MINUTES OF THE CITY OF LEDUC

COUNCIL MEETING

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Council Chambers, Leduc Civic Centre
1 Alexandra Park, Leduc, Alberta
Present:
  • Mayor B. Young,
  • Councillor B. Beckett,
  • Councillor G. Finstad,
  • Councillor B. Hamilton,
  • Councillor L. Hansen,
  • Councillor T. Lazowski,
  • and Councillor L. Tillack
Also Present:
  • D. Prohar, City Manager
  • and S. Davis, City Clerk

Mayor B. Young called the meeting to order at 5 pm.

  • MOVED byCouncillor L. Hansen

    That the agenda be adopted as presented.

    Motion Carried Unanimously

The following items were selected for debate:

9.  BUSINESS

9.1  2021 Public Budget Deliberations

11. INFORMATION REPORTS

11.1 Proposal to City for Places of Worship Regarding Face Covering Bylaw

12. CLOSED SESSION

12.1 Strategic Briefing

        FOIP s. 24

Votes recorded under item headings.

The following bylaws were selected for debate:

Votes recorded under item headings.

  • MOVED byCouncillor B. Beckett

    That the minutes of the Council Meeting held November 9, 2020, be approved as presented.

    Motion Carried Unanimously

There were no Recognition Items for the agenda.

There was no Public Commentary.

There were no Public Hearings for the agenda.

There were no Presentations for the agenda.

  

There was no Public Commentary.

C. Dragan-Sima, A/Director, Finance, made a PowerPoint presentation (Attached to Agenda) on Capital Items.

S. Olson, Director, Engineering, E. Paras, Director, Facilities and Property Services, R. Sereda, Director, Public Services, and D. Prohar, City Manager, answered Council's questions.

  

C. Dragan-Sima, A/Director, Finance, made a PowerPoint presentation (Attached to Agenda) on Flagged Items.

Flagged Item:  Employee Engagement Survey - $25,000

D. Prohar, City Manager, made a verbal presentation. 

This item was removed from the 2021 budget.

Flagged Item:  Fencing on Grant MacEwan Blvd. - $64,800

This item was approved for the 2021 budget.

Flagged Item:  Enviro project - removing brown fields - $25,000

This item was approved for the 2021 budget.

Flagged Item:  Community Reporting Tool - residents can report matters such as potholes, downed signs - moved from 2022 budget to 2021 budget - $100,000

I. Sasyniuk, General Manager, Corporate Services, made a verbal presentation. 

I. Sasyniuk, J. Graham, Chief Communications Officer, and R. Sereda, Director, Public Services, answered Council's questions.

Additional information required prior to making a final decision.  This item will return to Council. 

Flagged Item:  Smart Traffic Pilot - $60,000 ($3,000 in base)

S. Olson, Director, Engineering, made a verbal presentation and answered Council's questions.

This item was approved for the 2021 budget.

Flagged Item:  Skating Path at Telford House - $48,000

R. Sereda, Director, Public Services, made a verbal presentation and answered Council's questions.

This item was not approved for the 2021 budget.

Flagged Item:  Unified Community Resource Collaboration Project - $75,000 

Councillor B. Hamilton and D. Brock, Director, Community and Social Development, made a verbal presentation.

D. Brock answered Council's questions.

$75,000 was placed in 2021 budget pending additional information to be received.

Flagged Item:  Additional School Resource Officer - CPO vs RCMP. 

Funding for one RCMP Officer is the same as that for two CPOs.

D. Melvie, General Manager, Community and Protective Services, and Mayor B. Young made a verbal presentation.

D. Melvie, Mayor B. Young and Staff Sargent J. Derouin, RCMP, answered Council's questions.

This item was not approved for the 2021 budget.

Flagged Item:  Opening Alexandra Outdoor Pool early in summer for lane swim.

D. Melvie, General Manager, Community and Protective Services, made a PowerPoint presentation (Attached to Amended Agenda).

D. Melvie and J. Kamlah, Director, Recreation Services, answered Council's questions.

This item was not approved for the 2021 budget.

Business Case

D. Melvie, General Manager, Community and Protective Services, and D. Brock, Director, Community and Social Development, made a verbal presentation. 

This item will remain in the 2021 budget.

  

Mayor B. Young, G. Klenke, City Solicitor, and D. Prohar, City Manager, made a verbal presentation 

  • MOVED byCouncillor G. Finstad

    That Administration be directed to bring forward an amendment to the Face Coverings Bylaw relative to exemptions requested by places of worship.

    Motion Carried Unanimously
  • MOVED byCouncillor L. Tillack

    That Council move into Closed Session at 6:39 pm.

    Motion Carried Unanimously

12.1
Strategic Briefing
 

FOIP s. 24

(D. Prohar)

FOIP s. 24

  • MOVED byCouncillor L. Hansen

    That Council move into Open Session at 6:53 pm.

    Motion Carried Unanimously

FOIP s. 24

D. Prohar, City Manager, made a verbal presentation and answered Council's questions.

  

The Council meeting adjourned at 6:54 pm.