Edmonton public meetings in 2024

Utility Committee

The committee will consider EPCOR Water Services’ 2025‑2027 wastewater performance‑based regulation compliance filing and the accompanying administration review. It will also review a proposed change to the energy‑meter contract for the Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility and a verbal contractual update. Council approval is required for the EPCOR items.

• EPCOR Water Services – 2025‑2027 Wastewater Services Performance Based Regulation Compliance Filing (public report)
• Administration Review of EPCOR Water Services 2025‑2027 Compliance Filing (public report)
• Change to Energy Meter Contract for Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility (private report)
• Contractual Update #3 – Verbal report (private report)

The Utility Committee approved the EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 Wastewater Services Performance Based Regulation Compliance Filing, recommending it to City Council. It also approved a change to the energy meter contract for the Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility and received an administration review of the EPCOR filing for information. All decisions were carried unanimously (5-0).

• Approved EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 Wastewater Services Compliance Filing (5-0)
• Received Administration Review of EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 Compliance Filing for information (5-0)
• Approved change to Energy Meter Contract for Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility (5-0)
• Approved agenda with two added items (5-0)
• Approved November 8, 2024 meeting minutes (5-0)
• Met in private for contractual update #3 and received report OCC02790 (5-0)

City Council - Continuation

The City Council meeting agenda for December 11, 2024 contains no listed items; it only shows generic placeholders and no substantive business.

City Council

Edmonton City Council will conduct its regular meeting, including call to order, approval of minutes, and protocol items. The council will receive capital and operating financial updates for September 2024, as well as reports on Dutch elm disease, immigration policy, business improvement area budgets, and the Indigenous Housing Grant Program. Several bylaws will be considered for adoption, covering land designation, right‑of‑way changes, and waste‑service infrastructure amendments.

• Bylaw 20916 – Designation of Reserve for Edgemont Community and Ecological Park
• Bylaw 20975 – Revision of Bylaw 20588 to close a lane and right‑of‑way between 116‑117 Avenue and 86‑85 Street (Parkdale)
• Bylaw 20967 – Amendment to Bylaw 18735 for Integrated Infrastructure Services Project, Waste Services (Amendment #4)
• Bylaw 20968 – Amendment to Revised Bylaw 18736 for City Operations Project, Waste Services Facilities & Infrastructure (Amendment #2)
• Indigenous Housing Grant Program – Fall 2024 grant award recommendations

City Council approved $8.27 million in grants for three Indigenous housing projects, transferred funds from capital to operating budget, and approved several policy updates and bylaws. Council also approved a Downtown Action Plan and directed reports on various topics, including the Winspear expansion and police funding formula impacts.

• Approved $1,649,360 transfer for Indigenous housing grants (12-0)
• Approved $5.25M grant to 2452743 Alberta Ltd. for affordable housing (12-0)
• Approved $498,000 grant to Métis Capital Housing Corporation (12-0)
• Approved $2.52M grant to Niginan Housing Ventures Inc. (12-0)
• Approved Capital Infrastructure Policy C555A with $250M threshold amendment (12-0)
• Approved Downtown Action Plan development (11-0)
• Approved motion for EPS funding formula impact report (7-4)
• Approved 8 bylaws including Elections Bylaw and Speed Zones amendments (12-0)

City Council Public Hearing

The City Council public hearing will consider a series of zoning and development bylaws, including closures, new parks, housing, and mixed‑use projects. The most notable action is the adoption of Bylaw 20996, which implements a new North Saskatchewan River Valley Area Redevelopment Plan. Other items include changes to streets, site closures, and amendments to area structure plans.

• Bylaw 20996 – adopt new North Saskatchewan River Valley Area Redevelopment Plan
• Bylaw 20993 – close undeveloped portion of 79 Ave NW, west of 101 St NW, Ritchie and CPR Irvine
• Bylaw 20992 – permit medium‑scale housing in Britannia‑Youngstown
• Bylaw 21008 – remove commercial frontage modifier from Mixed Use Zone in Prince Rupert
• Bylaw 20989 – introduce Centre City Temporary Parking Use and rezone five Direct Control Zones

City Council held a public hearing and passed 12 zoning and land-use bylaws, including medium-scale housing in Britannia Youngstown (9-3) and a temporary parking use bylaw for Centre City (8-2). Four items were postponed or referred back to administration: the Northwest District Plan amendment and Rampart Industrial bylaws were postponed to January 24, 2025; the Lewis Farms/Rosenthal bylaws were referred back for a District Plan Amendment; and the North Saskatchewan River Valley Area Redevelopment Plan was referred back for further consultation.

• Passed Bylaw 20992 (medium housing, Britannia Youngstown) 9-3
• Passed Bylaw 20989 (temporary parking, Centre City) 8-2
• Passed Bylaws 20993/20994 (road closure and park, Ritchie) 12-0
• Passed Bylaw 20998 (mixed use, Laurier Heights) 12-0
• Passed 8 bylaws without debate (Alberta Ave, Strathcona, Prince Rupert, Strathearn, Central McDougall, Horse Hill, Pilot Sound, Chappelle) 11-0
• Postponed Charter Bylaw 21000 and Bylaws 21002/21003 to Jan 24, 2025
• Referred Bylaws 21004/21005/21006 back to Administration
• Referred Bylaw 20996 (River Valley plan) back for consultation

City Council - Budget - Continuation

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City Council - Budget - Continuation

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City Council - Budget - Continuation

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City Council - Budget

The council will consider and vote on amendments to the Fall 2024 supplemental capital budget and the Fall 2024 supplemental operating budget for the 2023‑2026 periods. It will also receive updates on the carbon budget, the 2024 reserves review, and the multi‑year budgeting policy. Additional items include rate filings for waste services and the Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility, and two related bylaws.

• Vote on Fall 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment (2023‑2026 Capital Budget)
• Vote on Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment (2023‑2026 Operating Budget)
• Fall 2024 Carbon Budget Update (2023‑2026 Carbon Budget)
• 2024 Reserves Review
• Bylaw 20962 – amendment to Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility (Amendment No. 6)

City Council approved the Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating and Capital Budget Adjustments, including amendments that released funds to the tax levy and increased spending for parks, transit, and community programs. Council also approved the 2024 Reserves Review, establishing new reserves and updating policies, and passed several subsequent motions directing administration to study budget processes and service efficiencies. The meeting spanned four days and included private sessions.

• Approved Fall 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment as amended (11-1)
• Approved Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment as revised (8-4)
• Approved 2024 Reserves Review, establishing Facility Lease Renewal & Replacement and Edmonton Elections reserves (11-1)
• Approved $4.7M one-time increase to Explore Edmonton budget (12-0)
• Approved $80,000 increase for Turf and Horticulture vehicle replacement (11-0)
• Deleted Downtown Workspace Optimization capital profile (10-1)
• Defeated motion to defund Active Transportation Implementation Acceleration by $67.3M (4-7)
• Approved zero-based budget process for 2027-2030 (8-4)

Audit Committee

The Edmonton Audit Committee will review a series of audit reports and related responses, including the Facility Maintenance Services Audit, the Fraud Risk Management Audit, and the KPMG 2024 Audit Planning Report. The committee will also receive updates on the Office of the City Auditor recommendation dashboard and discuss private reports on the 2025 Annual Work Plan and external auditor services. No motions or decisions are listed; the agenda consists of report presentations and discussions.

• Facility Maintenance Services Audit (Report OCA02768)
• Administration Response to Facility Maintenance Services Audit (Report CO02706)
• Fraud Risk Management Audit (Report OCA02769)
• Administration Response to Fraud Risk Management Audit (Report FCS02755)
• KPMG 2024 Audit Planning Report (Report EXT02749)

The Audit Committee approved the Office of the City Auditor's 2025 Annual Work Plan and received several audit reports for information, including the Auditor's Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard, Facility Maintenance Services Audit, and Fraud Risk Management Audit. The committee also approved the KPMG 2024 Audit Plan. All decisions were carried unanimously.

• Approved 2025 Annual Work Plan (5-0)
• Approved KPMG 2024 Audit Plan (6-0)
• Received Auditor's Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard report (6-0)
• Received Administrative Update on Auditor's Dashboard report (6-0)
• Received Facility Maintenance Services Audit report (6-0)
• Received Administration Response to Facility Maintenance Services Audit (6-0)
• Received Fraud Risk Management Audit report (6-0)
• Received Administration Response to Fraud Risk Management Audit (6-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

The council will begin with standard procedural items such as call to order, roll call and agenda adoption. The only substantive agenda item is a private report on Edmonton Police Commission candidate interviews and appointments, which will be considered in a closed session under privacy provisions. No public reports, bylaws, motions or other business are scheduled.

• Edmonton Police Commission – candidate interviews and appointments (private report)

City Council adopted the meeting agenda and held a private session to conduct candidate interviews and discussions regarding the Edmonton Police Commission. Council later returned to public session to approve revisions to report attachments and voted to keep the report private under provincial freedom of information legislation. Additionally, a notice of motion regarding the potential sale of surplus land in Wellington Park was introduced for a future meeting.

• Adopted the November 28, 2024, meeting agenda (9-0)
• Moved into private session under FOIP sections 17 and 24 to discuss Edmonton Police Commission candidate interviews and appointments (9-0)
• Moved back into public session (10-0)
• Approved revisions to Attachment 1 and revisions to Attachments 2 and 3 of report OCC02773 (8-2)
• Voted to keep report OCC02773 private pursuant to FOIP sections 17 and 24 (10-0)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee will meet to discuss capital project planning, a historic resource designation, and business improvement area budgets. The committee will also consider extending the end dates for two community revitalization levies.

• Capital City Downtown Community Revitalization Levy end date extension
• The Quarters and Belvedere Community Revitalization Levies boundary and end date review
• Bylaw 20985 to designate Alexander Circle as a Municipal Historic Resource
• Edmonton Business Improvement Areas 2025 Boards of Directors
• Edmonton Business Improvement Areas 2025 Budgets

The Executive Committee approved several items, including $8.27 million in Indigenous housing grants (though the motion was not put to a vote and was requisitioned to City Council without a recommendation), referred capital project reports back to Administration, postponed a procurement policy report, and approved the sale of surplus road right-of-way in Chappelle. The committee also recommended approval of BIA budgets and board appointments, and a bylaw to amend the Alberta Avenue BIA boundary.

• Approved $1.65M transfer for Indigenous housing grants (not voted, requisitioned to Council)
• Approved $5.25M grant to 2452743 Alberta Ltd. (not voted, requisitioned to Council)
• Approved $498,000 grant to Métis Capital Housing Corporation (not voted, requisitioned to Council)
• Approved $2.52M grant to Niginan Housing Ventures Inc. (not voted, requisitioned to Council)
• Referred capital project cost reports back to Administration (4-0)
• Postponed Sustainable Procurement Policy report to Jan 22, 2025 (4-0)
• Approved sale of surplus road right-of-way in Chappelle (4-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20950 for Alberta Avenue BIA boundary amendments (4-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee is meeting to discuss funding and operational impacts of neighbourhood renewal and the evaluation of 102 Avenue operations. The committee will also consider a review of enforcement resource supports and a bylaw amendment for speed zones.

• Neighbourhood Renewal Funding and Operational Impacts report
• Bylaw 20910: Amendment No. 73 to Speed Zones Bylaw 6894
• 102 Avenue Operation Evaluation
• Policy C610 Review regarding enforcement related resource supports

The Urban Planning Committee approved several reports and motions, including semi-annual amendments to the Speed Zones Bylaw (Bylaw 20910) and a review of the Neighbourhood Renewal Program policies. Reports on neighbourhood renewal funding and 102 Avenue operations were received for information. No substantive decisions were made on those reports beyond receiving them.

• Approved Bylaw 20910 - Semi-Annual Amendments to Speed Zones Bylaw 6894 (5-0)
• Approved Policy C610 Review to Explore Enforcement Related Resource Supports (5-0)
• Received Neighbourhood Renewal Funding and Operational Impacts report (4-1)
• Directed Administration to review Neighbourhood Renewal Program policies for 2027-2030 budget (4-0)
• Received 102 Avenue Operation Evaluation report (4-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will hold a private meeting on November 26, 2024, to consider routine agenda items. Items include a call to order, land acknowledgement, roll call, adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes, and private reports on the committee list and upcoming council and utility committee meetings. No substantive decisions or public items are on the agenda.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Roll Call
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
• Private Reports – Agenda Review Committee List and upcoming City Council and Utility Committee dates

The Agenda Review Committee met and approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss advice from officials, after which it approved amendments to the draft agendas for the December 10/11 City Council and December 13 Utility Committee meetings, as well as a strategic look ahead. No substantive policy decisions were made; the meeting was procedural in nature.

• Adopted the November 26, 2024 meeting agenda (7-0)
• Approved the November 19, 2024 meeting minutes (8-0)
• Met in private pursuant to section 24 of FOIP for item 2.1 (unanimous)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (8-0)

Special City Council

The Special City Council meeting on November 25, 2024 will begin with standard procedural items such as call to order, land acknowledgement, roll call, and agenda adoption. The council will discuss select items, vote on reports not selected for debate, and consider Bylaw 21029 – Audit Committee Bylaw Amendment No. 7. A private verbal update from the City Auditor will be presented under FOIP exemptions. No public reports or motions are pending.

• Call to Order and related business (land acknowledgement, roll call, agenda adoption)
• Select items for debate
• Vote on reports not selected for debate
• Bylaw 21029 – Audit Committee Bylaw Amendment No. 7 (attachment provided)
• Private City Auditor verbal update (FOIP‑exempt)

City Council adopted Bylaw 21029, amending the Audit Committee bylaw, and appointed a temporary sub-committee to support actions in a verbal report. The council also approved actions outlined in a private report from the Office of the Mayor, keeping the report confidential. All votes were unanimous (11-0 or 12-0).

• Adopted Bylaw 21029 (Audit Committee Bylaw Amendment No. 7) (11-0)
• Appointed temporary Audit Committee sub-committee with Mayor Sohi, Councillor Wright, and Councillor Rutherford (11-0)
• Approved actions in Attachment 1 of verbal report MO02798 (11-0)
• Kept verbal report MO02798 private (unanimous consent)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee will meet on November 25, 2024 to conduct routine business such as call to order, adoption of the agenda, and approval of minutes from the October 28, 2024 meeting. The committee will also discuss and seek council approval for updates to City Policy C529 Immigration and Settlement, presented with several consultant reports and draft documents. Additional agenda items include select items for debate, a vote on reports not selected for debate, and requests to speak.

• Adoption of agenda
• Approval of minutes from Oct 28, 2024 Community and Public Services Committee
• Select items for debate
• Vote on reports not selected for debate
• Updates to City Policy C529 Immigration and Settlement (council approval required)

The Community and Public Services Committee voted to recommend that City Council approve the updated City Policy C529A Migrant Inclusion. The decision followed presentations from city administration and representatives from the Africa Centre and The Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative.

• Recommended approval of updated City Policy C529A Migrant Inclusion (4-0)
• Adopted November 25, 2024 meeting agenda (4-0)
• Approved October 28, 2024 meeting minutes with one correction (4-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Councillors' Boardroom, City Hall. All items will be discussed in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and the meeting will not be streamed. The agenda includes a call to order, private reports, and adjournment.

• Call to Order and Related Business
• Private Reports
• Adjournment

The Agenda Review Committee met and approved its agenda and previous minutes. It then moved into a private session to discuss advice from officials, after which it approved an amendment to the draft agenda for the December 2-5, 2024, City Council budget meeting. No substantive policy decisions were made; the meeting was procedural.

• Adopted November 19, 2024, meeting agenda (2-0)
• Approved November 12, 2024, meeting minutes (2-0)
• Met in private under FOIP section 24 for item 2.1 (2-0)
• Returned to public session (2-0)
• Amended draft agenda for Dec. 2-5, 2024, City Council budget meeting (2-0)

City Council - Continuation

The City Council continuation meeting agenda for November 14, 2024 contains no specific items, proposals, or decisions. It only includes generic placeholders and a video link, indicating a procedural or empty agenda.

City Council

The council will review public reports on the Fall 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment and the Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment for the 2023‑2026 fiscal periods. It will also consider updates to the carbon budget, multi‑year budgeting policy, and several bylaw amendments covering underground improvements, waste containers, fire rescue services, and vehicular access for the Imagine Jasper Avenue project. Additional items include a renewal of the memorandum of shared recognition with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government and various committee reports.

• Fall 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment – 2023‑2026 Capital Budget
• Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment – 2023‑2026 Operating Budget
• Bylaw 20969 – Underground Local Improvements at Falcon Towers
• Bylaw 20958 – Fire Rescue Services Bylaw Amendment No. 11
• Bylaw 20945 – Vehicular Access Closures to Support the Imagine Jasper Avenue Project

City Council referred the Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating and Capital Budget Adjustment reports back to Administration for document clean-up, postponing the Carbon Budget Update and a review of the Multi-year Budgeting Policy to the December budget meeting. Council also approved a $35 million increase for the Capital Line South LRT extension, approved the Wellington Bridge Environmental Impact Assessment, and passed several bylaws including the EPCOR franchise agreement. A motion to reduce the Mayor's salary was defeated.

• Referred Fall 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment (FCS02530) back to Administration (12-0)
• Referred Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment (FCS02529) back to Administration (12-0)
• Postponed Fall 2024 Carbon Budget Update (FCS02532) to December budget meeting (12-0)
• Postponed Review of Multi-year Budgeting Policy C578 (FCS02716) to December budget meeting (12-0)
• Approved $35M increase for Capital Line South LRT: Century Park to Ellerslie Road (12-0)
• Approved Wellington Bridge (B003) Replacement Project Environmental Impact Assessment (12-0)
• Approved Council compensation changes: apply Workers' Compensation Act, retitle policy, extend review to 2032 (11-1)
• Defeated motion to reduce Mayor's annual base salary to $213,737 (5-7)

City Council Public Hearing

Edmonton City Council will hold a public hearing on November 12, 2024 to consider several bylaws that address small‑scale housing, large‑scale mixed‑use development, and zoning amendments. The agenda includes a discussion of the public hearing process, a call for public speakers, and the adoption of the agenda. Each listed bylaw will be presented with supporting reports and signed copies for council consideration.

• Bylaw 20983 – permits a range of small‑scale housing in The Uplands
• Bylaw 20988 – permits large‑scale mixed‑use development in Clareview Town Centre
• Bylaw 20762 – amends the Griesbach Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (with Bylaw 20763)
• Bylaw 20987 – permits medium‑scale housing in Prince Charles
• Bylaw 20812 – omnibus text amendments to Zoning Bylaw 20001 for Q4 2024

City Council held a public hearing and passed five zoning bylaws, including small-scale housing in The Uplands, large-scale mixed-use in Clareview Town Centre, medium-scale housing in Prince Charles and Bonnie Doon, and omnibus text amendments. Bylaws 20762 and 20763 for Griesbach were also passed after a motion to refer them back was defeated. A motion to review traffic impacts on Sir Arthur Currie Way was approved.

• Bylaw 20983 (small-scale housing, The Uplands) passed 12-0
• Bylaw 20988 (mixed-use, Clareview Town Centre) passed 12-0
• Bylaw 20812 (omnibus zoning amendments) passed 12-0
• Bylaws 20762/20763 (Griesbach ASP and building preservation) passed 9-2
• Motion to refer Griesbach bylaws back defeated 2-10
• Motion to review traffic impacts on Sir Arthur Currie Way approved 10-0
• Bylaw 20987 (medium-scale housing, Prince Charles) passed 10-0
• Bylaw 20986 (small-to-medium housing, Bonnie Doon) passed 10-0

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Councillors' Boardroom, 2nd floor, City Hall. The meeting will cover standard procedural business, including a call to order, adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes, and private reports listing upcoming committee meetings. The session will be conducted in private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
• Private Reports listing upcoming committee meetings (Nov 25‑29, 2024)
• Adjournment

The Agenda Review Committee met and approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the October 29, 2024 meeting. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss item 2.1, which involved reviewing draft agendas for several upcoming committee and council meetings. After returning to public session, the committee unanimously approved amendments to the draft agendas as discussed.

• Adopted the November 12, 2024 meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Approved the October 29, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Met in private to discuss item 2.1 (unanimous)
• Returned to public session (3-0)
• Amended draft agendas for upcoming meetings (3-0)

Utility Committee

The Utility Committee will consider several rate filings and related bylaws for the 2025 fiscal year. Items include the Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility rate filing and amendment to its governing bylaw, the EPCOR electric distribution franchise agreement, and the Waste Services 2025 rate filing with a corresponding bylaw amendment. The committee will also receive updates on the Extended Producer Responsibility program and the Waste Services Climate Action Plan.

• 7.1 Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility 2025 Rate Filing and Fall 2024 Supplemental Budget Adjustment
• 7.2 Bylaw 20962 – Amendment No. 6 to Bylaw 17943 (Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility)
• 7.3 Bylaw 20959 – EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Inc. Electric Distribution System Franchise Agreement
• 7.5 Waste Services Climate Action Plan
• 7.6 Waste Services 2025 Rate Filing (paired with 7.7 Bylaw 20990 amendment to Waste Services Bylaw 20363)

The Utility Committee approved the 2025 rate filings for Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility and Waste Services, along with associated budget adjustments and bylaw amendments. It also amended the EPCOR electric distribution franchise agreement to increase the franchise fee from 15.5% to 17.65%, and approved a private contractual update. All decisions were carried unanimously.

• Approved Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility 2025 rate filing and budget adjustments (7-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20962 (Blatchford utility amendment) for readings (7-0)
• Amended EPCOR franchise agreement fee to 17.65% (6-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20959 (EPCOR franchise) as amended for readings (6-0)
• Received Extended Producer Responsibility update for information (6-0)
• Approved Waste Services Climate Action Plan business case (7-0)
• Approved Waste Services 2025 rate filing and funding adjustments (6-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20990 (Waste Services amendment) for readings (6-0)

Special City Council - Continuation

The Special City Council agenda for November 7, 2024 contains no listed items; only empty placeholders and procedural sections are present.

Council Services Committee

The committee will consider and seek council approval for amendments to the Councillors' Budget and Expenses Policy (Policy C618B). It will also review and approve amendments to Bylaw 20781 updating the Council Code of Conduct. Additional items include a ward and common budget update, a third‑quarter 2024 update request, and the 2025 Common Travel Plan.

• Amendments to Councillors' Budget and Expenses Policy (Policy C618B) – council approval required
• Amendments to Bylaw 20781 – updates to Council Code of Conduct – council approval required
• Councillors' Ward and Common Budget Update – August financial results
• Council Services Committee request for third‑quarter 2024 update – ward mail‑out options
• 2025 Common Travel Plan – replacement report and attachments

The Council Services Committee approved a revised Councillors' Budget and Expenses Policy (C618C) with an amendment limiting postage mailouts to one per ward per year at a maximum of $5,500, and approved the 2025 Common Travel Plan with an amendment adding back three conferences. The committee also received the third quarter 2024 update and approved the Council Code of Conduct bylaw amendments for recommendation to City Council.

• Approved revised Councillors' Budget and Expenses Policy C618C (12-0)
• Amended policy to cap postage mailouts at one per ward per year, max $5,500 (7-5)
• Approved 2025 Common Travel Plan with added conferences (10-0)
• Added Sustainable Communities Conference, Calgary Stampede, and Accelerating Canada's Hydrogen Future to travel plan (9-3)
• Approved Council Code of Conduct bylaw amendments for recommendation to City Council (11-0)
• Received Councillors' Ward and Common Budget Update for information (11-0)
• Received Council Services Committee Requests Third Quarter 2024 Update (12-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

This non-regular meeting consists primarily of procedural items and one private report. The body will discuss the shortlisting of candidates for the Edmonton Police Commission in a private session.

• Edmonton Police Commission - Candidate Shortlisting (Private Report)

City Council met in a private session to discuss Edmonton Police Commission candidate shortlisting and draft interview questions under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Upon returning to public session, Council approved the revised shortlist and draft interview questions, voted to keep report OCC02730 private, and adjusted the schedule for the November 28, 2024 meeting.

• Adopted November 5, 2024 meeting agenda with a replacement attachment (12-0)
• Moved into private session under FOIP sections 17 and 24 to discuss item 7.1 (13-0)
• Approved revised Edmonton Police Commission Recommended Shortlist (13-0)
• Approved revised Edmonton Police Commission draft interview questions (10-3)
• Voted to keep report OCC02730 private under FOIP sections 17 and 24 (13-0)
• Changed Orders of the Day for the November 28, 2024 meeting to call to order at 9 a.m. and recess from noon to 1 p.m. (13-0)

City Council Public Hearing - Continuation

The agenda for the Edmonton City Council public hearing on 2024-11-05 contains no listed items or descriptions. It appears to be a continuation hearing with only procedural placeholders and no specific decisions or discussions recorded.

Special City Council

The council will open the meeting, adopt the agenda, and consider items for debate and reports not selected for debate. A private verbal report will provide an update on the City Manager recruitment (Item 5.1). No public reports, bylaws, or motions are scheduled.

• City Manager Recruitment – Update #13 (private verbal report)
• Select Items for Debate (general)
• Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate
• Vote on Bylaws not Selected for Debate (none)
• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement

City Council held a special meeting to discuss the City Manager recruitment process. Council met in private sessions to receive updates and presentations before returning to public session to approve actions related to a verbal report from the Mayor's Office.

• Adopted meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Cancelled portion of November 5 meeting (unanimous)
• Rescheduled meeting continuation to November 7 (unanimous)
• Approved actions in Mayor's Office report MO02771 (unanimous)
• Kept report MO02771 private (unanimous)

City Council Public Hearing

The council will hold a public hearing to review and adopt a series of bylaws covering small‑scale housing, agricultural and industrial uses, larger parks and amenities, and mixed‑use development. Each bylaw includes a planning report and will be signed and published on November 6, 2024. Items for Wedgewood Heights are postponed from the previous meeting. Protocol items such as Veterans' Week and Inuit Day will also be noted.

• Bylaw 20973 – allow small‑scale housing in Rosenthal
• Bylaw 20970 – allow agricultural and minor industrial uses, including vehicle and temporary storage, on Anthony Henday
• Bylaw 20971 – allow larger‑scale parks and amenities in Crystallina Nera East and West
• Bylaw 20978/20979 – amend Crystallina Nera East Neighbourhood Structure Plan and allow medium‑scale housing there
• Bylaw 20981 – allow neighbourhood‑scale mixed‑use development in Westmount

City Council held a public hearing and passed several zoning bylaws, including those allowing small-scale housing in Rosenthal, Glenora, and Garneau, medium-scale housing in Glenwood and King Edward Park, and mixed-use development in Westmount. The most contested items, Bylaw 20955 (Lymburn) and Bylaw 20956 with municipal reserve removal (Wedgewood Heights), were approved after motions to refer them back to Administration were defeated. All votes were recorded as carried with specific tallies.

• Approved Bylaw 20973 (small-scale housing, Rosenthal) 12-0
• Approved Bylaw 20970 (agricultural/industrial uses, Anthony Henday) 12-0
• Approved Bylaw 20971 (parks/amenities, Crystallina Nera) 12-0
• Approved Bylaws 20978/20979 (Crystallina Nera East plan amendment and medium housing) 12-0
• Approved Bylaw 20981 (mixed-use, Westmount) 12-0
• Approved Bylaw 20976 (small-scale housing, Glenora) 12-0
• Approved Bylaw 20977 (medium housing, King Edward Park) 10-3
• Approved Bylaw 20955 (Lymburn) 8-4, after referral motion defeated 5-7

Special Code of Conduct Sub-Committee

The Special Code of Conduct Sub-Committee is meeting to discuss two bylaws regarding the Council Code of Conduct. These items require Council approval and will be dealt with together.

• Bylaw 20841: Procedural Amendments to the Council Code of Conduct
• Bylaw 20781: Substantive Amendments to Bylaw 18483 Council Code of Conduct

The Special Code of Conduct Sub-Committee voted unanimously to refer two reports back to Administration for amendments. Report OCC02479 (Bylaw 20841) will be revised to add options for public sanction hearings and clarify private hearing rules. Report OCC02272 (Bylaw 20781) will be amended to clarify rules on city-funded communications, sharing information, and employee direction. Both revised reports will go to future Council Services Committee meetings.

• Referred report OCC02479 back to Administration for amendments to Schedule C (3-0)
• Referred report OCC02272 back to Administration for amendments to Schedule A (3-0)
• Kept Attachment 3 of report OCC02272 private under FOIP (3-0)

Special City Council

The Special City Council will hold a private verbal report on the City Manager recruitment (Update #12). All other agenda items are procedural, including calls to order, roll call, adoption of agenda, and votes on items not selected for debate. No public reports, bylaws, or motions are listed for this meeting.

• Private report – City Manager Recruitment, Update #12 (verbal report)
• Select Items for Debate – procedural item
• Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate – procedural item
• Vote on Bylaws not Selected for Debate – procedural item (none listed)
• Public Reports – none

Edmonton City Council met in a special session to discuss the City Manager recruitment process. Following a private session, Council voted to approve actions related to a verbal report from the Office of the City Clerk and determined that the report will remain confidential.

• Adopted October 31, 2024, meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Moved to private session for City Manager recruitment discussion (unanimous)
• Approved actions related to verbal report OCC02756 (unanimous)
• Voted to keep verbal report OCC02756 private (unanimous)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee will review several items, including a transit service report postponed from the previous meeting, a police commission procurement report, and an update to the Infrastructure Asset Management Policy. Council approval is required for the Wellington Bridge (B003) replacement environmental impact assessment, a bylaw for vehicular access closures supporting the Imagine Jasper Avenue Project, and several service and lease agreements. The meeting also includes public reports on YMCA childminding services, a Kinsmen Twin Arena lease, and an affordable‑housing land sale.

• Wellington Bridge (B003) Replacement Project – Environmental Impact Assessment (council approval required)
• Bylaw 20945 – Vehicular Access Closures to Support the Imagine Jasper Avenue Project (council approval required)
• Update to Policy C598 – Infrastructure Asset Management Policy (council approval required)
• YMCA Childminding Service Agreement
• Kinsmen Club of Edmonton – Kinsmen Twin Arena Lease Agreement

The Executive Committee approved several recommendations, including a $57 million single-source agreement with Google for cloud software and services, and the sale of city land in the Quarters/Boyle Street area to Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation for affordable housing. It also recommended City Council approve a new Asset Management policy and Bylaw 20945 for vehicular access closures to support the Imagine Jasper Avenue project. All votes were carried, with the land sale passing 3-1.

• Approved $57M Google Enterprise Cloud Software and Services agreement (3-0)
• Approved sale of land in Quarters/Boyle Street to Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation (3-1)
• Recommended Council approve Policy C598A, Asset Management (4-0)
• Recommended Council approve Bylaw 20945 for vehicular access closures (4-0)
• Approved Wellington Bridge Environmental Impact Assessment (3-0)
• Approved YMCA Childminding Service Agreement (3-0)
• Approved Kinsmen Twin Arena funding and lease agreements (3-0)
• Received Edmonton Police Commission Annual Report for information (4-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee will consider several public reports, including the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, Trees on Public and Private Property, Landscape Securities Process Changes, and Multi‑unit Residential Building Design. These items are presented for discussion and possible future action. No formal decisions are indicated in the agenda.

• Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan (Report UPE02206)
• Trees on Public and Private Property (Report UPE01925)
• Landscape Securities Process Changes (Report UPE02420)
• Multi‑unit Residential Building Design (Report CS02084)

The Urban Planning Committee received reports and recommended amendments to Zoning Bylaw 20001 to expand landscape securities to small-scale residential developments and to implement process changes, both to return to a future City Council Public Hearing. It also recommended engaging with building partners on builder training for retaining mature trees and incorporating public trees in local roadways. A report on multi-unit residential building design was received for information, with one councillor opposed.

• Received Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan report UPE02206 (4-0)
• Recommended expanding landscape securities program to small-scale residential developments (4-0)
• Recommended developing builder training for retaining mature trees (4-0)
• Recommended prioritizing public trees in local roadways in Complete Streets policy update (4-0)
• Recommended Zoning Bylaw amendments for landscape securities process changes, due Feb 3, 2025 (4-0)
• Received Multi-unit Residential Building Design report CS02084 (3-1)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet on Oct 29, 2024 to adopt its agenda, approve minutes, and review a private list of items for the November 13‑14 City Council meeting. All discussion is private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. No public decisions, contracts, or policy changes are on the agenda.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
• Review of Agenda Review Committee List for November 13/14 City Council
• Adjournment

The Agenda Review Committee met and adopted its agenda and approved the minutes from the October 22, 2024 meeting. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss item 2.1, which was a list of agenda items, and returned to public session to amend the draft agenda as discussed. The meeting adjourned at 8:48 a.m.

• Adopted the October 29, 2024 meeting agenda (2-0)
• Approved the October 22, 2024 meeting minutes (2-0)
• Met in private to discuss item 2.1 (2-0)
• Returned to public session (2-0)
• Amended the draft agenda as discussed (2-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee will meet to discuss renewing a cooperation agreement with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government and amending the Fire Rescue Services Bylaw.

• Renewal of Memorandum of Shared Recognition and Cooperation with Otipemisiwak Métis Government
• Bylaw 20958 - Fire Rescue Services Bylaw Amendment No. 11
• Approval of October 7, 2024 meeting minutes
• Council Chamber, 2nd floor, City Hall
• 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Community and Public Services Committee recommended that City Council approve the renewal of the Memorandum of Shared Recognition and Cooperation with the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (formerly Métis Nation of Alberta), and recommended that Bylaw 20958 (Fire Rescue Services Bylaw Amendment No. 11) be given the appropriate readings. Both recommendations were carried unanimously (4-0).

• Recommended renewal of Memorandum of Shared Recognition and Cooperation with Otipemisiwak Métis Government (4-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20958 Fire Rescue Services Bylaw Amendment No. 11 be given readings (4-0)

City Council - Continuation

The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface elements. There are no specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items listed.

City Council

City Council is meeting to determine the 2025 meeting calendar and policy decisions for the upcoming municipal election. The body will also review capital plan analysis and funding shortfall reports.

• Bylaw 20943 to designate the Crawford Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource
• Capital Line South Extension options and cost analysis for Ellerslie Road grade separation
• Bylaw 20895 regarding tax penalty, interest and monthly payment amendments
• Bylaw 20894 to fix fees for assessment and tax services
• Bylaw 20909 Fall 2024 General Repealing Bylaw

City Council approved the 2025 Council and Committee Meeting Calendar and set Deputy and Acting Mayor terms through the 2025 municipal election. Council also approved next steps for Elections Bylaw policy decisions, including a defeated amendment to require candidate criminal record checks. Several bylaws were passed, including amendments to tax, waste management, and historic resource designation bylaws.

• Approved 2025 Council and Committee Meeting Calendar (13-0)
• Approved Deputy and Acting Mayor Terms for Oct 22, 2024 to 2025 election (10-2)
• Approved Elections Bylaw policy next steps (13-0); amendment for candidate criminal record checks defeated (2-11)
• Approved GEF Seniors Housing 2025 Capital Budget (13-0)
• Approved Fall 2024 General Repealing Bylaw 20909 (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20943 designating Crawford Residence as Municipal Historic Resource (13-0)
• Approved Capital and Operating Funding Shortfall work plan (13-0)
• Approved quarterly updates on major capital construction projects (13-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The committee will hold a private meeting to address routine business. Items include a call to order, roll call, adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes, and a review of private reports listing upcoming council dates. No decisions or votes are recorded for this session.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Roll Call
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
• Private Reports listing upcoming council meetings (Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8)

The Agenda Review Committee met and adopted its agenda and approved the minutes from the October 15, 2024 meeting, both by a 5-0 vote. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss item 2.1 (Agenda Review Committee List) under FOIP section 24, and returned to public session. The committee approved amendments to the draft agendas for upcoming meetings as discussed, but no substantive decisions were made.

• Adopted October 22, 2024 agenda (5-0)
• Approved October 15, 2024 minutes (5-0)
• Moved into private session for item 2.1 (5-0)
• Returned to public session (5-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (5-0)

Special City Council

The Special City Council will conduct standard procedural business such as call to order, roll call, and agenda adoption. No public reports, bylaws, or motions are scheduled. A private verbal report will provide an update on the City Manager recruitment (Item 5.1). The private portion is not streamed or recorded per privacy provisions.

• City Manager Recruitment – Update #11 (private verbal report, not public)

The special council meeting was largely procedural. Council unanimously selected item 5.1 for debate, then moved into a private session to discuss the city manager recruitment update (verbal report #11). After returning to public session, council referred the related Office of the City Clerk report OCC02732 to the next regular meeting and kept it private. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Adopted meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Selected item 5.1 for debate (unanimous)
• Met in private to discuss city manager recruitment (unanimous)
• Returned to public session (unanimous)
• Referred report OCC02732 to Oct 22/23 council meeting at 1:30 p.m. (unanimous)
• Kept report OCC02732 private (unanimous)

City Council Public Hearing

The council will hold a public hearing on October 21, 2024 to consider a series of bylaws that permit medium‑scale housing development in neighbourhoods such as Inglewood, Queen Alexandra, Summerlea, Belmont and La Perle. The meeting also includes municipal reserve removal items linked to those housing proposals. Items will be presented, discussed, and voted on during the hearing.

• Bylaw 20965 – medium‑scale housing, Inglewood
• Bylaw 20960 – medium‑scale housing, Queen Alexandra
• Bylaw 20957 – medium‑scale housing and smaller parks, Summerlea (with reserve removal)
• Bylaw 20951 – medium‑scale housing and larger parks, Belmont (with reserve removal)
• Bylaw 20954 – medium‑scale housing, La Perle (with reserve removal)

City Council held a public hearing on October 21, 2024, and approved multiple bylaws related to housing and land use. All 13 council members were present, with Mayor Sohi absent for part of the meeting. The council passed 10 bylaws on three readings, including those allowing medium-scale housing in Inglewood, Queen Alexandra, Blue Quill, Dunluce, and La Perle, as well as amendments to area structure plans for Palisades and Hudson. Two items were postponed to the November 4, 2024, public hearing: Bylaw 20955 (Lymburn) and Bylaw 20956 (Wedgewood Heights).

• Approved Bylaw 20965 (medium-scale housing, Inglewood) on three readings (13-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20960 (medium-scale housing, Queen Alexandra) on three readings (13-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20961 (close portion of Heritage Valley Trail SW, Chappelle) on three readings (13-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20963 (close portion of road right-of-way, Laurel) on three readings (13-0)
• Approved Bylaws 20902, 20903, 20904 (Palisades ASP, Hudson NSP, Hudson housing) on three readings (13-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20957 (medium-scale housing, Summerlea) and municipal reserve removal (13-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20951 (medium-scale housing, Belmont) and municipal reserve removal (12-1, Rice opposed)
• Approved Bylaw 20954 (medium-scale housing, La Perle) and municipal reserve removal (13-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet on October 15, 2024, at City Hall to adopt its agenda, approve minutes, and conduct private reports. Items will be discussed in private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The private reports include lists for upcoming Community and Public Services, Urban Planning, Executive, and Special Code of Conduct sub‑committees.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
• Private Reports for October 28 Community and Public Services Committee
• Private Reports for October 29 Urban Planning Committee

The Agenda Review Committee met on October 15, 2024, with only two members present: Deputy Mayor J. Wright and Councillor E. Rutherford. The committee adopted its agenda, approved the October 8, 2024 minutes, and met in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List. After returning to public session, it voted 2-0 to amend the draft agendas as discussed. No other substantive decisions were recorded.

• Adopted the October 15, 2024 meeting agenda (2-0)
• Approved the October 8, 2024 meeting minutes (2-0)
• Met in private under FOIP section 24 to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List (2-0)
• Amended the draft agendas as discussed in the October 15, 2024 meeting (2-0)

Utility Committee

The Utility Committee will review EPCOR's 2025-2027 wastewater performance-based regulation application, including administration and utility advisor reviews, and consider a bylaw to replace the current wastewater services bylaw. The committee will also discuss a water distribution system upgrade at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre.

• EPCOR 2025-2027 wastewater performance-based regulation application
• Bylaw 20865 to replace EPCOR wastewater services bylaw
• Edmonton Waste Management Centre water distribution system upgrade
• Administration review of EPCOR water services application
• Utility advisor review of EPCOR water services application

The Utility Committee approved multiple amendments to the 2025-2027 EPCOR wastewater rate application, including reducing the proposed return on equity from 10.8% to 10.5% and changing consumption reduction assumptions. It also referred Bylaw 20865 back to Administration for updates and recommended approval of the Edmonton Waste Management Centre water distribution upgrade project. The committee met in private for a contractual update and approved actions from that report.

• Amended EPCOR wastewater rate application: reduced return on equity from 10.8% to 10.5% (5-0)
• Amended EPCOR wastewater rate application: changed consumption reduction rate to 1.3% in 2024 (5-0)
• Amended EPCOR wastewater rate application: required H2S monitoring on discrete station basis (5-0)
• Referred Bylaw 20865 (EPCOR Wastewater Services Bylaw) back to Administration for updates (5-0)
• Approved Edmonton Waste Management Centre Water Distribution System Upgrade Project business case (4-0)
• Received Utility Advisor report EXT02684 for information (5-0)
• Received EPCOR response report EXT02702 for information (5-0)
• Approved actions from private contractual update report OCC02693 (4-0)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee will review several public reports, including a capital and operating funding shortfall analysis, transit service needs for population growth, and the Chinatown Strategy update. It will also consider the GEF Seniors Housing 2023 financial report. The committee will seek council approval to designate the Crawford Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource and will receive a private report on the Blatchford leasehold interest purchase and new license.

• Bylaw 20943 – Designate the Crawford Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource (council approval required)
• Blatchford Leasehold Interest Purchase and New License Approval (private report)
• Capital and Operating Funding Shortfall Analysis (public report)
• Transit Service Needs to Meet Population Growth (public report)
• Chinatown Strategy – Initiatives and Progress (public report)

The Executive Committee approved allocating $480,000 from the Downtown Vibrancy Fund to the Chinatown Vibrancy Fund for 2025 and 2026, and recommended Council prepare an unfunded service package for ongoing funding in the 2027-2030 budget. The committee also approved the GEF Seniors Housing strategic plan and 2025 operating budget, and recommended the Crawford Residence historic designation. A motion on the capital and operating funding shortfall was not put to vote, and the transit service report was postponed to October 30, 2024.

• Approved $480,000 transfer to Chinatown Vibrancy Fund for 2025-2026 (4-1)
• Recommended Council prepare unfunded service package for Chinatown Vibrancy Fund (4-1)
• Approved GEF Seniors Housing 2024-2028 Strategic Plan and 2025 Operating Budget (5-0)
• Advised GEF Seniors Housing to revise 2025 Capital Budget to $2.5M fully funded (5-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20943 (Crawford Residence historic designation) to Council (5-0)
• Approved Blatchford leasehold purchase and license agreements (4-0)
• Postponed Transit Service Needs report to October 30, 2024 (5-0)
• Approved Multi-year Transit Funding Plan due date change (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to discuss the list of items for the October 22 and 23, 2024, City Council meetings. The meeting is held in private to receive advice from officials.

• Review of the Agenda Review Committee List for October 22/23, 2024, City Council

The Agenda Review Committee met and adopted its agenda and approved the minutes from the September 24, 2024 meeting. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss a report, and upon returning to public session, amended the draft agenda as discussed. No substantive policy decisions were made.

• Adopted the October 8, 2024 meeting agenda (3-0)
• Approved the September 24, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)
• Met in private to discuss item 2.1 (2-0)
• Returned to public session (3-0)
• Amended the draft agenda as discussed (3-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee is meeting to discuss the Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy. The session includes a review of multiple 'What We Heard' reports and an environment and climate review.

• Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy (UPE02353)
• Multi-unit Residential Building Design report rescheduled to October 29, 2024

The Urban Planning Committee received the Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy report for information and directed Administration to review parking in Old Strathcona, including demand, supply, and accessibility, and to report on options for a reserve fund using net parking income and land sale revenues to support the strategy's implementation. The committee also approved a revised due date for the Multi-unit Residential Building Design report and adopted the agenda and previous minutes.

• Received Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy report for information (3-1)
• Directed Administration to review parking in Old Strathcona and report on reserve fund options (4-0)
• Approved revised due date of Oct 29, 2024 for Multi-unit Residential Building Design report (4-0)
• Adopted meeting agenda (4-0)
• Approved minutes of Sept 17, 2024 meeting (4-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee will conduct its regular procedural business, including call to order, adoption of the agenda, and approval of minutes from the September 16 meeting. The only substantive item is a private report on event sponsorships, which will be discussed in closed session under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. No other reports, motions, or public items are scheduled.

• Adoption of agenda
• Approval of September 16 meeting minutes
• Private report on event sponsorships (closed session)

The committee approved sponsorship agreements for four events, with a cumulative amount not to exceed $6.45 million over six years, contingent on Edmonton being selected as host city. The related report remains private until host city announcements. All decisions were carried unanimously (4-0).

• Approved sponsorship agreements for four events, up to $6.45M over six years (4-0)
• Kept report CS02602 private until host city announcements (4-0)
• Adopted meeting agenda (4-0)
• Approved September 16, 2024 minutes (4-0)

Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee

The Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee convened on October 4, 2024, but no public agenda items were selected for debate. The meeting followed standard procedural steps including a call to order, roll call, and adoption of the agenda. Private items were discussed under FOIPP exemptions.

The committee voted unanimously to recommend that City Council approve the evaluation approach outlined in report OCC02662 and keep it private. It also received a verbal contract update (OCC02717) for information and kept it private. The meeting was largely procedural, with all substantive discussion held in private session.

• Recommended approval of evaluation approach in report OCC02662 (3-0)
• Recommended report OCC02662 remain private (3-0)
• Received verbal contract update OCC02717 for information (3-0)
• Kept verbal report OCC02717 private (3-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

The City Council meeting on October 4, 2024 is primarily procedural. No public reports, bylaws, or public items are scheduled. A private intergovernmental update will be presented under confidentiality provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The public portion can be viewed online, but private items are not streamed or recorded.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Select Items for Debate (details not disclosed)
• Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate (details not disclosed)
• Private Intergovernmental Update (confidential under FOIP sections 21, 24, 25)
• No public reports, bylaws, or motions pending

City Council held a non-regular meeting on October 4, 2024, and after a private session, voted to direct any restored provincial grants-in-place-of-taxes to the Financial Stabilization Reserve until a minimum balance is achieved, with a corresponding tax levy reduction in supplemental budget amendments. The council also voted to keep the Office of the City Manager verbal report OCM02615 private. No other substantive decisions were made; the meeting was largely procedural.

• Adopted meeting agenda (12-0)
• Met in private for intergovernmental update (12-0)
• Approved motion to transfer restored provincial grants to Financial Stabilization Reserve (10-0)
• Kept verbal report OCM02615 private (10-0)

Special Audit Committee

The Special Audit Committee will meet on October 3, 2024, to conduct standard procedural business such as call to order, roll call, and agenda adoption. The only substantive agenda item is a private discussion of an external auditor's request for non‑audit services, which will be handled under sections 16 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will not be publicly disclosed. No public reports or motions are scheduled for this meeting.

• Call to Order and related business (procedural)
• Select items for debate (procedural)
• Vote on reports not selected for debate (procedural)
• Private report: External Auditor – Non‑Audit Service Request (FOIP sections 16 & 25)
• No public reports or motions pending

The Special Audit Committee approved a request from KPMG to submit a proposal for consulting services, as outlined in report FCS02709. The committee also voted to keep the report private under FOIP sections 16 and 25. The meeting was largely procedural, with no public reports or motions pending.

• Approved KPMG request to submit consulting services proposal (6-0)
• Kept report FCS02709 private under FOIP sections 16 and 25 (6-0)
• Adopted meeting agenda (6-0)
• Met in private to discuss item 4.1 (6-0)

City Council - Continuation

The City Council meeting agenda for October 3, 2024 contains no specific items. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are detailed in the provided document. The agenda appears to be procedural with no listed actions.

City Council

The council will vote on a series of bylaws that amend the Source Separated Organics program, waste collection facilities, the Northwest Campus police project, Yellowhead Trail projects, and fire station relocation. It will also adopt charter bylaws for the Horse Hill and West Henday district plans and repeal certain citywide policies. Additional public reports will be discussed, including budget planning updates, options to address the retail sale of knives, and the 2025‑2026 Community Safety and Well‑Being funding.

• Bylaw 20621 – amendment to the Source Separated Organics program
• Bylaw 20624 – amendment to waste collection facilities and infrastructure
• Bylaw 20936 – amendment to the Police Project Northwest Campus (Amendment #3)
• Charter Bylaw 24004 – adoption of the Horse Hill District Plan
• Affordable Housing Investment Program – Fall 2024 grant award

City Council approved a sweeping package of district plans and policies that will guide development across Edmonton, passing them by narrow margins. Council also approved $6.15 million in affordable housing grants, directed administration to study options for addressing the retail sale of knives, and requested a review of the multi-year budgeting policy. The meeting spanned two days and included several private sessions.

• Adopted Charter Bylaw 24000 District Policy (9-4)
• Adopted 15 district plans and related bylaws (various votes, 9-4 to 12-1)
• Approved $6.15M in affordable housing grants to 7 organizations (13-0)
• Directed administration to implement Option 1 (No Funding) for retail knife sales (13-0)
• Directed administration to prepare unfunded service package for knife sale options (10-3)
• Approved $2.3M for Community Safety and Well-Being initiatives (13-0)
• Directed administration to study LRT safety enhancements and peace officer authorities (13-0)
• Requested review of Multi-year Budgeting Policy C578 (13-0)

City Council Public Hearing

The Edmonton City Council public hearing will review a series of bylaws related to land use and development. Items include Bylaw 20720 for conserving natural areas while allowing parkland development in Kinglet Gardens, and several other bylaws affecting Baranow, Ellerslie, Forest Heights, Alberta Avenue, Westmount, Glenora, and the Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver) area. The council will adopt the agenda, hear public comments, and vote on each bylaw.

• Bylaw 20720 – conserve, preserve and restore natural areas, allow development with public benefit on parkland (Kinglet Gardens)
• Bylaw 20946 – close a portion of road right‑of‑way (Baranow)
• Bylaw 20947 – allow large‑scale community facilities and smaller parks (Baranow)
• Bylaw 20948 – amend the Ellerslie Area Structure Plan
• Bylaw 20932 – approve a new high‑rise building and continued use of an existing high‑rise (Wîhkwêntôwin/Oliver)

City Council held a public hearing and passed eight zoning and land-use bylaws, including changes for Kinglet Gardens, Baranow, Rampart Industrial, Ellerslie, Forest Heights, Alberta Avenue, Glenora, and Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver). Two bylaws (20942 and 20941) were postponed to the October 21, 2024, public hearing. All decisions were made by recorded votes, with most passing unanimously.

• Bylaw 20720 (Kinglet Gardens parkland) passed (12-0)
• Bylaws 20946 & 20947 (Baranow road closure and community services) passed (12-0)
• Bylaw 20858 (Rampart Industrial Area Structure Plan amendment) passed (12-0)
• Bylaw 20948 (Ellerslie Area Structure Plan amendment) passed (12-0)
• Bylaw 20949 (Ellerslie Industrial light industrial/commercial) passed (12-0)
• Bylaw 20938 (Forest Heights medium housing) passed (12-0)
• Bylaw 20939 (Alberta Avenue medium housing) passed (12-0)
• Bylaw 20918 (Glenora small-to-medium housing) passed (11-1)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet privately to consider reports from officials under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Members will review a list of items for upcoming committees, including the Community and Public Services Committee on Oct 7, the Urban Planning Committee on Oct 8, the Executive Committee on Oct 9, the Utility Committee on Oct 11, and a City Council public hearing on Oct 21. No formal decisions or votes are scheduled for this meeting.

• Review of private reports under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• Agenda Review Committee List for Oct 7 Community and Public Services Committee
• Agenda Review Committee List for Oct 8 Urban Planning Committee
• Agenda Review Committee List for Oct 9 Executive Committee
• Agenda Review Committee List for Oct 11 Utility Committee and Oct 21 City Council public hearing

The Agenda Review Committee met, adopted its agenda and approved the previous minutes. It then moved into a private session under FOIP section 24 to discuss draft agendas, returned to public session, and approved amendments to the draft agendas for upcoming committee meetings and a council public hearing. No substantive policy decisions were made.

• Adopted the September 24, 2024 meeting agenda (3-0)
• Approved the September 17, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)
• Met in private under FOIP section 24 to discuss draft agendas (3-0)
• Returned to public session (3-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (3-0)

Special City Council

The Special City Council will hold a virtual meeting on September 23, 2024. Council members will discuss a private report titled "City Manager Recruitment - Update #9" under FOIP sections 17 and 24. The agenda also includes standard items such as a call to order, select items for debate, and votes on reports not selected for debate.

• Private report: City Manager Recruitment – Update #9 (discussed under FOIP sections 17 and 24)
• Select items for debate (unspecified)
• Vote on reports not selected for debate (unspecified)
• Call to Order and related business

City Council held a special meeting and selected item 5.1, City Manager Recruitment - Update #9, for debate. Council voted unanimously to meet in private to discuss the item, heard a presentation from DHR Global, then returned to public session. Council approved the actions outlined in Attachment 1 of the Office of the City Clerk report OCC02708 and kept the report private. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Approved actions in Attachment 1 of report OCC02708 (12-0)
• Kept report OCC02708 private under FOIP sections 17 and 24 (12-0)
• Met in private for item 5.1 discussion (13-0)
• Returned to public session (12-0)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss grant awards for the Fall 2024 Affordable Housing Investment Program. The body will also consider options for tax forgiveness on remediated derelict properties and revisions to tax forgiveness policy.

• Affordable Housing Investment Program Fall 2024 Grant Awards for projects including Heritage Valley Town Centre, McCauley Centre, and Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver)
• Options to provide tax forgiveness for remediated derelict properties (Policy C607B)
• Options to revise Tax Forgiveness Policy C607A
• Transfer of Stormwater Management Facilities to EPCOR
• Affordable housing grant reviews for Apadana Womens’ Housing Ltd., Brentwood Family Housing Society, Jasper Place Wellness Centre, and Veterans’ House Canada

The Executive Committee approved a package of affordable housing grants totaling $19.16 million, funded by transferring $6.15 million from a capital profile and entering into agreements with seven organizations. It also recommended amending Council Policy C607A to allow tax forgiveness for remediated derelict properties, and approved a stormwater management facility transfer to EPCOR. All decisions were carried unanimously (5-0).

• Approved $6.15M transfer to fund affordable housing projects (5-0)
• Approved $3.1M grant to 1654889 Alberta Ltd. (5-0)
• Approved $3.05M grant to 1654889 Alberta Ltd. (5-0)
• Approved $5.2M grant to 12621665 Canada Association (5-0)
• Approved $2.1M grant to Apadana Womens' Housing Ltd. (5-0)
• Approved $2.3M grant to Brentwood Family Housing Society (5-0)
• Approved $900K grant to Jasper Place Wellness Centre (5-0)
• Approved $2.51M grant to Veterans' House Canada (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to discuss the lists for several upcoming October sessions. These discussions are held in private pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Review of agenda for October 2/3, 2024, City Council
• Review of agenda for October 4, 2024, Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee
• Review of agenda for October 4, 2024, City Council - Non-Regular

The Agenda Review Committee met and adopted its agenda and approved the minutes from the September 3, 2024 meeting. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss draft agendas, and upon returning to public session, approved amendments to the draft agendas for the October 2/3 City Council meeting, the October 4 Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee, and the October 4 City Council Non-Regular meeting. No substantive policy decisions were made.

• Adopted the September 17, 2024 meeting agenda (2-0)
• Approved the September 3, 2024 meeting minutes (2-0)
• Met in private to discuss draft agendas (2-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (2-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee is meeting to discuss transit infrastructure, including a fare gates pilot and paratransit rider experience. The committee will also receive an update on the River Valley Planning Modernization project.

• ETS Fare Gates Pilot project plan (CO02262)
• Rider Experience for Paratransit Dedicated Accessible Transit Service (CO02352)
• River Valley Planning Modernization update on Phases 3 and 4 (UPE02475)
• Perception of LRT Safety reports from the Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board
• Rescheduled reports on Multi-unit Residential Building Design and Trees on Public and Private Property

The Urban Planning Committee approved revised due dates for reports on multi-unit residential building design and trees on public/private property, and received information on paratransit rider experience and river valley planning. The ETS fare gates pilot report was requisitioned to City Council without a committee recommendation. Two LRT safety items were deleted from the agenda.

• Approved revised due date of Oct 8, 2024 for Multi-unit Residential Building Design report (5-0)
• Approved revised due date of Oct 29, 2024 for Trees on Public and Private Property report (5-0)
• Requisitioned ETS Fare Gates Pilot report CO02262 to City Council without committee recommendation
• Received Rider Experience for Paratransit report CO02352 for information (4-0)
• Received River Valley Planning Modernization update UPE02475 for information (4-0)
• Deleted two LRT safety agenda items (7.2, 7.3) (5-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee is meeting to review options for addressing the retail sale of knives and 2025/2026 community safety funding. The body will also receive an update on the Indigenous Framework and Reconciliation for 2023/2024.

• Options to Address the Retail Sale of Knives (Report UPE02456)
• 2025/2026 Community Safety and Well-Being Funding (Report CS02603)
• Indigenous Framework and Reconciliation Update 2023/2024 (Report CS02266)
• Bylaw 20700 - Public Spaces Bylaw (Revised due date: First Quarter 2025)

The committee recommended that City Council approve a $2 million increase to the Social Development Branch budget for violence prevention and safe spaces, and a $300,000 increase for the Truth and Reconciliation Sponsorship Fund. Additionally, the committee received an update on the Indigenous Framework and rescheduled the Public Spaces Bylaw report to early 2025. A report regarding the retail sale of knives was forwarded to City Council without a committee recommendation.

• Recommended $2M budget increase for safety and well-being (5-0)
• Recommended $300k budget increase for reconciliation sponsorship (5-0)
• Approved rescheduling Public Spaces Bylaw report to Q1 2025 (5-0)
• Received Indigenous Framework and Reconciliation update (5-0)
• Forwarded knife sale regulation report to City Council without recommendation

City Council - Continuation

The agenda for the Edmonton City Council continuation meeting on 2024-09-11 contains no listed items. It consists only of generic headings and placeholders without any decisions, proposals, or discussions. Consequently, there are no concrete agenda items to report.

City Council

City Council will receive and discuss the Operating Financial Update and the Capital Financial Update covering June 30 2024. The meeting also includes a Bill 20 update with a 2025 election budget adjustment, a report on Edmonton Police Commission appointment changes, and a presentation on limiting temporary shelter locations. Additional items are a Ride Transit Program funding‑gap report, motions pending, and a disclosure bylaw review.

• Operating Financial Update – June 30 2024
• Capital Financial Update – June 30 2024
• Edmonton Police Commission – Appointment Changes
• Implications of Limiting Temporary Shelter Locations – Best Practices Guide
• Ride Transit Program Funding Gap report

City Council approved zoning amendments to restrict year-round and seasonal shelters from abutting heavy industrial zones and to limit congregate sleeping area sizes. Council also approved a Heritage Reserve grant exemption for the purchase of the Harcourt House Artist Run Centre property, subject to historic designation conditions. The 2023 alley lighting tax excess revenue of $52,373 was applied to 2025 rates, and the Council Disclosure Bylaw received all three readings.

• Approved zoning amendments limiting shelters near heavy industrial zones (9-2)
• Approved Heritage Reserve grant exemption for Harcourt House purchase (11-2)
• Approved applying $52,373 alley lighting tax excess to 2025 rates (13-0)
• Gave Bylaw 20901 (Council Disclosure) three readings (13-0)
• Approved letter to Alberta on 2025/26 provincial budget priorities (13-0)
• Approved City Manager recruitment recommendation (13-0)
• Approved Councillor Paquette's FCM committee nomination (13-0)

City Council Public Hearing

City Council is conducting a public hearing to consider several bylaws regarding neighborhood structure plans and housing scales. The meeting focuses on amending land-use plans and allowing for small, medium, and high-rise developments across various city areas.

• Bylaw 20920: Taller high rise buildings next to the Mill Woods LRT Stop
• Bylaw 20932: New high-rise building and continued use of an existing high-rise in Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver)
• Bylaw 20933: Mixed residential, commercial, and community uses for the Dame Eliza Chenier Residence
• Bylaws 20925, 20926, 20927: Amendments to Riverview Area and Uplands Neighbourhood Structure Plans
• Bylaws 20928, 20929: Amendments to Crystallina Nera East Neighbourhood Structure Plan

City Council held a public hearing and passed 13 bylaws related to housing and land-use changes across multiple neighbourhoods, including amendments to area structure plans and allowances for various housing types. Two bylaws (20918 and 20932) were postponed to the October 1, 2024, public hearing. Two other bylaws (20928 and 20929) were deleted from the agenda.

• Adopted agenda with deletions of Bylaws 20928 and 20929 (13-0)
• Closed public hearing on 8 bylaws (13-0)
• Gave three readings to Bylaws 20925, 20926, 20927, 20930, 20896, 20917, 20933, 20921 (13-0 each)
• Gave three readings to Bylaws 20923 and 20924 (12-0 each)
• Gave three readings to Bylaws 20919 and 20920 (12-0 each)
• Gave three readings to Bylaw 20931 (12-1 on first, second, third readings; 13-0 on consideration for third reading)
• Gave three readings to Bylaw 20877 (9-4 on first, second, third readings; 13-0 on consideration for third reading)
• Postponed Bylaws 20918 and 20932 to October 1, 2024 (13-0)

Special City Manager Recruitment Committee - Continuation

The agenda for the Special City Manager Recruitment Committee continuation meeting on September 6, 2024 provides no details of any items to be discussed or decided. No descriptions, categories, numbers, stages, departments, attachments, or vote results are listed. Consequently, the meeting appears to be procedural with no substantive agenda items recorded.

Special City Council

This special meeting consists primarily of procedural items and a private session. The council will receive a verbal report from the City Manager in a closed session.

• City Manager Update (verbal report in private session)

The special meeting was largely procedural. Council unanimously adopted the agenda and then voted 13-0 to move into a private session to hear a verbal update from the Interim City Manager. After returning to public session, Council voted 11-1 to receive the report for information and keep it private under provincial freedom-of-information exemptions. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Adopted meeting agenda (13-0)
• Moved into private session for City Manager update (13-0)
• Received verbal report OCM02659 for information (11-1)
• Kept report OCM02659 private under FOIP sections 21, 24, 25, 27 (11-1)

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee will discuss several audit reports, including the Office of the City Auditor Recommendation Follow‑up Dashboard (as of August 20, 2024), the Waste Collections Audit and the city's response, the Emergency Support Response Team Reception Centre Management Audit, an administrative update on the auditor's dashboard, and the 2025 Corporate Strategic Risks report. No motions or votes are listed; the items are for review and discussion.

• Office of the City Auditor Recommendation Follow‑up Dashboard Report – August 20, 2024
• Waste Collections Audit and Administration Response
• Emergency Support Response Team Reception Centre Management Audit
• Administrative Update on the Auditor's Dashboard Report
• 2025 Corporate Strategic Risks report

The Audit Committee met on September 4, 2024, and received several reports for information, including the Auditor's Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard, Waste Collections Audit, Emergency Support Response Team Reception Centre Management Audit, and 2025 Corporate Strategic Risks. All motions to receive the reports were carried unanimously (6-0). No substantive decisions were made; the meeting was procedural in nature.

• Received Office of the City Auditor report OCA02611 for information (6-0)
• Received Office of the City Manager report OCM02614 for information (6-0)
• Received Office of the City Auditor report OCA02610 for information (6-0)
• Received City Operations report CO02588 for information (6-0)
• Received Office of the City Auditor report OCA02609 for information (6-0)
• Received Financial and Corporate Services report FCS02497 for information (6-0)

Utility Committee

The Utility Committee will hear the 2023 Performance Based Regulation progress report from EPCOR Water Services. It will also consider the Organics Processing Program Path Forward, including options analysis and a consultant report. No formal motions or decisions are listed on the agenda.

• EPCOR Water Services – 2023 Performance Based Regulation Progress Report
• Organics Processing Program Path Forward – Council Report with options analysis
• Presentation on EPCOR water performance based regulation progress
• Presentation on organics processing program options and high‑solids anaerobic digestion facility

The Utility Committee approved a single-source procurement agreement between The City of Edmonton and Claystone Waste Ltd. for the Organics Processing Program, with the agreement details kept private. The committee also received EPCOR Water Services' 2023 Performance Based Regulation Progress Report for information. A motion to recommend the agreement to City Council was defeated.

• Approved single-source procurement agreement with Claystone Waste Ltd. (5-1)
• Kept Attachment 3 of report CO02411 private (5-1)
• Received EPCOR Water Services 2023 Performance Based Regulation Progress Report (7-0)
• Defeated amendment to recommend agreement to City Council (1-5)
• Adopted agenda with addition of Organics Processing Program Path Forward attachment (6-0)
• Approved June 24, 2024 minutes (6-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to discuss private reports and agenda lists for upcoming September meetings. The session includes a review of items for the Community and Public Services, Urban Planning, and Executive Committees.

• Review of September 16, 2024, Community and Public Services Committee list
• Review of September 17, 2024, Urban Planning Committee list
• Review of September 18, 2024, Executive Committee list

The Agenda Review Committee met and adopted its agenda and approved the minutes from the August 27, 2024 meeting. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss agenda items, and upon returning to public session, approved amendments to the draft agendas for upcoming committee meetings. No substantive policy decisions were made; the meeting was procedural.

• Adopted September 3, 2024 agenda (2-0)
• Approved August 27, 2024 minutes (2-0)
• Met in private for item 2.1 (2-0)
• Returned to public session (2-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (2-0)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss funding gaps and revenue actions for the Ride Transit program. The body will also consider the sale of land below market value for affordable housing in Parkdale.

• Ride Transit Program Funding Gap (Report CO02505)
• Implementation of Transit Revenue Actions (Report CO02506)
• 2023 Alley Lighting Maintenance Tax Excess Revenue (Report FCS02385)
• Sale of land below market value and grant funding for Parkdale Residential affordable housing (Report FCS02515)

The Executive Committee voted unanimously to maintain transit fares through 2026 and directed administration to bring forward options for reallocating $10.2 million within the operating budget to support the Ride Transit Program. It also approved advancing transit revenue actions, applying $52,373 in excess alley lighting tax revenue to 2025 rates, and selling Parkdale land to Jasper Place Wellness Centre for affordable housing.

• Approved maintaining transit fares for 2024-2026 (5-0)
• Approved bringing options for $10.2M Ride Transit Program funding reallocation to Fall 2024 budget adjustment (5-0)
• Approved review of transit fare policy revenue-to-cost ratio (5-0)
• Recommended City Council seek meeting with Alberta on Ride Transit sustainability (5-0)
• Approved advancing ETS merchandise store and special event fare collection (5-0)
• Approved applying $52,373 excess alley lighting tax revenue to 2025 rates (5-0)
• Approved sale of Parkdale land to Jasper Place Wellness Centre (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet on August 27, 2024 to discuss private reports. Items include reviewing the Committee's agenda list for the September 10‑11 City Council meeting and a strategic look‑ahead discussion. No formal decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Call to Order and Roll Call
• Review of Agenda Review Committee List
• Discussion of September 10/11 City Council agenda
• Strategic Look Ahead discussion

The Agenda Review Committee met and adopted its agenda and the minutes from the August 20, 2024 meeting. It then moved into a private session to discuss agenda items, and upon returning to public, approved amendments to the draft agendas as discussed. No substantive policy decisions were made; the meeting was procedural.

• Adopted the August 27, 2024 meeting agenda (7-0)
• Approved the August 20, 2024 meeting minutes (7-0)
• Met in private pursuant to FOIP section 24 for item 2.1 (7-0)
• Returned to public session (8-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (8-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee is discussing mass transit implementation for a population of 1.25 million people and the implications of limiting temporary shelter locations. The meeting includes reviews of BRT route alignments and proposed zoning bylaw text amendments for shelters.

• Report on implications of limiting temporary shelter locations and proposed Zoning Bylaw text amendments
• Mass Transit implementation plan including B1 route (Castle Downs to Century Park) and B2 route (West Edmonton Mall to Bonnie Doon)
• 101 Street NW BRT Project presentation
• Rescheduling of Bylaw 20910 (Speed Zones Bylaw 6894 Amendment No. 73) to November 26, 2024

The Urban Planning Committee recommended that City Council direct Administration to prepare amendments to Zoning Bylaw 20001 to restrict year-round and seasonal shelters from abutting heavy industrial zones, limit congregate sleeping area floor space, and clarify zoning rules. The committee also approved a motion requesting a report on low-cost ways to improve efficiency of top bus routes, and approved the semi-annual speed zones bylaw amendment.

• Recommended shelter zoning amendments to City Council (4-0)
• Approved motion for report on top bus route efficiency (4-1)
• Approved Bylaw 20910 - Semi-Annual Amendments to Speed Zones Bylaw 6894 (4-0)
• Adopted agenda (4-0)
• Approved August 13, 2024 minutes (4-0)

Special City Manager Recruitment Committee

The Special City Manager Recruitment Committee is meeting to discuss the recruitment of a City Manager. The primary item is a private report providing Update #8 on the recruitment process.

• City Manager Recruitment - Update #8 (Private Report)

The committee met privately to discuss the city manager recruitment update, then voted unanimously to refer the report back to administration for revisions. The updated report will be presented at the September 10/11, 2024 City Council meeting, with a specific time slot on September 11. The report and attachments remain private.

• Referred city manager recruitment report OCC02670 back to administration (unanimous)
• Kept report OCC02670 and attachments private (unanimous)
• Scheduled updated report for September 10/11, 2024 City Council meeting (unanimous)

Special City Manager Recruitment Committee

The Special City Manager Recruitment Committee will meet virtually on August 22, 2024. The only substantive agenda item is a private update on the city manager recruitment (Update #7), which is discussed under FOIP sections 17 and 24 and will not be streamed or recorded. Public members may view the public portion of the meeting online but cannot attend the private discussion.

• City Manager Recruitment – Update #7 (private discussion under FOIP sections 17 and 24)

The committee met in private to discuss the city manager recruitment update and unanimously approved the actions outlined in Attachment 2 of report OCC02663. The report itself was kept private under FOIP section 24. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Approved actions in Attachment 2 of report OCC02663 (5-0)
• Kept report OCC02663 private under FOIP section 24 (5-0)
• Met in private for discussion under FOIP section 24 (5-0)

City Council - Continuation

The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface elements. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items are listed.

City Council

Edmonton City Council will vote on a series of bylaw amendments that modify major LRT lines and other infrastructure projects. The meeting also includes public reports on the 2025 council calendar, a draft policy on financial loss during major construction, and a funding recommendation for a surplus school site. Additional items include a response to the Camrose Casino application and various council procedural matters.

• Bylaw 20866 – amendment to Capital Line South LRT (Century Park to Ellerslie Road)
• Bylaw 20870 – amendment to Valley Line LRT (Amendment #4)
• Bylaw 20590 – amendment for Edmonton Soccer Association South Soccer Centre expansion
• Camrose Casino Application Response
• Funding Recommendation – Surplus School Site

City Council approved a grant funding agreement with Civida for up to $8,000,000 to support affordable housing, with the agreement to be in a form acceptable to the City Manager. Council also approved sending a letter to the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission opposing the relocation of the Camrose Casino. Several bylaws related to infrastructure projects and local improvements were passed, and the 2025 meeting calendar was adjusted with some changes.

• Approved $8M affordable housing grant agreement with Civida (12-1)
• Approved letter opposing Camrose Casino relocation to Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (10-3)
• Passed Bylaw 20868 (Council Procedures Bylaw amendment) (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20866 (Capital Line South LRT amendment) (9-4)
• Passed Bylaws 20870, 20590, 20871, 20872, 20911, 20912, 20913 (infrastructure and local improvements) (13-0)
• Adopted 2025 Council meeting calendar with changes (moved some meetings to Fridays, adjusted dates)
• Defeated motion to fund Major Construction Business Support Grant for Stony Plain Road businesses (5-8)
• Defeated motion to advance early learning and childcare policy package (2-11)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to review the lists for several upcoming September meetings. This session includes private discussions pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Review of September 3, 2024, Utility Committee agenda
• Review of September 4, 2024, Audit Committee agenda
• Review of September 5, 2024, Council Services Committee agenda
• Review of September 5, 2024, City Council - Non-Regular agenda

The Agenda Review Committee met and approved its agenda and minutes, then moved into a private session to discuss agenda items. The committee returned to public session and approved amendments to the draft agendas for upcoming meetings of the Utility, Audit, Council Services, and City Council committees. No substantive policy decisions were made.

• Adopted meeting agenda (3-0)
• Approved August 13, 2024 minutes (3-0)
• Met in private under FOIP section 24 (3-0)
• Returned to public session (4-0)
• Amended draft agendas for September 2024 committee meetings (4-0)

City Council Public Hearing

The Edmonton City Council will hold a public hearing to consider a series of bylaws that modify land use and development rules across the city. Items include street closures, new industrial and commercial zones, amendments to area structure plans, and approvals for medium to high‑rise housing. Each bylaw will be presented with supporting reports and, if passed, will be signed and published on August 21, 2024.

• Bylaw 20882 – close a portion of 50A Street NW, Kennedale Industrial
• Bylaw 20899 – allow commercial businesses and future development of the LRT right‑of‑way, Heritage Valley Town Centre
• Bylaw 20907 – permit high‑rise development west of 109 Street, between 99 Avenue NW and the lane south of Jasper Avenue NW, Downtown
• Bylaws 20887‑89 – amend the Lewis Farms Area Structure Plan, Secord Neighbourhood Structure Plan, and allow small‑to‑medium scale housing in Secord
• Bylaw 20869 – zoning text amendment for ground‑level entrances for cluster or multi‑unit housing

City Council held a public hearing and passed 20 of 23 zoning bylaws, including several allowing medium-scale housing in neighborhoods like Montrose, Riverdale, and Parkallen, and a high-rise development downtown. Two housing bylaws in Spruce Avenue and Rundle Heights were defeated unanimously, and one zoning text amendment on ground-level entrances passed 8-5. One agenda item, Bylaw 20887, was deleted.

• Passed Bylaw 20882 closing part of 50A Street NW (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20898 allowing light industrial in Kennedale Industrial (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20885 allowing sanitary pump station in Winterburn (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20886 allowing light industrial in Papaschase Industrial (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20897 allowing light industrial in Ellerslie Industrial (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20899 allowing commercial and LRT development in Heritage Valley (9-4)
• Defeated Bylaw 20863 allowing small-scale housing in Spruce Avenue (0-12)
• Defeated Bylaw 20881 allowing small-to-medium housing in Rundle Heights (0-12)

Emergency Advisory Committee

The Emergency Advisory Committee will review the Emergency Management Program Update, including a report on Emergency Operations Centre activations from 2014 to 2024. The meeting also includes standard procedural items such as call to order, agenda adoption, and approval of minutes. No specific decisions or votes are listed in the agenda.

• Review Emergency Management Program Update (EFRS02542) report
• Examination of Emergency Operations Centre activations 2014‑2024 attachment
• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes

The Emergency Advisory Committee met on August 15, 2024, and received the Emergency Management Program Update (report EFRS02542) for information. The committee also adopted the agenda with an added item and approved minutes from previous meetings. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Received Emergency Management Program Update (EFRS02542) for information (11-0)
• Adopted agenda with addition of item 3.1 (10-0)
• Approved minutes from January 23, 2024 and May 3, 2024 meetings (10-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

The council will receive a verbal report on the Camrose Casino application. Private reports will include an intergovernmental update and a City Manager update. No bylaws, motions, or other decisions are scheduled for this meeting.

• Camrose Casino Application – verbal public report
• Intergovernmental Update – verbal private report
• City Manager Update – verbal private report

City Council voted to draft a letter to the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission opposing the proposed relocation of the Camrose Casino, citing concerns about community engagement timelines, impacts on charitable organizations, and the need for provincial infrastructure funding. The draft letter will be returned to Council for approval by August 20, 2024. Council also received a private report from the City Manager and met in private sessions.

• Approved drafting letter opposing Camrose Casino relocation (13-0)
• Deleted 'social issues' concern from casino letter (9-4)
• Added infrastructure funding concern to casino letter (13-0)
• Amended to draft letter and return for approval (11-2)
• Received City Manager report OCM02578 for information (11-0)
• Kept City Manager report private (11-0)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee will review a draft policy addressing financial loss during major construction projects, which requires council approval. It will also discuss a status report on transit service needs to meet population growth, with a revised due date of October 9, 2024. Additional public reports include a financial stability action plan, a funding recommendation for a surplus school site, a below‑market sale of city‑owned heritage homes in Wîhkwêntôwin, and an amended single‑source request for Canadian Red Cross emergency response services.

• 6.1 Financial Loss During Major Construction Projects – Draft Policy (Council approval required)
• 5.1 Transit Service Needs to Meet Population Growth – Revised due date October 9, 2024
• 7.1 Financial Stability: Addressing Budget and Growth Challenges – First item of business
• 7.2 Funding Recommendation – Surplus School Site (Council approval required)
• 7.3 Below Market Sale Approval – City‑Owned Heritage Homes in Wîhkwêntôwin

The Executive Committee recommended City Council approve an $8,000,000 grant to Civida for an affordable housing agreement, and approved several other items including a $20M amendment to the Canadian Red Cross emergency services agreement, below-market sales of two heritage homes, and a revised due date for a transit report. A motion to fund a business support grant for construction-affected businesses was not put to vote and was requisitioned to Council without recommendation.

• Recommended $8M affordable housing grant to Civida (5-0)
• Approved $20M amendment to Canadian Red Cross emergency services agreement (4-0)
• Approved below-market sale of Dame Elize Chenier Residence and Lester Allyn House (4-0)
• Approved revised due date for Transit Service Needs report to Oct 9, 2024 (4-0)
• Requisitioned Financial Loss During Major Construction Projects policy to Council without recommendation
• Received Financial Stability report for information (5-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee will discuss three unfinished business items: a construction site safety and accountability impact assessment, allocation of enforcement or compliance resources, and proposed revisions to maximum floor area for commercial uses in selected residential zones. Each item includes supporting reports and attachments. The committee will also address select items for debate and vote on reports not selected for debate.

• Construction Site Safety and Accountability – Impact Assessment (items 6.1 and 6.2, postponed from June 18, 2024)
• Allocation of Enforcement or Compliance Resources (item 6.2, postponed from June 18, 2024)
• Maximum Floor Area – Revisions for Commercial Uses in Select Residential Zones (item 7.1)
• Select Items for Debate (item 2.1)
• Vote on Reports not Selected for Debate (item 2.2)

The Urban Planning Committee directed Administration to review Policy C610 to allow compliance activities for permitted construction through a coordinated team, and to develop a plan for notifying adjacent residents before demolitions. It also received a report on maximum floor area revisions for commercial uses in residential zones for information only.

• Directed review of Policy C610 to include compliance activities (4-0)
• Directed development of plan for advance notification to adjacent residents before demolition (3-0)
• Received report on maximum floor area revisions for commercial uses in residential zones (3-0)
• Kept Attachment 5 of report UPE01993 private (3-0)
• Adopted agenda with replacement report (5-0)
• Approved minutes of June 18 and July 2, 2024 meetings (5-0)

Special City Manager Recruitment Committee

The Special City Manager Recruitment Committee is meeting to review a private report. The primary item is an update regarding the recruitment of the City Manager.

• City Manager Recruitment - Update #6 (Private Report)

The committee referred the confidential city manager recruitment update (report OCC02591) back to Administration for a revised report to be presented at the August 20, 2024 City Council meeting. The report remains private under FOIP sections 17, 19, 23, and 24. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Referred report OCC02591 back to Administration for revised report (unanimous)
• Kept report OCC02591 private under FOIP sections 17, 19, 23, 24 (unanimous)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will hold a brief meeting to adopt the agenda, approve minutes, and receive private reports. Private reports include the committee’s list and updates from the Community and Public Services, Urban Planning, and Executive Committees. No substantive items or decisions are on the agenda.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
• Private Reports – Agenda Review Committee List
• Private Reports – updates from Community and Public Services, Urban Planning, and Executive Committees

The Agenda Review Committee, with only Mayor A. Sohi present, adopted the meeting agenda and approved the minutes from the August 6, 2024 meeting. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss agenda items under FOIP section 24, and upon returning to public session, amended the draft agendas for upcoming committee meetings as discussed. No substantive decisions were made beyond procedural actions.

• Adopted the August 13, 2024 meeting agenda (1-0)
• Approved the August 6, 2024 meeting minutes (1-0)
• Met in private to discuss item 2.1 under FOIP section 24 (1-0)
• Returned to public session (1-0)
• Amended draft agendas for August 26, 27, and 28 committee meetings as discussed (1-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Edmonton Agenda Review Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the Councillors' Boardroom at City Hall. Portions of the meeting will be held in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, so they will not be streamed. The agenda lists only standard procedural items and a private report on the upcoming City Council meetings for August 20‑21. No public decisions or proposals are scheduled.

• Call to Order and Land Acknowledgement
• Roll Call
• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
• Private Reports – Agenda Review Committee List (includes City Council dates Aug 20/21)

The Agenda Review Committee met on August 6, 2024, and adopted the meeting agenda and approved the July 30, 2024 minutes, both unanimously. The committee then moved into a private session to discuss agenda items, and upon returning to public session, amended the draft agendas as discussed. No substantive policy decisions were made.

• Adopted the August 6, 2024 meeting agenda (3-0)
• Approved the July 30, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)
• Met in private to discuss agenda item 2.1 (3-0)
• Returned to public session (3-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (3-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet in private to receive reports under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Members will review the committee’s agenda list, which includes upcoming meetings of the Community and Public Services Committee on August 12, the Urban Planning Committee on August 13, the Special City Manager Recruitment Committee on August 13, the Executive Committee on August 14, City Council – Non‑Regular on August 15, and the Emergency Advisory Committee on August 15. No formal decisions are noted for this session.

• Private reports under FOIP Act (discussion not streamed)
• Agenda Review Committee List – August 12 Community and Public Services Committee
• Agenda Review Committee List – August 13 Urban Planning Committee
• Agenda Review Committee List – August 13 Special City Manager Recruitment Committee
• Agenda Review Committee List – August 14 Executive Committee

The Agenda Review Committee met and adopted its agenda and approved the June 18, 2024 minutes. The committee then met in private to discuss item 2.1, returned to public, and approved amendments to draft agendas for upcoming committee meetings. No substantive policy decisions were made.

• Adopted July 30, 2024 agenda (3-0)
• Approved June 18, 2024 minutes (3-0)
• Met in private for item 2.1 (3-0)
• Met in public after private session (3-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (3-0)

City Council - Continuation

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City Council

The council will review reports regarding the Corporate Homelessness Plan and proposed amendments to the Council Code of Conduct. The agenda also includes discussions on growth management frameworks, residential parking programs, and waste services fiscal policy.

• Corporate Homelessness Plan report
• Bylaw 20841: Council Code of Conduct procedural amendments
• Bylaw 20801: Amendments to address the sale of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray
• Reallocation of National Housing Co-Investment Repair Fund
• Living Wage and Sustainable Procurement updates

City Council approved the Homelessness and Housing Services Plan and directed administration to coordinate a transition strategy with the province for related services. Council also updated procurement policies to require a living wage for contracted services in City facilities.

• Approved Homelessness and Housing Services Plan (13-0)
• Approved requirement for living wage for contracted services in City facilities (9-3)
• Approved $3M transfer to Social Housing Capital Renewal Project (13-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20801 regarding sale of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray (13-0)
• Approved City Manager Position Profile (11-0)
• Approved amendments to Council Procedures Bylaw regarding video cameras and agenda dates (9-3 and 7-5)
• Approved Edmonton Police Commission membership actions in Attachments 7, 8, and 9 (11-0, 8-3, 10-1)
• Directed administration to pause Updated Residential Parking Program for further engagement (13-0)

Special Urban Planning Committee

The meeting consists of procedural business for the Special Urban Planning Committee. The agenda includes electing a Chair and Vice-Chair and adopting the agenda. No public reports or motions are listed for this session.

• Election of Chair
• Election of Vice-Chair

The Special Urban Planning Committee held a virtual meeting to elect its leadership. Councillor M. Janz was elected Chair and Councillor J. Wright was elected Vice-Chair, both by unanimous 4-0 votes. The Clerk noted that only these elections were dealt with, as there were no reports, debates, or public items on the agenda.

• Elected M. Janz as Chair (4-0)
• Elected J. Wright as Vice-Chair (4-0)
• Adopted agenda limited to leadership elections

Special Executive Committee

This meeting consists only of procedural and administrative business. The committee will conduct a roll call, adopt the agenda, and elect a Vice-Chair. No substantive reports or public discussions are scheduled.

• Election of Vice-Chair

The Special Executive Committee held a brief virtual meeting to elect a Vice-Chair. Councillor A. Paquette was elected to the position by a 3-0 vote. The meeting adjourned shortly after with no reports, debates, or other substantive decisions on the agenda.

• Elected A. Paquette as Vice-Chair, Executive Committee (3-0)
• Adopted meeting agenda (3-0)
• No reports, debates, or inquiries scheduled or discussed

City Council Public Hearing

The City Council is conducting public hearings for several bylaws related to land use and development across various neighborhoods. These items include amendments to area redevelopment plans and proposals for new housing, commercial businesses, and parklands.

• Bylaw 20848: Commercial business allowances in Kennedale Industrial
• Bylaw 20839: Medium scale housing in Central McDougall
• Bylaw 20864: Mixed use development in Wîhkwêntôwin (Oliver)
• Bylaws 20851 and 20852: Redevelopment of The Quarters Downtown and Boyle Street
• Bylaws 20843–20846: Amendments to the Horse Hill Area Structure Plan

City Council processed numerous bylaws related to housing, commercial business, and area redevelopment plans. Most items were read a first, second, and third time following the closure of public hearings.

• Passed three readings for Bylaws 20848, 20860, 20839, 20864, 20849, 20850, 20859, 20843, 20844, 20845, 20846, 20854, 20855, 20856, and 20857 (12-0)
• Passed three readings for Bylaw 20847 regarding medium scale housing in Strathcona (12-0)
• Passed three readings for Bylaws 20851 and 20852 regarding The Quarters and Boyle Street (12-0)
• Passed three readings for Bylaw 20853 regarding a commercial building in Bonnie Doon (11-0)
• Passed three readings for Bylaw 20862 regarding medium scale housing in McKernan (10-0)
• Approved first and second readings for Bylaws 20824, 20825, and Charter Bylaw 20827 (12-0)
• Deleted Bylaw 20838 and Bylaw 20861 from the agenda

Special Community and Public Services Committee

This meeting consists of procedural items and administrative tasks. The agenda includes the election of a Chair and Vice-Chair and the adoption of the agenda. No public reports or motions are listed for this session.

• Election of Chair
• Election of Vice-Chair

The Special Community and Public Services Committee met to elect its leadership. No other reports or substantive items were on the agenda.

• Elected Councillor E. Rutherford as Chair (4-0)
• Elected Councillor A. Salvador as Vice-Chair (4-0)

Special City Manager Recruitment Committee

The Special City Manager Recruitment Committee will conduct routine business and review reports. The meeting includes a private report regarding the fourth update on City Manager recruitment. This item may not be streamed or recorded due to privacy and official advice protections.

• City Manager Recruitment Update #4 (Private Report)

The Special City Manager Recruitment Committee voted 5-0 to meet in private to discuss a recruitment update from DHR Global. After the private session, the committee voted 5-0 to receive the report for information and to schedule the next meeting for August 13, 2024.

• Agenda adopted with addition of private recruitment update (5-0)
• Committee moved into private session for recruitment update (5-0)
• Committee returned to public session (5-0)
• Report OCC02531 received for information and kept private (5-0)
• Next committee meeting scheduled for August 13, 2024 (5-0)

Special City Council

This meeting consists primarily of procedural items, including the adoption of the agenda and roll call. The council will also conduct a private verbal report for Strategic Planning Session #3. This portion of the meeting may not be streamed or recorded due to privacy regulations.

• Strategic Planning Session #3 (private verbal report)
• Adoption of agenda
• Selection of items for debate

Edmonton City Council held a special meeting on June 28, 2024, whose only substantive item was a private strategic planning session. Council voted to go in private under sections 21 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, heard a presentation from administration, then returned to public. In public, council voted to receive the Office of the Mayor verbal report MO02525 for information and to keep it private. No public decisions on budgets, bylaws, or zoning were recorded.

• Agenda adopted with addition of item 5.1 Strategic Planning Session #3 (11-0)
• Moved in private for item 5.1 under FOIP sections 21 and 24 (unanimous consent)
• Returned to public session (unanimous consent)
• Received Office of the Mayor verbal report MO02525 for information (unanimous consent)
• Directed that report MO02525 remain private under FOIP sections 21 and 24 (unanimous consent)
• Meeting adjourned at 12:06 p.m.

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Audit Committee

The Audit Committee will discuss several reports from the Office of the City Auditor. These include a validation audit of publicly reported community indicators and an audit regarding equitable recreation programming. The committee will also review administrative responses to these findings.

• Publicly Reported Community Indicators Validation Audit
• Equitable Recreation Programming Audit
• Office of the City Auditor Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report
• External Auditor - Non-Audit Service Request

Edmonton's Audit Committee met June 25, 2024, and voted 5-0 to recommend that Council direct Administration to report back in March 2026 with an integrated plan for equitable recreation programming. The committee also received several audit and administration reports for information, including the Office of the City Auditor recommendation follow-up dashboard and the publicly reported community indicators validation audit. In private session, the committee approved a request from KPMG to submit a proposal for consulting services, with that report remaining private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All recorded votes were 5-0, with Mayor A. Sohi and Councillor K. Principe absent with notice.

• Recommended to Council that Administration report back in March 2026 with an integrated plan for equitable recreation programming (5-0)
• Approved KPMG's request to submit a proposal for consulting services (5-0, private session)
• Received Office of the City Auditor recommendation follow-up dashboard report OCA02509 for information (5-0)
• Received Office of the City Manager report OCM02514 for information (5-0)
• Received Office of the City Auditor report OCA02510 on the publicly reported community indicators validation audit for information (5-0)
• Received Financial and Corporate Services report FCS02482 for information (5-0)
• Received Office of the City Auditor report OCA02511 and Community Services report CS02349 on the equitable recreation programming audit for information (5-0)
• Adopted the June 25, 2024 agenda with additions and a replacement page (5-0)

City Council Public Hearing - Continuation

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Utility Committee

The Utility Committee is reviewing several updates to EPCOR Water Services' 2025-2027 performance regulation application, including wastewater, stormwater, and return on equity. The committee will also discuss the Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility business plan and fiscal policy amendment. Additionally, the agenda includes waste services fiscal policy and rate filing updates.

• EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 PBR application updates
• Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility annual business plan
• Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility fiscal policy amendment
• Waste Services Fiscal Policy Update
• Waste Services Future Multi-Year Rate Filing

Utility Committee recommended that City Council approve a revised Blatchford District Energy Utility Fiscal Policy (C579B) and asked Administration to report back by the second quarter of 2025 on options for the Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility. It also recommended approval of a revised Waste Services Fiscal Policy (C558C) and received several EPCOR Water Services reports for information. All recorded votes were 6 to 0, except an amendment to delete part of the Blatchford options motion, which carried 4 to 2.

• Recommended Council approve revised Blatchford District Energy Utility Fiscal Policy C579B (6-0)
• Amended Blatchford utility options motion by deleting part b. (4-2)
• Approved as amended a report request on Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility development options, due Q2 2025 (6-0)
• Recommended Council approve revised Waste Services Fiscal Policy C558C (6-0)
• Received EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 Performance Based Regulation update report EXT02521 for information (6-0)
• Received EPCOR Water Services stormwater update report EXT02464 for information (6-0)
• Received EPCOR Water Services return on equity report EXT02522 for information (6-0)
• Received Waste Services Future Multi-Year Rate Filing report CO01466 for information (6-0)

Executive Committee

The committee will discuss a draft policy for financial losses during major construction projects and a proposed business support grant. Members will also review the reallocation of National Housing Co-Investment Repair funds and updates to living wage and procurement policies. Additionally, the agenda includes budget updates regarding non-residential tax base growth challenges.

• Draft policy for financial loss during major construction projects and a proposed business support grant
• Reallocation of National Housing Co-Investment Repair Fund
• Updates to Living Wage and Sustainable Procurement policies
• Budget update on non-residential tax base growth challenges
• Lease approval for the Biotech Leasing Program

The committee recommended transferring $3 million to the Social Housing Capital Renewal Project and amending an affordable housing agreement with Civida. It also approved a biotech lease for Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation and a gas monitoring contract amendment. Several reports were received for information or postponed.

• Recommended $3M transfer to Social Housing Capital Renewal Project (4-0)
• Recommended affordable housing agreement amendment with Civida up to $23.3M (4-0)
• Approved lease agreement with Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (4-0)
• Approved agreement amendment with Industrial Scientific Canada ULC (5-0)
• Requested Industrial Investment Action Plan update for Q1 2025 (5-0)
• Postponed construction financial loss policy report to August 14, 2024 (4-0)
• Requested memo on Business Improvement Area tax levy arrangements (4-0)
• Requisitioned living wage report FCS02346 to City Council without recommendation

Urban Planning Committee

The committee will discuss updates to the Growth Management Framework and the Terms of Reference for Area and Neighbourhood Structure Plans. Members will also review an impact assessment regarding construction site safety and the allocation of enforcement resources. A motion regarding a Residential Parking Program is also pending.

• Growth Management Framework Update including metrics and thresholds
• Updates to Terms of Reference for Area and Neighbourhood Structure Plans
• Construction Site Safety and Accountability Impact Assessment
• Allocation of Enforcement or Compliance Resources
• Residential Parking Program motion

Edmonton's Urban Planning Committee approved a motion recommending City Council pause further implementation of the Updated Residential Parking Program until a report is considered in the first quarter of 2026, and to undertake additional public engagement. The committee also recommended that City Council receive a June 18, 2024 report on the Growth Management Framework for information, but two councillors requisitioned that report to City Council without a committee recommendation. Several items, including Construction Site Safety and Allocation of Enforcement or Compliance Resources, were postponed to August 13, 2024. The committee approved revised due dates for three reports and scheduled a special meeting on July 2, 2024, to vote for Chair and Vice-Chair.

• Recommended City Council pause Updated Residential Parking Program until Q1 2026 report (4-0)
• Recommended City Council receive Growth Management Framework report UPE02126 for information (4-0); report requisitioned to Council without recommendation
• Postponed Construction Site Safety and Accountability - Impact Assessment to August 13, 2024 (4-0)
• Postponed Allocation of Enforcement or Compliance Resources to August 13, 2024 (4-0)
• Approved revised due date of August 13, 2024 for Maximum Floor Area report UPE02154 (3-0)
• Approved revised due date of September 17, 2024 for Multi-unit Residential Building Design report CS02084 (3-0)
• Approved revised due date of Second Quarter 2025 for New Proposed Principles of Urban Design report UPE02412 (3-0)
• Scheduled special Urban Planning Committee meeting July 2, 2024, 8:00-8:15 a.m. for Chair and Vice-Chair vote (4-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet to discuss items for the July 3/4, 2024, City Council meeting. This meeting includes private reports and will not be streamed due to privacy regulations.

• Approval of June 11, 2024, minutes
• Review of July 3/4, 2024, City Council agenda items
• Strategic look ahead report

Edmonton's Agenda Review Committee met on June 18, 2024, and voted 5-0 to amend the draft agendas as discussed during the meeting. The committee also met in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (advice from officials) to discuss item 2.1, the Agenda Review Committee List, then returned to public session. The agenda and the June 11, 2024 minutes were adopted 4-0. The minutes record no other substantive decisions.

• Adopted the June 18, 2024 meeting agenda (4-0)
• Approved the June 11, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Moved into private session under FOIP section 24 to discuss item 2.1, Agenda Review Committee List (4-0)
• Returned to public session (5-0)
• Amended the draft agendas as discussed (5-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The committee will discuss the Corporate Homelessness Plan and updates to the 10-Year Arts and Heritage plan. Members will also consider bylaw amendments regarding the sale of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray. Additionally, the committee will review membership recommendations for the City of Edmonton Youth Council.

• Corporate Homelessness Plan (requires council approval)
• Bylaw 20801 amendments regarding the sale of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray
• Connections & Exchanges Arts and Heritage 10-Year Plan 2024 Annual Update
• City of Edmonton Youth Council membership and reappointments

The Community and Public Services Committee recommended that City Council approve the Homelessness and Housing Services Plan and work with the province on an exit strategy for city-funded services. The committee also recommended that Bylaw 20801, which addresses the sale of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray, be given its readings. Additionally, the committee approved actions related to the City of Edmonton Youth Council membership and reappointments, though the specific details of these actions remain private.

• Recommended approval of Homelessness and Housing Services Plan (4-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20801 (OC spray sale) be given readings (4-0)
• Recommended approval of Youth Council membership actions (4-0, details private)
• Received Edmonton Arts Council 2024 Annual Update for information (4-0)
• Directed Administration to provide memo on ArtsHab governance models (4-0)
• Approved special meeting on July 2, 2024, for Chair/Vice-Chair vote (4-0)

City Council - Continuation

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Special City Manager Recruitment Committee

The Special City Manager Recruitment Committee will discuss an update regarding the recruitment of the City Manager. This item is scheduled as a private report and may not be streamed or recorded due to privacy and economic interest considerations.

• City Manager Recruitment Update #2 (Private Report)

The City Manager Recruitment Committee met to receive a recruitment update in a private session. The committee decided to keep the recruitment report private and scheduled a follow-up meeting for late June.

• Adopted meeting agenda (4-0)
• Approved meeting in private to discuss City Manager Recruitment Update #2 (4-0)
• Decided report OCC02518 shall remain private (4-0)
• Scheduled Special City Manager Recruitment Committee meeting for June 28, 2024 (4-0)

City Council

The council will review the Spring 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment for the 2023-2026 cycle. The agenda also includes a quarterly update on transit safety and the downtown core, as well as several bylaw amendments.

• Spring 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment
• Quarterly Update on Transit Safety Plan and Downtown Core
• Amendments to Council Code of Conduct Bylaw
• Designation of Field Log House as a Municipal Historic Resource
• Capital Line South LRT extension amendments

City Council approved adjustments to the 2023-2026 Capital Budget and authorized the sale of land in the Schonsee neighbourhood. The Council also passed bylaws for speed zone amendments and historic resource designation, while postponing a report on the Edmonton Police Commission audit due to a tied vote.

• Approved Spring 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget adjustments (12-0)
• Approved land sale agreement in Schonsee neighbourhood (12-0)
• Approved 2024 Tax Public Auction for Oct 24, 2024 (12-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20803 repealing/amending city policies (12-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20826 amending speed zones (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20802 designating Field Log House as historic resource (13-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20866 amending Capital Line South LRT project (9-3)
• Tied vote defeated receipt of Edmonton Police Commission audit report (6-6)

Agenda Review Committee

This meeting consists of procedural items and the review of upcoming committee agendas. These discussions are held in a private session pursuant to FOIP section 24.

• June 24 Utility Committee agenda review
• June 25 Audit Committee agenda review
• June 26 Council Services Committee agenda review
• June 28 Special City Council agenda review

The Agenda Review Committee adopted its own agenda and approved previous minutes. The committee met in private to discuss upcoming meeting agendas, then returned to public session to approve amendments to those draft agendas. No substantive policy decisions were made; the meeting focused on procedural scheduling.

• Adopted June 11, 2024 meeting agenda (4-0)
• Approved June 4, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Moved to private session for agenda discussions (4-0)
• Returned to public session (4-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for upcoming committees (4-0)

City Council Public Hearing

City Council is holding a public hearing on 13 bylaws and charter bylaws covering zoning changes, housing types, and development rules across Edmonton. Items include medium-scale housing in Boyle Street, zoning alignment in Blatchford, housing and commercial changes in Keswick, Cy Becker, Stillwater, Glengarry, Summerlea, and Dominion Industrial, plus citywide text amendments on tree requirements and office tower conversions. The public can speak in person or remotely until each item is dealt with.

• Charter Bylaw 20837: medium scale housing on a unique site, Boyle Street
• Charter Bylaw 20836: align low and mid rise development regulations with standard zoning, Blatchford
• Bylaw 20834 and Charter Bylaw 20835: amend Keswick Neighbourhood Structure Plan and allow small to medium housing, Keswick
• Charter Bylaw 20775: Zoning Bylaw text amendment to minimum tree requirements for small scale residential development
• Charter Bylaw 20795: amend Zoning Bylaw 20001 to reduce barriers to office tower conversions in Downtown Special Area

City Council passed several bylaws regarding housing, commercial use, and office tower conversions. One proposed amendment for minimum tree requirements was defeated, and Council requested a report on temporary shelter location limits.

• Approved Charter Bylaw 20837 for medium scale housing on Boyle Street with a construction time limit (11-1)
• Approved Bylaw 20834 and Charter Bylaw 20835 for Keswick housing and structure plan (10-1)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20842 for commercial and light industrial use in Dominion Industrial (10-2)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20795 to reduce barriers for downtown office tower conversions (12-0)
• Defeated Charter Bylaw 20775 regarding minimum tree requirements for small scale residential (5-7)
• Approved request for a report on limiting temporary shelter locations in Business Commercial Zones (11-1)
• Approved Charter Bylaws 20836, 20830, 20831, 20840, and 20833, and Bylaws 20828 and 20829 (12-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee will meet to discuss private reports regarding the agendas for the Community and Public Services, Urban Planning, and Executive Committees. Portions of this meeting will not be streamed because they involve advice from officials.

• Review of June 17, 2024, Community and Public Services Committee agenda
• Review of June 18, 2024, Urban Planning Committee agenda
• Review of June 19, 2024, Executive Committee agenda
• Approval of May 28, 2024, meeting minutes

The Agenda Review Committee met to adopt the meeting agenda and approve minutes from the previous session. Members also held a private discussion regarding the Agenda Review Committee list before voting to amend draft agendas for upcoming committee meetings.

• Adopted June 4, 2024, meeting agenda (3-0)
• Approved May 28, 2024, meeting minutes (3-0)
• Moved to private session for agenda review (3-0)
• Returned to public session (3-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas (3-0)

Special City Manager Recruitment Committee

This is a special meeting of the City Manager Recruitment Committee. The only substantive item is a private update on the city manager recruitment, which will be discussed behind closed doors under provincial privacy exemptions. The rest of the agenda is procedural.

• Private report: City Manager Recruitment - Update (closed to public)
• Meeting held virtually, 8:15-9:30 a.m.

The Special City Manager Recruitment Committee met virtually to discuss the city manager search process. The committee voted to hold a private session to review a recruitment update from the City Clerk and a consultant. They approved scheduling a follow-up meeting for June 12, 2024, and directed that the recruitment update be presented to City Council on that date. The committee also voted to keep the June 3 recruitment report private under privacy laws.

• Agenda adopted (4-0)
• Private session approved for recruitment discussion (4-0)
• Public session resumed at 9:18 a.m.
• June 12, 2024 recruitment meeting scheduled (4-0)
• Recruitment update directed to City Council for June 12 (4-0)
• June 3 recruitment report kept private (4-0)

City Council Public Hearing - Continuation

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City Council Public Hearing - Continuation

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City Council Public Hearing - Continuation

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City Council Public Hearing

Edmonton City Council is holding a public hearing to consider adopting 17 new district plans and repealing or amending numerous existing area structure plans and policies. The hearing will take place over several days, with the first item being Charter Bylaw 24000 (District Policy) and Bylaw 24100 (Repeal of Council Policies) dealt with together. The public can speak in person or remotely until their item is dealt with.

• Charter Bylaw 24000 - District Policy and Bylaw 24100 - Repeal of Council Policies
• Charter Bylaw 24004 - Horse Hill District Plan
• Charter Bylaw 24009 - Rabbit Hill District Plan
• Charter Bylaw 24014 - West Henday District Plan and related repeals/amendments
• Charter Bylaw 24012 - Southwest District Plan and Bylaw 24112 - Repeal of Plans

Edmonton City Council held a public hearing over six days (May 28, 29, 30, June 3, 25, and 26, 2024) on a package of district planning bylaws. Council gave first and second reading to Charter Bylaw 24000 (District Policy) and Bylaw 24100, and to 15 district plans and their related repeal/amendment bylaws, each as amended. A motion to refer all 34 bylaws back to Administration was defeated 3-10. Charter Bylaw 24009 (Rabbit Hill District Plan) was referred back to Administration 11-1. The hearing also included a notice of motion on a grant funding agreement and scheduling changes for continuation meetings.

• Approved first reading of Charter Bylaw 24000 (District Policy) and Bylaw 24100, as amended (10-2)
• Approved second reading of Charter Bylaw 24000 and Bylaw 24100, as amended (10-2)
• Defeated motion to refer all 34 district planning bylaws back to Administration (3-10)
• Referred Charter Bylaw 24009 (Rabbit Hill District Plan) back to Administration (11-1)
• Approved first and second reading of Charter Bylaw 24004 (Horse Hill District Plan), as amended (12-0)
• Approved first and second reading of Charter Bylaw 24014 (West Henday District Plan) and Bylaws 24114, 24115, 24116, as amended (10-2)
• Approved first and second reading of Charter Bylaw 24012 (Southwest District Plan) and Bylaw 24112, as amended (10-2)
• Approved first and second reading of Charter Bylaw 24003 (Ellerslie District Plan), as amended (10-2)

Agenda Review Committee

This is a routine, mostly procedural meeting of the Agenda Review Committee. The committee will review and approve the minutes from its May 7, 2024 meeting and discuss the agenda for the upcoming June 11/12, 2024 City Council meeting. The discussion will be held in private under FOIP section 24 (advice from officials), so no public details are available.

• Approval of May 7, 2024 meeting minutes
• Private discussion of June 11/12, 2024 City Council agenda
• Meeting held in private under FOIP section 24

The Agenda Review Committee approved its own agenda and previous minutes. It met in private to discuss the draft agenda for the upcoming City Council meeting, then returned to public session to approve amendments to that draft agenda. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Adopted May 28, 2024 meeting agenda (3-0)
• Approved May 7, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)
• Met in private to discuss draft agenda (3-0)
• Amended draft agenda for June 11/12 City Council meeting (3-0)

City Council Public Hearing

At a public hearing on May 27, 2024, Edmonton City Council gave three readings to five charter bylaws covering light industrial and commercial uses in Edmonton South Central, medium-scale housing in Hays Ridge and Belvedere, small-to-medium housing in Cy Becker, and institutional/community/recreational uses in Stone Industrial. Council also approved Attachment 1 of the Amendment to the Northwest Industrial Area Outline Plan. Three items (Bylaws 20824, 20825, and Charter Bylaw 20827) were deleted from the agenda at the start of the meeting. All recorded votes were 12 to 0, with Mayor A. Sohi absent with notice.

• Approved agenda with deletion of Bylaws 20824, 20825, and Charter Bylaw 20827 (12-0)
• Charter Bylaw 20816 (light industrial/small commercial, stormwater facility, Edmonton South Central) passed three readings (12-0)
• Charter Bylaw 20819 (medium scale housing, Hays Ridge) passed three readings (12-0)
• Charter Bylaw 20818 (small to medium scale housing, Cy Becker) passed three readings (12-0)
• Charter Bylaw 20822 (medium scale housing, Belvedere) passed three readings (12-0)
• Charter Bylaw 20817 (institutional/community/recreational, Stone Industrial) passed three readings (12-0)
• Charter Bylaw 20823 (small to medium residential housing, school and park site, Hays Ridge) passed three readings (12-0)
• Bylaws 20820 and 20821 (close portions of 156 Street SW, Chappelle) passed three readings (12-0)

Executive Committee

The committee approved agreements for a municipal fleet hydrogen pilot project and the disposal of Hangar 14. It also recommended designating the Field Log House as a municipal historic resource and requested reports on transit funding and revenue.

• Approved agreement with Azolla Hydrogen Ltd. for Municipal Fleet Hydrogen Pilot Project (4-0)
• Approved agreement to dispose of Hangar 14 (4-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20802 to designate Field Log House as a Municipal Historic Resource to City Council (4-0)
• Requested report by Aug 28, 2024, on options to address Ride Transit Program funding gap (4-0)
• Requested report by Aug 28, 2024, on implementing ETS souvenir store and enhanced special event fare collection (4-0)
• Approved revised due date of Sept 18, 2024, for Land Governance Strategy Implementation Update (4-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee will discuss and potentially vote on several reports, including a new naming policy for city assets, proposed text amendments for ground-level entrances in cluster or multi-unit housing, a neighborhood area structure plan requiring council authorization, and semi-annual amendments to the speed zones bylaw. The agenda also includes routine items like minutes approval and a status update on a joint use agreement land matter.

• Naming Policy for the City of Edmonton (report UPE02135)
• Ground Level Entrances for Cluster Housing or Multi-unit Housing (UPE02155)
• Neighborhood Area Structure Plan Council Authorization (UPE02351)
• Bylaw 20826 - Semi-Annual Amendments to Speed Zones Bylaw 6894, Amendment No. 72
• Joint Use Agreement - Land Update (status report)

The Urban Planning Committee recommended a new statutory plan for a specific redeveloping area and proposed speed limit changes for Rabbit Hill Road. The committee also requested a memo on the downtown vision refresh and received a report on the city's naming policy.

• Recommended new statutory plan for area bounded by 122 Street NW, Whitemud Creek, Grandview Heights, and Lansdowne (4-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20826 be given appropriate readings (4-0)
• Approved temporary 40 km/h speed limit and permanent amendment for Rabbit Hill Road from Riverbend Road to Promontory Point (4-0)
• Requested administration provide a memo on downtown vision refresh, including education and innovation district (4-0)
• Received Naming Policy report UPE02135 for information (4-0)
• Requisitioned report UPE02155 on ground level entrances for cluster/multi-unit housing to City Council without recommendation
• Approved revised due date of 'To be determined' for Joint Use Agreement - Land Update report UPE02127 (4-0)

Special City Council

This is a special City Council meeting with a largely procedural agenda. The only substantive items are two private reports: a verbal contractual update and a procurement update, both to be discussed behind closed doors under provincial privacy exemptions. No public reports, bylaws, or pending motions are listed.

• Private report: Contractual Update (verbal)
• Private report: Procurement Update (addendum)
• Closed-door discussion under FOIP sections 16, 21, 24, 25, 27

Edmonton City Council held a special meeting to discuss private reports on infrastructure contracts and procurement. The most significant decision was approving a budget adjustment outlined in report IIS02494, which passed with a 9-4 vote. Council also voted to keep both the contractual update and procurement reports private due to legal exemptions regarding business and economic interests.

• Agenda adopted with addition of Procurement Update (12-0)
• Council moved into private session for items 5.1 and 5.2 (12-0)
• Contractual Update report IIS02480 received for information and kept private (13-0)
• Budget adjustment in report IIS02494 approved (9-4)
• Procurement report IIS02494 kept private (12-1)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee will discuss an updated Community Plan to End Homelessness, including draft recommendations and a system planning framework, and will also review a report on mortality rates among Edmonton's homeless population. The meeting includes routine procedural items such as adopting the agenda and approving minutes from the previous meeting.

• Updated Community Plan to End Homelessness - progress update (CS01853)
• Mortality Rates and Edmonton's Homeless Population report (CS01744)
• Approval of minutes from April 29, 2024 meeting

The Community and Public Services Committee received two reports for information regarding the city's homeless population. No policy changes or funding allocations were decided during the meeting.

• Received report CS01853 on Updated Community Plan to End Homelessness (4-0)
• Received report CS01744 on Mortality Rates and Edmonton's Homeless Population (4-0)
• Adopted meeting agenda (5-0)
• Approved April 29, 2024 meeting minutes (5-0)

City Council

Edmonton City Council meets May 14, 2024, to consider a range of reports and bylaws, including a loan to Fort Edmonton Management Company, the 2023 Edmonton Police Service Annual Report, and the Entertainment District Bylaw. The agenda also includes updates on Bill 20, a waste services budget adjustment, and several private reports on appointments and negotiations. Items are either decided or discussed at this meeting.

• Bylaw 20796 to lend money to Fort Edmonton Management Company (with item 7.2)
• 2023 Edmonton Police Service Annual Report (time specific 1:30 p.m.)
• Bylaw 20814 - Entertainment District Bylaw
• Bylaw 20769 - Residential Alley Reconstruction Local Improvements on 89 Avenue from 109 Street to 110 Street
• Waste Services Spring 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment

City Council approved a 10-year lease agreement for the Citadel Theatre and a $1.5 million loan to Fort Edmonton Management Company. Council also approved a naming rights agreement for the Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre and passed bylaws for alley reconstruction and an entertainment district. A motion to explore selling the Citadel Theatre was defeated.

• Approved Citadel Theatre lease agreement (11-2)
• Approved $1.5M loan to Fort Edmonton Management Company (12-0)
• Approved Terwillegar Recreation Centre naming rights (9-4)
• Approved Youth Council sub-committees (11-0)
• Approved EPCOR water rate timeline (12-0)
• Defeated motion to explore Citadel Theatre sale (3-10)
• Passed Bylaw 20769 for alley reconstruction (12-0)
• Passed Bylaw 20814 for Entertainment District (12-0)

City Council Public Hearing

Edmonton City Council holds a public hearing on May 13, 2024, to consider 10 bylaws, mostly charter bylaws that would allow various scales of housing and commercial uses in several neighbourhoods, plus a bylaw to implement the Clean Energy Improvement Program. The public can speak in person or remotely. The agenda is substantive, not just procedural.

• Charter Bylaw 20808: small scale housing in Gorman
• Charter Bylaw 20813: small/medium housing, park, utilities in Kinglet Gardens
• Bylaw 20806 & Charter Bylaw 20807: Hawks Ridge neighbourhood plan amendment and medium housing/commercial
• Charter Bylaw 20805: small/medium housing in Marquis
• Bylaw 20678: Clean Energy Improvement Program implementation

City Council passed several bylaws to allow for small to medium scale housing in various neighborhoods. Council also approved the implementation of the Clean Energy Improvement Program and a related funding agreement.

• Approved Charter Bylaw 20808 for small scale housing in Gorman (12-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20813 for residential uses and a park in Kinglet Gardens (12-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20806 and Charter Bylaw 20807 for housing and commercial uses in Hawks Ridge (12-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20805 for housing in Marquis (12-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20809 for housing in Westmount (12-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20810 and Charter Bylaw 20811 for housing and redevelopment in Central McDougall (12-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20797 for industrial and commercial use in Prince Rupert (13-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20678 for Clean Energy Improvement Program and $1.6M agreement (11-2)

City Manager Recruitment Committee

The City Manager Recruitment Committee is meeting to discuss procurement options for recruiting a new city manager. The main item, a report on procurement options, will be discussed in private due to confidentiality provisions. The committee will also elect a vice-chair and handle routine procedural matters.

• Discussion of City Manager Recruitment Procurement Options (Report OCC02487)
• Private session under FOIP sections 24 and 25 for the recruitment report
• Election of Vice-Chair

The City Manager Recruitment Committee elected Councillor K. Tang as Vice-Chair and approved Option 1 for recruitment procurement options, as outlined in the Office of the City Clerk report OCC02487. The committee met in private to discuss the item, then returned to public session and voted 4-0 to approve Option 1 while keeping the attachment private under sections 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The meeting adjourned at 4:09 p.m.

• Elected Councillor K. Tang as Vice-Chair (4-0)
• Adopted the May 10, 2024 agenda with changes (4-0)
• Approved Option 1 for City Manager recruitment procurement from report OCC02487 (4-0)
• Kept Attachment 1 of report OCC02487 private under FOIP sections 24 and 25 (4-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

City Council voted to advocate for the provincial government to rescind Bills 18 and 20 to allow for more engagement. Council also made several changes to the May 2024 meeting calendar and received reports on intergovernmental updates.

• Approved request for Mayor to advocate that provincial Bills 18 and 20 be rescinded (12-0)
• Cancelled Agenda Review Committee meeting on May 14, 2024 (12-0)
• Changed May 22, 2024, Urban Planning Committee meeting to adjourn at Noon (12-0)
• Scheduled Special City Council meeting for May 22, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (12-0)
• Postponed Bill 20 Update report to May 14/15, 2024 meeting (12-0)
• Received Alberta Municipalities Protocol verbal report for information (12-0)
• Received private Intergovernmental Updates verbal report for information (12-0)

Special City Council

This is a special City Council meeting with a single substantive item: a private strategic planning session, discussed under FOIP sections 21 and 24. The public portion is procedural only, with no public reports, bylaws, or motions pending.

• Private strategic planning session (verbal report) under FOIP sections 21 and 24

City Council met in private to discuss a strategic planning session. Following the session, Council approved actions outlined in a verbal report from the Office of the Mayor and voted to keep the report and its attachments private.

• Adopted the May 8, 2024 meeting agenda (10-0)
• Approved meeting in private for strategic planning discussion (10-0)
• Approved actions outlined in Attachment 3 of Mayor's verbal report MO02474 (11-0)
• Approved adding Revised Attachments 1, 2, and 3 to verbal report MO02474 (11-0)
• Decided that verbal report MO02474 and its attachments remain private (11-0)

Agenda Review Committee

This is a procedural meeting of the Agenda Review Committee. The committee will review and approve minutes from previous meetings and discuss, in private, the agendas for upcoming Community and Public Services, Urban Planning, and Executive Committee meetings. No public decisions or substantive items are on the agenda.

• Approval of minutes from April 23 and April 30, 2024 meetings
• Private discussion of May 21, 2024 Community and Public Services Committee agenda
• Private discussion of May 22, 2024 Urban Planning Committee agenda
• Private discussion of May 23, 2024 Executive Committee agenda

The Agenda Review Committee adopted its May 7 agenda and approved previous minutes, all by 3-0 votes. The committee met in private to discuss draft agendas for upcoming City Council and committee meetings, then returned to public session to approve amendments and direct staff action on feedback. No substantive policy decisions were made; the meeting focused on procedural scheduling and agenda preparation.

• Adopted May 7 agenda with additions (3-0)
• Approved April 23 and April 30 minutes (3-0)
• Met in private for agenda discussion (3-0)
• Amended draft agendas for May 21, 22, and 23 meetings (3-0)
• Directed City Clerk to action feedback on May 8, 14, and 22 agendas (3-0)

Council Services Committee

The Council Services Committee is meeting to discuss and vote on several administrative items, including a follow-up on the Councillors Budget Review Task Force, a 2024 common travel request, an update on the common/ward budget, and a private report on councillor staff classification and compensation. The agenda also includes routine items like adopting minutes and selecting reports for debate.

• Follow-up on Councillors Budget Review Task Force recommendation (laid over from Jan 24, 2024)
• 2024 Common Travel Request (report to be distributed)
• Common/Ward Budget Update (verbal report with presentation)
• Review of Councillor Staff Classification and Compensation (private report)
• Invitations to Events report (OCC02213)

The Council Services Committee approved adding a new Communication - Social Media Advisor classification to the Councillor's Office and directed Administration to draft related policy changes. It also recommended making the Councillors Budget Review Task Force final report public, and approved several changes to councillors' budget and expense rules, including making mail-out postage an allowable common-budget expense. A planned 2024 Common Travel Request was deleted from the agenda, and the meeting included private sessions on councillor staff compensation and budget matters.

• Approved adding a Communication - Social Media Advisor classification to the Councillor's Office (10-0)
• Recommended making the Councillors Budget Review Task Force Final Report (OCC01933) public, redacted as required (10-0)
• Directed Administration to draft policy revisions making mail-out postage an allowable common-budget expense (9-2)
• Amendment to delete 'printing' from the mail-out expense motion carried (7-4)
• Approved cancelling the Alberta Art Gallery rental program for councillors' office public areas and ending hospitality for meetings of 30 minutes or less (11-0)
• Directed Administration to amend Policy C618B to allow electronic approvals, delegated financial authority, and Manager approval of common event infrastructure expenses (11-0)
• Received the December 8, 2023, Invitations to Events report OCC02213 for information (11-0)
• Received the May 7, 2024, Common/Ward Budget Update verbal report OCC02489 for information (10-0)

Utility Committee

The Utility Committee meets to discuss EPCOR Water Services items including consumption deferral accounts, performance measures, stormwater rate structure, and the 2025-2027 performance-based regulation timeline. It will also consider a Waste Services Spring 2024 supplemental capital budget adjustment and fire flow/hydrant requirements in infill development. Several reports require Council approval.

• EPCOR Water Services review of consumption deferral accounts
• EPCOR Water Services review of performance measures
• EPCOR Water Services stormwater rate structure (report to be distributed)
• EPCOR Water Services 2025-2027 PBR timeline and guiding principles (Council approval required)
• Waste Services Spring 2024 supplemental capital budget adjustment (Council approval required)

The committee recommended that City Council approve a regulatory schedule and guiding objectives for EPCOR wastewater collection and treatment rates effective April 1, 2025. It also recommended budget adjustments for several Waste Services capital profiles.

• Recommended approval of EPCOR wastewater rate application schedule for April 1, 2025 (6-0)
• Recommended approval of four funding source adjustments for Waste Services capital profiles (6-0)
• Received EPCOR Water Services report EXT02461 for information (6-0)
• Received EPCOR Water Services report EXT02462 for information (6-0)
• Received Office of the City Manager report EFRS02341 on Fire Flow and Hydrant Requirements for information (6-0)

Special Emergency Advisory Committee

This is a special meeting of Edmonton's Emergency Advisory Committee. The main item is the Emergency Management Program Annual Update, which was laid over from the January 23, 2024 meeting. The committee will discuss the update and the 2024 Municipal Emergency Plan. No public or private reports are listed.

• Emergency Management Program Annual Update (laid over from Jan 23, 2024)
• Municipal Emergency Plan 2024 (attachment to the update)

The Special Emergency Advisory Committee met on May 3, 2024, and approved the Municipal Emergency Plan 2024, as set out in Attachment 1 of the January 23, 2024, Office of the City Manager report OCM02287. The motion was carried 11 to 0. The committee also adopted its agenda by an 11-0 vote and received a presentation and answers to questions on the Emergency Management Program Annual Update. No public or private reports were on the agenda.

• Approved the Municipal Emergency Plan 2024 (11-0)
• Adopted the May 3, 2024, Special Emergency Advisory Committee meeting agenda (11-0)

Executive Committee

The Edmonton Executive Committee is meeting to discuss and vote on several reports, including a proposed lease for the Citadel Theatre, an annual delegation of authority report, and the 2023 Investment Committee annual report. The agenda also includes routine items like minutes approval and a confidential settlement. No items are listed for rescheduling or unfinished business.

• Citadel Theatre lease approval (report FCS02006)
• Annual Delegation of Authority report (FCS02345)
• 2023 Investment Committee Annual Report (FCS02347)
• Confidential settlement under FOIP sections 16, 24, 25, 27

Executive Committee recommended that City Council approve a lease agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Citadel Theatre, and asked Administration to prepare a funded service package for the Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment to increase funding for the City's ongoing repair and maintenance obligations for the theatre. The committee also approved a confidential settlement, requested a report on subcontractor compliance with the Sustainable Procurement Policy, and received the 2023 Investment Committee Annual Report for information. All votes recorded were unanimous.

• Recommended City Council approve a lease agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Citadel Theatre (4-0)
• Recommended Administration prepare a funded service package for the Fall 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment to increase funding for Citadel Theatre repair and maintenance (4-0)
• Approved a confidential settlement outlined in report ELS02379, which remains private (5-0)
• Requested a report on metrics to evaluate subcontractor compliance with the Sustainable Procurement Policy, due November 27, 2024 (5-0)
• Received the 2023 Investment Committee Annual Report (FCS02347) for information (5-0)
• Adopted the May 3, 2024, agenda (5-0)
• Approved minutes from the April 10 and April 16, 2024, Executive Committee meetings (5-0)
• Agreed to hear from five speakers on the Citadel Theatre lease item (5-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee is meeting to discuss and potentially decide on several items, including a replacement ski lodge for the Edmonton Ski Club, licences for e-scooters and e-bikes, and a postponed Highway 2 beautification project. The committee will also handle routine business such as approving minutes and selecting reports for debate.

• Edmonton Ski Club Replacement Ski Lodge - Environmental Impact Assessment and Site Location Study (council approval required)
• Licences for E-scooters and E-bikes (Councillor E. Rutherford) - includes jurisdictional scan and program data 2022-2023
• Collaborative Highway 2 Roadway Beautification - postponed from April 9, 2024 meeting
• Transit Service Needs to Meet Population Growth (motion pending, Councillor A. Stevenson)

The Urban Planning Committee recommended that City Council approve the environmental impact assessment and site location for the Edmonton Ski Club Replacement Ski Lodge. The committee also requested a report on transit service needs for 2026. Several reports on roadway beautification and e-mobility licenses were received for information.

• Recommended approval of Edmonton Ski Club Replacement Ski Lodge Environmental Impact Assessment and Site Location Study (3-0)
• Recommended that the Replacement Ski Lodge location be deemed essential under Bylaw 7188 (3-0)
• Requested Administration report on transit service needs for 2026 population horizon by August 13, 2024 (3-0)
• Received Collaborative Highway 2 Roadway Beautification report IIS01927 for information (3-0)
• Received Licences for E-scooters and E-bikes report CO02138 for information (3-0)
• Approved April 9 and April 16, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to discuss items for the May 14/15, 2024 City Council meeting. The discussion will be held in private under section 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, so portions will not be streamed. No public decisions are expected.

• Private discussion of Agenda Review Committee List for May 14/15, 2024 City Council meeting
• Meeting held in Councillors' Boardroom, City Hall, 8:30-9:00 a.m.
• Chair: A. Sohi; Members: K. Principe, A. Stevenson

The Agenda Review Committee met to review and amend draft agendas for upcoming City Council meetings. The committee held a private session to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List before returning to public session to finalize the changes.

• Adopted April 30, 2024, agenda (3-0)
• Moved to private session for item 2.1 (3-0)
• Returned to public session (3-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas (3-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

This is a non-regular City Council meeting where members will select items for debate, vote on reports and bylaws not selected for debate, and consider a motion to adjust the May 2024 Council calendar. The main substantive items are five bylaws: the 2024 Property Tax and Supplementary Property Tax Bylaw (20706) and four Community Revitalization Levy Rate bylaws for Belvedere, The Quarters Downtown, and Capital City Downtown. No public reports or private reports are listed.

• Bylaw 20706 - 2024 Property Tax and Supplementary Property Tax Bylaw
• Bylaw 20707 - 2024 Belvedere Community Revitalization Levy Rate and Supplementary Levy Rate Bylaw
• Bylaw 20708 - 2024 The Quarters Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Rate and Supplementary Levy Rate Bylaw
• Bylaw 20709 - 2024 Capital City Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Rate and Supplementary Levy Rate Bylaw
• Motion to adjust May 2024 Council calendar (A. Salvador)

City Council passed the 2024 Property Tax and Supplementary Property Tax Bylaw. Council also approved three community revitalization levy rate bylaws for the Belvedere, The Quarters Downtown, and Capital City Downtown areas.

• Approved Bylaw 20706 - 2024 Property Tax and Supplementary Property Tax Bylaw (9-2)
• Approved Bylaw 20707 - 2024 Belvedere Community Revitalization Levy Rate and Supplementary Levy Rate Bylaw (11-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20708 - 2024 The Quarters Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Rate and Supplementary Levy Rate Bylaw (11-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20709 - 2024 Capital City Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Rate and Supplementary Levy Rate Bylaw (11-0)
• Denied motion to have Administration report on not phasing out other residential subclass starting in 2025 (2-9)
• Approved adjustment to May 8, 2024, meeting calendar to move a protocol meeting to 11 a.m. (11-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee unanimously recommended Bylaw 20814 (Entertainment District) to City Council for readings. The committee also recommended approval of a naming rights agreement for the Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre, with specific attachments kept private. Additionally, the committee approved revised due dates for reports on lived experience research and immigration policy updates.

• Agenda adopted with additions and deletions (4-0)
• Minutes from April 8 and April 17 approved (4-0)
• Recommendation to Council: Bylaw 20814 given appropriate readings (4-0)
• Recommendation to Council: Naming Rights Agreement for Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre approved (4-0)
• Revised due date for Reassessment of Lived Experience Research approved (4-0)
• Revised due date for Updates to City Policy C529 Immigration and Settlement approved (4-0)

Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee

The committee approved the actions outlined in Attachment 1 of Office of the City Clerk report OCC02447. The discussion and the report itself were held in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All motions passed with a 2-0 vote.

• Agenda amended to add private item 4.1 Consultant Contract Update (2-0)
• Committee moved into private session for item 4.1 (2-0)
• Committee returned to public session (2-0)
• Attachment 1 added to report OCC02447 (2-0)
• Actions in Attachment 1 of report OCC02447 approved (2-0)
• Report OCC02447 and Attachment 1 remain private (2-0)

City Council - Continuation

This is a continuation of an Edmonton City Council meeting. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and embedded content placeholders, with no specific items, motions, or reports listed for discussion or decision.

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to review and set the agendas for upcoming City Council and committee meetings in May 2024. The meeting is held in private under provincial freedom-of-information rules, so the specific items discussed will not be public.

• Review of May 6, 2024 Utility Committee agenda
• Review of May 7, 2024 City Auditor Recruitment Committee agenda
• Review of May 7, 2024 Council Services Committee agenda
• Review of May 8, 2024 City Council Non-Regular (Intergovernmental) agenda
• Review of May 28/29/30, 2024 City Council Public Hearing (District Planning) agenda

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for several upcoming May meetings. These included sessions for the Utility Committee, City Council, and various public hearings.

• Adopted April 23, 2024 agenda (unanimous)
• Approved April 16, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for May 6 through May 30 meetings (unanimous)

City Council

City Council is meeting to consider a range of reports and bylaws, including the Spring 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment, which proposes changes to the 2023-2026 operating budget. The agenda also includes several sidewalk reconstruction bylaws, an off-site levies amendment, and a business licence bylaw amendment. Many items are routine or procedural, such as approval of minutes and committee appointments.

• Spring 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment (FCS02361)
• Bylaw 20768-20773: Sidewalk reconstruction local improvements in Boyle Street, Gariepy, Meyokumin, Hairsine
• Bylaw 20782: Amendment to Off-site Levies Bylaw 19340
• Bylaw 20765: Omnibus amendment to Business Licence Bylaw 20002
• Affordable housing site sale below market value and grant funding in Canora and Garneau

Edmonton City Council approved the Spring 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment, including $2,700,000 appropriated in the Financial Stabilization Reserve for the Sedona property (Dwayne's Home) and fee changes at Fort Edmonton Park. Council also approved a $2,000,000 ongoing increase to the Community Recreation and Culture Branch for the Event Attraction Program (9-4) and an $8,000,000 increase to the Community Standards and Neighbourhoods Branch for the Assisted Snow Clearing Program Pilot Project (8-5). Council approved the appointment of Janine Mryglod as City Auditor (13-0) and directed Administration to report on short-term rental regulations by the third quarter of 2025 (13-0).

• Approved Spring 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment (13-0)
• Appropriated $2,700,000 in Financial Stabilization Reserve for Sedona property (Dwayne's Home) (13-0)
• Approved $2,000,000 ongoing increase for Event Attraction Program (9-4)
• Approved $8,000,000 multi-year increase for Assisted Snow Clearing Program Pilot Project (8-5)
• Approved appointment of Janine Mryglod as City Auditor (13-0)
• Approved short-term rental regulations report request (13-0)
• Approved Edmonton Police Service reserve replenishment from 2024 to 2026 (11-1)
• Approved sale of land in Canora and Garneau for permanent supportive housing (13-0)

City Council Public Hearing

Edmonton City Council is holding a public hearing to consider 10 bylaws and related reports, covering topics such as road closures, parkland development, housing types, and zoning text amendments. The public can speak in person or remotely on each item. Several items are paired for joint consideration, and most bylaws have already been signed and published.

• Bylaw 20749: Close a portion of 202 Street NW in Stillwater
• Charter Bylaw 20766: Allow larger parks and amenities in Edgemont, Rosenthal, and Glenridding Heights
• Charter Bylaw 20799 and municipal reserve removal in Glenridding Heights
• Charter Bylaw 20798: Small/medium housing and stormwater facility in The Orchards at Ellerslie
• Charter Bylaw 20736: Omnibus text amendments to Zoning Bylaw 20001

At its April 22, 2024 public hearing, Edmonton City Council gave three readings to several charter bylaws, including Charter Bylaw 20800 to allow medium scale housing in Windsor Park, which passed 9-3 after a motion to postpone it to June 10 was defeated 6-6. Council also approved Charter Bylaw 20766 (larger scale parks and amenities in Edgemont, Rosenthal, and Glenridding Heights), Charter Bylaw 20736 (omnibus text amendments to Zoning Bylaw 20001), and bylaws for Aster, The Orchards at Ellerslie, Glenridding Heights parkland, and a North Saskatchewan River Valley plan boundary change. It approved removing municipal reserve designation from a Glenridding Heights lot and closing a portion of 202 Street NW in Stillwater. A bylaw for light industrial and small commercial businesses in Prince Rupert was deleted from the agenda.

• Approved Charter Bylaw 20800 for medium scale housing in Windsor Park, third reading carried 9-3
• Defeated motion to postpone Charter Bylaw 20800 to June 10, 2024 (6-6)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20766 for larger scale parks and amenities in Edgemont, Rosenthal, and Glenridding Heights (12-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20736, omnibus text amendments to Zoning Bylaw 20001 (12-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20307 for small scale housing, natural areas, and stormwater infrastructure in Aster (12-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20798 for housing and amenities in The Orchards at Ellerslie (12-0)
• Approved removal of municipal reserve designation from Lot 1MR, Block 12, Plan 1723398 in Glenridding Heights (12-0)
• Deleted Charter Bylaw 20797 for light industrial and small commercial businesses in Prince Rupert from the agenda (12-0)

Community and Public Services Committee - Non-Regular - Continuation

This is a continuation of the Community and Public Services Committee meeting, but the agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no specific items for decision or discussion. No rezonings, contracts, or other concrete matters are listed.

Community and Public Services Committee - Non-Regular

The Community and Public Services Committee recommended that City Council approve recruitment actions for five different boards and committees. All related reports and attachments were ordered to remain private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Recommended approval of Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee 2024 recruitment (4-0)
• Recommended approval of Edmonton Public Library Board 2024 recruitment (4-0)
• Recommended approval of Edmonton Historical Board 2024 recruitment (4-0)
• Recommended approval of Community Services Advisory Board 2024 recruitment (4-0)
• Recommended approval of Accessibility Advisory Committee 2024 recruitment (4-0)

Agenda Review Committee

This is a procedural meeting of the Agenda Review Committee. The committee will review and approve its own minutes from April 9, 2024, and discuss in private the agendas for several upcoming city committee meetings scheduled from late April to early May 2024. The discussion is held in private under provincial freedom-of-information rules for advice from officials.

• Approval of April 9, 2024 minutes
• Private review of April 29 Community and Public Services Committee agenda
• Private review of April 30 City Council (Non-Regular) agenda
• Private review of May 1 Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee agenda
• Private review of May 2 Urban Planning Committee and May 3 Executive Committee agendas

The Agenda Review Committee met on April 16, 2024, and adopted its agenda and approved the April 9, 2024 minutes, both 4 to 0. The committee met in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (advice from officials) to discuss item 2.1, the Agenda Review Committee List, then returned to public session. It voted 4 to 0 to amend the draft agendas as discussed; the minutes do not record what those amendments were. The meeting adjourned at 8:57 a.m.

• Adopted the April 16, 2024 agenda (4-0)
• Approved the April 9, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Met in private under FOIP section 24 for item 2.1, Agenda Review Committee List (4-0)
• Returned to public session (4-0)
• Amended the draft agendas as discussed (4-0); specific amendments not recorded in the minutes

Executive Committee - Non-Regular

This is a procedural meeting of Edmonton's Executive Committee with no public reports on the agenda. The only substantive items are three private reports regarding 2024 recruitment for the Civida Board, Assessment Review Board, and Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee, which require Council approval and will be discussed in private.

• Private report: Civida Board 2024 recruitment (Council approval required)
• Private report: Assessment Review Board 2024 recruitment (Council approval required)
• Private report: Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee 2024 recruitment (Council approval required)

The Executive Committee approved recommendations to City Council regarding 2024 recruitment for Civida, the Assessment Review Board, and the Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee. The committee also voted to keep the related reports private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Recommended approval of Civida Board 2024 recruitment actions (4-0)
• Recommended approval of Assessment Review Board 2024 recruitment actions (4-0)
• Recommended approval of Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee 2024 recruitment actions (4-0)
• Approved keeping recruitment reports OCC02294rev, OCC02293rev, and OCC02296rev private (4-0)

Urban Planning Committee - Non-Regular

The Urban Planning Committee is meeting to handle administrative business, including selecting items for debate and voting on reports. The main substantive items are four private reports seeking council approval for 2024 recruitment to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Edmonton Design Committee, Naming Committee, and Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board. These items will be discussed in private due to personal privacy and advice-from-officials exemptions. No public reports are listed.

• Subdivision and Development Appeal Board 2024 recruitment
• Edmonton Design Committee 2024 recruitment
• Naming Committee 2024 recruitment
• Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board 2024 recruitment

Edmonton's Urban Planning Committee met mostly in private on April 16, 2024, to discuss 2024 recruitment for four bodies: the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Edmonton Design Committee, Naming Committee, and Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board. In each case the committee voted 4-0 to recommend that City Council approve the actions in the respective Office of the City Clerk reports (OCC02314rev, OCC02311rev, OCC02313rev, OCC02312rev), and to keep the reports and attachments private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The committee also revised Attachment 2 of each report and added Attachment 18 to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board report. No public reports were on the agenda, and no substantive decisions were made outside these recruitment items.

• Recommended Council approve actions in Subdivision and Development Appeal Board recruitment report OCC02314rev (4-0)
• Recommended Council approve actions in Edmonton Design Committee recruitment report OCC02311rev (4-0)
• Recommended Council approve actions in Naming Committee recruitment report OCC02313rev (4-0)
• Recommended Council approve actions in Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board recruitment report OCC02312rev (4-0)
• Revised Attachment 2 of each recruitment report as per in-private discussion (4-0)
• Added Attachment 18 to report OCC02314rev (4-0)
• Directed that all four reports and specified attachments remain private under FOIP sections 17, 24 and 29 (4-0)
• Adopted the April 16, 2024 agenda with replacement private attachments (4-0)

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is meeting to review the City of Edmonton's 2023 consolidated financial statements, which require council approval, and to discuss several audit reports including the Blatchford development performance management audit and the environmental and climate governance audit. The committee will also hear updates on the auditor's recommendation follow-up dashboard and the KPMG 2023 audit findings report.

• City of Edmonton 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements (council approval required)
• Office of the City Auditor Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report as at March 28, 2024
• Blatchford Development Performance Management Audit and administration response
• Environmental and Climate Governance Audit and administration response
• KPMG 2023 Audit Findings Report for the year ended December 31, 2023

The Audit Committee recommended that City Council approve the 2023 audited consolidated financial statements. The committee also modified the deadlines for recommendations regarding the Blatchford Development audit. Several other audit reports were received for information.

• Recommended City Council approve 2023 audited consolidated financial statements (6-0)
• Moved Blatchford Development audit recommendation due dates from Dec 31 to Sept 30, 2024 (6-0)
• Received Blatchford Development Administration Response for information (6-0)
• Received Environmental and Climate Governance Audit and Administration Response for information (6-0)
• Received KPMG 2023 Audit Findings Report for information (6-0)
• Received Auditor Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report for information (6-0)
• Received Administrative Update on the Auditor's Dashboard for information (6-0)

Special City Council

This is a special virtual meeting of Edmonton City Council. The agenda is largely procedural, with the only substantive item being a private discussion (closed to the public) about the City Auditor recruitment update #7, citing privacy and confidentiality provisions. No public reports or bylaws are scheduled.

• Private report: City Auditor Recruitment Update #7 (closed session)

City Council met in a special session to discuss the City Auditor recruitment process. After meeting in private, Council approved revised actions regarding the recruitment update.

• Approved revised actions in Attachment 2 of report OCC02429 (unanimous)
• Decided report OCC02429 shall remain private (unanimous)
• Adopted meeting agenda (13-0)

Special City Council

This is a special City Council meeting with only one substantive item: a private strategic planning session, held under FOIP sections 21 and 24. The public portion is limited to procedural items like roll call and agenda adoption; no public reports or bylaws are listed.

• Private strategic planning session (verbal report) under FOIP sections 21 and 24
• No public reports listed
• No bylaws listed
• No motions pending

City Council met in a special session to discuss a strategic planning verbal report. The council voted to keep the report private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Adopted the April 11, 2024 meeting agenda (12-0)
• Approved meeting in private to discuss item 5.1 (12-0)
• Received Office of Mayor verbal report MO02452 for information (12-0)
• Approved keeping report MO02452 private (12-0)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee will discuss and potentially vote on several reports, including the sale of city land below market value for affordable housing in Canora and Garneau, a nighttime economy strategy evaluation, and an update on the Ride Transit Program funding. The committee will also consider a single-source request for the Canadian Red Cross for emergency response services. Items 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 will be dealt with together.

• Sale of land below market value and grant funding for affordable housing in Canora and Garneau (requires Council approval)
• Nighttime Economy Strategy evaluation framework and performance measures
• Destination marketing and attraction activities by city-funded entities
• Edmonton Sport and Cultural Attraction Plan update
• Ride Transit Program funding update (report to be distributed when available)

Edmonton's Executive Committee recommended to City Council a package of funding and land sales for permanent supportive housing in Canora and Garneau, including land sales to Homeward Trust Holding Company and increases to capital profile 19-90-4100. It also approved a single-source agreement with The Canadian Red Cross Society for emergency shelter and support services, not to exceed $9,000,000 including GST, for a one-year term starting April 15, 2024. Three reports on the nighttime economy, destination marketing, and sport and cultural attraction were received for information. The Ride Transit Program Funding Update was deleted from the agenda.

• Recommended increasing capital profile 19-90-4100 by $4,248,681 for Canora supportive housing (5-0)
• Recommended approving sale of Canora land to Homeward Trust Holding Company (5-0)
• Recommended approving affordable housing agreement for Canora (5-0)
• Recommended increasing capital profile 19-90-4100 by $2,337,810 for Garneau supportive housing (5-0)
• Recommended approving sale of Garneau land to Homeward Trust Holding Company (5-0)
• Recommended approving affordable housing agreement for Garneau (5-0)
• Recommended using $11,900,000 Pay-As-You-Go funding held in abeyance and allocating $21,500,000 for Canora and Garneau projects (5-0)
• Approved single-source agreement with Canadian Red Cross up to $9,000,000 including GST for one year (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to review and set the agendas for the upcoming April 23/24 City Council meeting and the April 26 Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee meeting. The meeting will be held in private under section 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, so portions will not be streamed. The committee will also consider the minutes from its April 2, 2024 meeting.

• Review of April 23/24, 2024 City Council agenda
• Review of April 26, 2024 Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee agenda
• Approval of April 2, 2024 meeting minutes

The committee approved the adoption of the current agenda and the minutes from April 2, 2024. Following a private session, the committee decided to amend draft agendas for the April 23/24 City Council meeting and the April 26 Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee meeting.

• Adopted April 9, 2024 agenda (4-0)
• Approved April 2, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved motion to meet in private for item 2.1 (4-0)
• Approved motion to return to public session (4-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for April 23/24 and April 26 meetings (4-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee will discuss and vote on several reports, including the Exhibition Lands planning framework, a bus network service plan update, and enhanced lighting for bike paths. They will also consider public reports on the zoning bylaw work plan, Highway 2 beautification, and multiple bylaws requiring council approval, such as access closures for road construction and amendments to business licence and off-site levies bylaws.

• Exhibition Lands Planning Framework and Outdoor Festival Space (postponed from March 19)
• Bus Network Service Plan Update (postponed from March 19)
• Bike Plan Implementation - Enhanced Lighting (postponed from March 19)
• Bylaw 20764 - Access Closures to Support 2024 Roadway Construction
• Bylaw 20765 - Omnibus Amendment to Business Licence Bylaw 20002 - Amendment #3

The Urban Planning Committee recommended three bylaws to City Council regarding business licences, roadway construction access, and off-site levies. The committee also requested a report on regulatory options for the retail sale of knives and updated requirements for the Exhibition Lands planning framework.

• Recommended Bylaw 20765 (Business Licence Omnibus Amendment) to City Council (5-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20764 (Roadway Construction Access Closures) to City Council (5-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20782 (Off-site Levies Bylaw Amendment) to City Council (5-0)
• Requested report on regulatory options for retail sale of knives by Sept 17, 2024 (5-0)
• Directed Administration to include Explore Edmonton needs in Exhibition Lands land needs assessment (5-0)
• Postponed Collaborative Highway 2 Roadway Beautification report to May 2, 2024 (4-0)
• Received Bus Network Service Plan Update for information (4-0)
• Received Bike Plan Implementation - Enhanced Lighting report for information (4-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee is meeting to discuss and potentially vote on several reports, including updates on the Centre City Optimization Pilot Project and the Assisted Snow Clearing Program Pilot Project, as well as a response to a councillor inquiry about social services agencies for houseless persons. The agenda also includes routine items like approving minutes and selecting items for debate.

• Centre City Optimization Pilot Project Update (CO02325)
• Assisted Snow Clearing Program Pilot Project - Stakeholder Feedback (CS02243)
• Social Services Agencies for Houseless Persons inquiry response (CS01912) covering Boyle Street, McCauley, and Central McDougall

The committee approved requests for Administration to prepare budget packages to expand the Centre City Optimization Project across all Business Improvement Areas. It also recommended that City Council fund the Assisted Snow Removal Program Option 1 using the Community Safety and Well-Being fund.

• Approved request for unfunded service packages to expand Centre City Optimization Project to all BIAs for Fall 2024 budget (4-0)
• Approved request for unfunded service package to continue Centre City model for remainder of 2024 in Spring 2024 budget (4-0)
• Recommended City Council fund Assisted Snow Removal Program Option 1 via Community Safety and Well-Being fund (4-0)
• Requested report CS01912 on Social Services Agencies for Houseless Persons be requisitioned to City Council without recommendation

Special City Council

This is a special virtual meeting of Edmonton City Council. The only substantive item is a private strategic planning session, which will be discussed behind closed doors under provincial privacy law. No public reports or bylaws are on the agenda, so the meeting is largely procedural.

• Private strategic planning session (verbal report) under FOIP sections 21 and 24
• No public reports listed
• No bylaws listed
• Meeting held virtually with set times for lunch and recess

City Council met in a special session to discuss a private strategic planning verbal report. The report was received for information and will remain private to protect personal privacy and intergovernmental relations.

• Adopted the April 5, 2024 agenda (11-0)
• Approved meeting in private to discuss item 5.1 (12-0)
• Approved returning to public session (11-0)
• Received Office of Mayor verbal report MO02443 for information (11-0)
• Decided report MO02443 shall remain private (11-0)

City Council

Edmonton City Council is meeting to discuss and vote on several reports and bylaws, including options for downtown residential development property tax incentives, regulatory options for surface parking lots in Centre City and The Quarters, and a report on safe and inclusive public spaces. The agenda also includes multiple bylaws related to infrastructure projects, community revitalization levies, and a loan to Fort Edmonton Management Company. Several items are scheduled for private (closed) discussion, including city auditor recruitment updates and a collective bargaining update.

• Downtown Residential Development Property Tax Options report
• Options to Address Surface Parking Lots in Centre City and The Quarters
• Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces report
• Bylaw 20796 to lend money to Fort Edmonton Management Company
• Bylaw 20737 for 99 Street and Judy Padua Way Streetscape & Waterproofing

City Council appointed Eddie Robar as Interim City Manager and ratified a Memorandum of Agreement with Civic Service Union 52. Council also approved several infrastructure bylaws and requested reports on extending Community Revitalization Levies for downtown and other areas.

• Appointed Eddie Robar as Interim City Manager (13-0)
• Ratified Memorandum of Agreement with Civic Service Union 52 (13-0)
• Approved $155,000 one-time budget increase for 2SLGBTQIA+ engagement (13-0)
• Approved reports on Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces and surface parking lot regulation (13-0)
• Requested report on extending Capital City Downtown CRL end date beyond 2034 (11-1)
• Requested report on extending The Quarters and Belvedere CRL end dates and boundaries (12-1)
• Defeated motion for report on Downtown Residential Development Incentive Grant (5-8)
• Passed Bylaws 20739, 20740, 20743, 20601, 20710, and 20815 (13-0)

City Council Public Hearing

Edmonton City Council is holding a public hearing on 14 bylaws and charter bylaws covering land-use changes across multiple neighbourhoods, including housing, parks, commercial uses, and a road closure. The public can speak on each item until it is dealt with. Items include amendments to area structure plans and redevelopment plans, as well as charter bylaws to permit specific uses.

• Bylaw 20785 and Charter Bylaw 20786: amend Goodridge Corners Area Structure Plan and allow institutional, community, or recreational uses
• Charter Bylaws 20783 and 20784: allow small-scale housing in Alces, with a school/park site in 20784
• Bylaw 20791 and Charter Bylaw 20792: close a road right-of-way and allow stormwater facility at Anthony Henday South
• Charter Bylaw 20793: comprehensive redevelopment of a large site into residential uses in Woodcroft
• Bylaw 20727 and Charter Bylaw 20728: amend Central McDougall/Queen Mary Park Area Redevelopment Plan and allow temporary surface parking until Dec 31, 2028

Edmonton City Council closed public hearings on thirteen land-use and zoning bylaws, granting them first, second, and third readings. A proposed amendment to shorten the temporary parking deadline in Central McDougall was defeated in a 6-6 tie. The remaining bylaws, covering housing, parks, and commercial uses in various neighborhoods, proceeded through all three readings with unanimous support.

• Amendment to Central McDougall parking deadline defeated (6-6)
• Bylaw 20727 and Charter Bylaw 20728 read third time (8-4)
• Charter Bylaw 20793 (Woodcroft redevelopment) read third time (13-0)
• Bylaw 20791 and Charter Bylaw 20792 (Anthony Henday South) read third time (13-0)
• Charter Bylaw 20783 (Alces housing) read third time (13-0)
• Bylaw 20785 and Charter Bylaw 20786 (Goodridge Corners) read third time (13-0)
• Six grouped bylaws (Alces, Meyokumin, Gorman, Blatchford, Malmo Plains, Ottewell) read third time (13-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to discuss items in private, citing advice from officials under FOIP. The main business is reviewing the list of upcoming committee meetings in April 2024 and approving minutes from the March 26 meeting. No public decisions or substantive agenda items are listed.

• Approval of March 26, 2024 minutes
• Review of April 15 Audit Committee agenda
• Review of April 16 Urban Planning Committee (non-regular) agenda
• Review of April 16 Executive Committee (non-regular) agenda
• Review of April 22 City Council Public Hearing agenda

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for several upcoming committee meetings and a public hearing. The session included a brief private discussion regarding the agenda list.

• Adopted April 2, 2024 agenda (3-0)
• Approved March 26, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)
• Approved motion to meet in private to discuss agenda list (3-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for April 15, 16, 17/19, and 22 meetings (3-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to review and set the agendas for several upcoming city committee meetings in April 2024. The discussion will be held in private under provincial freedom-of-information rules, so portions will not be streamed. The meeting also includes routine items like approving the previous meeting's minutes.

• Private discussion of agendas for April 8 Community and Public Services Committee
• Private discussion of agendas for April 9 Urban Planning Committee
• Private discussion of agendas for April 10 Executive Committee
• Private discussion of agendas for April 12 City Auditor Recruitment Committee
• Private discussion of agendas for April 12 Audit Committee (non-regular)

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for several upcoming April meetings. The session included a brief private discussion regarding the agenda list before returning to public session to finalize amendments.

• Adopted the March 26, 2024 agenda (4-0)
• Approved the March 19, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for April 8, 9, 10, and 12 committee meetings (4-0)

Special City Council - Continuation

This is a special continuation meeting of the Edmonton City Council. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no specific items for decision or discussion are listed.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is meeting virtually to review the Office of the City Auditor's 2023 annual report and a follow-up dashboard on auditor recommendations as of February 29, 2024. The committee will also receive an administrative update on the dashboard and discuss a revised timeline for implementing recommendations related to Fort Edmonton Management Company. Most of the agenda is procedural, including minutes approval and selecting items for debate.

• Office of the City Auditor 2023 Annual Report (Report OCA02375)
• Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report as at February 29, 2024 (Report OCA02376)
• Administrative Update on the Auditor's Dashboard Report (Report OCM02380)
• Administration update on City Auditor recommendations related to Fort Edmonton Management Company, revised due date First Quarter 2025

The committee received the Office of the City Auditor's 2023 Annual Report and updated dashboard reports for information. It also approved a revised due date for a report regarding the Fort Edmonton Management Company.

• Approved revised due date of First Quarter 2025 for Fort Edmonton Management Company recommendations report (5-0)
• Received Office of the City Auditor 2023 Annual Report for information (5-0)
• Received Recommendation Follow-up Dashboard Report as of February 29, 2024 for information (5-0)
• Received Administrative Update on the Auditor's Dashboard Report for information (5-0)
• Approved minutes from November 30, 2023, December 14, 2023, and February 13, 2024 (5-0)

Special City Auditor Recruitment Committee

The Special City Auditor Recruitment Committee is meeting virtually to discuss and potentially vote on items related to the recruitment of a City Auditor. The agenda includes two private reports (Updates #5 and #6) that will be discussed in closed session due to privacy and confidentiality provisions. No public reports are scheduled, and the meeting is largely procedural.

• City Auditor Recruitment Update #6 (private, under FOIP sections 17, 19, 24)
• City Auditor Recruitment Update #5 (private, postponed from March 14, 2024 meeting)
• Vote on reports not selected for debate
• Requests to speak and requests for specific time on agenda
• No public reports listed

The Special City Auditor Recruitment Committee met on March 22, 2024, and voted 5-0 to recommend that City Council approve actions outlined in two private reports on the city auditor recruitment process. The committee revised attachments to the March 22, 2024 report OCC02422 and the February 29, 2024 report OCC02364 during a private session, and both reports will remain private under sections 17, 19 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The committee also set the April 12, 2024 meeting to run from 8 a.m. to noon. No public details of the recruitment actions were disclosed.

• Recommended Council approve revised actions in report OCC02422 (5-0)
• Recommended Council approve actions in report OCC02364 (5-0)
• Directed report OCC02422 remain private under FOIP sections 17, 19, 24 (5-0)
• Directed report OCC02364 remain private under FOIP sections 17, 19, 24 (5-0)
• Set April 12, 2024 meeting from 8 a.m. to noon (5-0)
• Adopted agenda with two private additions (5-0)

Special City Council

This is a special City Council meeting with no public reports or bylaws on the agenda. The substantive items are two confidential verbal updates to be discussed in private under provincial freedom-of-information exemptions. The meeting is largely procedural, with the main business occurring behind closed doors.

• Confidential update - verbal report (Section 24, 25, 27 of FOIP Act)
• Private update - verbal report, addendum (Section 24, 25, 27 of FOIP Act)
• Meeting to continue Friday, March 22, 2024 at 3 p.m.

City Council met in a special session over two days to discuss private reports. Council approved actions outlined in two separate Employee and Legal Services verbal reports while maintaining the privacy of the associated attachments.

• Adopted the March 20, 2024, meeting agenda (13-0)
• Added Private Update verbal report 5.2 to the agenda (13-0)
• Approved actions in Employee and Legal Services report ELS02424 (13-0)
• Approved actions in Employee and Legal Services report ELS02428 (12-0)

Executive Committee

Edmonton's Executive Committee meets virtually on March 20, 2024, to discuss and vote on several reports. Key items include a loan request from Fort Edmonton Management Company, downtown residential development property tax options, community revitalization levy updates, and a residential incentive program. The committee will also consider a feasibility study for the Village at ICE District, a below-market land sale in Stillwater, Indigenous housing grant awards, and adjustments to assessment and tax service fees.

• Fort Edmonton Management Company loan request (first item of business)
• Downtown Residential Development Property Tax Options and draft 2024 incentive policy
• 2024 Community Revitalization Levy updates for Downtown, The Quarters Downtown, and Belvedere
• Sale of land below market value in Stillwater
• Indigenous Housing Grant Program award recommendations for Metis Capital Housing Corporation

The committee recommended a loan of up to $1.5 million for the Fort Edmonton Management Company and approved a housing grant of up to $2.29 million for the Métis Capital Housing Corporation. Several reports regarding downtown residential development and incentives were sent to City Council without committee recommendations.

• Recommended $1.5M loan to Fort Edmonton Management Company (5-0)
• Approved up to $2.29M housing grant for Métis Capital Housing Corporation (5-0)
• Approved sale of surplus road right-of-way at Stillwater (5-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20601 for 86 Street and 95 Avenue renewal projects (5-0)
• Recommended Bylaw 20710 to designate Coates Residence as Municipal Historic Resource (5-0)
• Requisitioned downtown residential tax and incentive reports to Council without recommendation
• Approved revised due dates for Good Neighbour Plan, Sport and Cultural Attraction Plan, and other reports (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to discuss items for the upcoming April 3/4, 2024 City Council meeting. The discussion will be held in private under section 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, so portions will not be streamed. The committee will also consider adopting the agenda, approving minutes from its March 5, 2024 meeting, and other routine business.

• Private discussion of the April 3/4, 2024 City Council agenda
• Approval of minutes from the March 5, 2024 Agenda Review Committee meeting
• Meeting held in Councillors' Boardroom, 2nd floor, City Hall
• Chair: A. Sohi; Members: K. Principe, A. Stevenson

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for the April 3 and 4, 2024, City Council meetings. The committee briefly entered a private session to discuss the agenda list before returning to public session to approve the amendments.

• Adopted March 19, 2024 agenda (2-0)
• Approved March 5, 2024 meeting minutes (2-0)
• Approved motion to meet in private for item 2.1 (2-0)
• Approved motion to return to public session (2-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for April 3/4, 2024 City Council (2-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee is meeting virtually to discuss and vote on several reports, including a new residential parking program, options for surface parking lots in Centre City and The Quarters, a heritage places strategy, transit service and fleet updates, bike plan lighting, and an Exhibition Lands planning framework. The agenda also includes routine items like minutes approval and a rescheduling request for a joint use agreement land update.

• New Residential Parking Program – Curbside Management Strategy Update (CO02129)
• Options to Address Surface Parking Lots in Centre City and The Quarters – Recommended Regulatory Options (UPE01557rev)
• Heritage Places Strategy Options (UPE02240)
• Bus Network Service Plan Update (CO02242) and Transit Priority Measures Implementation Update (CO02133)
• Bylaw 20743 – Omnibus Amendment to Drainage Bylaw 18093 (requires Council approval)

The Urban Planning Committee recommended that City Council develop a limited program to regulate surface parking lots in Centre City and The Quarters. The committee also approved a narrow-scope Heritage Places Strategy and recommended an amendment to the Drainage Bylaw.

• Recommended City Council develop a limited program to regulate Centre City surface parking lots (3-0)
• Approved Option 1 to advance the Heritage Places Strategy with a narrow scope (3-0)
• Approved Administration connect with Glenora residents regarding municipal heritage designation of Alexander Circle and other city-owned assets (3-0)
• Recommended City Council give Bylaw 20743 (Omnibus Amendment to Drainage Bylaw 18093) appropriate readings (4-0)
• Received New Residential Parking Program report for information (3-1)
• Received Transit Priority Measures Implementation Update report for information (4-0)
• Received Bus Fleet Replacement Plan report for information (4-0)
• Postponed Bike Plan Implementation, Exhibition Lands Planning, and Bus Network Service Plan to April 9, 2024

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee will discuss three public reports: Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces, Medical Services Provided by the Edmonton Fire Rescue Service, and Non-Market Affordable Housing Options. The committee will also consider rescheduling reports on the Assisted Snow Clearing Program, Arts Habitat Annual Report, and City Grants to Non-Profit Organizations. Several items are deferred to the Executive Committee meeting on March 20, 2024.

• Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces report includes cross-jurisdictional scan of 2SLGBTQIA+ policies and potential resource requirements for an advisory committee
• Medical Services Provided by the Edmonton Fire Rescue Service report includes EMS response prioritization system, jurisdictional scan, and cost estimate for light fleet vehicle
• Non-Market Affordable Housing Options council report
• Assisted Snow Clearing Program Pilot Project stakeholder feedback rescheduled to April 8, 2024
• 2023 Arts Habitat Annual Report and City Grants to Non-Profit Organizations rescheduled to June 17, 2024

The committee recommended that City Council increase the Social Development branch's 2024 operating budget by $155,000 for 2SLGBTQIA+ engagement contract work and FTE support. Several reports were received for information, and three report due dates were rescheduled.

• Recommended $155,000 one-time budget increase for 2SLGBTQIA+ engagement and FTE support (5-0)
• Approved revised April 8, 2024 due date for Assisted Snow Clearing Program Pilot Project report (4-0)
• Approved revised June 17, 2024 due date for 2023 Arts Habitat Annual Report (4-0)
• Approved revised June 17, 2024 due date for City Grants to Non-Profit Organizations report (4-0)
• Received report on Medical Services Provided by the Edmonton Fire Rescue Service for information (4-0)
• Received report on Non-Market Affordable Housing Options for information (4-0)

City Council - Continuation

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City Auditor Recruitment Committee

The City Auditor Recruitment Committee is meeting virtually to handle routine business and discuss a confidential update on the recruitment of the City Auditor. The main item, City Auditor Recruitment Update #5, will be discussed in private due to privacy and confidentiality provisions.

• City Auditor Recruitment Update #5 (private, postponed from Feb 29, 2024)
• Approval of minutes from Feb 29, 2024 meeting
• Select items for debate and vote on reports
• Requests to speak and requests for specific time on agenda

The City Auditor Recruitment Committee met on March 14, 2024, and voted 5-0 to postpone the February 29, 2024, Office of the City Clerk report OCC02364 to a Special City Auditor Recruitment Committee meeting on March 22, 2024. The committee also voted 5-0 to keep that report private under sections 17, 19 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Most of the meeting was held in private, where K. Gregor of DHR Global Recruitment presented and answered questions. The committee approved its agenda and the February 29, 2024, minutes, both 5-0.

• Postponed Office of the City Clerk report OCC02364 to the March 22, 2024, Special City Auditor Recruitment Committee meeting (5-0)
• Kept report OCC02364 private under FOIP sections 17, 19 and 24 (5-0)
• Met in private from 1:35 p.m. to 4:11 p.m. for item 9.1, City Auditor Recruitment Update #5 (5-0)
• Adopted the March 14, 2024, agenda with the addition of item 9.1 (5-0)
• Approved the February 29, 2024, meeting minutes (5-0)

City Council - Continuation

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City Council

Edmonton City Council approved a series of 2024 Operating Budget adjustments totaling about $79.7 million, funded mainly by transfers from reserves, to cover delayed 2023 spending, program carryforwards, and housing and safety initiatives. Council also passed Bylaw 20767 authorizing a special tax for alley lighting repair and maintenance, and directed Administration to incorporate budget options from report FCS02350 into the Spring Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment. Several items, including contract and intergovernmental updates, were received in private session. The meeting ran over three days, March 12-14, 2024.

• Approved 2024 Operating Budget increases totaling $79,744,000 from reserves and grants (13-0)
• Approved incorporating FCS02350 budget options into Spring Supplemental Operating Budget Adjustment (10-2)
• Defeated amendment to delete items PR-12 and PR-14 from Attachment 4 (4-8)
• Passed Bylaw 20767 on alley lighting special tax through three readings (12-0 each)
• Adjusted alley lighting budget: $1,239,533 expenditure, $883,619 special tax revenue (12-0)
• Received transit safety and downtown core report CO02227 for information (13-0)
• Received dog off-leash area report CO02132 for information (12-0)
• Approved revised due date of June 18, 2024 for Area and Neighbourhood Structure Plans report (12-0)

City Council Public Hearing

Edmonton City Council is holding a public hearing to consider 22 bylaws and charter bylaws covering a wide range of land-use changes, including road closures, housing density, commercial zoning, and area structure plan amendments. The public can speak on items until each is dealt with. The agenda is substantive, with multiple rezoning and development proposals across various neighborhoods.

• Bylaws 20715-20717: close portions of 184 Street SW in Keswick
• Charter Bylaws 20718, 20735, 20780, 20714: allow small-scale housing in Alces, Aster, and Rosenthal
• Bylaw 20754: add 16 ha to Edmonton Energy and Technology Park Area Structure Plan
• Charter Bylaw 20728: allow temporary surface parking in Central McDougall until Dec 31, 2028
• Charter Bylaw 20776: correct zoning from CG to CB city-wide

Edmonton City Council closed the public hearing and gave third readings to 14 bylaws covering housing, street closures, and area structure plans. Council postponed Bylaw 20727 and Charter Bylaw 20728 regarding Central McDougall surface parking to April 2, 2024, for further discussion. The River Valley conservation bylaws passed with 9-4 votes, while most other items passed unanimously or with 11-0 votes.

• Passed 11 bylaws (11-0) covering Keswick street closures, Rosenthal housing, The Uplands parks/housing, Kinokamau Plains, Ritchie commercial, Central McDougall mixed use, and Blatchford housing/parks
• Passed Charter Bylaw 20718 for Alces small-scale housing (12-0)
• Passed Charter Bylaw 20735 for Aster housing (9-3)
• Passed Charter Bylaw 20780 for Alces housing/natural areas (12-0)
• Passed Bylaws 20697, 20698, 20750 and Charter Bylaw 20699 for Kinglet Gardens/River Valley (9-4)
• Passed Bylaw 20754 adding 16 ha to Edmonton Energy and Technology Park (13-0)
• Passed Charter Bylaw 20776 correcting city-wide zoning errors (10-0)
• Postponed Bylaw 20727 and Charter Bylaw 20728 for Central McDougall parking to April 2, 2024 (10-0)

Executive Committee - Non-Regular

The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss and vote on reports, including several private items concerning recruitment and reappointments for city boards and committees. The agenda is largely procedural, with no public reports scheduled. Most substantive items will be discussed in private due to privacy and advice exemptions.

• Assessment Review Board - 2024 Recruitment (private)
• GEF Seniors Housing Board - Membership Report and Reappointment Recommendations (private, Council approval required)
• Edmonton Salutes Committee - Membership Report and Reappointment Recommendations (private, Council approval required)
• Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee - 2024 Recruitment (private)
• Civida Board - 2024 Recruitment (private, addendum)

Edmonton's Executive Committee met March 8, 2024, mostly in private to handle board recruitment and reappointment reports. It approved shortlists and interview questions for the Assessment Review Board, Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee, and Civida Board, referring recruitment actions back to Administration for the April 16, 2024 meeting. It also recommended to City Council the reappointment of individuals to the Edmonton Salutes Committee for May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026, and approval of actions for the GEF Seniors Housing Board. All votes were unanimous (4-0) and the reports remain private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Approved Assessment Review Board shortlist and interview questions; referred recruitment actions back to Administration (4-0)
• Recommended GEF Seniors Housing Board actions to City Council (4-0)
• Recommended reappointment of Edmonton Salutes Committee members for May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026 (4-0)
• Approved Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee shortlist and interview questions; referred recruitment actions back to Administration (4-0)
• Approved Civida Board shortlist and interview questions; referred recruitment actions back to Administration (4-0)
• Adopted agenda with addition of private Civida Board recruitment item (3-0)
• Met in private under sections 17 and 24 of FOIP for items 6.1-6.5 (3-0)

Urban Planning Committee - Non-Regular

The Urban Planning Committee approved shortlists and interview questions for several 2024 recruitment processes. All four items were referred back to Administration to complete recruitment actions before returning to the committee on April 16, 2024.

• Approved ETS Advisory Board shortlist and interview questions (4-0)
• Approved Edmonton Design Committee shortlist and interview questions (4-0)
• Approved Naming Committee shortlist and interview questions (4-0)
• Approved Subdivision and Development Appeal Board shortlist and interview questions (4-0)

Community and Public Services Committee - Non-Regular

The Community and Public Services Committee is meeting to handle administrative items, including selecting items for debate and voting on reports not selected. The main substantive business is seven private reports concerning 2024 recruitment and membership recommendations for city boards and commissions, including the Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee, Edmonton Combative Sports Commission, Edmonton Public Library Board, Edmonton Historical Board, Accessibility Advisory Committee, Women’s Advisory Voice of Edmonton Committee, and Community Services Advisory Board. These items will be discussed in private under FOIP sections 17 and 24, so the public cannot attend those portions.

• Private report: Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee 2024 recruitment
• Private report: Edmonton Combative Sports Commission membership and reappointments (Council approval required)
• Private report: Edmonton Public Library Board 2024 recruitment
• Private report: Women’s Advisory Voice of Edmonton Committee membership and reappointments (Council approval required)
• No public reports, motions pending, or notices of motion on the agenda

The Community and Public Services Committee approved recruitment actions, shortlists, and interview questions for multiple advisory boards. Some recommendations for membership were forwarded to City Council for final approval.

• Approved recruitment actions and interview questions for Community Standards and Licence Appeal Committee (3-0)
• Recommended Edmonton Combative Sports Commission membership actions to City Council (3-0)
• Approved recruitment actions and shortlists for Edmonton Public Library Board (3-0)
• Approved recruitment actions and shortlists for Edmonton Historical Board (3-0)
• Approved recruitment actions and appointment recommendations for Accessibility Advisory Committee (3-0)
• Recommended Women’s Advisory Voice of Edmonton Committee membership actions to City Council (3-0)
• Approved recruitment actions and shortlists for Community Services Advisory Board (3-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

This is a non-regular City Council meeting focused on receiving and discussing the 2023 annual reports and 2024 work plans of nine advisory committees and boards, including Accessibility, Community Services, Design, Energy Transition, Naming, Historical Board, Women's Advisory, Combative Sports, and Transit Service. No bylaws, private reports, or motions are listed. The meeting is procedural, with items for discussion and votes on reports not selected for debate.

• Accessibility Advisory Committee 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Work Plan
• Community Services Advisory Board 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Work Plan
• Edmonton Design Committee 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Work Plan
• Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Work Plan
• Edmonton Transit Service Advisory Board 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Work Plan

City Council approved requests to establish sub-committees for the 2024 work plans of several advisory bodies. Council also requested administrative reports on urban design principles and the equitable allocation of resources for all advisory committees.

• Approved two sub-committees for Accessibility Advisory Committee (10-0)
• Approved one sub-committee for Community Services Advisory Board (10-0)
• Approved one sub-committee for Edmonton Design Committee (10-0)
• Approved one sub-committee for Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee using existing resources (9-0)
• Approved four sub-committees for Edmonton Historical Board (9-0)
• Approved one sub-committee for Women's Advisory Voice of Edmonton Committee (9-0)
• Requested report on new proposed principles of urban design by June 18, 2024 (10-0)
• Requested report on equitable resource allocation for all advisory committees (9-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to review and set the agendas for upcoming City of Edmonton committee meetings scheduled for March 18-22, 2024. The meeting will be held in private under provincial freedom-of-information rules, so portions will not be streamed. The agenda includes routine items like approving the previous meeting's minutes and adopting the current agenda.

• Review of March 18, 2024 Community and Public Services Committee agenda
• Review of March 19, 2024 Urban Planning Committee agenda
• Review of March 20, 2024 Executive Committee agenda
• Review of March 22, 2024 Audit Committee agenda
• Approval of February 27, 2024 meeting minutes

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for several upcoming city committee meetings. These amendments were approved following a private session.

• Adopted March 5, 2024 agenda (3-0)
• Approved February 27, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for March 18, 19, 20, and 22 committee meetings (3-0)

Utility Committee

The Edmonton Utility Committee is meeting virtually to discuss and vote on several reports, including a verbal update on the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant after an incident, a single-source contract request for training services, and an update on the organics processing program. The agenda also includes routine items like approving minutes and selecting items for debate.

• E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant post-incident update (verbal report)
• Single source request for Quality One Training and Support Inc. (report CO02324)
• Organics Processing Program update (report CO02064)

Utility Committee approved a single-source agreement with Quality One Training and Support Inc. for up to $47 million including GST to manage and operate waste sorting services. The committee also received the EPCOR Water Services verbal report on the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant post-incident update and the Organics Processing Program update, both for information only. All votes were carried unanimously among members present.

• Approved single-source agreement with Quality One Training and Support Inc. for waste sorting services, not to exceed $47 million including GST (6-0)
• Received EPCOR Water Services verbal report EXT02344 on E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant post-incident update for information (6-0)
• Received City Operations report CO02064 on Organics Processing Program update for information (5-0)
• Adopted March 4, 2024 meeting agenda (6-0)
• Approved January 22, 2024 meeting minutes (6-0)
• Agreed to hear from five speakers on the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant item (6-0 and 7-0)

City Auditor Recruitment Committee

The City Auditor Recruitment Committee met virtually on February 29, 2024, to conduct a private session regarding the recruitment of the City Auditor. The agenda contained no public reports, motions, or other substantive business items. The only substantive item, 'City Auditor Recruitment Update #5,' was discussed in private under privacy and confidentiality provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Private discussion of City Auditor Recruitment Update #5
• Approval of minutes from the February 13, 2024 meeting

The City Auditor Recruitment Committee met to discuss a recruitment update in a private session. The committee decided to postpone the report on the recruitment process to a future meeting.

• Adopted meeting agenda (5-0)
• Approved February 13, 2024 meeting minutes (5-0)
• Approved meeting in private to discuss City Auditor Recruitment Update #5 (5-0)
• Postponed Office of the City Clerk report OCC02364 to March 14, 2024 (4-0)
• Decided report OCC02364 shall remain private (4-0)

Executive Committee

The Edmonton Executive Committee meets virtually to handle routine business, including approving minutes, selecting items for debate, and voting on reports. Public reports include a lease approval for the Ortona Armoury, an update on City Plan targets, a data centre agreement extension, and a non-competitive single source agreement for Blatchford Stage 6. Several reports are rescheduled to later dates.

• Ortona Armoury lease approval for Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton
• City Plan Measurements update on targets
• Data Centre Agreement Extension
• Non-Competitive Single Source Agreement for Blatchford Stage 6
• Rescheduled reports: Assessment and Tax Service Fees, Downtown Residential Property Tax Options, Night-Time Economy Strategy, Land Governance Strategy

The Executive Committee approved a non-competitive single-source agreement for Blatchford West Stage 6 construction, capped at $27 million. The committee also approved a lease agreement for the Ortona Armoury with the Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton. Several reports on tax fees, downtown development options, and data centre services were approved without debate, while the City Plan measurements update was received for information.

• Approved lease agreement for Ortona Armoury with Arts Habitat Association (5-0)
• Approved single-source agreement for Blatchford West Stage 6 construction, not to exceed $27 million (5-0)
• Approved single-source agreement extension for data centre colocation services with Rogers Communications (5-0)
• Approved recommendations for Assessment and Tax Service Fees Adjustment (5-0)
• Approved recommendations for Downtown Residential Development Property Tax Options (5-0)
• Approved recommendations for Night-Time Economy Strategy evaluation framework (5-0)
• Approved recommendations for Land Governance Strategy implementation update (5-0)
• Received City Plan Measurements update for information (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to review and set the agendas for upcoming City Council and committee meetings. The items will be discussed in private under FOIP section 24 (advice from officials), so portions will not be streamed. The meeting is largely procedural, covering routine items like call to order, minutes approval, and a list of upcoming meetings.

• Review of March 12/13, 2024 City Council agenda
• Review of March 14, 2024 City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee agenda
• Review of March 14, 2024 City Auditor Recruitment Committee agenda
• Strategic look ahead at future meeting agendas
• Approval of February 20, 2024 meeting minutes

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for several upcoming sessions, including City Council and recruitment committees. The committee briefly entered a private session to discuss these items before returning to public session to finalize the amendments.

• Adopted February 27, 2024 agenda (7-0)
• Approved February 20, 2024 meeting minutes (7-0)
• Approved motion to meet in private for item 2.1 (7-0)
• Approved motion to return to public session (7-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas as discussed (7-0)

Urban Planning Committee

Edmonton's Urban Planning Committee met on February 27, 2024 and received four reports for information: on advanced energy codes, mandatory energy labelling for new construction, the district energy strategy, and a potential work plan for rezoning priority areas. No new policies or bylaws were adopted; the committee also approved revised due dates for two future reports and heard from public speakers on energy and rezoning items. Portions of the energy-code, labelling and district-energy discussion were held in private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and one attachment to each of two reports remains private.

• Received report UPE01754 on implementing more advanced energy codes for information (4-0)
• Received report UPE01755 on mandatory energy labelling for new construction for information (4-0)
• Received report IIS02148 on implementing Edmonton's District Energy Strategy for information (4-0)
• Received report UPE01232 on a potential work plan for rezoning priority areas for information (4-0)
• Approved revised due date of May 2, 2024 for the E-scooter and E-bike licences report (4-0)
• Approved revised due date of October 29, 2024 for the Affordable Housing Contribution Options report (4-0)
• Approved hearing from listed public speakers on energy codes, energy labelling, district energy and rezoning (3-0)
• Held a private session on items 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 under FOIP sections 21 and 27 (3-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The committee recommended increasing dog license fees to fund off-leash parks and requested the Mayor write to provincial ministers regarding mental health and addiction costs. A report on homeless population mortality rates was rescheduled for May.

• Recommended $8.00 per year increase to dog license fees for spayed/neutered and non-spayed/non-neutered animals (4-0)
• Recommended Mayor write to provincial Ministers of Health and Mental Health and Addictions regarding emergency service costs and collaboration (4-0)
• Received report CS01745 on Mental Health and Addiction for information (4-0)
• Approved February 26, 2024 agenda (4-0)
• Approved February 5, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Rescheduled report on Mortality Rates and Edmonton's Homeless Population to May 21, 2024

City Council - Continuation

This is a continuation meeting of the Edmonton City Council. The agenda text contains only procedural boilerplate and embedded content placeholders, with no specific items, decisions, or discussions listed.

City Council

Edmonton City Council meets virtually on February 21 and 23, 2024, to discuss and vote on several reports and bylaws. Key items include an update on Operating Budget Amendment 12, a major capital project update, an updated Affordable Housing Strategy, and tax forgiveness options for Explore Edmonton and Apadana Women's Housing. The agenda also includes routine approvals of minutes and reports not selected for debate.

• Operating Budget Amendment 12 Update with reallocation options
• Major Capital Project Update including Valley Line Southeast LRT
• Updated Affordable Housing Strategy
• Taxes Recommended for Cancellation (Write-Off)
• Bylaw 20579 - Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Bylaw Amendment No. 1

City Council approved the Updated Affordable Housing Strategy (2023-2026) and the 2024 Common Travel Plan. The Oliver Community League was renamed to Wîhkwêntôwin, effective January 1, 2025, including associated arena, pool, park, and LRT stop names. Council also approved tax write-offs totaling over $1.3 million and received updates on the operating budget and capital projects.

• Approved Updated Affordable Housing Strategy (2023-2026) (11-0)
• Approved renaming Oliver Community League to Wîhkwêntôwin (11-0)
• Approved 2024 Common Travel Plan (11-0)
• Approved cancellation of $198,365.88 in uncollectible taxes (11-0)
• Approved tax forgiveness of $1,193,776.65 for account 10972146 (11-0)
• Received Operating Budget Amendment 12 Update for information (12-0)
• Received Major Capital Project Update for information (13-0)
• Approved City Auditor Recruitment Update actions (12-0)

Agenda Review Committee

This is a routine procedural meeting of the Agenda Review Committee. Members will review and approve the minutes from their February 13, 2024 meeting and discuss, in private, the agendas for several upcoming city committee meetings in early March 2024. No public decisions or substantive items are on the agenda.

• Approval of February 13, 2024 meeting minutes
• Review of March 4, 2024 Utility Committee agenda
• Review of March 5, 2024 City Council (Non-Regular) agenda
• Review of March 6, 2024 Community and Public Services Committee (Non-Regular) agenda
• Review of March 6, 2024 Urban Planning Committee (Non-Regular) agenda

The committee met to review and approve draft agendas for several upcoming March meetings. These included sessions for the Utility Committee, City Council, Community and Public Services Committee, Urban Planning Committee, and Executive Committee.

• Adopted February 20, 2024 agenda (4-0)
• Approved February 13, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved draft agendas for March 4, 5, 6, and 8 meetings (4-0)

City Council Public Hearing

This is a public hearing where City Council will consider 26 bylaws and charter bylaws affecting land use, zoning, and development across Edmonton. Items include rezoning for housing, commercial development, and amendments to area structure plans. The public can speak on any item until it is dealt with.

• Charter Bylaw 20712: mixed-use development and relocation of George Spady Society's Medically Supported Detoxification Unit in Glenwood
• Bylaw 20276: road closure in Heritage Valley Town Centre
• Charter Bylaw 20748: small-scale housing and street-oriented row housing in River's Edge
• Charter Bylaw 20753: adjust building heights and add commercial opportunities at West Block development in Glenora
• Charter Bylaw 20745: large-scale housing in Oliver

City Council passed several bylaws through three readings to enable new housing, commercial developments, and area plan amendments across various neighborhoods. The decisions included approvals for mixed-use developments, road closures, and adjustments to building heights.

• Approved Charter Bylaw 20712 for mixed-use development and detox unit relocation in Glenwood (12-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20276 to close a portion of road in Heritage Valley Town Centre (12-0)
• Approved Bylaws 20729, 20730, and Charter Bylaw 20731 for residential development in Alces (12-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20755 to amend Griesbach Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (11-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20760 and Charter Bylaw 20761 for medium scale housing in McKernan (11-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20744 and Charter Bylaw 20745 for large scale housing in Oliver (12-0)
• Approved Bylaw 20746 and Charter Bylaw 20747 for multi-unit housing in Queen Mary Park (11-0)
• Approved Charter Bylaw 20721 for a small scale commercial centre in Glengarry (11-0)

City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee

The City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee is meeting virtually to handle routine procedural items and one substantive item: a confidential consultant update (#3) on performance evaluations. This item will be discussed in private under FOIP sections 17, 19, and 24, so it will not be streamed or recorded. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from June 6 and December 8, 2023, and selection of items for debate.

• Consultant Update #3 (private, under FOIP sections 17, 19, 24)
• Approval of minutes from June 6, 2023 and December 8, 2023 meetings
• Select items for debate and vote on reports not selected
• No public reports, no unfinished business, no motions pending

The City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee met to discuss a consultant update in private. The committee approved actions outlined in an attachment to a City Clerk report and rescheduled a future meeting.

• Approved agenda (3-0)
• Approved minutes from June 6, 2023, and December 8, 2023 (3-0)
• Approved meeting in private to discuss Consultant Update #3 (4-0)
• Approved meeting in public (4-0)
• Cancelled and rescheduled the March 22, 2024, meeting (4-0)
• Approved adding Attachment 3 to report OCC02297 and approved actions in Attachment 3 (4-0)
• Decided report OCC02297 remains private (4-0)

Special City Council

This is a special virtual meeting of Edmonton City Council. The agenda contains only procedural items and a private verbal report from the City Manager, which will be discussed behind closed doors under provincial privacy law. No public reports, bylaws, or motions are listed, so the meeting is largely administrative.

• Private City Manager update (verbal) under FOIP sections 24 and 27
• No public reports, bylaws, or motions pending

City Council met in a special session to receive a verbal report from the City Manager. The report was received for information and will remain private under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

• Adopted the February 16, 2024 meeting agenda (12-0)
• Changed Orders of the Day to adjourn upon completion of the agenda (12-0)
• Received City Manager verbal report OCM02370 for information (12-0)
• Decided verbal report OCM02370 shall remain private (12-0)

City Council - Non-Regular

Edmonton City Council referred Bylaw 20700 (Public Spaces Bylaw) back to Administration for further research and specific amendments, with a due date in the third quarter of 2024. The motion passed 9-0 after several amendments were debated, including one allowing bicycles and scooters in parks which passed 9-0, and others regarding transit space references and section deletions. A separate motion, also passed 9-0, directed Administration to report on alternative enforcement approaches for offences under this bylaw that may disproportionately affect unhoused residents.

• Agenda adopted (12-0)
• Orders of the Day changed (9-1)
• Bylaw 20700 referred back to Administration for research and amendments (9-0)
• Amendment allowing bikes/scooters in parks carried (9-0)
• Amendment modifying 'transit spaces' reference carried (8-1)
• Amendment deleting section 54 defeated (2-7)
• Amendment deleting 'transit spaces' reference defeated (1-8)
• Motion for report on alternative bylaw enforcement approaches carried (9-0)

Special Audit Committee

This is a special meeting of Edmonton's Audit Committee, held virtually. The agenda is mostly procedural, with no public reports or motions pending. The only substantive item is a private discussion about an external auditor non-audit service request, which will be held in closed session under privacy exemptions.

• Private report: External Auditor - Non-audit Service Request (discussed under FOIP sections 16 and 25)

The Special Audit Committee approved two requests from KPMG to submit proposals for consulting services. The committee voted 6-0 to keep the related report private, citing exemptions under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. No other substantive items were debated or decided.

• Approved agenda addition for private KPMG item (6-0)
• Approved KPMG proposal request for Attachment 1 services
• Approved KPMG proposal request for Attachment 2 services
• Kept report FCS02342 private under FOIP Act sections 16 and 25

Agenda Review Committee

This is a routine procedural meeting of the Agenda Review Committee. The committee will review and set agendas for several upcoming city committee meetings, all discussed in private under provincial freedom-of-information rules. No public decisions or substantive policy items are on the agenda.

• Review of February 26, 2024 Community and Public Services Committee agenda
• Review of February 27, 2024 Urban Planning Committee agenda
• Review of February 28, 2024 Executive Committee agenda
• Review of February 29, 2024 City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee agenda
• Review of February 29, 2024 City Auditor Recruitment Committee agenda

The committee approved the draft agendas for five upcoming committee meetings scheduled for late February 2024. This decision followed a brief private session to discuss the agenda list.

• Adopted February 13, 2024 agenda (4-0)
• Approved February 6, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved draft agendas for February 26-29 committee meetings (4-0)

City Auditor Recruitment Committee

The City Auditor Recruitment Committee is meeting virtually to discuss the recruitment process for the City Auditor position. The main item is a private update on the recruitment, which will be discussed behind closed doors due to privacy and confidentiality rules. All other agenda items are procedural or marked as none.

• Private report: City Auditor Recruitment Update #4
• Meeting held virtually, not streamed or recorded
• Closed to the public under FOIP sections 17, 19, and 24

The City Auditor Recruitment Committee approved additions and revisions to a January 23, 2024, Office of the City Clerk report. The committee recommended that City Council approve revised actions for the recruitment process and keep the report private.

• Adopted the meeting agenda (5-0)
• Approved meeting in private to discuss City Auditor Recruitment Update #4 (5-0)
• Approved creating Attachment 4 for report OCC02271 and approved its contained actions (5-0)
• Recommended City Council approve revised actions in Attachment 1 of report OCC02271 (5-0)
• Recommended City Council keep report OCC02271 private (5-0)

Special City Council

This special City Council meeting includes votes on several items laid over from the January 30/31 meeting, including actions to respond to the housing and houselessness emergency, financial support for Explore Edmonton, and a tax balance request from Al-Mustafa Academy. Council will also vote on multiple bylaws authorizing infrastructure projects and the Clean Energy Improvement Program. The meeting is virtual, with City Hall closed to the public.

• Actions to Respond to Housing and Houselessness Emergency (OCM02332)
• Explore Edmonton - Financial Support Requests (FCS02331)
• Al-Mustafa Academy and Humanitarian Society - Support with Outstanding Tax Balance (FCS02136)
• Bylaw 20705 - 2024 Business Improvement Area Assessment and Tax Rate Bylaw
• Bylaw 20737 - 99 Street and Judy Padua Way Streetscape & Waterproofing; Bylaw 20738 - Beaver Hills House/Michael Phair Parks Upgrades; Bylaw 20741/20742 - EXPO Centre and Climate Resilient Facility amendments; Bylaw 20678 - Clean Energy Improvement Program

Edmonton City Council approved a one-time $6,011,000 increase to Explore Edmonton's 2024 operating budget, funded from the Financial Stabilization Reserve, and authorized a grant funding agreement with Explore Edmonton for that amount. Council also approved $73,863.40 in tax forgiveness for the Al-Mustafa Academy and Humanitarian Society and appointed Councillor E. Rutherford to the Housing and Houselessness Task Force. Several bylaws passed, including Bylaw 20705 (business improvement area taxes) and Bylaw 20678 (Clean Energy Improvement Program), which received first reading. Most votes were unanimous; Councillor K. Tang was absent for part of the meeting.

• Approved $6,011,000 one-time increase to Explore Edmonton's 2024 operating budget from the Financial Stabilization Reserve (13-0)
• Approved grant funding agreement with Explore Edmonton not to exceed $6,011,000 (13-0)
• Approved $73,863.40 tax forgiveness for Al-Mustafa Academy and Humanitarian Society, account 10290545, plus penalties since 2021 (13-0)
• Appointed Councillor E. Rutherford to Housing and Houselessness Task Force, term ending October 19, 2025 (12-0)
• Received January 30, 2024 Community Services verbal report CS02316rev on integrated encampment response for information (13-0)
• Bylaw 20705 (2024 Business Improvement Area Assessment, Supplementary Assessment, Tax, Supplementary Tax and Tax Rate) received three readings (13-0)
• Bylaws 20737 (99 Street and Judy Padua Way Streetscape & Waterproofing) and 20738 (Beaver Hills House/Michael Phair Parks Upgrades) received first reading (13-0)
• Bylaws 20741 (Edmonton EXPO Centre Rehabilitation Amendment #2) and 20742 (Climate Resilient City Facility Upgrades Amendment #1) received three readings (13-0 each)

Executive Committee

Edmonton's Executive Committee recommended that City Council approve renaming the Oliver neighbourhood, arena, pool, park and a future LRT stop to Wîhkwêntôwin, effective January 1, 2025. It also recommended cancelling $198,365.88 in uncollectible taxes and approving $1,193,776.65 in tax forgiveness for one account. Separately, it directed Administration to work with local esports groups on supporting local events and report back by October 9, 2024. All items carried; the tax and renaming items now go to City Council for a final decision.

• Recommended to Council: rename Oliver neighbourhood, arena, pool, park and future LRT stop to Wîhkwêntôwin, effective January 1, 2025 (5-0)
• Recommended to Council: cancel (write off) $198,365.88 in uncollectible taxes and penalties as at December 31, 2023 (5-0)
• Recommended to Council: approve tax forgiveness of $1,193,776.65 for account 10972146, including penalties accrued since 2021 (5-0)
• Directed Administration to work with local esports organizations on supporting local events and report back by October 9, 2024 (4-0)
• Adopted the February 7, 2024 agenda with changes, including a replacement Naming Committee report EXT02205 (5-0)
• Approved the January 17, 2024 Executive Committee minutes (5-0)
• Agreed to hear from two speakers on esports events (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

This is a routine Agenda Review Committee meeting held virtually. The committee will review and approve the previous meeting's minutes and discuss the agenda for the upcoming City Council meeting on February 21/23, 2024. The discussion will be held in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, so portions will not be streamed.

• Approval of minutes from January 30, 2024, Agenda Review Committee meeting
• Private discussion of the February 21/23, 2024, City Council agenda

The committee approved the adoption of the meeting agenda and the minutes from January 30, 2024. After meeting in private to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List, the committee voted to amend the draft agenda for the February 21 and 23 City Council meetings.

• Adopted February 6, 2024 agenda (2-0)
• Approved January 30, 2024 meeting minutes (2-0)
• Approved meeting in private for item 2.1 (2-0)
• Approved returning to public session (3-0)
• Approved amendments to the draft agenda for February 21/23 City Council meetings (3-0)

Urban Planning Committee

The Urban Planning Committee is meeting virtually to discuss several postponed and new items. They will consider a report on closed and shared streets in downtown, a proposal to commingle paratransit and on-demand services, and a new report on a direct downtown-to-airport bus route. The agenda also includes routine items like adopting minutes and selecting reports for debate.

• Closed and Shared Streets in Downtown (postponed from Dec 5, 2023)
• Commingle Paratransit and On Demand Services (postponed from Dec 5, 2023)
• Direct Downtown to Airport Bus Route (new report)
• Edmonton Transit Service Bus Fleet Replacement Plan (status report, revised due date March 19, 2024)

The Urban Planning Committee directed administration to develop an action plan for downtown pedestrianization and requested a report on improving the paratransit rider experience. The committee also approved a revised due date for the bus fleet replacement plan.

• Approved revised March 19, 2024 due date for Bus Fleet Replacement Plan (5-0)
• Requested Action Plan for Closed and Shared Streets in Downtown by Nov 26, 2024 (5-0)
• Requested report on options to improve paratransit DATS rider experience by Sept 17, 2024 (4-0)
• Received report on Direct Downtown to Airport Bus Route for information (4-0)

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee is meeting virtually to discuss and vote on reports, including a laid-over item on aligning turf and horticulture resources and service levels. The agenda also includes rescheduling two reports on social services for houseless persons and mortality rates among Edmonton's homeless population. No public reports or private reports are scheduled.

• Aligning Turf and Horticulture Resources and Service Levels (laid over from Jan 15, 2024)
• Reschedule: Social Services Agencies for Houseless Persons (new due date April 8, 2024)
• Reschedule: Mortality Rates and Edmonton's Homeless Population (new due date May 21, 2024)

The committee recommended that Administration prepare unfunded service packages to restore 2019 funding levels for turf and horticulture and to plan for enhanced service levels. Two reports regarding the homeless population were rescheduled for later dates in 2024.

• Recommended unfunded Spring 2024 budget increases of $1,310,000 for turf and $970,000 for horticulture, plus up to $400,000 in capital costs (5-0)
• Recommended unfunded Fall 2024 service package to increase funding for enhanced turf and horticulture service levels (5-0)
• Approved revised due date of April 8, 2024, for report on Social Services Agencies for Houseless Persons (5-0)
• Approved revised due date of May 21, 2024, for report on Mortality Rates and Edmonton's Homeless Population (5-0)
• Adopted February 5, 2024, meeting agenda (5-0)
• Approved January 15, 2024, meeting minutes (5-0)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting virtually to review and set agendas for upcoming City Council and committee meetings. The meeting will be held in private under section 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, so it will not be streamed. Items include approving the January 23, 2024 minutes and discussing the February 13, 14, and 16, 2024 meeting agendas.

• Approval of January 23, 2024 minutes
• February 13, 2024 City Auditor Recruitment Committee agenda
• February 14, 2024 City Council (Non-Regular) agenda
• February 16, 2024 City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee agenda

The Agenda Review Committee adopted its January 30, 2024 agenda and approved the January 23, 2024 minutes, both 4-0. It met in private under section 24 (advice from officials) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List, then returned to public. The committee amended draft agendas as discussed and gave preliminary approval to agendas for February 12, 2024 Special City Council and February 13, 2024 Special Audit Committee meetings, subject to those meetings being called by their respective Chairs. No other substantive decisions were recorded.

• Adopted January 30, 2024 meeting agenda (4-0)
• Approved January 23, 2024 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Met in private under FOIP section 24 to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List (4-0)
• Amended draft agendas as discussed (4-0)
• Gave preliminary approval to February 12, 2024 Special City Council and February 13, 2024 Special Audit Committee agendas, subject to being called by their Chairs

Emergency Advisory Committee

The Emergency Advisory Committee is meeting to discuss and vote on the Emergency Management Program Annual Update, including the 2024 Municipal Emergency Plan. The agenda is mostly procedural, with one substantive public report for consideration.

• Emergency Management Program Annual Update (OCM02287)
• Municipal Emergency Plan 2024 attachment

The committee adopted the meeting agenda. A motion to approve the Municipal Emergency Plan 2024 was moved but not put to a vote before the meeting adjourned.

• Adopted January 23, 2024 meeting agenda (13-0)
• Municipal Emergency Plan 2024 motion not put to vote

Agenda Review Committee

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for upcoming February meetings. The group entered a private session to discuss the agenda list before returning to public session to approve the changes.

• Adopted January 23, 2024 meeting agenda (3-0)
• Approved January 16, 2024 meeting minutes (3-0)
• Approved motion to meet in private for item 2.1 (3-0)
• Approved motion to return to public session (3-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for February 5, 6, and 7 committee meetings (3-0)

Utility Committee

The Utility Committee is meeting to discuss and potentially vote on several reports, including a review of single-use item bylaw bag fees and EPCOR's 2024 operational plan for water services and its wastewater integrated resource plan. The agenda also includes routine items like approving minutes and selecting items for debate.

• Single Use Item Bylaw Bag Fees report (CO02085)
• EPCOR Water Services 2024 Operational Plan (EXT02261)
• EPCOR Wastewater Integrated Resource Plan (EXT02260)

The committee received reports on single-use item bag fees and wastewater planning. Members requested additional data on the impact of bag fees on specific demographics and a report on streamlining fire hydrant requirements for infill development.

• Received report CO02085 on Single Use Item Bylaw Bag Fees for information (7-0)
• Requested memo with data breakdown on bag fees for people under 24 and those earning below $60,000 (6-0)
• Requested report on Edmonton Fire Rescue Services efforts to streamline fire flow and hydrant requirements in infill development by May 6, 2024 (6-0)
• Received EPCOR Water Services report EXT02260 on Wastewater Integrated Resource Plan for information (6-0)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss and vote on several items, including a bylaw to implement the Clean Energy Improvement Program, approval of a land sale for the Edmonton Exhibition Lands Phase One, and support for Al-Mustafa Academy with an outstanding tax balance. The agenda also includes routine items like minutes approval and reports to be rescheduled. Three private legal matters will be discussed in closed session.

• Bylaw 20678 to implement the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP)
• Land sale approval for Edmonton Exhibition Lands Phase One
• Al-Mustafa Academy and Humanitarian Society support with outstanding tax balance
• Rescheduling of Financial Loss During Major Construction Projects policy to March 20, 2024
• Rescheduling of Esports Events report to February 7, 2024

The committee approved the sale of Edmonton Exhibition Lands (Phase One) and recommended $73,863.40 in tax forgiveness for Al-Mustafa Academy. It also recommended that City Council read the Clean Energy Improvement Program bylaw for the first time.

• Approved sale of Edmonton Exhibition Lands - Phase One (4-0)
• Recommended $73,863.40 tax forgiveness for Al-Mustafa Academy and Humanitarian Society (5-0)
• Recommended City Council read Bylaw 20678 (Clean Energy Improvement Program) first time (5-0)
• Approved revised due date of March 20, 2024 for Financial Loss During Major Construction Projects policy (5-0)
• Approved revised due date of February 7, 2024 for Esports Events report (5-0)
• Approved instructions for three private legal matters (4-0 each)
• Approved resolution of a City claim as recommended in report ELS02238 (4-0)
• Requested memo on legal claims over $1,000,000 and self-insurance rationale (4-0)

Special City Council

City Council met in private sessions to discuss a collective bargaining update and an intergovernmental update. Following the private discussions, Council received a report on collective bargaining for information and referred a community services report back to administration for updates.

• Adopted meeting agenda (13-0)
• Changed meeting schedule for lunch and adjournment (12-1)
• Approved private session for collective bargaining update (13-0)
• Received collective bargaining report for information (13-0)
• Approved private session for intergovernmental update (13-0)
• Referred community services report to administration (8-5)
• Added public version of community services presentation to record (13-0)

Agenda Review Committee

This is a procedural meeting of the Agenda Review Committee to plan the upcoming City Council agendas. The items will be discussed in private under provincial freedom-of-information rules, so no public decisions are expected. The committee will review the draft agendas for the January 30/31 and February 2, 2024 Council meetings.

• Private discussion under FOIP section 24 (advice from officials)
• Review of January 30/31, 2024 City Council agenda
• Review of February 2, 2024 Special City Council agenda
• Approval of January 9, 2024 meeting minutes

The committee met to review and amend draft agendas for the January 30/31 City Council meeting and the February 2 Special City Council meeting. These discussions took place during a private session.

• Adopted January 16, 2024 agenda (2-0)
• Approved January 9, 2024 meeting minutes (2-0)
• Approved motion to meet in private for agenda discussion (2-0)
• Approved amendments to draft agendas for Jan 30/31 and Feb 2 meetings (2-0)

Special City Council

This is a special City Council meeting with no public reports or bylaws on the agenda. The substantive items — an intergovernmental update and a collective bargaining update — will be discussed in private, with the public excluded under provincial privacy law. The rest of the agenda is procedural, covering roll call, agenda adoption, and debate selection.

• Intergovernmental update — verbal report, discussed in private
• Collective bargaining update — verbal report, discussed in private
• No public reports listed
• No bylaws listed
• Meeting held in Council Chamber, City Hall, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

The meeting was cancelled because quorum was not attained within 20 minutes of the scheduled start time. All agenda items were laid over to a Special City Council meeting scheduled for January 17, 2024.

• Meeting cancelled per Council Procedures Bylaw 18155

Community and Public Services Committee

The Community and Public Services Committee is meeting to discuss two public reports: an updated Affordable Housing Strategy for 2023-2026, which requires council approval, and a report on aligning turf and horticulture resources and service levels. The committee will also handle routine items such as adopting the agenda, approving minutes from the December 4, 2023 meeting, and selecting items for debate.

• Updated Affordable Housing Strategy 2023-2026 (report CS01673) requiring council approval
• Aligning Turf and Horticulture Resources and Service Levels (report CO02130)
• Approval of minutes from December 4, 2023 Community and Public Services Committee meeting

The Community and Public Services Committee recommended that City Council approve the City of Edmonton Updated Affordable Housing Strategy (2023-2026), as outlined in Attachment 1 of report CS01673, by a 5-0 vote. The committee also carried two motions asking Administration for follow-up work: a report reassessing past lived-experience research (due April 29, 2024) and a memo breaking down low- and very low-income Edmontonians' income sources and available affordable housing. A report on aligning turf and horticulture resources and service levels was not put to a vote and was laid over to the February 5, 2024 meeting.

• Recommended to City Council approval of the Updated Affordable Housing Strategy (2023-2026) (5-0)
• Carried motion for Administration report reassessing lived-experience research, due April 29, 2024 (3-0)
• Carried motion for Administration memo on low and very low income Edmontonians' income sources and affordable housing (3-0)
• Adopted the January 15, 2024 agenda with a replacement attachment for item 7.1 (4-0)
• Approved hearing from listed public speakers on items 7.1 and 7.2 (4-0)
• Approved the December 4, 2023 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Turf and horticulture service-level report (item 7.2) not put to vote; laid over to February 5, 2024

Special City Council

City Council declared a housing and houselessness emergency and allocated $3.5 million for innovative solutions. The city will establish a task force and seek collaborative meetings with federal, provincial, and Indigenous governments.

• Declared a housing and houselessness emergency (9-4)
• Allocated $3.5 million from Community Safety and Well-being Reserve for seed money (13-0)
• Approved establishment of a housing and houselessness task force (13-0)
• Approved invitation to Government of Canada, Government of Alberta, and Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations for collaborative meetings (13-0)
• Directed Administration to report immediate actions, including City-owned land for Indigenous-led transitional spaces, by Jan 30, 2024 (13-0)
• Postponed Urban Planning and City Operations reports to February 2024 (9-4)

Agenda Review Committee

The Agenda Review Committee is meeting to review and set agendas for several upcoming city committee meetings in late January 2024. The meeting is held in private under provincial freedom-of-information rules, so portions will not be streamed. Items include approving minutes from the January 2 meeting and reviewing agenda lists for five committees.

• Private discussion under FOIP section 24 (advice from officials)
• Review of January 22 Utility Committee agenda
• Review of January 23 Emergency Advisory Committee agenda
• Review of January 23 City Auditor Recruitment Committee agenda
• Review of January 24 Council Services Committee and Special City Manager/City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee agendas

The Agenda Review Committee met on January 9, 2024, and approved its meeting agenda and the minutes of its January 2, 2024 meeting, both by 6-0 votes. The committee also met in private under section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List, then returned to public session and approved the draft agendas as discussed, 6-0. The approved draft agendas cover the January 22 Utility Committee, January 23 Emergency Advisory Committee and City Auditor Recruitment Committee, and January 24 Council Services Committee and Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee. The meeting adjourned at 8:51 a.m.

• Adopted the January 9, 2024 meeting agenda (6-0)
• Approved the January 2, 2024 meeting minutes (6-0)
• Met in private under FOIP section 24 to discuss the Agenda Review Committee List (6-0)
• Returned to public session (6-0)
• Approved draft agendas as discussed for the January 22, 2024 Utility Committee; January 23, 2024 Emergency Advisory Committee; January 23, 2024 City Auditor Recruitment Committee; January 24, 2024 Council Services Committee; and January 24, 2024 Special City Manager and City Auditor Performance Evaluation Committee (6-0)

Agenda Review Committee

This is a procedural meeting of Edmonton's Agenda Review Committee, held in private under FOIP section 24. Members will review and set the agendas for upcoming Community and Public Services, Urban Planning, and Executive Committee meetings, and will approve minutes from the December 5, 2023 meeting. No public decisions or substantive items are on the agenda.

• Approval of December 5, 2023 minutes
• Review of January 15, 2024 Community and Public Services Committee agenda
• Review of January 16, 2024 Urban Planning Committee agenda
• Review of January 17, 2024 Executive Committee agenda

The committee met to review and approve draft agendas for upcoming January meetings. The committee briefly entered a private session to discuss the agenda list before returning to public session to finalize approvals.

• Adopted January 2, 2024, meeting agenda (1-0)
• Approved December 5, 2023, meeting minutes (1-0)
• Approved draft agendas for January 15 Community and Public Services Committee, January 16 Urban Planning Committee, and January 17 Executive Committee (1-0)