PUBLIC AGENDA
STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE ON
PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Monday, August 15, 2022 at 9:30 A.m. - 1:00 P.m.

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee Members:

• Councillor T. Davies, Chair, 
• Councillor M. Loewen, Vice-Chair, 
• Councillor C. Block, 
• Councillor S. Gersher, 
• Councillor H. Gough, 
• and His Worship, Mayor C. Clark (Ex-Officio)

Submissions providing comments and/or requesting to speak will be accepted for public meetings using the online form at Saskatoon.ca/write-letter-council committees. If your submission includes a request to speak, you will be contacted by a representative from the City Clerk’s Office with further information.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

• Recommendation
  1. That the items with speakers be heard following Unfinished Business:
     • 7.2.4 - Depesh Parmar; and
  2. That the agenda be confirmed as presented.

3.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• Recommendation

  ​That the minutes of the following Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services meetings be approved:

  • regular meeting held on June 13, 2022; and
  • special meeting held on June 16, 2022.

5.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

5.1

Referral List – Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services [CK. 225-76]

The Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services at its meeting held on June 13, 2022, deferred this matter to this meeting. A report from the Administration is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received.

6.

COMMUNICATIONS (requiring the direction of the Committee)

6.1

Delegated Authority Matters

6.1.1

Civic Naming Committee – Second Quarter Report 2022 [CK. 6310-1]

A report of the Civic Naming Committee is provided.

• Recommendation
  1. That the following be added to the Names Master List (Unassigned):
     - ‘Besse’; and
  2. That the report of the General Manager, Community Services Division dated June 23, 2022, be forwarded to City Council for information.

6.2

Matters Requiring Direction

6.2.1

Civic Naming Committee - Potential Shakamohtaa Street Renaming [CK. 6310-1]

A report of the Civic Naming Committee is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services forward the June 28, 2022 report of the General Manager, Community services to City Council recommending the following:

  1. That the request to rename Shakamohtaa Street be approved and that Administration apply a name from the Names Master List to this street; and
  2. That Administration work with the Métis community to identify an appropriate name to recommend for addition to the Names Master List and subsequent application to a new street.

6.2.2

Chris Friesen - Propose No Drones Over City Property Bylaw [CK. 370-1]

A letter from Chris Friesen dated June 6, 2022 is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received.

6.2.3

Jason Aebig and Brent Penner - Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Saskatoon - Approval for New Shelter Facilities [CK. 750-6]

A letter from Jason Aebig, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce and Brent Penner, Executive Director, Downtown Saskatoon, dated July 27, 2022 is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the letter be referred to the Administration to join to the file on upcoming reporting on possible bylaw changes concerning on-site space requirements for future shelter facilities.

6.3

Requests to Speak (new matters)

7.

REPORTS FROM ADMINISTRATION

7.1

Information Reports

• Recommendation

  That the reports contained in items 7.1.1 to 7.1.4 be received as information.

7.1.1

Provincial Sales Tax: Application to Recreation Admission Fees [CK. 1720-3]

A report from the Administration is provided.

7.1.2

Roxy Theatre – 320 20th Street West – Potential for Municipal Heritage Property Designation [CK. 710-1]

A report of the Administration is provided.

7.1.3

2021 Year-End Report – Parks Department [CK. 430-34]

A report of the Administration is provided.

7.1.4

2021 Year in Review Saskatoon Fire Department [CK. 430-4]

A report of the Fire Chief is provided.

7.2

Approval Reports

7.2.1

Urban Planning and Development Program Enhancements Budget Adjustment – Enforcement Workflows [CK. 261-15, x1702-1]

A report from the Administration is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services recommend to City Council that an additional $343,000 in funding be allocated to Capital Project 2169 Urban Planning and Development Program Enhancements and be funded as outlined in the August 15, 2022 report of the General Manager, Community Services.

7.2.2

Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership – Proposed Service Contract – Implementation of Saskatoon’ s Homelessness Action Plan [CK. 750-6]

A report of the Administration is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services recommend to City Council:

  1. That the City of Saskatoon enter into a 16-month service contract, beginning September 1, 2022, with the Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership to continue implementation of Saskatoon’s Homelessness Action Plan; and
  2. That the City Solicitor be requested to draft the necessary agreement with the Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership and that His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement, under the Corporate Seal.

7.2.3

Budget Adjustment Request – Capital Project P.02379 Fire – Major Apparatus Replacement Aerial [CK 430-72, x2500-1]

A report of the Fire Chief is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services recommend to City Council:

  1. That a budget increase to Capital Project P.02379 Fire-Major Apparatus Replacement, for an Aerial, in the amount of $161,000 be approved; and
  2. That the budget adjustment be funded from the Fire Apparatus Reserve.

7.2.4

Lease to Manage the Farmers’ Market Building [CK. 4129-22, x600-3]

A report from the Administration is provided along with a request to speak from Depesh Parmar, Ideas Inc.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services recommend to City Council:

  1. That the City enter into a lease agreement with Ideas Inc. to operate the public market within the Farmers’ Market Building, located at 414 Avenue B South in River Landing, based on the terms outlined in the August 15, 2022 report of the General Manager, Community Services;
  2. That a five-year tax exemption, estimated at $53,162, based on the increasing scale outlined in Appendix 2, be approved;
  3. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate agreements and that His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreements under the Corporate Seal; and
  4. The City Council approve the post budget request for a 2022 capital project at a cost of $150,000, for the purchase of furnishings for the common areas, funded 50% from the Reserve for Capital Expenditures and 50% by Ideas Inc. as a private contribution.

7.3

Decision Reports

8.

MOTIONS (notice previously given)

9.

GIVING NOTICE

10.

URGENT BUSINESS

11.

IN CAMERA SESSION (if required)

• Recommendation

  .

12.

ADJOURNMENT