EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

May 26, 2011 – River Valley Room

PRESENT

S. Mandel, *B. Anderson, *B. Henderson, D. Iveson, E. Gibbons, *K. Leibovici

*Councillors B. Anderson, B. Henderson and K. Leibovici were named Members of the Committee, when required, to maintain quorum, pursuant to section 151(1), Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300

ABSENT

J. Batty, A. Sohi

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

Councillors D. Loken, T. Caterina
J. Charchun, Office of the City Clerk
N. Rajan, Office of the City Clerk

ITEM	PAGE	DECISION
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 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 5.1. Strategies to Capitalize on the Competitive Advantage of Being a First Rate Centre for Learning 4 5.2. Redevelopment of the Southern Part of the Chinatown Business Area 4 5.3. Status of Surplus School Sites and Retention Timeframes for Future School Sites 5 6. REPORTS 5 6.1. Compatibility Options with Bars and Nightclub Uses - 109 Street Area North of 81 Avenue 5 6.2. Coordination of Citizen Perception and Satisfaction Surveys 6 6.3. Edmonton Design Committee End of Year Report 2010 - + Five Year Review 7 6.4. Facade Improvement Program Policy 7 6.5. Corporate Performance Measurement - Draft Target Setting - Transform Edmonton's Urban Form 8 6.6. Bylaw 15796 - A Bylaw to Amend the Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300 9 6.7. 2011 Ward Boundary Review - Post 2010 General Municipal Election 10 6.8. Reducing Systemic Barriers to Women's Participation in the City of Edmonton 10 6.9. River City Roundup Business Plan 10 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 10 7.1. Surveys Ranking Municipalities (K. Leibovici) 10 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 11 9. NOTICES OF MOTIONS 11 10. ADJOURNMENT 11	Carried Carried See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes None None None Action Carried Carried Action Carried Carried Postponed Referred Not Added Carried Carried Not Added Carried None None

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

5.1. Strategies to Capitalize on the Competitive

Advantage of Being a First Rate Centre for

Learning 4

5.2. Redevelopment of the Southern Part of the

Chinatown Business Area 4

5.3. Status of Surplus School Sites and Retention

Timeframes for Future School Sites 5

6. REPORTS 5

6.1. Compatibility Options with Bars and Nightclub

Uses - 109 Street Area North of 81 Avenue 5

6.2. Coordination of Citizen Perception and

Satisfaction Surveys 6

6.3. Edmonton Design Committee End of Year Report 2010

- + Five Year Review 7

6.4. Facade Improvement Program Policy 7

6.5. Corporate Performance Measurement - Draft Target

Setting - Transform Edmonton's Urban Form 8

6.6. Bylaw 15796 - A Bylaw to Amend the Procedures and

Committees Bylaw 12300 9

6.7. 2011 Ward Boundary Review - Post 2010 General

Municipal Election 10

6.8. Reducing Systemic Barriers to Women's

Participation in the City of Edmonton 10

6.9. River City Roundup Business Plan 10

7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 10

7.1. Surveys Ranking Municipalities (K. Leibovici) 10

8. PRIVATE REPORTS 11

9. NOTICES OF MOTIONS 11

10. ADJOURNMENT 11

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DECISION SUMMARY
ITEM		DECISION
	CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1.

Call to Order

Mayor S. Mandel called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

Adoption of Agenda

Moved D. Iveson:

That the May 26, 2011, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

1.3.

Adoption of Minutes

Moved D. Iveson:

That the May 11, 2011, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

1.4.

Protocol Items

Candora Society of Edmonton (S. Mandel)

On behalf of the Committee, Mayor S. Mandel welcomed the members of the Candora Society of Edmonton and their team lead, Ms. Ally.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1.

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 7.1.

2.2.

Requests to Speak

Moved D. Iveson:

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

6.1 Compatibility Options with Bars and Nightclub Uses - 109 Street Area North of 81 Avenue

*A. de Villars, Chair, Garneau Community League Planning Committee

* S. Rich, Garneau Community League Planning Committee (business owner and resident)

*M. Poetschke, Garneau Community League Planning Committee (resident)

*I. Burch, Garneau Community League Planning Committee Executive and President of Delta Upsilon Fraternity

*B. Kropf, Garneau Community League Planning Committee (resident and planning consultant)

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

2.3.

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for time specifics.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING

There were no reports released early as part of this agenda.

STATUS REPORT

5.1.

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

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

Moved D. Iveson:

That the revised due date of August 24, 2011, be approved.

City Manager

Due Date: Aug. 24, 2011

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

5.2.

Redevelopment of the Southern Part of the Chinatown Business Area

Moved D. Iveson:

That the revised due date of June 29, 2011, be approved.

Planning & Dev.

Due Date: Jun. 29, 2011

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

5.3.

Status of Surplus School Sites and Retention Timeframes for Future School Sites

Moved D. Iveson:

That the revised due date of June 29, 2011, be approved.

Planning & Dev.

Due Date: Jun. 29, 2011

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

REPORTS

6.1.

Compatibility Options with Bars and Nightclub Uses - 109 Street Area North of 81 Avenue

E. Backstrom , Planning and Development Department, made a presentation.

The following members of the Garneau Community League Planning Committee made presentations and answered the Committee’s questions:
S. Rich, business owner and resident, M. Poetschke, resident, I. Burch, Executive and President of Delta Upsilon Fraternity, and B. Kropf, resident and planning consultant.

P. Ohm, Planning and Development Department;
J. Johnson, Corporate Services Department (Law); and
P. Odinga and S. Mackie, Planning and Development Department, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved D. Iveson:

Conversion of Cafes and Restaurants to Bars - Options and Implications

That Administration return to Executive Committee with a report providing:

· options for possible amendments to the Business License Bylaw 13138, with respect to the conversion of cafes and restaurants to bars

· further information with respect to implications for the Zoning Bylaw, as outlined in Option 2 of the May 26, 2011, Planning and Development Department report 2011PPP015

Planning & Dev.

Due Date: Sep. 21, 2011

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

6.2.

Coordination of Citizen Perception and Satisfaction Surveys

Items 6.2 and 7.1 were dealt with together.

S. Farbrother, City Manager, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. D. Faber, Finance and Treasury Department, and R. Moyles, Office of the City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved K. Leibovici:

That the May 11, 2011, Office of the City Manager report 2011CMO001 be received for information.

City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

6.3.

Edmonton Design Committee End of Year Report 2010 - + Five Year Review

A. Fris, Chair, Edmonton Design Committee, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

S. Mackie, Planning and Development Department, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved K. Leibovici:

That the May 26, 2011, Edmonton Design Committee report 2010CADC01 be received for information.

Edmonton Design Committee

In Favour:

Carried

B. Anderson, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

S. Mandel, J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

6.4.

Facade Improvement Program Policy

Moved D. Iveson:

That the following Motion on the Floor and the April 13, 2011, Planning and Development Department report 2011PPP011 be postponed to the June 29, 2011, Executive Committee meeting:

MOVED D. Iveson (Made at the April 13, 2011, Executive Committee meeting):

That Administration report back to Executive Committee with options to formalize opportunities, on a limited basis, following the criteria on page 2 of the April 13, 2011, Planning and Development Department report 2011PPP011, to permit non-BRZ businesses to access the Facade Improvement Program.

Planning & Dev.

Due Date: Jun. 29, 2011

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

6.5.

Corporate Performance Measurement - Draft Target Setting - Transform Edmonton's Urban Form

L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and
W. Trocenko and P. Ohm, Planning and Development Department, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions. S. Mackie, Planning and Development Department; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. Mandel:

That the May 26, 2011, Finance and Treasury Department report 2011SM1003 be referred back to Administration to return to Executive Committee with revised draft targets and measures especially for targets associated with Measures 3.1.1 and 3.1.2, and a revised Measure for 3.1.2, as outlined in Attachment 2 of the May 26, 2011, Finance and Treasury Department report 2011SM1003.

Finance & Treas.

Due Date: To Be Determined

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, E. Gibbons, D. Iveson

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi

6.6.

Bylaw 15796 - A Bylaw to Amend the Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300

This item was not added to the agenda.

6.7.

2011 Ward Boundary Review - Post 2010 General Municipal Election

Moved D. Iveson:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That the requirement to conduct a ward boundary review after a General Municipal Election, as outlined in the Ward Boundary Policy C469A, be waived for the post 2010 General Municipal Election.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, D. Iveson, , K. Leibovici

Absent:

J. Batty, A. Sohi, E. Gibbons

6.8.