COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


September 19, 2011  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

Councillors A. Sohi, D. Iveson, E. Gibbons, K. Leibovici

L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk

M. Dimitrijevic, 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              2

2.1        Select Items for Debate                                                                      2

2.2        Requests to Speak                                                                              3

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 4

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

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                                4

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              4

6.1        Alternative Transportation for Shuttling Seniors                        4

6.2        Statistics, Opportunities and Advocacy for

             Non-essential Pesticide Use                                                             4

6.3        Outdoor Smoking - Plan of Action                                                  6

6.4        6.4 Stars Air Ambulance Service Package                                    6

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                7

7.1        Mosquito Control (K. Diotte)                                                             7

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                            7

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION                                                                         7

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  7

 

 

 

 

Carried

Carried

None

 

See Minutes

See Minutes

See Minutes

None

None

None

 

Carried

 

Requisitioned

Requisitioned

Action

 

Action

None

None

 

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Councillor L. Sloan called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved K. Diotte:

 

 

 

That the September 19, 2011, Community Service Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, K. Diotte

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Loken

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That the September 6, 2011, Community Service Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, K. Diotte

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Loken

 

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: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1.

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee hear from the following speakers in a panel, on items 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 :

 

6.1 Alternative Transportation for Shuttling Seniors

 *S. Hallett, Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council

 

6.2 Statistics, Opportunities and Advocacy for Non-essential Pesticide Use

*E. Beaubien, Pesticide-free Edmonton Coalition

*S. Morgan, Chargers Football Club

*T. Irwin, The Canadian Federation of University  

 Women Edmonton

*G. Shelton, Edmonton Sport Council

*C. Richmond, Sierra Club Canada

*S. Hawkins, Canadian Cancer Society

*C. Dodd, Pesticide-free Edmonton Coalition

 

6.3 Outdoor Smoking – Plan of Action

*L. Hagen, Action on Smoking and Health

*C. Nykiforuk, Alberta Policy Coalition for Cancer    

 Prevention

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That the following item be made time specific:

2nd item of business   6.3 Outdoor Smoking - Plan of Action

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor inquiries.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING

 

           There are no reports released early as part of this agenda

 

5.

STATUS REPORT

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Alternative Transportation for Shuttling Seniors

 

 

 

H. McRae, Community Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

S. Hallett, Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

L. Stewart, Transportation Services; and B. Wong, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moved K. Diotte:

 

 

 

That the September 19, 2011, Community Services report 2011CSS010 be received for information

 

Community Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

6.2

Statistics, Opportunities and Advocacy for Non-essential Pesticide Use

 

 

 

L, Brenneis, Community Services, made a presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee hear from the following additional speakers in panels:

*R. Feroe

*N. Bowles, Landscape Alberta

*B. Gibson, Landscape Alberta

*T. Pulfer

*J. Ross, Olds College

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

 

 

E. Beaubien, Pesticide-fee Edmonton Coalition; S. Morgan, Chargers Football Club; T. Irwin, The Canadian Federation of University Women Edmonton; G. Shelton, Edmonton Sport Council; C. Richmond, Sierra Club Canada; S. Hawkins, Canadian Cancer Society; and C. Dodd, Pesticide-free Edmonton Coalition, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. A document provided by T. Irwin was distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee hear from the following additional speaker:

*H. Omelchuk

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, K. Diotte

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Loken

 

 

 

R. Feroe; N. Bowles, and B. Gibson, Landscape Alberta; T. Pulfer; J. Ross, Olds College; and H. Omelchuk, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions. A document provided by R. Feroe was distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

L. Cochrane, General Manager, L. Brenneis, C. Saunders, Community Services; and L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

Councillors L. Sloan and D. Loken referred this item to the September 27, 2011, City Council meeting without a Committee recommendation.

 

 

 

 

 

6.3

Outdoor Smoking - Plan of Action

 

 

 

D. Aitken, Sustainable Development, made a presentation.

C. Nykiforuk, Alberta Policy Coalition for Cancer Prevention; and L.Hagen, Action on Smoking and Health, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

S. Mcansh, Corporate Services (Law) and D. Aitken, Community Services, answered the Committees questions.

Councillors' D. Loken and L. Sloan referred this item to the September, 27, 2011, City Council meeting Without a Committee Recommendation.

 

 

 

 

 

6.4

6.4 Stars Air Ambulance Service Package

 

 

Councillor L. Sloan requested permission to make a Motion without Notice regarding a unfunded service package.

 

Moved B. Anderson:

 

 

 

That Councillor L. Sloan be allowed to make a Motion without Notice regarding a unfunded service package.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That Administration prepare a unfunded service package to fund STARS Air Ambulance operations for 2012, in the amount of $1,564,878 on a one-time basis, for consideration during the 2012 Operating Budget deliberations.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Mosquito Control (K. Diotte)

 

 

 

L. Brenneis, Community Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

L. Cochrane, General Manager, D. Costigan, M. Jenkins, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

A document provided by L. Cochrane, General Manager, Community Services, was distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That Community Service Committee recommend to City Council:

That Administration prepare an unfunded service package, for consideration during the 2012 Operating Budget deliberations, outlining the funding required to increase helicopter spraying for mosquitoes, on an ongoing basis, for these three options: 300, 350, and 400 hours.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

L. Sloan, B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Diotte

 

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS- NONE

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION

 

 

Councillor L. Sloan asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

 

 

 

 

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:28 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                           City Clerk