COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
Wednesday, December 3, 2003
MEMBERS: / PRESENT:R. Hayter, Chair / R. Hayter
A. Bolstad, Vice-Chair / A. Bolstad
T. Cavanagh / T. Cavanagh
S. Mandel / S. Mandel
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
Councillor B. Anderson
Councillor J. Batty
Councillor E. Gibbons
Councillor L. Langley
Councillor K. Leibovici
Councillor J. Melnychuk
Councillor M. Phair
A. B. Maurer, City Manager
S. Thompson, Office of the City Clerk
A.1. CALL TO ORDER
Councillor R. Hayter called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.
Councillor E. Gibbons was in attendance.
A.2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
MOVED A. Bolstad:
That the December 3, 2003, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the addition of the following item:
F.1.g. C – Re-Allocation of Infrastructure Canada – Alberta Program (ICAP Funding)
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
A.3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That the October 23/November 13, 2003, Special Community Services Committee meeting minutes, and the November 17, 2003, Community Services Committee meeting minutes be adopted.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
B.2. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
That items D.2.a., D.2.b., F.1.a., F.1.b., F.1.c., F.1.d., F.1.f., F.1.g. C, F.2.b.,
F.4.a. C, and in-private items F.2.c. and F.4.b. be exempted for debate; and
D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS
D.3.a. Enhanced Graffiti Bylaw
That the revised due date of March 1, 2004, be approved. / Planning & Dev.Due: Mar. 1, 2004
D.3.b. Safety in River Valley Parks
That the revised due date of March 1, 2004, be approved. / Community Svcs.Due: Mar. 1, 2004
F. REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS
F.1. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
F.1.e. C Bylaw 13486 - The City Administration Bylaw Amendment No. 4 Ø
That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
That Bylaw 13486 receive the appropriate readings.
F.2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT
F.2.a. Emergency Response Department – Linen Rental and Laundry Service Contract Ø
1. That approval be given to enter into a seven-year, sole source contract with K-BRO Linen Systems, Inc. for the supply and laundering of linen for the City of Edmonton Emergency Response Department, as described in the November 7, 2003, Emergency Response Department report.2. That the contract with K-BRO Linen Systems, Inc. be for a period of seven years for an amount not to exceed $1,680,000 (including GST). / Emergency Response
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
Councillor K. Leibovici entered the meeting.
B.3. DECISION TO HEAR AND TIME SPECIFICS
MOVED A. Bolstad:
That Community Services Committee hear from the following delegations:
F.1.f. New YMCA Building in Downtown Core and City Needs
1. H. Pothier, YMCA Board Member
2. E. Gibson, Resource Development Manager, Bissell Centre
3. N. Chymko and M. Matthews, Castledowns Recreation Society
4. W. Wetterberg, YMCA Board Member and Community Engagement Committee Chair
5. R. Coulombe, Vice-President, Relationship Development, YMCA
6. W. Champion, President, Central McDougall Community League
7. A. Gee, President, Downtown Edmonton Community Association
8. R. Desmarais, World Health Club
9. B. Gillard, Club Fit
10. D. Hardy, Club Fit
F.1.g. C Re- allocation of Infrastructure Canada-Alberta Program (ICAP Funding)
- S. Rolingher, Chair, River Valley Alliance.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter.
ABSENT: S. Mandel.
F. REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS
F.1. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
F.1.f. New YMCA Building in Downtown Core and City Needs Ø
MOVED A. Bolstad:
That the Community Services Committee adopt the following procedures for hearing from the speakers on item F.1.f.:
- Administration will make a presentation on the report.
- The Committee will then hear from individuals wishing to speak to the reports.
- Speakers will be grouped in panels of up to five presenters.
- Each speaker will have up to five minutes to make his or her presentation.
- After all speakers within a panel have spoken, Members of the Committe will have one round of questions of the group of presenters.
- Members of the Committee may then ask questions of Administration.
- The Committee will then deal with the report.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
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Councillor M. Phair entered the meeting.
D. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES
D.2. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES
D.2.a. Elm Trees (M. Phair) Ø
D.2.b. Derelict and Unsightly Commercial Buildings on Jasper Avenue
(M. Phair) Ø
MOVED T. Cavanagh
That items D.2.a. and D.2.b. be dealt with now.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
1. That the November 18, 2003, Community Services Department be postponed to the January 26, 2004, Community Services Committee meeting. [item D.2.a.]2. That the October 20, 2003, Planning and Development Department report be postponed to the January 26, 2004, Community Services Committee meeting. [item D.2.b.] / Community Svcs.
Due: Jan. 26. 2004
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
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F. REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS
F.1. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
F.1.f. New YMCA Building in Downtown Core and City Needs Ø
D. Kloster, General Manager, and L. Cochrane, Community Services Department, made a presentation.
Councillor J. Melnychuk entered the meeting.
R. Rosychuk, Corporate Services Department, made a presentation.
H. Pothier, YMCA E. Gibson, Bissell Centre; N. Chymko and M. Matthews, Castledowns Recretion Society; W. Wetterberg, YMCA; and R. Coulombe, YMCA, made presentations. Copies of a package provided by R. Coulombe were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
Councillors B. Anderson and L. Langley entered the meeting.
R. Coulombe, YMCA, answered the Committee’s questions.
Councillor J. Batty entered the meeting.
R. Coulombe, YMCA; N. Chymko and M. Matthews, Castledowns Recreation Society;
H. Pothier, YMCA; E. Gibson, Bissell Centre; and W. Wetterberg, YMCA, answered the Committee’s questions.
(continued on page 7)
F.1.g. C Re-allocation of Infrastructure Canada – Alberta Program (ICAP Funding) Ø
MOVED A. Bolstad:
That item F.1.g. C be dealt with immediately following the completion of item F.1.f.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
MOVED R. Hayter:
That the Committee recess for ten minutes.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
The Committee recessed at 11:10 a.m.
The Committee reconvened at 11:25 a.m.
Councillor T. Cavanagh was absent
Councillors K. Leibovici and J. Melnychuk were in attendance.
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F.1.f. New YMCA Building in Downtown Core and City Needs Ø
W. Champion,Central McDougall Community League; A. Gee, Downtown Edmonton Community Association; R. Desmarais, World Health Club; B. Gillard, Club Fit; and D. Hardy, Club Fit, made presentations and answered the Committee’s questions. Copies of the presentations of R. Desmarais, B. Gillard and D. Hardy were distributed to Members of the Committee and copies were filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
Councillor S. Mandel left the meeting.
Pursuant to Section 151(1) of Bylaw No. 12300, The Procedures and Committee Bylaw, Councillor B. Anderson was named as a Member of the Community Services Committee in order to maintain a quorum.
W. Champion, Central McDougall Community League, answered the Committee’s questions.
Orders of the Day were called.
The Committee recessed at 12:03 p.m.
The Committee reconvened at 1:35 p.m.
Councillor B. Anderson was in attendance.
There being a quorum from Members of the Committee, Councillor B. Anderson’s appointment ceased.
L. Cochrane, Community Services Department; and A. B. Maurer, City Manager, answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED A. Bolstad:
That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. That $4 million in tax levy funding be provided to the YMCA over a ten-year period beginning in 2005 as the City's contribution to the YMCA's ten-year capital development program subject to the determination of a site to Council’s satisfaction.
2. That Administration be directed to review site locations for the downtown fitness facility with the YMCA and negotiate agreements pertaining to public access and revenue sharing, and report back to Council in March 2004.
A. B. Maurer, City Manager, answered the Committee’s questions.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
F.1.g. C Re-allocation of Infrastructure Canada – Alberta Program (ICAP Funding) Ø
D. Kloster, General Manager, and L. Brenneis, Community Services Department, made a presentation. Copies of a map entitled “ICAP Phase 3 Project” were distributed to Members of the Committee and a copy was filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
Councillor K. Leibovici entered the meeting.
S. Rolingher, River Valley Alliance, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.
D. Kloster, General Manager, L. Brenneis and G. Barry, Community Services Department; and A. B. Maurer, City Manager, answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED A. Bolstad:
- That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
That the balance of the River Valley and Ravine Trails Phase 2 project Infrastructure Canada – Alberta Program (ICAP) funds in the amount of $1,962,000 be re-allocated to Options 1 of the ICAP Phase 3 project options identified in Attachment 1 of the November 28, 2003, Community Services Department report.
- That Administration prepare a report describing the City’s plans to extend the trail system to southwest Edmonton, and any other opportunities to extend the trail system in that area, and report back to the December 16, 2003, City Council meeting.
A. B. Maurer, City Manager; and D. Kloster, General Manager, Community Services Department, answered the Committee’s questions.
S. Rolingher, River Valley Alliance, answered the Committee’s questions.
AMENDMENT MOVED S. Mandel:
That a part 3 be added as follows:
- That Administration prepare a report on River Valley Capital Projects that are currently approved under the City’s Capital Program that could be exchanged, and then approved under Infrastructure Canada – Alberta Program, and report back to the December 16, 2003, City Council meeting.
A. B. Maurer, City Manager; and D. Kloster, General Manager, Community Services Department, answered the Committee’s questions.
CARRIED
FOR THE AMENDMENT: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
FOR THE MOTION, AS AMENDED, put:
- That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
That the balance of the River Valley and Ravine Trails Phase 2 project Infrastructure Canada – Alberta Program (ICAP) funds in the amount of $1,962,000 be re-allocated to Options 1 of the ICAP Phase 3 project options identified in Attachment 1 of the November 28, 2003, Community Services Department report.
2. That Administration prepare a report describing the City’s plans to extend the trail system to southwest Edmonton, and any other opportunities to extend the trail system in that area, and report back to the December 16, 2003, City Council meeting.3. That Administration prepare a report on River Valley Capital Projects that are currently approved under the City’s Capital Program that could be exchanged, and then approved under Infrastructure Canada – Alberta Program, and report back to the December 16, 2003, City Council meeting. / Community Svcs.
City Council
Due: Dec. 16, 2003
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION
AS AMENDED: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
F.1.a. Funding for the Pino Brothers Affordable Housing Ltd. under the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program Ø
F.1.b. Funding for the Capital Region Housing Corporation under the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program Ø
F.1.c. Funding for the Edmonton Women’s Shelter Ltd. under the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program Ø
F.1.d. Funding for the Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation under the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program Ø
MOVED S. Mandel:
That items F.1.a, F.1.b., F.1.c. and F.1.d. be dealt with together.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
J. D. Freeman, Community Services Department, answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED T. Cavanagh:
1. That an allocation of $156,000 from the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program to the Pino Brothers Affordable Housing Ltd. for the reconfiguration of its housing project, that includes 20 additional units for low-income households, be approved subject to the agency receiving additional funding from the Province’s Affordable Housing Partnerships Initiative. [item F.1.a.]2. That an allocation of $310,000 from the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program to the Capital Region Housing Corporation for its 103 Street Project for low-income households be approved, subject to the agency receiving funding from the Province’s Affordable Housing Partnerships Initiative. [item F.1.b.]
3. That an allocation of $76,270 from the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program to the Edmonton Women’s Shelter Ltd. for the renovation and expansion of the Belvedere Residence (WINI) be approved. [item F.1.c.]
4. That an allocation of $128,000 from the Low Income Housing Capital Assistance Program to the Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation for its 12-unit affordable housing apartment project for low-income individuals be approved, subject to the agency receiving funding from the Province’s Affordable Housing Partnerships Initiative.
[item F.1.d.] / Community Svcs.
F.1.a, F.1.b., F.1.c., and F.1.d. cont
Community Svcs.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter.
OPPOSED: S. Mandel.
F.2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT
F.2.b. Edmonton Police Service Stand-off with Escaped Prisoner Ø
D. Kloster, General Manager, Emergency Response Department; and A. B. Maurer, City Manager, answered the Committee’s questions.
MOVED A. Bolstad:
That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:
- That the City submit an invoice, in the sum of $1,644, to the Pesakastew Centre in Hobbema, Alberta, for costs incurred in the stand-off with the escaped prisoner.
- That the Mayor send a letter to the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada outlining:
a) why the action was taken;
b) the costs that the City of Edmonton had to absorb as a result of the stand-off with the escaped prisoner.
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, T. Cavanagh, R. Hayter, S. Mandel.
F.4. OTHER REPORTS
F.4.a. C Edmonton Arts Council – 2003 Arts Travel Community Investment Program Grant Recommendations Ø