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Good afternoon and welcome to our

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regular council meeting for Monday, July

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20th, 2026.

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I'll call the meeting to order at 5:00

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p.m.

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First item on the agenda, agenda item

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1.1, land acknowledgement. The town of

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Coldell acknowledges that we were

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gathered on the lands of the Blackfoot

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peoples of the Canadian plains and pays

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respect to the Blackfoot people's past,

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present, and future while recognizing

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their cultural heritage, beliefs, and

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relationship to the land. The town of

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Coldell is also home to the Matei

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District 1 foothills.

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Agenda item 1.2, conflict of interest

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declaration, pecuniary and non-punerary.

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Are there any in the room this

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afternoon?

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None declared. Thank you.

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Moving on to agenda item 2.1, the

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acceptance acceptance of our regular

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council meeting agenda for today, July

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20th, 2026. Are there any additions or

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deletions to the agenda?

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Seeing none, could I get someone to

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entertain making a motion that council

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adopt the regular council meeting agenda

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for July 20th, 2026 as presented?

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Councelor Reese makes that motion. I'll

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call for the vote.

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And that is carried.

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Moving on to agenda item 3.1, adoption

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of the previous minutes for June 29th,

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2026. Were there any errors or emissions

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in those minute meeting minutes?

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Seeing none, could I get someone to

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entertain making a motion that council

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approve the June 29th, 2026 regular

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council meeting minutes as presented?

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Councelor Pickering makes that motion.

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I'll call for the vote.

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And that is carried. And finally, we

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have the committee of the whole meeting

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minutes for July 6, 2026. Were there any

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errors or omissions in those meeting

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minutes?

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Seeing none, someone care to make a

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motion that council approve the July 6,

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2026 committee of the whole meeting

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minutes as presented.

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Deputy Mayor Beman makes that motion.

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I'll call for the vote.

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And that is carried.

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So, first item on the agenda this

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afternoon, agenda item 5.1.

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We have a public hearing uh regarding

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agenda item again 5.1 land use bylaw

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amendment 940-P5-26

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regarding reszoning from residential R1A

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to direct control. Can everybody hear me

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out in the atrium?

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So, my name is uh Jack Van Ryan. I'll be

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chairing this public uh hearing. All

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questions and comments shall be directed

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through myself as the chair. Public

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hearing procedures are as follows.

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Council is here to listen to the

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information presented and make a

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decision on the matter that is subject

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of this hearing. This is a formal

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hearing and is not a debate.

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Everyone wishing to speak and I've been

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given a list from our municipal clerk

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who has pre-registered will be given an

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opportunity to speak once to the matter

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as it's called upon by myself as chair.

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Each presenter must state his or her

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full name, their address, and their

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interest in this matter, including

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whether they are in support or

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opposition.

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Individuals who do not identify

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themselves will not be given the

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opportunity to speak.

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I will give all the speakers an

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opportunity to speak up to five minutes

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and uh on the presentation and are

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encouraged when speaking to keep the

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presentation to point and refrain from

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re reinstating points raised by previous

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speakers if possible. So, if a speaker

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brings up something that was already

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discussed, then I'm going to uh stop you

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uh from speaking to that again.

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And if a new presentation uh regarding

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materials are provided, you are required

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to email a copy or give her our

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municipal clerk a hard copy.

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So, at this time, I would like to ask

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our director of growth and investment

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and our deputy CEO, Cameron Mills, to

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introduce the subject matter of this

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public hearing.

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» Thank you very much, Mayor Van Ryan and

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council. I have the opportunity today to

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speak to you with respect to bylaw

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940p526.

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Uh what we're doing here today is

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holding a public hearing uh for this

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bylaw which received uh first reading a

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few months ago and is going to be given

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the opportunity for presentation uh to

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council and to hear from uh the

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proponent as well as the public uh prior

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to consideration of further readings uh

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as is the standard standard procedure

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for these types of matters. Uh before I

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do that, we did receive some additional

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correspondence um in after uh the agenda

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was circulated. So if it pleases

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council, I'd like to take the

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opportunity to distribute that to you

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now.

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Oh, it's not reading off of my screen.

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[clears throat]

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Okay, so proposed bylaw. Um, oop, sorry,

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this is an older version. So, the bylaw

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is 940-P5-26

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and the subject lands are lots five and

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six, block 20, plan 6476A,

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which is to say 1511 21st Avenue. The

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proposal is to resate the lots from

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residential R1A, which is their existing

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zoning, to direct control. Uh the

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applicant and property owner applied for

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rezoning on April 22nd of 2026 and first

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reading was provided on May 19th of

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2026. Um so the residential R1A zoning

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is what I would describe as the standard

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uh residential zoning common to uh most

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uh of the town uh specifically uh this

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area as well as most of our uh newer

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subdivisions. It is the typical um

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standard when you think of a residential

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zoning. That's usually the one you're

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thinking of. Uh direct control is a

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little bit different. So direct control

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uh is the only zoning which

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fundamentally takes uh the power to make

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uh render decisions at the development

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permit level which is to say the most

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specific level of decision-m and that

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pulls that out of the purview of

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administration and occasionally the MPC

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and brings that to council's attention.

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So the purpose uh of choosing the direct

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control zoning um is something we can

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get into a little bit uh here and in

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terms of how it's different than say

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applying another zoning. Uh but the idea

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is that this allows uh a little more

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attention to detail right at the council

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level and that's why that was chosen for

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this particular proposal.

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So to provide some context uh the

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subject lands are currently vacant uh

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and have been vacant uh for a period of

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several years. Adjacent land uses again

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pres predominantly residential R1A uh

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with the exception of three residential

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small lot R1B properties located on the

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east end of block 20. Uh so directly

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east of this property. Uh institutional

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recreational uh properties are also in

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proximity. So we've got R I Baker School

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again uh one block to the east as well

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as the Anglican Church uh located to the

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southwest. Uh there are also commercial

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C1 properties fundamentally downtown

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Colddale located less than 150 meters uh

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from this particular subject property.

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So the R1A land uses or the current land

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use that's current that's in place

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fundamentally speaking this provides uh

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for the development of lowdensity

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residential properties. So you're

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limited to uh single family homes as

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well as uh secondary suites uh as well

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as uh home occupations and potentially

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duplexes. So, minimal commercial or

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mixeduse uh development opportunities

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exist within the R1A zoning. They they

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do exist. It is not a zoning that

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applies specifically only to single

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family homes, though that is certainly

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standard. Uh but in this case, uh

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realistically speaking, uh each lot

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would be limited to one likely two units

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of density with the opportunity for B

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either basement suites within a stick

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built standard home uh or potentially a

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duplex on the site. And there are two

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sites. The proposal is to change the

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land use to again direct control. Uh

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this this district would allow for some

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housing diversity which is to say would

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allow for the existing uh R1A use but

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also allow for the limited uh to uh what

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the applicant is physically proposing

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here today. And we'll get into the

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specifics of that but would not allow

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for the development beyond uh what is

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being proposed today. So if for example

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the applicant was proposing the R2 which

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is the multif family zoning with a

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concept in mind uh what they what they

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are going to propose today um if that

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concept changed and changed to something

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else that is allowed within the

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multifamily

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uh zoning say a year or two from now uh

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they would have the opportunity to

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pursue that because once the zoning is

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in place the regulations of that zoning

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um are provided and so uh even if the

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initial ch if even if the initial

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proposal is to do one thing, if you're

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going to do something else that still

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fits within that zoning, um so be it.

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applying for a commercial zoning with

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the intention of opening a dentist's

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office, uh and a decision was made to

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allow it and then a year later they

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decided to build a restaurant instead

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and that fits within the zoning again

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that would be approved. So, in this

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case, because it's direct control, the

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ability to change is limited. what they

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are proposing is fundamentally all that

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would be allowed on the property should

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the resing be accepted.

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So taking a look at the planning context

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of the proposal um we need to consider

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resoning applications for uh a few

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matters. So first of all we need to

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consider local context which is to say

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uh you know the neighborhood context.

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How does the proposal fit within the

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surrounding areas? We also need to

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consider planning context. So how is the

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proposal with respect to consistency

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with community plans? So for example, we

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have a document uh technical term is the

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municipal development plan typically

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called the town plan and this is an o

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document that provides overarching

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guidance uh in terms of how development

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within the community is is intended uh

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to take place. That is a document that

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was uh is done every uh few decades or

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so. So it was most recently updated in

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uh 2018. there was a a full

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comprehensive review and rewrite of that

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document and that was updated at that

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time. Um it's important to note that

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land use redesation does not

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automatically confer the right to

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develop uh any of all of the listed

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uses. So you still need to go through

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the development permit process and the

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typical uh standards and requirements

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associated with that. So in this case

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that process is largely uh discussed

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here at this level but it does still

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leave you coming out with a development

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permit that would include conditions and

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ensure that any development that does

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occur meets typical town standards

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associated with uh things like land use

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by requirements.

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So taking a look at the town plan or the

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municip municipal development plan. This

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is a long range plan. So, this is

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intended to provide, you know, 25 or 30

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years of guidance in terms of how the

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town is supposed to develop. It's the

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document my department uh typically uses

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when we're meeting with prospective

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investors to talk to them about what our

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expectations are for the community. Uh

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it really defines the community's vision

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and goals and outlines the policies and

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strategies that are going to guide

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future development within the community.

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And it was founded on a significant

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amount of community feedback. When we

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look at the town plan, we should

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recognize that over 900 respondents uh

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were involved in the ultimate creation

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of that particular document. It is one

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of the more uh significant meaningful

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public engagement processes that the

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town has engaged in uh over a period of

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the last decade.

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So the town plan includes obviously a

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significant amount of text. There's also

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maps. So this is a map uh outlining

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various areas of the community. Uh

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highlighted in uh gold are what would be

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discussed as areas of growth. So those

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are undeveloped areas uh that at the

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time did not include uh area structure

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plans which would provide comprehensive

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guidance of the development of a

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specific area. So you'll notice

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Cottonwood for example um or uh the area

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around the golf course or the Westgate

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area are not in gold nor are they in

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red. Those are areas that have area

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structure plans that speak specifically

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to those areas. The other areas because

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they don't have area structure plans

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really look to the town plan for

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guidance. So the areas of in outlined in

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gold there what we would call it areas

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of growth and in red are known within

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the town plan as areas of change.

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So within the town plan, it provides

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policies and again these policies are

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what uh we as staff use to guide uh and

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direct uh folks that meet with us that

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are interested in exploring

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opportunities within town. Uh some of

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the key policies that uh reflect or

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reflected here and deal with this

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particular issue include policy 2.2

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which is that we strive for a target of

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10% of new development to be built

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within existing areas. So those areas

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identified within that previous map as

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areas of change. Uh the target for the

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communities to see 10% of new

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development to occur within those areas.

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Policy 2.3 is to encourage the

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development of secondary suites and

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multi-unit dwellings where appropriate

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to increase density in existing

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neighborhoods and to take advantage of

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existing infrastructure. So that's

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reflecting the fact that the town plan

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outlines the fact that uh seeking uh

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improvements or increases in density

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where appropriate is in line with the

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town's overarching goals to ensure

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efficient and effective use of

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infrastructure which ultimately keeps

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the cost of operating the town um more

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feasible. Policy 2.9 is that multi-unit

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dwellings shall be dispersed throughout

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the community and not segregated to an

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individual area or areas. So the idea

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behind policy 2.9 is that we're supposed

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to be seeking growth of multi-unit

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development uh in all areas uh or sort

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of throughout the community where that

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would necessarily not be the case would

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be where there are area structure plans

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because area structure plans so for

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example in the Cottonwood community

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would divide or decide provide more

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specific uh reference in terms of where

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things are going to go uh those

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unplanned areas or those areas which are

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governed by the town plan would be

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expected to meet uh this particular

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metric.

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Policy 2.10, multi-unit dwellings shall

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be encouraged to locate in the following

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places. Uh where possible within 400

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meters walking radius to downtown to

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parks, to trail systems, and to schools

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and ideally on corner lots whenever

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possible.

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Policy 2.13 to ensure residential

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density targets are achieved by the

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development of a diversity of dwelling

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styles in neighborhoods including single

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detached dwellings, row housing,

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secondary suites, and apartment

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buildings. Policy 2.19, the

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diversification of the town's housing

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stock shall take place through an

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increase in various types of multi-unit

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and non-s single detached housing that

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supports a variety of lifestyle and

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tenure options.

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With respect to engagement uh with the

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bylaw, notice of the bylaw and public

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hearing was circulated to surrounding

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property owners in accordance with the

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requirements of the land use bylaw was

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also advertised in the Sunny South news

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for a period of two weeks and was posted

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on the town's uh online engagement

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platform. Uh as we have received 200

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submissions received via email which

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were included in council's agenda

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package. who provided an additional uh

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email here at the start of the hearing.

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Uh in addition to that, three additional

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emails were sent after the publication

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of the agenda, but were emailed to

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council separately. Uh a map is included

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in the agenda package that shows the

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general location of where the letters uh

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that we've received were sent, noting

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that 137 of those letters were submitted

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from individual locations. Uh in 24

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instances we received two letters and in

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five instances three letters uh from

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existing properties.

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Council should hear from any person uh

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group of persons or persons representing

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themselves who claim to be affected by

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the proposed bylaw or resolution. And

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it's really up to the individuals to

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determine uh whether they are whether or

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not they are impacted uh by the by this

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particular bylaw. And after considering

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the representations made to it about the

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proposed bylaw or resolution at the

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hearing and after considering any other

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matter it considers appropriate council

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the opportunity at that point to either

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pass the bylaw uh or defeat the bylaw uh

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at that time. So we'll consider the

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bylaw itself later in the meeting. Uh

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that takes place after the public

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hearing is closed.

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So, with respect to the applicant's

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proposal, and I'm going to give the

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applicant the opportunity to describe

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things in more detail, but I'll just

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provide a bit of an overview. Uh, the

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applicant, VW Holdings, uh, are owners

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with a long-term interest in Coldale and

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this area specifically. Uh, so the We

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and Visers. Uh, the owners are currently

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operate a 7 unit, uh, rental building,

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which is approximately two blocks away

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located on 1303 22nd Avenue. Uh their

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proposal as submitted was an 8 unit uh

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eight units of of two-bedroom

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multifamily rental building and that was

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to be located on uh the double lot. The

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site area included a 14,000 square ft

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building uh which would have covered

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32.7% of the property which is

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substantially below the 80% property

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coverage requirement. Um the parking

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would have been with uh nine off-

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streetet stalls which would have

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included one barrierfree uh parking

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stall uh as well as there is seven on

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street parking stalls available. Uh that

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would have included new sidewalk

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landscaping and a screened waste

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enclosure uh as per their proposal.

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The applicant uh in their letter of

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support uh included as part of their

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application notes that the project re is

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responsible infill that makes an

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efficient use of an underutilized

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already serviced lot. Positioned uh by

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this is positioned by the applicant as

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consistent with town plan objectives

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using existing service land and

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diversifying housing options beyond

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single detached [clears throat]

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dwellings. Uh, it is intended for the

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applicant to serve local rental demand

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from single people living on fixed

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incomes, young couples starting out, and

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small or younger families working

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towards their next housing step. And the

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owners state that they intend to retain

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ownership and manage the building

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long-term and to engage directly with

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neighboring residents, which did in fact

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occur. We'll note that the initial

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proposal was heard on May 19th. Um, so

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obviously significant delay between May

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19th and now. that was at the

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applicant's assistant insistence.

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Typically, we would have a public

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hearing three weeks after the initial

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bylaw. Uh the applicants in this case

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wanted to take the time to have the

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opportunity to speak to the community

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before the public hearing occurred. Uh

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and they they did in fact take the

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opportunity to do so. So, following

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that, uh the applicant has provided uh a

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revised response. So, uh, following

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their own engagement with neighbors over

509
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the two-month period, uh, the applicants

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submitted a revised concept, uh, later

511
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in June 2026, they have reduced the

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proposal from eight units to six uh, and

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have added additional on-site parking.

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So, 12star stalls are accommodated on

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site uh, utilizing on street parking to

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meet uh, full parking requirements. They

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are adding uh proposing to add 10 new

518
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Brandon cedar trees along the east side

519
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of the property to provide a buffer uh

520
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for privacy consideration to the

521
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adjacent property there. They're also

522
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proposing to shift the building uh

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further to the west to create a further

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separation from the one uh neighboring

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property to the east.

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uh and they note that under the existing

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R1A zoning uh the two lots could

528
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accommodate two semi- detached units

529
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either in the form of duplexes or suited

530
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single family uses. Uh and so they would

531
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note that the proposal fundamentally

532
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changes the density proposal uh of the

533
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lots from an existing allowance of four

534
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units up to uh six.

535
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So again, the revised concept is a

536
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six-unit town home building on the same

537
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double lot looking at a building area of

538
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approximately 24.5%.

539
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So a reduction in building area from

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32.7% to 24.5

541
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an increase in the proposed park parking

542
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stalls to 12 stalls. So this is meets

543
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the 1.5 stalls per unit plus.5 stalls

544
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per unit visitor requirement and that

545
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includes barrierfree parking. Um and

546
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again providing for that require that

547
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additional uh cedar planting for the

548
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tree buffer and the revised building

549
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setback as shown uh in the rendering

550
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provided by the applicant here.

551
00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,520
So that concludes administration's

552
00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,039
presentation on the matter. I'm happy to

553
00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:36,880
answer any of council's questions and

554
00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,280
I'll also remain uh at the table if

555
00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:40,640
there's additional questions for

556
00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,559
administration during uh other portions

557
00:23:42,559 --> 00:23:44,880
of the public hearing.

558
00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,200
>> Thank you. And just before I open it up

559
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,960
to members of council for questions,

560
00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,679
comments, I'll ask the applicant if they

561
00:23:51,679 --> 00:23:54,880
want to come up and do you have anything

562
00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,120
to add? When you sit down, just turn on

563
00:23:57,120 --> 00:23:59,360
your microphone and state your name and

564
00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:05,750
address, please.

565
00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,000
Uh my name is Kelly Wyers. Uh the

566
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,559
address is 2015 21st Street here in

567
00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:15,430
Cold. Um

568
00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,520
Cam did a great job of sharing all the

569
00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:19,679
information I was hoping for. Um I just

570
00:24:19,679 --> 00:24:21,360
have this to speak. So is this my time

571
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:24,080
to speak? Is that fair? Okay. So thank

572
00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,480
you Mr. Mayor and council for letting us

573
00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,200
present today. Um, thank you as well to

574
00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:30,559
the gallery, to the neighbors, and

575
00:24:30,559 --> 00:24:31,840
everyone that's been involved in this

576
00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,000
process. We truly appreciate the

577
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,240
opportunity to be here. Even though

578
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:37,600
there may be different perspectives on

579
00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,279
this application, we do appreciate the

580
00:24:39,279 --> 00:24:41,360
feedback we've received in the process

581
00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:43,600
that has brought us here today. I want

582
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,279
to begin by acknowledging that this is

583
00:24:45,279 --> 00:24:46,559
the second time we have come before

584
00:24:46,559 --> 00:24:48,400
council with the resoning application

585
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,640
for a multif family build. It has been a

586
00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,080
couple years since our first application

587
00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,640
and this is the time and this time we

588
00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:56,799
are approaching the process differently.

589
00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:58,240
The first time we did not fully

590
00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,799
understand what it takes to navigate a

591
00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:02,799
process like this and looking back there

592
00:25:02,799 --> 00:25:03,760
are things that we could have done

593
00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,360
better. So the question is why are we

594
00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:08,400
trying again? For us it comes down to

595
00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,840
our why. My partner Lauren Viser and

596
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,240
myself we came together in 2020 and

597
00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,000
purchased a seven unit apartment

598
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,159
building on the corner of 13th Avenue

599
00:25:18,159 --> 00:25:20,960
and 22nd Street. Um, we did that for a

600
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,159
number of reasons, but two of the

601
00:25:22,159 --> 00:25:24,960
biggest ones was we love Coldtown and we

602
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,520
wanted to invest in a town together. Um,

603
00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:28,880
real estate was one of the ways we felt

604
00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,120
we could do that and it was something we

605
00:25:31,120 --> 00:25:33,039
were both passionate about and we had

606
00:25:33,039 --> 00:25:35,840
each been involved um, in real estate

607
00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,000
personally um, but together decided to

608
00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,240
pursue it more intentionally.

609
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,760
We have been managing that building now

610
00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,600
for over the past six years. have truly

611
00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:44,799
loved the work of caring for the

612
00:25:44,799 --> 00:25:46,080
property, working with the tenants,

613
00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:47,440
helping provide good homes for people

614
00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,840
that need them. As we operated that

615
00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,480
building, we found we saw firsthand how

616
00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,120
significant the need for housing was.

617
00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:56,799
Every time we would advertise for

618
00:25:56,799 --> 00:25:58,400
vacancy, we'd end up with a waiting

619
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,000
list. We looked at other existing

620
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,640
buildings here in town and um that we

621
00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,559
could possibly buy and continue

622
00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:06,159
operating the same way, but there was

623
00:26:06,159 --> 00:26:08,000
just not available. They were full.

624
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,720
Vacancy was effectively a zero rate. It

625
00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,600
also did not solve um the overarching

626
00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,360
problem of Coldell needing more rental

627
00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:18,240
units. So we began asking a question, a

628
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,480
different question. What if we could not

629
00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,279
buy could we build? That led us to the

630
00:26:23,279 --> 00:26:26,640
purchase of these this lot on the corner

631
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,080
of 16th Street and 21st A and to explore

632
00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:31,440
the possibility of building something

633
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:32,960
similar to what we already operate

634
00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,840
successfully less than two blocks away.

635
00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,880
When we first applied about two and a

636
00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:40,400
half years ago, we believed that we had

637
00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:41,919
a proposal that aligned with a number of

638
00:26:41,919 --> 00:26:44,240
the town's planning goals. We consulted

639
00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:45,600
with the town, reviewed with the town

640
00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,000
plan, understood that this is a way to

641
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,480
support multif family housing, make use

642
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,080
of existing infrastructure, and add

643
00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,559
housing within the established community

644
00:26:54,559 --> 00:26:56,880
rather than only on the outskirts of

645
00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,120
town. But although we believed in the

646
00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:00,400
project, we did not handle the process

647
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,080
as well as we could have. In particular,

648
00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,840
we did not do enough engagement with the

649
00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,480
neighbors early on. um to explain our

650
00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:07,760
intentions clearly or to fully

651
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,279
understand the concerns and perspectives

652
00:27:09,279 --> 00:27:11,360
around us. Uh that was a shortcuting

653
00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:14,000
coming on our part and we recognize that

654
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,360
this is one of the main reasons why

655
00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:17,919
we're here. Again, we are here because

656
00:27:17,919 --> 00:27:19,279
our reasons for wanting to do this have

657
00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:21,360
not changed. We still see a need for

658
00:27:21,360 --> 00:27:22,880
housing. We still believe this is a kind

659
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,559
of project that serves a specific and

660
00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:26,559
important purpose and we still want to

661
00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:28,240
invest in this community that we have

662
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:29,840
lived in and served in for more than 20

663
00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,480
years. This is the town where we have

664
00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,320
raised our family. It's a town that we

665
00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,000
care about and we want to be part of its

666
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,919
growth in a way that is responsible and

667
00:27:37,919 --> 00:27:40,559
beneficial. At the same time, we are

668
00:27:40,559 --> 00:27:42,880
here with a different repo approach. We

669
00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:44,480
have tried to listen more carefully, to

670
00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,960
think more carefully, and to come back

671
00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:48,400
not only more clearly but more

672
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,000
authentically.

673
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,240
We understand that council has a

674
00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:53,679
difficult decision to make. We

675
00:27:53,679 --> 00:27:55,039
understand in light of the concerns that

676
00:27:55,039 --> 00:27:57,039
have been raised by the neighbors, we

677
00:27:57,039 --> 00:27:59,200
have heard those concerns, some which we

678
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,679
believe we can mitigate um and some that

679
00:28:01,679 --> 00:28:06,480
we will not be able to. Um in response,

680
00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:08,399
we have made, as Cam showed, we have

681
00:28:08,399 --> 00:28:10,000
made some changes to our proposal, most

682
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,399
notably the reduction from six 8 to six

683
00:28:12,399 --> 00:28:15,840
units. Um,

684
00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,760
our goal has been to find a better

685
00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,240
balance to respond where we can to the

686
00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,240
concerns that have been raised while

687
00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,960
still allowing this lot to meet a real

688
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,919
need housing need and serve the a

689
00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:30,320
practical purpose for the community. We

690
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,480
recognize that this is a small project

691
00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:33,919
and we also recognize that there are

692
00:28:33,919 --> 00:28:36,240
other developments now taking place in

693
00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:37,840
cold alle particularly on the outskirts

694
00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,240
of town. Um, but we still believe that

695
00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,120
this project fills a specific niche. The

696
00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:44,399
cost of living is increasing

697
00:28:44,399 --> 00:28:46,880
significantly. One of Lauren and my

698
00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:48,880
priorities has always been to keep rents

699
00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:50,480
as affordable as possible while still

700
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,200
operating responsibly. Our goal is to

701
00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,960
not create low-income housing project.

702
00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,320
Our goal is to provide affordable

703
00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,640
renting suites that that can give people

704
00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,039
a starting point, a place where someone

705
00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:03,840
with a single income can still afford to

706
00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,720
live, gain stability and move forward.

707
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:08,799
That is the model that we have tried to

708
00:29:08,799 --> 00:29:11,840
follow um in our current unit and what

709
00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,559
we are hoping to do the same uh with

710
00:29:14,559 --> 00:29:17,200
this project. Our present building

711
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,159
provides for that. Uh four of our seven

712
00:29:20,159 --> 00:29:23,679
units um are homes to single ladies. Um

713
00:29:23,679 --> 00:29:25,840
two are occupied by young couples and

714
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,679
one is a middle-aged couple looking to

715
00:29:27,679 --> 00:29:30,559
downsize in preparation for retirement.

716
00:29:30,559 --> 00:29:32,240
But as stated earlier, Coldale has a

717
00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,240
need for this kind of housing. we would

718
00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:37,679
like to provide it. Um, in closing, this

719
00:29:37,679 --> 00:29:39,919
application is more about reszoning the

720
00:29:39,919 --> 00:29:41,440
property. For us, it is about responding

721
00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,399
to a real housing need in a town that we

722
00:29:44,399 --> 00:29:46,720
care deeply about. We know we did not

723
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,039
approach a process well, uh, as we could

724
00:29:49,039 --> 00:29:50,320
have the first time. That is why we're

725
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,399
here again with a better understanding,

726
00:29:52,399 --> 00:29:54,559
a revised proposal, and a sincere desire

727
00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:56,880
to contribute positively to Coldale. So,

728
00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:58,159
thank you for your time, your

729
00:29:58,159 --> 00:29:59,600
consideration, and the opportunity to

730
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,159
present today. Uh, thank you.

731
00:30:02,159 --> 00:30:04,640
>> Thank you. And just in case we have a

732
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,799
question for you, just maybe stay at the

733
00:30:06,799 --> 00:30:09,520
desk. So I'll open it up to members of

734
00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,440
council questions, comments for either

735
00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:18,389
the presenter or the applicant.

736
00:30:18,399 --> 00:30:21,279
» Deputy Mayor Beakman.

737
00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:23,919
>> Thank you, Mayor. I'll I'll get the I'll

738
00:30:23,919 --> 00:30:25,919
get this started here. My question uh

739
00:30:25,919 --> 00:30:28,559
through to Cam is more about the appeals

740
00:30:28,559 --> 00:30:31,600
process. Now, under section 685 of the

741
00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,440
municipal government act, any person

742
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,360
affected by a decision of a development

743
00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,919
authority, which standardly can include

744
00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:41,360
neighboring property owners, um can

745
00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,520
appeal the approval or conditions of a

746
00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,760
development permit to the subdivision

747
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:47,440
and development appeal board. Now, under

748
00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,559
direct control,

749
00:30:50,559 --> 00:30:53,039
uh correct me if I'm wrong, but that uh

750
00:30:53,039 --> 00:30:55,120
that mechanism is no longer available to

751
00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:56,559
the residents. Correct.

752
00:30:56,559 --> 00:30:58,320
>> Uh that's correct. And so the the

753
00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,480
trade-off is really fundamentally one of

754
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,120
where um you know the opportunity to

755
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,039
take obviously an issue which is far

756
00:31:05,039 --> 00:31:07,200
more detailed a level of discussion than

757
00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,880
typically would be seen at the council

758
00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,679
level um is you know provided that

759
00:31:11,679 --> 00:31:13,120
opportunity provide for the opportunity

760
00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:14,559
for a public hearing all the rest of

761
00:31:14,559 --> 00:31:16,880
that. Uh but the downside to direct

762
00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:18,399
control certainly is that because it is

763
00:31:18,399 --> 00:31:20,159
the decision of council rather than the

764
00:31:20,159 --> 00:31:21,679
decision of uh municipal planning

765
00:31:21,679 --> 00:31:23,279
commission the opportunity for the

766
00:31:23,279 --> 00:31:24,799
subdivision of appeal board to

767
00:31:24,799 --> 00:31:26,320
reconsider the application does not

768
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,549
exist. Thank you for that.

769
00:31:30,559 --> 00:31:34,880
» Thank you. Further questions, comments,

770
00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:36,480
councelor Chapman.

771
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:38,159
>> Yeah, thank you, Mayor, and uh through

772
00:31:38,159 --> 00:31:40,799
to Cam, if I may. Two questions. Number

773
00:31:40,799 --> 00:31:44,159
one, uh in your package or in the

774
00:31:44,159 --> 00:31:46,880
correspondence that was received by um

775
00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:50,000
by your administration, was there any uh

776
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,919
any letters or any correspondence that

777
00:31:51,919 --> 00:31:58,149
were in favor of the application?

778
00:31:58,159 --> 00:31:59,760
Thank you for the question. Uh not that

779
00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:03,279
I recall. Um which is not I will say uh

780
00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:05,919
not a typical typically um you know I've

781
00:32:05,919 --> 00:32:08,399
been doing the job for eight years.

782
00:32:08,399 --> 00:32:10,240
Typically when we receive correspondence

783
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,240
it is opposed to applications. So that

784
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,080
is u that is fairly standard I would

785
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:16,799
say.

786
00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:20,000
>> Thank you. Second question if I mayor uh

787
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,880
through to Cam again. Uh the following

788
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,279
up on Deputy Mayor Beakman's questions

789
00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:30,640
on um direct control. Um I it appears to

790
00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,200
me that this mechanism seems to be used

791
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,679
more uh commonly than we ever used to

792
00:32:35,679 --> 00:32:37,279
see it before. And I just say that

793
00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:40,399
mainly because to me direct control

794
00:32:40,399 --> 00:32:43,840
usually is in this case would be used to

795
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:47,120
almost circumvent uh due process uh

796
00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,919
through a normal application process.

797
00:32:49,919 --> 00:32:53,360
And I feel that the merit

798
00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:57,440
of a development should appear as uh

799
00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:01,600
something that would be be used for u

800
00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,440
for a development purpose rather than

801
00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:06,080
trying to use another another mechanism

802
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:11,200
to identify an idea that really wouldn't

803
00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,640
uh fit the the normal process.

804
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:17,120
>> Yeah, thank you for the question. Um I I

805
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,519
would say you know speaking from my

806
00:33:19,519 --> 00:33:21,519
professional experience I I do disagree

807
00:33:21,519 --> 00:33:23,360
uh with your assessment of of the idea

808
00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,279
of this being uh circumventing the

809
00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:27,600
process. This is part of the process.

810
00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,120
includes the

811
00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:31,519
opportunity to consider things uh for

812
00:33:31,519 --> 00:33:34,159
direct control. The reason uh direct

813
00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:36,159
control is being pursued here uh

814
00:33:36,159 --> 00:33:39,039
fundamentally is because um the town of

815
00:33:39,039 --> 00:33:41,279
Coldell's land use by it's almost 30

816
00:33:41,279 --> 00:33:43,840
years old um and we fundamentally have

817
00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:48,559
one zoning uh R2 which governs all forms

818
00:33:48,559 --> 00:33:50,480
of multif family development and and in

819
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,279
many instances that's okay. So in areas

820
00:33:53,279 --> 00:33:54,880
where we have area structure plans for

821
00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,039
example, area structure plans might

822
00:33:57,039 --> 00:34:01,120
provide uh a limit on uh what type of of

823
00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,200
use within an R2 zoning can exist. But

824
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,519
in the case where you don't have uh an

825
00:34:05,519 --> 00:34:06,799
area structure plan to provide

826
00:34:06,799 --> 00:34:10,079
governance, um the direct control

827
00:34:10,079 --> 00:34:11,839
provides us with an opportunity to look

828
00:34:11,839 --> 00:34:14,159
at a proposal like this one which is

829
00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:18,320
really um from from the perspective of

830
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:20,399
multif family relatively insignificant.

831
00:34:20,399 --> 00:34:22,720
And the reason I say that is that

832
00:34:22,720 --> 00:34:24,320
there's a significant difference between

833
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:28,159
a sixunit or an 8unit building and a 42

834
00:34:28,159 --> 00:34:31,520
unit high-rise building, right? Um,

835
00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,399
which is theoretically possible on any

836
00:34:34,399 --> 00:34:36,560
R2 zoning lot. And so the reason for

837
00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:38,639
consideration here is to say yes, the

838
00:34:38,639 --> 00:34:40,079
applicant is saying yes, we are trying

839
00:34:40,079 --> 00:34:43,520
to provide for multif family which is in

840
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,280
increase in density relative to the

841
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,679
neighborhood but only in a very limited

842
00:34:47,679 --> 00:34:50,560
way. And so the intention of doing DC

843
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,839
rather than R2 is to provide should it

844
00:34:53,839 --> 00:34:55,679
be accepted surrounding land owner

845
00:34:55,679 --> 00:34:57,680
certainty that while the density is in

846
00:34:57,680 --> 00:34:59,920
fact increasing it's increasing exactly

847
00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:02,320
in the way that is being proposed uh

848
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,079
without the opportunity for the

849
00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:06,240
developer to come back and say oh I've

850
00:35:06,240 --> 00:35:08,079
come up with another idea which does fit

851
00:35:08,079 --> 00:35:10,000
the R2 criteria and therefore really

852
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,920
should be approved. So, it provides a

853
00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,920
level of certainty and a level of

854
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:15,599
security at council's mind that if you

855
00:35:15,599 --> 00:35:17,920
do make the admittedly difficult

856
00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:19,839
decision uh to move forward with the

857
00:35:19,839 --> 00:35:21,440
zoning that you have some certainty that

858
00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,520
it's not going to extend beyond what was

859
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:30,710
discussed at this meeting.

860
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:33,520
» Councelor Avery. Thank you, Mayor. Just

861
00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,440
a follow up to councelor Chapman's

862
00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:38,320
comment then. Um, so wouldn't it have

863
00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,800
been more appropriate then to have this

864
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,880
come across as two separate a zoning

865
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,160
application and then approving that and

866
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,960
then further down the road a development

867
00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,440
application rather than moshing them all

868
00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:55,760
into one and confusing the process. And

869
00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,240
hence why councelor Chapman and myself

870
00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:01,040
thought this is a way of circumventing

871
00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:04,240
the process because we've mushed it all

872
00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:06,480
together rather than separating direct

873
00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,720
control zoning and then a development

874
00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:10,160
permit.

875
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,480
>> Thank you for the question. Um so in my

876
00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:15,040
eight years of presenting to council um

877
00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,520
having done uh probably a dozen direct

878
00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:19,520
control hearings, I've never had that

879
00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,280
question. uh it's never been raised and

880
00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,440
in every instance we have done both uh

881
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,200
the development permit and the the

882
00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,520
zoning together. Uh the reason for that

883
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,599
is fundamentally that if the direct

884
00:36:29,599 --> 00:36:33,040
control zoning uh is approved with the

885
00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:35,760
proposal as it is being presented, it's

886
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,119
hard to imagine if a zoning is approved

887
00:36:39,119 --> 00:36:41,040
and the application comes in in line

888
00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:42,800
with exactly what was approved at the

889
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,920
zoning um that we would make a different

890
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,839
decision on the development permit

891
00:36:47,839 --> 00:36:50,880
stage. Um, also that keeps in line with

892
00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,280
Colale's general uh preference for

893
00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,520
efficient government and providing for

894
00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:57,839
an efficient uh opportunity in which to

895
00:36:57,839 --> 00:37:00,640
do business. So to take a developer if

896
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:02,400
we have two separate processes that

897
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,640
fundamentally discuss exactly the same

898
00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:06,640
thing and we stretch that out over a

899
00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,880
period of several additional months. Uh

900
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:10,640
that's expensive and it isn't in line

901
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:12,800
with our philosophy of being uh

902
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:18,630
efficient and open uh and business-like.

903
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,480
Thank you.

904
00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,040
So, just a question. You mentioned it

905
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:26,400
earlier that uh another use for the land

906
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,599
would be putting a duplex on each one of

907
00:37:29,599 --> 00:37:32,720
the lots and then just for the sake of

908
00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:36,480
everyone that's here, um what's the

909
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:38,960
opportunity to have them sweeted as well

910
00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:40,880
on the basement if they're a duplex?

911
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:42,720
>> Thank you. So, we do not allow the

912
00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:44,720
sweeting of duplexes. And so what I'm

913
00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:46,960
suggesting is that potentially the

914
00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:48,800
applicant could provide a plan with

915
00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,359
duplexes on the existing lots or

916
00:37:51,359 --> 00:37:53,359
alternatively single family homes which

917
00:37:53,359 --> 00:37:55,119
could then be sweeted. Either way the

918
00:37:55,119 --> 00:37:58,079
total unit density uh would be four on

919
00:37:58,079 --> 00:38:01,359
these existing two lots.

920
00:38:01,359 --> 00:38:03,280
>> Thank you. Any further questions,

921
00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,119
comments?

922
00:38:05,119 --> 00:38:07,359
Okay. Thank you, Kelly. And then we're

923
00:38:07,359 --> 00:38:09,599
going to open it up to the people that

924
00:38:09,599 --> 00:38:12,640
signed up. And the first person I'm

925
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:16,160
gonna ask up is Adam Parker.

926
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:19,040
And Adam, just as a reminder, I'm going

927
00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,920
to uh five minutes for your

928
00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,760
presentation.

929
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:25,680
>> I do request additional time. I'd like

930
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:28,320
to take Naomi's time from that list. Is

931
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,720
that possible?

932
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:33,839
>> Naomi won't be speaking tonight.

933
00:38:33,839 --> 00:38:38,550
>> Five minutes.

934
00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:40,400
Good evening, Mayor Van Ryan, members of

935
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,240
council. My name is Adam Parker. I'm

936
00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:44,000
longtime resident of Pdale and I live at

937
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,720
1507 21st Avenue next to the property

938
00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:48,800
that is being discussed tonight. I'm

939
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:50,800
respectfully asking council to reject

940
00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:53,040
the application to reszone 1511 21st

941
00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:55,119
Avenue from residential R1 to direct

942
00:38:55,119 --> 00:38:57,520
control. I want to begin by making

943
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:58,720
something clear. I'm not opposed to

944
00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:00,560
growth. I understand needs different

945
00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:02,880
housing options. I understand that

946
00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:05,200
rental is part of it. I also want to

947
00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:06,480
respect applicants's right to bring the

948
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,240
proposal forward. However, the question

949
00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:10,160
before council is whether is not weather

950
00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:12,640
killed on needs housing. The question is

951
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,880
whether the particular R1A property in

952
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:16,240
this established residential

953
00:39:16,240 --> 00:39:17,680
neighborhood should be removed from the

954
00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:19,280
existing zoning and place under direct

955
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:20,800
control to allow for a six-unit

956
00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,720
development. The surrounding

957
00:39:22,720 --> 00:39:24,079
neighborhood is predominantly made up of

958
00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:26,560
lowdensity single family homes. A multif

959
00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:28,560
family development that already exists

960
00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:30,400
nearby was planned as part of the

961
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,079
neighborhood from the beginning.

962
00:39:32,079 --> 00:39:33,599
residents could see those developments,

963
00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:35,359
understand the land use patterns, and

964
00:39:35,359 --> 00:39:36,800
make informed decisions before

965
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,520
purchasing their homes. This proposal is

966
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:41,760
different. This is a one-off request to

967
00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:43,599
change the zoning on individual R1A

968
00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:45,440
property because the development being

969
00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,359
proposed is not allowed under existing

970
00:39:47,359 --> 00:39:49,920
zoning. The applicant has reduced the

971
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,320
proposal from 8 units to six. They have

972
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:53,839
added trees, maintained parking, moved

973
00:39:53,839 --> 00:39:54,800
the building further away from

974
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:56,400
neighboring property. Those efforts can

975
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:58,400
be acknowledged, but reducing the

976
00:39:58,400 --> 00:39:59,920
element from 8 to six does not resolve

977
00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:02,480
the fundamental problem.

978
00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,079
It remains a multif family development

979
00:40:04,079 --> 00:40:06,000
to be inserted into established R1A

980
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,800
neighborhood. It remains more intensive

981
00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:10,560
than what is currently zoned for and

982
00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,480
intended accommodations.

983
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,320
Landscaping may provide screening, but

984
00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:15,839
trees do not create parking spaces.

985
00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:18,079
Moving the building does not eliminate

986
00:40:18,079 --> 00:40:20,640
additional traffic, noise, loss of

987
00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:22,800
privacy experienced by the neighbors.

988
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,200
Cold already has residential zoning

989
00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:26,640
districts designed for multif family

990
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,880
developments. Direct control should not

991
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,839
become a convenient compromise for when

992
00:40:31,839 --> 00:40:33,440
the existing zoning does not permit the

993
00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,680
development and an applicant's prefers.

994
00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:37,520
Direct control is supposed to be an

995
00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:39,920
exceptional in an intended for

996
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,520
situations where the greater where the

997
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:42,720
regular land use districts are

998
00:40:42,720 --> 00:40:45,040
inadequate and where the greater public

999
00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:47,680
interest has been clearly demonstrated.

1000
00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:50,480
So I believe council must ask two

1001
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:52,720
important questions. What is exceptional

1002
00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:54,560
about this property and what is the

1003
00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,400
greater public interest being served by

1004
00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,560
reszoning it? The property was

1005
00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:00,240
previously considered for multif family

1006
00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:02,720
zoning in 2023. The application was

1007
00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:04,880
rejected by this council in a vote of 5

1008
00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,520
to2. That decision matters. The property

1009
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:09,680
has not moved. The surrounding R1A

1010
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:11,359
neighborhood has not changed. The lack

1011
00:41:11,359 --> 00:41:13,680
of area structure plan has not changed.

1012
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,200
The concerns about parking traffic

1013
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:16,560
density, privacy, neighborhood

1014
00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:19,440
compatibility have not disappeared. What

1015
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:20,960
has changed? proposal has been reduced

1016
00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:23,280
to six units and requested zoning has

1017
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,599
changed to direct control. Direct

1018
00:41:25,599 --> 00:41:27,359
control should not be used to find

1019
00:41:27,359 --> 00:41:29,599
another route around previous decision

1020
00:41:29,599 --> 00:41:31,599
simply because preferred development

1021
00:41:31,599 --> 00:41:33,200
cannot proceed under the established

1022
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,760
zoning. There's also issue of parking.

1023
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,520
Under the normal parking standards

1024
00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:39,599
contain the land use bylaw. The 16

1025
00:41:39,599 --> 00:41:41,040
development will require significantly

1026
00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:42,640
more parking than what is being

1027
00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:45,359
proposed. When adequate parking is not

1028
00:41:45,359 --> 00:41:47,520
provided, the vehicles do not disappear.

1029
00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:49,440
They move onto the street. that reflects

1030
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,920
snow removal, traffic, movement,

1031
00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:53,760
visibility, emergency access, and daily

1032
00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,280
lives of people already living in the

1033
00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:57,200
neighborhood. Council should also

1034
00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:58,800
carefully consider what direct control

1035
00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:00,960
means for residents. Future development

1036
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:04,079
permit decisions within direct control

1037
00:42:04,079 --> 00:42:06,000
district may not have the same

1038
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,160
independent appeal process available

1039
00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:09,760
through the subdivision and development

1040
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:12,160
appeals board. This is not simply a

1041
00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:13,760
decision about one building. is a change

1042
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:15,520
to the regulatory system governing the

1043
00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:17,520
property and may remove an important

1044
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:19,200
level of protection for surrounding

1045
00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,760
residents. The community response to

1046
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:23,599
this has been clear. Approximately 200

1047
00:42:23,599 --> 00:42:25,599
letters of opposition were submitted.

1048
00:42:25,599 --> 00:42:26,880
Opposition has come from residents

1049
00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:28,640
throughout Coldell, not only from the

1050
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,640
immediate neighbors. Signs been placed

1051
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:32,960
on lawns across the community. Two

1052
00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:34,880
former members of town council have also

1053
00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:36,640
submitted letters opposing this

1054
00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:39,200
resoning. This is not a small group of

1055
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,119
people who are afraid of change. is a

1056
00:42:41,119 --> 00:42:42,720
broad community response from residents

1057
00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:44,960
who understand that this decision could

1058
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:47,760
reach far beyond one property. Approving

1059
00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:49,280
this application may not create a

1060
00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:51,599
legally binding president, but it will

1061
00:42:51,599 --> 00:42:54,000
create a planning president. The next

1062
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,440
applicant will simply point to this

1063
00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:57,280
decision and ask why another R1A

1064
00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,680
property cannot be treated differently.

1065
00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:02,160
Families make the largest investment of

1066
00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:04,960
their lives when they purchase a home.

1067
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:06,000
They look at the streets, the

1068
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:07,599
surrounding properties, the traffic, the

1069
00:43:07,599 --> 00:43:09,520
lots, the zoning, and they make that

1070
00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:10,560
investment with a reasonable

1071
00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,079
expectation. The basic character of the

1072
00:43:12,079 --> 00:43:14,800
neighborhood will be respected. Zoning

1073
00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:16,079
should not be untouchable, and

1074
00:43:16,079 --> 00:43:18,160
communities should evolve, but spot

1075
00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:19,839
reszoning in an established neighborhood

1076
00:43:19,839 --> 00:43:21,440
should require compelling and clearly

1077
00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:24,800
demonstrated public benefit.

1078
00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:26,560
Cola already has hundreds of rental

1079
00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:29,280
properties in new developments where

1080
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:31,359
density, roads, parking, service,

1081
00:43:31,359 --> 00:43:33,760
housing types were planned together from

1082
00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:36,000
the beginning. We can't support housing

1083
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:36,960
without placing established

1084
00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:38,560
neighborhoods under constant pressure

1085
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:40,960
from individual reszoning applications.

1086
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:42,480
Council can support growth and still

1087
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:44,480
protect neighborhoods. Council can

1088
00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:46,400
support responsible info while insisting

1089
00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:47,760
that remain compatible with the

1090
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:50,480
surrounding area. Council can respect

1091
00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:51,920
the applicants and their efforts while

1092
00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:53,599
still deciding that drug control is not

1093
00:43:53,599 --> 00:43:55,920
appropriate for this property. Tonight,

1094
00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:57,760
I respectfully ask council to listen to

1095
00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,599
those residents who wrote letters

1096
00:43:59,599 --> 00:44:01,440
intended this hearing and place signs in

1097
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:04,720
their lawn. Please retain the existing

1098
00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:07,680
R1A zoning and vote no to the second and

1099
00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:12,790
third reading of bylaw 940-P5-26.

1100
00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:16,079
Growth matters, but doing so planning

1101
00:44:16,079 --> 00:44:17,520
certainty, neighborhood character,

1102
00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:19,119
homeowners investment, and the trust

1103
00:44:19,119 --> 00:44:20,800
that people have chosen to build with

1104
00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:22,640
their lives in Pell must remain

1105
00:44:22,640 --> 00:44:25,359
important. Thank you.

1106
00:44:25,359 --> 00:44:34,390
>> Thank you. And Adam, I omitted

1107
00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:36,480
» And Adam, I omitted to ask you at the

1108
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:39,359
beginning your civic address and just

1109
00:44:39,359 --> 00:44:41,680
for the public record, you're located

1110
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:44,560
directly east of this property that's u

1111
00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:47,599
being applied for 1507 21st Avenue. I'm

1112
00:44:47,599 --> 00:44:48,560
directly east of it.

1113
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:53,670
>> Okay. Thank you.

1114
00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,280
Naomi, did you have anything you wanted

1115
00:44:55,280 --> 00:45:02,550
to follow up with?

1116
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:06,400
» Um, good evening. My name is Naomi.

1117
00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:11,200
Sorry, I got really nervous. Um, I think

1118
00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:12,480
what I would like to add to

1119
00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:13,760
>> Would you like some water or you have

1120
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:14,800
water? We can catch up.

1121
00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:18,720
>> No, I'm No, I'm good. Um, so my name is

1122
00:45:18,720 --> 00:45:22,560
Naomi Foxhall. I live in 150721st.

1123
00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:26,640
um have with Adam Parker. I am also in a

1124
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:29,680
post. Um one thing that I want to

1125
00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:31,440
acknowledge

1126
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:36,240
is I went around and talked to many many

1127
00:45:36,240 --> 00:45:39,200
um residents not just in my area but

1128
00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:42,240
throughout Coolell. And the one message

1129
00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:45,200
that came up over and over again was

1130
00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:48,079
they bought in Coldell for this small

1131
00:45:48,079 --> 00:45:51,920
town Coldell feel neighborhood. And I

1132
00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:55,680
think that balancing growth with keeping

1133
00:45:55,680 --> 00:46:00,880
to Coldell's um charm and and community

1134
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:03,599
can be hard, but we there can be a

1135
00:46:03,599 --> 00:46:06,240
balance. And that's by

1136
00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:08,560
having our original community, our

1137
00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:10,960
original neighborhoods,

1138
00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:12,640
not

1139
00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:14,800
become what's happening in Calgary or

1140
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:20,000
Edmonton where any house that is

1141
00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:24,720
purchased or landfill um all of a sudden

1142
00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:27,920
becomes an 8 plex, a 12plex um

1143
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:30,960
overshadowing what the communities or

1144
00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:33,920
the neighborhoods have built. Um, and

1145
00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:36,160
that message came up over and over again

1146
00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:39,040
that people like living in Coldell. They

1147
00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,280
like it because it's a small town

1148
00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:44,240
feeling. They like it because there's

1149
00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:48,319
charm. And when they buy into their into

1150
00:46:48,319 --> 00:46:49,680
the neighborhoods, they know what

1151
00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:52,400
they're getting. And I'm

1152
00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:57,040
worry about um the loss of trust. So

1153
00:46:57,040 --> 00:46:58,640
when

1154
00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:02,960
people build or people build houses or

1155
00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:07,109
move into neighborhoods

1156
00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:08,640
with the understanding that they're

1157
00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:11,760
moving into a certain zoning for that to

1158
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:14,720
change that does actually create

1159
00:47:14,720 --> 00:47:16,319
instability

1160
00:47:16,319 --> 00:47:19,280
and loss of trust. And so I think it's

1161
00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:21,280
really important to recognize these

1162
00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:25,599
original neighborhoods and um

1163
00:47:25,599 --> 00:47:29,440
actually honor what we have. Um I do

1164
00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:31,839
appreciate the developers

1165
00:47:31,839 --> 00:47:33,440
um

1166
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:37,359
changes that he's made. Um and I'm not

1167
00:47:37,359 --> 00:47:40,240
opposed to growth. I just think that

1168
00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:44,319
when we we when we start planning um the

1169
00:47:44,319 --> 00:47:47,920
where is also as important as

1170
00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:50,480
you know we want more low density or

1171
00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:54,240
higher density places but where is

1172
00:47:54,240 --> 00:47:57,920
important and looking at our community

1173
00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:00,480
and our neighborhoods and what's

1174
00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:03,920
charming about cold is some of these old

1175
00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:15,270
districts or neighborhoods. So Thank you.

1176
00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:17,839
» Lauren, did you have anything you wanted

1177
00:48:17,839 --> 00:48:20,400
to say? If you could state your name and

1178
00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:21,920
address, please.

1179
00:48:21,920 --> 00:48:23,920
>> Yes, my name is Lauren Diser. I live at

1180
00:48:23,920 --> 00:48:28,160
107 Fairway Drive. I am a co-licant with

1181
00:48:28,160 --> 00:48:31,680
Kelly and uh I basically don't want to

1182
00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:37,119
reiterate what everything's been said by Cam or by Kelly, but I do want to

1183
00:48:37,119 --> 00:48:39,520
somewhat address the fears, concerns of

1184
00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:41,680
my fellow neighbors. We have a great

1185
00:48:41,680 --> 00:48:43,200
community,

1186
00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:44,559
a community that I want to share with

1187
00:48:44,559 --> 00:48:48,000
other people. And as a landlord, I have

1188
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:50,720
come across some fantastic people who

1189
00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:52,000
would really like to move into this

1190
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:55,680
community. Uh my solution, our solution

1191
00:48:55,680 --> 00:48:59,680
is to propose this sixplex. Uh very

1192
00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:02,480
excited about it. Um I do want to

1193
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:05,839
address the issue of direct control.

1194
00:49:05,839 --> 00:49:09,680
This was in no means a method of

1195
00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:12,319
circumventing the process.

1196
00:49:12,319 --> 00:49:14,240
This was actually a method we thought

1197
00:49:14,240 --> 00:49:16,000
would be more transparent to our

1198
00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:18,720
neighbors. As you heard earlier,

1199
00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:23,599
applying for a zone uh R2 zoning leaves

1200
00:49:23,599 --> 00:49:25,680
that property open to many types of

1201
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:28,000
developments and we heard that the last

1202
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:31,280
time we did this. So we thought no, we

1203
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:33,760
are going to go to direct control. This

1204
00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:36,160
is what we are offering. This is not a

1205
00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:38,960
bait and switch.

1206
00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:42,160
We think this unit would be perfect for

1207
00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:45,119
this lot price-wise,

1208
00:49:45,119 --> 00:49:46,720
sizewise.

1209
00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:48,960
the facts of all presented by your town

1210
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:52,000
counsel by your town administrator. So,

1211
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:54,559
I'm not going to rehash those. But the

1212
00:49:54,559 --> 00:49:57,440
direct control concerns, no. And to our

1213
00:49:57,440 --> 00:50:00,880
neighbors, I applaud them for their

1214
00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:02,640
rallying together versus one for one

1215
00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:04,960
point and making a point of that they

1216
00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:08,000
say no and I respect that. I am

1217
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:09,520
obviously on the other side of the page

1218
00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:11,440
on that and I respectfully disagree with

1219
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:14,240
them. I am hoping there's some way that

1220
00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:17,200
we can alleviate their concerns

1221
00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:21,200
and prove to them that Coldale, that

1222
00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:23,599
neighborhood that we live in, is a great

1223
00:50:23,599 --> 00:50:29,270
community to share with more people.

1224
00:50:29,280 --> 00:50:32,240
» Thank you.

1225
00:50:32,240 --> 00:50:34,480
Next,

1226
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:41,910
Mike

1227
00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:44,000
I can't read the writing on this one

1228
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:46,640
here.

1229
00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:53,109
>> Sorum

1230
00:50:53,119 --> 00:50:59,190
civic address is 218 16th Street.

1231
00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:00,880
» Okay.

1232
00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:06,470
Thank you. And then Cal,

1233
00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:11,119
civic address 2011 16th Street.

1234
00:51:11,119 --> 00:51:12,880
Okay,

1235
00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:15,359
he doesn't need to speak. And then we

1236
00:51:15,359 --> 00:51:18,319
have civic address 211698

1237
00:51:18,319 --> 00:51:25,750
Street. Phil,

1238
00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:27,680
I don't see anybody stepping up for that

1239
00:51:27,680 --> 00:51:32,559
one. And finally, we have Jacob Clawson.

1240
00:51:32,559 --> 00:51:34,400
Jacob, are you in attendance? Want to

1241
00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:37,829
speak?

1242
00:51:37,839 --> 00:51:41,200
I take that as a no.

1243
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:43,359
Okay, thank you.

1244
00:51:43,359 --> 00:51:46,319
So, that concludes everybody on the list

1245
00:51:46,319 --> 00:51:49,599
that signed up to speak.

1246
00:51:49,599 --> 00:51:52,240
So, I'll open it up one more time to

1247
00:51:52,240 --> 00:51:54,000
members of council if they have any

1248
00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:59,270
questions, comments.

1249
00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:02,480
So seeing none, I will now ask council

1250
00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:05,119
if they have sufficient information to

1251
00:52:05,119 --> 00:52:07,760
make a decision on land use bylaw

1252
00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:13,670
amendment 940-P5-26

1253
00:52:13,680 --> 00:52:16,640
regarding reszoning from residential 1

1254
00:52:16,640 --> 00:52:20,960
R18 to direct control.

1255
00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:26,079
I will close the public hearing at 5:52

1256
00:52:26,079 --> 00:52:30,870
p.m.

1257
00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:34,240
For all our guests this evening, this is

1258
00:52:34,240 --> 00:52:36,400
going to be coming up further down the

1259
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:39,200
agenda. You're welcome to stay for it.

1260
00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:42,960
It'll be agenda item 7.1,

1261
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:45,119
I believe. Yes, 7.1. So, you're welcome

1262
00:52:45,119 --> 00:52:49,589
to stay for that.

1263
00:52:49,599 --> 00:52:51,359
Thank you to everyone that participated

1264
00:52:51,359 --> 00:52:55,119
in the public hearing. Moving on to

1265
00:52:55,119 --> 00:52:57,760
business arising from the minutes, we

1266
00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:00,960
have agenda item 6.1 regarding the

1267
00:53:00,960 --> 00:53:04,480
downtown area redevelopment plan um

1268
00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:07,920
engagement update and we have our senior

1269
00:53:07,920 --> 00:53:10,079
planner Crystal Shike presenting.

1270
00:53:10,079 --> 00:53:25,670
Crystal, whenever you're ready.

1271
00:53:25,680 --> 00:53:28,400
here today providing a bit more of an

1272
00:53:28,400 --> 00:53:30,000
update on our phase two of the

1273
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:33,520
engagement uh for the downtown ARP.

1274
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:36,640
Spencer Croy is away on holidays, so I'm

1275
00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:38,880
filling in in his place and this is a

1276
00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:40,880
bit more of an update from the previous

1277
00:53:40,880 --> 00:53:42,800
update he provided to council last

1278
00:53:42,800 --> 00:53:44,400
month.

1279
00:53:44,400 --> 00:53:46,800
So, the uh update that we're going to be

1280
00:53:46,800 --> 00:53:50,240
focusing on with this report was the

1281
00:53:50,240 --> 00:53:52,400
kind of results of the survey that was

1282
00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:55,599
done for the downtown ARP.

1283
00:53:55,599 --> 00:53:59,520
And some past highlights, uh the last

1284
00:53:59,520 --> 00:54:01,520
phase 2 engagement only included the

1285
00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:03,599
results of in-person activities. And now

1286
00:54:03,599 --> 00:54:06,720
that phase 2 survey has closed, this

1287
00:54:06,720 --> 00:54:08,800
highlights detailed information and

1288
00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:11,440
findings which are in the engagement

1289
00:54:11,440 --> 00:54:14,079
update.

1290
00:54:14,079 --> 00:54:16,319
As noted in the attached report, the

1291
00:54:16,319 --> 00:54:18,160
survey was advertised thoroughly,

1292
00:54:18,160 --> 00:54:20,160
including two weeks in the newspaper,

1293
00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:22,960
four weeks on the town's socials running

1294
00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:25,760
every other day, two weeks of aboard

1295
00:54:25,760 --> 00:54:28,960
signs on the corner of 20th, 19th and

1296
00:54:28,960 --> 00:54:32,079
20th and 18th. There were more than 200

1297
00:54:32,079 --> 00:54:34,000
postcards with QR codes handd delivered

1298
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:36,319
to residents in the study area.

1299
00:54:36,319 --> 00:54:38,400
Postcards were dropped off at the

1300
00:54:38,400 --> 00:54:40,960
downtown businesses. Paper copies of the

1301
00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:44,079
surveys delivered to Sunny cells Lodge

1302
00:54:44,079 --> 00:54:46,640
and the senior center and paper copies

1303
00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:48,800
were available at the town office and

1304
00:54:48,800 --> 00:54:50,559
library.

1305
00:54:50,559 --> 00:54:52,400
So the soft goal for the survey

1306
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,520
responses was 300 completed submissions.

1307
00:54:55,520 --> 00:54:58,960
Once the survey closed, 267

1308
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:01,520
surveys had been received and there are

1309
00:55:01,520 --> 00:55:04,160
likely a handful of paper copies that

1310
00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:05,760
will trickle in over the next several

1311
00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:08,800
weeks. And with those added, ultimately

1312
00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:12,160
we are within that 10% um of the

1313
00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:14,880
response target considering that another

1314
00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:18,160
100 to 120 points of feedback were

1315
00:55:18,160 --> 00:55:20,079
recorded through the in-person events

1316
00:55:20,079 --> 00:55:22,960
and activities through the first part of

1317
00:55:22,960 --> 00:55:26,720
phase two. So we can consider that a

1318
00:55:26,720 --> 00:55:30,079
success for the engagement uh for the

1319
00:55:30,079 --> 00:55:33,040
downtown ARP for phase two. One of the

1320
00:55:33,040 --> 00:55:34,800
main objectives of the most recent

1321
00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:36,640
survey was to validate the ideas,

1322
00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:38,800
concepts, and proposals that came out of

1323
00:55:38,800 --> 00:55:41,200
the in-person activities carried out

1324
00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:46,160
earlier in phase 2 engagement. 39 of the

1325
00:55:46,160 --> 00:55:48,640
surveys, 59 questions were designed to

1326
00:55:48,640 --> 00:55:51,040
be directly comparable to the ideas,

1327
00:55:51,040 --> 00:55:52,720
concepts, and proposals from the

1328
00:55:52,720 --> 00:55:55,119
inperson engagement activities held

1329
00:55:55,119 --> 00:55:58,799
earlier this year. 35 of the 39 survey

1330
00:55:58,799 --> 00:56:00,799
questions showed either strong alignment

1331
00:56:00,799 --> 00:56:02,559
with the outcomes from the in-person

1332
00:56:02,559 --> 00:56:04,960
feedback or an increase in positive

1333
00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:07,680
sentiment as compared to the in-person

1334
00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:10,319
feedback. This is reassuring from a

1335
00:56:10,319 --> 00:56:13,440
validation perspective. So, as we

1336
00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:16,160
conclude phase two of the engagement for

1337
00:56:16,160 --> 00:56:18,400
the downtown ARP,

1338
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:22,160
uh we are beginning to draft the uh

1339
00:56:22,160 --> 00:56:24,319
downtown plan

1340
00:56:24,319 --> 00:56:26,079
and the first iteration of the plan

1341
00:56:26,079 --> 00:56:28,319
should be ready for council, community,

1342
00:56:28,319 --> 00:56:29,520
and the project [clears throat] partner

1343
00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:33,280
review by the end of Q3.

1344
00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:36,559
So, based on what was attached uh to the

1345
00:56:36,559 --> 00:56:39,359
agenda packet, does council have any

1346
00:56:39,359 --> 00:56:42,160
questions or would they like to uh dive

1347
00:56:42,160 --> 00:56:45,760
deeper into any one particular page of

1348
00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:48,880
the update?

1349
00:56:48,880 --> 00:56:50,559
>> Thank you. I'll open up members of

1350
00:56:50,559 --> 00:56:56,390
council questions, comments.

1351
00:56:56,400 --> 00:56:58,960
» Seeing none,

1352
00:56:58,960 --> 00:57:02,960
could I get someone to entertain that

1353
00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:06,079
Council received this report in downtown

1354
00:57:06,079 --> 00:57:08,799
ARP phase 2 engagement update for

1355
00:57:08,799 --> 00:57:11,359
information. Council Chapen makes that

1356
00:57:11,359 --> 00:57:21,109
motion. I'll call for the vote.

1357
00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:25,440
And that is carried. Thank you, Crystal.

1358
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:30,400
Moving down to agenda item 6.2, to the

1359
00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:33,119
20th Avenue and 8th Street four-way

1360
00:57:33,119 --> 00:57:35,119
stop. And we have our director of

1361
00:57:35,119 --> 00:57:36,720
infrastructure, Dustin Yankee,

1362
00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:38,160
presenting. Dustin, whenever you're

1363
00:57:38,160 --> 00:57:52,789
ready.

1364
00:57:52,799 --> 00:57:55,119
» Good evening, Mayor and Council.

1365
00:57:55,119 --> 00:57:57,680
The objective of this report is to seek

1366
00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:00,079
council's formal approval to install a

1367
00:58:00,079 --> 00:58:01,839
four-way stop at the intersection of

1368
00:58:01,839 --> 00:58:04,160
20th Avenue and 8th Street following the

1369
00:58:04,160 --> 00:58:06,240
recommendation made at the July 6th,

1370
00:58:06,240 --> 00:58:09,359
2026 May the whole meeting.

1371
00:58:09,359 --> 00:58:10,960
In that meeting, administration

1372
00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:13,119
presented a report reviewing options to

1373
00:58:13,119 --> 00:58:15,520
address informal pedestrian crossings of

1374
00:58:15,520 --> 00:58:17,680
8th Street between 20th Avenue and the

1375
00:58:17,680 --> 00:58:20,720
RCMP station. Committee endorsed the

1376
00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:22,559
installation of a four-way stop at the

1377
00:58:22,559 --> 00:58:24,079
intersection of 8th Street and 20th

1378
00:58:24,079 --> 00:58:25,920
Avenue and requested that administration

1379
00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:27,920
bring forward proposals for a midblock

1380
00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:30,319
crossing along 8th Street as well as

1381
00:58:30,319 --> 00:58:33,760
paving of shale pathways in the vicinity

1382
00:58:33,760 --> 00:58:36,240
of East View Park during this fall's

1383
00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:38,960
capital budget deliberations.

1384
00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:41,839
Terms of financial impacts, uh, new

1385
00:58:41,839 --> 00:58:43,280
signage would be handled through

1386
00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:44,880
existing operating budgets. So, there's

1387
00:58:44,880 --> 00:58:47,680
no request for budget.

1388
00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:49,599
And I have two options here for council.

1389
00:58:49,599 --> 00:58:51,040
Number one being the council direct

1390
00:58:51,040 --> 00:58:52,799
administration to install a four-way

1391
00:58:52,799 --> 00:58:55,520
stop at the intersection of 20th a and 8

1392
00:58:55,520 --> 00:58:58,880
street or to table this item pending the

1393
00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:01,119
receipt of further information. Happy to

1394
00:59:01,119 --> 00:59:04,559
answer any questions from council.

1395
00:59:04,559 --> 00:59:08,079
>> Thank you. Questions, comments?

1396
00:59:08,079 --> 00:59:10,559
Councelor Chapen.

1397
00:59:10,559 --> 00:59:12,799
>> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Dustin, for

1398
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:15,119
bringing this forward. Um, speaking in

1399
00:59:15,119 --> 00:59:18,319
support. Uh my only question to you is

1400
00:59:18,319 --> 00:59:21,040
uh how much information does Alberta

1401
00:59:21,040 --> 00:59:22,720
Transportation need to know about this

1402
00:59:22,720 --> 00:59:25,599
or is this mainly a municipal

1403
00:59:25,599 --> 00:59:28,240
um issue for us?

1404
00:59:28,240 --> 00:59:29,920
>> We can handle this internally. There's

1405
00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:31,680
no need to engage with Alberta

1406
00:59:31,680 --> 00:59:32,720
Transportation.

1407
00:59:32,720 --> 00:59:34,880
>> Okay. Thank you. And so that means that

1408
00:59:34,880 --> 00:59:36,400
845

1409
00:59:36,400 --> 00:59:40,079
and Highway 3 uh will stay the same and

1410
00:59:40,079 --> 00:59:41,839
uh not they don't need to be informed

1411
00:59:41,839 --> 00:59:44,880
about our our other changes. Yeah, this

1412
00:59:44,880 --> 00:59:47,359
is just for changing the signage at that

1413
00:59:47,359 --> 00:59:49,440
one intersection. So, we're just adding

1414
00:59:49,440 --> 00:59:50,640
the two stop signs.

1415
00:59:50,640 --> 00:59:55,270
>> Oh, yeah. Okay. Yeah. Thank you.

1416
00:59:55,280 --> 00:59:57,200
» Thank you. Any further questions,

1417
00:59:57,200 --> 00:59:59,440
comments?

1418
00:59:59,440 --> 01:00:02,559
Seeing none, our decision options that

1419
01:00:02,559 --> 01:00:05,680
council direct administration to install

1420
01:00:05,680 --> 01:00:07,839
a four-way stop at the intersection of

1421
01:00:07,839 --> 01:00:10,640
20th Avenue and 8th Street. or option

1422
01:00:10,640 --> 01:00:13,119
two that council table this item pending

1423
01:00:13,119 --> 01:00:14,799
the receipt of further information.

1424
01:00:14,799 --> 01:00:18,240
Anybody care to sponsor one of those?

1425
01:00:18,240 --> 01:00:20,000
Councelor Pickering beat you to the

1426
01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:21,520
punch here. Councelor Pickering, what

1427
01:00:21,520 --> 01:00:23,920
would you like?

1428
01:00:23,920 --> 01:00:25,760
>> Turn your microphone on and state that,

1429
01:00:25,760 --> 01:00:29,030
please.

1430
01:00:29,040 --> 01:00:30,960
» I would like to have option one

1431
01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:33,200
approved. There's a motion on the floor

1432
01:00:33,200 --> 01:00:35,440
by councelor Pickering that councelor

1433
01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:37,520
direct administration to install a

1434
01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:39,280
four-way stop at the intersection of

1435
01:00:39,280 --> 01:00:41,520
20th AB and 8th Street. I'll call for

1436
01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:48,230
the vote

1437
01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:50,880
and that is carried.

1438
01:00:50,880 --> 01:00:54,480
Thank you Dustin.

1439
01:00:54,480 --> 01:00:59,200
Moving on to agenda item 7.1.

1440
01:00:59,200 --> 01:01:02,960
We have the land use bylaw amendment

1441
01:01:02,960 --> 01:01:09,430
again regarding amendment 940-P5-26

1442
01:01:09,440 --> 01:01:11,440
regarding resoning

1443
01:01:11,440 --> 01:01:14,160
um plan 6476

1444
01:01:14,160 --> 01:01:18,720
block 20 lot 5 and 6 civic address 1511

1445
01:01:18,720 --> 01:01:23,040
and 21st Avenue from residential R1A to

1446
01:01:23,040 --> 01:01:26,319
direct control uh regarding second and

1447
01:01:26,319 --> 01:01:28,640
third reading and again we have our

1448
01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:30,240
director growth and investment and

1449
01:01:30,240 --> 01:01:32,960
deputy CEO Cameron Mills presenting.

1450
01:01:32,960 --> 01:01:35,280
Cam, is there any followup information

1451
01:01:35,280 --> 01:01:38,079
to the public hearing information you

1452
01:01:38,079 --> 01:01:40,480
presented? Uh, thank you, Bear Van Ryan.

1453
01:01:40,480 --> 01:01:42,079
Uh, no, I believe we had the opportunity

1454
01:01:42,079 --> 01:01:43,599
to address the issue appropriately at

1455
01:01:43,599 --> 01:01:45,359
the public hearing. Uh obviously we had

1456
01:01:45,359 --> 01:01:47,920
some um questions from council that we

1457
01:01:47,920 --> 01:01:49,839
had the opportunity to address and

1458
01:01:49,839 --> 01:01:51,839
between additional information raised

1459
01:01:51,839 --> 01:01:53,920
from the uh public participating in the

1460
01:01:53,920 --> 01:01:55,920
process as well as the proponent

1461
01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:57,760
administration's position is that

1462
01:01:57,760 --> 01:01:59,599
sufficient information exists in order

1463
01:01:59,599 --> 01:02:00,880
for council to make an appropriate

1464
01:02:00,880 --> 01:02:02,559
decision.

1465
01:02:02,559 --> 01:02:04,799
>> Thank you.

1466
01:02:04,799 --> 01:02:07,359
Any questions, comments from council to

1467
01:02:07,359 --> 01:02:10,870
our presenter?

1468
01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:15,119
So before us we have um

1469
01:02:15,119 --> 01:02:17,440
second and third reading. So for our

1470
01:02:17,440 --> 01:02:18,960
guests

1471
01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:22,640
we need to pass second reading and then

1472
01:02:22,640 --> 01:02:24,960
we will move forward to third and final

1473
01:02:24,960 --> 01:02:29,359
reading and if the second reading is not

1474
01:02:29,359 --> 01:02:33,680
passed then the proposal is uh defeated.

1475
01:02:33,680 --> 01:02:35,839
So I'll ask one more time questions

1476
01:02:35,839 --> 01:02:39,040
comments from members of council.

1477
01:02:39,040 --> 01:02:41,119
Seeing none, I'm looking to for someone

1478
01:02:41,119 --> 01:02:43,520
to sponsor that council approve second

1479
01:02:43,520 --> 01:02:46,559
reading of land use bylaw amendment

1480
01:02:46,559 --> 01:02:57,670
940-P5-26.

1481
01:02:57,680 --> 01:02:59,520
» Excuse me. Isn't there two options here

1482
01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:01,200
where you can deny the second and third

1483
01:03:01,200 --> 01:03:07,589
reading right off the start?

1484
01:03:07,599 --> 01:03:09,280
So

1485
01:03:09,280 --> 01:03:11,920
now we're going to go with each reading

1486
01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:12,559
individually.

1487
01:03:12,559 --> 01:03:13,040
>> Okay. Thank you.

1488
01:03:13,040 --> 01:03:14,799
>> Because if second reading isn't passed,

1489
01:03:14,799 --> 01:03:17,520
it's defeated regardless. So councelor

1490
01:03:17,520 --> 01:03:20,079
Avery makes the motion that council

1491
01:03:20,079 --> 01:03:22,559
approve second reading of land use bylaw

1492
01:03:22,559 --> 01:03:27,829
amendment 940-P5-26

1493
01:03:27,839 --> 01:03:29,920
as presented.

1494
01:03:29,920 --> 01:03:31,920
I see no more questions, comments. I'll

1495
01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:39,990
call for the vote.

1496
01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:46,544
And that is defeated.

1497
01:03:46,554 --> 01:03:49,109
[laughter]

1498
01:03:49,119 --> 01:03:52,799
Thank you, Cameron. Moving on to

1499
01:03:52,799 --> 01:03:57,670
agenda item 7.2, two

1500
01:03:57,680 --> 01:04:04,710
traffic control bylaw 945-R7-26

1501
01:04:04,720 --> 01:04:07,599
regarding all three readings. And again,

1502
01:04:07,599 --> 01:04:09,599
we have our director of infrastructure,

1503
01:04:09,599 --> 01:04:27,154
Dustin Yankee, presenting.

1504
01:04:27,164 --> 01:04:29,270
» [snorts]

1505
01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:31,119
» Thank you, mayor.

1506
01:04:31,119 --> 01:04:33,280
The objective of this report is to

1507
01:04:33,280 --> 01:04:37,910
present bylaw 945-R7-26,

1508
01:04:37,920 --> 01:04:40,319
an amendment to traffic control bylaw

1509
01:04:40,319 --> 01:04:44,069
843-R3-22,

1510
01:04:44,079 --> 01:04:46,480
reducing the town's unpoled speed limit

1511
01:04:46,480 --> 01:04:49,920
from 50 km an hour to 40 km an hour for

1512
01:04:49,920 --> 01:04:51,680
council's consideration of first,

1513
01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:53,760
second, and third readings following the

1514
01:04:53,760 --> 01:04:56,480
recommendation provided at the July 6,

1515
01:04:56,480 --> 01:05:00,720
2026 committee. the whole meeting.

1516
01:05:00,720 --> 01:05:02,319
At that meeting, administration

1517
01:05:02,319 --> 01:05:04,480
presented a report summarizing speed

1518
01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:06,720
data collected across Coldell between

1519
01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:10,000
2021 and 2026, the collision severity

1520
01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:12,079
evidence supporting a reduced speed

1521
01:05:12,079 --> 01:05:14,880
default limit and the experience of

1522
01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:16,799
other mun Alberta municipalities that

1523
01:05:16,799 --> 01:05:20,160
have made the same change. The 2026 data

1524
01:05:20,160 --> 01:05:23,520
collection captured over 300,000 vehicle

1525
01:05:23,520 --> 01:05:26,720
observations across 16 different uh

1526
01:05:26,720 --> 01:05:29,359
study locations with a weighted average

1527
01:05:29,359 --> 01:05:33,280
speed of 45.2 km an hour on the roads

1528
01:05:33,280 --> 01:05:35,839
that are proposed for change, indicating

1529
01:05:35,839 --> 01:05:38,480
that most drivers already travel at or

1530
01:05:38,480 --> 01:05:40,960
near the proposed limit.

1531
01:05:40,960 --> 01:05:42,720
The committee endorsed bringing forward

1532
01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:44,400
the bylaw amendment for council's

1533
01:05:44,400 --> 01:05:47,760
consideration at this meeting.

1534
01:05:47,760 --> 01:05:50,240
Because 50 km an hour is the statutory

1535
01:05:50,240 --> 01:05:52,319
default under the traffic safety act

1536
01:05:52,319 --> 01:05:54,000
applying automatically on any road

1537
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:56,400
without a posted limit. The change

1538
01:05:56,400 --> 01:05:58,000
requires a bylaw amendment to be

1539
01:05:58,000 --> 01:06:00,319
enforceable. Entrance signage alone

1540
01:06:00,319 --> 01:06:02,960
cannot displace the statutory liy

1541
01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:04,480
default.

1542
01:06:04,480 --> 01:06:07,520
this bylaw amendment. Uh we've changed

1543
01:06:07,520 --> 01:06:10,799
section three speed limits

1544
01:06:10,799 --> 01:06:14,240
uh specifically section uh or clause 3B

1545
01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:15,920
I should say with a new clause

1546
01:06:15,920 --> 01:06:18,559
establishing a 40 kmter maximum on all

1547
01:06:18,559 --> 01:06:20,559
highways under the direction control and

1548
01:06:20,559 --> 01:06:22,799
management of the town unless otherwise

1549
01:06:22,799 --> 01:06:24,720
posted while preserving the town's

1550
01:06:24,720 --> 01:06:26,640
obligation to sign any limits that

1551
01:06:26,640 --> 01:06:28,960
differ from the default. The 30

1552
01:06:28,960 --> 01:06:31,520
kilometer an hour playground zones, 20

1553
01:06:31,520 --> 01:06:33,440
kilometer an hour alley limit and

1554
01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:35,520
construction zone provisions remain

1555
01:06:35,520 --> 01:06:39,200
unchanged and highway 3 and highway 845

1556
01:06:39,200 --> 01:06:41,280
remain under provincial jurisdiction and

1557
01:06:41,280 --> 01:06:44,400
are also unaffected.

1558
01:06:44,400 --> 01:06:46,240
The bylaw provides for a coming into

1559
01:06:46,240 --> 01:06:49,520
forest date of September 1st, 2026,

1560
01:06:49,520 --> 01:06:51,680
allowing the legal change, insurance,

1561
01:06:51,680 --> 01:06:53,599
signage installation, and public

1562
01:06:53,599 --> 01:06:56,559
awareness campaign to land together.

1563
01:06:56,559 --> 01:06:58,480
In advance of the go live date,

1564
01:06:58,480 --> 01:07:00,079
administration will run a coordinated

1565
01:07:00,079 --> 01:07:02,160
public awareness campaign, including

1566
01:07:02,160 --> 01:07:04,720
formal media updates, mailouts, and

1567
01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:07,039
social media updates, followed by a six

1568
01:07:07,039 --> 01:07:12,640
week education focused enforcement uh grace

1569
01:07:12,640 --> 01:07:15,119
period. Speed and compliance monitoring

1570
01:07:15,119 --> 01:07:17,280
will continue after implementation

1571
01:07:17,280 --> 01:07:19,280
through the town's existing program,

1572
01:07:19,280 --> 01:07:21,280
informing targeted enforcement and

1573
01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:23,920
future traffic coming.

1574
01:07:23,920 --> 01:07:25,920
Council may give first and second

1575
01:07:25,920 --> 01:07:28,240
readings at this meeting or first,

1576
01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:29,680
second, and third at this meeting in

1577
01:07:29,680 --> 01:07:32,880
accordance with section 187

1578
01:07:32,880 --> 01:07:35,119
um with the third only coming with

1579
01:07:35,119 --> 01:07:37,520
unanimous agreement uh of all counselors

1580
01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:39,280
present.

1581
01:07:39,280 --> 01:07:41,680
And just a note, uh the attached bylaw

1582
01:07:41,680 --> 01:07:44,960
here, we are sticking to just uh what's

1583
01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:46,559
being discussed tonight. There will be a

1584
01:07:46,559 --> 01:07:48,880
more wholesome review occurring later

1585
01:07:48,880 --> 01:07:50,640
this year coming from our bylaw

1586
01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:51,680
department.

1587
01:07:51,680 --> 01:07:54,720
So, if you're noticing other uh clauses

1588
01:07:54,720 --> 01:07:56,960
that probably require an update just due

1589
01:07:56,960 --> 01:08:00,000
to the age of the the the bylaw, uh we

1590
01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:02,559
are looking at bringing out a more

1591
01:08:02,559 --> 01:08:08,549
revised update later in the year.

1592
01:08:08,559 --> 01:08:11,119
Uh just to jump into

1593
01:08:11,119 --> 01:08:14,160
uh our messaging plan. So, if council

1594
01:08:14,160 --> 01:08:17,839
does give uh all three readings tonight,

1595
01:08:17,839 --> 01:08:19,440
administration will launch a public

1596
01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:21,120
communications campaign to inform

1597
01:08:21,120 --> 01:08:23,600
residents about the change that would be

1598
01:08:23,600 --> 01:08:26,480
coming on September 1st. We would use

1599
01:08:26,480 --> 01:08:28,719
six main communication tools, a news

1600
01:08:28,719 --> 01:08:31,120
release, dedicated web page and FAQ

1601
01:08:31,120 --> 01:08:33,759
section, social media, newspaper

1602
01:08:33,759 --> 01:08:36,239
advertising, billboards, as well as a

1603
01:08:36,239 --> 01:08:39,600
blanket mail. The key message being that

1604
01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:42,159
starting September 1st, 2026, Kola's

1605
01:08:42,159 --> 01:08:44,880
default unposted speed limit will be 40

1606
01:08:44,880 --> 01:08:47,279
km an hour. The change only applies to

1607
01:08:47,279 --> 01:08:49,359
roads where no speed limit is posted and

1608
01:08:49,359 --> 01:08:51,679
excludes Highway 3 and Highway 845.

1609
01:08:51,679 --> 01:08:53,600
Roads with posted speed limit signs will

1610
01:08:53,600 --> 01:08:56,400
continue to follow the posted limit.

1611
01:08:56,400 --> 01:08:59,679
Uh here a bit more detail uh in terms of

1612
01:08:59,679 --> 01:09:04,319
dates. Um so starting uh effectively

1613
01:09:04,319 --> 01:09:06,080
later this week we would do a news

1614
01:09:06,080 --> 01:09:08,719
release uh followed by a web page and

1615
01:09:08,719 --> 01:09:12,400
FAQ and then follow uh following that

1616
01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:14,960
would be social media updates. We would

1617
01:09:14,960 --> 01:09:17,359
look at running two ads in the Sunny

1618
01:09:17,359 --> 01:09:20,560
South newspaper, a billboard placed on

1619
01:09:20,560 --> 01:09:23,440
Highway 3 and 845 to notify residents as

1620
01:09:23,440 --> 01:09:25,600
well as non-residents,

1621
01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:27,199
as well as a blanket mail out

1622
01:09:27,199 --> 01:09:29,440
approximately two weeks before September

1623
01:09:29,440 --> 01:09:32,560
1st with a QR code that would link uh

1624
01:09:32,560 --> 01:09:34,400
residents to further information on the

1625
01:09:34,400 --> 01:09:39,189
web page.

1626
01:09:39,199 --> 01:09:41,520
So for council, there are three options

1627
01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:44,080
here. Um not going to read through all

1628
01:09:44,080 --> 01:09:45,759
them but essentially option one would be

1629
01:09:45,759 --> 01:09:48,400
to give all three readings. Uh option

1630
01:09:48,400 --> 01:09:51,199
two give first and second and defer the

1631
01:09:51,199 --> 01:09:53,759
third reading to a subsequent council

1632
01:09:53,759 --> 01:09:55,600
meeting and option three would be to

1633
01:09:55,600 --> 01:09:59,440
table the item and happy to answer any

1634
01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:02,320
questions council may have.

1635
01:10:02,320 --> 01:10:04,000
>> Thank you. I'll open up members of

1636
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:06,480
council questions comments.

1637
01:10:06,480 --> 01:10:11,830
Councelor Ree

1638
01:10:11,840 --> 01:10:14,000
Thank you, Mayor Van, and through to

1639
01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:16,480
Dustin. Thank you for your report. So,

1640
01:10:16,480 --> 01:10:18,480
the two main problem areas that we had

1641
01:10:18,480 --> 01:10:21,760
originally were on 16th Avenue and 845.

1642
01:10:21,760 --> 01:10:24,800
And so, I remember back when this first

1643
01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:26,880
came to council that we were told we

1644
01:10:26,880 --> 01:10:29,360
were unable to just kind of make one

1645
01:10:29,360 --> 01:10:31,840
street 40 as opposed to just doing a

1646
01:10:31,840 --> 01:10:34,159
blanket of the entire town. So my

1647
01:10:34,159 --> 01:10:37,760
question is um since we had municipal

1648
01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:40,239
enforcement out in the roads has the

1649
01:10:40,239 --> 01:10:43,040
speeding reduced on the 845 and I mean

1650
01:10:43,040 --> 01:10:44,960
16 is under construction right now but

1651
01:10:44,960 --> 01:10:48,379
have you noticed a reduction in it?

1652
01:10:48,379 --> 01:10:48,640
[clears throat]

1653
01:10:48,640 --> 01:10:51,440
>> I can't speak for uh our bylaw

1654
01:10:51,440 --> 01:10:53,760
department directly. Um I think it'd be

1655
01:10:53,760 --> 01:10:55,600
a little hard to gauge just for the the

1656
01:10:55,600 --> 01:10:57,360
short amount of time that they have been

1657
01:10:57,360 --> 01:11:00,800
in force. Um I would say in probably

1658
01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:02,800
five six months time that we could chat

1659
01:11:02,800 --> 01:11:04,960
with the the B department to give an

1660
01:11:04,960 --> 01:11:07,760
update on what the the new data looks

1661
01:11:07,760 --> 01:11:09,440
like because we still will continue to

1662
01:11:09,440 --> 01:11:11,440
collect data with our traffic analyzers.

1663
01:11:11,440 --> 01:11:13,920
So um I think it's the short answer is

1664
01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:16,239
it's probably too soon to tell but I

1665
01:11:16,239 --> 01:11:18,239
would presume even anecdotally I've

1666
01:11:18,239 --> 01:11:20,560
heard that there has been a noticeable

1667
01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:22,880
presence in the community. So I think

1668
01:11:22,880 --> 01:11:26,480
there would be um it will aid in the

1669
01:11:26,480 --> 01:11:27,760
future. I think it just takes a bit of

1670
01:11:27,760 --> 01:11:34,070
time to see it in the data.

1671
01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:36,960
» Councelor Chapman, thank you, Mayor. Uh

1672
01:11:36,960 --> 01:11:38,960
thank you, Dustin, uh for bringing this

1673
01:11:38,960 --> 01:11:42,560
forward and uh I

1674
01:11:42,560 --> 01:11:44,880
experiencing trying to drive down 40

1675
01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:47,040
kilometers an hour down the east half of

1676
01:11:47,040 --> 01:11:49,440
Main Street is is something I'm going to

1677
01:11:49,440 --> 01:11:52,159
have to redisipline myself to. So, uh

1678
01:11:52,159 --> 01:11:54,560
that's something that most people are uh

1679
01:11:54,560 --> 01:11:57,040
will be interested in. And I think that

1680
01:11:57,040 --> 01:11:58,880
uh the general public and from my

1681
01:11:58,880 --> 01:12:01,040
perspective have really indicated to me

1682
01:12:01,040 --> 01:12:04,000
that they're in general support uh of

1683
01:12:04,000 --> 01:12:07,840
this move forward. So um I'm happy to

1684
01:12:07,840 --> 01:12:10,159
give first reading to this. Uh the only

1685
01:12:10,159 --> 01:12:14,239
question I do have for you is 8:45

1686
01:12:14,239 --> 01:12:16,159
and sometime in the future I'd

1687
01:12:16,159 --> 01:12:18,000
appreciate having administration come

1688
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:20,719
back and identify for councel again once

1689
01:12:20,719 --> 01:12:23,840
again about the uh playground zone uh on

1690
01:12:23,840 --> 01:12:26,320
that stretch uh by the John Davidson

1691
01:12:26,320 --> 01:12:28,800
school and how we want to address that.

1692
01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:32,880
But I'll move for first reading.

1693
01:12:32,880 --> 01:12:35,360
>> Thank you. Any further questions,

1694
01:12:35,360 --> 01:12:36,960
comments?

1695
01:12:36,960 --> 01:12:38,800
There's a motion on the floor by

1696
01:12:38,800 --> 01:12:41,360
councelor Chapman that council approve

1697
01:12:41,360 --> 01:12:43,520
first reading of traffic control bylaw

1698
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:48,070
945-R07-26.

1699
01:12:48,080 --> 01:12:51,520
I'll call for the vote

1700
01:12:51,520 --> 01:12:57,110
[snorts]

1701
01:12:57,120 --> 01:13:02,709
and that is carried.

1702
01:13:02,719 --> 01:13:05,199
Moving on to

1703
01:13:05,199 --> 01:13:07,520
second reading. Is there anybody that

1704
01:13:07,520 --> 01:13:11,040
wishes to uh make that motion? Council

1705
01:13:11,040 --> 01:13:12,960
Avery put his hand up. So there's a

1706
01:13:12,960 --> 01:13:15,360
motion on the floor that council that

1707
01:13:15,360 --> 01:13:16,960
council approved second reading of

1708
01:13:16,960 --> 01:13:22,709
traffic control bylaw 945-R7-26.

1709
01:13:22,719 --> 01:13:24,320
Seeing no more questions, comments, I'll

1710
01:13:24,320 --> 01:13:32,630
call for the vote.

1711
01:13:32,640 --> 01:13:35,199
And that is carried with councelor

1712
01:13:35,199 --> 01:13:37,360
Pickering opposed.

1713
01:13:37,360 --> 01:13:39,600
Next, I need someone to sponsor that

1714
01:13:39,600 --> 01:13:42,239
council approve unanimous consent to

1715
01:13:42,239 --> 01:13:44,159
hold all three readings in one meeting

1716
01:13:44,159 --> 01:13:50,550
for traffic control bylaw 945-R7-26.

1717
01:13:50,560 --> 01:13:54,320
Councelor Reese will sponsor that one.

1718
01:13:54,320 --> 01:13:56,080
Seeing no more questions, comments, I'll

1719
01:13:56,080 --> 01:14:03,430
call for the vote.

1720
01:14:03,440 --> 01:14:06,560
And that is carried.

1721
01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:09,920
And finally, I need someone to sponsor

1722
01:14:09,920 --> 01:14:12,239
that council approved third and final

1723
01:14:12,239 --> 01:14:14,239
reading of traffic control bylaw

1724
01:14:14,239 --> 01:14:19,189
945-R7-26.

1725
01:14:19,199 --> 01:14:21,360
Deputy Mayor Beakman makes that motion.

1726
01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:29,189
I'll call for the vote.

1727
01:14:29,199 --> 01:14:31,840
And that is carried. And just for our

1728
01:14:31,840 --> 01:14:33,840
guests,

1729
01:14:33,840 --> 01:14:36,880
for the unanimous consent to move

1730
01:14:36,880 --> 01:14:39,840
forward, we need all members of council

1731
01:14:39,840 --> 01:14:43,440
to vote in favor of that. And councelor

1732
01:14:43,440 --> 01:14:45,920
Pickering being a gentleman knows that

1733
01:14:45,920 --> 01:14:47,280
uh it would have been carried

1734
01:14:47,280 --> 01:14:49,360
regardless. So he voted in favor of the

1735
01:14:49,360 --> 01:14:52,239
unanimous consent.

1736
01:14:52,239 --> 01:14:55,520
So that is carried.

1737
01:14:55,520 --> 01:14:58,800
Moving on to Thank you, Dustin. Moving

1738
01:14:58,800 --> 01:15:02,239
on to agenda item 7.3,

1739
01:15:02,239 --> 01:15:05,120
we have land use bylaw amendment

1740
01:15:05,120 --> 01:15:09,669
944-P6-26

1741
01:15:09,679 --> 01:15:13,360
regarding first reading reszoning

1742
01:15:13,360 --> 01:15:16,960
highway commercial C2 to direct control

1743
01:15:16,960 --> 01:15:20,640
DC regarding unit 3H civic address

1744
01:15:20,640 --> 01:15:22,400
60519A

1745
01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:24,880
Avenue. And again we have our director

1746
01:15:24,880 --> 01:15:26,960
of growth and investment and deputy CEO

1747
01:15:26,960 --> 01:15:28,880
Cameron Mills presenting. Cam whenever

1748
01:15:28,880 --> 01:15:38,950
you're ready.

1749
01:15:38,960 --> 01:15:41,040
Thank you very much. Um yeah so I have

1750
01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:43,787
an opportunity to discuss another uh

1751
01:15:43,787 --> 01:15:46,000
[laughter] very interesting and

1752
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:47,440
sometimes controversial land use

1753
01:15:47,440 --> 01:15:48,880
development matter in this particular

1754
01:15:48,880 --> 01:15:51,600
case. Also a reszoning to direct control

1755
01:15:51,600 --> 01:15:52,960
uh though for different reasons. So,

1756
01:15:52,960 --> 01:15:58,470
land use bylaw amendment 944-P6-26

1757
01:15:58,480 --> 01:16:00,719
uh is is being presented to council for

1758
01:16:00,719 --> 01:16:03,360
consideration of first reading. And so,

1759
01:16:03,360 --> 01:16:06,159
uh the purpose of this bylaw is to

1760
01:16:06,159 --> 01:16:09,360
reszone uh one particular unit within a

1761
01:16:09,360 --> 01:16:12,480
building uh about to begin construction

1762
01:16:12,480 --> 01:16:13,760
uh in order to allow for the

1763
01:16:13,760 --> 01:16:16,000
consideration of one particular use. Um,

1764
01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:18,400
so in this particular case, the bylaw is

1765
01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:20,560
to allow uh for the consideration of

1766
01:16:20,560 --> 01:16:24,000
allowing for a cannabis retail facility

1767
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:26,000
uh to be located within a commercial

1768
01:16:26,000 --> 01:16:28,000
development currently being proposed uh

1769
01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:30,960
in East Coale. As council will recall,

1770
01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:33,679
uh direct control zoning is required in

1771
01:16:33,679 --> 01:16:35,760
order to consider this particular use.

1772
01:16:35,760 --> 01:16:39,120
uh requires direct

1773
01:16:39,120 --> 01:16:41,760
control consent and is not allowed uh in

1774
01:16:41,760 --> 01:16:44,080
any other form or in any other zoning.

1775
01:16:44,080 --> 01:16:46,400
We have considered a number of these uh

1776
01:16:46,400 --> 01:16:48,640
types of uh hearings over the years. We

1777
01:16:48,640 --> 01:16:50,159
have previously approved a cannabis

1778
01:16:50,159 --> 01:16:53,440
retail uh facility uh in downtown

1779
01:16:53,440 --> 01:16:56,239
Coldale located uh where previously uh

1780
01:16:56,239 --> 01:16:58,719
3G ery was located just uh to the east

1781
01:16:58,719 --> 01:17:00,640
and to the north of this building. We've

1782
01:17:00,640 --> 01:17:03,040
had other considerations of other sites

1783
01:17:03,040 --> 01:17:06,480
um located within uh downtown Coale as

1784
01:17:06,480 --> 01:17:08,239
well as we've considered a similar issue

1785
01:17:08,239 --> 01:17:10,480
uh for the low for the unit in West

1786
01:17:10,480 --> 01:17:13,120
Coale where I believe uh Dominoes is now

1787
01:17:13,120 --> 01:17:15,679
uh currently located. And so uh this is

1788
01:17:15,679 --> 01:17:17,920
an opportunity uh for us to consider an

1789
01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:19,920
application that's before us here and to

1790
01:17:19,920 --> 01:17:22,880
consider those particular merits. So uh

1791
01:17:22,880 --> 01:17:26,560
the unit 3H uh 60519A Avenue. So that's

1792
01:17:26,560 --> 01:17:28,080
a unit again in the commercial

1793
01:17:28,080 --> 01:17:30,560
development to be constructed uh in East

1794
01:17:30,560 --> 01:17:33,360
Coale. So just directly east uh of the

1795
01:17:33,360 --> 01:17:38,159
RCMP station along 19A Avenue. Um the

1796
01:17:38,159 --> 01:17:41,679
applicant uh Ken Costello. Um the unit

1797
01:17:41,679 --> 01:17:43,600
adjacent units uh in the area are all

1798
01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:45,600
going to remain within that C2 zoning.

1799
01:17:45,600 --> 01:17:47,120
And we do note that the proposed

1800
01:17:47,120 --> 01:17:49,679
location is appropriately set back uh

1801
01:17:49,679 --> 01:17:51,840
from parks and playgrounds, hospitals,

1802
01:17:51,840 --> 01:17:54,000
other cannabis retail facilities, liquor

1803
01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:56,239
stores, and schools uh which are the

1804
01:17:56,239 --> 01:17:58,159
requirement of the land use bylaw. Uh

1805
01:17:58,159 --> 01:17:59,840
with that said, we do ask that council

1806
01:17:59,840 --> 01:18:01,679
provide first reading of the bylaw so

1807
01:18:01,679 --> 01:18:05,040
that uh it can be brought to life uh for

1808
01:18:05,040 --> 01:18:06,880
consideration at a public hearing uh

1809
01:18:06,880 --> 01:18:08,640
down the line. In this particular case,

1810
01:18:08,640 --> 01:18:10,080
uh the public hearing would take place

1811
01:18:10,080 --> 01:18:12,159
in uh September, which is the next

1812
01:18:12,159 --> 01:18:15,040
available council meeting.

1813
01:18:15,040 --> 01:18:17,600
Thank you. Councelor Avery has a

1814
01:18:17,600 --> 01:18:19,679
question or comment. Thank you, Mayor.

1815
01:18:19,679 --> 01:18:23,120
Thank you, Cam. Um, so are we guaranteed

1816
01:18:23,120 --> 01:18:26,000
there's no liquor stores going into this

1817
01:18:26,000 --> 01:18:29,120
complex because

1818
01:18:29,120 --> 01:18:31,760
cannabis stores are direct control where

1819
01:18:31,760 --> 01:18:34,239
uh a liquor store is not direct control.

1820
01:18:34,239 --> 01:18:35,840
>> Thank you for the question. So we're not

1821
01:18:35,840 --> 01:18:38,080
guaranteed and in fact the the reading

1822
01:18:38,080 --> 01:18:40,640
of the bylaw is that the the rule uh the

1823
01:18:40,640 --> 01:18:44,400
re sorry the rules are unidirectional

1824
01:18:44,400 --> 01:18:46,960
right and so the rules have to do with

1825
01:18:46,960 --> 01:18:49,360
the sighting of a cannabis retail store

1826
01:18:49,360 --> 01:18:52,159
once it is in place it is in place so it

1827
01:18:52,159 --> 01:18:54,880
doesn't create uh a buffer where for

1828
01:18:54,880 --> 01:18:56,960
example we could not locate a hospital

1829
01:18:56,960 --> 01:18:59,600
within 300 meters of it or a liquor

1830
01:18:59,600 --> 01:19:02,320
store within 100 meters of it. Um, so

1831
01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:04,080
for example, we have a cannabis retail

1832
01:19:04,080 --> 01:19:06,239
facility here that's been operating for

1833
01:19:06,239 --> 01:19:09,600
a number of years. Once the cannabis

1834
01:19:09,600 --> 01:19:11,520
retail store is in place, later we have

1835
01:19:11,520 --> 01:19:13,280
a daycare that seeks to operate around

1836
01:19:13,280 --> 01:19:15,040
the corner, which is technically within

1837
01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:17,280
a 100 meters of it. The fact that the

1838
01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:19,280
cannabis retail store is in place does

1839
01:19:19,280 --> 01:19:22,719
not uh prevent the uh daycare from

1840
01:19:22,719 --> 01:19:24,560
making application to site. However, if

1841
01:19:24,560 --> 01:19:27,199
the daycare daycare was there first, it

1842
01:19:27,199 --> 01:19:28,800
would be a strong consideration in

1843
01:19:28,800 --> 01:19:30,719
considering a new uh cannabis retail

1844
01:19:30,719 --> 01:19:32,719
location. So, uh, doesn't prevent a

1845
01:19:32,719 --> 01:19:34,719
liquor store from going in later. Uh, at

1846
01:19:34,719 --> 01:19:36,239
this time, we don't have any approved

1847
01:19:36,239 --> 01:19:39,830
use like that.

1848
01:19:39,840 --> 01:19:41,600
» Thank you. Any further questions,

1849
01:19:41,600 --> 01:19:44,640
comments for our presenter?

1850
01:19:44,640 --> 01:19:46,159
Seeing none, could I get someone to

1851
01:19:46,159 --> 01:19:48,320
entertain making a motion that council

1852
01:19:48,320 --> 01:19:50,640
approve first reading of land use bylaw

1853
01:19:50,640 --> 01:19:56,550
amendment 944-P6-26

1854
01:19:56,560 --> 01:19:59,199
and direct administration to schedule a

1855
01:19:59,199 --> 01:20:01,040
public hearing for the next available

1856
01:20:01,040 --> 01:20:03,520
council meeting. Councelor Ree makes

1857
01:20:03,520 --> 01:20:13,669
that motion. I'll call for the vote.

1858
01:20:13,679 --> 01:20:16,640
And that is carried with councelor Avery

1859
01:20:16,640 --> 01:20:20,159
and councelor Chapman opposed.

1860
01:20:20,159 --> 01:20:22,480
Thank you Cameron.

1861
01:20:22,480 --> 01:20:25,199
Moving on to new business agenda item

1862
01:20:25,199 --> 01:20:26,880
8.1.

1863
01:20:26,880 --> 01:20:29,840
We have a request for sponsorship for

1864
01:20:29,840 --> 01:20:32,239
Special Olympics charity golf tournament

1865
01:20:32,239 --> 01:20:35,679
coming up on September the 18th, 2026.

1866
01:20:35,679 --> 01:20:38,400
And we have our municipal clerk Atlanta

1867
01:20:38,400 --> 01:20:39,840
speaking to Atlanta whenever you're

1868
01:20:39,840 --> 01:20:42,159
ready.

1869
01:20:42,159 --> 01:20:44,000
Thank you, mayor, members of council.

1870
01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:46,400
The uh organizers of the Special

1871
01:20:46,400 --> 01:20:48,640
Olympics Lethbridge has uh approached

1872
01:20:48,640 --> 01:20:51,520
the town council requesting sponsorship

1873
01:20:51,520 --> 01:20:53,679
for a team in their fundraising golf

1874
01:20:53,679 --> 01:20:55,120
tournament to be held at Lando Lakes

1875
01:20:55,120 --> 01:20:58,159
Golf Course on Friday, September 18th,

1876
01:20:58,159 --> 01:21:00,960
2026. This is the first time that the

1877
01:21:00,960 --> 01:21:03,679
event um has been held and funds raised

1878
01:21:03,679 --> 01:21:06,080
will be to help support athletes train,

1879
01:21:06,080 --> 01:21:07,840
compete, and build confidence through

1880
01:21:07,840 --> 01:21:10,719
sport. Um, should council wish to

1881
01:21:10,719 --> 01:21:12,560
dedicate funds towards this event, they

1882
01:21:12,560 --> 01:21:14,000
do have allocated funds through

1883
01:21:14,000 --> 01:21:16,800
council's promotional budget available.

1884
01:21:16,800 --> 01:21:19,600
And, uh, a team, a fourperson team in

1885
01:21:19,600 --> 01:21:21,280
the Special Olympics golf tournament is

1886
01:21:21,280 --> 01:21:23,520
at a cost of $600.

1887
01:21:23,520 --> 01:21:26,080
Um, unless council would so choose to

1888
01:21:26,080 --> 01:21:29,840
donate otherwise for a

1889
01:21:29,840 --> 01:21:32,320
specific denomination. I'm happy to

1890
01:21:32,320 --> 01:21:34,000
answer any questions that council may

1891
01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:35,520
have.

1892
01:21:35,520 --> 01:21:37,199
>> Thank you. I'll open up members of

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council questions, comments.

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Just a comment maybe to make a note for

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u budget deliberations that we should

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have a discussion about the sponsorships

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because we had another one come in today

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that missed the agenda timeline for

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another golf tournament. So, uh

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something we should take a look at

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during budget deliberation. Councelor

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Chapman.

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>> Thank you, Mayor. um speaking in favor

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of of of supporting this. I I believe

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that uh a number of our um volunteers in

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our community are involved with the

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Special Olympics as well as we do have a

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number of athletes as well from the

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community. So um I do speak in favor of

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supporting this and and identifying with

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the Special Olympics in this way.

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>> So Council Chapen, you would sponsor DEC

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decision option one? Yes.

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>> Okay. So, there's a motion on the floor

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by councelor Chapman that council

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approve sponsorship of a fourperson team

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in the special Olympics golf tournament

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being held on September 18th, 2026 at a

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cost of $600.

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Saying no more questions, I'll councelor

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Sailor.

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» Go ahead. Could I um perhaps make a

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friendly amendment um that we do

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something similar to what we do with Rio

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where we would do the $600 team and the

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uh $600 sponsorship so that then we

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would be a sponsor uh plus enter a team

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for the total of 1,200.

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Councelor Chapman, would you accept that

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friendly amendment?

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So there is a friendly amendment and we

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will have to do a vote by hand on that

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one. Pardon me.

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Okay.

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So, while our municipal clerk keys that

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in, the motion will be that council

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approve a sponsorship of a fourperson

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team in the Special Olympic golf

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tournament held on September 18th, 2026

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at a cost of $600 with an additional

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$600 uh given as a donation to Special

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Olympics.

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See no more questions, I'll call for the

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vote on that.

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And that is carried. Thank you.

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Lam. Moving on to council and

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committee reports. This uh evening we

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have councelor Bill Chapman presenting

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on the highway 3 twinning. He has a

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verbal update update along with a short

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video. Councelor Chapman, whenever

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you're ready.

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» Thank you, Mayor and uh mayor, members

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of council. Uh this is a report on the

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highway 320 developments association. We

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had our AGM on April 23rd

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uh in Taber and our keynote speaker was

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lead core road construction.

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Uh want to give you an up a current

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update of the stage one of the current

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twinning project as updated from the

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Alberta Transportation and Economic

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Corridors. Work on this stage of the

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highway involves 20 a 54 km stretch from

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Taber to Berdett, including construction

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of eight new kilometers of four-lane

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divided highway which bypasses Grassy

1968
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Lake.

1969
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The stage one project includes 11 bridge

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side structures, intersection

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improvements for acceleration and

1972
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deceleration lanes, intersection

1973
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widening. We there's uh plans for two

1974
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rest pull outs, one westbound and one

1975
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eastbound, 10 service roads, and the

1976
01:25:32,320 --> 01:25:34,639
Baltwater station in Berdett is being

1977
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relocated. Some fast facts for council

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uh and our folks online uh is uh we've

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got 2.8 cubic 2.8 million cubic meters

1980
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of grading work done. uh 1 million tons

1981
01:25:50,320 --> 01:25:53,199
of granular base, 475,000

1982
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tones of asphalt concrete pavement, 82

1983
01:25:57,600 --> 01:26:01,280
new signs, 38 kilometers of right of way

1984
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fencing, 30 new street light

1985
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installations, and this project is

1986
01:26:06,719 --> 01:26:08,639
anticipated to be completed in the fall

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of 2026.

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The grading part of the highway is uh

1989
01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:16,080
91% completed which includes mainline

1990
01:26:16,080 --> 01:26:19,600
grading and top soil and seated seating.

1991
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Gravel base of is 80% completed. Paving

1992
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is 62% complete and utilities are 100%

1993
01:26:27,440 --> 01:26:30,880
completed and this includes 19 pipeline

1994
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crossings and lowerings completed. 46

1995
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kilometers of communications relocations

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and 28 kilometers of power relocations

1997
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which are completed smids

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uh that is 100% complete uh with 11 uh

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canal bridge structures completed and 11

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pipelines and laterals completed.

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Looking ahead over the next month,

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grading crews and gravel gravel crews

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and paving crews are completing their

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various assignments and project work.

2005
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Ancillary work to start at the concrete

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curb and gutter in c and tab. Uh sign

2007
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installations to start in the first half

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of the project and due to the heavy and

2009
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unsustain and sustained rainfalls,

2010
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dewatering and erosion repairs

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throughout the project are currently in

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progress. Darren Davidson, who is the

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south zone director for Alberta

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Transportation Economic Corridors, uh,

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attends all our meetings and our AGMs

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and provides his report to the

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membership. At his update, uh, during

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his update at the AGM, Darren included

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that the intersection here in Coldale at

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Highway 45 and Highway 3 will be getting

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some traffic light upgrades at the cost

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of a million dollars. This project is

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expected to commence uh the summer of

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26. The association is delighted that

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the 2026 provincial capital budget uh

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that $172 million was allocated for

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commencing sta stage two of the twinning

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projects which will be starting in 2027.

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Uh the highway 320 twinning development

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association has formed a series of

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public videos which addresses the

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imperative need to twin to continue

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01:28:17,360 --> 01:28:19,520
twinning. At this time I would like to

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show council and those watching online

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one of our shorts which illustrates the

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value of twinning highway 3.

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01:28:32,560 --> 01:28:35,920
is more than a road. It's

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where we start.

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It's how we connect. [music]

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And it's something we share every day.

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It's how we grow. It's how [music] we

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move. And it carries more than we see.

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It's the way out. It's the way home. And

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01:28:53,920 --> 01:28:57,001
it connects all of us. It's where

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01:28:57,001 --> 01:28:58,880
[music] we reflect.

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01:28:58,880 --> 01:29:02,241
It's where we slow down. And it deserves

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01:29:02,241 --> 01:29:04,800
[music] our attention. It's what we're

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01:29:04,800 --> 01:29:06,320
building,

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01:29:06,320 --> 01:29:09,446
not just for today, but for years ahead.

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[music]

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Highway 3 connects everyone in southern

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01:29:12,719 --> 01:29:15,600
Alberta, and its future [music] depends

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01:29:15,600 --> 01:29:25,590
on all of us.

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Thank you. And councelor Chapman, you'd

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01:29:27,760 --> 01:29:29,440
be willing to make a motion that council

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receive the verbal highway 320 reporters

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01:29:32,400 --> 01:29:34,560
information.

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I'll call for the vote.

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And that is carried. So that concludes

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the open portion of tonight's meeting.

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Thank you for everyone that's here in

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attendance. I will require a motion that

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council move into close session at 6:30

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p.m. in accordance with section 197-4-B

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of the Municipal Government Act to

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discuss matters exempt from disclosure 4

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items 13.1 subject to section 20

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disclosure harmful to personal privacy

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01:30:14,960 --> 01:30:18,159
and section 21 disclosure harmful to

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individual or public safety. Item 13.2 2

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01:30:22,239 --> 01:30:25,120
subject to section 26 disclosure harmful

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to intergovernmental relations. Items

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13.2 and 13.3 subject to section 29

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advice from from officials. And finally,

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01:30:35,760 --> 01:30:39,600
item 13.3 subject to section 28 local

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public body confidences. Who would like

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to make that motion?

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Councelor Reese makes that motion. I'll

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call for the vote.

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And that is carried. We shall take a 10m

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minute break.