EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

March 7, 2012 – River Valley Room

PRESENT

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

A. Sohi, D. Iveson, E. Gibbons, J. Batty, K. Diotte, K. Krushell
L. Sahli, 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 3 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 3.1. Support to Les Choralies (B. Henderson) 4 4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING 4 5. STATUS REPORT/AGENDA REVIEW COMMITTEE POSTPONEMENTS - REVISED REPORT 4 5.1. EPCOR Franchise Agreement 4 5.2. Internal and External Costs to Deliver the City Wide Food and Agricultural Strategy 5 5.3. Ability, Capacity and Profitability of the City Building Cell Phone Towers 5 5.4. Future Budgets for Pay-As-You-Go Priority Capital Projects 5 5.5. Consultation with High Stressed Communities 6 5.6. Public Involvement Process 6 5.7. Rossdale Lands Redevelopment - Breakdown of Costs 6 6. REPORTS 6 6.1. Highlevel Bridge Waterfall 6 6.2. Zoning Bylaw Residential Use and Density Modifications 7 6.3. Quarterly Update of the Redevelopment of City Centre Airport 8 5.7. Rossdale Lands Redevelopment - Breakdown of Costs 9 6.5. Natural Areas Advisory Committee 2011 Annual Report 9 6.6. Edmonton Stories 9 6.7. Quality Management Plan 10 6.8. Professional Service Agreement Amendment - Increase Value of Engineering Consultant Services for the Oxford Residential Development 10 6.9. Telus World of Science - Possible Funding Sources for Remaining Project Budget 11 6.10. Delegation of Authority - Semi-Annual Report (July to December 2011) 11 6.11. Ownership of Existing Accessible Taxi Licences 11 6.12. Bylaw 16306 - Vehicle for Hire Bylaw 14700 Amendment No. 13 - Implementation Process to Govern the Taxi Industry 12 7. PRIVATE REPORTS 13 7.1. Civic Agency Recruitment - Short Listing - Greater Edmonton Foundation and Residential Tenancy Advisory Committee - Verbal Report 13 7.2. Land Acquisition 13 7.2. Land Acquisition 14 8. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 14 9. ADJOURNMENT 14	Carried Carried See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes None Carried Carried Action Carried Carried Carried Carried Action Action Action Deleted Carried Carried Carried Carried Action Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried 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 3

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

3.1. Support to Les Choralies (B. Henderson) 4

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

5. STATUS REPORT/AGENDA REVIEW COMMITTEE

POSTPONEMENTS - REVISED REPORT 4

5.1. EPCOR Franchise Agreement 4

5.2. Internal and External Costs to Deliver the City

Wide Food and Agricultural Strategy 5

5.3. Ability, Capacity and Profitability of the City

Building Cell Phone Towers 5

5.4. Future Budgets for Pay-As-You-Go Priority Capital

Projects 5

5.5. Consultation with High Stressed Communities 6

5.6. Public Involvement Process 6

5.7. Rossdale Lands Redevelopment - Breakdown of Costs 6

6. REPORTS 6

6.1. Highlevel Bridge Waterfall 6

6.2. Zoning Bylaw Residential Use and Density

Modifications 7

6.3. Quarterly Update of the Redevelopment of City

Centre Airport 8

5.7. Rossdale Lands Redevelopment - Breakdown of Costs 9

6.5. Natural Areas Advisory Committee 2011 Annual

Report 9

6.6. Edmonton Stories 9

6.7. Quality Management Plan 10

6.8. Professional Service Agreement Amendment -

Increase Value of Engineering Consultant

Services for the Oxford Residential Development 10

6.9. Telus World of Science - Possible Funding Sources

for Remaining Project Budget 11

6.10. Delegation of Authority - Semi-Annual Report

(July to December 2011) 11

6.11. Ownership of Existing Accessible Taxi Licences 11

6.12. Bylaw 16306 - Vehicle for Hire Bylaw 14700 Amendment

No. 13 - Implementation Process to Govern the

Taxi Industry 12

7. PRIVATE REPORTS 13

7.1. Civic Agency Recruitment - Short Listing -

Greater Edmonton Foundation and Residential

Tenancy Advisory Committee - Verbal Report 13

7.2. Land Acquisition 13

7.2. Land Acquisition 14

8. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

NOTICE 14

9. ADJOURNMENT 14

Carried

See Minutes

None

Carried

Action

Carried

Action

Deleted

Carried

Action

Carried

None

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1.

Call to Order

Mayor S. Mandel called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.

1.2.

Adoption of Agenda

Moved T. Caterina:

That the March 7, 2012, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Additions:

5. Status Report/Agenda Review Committee Postponements - Revised Report

6.11 Ownership of Existing Accessible Taxi Licences

6.12 Bylaw 16306 - Vehicle for Hire Bylaw Amendment No. 13 - Implementation Process to Govern the Taxi Industry

Deletion:

6.4 Rossdale Lands Redevelopment - Breakdown of Costs

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

1.3.

Adoption of Minutes

Moved D. Loken:

That the February 22, 2012, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

1.4.

Protocol Items

Norwood School (S. Mandel)

Mayor S. Mandel, on behalf of Executive Committee, welcomed the Grade 3 students from Norwood School, their teachers D. Hoyle and S. Kurie, and Chair of the School Board, D. Colburn.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1.

Select Items for Debate

The following items were selected for debate: 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 6.9, 6.11, 6.12 and 7.1.

2.2.

Requests to Speak

Moved B. Anderson:

That Executive Committee hear from the following speakers, in panels when appropriate:

6.1 Highlevel Bridge Waterfall

· P. Lewis

· P. H. Walker

6.3 Quarterly Update of the Redevelopment of City Centre Airport

· D. Wall, Canadian Helicopters Limited

· B. MacKay, Canadian Helicopters Limited

6.6 Edmonton Stories

· M. Duff, Design Group Staffing Inc.

6.11 Ownership of Existing Accessible Taxi Licences

· B. Manhas, United Cab Association

· J. Yurkovich, Miller Thompson LLP

· P. Strong, Greater Edmonton Taxi Service Inc.

6.12 Bylaw 16306 - Vehicle for Hire Bylaw Amendment No. 13 - Implementation Process to Govern the Taxi Industry

· B. Manhas, United Cab Association

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

2.3.

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

Requests for items to be dealt with at a specific time were not approved.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

3.1.

Support to Les Choralies (B. Henderson)

At the January 25, 2012, Executive Committee meeting, I made an Inquiry about potential support to the Les Choralies Internationales July 2012 event that will be held in Edmonton. I have received information that Administration will be providing support to this important cultural event. I therefore instruct that the Inquiry be abandoned.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

REPORTS

6.1.

Highlevel Bridge Waterfall

R. Moyles, Office of the City Manager, made a presentation.

P. Lewis; and P. H. Walker, made presentations. P. Lewis answered the Committee's questions.

R. Moyles, Office of the City Manager; S. Ancel, EPCOR; M. Yamada, AECOM Engineering; J. Mahon, Edmonton Arts Council; S. Farbrother, City Manager; and L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. Mandel:

Implications of Maintaining the Great Divide Waterfall

That Administration, working with EPCOR, consult with representatives from the Government of Canada (Environment Canada) regarding the implications of maintaining the Great Divide Waterfall, and return to Executive Committee with a report outlining the results of the consultation.

City Manager

Due Date: Jun. 13, 2012

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

6.2.

Zoning Bylaw Residential Use and Density Modifications

Moved T. Caterina:

That Executive Committee hear from R. Dauk, Rohit Group.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Loken

Absent:

B. Anderson

R. Dauk, Rohit Group, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

S. Mackie, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

Zoning Bylaw Amendments to Achieve Density Targets and Address Other Issues

That the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCP104, be referred back to Administration to:

1. Return to Executive Committee with the proposed Zoning Bylaw 12800 amendments that help achieve density targets for area structure plans, neighbourhood structure plans and the Capital Region Plan, as outlined in the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCP104.

2. To further review, and bring to Executive Committee, additional draft amendments to the RF6 (Medium Density Multiple Family) and RA9 (High Rise Apartment) Zones in Zoning Bylaw 12800, that would update these underutilized zones, include information regarding requirements for parking for religious assemblies, and include draft amendments that address the following issues:

a reduction/greater flexibility of RA5 zoning
accommodation for the adult bungalow form.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Sep. 5. 2012

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

6.3.

Quarterly Update of the Redevelopment of City Centre Airport

P. Sande, Sustainable Development, made a presentation.

D. Wall and B. MacKay, Canadian Helicopters Limited, made presentations. D. Wall, Canadian Helicopters Limited, answered the Committee's questions. Copies of a document provided by D. Wall were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

The Committee met in private at 1:30 p.m., pursuant to sections 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Committee met in public at 2:10 p.m.

Moved T. Caterina:

Consultation with the Canadian Helicopters Limited and Quarterly Update on the Redevelopment of the City Centre Airport

That the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO641, be referred to Administration to consult with Canadian Helicopters Limited, and return to Executive Committee with a report, along with the Quarterly Update, outlining the results of the consultation.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Mar. 21, 2012

(The report returned, and was dealt with, at the March 14, 2012, City Council meeting – Item 9.7)

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

6.4.

Rossdale Lands Redevelopment - Breakdown of Costs

This item was deleted from the agenda (see item 1.2).

6.5.

Natural Areas Advisory Committee 2011 Annual Report

Moved T. Caterina:

That the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SPE105, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

6.6.

Edmonton Stories

R. Moyles, Office of the City Manager, made a presentation.

M. Duff, Design Group Staffing Inc., made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

R. Moyles, Office of the City Manager; K. Cromwell, Parcom Marketing; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

That the March 7, 2012, Office of the City Manager report 2012CMC001, be received for information.

City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, D. Loken

Absent:

B. Henderson

6.7.

Quality Management Plan

Moved T. Caterina:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That the City of Edmonton Quality Management Plan, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCP106, be approved.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

6.8.

Professional Service Agreement Amendment - Increase Value of Engineering Consultant Services for the Oxford Residential Development

Moved T. Caterina:

That the increase to the Professional Service Agreement with IBI Group from $1.5 million to $1.8 million, as outlined in the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO346, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

6.9.

Telus World of Science - Possible Funding Sources for Remaining Project Budget

L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and R. Smyth, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. Mandel:

Telus World of Science Project - Long Term Financial Implications

That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee outlining the long term financial implications for the Telus World of Science Project.

Financial Svcs.

Due Date: Jun. 13, 2012

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, D. Loken

Absent:

B. Henderson

6.10.

Delegation of Authority - Semi-Annual Report (July to December 2011)

Moved T. Caterina:

That the March 7, 2012, Office of the City Manager report 2012CMO001 be received for information.

City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

6.11.

Ownership of Existing Accessible Taxi Licences

Moved B. Anderson:

That Executive Committee hear from the following additional speakers:

· G. Beatty, 24-7 Taxi Line

· G. Peychoff

· M. Punia, United Cab Association

· J. Deol

· W. Skene, Teamsters Union Local 987

· G. Terefe

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, D. Loken

Absent:

B. Henderson

B. Manhas, United Cab Association; J. Yurkovich, Miller Thomson LLP; G. Beatty, 24-7 Taxi Line; G. Peychoff; M. Punia, United Cab Association; P. Strong, Greater Edmonton Taxi Service Inc.; J. Deol; W. Skene, Teamsters Union Local 987; and G. Terefe, made presentations.

J. Yurkovich, Miller Thomson LLP; P. Strong, Greater Edmonton Taxi Service Inc.; G. Beatty, 24-7 Taxi Line; G.Terefe; and B. Manhas, United Cab Association, answered the Committee's questions.

S. McAnsh, Corporate Services (Law); and G. Dziwenka and S. Mackie, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

That the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCP015, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, D. Loken

Absent:

B. Henderson

6.12.

Bylaw 16306 - Vehicle for Hire Bylaw 14700 Amendment No. 13 - Implementation Process to Govern the Taxi Industry

Moved T. Caterina:

That Executive Committee hear from the following additional speakers:

· C. Leahy, Vehicle for Hire Commission

· M. Punia, United Cab Association

· J. Deol

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, D. Loken

Absent:

B. Henderson

B. Manhas, United Cab Association; G. Leahy, Vehicle for Hire Commission; M. Punia, United Cab Association; and J. Deol, made presentations.

Moved T. Caterina:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 16306 be given the appropriate readings.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, D. Loken

Absent:

B. Henderson

PRIVATE REPORTS

7.1.

Civic Agency Recruitment - Short Listing - Greater Edmonton Foundation and Residential Tenancy Advisory Committee - Verbal Report

The Committee met in private at 5:26 p.m., pursuant to sections 17, 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Committee met in public at 5:30 p.m.

7.2.

Land Acquisition

Moved T. Caterina:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Administration negotiate the acquisition of land as outlined in Attachment 2 of the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO721 and the deferral of payment to 2015.

2. That the proceeds from the sale of surplus school land located in other neighbourhoods be approved as a funding source for this purchase.

3. That the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO721, remain private pursuant to section 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

7.3.

Land Acquisition

Moved T. Caterina:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Administration negotiate the acquisition of land as outlined in Attachment 2 of the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO918.

2. That the proceeds from the sale of surplus school land located in other neighbourhoods, be approved as a funding source for this purchase.

3. That the March 7, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO918, remain private pursuant to section 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

In Favour:

Carried

S. Mandel, T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson, D. Loken

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

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

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 5:31 p.m.

______________________ ______________________

Chair City Clerk