EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


February 24, 2011  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

ABSENT

E. Gibbons

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Leibovici, T. Caterina
S. Farbrother, City Manager
A. Sinclair, 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                                                                                      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                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING        4

5.1.       Churchill Square - 102A Avenue Status Report                          4

5.2.       Facade Improvement Program Policy                                           4

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              4

6.1.       Encroachment Fee Waiver - Art Gallery of Alberta                     4

6.2.       Chinese Garden and Heritage Cultural Project                           5

6.3.       Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance - Membership,

             Funding Sources and Alternative Strategies                               6

6.4.       Policy C556 Sustainable Purchasing Annual Update               6

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                7

7.1.       Making 104 Street a Walking Street (S. Mandel)                          7

7.2.       Development of a Residential Enforcement Team
             (K. Krushell/K. Leibovici)                                                                   7

7.3.       Support to Post Secondary Institutions

             (K. Leibovici/J. Batty)                                                                          8

7.4.       Transfer of Lands for School Boards

             (K. Leibovici/L. Sloan)                                                                         8

7.5.       Small Businesses Bidding on City of Edmonton Work

             (S. Mandel)                                                                                             9

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE                                                             9

9.          NOTICES OF MOTIONS                                                                      9

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                10

 

 

 

 

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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 9:34 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That the February 24, 2011, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following change:

5.1             Churchill Square – 102A Avenue Status Report
Revised Due Date: March 23, 2011

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

1.3.

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the February 9, 2011, Executive Committee minutes, be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

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: 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5.

 

 

 

 

 

2.2.

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That the Committee hear from the following speakers:

 

6.2  Chinese Garden and Heritage Cultural Project

*  B. Nutter

*  R. Lawrence, Chinatown and Little Italy Business
    Association

7.1.  Making 104 Street a Walking Street (S. Mandel)

*J. Taylor, Downtown Business Association

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

2.3.

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

 

There were no requests for time specific.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING

 

There were no reports released early as part of this agenda

 

5.

STATUS REPORT/AGENDA REVIEW COMMITTEE POSTPONEMENTS

5.1.

Churchill Square - 102A Avenue Status Report

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of March 23, 2011, be approved.

 

Corporate Svcs.

 

Due Date:    Mar. 23, 2011

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

5.2.

Facade Improvement Program Policy

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 13, 2011, be approved.

 

Planning & Dev.

 

Due Date:    Apr. 13, 2011

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

6.

REPORTS

6.1.

Encroachment Fee Waiver - Art Gallery of Alberta

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That encroachment fees for the Art Gallery of Alberta, as outlined in the February 24, 2011, Planning and Development Department report 2011PCP101, be waived.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

6.2.

Chinese Garden and Heritage Cultural Project

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That the speakers for item 6.2. be heard in a panel.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

 

 

B. Nutter; R. Sanders; C. Richmond, Sierra Club Edmonton; M. Williams; C. Mills; R. Lawrence, Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association; and T. Lui, Chairman of the McCauley Revitalization Steering Committee/Director of Chinatown and Little Italy Business Association, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

L. Brenneis, Asset Management and Public Works Department; S. Labonne, Community Services Department; O. Elgalali, Planning and Development Department; and
S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. Mandel:

 

 

 

Redevelopment of the Southern Part of the Chinatown Business Area

That Administration prepare a report for Executive Committee with a proposal for framework of a plan to redevelop the southern part of the Chinatown business area (including Mary Burlie Park), from 95 Street to 101 Street between 103 Avenue and 106 Avenue, including, but not limited to, capital costs and operating costs (such as social programming).

 

Planning & Dev.

 

Community Svcs.

 

AMPW

 

Due Date:    May 26, 2011

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

6.3.

Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance - Membership, Funding Sources and Alternative Strategies

 

 

 

M. Brostrom and D. H. Edey, General Manager, Corporate Services Department, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the February 24, 2011, Corporate Services Department report 2011OOE002 be received for information.

 

Corporate Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

6.4.

Policy C556 Sustainable Purchasing Annual Update

 

 

 

D. H. Edey, General Manager, and D. Lajeunesse, Corporate Services Department; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's qestions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the February 24, 2011, Corporate Services Department report 2011COP002 be received for information.

 

Corporate Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1.

Making 104 Street a Walking Street (S. Mandel)

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the February 24, 2011, Planning and Development Department report 2011PPP008 be received for information.

 

Planning & Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

7.2.

Development of a Residential Enforcement Team
(K. Krushell/K. Leibovici)

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the January 26, 2011, Planning and Development Department report 2011PCP006 be received for information.

 

Planning & Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

7.3.

Support to Post Secondary Institutions (K. Leibovici/J. Batty)

 

 

 

D. H. Edey, General Manager, and J. MacPherson, Corporate Services Department; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

Strategies to Capitalize on the Competitive Advantage of Being a First Rate Centre for Learning

That Administration prepare a report for Executive Committee about possible strategies to capitalize on the competitive advantage of being a first rate centre for learning as part of building a "City of Learners."

 

City Manager

Corporate Svcs.

 

Due Date: May 26, 2011

 

 

 

 

S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

S. Mandel, E. Gibbons

 

7.4.

Transfer of Lands for School Boards (K. Leibovici/L. Sloan)

 

 

 

J. Johnson, Corporate Services Department (Law);
T. McCargar, Corporate Services Department; and
S. Mackie, Planning and Development Department, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. Mandel:

 

 

 

Status of Surplus School Site Lands Transferred to the City

That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee on

a.  the status of surplus school site lands
     transferred to the City

b.  time frames for the retention of the
     lands in new subdivisions that are
     dedicated for possible school
     developments.

 

 

 

 

Part a

AMPW

 

Part b

Planning & Dev.

 

Due Date: May 26, 2011

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

7.5.

Small Businesses Bidding on City of Edmonton Work (S. Mandel)

 

 

Moved S. Mandel:

 

 

 

D. Lajeunesse and D. H. Edey, General Manager, Corporate Services Department, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

 

That the February 24, 2011, Corporate Services Department report 2011COP001 be received for information.

 

Corporate Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, D. Iveson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

E. Gibbons

 

 

 

 

 

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS – NONE

9.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 2:12 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                           City Clerk