REVISED AGENDA

STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

PUBLIC MEETING

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
Council Chamber, City Hall
Committee Members:
  • Councillor A. Iwanchuk, Chair,
  • Councillor C. Block, Vice Chair,
  • Councillor R. Donauer,
  • Councillor B. Dubois,
  • Councillor M. Loewen,
  • and His Worship Mayor C. Clark (Ex-Officio)

  • Recommendation
    1. That the letter submitting comments from Chris Guerette, Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association, dated September 15, 2019 be added to item 7.2.2;
    2. That the letter submitting comments from James Barr, KPMG LLP, dated September 15, 2019, be added to item 7.3.1; and  
    3. That the agenda be confirmed as amended.
  • Recommendation

    That the minutes of Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Finance held on August 12, 2019 be adopted.

A letter, dated September 3, 2019, from Lenore Swystun, Chair, Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the request for three members of the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee to attend the 2019 Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference, be approved.

A letter dated September 10, 2019, from the Municipal Planning Commission, is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the request for three members from the Municipal Planning Commission to attend the Saskatchewan Professional Planners Institute Planning Conference - September 16 and 17, 2019, be approved.

A letter dated September 11, 2019, from the Public Art Advisory Committee, is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the request for up to three members from the Public Art Advisory Committee to attend the Creative City Summit - October 1-3, 2019, be approved.

A letter from Brent Penner, Executive Director, Downtown Saskatoon dated August 30, 2019, requesting a temporary amendment to Bylaw 6170 to permit a nominee of a business outside of the District to remain on the Downtown Business Improvement District Board of Management.

  • Recommendation

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council:

    1. That the Downtown BID be granted an exception to the Board composition requirements contained in Bylaw 6710 on a temporary basis to permit Shaunna Leyte, a nominee of a business outside of the District (within River Landing) to remain on the Board; and
    2. That the City Solicitor be instructed to make the appropriate Bylaw amendments.
  • Recommendation

    That the information reports contained in items 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 be received as information.

The following reports are provided for the Committee’s information:

  • Infrastructure Investment Evaluation Process Internal Audit Project, from Internal Auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and
  • Administrative Response – Infrastructure Investment Evaluation Process Internal Audit Project

A representative from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be in attendance to present the Internal Audit Report.

  • Recommendation

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council:

    1. That the Administration be authorized to purchase 2011 1st Avenue North for a price of $740,000 to be funded from the Property Realized Reserve; and
    2. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate agreement and that His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement under the Corporate Seal.

A letter submitting comments from Chris Guerette, Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association, dated September 15, 2019 is provided.

  • Recommendation
    1. That the proposed scope change for the City of Saskatoon’s Development Levy Review project that will extend the timeline and also see an increase to the maximum upset cost in the amount of $10,000 plus applicable taxes, be approved; and
    2. That the appropriate documentation be prepared by the Corporate Risk Manager and, following a review by the Office of the City Solicitor, the City Manager and City Clerk be authorized to execute the same on behalf of the City of Saskatoon.

A letter submitting comments from James Barr, KPMG LLP, dated September 15, 2019, is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the Administration undertake the necessary actions to implement Option 2 – Establish a Co-Sourced Internal Audit Function.