EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

September 30, 2014 – Council Chamber

PRESENT

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

ABSENT

D. Iveson

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, M. Oshry, A. Sohi, M. Walters
K. Rozmahel, Acting City Manager
M. Nathoo, Office of the City Clerk
N. Rajan, 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 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 3 3. COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 3 4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING 3 5. STATUS REPORT 3 5.1 Building Permit and Inspection Services Audit - Progress Report 3 5.2 Naming Committee Review Results 4 5.3 Building Permit and Inspection Services - Performance Management System and Service Delivery Model 4 6. REPORTS 5 6.1 The Way We Finance White Papers 5 6.2 Gateway Park Visitor Information Centre Lands - Expiry of Lease 6 6.3 Sale of Multi-Family Land - Schonsee 70 Street - 170 Avenue 6 6.4 North Edge Business Association - 2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements 6 6.5 Northwest Industrial Business Association 2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements 6 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 7 7.1 Construction Hoarding Standards - Downtown Area - (S. McKeen) 7 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 8 9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 8 10. ADJOURNMENT 8	Carried Carried See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes None None None Carried Carried Carried Action Deleted Carried Carried Carried Action None 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 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 3

3. COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 3

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

5. STATUS REPORT 3

5.1 Building Permit and Inspection Services Audit -

Progress Report 3

5.2 Naming Committee Review Results 4

5.3 Building Permit and Inspection Services -

Performance Management System and Service

Delivery Model 4

6. REPORTS 5

6.1 The Way We Finance White Papers 5

6.2 Gateway Park Visitor Information Centre Lands -

Expiry of Lease 6

6.3 Sale of Multi-Family Land - Schonsee 70 Street -

170 Avenue 6

6.4 North Edge Business Association - 2013 Annual

Report and Audited Financial Statements 6

6.5 Northwest Industrial Business Association 2013

Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements 6

7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 7

7.1 Construction Hoarding Standards - Downtown Area

- (S. McKeen) 7

8. PRIVATE REPORTS 8

9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

NOTICE 8

10. ADJOURNMENT 8

Carried

See Minutes

None

Carried

Action

Deleted

Carried

Action

None

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Councillor D. Loken called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved A. Knack:

That the September 30, 2014, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Addition:

6.3 Sale of Multi-Family Land - Schonsee 70 Street - 170
Avenue

Deletion:

6.2 Gateway Park Visitor Information Centre Lands

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the September 16, 2014, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

1.4

Protocol Items

Our Lady of Peace School (D. Loken)

Councillor D. Loken, on behalf of Executive Committee, welcomed the Grade 6 class from Our Lady of Peace School, and their teacher B. Brilz.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 5.1, 6.1, 6.4, 6.5 and 7.1.

2.2

Requests to Speak

6.1 The Way We Finance White Papers - Non-statutory Public Hearing

D. Moule, Lehigh Cement

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for any of the 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

5.1

Building Permit and Inspection Services Audit - Progress Report

S. Mackie, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved A. Knack:

That the revised due date of First Quarter 2015, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: First Quarter 2015

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

5.2

Naming Committee Review Results

Moved A. Knack:

That the revised due date of October 28, 2014, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Oct. 28, 2014

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

5.3

Building Permit and Inspection Services - Performance Management System and Service Delivery Model

Moved A. Knack:

That the revised due date of First Quarter 2015, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: First Quarter 2015

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

REPORTS

6.1

The Way We Finance White Papers

L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, made a presentation.

D. Moule, Lehigh Cement, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and
S. McPherson, Financial Services and Utilities, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Financial Services and Utilities The Way We Finance White Papers on Investment and Municipal Franchise Fees, as set out in Attachment 2 of the September 30, 2014, Financial Services and Utilities report CR_1434, be received for information.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

Moved E. Gibbons:

The Way We Finance – Electrical Franchise Fee Charges

That Administration include an examination of the issues and provide recommendations with respect to electrical franchise fees charged to direct connect/transmission customers when The Way We Finance is brought to Council for consideration.

Financial Svcs. And Utilities

Due Date: Dec. 17, 2014

City Council

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

6.2

Gateway Park Visitor Information Centre Lands - Expiry of Lease

This item was deleted from the agenda. Refer to item 1.2.

6.3

Sale of Multi-Family Land - Schonsee 70 Street - 170 Avenue

Moved A. Knack:

That the sale of land in the Schonsee neighbourhood, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the September 30, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1635, be approved, and that the agreement be, in form and content, acceptable to the City Manager.

Sustainable Dev.

Office of the City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

6.4

North Edge Business Association - 2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements

L. Viarobo, Executive Director, North Edge Business Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. McKeen:

That the September 30, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1606, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

6.5

Northwest Industrial Business Association 2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements

A. Schmidt, Executive Director, Northwest Industrial Business Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved A. Knack:

That the September 16, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1531, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Construction Hoarding Standards - Downtown Area -
(S. McKeen)

S. Mackie, Sustainable Development; and K. Bennett, University of Alberta Co-op Student, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. McKeen:

Council Policy to Address Construction Hoardings Standards

That Administration consult with the development industry, community groups, and other municipalities with respect to policies and best practices on construction hoardings, and prepare a proposed Council Policy that will address:

· standards and regulations to allow for more efficient flow of, and appropriate balance between, pedestrian and vehicular traffic and to improve the aesthetics of construction hoardings

· incentives and fee changes to encourage innovation, creativity and timely removal of construction hoardings

· public participation mechanisms to reduce or mitigate potential negative impact of construction hoardings.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Jan. 2015

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Iveson

PRIVATE REPORTS – NONE

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

Councillor D. Loken asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

10.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 11:17 a.m.

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Chair City Clerk