Winnipeg City Council Meeting on November 15, 2017

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Attendance

  Council Attendance

His Worship Mayor Bowman

His Worship Mayor Bowman

The Speaker, Councillor Sharma

The Speaker, Councillor Sharma

Deputy Speaker Councillor Gerbasi

Deputy Speaker Councillor Gerbasi

Councillor Allard

Councillor Allard

Councillor Browaty

Councillor Browaty

Councillor Dobson

Councillor Dobson

Councillor Eadie

Councillor Eadie

Councillor Gillingham

Councillor Gillingham

Councillor Gilroy

Councillor Gilroy

Councillor Lukes

Councillor Lukes

Councillor Mayes

Councillor Mayes

Councillor Morantz

Councillor Morantz

Councillor Orlikow

Councillor Orlikow

Councillor Pagtakhan

Councillor Pagtakhan

Councillor Schreyer

Councillor Schreyer

Councillor Wyatt

Councillor Wyatt

  Public Servant Attendance

  • Mr. R. Kachur, City Clerk
  • Mr. M. Lemoine, Deputy City Clerk
  • Ms K. McMillan, Senior Committee Clerk
  • Mr. D. McNeil, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Mr. M. Jack, Chief Corporate Services Officer

  Reports

Executive Policy Committee 2017-11-08

# Title Disposition
1 Religious or Not-For-Profit Cemeteries – Frontage Levy Exemption ADOPTED
2 Winnipeg Police Board – Proposed Amendment to Winnipeg Police Board By-law No. 148/2012 – Board Composition ADOPTED
3 Provincial Agreement for Enhanced Recreation Programs for Children and Youth in Winnipeg’s Inner City ADOPTED
4 Discount(s) to be allowed for the Prepayment of 2018 Realty, Personal Property and Business Taxes ADOPTED

Standing Policy Committee On Infrastructure Renewal And Public Works 2017-10-31

# Title Disposition
1 Amendments to the Winnipeg Parking By-law ADOPTED
2 Innovation On-Street Parking Solutions for the Exchange District RECEIVED AS INFORMATION
3 Review of Snow Clearing and Ice Control Policy ADOPTED
4 Cost Sharing Option for Residents Living on Gravel Roads 30 DAY EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED
5 Wilkes Avenue Alignment to William R. Clement Parkway Extension LAID OVER BY THE EXECUTIVE POLICY COMMITTEE TO ITS MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Standing Policy Committee On Property And Development, Heritage And Downtown Development 2017-11-07

# Title Disposition
1 Subdivision and Rezoning – 221 and 227 Stradbrook Avenue – DASZ 14/2017 ADOPTED
2 Subdivision and Rezoning – 1280 Notre Dame Avenue – DASZ 19/2017 ADOPTED
3 Rezoning – 108 Yale Avenue – DAZ 207/2017 ADOPTED
4 Extension of Time – Proposed Subdivision and Rezoning – 472/474 Henderson Highway DASZ 1/2015 ADOPTED
5 Downtown Development Projects – CentreVenture Development Corporation ADOPTED
6 Amendment of the Winnipeg Building By-Law No. 4555/87 ADOPTED
7 Encroachment Agreement – 225 Carlton Avenue ADOPTED
8 Extension of Lease Agreement – City-Owned Lands at 900 Waverley Street ADOPTED
9 Lease Agreement – Portion of 603 St. Mary’s Road ADOPTED

Standing Policy Committee On Protection, Community Services And Parks 2017-11-06

# Title Disposition
1 Literacy for Life Fund ADOPTED
2 Neighbourhood Liveability By-law No. 1/2008 – Outdoor Patio Music FOR REPORT BACK WITHIN 120 DAYS

  Motions

Council Motions

# Movers Subject Disposition
1 Wyatt, Lukes THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Winnipeg revise Zoning By-law No. 200/2006 to require: landscape plans prepared by a member of the Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects (MALA); landscape work securities (letter of credit), based on the cost of landscape works and installation, as shown on the approved landscape plans; inspection of the final landscape works by a member of MALA and submission of a Certificate of Inspection, for the installation, that is embossed with the MALA seal and signed by the Landscape Architect; inspection of final landscape works one (1) year after installation by a member of MALA and submission of a Certificate of Inspection, for the end of one year maintenance and warranty, that is embossed with the MALA seal and signed by the Landscape Architect. AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO THE STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT, HERITAGE AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
2 Wyatt, Schreyer THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Winnipeg formulate a citywide Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy Policy, that will apply to both public and private lands, and that the said policy shall be presented to Council for adoption within 90 days. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Winnipeg Public Service do all things necessary to implement the intent of the foregoing, including but not limited to the securing of required funding. AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO THE STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT, HERITAGE AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
3 Wyatt, Eadie THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Winnipeg create an Arm’s Length Not-For-Profit Corporation, called the Winnipeg Green Energy Organization (from hereon in, known as WPG-GEO) Corporation, which shall be tasked with the generation and production of solar powered electricity to sell back into the Hydro grid, via a mandate to actively facilitate, promote, construct, market and operate, the following: Solar Powered Farms and Solar Cell Arrays on City Facilities and City Lands, both inside and outside the City of Winnipeg; Advance the promotion and conduct the direct sale of all solar powered projects and technologies to City departments, agencies, other governments and government agencies, private homes and private business, both inside and outside Winnipeg; Promote and educate the benefits of Solar Power, including, and via its own business model, by offering incentives to all of its customers and customer markets, both public and private; Set annual and multi-year targets and corresponding strategies to aggressively increase the share of the solar powered market inside Manitoba; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that WPG-GEO shall be provided a budget $200,000 a year, starting in 2018, and compounding by $200,000 in every year thereafter, which shall be sustained and sourced from the savings projected by the reduction in Hydroelectric costs associated with the conversion of Overhead Street Lighting to the LED technology, and shall be provided an annual operating budget of a minimum of $1 million within the 5 years from said source of funding; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all City of Winnipeg future Carbon Credits and Carbon offsets, sourced from the coming Provincial and/or Federal Carbon Tax Program, shall be earmarked to WPG-GEO, to facilitate their business plan and its program, with any potential operating surpluses from the said corporation not being taken by City Council until year 10 (ten) of its operation, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that WPG-GEO shall be required to produce annual audited financial statements to Winnipeg City Council, via EPC, with semi-annual business reports; as well as a Business Plan required at its outset and every 2 years thereafter, for its first 10 years of operation; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a report back to Council on all of the forgoing occur within 60 days; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Service to all things necessary to implement the intent of the foregoing. AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO THE EXECUTIVE POLICY COMMITTEE
4 Eadie, Browaty THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Winnipeg Public Service undertake all things necessary under the City of Winnipeg Charter, pertinent by-laws and pertinent policies to obtain and make ready a city owned or private property other than PR zoned properties for the new North District Police Station within 90 days of the passing of this motion. NOTICE OF MOTION
5 Wyatt, Eadie THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Winnipeg City Council now call on the Province of Manitoba to immediately restore their 50/50 partnership funding of Winnipeg Transit’s operating costs. NOTICE OF MOTION
6 Wyatt, Browaty THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Winnipeg Public Service be directed to report back to Council in 60 days on options aimed at improving the ability of the Winnipeg Public Service to ensure compliance with approved developer agreements and any approved plans, site plans and elevations required for new developments, plan development overlays (PDO’s), subdivisions, rezoning’s, conditional uses, and variances. AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO THE STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT, HERITAGE AND DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
7 Wyatt, Lukes THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council and all its Committees, including EPC, immediately cease all informal meetings until such time as: a legal opinion has been obtained by at least two independent, outside attorney’s-at-law, with the above stated concerns being considered and on the legal status of any and all informal meetings and the role of members of EPC, including the two non-epc members, in said informal meetings, in terms of the City of Winnipeg Charter Act and that; The said legal opinions shall be requested and funded via the Governance Committee of Council, and shall be reported to the Governance Committee and then to Winnipeg City Council within 60 days. AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO THE EXECUTIVE POLICY COMMITTEE

  By Laws

By Laws - 3rd Reading

# Subject Disposition
87/2017 To amend the Frontage Levy By-law to exempt religious and not-for-profit cemeteries from payment of frontage levies PASSED
96/2017 A borrowing by-law of THE CITY OF WINNIPEG to authorize the borrowing of money in the amount of $17,000,000.00. PASSED
100/2017 To amend the Winnipeg Police Board By-law PASSED
107/2017 To close streets and lanes bounded by Chevrier Boulevard, Gregoire Avenue, and Hervo and French Streets, to close part of the Public Road, Plan No. 38641, West of Pembina Highway and open streets and lanes bounded by Chevrier Boulevard, Gregoire Avenue, and Hervo and French Streets – DAOC 1/2016 PASSED
108/2017 To amend the Winnipeg Building By-law No. 4555/87 PASSED
110/2017 To provide for discounts where real or personal property taxes or business taxes are prepaid in 2018 PASSED
113/2017 To amend various by-laws in respect of parking offences and fines PASSED

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