SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES

January 21, 2014  –  Heritage Room

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

A. Sinclair, City Clerk

L. Long, Office of the City Clerk

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.          CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS                            1

1.1        Call to Order                                                                                          1

1.2        Adoption of Agenda                                                                            2

1.3        Protocol Items                                                                                      2

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS             2

2.1        Requests to Speak                                                                              2

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 2

4.          REPORTS                                                                                              2

4.1        Comprehensive Transit Review - Verbal report                          2

5.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   3

6.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  3

Carried

None

None

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Carried

None

DECISION SUMMARY

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved B. Esslinger - T. Caterina:

That the January 21, 2014, Special City Council meeting agenda be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi

Absent:

B. Anderson, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Walters

1.3

Protocol Items

There were no protocol items.

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Requests to Speak

There were no requests to speak.

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

4.

REPORTS

4.1

Comprehensive Transit Review - Verbal report

Moved T. Caterina - A. Knack:

That City Council pass the following motion regarding the process for item 4.1

That the following sections of the Procedures and Committee’s Bylaw 12300, be suspended to facilitate strategic discussion during the January 21, 2014, City Council meeting:

a.      section 54 – a motion on the floor is not required to debate an item

b.      section 124 – there is no limit to the number of times a Councillor can speak to an item

c.      section 127 – the Chair does not need to leave the chair to participate in debate

In Favour:

Carried

D. Iveson, T. Caterina, B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, A. Knack, M. Nickel, M. Oshry, A. Sohi

Absent:

B. Anderson, D. Loken, S. McKeen, M. Walters

S. Farbrother, City Manager and D. Wandzura, General Manager, Transportation Services, made a presentation.

J. Walker, J. Walker and Associates, made a presentation and answered Council’s questions.

S. Farbrother, City Manager and D. Wandzura, General Manager, Transportation Services, answered Council’s questions.

Moved B. Henderson - A. Knack:

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

E. Gibbons

5.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

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

6.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.