COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

MINUTES

August 31, 2015 – River Valley Room

PRESENT
D. Loken, M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack, B. Henderson *Councillor B. Henderson was named a Member of the Committee to maintain quorum, pursuant to section 15(1), Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300
ABSENT
None
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE
B. Esslinger, S. McKeen S. McKerry, Office of the City Clerk L. Long, 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 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 4 3. COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 4 4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING 4 5. STATUS REPORT 4 6. REPORTS 4 6.1 Community Services Advisory Board 2014 Annual Report 4 6.2 City of Edmonton Youth Council Annual Report 5 6.3 Whitemud Equine Centre Environmental Impact Assessment and Site Location Study 5 6.4 Victory Christian Center - Business Plan 5 6.5 Community Facility Partner Capital Grant Program - 2015 Grant Award Recommendations 6 6.6 Bylaw 17298 - Amendment to the Community Standards Bylaw 14600 – Fire Pits 6 6.7 Bylaw 17297 - Amendment to Bylaw 14614 - Public Places Bylaw 7 6.8 License Agreement with Edmonton Minor Hockey Association for 2015/2016 Winter Ice Arena Rentals 8 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 8 7.1 Home for Life Initiative - (A. Knack) 8 7.2 Wildlife Management (M. Walters) 8 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 9 8.1 City of Edmonton Youth Council Recruitment - Applicant Interviews - VERBAL AND PRIVATE 9 8.2 Edmonton Combative Sports Commission Recruitment - Applicant Interviews - VERBAL AND PRIVATE 9 9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 9 10. ADJOURNMENT 9		Carried Carried None See minutes See minutes None None None None Carried Carried Carried Action Carried Carried Carried Carried Postponed Action Action Action None

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Councillor M. Walters called the meeting to order at
9:30 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved A. Knack:

That the August 31, 2015, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved B. Anderson:

That the following Community Services Committee meeting minutes be adopted:

August 17, 2015, Community Services Committee
August 17, 2015, Special Community Services Committee

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

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, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2.

2.2

Requests to Speak

Moved B. Anderson:

That the following speakers be approved, in panels when appropriate:

6.4 Victory Christian Center - Business Plan

· B. Gritter, South Pointe Community Centre Board

· L. Clonfero, Assisted Care Services

6.7 Bylaw 17297 - Amendment to Bylaw 14614 - Public Places Bylaw

· T. Maynard

· K. Bokhari

· M. Belcourt, Edmonton Vapors Community on Facebook

· S. Kreger, River City Vapes

· N. Walker

· K. Howe-Leclair

· A. Kalia, Lifestyle Cig and Vaping Community

· A. Aziz, Lifestyle Cig and Vaping Community

· D. McDonald

· D. Carton

· R. Blackwell

· E. Woodford

· T. Dow

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for any 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 - NONE

REPORTS

6.1

Community Services Advisory Board 2014 Annual Report

L. Brenneis, Community Services; and L. Reeb, Community Services Advisory Board, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions. L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

That the August 31, 2015, Community Services Advisory Board report CR_2838, be received for information.

CSAB

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

6.2

City of Edmonton Youth Council Annual Report

L. Brenneis, Community Services; and M. Bannister, City of Edmonton Youth Council, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved A. Knack:

That the August 31, 2015, City of Edmonton Youth Council report CR_2848, be received for information.

City of Edmonton Youth Council

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

6.3

Whitemud Equine Centre Environmental Impact Assessment and Site Location Study

Moved A. Knack:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Environmental Impact Assessment and Site Location Study, as outlined in Attachments 1 and 2 of the August 31, 2015, Community Services report CR_2437, be approved.
That the location of the project elements, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the August 31, 2015, Community Services report CR_2437, be deemed essential and approved.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

6.4

Victory Christian Center - Business Plan

A. Laughlin, Community Services, made a presentation.

B. Gritter, South Pointe Community Centre Board and
L. Clonfero, Assisted Care Services, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

R. Jevne, L. Cochrane, General Manager, and A. Laughlin, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

South Pointe Community Centre – Business Case, Needs Assessment, and Development Options

That Administration work with the South Pointe Community Association to provide a revised business case for the South Pointe Community Centre proposal, including a needs assessment, an analysis of options to address issues related to the uses of the centre (including for profit and religious uses), costs, risks and benefits to the City.

Community Svcs.

Due by:
Jan. 2016

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

6.5

Community Facility Partner Capital Grant Program - 2015 Grant Award Recommendations

Moved A. Knack:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the 2015 Community Facility Capital Grant Program recommendations, as set out in Attachment 1 of the August 31, 2015, Community Services report CR_2711, be approved.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

6.6

Bylaw 17298 - Amendment to the Community Standards Bylaw 14600 – Fire Pits

D. Aitken and L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved A. Knack:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 17298 be given the appropriate readings.

Bylaw 17391 - Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee Bylaw Amendment No. 6

That Administration prepare amendments to Bylaw 15166 for City Council's consideration together with Bylaw 17298, to allow the Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee to hear appeals of written notices regarding outdoor fires.

Corporate Svcs.

Due by:

Sep. 9, 2014

City Council

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

6.7

Bylaw 17297 - Amendment to Bylaw 14614 - Public Places Bylaw

Moved A. Knack:

That the Committee hear from J. R. Stewart, in a panel.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Loken, M. Walters, A. Knack

Absent:

B. Anderson

T. Maynard; K. Bokhari; M. Belcourt, Edmonton Vapors Community on Facebook; S. Kreger, River City Vapes;
N. Walker; K. Howe-Leclair; A. Kalia and A. Aziz, Lifestyle Cig and Vaping Community; made presentations.

N. Walker; K. Bokhari; S. Kreger, River City Vapes; and
A. Kalia, Lifestyle Cig and Vaping Community, answered the Committee's questions.

Handouts provided by S. Kreger, River City Vapes; and
A. Kalia, Lifestyle Cig and Vaping Community, were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

D. McDonald; D. Carton; R. Blackwell; E. Woodford;
T. Dow, and J. R. Stewart, made presentations, and
D. McDonald; T. Down; and D. Carton answered the Committee’s questions.

A handout provided by D. McDonald, was distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

N. Jacobsen, Corporate Services (Law); D. Aitkens, Community Services, and S. McKerry, Corporate Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved M. Walters:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 17297 be given the appropriate readings.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Loken, M. Walters, A. Knack

Opposed:

B. Anderson

6.8

License Agreement with Edmonton Minor Hockey Association for 2015/2016 Winter Ice Arena Rentals

Moved A. Knack:

That a License Agreement with the Edmonton Minor Hockey Association for City of Edmonton arena ice usage for the 2015/2016 winter ice season, as set out in Attachment 1 of the August 31, 2015, Community Services report CR_2800 be approved, and that the agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.

Community Svcs.

Office of the City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Home for Life Initiative - (A. Knack)

Moved A. Knack:

That the August 31, 2015, Community Services report CR_2610, be postponed to the September 14, 2015, Community Services Committee meeting.

Community Svcs.

Postponed to: Sep. 14, 2015

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

7.2

Wildlife Management (M. Walters)

D. Aitken and J. Johnson, Community Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved M. Walters:

Wildlife Management Funding and Education Options

1. That Administration prepare a service package for Council's consideration during the 2016-2018 budget deliberations for options for enhanced wildlife management enforcement.

2. That Administration provide a report on options to enhance education and communication related to wildlife management and safety.

Community Svcs.

City Council Budget

Due Date: Nov. 26, 2015

In Favour:

Carried

M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Absent:

D. Loken

PRIVATE REPORTS

Moved M. Walters:

That the Committee meet in private pursuant to sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, for discussion of items 8.1 and 8.2.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Loken, M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

The Committee met in private at 3:12 p.m.

Moved A. Knack:

That the Committee meet in public.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Loken, M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

The Committee met in public at 6:25 p.m.

8.1

City of Edmonton Youth Council Recruitment - Applicant Interviews – Verbal report

Moved M. Walters:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Attachment 1, Appointments and Re-appointments to the City of Edmonton Youth Council, be added to Item 8.1 – City of Edmonton Youth Council Recruitment – Applicant Interviews Verbal report.

2. That the individuals named in Attachment 1 be appointed and reappointed to the City of Edmonton Youth Council for the term October 1, 2015, to August 31, 2016, and that Attachment 1 remain private until approved by Council and the individuals notified, pursuant to sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

3. That the City of Edmonton Youth Council Recruitment – Applicant Interviews Verbal report and the August 27, 2015, memo to Community Services Committee and Attachments remain private pursuant to sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Loken, M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

8.2

Edmonton Combative Sports Commission Recruitment - Applicant Interviews - Verbal report

Moved M. Walters:

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Attachment 1, Appointment to the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, be added to Item 8.2 – Edmonton Combative Sports Commission Recruitment – Applicant Interviews Verbal report.

2. That the individual named in Attachment 1, be appointed to the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission for the term September 9, 2015, to April 30, 2017, and that Attachment 1 remain private until approved by Council and the individual notified, pursuant to sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

3. That the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission Recruitment – Applicant Interviews Verbal Report and the August 27, 2015, memo to Community Services Committee and attachments remain private pursuant to sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

In Favour:

Carried

D. Loken, M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

Moved B. Anderson:

Edmonton Combative Sports Commission – Recruitment Update

That Administration continue recruiting for one member of the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, and return to Community Services Committee with a progress report by October 5, 2015.

Corporate Svcs.

Due Date: Oct. 5, 2015

In Favour:

Carried

D. Loken, M. Walters, B. Anderson, A. Knack

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 6:29 p.m.

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Chair City Clerk