered Council’s questions.

L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and         S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered Council’s questions.

 

 

Moved M. Oshry – M. Nickel:

 

 

 

 

Options for Municipal Land Corporation

That Administration provide a report to City Council on the establishment of a wholly-owned municipal land corporation, including a variety of options for terms of reference, mandate, governance, legal structure and funding for the proposed corporation.

Sustainable Dev.

 

Due Date: Sept. 10, 2014

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

4.2

Blatchford Development - Governance Model

 

 

Moved M. Oshry - B. Esslinger:

 

 

 

That the June 10, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1122, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

4.3

Blatchford Concept Plan Implementation Analysis - Project Business Case

 

 

 

R. G. Klassen, General Manager, M. Hall, Sustainable Development; and N. MacDonald, Stantec, made presentations and answered Council’s questions.

J. Drohan, B. McCarry, and B. Jones, Perkins & Will; and  G. Harris, Simon Fraser University Community Trust, made a presentation and answered Council’s questions..

S. Fix, Sustainable Development; L. Girard Financial Services and Utilities; S. Farbrother, City Manager;             L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; M. Nathoo, Office of the City Clerk; and D. Piecowye, Corporate Services (Law), answered Council's questions.

 

 

Moved A. Knack - S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the Blatchford Redevelopment Project implementation strategy be approved and include the following:


1. The development of a Capital Profile and a funding strategy for Council’s consideration.


2. The implementation of the development approach as outlined in Scenario 5a of Attachment 5 to the June 10, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1123rev, including the following key features:


• Medium density residential, with high density in direct proximity to LRT station
• Town Centre
• Institutional lands (NAIT, school sites)
• Major park (18.8%)
• Urban agriculture
• Low impact development
• Irrigation system
• Custom designed streets
• District energy: ambient loop with geo-exchange (preferred: requires further evaluation)
or gas-fired cogeneration (in proforma)
• High performance building envelopes
• Fibre optic network
• Affordable housing
• Education program


3. The development of a preliminary timeline for LRT extension into Blatchford and the construction of the Blatchford NAIT LRT station and the Blatchford North LRT station that will accommodate and facilitate the development of the east residential area.

 

Additional Liveability and Sustainability Features for Blatchford

4. That a report to be provided to Committee on additional liveability and sustainability features that could be implemented in Blatchford, for example, ambient loop systems, solar photovoltaic panels for homes and/or supplemental to our district energy system, a recreation lake, and accessibility and age-friendly features.

 

 

 

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Oct. 28, 2014

Executive Committee

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

 

Opposed:

 

 

 

M. Nickel, T. Caterina

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

4.4

West Rossdale Redevelopment

 

4.5

Implementing Components of the Goodridge Corners Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan - City as Landowner Perspective

 

 

Items 4.4 and 4.5 were dealt with together.

 

 

Moved B. Henderson - A. Knack:

 

 

 

1.            That the July 2, 2014, City Council meeting be cancelled 

2.            That the Executive Committee meeting to be held July 8, 2014, be rescheduled to July 2, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the River Valley Room.

3.            That the Non-Statutory Public Hearing on The Way We Finance be rescheduled to the August 19, 2014, Executive Committee meeting at 9:30 a.m. in Council Chamber.

4.            That the June 10, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1083, Implementing Components of the Goodridge Corners Neigbourhood Area Structure Plan - City as Landowner Perspective, and the June 10, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_683, West Rossdale be referred to a Special Executive Committee meeting on July 8, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Council Chamber to hear from speakers, and that Administration bring the Sustainable Development report CR_557 – River Valley Access Project – 104 Street to the same meeting.

Corporate Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

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

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

A. Sohi

 

5.

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

6.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

Mayor D. Iveson asked whether there were any notices of motion. There were none.

 

7.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk