CITY OF FORT SASKATCHEWAN

MINUTES

REGULAR COUNCIL

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 6:00 PM

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:

Troy Fleming, Acting City Manager

John Dance, General Manager, Corporate Services

Brenda Rauckman, General Manager, Community & Protective Services

Robert Stephenson, Acting Director, Legislative Services

Barb Shuman, Director, Recreation  Services

Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management

Dean McCartney, Acting Director, Planning & Development

Wendy Kinsella, Director, Corporate Communications

Reade Beaudoin, Digital Media Coordinator

Sheryl Exley, Recording Secretary

 

 

 

1.   Call to Order

 

 

Mayor Katchur called the regular Council meeting of June 27, 2017 to order at 6:00 p.m.

 

R118-17

MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that the June 27, 2017 regular Council meeting agenda be amended by adding item #11 "In-Camera Session - Personnel Matter.”

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

R119-17

MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that the June 27, 2017 regular Council meeting agenda be amended by deleting item #5.1 “Council Remuneration and Expense Procedure."

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 


 

 

2.   Approval of Minutes of June 13, 2017 Regular Council Meeting

 

R120-17

MOVED BY Councillor Hennig that the minutes of the June13, 2017 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

 

 

Leanne Cameron, Head Coach, Fort Gymnastics was in attendance to express support for option #1 – new facility construction as outlined in the June 2017 Gymnastics Feasibility Study. 

 

 

4.   Presentation

 

 

4.1  Legalization of Cannabis and Cannabis Products – Bills C-45 and C-46

 

 

Robert Stephenson, Acting Director, Legislative Services provided Council with information on the work that is underway to prepare the City of Fort Saskatchewan for the impending legalization of cannabis and cannabis products. 

 

 

5.   Unfinished Business

 

 

None.

 

 

6.   New Business

 

 

6.1  Gymnastics Feasibility Study

Presented by:  Barb Shuman, Director, Recreation Services and Stephen Slawuta, RC Strategies + PERC

 

R121-17

MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that Council delay decision on the Gymnastics Feasibility Study until after the results of the Aquatic Vote on October 16, 2017 are known.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard

 

Against:            Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED

 

 

Mayor Katchur called a short recess at 6:43 p.m.

 

The regular Council meeting reconvened at 6:59 p.m.

 

 

 

6.2  Sponsorship, Naming Rights and Advertising Policy GOV-013-C

Presented by:  Barb Shuman, Director, Recreation Services

 

R122-17

MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council approve Sponsorship, Naming Rights and Advertising Policy GOV-013-C.

 

R123-17

MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council amend Sponsorship, Naming Rights and Advertising Policy GOV-013-C, Subsection 1.2 by lowering the amount for approving agreements from $500,000 to $25,000.

 

 

In Favour:        Arjun Randhawa, Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

Against:            Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Stew Hennig

 

CARRIED

 

 

Council Resolution #122-17 was voted on, as amended; and

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

 

6.3  Electronic Meeting Management

Presented by:  Robert Stephenson, Acting Director, Legislative Services

 

R124-17

MOVED BY Councillor Bossert that Council authorize Administration to enter into an agreement with eSCRIBE for a new Electronic Meeting Management system.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

R125-17

MOVED BY Councillor Bossert that Council approve the one-time implementation fee and subscription cost of $22,175 for 2017, to be funded from the Financial Stabilization Reserve.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 


 

 

6.4  Project Management Process Review

Presented by:  Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management

 

R126-17

MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council direct Administration to develop a Major Capital Project Budget Policy to be presented to Council for approval at the September 12, 2017 regular Council meeting.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

6.5  Capital Project Update – 2017

 

 

Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management provided Council with an update status on the 2017 Capital Project Program.

 

 

7.   Bylaws

 

 

7.1  Bylaw C13-17 – Amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 – Include Kennel as a Discretionary Use in the C5 – Fort Mall Redevelopment District Regulations – 1st reading

       Presented by:  Dean McCartney, Acting Director, Planning & Development

 

R127-17

MOVED BY Councillor Sperling that Council give first reading to Bylaw C13-17 to amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 to include kennel as a Discretionary Use in the C5 - Fort Mall Redevelopment District.  

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Ed Sperling

 

Against:            Sheldon Bossert

 

CARRIED

 

 

7.2  Bylaw C14-17 – Off-Site Levy Bylaw – 1st reading

Presented by:  Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management

 

R128-17

MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that Council give first reading to Bylaw C14-17 to provide for the imposition of an Off-Site Levy for lands proposed for subdivision and development in defined new growth areas within Fort Saskatchewan’s municipal boundaries.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 


 

 

8.   Notice of Motion

 

 

8.1  Free Access to Transfer Station for Local Non-Profit Groups

 

R129-17

MOVED BY Councillor Bossert that Administration be directed to present Council with a report for the implementation of granting registered Fort Saskatchewan Non-profit Societies and Organizations a card/pass which authorizes free access to waste disposal privileges at the Fort Saskatchewan Waste Transfer Station.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

Councillor Bossert gave notice that he will introduce the following motion at the July 10, 2017 regular Council meeting:

 

“That Administration be directed to present Council with a report outlining options for the municipality to ensure landscaping following residential development is completed in an appropriate period of time.”

 

 

9.   Points of Interest

 

 

Members of Council were given the opportunity to bring forward information that would be of interest to the public.

 

 

10.   Councillor Inquiries

 

 

Members of Council were given the opportunity to ask questions and provide concerns and comments.

 

 

11.   In-Camera Session

 

R130-17

MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that Council move in-camera at 8:40 p.m. to discuss a matter that falls within one of the exceptions to disclosure in Division 2 of Part 1 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP).

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

R131-17

MOVED BY Councillor Hennig that Council return to open session 9:03 p.m.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 


 

R132-17

MOVED BY Councillor Sperling that Council authorize the Mayor to engage in negotiations with a CAO candidate within the terms discussed in the June 27, 2017 In-Camera Meeting.

 

 

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

                        Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

 

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

11.   Adjournment

 

 

The regular Council meeting of June 27, 2017 adjourned at 9:04 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                                                            Mayor

 

 

 

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                                                                                                            Acting Director, Legislative Services

 

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