Committee Minutes

 

 

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MINUTES

 

Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee

HELD 2014 December 11 AT 1:05 PM

IN THE Electric Light Committee Room

 

 

PRESENT:

Councillor A. Chabot, Chair

Councillor J. Magliocca, Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Farrell

 

ALSO PRESENT:

Manager R. Mount

Senior Regulatory Analyst R. Holberton

Senior Regulatory Analyst M. Rowe

Solicitor M. Bendfeld

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

Legislative Assistant J. Lord Charest

 

This meeting was conducted in accordance with the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended.

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

 

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Agenda for today’s meeting be amended by adding the following items of Urgent Business, In Camera:

 

·         Utilities Consumer Advocate Appointment Recommendations by the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee (Verbal), VR2014-0091

 

·         Verbal Update On The Canadian Radio-Television And Telecommunications Commission Hearing, VR2014-0092

 

CARRIED

 

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Magliocca, that the Agenda for the 2014 December 11 Regular Meeting of the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

 

ADD URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

 

UTILITIES CONSUMER ADVOCATE APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE GAS, POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (VERBAL), VR2014-0091

 

VERBAL UPDATE ON THE CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HEARING, VR2014-0092

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE GAS, POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, 2014 OCTOBER 30

 

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Magliocca, that the Minutes of the

2014 October 30 Regular Meeting of the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 


IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, and Sections 17(1), 19 and 24(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Committee now move In Camera at 1:06 p.m., in order to consider several confidential matters.

 

 

CARRIED

 

The Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee moved into public session at

1:44 p.m. with Councillor Chabot in the Chair.

 

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Magliocca, that the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee rise and report.

 

 

CARRIED

 


 


3.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

 

3.1

UTILITIES CONSUMER ADVOCATE APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE GAS, POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (VERBAL), VR2014-0091

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that with respect to Verbal Report VR2014-0091, the following be approved:

 

That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee:

 

  1. Approve the Committee Recommendations contained in the Confidential Addendum to the Minutes of the 2014 December 11 Regular Meeting of the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee;

 

  1. Recommend that Council receive this report for information; and

 

  1. Keep the In Camera discussions, Recommendations and Confidential Addendum confidential pursuant to Sections 17(1), 19, 24(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .

 

And further, that Report VR2014-0091 be forwarded to the 2014 December 15 Regular Meeting of Council as an item of Urgent Business, In Camera.

 

 

CARRIED

 

3.2

VERBAL UPDATE ON THE CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HEARING (VERBAL), VR2014-0092

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

At the request of Administration, and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a document entitled “Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-551”, with respect to VR2014-0092.

 


 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Magliocca, that with respect to Verbal Report

VR2014-0092, the following be approved:

 

That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee:

 

1.    Receive the Verbal Update On The Canadian Radio-Television And Telecommunications Commission Hearing (Verbal) for information; and

 

  1. Direct that the Verbal Report, and In Camera discussions, remain confidential pursuant to Section 24(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

4.

IN CAMERA ITEMS

 

4.1

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, GP2014-0921

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report GP2014-0921 be approved as follows:

 

That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee:

 

1.    Receive this report for information; and

 

2.    Direct that the Report and the Attachment remain confidential under Section 24(1) (b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, until the motions and directions listed have been completed.

 

 

CARRIED

 

4.2

SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROCEEDINGS, GP2014-0922

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Magliocca, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report GP2014-0922 be approved as follows:

 

That the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee:

 

1.    Receive this report for information; and

 

2.    Direct that the Report and the Attachment remain confidential under Section 24(1) (b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, until all the proceedings and their related proceedings are complete.

 

 

CARRIED

 

4.

ADJOURNMENT

 

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Magliocca, that this meeting adjourn at 1:45 p.m.

 

CARRIED

 

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 JANUARY 15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGD:  A. CHABOT                                                     SGD:  J. LORD CHAREST

CHAIR                                                                           LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2014 DECEMBER 15 MEETING OF COUNCIL AS AN ITEM OF URGENT BUSINESS, IN CAMERA



UTILITIES CONSUMER ADVOCATE APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE GAS, POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (VERBAL), VR2014-0091

 

The next Regular Meeting of the Gas, Power and Telecommunications Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2015 January 15 at 9:30 AM.