COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


April 16, 2013  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, D. Loken, K. Leibovici

S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk

L. Long, 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                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING -    3

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               3

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              3

6.1        Options to Deal with Nuisance Dogs                                             4

6.2        Planning, Managing, Coordinating and Policing

             Large Events                                                                                         4

6.3        Civic Precinct Master Plan                                                                5

6.4        Coronation Community Recreation Centre

             Sponsorship Concept Approval                                                      5

6.5        Status Update on the Development of an

             Implementation Plan for the WinterCity Strategy                        6

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                6

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           6

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   6

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  6

 

 

 

 

Carried

Carried

None

 

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See Minutes

See Minutes

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None

None

 

Action

 

Carried

Action

 

Carried

 

Carried

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None

 

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DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Councillor J. Batty called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved T. Caterina:

 

 

 

That the April 16, 2013, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Iveson

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the April 3, 2013, Community Services Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

D. Iveson

 

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, 6.4 and 6.5.

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

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

6.3 Civic Precinct Master Plan

  • O. Trencevski, Edmonton City Centre, Oxford Properties Group
  • D. Young, Downtown Farmers' Market Association
  • S. Switzer, The Works, Street Performers and Taste of Edmonton
  • A. Petrov, Winspear Centre

6.5  Status Update on the Development of an Implementation Plan for the WinterCity Strategy

  • D. Dodge, The WinterCity Advisory Council

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the following items be made time specific:

1st item of Business  

6.5  Status Update on the Development of an Implementation Plan for the WinterCity Strategy

10 a.m.  6.3  Civic Precinct Master Plan

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE

5.

STATUS REPORT - NONE

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Options to Deal with Nuisance Dogs

 

 

 

J. Simmons, Community Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.  D. Aitken, Community Services; N. Jacobsen, Corporate Services (Law), answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

Bylaw 13145, Animal Licensing and Control Bylaw Amendments

That Administration provide a report to Committee with amendments to Bylaw 13145, Animal Licensing and Control Bylaw, including any consequential amendments to other bylaws, to:

1.    Create a new "Nuisance Dog" licence with an increased licence fee.

2.    Increase existing fines for subsequent offences.

3.    Provide for an appeal of the decision to impose conditions on a Nuisance Dog licence.

4.    Grant the City Manager the ability to impose conditions on a Nuisance Dog licence, such as secured enclosures, restrictions on how the dog is kept, and other reasonable conditions.

5.    Address any other related enforcement issues in the current bylaw.

Community Svcs.

 

Due Date:  Jul. 9, 2013

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

 

6.2

Planning, Managing, Coordinating and Policing Large Events

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the April 16, 2013, Community Services report 2013CSP001, be received for information.

Community Svcs.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

 

6.3

Civic Precinct Master Plan

 

 

 

P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, made a presentation.

O. Trencevski, Edmonton City Centre, Oxford Properties Group; S. Switzer, the Works, Street Performers and Taste of Edmonton;  D. Young, Downtown Farmers' Market Association; A. Petrov, Winspear Centre; made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

V. Hoy, Architect, Gehl Architects; B. Latte, Transportation Services; L. Brenneis, Community Services; P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

  1. That the April 16, 2013, Community Services report 2013CSS010, be referred back to Administration to work with stakeholder groups and return to Committee with a report providing information on activating and animating the civic precinct, including the festival use of space and address use along 102A Avenue roadway, including the LRT access and more detail on phasing and implementation.
  2. That City Council direct Administration to develop an unfunded Capital Project Profile for Council’s consideration during the fall Supplementary Capital Budget Adjustment to support detailed design for 102A Avenue, 99 Street and the integration of the LRT transfer station to the civic precinct.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

 

6.4

Coronation Community Recreation Centre Sponsorship Concept Approval

 

 

 

R. Smyth, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions. 

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That concept approval be given for Administration to work with the Argyll Velodrome Association and Edmonton Triathlon Academy to seek facility naming sponsors in support of the Coronation Community Recreation Centre, as outlined in the April 16, 2013, Community Services report 2013CSP009, and subject to the conditions outlined in the Facility Name Sale Policy C477A.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

 

6.5

Status Update on the Development of an Implementation Plan for the WinterCity Strategy

 

 

 

L. Brenneis, Community Services, made a presentation.

D. Dodge, The WinterCity Advisory Council, made a presentation.

L. Brenneis and S. Holdsworth, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved B. Henderson:

 

 

 

That the April 16, 2013, Community Services report 2013CSS013, be received for information.

Community Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

J. Batty, T. Caterina, B. Henderson, D. Iveson

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES - NONE

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS - NONE

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

Councillor J. Batty asked whether there were any Notices of Motion.  There were none.

 

 

 

 

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The Committee adjourned at 12:01 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk