EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


July 14, 2010  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

ABSENT

T. Caterina

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

Councillors B. Anderson, D. Iveson, J. Batty, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan
S. Farbrother, City Manager
A. Giesbrecht, Office of the City Clerk
N. Rajan, 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                                                                                      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.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

4.          STATUS REPORT                                                                                4

4.1.       Downtown Plan - Update                                                                  4

5.          REPORTS                                                                                              4

5.1.       Initiatives in Great Neighbourhoods                                              4

5.2.       New Parking Policies                                                                         4

5.3.       Notice of Intention to Designate - Alex Clarke

             Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource                               5

5.4.       Use Class for Specialty Wine Stores                                              5

5.5.       Pedway Network                                                                                 6

5.6.       Downtown Business Association - 2009 Annual

             Report and Financial Statements                                                    6

5.7.       Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association -

             2009 Annual Report and Audited Financial

             Statements                                                                                             7

5.8.       2010 Purchase - Replacement of Diesel Bus Engines              8

6.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                            8

6.1.       West Rossdale Issues and Opportunities - A Status

             Update - Progress Report                                                                  8

7.          NOTICES OF MOTIONS                                                                      9

8.          ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  9

 

 

 

 

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DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1.

Call to Order

 

 

 

Mayor S. Mandel called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the July 14, 2010, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Krushell, T. Caterina

 

1.3.

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved D. Thiele:

 

 

 

That the June 30, 2010, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Krushell, T. Caterina

 

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: 5.2, 5.5, 5.6 and 6.1

 

 

 

 

 

2.2.

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

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

 

5.5       Pedway Network

            1.  E. Smith, Chair, Downtown Business
          Association's Operations Committee, Pedway
          Sub-Committee

          2.  J. Taylor, Member, Downtown Business
          Association's Operations Committee, Pedway
          Sub-Committee

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

2.3.

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the following item be made time specific:

 

5.5    Pedway Network     10:30 a.m.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor inquiries.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

STATUS REPORT

4.1.

Downtown Plan – Update

 

 

Moved D. Thiele:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of August 25, 2010, be approved.

 

Planning & Dev.

 

Due Date:     Aug. 25, 2010

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Krushell, T. Caterina

 

5.

REPORTS

5.1.

Initiatives in Great Neighbourhoods

 

 

Moved D. Thiele:

 

 

 

That the June 29, 2010, Community Services Department report 2010CSW020 be received for information.

 

Community Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Krushell, T. Caterina

 

5.2.

New Parking Policies

 

 

 

S. Mackie, Planning and Development Department, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.
R. G. Klassen, General Manager, Planning and Development Department; S. Farbrother, City Manager; and B. Latte, Transportation Department, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

Exploring Mechanisms for New Parking Polices
That Administration work with the Business Revitalization Zones to explore mechanisms, including dedicated cash in lieu for providing district opportunities for parking, as part of the next steps for new parking policies.

 

Planning & Dev.

 

Due Date:    Nov. 2010

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.3.

Notice of Intention to Designate - Alex Clarke Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource

 

 

Moved D. Thiele:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1.   That a Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the July 14, 2010, Planning and Development Department report 2010PPP118, be served on the owner of the property occupied by the Alex Clarke Residence located at 11222 – 123 Street NW in accordance with Section 26 of the Historical Resources Act RSA 2000.

2.  That the funding of $17,300.83 for this project be provided from the Heritage Reserve Fund.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Krushell, T. Caterina

 

5.4.

Use Class for Specialty Wine Stores

 

 

Moved D. Thiele:

 

 

 

That the July 14, 2010, Planning and Development Department report 2010PCP036 be received for information.

 

Planning & Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Krushell, T. Caterina

 

5.5.

Pedway Network

 

 

 

J. Taylor, Member, and E. Smith, Chair, Downtown Business Association's Operations Committee, Pedway Sub-Committee, made presentations and answered the Committee’s questions.

P. Ohm, Planning and Development Department, answered the Committee's questions.

Councillor J. Batty distributed copies of a document to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

 

 

Moved S. Mandel:

 

 

 

Establishment of the Pedway Committee

That Administration:

·        report back to Executive Committee with a plan and budget to establish a Pedway Committee, under the leadership of the Downtown Business Association, to address the challenges and opportunities outlined in the July 14, 2010, Planning and Development Department report 2010PPP006 inclusive of the items described under “Mandate” in Attachment 1 of the July 14, 2010, Planning and Development Department report 2010PPP006

·        amend the draft Terms of Reference in Attachment 1 of the of the July 14, 2010, Planning and Development Department report 2010PPP006 by adding the following under “Mandate:”

      “improvements to the pedway system that integrate with, and compliment, the animated street level pedestrian network envisioned in the Capital City Downtown Plan.”

Planning & Dev.

 

Due Date:    Nov. 2010

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.6.

Downtown Business Association - 2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements

 

 

 

J. Taylor, Chair, Downtown Business Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the 2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Downtown Business Association, Attachment 1 of the June 2, 2010, Downtown Business Association report 2010CBZD01, be received for information.

 

Downtown Business Association

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.7.

Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association - 2009 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements

 

 

Moved D. Thiele:

 

 

 

That item 5.7. be added to the agenda.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

 

Item 5.7. was selected for debate.

 

 

 

R. Lawrence, Executive Director, Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

Chinese Garden and Heritage Cultural Project

That Administration work with the Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association, and other interested parties, regarding the Chinese Garden and Heritage Cultural Project, and report back to Executive Committee.

 

AMPW   

Planning & Dev.

 

 

Due Date:    Nov. 2010

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the 2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association, as outlined in the July 6, 2010, Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association report 2010CBZC01, be received for information.

 

Chinatown and Little Italy BRZ

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.8.

2010 Purchase - Replacement of Diesel Bus Engines

 

 

Moved D. Thiele:

 

 

 

That item 5.8. be added to the agenda.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

 

Item 5.8. was selected for debate.

 

 

Moved S. Mandel:

 

 

 

That 55 ISL diesel bus engines (model DR6339RXHPCR) be purchased directly from Cummins Western Canada for the amount of $1,200,000 (GST excluded).

 

Corporate Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

6.

PRIVATE REPORTS

6.1.

West Rossdale Issues and Opportunities - A Status Update - Progress Report

 

 

 

The Committee met in private at 11:27 a.m., pursuant to section 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Committee met in public at 11:57 a.m.

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

1.   That the July 14, 2010, Planning and Development Department report 2010PPP111 be received for information.

2.  That the July 14, 2010, Planning and Development Department report 2010PPP111 remain private pursuant to section 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Planning & Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, B. Henderson, D. Thiele

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

7.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS

 

 

Mayor S. Mandel asked whether there were any Notices of Motions.  There were none.

 

 

 

 

 

8.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:58 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                           City Clerk