MINUTES

SPC ON UTILITIES AND CORPORATE SERVICES

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Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor W. Sutherland, Chair
  • Councillor P. Demong. Vice-Chair
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor D. Farrell
  • Councillor S. Keating
ALSO PRESENT:
  • General Manager D. Duckworth
  • Deputy City Manager B. Stevens
  • Acting City Clerk J. Dubetz
  • Legislative Assistant J. Palaschuk

1.
CALL TO ORDER

Councillor Sutherland called the Meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

2.
OPENING REMARKS

No opening remarks were provided.

3.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That the Agenda for the 2018 December 12 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

4.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

4.1
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services, 2018 November 21
This item has attachments.

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services_Nov21_2018 - English.pdf
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That the Minutes of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services, held on 2018 November 21, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

5.
CONSENT AGENDA

5.1
Status of Outstanding Motions and Direction, UCS2018-1428
This item has attachments.

1.Status of Outstanding Motions and Direction - UCS2018-1428(1).pdf
2.Attach 1 - Status of Outstanding Motions and Directions(1).pdf
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That with respect to report UCS2018-1428, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services receive this report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED

6.
POSTPONED REPORTS

None

 

7.
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

7.1
Appeal Mechanism – Water Utility Billing, UCS2018-1437
This item has attachments.

1.Appeal Mechanism - Water Utility Billing - UCS2018-1437.pdf
2.Distrib-PowerPoint-UCS2018-1437.pdf

Copies of a presentation entitled “Appeal Mechanism – Water Utility Billing”, dated 2018 December 12 were distributed with respect to Report UCS2018-1437.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That with respect to Report UCS2018-1437, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommend that Council direct Administration to continue to use the appeal mechanism of escalation to the Director, Water Resources for customers with abnormally high water consumption, who are not satisfied with the initial bill adjustment decision.

    MOTION CARRIED

7.2
Deferral Report: Response to NM2017-36 (Green Roofs), UCS2018-1044
This item has attachments.

1.Deferral Report_Response to NM2017-36-UCS2018-1044.pdf
2.NM2017-36_Green Sheet.pdf
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong

    That with respect to Report UCS2018-1044, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that Council defer Administration’s response to NM2017-36 outlining a business case and a potential strategy on green roofs and actions to move forward to no later than 2019 February.

    MOTION CARRIED

8.
ITEMS DIRECTLY TO COMMITTEE

9.
URGENT BUSINESS

None

 

10.
CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

10.1
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

10.1.1
Proposed Deferral of Report – (Eau Claire) – Ward 07 (200 Barclay PR SW), UCS2018-1423

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That with respect to Report UCS2018-1423, the following be approved:

    1. That Council adopt Administration Recommendation 1 contained in the Report; and
    2. That the Recommendations, Report and Attachments remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

    Against: Councillor Farrell

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong

     That pursuant to Sections 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services move into closed meeting, at 9: 55 a.m., in the Council Lounge, to discuss confidential matters with respect to Item 10.1.2, Proposed Method of Disposition – (Capitol Hill) – Ward 07 (1404 and 1406 22 AV NW, UCS2018-1422.

     

    The Committee reconvened in a public meeting at 10:04 a.m. with Councillor Sutherland in the Chair.


  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services rise and report.

    MOTION CARRIED

10.1.2
Proposed Method of Disposition – (Capitol Hill) – Ward 07 (1404 and 1406 22 AV NW, UCS2018-1422

Administration in attendance during the closed meeting discussions with respect to Report UCS2018-1423:

Clerk: J. Dubetz.  Legal: K. Stewart. Advice: B. Stevens, D. Cassidy, T. Benson. Observer: F. Snyders, R. Auclair, S. McClung, J. Moisan.

A Revised Attachment 1 (c) was distributed in the closed meeting, which is to remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23, 24 and 25 of  the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the report is published in the Council agenda.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That with respect to Report UCS2018-1422, the following be approved:

    1. That Council adopt the Administration Recommendations contained in the Report;
    2. That the Recommendations, Report, Confidential distribution, Attachments 1, 2 and 3, and the closed meeting discussions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the report is published in the Council Agenda; and
    3. That Attachments 4 and 5 remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
    MOTION CARRIED

10.2
URGENT BUSINESS

None

 

11.
ADJOURNMENT

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong

    That this meeting adjourn at 10:06 a.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The following items have been forwarded to the 2019 January 14 Combined Meeting of Council:

     Consent

    Appeal Mechanism – Water Utility Billing, UCS2018-1437

    Deferral Report: Response to NM2017-36 (Green Roofs), UCS2018-1044

    Proposed Method of Disposition – (Capitol Hill) – Ward 07 (1404 and 1406 22 AV NW, UCS2018-1422

     Confidential Items

    Proposed Deferral of Report – (Eau Claire) – Ward 07 (200 Barclay PR SW), UCS2018-1423

     

    The next regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services is scheduled to be held on 2019 January 23.

     

     

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON


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