REVISED AGENDA
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL

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Council Chamber, City Hall

The Chair will call the meeting to order on Treaty 6 Territory and the Traditional Homeland of the Métis People and confirm roll call. 

  • Recommendation
    1. That the letter submitting comments from Derek Cameron, Strong Towns YXE, dated March 19, 2026, be added to item 8.2.1;
    2. That the following letters be added to item 8.5.2:
      • Requesting to Speak: 
        • Candace Savage, Swale Watchers, dated March 22, 2026;
        • Murray Hidlebaugh, Saskatchewan Environmental Society, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Joanne Blythe, Wild About Saskatoon, dated March 23, 2026;
      • Submitting Comments:
        • Sheri Benning, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Patti Feist, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Jordy Richard, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Geoffrey Svenkeson, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Gregory Morrison, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Karen Wood, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Carol Kavanagh, dated March 20, 2026; 
        • Sheldon Moellenbeck, dated March 20, 2026; 
        • Kathryn Trembach, dated March 20, 2026; 
        • Christel Kleingeld, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Holly Dunlop, dated March 20, 2026;
        • Amanda Lalonde, dated March 20, 2026; 
        • Jennifer Briere, dated March 20, 2026; 
        • Jessica Rideout, dated March 20, 2026; 
        • Kim Zuk, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Michelle Breker, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Joanne Augusta, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Margaret Dolter, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Dennis Ryan, dated March 21, 2026;
        • Terri Peterson, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Kirk Larson, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Laura Garratt, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Stephanie Kepler, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Eric Shearer, dated March 21, 2026; 
        • Barbara Campbell, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Tom Gode, SOS Trees Coalition, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Kerry McNamara, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Rosanne Alain, SOS Trees Coalition, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Zsuzsanna Papp, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Pat Dowd, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Margaret Corbett, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Kristie Romanow, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Lucas Boychuk, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Ron Jensen, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Garret Gartner, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Melanie Cole, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Richard Kerbes, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Stephanie Siemens, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Tina Bertoncini, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Cathy Holtslander, dated March 22, 2026; 
        • Madison Pascal, dated March 23, 2026; 
        • Joan Stephens, dated March 23, 2026; 
        • Stewart Coles, dated March 23, 2026; 
        • Katherine Lupul, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Judith Cheesbrough, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Valerie Martz, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Hannah Pilat, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Alexa Pierce, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Emily  Lischynski, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Fiona Boulet, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Madeline Berezowski, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Hannah Dyer-Heynen, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Caroline Dinter, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Martha Carter, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Kristen Sarmiento, dated March 23, 2026;
        • David Forbes, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Kevin Stewart, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Helen Pridmore, dated March 23, 2026; 
        • Jory Cadman, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Murray Hidlebaugh, dated March 23, 2026; 
        • Dan Ronis, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Elise Lehmann, dated March 23, 2026;
        • James J. Dynes, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Richard Huziak, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Matthew Stefanson, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Victoria Martinez, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Denise Beaulieu, Swale Watchers, dated March 23, 2026;
        • Sharon Ceslak, dated March 23, 2026;
    3. That the following letters be added to item 10.1.1:
      • Requesting to Speak:
        • Elanne Krainyk, TCU Place Board Chair, dated March 19, 2026;
      • Submitting Comments:
        • Sherry Tarasoff, dated March 23, 2026;
    4. That the following letters be added to item 10.1.2:
      • Requesting to Speak:
        • Frank Regier, dated March 20, 2026;
      • Submitting Comments:
        • Sherry Tarasoff, dated March 23, 2026;
    5. That the items with speakers be considered immediately following consideration of the consent agenda:
      • 8.5.2 -
        • Candace Savage;
        • Murray Hidlebaugh;
        • Joanne Blythe;
      • 10.1.1 -  
        • Trevor Jacek;
        • Elanne Krainyk;
      • 10.1.2 - Frank Regier;
    6. That the following amended attachments be added to item 11.2.2:
      • Appendix 1: Bylaw No. 10165;
      • Appendix 2: Bylaw No. 10166; and
    7. That the agenda be confirmed as amended.
  • Recommendation

    ​That the minutes of the Regular Business Meeting of City Council held on February 25, 2026, be approved.

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 8.1.2; 8.2.1; 8.3.1 to 8.3.5; 8.4.1 to 8.4.9; and 8.5.1 to 8.5.4 be adopted as one motion.

A letter submitting comments from Derek Cameron, Strong Towns YXE, dated March 19, 2026, is provided.

  • Recommendation
    1. That a new Limited Residential Parking Zone be created, as outlined in the report of the Community Services Division dated March 3, 2026, using existing resources; and
    2. That the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary amendments to Bylaw No. 7862, Residential Parking Program Bylaw, 1999, to accommodate the new zone.
  • Recommendation
    1. That City Council approve a budget adjustment increase of $2.0 million to Capital Project P.00778.22 – Land Dev’t – Willows Sanitary Trunk – Melville St;
    2. That the budget adjustment be funded 80% from the Trunk Sewer Reserve ($1.6 million) and funded 20% from the Wastewater Treatment Capital Reserve ($400,000); and
    3. That an exemption to Policy No. C03-036 Multi-Year Business Plan and Budget Policy be approved to include a contingency of 15% for this project.
  • Recommendation

    That Capital Project P.01425, Land Dev’t Future City Operations North Yards, be increased by $44,000 funded from Borrowing and the existing budgeted funding for Sales of Surplus Properties be changed to Borrowing, all subject to Public Notice.

  • Recommendation
    1. That the 2026 budget submissions from the Downtown Saskatoon Business Improvement District, Broadway Business Improvement District, Riversdale Business Improvement District, Sutherland Business Improvement District and 33rd Street Business Improvement District be approved; and
    2. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the 2026 Business Improvement District Levy Bylaws for submission to City Council for consideration at the same meeting that the Mill Rate Bylaws are presented.

  • Recommendation

    That a $1,500,000 appeal contingency be added to the property tax levy for the Commercial/Industrial property class for 2026.

  • Recommendation
    1. That Administration be authorized to amend the existing lease agreement between Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation and the City of Saskatoon to allow for the leased land exchange as outlined in this report to proceed;
    2. That Administration be authorized to amend the existing lease agreement between The Western Development Museum Board and the City of Saskatoon to allow for the leased land exchange as outlined in the report of the Corporate Financial Services Division dated March 4, 2026, to proceed; and
    3. That the City Solicitor’s Office be requested to prepare the appropriate agreements and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreements under the Corporate Seal.

  • Recommendation
    1. That Administration be authorized to purchase 106 Tubby Crescent, ISC Parcel No. 120824434, from DLS Holdings Ltd. for a price of $6,300,000.00;
    2. That $7.4 million in budget for Capital Project P.10133, SFD Fleet & Equipment Maintenance Facility, be transferred from the 2027 fiscal year to 2026 fiscal year; and
    3. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate agreements and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreements under the Corporate Seal.

  • Recommendation

    That the City of Saskatoon, being a member of both the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Convention Centre Corporation Board of Directors and the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Foundation Board of Directors appoint Mayor Cynthia Block, or in her absence, Councillor Bev Dubois or Councillor Holly Kelleher of the City of Saskatoon, in the Province of Saskatchewan, as its proxy to vote for it on its behalf at the Annual General Meetings of the members of the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Convention Centre Corporation and the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Foundation, to be held on the 30th day of April, 2026, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

  • Recommendation

    That the City of Saskatoon, being a member of the Saskatchewan Place Association Inc., appoint Mayor Cynthia Block, or in her absence, Councillor Troy Davies or Councillor Jasmin Parker, of the City of Saskatoon, in the Province of Saskatchewan, as its proxy to vote for it on its behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Saskatchewan Place Association Inc., to be held on the 16th day of April, 2026, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

  • Recommendation
    1. To implement Option 3 (Spending Thresholds Within Approved Budget and Mandate), whereby Advisory Committees retain authority to approve expenditures of $2,000 or less that are clearly within their Council approved mandate. Where expenditures exceed the established threshold, require a re-allocation of budget funds, fall outside or are not clearly within a committee’s mandate, relate to or overlap with existing administrative budgets, contracts, or grant programs, or are otherwise unclear in purpose or appropriateness they shall be referred to the appropriate Standing Policy Committee for review and approval;
    2. That an enhanced budget process where Advisory Committees submit budget breakdowns aligned with their work plans for information at budget time be adopted;
    3. That Administration develop standardized parameters, thresholds, and referral criteria to support consistent application across all Advisory Committees;
    4. That these changes take effect immediately; and
    5. That the City Solicitor be instructed to bring required resulting changes to Advisory Committee Terms of References and Standing Policy Committee Delegated Authorities under The Procedures and Committees Bylaw.

8.5.2

This item has attachments. 

The following letters are also provided:

Request to Speak: 

    • Candace Savage, dated March 22, 2026;
    • Murray Hidlebaugh, Saskatchewan Environmental Society, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Joanne Blythe, Wild About Saskatoon, dated March 23, 2026;

Comments:

    • Van Osborne Zimrose, dated March 9, 2026;
    • Ethan Klein, dated March 11, 2026;
    • Sheri Benning, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Patti Feist, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Jordy Richard, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Geoffrey Svenkeson, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Gregory Morrison, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Karen Wood, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Carol Kavanagh, dated March 20, 2026; 
    • Sheldon Moellenbeck, dated March 20, 2026; 
    • Kathryn Trembach, dated March 20, 2026; 
    • Christel Kleingeld, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Holly Dunlop, dated March 20, 2026;
    • Amanda Lalonde, dated March 20, 2026; 
    • Jennifer Briere, dated March 20, 2026; 
    • Jessica Rideout, dated March 20, 2026; 
    • Kim Zuk, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Michelle Breker, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Joanne Augusta, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Margaret Dolter, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Dennis Ryan, dated March 21, 2026;
    • Terri Peterson, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Kirk Larson, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Laura Garratt, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Stephanie Kepler, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Eric Shearer, dated March 21, 2026; 
    • Barbara Campbell, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Tom Gode, SOS Trees Coalition, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Kerry McNamara, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Rosanne Alain, SOS Trees Coalition, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Zsuzsanna Papp, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Pat Dowd, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Margaret Corbett, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Kristie Romanow, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Lucas Boychuk, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Ron Jensen, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Garret Gartner, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Melanie Cole, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Richard Kerbes, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Stephanie Siemens, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Tina Bertoncini, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Cathy Holtslander, dated March 22, 2026; 
    • Madison Pascal, dated March 23, 2026; 
    • Joan Stephens, dated March 23, 2026; 
    • Stewart Coles, dated March 23, 2026; 
    • Katherine Lupul, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Judith Cheesbrough, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Valerie Martz, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Hannah Pilat, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Alexa Pierce, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Emily  Lischynski, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Fiona Boulet, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Madeline Berezowski, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Hannah Dyer-Heynen, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Caroline Dinter, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Martha Carter, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Kristen Sarmiento, dated March 23, 2026;
    • David Forbes, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Kevin Stewart, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Helen Pridmore, dated March 23, 2026; 
    • Jory Cadman, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Murray Hidlebaugh, dated March 23, 2026; 
    • Dan Ronis, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Elise Lehmann, dated March 23, 2026;
    • James J. Dynes, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Richard Huziak, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Matthew Stefanson, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Victoria Martinez, dated March 23, 2026;
    • Denise Beaulieu, Swale Watchers, dated March 23, 2026; and
    • Sharon Ceslak, dated March 23, 2026.
  • Recommendation
    1. That the vision and governance as set out in this report for the National Urban Park led by Meewasin Valley Authority and Parks Canada be endorsed;
    2. That the provisional boundary for the National Urban Park led by Meewasin Valley Authority and Parks Canada as shown in Appendix 3, subject to engagement and possible future refinements, in the University Heights Neighbourhood #3 (UH3) Concept Plan and consideration of Council's direction regarding Swale boundaries from February 22, 2023 be endorsed; and
    3. That the Administration be directed to provide a letter supporting Meewasin and Parks Canada entering into a Memorandum of Agreement for National Urban Park Designation, subject to Federal funding confirmation and the principles of shared understanding outlined in this report.
  • Recommendation

    That the City of Saskatoon, being a member of the Art Gallery of Saskatchewan Inc. (Remai Modern) appoint Mayor Cynthia Block, or in her absence, Councillor Bev Dubois or Councillor Scott Ford of the City of Saskatoon, in the Province of Saskatchewan, as its proxy to vote for it on its behalf at the Annual General Meetings of the members of the Art Gallery of Saskatchewan Inc. (Remai Modern), to be held on the 28th day of April, 2026, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

  • Recommendation

    That that the City's representative be instructed to vote the City's proxy at the 2026 Annual General Meeting for the reappointment of Elanne Krainyk to the Centennial Auditorium and Convention Centre Board of Directors and the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Foundation Board of Directors throughout a term expiring at the conclusion of the 2027 Annual General Meeting.

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided. 


The following letters are also provided:

Request to Speak: 

    • Trevor Jacek, SaskTel Centre Board of Directors, dated March 6, 2026; and
    • Elanne Krainyk, TCU Place Board Chair, dated March 19, 2026.

Comments: 

    • Sherry Tarasoff, dated March 23, 2026.
  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

  • Recommendation
    1. That the private partner Agreement Framework be approved;
    2. That the Administration negotiate the Master Agreement based on the terms and requirements detailed in the Agreement Framework; and
    3. That the City Solicitor prepare the appropriate agreements and the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreements under the Corporate Seal.

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.


The following letters are also provided:

Request to Speak:

    • Frank Regier, dated March 23, 2026;

Comments:

    • Sherry Tarasoff, dated March 23, 2026.
  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

A report from the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

A report of the City Solicitor's Office is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That City Council:

    1. Consider Bylaw No. 10164, The Crest and Coat of Arms Repeal Bylaw, 2026; and

    2. Instruct the City Clerk to amend Council Policy C02-014, Corporate Visual Identity as outlined in this report.

A report of the City Solicitor's Office is provided. 


The following attachments are amended:

  • Appendix 1: Bylaw No. 10165; and
  • Appendix 2: Bylaw No. 10166.
  • Recommendation

    That City Council:

    1. Consider Bylaw No. 10165, A bylaw of the City of Saskatoon to raise by way of a Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) term loan/interest rate swap transaction the sum of Thirty Million ($30,000,000) Dollars to pay for a portion of the cost to construct a new central library in the City of Saskatoon; and

    2. Consider Bylaw No. 10166, A bylaw of the City of Saskatoon to raise by way of a Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) term loan/interest rate swap transaction the sum of Fifteen Million ($15,000,000) Dollars to pay for a portion of the cost to construct a new central library in the City of Saskatoon.

A report of the City Solicitor's Office is provided.

  • Recommendation
    1. That City Council consider Bylaw No. 10167, A bylaw of the City of Saskatoon to change the name of a certain street in the City of Saskatoon as shown on Plan No. 102415812; and
    2. That all proper officers of the City of Saskatoon take the appropriate action to carry the said change into effect and have the registered plan affected properly amended.

A report of the Council Subcommittee on Homelessness is provided.

  • Recommendation
    1. That the Subcommittee continues to provide oversight and strategic guidance on the next steps related to the development of a coordinated response to homelessness.
    2. That Administration report back describing how current plans, such as the Saskatoon Homelessness Action Plan, the Community Safety and Well Being framework, the Housing Strategy, and other City activities related to homelessness, community safety and housing are aligned to support both current community needs and work towards longer term upstream approaches.

Due to schedule conflicts at its meeting on February 25, 2026, City Council deferred the matter to the March 25, 2026, meeting. 


Councillor Jeffries provided the following Notice of Motion in accordance with section 65(1)(b) of Bylaw No. 9170, The Procedures and Committees Bylaw, 2014:

"That Administration report back on the feasibility of constructing additional sheets of ice at ACT and Archibald Arenas. Please include information about cost and how parking could be managed at those sites in the event of expansion."

Councillor Donauer provided the following Notice of Motion at the Regular Business meeting held on February 25, 2026:


"TAKE NOTICE that at the next Regular Business Meeting of City Council, I will move the following motion:

'That the Administration report back on the ability to coordinate grading operations with collection schedules for garbage, compost and recycling.'"

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