COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

MINUTES

March 3, 2014 – River Valley Room

PRESENT

T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, *D. Iveson, M. Oshry Mayor D. Iveson is a Committee Member pursuant to section 150(2), Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson; B. Esslinger, E. Gibbons, A. Knack, D. Loken, S. McKeen, A. Sohi, M. Walters S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk T. Orbell, Office of the City Clerk

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM PAGE DECISION

1. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS 2 1.1 Call to Order 2 1.2 Adoption of Agenda 2 Carried 1.3 Adoption of Minutes 2 Carried 1.4 Protocol Items 2 None 2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS 3 2.1 Select Items for Debate 3 See minutes 2.2 Requests to Speak 3 See minutes 2.3 Requests for Specific Time on Agenda 3 None 3. COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 4 None 4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING 4 None 5. STATUS REPORT 4 None 6. REPORTS 4 6.1 Poverty Elimination Committee - Summary Report 4 Carried 6.2 Bylaw 16765 - Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in Edmonton 4 Carried 6.3 Business Models, Stadium Options and Needs Assessment for Soccer and Field Sports in Edmonton 5 Carried

Community Services Committee Minutes | March 3, 2014 Page 1 of 9 6.4 Clarke Field Artificial Turf Renewal 5 Carried 6.5 Update on the International Triathlon Union Event 6 Carried 6.6 Update on the City's Use of Pesticides 6 Carried 6.7 Enhancing Property Standards Enforcement 8 Action 7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES 8 7.1 African and Central Asian Communities - Opportunities (S. Mandel/A. Sohi/D. Loken) 9 Postponed 8. PRIVATE REPORTS 9 8.1 Civic Agencies Recruitment - Chair Interviews and Short Listing - Verbal report 9 Action 9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE 10 None 10. ADJOURNMENT 10

DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM DECISION

1. CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1 Call to Order Councillor T. Caterina called the meeting to order at

9:30 a.m. 1.2 Adoption of Agenda

Moved M. Nickel: That the March 3, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the following changes:

Additions:

6.1 Edmonton Poverty Elimination Committee - Summary Report

6.2 Bylaw 16765 - Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in Edmonton

In Favour: Carried D. Iveson, T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

1.3 Adoption of Minutes

Moved M. Nickel: That the February 19, 2014, Community Services

Committee meeting minutes, be adopted.

Community Services Committee Minutes | March 3, 2014 Page 2 of 9 In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

1.4 Protocol Items

There were no protocol items.

2. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1 Select Items for Debate

All items were selected for debate.

2.2 Requests to Speak

Moved M. Nickel: That the Committee hear from the following speakers, in panels when appropriate:

6.3 Business Models, Stadium Options and Needs Assessment for Soccer

6.4 Clarke Field Artifical Turf Renewal

• T. Fath, FC Edmonton Soccer Club • L. Rhodes, Edmonton Eskimo Football Club • T. Enger, Football • S. Morgan, Capital District Minor Football Association • N. Smith, Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association • J. Wojcicki, Football Club

6.6 Update on the City's Use of Pesticides

• S. McCumsey • R. Feroe • I. Chapados • G. Young • K. Nelson • K. Porlier, on behalf of A. Brailey • L. McCumsey • P. Wishart • E. Beaudien, • C. Richmond, Sierra Club - Edmonton

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

Community Services Committee Minutes | March 3, 2014 Page 3 of 9 2.3 Requests for Specific Time on Agenda There were no requests for any items to be dealt with at a

specific time. 3. COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

4. REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE

5. STATUS REPORT - NONE

6. REPORTS

6.1 Edmonton Poverty Elimination Committee - Summary Report L. Brenneis, Community Services Committee; S. Morrisey, Y. Chiu and A. Smith, Edmonton Poverty Steering Committee; and M. Mitchell, made a presentation. S. Morrissey, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson: That the March 3, 2014, Community Community Services report CR_666, be received for Svcs. information.

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson. M. Oshry Bylaw 16765 - Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in 6.2 Edmonton A. Sinclair, City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson: 2. That Administration work with the Corporate Mayor’s Office to prepare a list of the Svcs. initial proposed Task Force appointees for Council's approval. Office of the Mayor

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

A. Sinclair, City Clerk, answered Committee's questions. Councillors M. Nickel and B. Henderson requested that Bylaw 16765 – Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty in Edmonton, be referred to City Council without a Committee recommendation.

Community Services Committee Minutes | March 3, 2014 Page 4 of 9 Business Models, Stadium Options and Needs Assessment for 6.3 Soccer and Field Sports in Edmonton Items 6.3 and 6.4 were dealt with together.

R. Smyth, Community Services, made a presentation.

T. Fath, FC Edmonton Soccer Club; L. Rhodes, Edmonton Eskimo Football Club; T. Enger, Football Alberta; S. Morgan, Capital District Minor Football Association; N. Smith, Metro Edmonton High School Athlectic Assocation; and J. Wojcicki, Edmonton Wildcats Football Club, made presentations and answered the Committee's questions.

R. Smyth, L. Cochrane, General Manager, and R. Jevne, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved M. Nickel: That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Medium Size Stadium Strategy, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the March 3, 2014, Community Services report CR_451, be approved.

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

6.4 Clarke Field Artificial Turf Renewal

Moved M. Nickel: That Community Services Committee recommend to City Council:

1. That Capital Profile 12-21-4829, Artificial Turf Renewal at Clarke Field, be approved, in the amount of $1.25 million with funding from non-allocated Pay-As-You-Go. 2. That the artificial turf replacement at Clarke Field include permanent yellow soccer lines and painted football and other sport lines as required to support the needs of both professional soccer and all other rectangular sport field users.

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

6.5 Update on the International Triathlon Union Event

R. Smyth, Community Services, and S. O'Kelly and

Community Services Committee Minutes | March 3, 2014 Page 5 of 9 D. Lowry, made a presentation.

Moved D. Iveson: That the agreement between the City of Corporate Edmonton and 2014 Triathlon Edmonton Svcs. Ltd., as outlined in Attachment 1 of the March 3, 2014, Community Services Office of the report CR_826, be approved and that the City Manager agreement be in a form and content acceptable to the City Manager.

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

6.6 Update on the City's Use of Pesticides

Moved B. Henderson: That Committee hear from the following speakers:

• M. Badger, Industrial Vegetation Management Association of Alberta • L. Heldt, Weedman Lawn Care • J. Storey, Weedman Lawn Care • D. Montgomery, Green Oasis Services • T. Pulfer • N. Bowles, Landscape Alberta • K. Schram, GreenDrop • B. Harrop

In Favour: Carried M. Nickel, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

Absent: T. Caterina H. McRae, Community Services, made a presentation.

S. McCumsey; R. Feroe; I. Chapados; G. Young; K. Nelson; K. Porlier, L. McCumsey; P. Wishart; and B. Harrop, made presentations. S. McCumsey; R. Feroe; I. Chapados; G. Young; K. Porlier, answered the Committee's questions. Handouts provided by S. McCumsey; and R. Feroe, were distributed to Members of the Committee and copies were filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

E. Beaubien, University of Alberta; C. Richmond, Sierra

Community Services Committee Minutes | March 3, 2014 Page 6 of 9 Club Canada - Edmonton; L. Heldt, Weedman Lawn Care; J. Storey, Weedman Lawn Care; D. Montgomery, Green Oasis Services; T. Pulfer; N. Bowles, Landscape Alberta; K. Schram, GreenDrop; and M. Badger, made oresentations. N. Bowles; D. Montgomery; C. Richmond; K. Schram; and T. Pulfer, answered the Committee's questions.

Handouts provided by E. Beaubien; and N. Bowles, were distributed to Members of the Committee and copies were filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

H,. McRae, D. Aitken and D. Costigan, Community Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved B. Henderson: That Administration provide a report to the June 5, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting outlining:

a. the rationale for the standards for the number of weeds per square metre b. the rationale for dealing with nuisance weeds as opposed to only the noxious and prohibited weeds as defined by the Province.

In Favour: Lost B. Henderson

Opposed: T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Moved B. Henderson: That Administration provide a report to the June 5, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting, on possible tools

and challenges to allow the City to control cross spray and contamination from neighbouring properties.

In Favour: Lost B. Henderson

Opposed: T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Moved M. Nickel: That the March 3, 2014, Community Community Services report CR_632, be received for Svcs. information.

Community Services Committee Minutes | March 3, 2014 Page 7 of 9 In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Opposed: B. Henderson

6.7 Enhancing Property Standards Enforcement R. Pleckaitis, D. Aitken and D. Belanger, Community

Services, answered Council's questions.

Moved M. Oshry: Enhanced Enforcement Service Community Delivery with Public Education Svcs. Campaign That Administration bring forward a service package for Option 2: Enhanced Enforcement Service Delivery with a Nuisance Property Public Education and Awareness Program, for consideration during the 2014 Spring Budget update.

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, M. Oshry

Absent: B. Henderson

7. RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES African and Central Asian Communities – Opportunities 7.1 (S. Mandel/A. Sohi/D. Loken)

Moved B. Henderson: That the March 3, 2014, Community Community Services Committee report CR_472, be Svcs. postponed to March 17, 2014. Due Date: Mar. 17, 2014

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, M. Nickel, B. Henderson, D. Iveson, M. Oshry

8. PRIVATE REPORTS Civic Agencies Recruitment - Chair Interviews and Short 8.1 Listing - Verbal report The Committee met in private at 2:58 p.m., pursuant to sections 17, 19, 23 and 24, of the Freedom of Information

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The Committee met in public at 5:05 p.m.

Moved B. Henderson: Civic Agency Recruitment – Applicant Corporate Interviews Svcs.

1. That applicant interviews be held at the Part 1 March 17, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting, for short listed Due Date: applicants for: the Edmonton Public Mar. 17, 2014 Library Board, Edmonton Space and Science Foundation, Snow Valley Ski Club Board and the River Valley Alliance Advisory Committee at 1:30 p.m.

2. That applicant interviews be held at the Part 2 April 7, 2014, Community Services Committee meeting for short listed Due Date: applicants for: the Advisory Board on Apr. 7, 2014 Services for Persons with Disabilities, Community Services Advisory Board and the Edmonton Historical Board at 1:30 p.m.

3. That the March 3, 2014, Corporate Services Verbal report remain private pursuant to sections 17, 19, 23 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .

In Favour: Carried T. Caterina, B. Henderson, M. Oshry

Absent: M. Nickel

9. NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

Councillor T. Caterina asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none. 10. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.

______Chair City Clerk

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