AGENDA
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL

Monday, November 30, 2020

1:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Via Teleconference Hosted in the Council Chamber, Saskatoon City Hall

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.

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1.

NATIONAL ANTHEM AND CALL TO ORDER

2.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

• Recommendation

  ​That the agenda be confirmed as presented.

3.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• Recommendation

  ​That the minutes of the Regular Business Meeting of City Council held on September 28, 2020, the Inaugural Meeting of City Council held on November 16, 2020 and the Special Meeting of City Council held on November 23, 2020, be adopted.

5.

PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

5.1

Local 80 I.A.F.F. / City of Saskatoon Scholarship - 2020 [File No. CK. 150-5]

Recipient - Hannah Brossart

5.2

CUPE 59 / City of Saskatoon Scholarship - 2020 [File No. CK. 150-5]

Recipients - Riti Nawroz and Kaleb Afseth.

5.3

Council Members

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

6.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7.

QUESTION PERIOD

8.

CONSENT AGENDA

• Recommendation

  ​That the Committee recommendations contained in Items 8.5.1 to 8.5.5 be adopted as one motion.

8.1

Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development & Community Services

8.2

Standing Policy Committee on Finance

8.3

Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities & Corporate Services

8.4

Standing Policy Committee Transportation

8.5

Governance and Priorities Committee

8.5.1

2021 Appointments of Deputy Mayor (CK 255-3)

• Recommendation

  That the 2021 appointments of Deputy Mayor, as described in the report of the City Clerk dated November 23, 2020, and detailed in Appendix 1, be approved.

8.5.2

2021 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule (CK 255-1)

• Recommendation

  That the 2021 Council and Committee meeting calendar, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report of the City Clerk dated November 23, 2020, be approved.

8.5.2.1

2021 City Council and Committee Meeting Schedule – Governance & Priorities Committee – Meeting Start Time [File No. CK. 255-1, x 225-80]

A supplementary information report is attached.

8.5.3

2021 Appointments – Members of City Council to Standing Policy Committees (225-4-3)

• Recommendation
  1. That all members of City Council be appointed to the Governance and Priorities Committee for 2021; and
  2. That the following appointments of members of City Council to each Standing Policy Committee (SPC) for 2021, be approved:

  SPC Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services

  Councillor T. Davies

  Councillor S. Gersher

  Councillor H. Gough

  Councillor D. Hill

  Councillor M. Loewen

  SPC on Transportation

  Councillor R. Donauer

  Councillor B. Dubois

  Councillor H. Gough

  Councillor Z. Jeffries

  Councillor D. Kirton

  SPC on Planning, Development and Community Services

  Councillor C. Block

  Councillor T. Davies

  Councillor S. Gersher

  Councillor D. Hill

  Councillor M. Loewen

  SPC on Finance

  Councillor C. Block

  Councillor R. Donauer

  Councillor B. Dubois

  Councillor Z. Jeffries

  Councillor D. Kirton

8.5.4

2021 Appointments – Personnel Subcommittee (CK 225-81)

• Recommendation

  That Mayor C. Clark and Councillors T. Davies, R. Donauer, and B. Dubois be appointed to the Personnel Subcommittee for 2021.

8.5.5

2021 Appointments – Boards, Commissions and Committees (CK 225-1 x 175-1)

• Recommendation

  That the recommended appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees and any further direction, as noted by the City Clerk and attached to this report, be approved.

9.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

9.1

Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development & Community Services

9.2

Standing Policy Committee on Finance

9.3

Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities & Corporate Services

9.4

Standing Policy Committee Transportation

9.5

Governance and Priorities Committee

10.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

10.1

Transportation & Construction

10.1.1

Snowstorm 2020 Local Roadway Snow Removal Initiative

An information report is attached.

10.1.2

Transit Operator Barrier Retrofit and Addition to Bus Specifications [File No. CK. 1402-1 x 270-7]

An information report is attached.

10.2

Utilities & Environment

10.3

Community Services

10.3.1

Suspension of Saturday Pay Parking Requirements

An information report is attached.

10.4

Saskatoon Fire

10.5

Corporate Financial Services

10.6

Strategy & Transformation

10.7

Human Resources

10.7.1

2020 Contract Negotiations (2020-2023) Amalgamated Transit Union No. 615 [File No. CK. 4720-2]

• Recommendation
  1. That the proposed changes set out in the Revision to the Collective Agreement (Appendix 1) with respect to the 2017-2019 Collective Agreement with the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local No. 615 be approved; and
  2. That His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the revised contract under the Corporate Seal.

10.8

Public Policy & Government Relations

11.

LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

11.1

Office of the City Clerk

11.2

Office of the City Solicitor

11.2.1

The Electric Light and Power Amendment Bylaw, 2020 - Proposed Bylaw No. 9728 [File No. CK. 1905-3]

• Recommendation

  That City Council consider Bylaw No. 9728, The Electric Light and Power Amendment Bylaw, 2020.

12.

OTHER REPORTS

13.

INQUIRIES

14.

MOTIONS (NOTICE PREVIOUSLY GIVEN)

14.1

Councillor Z. Jeffries - Water Rates - Condominiums - Irrigation Use[File No. CK. 1905-2]

Councillor Jeffries provided the following Notice of Motion at the Regular Business Meeting of City Council held on September 28, 2020.

"That Administration report back regarding water rates charged to condos with water meters that are deemed to serve more than four units as a result of irrigation use. Please include information about the history and rationale behind the policy and options to change this policy along with associated impacts."

14.2

Councillor Z. Jeffries - Accessibility Standards - New Parks and Playground Structures [File No. CK. 4205-0]

Councillor Jeffries provided the following Notice of Motion at the Regular Business Meeting of City Council held on September 28, 2020.

"Whereas some parks and playgrounds in developing neighbourhoods are being built to a higher accessibility standard than is currently mandated for new parks and playgrounds in Saskatoon.

That Administration report back about opportunities and potential policy changes to ensure that new parks and playground structures are built to a higher standard of accessibility in our city."

15.

GIVING NOTICE

16.

URGENT BUSINESS

17.

IN CAMERA SESSION

17.1

Personnel Matter

[In Camera - Personnel Matters (Sections 16(1)(c) and (d) LAFOIPP]

18.

RISE AND REPORT

19.

ADJOURNMENT