REVISED AGENDA
PUBLIC MEETING
STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENT, UTILITIES
AND CORPORATE SERVICES

Tuesday, January 09, 2024 at 9:30 A.m. - 1:00 P.m.

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee Members:

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

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

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

2.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

City Council, at its Regular Business meeting held on September 27, 2023, made the following appointments for 2024:

SPC on Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services

• Councillor T. Davies
• Councillor S. Gersher
• Councillor H. Gough
• Councillor D. Hill
• Councillor M. Loewen

The Committee is requested to appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024. Councillor Gough was Chair and Councillor Loewen was Vice-Chair for 2023.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024.

3.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

• Recommendation
  1. That the following letters submitting comments be added to Item 8.2.1:
     • Tom Gode, SOS Trees Coalition, dated January 7, 2024;
     • Julia Adamson, Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc., dated January 8, 2024;
  2. That the agenda be confirmed as amended. 

4.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• Recommendation

  That the minutes of regular meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services held on December 5, 2023, be adopted.

6.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7.

COMMUNICATIONS (requiring the direction of the Committee)

7.1

Requests to Speak (new matters)

7.2

Delegated Authority Matters

7.3

Matters Requiring Direction

8.

REPORTS FROM ADMINISTRATION

8.1

Decision Reports

8.2

Approval Reports

8.2.1

Approval of Site Enhancement Design and Construction for Richard St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area [EUCS2023-0406]

A report of the Utilities and Environment Division is provided along with the following letters submitting comments

• Tom Gode, SOS Trees Coalition, dated January 7, 2024;
• Julia Adamson, Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc., dated January 8, 2024.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities, and Corporate Services recommend to City Council that the design and construction of the 2024 RSBBAA Site Enhancement Project be approved.

8.2.2

Long Term Organics Processing Options - Low Carbon Economy Challenge Application [EUCS2024-0102]

A report of the Utilities and Environment Division is provided along with a letter submitting comments from Julia Adamson, dated November 23, 2023.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services recommend to City Council that the Administration be directed to include a City-owned Organics Processing Facility for submission to the Low Carbon Economy Challenge Fund.

8.3

Information Reports

8.3.1

Referral List – Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services – January 2024 [EUCS2024-0101]

A report of the Utilities and Environment Division is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received.

9.

MOTIONS (NOTICE PREVIOUSLY GIVEN)

10.

URGENT BUSINESS

11.

GIVING NOTICE

12.

IN CAMERA SESSION (if required)

13.

ADJOURNMENT