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

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Via Teleconference Hosted in the Council Chamber, Saskatoon City Hall
Committee Members:
  • Councillor T. Davies, Chair,
  • Councillor M. Loewen, Vice-Chair,
  • Councillor C. Block,
  • Councillor S. Gersher,
  • Councillor D. Hill,
  • and His Worship, Mayor C. Clark (Ex-Officio)

  • Recommendation
    1. That the following letters be added to Item 6.3.1:
      • Request to Speak: 
        • Pat Fodey, June 10, 2021
        • Bev Leonard, June 13, 2021
        • Desiree Wright, June 13, 2021
        • Darcy Warrington, Jun 13, 2021
      • Comments:
        • Led Butler, dated June 12, 2021
        • Sheridan Lehouillier, dated June 13, 2021;
    2. That the following letters be added to Item 7.1.4:
      • Request to Speak:
        • Lenore Swystun, Civic Coordinator, Caswell Hill, dated June 11, 2021
      • Comments:
        • Wilma Groenen, dated June 13, 2021
    3. That the request to speak from Michael Linklater, Hoist the Hoops, dated June 11, 2021 be added to Item 7.2.1;
    4. That the following requests to speak be added to Item 7.3.2:
      • Cary Tarasoff, dated June 10, 2021
      • Steve Turner, Granite Curling Club, dated June 11, 2021
    5. That the matters with speakers be considered immediately following Unfinished Business:
      • 6.3.1
        • Nicole Hein
        • Pat Fodey
        • Bev Leonard
        • Desiree Wright
        • Darcy Warington
      • 7.1.4
        • Lenore Swystun
      • 7.2.1
        • Michael Linklater
      • 7.3.2
        • Cary Tarasoff
        • Steve Turner;
    6. That the matters contained in Items 7.2 - Approved Reports and 7.3 - Decision Reports be considered following items with speakers;
    7. That the agenda be confirmed as amended.
  • Recommendation

    ​That the minutes of Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services held on May 10, 2021 be approved.

A letter from Michael Van der Kamp, dated May 23, 2021 was provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received and that Administration respond to the writer.

A letter from Lenore Swystun, Chair, Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, dated June 4, 2021 was provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

A letter from Lenore Swystun, Chair, Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, dated June 4, 2021 was provided.


Deputy City Clerk Bryant noted that the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee was requesting to be able to conduct research into The Heritage Property Act, communicate with Heritage Saskatchewan and provide suggested revisions.

  • Recommendation

    That the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee be able to conduct research into The Heritage Property Act, communicating through the Administration to provide suggested revisions.

Letters from Nicole Hein, dated May 14, 2021 and May 27, 2021 are provided along with the following letters:


Request to Speak: 

  • Pat Fodey, June 10, 2021
  • Bev Leonard, June 13, 2021
  • Desiree Wright, June 13, 2021
  • Darcy Warrington, Jun 13, 2021

Comments:

  • Led Butler, dated June 12, 2021
  • Sheridan Lehouillier, dated June 13, 2021
  • Recommendation

    That the matter be referred to the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee for review and comment and that Administration review and report back.

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

  • Recommendation

    That the reports contained in items 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.5 and 7.1.6 be received as information.

A report from the Administration was provided along with the following letters:


Request to Speak


Lenore Swystun, Civic Coordinator, Caswell Hill Community Association, dated June 11, 2021


Comments


Wilma Groenen, dated June 13, 2021

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

  • Recommendation
    1. That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services receive a report back in one year with an update on the file; 
    2. That the Administration report back as needed regarding different approaches to the development of this area.
  • Recommendation

    That Administration report on opportunities to consider not selling the land and what options are available if that were to occur. 

A report from the Administration was provided along with a request to speak from Michael Linklater, Hoist the Hoops, dated June 11, 2021.

  • Recommendation

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

    1. That the concept for this project, including naming and sponsorship details set out in the June 14, 2021 report of the General Manager, Community Services, be approved;
    2. That the Hoist the Hoops Project be designated as a municipal project;

    3. That the Corporate Revenue Department, Corporate Financial Services Division, be authorized and requested to issue appropriate receipts to donors who contribute funds to the project; and

    4. 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 appropriate agreements under the Corporate Seal.

A report from the Administration was provided along with the following requests to speak:

  • Cary Tarasoff, dated June 10, 2021
  • Steve Turner, Granite Curling Club, dated June 11, 2021
  • Recommendation

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning Development and Community Services recommend to City Council approval of Option 3 – Administration to develop a Recreation and Sport Grant Program similar to the Culture Grant Program that provides annual operating funding to recreation and sport organizations through a combination of grant dollars and tax abatements, and report back to this committee in time for the 2022-2023 Multi-Year Business Plan and Budget deliberations.

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