SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES

January 20, 2014  –  Council Chambers

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
C. Johnston, 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

2.2        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         2

3.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           2

3.1        Inter-municipal Update - Capital Region Board                           2

3.2        Emerging Waste Management Issues - Verbal report               3

4.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   4

5.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  4

Carried

None

None

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Carried

Action

None

DECISION SUMMARY

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Mayor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at 12:26 p.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved S. McKeen - M. Oshry:

That the January 20, 2014, Special City Council meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Addition:

3.1     Inter-municipal Update - Capital Region Board PRIVATE
(Sections 21, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

T. Caterina

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.

2.2

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for any items to be dealt with at a specific time.

3.

PRIVATE REPORTS

3.1

Inter-municipal Update - Capital Region Board

Council met in private at 12:28 p.m., pursuant to sections 21, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Council met in public at 3:39 p.m.

Moved E. Gibbons - M. Nickel:

In Favour:

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

3.2

Emerging Waste Management Issues - Verbal report

Council met in private at 12:28 p.m., pursuant to sections 21, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Council met in public at 2:26 p.m.

Moved S. McKeen - B. Henderson:

That Notice of Renewal be dispensed with and that the following motion made at the December 17, 2013, Special City Council motion be renewed:

B. Henderson- D. Loken (made at the December 17, 2013, Special City Council meeting):

1.  That the 2014 Waste Management Utility's operating revenues be increased by $500,000.

2.  That the 2012 - 2014 Waste Management Capital Equipment Budget be increased by $2 million with funding from the following sources:

a.   a $1 million transfer from the 2013 City Operating Budget contingency to be repaid by the Waste Management Utility over 5 years

b.   $500,000 from the Waste Management Utility   Operating Budget from increased operating revenue

c. $500,000 from the Waste Management Utility's retained earnings

3.  That Administration take the action outlined in   Attachment 1 of the December 17, 2013, Financial Services and Utilities presentation.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Opposed:

M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Council met in private at 2:32 p.m., pursuant to sections 21, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Council met in public at 3:39 p.m.

Amendment Moved M. Walters – E. Gibbons

1.  That Part 2a be amended by replacing “2013" with "2014" and deleting the phrase "to be repaid by the Waste Management Utility over 5 years". 

2. That Part 3 be amended by replacing "December 17, 2013", with "January 20, 2014,"

3. That a Part 4 be added to read as follows, “That the verbal report remain private pursuant to sections 16, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.”

For the Amendment:

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

Opposed:

M. Nickel

Motion, as Amended, put:

In Favour:

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

Opposed:

M. Nickel, M. Oshry

4.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

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

5.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 3:44 p.m.