CITY OF FORT SASKATCHEWAN

MINUTES

REGULAR COUNCIL

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 6:00 P.M.

Council Chambers – City Hall

Present:

Members of Council:

Mayor Gale Katchur

Councillor Birgit Blizzard

Councillor Sheldon Bossert

Councillor Frank Garritsen

Councillor Stew Hennig

Councillor Arjun Randhawa

Councillor Ed Sperling

Administration:

Kelly Kloss, City Manager

Troy Fleming, General Manager, Infrastructure & Community Services

Brenda Rauckman, General Manager, Corporate & Protective Services

Brenda Molter, Director, Legislative Services

Wendy Kinsella, Director, Corporate Communications

Ian Gray, Director, Infrastructure Management

Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management

Reade Beaudoin, Digital Media Coordinator

Barb Aitken, Legislative Officer

Sheryl Exley, Recording Secretary

1.   Call to Order

Mayor Katchur called the regular Council Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

2.   Approval of Minutes of December 8, 2015 Regular Council Meeting

R1-16

MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that the minutes of the December 8, 2015 regular Council Meeting be adopted as presented.

In Favour:        Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Stew Hennig, Arjun Randhawa,

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3.   Delegations

None.

4.   Presentations

4.1   Fort Saskatchewan Junior Rebels Lacrosse Update

Mr. Dave McGarva, Fort Saskatchewan Junior Rebels Lacrosse was in attendance to provide an update to members of Council and Administration on the Rebels and their Five Year Strategic Plan (2016 - 2020).

Mayor Katchur thanked Mr. McGarva for his presentation.

4.2   Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital Update

Ms. Deb Gordon, Vice-President and Chief Health Operations Officer, Northern Alberta, Alberta Health, Ms. Heather Durstling, Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital Site Manager, and Dr. David Mador were in attendance to provide an update to members of Council and Administration on the services offered at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital.

Mayor Katchur thanked Ms. Gordon, Ms. Durstling, and Dr. Mador for their presentation.

5.   Unfinished Business

5.1   Response to Motion - Multi-Family Front-Load Waste Collection Rate Assessment

Presented by:  Ian Gray, Director, Infrastructure Management

MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that Council support the solid waste rates previously approved in the 2012 - 2014 Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Councillor Randhawa made a “Point of Order” and stated that his Notice of Motion should procedurally allow him to put a motion on the table first, regarding the condominium waste removal charges.

Mayor Katchur confirmed that Councillor Garritsen’s motion falls within the procedures and could be debated and voted on by members of Council.

Councillor Randhawa “appealed the decision of the Chair”.

Mayor Katchur put the appeal to a vote:

In Favour:        Stew Hennig, Arjun Randhawa, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

Against:            Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Birgit Blizzard

CARRIED

Councillor Garritsen withdrew his motion.

R2-16

MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council freeze the waste collection rate for a period of 2.5 years for those multi-family customers serviced by front-load collection during the period July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014, and that the 2016 Fees and Charges Bylaw be amended to reflect an increase in single family curbside collection rates to address the loss of revenue as a result of the rate freeze.

In Favour:        Arjun Randhawa, Ed Sperling

Against:            Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Stew Hennig, Birgit Blizzard,

                        Sheldon Bossert

DEFEATED

R3-16

MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that Council support the solid waste rates previously approved in the 2012 - 2014 Fees and Charges Bylaw.

R4-16

MOVED BY Councillor Hennig that Council refer this item to Administration for additional costs and options to determine what philosophy will be used, and that it be presented on or before the March 8, 2016 regular Council Meeting.

In Favour:        Gale Katchur, Stew Hennig, Arjun Randhawa, Birgit Blizzard,

                        Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

Against:            Frank Garritsen

CARRIED

Mayor Katchur called a short recess at 7:34 p.m.

The regular Council Meeting reconvened at 7:42 p.m.

6.   New Business

6.1   Southfort Transportation Study Update

Presented by:  Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management

R5-16

MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that Council adopt the Southfort Transportation Study dated September 2015 for the Southfort Area Structure Plan.

R6-16

MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that Council refer the Southfort Transportation Study dated September 2015 back to Administration to revise the Study to reflect the area of Southfort Boulevard from 94 Street to Southridge Boulevard as a four lane road.

In Favour:        Gale Katchur, Stew Hennig, Arjun Randhawa, Birgit Blizzard,

                        Ed Sperling

Against:            Frank Garritsen, Sheldon Bossert

CARRIED

7.   Bylaws

7.1   Bylaw C1-16 - Council Meeting Procedures Bylaw - 3 readings

Presented by:  Brenda Molter, Director, Legislative Services

R7-16

MOVED BY Councillor Hennig that Council give first reading to Procedures Bylaw

C1-16.

In Favour:        Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Stew Hennig, Birgit Blizzard,

                        Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

Against:            Arjun Randhawa

CARRIED

R8-16

MOVED BY Councillor Hennig that Council give second reading to Procedures Bylaw C1-16.

In Favour:        Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Stew Hennig, Birgit Blizzard,

                        Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

Against:            Arjun Randhawa

CARRIED

R9-16

MOVED BY Councillor Hennig that Council provide unanimous consent to proceed with third and final reading of Procedures Bylaw C1-16.

In Favour:        Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Stew Hennig, Birgit Blizzard,

                        Sheldon Bossert

Against:            Arjun Randhawa, Ed Sperling

CARRIED

Since Bylaw C1-16 did not receive unanimous consent for presentation of third reading, third reading of Bylaw C1-16 will be presented at the January 26, 2016 regular Council Meeting.

8.   Notice of Motion

None.

9.   Adjournment

R10-16

MOVED BY Councillor Hennig that the regular Council Meeting of January 12, 2016 adjourn at 8:41 p.m.

In Favour:        Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Stew Hennig, Arjun Randhawa,

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY