Minutes for Transportation and Public Works Committee November 22, 2005 Meeting

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Transportation and Public Works Committee

Meeting Minutes1 of 9

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TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

MEMBERS: / PRESENT:
E.Gibbons, Chair / E.Gibbons
J. Batty, Vice-Chair / J. Batty
T.Cavanagh / T.Cavanagh
L.Sloan / L.Sloan
S.Mandel / S.Mandel

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:

Councillor B.Anderson
Councillor K. Leibovici
Councillor M. Nickel
A.B.Maurer, City Manager

S.Labonne, Office of the City Clerk
A.Sinclair, Office of the City Clerk

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1.CALL TO ORDER

Councillor E.Gibbons called the meeting to order at9:30 a.m.

A.2.ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOVED J. Batty:

That the November 22, 2005, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting agenda be adopted, with the following changes:

G.1.i.Lease of Space – Planning and Development
(Addition)

G.3.c.Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater
(Inclusive of GST) as at October 31, 2005
(Replacement Report)

G.3.a.Transit Authority – Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board
(Replacement Page)

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, L.Sloan.

A.3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

MOVED T.Cavanagh:

That the November 8, 2005, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, L.Sloan.

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.1.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS

The Committee exempted the following items for debate: G.1.c., G.1.e., G.1.f., G.1.h., G.2.a., and in-private item G.2.b.

MOVED T.Cavanagh:

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.3.STATUS OF REPORTS 

D.3.a.Urban Traffic Noise Policy Annual Status Report

That the revised due date of January 10, 2006, be approved. / Transportation Streets
Due: Jan. 10, 2006

D.3.b.Policy to Allow Implementation of School Zones

That the revised due date of January 10, 2006, be approved. / Transportation Streets
Due: Jan. 10, 2006

G.REPORTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MATTERS

G.1.ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

G.1.a.Sole Source Agreement – Interim Pump Station and Forcemain for Windermere Area 

That approval be given to enter into an agreement with Delcon Windermere Limited to design and construct an interim pump station and forcemain within Windermere Neighbourhood One, for a price within the range of Tender Category B ($2 million to $4 million). The agreement shall be acceptable in form and content to the City Manager. / AMPW
City Manager

G.1.b.Request to Hire a Consultant for Pylypow Industrial Development 

That the services of an engineering consultant for Pylypow Industrial Development, at a cost not to exceed $1,800,000, be approved. / AMPW

G.1.d.Status of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan Update for City Operations 

That the November 7, 2005, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2005PWW125 be received for information. / AMPW

G.1.g.Acquisition of Three Properties on Fort Road

That the acquisition of the three properties, as outlined on Attachment 1 of the November 2, 2005, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2005PWL121, be approved.
That the November 2, 2005, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2005PWL121 remain in private pursuant to section 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

/ AMPW
Corporate Svcs.

G.1.i.Lease of Space – Planning and Development

That a lease for space in the Allstream Tower on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 1, of the November 14, 2005, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2005PWL128 be approved.
That the City finance the required tenant improvements for floors 6, 7, and 8 of the AllstreamTower in the amount of $700,000, from the 2005 Planning and Development Department’s operating budget.

/ AMPW
Corporate Svcs.

G.3.OTHER REPORTS

G.3.a.Transit Authority – Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board 

That the October 24, 2005, Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board report 2005CATR02 be received for information. / ETSAB

G.3.b.Situations in New Areas that Might Benefit from a Back Lane (Current Policy of Allowing Back Lanes in New Neighbourhoods) 

That the November 8, 2005, Planning and Development Department report 2005PDD027 be received for information. / Planning & Dev.

G.3.c.Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at October 31, 2005

That Administration award the tender projects, outlined in Attachment 1 of the October 31, 2005, Corporate Services Department report 2005COF107, and enter into all relevant agreements, such tenders to be in accordance with Administration’s normal tendering guidelines. / Corporate Svcs.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, L.Sloan.

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES

D.1.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

D.1.a.Impact of Cromdale Developments (E.Gibbons)

“Capital Health intends to build an enhanced health centre in the ParkdaleCromdale area, at the former CromdaleSchool site. Also anticipated is an affordable housing development, operated by the Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation in the school building, itself.
As this area experiences heavy traffic on its boundaries, and the Northlands Area Redevelopment Plan calls for a road closure in the area, I would like information on how this new construction will impact this area.

Are there major bus routes that will serve this area?
Is the neighbourhood able to support the increase in traffic that these developments will bring, also considering the Northlands road closure?
Parking continues to be an issue at the North East Health Centre. Does the school site area support the amount of parking that would be required?
Further to site parking, this area has an influx of 55,000 people during special events at Commonwealth Stadium and Rexall Place throughout the spring, summer and fall, and even greater numbers attending NorthlandsPark for Klondike Days. How will this be accommodated, given the area has restricted parking during these events and most area businesses cannot have customers parking on the street during these events?

I would like the report to come back to the January 24, 2006, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting.” / Transportation & Streets
Planning & Dev.
Due: Jan. 24, 2006

G.REPORTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MATTERS

G.1.ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

G.1.c.Millwoods Twin Arena Upgrade - Consultant Appointment 

W. D. Burn, General Manager, and T.Loat, Asset Management and Public Works Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Mayor S.Mandel entered the meeting.

MOVED T.Cavanagh:

That the consultant appointment of Workun Garrick Architecture and Interior Design Inc., to provide Prime Consultant Services for the upgrade to the Millwoods Twin Arena at a cost of $396,000 (GST exclusive), be approved. / AMPW
Corporate Svcs.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, S.Mandel,
L.Sloan.

G.1.e.North Country Livestock Facility – Water Quality Baseline 

R. Neehall, and W.D. Burn, General Manager, Asset Management and Public Works Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED L.Sloan:

That the November 7, 2005, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2005PWW126 be received for information. / AMPW

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, S.Mandel,
L.Sloan.

G.1.f.North Country Livestock Facility – Waste Management Assessment

R. Neehall, and W.D. Burn, General Manager, Asset Management and Public Works Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED L.Sloan:

That the November 7, 2005, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2005PWW127 be received for information. / AMPW

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, S.Mandel,
L.Sloan.

G.2.TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS DEPARTMENT

G.2.b.Status 23 Avenue Planning

MOVED J. Batty:

That item G.2.b. be dealt with now.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, S.Mandel,
L.Sloan.

MOVED S. Mandel:

That the Committee meet in private pursuant to sections 16 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, S.Mandel,
L.Sloan.

The Committee met in private at 10 a.m.

MOVED J. Batty:

That the Committee meet in public.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, L.Sloan.

The Committee met in public at 11:08 a.m.

MOVED L.Sloan:

That Administration’s recommendations, provided in Attachment 1 of the November 22, 2005, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting minutes, be approved.
That the November 1, 2005, Transportation and Streets Department report 2005TS0846, and Attachment 1 of the November 22, 2005, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting minutes, remain in private pursuant to sections 16 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

/ Transportation & Streets
Planning & Dev.
Corporate Svcs.
City Manager

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, L.Sloan.

G.1.ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

G.1.h.Sole Source Contract - Request to Contract with a Party Where Estimates are $250,000 or Greater - Struvite Recovery Project, Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant 

MOVED J. Batty:

That approval be given to enter into an agreement with Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., to test a proprietary struvite recovery technology, and to purchase the working reactor and additional reactors upon satisfactory completion of the testing. / AMPW
Corporate Svcs.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, L.Sloan.

G.2.TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS DEPARTMENT

G.2.a.Sinking of Roadways Due to Water Table Problems 

R. Millican, General Manager, M.Koziol and D. Lewycky, Transportation and Streets Department; J.Hodgson, Asset Management and Public Works Department; and M. Sherk, Corporate Services Department (Law), answered the Committee’s questions.

MOVED T.Cavanagh:

That the November 4, 2005, Transportation and Streets Department report 2005TS5137 be received for information. / Transportation & Streets

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION:J. Batty, T.Cavanagh, E.Gibbons, L.Sloan.

N.NOTICES OF MOTION

Councillor E.Gibbons asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

O.ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 11:28 a.m.

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CHAIRCITY CLERK

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INDEX

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES

MINUTES

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS......

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

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

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

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS......

B.1.EXEMPTIONS AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER ITEMS......

D.ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES...... /5

D.1. ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES......

D.1.a. Impact of Cromdale Developments (E. Gibbons)......

D.3. STATUS OF REPORTS 

D.3.a.Urban Traffic Noise Policy Annual Status Report......

D.3.b.Policy to Allow Implementation of School Zones......

G.REPORTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MATTERS./6

G.1. ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT...... /6/8

G.1.a. Sole Source Agreement – Interim Pump Station and Forcemain for Windermere Area 

G.1.b. Request to Hire a Consultant for Pylypow Industrial Development 

G.1.c. Millwoods Twin Arena Upgrade - Consultant Appointment 

G.1.d. Status of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan Update for City Operations 

G.1.e. North Country Livestock Facility – Water Quality Baseline 

G.1.f. North Country Livestock Facility – Waste Management Assessment 

G.1.g. Acquisition of Three Properties on Fort Road......

G.1.h. Sole Source Contract - Request to Contract with a Party Where Estimates are $250,000 or Greater - Struvite Recovery Project, Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant 

G.1.i. Lease of Space – Planning and Development......

G.2. TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS DEPARTMENT...... /8

G.2.a. Sinking of Roadways Due to Water Table Problems 

G.2.b. Status 23 Avenue Planning......

G.3. OTHER REPORTS......

G.3.a. Transit Authority – Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board 

G.3.b. Situations in New Areas that Might Benefit from a Back Lane (Current Policy of Allowing Back Lanes in New Neighbourhoods) 

G.3.c. Open Tenders $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at October 31, 2005 

N.NOTICES OF MOTION......

O.ADJOURNMENT......