Minutes for Community Services Committee June 28, 1999 Meeting

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Community Services Committee

Meeting Minutes1

June 28, 1999

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES

Monday, June 28, 1999

MEMBERS:
R. Rosenberger, Chair / R. Rosenberger
A. Bolstad, Vice-Chair / A. Bolstad
B. Mason / B. Mason
J. Taylor / J. Taylor

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:

Councillor B. Anderson*
Councillor W. Kinsella*
Councillor M. Phair*
B.E. Thom, Q.C., City Manager*
D.H. Edey, City Clerk.

*Attended part of the meeting.

A.1.CALL TO ORDER

Councillor R. Rosenberger called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

Councillor B. Mason was absent.

Councillor M. Phair was in attendance.

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOVED J. Taylor:

That the Community Services Committee Agenda for the June 28, 1999 meeting be adopted with the deletion of the following items:

D.4.STATUTORY HEARINGS AND APPEALS

D.4.b.Appeal by Leon Marciak – Property Located at 12202 Fort Road.

D.4.c.Appeal by Geoff John-West on Property Located at 9304 – 109 Avenue.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

ABSENT:B. Mason.

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOVED J. Taylor:

That Minutes of the June 14, 1999 Community Services Committee Meeting be adopted.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

ABSENT:B. Mason.

Councillor B. Mason entered the meeting.

B.2.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

MOVED J. Taylor:

That items D.2.a., D.2.b., D.2.c., D.2.d., D.2.e., F.1.a., F.1.b., H.1.a.C, H.1.b., H.1.c., H.1.d., H.1.f. and H.1.g. be exempted for debate; and

D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a.Elder Abuse

That the revised due date of Sept 20, 1999 be approved. / Community Srvcs.
Due: Sept 20, 1999

F.1.COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

F.1.c.CEdmonton Art Gallery, “Keeping the Doors Open,” 1999 Community Investment Grant.

That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the second installment of the Edmonton Art Gallery’s 1999 Community Investment Grant in the amount of $77,849.00 be approved.

F.1.d.Agreement with the Valley Zoo Development Society at the Valley Zoo until 2003.

That approval be given to enter into a five year agreement with the Valley Zoo Development Society for fundraising at the Valley Zoo. The terms and conditions to be as per Attachment 1 of the June 10, 1999 Community Services Department report.
That the agreement be acceptable in form to the Corporate Services Department (Law Branch) and in content to the General Manager of the Community Services Department. / Community Svcs.
Corporate Svcs.

F.2.EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT

F.2.a.Year 2000 - May and June 1999 Update.

That the June 15, 1999 Emergency Response Department report be received for information. / Emergency Response

F.2.bYear 2000 - May 1999 Update.

That the May 10, 1999 Emergency Response Department report be received for information. / Emergency Response

H.OTHER REPORTS

H.1.e.Lease of Commercial Space for Oliver Beat Office.

That approval be given to a lease between Edmonton Police Service, as Tenant, and Laurentian Bank of Canada, as Landlord, for space located at 10830 Jasper Avenue, (commonly known as the "Professional Building"), based on the Essential Terms and Conditions as per Attachment 1 of the May 28, 1999 Asset Management & Public Works/Edmonton Police Service report / Asset Mgmt. & Public Works
Police Service

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.c.Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board Bylaw (J. Taylor).

D.2.d.Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board Bylaw (J. Taylor).

D.2.e.Youth Options Program (A. Bolstad).

H.OTHER REPORTS

H.1.b.Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board: 1998 Annual Report.

H.1.c.Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board: First Quarter 1999 Report.

H.1.d.Recommendation from the Names Advisory Committee.

MOVED B. Mason:

That items D.2.c., D.2.d., D.2.e., H.1.b., H.1.c. and H.1.d. be postponed to the July 12, 1999 Community Services Committee meeting. / CS Committee
Due: July 12, 1999

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

Councillor B. Anderson entered the meeting.

B.3.DECISION TO HEAR AND TIME SPECIFICS

MOVED J. Taylor:

That the Community Services Committee hear from the following delegations on item H.1.a.C – Final Report: Dating and Escort Services Task Force (DESTF):

Donna Parnell

Marie Neigel

Geraldine McDougall

Stephanie Greif

Katherine Olsen

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.e.Youth Options Program (A. Bolstad).

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MOVED A. Bolstad:

That this item be made debatable to allow action motions to be made in response to the content of the report.
That Guy J. L’Hereux, Canadian Male Survivors of Child Abuse Resource Centre be heard. / CS Committee
Due: July 12, 1999

(Sec. 54(3), B.L. 9999, as amended)

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.1.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.1.a.Downtown Health, Fitness and Recreation Development (J. Taylor).

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“The Y.M.C.A. has recently met with individual members of Council, with a proposal for a significant downtown health, fitness and recreation development to serve Edmontonians, and has indicated a desire for the City to assist in this becoming a reality.
In April, when City Council dealt with the “Outdoor Pool and Water Amenities Plan”, Council agreed:
‘That the Community Services Department be directed to prepare a conceptual design for an indoor-outdoor aquatic facility north of the City core, and pursue further partnership opportunities with Edmonton Northlands and 2001 Games.’
At that time the Community Services Department indicated that the Y.M.C.A. was proposing to expand its services in the City centre, and would likely be interested in a partnership with the City.
I would request the Community Services Department to:
Provide an overview of the proposal by the Y.M.C.A. to the August 23, 1999 meeting of the Community Services Committee; and
Provide an information report to the Committee at that meeting evaluating the proposal in the context of Council’s direction, addressing, among other things:
How the proposal fits with or complements a new “indoor-outdoor aquatic facility” as presented in April; and
Options as to how the City might proceed with this proposal.” / Community Svcs.
Due: August 23, 1999

D.4.STATUTORY HEARINGS AND APPEALS

D.4.a.City Taxi License Plate Appeal – Bill Casavant.

P. Fearon, Edmonton Police Service (Bylaw); E. Robinson, Chair, Edmonton Taxi Commission; and B. Casavant made presentations and answered the Committee’s questions.

D.H. Edey, City Clerk, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED B. Mason:

That the decision by the Edmonton Taxi Cab Commission denying Mr. Bill Casavant’s request to have taxi plates 0468, 0469, 0471, 1225, and 1385 reissued for his use be upheld. / Police Service
Taxi Cab Commission

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

OPPOSED:A. Bolstad.

D.4.d.Appeal by Marshall Young on Property Located at 10671 – 65 Street.

D. Aitken, Edmonton Police Service (Bylaw) made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

The appellant was not in attendance.

MOVED J. Taylor:

That the Direction be upheld. / Police Service

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

D.4.e.Appeal by Louie Bok on Property Located at 11723 – 80 Street.

D. Aitken, Edmonton Police Service (Bylaw) made a presentation.

The appellant was not in attendance.

MOVED J. Taylor:

That the Direction be upheld. / D.4.e. cont’d.
Police Service

carried

FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.3.EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE

F.3.a.Review of Bylaw 10406, The Nuisance Bylaw.

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MOVED B. Mason:

That the Administration conduct a review of the effectiveness of Bylaw 10406 in ensuring that problem properties are adequately dealt with. / Police Service
Due: August 23, 1999

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

Items D.2.a., D.2.b., F.1.a. and F.1.b. were dealt with together.

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

MOVED J. Taylor:

D.2.a.Provincial Funds for Social Housing (B. Anderson).

That the April 21, 1999 Community Services Department report be received for information. / Community Svcs.

D.2.b.Homelessness in Edmonton Task Force Report (B. Smith).

That the June 3, 1999 Community Services Department report be received for information. / Community Svcs.

F.1.COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

F.1.a.The City’s Involvement in Social Housing.

That the June 2, 1999 Community Services Department report be received for information. / Community Svcs.

F.1.b.Consolidation of Social Housing Management Agencies.

That the June 7, 1999 Community Services Department report be received for information. / Community Svcs.

carried

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

F.1.e.City of Edmonton Recommended Action from the Edmonton Task Force Report on Homelessness.

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MOVED J. Taylor:

That the Community Services Department recommend the actions to be taken by the City on:

a)The costs of maintaining the additional 56 shelter beds for the homeless in the winter of 1999-2000;

b)The annualized cost of maintaining the 56 shelter beds;

c)The average amount of the “forgiveness” of Provincial Social Housing Debt Restructuring ($1.3 million in 1998) over the next thirty years;

d)The potential implications of the Edmonton Joint Planning Committee on Housing (EJCOH) assuming the tasks of implementing the recommendations outlined in the Homelessness Task Force Report.

J. Tustian, General Manager, Community Services Department; D. Kreuzer and K. Barnhart, Community Services Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Councillor W. Kinsella entered the meeting.

AMENDMENT MOVED B. Mason:

That a part e) be added, as follows:

e)How the funds can be allocated from the “forgiveness” of Provincial Social Housing Debt Restructuring and be directed to social housing and homelessness issues in the year 2000 and subsequent budgets.

J. Tustian, General Manager, Community Services Department; D. Kreuzer, Community Services Department; and Councillor J. Taylor answered the Committee’s questions.

CARRIED

FOR THE AMENDMENT: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

AMENDMENT MOVED A. Bolstad:

That a part f) be added, as follows:

f)That the report include an assessment of the need for emergency overnight accommodation in Edmonton.

CARRIED

FOR THE AMENDMENT: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, J. Taylor.

OPPOSED:R. Rosenberger.

MOTION ON ITEM F.1.e. AS AMENDED put:

That the Community Services Department recommend the actions to be taken by the City on:
a)The costs of maintaining the additional 56 shelter beds for the homeless in the winter of 1999-2000;
b)The annualized cost of maintaining the 56 shelter beds;
c)The average amount of the “forgiveness” of Provincial Social Housing Debt Restructuring ($1.3 million in 1998) over the next thirty years;
d)The potential implications of the Edmonton Joint Planning Committee on Housing (EJCOH) assuming the tasks of implementing the recommendations outlined in the Homelessness Task Force Report.
e)How the funds can be allocated from the “forgiveness” of Provincial Social Housing Debt Restructuring and be directed to social housing and homelessness issues in the year 2000 and subsequent budgets.
f)That the report include an assessment of the need for emergency overnight accommodation in Edmonton. / Community Svcs.
Due: August 23, 1999

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION

AS AMENDED: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

F.1.f.C“A Call to Action – Homelessness in Edmonton” Report.

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MOVED B. Mason:

That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the report entitled “A Call to Action – Homelessness in Edmonton” and the recommendations contained therein be endorsed.

MOVED A. Bolstad:

That the motion be postponed to the July 12, 1999 Community Services Committee meeting.

LOST

FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad.

OPPOSED:B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

MOTION OF COUNCILLOR MASON put:

That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the report entitled “A Call to Action – Homelessness in Edmonton” and the recommendations contained therein be endorsed.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

OPPOSED:A. Bolstad.

H.OTHER REPORTS

H.1.h.July 12, 1999 Community Services Committee Meeting.

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MOVED J. Taylor:

That the July 12, 1999 Community Services Committee meeting:
a)commence at 9:00 a.m.; and
b)continue, if necessary, on Wednesday, July 14, 1999 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber. / CS Committee
Due: July 12, 1999

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

H.1.a.CFinal Report: Dating and Escort Services Task Force (DESTF).

MOVED J. Taylor:

That the June 14, 1999 Dating and Escort Services Task Force report be postponed to the July 12, 1999 Community Services Committee meeting at 10:00 a.m. / CS Committee
Due: July 12, 1999

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

H.1.f.CEdmonton Arts Council – 1999 Festival SEED Community Investment.

J. Mahon and L. Stalker, Edmonton Arts Council, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J. Taylor:

That the Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the 1999 Festival SEED Community Investment Grant Recommendations as outlined in Attachment 1 (of the June 15, 1999 Edmonton Arts Council report) be approved.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

H.1.g.City of Edmonton Youth Council 1998/1999 Annual Report.

N. Mohabir and T. Mah, City of Edmonton Youth Council, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J. Taylor:

That Orders of the Day be extended to complete this item.

D.H. Edey, City Clerk, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED J. Taylor:

That the 1998/1999 Annual Report for the City of Edmonton Youth Council be received for information. / Youth Council

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:A. Bolstad, B. Mason, R. Rosenberger, J. Taylor.

N.NOTICES OF MOTION

Councillor R. Rosenberger asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

(Sec. 100. B.L. 9999, as amended)

O.ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

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CHAIRCITY CLERK

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

INDEX TO MINUTES

A.1.CALL TO ORDER......

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA......

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES......

B.2. EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS......

B.3.DECISION TO HEAR AND TIME SPECIFICS......

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.1.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.1.a. Downtown Health, Fitness and Recreation Development (J. Taylor)......

D.2.REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.2.a. Provincial Funds for Social Housing (B. Anderson)......

D.2.b. Homelessness in Edmonton Task Force Report (B. Smith)......

D.2.c. Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board Bylaw (J. Taylor)......

D.2.d. Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board Bylaw (J. Taylor)......

D.2.e. Youth Options Program (A. Bolstad)......

D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.3.a.Elder Abuse......

D.4.STATUTORY HEARINGS AND APPEALS

D.4.a. City Taxi License Plate Appeal – Bill Casavant......

D.4.b. Appeal by Leon Marciak – Property Located at 12202 Fort Road......

D.4.c. Appeal by Geoff John-West on Property Located at 9304 – 109 Avenue......

D.4.d. Appeal by Marshall Young on Property Located at 10671 – 65 Street......

D.4.e. Appeal by Louie Bok on Property Located at 11723 – 80 Street......

F.REPORTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MATTERS

F.1.COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

F.1.a. The City’s Involvement in Social Housing......

F.1.b. Consolidation of Social Housing Management Agencies......

F.1.c.C Edmonton Art Gallery, “Keeping the Doors Open,” 1999 Community Investment Grant......

F.1.d. Agreement with the Valley Zoo Development Society at the Valley Zoo until 2003......

F.1.e. City of Edmonton Recommended Action from the Edmonton Task Force Report on
Homelessness...... 9

F.1.f. “A Call to Action – Homelessness in Edmonton” Report......

F.2.EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPARTMENT

F.2.a. Year 2000 - May and June 1999 Update......

F.2.b Year 2000 - May 1999 Update......

F.3.EDMONTON POLICE SERVICE

F.3.a. Review of Bylaw 10406, The Nuisance Bylaw......

H.OTHER REPORTS

H.1.a.C Final Report: Dating and Escort Services Task Force (DESTF)......

H.1.b. Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board: 1998 Annual Report......

H.1.c. Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board: First Quarter 1999 Report......

H.1.d. Recommendation from the Names Advisory Committee......

H.1.e. Lease of Commercial Space for Oliver Beat Office......

H.1.f.C Edmonton Arts Council – 1999 Festival SEED Community Investment......

H.1.g. City of Edmonton Youth Council 1998/1999 Annual Report......

H.1.h. July 12, 1999 Community Services Committee Meeting......

N.NOTICES OF MOTION......

O.ADJOURNMENT......

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