EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

April 11, 2012 – River Valley Room

PRESENT

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

ABSENT

S. Mandel

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

D. Iveson, E. Gibbons, J. Batty, K. Leibovici
S. Farbrother, City Manager
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 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 4.1. Proposed Community Standards Bylaw Changes 4 5. STATUS REPORT/AGENDA REVIEW COMMITTEE POSTPONEMENTS 4 5.1. Future Budgets for Pay-As-You-Go Priority Capital Projects 4 5.2. Proactive Program for Industrial Upgrades 5 5.3. Machinery and Equipment Study - Status Update 6 6. REPORTS 6 6.1. Edmonton and Area Land Trust 2010 - 2011 Annual Report 6 6.2. Update on activity through the Office of Public Involvement 7 6.3. Request from the Metis Urban Housing Corporation for Penalty Forgiveness 7 6.4. Internal and External Costs to Deliver the City Wide Food and Agricultural Strategy 8 6.5. Land Use Options - Edmonton Energy and Technology Park 8 6.6. Bylaw 15663 - Cornerstones Housing Funding Authority Bylaw 9 6.7. Cornerstones II: Edmonton's Plan for Affordable Housing 2012-2016 - Implementation Program and Priority Investments Update 10 6.8. Sale of Mixed Use Multi-family Residential Land - Station Pointe 10 6.9. Sale of Multi-family Residential Land - Eaux Claires 10 6.10. Policy C556 Sustainable Purchasing Annual Update 11 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 11 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 11 9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 11 10. ADJOURNMENT 11	Carried Carried None See Minutes See Minutes See Minutes None Carried Carried Carried Carried Carried Action Action Carried Action Carried Action Carried Carried Carried None 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

4.1. Proposed Community Standards Bylaw Changes 4

5. STATUS REPORT/AGENDA REVIEW COMMITTEE

POSTPONEMENTS 4

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

Projects 4

5.2. Proactive Program for Industrial Upgrades 5

5.3. Machinery and Equipment Study - Status Update 6

6. REPORTS 6

6.1. Edmonton and Area Land Trust 2010 - 2011 Annual

Report 6

6.2. Update on activity through the Office of Public

Involvement 7

6.3. Request from the Metis Urban Housing Corporation

for Penalty Forgiveness 7

6.4. Internal and External Costs to Deliver the City

Wide Food and Agricultural Strategy 8

6.5. Land Use Options - Edmonton Energy and Technology

Park 8

6.6. Bylaw 15663 - Cornerstones Housing Funding

Authority Bylaw 9

6.7. Cornerstones II: Edmonton's Plan for Affordable

Housing 2012-2016 - Implementation Program and

Priority Investments Update 10

6.8. Sale of Mixed Use Multi-family Residential Land -

Station Pointe 10

6.9. Sale of Multi-family Residential Land - Eaux

Claires 10

6.10. Policy C556 Sustainable Purchasing Annual Update 11

7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 11

8. PRIVATE REPORTS 11

9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

NOTICE 11

10. ADJOURNMENT 11

Carried

None

See Minutes

None

Carried

Action

Carried

Action

Carried

Action

Carried

None

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

DECISION

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1.

Call to Order

Councillor T. Caterina called the meeting to order at
9:33 a.m.

1.2.

Adoption of Agenda

Moved D. Loken:

That the April 11, 2012, Executive Committee agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Additions:

6.7       Cornerstones II: Edmonton's Plan for Affordable
            Housing 2012-2016 - Implementation Program and
            Priority Investments Update

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

1.3.

Adoption of Minutes

Moved B. Henderson:

That the March 21, 2012, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

1.4.

Protocol Items

There were no protocol items.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1.

Select Items for Debate

L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

The following items were selected for debate: 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.7.

2.2.

Requests to Speak

L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

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

6.1 Edmonton and Area Land Trust 2010 - 2011 Annual Report

· P. Wight, Edmonton and Area Land Trust

· M. Reine, Edmonton and Area Land Trust (to answer questions only)

6.3 Request from the Metis Urban Housing
Corporation for Penalty Forgiveness

· B. Thompson, Metis Urban Housing Corporation

6.5 Land Use Options - Edmonton Energy and
Technology Park

· C. Bennett, Acreage Owners in the NE

· G. Roseboom

· I. Blower

· W. Newman

· I. Hope

· S. McCartan

6.7       Cornerstones II: Edmonton's Plan for Affordable
            Housing 2012-2016 - Implementation Program
            and Priority Investments Update

· T. Young

· K. Agopsowicz

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

2.3.

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

Moved B. Henderson:

That the following items be made time specific:

11:30 a.m. 6.5 Land Use Options - Edmonton Energy
and Technology Park

1:30 p.m.     6.7         Cornerstones II: Edmonton's Plan for
                                    Affordable Housing 2012-2016 -
                                    Implementation Program and priority
                                    Investments Update

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson

Absent:

S. Mandel, D. Loken

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING

4.1.

Proposed Community Standards Bylaw Changes

Due Date: ~~April 25, 2012~~

Revised Routing: April 23, 2012, Community Services Committee

STATUS REPORT/AGENDA REVIEW COMMITTEE POSTPONEMENTS

5.1.

Future Budgets for Pay-As-You-Go Priority Capital Projects

Moved B. Anderson:

That the revised due date of May 23, 2012, be approved.

Financial Svcs.

Due Date: May 23, 2012

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

5.2.

Proactive Program for Industrial Upgrades

K. Mamczasz, Sustainable Development, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

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

· J. Champigny, Winterburn Business Association

· T. Yaschyshyn, Igloo Building Supplies Group

· D. Martineau, Corrpro Canada Inc.

· B. Stuparyk, Corrpro Canada Inc.

· R. Abel, Ketek Industries Ltd.

· A. Shornstein, Schendel Mechanical Contracting Ltd.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

J. Champigny, Winterburn Business Association; T. Yaschyshyn, Igloo Building Supplies Group; D. Martineau, Corrpro Canada Inc.; B. Stuparyk, Corrpro Canada Inc.;
R. Abel, Ketek Industries Ltd.; and A. Shornstein, Schendel Mechanical Contracting Ltd., made presentations.

K. Mamczasz and W. Trocenko, Sustainable Development; and L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

That the revised due date of June 27, 2012, be approved.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Jun. 27, 2012

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

5.3.

Machinery and Equipment Study - Status Update

Moved B. Anderson:

That the revised due date of To Be Determined, be approved.

Financial Svcs.

Due Date: To Be Determined

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

REPORTS

6.1.

Edmonton and Area Land Trust 2010 - 2011 Annual Report

P. Wight, Edmonton and Area Land Trust, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

That the March 21, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SPE111, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

T. Caterina, B. Anderson, B. Henderson

Absent:

S. Mandel, D. Loken

6.2.

Update on activity through the Office of Public Involvement

R. Moyles, Office of the City Manager, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. A. Cook and F. Cavanaugh, University of Alberta; and L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

Centre for Public Involvement Annual Report

That Administration work with the Centre for Public Involvement to provide an annual report to Executive Committee.

City Manager

Due Date:
To Be Determined - Annually

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

Moved B. Henderson:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That the April 11, 2012, Office of City Manager report 2012CMC004, be received for information.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.3.

Request from the Metis Urban Housing Corporation for Penalty Forgiveness

B. Thompson, Metis Urban Housing Corporation, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

L. Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; R. Risling, Financial Services; W. Trocenko, Sustainable Development; and I. Johnson, Corporate Services (Law), answered the Committee's questions.

Moved T. Caterina:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That the taxpayer’s request for forgiveness of late payment penalties on various tax accounts, under the authority of section 347 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M-26, be denied.

2. That the Mayor write a letter to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation requesting that the late payment penalties on various tax accounts owed by the Metis Urban Housing Corporation, be paid by the Federal Government.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.4.

Internal and External Costs to Deliver the City Wide Food and Agricultural Strategy

P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

That the April 11, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SPE012, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.5.

Land Use Options - Edmonton Energy and Technology Park

K. Mamczasz, Sustainable Development, made a presentation.

C. Bennett, Acreage Owners in the NE; G. Roseboom;
I. Blower; W. Newman; I. Hope; and S. McCartan, made presentations. C. Bennett; G. Roseboom; S. McCartan;
I. Hope; and W. Newman, answered the Committee's questions.

K. Mamczasz and W. Trocenko, Sustainable Development; R. Risling, Financial Services; J. Johnson, Corporate Services (Law); S. Farbrother, City Manager; and L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

Potential Options for Purchase and Future Use of Seven Parcels of Land

That Administration provide a report to Executive Committee that outlines potential options for purchase and future use of the seven parcels identified in the April 11, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SHE008.

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Jul. 11, 2012

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.6.

Bylaw 15663 - Cornerstones Housing Funding Authority Bylaw

Moved B. Anderson:

That the April 11, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SHE011, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.7.

Cornerstones II: Edmonton's Plan for Affordable Housing 2012-2016 - Implementation Program and Priority Investments Update

B. Bjerke, Sustainable Development, made a presentation.

T. Young; and K. Agopsowicz made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

W. Trocenko, Sustainable Development; and S. Farbrother, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Mayor send a letter to the provincial Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs regarding funding for affordable housing.

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.8.

Sale of Mixed Use Multi-family Residential Land - Station Pointe

Moved B. Anderson:

That a contract for the sale of a lot in Station Pointe, in accordance with the price, terms, and conditions as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 11, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO150, be approved, and that the contract be, in form and content, acceptable to the City Manager.

Sustainable Dev.

City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.9.

Sale of Multi-family Residential Land - Eaux Claires

Moved B. Anderson:

That a contract for the sale of a lot in Eaux Claires, in accordance with the price, terms, and conditions as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 11, 2012, Sustainable Development report 2012SCO988, be approved, and that the contract be, in form and content, acceptable to the City Manager.

Sustainable Dev.

City Manager

In Favour:

Carried

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

Absent:

S. Mandel

6.10.