EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


April 2, 2013  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

A. Sohi, B. Anderson, *B. Henderson, D. Iveson, E. Gibbons, T. Caterina
S. Farbrother, City Manager
L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk
N. Rajan, Office of the City Clerk

*Participated by telephone

 

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             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.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               4

5.1        Encroachment Agreement Fee Review - Possible

             Solutions                                                                                                4

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              4

6.1        Costs and Additional Information Regarding

             Renaming South Campus LRT Station                                         4

6.2        Brownfield Grant Program - Policy C571 -

             Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment Support

             Policy                                                                                                      5

6.3        Sale of Three Multi-family Residential Lots -

             Oliver                                                                                                       5

6.4        Notice of Intention to Designate - Kelly Ramsey

             Building as a Municipal Historic Resource                                   5

6.5        Employment Opportunities for People with

             Intellectual Disabilities - Invitation to

             Stakeholders/Agencies                                                                      6

6.6        Bylaw 16311 - A Bylaw to replace Bylaw 15307, the

             Election Bylaw                                                                                      6

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                7

7.1        Road Widening on 50 Street Between Ellerslie and

             Anthony Henday - Service Agreement and

             Implication Questions (A. Sohi)                                                        7

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           7

8.1        Property Purchase Feasibility                                                          7

8.2        Civic Agency Recruitment Update                                                  8

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   8

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  8

 

 

 

 

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Referred

 

 

Carried

 

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Action

 

Carried

 

 

 

Postponed

 

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None

 

 

 

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 9:30 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That the April 2, 2013, Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That the March 11, 2013, Executive Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

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, 6.3, 6.5, 7.1 and 8.2

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

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

6.5  Employment Opportunities for People with Intellectual Disabilities - Invitation to Stakeholders/Agencies

·         W. McDonald, Alberta Association for Community Living

·         K. Marsh, On Site Placement

·         C. Thomson, Excel Society

·         J. Garland, EmployAbilities

·         R. Burwash, Gateway Association

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

L. Sloan

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That the following item be the first item of business:

6.5       Employment Opportunities for People with
            Intellectual Disabilities – Invitation to
            Stakeholders/Agencies

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

L. Sloan

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING – NONE

5.

STATUS REPORT

5.1

Encroachment Agreement Fee Review - Possible Solutions

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 29, 2013, be approved.

 

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Apr. 29, 2013

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Costs and Additional Information Regarding Renaming South Campus LRT Station

 

 

 

K. Koropeski, Transportation Services; S. Farbrother, City Manager; and L. Sahli, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved K. Leibovici:

 

 

 

That the April 2, 2013, Transportation Services report 2013TS1246, be referred to the April 10, 2013, City Council meeting, to be considered with the 2013 Operating Budget Update report.

 

Transportation Svcs.

Due Date: City Council   Apr. 10, 2013

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

S. Mandel

 

6.2

Brownfield Grant Program - Policy C571 - Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment Support Policy

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment Support Policy, Policy C571, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 2, 2013, Sustainable Development report 2013SPE102, be approved.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

6.3

Sale of Three Multi-family Residential Lots - Oliver

 

 

 

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

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That the sale of three lots in Oliver, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 2, 2013, Sustainable Development report 2013SCO673, be approved.

 

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

S. Mandel

 

6.4

Notice of Intention to Designate - Kelly Ramsey Building as a Municipal Historic Resource

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1.  That a Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 2, 2013, Sustainable Development report 2013SPE114, be served on the owner of the property of the Kelly Ramsey Building located at 10040/48 - 101A Avenue NW in accordance with Section 26 of the Historical Resources Act R.S.A. 2000.

2.  That funding up to $1,772,052.64 for this project be provided from the Heritage Reserve Fund.

3.  That the City Manager be appointed to implement matters arising from the issuance of the Notice of Intention to Designate a Municipal Historic Resource, including granting approval for alterations to the Kelly Ramsey Building, such approval to be in a form and content satisfactory to the City Manager.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

6.5

Employment Opportunities for People with Intellectual Disabilities - Invitation to Stakeholders/Agencies

 

 

 

J. MacPherson, Corporate Services, made a presentation.

W. McDonald, Alberta Association for Community Living;
K. Marsh, On Site Placement; C. Thomson, Excel Society; J. Garland, EmployAbilities; and R. Burwash, Gateway Association, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.  Copies of handouts provided by
W. McDonald and R. Burwash, were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy of each was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

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

 

 

Moved S. Mandel:

 

 

 

City of Edmonton Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Intellectual and other Disabilities

That Administration work with stakeholder organizations and provide a progress report to Executive Committee at the first meeting in January 2014, outlining:

·         a plan to expand current, and identify new, opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities and other disabilities

·         an update on the work done to date to expand such opportunities.

 

Corporate Svcs.

 

Due Date: Jan. 2014

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

 

6.6

Bylaw 16311 - A Bylaw to replace Bylaw 15307, the Election Bylaw

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 16311 be given the appropriate readings.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Road Widening on 50 Street Between Ellerslie and Anthony Henday - Service Agreement and Implication Questions
(A. Sohi)

 

 

Moved  K. Leibovici:

 

 

 

That the April 2, 2013, Sustainable Development report 2013SCP007, be postponed to the April 15, 2013, Executive Committee meeting.

 

Sustainable Dev.

Due Date: Apr. 15, 2013

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

S. Mandel

 

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS

8.1

Property Purchase Feasibility

 

 

Moved K. Krushell:

 

 

 

1.    That the April 2, 2013, Sustainable Development report 2013SCO031, be received for information.

2.    That the April 2, 2013, Sustainable Development report 2013SC0031 remain private pursuant to sections 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

S. Mandel, K. Krushell, K. Leibovici

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

8.2

Civic Agency Recruitment Update

 

 

 

The Committee met in private at 11:05 a.m. pursuant to sections 17, 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Committee met in public at 11:09 a.m.

 

 

Moved K. Diotte:

 

 

 

That Executive Committee recommend to City Council:

1.  That the citizen-at-large appointment recommendations, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 2, 2013, Executive Committee Report 4, be approved for appointment terms as shown.

2.  That Attachment 1 of the April 2, 2013, Executive Committee Report 4 remain private until approved by City Council, pursuant to sections 17, 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

K. Krushell, K. Diotte, K. Leibovici, L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

S. Mandel

 

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

Councillor K. Krushell asked whether there were any Notice of Motions.  There were none.

 

 

 

 

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:11 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk