AGENDA
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL

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Via Teleconference Hosted in the Council Chamber, City Hall

Effective March 19, 2020, the City has decided to close public access to City Hall and all City buildings, including fire stations, leisure facilities and Saskatoon Public Library locations. The health, safety and well-being of the public and our employees is our top priority. Submissions providing comments and/or requesting to speak will be accepted for public meetings using the online form at Saskatoon.ca/write-letter-councilcommittees. If your submission includes a request to speak, you will be contacted by a representative from the City Clerk’s Office with further information.


  • Recommendation

    ​That the agenda be confirmed as presented.

  • Recommendation

    ​That the minutes of the Regular Business Meeting of City Council held on April 27, 2020, be adopted.

This is a standing item on the agenda in order to provide Council Members an opportunity to provide any public acknowledgements.

  • Recommendation

    ​That the Committee recommendations contained in Items 8.1.1 to 8.1.4; 8.2.1 to 8.2.5; 8.3.1 to 8.3.2; 8.4.1 to 8.4.3; and 8.5.1 to 8.5.3 be adopted as one motion.

  • Recommendation

    That the amendments to the land use designations on the Saskatoon North Partnership for Growth Regional Land Use Map, to enable the proposed Eagle Heights development in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park and the implementation of the City of Martensville West Sector Plan, as described in the report of the General Manager, Community Services Department, dated May 11, 2020, be endorsed in principle.

  • Recommendation
    1. That terms and conditions of the Agreement with PotashCorp of Saskatchewan Inc. be approved; and
    2. That His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the Agreement with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. on behalf of the City of Saskatoon under the Corporate Seal.
  • Recommendation
    1. That the application from Maven Water & Environment Ltd. for a five-year tax abatement on the incremental portion of taxes at 303 Wellman Crescent, as a result of its development in 2020, be approved as follows:
      o  100% in Year 1;
      o  80% in Year 2;
      o  70% in Year 3;
      o  60% in Year 4;
      o  50% in Year 5; and
    2. That the City Solicitor be instructed to prepare the appropriate agreements.
  • Recommendation
    1. That the Administration be authorized to purchase a portion of Parcel A, Plan No. 102101746, Extension 24 (ISC Surface Parcel No. 131718056) comprised of approximately 1.26 acres from Canadian Pacific Railway Company at a purchase price of $60,365; and
    2. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate agreement and that His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement under the Corporate Seal.
  • Recommendation
    1. That Dave McKee and Owain Van Vliet of the Parks Division, Community Services Department, be appointed as the City of Saskatoon’s 2020 Weed Inspectors, in accordance with the provisions of The Weed Control Act;
    2. That Jeannette Wheeler, Dave McKee, and Owain Van Vliet of the Parks Division, Community Services Department, be appointed as the City of Saskatoon’s 2020 municipal Dutch elm disease Inspectors, in accordance with the provisions of The Forest Resources Management Act; and
    3. That the City Clerk be requested to notify the Minister of Environment of these appointments.
  • Recommendation
    1. That Schedule No. 2 in Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw be amended to clarify that drivers should not stop along any medians; and
    2. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate amendment to Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw.
  • Recommendation

    That the relevant provisions of Bylaw No. 9170 be suspended to provide for member attendance at meetings of Council Committees via teleconference, for the immediate future during the current COVID-19 Pandemic. Additionally, that the measures remain in place until recognized public international, federal, or provincial health authorities advise that the pandemic is no longer a threat to public safety and the social distancing protocols have been lifted.

  • Recommendation

    That the draft Council Policy on Corporate Asset Management, contained in Appendix 1 of the report of the Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer dated May 19, 2020, be approved.

The following letters are provided:

Submitting Comments

  • Kurt Kirchmeier, dated May 11, 2020;
  • Colin Tennent, Chair, Meewasin Board of Directors, dated May 19, 2020;
  • Robert Kavanagh, dated May 19, 2020;
  • Sehjal Bhargava, dated May 19, 2020;
  • Samuel Simonson, dated May 19, 2020
  • Nancy Allan, dated May 19, 2020;
  • Trevor Poole, dated May 20, 2020;
  • Recommendation

    That the speed limit on McOrmond Drive from Fedoruk Drive to the Northeast Swale be increased from 50 km/h to 60 km/h.

This Item should be considered with the supplementary information contained in Item 10.3.1.

  • Recommendation
    1. That the recommended program modifications respecting the Residential Parking Program, as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report of the General Manager, Community Services Department dated May 4, 2020, be adopted;
    2. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate amendments to Bylaw No. 7862, The Residential Parking Program Bylaw, 1999; and
    3. That the City Clerk be requested to repeal Policy C07-014, Residential Parking Permit Program.

Due to time constraints, the report of the General Manager, Transportation and Construction dated May 4, 2020 and attached communications, were referred directly to City Council for consideration from the May 4, 2020 Standing Policy Committee on Transportation meeting.

  • Recommendation

    That Option 3 to install a three-hour parallel parking zone on the 500 block of 9th Street East in front of 1002 Broadway Avenue, be approved.

Due to time constraints, the report of the General Manager, Transportation and Construction dated May 4, 2020, was referred directly to City Council for consideration from the May 4, 2020 Standing Policy Committee on Transportation meeting.

  • Recommendation
    1. That the Administration continue discussions with CP with the goals of:
      1. Obtaining an approved detailed design;
      2. Entering into a lease agreement with CP for the required lands between Avenue D South and Avenue F South;
      3. Entering into a lease agreement for the required lands between
        Avenue F South and approximately Avenue K South;
    2. That if a design and leasing agreements can be reached with CP, the Administration bring forward a project update and budget request to City Council;
    3. That if a design and leasing agreements cannot be reached with CP by
      May 1, 2021, the project be abandoned; and
    4. That Capital Project #2550 – West Central Multi-Use Corridor project be adjusted to remove the budgeted RSIP funding in the amount of $1.172M.
  • Recommendation
    1. That the Sanitary and Storm Sewer Connection Agreement with Superior General Partner Inc. (ERCO Worldwide) adjacent to Wanuskewin Road in the Marquis Industrial Area covering a portion of NW1/4 Sec. 23-37-5-W3M, SE1/4 Sec. 26-37-5-W3M, Parcel F, Plan No. 101456303 and SW1/4 Sec. 26-37-5-W3M, 4050 Wanuskewin Road be approved; and
    2. That His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the Agreement under the corporate seal.
  • Recommendation

    That City Council direct the Administration to apply the strategy for MEEP funding as described in this report.

  • Recommendation
    1. That Loleen Berdahl be appointed as the City of Saskatoon’s Election Disclosure Complaints Officer until January 1, 2024, with an option to renew for further one-year periods.
    2. That the remuneration for Loleen Berdahl be set out at $2,000.00 for 2020, $2,000.00 for 2021, $2,500.00 for 2022 and $5,000.00 for 2023 as an annual retainer, plus an hourly rate of $375.00 for investigation services; and
    3. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate agreement and that His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement under the Corporate Seal.

Councillor Donauer provided the following Notice of Motion at the Regular Business Meeting of City Council held on April 27, 2020.

"Concerning the April 6, 2020 report on the Tree Protection Process Amendments and the Council directions dated June 25, 2018 and September 30, 2019, that the Administration bring a report with policy amendments as follows:

  1. To allow for replacement of nuisance trees;
  2. To make the process easier and less prohibitive for residents;
  3. To take into account the value of replacement trees and enable residents to donate the planting of new trees to ensure a healthy urban forest;
  4. That the City bear the cost of removal, as the nuisance is created by our tree."

 

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