EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

October 28, 2014 – River Valley Room

PRESENT

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

ABSENT

D. Loken

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, M. Walters, A. Sohi
S. Farbrother, 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 Naming Committee Review Results 3 5.2 Childcare Establishments in the Downtown Area 4 6. REPORTS 4 6.1 Beverly Business Association - 2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements 4 6.2 Additional Livability and Sustainability Features for Blatchford - Update Report 5 6.3 Wayfinding - Creating a Legible Edmonton 5 6.4 Building Canada Fund - City Priorities 6 6.5 Federal and Provincial Budget Submission 2015 - Advancing The City of Edmonton's Interests 7 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 7 7.1 Environmental Efficiency in Building Rehabilitation (D. Iveson) 7 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 7 9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 7 10. ADJOURNMENT 8	Carried Carried None See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes None None Carried Carried Carried Action Carried Carried Carried Carried 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 Naming Committee Review Results 3

5.2 Childcare Establishments in the Downtown Area 4

6. REPORTS 4

6.1 Beverly Business Association - 2013 Annual Report

and Audited Financial Statements 4

6.2 Additional Livability and Sustainability Features

for Blatchford - Update Report 5

6.3 Wayfinding - Creating a Legible Edmonton 5

6.4 Building Canada Fund - City Priorities 6

6.5 Federal and Provincial Budget Submission 2015 -

Advancing The City of Edmonton's Interests 7

7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 7

7.1 Environmental Efficiency in Building Rehabilitation
(D. Iveson) 7

8. PRIVATE REPORTS 7

9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

NOTICE 7

10. ADJOURNMENT 8

Carried

None

See Minutes

None

Carried

Action

Carried

None

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the October 28, 2014, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following change:

Addition:

6.3 Wayfinding - Creating a Legible Edmonton

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the October 14, 2014, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

1.4

Protocol Items

There were no protocol items.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

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

2.2

Requests to Speak

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the Committee hear from the following speakers in a panel:

6.3 Wayfinding - Creating a Legible Edmonton

· T. Querengesser, The Edmonton Wayfinding Society

· H. Finnigan

· L. Brown, Oliver Community League

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

The request for time specific was not considered.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE

STATUS REPORT

5.1

Naming Committee Review Results

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the revised due date of March 24, 2015, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

Corporate Svcs.

Due Date: Mar. 24, 2015

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

5.2

Childcare Establishments in the Downtown Area

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the revised due date of February 24, 2015, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Feb. 24, 2015

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

REPORTS

6.1

Beverly Business Association - 2013 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements

C. Rusnak, Executive Director, Beverly Business Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the October 28, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1737, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

6.2

Additional Livability and Sustainability Features for Blatchford - Update Report

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

Moved A. Knack:

That the October 28, 2014, Sustainable Development report CR_1435, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

Moved S. McKeen:

Recreational Lake in Blatchford

That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee with an analysis of the costs and benefits of a possible recreational lake in Blatchford.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Jan. 20, 2015

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

6.3

Wayfinding - Creating a Legible Edmonton

H. McRae and S. Labonne, Community Services, made a presentation.

T. Querengesser, The Edmonton Wayfinding Society;
H. Finnigan; and L. Brown, Oliver Community League, made presentations. T. Querengesser and H. Finnigan answered the Committee's questions. Copies of a document provided by T. Querengesser were provided to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

H. McRae, S. Labonne, I. Hosler and L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. McKeen:

That the October 28, 2014, Community Services report CR_1668, be received for information

Community Svcs.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

6.4

Building Canada Fund - City Priorities

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That Attachment 1 to the October 28, 2014, Financial Services and Utilities report CR_1676, City of Edmonton Priority Projects for the Federal Building Canada Fund, be approved.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken

6.5

Federal and Provincial Budget Submission 2015 - Advancing The City of Edmonton's Interests

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the Mayor, on behalf of City Council, submit Federal and Provincial Budget Submissions 2015, as outlined in the October 28, 2014, Office of the City Manager report CR_1591.

2. That Administration work with the Mayor’s Office to complete the Federal and Provincial Budget Submissions 2015, using the case made in the October 28, 2014, Office of the City Manager report CR_1591, as the basis for the submissions.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

D. Loken