Regular Council - April 26, 2016

CITY OF FORT SASKATCHEWAN

MINUTES

REGULAR COUNCIL

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 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 (via telephone) 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 Janel Smith-Duguid, Director, Planning & Development Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management Richard Gagnon, Acting Director, Infrastructure Management Susan Morrissey, Director, Finance Barb Shuman, Director, Recreation Chad Paddick, Transportation Services Manager Shannon Andruchow, Senior Accountant, Budget Matthew Siddons, Current Planner Reade Beaudoin, Digital Media Coordinator Sheryl Exley, Recording Secretary

	In accordance with Section 199 of the Municipal Government Act, notice is hereby given that telephone conferencing will be used to connect Councillor Stew Hennig from a remote location.

	1. Call to Order

Mayor Katchur called the regular Council Meeting of April 26, 2016 to order at 6:02 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes of April 12, 2016 Regular Council Meeting

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MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that the minutes of the April 12, 2016 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

The following individuals were in attendance to support the construction of a new High Performance Sports Field for Fort Saskatchewan:

- Brent Kellington, Vice President, Fort Saskatchewan Minor Football

- Peter Vandermeulen, General Manager, Fort Sting Football

- Monique Bandura, President, Fort Saskatchewan Soccer

4. Public Hearing

4.1 Bylaw C4-16 – Amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 – Downtown Districts Zoning

Presented by: Janel Smith-Duguid, Director, Planning & Development

Mayor Katchur opened the Public Hearing at 6:21 p.m.

A Public Hearing was held to hear any submissions for or against Bylaw C4-16. Bylaw C5-16 received first reading at the April 12, 2016 regular Council Meeting.

Mayor Katchur asked if anyone wished to speak in favour or against Bylaw C4-16.

There were no submissions.

Mayor Katchur closed the Public Hearing at 6:28 p.m.

5. Business Arising from Public Hearing

5.1 Bylaw C4-16 – Amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 – Downtown Districts Zoning – 2^nd & 3^rd reading

Presented by: Janel Smith-Duguid, Director, Planning & Development

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MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that Council amend Bylaw C4-16 by removing the most southeasterly portion of Lot 1A, Block 37, Plan 6067KS from the downtown specific regulations within the entire bylaw, and that the general definition under Part 13 for “Downtown” be amended to exclude the southeasterly portion of Lot 1A, Block 37, Plan 6067KS, and further that Appendix A – Land Use Map be updated accordingly.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that Council give second reading to Bylaw C4-16 to amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 for the purpose of creating downtown specific regulations, as amended.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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MOVED BY Councillor Blizzard that Council give third reading to Bylaw C4-16 to amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 for the purpose of creating downtown specific regulations.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6. Business Arising from February 23, 2016 Public Hearing

6.1 Bylaw C3-16 – Amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 – Redistrict a Portion of Lot 1, Block 8, Plan 0324058, a Portion of Lot 2, Block 8, Plan 0324059, Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0820100, and a Portion of SW ¼ 2-55-22 W4M from IR - Industrial Reserve District to IL - Light Industrial District – Fort Industrial Estates – Stage 3 – 2^nd & 3^rd reading
Presented by: Matthew Siddons, Current Planner

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MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that Council give second reading to Bylaw C3-16 to amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 by redistricting a portion of Lot 1, Block 8, Plan 0324058, a portion of Lot 2, Block 8, Plan 0324059, Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0820100, and a portion of SW ¼ 2-55-22 W4M from IR- Industrial Reserve District to IL - Light Industrial District.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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MOVED BY Councillor Garritsen that Council give third reading to Bylaw C3-16 to amend Land Use Bylaw C10-13 by redistricting a portion of Lot 1, Block 8, Plan 0324058, a portion of Lot 2, Block 8, Plan 0324059, Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0820100, and a portion of SW ¼ 2-55-22 W4M from IR- Industrial Reserve District to IL - Light Industrial District.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNAIMOUSLY

Mayor Katchur called a short recess at 6:49 p.m.

The regular Council Meeting reconvened at 6:54 p.m.

7. Unfinished Business

7.1 High Performance Sports Field - Approval to Construct

Presented by: Grant Schaffer, Director, Project Management

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MOVED BY Councillor Bossert that Council proceed with construction of Project 16032 High Performance Sports Field as approved in the 2016 Capital Budget.

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

Sheldon Bossert

Against: Arjun Randhawa, Ed Sperling

CARRIED

7.2 Transit Task Force Report

Presented by: Chad Paddick, Transportation Services Manager

On January 26, 2016 Council authorized the formation of the Transit Task Force comprised of Councillors Hennig, Garritsen and Blizzard. The objective of the Task Force was to confirm the proposed service levels and report back to Council. The Task Force met four times and reviewed various options to maximize scheduling and routes, with the ultimate goal of meeting customer needs within the current budget envelope.

The results of the Transit Task Force review of transit service levels was presented to Council.

8. New Business

8.1 2015 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

Presented by: Susan Morrissey, Director, Finance; John Stelter, Partner, and Taylor Rolheiser, Senior Manager, KPMG LLP

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MOVED BY Councillor Sperling that Council receive and approve for release the 2015 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as presented.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Mayor Katchur called at short recess at 8:08 p.m.

The regular Council Meeting reconvened at 8:15 p.m.

8.2 Pool Options for 2017 Plebiscite

Presented by: Barb Shuman, Director, Recreation

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MOVED BY Councillor Bossert that Council approves that the 2017 Aquatics Plebiscite be based on the splitting of aquatic amenities at Harbour Pool and the Dow Centennial Centre (Concept 2).

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert

Against: Ed Sperling

CARRIED

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MOVED BY Councillor Bossert that Council:

a) Eliminates Concept 1 to expand aquatic services only at the Harbour Pool; and

b) Authorize Administration to enter into an agreement with the Fort Saskatchewan Skateboarding Society to utilize the land in the vicinity of the existing Skateboard Park for future skatepark expansion.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

9. Bylaws

9.1 Bylaw C8-16 - 2016 Property Tax Bylaw - 3 readings

Presented by: Shannon Andruchow, Senior Accountant, Budget

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MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council amend the 2016 budget by allocating $1,050,139 of additional growth assessment revenue to the Financial Stabilization Reserve.

In Favour: Stew Hennig, Arjun Randhawa, Birgit Blizzard, Ed Sperling

Against: Gale Katchur, Frank Garritsen, Sheldon Bossert

CARRIED

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MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council give first reading to Bylaw C8-16, providing for the collection of 2016 property taxes.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council give second reading to Bylaw C8-16, providing for the collection of 2016 property taxes.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council provide unanimous consent to proceed with third and final reading to Bylaw C8-16, providing for the collection of 2016 property taxes.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

R74-16

MOVED BY Councillor Randhawa that Council give third reading to Bylaw C8-16, providing for the collection of 2016 property taxes.

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

Birgit Blizzard, Sheldon Bossert, Ed Sperling

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

10. Notice of Motion

None.

11. Points of Interest

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