PRESENT

B. Henderson, K. Leibovici, D. Iveson, D. Thiele

ABSENT

T. Caterina

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

Councillor L. Sloan
A. Giesbrecht, Office of the City Clerk
T. Orbell, Office of the City Clerk

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                                                                                      2

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.          STATUS REPORT - NONE                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS                                                                                              3

4.1        Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force Revised

             Strategy                                                                                                  3

4.2        Possible Amendments to Gas Station Closure Bylaws            3

4.3        Bylaw 15523  - Amendment to Contaminated Gas

             Stations Task Force Bylaw 15363 – Term Extension                 3

5.          PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE                                                             5

6.          NOTICES OF MOTION                                                                         6

7.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  6

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DECISION SUMMARY

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Councillor B. Henderson called the meeting to order at
3:02 p.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved D. Iveson:

That the July 12, 2010, Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

4.1 Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force Revised Strategy

In Favour:

Carried

B. Henderson, D. Thiele, D. Iveson

Absent:

T. Caterina, K. Leibovici

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

Moved D. Thiele:

That the June 14, 2010, Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

B. Henderson, D. Thiele, D. Iveson

Absent:

T. Caterina, K. Leibovici

1.4

Protocol Items

There were no protocol items.

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.

2.2

Requests to Speak

There were no requests to speak.

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for time specifics.

3.

STATUS REPORT - NONE

4.

REPORTS

4.1

Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force Revised Strategy

4.2

Possible Amendments to Gas Station Closure Bylaws

4.3

Bylaw 15523  - Amendment to Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force Bylaw 15363 – Term Extension

Items 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. were dealt with together.

H. Crone and B. Daly, Deputy City Manager's Office; and
S. Phipps, Corporate Services Department (Law), made a presentation.

Moved D. Thiele:

That the Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force recommend to City Council:

1. That the Contaminated Gas Stations Strategy, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the July 5, 2010, Deputy City Manager's Office report 2010DCM056, be approved.

2. That the Contaminated Gas Stations Advocacy Activities, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the July 5, 2010, Deputy City Manager's Office report 2010DCM056, be approved.

A. Giesbrecht, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions. 

Amendment moved B. Henderson:

That the City of Edmonton Contaminated Gas Stations Strategy as outlined in Attachment 1 of the July 5, 2010, Deputy City Manager's Office report 2010DCMO56 be amended as follows:

- section 5.1.5 replace the word "Encourage" with "Work with"

- section 5.1.6 replace the word "Continue" with "Provide options for"

- section 5.2.1 after the word "to" add the word "be" 

P. Ohm and G. Clyburn, Planning and Development Department; H. Crone, Deputy City Manager's Office;
S. Phipps, Corporate Services Department (Law); and
A. Giesbrecht, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

In Favour:

Carried

B. Henderson, D. Thiele, K. Leibovici, D. Iveson

Absent:

T. Caterina

H. Crone, Deputy City Manager's Office, answered the Committee's questions.

Motion as Amended, put :

That the Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force recommend to City Council:

1.      That the City of Edmonton Contaminated Gas Stations Strategy, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the July 5, 2010, Deputy City Manager's Office report 2010DCMO56, be approved with the following amendments:

- section 5.1.5 replace the word "Encourage" with "Work with"

- section 5.1.6 replace the word "Continue" with "Provide options for"

- section 5.2.1 after the word "to" add the word "be" 

2.      That the Contaminated Gas Stations Advocacy Activities, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the July 5, 2010, Deputy City Manager's Office report 2010DCM056, be approved.

In Favour:

Carried

B. Henderson, D. Thiele, K. Leibovici, D. Iveson

Absent:

T. Caterina

S. Phipps, Corporate Services Department (Law); and M. Wipinski, Deputy City Manager's Office, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved K. Leibovici:

That the Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force recommend to City Council:

That Administration provide a report outlining details regarding the creation of a new bylaw which deals specifically with the clean-up of contaminated sites, as outlined in option 2, Attachment 1 of the July 5, 2010, Deputy City Manager's Office report 2010DCM057.

A. Giesbrecht, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

In Favour:

Carried

B. Henderson, D. Thiele, K. Leibovici, D. Iveson

Absent:

T. Caterina

Moved D. Iveson:

That Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 15523 - Amendment to Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force Bylaw 15363 - Term Extension be given the appropriate readings.

A. Giesbrecht, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

In Favour:

Carried

B. Henderson, D. Thiele, K. Leibovici, D. Iveson

Absent:

T. Caterina

Moved D. Iveson:

That Contaminated Gas Stations Task Force recommend to City Council:

That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee outlining options for and challenges with setting a split tax rate for brownfield sites.

In Favour:

Carried

B. Henderson, D. Thiele, K. Leibovici, D. Iveson

Absent:

T. Caterina

5.

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

6.

NOTICES OF MOTION

Councillor B. Henderson asked whether there were any Notices of Motion.  There were none.

7.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 4:37 p.m.