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It's meeting to order. I'd like to acknowledge that we meet on the traditional land of Treaty 6 territory and the May-T homeland.

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And acknowledge that the recent indigenous peoples whose ancestors' footsteps have marked this territory for centuries, such as the Cree, Denny, Soto, Blackfoot, Nikotta, Esca, as well as May-T in Inuit, and now settlers from around the world.

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And I'll start with a roll call, calcertain. Good morning.

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Good morning.

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I know they might have some technical things that prevent them, but they'll probably be here at some point throughout.

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Councillor Palmer.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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So before we consider today's agenda,

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I will ask all members of President.

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If they have any pecuniary or conflicts of interest to declare regarding any of the items

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to be discussed and a pecuniary interest exists, when an item can monetarily affect

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member of Council, their employer or family member, the conflict of interest exists when an item

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could affect a private interest of a member of Council, their employer or family member.

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Do any members of Council on the Canary or Conflict of Interest to the Claire?

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Hearing no declare the Canary or Conflict of Interest will move to the adoption of the agenda

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Councillor Tain?

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I'll move that the September 2nd, 2026 Executive Committee meeting agenda be adopted with

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the following changes.

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the addition of 722-27 update, climate implementation priorities, and replacement report for

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711 Chinatown Community Cleanup Program, Urban Planning and Economy Report, UPE-03491.

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Thank you, any questions on the agenda?

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Seeing none, please vote?

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Yes. Thank you so much, Councillor. We have a vote.

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Thank you, please. There we go. Oh, we couldn't be due of Councillor Elliot now as

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Good morning Councillor Elliot. Oh, and I should double check all other members of Council that are joining us. I see Councilor Stevenson

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Good morning. Good morning. Councilor Rutherford

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Good morning. Good morning. Councilor Wright

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Good morning. Good morning. Councilor Prince Pay

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Good morning. Good morning and

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I think I got everyone who's here is any other members of council that I've missed

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No, all right. Seeing none, let's move to the approval of the minutes from the August

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12, 20, 26 executive committee meeting. Councillor Salvatore, please go ahead.

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Yeah, I'll move that the August 12, 2020, 26 executive committee meeting minutes be approved.

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Thank you very much. Please vote. Are any questions, errors or emissions?

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Not seeing any

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these votes. Oh,

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he did. That showed you.

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Yeah. Councillor Palmer. I mean yes. Thank you,

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much, we have all those. Thank you, please. This is where the vote. That is carried five to zero.

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Council protocol recognition. I don't believe we had any, although I don't know if

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we got acknowledged yesterday. So I did just want to briefly acknowledge although we were

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in City Hall yesterday doing it, but yesterday was the kickoff to Vietnamese heritage month,

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and we had an opportunity to recognize that with a number of cultural performances, songs,

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dances, we had cultural food. Many community members came together, and it was a great opportunity

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to join together, and we gave Councillor Palmer who is also our first ever Vietnamese City Council

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the opportunity to provide that proclamation. So I think it's just important to acknowledge that.

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I think I don't think it was on yesterday's protocol items. So thank you. Next is selection

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of items for debate. Please click on to members of committee if you'd like to select items for

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debate. Councillor Tain? We have three requests to speak, so I'll just select those 712 and

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You selected 7172 and 74. Do we have others?

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You do have a request on 73 as well.

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Oh, we do have a request on 73, sir.

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You're the ones like that as well.

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Councillor Tang has selected that.

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Great. That leaves us really just with item 75.

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Anyone wishing to select that?

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Not seen.

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Anything any? I'll take a motion to approve all remaining items, which is 7.

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I'm so moved. That's moved by Councillor Selvedor. Please vote on all remaining items.

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Thank you. We have all of those.

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Thank you. Please display the vote. That is carried 5 to 0. Wonderful. Next.

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And so, yeah, we'll review what's been passed, which is, I believe, just item 7.5. Is that correct?

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Thank you very much. Next, request to speak, and there are many. I believe Councillor

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Tang has the list and we'll read through the names and we'll have a little discussion

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about that after we go through the list.

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I'll move that exactly to committee here from the following speakers and panels. One appropriate

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on 7-1 Chinatown Community Cleanup of Program, Edwin Schale, Sandy Pohn, Chinatown

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Transformation, Collaborative Society, Lanchan, Chinatown Transformation Collaborative Society,

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Car Mille, Jackson Ho, Katherine Lou from Chinatown, BIA, Julia Tran, Jeremy Wong,

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Colin Campbell, Manho from Revita, Jack Zhang, Joanna Wong,

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And on 72, on the climate implementation priorities, we have several panels, panel 1, Annabella

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Bonata from the University of Waterloo in Tax Center on Climate Adaptation. Mike Melros,

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Alberta Equal Trust Foundation, Laura Lynn Gregoir from Bill Ementon Metro, Floor Good

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Paul Kovak from Institute of catastrophic loss reduction.

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Satya Brata Das, Laura Khanin-Hengish-Balay,

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Minton Federation of Communilies,

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Ranjan Data, Jason Unger,

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Cricin Cricin Vessa Wessel from Campbell Energy Group Juliana Weber,

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Climagessa Semitin, Maureen Kola, Energy Futures Lab, Jerry Hof Seniors

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for Climate Action now, Emintin Tessa Yakin-Chuk, Panel 2, Heather McKenzie,

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Jenika Kirkland, Sarah Keller, Sherry Hescheck, Samantha Baron,

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ILO Santa Cocca, Econjoes Singh, Rebecca Pinto, Retroficana, Society, Jason Wang, Laura

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Delay Hay, Delay Hay, Panel 3, Julia Tran, Angelina Dianne Hoffman, Eric Arthur, Trissimbe

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Dell, Hemanton Youth for Climate, Christy Jackson, RDBZ, North Lift, Belts, Simpar, Melanie

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Kaufman Beverly Zubah residential in film working group Emily Hayes Kassara Nurena

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Jay McKenna Julia May Sarah Jubinville, Edmonton, Permaculture Guild, Jenna Paray

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And panel four we have Leonard Zes Dayco, Kennedy Daniels Peterson, Albert in parents protecting

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public learning and education.

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Dolly Sapita Montefore, Sabihah Nova, Clarissa Atienza, Jay Lawrence.

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And on 73 we have 311 service experience, one speaker, Eric Astrada from Alberta Avenue

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Business Association, and on 74 Azola Hydergen Limited Amendment Agreement, Melanie Hoffman.

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And there are an additional 10 that our clerk has received.

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That's not on your list.

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So please go ahead if you want to read those in to our clerk.

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Yes, if I just read the manual, conclude them in the motion.

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For item 7.1, I'm Nicholas Newin.

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Also for 7.1, Julia Davis.

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7.1, Lewis Trans, speaking on behalf of Revitah.

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7.1, Jacqueline Armistead.

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7.1, Jenny Suns, speaking on behalf of Revitah.

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Item 7.1, William Lousy, being on a China-town revita, item 7.1, and your whoys, being

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at have a revita, 7.1, Claudia Venezwega,

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item 7.1, speaking on China-town revita,

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Michael, William Morn, Wolfe, Dumont, item 7.1, Rihanna Shave, item 7.2, also Rihanna

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and if there is a kai ma mo shahalak, I just don't know which item you're here to speak to.

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We can.

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Thank you.

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And you had one.

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I think I see Erica Strado from Alberta F.

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On some of them in one as well.

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That's on our list.

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We'll take that for now.

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And if that's incorrect, we can change it later.

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Might as well move it as we can.

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Thank you so much.

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That's the list of speakers.

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We'll talk about a gentleman management in a moment.

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but please vote to hear from those speakers.

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We have other votes.

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Thank you, please display the vote.

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That is carried five to zero.

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Excellent.

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So before we continue any further,

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I'll just note we don't have any time specific on the agenda,

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but we essentially have speakers on every agenda items.

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So we will proceed in order.

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But I think it is important,

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as similar to a recent infrastructure committee meeting

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with the number of speakers registered,

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And if we stick with our normal course of action, which is five minutes for all members of

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Council, committee, and public, the agenda will not be completed today.

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I can give 100% guarantee on that, recognizing, looking at, for sure, on 7.2 needs to

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be able to make a motion to create service packages that would come for climate items.

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If we don't make it at this meeting, it makes it that much harder for men to actually do the work to bring things back.

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So while I don't love it, because I know folks probably prepared five minutes speeches as often they do,

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I think it's, well, I'm speaking to something that I think I should just make the motion of.

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So maybe one and I do that, I'll make a motion then I'll introduce it and explain why I'm making it.

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So we'll pull it up on the screen for you, but essentially be the executive committee adjust the rules on time limit to set out in the by law.

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For today's meeting, so that each speaker may speak for a maximum of three minutes.

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Each member of council most three minutes to speak and three minutes to speak or close it to be on a motion.

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Okay, so that's what I'm going to be moving.

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To take just a brief moment to make sure.

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Members of the public know what's being moved and why I'm moving into the first place. So what this would mean is that normally when we do committee meetings, every person gets five minutes to speak, that's members of the public, that's members of committee, that's members of council, we get five minutes to ask questions, we get five minutes to speak, we get five minutes on a regular rotation and you can do that as often as possible, at least members of council and it comes to questions.

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This would limit all of that to three.

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That means all members of committee would be limited to three minutes.

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Any member of council would be limited to three minutes.

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Any member of the public would be limited to three minutes.

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I don't do that lightly, but in the trade-off, I'm facing two trade-offs.

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One, we don't finish the meeting, which means everyone who's taken the day off work,

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has to then come yet another day.

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And we have another full agenda in the next executive committee,

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which I think creates a challenge for those who have already taken the time

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give up on work. I don't like that. I don't want people to have to try to give up two days of

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work or two days of school or two days of whatever that is. I appreciate that that can sometimes

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be challenging if you've prepared a five-minute speech. I don't love making you have to adjust it

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on the fly but in a world of trade-offs I would rather try to do everything possible to get these items

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dealt with today because there are items on this agenda that if we don't finish today and if you

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don't get a chance to make a motion, and I'll particularly pick on 7.2 because 7.1, China

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will be first item of business.

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I expect we would finish that.

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But for anyone here who's registered on that climate implementation item, if we do not finish

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that item, folks like myself who have a motion that would create service packages that can then

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be debated at budget to implement, it means administration has less time to actually do the

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So the council can debate that at the budget and I would really like without preempting my climate discussion

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I would really like to make sure we're taking action on climate things based off the last eight to ten months in our city

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And so that's why I'm willing to make a motion to ask everyone to shorten their time

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Because I think we need to get moving on those things

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That's so that's my introduction and just hopefully explains it to the members of the public. So now I've made that motion any questions on the motion from

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committee members or members of council.

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I'm not seeing anyone, click on the board from

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committee or council, anyone wishing to speak to the motion to,

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nope. Okay, I'll just

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close by saying, obviously, I think this might pass because it doesn't sound like there's

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a lot of debate. What that means is for everyone planning to speak, start shortening your speech

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a little bit and I don't love doing it, but it's important because we want to hear from as many

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people as possible and I just don't want to have to have you come back for those on 7.2

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and future that you have a little bit easier time because we're going to probably spend about

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two hours at least on the first item, but for the ones here on Chinatown begin adjusting your

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speeches as best you can. So please vote.

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We have a vote. Thank you, please.

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That is carried

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five to zero. So again what this means for agenda management is we will still be starting with

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item 7.1, which is the Chinatown Community Cleanup Program, how this process works actually

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all. This is a perfect time to read through this. So the way this works is for each item in

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administration may provide opening remarks or presentation. And members of the public and

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while I'm doing this administration who's coming down for 7.1 can begin to make their way down,

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so we'll save as much time as possible. So what we'll have is they'll make the presentation,

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then we'll move to speakers in panels and you'll see on my left side many viewers right side there's 15 numbers there.

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Each speaker will now have three minutes to present and the clerks will run the official timer in the meeting room.

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It'll be up on our screens and also be seen for those who are participating virtually.

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When everyone in the panel has had a chance to present members of Council and committee may ask questions of you or other panel members.

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And for this reason, if you can, we encourage you to please stay and remain in the meeting

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until all questions have been asked of your panel.

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For those who are participating virtually, we ask that you please meet your microphone when

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you're not speaking.

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And if you're experiencing any technical difficulties, please reach out to the office of the

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city clerk using the contact information provided in your confirmation of registration or

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at city.click at mintend.ca.

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And for those in person, city staff will guide you to your seat when it is time for your panel.

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And the last thing I mentioned just before we get our presentation is they're still getting settled in, is if you are here for item 7-3 and 7-4

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And I think the good news is both of those folks are here for other items, but just wanted to flag if you're here for 7-3 and 7-4

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We're absolutely getting to closer to the end of the day because we have many speakers registered on 7.1.

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We have even more speakers registered for 7.2, which is our climate item.

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So even under this new timeline at 3 minutes, we have about 17 to 20 speakers, I think, on 7.1.

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We have at this stage at least 50-ish speakers on the climate item, so even for many of you

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on the climate item, we will likely not get started on that item until I'm guessing at

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the very earliest 11 in the morning, if not after lunch, because we still have to debate the

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Chinatown item that's before us, we have to discuss that there's many speakers, so I just

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to give you a sense of where you're at. If you heard your name listed in panels 2, 3, or 4,

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you can guarantee we're not getting to you before lunch, so you're welcome to stay. I'd love

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to have you joined, and you're welcome to watch our work, but I also don't want to waste

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your time. So if you have other things you want to do, you're welcome to head on out the Stanley

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Miller's Library's a great place if you're looking for a little office. You can work here

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as long as you're not making too much noise, but I just want to make sure everyone has

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understanding of where you'll be in the agenda. So without further ado, now that our

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administration team is ready, let's let the presentation begin on item 7.1.

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Good morning, members of Executive Committee and City Council. My name is Tom Mansfield,

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director of the local economy section in the economic development branch. With me today,

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both in person and virtually are a list of the Liberty Branch Manager, Economic

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development, Julia Jow, Manager, Chinatown Recovery, Brett Lachford, Director, Economic Strategy,

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Nicole Fraser, Acting Director, Parks and Urban Forestry, and Sikar Dahal, General

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Supervisor, Parks and Open Spaces, Space Specialized Services.

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I also wish to acknowledge the community partners that have taken the time to be with us

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today who have contributed to addressing the March 4th, 2026 motion that administration

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work with Chinatown Community Groups to explore a community cleanup program focused on Chinatown

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and prepare a report for committee that outlines options.

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For such a program in advance of the 2027-2030 budget discussions. Next slide, please.

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The engagement conducted for this report conferred two things. First, there is a broad support for

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cleaner and more consistently maintained public spaces in Chinatown. Second, there are different delivery

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models and no consensus from those engaged on which is best. Because of this, agreement

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on the need does not translate into a defined program design,

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service standard, or potential funding requirement.

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In addition to maintaining the status quo,

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administration is outlined two different community-led approaches,

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compared to one city-led approach.

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Should committee wish to advance this further,

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the practical next step would be to define the service level required,

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the scope of services required to meet this,

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and to decide which approach can provide the best service

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value. Next slide please.

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The engagement revealed more agreement than disagreement about the desired

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outcome. Participants generally saw professional, reliable cleaning as the foundation. Current

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volunteer cleanups are valued for community building and pride, visibility and stewardship,

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but should not be viewed as a substitute for routine operational service. Volunteer cleanups

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also have limitations when it comes to dealing with hazardous types of waste. The differing

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Perspectives were mainly centered on control and delivery.

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Who should hold the funding?

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How priorities should be set?

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How local knowledge should influence deployment?

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And whether the work should be city-led or community-led?

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Across those perspectives, the shared expectations were quite consistent.

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Stable funding, clearly assigned responsibilities, coordination with existing services,

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and evidence that the work is producing results.

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This means that governance and performance requirements should be designed based on the common expectations regardless of which delivery option is eventually selected.

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Next slide please.

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The three options represent different choices about cost, control, and community ownership.

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Maintaining the current service avoids an increase in operating costs, but it leaves the service gaps identified through engagement.

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Enhancing City Delivered Service provides the clearest line of operational control and integration with existing programs.

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The trade-off is the need for additional operating funding and an absence of community ownership of data data delivery.

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A community delivery model could provide a strong local presence, flexibility and broader social or community benefits.

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It's trade-off as additional complexity.

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The city should conduct a transparent process to select the most capable delivery partner,

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agree on clear service levels and delivery methods, and establish an active contract oversight.

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It is also worth noting that gaining consensus is often difficult to achieve.

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Next slide, please.

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If Council wishes to explore community delivery,

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Administration recommends a request for proposal process with the fine scope and outcomes as there may be other suitable options not uncovered by the engagement for this report.

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An open process would allow qualified organizations to demonstrate how they would meet the service requirements in a fair and transparent manner and would specify the geography hours or frequency response standards safety practices reporting requirements and coordination expectations.

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Community benefits could be included as an outcome.

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Evaluation should consider governance, financial controls, insurance, equipment, workforce capacity, and procedures for needles,

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biohazards and other high risk materials.

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Any proposed community-led programming would need a clear boundary between the community-led programming,

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and work already delivered by the city or other partners.

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This protects against duplication and makes performance measurable.

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Finally, regular performance reviews, corrective action requirements, and renewal or termination

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conditions should be considered.

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For programs where public funding is allocated, oversight acts as the mandatory check

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to ensure those funds are spent legitimately, efficiently and as intended.

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Next slide, please.

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Thank you.

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We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.

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Great.

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thank you very much, I think at this time we will bring down the speakers, I'll just read

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all the names and then I think,

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anyways, I will read the names and as you guys see it, I'll

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read out the expectations for speaking. So, which list do I have?

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Okay, I will do the with

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Okay, speaker one at one shell, are you here in a line,

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nope. Okay, Sandy Pond, in person, land chan, are you online?

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Sandy just come on down, we're going to see you. So if I read your name for here, please come down. If you're online, please unmute yourself and let us know you're here.

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If you're not here online or in person, we'll just come back to you at the very end.

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Carl Mew, please come on down, Jackson Ho, come on down, Catherine Lou.

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Catherine, are you online?

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I'll root, okay, perfect.

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Julia Tran,

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this present, present, thank you.

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Jeremy Wong.

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I am also present, thanks.

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you call in Campbell, come on down, man hosts email that he would not be able to join

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for speaking, but he doesn't a letter. Jack, Jane.

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President, thank you. Thank you, Joanna Wong. Come on down. Eric, Estrada.

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All right. Great. Thank you. Nicholas Guren. Come on down. If I read your name, please just come on down to your seat. Julia Davis. Lewis Tran. Jacqueline Armistead. Jenny sung.

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Is Jenny here? Okay. William Lau. Oh no. William Lann. William Lann. William Lann. Okay.

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Yes, it says William Lent.

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And you will,

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Claudia Venov-Bongsa,

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Michelle William Moore Wolf-Dumont,

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Rihanna Shave, and...

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Hi, ma, more like. Okay, so I think we're just missing Edwin and Lan. And Catherine is here, so you just need to calm down to your speaker seat.

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Hey, so as folks are getting seated, I just want to remind everyone of the respectful behavior, expectations required while participating in this meeting, both in person and virtually.

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Hearing from the public is an important part of the council process that provides us with the opportunity to hear the full diversity of opinions that exist in our community.

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As meeting chair, my role is not to moderate the nature of the content being discussed, but to ensure behavior support a safe, respectful and neutral space for my colleagues, city employees and the public.

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Disrespectful comments include the use of profane language, or gestures, and behaviors such

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as shouting, cheering, or clapping would not be tolerated, as well any use of the race, hand

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feature, chat, and moticon response, or AI, no taking tools in the virtual meeting are not permitted.

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I will direct the clerk to have security remove anyone violating these expectations,

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and they will not be permitted to rejoin the meeting. I will not provide any additional warnings

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this meeting is being live streamed and everyone is welcome to watch online okay let's

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I hope we can get through with everyone but if we do run into a lunch hour just a reminder

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folks can also leave and then come back or join online so there's a few different options out there

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and I think I saw some folks just just walked in for the climate item we will very likely not

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going to get to that or any of the speakers this morning. So just FYI. Thank you. We'll go with

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our first speaker. Sandy, please go ahead.

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Sandy, you have three minutes.

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You are starting.

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Sorry, and then the lights on the podium are not going to be working. So you'll just follow the

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timer on the screen. We're going to get a timer on the screen just as soon as we can, but otherwise

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I'll give you a signal. Yes. Thank you for me. Thank you. Good morning, Mayor Nax,

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Councillor Cairn-Tank, Ashley Salvador, Councillor online, and also, too, Parma, and I

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see how a wonderful Councillor and Stevenson present. I'm Sandy Pond, the co-founder and

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chair of the China Town Transformation Collaborative Society of Edmonton, the CTC, as you

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And also, I'm a board member of the Chinese Beneverse Association.

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CDC also co-lead the Chinatown Safety Council with the assistance of reach.

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Debbie Brown of reach is not here today due to personal matters.

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So she sends her regret.

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On behalf of the CDC, we had our meeting with Julia Schau, Manager of Chinatown Recovery Strategy

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and Emerging Economy in July.

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We have expressed our gross concern of the following.

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garbage accumulation, rapidly on weekends due to increased visitations and limit at weekend cleaning.

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Overflowing garbage bins contribute to litter being dispersed throughout the neighborhood.

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In cabins and activities surrounding social services and agency generating additional garbage and sanitation concerns,

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sidewalks require power washing to remove consistent staining odors and biological contaminants.

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human ways, urine, needles, and other biohazards as a material, require specialized cleaning

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beyond routine litter, clean up, and collection, deteriorating cleanliness negatively impact

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and affects our public image perception of China town.

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And discourage visitor and customers, residents and private investment, CDC's mandate is to

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revitalize China town.

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This is also the same concern expressed at our China town safety council monthly meeting.

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Our members include building owners with residential and commercial tenants, China Town

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BIA, downtown Business Association, CBA and other community association, Macauly

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Community League, furthermore, EPS police commissioners, ministers at police commissioners

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and all other social agency in China town, such as Hope Mission, BISO Boyle Street Community

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Services, Master Seats, I Human, Marion Center, also at the table.

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We are all striving for the same goal to make Chinatown a safe and welcome environment for all people.

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No wearing eminent has the same kind of disproportionate of filth and biohazard like in our Chinatown.

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Volunteer weekly or bi-weekly clean up or meet up for an hour to do not make a dent in the impact.

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It's good PR, previous CTC board had that for two years and we banned it after consultation with you representative.

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Without proper health and biohazardous education, liability waivers, CTC will not allow public members to come to harm.

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This is why CTC is asking the city council to lead the funding, manage the funding,

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BIA Chinatown to lead the coordination and then have the Chinatown Safety Council provide oversight and feedback.

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Because this is what we need. If Ementon has to be a big city and a major hub, then we need to do what they do in Paris, New York and Tokyo.

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We know the city park and road services have the heavy equipment such as power washing, steam cleaning machines, spray trucks and so forth.

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So, therefore, we'd like to see, thank you, and we can be provided.

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Thank you.

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That three minutes just fly by quickly.

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So, thank you, no, no, no, thank you.

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Next is Carl.

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Please go ahead.

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It's Russian Mayor Ned, Councilor Kantan, and members of the Council.

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My name is Carl Mew, the Vice Chair of Chinatown and Area Business Association.

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The administration proposed three options for enhancing cleaning as in China Town.

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We support option 2, which is the city we will take the lead in providing professional

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cleaning services with increased funding.

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However, if the council be further option 3, a community lead cleaning service with city

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funding, the China Town BIA would like to be considered to manage the contract.

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We would like the council to consider the foreign bonds.

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Number one, a professional cleaning contract required professional capacity.

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Cleaning in China terming in most cleaning of hazardous waste, human excretion, bodily fluid, needles, illegal dumping,

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Try the beast left by ushen, and be courting sanitation problems.

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This are not ordinary littering concern.

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They are serious health and safety hazard.

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Community won't clear clean up are valuable when they pick up garbage in a relatively

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safe area, but they should come bring it.

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Not repressed, a professional sanitation program. Besides, we should also consider the personal safety of the warrantiers.

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Number two, the China-TombIA has existing capacity. China-TombIA understands local conditions, recurring

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problem areas and the urgent needs of businesses.

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A BIA managed program would expand an existing service, rather than create a parallel system.

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Business in China has been reporting to China BIA about the sanitation problem they encounter

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on a daily basis and it has been providing businesses with a clear point of contact and solution.

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Number 3, Building on Existing Capacity.

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China Town Business has an established passage in China Town.

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China Town, BIA has direct relationship and trust with businesses.

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We have no racial local problem area.

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We have experienced working with professional cleaning companies.

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We have good working relationships with China Town.

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Organizations such as CDC.

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Canada Safety Council and also agency including home mission, Bois 3, BSL and MasterCit.

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A direct economic interest and responsibility in providing improving the district.

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So finally, I would like to end my submission by saying that Chinatown deserve a professional cleaning system.

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Chinatown businesses deserve a responsive surface and Chinatown and eminent and

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thank you very much for all the money. Thank you. Jackson, please go ahead.

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Hi there. City Clerk, I don't know if you were able to get presentation for myself from this morning.

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Sorry for the late submission.

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Will you take a quick look here?

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As they're pulling off, you'll free to start.

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I guess I wanted to speak directly today on some of the information.

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I guess I was able to extrapolate from city center optimization project dashboard.

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We get reports.

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And I just kind of looked at August reporting, and I guess the report emphasizes a Chinatown

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north edge downtown and other locations within, I guess, this project scope.

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Overall, there's definitely a need for additional resources with the emphasis on Chinatown

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as a comparison, Chinatown receives, I guess, one-third of the overall services of this

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project. In fact, in some cases, Chinatown is probably the overall winner when it comes to

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bio-hazard waste in comparison to North Edge. We're four times more the volume compared to

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downtown, we're 1.4 times more compared to all other locations involved in this process.

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We're 1.6 times more.

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So basically, we're 40% of our hazard is waste within Chinatown in area.

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Those statistics are significant needles.

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01:03:50,320 --> 01:04:03,160
also we are clearly the hate to say at the winner here we're 45% of overall and the number

434
01:04:03,160 --> 01:04:08,700
of incidents in this project just for August alone shows that I guess the city operations

435
01:04:08,700 --> 01:04:21,120
side, parks and road services, the recorded $12,579 instances, that is astronomical.

436
01:04:23,340 --> 01:04:30,000
That being said, just when it comes to option 2 with the city proposal, I absolutely

437
01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:37,340
believe that this program or we need additional resources with the emphasis prioritizing

438
01:04:37,340 --> 01:04:42,700
China Town with the additional resources, the report states around four to six additional

439
01:04:42,700 --> 01:04:43,260
FTE.

440
01:04:43,320 --> 01:04:48,520
I support that, again, you know, with like to make sure we prioritize China Town.

441
01:04:49,200 --> 01:04:54,620
If it comes to Option 3, we already have direct working relationships and contractual

442
01:04:54,620 --> 01:05:02,260
obligation relationships with hope mission and hard-good, running cleaning programs within

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01:05:02,260 --> 01:05:03,340
China Town.

444
01:05:03,880 --> 01:05:12,900
So, with that being said, if it was option 3, I believe Chinatown BIA would be the best suited candidate to manage these contracts going forward.

445
01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:14,180
Thank you.

446
01:05:17,140 --> 01:05:17,740
Thank you.

447
01:05:17,940 --> 01:05:18,860
I think I lost the timer.

448
01:05:20,040 --> 01:05:20,680
But that's okay.

449
01:05:20,860 --> 01:05:21,780
Thank you very much, Jackson.

450
01:05:22,120 --> 01:05:24,040
Next I'll go to Catherine on this side.

451
01:05:26,810 --> 01:05:28,230
Hi, good morning members of Council.

452
01:05:28,930 --> 01:05:32,370
My name is Kat Liu, and I'm the Interim Executive Director of Chinatown BIA.

453
01:05:32,370 --> 01:05:38,250
Every morning before many businesses can open their doors, our community is dealing with human

454
01:05:38,250 --> 01:05:44,250
waste, urine, vomit, blood, discarded needles, abandoned clothing and overflowing garbage.

455
01:05:45,250 --> 01:05:50,250
Imagine arriving at a business your family has spent decades building, only to discover

456
01:05:50,250 --> 01:05:54,350
that customers cannot enter until you clean human waste from the doorway.

457
01:05:55,310 --> 01:06:02,110
Our reality is having to do this repeatedly, while to support our employees attract customers

458
01:06:02,110 --> 01:06:05,770
and convince the public that China Town is still safe and welcoming place.

459
01:06:06,690 --> 01:06:09,850
This is a daily reality for many of our merchants.

460
01:06:10,410 --> 01:06:14,130
This is not simply litter and it's not something volunteers or business owners

461
01:06:14,130 --> 01:06:15,970
should be expected to clean.

462
01:06:16,750 --> 01:06:21,530
These are bio-hazards requiring train professionals proper protective equipment and safe disposal.

463
01:06:22,390 --> 01:06:24,470
We are grateful that conditions have improved recently.

464
01:06:25,290 --> 01:06:27,850
King Thunderbird sensors hire good program.

465
01:06:27,850 --> 01:06:32,570
doesn't an amazing job keeping our area clean, including the merchant's parking lots.

466
01:06:33,130 --> 01:06:37,710
Hope missions, dedicated cleaning program, increased the city attention, and a strong police

467
01:06:37,710 --> 01:06:40,690
presence also have made a noticeable difference.

468
01:06:41,290 --> 01:06:43,330
But these improvements are fragile.

469
01:06:44,070 --> 01:06:47,030
China Town cannot be cleaned only from Monday to Friday.

470
01:06:47,470 --> 01:06:52,210
Saturdays and Sundays are amongst our busiest business days, yet garbage accumulates

471
01:06:52,210 --> 01:06:55,590
throughout the weekend and often remains until Monday morning.

472
01:06:55,590 --> 01:07:03,770
public, garbage bins filled too quickly, sidewalks and alleys need more frequent pressure,

473
01:07:04,090 --> 01:07:09,050
washing and biohazards require reliable and professional response. We're not asking

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01:07:09,050 --> 01:07:14,490
the city to replace what is working, we are asking you to build beyond it.

475
01:07:14,770 --> 01:07:19,850
Chinatown needs continue municipal cleaning and maintenance together with dedicated neighbor,

476
01:07:20,450 --> 01:07:24,150
neighborhood cleaning team, such as hope mission and hire good. We need seven days coverage,

477
01:07:24,150 --> 01:07:28,350
more frequent garbage collection, additional bins, expanded pressure washing, trained professionals

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01:07:28,350 --> 01:07:29,790
who can respond safely.

479
01:07:30,020 --> 01:07:59,200
Two-bile hazards. The people doing this work also need protection. Cleaners have been threatened, robbed, and assaulted while simply trying to do their job. Some have shown us bruises from being attacked and others have sought safety inside our businesses. Nobody should risk being assaulted or becoming seriously injured, just to remove garbage or human race from a public space. Volunteers have an important role in Chinatown. We would love for them to plant flowers, paint, celebrate our culture, and welcome visitors. Please,

480
01:08:00,880 --> 01:08:04,120
I just don't want to place them at their risk,

481
01:08:04,280 --> 01:08:07,000
like their health and their safety are at risk, right?

482
01:08:07,440 --> 01:08:08,620
Clownliness is not cosmetic.

483
01:08:08,860 --> 01:08:09,740
It's a public health.

484
01:08:09,760 --> 01:08:11,980
It's safety, it's dignity, and it's also the foundation

485
01:08:11,980 --> 01:08:14,340
of China Townsend Economic Survival.

486
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:16,680
Our merchants continue opening their doors

487
01:08:16,680 --> 01:08:18,020
because they believe in the community.

488
01:08:18,600 --> 01:08:20,260
China Town is part of Edmonton's history,

489
01:08:20,660 --> 01:08:23,740
but we do not want to be remembered for only for our past.

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01:08:24,120 --> 01:08:27,460
We want the opportunity to build a strong and hopeful future.

491
01:08:27,460 --> 01:08:32,880
Council, please protect the progress we have made, sustain and expand professional cleaning

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01:08:32,880 --> 01:08:35,020
throughout Chinatown, especially on weekends.

493
01:08:35,500 --> 01:08:36,840
If you have our things, thank you.

494
01:08:37,300 --> 01:08:37,700
Thank you.

495
01:08:37,700 --> 01:08:38,700
Thank you so much.

496
01:08:39,540 --> 01:08:45,440
I think the next person we have is, sorry, was Julia Tran here?

497
01:08:47,790 --> 01:08:49,450
I don't see her own.

498
01:08:50,070 --> 01:08:50,330
Oh, yeah.

499
01:08:50,350 --> 01:08:50,530
Hello.

500
01:08:50,650 --> 01:08:51,050
Yes, yes.

501
01:08:51,230 --> 01:08:51,710
Here you go.

502
01:08:52,030 --> 01:08:54,010
And I'll hand the chair back to Mr. Mayor.

503
01:08:54,550 --> 01:08:54,890
Thank you.

504
01:08:54,990 --> 01:08:55,490
You're not going, Julia.

505
01:08:56,430 --> 01:08:57,170
Thank you.

506
01:08:57,170 --> 01:09:00,530
Hello mayor, council administration, my name is Julia Tran.

507
01:09:00,870 --> 01:09:03,810
I currently work as a social policy and innovation analyst.

508
01:09:04,350 --> 01:09:08,310
I have worked many years in the McCullee area, and I'm also a face painter and I painted

509
01:09:08,310 --> 01:09:09,730
for many events in Chinatown.

510
01:09:10,170 --> 01:09:13,810
I have volunteered with Chinatown cleanups, and I was born and raised in Edmonton.

511
01:09:14,430 --> 01:09:16,490
Chinatown is a familiar place to me.

512
01:09:16,810 --> 01:09:20,770
The topic of Chinatown cleanup program is not just a matter of what cleaning service

513
01:09:20,770 --> 01:09:24,710
where and when, even after cleaning people are still helpless.

514
01:09:24,710 --> 01:09:28,830
The topic of Chinatown cleanup requires an integrated operational and

515
01:09:28,830 --> 01:09:33,210
soulful strategy. Yes, cleaning is needed and cleaning alone is insufficient.

516
01:09:33,570 --> 01:09:38,130
I love our Chinatown. I don't want just the clean street. I want safety, vibrancy.

517
01:09:38,250 --> 01:09:42,830
I want shares humanity and dignity. The most top tier highest level of professional

518
01:09:42,830 --> 01:09:47,250
cleaning services cannot deliver that. But together in combination with a strategy

519
01:09:47,250 --> 01:09:51,530
also anchored in connection and relationships, maybe it is.

520
01:09:51,530 --> 01:09:54,510
Existing approaches are designed for the operational component.

521
01:09:54,790 --> 01:09:57,710
If we continue to design with the sole focus on operations,

522
01:09:58,370 --> 01:10:01,550
how can we expect human and social outcomes to materialize?

523
01:10:02,010 --> 01:10:04,390
Revitis community led pilot proposal describes

524
01:10:04,390 --> 01:10:06,650
four functions with unique points of intervention.

525
01:10:07,430 --> 01:10:11,210
Revitis is anchored in a relational approach and it is through the ways in which

526
01:10:11,210 --> 01:10:15,650
Revitis is embedded in community that Revitis has generated outcomes and

527
01:10:15,650 --> 01:10:18,990
staying power capacity that are beyond temporarily clean streets.

528
01:10:18,990 --> 01:10:20,630
It is through these relationships.

529
01:10:20,870 --> 01:10:26,190
They have generative community intelligence that has given insight into more possibility than

530
01:10:26,190 --> 01:10:28,390
who can be hired to clean and where do we clean?

531
01:10:28,830 --> 01:10:33,470
Revitalis proposal represents a different kind of intervention that uses operational activity

532
01:10:33,470 --> 01:10:36,310
for relational, strategic, and systems of work.

533
01:10:36,670 --> 01:10:40,950
They propose actions such as working together for coordination, and consolidation of coverage

534
01:10:40,950 --> 01:10:45,990
disposal, and donation distribution, engaging in educating public, community, and business.

535
01:10:45,990 --> 01:10:49,490
working together to build community storage that and community pride.

536
01:10:49,890 --> 01:10:51,410
That is a cleaning end.

537
01:10:51,870 --> 01:10:55,110
I'm not saying this attempts to solve the underlying issue of housing and

538
01:10:55,110 --> 01:10:58,710
situation of public spaces, social disorder, or negative perceptions of

539
01:10:58,710 --> 01:10:59,190
Chinatown.

540
01:10:59,670 --> 01:11:01,990
But I am saying we need something different.

541
01:11:02,170 --> 01:11:05,310
We need investments and integrated strategies that create the

542
01:11:05,310 --> 01:11:07,890
foundational building blocks so that we can't.

543
01:11:08,070 --> 01:11:10,430
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

544
01:11:10,870 --> 01:11:14,450
Revita is proposing a different approach, existing operations and approaches

545
01:11:14,450 --> 01:11:19,170
are operationally focused. What continues to be explored in the alternative proposal are

546
01:11:19,170 --> 01:11:24,430
other ways to administer operations. This is not an ordinary cleaning or kitchen situation

547
01:11:24,430 --> 01:11:28,910
where we pick up the poster, give it a wipe underneath and put the poster back. This is not

548
01:11:28,910 --> 01:11:33,230
just simply contracting an administering service. This is our opportunity to make an investment.

549
01:11:33,510 --> 01:11:38,630
If our desired outcome is a safe, vibrant connected Chinatown, cleaning is only one component

550
01:11:38,630 --> 01:11:43,530
of the response. We are missing a critical human piece to address a human element and

551
01:11:43,530 --> 01:11:46,670
provided gives us at the very least a strong starting point.

552
01:11:46,970 --> 01:11:50,410
This is my advocacy to Council to do something and change everything.

553
01:11:51,030 --> 01:11:51,650
Thank you.

554
01:11:51,870 --> 01:11:53,130
Thank you very much.

555
01:11:53,690 --> 01:11:56,790
And just a reminder, and again, I'll just flag for those online.

556
01:11:57,270 --> 01:11:58,970
We ask that you don't use the raise hand function.

557
01:11:59,050 --> 01:12:02,110
If you have questions, you can reach out to the city clerk in the email that you would

558
01:12:02,110 --> 01:12:02,590
have received.

559
01:12:03,030 --> 01:12:03,850
Although, again, I'll flag.

560
01:12:04,510 --> 01:12:08,150
If you're here for the climate item, we are currently working through the Chinatown

561
01:12:08,150 --> 01:12:13,230
Community Cleanup Program item first, that we've got a number of speakers, 24

562
01:12:13,230 --> 01:12:16,830
speakers that have registered a few that are not available any more.

563
01:12:17,490 --> 01:12:22,210
After we finish that item, which, again, if we're lucky, we'll finish before lunch.

564
01:12:22,450 --> 01:12:28,310
There is a very good possibility that we won't. After that item is complete, then we'll

565
01:12:28,310 --> 01:12:34,470
move on to the climate item and just noting for everyone to ensure we try to have the best

566
01:12:34,470 --> 01:12:39,770
chance to finish the meeting today, although it's still not a guarantee by any stretch

567
01:12:39,770 --> 01:12:43,310
with the number of speakers, we've already changed the speaking time to three minutes.

568
01:12:43,490 --> 01:12:47,370
So if you've prepared a five-minute speech, begin to pair that down because I'm going

569
01:12:47,370 --> 01:12:52,230
to be very firm on time because we're going to try to get through the entire agenda today

570
01:12:52,230 --> 01:12:52,970
if it all possible.

571
01:12:53,590 --> 01:12:55,550
So next up on this item, Jeremy Wong.

572
01:12:58,480 --> 01:12:58,580
All right.

573
01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:03,460
Good morning, council and mayor, thanks for letting me speak here.

574
01:13:04,500 --> 01:13:05,760
Yeah, my name is Jeremy Wong.

575
01:13:06,520 --> 01:13:10,080
I'm a lifelong, a mental audience, a living engineer and project manager.

576
01:13:10,720 --> 01:13:22,760
I've been the giant town for a long time since the 1990s, and I've seen parts of the, you know, the air is deteriorated for sure from a business function, a cultural function, and of course a cleanliness function.

577
01:13:23,940 --> 01:13:34,840
Since this deterioration of this has occurred, I've started to, as of last year, start to volunteer for a variety of some of the monthly cleanups,

578
01:13:34,840 --> 01:13:40,880
which it is increased my desire to find ways to support interventions to help restore the conditions in China town.

579
01:13:42,440 --> 01:13:48,120
I would say that based on this city report, I would say that's the option free city supported.

580
01:13:48,240 --> 01:13:49,380
Can we let services?

581
01:13:50,240 --> 01:13:52,760
I would recommend versus a private sector delivery.

582
01:13:53,420 --> 01:14:04,500
This would increase engagement of local residences, businesses, and other more vested in the visuals rather than just have a generic private sector or a vendor provide services.

583
01:14:04,500 --> 01:14:13,760
There's so many issues that I've compounded in China town where you need specialized community involvement to actually make more systemic change.

584
01:14:14,340 --> 01:14:20,380
This is also a need space service that returns the heart and ownership to the core of this service.

585
01:14:20,380 --> 01:14:27,080
It also facilitates the allowance networking, community collaboration and synergies that will facilitate

586
01:14:27,080 --> 01:14:34,360
further action in other areas, such as security, business, cultural initiatives, all which would

587
01:14:34,360 --> 01:14:37,320
help to solve some of these compounding issues.

588
01:14:38,820 --> 01:14:43,380
This would help to community to serve itself, progress towards cleaning up more effectively and

589
01:14:43,380 --> 01:14:45,160
contributing to more positive developments.

590
01:14:45,160 --> 01:14:49,060
What are some strengths in the Revita proposals specifically?

591
01:14:49,400 --> 01:14:56,140
Some strengths include having an actual site coordinator that would help with more

592
01:14:56,140 --> 01:14:59,960
frequent consistent and structured activation of the human resources that would be

593
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:06,920
I'm trained properly to do the work. Also, it would provide needs-based cleanings to supplement the city of

594
01:15:06,920 --> 01:15:12,920
emissions existing programs. I ease like the activations in all six avenue corridor or potentially in

595
01:15:12,920 --> 01:15:23,700
self-chided town were required. Also, it may involve, it involve activations both during, during the

596
01:15:24,880 --> 01:15:53,380
Wednesday's Friday's, right, and then parts of the, I guess that this proposal that would bring excitement to myself as a long time inventory and as a project leader is the expense and already existing grassroots clean up initiative, which of course right now in its current form once a month doesn't perform all the functions that we need it to do into a more systematic community route program of measurable metrics that demonstrate to the entire community its effectiveness.

597
01:15:53,700 --> 01:15:59,060
So thanks for the time, everyone. Appreciate it. Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Colin Campbell.

598
01:16:03,520 --> 01:16:16,400
Good morning Councillors. I'm here as the property manager for five Oaks. I manage approximately 150 residential units and seven commercial properties in the quarters directly affected by the conditions discussed in this report.

599
01:16:17,340 --> 01:16:23,180
I support increased professional cleaning, seven day coverage and sustained investment in the entire area.

600
01:16:23,180 --> 01:16:28,220
However, I believe the report would benefit from greater clarity regarding its geographic scope,

601
01:16:28,920 --> 01:16:33,600
consultation process, and the evidence informing the proposed allocation of resources.

602
01:16:34,860 --> 01:16:42,520
The report proposes direct ding approximately 75-80% of resources to North Chinatown and 20-25% to South Chinatown,

603
01:16:42,860 --> 01:16:45,020
but South Chinatown is never clearly defined.

604
01:16:45,700 --> 01:16:51,780
There is no boundary map. It is not within the Chinatown BIA, and the report does not explain its relationship to the quarters,

605
01:16:51,780 --> 01:16:55,980
or identify the affected streets, properties, and problem locations.

606
01:16:57,020 --> 01:16:59,720
Within our properties, we do a deal directly with persistent,

607
01:16:59,720 --> 01:17:03,700
weightoring, public drug use, biohazards, obstructed instances,

608
01:17:04,200 --> 01:17:06,380
and property damage, particularly around the GWG

609
01:17:06,380 --> 01:17:08,640
braiding around the across from the law courts,

610
01:17:09,060 --> 01:17:11,960
and along 96th Street, or quarter near the double tree hotel.

611
01:17:13,360 --> 01:17:15,900
These conditions affect our residents, businesses,

612
01:17:16,600 --> 01:17:17,600
customers, and staff.

613
01:17:18,160 --> 01:17:20,260
I spoke to our tenant uncle as just on Monday,

614
01:17:20,260 --> 01:17:29,280
And staff raise legitimate safety concerns that are affecting its cost employees, customers, and ongoing communication with EPS is not doing up to deal with the circumstances.

615
01:17:31,400 --> 01:17:41,240
Either the quarters is included in the program, in which case its stakeholders almost be consulted, or if it's not, administration must define where self-trained town ends, and explain how the quarters will be served.

616
01:17:42,560 --> 01:17:46,540
This submission is especially concerning because I was invited to participate in crime prevention

617
01:17:46,540 --> 01:17:51,040
through environment design work, connected to the city of Edmonton's neighborhood empowerment

618
01:17:51,040 --> 01:17:56,280
team, about six months ago, and I don't like today's report, that process defined as

619
01:17:56,280 --> 01:18:02,340
study area, mapping specific hospitals and examined public safety data, it recorded 103 emergency

620
01:18:02,340 --> 01:18:08,540
calls between March 23 and March 26, on 96th street, which included 77 overdose-related

621
01:18:08,540 --> 01:18:09,840
and eminent fire responses.

622
01:18:11,580 --> 01:18:17,100
That report identified 96-3 is a focal point, and specifically recommended prioritizing

623
01:18:17,100 --> 01:18:22,160
cleaning and around the hotel on the alleyway west of 96-3, that evidence directly concerns

624
01:18:22,160 --> 01:18:25,880
the quarter five oaks managers, yet it does not appear to have informed the report.

625
01:18:26,680 --> 01:18:33,280
Before endorsing a geographic allocation, I asked Council and Administration to clearly define

626
01:18:33,280 --> 01:18:38,220
South China Town is relationship to the quarters, consult effective property owners, businesses,

627
01:18:38,900 --> 01:18:44,920
residents and cultural organizations. Incorporate the SIPTED findings and relevant EPS,

628
01:18:45,080 --> 01:18:50,860
Emmaton Fire and 311 data, identify service gaps and hotspots across the entire service area,

629
01:18:51,380 --> 01:18:56,220
and base resource allocation on undocumented conditions and measurable need. Thank you.

630
01:18:56,520 --> 01:19:01,000
Thank you very much. I think we already just confirmed a man who is not available, but they've

631
01:19:01,000 --> 01:19:05,200
into their information, a Jock Zang is next.

632
01:19:12,220 --> 01:19:13,540
So, they're on live, very good.

633
01:19:13,540 --> 01:19:13,840
Thank you.

634
01:19:14,100 --> 01:19:14,360
I'm excited.

635
01:19:15,540 --> 01:19:18,020
Thank you for taking the time to listen and hear our stories.

636
01:19:18,460 --> 01:19:19,520
My name is Jock Zang.

637
01:19:20,100 --> 01:19:21,880
I've been involved in Chinatown for several years.

638
01:19:22,200 --> 01:19:25,180
I was part of the CVU Council from 2022 to 2025.

639
01:19:25,900 --> 01:19:27,660
And I'm a clearly a member of the Revita,

640
01:19:28,060 --> 01:19:29,880
hard to see me in the monthly cleanups

641
01:19:29,880 --> 01:19:33,520
and also helping set up those, a Chinatown after drugs.

642
01:19:34,340 --> 01:19:35,860
So I first became involved with Chinatown

643
01:19:35,860 --> 01:19:41,100
in 2020. I was first about why I basically have spurred necessary. My memories of trying to

644
01:19:41,100 --> 01:19:46,060
help grow very different. Remember, volunteering at the MN-10 Chinese LT Cultural Center,

645
01:19:46,600 --> 01:19:51,760
getting dim sum in Chinese barbecue, shopping at 99 supermarkets with my parents. So when I first

646
01:19:51,760 --> 01:19:56,800
joined my first cleanup, I was shocked by what I saw. I remember picking on my first to start

647
01:19:56,800 --> 01:20:01,080
in needles and realizing how low I understood about the opioid crisis and the challenges

648
01:20:01,080 --> 01:20:05,840
that our inner city was facing. I became curious that the circumstances behind it

649
01:20:05,840 --> 01:20:10,700
and I learned about harm reduction, also since the safety and many barriers facing Chinatown.

650
01:20:11,660 --> 01:20:14,300
That experience also showed me that I could do something about it.

651
01:20:14,500 --> 01:20:18,740
If you wanted to change the narratives around Chinatown, you need to take a gift that an extra push.

652
01:20:19,120 --> 01:20:24,220
That is why through Revita, I did partner with a social worker to incorporate drug poisoning response

653
01:20:24,220 --> 01:20:26,980
and relax in a administration experience into our females.

654
01:20:28,320 --> 01:20:31,540
And what I learned from that is that we are not just cleaning up garbage.

655
01:20:31,540 --> 01:20:36,620
We're creating opportunities for people to see, learn from, and build relationships within the space.

656
01:20:37,380 --> 01:20:42,800
Through all my clean-ups and being in Chinatown, I've also seen on-house community members caring for these spaces themselves,

657
01:20:43,060 --> 01:20:46,780
which has made me also think about where our plans could be done.

658
01:20:46,960 --> 01:20:50,980
To my knowledge, they have not yet joined our organized clean-ups at Reavider,

659
01:20:51,600 --> 01:20:57,820
but I believe that there is an opportunity to create space for one to participate and be recognized for the work they are already doing.

660
01:20:57,820 --> 01:21:02,180
To a community led up approach, we can view more than just clean time down.

661
01:21:02,540 --> 01:21:07,060
You can create opportunities for people to contribute, build relationships, and take ownership of the community.

662
01:21:07,520 --> 01:21:08,000
They call home.

663
01:21:08,760 --> 01:21:11,160
That to me is how we build a sustainable community.

664
01:21:11,940 --> 01:21:13,520
Thank you for listening to me.

665
01:21:14,740 --> 01:21:15,360
Thank you very much.

666
01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:17,700
Our next speaker is Joanna Wong.

667
01:21:20,070 --> 01:21:23,450
The city clerk, I think we miss Catluse slides.

668
01:21:24,550 --> 01:21:28,290
If we bring her slides up and that came in with Jackson's presentation.

669
01:21:28,290 --> 01:21:31,590
We'll get those up before we start your time.

670
01:21:32,310 --> 01:21:33,390
While we're getting that up,

671
01:21:33,770 --> 01:21:36,730
I think a speaker number one that was on this list Edwin Schale,

672
01:21:36,970 --> 01:21:39,510
I see you, are you, you're here for the Chinatown item,

673
01:21:39,790 --> 01:21:42,350
so perfect. So we'll figure out a way to get you a spot

674
01:21:42,350 --> 01:21:44,590
because I think are we doing all the speakers in this one panel?

675
01:21:44,950 --> 01:21:48,510
Yeah. Okay, so we're going to, we'll figure out a way to get you a seat

676
01:21:48,510 --> 01:21:49,830
in there at some point.

677
01:21:50,490 --> 01:21:55,610
I believe the presentation for this speaker is up now

678
01:21:55,610 --> 01:21:57,090
and so whenever you're ready please go ahead.

679
01:21:57,630 --> 01:22:06,210
So, good morning council, my name is Joanna Wong, I'm a director with a CDC and I run the student-led

680
01:22:06,210 --> 01:22:10,290
Jagging Food Tourist and I'm also serve as a chair of the Emmington Dragon Festival.

681
01:22:11,050 --> 01:22:14,550
But my connection to China town goes back much further than any of these roles.

682
01:22:15,010 --> 01:22:18,910
I grew up in this community, I work here as a pharmacist for over 30 years,

683
01:22:19,170 --> 01:22:20,270
caring for people in neighborhood.

684
01:22:20,790 --> 01:22:25,270
I own a business, I want to property there, I've spent decades working alongside our businesses

685
01:22:25,270 --> 01:22:27,810
rather than seniors in community organization.

686
01:22:28,750 --> 01:22:29,850
I am at the front line.

687
01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:37,360
In both South and North Chinatown. I think it really agrees that Chinatown needs to be clean. The question is

688
01:22:37,360 --> 01:22:42,700
how we can accomplish that effectively, safely, in response, and how we get the greatest value from

689
01:22:42,700 --> 01:22:49,200
our public dollars. I absolutely support volunteerism. I am a volunteer. Volunteer, the

690
01:22:49,200 --> 01:22:59,980
wonderful for our community, of activation, beautification, and building neighborhood pride. But we

691
01:23:00,660 --> 01:23:03,280
Volunteers are not professional street cleaning cleaners.

692
01:23:03,820 --> 01:23:09,020
Once we start talking about dedicating city funding for consistent 7 day services, we are

693
01:23:09,020 --> 01:23:12,300
no longer simply talking about volunteers' civic engagement.

694
01:23:12,860 --> 01:23:17,980
We're purchasing a service with public money, and we're purchasing a service, counsel

695
01:23:17,980 --> 01:23:22,620
should be asking, who is best qualified to deliver that service and what exactly are we paying

696
01:23:22,620 --> 01:23:23,100
for?

697
01:23:23,660 --> 01:23:28,800
Because clean in China today is simply not picking up coffee cups and pieces of paper.

698
01:23:28,800 --> 01:23:35,400
Our streets can contain needles, feces, body fluids, and we flip the cats so I can show everything

699
01:23:35,400 --> 01:23:39,260
every day that we're dealing with is the bad hazards in front of our businesses.

700
01:23:39,920 --> 01:23:45,040
Workers doing this job need appropriate training, PPE, equipment, proper procedure.

701
01:23:45,480 --> 01:23:46,660
This is specialized work.

702
01:23:47,220 --> 01:23:49,720
This is where the significant difference between the proposals.

703
01:23:50,880 --> 01:23:55,260
The professional model includes regular litter collection, pressure washing, graffiti removal

704
01:23:55,260 --> 01:23:59,520
I work sweeping waste receptacle, monitoring and rapid response.

705
01:24:00,300 --> 01:24:02,740
Under the other model, specialized cleaning is required.

706
01:24:03,340 --> 01:24:06,420
Pressure washing, graffeding removal removal will be dispatched to hope mission.

707
01:24:06,720 --> 01:24:10,420
We bow hazard encampment and junk removal will be dispatched back to the city.

708
01:24:10,800 --> 01:24:12,580
This raises a very simple question for me.

709
01:24:12,880 --> 01:24:17,040
If another organization or city still have to perform the specialized cleaning,

710
01:24:17,580 --> 01:24:19,580
why are we creating another layer in the middle?

711
01:24:20,040 --> 01:24:22,300
Why not contract directly with qualified professions

712
01:24:22,300 --> 01:24:25,140
who can actually perform work, China needs.

713
01:24:26,080 --> 01:24:31,580
The City Commasure Contract, BIA or Safety Council could potentially play a role in the oversight.

714
01:24:32,200 --> 01:24:39,120
Most importantly, there should be a strong community oversight, ensure services are being purchased, are actually being delivered.

715
01:24:39,820 --> 01:24:44,540
So I think Council need to ask, how much of every dollar is actually going onto a street in China?

716
01:24:45,040 --> 01:24:48,280
For me, the priority is clear, put the money on the streets.

717
01:24:48,280 --> 01:24:52,900
Give Chin Town Professional Consistence Seven Days Cleaning, give us adequate garbage

718
01:24:52,900 --> 01:24:57,900
to receptacle and frequent garbage collection, give us power washing, graffiti removal, give us

719
01:24:57,900 --> 01:25:01,200
train people who can deal safely with needle species and other bio hazards.

720
01:25:01,740 --> 01:25:06,120
And established clear measurable service standards, so we know what taxpayers are receiving

721
01:25:06,120 --> 01:25:07,040
for their money.

722
01:25:07,740 --> 01:25:08,680
Thank you very much.

723
01:25:08,920 --> 01:25:10,160
Next up is Erica Strada.

724
01:25:15,250 --> 01:25:15,630
Thank you.

725
01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:20,900
Good morning everyone.

726
01:25:20,900 --> 01:25:26,520
I'm in a research show, I'm the executive director of Alberta Avenue Business Association.

727
01:25:27,500 --> 01:25:36,020
We do invest from all business collective, about $100,000 worth of cleaning.

728
01:25:37,240 --> 01:25:48,900
Besides the funding available by the grants and programs highlighted in cities report

729
01:25:48,900 --> 01:25:50,640
in cities administration report.

730
01:25:50,760 --> 01:25:58,300
We're in support of the Chinatown Cleanup project,

731
01:25:58,500 --> 01:26:01,260
especially option number three I believe.

732
01:26:02,160 --> 01:26:05,600
We're, you have a administration and power to collaborate

733
01:26:06,760 --> 01:26:12,280
with communities and fund those efforts.

734
01:26:13,460 --> 01:26:16,180
I think I have walked a Chinatown,

735
01:26:16,320 --> 01:26:17,800
I'm very fond of Chinatown.

736
01:26:17,800 --> 01:26:24,080
Personally, though there are a lot, I walk the streets with the executive director for

737
01:26:24,080 --> 01:26:30,120
days, Chinatown, attend the committee events, the safety council, and a lot of activities

738
01:26:30,120 --> 01:26:37,840
that happen in the part of Chinatown, and I do recognize that the level of need that is there

739
01:26:37,840 --> 01:26:45,580
requires more than one single approach. I think you all need to work together there, and I hope

740
01:26:45,580 --> 01:26:56,000
that city administration and council can support them on this work and also just be mindful

741
01:26:56,760 --> 01:27:04,060
that unintended consequences will push people away from Chinatown and that will create

742
01:27:04,060 --> 01:27:08,360
cost across the city. We're not going to be solving the problem, we're not going to be solving

743
01:27:08,360 --> 01:27:16,360
the root cost. I think that's impossible, but I think we need to be cautious of where else

744
01:27:16,360 --> 01:27:28,020
are going to be leader problems created with any specific program that happens and it's not

745
01:27:28,020 --> 01:27:29,920
thoughtfully considered a city-wide.

746
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:36,280
Yeah, and I think I don't know when was the last review on the

747
01:27:36,280 --> 01:27:42,980
and funding that is out there for all RBS that are doing cleanup but I think making sure

748
01:27:42,980 --> 01:27:48,120
there is adjustment for cost of living and inflation on those programs is needed.

749
01:27:48,300 --> 01:27:53,080
I think that's a business improvement area or goal is to provide welcoming beautiful spaces.

750
01:27:53,720 --> 01:27:58,960
Sadly, we have to deal with the challenges that we're faced with and I'm very optimistic

751
01:27:58,960 --> 01:28:08,620
like that, they can't go in that project and turn around, turn around, turn around, turn around and make it beautiful and come back to everybody. Thank you.

752
01:28:08,740 --> 01:28:12,380
Thank you very much. Next up is Nicholas Newman. Please go ahead.

753
01:28:13,080 --> 01:28:16,340
This is Andrew. I did switch Nicholas and he can did consent to that.

754
01:28:16,380 --> 01:28:20,300
Oh, perfect. Sorry. I didn't realize that. That's no problem. Andrew, then you go ahead.

755
01:28:20,440 --> 01:28:21,840
Sounds good. Thank you.

756
01:28:21,840 --> 01:28:29,440
Hello, Mayor, counselors, and administration. My name is Andrew Halley, and today I'm speaking as a co-founder and vice president of Revital.

757
01:28:30,300 --> 01:28:35,460
I've participated in a monthly community cleanup since early 2022. That's over 50 cleanups.

758
01:28:36,200 --> 01:28:39,860
And I'm speaking in support of Option 3, city supported community led services.

759
01:28:42,220 --> 01:28:46,420
I want to start by first naming our definition of community, since everyone reads that differently.

760
01:28:46,420 --> 01:28:52,820
We define it as anyone drawn as the Tritans, drew a graphical space for whatever reason.

761
01:28:53,200 --> 01:28:56,700
Now all those liver work here, but we all care enough to be here today.

762
01:28:57,420 --> 01:29:01,720
At its core, people come to our cleanups not to just pick garbage, but to start building

763
01:29:01,720 --> 01:29:03,360
meaning of a meaningful relationship with Tritans.

764
01:29:04,340 --> 01:29:08,700
Conversations at the cleanups have sparked many discussions and ideas that impacted our community.

765
01:29:09,280 --> 01:29:16,400
Such as conceiving a community activation in the alleyway that would become one of our

766
01:29:17,200 --> 01:29:22,020
This work also lines up closely with the Priorities Council has already set for 2020-2020,

767
01:29:22,660 --> 01:29:26,440
under Quality Services. The framework calls for building and fostering civic pride,

768
01:29:26,600 --> 01:29:32,260
and that's really the heart of what our cleanup is doing. We have multiple scope and

769
01:29:32,260 --> 01:29:36,920
cost of proposals, ready to submit, showcasing our flexibility depending on funding,

770
01:29:37,020 --> 01:29:42,480
appetite, and service expectations. Keeping that flexibility in mind, we feel it is

771
01:29:42,480 --> 01:29:47,200
modest and responsible to request a one-year community-led pilot that adds what the city does.

772
01:29:47,880 --> 01:29:52,900
Covering the weekends, the city's own negligent flaged, and has ambition to not only pick up,

773
01:29:53,120 --> 01:29:56,400
but also to start to patch the system that fills the street in the first place.

774
01:29:57,480 --> 01:29:59,960
We've been doing this work in Shaxon indirectly and directly.

775
01:30:02,800 --> 01:30:23,900
We are asking that one of the real decision comes, we are ready to step up, whether it's being directly brought in to you to work, or to simply pass that on to other communities for our, I mean, or to simply pass that, our community focus clear practice to other groups willing to do that work.

776
01:30:23,900 --> 01:30:29,480
We picked a wall of garbage over the years and occasionally each other's spirits both need regular maintenance

777
01:30:29,480 --> 01:30:33,080
Thank you, and I'm happy to connect afterwards. If I don't want to continue to the conversation

778
01:30:34,180 --> 01:30:38,820
Thank you very much. So now then we'll go to Julia Davis. This is next try

779
01:30:38,820 --> 01:30:41,140
Hi everyone. Thank you for the

780
01:30:41,140 --> 01:30:47,500
Opportunity to speak today. My name is Julia Davis and I am a volunteer with the Chinatown town cleanup

781
01:30:47,500 --> 01:30:53,780
I was born and raised in Hamilton, and I am the season of life where I spend much of my time with my kids who are eight six and four

782
01:30:54,400 --> 01:31:03,400
China Town is a big part of my childhood, and as someone who's trying to pass down my heritage to my children is important to me that China Town thrives, and that China Town is a part of their lives too.

783
01:31:03,940 --> 01:31:06,820
So I took my little kids to the China Town cleanup.

784
01:31:07,320 --> 01:31:10,680
And to those raising safety concerns, I welcome questions about my parenting choices.

785
01:31:11,880 --> 01:31:14,900
We return to the China Town cleanup actually on request of my children.

786
01:31:15,960 --> 01:31:23,240
When I watch them at these events, I think it's apparent that they're getting something valuable from chatting with the other volunteers.

787
01:31:23,240 --> 01:31:30,320
from sharing a meal at the end, from the pride of transforming a small patch of grass or sidewalk or parking lot.

788
01:31:30,640 --> 01:31:35,400
They seem more energized at the end despite walking around for hours and the elements picking up garbage.

789
01:31:36,040 --> 01:31:38,200
No whining, which is saying something.

790
01:31:39,100 --> 01:31:43,900
I don't think they have the words to describe, but they're experiencing, you know, they might say, fine, was fine.

791
01:31:44,220 --> 01:31:48,000
But I think it's really the magic of community and contribution.

792
01:31:48,900 --> 01:31:53,260
In my experience, community is not something you just stumble upon.

793
01:31:53,480 --> 01:31:57,440
It is something you show up for, something you must build.

794
01:31:57,940 --> 01:32:00,540
And this is what is most exciting to me about Revita's proposal,

795
01:32:01,000 --> 01:32:03,960
the priority on community and growing it.

796
01:32:04,160 --> 01:32:07,240
To quote Manho, who couldn't make it today,

797
01:32:07,560 --> 01:32:10,060
he's a fellow volunteer and revita team member.

798
01:32:10,860 --> 01:32:13,160
When a project is truly community driven,

799
01:32:13,660 --> 01:32:16,640
it tends to attract passionate people who are willing to work together

800
01:32:16,640 --> 01:32:19,700
to solve problems and create positive change.

801
01:32:19,820 --> 01:32:22,140
And I think you will be hearing and feeling

802
01:32:22,140 --> 01:32:24,940
some of the passion and heart and care in this room.

803
01:32:25,620 --> 01:32:28,780
I hope the Executive Committee considers option three.

804
01:32:28,900 --> 01:32:31,840
Community led cleanups and engages the community

805
01:32:31,840 --> 01:32:35,700
to accomplish more than just more picking

806
01:32:35,700 --> 01:32:36,720
and pressure-washing.

807
01:32:37,140 --> 01:32:37,860
Thank you.

808
01:32:38,380 --> 01:32:39,300
Thank you very much.

809
01:32:39,420 --> 01:32:41,920
Our next speaker is Lewis Tran.

810
01:32:44,700 --> 01:32:45,640
Good morning.

811
01:32:46,160 --> 01:32:47,340
My name is Lewis Tran.

812
01:32:47,340 --> 01:32:55,180
I'm a long time provider, member, former Chinatown after dark event planner, and volunteer regular since 2021 with the Chinatown cleanups.

813
01:32:55,360 --> 01:33:02,640
Throughout my involvement, I was amazed to see the benefits such as community gatherings, team collaboration, and folks showing interest towards Chinatown.

814
01:33:03,500 --> 01:33:05,980
This convinced me enough to join in on this initiative.

815
01:33:07,020 --> 01:33:08,920
Many of us care about Chinatown's future.

816
01:33:09,300 --> 01:33:13,360
For me, as a kid, I was personally a member of this in grocery stores like Black and Any Southern,

817
01:33:13,360 --> 01:33:19,620
And sometimes, in any of our restaurants like Danny C, Century Palace, my family, I charge those memories a lot.

818
01:33:19,980 --> 01:33:21,540
And I plan to keep it moving further and further.

819
01:33:22,820 --> 01:33:27,180
Also, being involved in this work gave me the opportunity to connect with business owners and leaders.

820
01:33:28,260 --> 01:33:33,280
I got a chance to defend, defend them, learn more about them and finding ways to support their businesses.

821
01:33:34,340 --> 01:33:36,840
And yeah, being part of a change rate.

822
01:33:37,080 --> 01:33:39,660
Back then, I was known for being shy and introverted.

823
01:33:40,160 --> 01:33:45,200
I never thought I would accomplish something huge in my life, however I wanted to hear about the

824
01:33:45,200 --> 01:33:45,920
Chinatown cleanups.

825
01:33:46,500 --> 01:33:50,380
I thought maybe it was good opportunity to push myself, try to change the narrative, that people

826
01:33:50,380 --> 01:33:56,020
see me back then, and turn my first clean up in October 2021 and it taught me how to be confident

827
01:33:57,020 --> 01:34:04,660
either motivated, to even help me gain the skills, experience, even make connections, and even further

828
01:34:04,660 --> 01:34:10,820
spend my scope to to to I'm being involved in the other Chinatown events. This one thing I

829
01:34:10,820 --> 01:34:17,440
truly learned is if you're included. I want to be useful and we'll prove myself to others

830
01:34:17,440 --> 01:34:22,120
that I'm capable of doing this work and after that I would be seeing some results. As I move forward

831
01:34:22,120 --> 01:34:26,240
I like to be viewed as someone that has great passion for Chinatown coming with the positive mindset

832
01:34:26,920 --> 01:34:32,320
and one of the work hard. The most part factor for me is ensuring I have to feel fully satisfied

833
01:34:33,140 --> 01:34:37,860
So the more chance of events I keep contributing to, the more I feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment.

834
01:34:38,960 --> 01:34:42,580
And I hope the Executive Committee can serve as Option 3, Community Light Cleanups,

835
01:34:42,740 --> 01:34:47,820
and engage the community to accomplish more than just more peating and fresh washing.

836
01:34:48,760 --> 01:34:49,140
Thank you.

837
01:34:49,800 --> 01:34:50,580
Thank you very much.

838
01:34:50,700 --> 01:34:53,320
Our next speaker is Jacqueline Armistead.

839
01:34:54,260 --> 01:34:54,820
Did I get it?

840
01:34:54,820 --> 01:34:55,760
Yeah, Armistead is good.

841
01:34:55,920 --> 01:34:56,260
Thank you.

842
01:34:57,140 --> 01:35:01,620
My name is Jacqueline, and I'm a recent graduate student from the U of Ace Sign Program.

843
01:35:01,620 --> 01:35:04,060
I also just work at Riemagine Architects on the block.

844
01:35:04,880 --> 01:35:08,520
When I moved to the city four years ago for city, I had very few connections or reasons

845
01:35:08,520 --> 01:35:11,640
to be an eminent in downtown, and even less so in Chinatown.

846
01:35:12,200 --> 01:35:16,800
I was living in Ruperbent, my grandparents, and I never really sought community outside of my

847
01:35:16,800 --> 01:35:18,960
university environment until I was almost graduated.

848
01:35:20,240 --> 01:35:24,140
I sought out an opportunity to be in the Chinatown cleanups, because it gave me a reason

849
01:35:24,140 --> 01:35:28,560
to be in this place, and over time it became more of a gateway to understanding and appreciating

850
01:35:28,560 --> 01:35:29,920
which Chinatown had to offer.

851
01:35:30,240 --> 01:35:31,980
I'm really John to the people here in the spirit

852
01:35:31,980 --> 01:35:34,020
that they bring to build their communities back stronger.

853
01:35:34,720 --> 01:35:37,920
Every time I volunteer, I try and bridge more people

854
01:35:37,920 --> 01:35:40,580
into this community, so I'll invite friends, family members,

855
01:35:41,220 --> 01:35:43,460
even just people off Met one time through sporting events,

856
01:35:43,720 --> 01:35:45,600
so I've brought to the client the cleanups.

857
01:35:46,060 --> 01:35:47,300
And they've created a pathway for me

858
01:35:47,300 --> 01:35:48,820
to find other people, shared interests,

859
01:35:49,440 --> 01:35:51,340
to discover new businesses and foods,

860
01:35:51,540 --> 01:35:53,280
and to understand some of the more delicate needs

861
01:35:53,280 --> 01:35:57,040
of the community members there and how we may support them.

862
01:35:57,040 --> 01:36:03,040
When we come to volunteer, we always linger, and for me, would prevent us doing has created

863
01:36:04,320 --> 01:36:07,720
deep supporters of Chinatown in my friends and family.

864
01:36:09,100 --> 01:36:13,120
I ask that the Executive Committee considers option three community-like cleanups.

865
01:36:13,760 --> 01:36:14,040
Thank you.

866
01:36:15,320 --> 01:36:15,700
Thank you.

867
01:36:15,840 --> 01:36:16,840
Next up is Jenny Sun.

868
01:36:21,170 --> 01:36:21,630
Hi there.

869
01:36:21,790 --> 01:36:23,650
Hello Mayor, counselors, and administration.

870
01:36:24,370 --> 01:36:28,470
My name is Jenny, and I've been attending Revitas Cleanups for about a year now.

871
01:36:29,450 --> 01:36:35,270
So, Chinatown means a lot to me as an immigrant to Canada, when I first got here, I struggled

872
01:36:35,270 --> 01:36:40,490
to fit in to understand my identity and Chinatown provided for me a sense of belonging.

873
01:36:41,390 --> 01:36:46,250
And working at Revita has allowed me to learn about the people who live, who work, and

874
01:36:46,250 --> 01:36:49,750
who spend their time in Chinatown, including the unhoused population.

875
01:36:51,130 --> 01:36:55,510
One thing that really seeks out to me when doing clean-ups is when I find personal belongings

876
01:36:55,510 --> 01:37:02,530
on the ground. And I'm talking about like pillows, blankets, makeup bags, shoes. It's really hard

877
01:37:02,530 --> 01:37:08,630
to know what to do when I see these items. Do I put them away? Do I leave them there? So during

878
01:37:08,630 --> 01:37:13,410
one of the cleanups I had the opportunity to talk with an unhoused individual. They were

879
01:37:13,410 --> 01:37:19,610
carrying a very large and heavy bag. And it was quite sad. They were struggling to walk. They

880
01:37:19,610 --> 01:37:24,890
didn't have socks on. They were shivering from the cold. We just had a conversation and he

881
01:37:24,890 --> 01:37:29,970
mentioned to me that due to having to walk around a lot, he's not really able to carry too much with him.

882
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:40,000
So, sometimes he would have to leave some of his personal belongings just somewhere that he thinks is safe, and then he would try to go back to retrieve them later.

883
01:37:40,700 --> 01:37:51,360
However, he did mention to that a lot of the times these items just go missing, they are just gone, and he believes it might be due to being cleaned up or thrown away.

884
01:37:51,360 --> 01:37:59,040
So, what I really want to emphasize is that, you know, one person might see as garbage,

885
01:37:59,540 --> 01:38:02,700
could be somebody else's treasure, could be their personal belongings.

886
01:38:03,420 --> 01:38:09,920
And if we as a community were to clean up their belongings, we might be making it harder

887
01:38:09,920 --> 01:38:11,940
for them unintentionally.

888
01:38:12,460 --> 01:38:17,980
And so, I think this really highlights the importance of collaboration and community building.

889
01:38:17,980 --> 01:38:22,440
we want to work together with our on-house population and not against them.

890
01:38:22,900 --> 01:38:27,860
So we want people who would be willing to build these relationships over time and not just clean.

891
01:38:28,560 --> 01:38:33,080
And that's why I'm in favor of community-led cleanup initiatives.

892
01:38:33,420 --> 01:38:38,300
I hope the Executive Committee will consider option three encouraging more community engagement

893
01:38:38,300 --> 01:38:43,000
and showing consideration for all groups living in Chinatown. Thank you.

894
01:38:43,240 --> 01:38:46,660
Thank you very much. I think our next speaker is actually William

895
01:38:46,660 --> 01:38:51,720
or no, not anymore, pass it over to Michael.

896
01:38:53,990 --> 01:38:54,930
Hello, Mayor Councillors.

897
01:38:55,510 --> 01:38:57,830
I volunteer with Chinatown Screen Up.

898
01:38:58,150 --> 01:39:00,090
My name is Michael Williams, I'm one Wolf Demont.

899
01:39:00,130 --> 01:39:02,650
I'm a descendant of John Baptist Demont,

900
01:39:03,390 --> 01:39:05,070
a family from Fishing Lake Settlement.

901
01:39:05,330 --> 01:39:06,890
I live the NEMOTINMA whole life.

902
01:39:07,150 --> 01:39:09,110
I live across the city and the inner city

903
01:39:09,110 --> 01:39:10,770
for many years as well.

904
01:39:10,890 --> 01:39:13,350
I come on behalf of my native and mate tea brothers

905
01:39:13,350 --> 01:39:14,990
and sisters who have deep roots

906
01:39:14,990 --> 01:39:17,610
on the same very land that Chinatown

907
01:39:17,610 --> 01:39:24,170
exist before as even a corporation and even tell this day my family still has a lot of

908
01:39:24,170 --> 01:39:30,310
deep roots in the neighborhood. I think cleaning up and it's very well needed in the community

909
01:39:30,310 --> 01:39:35,910
because it brings people together from all walks of life towards a common goal to help others

910
01:39:35,910 --> 01:39:41,050
which is needed in life plus when a place gets too dirty it could overwhelm the mind to the point

911
01:39:41,050 --> 01:39:47,250
that the health system business owners become upset and cleaning up can help reduce the yelling and screaming

912
01:39:47,250 --> 01:39:54,370
which often leads to things in the neighborhood, being broken from fights breaking out, which could also lead to things like theft.

913
01:39:54,970 --> 01:39:59,350
So cleaning up can also help reduce mental health and can reduce crime.

914
01:39:59,850 --> 01:40:06,570
When too much garbage builds up, it can create opportunities for mice and roaches to thrive, which is not good for your health,

915
01:40:06,650 --> 01:40:17,230
because it creates room for diseases and food contamination, which can cause not the greatest smells in the neighborhood either.

916
01:40:17,250 --> 01:40:25,250
and I'm pretty sure none of the health system business owners and even those who visit from different countries want to come here and experience that.

917
01:40:26,330 --> 01:40:30,230
People who are going through struggles often have a hard time taking care of themselves.

918
01:40:30,650 --> 01:40:34,570
The more it collects, the more it builds up, the more mental stress it causes.

919
01:40:36,170 --> 01:40:44,550
And there are so many people in Emmettin given out donations that the garbage has gotten worse, so much to the point that it causes anxiety,

920
01:40:44,550 --> 01:40:49,830
which also prevents people from having motivation and inspiration to even want to do anything

921
01:40:49,830 --> 01:40:55,930
productive in the first place. So it's very important to keep the streets clean

922
01:40:55,930 --> 01:41:02,730
where the vulnerable people are located. I've lived over the city growing up. I've never seen

923
01:41:02,730 --> 01:41:09,770
anywhere with more garbage than Chinatown. It's important to show people in the community that people

924
01:41:09,770 --> 01:41:15,670
care and want to help and it's important to inspire change for others to help give people

925
01:41:15,670 --> 01:41:21,430
a sense of purpose and there's been many times where walking downtown cleaning up where

926
01:41:21,430 --> 01:41:27,690
people would come up to me and thank me. So for that Chinatown Revada gives a sense of belonging,

927
01:41:28,370 --> 01:41:35,170
a direction, and safety. Some say one of the secrets to life is given back to the community

928
01:41:35,170 --> 01:41:40,470
and Chinatown Revita provides that in the space space where anyone is welcome to join.

929
01:41:41,470 --> 01:41:46,670
I volunteer my time because I believe in being the change you want to see and taking action

930
01:41:46,670 --> 01:41:48,090
and leading by example.

931
01:41:48,730 --> 01:41:51,730
So thankful that an organization can exist.

932
01:41:53,650 --> 01:41:54,690
Thank you very much.

933
01:41:55,730 --> 01:41:58,250
So now going to Nicholas.

934
01:41:58,450 --> 01:41:59,430
Is that right?

935
01:41:59,490 --> 01:42:00,090
Okay Nicholas.

936
01:42:01,450 --> 01:42:03,810
Good morning, Mayor, council and administration.

937
01:42:05,070 --> 01:42:06,010
My name is Nicholson Win.

938
01:42:06,370 --> 01:42:08,070
I am a student at McNally High School,

939
01:42:08,110 --> 01:42:10,930
and I took the time out of my school day to share my experiences

940
01:42:10,930 --> 01:42:16,010
volunteering, sorry, with Revita Chinatown cleanup program.

941
01:42:16,550 --> 01:42:18,170
Chinatown is an area that I love to visit,

942
01:42:18,310 --> 01:42:21,690
and has been a place of welcoming and well-being for my family

943
01:42:21,690 --> 01:42:24,330
when they first arrived here, especially my dad.

944
01:42:24,910 --> 01:42:27,950
He had spent a lot of his years in Chinatown when he was young.

945
01:42:27,950 --> 01:42:33,570
And so it's important to me to want to help the community and as a young person to be around and

946
01:42:33,570 --> 01:42:39,010
involved in the area that my family found a sense of home through the years they have been in

947
01:42:39,010 --> 01:42:44,410
Emmington and hopefully attract more young people to see the beauties that Chinatown can provide.

948
01:42:45,250 --> 01:42:49,250
That's why the work that's being done by Revita is so essential to making this part of the city

949
01:42:49,250 --> 01:42:54,610
better than it already is. By joining and volunteering with the amazing people who have put this

950
01:42:54,610 --> 01:42:58,610
I really have gotten a true sense of understanding of the community.

951
01:42:59,030 --> 01:43:04,770
Revitas a group of which everyone from everywhere is welcomed and all of these helpful, amazing people

952
01:43:05,570 --> 01:43:11,370
who are willing to help with community just a tiny bit are so, so amazing.

953
01:43:12,330 --> 01:43:19,090
But this organization would need more hands and more support not to just continue this work but expand it and get more done for Chinatown,

954
01:43:19,090 --> 01:43:22,870
which I believe should be led by the community and community members.

955
01:43:23,350 --> 01:43:25,790
I hope executive committee considers option three.

956
01:43:25,970 --> 01:43:30,750
Community led cleanups and engages the community to accomplish more than just picking and pressure washing.

957
01:43:31,190 --> 01:43:32,490
Thank you for your time and consideration.

958
01:43:33,630 --> 01:43:35,070
Thank you very much.

959
01:43:37,130 --> 01:43:38,790
Next is Claude.

960
01:43:39,610 --> 01:43:40,410
Where's what?

961
01:43:40,770 --> 01:43:42,090
When am I bringing back William?

962
01:43:42,150 --> 01:43:43,190
Where are you taking Michael's spot?

963
01:43:43,190 --> 01:43:51,990
that. Okay, so I'm going up here Claudia, then Rihanna. Is that right? Okay, let's go. There we

964
01:43:51,990 --> 01:43:58,910
go, sorry. Yes, hello. Hello, council, hello mayor. My name is Claudia, I'm a

965
01:43:58,910 --> 01:44:06,750
volunteer today. When I first moved to Edmonton about three years ago, people often

966
01:44:06,750 --> 01:44:12,090
warned me about China town. They told me it wasn't a place worth visiting. Unfortunately,

967
01:44:12,090 --> 01:44:15,970
I quickly realized that this negative perception is shared amongst many

968
01:44:15,970 --> 01:44:20,330
Edmontonians. But through spending time in Chinatown visiting its businesses

969
01:44:20,330 --> 01:44:24,390
and volunteering alongside the community, I've come to know a very different place.

970
01:44:25,270 --> 01:44:28,830
For the past two years, I've volunteered with robotics, Chinatown cleanups,

971
01:44:28,930 --> 01:44:32,370
because I want to challenge this narrative. I want to rewrite it.

972
01:44:33,530 --> 01:44:38,730
I want Chinatown to be a place that's known for its vibrancy and to be known as a place

973
01:44:38,730 --> 01:44:40,510
that's being cared for.

974
01:44:41,070 --> 01:44:43,990
Chinatown is a vital institution within our city.

975
01:44:44,210 --> 01:44:46,850
It's a place where members of Edmonton's community gather

976
01:44:46,850 --> 01:44:48,770
and where businesses and cultural institutions

977
01:44:48,770 --> 01:44:50,290
have very deep roots.

978
01:44:51,150 --> 01:44:54,290
This community deserves an equitable opportunity to flourish.

979
01:44:54,870 --> 01:44:57,050
Cleanliness and environmental infrastructure

980
01:44:57,050 --> 01:44:59,970
should not be a privilege determined by which neighbor.

981
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:08,880
11. At first glance walking through Chinatown and picking up garbage may seem like a small act, but I've witnessed

982
01:45:08,880 --> 01:45:29,180
how this impacts these community-led initiatives extend beyond cleanliness. During cleanups is common to have many encounters with people who stop and express their gratitude. For instance, older adults running errands, smiling and running and giving thumbs-ups to us. Maybe not running.

983
01:45:29,180 --> 01:45:35,340
But you'll often see people waiting for social supports and expressing thank yous.

984
01:45:35,680 --> 01:45:41,260
You'll have people that are driving through Chinatown that will roll down their windows and cheer up for us.

985
01:45:41,840 --> 01:45:45,220
As we carry big, big, big garbage during our clean-ups.

986
01:45:46,320 --> 01:45:49,220
These may seem like small interactions, but they matter.

987
01:45:50,040 --> 01:45:51,320
They are moments of acknowledgement.

988
01:45:51,700 --> 01:45:58,120
They tell people who live, work and spend their time in Chinatown that we see you and that they're this neighborhood matters.

989
01:45:59,560 --> 01:46:04,060
What makes community led initiatives powerful is that people doing the work are deeply embedded

990
01:46:04,060 --> 01:46:07,900
in the community. They're constantly engaging with the people who live and work there.

991
01:46:08,120 --> 01:46:10,960
They understand that the neighborhood is not just...

992
01:46:12,120 --> 01:46:16,140
They understand the neighborhood not just through reports or statistics, but through the relationships

993
01:46:16,140 --> 01:46:21,080
and lived experiences. There's a passion in understanding that cannot simply be replicated

994
01:46:21,080 --> 01:46:27,020
by a city-led service. By investing in engaging in the community, we can build something more meaningful.

995
01:46:27,820 --> 01:46:32,880
This is why I hope the Executive Committee considers option three a community led

996
01:46:32,880 --> 01:46:36,540
clean up and engages the community to accomplish more. They're just picking up and

997
01:46:36,540 --> 01:46:41,440
pressure watching. Thank you. Thank you. Just before we move on I realize I do

998
01:46:41,440 --> 01:46:44,640
see we have one additional speaker register on this item. So we'll maybe just make that

999
01:46:44,640 --> 01:46:50,200
motion and then if we can add Judith Gail. Thank you. Please vote to add.

1000
01:47:10,300 --> 01:47:10,820
That's

1001
01:47:10,820 --> 01:47:18,130
Thank you. That's carried five to zero. So what we'll do is we still have three more speakers on this panel

1002
01:47:18,130 --> 01:47:25,070
Then we'll go back up to the top of the, we'll then we'll hear Judith then we'll go back up to the top of the panel where I think we have Edwin and

1003
01:47:25,070 --> 01:47:32,130
Long, uh, luncheon are as back. So we'll just go through as I think next is Rihanna and a sheath

1004
01:47:32,130 --> 01:47:40,790
You can tell me if I pronounce that. Hello, so the counselors in Marinac, my name is Rihanna Shaw. I was born and raised in Edmonton and I'm here today in support

1005
01:47:40,790 --> 01:47:42,890
of the Chinatown Community Cleanup Program.

1006
01:47:43,470 --> 01:47:46,170
For the last eight years, I've been a professional living

1007
01:47:46,170 --> 01:47:47,770
and working in downtown Edmonton.

1008
01:47:48,410 --> 01:47:50,170
In those years, there has been a great deal

1009
01:47:50,170 --> 01:47:52,190
of change in downtown life and atmosphere.

1010
01:47:52,990 --> 01:47:55,130
The liveliness, cleanliness, and community

1011
01:47:55,130 --> 01:47:57,390
togetherness are not what they once were.

1012
01:47:57,850 --> 01:48:00,230
It's easy to be sitting in an office tower,

1013
01:48:00,390 --> 01:48:02,490
peeking outside, and looking away from the problem.

1014
01:48:03,090 --> 01:48:05,150
It's easy to say it's somebody else's responsibility.

1015
01:48:05,770 --> 01:48:08,170
It's a bigger challenge to do something about it

1016
01:48:08,170 --> 01:48:09,050
and I like a challenge.

1017
01:48:09,710 --> 01:48:12,810
I began volunteering with Revita at the start of 2026.

1018
01:48:13,410 --> 01:48:17,410
I dropped in at the community space in the Colab and was welcomed by a group of friendly

1019
01:48:17,410 --> 01:48:19,210
strangers and brought into the fold.

1020
01:48:19,870 --> 01:48:24,170
Did you know that there is a group of passionate people that come together to give up their

1021
01:48:24,170 --> 01:48:27,310
free time on a Saturday to clean up the streets in Chinatown?

1022
01:48:28,030 --> 01:48:29,430
Did you know they do this every month?

1023
01:48:30,130 --> 01:48:34,070
Would you believe that they'd like to meet more often if they could?

1024
01:48:34,610 --> 01:48:38,770
They're incredible people, many of them are here today to speak on this issue.

1025
01:48:40,710 --> 01:48:45,850
On my first clean dozens of people bundled up in the cold in January with

1026
01:48:45,850 --> 01:48:51,950
trash pickers and trash bags. Ready to go out and make a difference. We all came

1027
01:48:51,950 --> 01:48:56,590
back together and chillier, sweatier, with bags full of trash and smells on our

1028
01:48:56,590 --> 01:49:02,170
faces. We got to reconnect and share our stories together over lunch. No one likes

1029
01:49:02,170 --> 01:49:08,550
looking at the messy streets or touching the trash, but we all love the opportunity to show

1030
01:49:08,550 --> 01:49:14,050
up together and help the community. It was incredible meeting people who are so passionate

1031
01:49:14,050 --> 01:49:19,610
about Chinatown and revitalization through community effort. I've come back every month since

1032
01:49:19,610 --> 01:49:25,550
then and I encourage more people to join. Seeing these regular volunteer efforts and presence is

1033
01:49:25,550 --> 01:49:29,910
welcomed by the businesses and local residents, these clinics give us a chance to talk to people

1034
01:49:29,910 --> 01:49:32,470
of your stories and concerns and share smiles and laughs.

1035
01:49:33,230 --> 01:49:35,430
I've heard from several business owners and residents

1036
01:49:35,430 --> 01:49:37,150
that they would love to see us out more often.

1037
01:49:37,690 --> 01:49:39,270
It's not just for picking up the trash,

1038
01:49:39,410 --> 01:49:42,390
but for showing that there is a continued consistent presence

1039
01:49:42,390 --> 01:49:44,830
of welcoming and caring community members.

1040
01:49:46,670 --> 01:49:49,630
New comeers may hear rumors that the neighborhood is unsafe,

1041
01:49:49,890 --> 01:49:50,910
unclean or unwelcoming.

1042
01:49:51,290 --> 01:49:52,750
My experience has been that Chinatown

1043
01:49:52,750 --> 01:49:54,590
is a largely safe and vibrant neighborhood

1044
01:49:54,590 --> 01:49:57,070
with a strong and active caring community.

1045
01:49:57,070 --> 01:50:02,450
It is also burdened with a disproportionate level of community support needs that need addressing.

1046
01:50:03,290 --> 01:50:10,430
Any approach to remediation involves bringing the community back in together, investing their efforts for growth.

1047
01:50:12,430 --> 01:50:18,870
There are people that care that want to help more, and there's the opportunity to enable these people to help their community.

1048
01:50:18,870 --> 01:50:24,790
I hope the Executive Committee, or Executive Committee, considers option three, community-led

1049
01:50:24,790 --> 01:50:28,170
cleanups, and engages the community to support itself.

1050
01:50:28,730 --> 01:50:29,290
Thank you.

1051
01:50:29,630 --> 01:50:30,310
Thank you.

1052
01:50:30,510 --> 01:50:36,570
I think it's next is Kai Ma, more, more, more, I think you can print out, tell me that.

1053
01:50:36,810 --> 01:50:38,010
That's a close-up.

1054
01:50:38,250 --> 01:50:41,450
You'll tell me the right one, too, but I can, we can draw it down, thank you.

1055
01:50:41,610 --> 01:50:42,250
So hello, everyone.

1056
01:50:42,510 --> 01:50:44,250
My name is Kai Ma, more Hallick.

1057
01:50:44,830 --> 01:50:48,830
I'm a graduate from the University of British Columbia, but I was born in

1058
01:50:48,830 --> 01:50:54,090
here in Edmonton. And I've been volunteering with Revitah for the past year, helping them with

1059
01:50:54,090 --> 01:50:59,170
their monthly cleanups, and their Chinatown after dark events. My family name is also Ma.

1060
01:50:59,610 --> 01:51:03,350
And I'm actively involved with the Ma Society of Edmonton, which is one of the leading Chinese

1061
01:51:03,350 --> 01:51:09,710
societies in South Chinatown. My family has been in Chinatown since its inception. And my own great

1062
01:51:09,710 --> 01:51:15,090
grandfather was among the first to settle here around 100 years ago. He helped formed Edmonton's

1063
01:51:15,090 --> 01:51:23,650
in a community where people could gather, celebrate their culture, and feel at home, which is something I still believe Chinatown deserves to be.

1064
01:51:24,630 --> 01:51:33,090
And I believe allowing these cleanups to grow through the direction of the community is one of the best avenues to honor the legacy of our ancestors and their dreams for Chinatown.

1065
01:51:33,970 --> 01:51:38,190
More personally, writers' cleanups have always meant more to me than just keeping the streets clean.

1066
01:51:38,190 --> 01:51:44,070
I grew up mixed race, being half Chinese and half Ukrainian, and I often found myself really

1067
01:51:44,070 --> 01:51:45,850
ashamed of my Chinese side.

1068
01:51:46,430 --> 01:51:50,370
And it wasn't until I went away for school that I realized I wanted to be more in touch

1069
01:51:50,370 --> 01:51:54,750
with my Chinese heritage, and when I came home from university, I was left in an awkward

1070
01:51:54,750 --> 01:51:59,510
phase of not really knowing where to find that, and provided gave that to me.

1071
01:51:59,790 --> 01:52:04,290
Through these clean-ups, I could connect with many people with similar upbringing, goals,

1072
01:52:04,510 --> 01:52:06,290
and stories where I felt like I belonged.

1073
01:52:07,090 --> 01:52:12,710
I felt, for the first time in my home city, I could really celebrate my heritage and be proud

1074
01:52:12,710 --> 01:52:17,010
of where I came from, which is something fundamental for any individual with a history

1075
01:52:17,010 --> 01:52:18,590
of immigration to experience.

1076
01:52:19,750 --> 01:52:24,290
These clear-up have indeed fostered a community, but to me, they have gone beyond that,

1077
01:52:24,530 --> 01:52:29,890
is created a haven for cultures and identities to flourish and it cultivates a sense of belonging.

1078
01:52:30,000 --> 01:52:37,860
In China town that continues to attract so many passionate volunteers, is my understanding that the city wants to promote a living heritage strategy.

1079
01:52:38,480 --> 01:52:44,300
And these cleanups are exactly that, bringing Edmontonians together in a way that makes them feel like they belong.

1080
01:52:45,520 --> 01:52:55,220
Cleaning up China town is far more than just keeping these streets clean. Each piece of garbage that has picked up carries the legacy of our ancestors, the passion of our community,

1081
01:52:55,220 --> 01:52:59,080
and a promise that Empty's Chinatown is a place where we all can belong.

1082
01:52:59,720 --> 01:53:03,440
Those meetings deserve to stay with the people that make these meetings real.

1083
01:53:04,280 --> 01:53:11,680
So I hope the Council considers Option 3 and realizes the impact that community-driven cleanup program can have.

1084
01:53:12,040 --> 01:53:12,260
Thank you.

1085
01:53:12,680 --> 01:53:13,740
Thank you very much.

1086
01:53:13,980 --> 01:53:20,640
And I think now we're going to William Lau, who's really given up his small guests to Cat instead of us.

1087
01:53:20,640 --> 01:53:24,400
in the chamber, but that's fine. I guess a whole lot of that. Williams, please go ahead.

1088
01:53:25,260 --> 01:53:31,440
Thank you, Mayor. Members of Council. I think by now we can see what we're really trying to do here,

1089
01:53:31,480 --> 01:53:36,960
not just clean streets, but foster neighborhood where we grow together. For every speaker that

1090
01:53:36,960 --> 01:53:41,540
came out to share today there's easily fiber 10 more that aren't here. And if a second

1091
01:53:41,540 --> 01:53:45,500
committee is considering allocating more resources towards climbing this in Chinatown,

1092
01:53:46,100 --> 01:53:49,860
we believe deeply that we are something special that is going to be the best thing for your buck.

1093
01:53:51,020 --> 01:53:55,600
Scaling will take cleanups from monthly to weekly will be your highest returns, you've heard what that means.

1094
01:53:56,380 --> 01:53:58,580
And our one-year pile is just even more.

1095
01:53:59,220 --> 01:54:03,280
The five years of cleanups have taught us that the garbage on the streets is a symptom.

1096
01:54:03,860 --> 01:54:04,940
And we've seen some causes.

1097
01:54:05,660 --> 01:54:08,860
On our walks on how neighbors have told us claiming that they put their garbage in the bins,

1098
01:54:08,980 --> 01:54:11,100
but the bins are full, and the wind takes it out.

1099
01:54:11,620 --> 01:54:12,820
They don't want to release streets either.

1100
01:54:13,960 --> 01:54:18,620
Donation drop-offs of our lives radically and can be a major source for what becomes garbage.

1101
01:54:19,480 --> 01:54:27,340
And commercial bins and alleys are serviced on schedules nobody has ever coordinated, and many are simply neglected, left to overflow into the alleys.

1102
01:54:28,360 --> 01:54:30,940
None of this is solved by picking up faster.

1103
01:54:32,140 --> 01:54:37,420
It's solved by picking up consistently while fixing the system and habits that fill the street in the first place.

1104
01:54:38,340 --> 01:54:40,640
It's solved by inspiring each other to care.

1105
01:54:42,550 --> 01:54:49,930
Beyond the scaling of our cleanups, our one-year pile is for one coordinator and a two-person crew, so that we can have a full-time presence to address these causes on the spot.

1106
01:54:50,570 --> 01:54:54,970
We'd be ecstatic to report to the Chantan safety council to ensure strong community accountability.

1107
01:54:56,110 --> 01:54:57,950
And as you get to know, our civil goal is in just climate.

1108
01:54:58,930 --> 01:55:00,110
It's vibrancy and community.

1109
01:55:00,890 --> 01:55:04,730
So we'd curated team from Chantan town that is passionate about getting to know one another.

1110
01:55:05,250 --> 01:55:08,670
Build a more interconnected neighborhood, sharing knowledge between groups.

1111
01:55:09,310 --> 01:55:13,350
And this team, I'm going to assume that we'll do more than we're asked to do.

1112
01:55:13,730 --> 01:55:15,190
These were choosing to do this.

1113
01:55:16,270 --> 01:55:17,450
Chantan means something to us.

1114
01:55:18,730 --> 01:55:22,310
A couple months ago, Andrew and I were visiting an uncool, not just moved into Chinatown,

1115
01:55:22,790 --> 01:55:26,970
lives in the woods in the elders mansion, and right away I thought about how beautiful it would be

1116
01:55:26,970 --> 01:55:31,750
for him to join us on a clean-up, I said, in a block away, when he brought it up to him, he

1117
01:55:31,750 --> 01:55:37,230
cast me out. In a friendly way, of course. I finally retired, and I'm getting to join myself,

1118
01:55:37,470 --> 01:55:41,550
and you want me to come pick up garbage with you, Andrew and I burst out laughing,

1119
01:55:42,690 --> 01:55:47,530
because the first time it ever occurred to us, that Queen of Work, might not be something

1120
01:55:47,530 --> 01:55:53,310
someone's proud of. I, on the other hand, I'm so proud of our work, and I'm so proud of

1121
01:55:53,310 --> 01:55:58,250
everyone that's a part of it. I hope this spark in this passion can continue to be nurtured,

1122
01:55:58,710 --> 01:56:03,590
so that we can continue inviting neighbors into communities to a trip. Maybe not, like when

1123
01:56:03,590 --> 01:56:11,390
they retire, but one of the get-bord of Karokin Majam. Thanks. Thank you very much. So what we'll

1124
01:56:11,390 --> 01:56:19,990
now we'll jump to Judith Gale and then I'm going to have Edwin maybe come down and take cat

1125
01:56:19,990 --> 01:56:24,890
seats for a moment while cats have our has our little guests thank you for offering some

1126
01:56:24,890 --> 01:56:29,790
child care services for William while we're doing this community working together so we

1127
01:56:29,790 --> 01:56:32,590
I'd like to see Judith.

1128
01:56:32,590 --> 01:56:33,130
I don't

1129
01:56:36,070 --> 01:56:36,890
see him personally.

1130
01:56:37,710 --> 01:56:38,530
Oh, Judith, are you there?

1131
01:56:38,850 --> 01:56:39,310
Oh, sorry.

1132
01:56:39,750 --> 01:56:40,210
All right.

1133
01:56:40,330 --> 01:56:40,370
All right.

1134
01:56:41,650 --> 01:56:42,090
Judith.

1135
01:56:42,590 --> 01:56:42,910
Yeah, y'all.

1136
01:56:43,090 --> 01:56:44,150
Thank you for joining us.

1137
01:56:44,370 --> 01:56:45,690
You'll have three minutes.

1138
01:56:45,790 --> 01:56:47,270
And please go ahead whenever you're ready.

1139
01:56:48,110 --> 01:56:48,310
Okay.

1140
01:56:48,410 --> 01:56:48,770
Right on.

1141
01:56:48,870 --> 01:56:49,570
Thank you.

1142
01:56:49,670 --> 01:56:54,990
Thank you for talking about this really important endeavor.

1143
01:56:55,970 --> 01:56:58,290
I'll tell you when I first came.

1144
01:56:58,550 --> 01:57:00,490
Edmonton from Montreal, Quebec.

1145
01:57:00,490 --> 01:57:07,890
One of the things I looked forward to seeing was Chinatown because in Montreal and Vancouver

1146
01:57:07,890 --> 01:57:14,550
in New York all the other places I've been Chinatown is a beautiful revitalizing part of

1147
01:57:14,550 --> 01:57:23,070
a great city and I was shocked to see the state of affairs in Chinatown and I need

1148
01:57:23,070 --> 01:57:33,330
more sudden that it has gone on so long and that you know now where it's gone on so long

1149
01:57:33,330 --> 01:57:40,890
that community has to step up. And I think that is an important part. That's what is needed.

1150
01:57:40,930 --> 01:57:48,790
That's why it has worked before because community hasn't stepped up. So I'm very eager for community

1151
01:57:48,790 --> 01:57:58,090
to do the good work. And I recognize a revital doing that essential service. But what we

1152
01:57:58,090 --> 01:58:06,350
have to also realize is that our brothers and sisters are also a part of the community. And

1153
01:58:06,350 --> 01:58:16,170
if we give them the tools and the resources to help clean up, they would be more than willing

1154
01:58:16,170 --> 01:58:24,070
to be a part of the solution, you know, because they recognize that other brothers and sisters

1155
01:58:24,070 --> 01:58:32,290
with mental health issues are incapable of cleaning up after themselves, and the fact that

1156
01:58:32,290 --> 01:58:46,150
yes, there are mutual aid groups that do come in and we've quite a bit of garbage behind in the

1157
01:58:46,150 --> 01:58:54,170
And so it would be lovely to include our unhoused communities and give them incentives to

1158
01:58:54,170 --> 01:59:00,090
clean up their area in a good way and give them a piece of their dignity back to them.

1159
01:59:00,530 --> 01:59:06,090
And that would help them to get out of the folk variant, so to speak.

1160
01:59:07,370 --> 01:59:13,730
Okay, so thank you very much for doing this because I do look forward to seeing a beautiful

1161
01:59:13,730 --> 01:59:22,730
shine it down. It's a vital part of a beautiful beautiful city. And Edmonton, I believe, is a beautiful city. Thank you.

1162
01:59:23,170 --> 01:59:28,530
Thank you very much. And now we're going to go to Edvin Schale. Please go ahead.

1163
01:59:29,510 --> 01:59:33,250
All right. Can you hear me? Yes, please go ahead. I did not everyone is going to be so early.

1164
01:59:33,950 --> 01:59:39,730
I apologize for being late there. Good morning, members of Executive Committee. Thank you for listening to me. My name is Edvin Schale.

1165
01:59:39,730 --> 01:59:41,850
and I volunteer with Revita Cleanup.

1166
01:59:42,870 --> 01:59:47,670
So just off the top, what I like about endorsing option 3

1167
01:59:47,670 --> 01:59:50,110
and I'd like Council to walk away with that for information.

1168
01:59:51,390 --> 01:59:54,950
And what I like about options 3, aside from the nice

1169
01:59:54,950 --> 01:59:57,430
soft feelings of community led to programming,

1170
01:59:58,250 --> 01:59:59,390
is that there's a strategy there.

1171
01:59:59,690 --> 01:59:59,970
The work...

1172
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:12,320
To revitalize Chinatown needs all of that, and Revita has provided a very accessible entryway to let that happen for anyone who comes from any part of the city to do that.

1173
02:00:13,420 --> 02:00:28,900
The sticker shock that we might see from the upfront investment will be, I think, more than compensated by the quicker rejuvenation of our streets, because community safety starts with community being on the street and actually knowing where what's going on.

1174
02:00:28,900 --> 02:00:36,340
with community investment being a close second, and that's how we solve the problem of China

1175
02:00:36,340 --> 02:00:36,760
town.

1176
02:00:37,640 --> 02:00:42,800
So I won't belabor what's been said through our panel speakers today, but in addition

1177
02:00:42,800 --> 02:00:49,800
to Revita's strategy to bring more Edmontonians to see China town to understand that it

1178
02:00:49,800 --> 02:00:53,200
has its problems, but it can be solved just with your help.

1179
02:00:54,280 --> 02:00:57,220
It also provides a springboard for collaboration.

1180
02:00:57,220 --> 02:01:04,620
Nothing from the provider's approach precludes any of the other work that has been recommended

1181
02:01:04,620 --> 02:01:05,380
by administration.

1182
02:01:06,000 --> 02:01:11,320
And in fact, can empower additional conversation with well-informed community activation

1183
02:01:11,320 --> 02:01:12,160
and presence.

1184
02:01:13,360 --> 02:01:17,480
I know that might make things a little complicated for admin and I do apologize Jennifer

1185
02:01:17,480 --> 02:01:18,220
if you're in the room.

1186
02:01:18,740 --> 02:01:25,720
But I think when Ementonians have ownership of their community, we see solutions that are better

1187
02:01:25,720 --> 02:01:34,300
informed more geared towards humanity, and critically, if Ementonians are going to come to Chinatown

1188
02:01:34,300 --> 02:01:39,280
to help revitalize it, we have to make sure that it's on Chinatown space, and Rilada has

1189
02:01:39,280 --> 02:01:41,940
been a steward in that work. Thank you. I can see the rest of my time.

1190
02:01:42,160 --> 02:01:46,460
Thank you very much. And I'll ask you, you can grab a seat anywhere in the gallery that way a

1191
02:01:46,460 --> 02:01:52,140
cat and her young guests can come back down and be in close review to us. And if we have questions

1192
02:01:52,140 --> 02:01:57,520
for you, you'll just have to make the track back down, but that's okay. I want to make sure we go to

1193
02:01:57,520 --> 02:02:01,540
Lanchan, who is also here online. Please go ahead, Lange. I'll have three minutes.

1194
02:02:04,080 --> 02:02:10,260
Good morning, Laura. I'm excited to come here to meet members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak

1195
02:02:10,260 --> 02:02:17,420
today on Chinatown Community Cleanup Program. My name is Lanchan, Vice Chair of the Chinatown

1196
02:02:17,420 --> 02:02:22,780
transformation collaborative society and a Chinatown advocate and volunteer for nearly

1197
02:02:22,780 --> 02:02:28,280
twenty-five years. I've watched this level that evolved from a bustling cultural help

1198
02:02:28,280 --> 02:02:34,620
to an area in need of support and now to what revitalization uses strides like festivals

1199
02:02:34,620 --> 02:02:41,750
through the streetscape improvements of their life back to Chinatown. However, these efforts are

1200
02:02:41,750 --> 02:02:47,750
the pat, the visitors are greeted by garbage, dirty sidewalks, and foul orders.

1201
02:02:48,490 --> 02:02:53,150
First, to dedicate it, we take cleaning efforts, allow partnership with hope mission.

1202
02:02:53,430 --> 02:02:56,330
We have seen them real, noticeable improvement.

1203
02:02:57,090 --> 02:02:59,890
But when you follow the ends, the progress stops.

1204
02:03:00,510 --> 02:03:05,070
Our weekend, the label that we've reached to this away, leaving weekend, visitors

1205
02:03:05,070 --> 02:03:07,870
who are completely different million of experience.

1206
02:03:07,870 --> 02:03:15,690
And I've experienced that myself because I've been in China town during the weekdays, as well as the weekends.

1207
02:03:16,750 --> 02:03:22,310
For China town to five street cleaning and garbage pick up must happen seven days a week.

1208
02:03:22,870 --> 02:03:27,270
To your choose list, I'd try to urge you to support two key recommendations.

1209
02:03:28,390 --> 02:03:35,730
Please, I'll do a proof option to expand street cleaning services for five days to seven days a week.

1210
02:03:35,730 --> 02:03:38,050
using professional cleaning companies.

1211
02:03:38,650 --> 02:03:41,830
Future house to this materials and health lists,

1212
02:03:42,050 --> 02:03:45,950
this requires properly trained, well-protected staff,

1213
02:03:46,410 --> 02:03:51,310
well-formed tiers, full volunteers can certainly offer supplemental support.

1214
02:03:52,790 --> 02:03:58,450
If option 3 is considered, which has come in to let,

1215
02:03:58,690 --> 02:04:04,730
the China-Temps' and proven area is in the best decision to lead a community-driven initiative.

1216
02:04:04,730 --> 02:04:10,910
They represent local businesses and property owners who spawn immediately to label

1217
02:04:10,910 --> 02:04:16,090
what needs, and have the board commitments required to manage this effectively.

1218
02:04:16,970 --> 02:04:23,810
CTC stands ready to support them, and Postgres can be monitored by the System Chinatown Safety

1219
02:04:23,810 --> 02:04:24,450
Council.

1220
02:04:25,450 --> 02:04:30,350
On the list is the foundation of economic recovery, and safety in a community.

1221
02:04:30,350 --> 02:04:37,410
Please give serious consideration to expand any of these final services to seven days a week.

1222
02:04:38,410 --> 02:04:41,810
Thank you for your time and continue support of China Tech.

1223
02:04:43,830 --> 02:04:44,690
Thank you very much.

1224
02:04:45,170 --> 02:04:47,970
And I think we've got through all of our speakers.

1225
02:04:48,930 --> 02:04:52,070
So now we're going to be moving on to questions of our speakers.

1226
02:04:52,290 --> 02:04:53,230
So please click on.

1227
02:04:53,310 --> 02:04:55,050
I think it's likely by Councillor Ting.

1228
02:04:55,290 --> 02:04:57,150
Just before she starts, I just want to note.

1229
02:04:57,750 --> 02:04:59,250
Based on the fact we still have to ask questions,

1230
02:04:59,250 --> 02:05:03,190
of speakers and questions of administration and potentially debate emotion. I'm just going

1231
02:05:03,190 --> 02:05:08,110
to make a real clear, if you're here for the climate item, I can now think I can officially

1232
02:05:08,110 --> 02:05:12,170
guarantee we won't get to you until after lunch at this point, just based off the fact

1233
02:05:12,170 --> 02:05:17,690
that we still have questions potentially emotions. So anyone here for the climate item, including

1234
02:05:17,690 --> 02:05:20,890
those in panel one, and I see some of the folks who are panel one in the room, you're welcome

1235
02:05:20,890 --> 02:05:25,210
to still stay in watch. It's a great topic of discussion, but I also just want to make sure

1236
02:05:25,210 --> 02:05:30,510
If you want to go grab a nearly lunch, you're welcome to, and we'll start the climate item

1237
02:05:31,830 --> 02:05:35,570
after lunch. Hopefully we'll finish this before lunch, but we'll do our best.

1238
02:05:35,770 --> 02:05:37,730
Councillor Tain questions, please go ahead.

1239
02:05:44,520 --> 02:05:51,840
Great, thank you all so much. There is a lot there. I do have a lot of questions, so probably

1240
02:05:51,840 --> 02:05:56,980
we'll need a couple of rounds. Most of my questions will be directed to representatives from

1241
02:05:58,580 --> 02:06:02,420
I want to acknowledge that there's a few of you, maybe not part of the group, and you

1242
02:06:02,420 --> 02:06:07,500
share some really important questions about a no boundary, and I think the existing

1243
02:06:07,500 --> 02:06:11,940
BIA grants, those are good questions to direct to administration, there will probably

1244
02:06:11,940 --> 02:06:17,340
raise. And I also want to recognize a lot of volunteers. I mean, you're all volunteer. You're

1245
02:06:17,340 --> 02:06:21,660
all volunteer in your time to be here, so I just want to thank all of you for for your

1246
02:06:22,240 --> 02:06:30,680
in this community, maybe I'll start with CTC slash BIA. I'm not sure. I'm wondering if you can

1247
02:06:30,680 --> 02:06:36,420
talk a little bit more about what you're proposing because I'm hearing option 2, but you

1248
02:06:36,420 --> 02:06:42,620
want you want more enhanced service, but you want to take the lead to coordinate that, but I'm

1249
02:06:42,620 --> 02:06:49,180
also hearing from BIA that you, you're positioned to lead that as well. So I guess I'm just

1250
02:06:49,180 --> 02:06:55,720
want to hear a bit more from your group. So Sandy, why don't you start?

1251
02:06:59,130 --> 02:07:04,870
We have quite a discussion together with the BIA, CTC and BIA, and we've come to the consensus

1252
02:07:04,870 --> 02:07:11,390
is that the funding should be managed by the funding should be managed by the city,

1253
02:07:21,790 --> 02:07:21,790
but

1254
02:07:22,690 --> 02:07:29,830
notification from the business owners, property owners, and even with the social agencies on a daily

1255
02:07:31,800 --> 02:07:46,180
So, it is best for them to coordinate, do all that. And CTC is there to support in whatever way they need, because we are there to be the backbone, like to be the backbone to support them.

1256
02:07:46,540 --> 02:07:56,880
Okay. Understand. So, city manager funding, I provide the oversight in collaboration, but the lead with CTC and CTC Council.

1257
02:07:58,360 --> 02:08:04,500
The thing is that it's just because we do so much collaboration together, under the Chinatown Safety Council,

1258
02:08:05,760 --> 02:08:12,480
and you get every stakeholder in the same room and able to provide them input right away.

1259
02:08:12,780 --> 02:08:13,340
Thank you.

1260
02:08:13,480 --> 02:08:24,280
So for BIA, should I direct questions to Carl or Jackson, are you have you been accessing any of the existing BIA cleanup grants that's mentioned in the report?

1261
02:08:24,280 --> 02:08:28,520
because there are a number of them that are exclusive to BIAs.

1262
02:08:32,760 --> 02:08:36,220
Yes, we have been. We have the Capital City Cleanup Grant,

1263
02:08:36,580 --> 02:08:39,320
which we have relationships between hope machines.

1264
02:08:39,340 --> 02:08:40,180
That's good.

1265
02:08:40,560 --> 02:08:40,620
Yeah.

1266
02:08:41,240 --> 02:08:46,800
The funding is supportive, however, not sufficient.

1267
02:08:49,100 --> 02:08:55,620
So I would say definitely a deeper or cohesive approach is needed.

1268
02:08:56,500 --> 02:09:07,680
We're finding situations where community is communicating, whether it's feces or other types of problems.

1269
02:09:08,500 --> 02:09:08,880
We'll come back.

1270
02:09:09,020 --> 02:09:10,300
Don't worry, there will be multiple rounds.

1271
02:09:12,120 --> 02:09:13,680
Councillor Salvatore's next, please go ahead.

1272
02:09:13,900 --> 02:09:14,720
Yeah, thank you so much.

1273
02:09:14,900 --> 02:09:16,580
And thanks to all the speakers for being with us today.

1274
02:09:17,120 --> 02:09:20,560
And thank you for your dedication and commitment to trying it out.

1275
02:09:20,940 --> 02:09:24,700
I had a similar question to CTC that Councillor Tang discovered

1276
02:09:24,700 --> 02:09:37,660
So I might, actually, I might ask this one of Revita, sort of a similar, similar line around the governance framework and what that would look like proposed oversight.

1277
02:09:38,560 --> 02:09:41,720
Can you provide a little bit more information in detail around that piece?

1278
02:09:44,480 --> 02:09:45,980
I don't know who wants to take that.

1279
02:09:46,300 --> 02:09:48,020
You're asking Revita or CTC?

1280
02:09:48,200 --> 02:09:49,240
Revita, yeah.

1281
02:09:49,440 --> 02:09:50,320
Sure, I can start.

1282
02:09:51,420 --> 02:09:55,160
I think Revita would be ecstatic to have oversight provided by the safety council.

1283
02:09:55,840 --> 02:09:56,320
Right.

1284
02:09:56,340 --> 02:10:02,280
Look, there's existing mechanisms in place and in community for accountability, yeah.

1285
02:10:02,420 --> 02:10:07,720
And then I think we'd be proud to ensure that all stakeholders are at the table to

1286
02:10:07,720 --> 02:10:09,400
really guide and shape this work.

1287
02:10:10,340 --> 02:10:10,600
Okay.

1288
02:10:10,600 --> 02:10:11,460
Thanks for that.

1289
02:10:12,120 --> 02:10:16,760
And I also just wanted to get a little bit more clarity around the folks who are providing

1290
02:10:16,760 --> 02:10:24,400
mentioned a pilot, can you just share what your, what your, what your

1291
02:10:24,400 --> 02:10:28,200
hope for expectations would be around that pilot and kind of the boundaries of

1292
02:10:28,200 --> 02:10:35,760
that pilot, scalable, what's the intention there? Yeah, I'd say there's perhaps a

1293
02:10:35,760 --> 02:10:41,800
4 key functions. So what the pilot does, it'd be staffing for three people,

1294
02:10:46,740 --> 02:10:46,740
one

1295
02:10:46,740 --> 02:10:55,680
And the weekly volunteer cleanups would run in parallel on weekends, including a community building shared meal, like we currently do, so the cleanups scale up from monthly to weekly.

1296
02:10:56,640 --> 02:11:16,140
And then we would have two folks on the streets picking up garbage five days a week. We've scaled it for two FTE, we think taking Monday and Tuesday off and working the weekends would be one way to have support over the weekends while there's existing city supports that do the weekdays already.

1297
02:11:17,140 --> 02:11:22,560
And I think what's really unique about our work besides the crew that's going out to pick

1298
02:11:22,560 --> 02:11:27,820
and how we would build that team is the engagement that we are looking to do.

1299
02:11:28,080 --> 02:11:32,340
We're looking to support the businesses, community, and and vibrancy by directly addressing

1300
02:11:32,340 --> 02:11:33,720
these shared challenges together.

1301
02:11:33,740 --> 02:11:38,820
I mentioned some of them already in our in my speaking time, but I think that's what

1302
02:11:38,820 --> 02:11:42,660
would be really excited to accomplish at the end of year one is to make meaningful progress

1303
02:11:42,660 --> 02:11:45,160
on some of these major sources of garbage.

1304
02:11:45,760 --> 02:11:47,900
Thank you so much. I'll come back for another round.

1305
02:11:49,280 --> 02:11:50,720
Thank you, Councillor Jones.

1306
02:12:01,460 --> 02:12:02,260
Councillor Jones.

1307
02:12:02,560 --> 02:12:05,820
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Sorry, I was having trouble with my computer here.

1308
02:12:06,700 --> 02:12:10,700
I want to thank all the speakers. I guess my question is maybe if you provide out

1309
02:12:10,700 --> 02:12:12,560
order to the CTC.

1310
02:12:13,700 --> 02:12:16,980
We've had discussions recently about concentration of services

1311
02:12:16,980 --> 02:12:20,980
in China, in the town. We had the minister a couple years ago.

1312
02:12:21,260 --> 02:12:23,020
We did this submission to the minister about

1313
02:12:25,840 --> 02:12:31,560
supporting distributed services across the city, but we also have information here about

1314
02:12:31,560 --> 02:12:36,440
how there's no day shelters. There's no support of housing. There's no women's shelters.

1315
02:12:36,540 --> 02:12:42,520
There's no supports in the Barotter Edmonton region as one thing through as many supporters

1316
02:12:42,520 --> 02:12:46,980
of Chinatown, no no boundary and no no neighborhood and some of them even live in St.

1317
02:12:47,020 --> 02:12:51,520
Alvarez shirt or spree scow over surgeon. As I've been in here, I'll reach to these folks

1318
02:12:51,520 --> 02:12:57,540
about helping upload and move some of the supportive services out of

1319
02:12:57,540 --> 02:12:58,960
trying to count into the region.

1320
02:13:01,430 --> 02:13:03,930
Thank you, Councillor, Councillor Janst.

1321
02:13:04,230 --> 02:13:06,150
We have many discussion about that.

1322
02:13:07,350 --> 02:13:11,150
Houseless situations all over the city and many of the

1323
02:13:11,150 --> 02:13:17,310
houseless that who or people on the marginal populations can seek

1324
02:13:17,310 --> 02:13:20,910
services in China town, but many are afraid because of the

1325
02:13:20,910 --> 02:13:23,910
environmental issues that is there.

1326
02:13:24,290 --> 02:13:27,670
We are working with a comprehensive approach to help everybody.

1327
02:13:29,070 --> 02:13:32,590
And then if you're talking about decentralizations,

1328
02:13:33,330 --> 02:13:37,410
we believe that people have the choice to be wherever they want to be.

1329
02:13:37,770 --> 02:13:42,090
And we are in favor of day shelters, space, places where people can

1330
02:13:42,090 --> 02:13:44,530
seek resources and get help.

1331
02:13:44,930 --> 02:13:49,450
Having a clean environment is the first thing to make people feel welcome.

1332
02:13:49,450 --> 02:13:57,070
I agree with the shareholders. It's just why are there no

1333
02:13:57,070 --> 02:14:00,630
day shelters in St. Albert? Why are there no day shelters? Why are there

1334
02:14:00,630 --> 02:14:01,670
no day shelters in St. Albert?

1335
02:14:01,670 --> 02:14:03,690
I would be a question to talk to those men.

1336
02:14:04,150 --> 02:14:08,770
Yes, and sorry, Councillor Jans, this particular report is about the cleanup program,

1337
02:14:09,150 --> 02:14:12,710
not about shelters. It's really important conversation, but we have such a

1338
02:14:12,710 --> 02:14:16,830
packed agenda. I need to be really tight on questions about the cleanup program,

1339
02:14:16,850 --> 02:14:18,130
which is what's before us today.

1340
02:14:18,830 --> 02:14:21,970
Okay, I'll follow up with them. I'll follow up with this figure down for you. Thank you so much.

1341
02:14:22,170 --> 02:14:23,930
Thank you. Sorry to be. Sorry to be difficult.

1342
02:14:24,270 --> 02:14:28,070
I'm going to be pretty tight on everyone. So, including my council colleagues as you just see.

1343
02:14:28,790 --> 02:14:29,970
So, councilor Stevenson.

1344
02:14:30,630 --> 02:14:34,910
Thank you very much. I really appreciate all the speakers joining us today.

1345
02:14:35,710 --> 02:14:39,390
Just a few quick clarifications. I think all the presentations were very clear.

1346
02:14:40,250 --> 02:14:48,250
Just to the BIA currently are the cleanup efforts, so you mentioned some of the grants.

1347
02:14:49,330 --> 02:14:54,670
I assume that's just for the BIA boundary, like it's not going into self-try to town currently.

1348
02:14:59,610 --> 02:14:59,870
Yeah.

1349
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:05,440
Let's correct the funding that we receive. We focus on North China.

1350
02:15:06,340 --> 02:15:17,220
I'm sure that's a requirement of the grant as it is. And then with the CTC, again, currently, there's

1351
02:15:17,220 --> 02:15:24,480
no specific cleaning funding that you have. You do do programming in South China Town, though,

1352
02:15:24,480 --> 02:15:26,380
with a driving pass, for example.

1353
02:15:28,610 --> 02:15:30,550
You talk about cell China town.

1354
02:15:31,430 --> 02:15:36,670
Unfortunately, the EDBA director is not available today.

1355
02:15:36,950 --> 02:15:37,730
He's out of town.

1356
02:15:38,590 --> 02:15:41,030
So I refrain from speaking on his behalf.

1357
02:15:41,310 --> 02:15:44,950
He has submitted a letter, and we will be meeting with him and talking.

1358
02:15:45,210 --> 02:15:45,490
Yep, sorry.

1359
02:15:45,850 --> 02:15:47,390
Just wanted to confirm, no, no.

1360
02:15:48,430 --> 02:15:52,810
The current state, so CDC doesn't have any cleanup programs in cell China, but you do have

1361
02:15:52,810 --> 02:15:57,390
different events that you hold in the area. Like Dragon Fest was it?

1362
02:15:57,650 --> 02:16:04,210
The cleaning program is not a minister by CTC. South or North? Correct.

1363
02:16:04,850 --> 02:16:11,170
And it's under BIA jurisdiction. Great. And then just to

1364
02:16:11,170 --> 02:16:19,010
revita. So right now, your cleanup program is that North and South China

1365
02:16:19,010 --> 02:16:24,170
town presently. Yes, Councilor. Currently our monthly

1366
02:16:24,170 --> 02:16:26,410
volunteer clean up does cover both north and south

1367
02:16:26,410 --> 02:16:30,010
try and town. Okay. Okay, great. You know what I think I'll just have

1368
02:16:30,010 --> 02:16:32,590
questions for our administration but really appreciate the presentation.

1369
02:16:32,950 --> 02:16:34,230
Thank you, Councilor Ray.

1370
02:16:36,920 --> 02:16:41,980
Thank you very much. I'm just wondering, um, I know we're talking

1371
02:16:41,980 --> 02:16:45,500
about clean up and rather than dealing I guess maybe of this, um,

1372
02:16:45,720 --> 02:16:50,380
dealing with the symptoms of the problem. Um, would it help if we enhance

1373
02:16:50,380 --> 02:16:56,300
like our public washrooms strategy and I will put that out to any of the bits of honor

1374
02:16:56,300 --> 02:16:57,180
or thought.

1375
02:16:59,430 --> 02:17:01,610
May I speak on behalf of CTC?

1376
02:17:02,190 --> 02:17:02,810
Sure, yes.

1377
02:17:03,030 --> 02:17:05,330
Thank you, Councillor Wright.

1378
02:17:06,210 --> 02:17:12,570
We are supportive of public washrooms that would definitely alleviate some of the issues

1379
02:17:13,990 --> 02:17:15,190
about biohazard.

1380
02:17:17,300 --> 02:17:29,420
And I would say, I'll speak on behalf of the BIA, I believe we're dealing with ongoing human substance daily.

1381
02:17:30,480 --> 02:17:33,060
So yes, definitely more washrooms.

1382
02:17:33,240 --> 02:17:37,560
Definitely a needed, however, you know, secondary to that.

1383
02:17:38,120 --> 02:17:45,220
During events festivals, we do need monitoring of these facilities because sometimes people tend to go in.

1384
02:17:45,220 --> 02:17:50,420
stay in there over dosing potential so you know there is that risk potential too so we

1385
02:17:50,420 --> 02:17:56,080
recognize you know the challenges but we definitely do need it. Yeah and I think that's part

1386
02:17:56,080 --> 02:18:01,100
of a public Washington strategy is to make sure that they are safe and accessible facilities

1387
02:18:01,100 --> 02:18:10,340
for people to use. Is anybody else? I tell you. Yeah sorry thank you for asking that question

1388
02:18:10,340 --> 02:18:17,220
to win right because yes that is something our brothers and sisters do need more of in that area

1389
02:18:17,220 --> 02:18:26,420
our public washrooms accessibility and as well what's more what's needed even more that was taken

1390
02:18:26,420 --> 02:18:34,000
out from certain corners our garbage cans there's not enough garbage cans and as well it would be nice

1391
02:18:34,000 --> 02:18:42,420
for a brothers and sisters to have access to dumpsters. Currently there are no dumpsters. There was one dumpster,

1392
02:18:42,640 --> 02:18:50,140
just right at the start next to Mary Burley Park that everybody used to use and it was always full.

1393
02:18:50,980 --> 02:18:58,160
So we need more dumpsters, more garbage and more toilets. Just basic dignity of life.

1394
02:18:58,160 --> 02:19:03,740
You know, okay, and then my other question was I know there are community groups that go

1395
02:19:03,740 --> 02:19:11,000
out and do food distribution and clothing distribution and that has been any attempt to

1396
02:19:11,000 --> 02:19:16,680
connect with those groups and let them know sort of the impact of, you know, providing

1397
02:19:16,680 --> 02:19:19,160
these services and then leading the garbage behind.

1398
02:19:19,740 --> 02:19:20,220
Absolutely.

1399
02:19:20,540 --> 02:19:27,160
I really bear Cloppy for Hills House and that's one of the things that I do highlight in a lot

1400
02:19:27,160 --> 02:19:35,720
of my lives and stuff is that when mutual aid groups do come in, quite often, they have dumped

1401
02:19:35,720 --> 02:19:46,620
stuff into the community. For instance, I came across a whole box full of big sandwiches.

1402
02:19:47,880 --> 02:19:53,460
It's dumped in the alley. I'm not talking about that yet. Sorry. Sorry, I got everyone

1403
02:19:53,460 --> 02:19:56,300
But we're going to be firm on this, Councilor Tain.

1404
02:19:56,600 --> 02:19:57,200
Okay, great.

1405
02:19:57,360 --> 02:19:58,340
Thank you.

1406
02:19:58,600 --> 02:19:59,380
Back to Jackson.

1407
02:20:00,440 --> 02:20:03,540
So you have access existing BIA grants.

1408
02:20:03,700 --> 02:20:08,720
But you're just saying you will like to see option two for city to manage the funding to deliver

1409
02:20:08,720 --> 02:20:09,720
enhanced service.

1410
02:20:09,980 --> 02:20:14,460
But you want this extra step of oversight with your group.

1411
02:20:14,980 --> 02:20:20,580
And then you want just the BIA grants to be increased in general for all BIAs.

1412
02:20:20,580 --> 02:20:21,200
Is that correct?

1413
02:20:21,200 --> 02:20:28,960
I would say I'll clarify, I think the BIs position is we believe that city is still best

1414
02:20:28,960 --> 02:20:32,020
to manage the budget.

1415
02:20:33,300 --> 02:20:43,500
We support council given administration additional funding to support the additional needs.

1416
02:20:44,440 --> 02:20:47,880
Just again, just looking at the report that I had provided.

1417
02:20:47,880 --> 02:20:56,040
Okay, there's substantial, I guess, instances of cleaning within Chinatown, like we're definitely

1418
02:20:56,040 --> 02:20:56,400
all the way.

1419
02:20:56,660 --> 02:21:03,040
So I want to prioritize the fact that if we do put additional funding, please look at it

1420
02:21:03,040 --> 02:21:05,660
from a instance perspective.

1421
02:21:06,180 --> 02:21:06,280
Okay.

1422
02:21:06,960 --> 02:21:07,920
Thank you.

1423
02:21:08,800 --> 02:21:09,940
I'll turn over to Revita.

1424
02:21:11,020 --> 02:21:11,980
You mentioned safety counsel.

1425
02:21:12,080 --> 02:21:12,920
Have you talked to them?

1426
02:21:13,040 --> 02:21:15,860
Are they open to that as a governing body?

1427
02:21:16,720 --> 02:21:17,280
Andrew,

1428
02:21:19,760 --> 02:21:33,060
formally not yet, Council, but as with one of the previous City Council meetings, there was the creation of a subcommittee in the Toronto City Council and preparation for the motion that you created back in March 4.

1429
02:21:34,120 --> 02:21:38,080
Okay, so that's the line of communication you have with them then?

1430
02:21:38,520 --> 02:21:43,080
Yes, since as to my knowledge, the City Council has not had any meetings since May.

1431
02:21:43,080 --> 02:21:44,520
I see. Okay.

1432
02:21:46,600 --> 02:21:51,500
For the rewrite of folks, you've heard some of the comments around volunteers

1433
02:21:51,500 --> 02:21:56,840
are good for supplemental stuff, for activations. However, when you are talking about

1434
02:21:56,840 --> 02:22:02,000
some pretty serious waste industry, you're also putting your volunteers at risk. And you talk

1435
02:22:02,000 --> 02:22:09,260
about building relationships, also with the businesses there. I guess how would you go about building

1436
02:22:09,260 --> 02:22:11,420
those relationship when that is a sentiment,

1437
02:22:14,760 --> 02:22:14,760
volume.

1438
02:22:15,440 --> 02:22:17,720
Yeah, I'll start, and if others want to chime in.

1439
02:22:17,740 --> 02:22:18,660
That's 45 seconds.

1440
02:22:19,600 --> 02:22:22,220
I think we're already pretty good at that, because we don't just clean.

1441
02:22:22,460 --> 02:22:25,400
We already have our Chinatown afterdark events.

1442
02:22:25,900 --> 02:22:27,420
We're picking up dining week this year as well.

1443
02:22:27,600 --> 02:22:29,900
So we already have really broad interactions with businesses.

1444
02:22:30,000 --> 02:22:34,980
So we have a good foundation of relationship, they're already. It's not a new question.

1445
02:22:34,980 --> 02:22:42,580
I guess then my question is how would you overcome this perception that you're putting people at risk who are not professionals to deal with some of these particular ways?

1446
02:22:42,920 --> 02:22:48,200
Would it as reproposal cover those types of ways? How do you go about doing this?

1447
02:22:48,200 --> 02:22:50,820
Yeah, well, well, Mike, I can take this to you.

1448
02:22:50,820 --> 02:22:52,300
Sure, if you will head to Mike.

1449
02:22:52,900 --> 02:22:58,020
Uh, yeah, in the past, we have parner of certain, I guess, other vendors that are more

1450
02:22:58,020 --> 02:23:03,420
specialist, like GFL, like a few others that have provided garbage and stuff.

1451
02:23:03,620 --> 02:23:05,100
I guess I'll come back. Hang on with that.

1452
02:23:05,420 --> 02:23:09,860
Yeah, I'll just take my round and say, yeah, if you don't mind answering, you can use part of Mike.

1453
02:23:09,940 --> 02:23:15,120
Okay, please go. So we're, we're going to, you know, provide the proper training to

1454
02:23:15,120 --> 02:23:17,180
qualified personals that would be hired for the

1455
02:23:17,180 --> 02:23:20,320
bottom two full time equivalent, like we would provide training for

1456
02:23:20,320 --> 02:23:22,760
how the deal of hazardous waste that you'd find.

1457
02:23:23,180 --> 02:23:26,560
Like, and the proper PPE, such as ballazards,

1458
02:23:26,600 --> 02:23:29,560
sweets, and it would be, we would develop a program in

1459
02:23:29,560 --> 02:23:31,960
house to try to provide the correct training.

1460
02:23:32,120 --> 02:23:34,240
You won't just be sending volunteers out to

1461
02:23:35,020 --> 02:23:37,800
Fenford himself, because that would be a live building issue for

1462
02:23:37,800 --> 02:23:40,580
us in the city, but also for personal safety, right?

1463
02:23:40,960 --> 02:23:43,280
So we would develop those HSC programs in

1464
02:23:43,280 --> 02:23:45,320
also in conjunction with our partners.

1465
02:23:45,520 --> 02:23:46,660
Well, do you want to add anything?

1466
02:23:48,840 --> 02:23:50,160
Okay, so I'm just confirming it.

1467
02:23:50,260 --> 02:23:53,660
Yeah, because right now the volunteers are picking up like

1468
02:23:54,560 --> 02:23:56,400
some biohazard waste, right?

1469
02:23:56,480 --> 02:23:57,300
No, we're not.

1470
02:23:57,460 --> 02:23:57,700
We're not.

1471
02:23:57,900 --> 02:23:58,160
Okay.

1472
02:23:58,640 --> 02:24:00,280
We have traps containers though.

1473
02:24:00,420 --> 02:24:00,920
Shrups containers.

1474
02:24:01,480 --> 02:24:02,260
That's what I said yesterday.

1475
02:24:02,460 --> 02:24:05,840
We try not to pick up poop because it gets the picker's dirty.

1476
02:24:06,300 --> 02:24:06,440
Yes.

1477
02:24:07,140 --> 02:24:07,320
Okay.

1478
02:24:08,420 --> 02:24:11,900
And even in our proposal, like our proposal is scoped and costed.

1479
02:24:12,100 --> 02:24:13,800
So we had to leave certain things out.

1480
02:24:13,800 --> 02:24:18,740
Like we don't need to buy equipment for pressure washing and do pressure washing because there's already teams doing that.

1481
02:24:19,000 --> 02:24:22,380
Right? Like we don't see the need for us to like in our proposal,

1482
02:24:22,420 --> 02:24:23,860
revite it would not do everything.

1483
02:24:24,660 --> 02:24:28,700
There's already city, you know services in place, there's already Wall Street and

1484
02:24:28,700 --> 02:24:31,540
hope mission by doing some work BIA's doing some good work.

1485
02:24:31,840 --> 02:24:35,660
We're offering what it would look like to do community lead programming as an addition.

1486
02:24:36,080 --> 02:24:37,580
That's how we read the motion.

1487
02:24:38,700 --> 02:24:41,580
But at the end of the day, I think we're very collaborative with our work.

1488
02:24:42,380 --> 02:24:53,540
When we first started, we started at the cleanest in 2023, we did go back to the CDC for half a year to see if they wanted to restart it under CDC before starting Revita.

1489
02:24:54,320 --> 02:25:03,740
So I think like a part of that, it's just that reminder to say, yeah, we'll work with who's here. We're not here to duplicate a solution that's moving forward must be cost efficient.

1490
02:25:04,620 --> 02:25:06,720
Or it's not worth doing. You're even in our eyes.

1491
02:25:06,720 --> 02:25:17,780
And remind me, for the, for the Trientown Safety Council, I know number you brought up is everyone involved so all all the groups who are represented here involved in some capacity in the safety council.

1492
02:25:19,000 --> 02:25:19,560
Yes?

1493
02:25:20,000 --> 02:25:20,900
Yes, it's here.

1494
02:25:21,240 --> 02:25:21,880
They're open, that's right.

1495
02:25:21,980 --> 02:25:22,660
Everyone's there.

1496
02:25:23,060 --> 02:25:23,120
Everyone's there.

1497
02:25:23,260 --> 02:25:24,160
Everybody's welcome.

1498
02:25:24,800 --> 02:25:26,900
So the thing is that the Revider comes in.

1499
02:25:27,120 --> 02:25:28,500
We have no problem with it.

1500
02:25:28,520 --> 02:25:30,080
If they have concerns speak up.

1501
02:25:30,460 --> 02:25:33,020
The thing is that having all the member,

1502
02:25:33,220 --> 02:25:35,560
all the stakeholders in Chinatown,

1503
02:25:35,800 --> 02:25:37,220
North and South,

1504
02:25:37,660 --> 02:25:40,780
are able to allow us to be very efficient

1505
02:25:40,780 --> 02:25:44,240
in terms of prioritizing issues

1506
02:25:44,240 --> 02:25:46,080
that we need to deal with right away.

1507
02:25:47,400 --> 02:25:48,280
Thank you.

1508
02:25:48,300 --> 02:25:48,420
Thank you.

1509
02:25:48,420 --> 02:25:49,800
So you want to clarify that?

1510
02:25:49,800 --> 02:25:51,340
Revide that is part of the safety council.

1511
02:25:51,460 --> 02:25:51,800
Yes.

1512
02:25:51,960 --> 02:25:53,640
That's why her Revide is part of the safety council.

1513
02:25:54,000 --> 02:25:54,160
That's right.

1514
02:25:54,220 --> 02:25:54,260
That's right.

1515
02:25:54,340 --> 02:25:56,860
Perfection that Andrew is invited to join in Mark.

1516
02:25:57,080 --> 02:25:57,260
Yeah.

1517
02:25:57,440 --> 02:25:58,900
But it hasn't been a meeting since May.

1518
02:25:59,120 --> 02:25:59,880
Which that they out.

1519
02:25:59,880 --> 02:26:00,680
That's the other piece.

1520
02:26:00,920 --> 02:26:01,460
Just not.

1521
02:26:02,000 --> 02:26:07,540
The reason is there isn't a meeting because reach is our code lead.

1522
02:26:07,580 --> 02:26:07,980
Correct.

1523
02:26:08,120 --> 02:26:13,780
They have their schedule plus the fact that because those are employees.

1524
02:26:14,240 --> 02:26:15,340
They are allowed to take the case.

1525
02:26:15,580 --> 02:26:15,960
Absolutely.

1526
02:26:15,960 --> 02:26:22,920
And we have, we are all volunteers without paying every one of us here, and we have several

1527
02:26:22,920 --> 02:26:27,000
festivals that is for the revitalization of China town.

1528
02:26:27,780 --> 02:26:28,860
So, that's why I don't have a meeting.

1529
02:26:28,860 --> 02:26:29,340
No, no.

1530
02:26:29,340 --> 02:26:30,120
I appreciate that.

1531
02:26:30,120 --> 02:26:30,660
I'm out of time.

1532
02:26:31,180 --> 02:26:31,740
Councillor Selber.

1533
02:26:32,640 --> 02:26:33,540
Thank you.

1534
02:26:34,760 --> 02:26:42,360
Just wanted to make sure that my understanding is correct when it comes to, I'll go to CTC first,

1535
02:26:42,360 --> 02:26:46,100
Just around integration with existing service levels,

1536
02:26:47,280 --> 02:26:50,200
thinking about how to compliment existing service levels,

1537
02:26:50,320 --> 02:26:52,160
maybe not necessarily duplicating existing service levels.

1538
02:26:52,240 --> 02:26:53,200
Can you speak to that piece?

1539
02:26:56,130 --> 02:26:58,210
Excessing services are great.

1540
02:26:58,990 --> 02:27:00,630
We have also approached the,

1541
02:27:01,670 --> 02:27:03,630
with the social enterprises such as a home mission,

1542
02:27:03,770 --> 02:27:05,190
mustard seed, pistol,

1543
02:27:06,270 --> 02:27:07,530
world street community services.

1544
02:27:07,930 --> 02:27:09,270
We want them to expand,

1545
02:27:09,430 --> 02:27:11,150
create a more job opportunities

1546
02:27:11,150 --> 02:27:19,430
and for some of the members, but the heavy lifting, it is spray trucks, they call it

1547
02:27:19,430 --> 02:27:28,350
flushing trucks, to clean the major arteries, so that China town is more welcoming, especially

1548
02:27:28,730 --> 02:27:37,270
the morning after, that business can open residents feel more comfortable regardless your

1549
02:27:37,270 --> 02:27:42,330
box of life. People deserve a clean space. Thank you.

1550
02:27:42,330 --> 02:27:48,430
Every day. Thanks so much. And same same question to Revita, just around integration

1551
02:27:48,430 --> 02:27:51,750
with existing service levels. I think you somewhat answer that in the previous question

1552
02:27:52,830 --> 02:27:58,630
around complementary services and complementary approach, I'll say, but not necessarily duplicating.

1553
02:28:00,190 --> 02:28:03,950
Yeah, I can start with that. So when we first submitted our proposal to administration in July,

1554
02:28:03,950 --> 02:28:09,450
We had some next steps that we wanted to request, we didn't expect it to go come straight to Council.

1555
02:28:10,050 --> 02:28:15,650
Our executive committee at that point, we had quite a few questions around how to integrate and how to best fit in.

1556
02:28:15,830 --> 02:28:18,190
So I think that's work to be discussed.

1557
02:28:19,470 --> 02:28:20,750
Okay, thank you.

1558
02:28:20,910 --> 02:28:21,850
Thank you, Councillor Tane.

1559
02:28:22,010 --> 02:28:23,470
Just a couple of final questions.

1560
02:28:27,040 --> 02:28:28,360
Okay, so you submitted proposal.

1561
02:28:28,700 --> 02:28:31,960
You were hoping to workshop it a little bit, but that was never the opportunity.

1562
02:28:31,960 --> 02:28:38,580
And then I think, excuse you, you had a proposal, but did you get any of that?

1563
02:28:38,720 --> 02:28:42,700
We're shopping, we're back and forth, or did you just submit something, right?

1564
02:28:43,240 --> 02:28:45,880
We just had a meeting with the manager, Julia.

1565
02:28:46,400 --> 02:28:49,200
Yeah, but the conversation about heavy duty cleaning,

1566
02:28:49,820 --> 02:28:55,840
we got in Biohazard, has been constantly on the agenda of the China Town Safety Council.

1567
02:28:56,020 --> 02:28:57,400
Okay, great. Thank you.

1568
02:28:57,400 --> 02:29:03,700
Okay, just I want a reminder to address this question around a soul and incidents. You're not there every day.

1569
02:29:03,900 --> 02:29:07,940
It's you're cleaning is once a month one day a month or half day, right?

1570
02:29:09,780 --> 02:29:13,560
What is your experience around some of these incidents? How what?

1571
02:29:14,500 --> 02:29:17,300
What do you do to mitigate that for your volunteers?

1572
02:29:19,760 --> 02:29:21,120
Any volunteers want to speak up?

1573
02:29:26,700 --> 02:29:28,360
Okay, as you think about that.

1574
02:29:31,950 --> 02:29:36,970
And it's not a matter of thinking about, we've never had any incidents, like five years in.

1575
02:29:36,990 --> 02:29:43,750
But why? Why? Why? Why are you having those not having those experience, but why is it?

1576
02:29:43,830 --> 02:29:47,370
Other circumstances, there is, what is the mitigating factor?

1577
02:29:47,970 --> 02:29:50,770
I think one of the things that have come up every now and then to some folks ask,

1578
02:29:50,890 --> 02:29:52,830
I thought, oh, why don't you wear hives when you go around?

1579
02:29:53,710 --> 02:29:58,230
Yeah, why don't you? We don't. And we say, no, we want to show clearly that we're citizens doing this work.

1580
02:29:58,230 --> 02:29:59,590
We're not paid staff, we're not here.

1581
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:07,720
On some cleaning initiative we're here to step up and contribute, and I think that shapes the relationships we build within the community.

1582
02:30:08,500 --> 02:30:18,960
Like what Claudia mentioned, there's so many mentions of so many people showing appreciation, whether they're driving through, walking through, sitting on the sidewalk, or in their businesses.

1583
02:30:20,120 --> 02:30:26,020
I think when people see us stepping up, it's clear that where they are to not just pick up garbage.

1584
02:30:26,020 --> 02:30:31,320
great. Thank you. I just have one last one. I heard a comment to say that for the monthly

1585
02:30:31,320 --> 02:30:36,460
meet-up, people want to meet more if they could. But can these scale up just happen?

1586
02:30:37,480 --> 02:30:39,520
Can't, well, why can't volunteers just meet up more?

1587
02:30:43,260 --> 02:30:48,340
Good question. Well, right now, as volunteers, without a coordinator, once a month was,

1588
02:30:49,140 --> 02:30:54,660
I think at our capacity, we also have other events. We run weekly. All on volunteer capacity,

1589
02:30:54,660 --> 02:30:58,140
you know paid staff and why do you have you look at other resource opportunities

1590
02:30:58,640 --> 02:31:02,780
were you able to look at some of the cleanup grants have you ever reached out to BIA to

1591
02:31:02,780 --> 02:31:04,620
collaborate on accessing those opportunities?

1592
02:31:04,900 --> 02:31:05,660
No, no we have no.

1593
02:31:06,860 --> 02:31:07,060
And why?

1594
02:31:07,820 --> 02:31:08,080
Why?

1595
02:31:08,300 --> 02:31:15,580
I think the topic of cleanliness has come up for a while and it wasn't until this motion

1596
02:31:15,580 --> 02:31:17,340
that our gears really started turning.

1597
02:31:18,140 --> 02:31:22,900
It wasn't until this motion to say hey, maybe there is an appetite to chat more.

1598
02:31:22,900 --> 02:31:27,480
even like throughout this process of our speakers coming together to chat, I think there's

1599
02:31:27,480 --> 02:31:33,620
some responsibility from us organizers to say, actually, yeah, we haven't talked as much and reflected

1600
02:31:33,620 --> 02:31:35,440
as much about the personal experience.

1601
02:31:35,680 --> 02:31:40,180
I'd like to like watch any mention about the belongings that she'd see on the other time and thank

1602
02:31:40,180 --> 02:31:40,880
you very much.

1603
02:31:41,220 --> 02:31:42,100
Thank you, Councillor Farron.

1604
02:31:42,620 --> 02:31:43,060
Thank you, Ms. Mary.

1605
02:31:43,140 --> 02:31:45,400
Thank you for everybody for coming and speaking today.

1606
02:31:45,760 --> 02:31:51,560
My questions are around to Revita and because I do think when I see the emotion and impact

1607
02:31:51,560 --> 02:31:54,820
that you've had on the community and bringing people together,

1608
02:31:55,120 --> 02:31:56,860
you remind me a lot like a community league.

1609
02:31:58,120 --> 02:31:59,900
And I think, you know, community leagues,

1610
02:32:00,120 --> 02:32:02,320
do community cleanups kind of all the time.

1611
02:32:02,420 --> 02:32:05,960
Obviously, it's different in Chinatown by the extent that's there.

1612
02:32:06,540 --> 02:32:09,880
So I do think that there is lots of opportunity for grants

1613
02:32:09,880 --> 02:32:12,460
and for that, even not including one-time funding,

1614
02:32:12,700 --> 02:32:14,600
but cleanup grants that are actually ongoing.

1615
02:32:15,220 --> 02:32:18,720
And so you have not applied to any of those grants.

1616
02:32:19,540 --> 02:32:34,820
So, on the topic of community leagues, this was inspired by my colleague community league that started the cleanups and both street community league does currently offer storage space for us for all of our goods and then it's reached that funds our shared meals as we gather.

1617
02:32:36,280 --> 02:32:41,860
So, and since we have pieced that together we have not yet sought to grow until this point.

1618
02:32:41,860 --> 02:32:56,740
That's perfect because I do think it is available to not-for-profit, so you know, setting up your own kind of Chinatown community grant when we actually already have these grants available and you haven't had an opportunity to apply for the, that's a really good opportunity for you.

1619
02:32:57,320 --> 02:33:06,160
Well, one thing I'll add there is about four or five years ago when this was first started, we immediately lost capital city cleanup support.

1620
02:33:06,160 --> 02:33:11,580
Um, and where it was first funded by the micro grants and then once support came in through

1621
02:33:11,580 --> 02:33:15,200
reach, we lost micro grant support and we lost capital city clean up support.

1622
02:33:15,380 --> 02:33:19,160
Those were years where they said no, like you already have, you're, you're, you're, you're

1623
02:33:19,160 --> 02:33:19,580
your support.

1624
02:33:19,640 --> 02:33:22,320
They didn't offer us any additional supplies after you were alive.

1625
02:33:22,320 --> 02:33:24,940
So did you apply and we're denied, is that what you're saying?

1626
02:33:25,520 --> 02:33:29,320
We reached up a email and said, yeah, like you have to apply to these capital city grants.

1627
02:33:29,440 --> 02:33:32,080
So I think that, but I understand your points.

1628
02:33:32,080 --> 02:33:37,080
And so, reach is spending you currently, have you asked reach to expand, expand to go to...

1629
02:33:37,880 --> 02:33:39,700
Actually, it's been downsizing.

1630
02:33:40,580 --> 02:33:42,380
You know, it's been four years in.

1631
02:33:42,560 --> 02:33:46,960
See, reach has been very clear since day one that they can't offer on going on operational funding.

1632
02:33:47,440 --> 02:33:49,500
So this year we're getting what we've been going on this last year.

1633
02:33:49,880 --> 02:33:51,320
Are you able to share publicly?

1634
02:33:51,740 --> 02:33:53,340
Yeah, $5,000 for $24,000.

1635
02:33:53,660 --> 02:33:56,440
$5,000 from $20 and then it's going down to...

1636
02:33:56,440 --> 02:33:58,480
I know, down to $5,000 from 10 last year.

1637
02:33:58,660 --> 02:33:59,860
Okay, so it was 10,000.

1638
02:33:59,860 --> 02:34:09,700
So this program was receiving 10,000 and now it's going to 5,000 in 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 26, and then 20, 27, to be determined.

1639
02:34:10,280 --> 02:34:12,500
Right, because we also need to determine reaches.

1640
02:34:13,320 --> 02:34:18,460
Okay, and understanding, do you, are you supportive of the public and the garbage washroom strategy?

1641
02:34:18,580 --> 02:34:22,800
Like, I think a lot of our stuff is downstream, but like, how do we actually get the upstream?

1642
02:34:23,140 --> 02:34:23,700
Yeah, huge.

1643
02:34:23,940 --> 02:34:28,140
I think even for those of us, like when we plan events as well, when we have to bring in,

1644
02:34:28,140 --> 02:34:34,540
rent in a point of party or a couple for an event on weekends it's okay okay I'll ask a bit

1645
02:34:34,540 --> 02:34:39,100
students to thank you thank you thank you very much I believe those are all the questions for our

1646
02:34:39,100 --> 02:34:44,980
speakers so you're all welcome to grab your seats in the main seating area as we move on to questions

1647
02:34:44,980 --> 02:34:50,760
of our administration so we'll keep powering through this and we'll move on to questions of

1648
02:34:50,760 --> 02:34:52,220
situation, sorry, in the council or 10?

1649
02:34:52,740 --> 02:34:54,440
Great. Thank you very much.

1650
02:34:56,500 --> 02:35:02,280
Okay. I have to say I was really frustrated when I was reading this report.

1651
02:35:02,620 --> 02:35:07,240
Because if I were to look at the original motion, it says to work with Chinatown Community

1652
02:35:07,240 --> 02:35:10,320
Group to explore a community cleanup program, focus on Chinatown.

1653
02:35:10,780 --> 02:35:14,200
Already that's option 3. And then the options,

1654
02:35:19,380 --> 02:35:19,740
and then the rest of the

1655
02:35:19,740 --> 02:35:23,000
program, but the options we received are service levels,

1656
02:35:25,880 --> 02:35:27,760
and so I'm actually really confused

1657
02:35:27,760 --> 02:35:34,000
about how we ended today, like where this report is, is actually the starting point of

1658
02:35:34,000 --> 02:35:35,200
where it was meant to start.

1659
02:35:37,220 --> 02:35:42,480
So I just want to, so I want to maybe start there. I think it's

1660
02:35:42,480 --> 02:35:47,880
obvious, you know, there is a status quo, which is always the option, but that's not sufficient.

1661
02:35:48,440 --> 02:35:55,380
And I'm wondering maybe if I'll start with Mr. McCune, can you just highlight we spent a

1662
02:35:55,380 --> 02:35:59,900
lot of time talking about a well maintained city this week? What does well maintain city

1663
02:35:59,900 --> 02:36:05,560
package do for cleanups? Does it do anything for enhanced service level as I'll outline

1664
02:36:05,560 --> 02:36:06,780
in option two?

1665
02:36:09,470 --> 02:36:12,670
Yeah, so what we have in the well maintained city service package that will

1666
02:36:12,670 --> 02:36:19,370
be a part of the four-year budget. So we've got street sweeping, sanitation, enforcement,

1667
02:36:19,370 --> 02:36:23,170
and auxiliary structures, communication, turf and horticulture.

1668
02:36:24,750 --> 02:36:28,330
This is, this is to benefit across the entire city as a whole.

1669
02:36:28,970 --> 02:36:33,010
So the types of things that we have here, you know,

1670
02:36:33,090 --> 02:36:36,570
100% service level increase for illegal dumping response and event support.

1671
02:36:36,730 --> 02:36:39,610
So that would be going from roughly 90 days to about 30 days

1672
02:36:39,610 --> 02:36:41,850
if we're removal of illegal dumping and areas,

1673
02:36:42,150 --> 02:36:44,830
more loose litter clean up ahead of civic events, those types of things.

1674
02:36:45,350 --> 02:36:47,830
So it's a, it's a, it's a broad city wide.

1675
02:36:47,830 --> 02:36:54,450
It is citywide, and so can you describe to me if we fund while maintaining city for example?

1676
02:36:55,110 --> 02:36:57,770
What does it do for center city optimization?

1677
02:36:58,470 --> 02:37:03,070
What does it do for the core and some of the service levels mentioned in this report?

1678
02:37:06,130 --> 02:37:10,270
It doesn't, so center city is independent to that particular service package.

1679
02:37:10,730 --> 02:37:17,430
So we would continue to have center city overlay as a level above what we're already providing to the city.

1680
02:37:17,430 --> 02:37:21,830
So well maintained city kind of lifts the entire city across the board, and then that would

1681
02:37:21,830 --> 02:37:29,410
alleviate pressure from center city, but it's not intended as a targeted downtown, or within

1682
02:37:29,410 --> 02:37:29,790
downtown.

1683
02:37:30,000 --> 02:37:34,300
In the China town to target that, it's intended to target everything across the city.

1684
02:37:34,940 --> 02:37:41,500
Okay. So, while maintaining city will elevate the service level to some degree, maybe not what's

1685
02:37:41,500 --> 02:37:48,520
outlined here for this particular area, what is the administration planning for a city optimization?

1686
02:37:49,120 --> 02:37:55,800
Will it continue? We've heard in the, you can come back in my next round to answer that question,

1687
02:37:55,800 --> 02:37:58,340
but we heard in the act of rapport

1688
02:37:58,340 --> 02:38:00,980
that cleaning is a enabler for economic development,

1689
02:38:01,180 --> 02:38:04,880
so I'm wondering how do we enhance that?

1690
02:38:05,460 --> 02:38:07,440
So, I really come back to that in a moment,

1691
02:38:08,000 --> 02:38:08,540
so Councillor Palmer.

1692
02:38:09,020 --> 02:38:11,580
You can continue, speaker, McEwen.

1693
02:38:12,240 --> 02:38:15,180
I was just gonna say there's it's plan to be ongoing

1694
02:38:15,800 --> 02:38:17,060
and continue to be funded.

1695
02:38:17,680 --> 02:38:20,800
I think for me, like what I'm seeing is like,

1696
02:38:21,120 --> 02:38:23,660
when we increase the well-maintained city package,

1697
02:38:23,660 --> 02:38:25,720
It should go to those that need it most.

1698
02:38:25,900 --> 02:38:30,080
You don't need to, and not everything needs to be what, you know, maintained at a higher

1699
02:38:30,080 --> 02:38:31,220
service standard.

1700
02:38:31,740 --> 02:38:39,280
But as you heard today, this like Chinatown is in a need of increased cleaning.

1701
02:38:39,600 --> 02:38:42,360
So what are we as the city doing about that?

1702
02:38:44,420 --> 02:38:49,580
So we, I'd start by saying, that is exactly what we did with Center City.

1703
02:38:49,580 --> 02:38:55,940
was we took the city plan, the boundaries of city plan, and we injected about $3 million to

1704
02:38:55,940 --> 02:39:03,680
start a lift up the center city. The well maintained service package lifts the entire city as a whole,

1705
02:39:05,480 --> 02:39:10,380
so the concentration of events are really in like downtown Chinatown, Chinatown,

1706
02:39:10,500 --> 02:39:16,060
so there would be like an impact to those areas, just like all BIAs are prioritized

1707
02:39:16,060 --> 02:39:17,280
Yeah, with an existing system.

1708
02:39:17,280 --> 02:39:22,560
So do you think that we are funding Chinatown waste management

1709
02:39:22,560 --> 02:39:24,720
operations to what it needs to be?

1710
02:39:24,920 --> 02:39:26,640
Like do you think our funding is fine?

1711
02:39:26,980 --> 02:39:30,180
And this is the service level that, you know?

1712
02:39:30,200 --> 02:39:33,620
So to answer that question, I'd say like we always

1713
02:39:33,620 --> 02:39:35,460
want to publish our service levels and be transparent

1714
02:39:35,460 --> 02:39:37,280
with the budget and resources that we have.

1715
02:39:37,780 --> 02:39:42,060
So if the demand increases, like we are treating

1716
02:39:42,060 --> 02:39:44,800
the symptom of the problem here and if that symptom

1717
02:39:44,800 --> 02:39:50,860
continues to increase in order to maintain or sustain the existing service levels, it would

1718
02:39:50,860 --> 02:39:52,700
be like a supply demand type issue.

1719
02:39:54,540 --> 02:39:57,520
So, it's completely here all of the speakers in terms of the demand is increasing.

1720
02:39:58,700 --> 02:39:59,860
I did have lots of projects.

1721
02:39:59,940 --> 02:40:05,080
Key also received a bunch of services as well, so I can confirm the demand in that footprint

1722
02:40:05,080 --> 02:40:07,700
exceeds the current service levels that we have.

1723
02:40:07,960 --> 02:40:12,540
We have services that are out to the maximum of the audio that resources and it outpices

1724
02:40:12,540 --> 02:40:15,280
the resource and budget we haven't available to do so.

1725
02:40:15,300 --> 02:40:18,580
And so, does option two then change that resource thing?

1726
02:40:18,740 --> 02:40:19,320
That's correct.

1727
02:40:19,520 --> 02:40:23,660
So option two would see at basically to summarize it,

1728
02:40:24,520 --> 02:40:27,000
the areas within the downtown will have specific hotspots.

1729
02:40:27,140 --> 02:40:29,040
So which should be would service every single day?

1730
02:40:29,340 --> 02:40:31,080
Other ones are each 10 days or a small.

1731
02:40:31,540 --> 02:40:34,200
Where the option two, you would have the entire year

1732
02:40:34,200 --> 02:40:35,880
of China Town, which is a hotspot,

1733
02:40:36,040 --> 02:40:37,680
which is the daily service set basically.

1734
02:40:38,400 --> 02:40:41,600
Okay, and then are you supportive of option three as well?

1735
02:40:43,590 --> 02:40:48,790
Option 3 has some complexities to it, which we have to work through and being able to do it.

1736
02:40:48,850 --> 02:40:51,690
Between what the city does, worse as like a community like us.

1737
02:40:52,110 --> 02:40:58,830
So if we needed to see an improvement as soon as possible, would be option 2 over option 3 is that correct?

1738
02:41:01,340 --> 02:41:08,800
I would say that there's opportunities and both options, but the city is more of the functional services option 2 to receive the most immediate.

1739
02:41:10,080 --> 02:41:10,800
Thank you.

1740
02:41:14,020 --> 02:41:15,080
Thank you, Councilor Salvador.

1741
02:41:17,650 --> 02:41:18,510
Yep, thank you.

1742
02:41:18,510 --> 02:41:28,590
Um, just coming, coming back to sort of the original wording of the motion, yeah, just wanted

1743
02:41:28,590 --> 02:41:32,770
to dig in there around, uh, kind of some of the back and forth that maybe did, or did

1744
02:41:32,770 --> 02:41:39,430
or didn't happen with community groups in the lead up to this, um, just wanted to hear administrations

1745
02:41:39,430 --> 02:41:46,490
thoughts on that and kind of the, um, uh, workshopping that happened or didn't.

1746
02:41:46,490 --> 02:41:54,650
Sure. So just going back a little bit to what Councilor Tang was raising in terms of the options

1747
02:41:54,650 --> 02:42:00,890
that were presented. So the community led programming through our engagement. We did here

1748
02:42:00,890 --> 02:42:06,170
a city option. So that's why you see what's reflected here. Because this is based on input.

1749
02:42:06,290 --> 02:42:11,190
We got from community members along the way. And in terms of back and forth, I'm going to ask the team

1750
02:42:11,190 --> 02:42:13,410
to elaborate there.

1751
02:42:16,170 --> 02:42:22,250
As Council of the Engagement was intentionally targeted, it was based on the programs objectives,

1752
02:42:22,570 --> 02:42:26,550
the operational requirements that we understood that we heard about, and the community

1753
02:42:26,550 --> 02:42:31,250
organizations most directly impacted, were able to contribute to the solution.

1754
02:42:33,150 --> 02:42:38,050
Okay, so when some of those proposals were sort of shared or submitted with their

1755
02:42:38,050 --> 02:42:44,810
opportunity for some dialogue? Back and forth, they're not really, or is that where we're

1756
02:42:44,810 --> 02:42:50,130
at today's end? I think that's more of where we're at today. The motion was to explore and

1757
02:42:50,130 --> 02:42:57,190
provide options, which we've presented here today, which are being discussed. Okay, and then

1758
02:42:57,190 --> 02:43:00,030
you know, expectations going forward.

1759
02:43:02,070 --> 02:43:05,230
We were, you know, prior direction around a pathway around

1760
02:43:05,230 --> 02:43:10,010
options would there be my expectation I guess was there'd be additional

1761
02:43:10,010 --> 02:43:12,330
conversations at that time as well?

1762
02:43:14,350 --> 02:43:17,950
If option three was to be pursued then yes additional conversations are required.

1763
02:43:18,310 --> 02:43:22,430
We don't have a clear scope or service level defined at this point in time.

1764
02:43:22,530 --> 02:43:27,310
We have input from community on what they feel the needs are, which we think is very valuable

1765
02:43:27,310 --> 02:43:33,310
to taking next steps but next steps would have to include scalping and determining what

1766
02:43:33,310 --> 02:43:36,130
to be an appropriate approach to seek proposals.

1767
02:43:36,930 --> 02:43:37,930
Right. Right.

1768
02:43:38,770 --> 02:43:39,310
Okay. Thanks.

1769
02:43:40,410 --> 02:43:41,190
Thank you.

1770
02:43:41,410 --> 02:43:50,090
I'm still not entirely clear what the Well-Maintained Service package will get us for additional support in the BIAs. Can you just walk me through what we should expect?

1771
02:43:51,550 --> 02:43:55,450
So, right now, we don't necessarily, it would increase everywhere.

1772
02:43:56,350 --> 02:44:01,210
How we have it laid out right now is across the city.

1773
02:44:01,210 --> 02:44:08,370
So I don't have that service package broken down by a particular community, but what I could say is,

1774
02:44:08,370 --> 02:44:13,870
you know, there would be an increase of 100% graffiti removal, so that would mean like having,

1775
02:44:13,870 --> 02:44:18,630
like taking the response time and cutting that in half, there'd be about a 20% increase in spring

1776
02:44:18,630 --> 02:44:23,870
suite productivity, 100% service level increase in the illegal dumping response. There's currently

1777
02:44:23,870 --> 02:44:28,450
plan for 16 piece officers to help with parking bands and so I'd like clearing those types of things.

1778
02:44:30,330 --> 02:44:32,670
There's a host of different features around turf,

1779
02:44:32,990 --> 02:44:34,530
horticulture, snow and ice control,

1780
02:44:34,970 --> 02:44:36,630
support to festivals and events.

1781
02:44:37,990 --> 02:44:38,790
But yeah.

1782
02:44:39,050 --> 02:44:41,750
So I think the question that I'm just wanting to,

1783
02:44:41,970 --> 02:44:43,330
and that's fine if this is the case,

1784
02:44:43,370 --> 02:44:45,530
you know, we just heard an answer from Caitlin that,

1785
02:44:45,530 --> 02:44:47,250
that essentially right now we're not.

1786
02:44:47,550 --> 02:44:49,390
Based off the need that exists in China,

1787
02:44:49,390 --> 02:44:51,050
we're not able to hit that need,

1788
02:44:51,350 --> 02:44:53,790
and that's the reality, and that's the demand is out.

1789
02:44:53,930 --> 02:44:54,810
The demand is outpacing.

1790
02:44:55,730 --> 02:44:59,970
Those things you listed while I think will be certainly beneficial might not address

1791
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:14,760
That's the demand pressures of garbage or biohazard in the same way. Those things will still help the area, certainly. But maybe not the specific gap that I think I've heard a lot of community members identify. Is that fair to say?

1792
02:45:14,800 --> 02:45:26,740
I think that's fair to say. Okay. So if we're looking to do that above and beyond whether that be just for Chinatown or in other areas, we would need to look at these two options. That's why that's what we're facing with.

1793
02:45:28,880 --> 02:45:29,540
That's great.

1794
02:45:29,920 --> 02:45:30,020
Okay, sorry.

1795
02:45:30,200 --> 02:45:30,820
I'm just like, yeah.

1796
02:45:30,940 --> 02:45:31,580
I saw you nodding your head.

1797
02:45:31,860 --> 02:45:32,780
I always say for that.

1798
02:45:33,480 --> 02:45:33,620
Okay.

1799
02:45:34,400 --> 02:45:38,100
And I probably have more, but I think I'm going to keep the skill in Councillor Stevenson.

1800
02:45:39,160 --> 02:45:39,240
Yeah.

1801
02:45:39,240 --> 02:45:39,860
Thank you very much.

1802
02:45:40,020 --> 02:45:42,240
Just a few clarification questions.

1803
02:45:45,040 --> 02:45:48,900
Maybe just to Mr. Besske's point earlier.

1804
02:45:49,360 --> 02:45:52,300
Do you think that there is an opportunity like recognizing it would take some more kinds

1805
02:45:52,300 --> 02:45:58,060
of conversations just for some coordination between, you know, a community led and

1806
02:45:58,060 --> 02:46:04,680
initiative and existing state resources, so sort of like a delegation of, of either work areas

1807
02:46:04,680 --> 02:46:06,560
or work tasks.

1808
02:46:08,340 --> 02:46:13,420
So, can some students and we do that now, in some areas where the VIAs are given things

1809
02:46:13,420 --> 02:46:17,920
your capital city create up for grant funding or different initiatives in which they can use, in

1810
02:46:17,920 --> 02:46:21,780
order of a little pickup or things that they want with them, they're all climate-ness of the

1811
02:46:21,780 --> 02:46:22,600
VIA footprints.

1812
02:46:23,360 --> 02:46:27,060
So, we hope to see what that will look really close to the VDA on this basis around the things

1813
02:46:27,060 --> 02:46:29,320
that there is often for service.

1814
02:46:29,900 --> 02:46:31,660
So yes, I think the opportunity for that,

1815
02:46:31,720 --> 02:46:33,420
it needs to be clearly deleted on

1816
02:46:33,420 --> 02:46:35,580
who does what and how things are triaged,

1817
02:46:36,020 --> 02:46:38,360
but also the making sure that we're working closely together.

1818
02:46:38,840 --> 02:46:41,120
There is always the consideration of city assets

1819
02:46:41,120 --> 02:46:42,220
and the risk of that.

1820
02:46:42,400 --> 02:46:43,860
So as an example, we're moving to Fiji,

1821
02:46:44,060 --> 02:46:45,480
has as old as those that come to life

1822
02:46:45,480 --> 02:46:47,080
as in the specific requests.

1823
02:46:47,980 --> 02:46:49,800
Specifically to the materials that are used.

1824
02:46:50,320 --> 02:46:51,600
But yeah, there's opportunities

1825
02:46:51,600 --> 02:46:54,500
that move it always want to be work closely

1826
02:46:54,500 --> 02:46:56,140
with community of the species.

1827
02:46:56,140 --> 02:46:58,480
But it was really well today with the BIs.

1828
02:46:58,920 --> 02:47:00,060
OK, OK, that's really helpful.

1829
02:47:00,200 --> 02:47:02,640
So there's an opportunity to sort of maximize

1830
02:47:02,640 --> 02:47:05,220
what our crews are doing in coordination

1831
02:47:05,220 --> 02:47:06,960
with what a community group can maybe bring.

1832
02:47:07,100 --> 02:47:08,180
OK, thank you for that.

1833
02:47:09,020 --> 02:47:11,980
Just another question I think a lot of important issues

1834
02:47:11,980 --> 02:47:12,440
have come up.

1835
02:47:12,440 --> 02:47:15,200
I know we're internally having some ongoing conversations

1836
02:47:16,200 --> 02:47:18,160
about the sort of charitable dumping

1837
02:47:18,160 --> 02:47:19,620
that is happening in the area.

1838
02:47:20,060 --> 02:47:23,140
I just want to confirm the new Mary Burley Park

1839
02:47:23,140 --> 02:47:27,680
that we'll have public washrooms, have you believe?

1840
02:47:28,840 --> 02:47:33,480
Yes, Councilor Stephenson and the Library Park will have permanent public washrooms with

1841
02:47:33,480 --> 02:47:35,460
permanent public washroom attendance.

1842
02:47:35,880 --> 02:47:42,160
So that's the great, great, wonderful, and so that we would anticipate that that might

1843
02:47:42,160 --> 02:47:45,780
alleviate some of the sanitation pressures that we're currently seeing in the area.

1844
02:47:46,420 --> 02:47:50,020
That's correct, and there will work to complete public washrooms in the Chinatown for

1845
02:47:50,020 --> 02:47:53,920
which we're not going to place this here with the anticipation and the ability to come in on board,

1846
02:47:54,360 --> 02:47:59,780
and we have supported operating impacts of capital for it, so we do anticipate that to be a benefit.

1847
02:48:00,280 --> 02:48:03,300
Okay, great. Great. I think that's it for me. Thank you.

1848
02:48:03,340 --> 02:48:04,440
Thank you, Councillor Tane.

1849
02:48:08,320 --> 02:48:11,320
Great. Thank you.

1850
02:48:14,100 --> 02:48:23,160
Just in the interest of time, I think I will table the motion and then we can ask questions about it.

1851
02:48:25,460 --> 02:48:29,560
And then just to the clerk have a slight modification to the one that you had earlier.

1852
02:48:31,380 --> 02:48:35,000
That administration prepared an unfunded service package for grant funded community

1853
02:48:35,000 --> 02:48:36,840
led and delivered cleanup pilot.

1854
02:48:37,240 --> 02:48:42,240
The addresses gaps identify in the September 2nd, 2026 urban planning and the economy report

1855
02:48:42,240 --> 02:48:49,260
UPE-03491, Chinatown Community Cleanup Program, complement existing, sorry, two complement

1856
02:48:49,260 --> 02:48:51,500
existing, municipal and community services.

1857
02:48:52,420 --> 02:48:54,280
and activate community involvement.

1858
02:48:54,860 --> 02:48:56,760
Thank you, did you want to take your two minutes left and

1859
02:48:56,760 --> 02:48:57,220
introduce?

1860
02:48:57,820 --> 02:49:02,860
Yeah, so I feel like I'm doing a full circle to the intent of the original motion that

1861
02:49:02,860 --> 02:49:10,440
led to the report today, because I think in general enhanced service level for

1862
02:49:10,440 --> 02:49:14,980
cleanup for downtown areas is a conversation we've been having for a long time.

1863
02:49:15,280 --> 02:49:19,200
This is also, you know, a citywide conversation, this is why we have been talking

1864
02:49:19,200 --> 02:49:21,160
about while maintaining city for a long time.

1865
02:49:21,520 --> 02:49:25,820
And that is going to be a table at budget this year.

1866
02:49:26,580 --> 02:49:28,400
Does additional, absolutely.

1867
02:49:28,660 --> 02:49:30,320
And we can have that conversation for the budget.

1868
02:49:30,500 --> 02:49:32,140
And that's speaking to that option too.

1869
02:49:32,780 --> 02:49:35,920
I think the original intent of my motion

1870
02:49:35,920 --> 02:49:39,440
that led to the report today is to see how community groups

1871
02:49:39,440 --> 02:49:41,500
who are already doing the work out there

1872
02:49:41,500 --> 02:49:43,680
can complement existing services.

1873
02:49:45,360 --> 02:49:52,560
I think straight out and doing a four-year thing program is too much, too fast, and that's

1874
02:49:52,560 --> 02:49:56,120
why I'm proposing a more a pilot approach in this case.

1875
02:49:56,580 --> 02:50:00,340
And I think what is different in a complementary way is that we're not just talking about

1876
02:50:00,340 --> 02:50:00,920
cleanup here.

1877
02:50:01,600 --> 02:50:07,140
It is a deeper community building involving house population, as well building relationships

1878
02:50:07,140 --> 02:50:08,000
with businesses.

1879
02:50:09,000 --> 02:50:13,000
And I like to see where that goes, because it is something different than what we have

1880
02:50:13,000 --> 02:50:16,500
doing all along, which we know that the status quo is not enough.

1881
02:50:17,680 --> 02:50:22,860
And I think if we get to the enhanced service during budget, it will add another layer to

1882
02:50:22,860 --> 02:50:25,960
close some of the gaps that this report has identified.

1883
02:50:26,460 --> 02:50:34,320
But I do think we can coverage talking about some of the elements outside of what is already

1884
02:50:34,320 --> 02:50:42,100
being talked about is an important gap that right now there's no one to fill that and I like

1885
02:50:42,100 --> 02:50:45,120
to see what a community led approach that activates people,

1886
02:50:45,340 --> 02:50:48,160
bringing new volunteers into Chinatown, can't do.

1887
02:50:48,620 --> 02:50:51,460
And this doesn't take away from the grants

1888
02:50:51,460 --> 02:50:52,840
as outlined in the report.

1889
02:50:53,040 --> 02:50:55,440
It doesn't take away from current cleaning efforts.

1890
02:50:55,660 --> 02:50:59,140
I think it's really about complementarity,

1891
02:50:59,800 --> 02:51:02,040
doing it in a efficient and cost effective way,

1892
02:51:02,840 --> 02:51:04,820
and activates broader community building.

1893
02:51:05,520 --> 02:51:06,500
Thank you, Councilor Potter.

1894
02:51:07,620 --> 02:51:10,560
Thank you to the mover.

1895
02:51:10,560 --> 02:51:24,080
We heard from the not-for-profit group that they hadn't applied for our existing grant-funded community-led cleanup projects.

1896
02:51:25,840 --> 02:51:33,240
Why would we create another stream for a stream that may already exist today?

1897
02:51:33,240 --> 02:51:47,920
Yeah, I think if we look at existing grant programs as presented in the report, they're largely exclusive to the BIAs and BIAs are accessing them and many times are putting in their own resource.

1898
02:51:48,600 --> 02:51:58,920
But if you are a group that is just doing a very basic function that's not about a festival that's not a public art or a mural project, it's not like an event.

1899
02:51:58,920 --> 02:52:04,160
It's just a very basic function that's foundational to, you know, the look and feel of a community,

1900
02:52:04,920 --> 02:52:09,690
they can't actually access that or anything else. Even the capital cleanup one, that is

1901
02:52:11,220 --> 02:52:16,260
for BIAs. And that's probably one of the reasons why they were no longer available to this group.

1902
02:52:17,040 --> 02:52:24,000
There are multiple, there are multiple grant streams. One of them is BIA. There's a community

1903
02:52:24,000 --> 02:52:29,960
clean up grant. There's a litter clean up program. There are multiple programs so it's not just

1904
02:52:30,660 --> 02:52:37,160
And we focus on not-for-profits and community leagues. So I just didn't know if that was after it.

1905
02:52:37,200 --> 02:52:44,640
And that program is $60,000 for all of those groups. And I think that's pretty underserved to begin with.

1906
02:52:45,240 --> 02:52:50,880
And if we want to augment that to encapsulate this shirt, we can talk about that during budget as well.

1907
02:52:51,000 --> 02:52:53,820
But I think in this case, I am thinking of something quite specific.

1908
02:52:54,520 --> 02:53:01,640
Okay, in two administration, what do you think the range of this package would be?

1909
02:53:06,720 --> 02:53:11,200
In terms of the cost or in terms of the service situation?

1910
02:53:11,200 --> 02:53:12,580
In terms of the cost, yeah.

1911
02:53:12,880 --> 02:53:14,420
So I think that needs to be defined.

1912
02:53:15,320 --> 02:53:20,320
We don't have clearly, what we would need to do is clearly list out what the city's providing,

1913
02:53:20,340 --> 02:53:23,580
what the BIA is providing through the grants they have available to,

1914
02:53:23,680 --> 02:53:25,920
to then clearly identify what gaps remain.

1915
02:53:25,920 --> 02:53:30,160
and that's what we should focus on and in cost based on those gaps.

1916
02:53:30,360 --> 02:53:35,220
So does this motion give you direction on what the pilot should be,

1917
02:53:35,320 --> 02:53:38,280
what the outcome should be, how often the cleaning should be,

1918
02:53:38,540 --> 02:53:41,760
or do you, will you infer that?

1919
02:53:41,960 --> 02:53:45,500
That would all need to be determined as part of developing a service package.

1920
02:53:46,300 --> 02:53:51,420
And the service package would be that it would go to RFP for people to bid on this correct.

1921
02:53:52,560 --> 02:53:58,940
The service package would, if approved, would provide the budget and then once the budgets in place,

1922
02:53:59,480 --> 02:54:03,840
our recommendation would be some sort of expression of interest process, so that community groups

1923
02:54:03,840 --> 02:54:06,440
have the opportunity to provide proposals.

1924
02:54:06,680 --> 02:54:10,580
Yeah, so this would be like an 18 month process at least before.

1925
02:54:13,800 --> 02:54:15,540
I'm not tracking confirm that timeline.

1926
02:54:15,900 --> 02:54:18,080
It sounds long, but it would take some time.

1927
02:54:18,420 --> 02:54:18,620
Thanks.

1928
02:54:18,980 --> 02:54:19,760
Thank you.

1929
02:54:20,100 --> 02:54:22,700
I don't see others on the board for questions.

1930
02:54:22,700 --> 02:54:27,640
So, do we want to extend by a few minutes to finish this? Is that okay?

1931
02:54:28,940 --> 02:54:31,520
Can we take, can we do a 10 minute extension?

1932
02:54:32,180 --> 02:54:33,660
Do I just have unanimous consent of Council?

1933
02:54:33,880 --> 02:54:35,520
Is that okay? Just that way we can just get a moving.

1934
02:54:36,220 --> 02:54:38,680
Therefore, anyone wishing to speak please click on the board.

1935
02:54:42,210 --> 02:54:44,710
Well, they'll technically have three if you want to make it less than that.

1936
02:54:44,710 --> 02:54:47,430
That'll be even better if multiple people want to speak.

1937
02:54:47,430 --> 02:54:49,090
Councillor Stevenson, please go ahead.

1938
02:54:49,430 --> 02:54:53,990
Thank you just want to express my support for this motion and appreciate the mover bringing it forward.

1939
02:54:53,990 --> 02:55:05,970
I've been really excited by what I've heard today about the options that exist and I think we are so blessed and lucky to have such an engaged and activated community.

1940
02:55:07,130 --> 02:55:17,850
You know, I love community cleanup. I love this friend cleanup. It is always surprisingly satisfying and energizing to go around cleaning up a neighborhood.

1941
02:55:17,850 --> 02:55:27,450
And I love this idea of maintaining that momentum, not just once a month, as already happening in a really phenomenal way.

1942
02:55:28,330 --> 02:55:31,070
But making a regular part of people's lives.

1943
02:55:32,810 --> 02:55:36,590
And, you know, volunteerism is just such a, such a force multiplier.

1944
02:55:37,290 --> 02:55:42,410
It's not only more hands cleaning, but it's activating more volunteers.

1945
02:55:42,850 --> 02:55:45,510
It's activating more champions for Chinatown.

1946
02:55:45,510 --> 02:55:52,630
It's actually building that community and that for me is what will really help transform the area.

1947
02:55:53,470 --> 02:56:02,530
I think coupling some staff having continuous staff not just falling on volunteers to be coordinating,

1948
02:56:03,190 --> 02:56:10,070
but having full time staff supporting the backbone of the cleaning work and then complemented and enhanced with volunteers.

1949
02:56:10,850 --> 02:56:14,690
I think it's an incredibly exciting model and would love to see it happen in Chinatown.

1950
02:56:14,690 --> 02:56:17,270
So, full support. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Salviter.

1951
02:56:18,270 --> 02:56:21,750
Yeah, I'll be brief as well, but just wanted to express my gratitude to all the speakers

1952
02:56:21,750 --> 02:56:25,430
for coming forward today and sharing their perspectives. And also to Councillor Tang, for bringing

1953
02:56:25,430 --> 02:56:29,790
this forward. I'm also very supportive of this approach and absolutely agree that we need

1954
02:56:29,790 --> 02:56:38,850
to move forward in this way. Yeah, I really appreciated the recognition and thought shared today

1955
02:56:38,850 --> 02:56:42,930
that this is absolutely about more than just cleaning. It's also about building relationships,

1956
02:56:42,930 --> 02:56:48,730
fostering civic pride and and bring people together to connect with one another. I think that

1957
02:56:49,250 --> 02:56:53,950
as we're sure to community led a approach like this helps complement the work that we are already

1958
02:56:53,950 --> 02:56:57,710
doing and and that there's going to be opportunities to scale up that work through the well-maintained

1959
02:56:57,710 --> 02:57:03,690
city package to help close some of those gaps. So very excited about the work that is already being done

1960
02:57:03,690 --> 02:57:08,730
and the existing cleanups and I see this as an opportunity to scale that and to build on the momentum

1961
02:57:08,730 --> 02:57:13,670
that is already existing in community. Thanks so much. Thank you, Councilor Kat.

1962
02:57:16,680 --> 02:57:17,460
Yeah, thank you.

1963
02:58:04,040 --> 02:58:05,940
The things that we haven't been talking about

1964
02:58:19,220 --> 02:58:20,360
in use, and again,

1965
02:58:20,620 --> 02:58:21,240
had a rapid

1966
02:58:31,800 --> 02:58:35,640
year ago that doesn't hold proof of areas.

1967
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Visual communication,

1968
02:58:55,280 --> 02:58:56,120
anything that we

1969
02:59:14,910 --> 02:59:15,090
can.

1970
02:59:15,270 --> 02:59:19,230
Hi there, yeah. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Yeah, I will also be supporting this. I do definitely

1971
02:59:19,230 --> 02:59:23,950
am supporting it with reluctance, so I do think there is inefficiency of setting up another program

1972
02:59:23,950 --> 02:59:28,890
instead of actually just taking the program that we have in modifying it for hotspots such

1973
02:59:28,890 --> 02:59:33,290
as Chinatown in some other areas. I will support it because it will bring back options,

1974
02:59:33,610 --> 02:59:38,130
but I really, really will be pushing to see whether or not we can go through existing programs

1975
02:59:38,130 --> 02:59:44,730
and not in inefficiency of setting up a whole new process for one area. So yeah, thank you.

1976
02:59:44,730 --> 02:59:50,550
Thank you all be quick as well. I'll be supporting this. Thank you Councillor Tane for bringing this

1977
02:59:50,550 --> 02:59:58,810
I put out the challenge to administration, which is that I think I hear the hesitancy in the report and I know why.

1978
02:59:59,650 --> 02:59:59,970
I'm going to...

1979
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:28,900
I challenge us to not be hesitant. I think, you know, I'm going to rewind back to when we changed the tri-partite agreement, and I remember those conversations with administration about allowing community leagues to lease out their spaces, and we were terrified as a city legally that this would upset the development industry, and everyone would be, and we want to two years of engagement, and then we just did it. And you know what happened? Nothing. Nobody cared.

1980
03:00:28,900 --> 03:00:34,940
Developing in the Susan Care. Nobody cares. There's one of those to move. Let's let community move if they want to do things

1981
03:00:34,940 --> 03:00:43,360
Let's let community get we can't we are coming into a budget where we cannot do everything and so I need and I I will speak for myself

1982
03:00:43,360 --> 03:00:52,900
I will need administration's help to make sure we can allow community to do all of the things that we want to do because we will not be able to do them in the next four year budget

1983
03:00:52,900 --> 03:00:56,920
So it's either we don't do them or we say let's try it out with community

1984
03:00:56,920 --> 03:01:06,380
So I'm looking forward to an administration working on this making sure that they, you know, I get there's legal stuff. Let's let's let's be willing to actually follow the

1985
03:01:06,380 --> 03:01:13,440
The billboard outside or the building outside of the like taken a risk. Let's actually make it the most feminine thing to do. So I'll support it. Councilor Tang to close.

1986
03:01:14,260 --> 03:01:20,900
Thank you. Just wanted to speak to a few pieces about the process and about this motion.

1987
03:01:20,900 --> 03:01:28,040
I think cleaning, the cleanliness of our communities is really important, like there's no debate about that.

1988
03:01:29,280 --> 03:01:33,680
There's a question earlier, I didn't manage to ask you administration was around.

1989
03:01:33,860 --> 03:01:37,340
What are we going to do about existing clean up grant for BIAs?

1990
03:01:37,640 --> 03:01:41,020
There is a cost of living adjustment, you know, can we consider that?

1991
03:01:41,180 --> 03:01:47,520
So I would just kind of say that just to for some consideration because I think the amount of the BIA,

1992
03:01:47,520 --> 03:01:50,980
All 13 BIAs get to split through $1000, you know,

1993
03:01:51,040 --> 03:01:54,060
they can hire social enterprises, which is all good.

1994
03:01:54,580 --> 03:02:01,240
But the others, I feel are just far from adequate.

1995
03:02:03,160 --> 03:02:06,200
So I want to put that discussion, you know,

1996
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I'm sure we're going to talk about it during budget, as well.

1997
03:02:10,440 --> 03:02:12,480
You know, ideally, I didn't have to put this motion forward.

1998
03:02:12,720 --> 03:02:15,500
Ideally, this would have just been under administration's authority

1999
03:02:16,960 --> 03:02:24,220
for the conversations that they have been having with community groups to come to a bit of a

2000
03:02:24,220 --> 03:02:28,240
resolution about amount and scope and what would a complementary

2001
03:02:29,360 --> 03:02:34,360
complementarity mean. I will encourage a administration to kind of look at what information you

2002
03:02:34,360 --> 03:02:39,100
have received from the different proposals which we don't have in this meeting, not even as private

2003
03:02:39,100 --> 03:02:45,480
attachments. So we're kind of working with what is the high level summary in the report and what

2004
03:02:45,480 --> 03:02:57,940
But you have received some information and I would just encourage you to review those and determine a bit of the parameters for a pilot in the range of two to three hundred thousand.

2005
03:03:00,420 --> 03:03:08,500
We've also heard that cleaning and safety are economic development in Naeblers.

2006
03:03:08,720 --> 03:03:12,880
We've heard that from the business community, we have heard that from administration's

2007
03:03:12,880 --> 03:03:13,480
own report.

2008
03:03:14,000 --> 03:03:17,120
And if cleaning is so important, I actually think we should double down on it.

2009
03:03:17,320 --> 03:03:21,660
While maintaining city will get us so far, I think it will elevate this community as well.

2010
03:03:21,980 --> 03:03:24,800
But if we can double down that, we should.

2011
03:03:25,780 --> 03:03:35,400
And then just to, you know, to some of the council's comments around this is a symptom of a much broader issue.

2012
03:03:35,540 --> 03:03:40,820
I think this is exactly what secondary downloading of provincial responsibility looks like.

2013
03:03:41,260 --> 03:03:48,600
When I go China Town right now, I can see that our current recovery strategy is not working fast enough or what working at all.

2014
03:03:49,120 --> 03:03:53,820
And municipalities and communities and volunteers have to deal with the consequence of that.

2015
03:03:53,820 --> 03:03:58,820
So I don't want to, you know, neglect that point either.

2016
03:04:00,380 --> 03:04:07,460
You know, again, I think where I started with the motion that led to the report today is

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03:04:07,460 --> 03:04:08,360
option three.

2018
03:04:08,500 --> 03:04:11,300
I like to see where that can go, how that can scale.

2019
03:04:13,140 --> 03:04:18,820
And because quite frankly, even in the high-level summary, if commercial bins, alleyways,

2020
03:04:19,200 --> 03:04:23,600
donation drop-offs, equipping houses folks to take care of their own sites is already happening

2021
03:04:23,600 --> 03:04:27,940
through the existing programs, they will already be done and not even be on the table.

2022
03:04:28,880 --> 03:04:30,200
Thank you, please vote.

2023
03:04:40,210 --> 03:04:40,730
We have a vote.

2024
03:04:40,750 --> 03:04:42,090
Thank you, please display the vote.

2025
03:04:43,610 --> 03:04:46,110
That's carried five to zero, just for an agenda piece.

2026
03:04:46,490 --> 03:04:50,750
When we get back from break, we'll definitely move off three, seven, three, and seven, four,

2027
03:04:50,850 --> 03:04:54,890
we've confirmed they're not time-sensitive so they can go to the next executive committee

2028
03:04:55,430 --> 03:05:00,170
because based off the number of speakers on seven, two, that's three hours of speakers at three

2029
03:05:00,170 --> 03:05:02,570
minutes each if everyone takes their full three minutes.

2030
03:05:02,570 --> 03:05:06,590
that's not including questions, of the speakers, that's not including questions of

2031
03:05:06,590 --> 03:05:12,610
admin, and that's not including any motions. We might want to talk about some slight

2032
03:05:12,610 --> 03:05:17,570
addition to the end of the meeting, if we need to, we can talk about that for staffing, but

2033
03:05:17,570 --> 03:05:23,630
I also appreciate none of us a plan to be here beyond five, but I want to see if we can finish

2034
03:05:23,630 --> 03:05:28,730
that item, because there are things that are important. Anyway, we'll do what we can.

2035
03:05:28,730 --> 03:05:34,370
We're going to be back from recess at one thirty and we will start very firm at one thirty. Thank you

2036
04:24:29,980 --> 04:24:32,440
Good afternoon. Good afternoon, Councillor Elliott.

2037
04:24:34,820 --> 04:24:39,280
Might be with us. I'll just double check online. Councillor Elliott.

2038
04:24:41,100 --> 04:24:43,040
Is. On line, maybe.

2039
04:24:46,010 --> 04:24:49,030
Not yet. Councillor Palmer. Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

2040
04:24:49,410 --> 04:24:50,210
Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

2041
04:24:50,350 --> 04:24:55,310
Good afternoon. Let's see from other, and I think Councillor Elliott is now here as well.

2042
04:24:55,990 --> 04:24:57,190
Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

2043
04:24:58,170 --> 04:25:02,650
In terms of other members of Councillor, I have Councillor Stevenson. Good afternoon.

2044
04:25:02,650 --> 04:25:12,680
Good afternoon. I see I think that's it for the moment unless I missed anyone. They'll probably be jumping in throat.

2045
04:25:13,780 --> 04:25:19,580
So, let's continue. Let's do a few agenda things. A agenda clean-ups just before we go.

2046
04:25:19,920 --> 04:25:25,140
I think we had a motion on the attachment. Is that, did we have that?

2047
04:25:25,180 --> 04:25:28,240
Yes to add attachment 3 to the item 7.1.

2048
04:25:28,340 --> 04:25:29,780
Okay. Do you want to make that a council problem?

2049
04:25:30,020 --> 04:25:34,420
Sure. I'll move to add the new private attachment 3 for item 7.

2050
04:25:34,420 --> 04:25:38,560
point one and to confirm to keep it private under section 19.

2051
04:25:39,860 --> 04:25:40,540
That's what you're moving.

2052
04:25:40,540 --> 04:25:41,420
That is what I'm adding.

2053
04:25:41,660 --> 04:25:43,320
And that attachment three of the September 2nd,

2054
04:25:43,420 --> 04:25:46,460
2026 urban plumbing and economy reports.

2055
04:25:46,820 --> 04:25:49,460
UPE-034 and I would remain private pursue a

2056
04:25:49,460 --> 04:25:52,800
section 19 of the access to information act.

2057
04:25:53,560 --> 04:25:54,120
Thank you.

2058
04:25:54,660 --> 04:25:55,780
Any questions?

2059
04:25:57,240 --> 04:25:58,760
Maybe just one because that does feel.

2060
04:25:58,860 --> 04:26:00,420
Maybe I'll just ask it out loud to

2061
04:26:00,420 --> 04:26:07,080
So our team from administration still here can they just give a sense of generally what that attachment is and the reason

2062
04:26:07,080 --> 04:26:13,260
I mean he's keeping in private I think is because it's got some it's information from those groups who are doing that work

2063
04:26:13,260 --> 04:26:19,300
That's correct Mr. Mayor and there's just some private information related to the proposals that the community

2064
04:26:19,300 --> 04:26:26,900
From from the community proposals that they've given us it's not our information. So, okay, just thought we should ask that out loud to make sure people know

2065
04:26:26,900 --> 04:26:27,460
great

2066
04:26:27,460 --> 04:26:28,860
Any other questions

2067
04:26:30,420 --> 04:26:33,220
any one wishing to speak? Please vote.

2068
04:26:40,270 --> 04:26:42,370
We have a vote. Thank you. Please display the vote.

2069
04:26:47,550 --> 04:26:48,190
That is carried

2070
04:26:48,190 --> 04:26:55,570
five to zero. I was going to just think I was originally planning on moving off the items for

2071
04:26:55,570 --> 04:27:02,390
seven three and seven four. I know at least the speaker on seven four is also on this item, which

2072
04:27:03,310 --> 04:27:09,750
we can keep it. I don't think we're going to get to it, but I also think is a lot of the staff that would be

2073
04:27:09,750 --> 04:27:18,170
here for seven is there any staff for 7.4 that is only needed for 7.4 because

2074
04:27:18,170 --> 04:27:22,550
if they are I don't want to have them spend their day here.

2075
04:27:24,680 --> 04:27:25,420
Do we know? Mr.

2076
04:27:25,440 --> 04:27:29,800
Mayor I'm not sure who's online but I can take that away. Let's let's get

2077
04:27:29,800 --> 04:27:34,240
confident before we move though and and I think same with 7.3 let's just get

2078
04:27:34,240 --> 04:27:39,120
confirmation that if they're if the staff for those items are exclusively for

2079
04:27:39,120 --> 04:27:45,480
of one or both of those items, let's let them probably go, but if it's overlap, then we might

2080
04:27:45,480 --> 04:27:49,500
as we'll keep it on and somehow we finish early, then we can just keep powering through.

2081
04:27:50,200 --> 04:27:51,660
Okay, excellent.

2082
04:27:52,100 --> 04:27:58,820
So I think next is the presentation on item 7.2, which is the update on climate implementation

2083
04:27:58,820 --> 04:27:59,320
priorities.

2084
04:27:59,440 --> 04:28:00,060
Please go ahead.

2085
04:28:00,700 --> 04:28:01,340
Good afternoon.

2086
04:28:02,080 --> 04:28:05,980
I am Kent Snyder, Branch Manager of Planning and Environment Services, and with me today

2087
04:28:05,980 --> 04:28:11,020
our Shandra Tamaris, Director of Environment and Climate Resilience and Sarah Chikini,

2088
04:28:11,580 --> 04:28:16,460
General Supervisor of Climate Strategy and Planning. Our presentation will provide a brief

2089
04:28:16,460 --> 04:28:21,420
background context for the discussion today and highlight the proposed updates to the climate

2090
04:28:21,420 --> 04:28:24,780
priorities. I'll now turn the presentation over to Shandra.

2091
04:28:27,200 --> 04:28:29,260
Thank you. The fundamental vision

2092
04:28:29,260 --> 04:28:35,040
guiding the city remains unchanged. Our two core climate strategies, sorry if we have the next slide.

2093
04:28:35,040 --> 04:28:41,480
The Community Energy Transition Strategy and the Climate Adaptation Strategy continue to be the frameworks

2094
04:28:41,480 --> 04:28:43,940
that guide the city's climate efforts.

2095
04:28:44,780 --> 04:28:49,700
Becoming more resilient and carbon neutral requires long-term commitment, and a administration

2096
04:28:49,700 --> 04:28:51,880
is not recommending changing that direction.

2097
04:28:52,580 --> 04:28:56,740
We're staying the course to those goals but we're seeking council direction on the next

2098
04:28:56,740 --> 04:28:58,640
set of priorities for these strategies.

2099
04:29:01,000 --> 04:29:03,000
Edmonton has started, sorry, next slide,

2100
04:29:05,540 --> 04:29:07,300
Edmonton has started this long and important

2101
04:29:07,300 --> 04:29:10,300
and transformational journey, and progress has been made.

2102
04:29:11,040 --> 04:29:13,880
88% of the actions in the energy transition strategy

2103
04:29:13,880 --> 04:29:16,280
and climate adaptation strategy have begun.

2104
04:29:17,140 --> 04:29:18,720
Council has approved the adoption

2105
04:29:18,720 --> 04:29:20,560
of the transformational city plan,

2106
04:29:21,080 --> 04:29:23,940
an updated zoning bylaw, the first ever clean energy

2107
04:29:23,940 --> 04:29:26,960
improvement bylaw, which establishes accessible

2108
04:29:26,960 --> 04:29:29,880
property tax-based financing,

2109
04:29:30,640 --> 04:29:32,580
an updated river valley planning framework

2110
04:29:32,580 --> 04:29:33,860
to protect ecosystems.

2111
04:29:34,400 --> 04:29:35,980
And most recently, Council has approved

2112
04:29:35,980 --> 04:29:42,760
the first ever wildland urban interface wildfire risk strategy to proactively minimize wildfire

2113
04:29:42,760 --> 04:29:43,400
risk.

2114
04:29:43,500 --> 04:29:45,100
Just going to freeze for a second.

2115
04:29:45,380 --> 04:29:45,920
Paul, go back.

2116
04:29:46,160 --> 04:29:51,240
Can you meet your microphone just to you are on muted and I want to make sure you don't

2117
04:29:51,240 --> 04:29:52,960
actually stand the same thing.

2118
04:29:53,460 --> 04:29:54,020
Thank you.

2119
04:29:54,220 --> 04:29:54,540
Please continue.

2120
04:29:55,620 --> 04:29:59,920
So our discussion today is on the recommended new actions needed.

2121
04:30:00,000 --> 04:30:04,300
To build on this work to date. Can we move slides, please?

2122
04:30:06,600 --> 04:30:11,860
Climate change has the potential to impact every aspect of life in Edmonton, including municipal infrastructure

2123
04:30:11,860 --> 04:30:18,880
and services, private property, the local economy, the natural environment, and health safety, and well-being of those who call Edmonton home.

2124
04:30:19,780 --> 04:30:28,880
Municipalities are at the forefront of climate-related impacts and opportunities. Edmonton has had to navigate record-breaking events.

2125
04:30:28,880 --> 04:30:36,240
In 2023, Edmonton saw our warmest year to date, and we experienced unprecedented levels of poor

2126
04:30:36,240 --> 04:30:41,040
air quality, making it one of the most severe years on record for short-term air pollution

2127
04:30:41,040 --> 04:30:48,620
exposure, which impacts both respiratory health and municipal operations. In 2024, we saw

2128
04:30:48,620 --> 04:30:53,700
Alberta's earliest wildfire season. The city's emergency support response team successfully

2129
04:30:53,700 --> 04:31:03,100
provide a support to 1,845 evacuees from the regional municipality of Woodbufflo and 2,856

2130
04:31:03,100 --> 04:31:04,660
evacuees from Jasper.

2131
04:31:05,820 --> 04:31:09,740
We saw a Dutch album disease detected for the first time in Edmonton, which could threaten

2132
04:31:09,740 --> 04:31:11,920
over 80,000 album trees in the city.

2133
04:31:13,400 --> 04:31:20,060
In 2025, Edmonton had our snowiest December on record and in 2026, we faced the wetest summer

2134
04:31:20,060 --> 04:31:20,640
on record.

2135
04:31:20,640 --> 04:31:27,680
These events are no longer just weather anomalies, their tests of our infrastructure, our public health, and our municipal resources.

2136
04:31:28,860 --> 04:31:29,540
Next slide, please.

2137
04:31:31,630 --> 04:31:33,810
The impacts of these events is not theoretical.

2138
04:31:34,310 --> 04:31:37,390
It's measured in significant economic and operational costs.

2139
04:31:38,150 --> 04:31:44,130
For example, the storm events in May and June resulted in 406 million in insured losses for the Edmonton region.

2140
04:31:45,510 --> 04:31:47,710
These events are having long-term impacts.

2141
04:31:48,230 --> 04:31:50,650
Climate-related insurance claims are steadily rising.

2142
04:31:50,650 --> 04:31:56,890
With Alberta Insurance rates, increasing roughly 390% since 2005.

2143
04:31:59,550 --> 04:32:05,130
The disruption from climate hazards are projected to impact our local economy and the health of Ementonians.

2144
04:32:06,630 --> 04:32:19,110
Estimates suggest climate hazards could reduce Ementon's annual GDP by an average of $2 billion a year by the 2040s and cause an additional 22,000 health incidence a year.

2145
04:32:20,050 --> 04:32:21,270
Next slide please.

2146
04:32:23,010 --> 04:32:27,690
What we're experiencing is that early stages of this change.

2147
04:32:28,550 --> 04:32:32,290
The science is clear that our climate is expected to change even more significantly into

2148
04:32:32,290 --> 04:32:36,870
the future, and will be defined by the actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2149
04:32:37,950 --> 04:32:41,170
As temperatures increase, risks get more severe.

2150
04:32:42,550 --> 04:32:46,090
I'll now hand it over to Sarah Chikini, who will run through some of the actions that

2151
04:32:46,090 --> 04:32:46,750
can be taken.

2152
04:32:49,660 --> 04:32:56,120
The updated priorities were developed based on technical analysis, public engagement and input across

2153
04:32:56,120 --> 04:32:56,960
city departments.

2154
04:32:57,540 --> 04:33:00,180
Our public engagement gathered over 4,000 insights.

2155
04:33:00,820 --> 04:33:05,340
We saw strong support for climate action, though we heard from some residents that we

2156
04:33:05,340 --> 04:33:09,960
need to go further, and some residents who think that the city should focus on core services.

2157
04:33:10,800 --> 04:33:15,980
Public feedback emphasize the need for equitable and accessible climate action that is backed

2158
04:33:15,980 --> 04:33:20,280
by clear accountability, measurable objectives, and sustained funding.

2159
04:33:21,360 --> 04:33:25,740
A technical analysis was completed on the identified climate priorities, to identify

2160
04:33:25,740 --> 04:33:31,560
greenhouse gas and climate risk reductions, implementation costs, economic benefits such

2161
04:33:31,560 --> 04:33:36,380
as job creation and social benefits such as affordability and health outcomes.

2162
04:33:36,900 --> 04:33:42,100
And the actions are designed to support Council's key priorities, specifically economic development,

2163
04:33:42,100 --> 04:33:45,700
growth management, safety and quality services.

2164
04:33:48,250 --> 04:33:48,810
Next slide, please.

2165
04:33:51,670 --> 04:33:54,690
The actions are organized into five key sectors that will

2166
04:33:54,690 --> 04:33:57,190
we will highlight on the following slides.

2167
04:33:57,790 --> 04:33:59,570
Standing alongside the key sectors,

2168
04:33:59,850 --> 04:34:01,430
establishing an ongoing accountable

2169
04:34:01,430 --> 04:34:04,530
relationship between indigenous peoples and

2170
04:34:04,530 --> 04:34:06,990
the city is one of our 27 priorities,

2171
04:34:07,810 --> 04:34:09,390
applying across all of the work.

2172
04:34:10,510 --> 04:34:12,410
The city cannot undertake the work alone,

2173
04:34:12,630 --> 04:34:14,490
and the priorities include actions

2174
04:34:14,490 --> 04:34:20,590
involving advocacy, exploring funding opportunities, and collaborating with indigenous peoples,

2175
04:34:20,990 --> 04:34:24,050
other governments, businesses, and communities.

2176
04:34:24,930 --> 04:34:28,710
Through our engagement, we heard that Ementonians see these priorities as a way to improve

2177
04:34:28,710 --> 04:34:34,130
their daily lives for more reliable transit to protecting our natural spaces, lowering utility

2178
04:34:34,130 --> 04:34:36,350
costs, and protecting public health.

2179
04:34:37,190 --> 04:34:37,770
Next slide, please.

2180
04:34:40,470 --> 04:34:46,250
Buildings and land-use sector actions include advancing resilient planning to help build communities

2181
04:34:46,250 --> 04:34:51,870
that are prepared for future conditions, supporting energy-efficient private buildings with incentives

2182
04:34:51,870 --> 04:34:58,110
and educational resources, advocating for legislative changes on indoor temperatures in buildings

2183
04:34:58,110 --> 04:35:02,770
and providing guidance for landlords and tenants to manage extreme heat and poor air quality,

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04:35:03,630 --> 04:35:07,630
and expanding brown-field redevelopment. Next slide, Chief.

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04:35:10,490 --> 04:35:12,710
Transportation sector actions include

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04:35:12,710 --> 04:35:18,850
advancing bus rapid transit and transit priority measures, building active transportation networks,

2187
04:35:19,630 --> 04:35:23,950
identifying and advancing opportunities for third-party investment to deliver EV charging

2188
04:35:23,950 --> 04:35:28,070
infrastructure, and transitioning the city fleet to lower emission vehicles.

2189
04:35:29,850 --> 04:35:30,490
Next slide, please.

2190
04:35:33,410 --> 04:35:37,950
Nature and water sector actions include protecting urban forests and natural

2191
04:35:37,950 --> 04:35:43,510
areas, enhancing water and flood resilience, implementing the city's wildfire risk strategy,

2192
04:35:43,510 --> 04:35:48,210
and incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into land management processes.

2193
04:35:50,010 --> 04:35:50,650
Next slide, please.

2194
04:35:53,010 --> 04:35:58,870
Infrastructure sector actions include establishing a resilience hub network for extreme events,

2195
04:35:59,930 --> 04:36:02,610
strengthening emergency response and business continuity,

2196
04:36:03,430 --> 04:36:07,370
and embedding climate standards into infrastructure design and renewals.

2197
04:36:08,810 --> 04:36:09,330
Next slide, please.

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Low-carbon energy and waste sector actions include supporting renewable energy and grid resilience,

2199
04:36:18,560 --> 04:36:24,680
enabling district energy, installing solar EV charging at city facilities, capturing landfill

2200
04:36:24,680 --> 04:36:29,860
gas and advancing waste reduction, as well as pursuing alternative climate funding.

2201
04:36:31,500 --> 04:36:32,080
Next slide, please.

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Over the next two slides, I'll provide a brief update on our carbon budget

2203
04:36:37,650 --> 04:36:43,970
and an overview of the climate budget we will be bringing forward as part of the 2027-2030 budget process.

2204
04:36:45,150 --> 04:36:50,190
As part of our budget processes, we track the deflation of the corporate and community carbon budgets.

2205
04:36:50,930 --> 04:36:55,310
The emissions allowable from the carbon budget are based on the city's energy transition

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04:36:55,310 --> 04:37:02,510
emission targets. The carbon budget process assesses funded and unfunded capital and operating

2207
04:37:02,510 --> 04:37:07,290
budget profiles for a mission impacts to understand the implication for the trajectory

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04:37:07,290 --> 04:37:08,690
of future emissions.

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04:37:09,850 --> 04:37:13,650
The figure shown here provides the most recent status of community emissions.

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04:37:14,410 --> 04:37:19,870
As you can see, the city did not meet the 2025 community emission target, exceeding it by

2211
04:37:19,870 --> 04:37:22,950
3.8 megatons CO2 equivalent.

2212
04:37:24,070 --> 04:37:28,930
The carbon budget achievement trend outlines the emissions trajectory needed to meet emissions

2213
04:37:28,930 --> 04:37:29,390
targets.

2214
04:37:29,390 --> 04:37:29,970
Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next one.

2215
04:37:30,000 --> 04:37:44,980
And is the basis for the establishment of the city's carbon budget. Under the current emissions forecast, it is projected that we will exceed our 2030 target by 6.1 megatons and our 2050 target by of 17.8 megatons.

2216
04:37:46,360 --> 04:37:55,180
With the city's contracted renewable wind and solar facilities now online, corporate emissions are expected to be back on track to meeting our corporate 2040 target.

2217
04:37:56,560 --> 04:37:57,760
Next slide, please.

2218
04:38:00,620 --> 04:38:05,660
In the 2027 to 2030 budget cycle, we will be presenting a climate budget.

2219
04:38:06,400 --> 04:38:11,220
The climate budgeting is an emerging governance and management approach that integrates

2220
04:38:11,220 --> 04:38:17,500
two main climate objectives, achieving that zero community emissions by 2050 and ensuring

2221
04:38:17,500 --> 04:38:20,920
the city is adapted and prepared for the impacts of climate change.

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04:38:21,560 --> 04:38:26,380
It integrates information on these objectives into the standard processes of public budgeting

2223
04:38:26,380 --> 04:38:28,240
and financial decision making.

2224
04:38:29,360 --> 04:38:34,200
In a climate budgeting system, the budget becomes a key instrument for implementing a city's

2225
04:38:34,200 --> 04:38:38,800
climate goals and targets by linking financial allocations to measurable climate outcomes.

2226
04:38:39,280 --> 04:38:44,080
This means that climate targets, actions, and performance indicators are embedded in each

2227
04:38:44,080 --> 04:38:45,340
stage of the budget cycle.

2228
04:38:46,440 --> 04:38:51,220
The output of this process is a climate budget, a structure to count a climate relevant

2229
04:38:51,220 --> 04:38:58,280
expenditures, actions, and expected outcomes presented alongside the capital and operating budgets.

2230
04:38:59,160 --> 04:39:03,420
As part of the Climate Budget Report, we will continue to track our carbon budget, indicating

2231
04:39:03,420 --> 04:39:07,380
the year in which the budget is expected to be depleted, based on current emissions

2232
04:39:08,060 --> 04:39:13,880
trajectories. To provide leadership a bit more detailed understanding of how municipal

2233
04:39:13,880 --> 04:39:19,240
greenhouse gas reduction opportunities can impact community emissions, reductions will now

2234
04:39:19,240 --> 04:39:24,880
categorized into different municipal levers of control. As shown on the bubble graph, the city

2235
04:39:24,880 --> 04:39:29,760
has direct control on its corporate operations. The city can also indirectly influence

2236
04:39:29,760 --> 04:39:35,440
how and what is constructed through policy incentives or seed investments. But these efforts

2237
04:39:35,440 --> 04:39:41,000
are also required public to participate to reduce emissions. And the city has limited control

2238
04:39:41,000 --> 04:39:46,200
over actions like decarbonization of Alberta's electricity grid and global markets.

2239
04:39:47,710 --> 04:39:49,090
Next slide, please.

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While we're not on track to achieve our community targets,

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04:39:53,030 --> 04:39:55,870
there is data that demonstrates real progress is happening.

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04:39:56,770 --> 04:40:01,430
Edmonton's per capita emissions show a significant reduction since 2005.

2243
04:40:02,430 --> 04:40:06,090
We're also seeing signals of a more compact and connected city

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04:40:06,090 --> 04:40:09,650
with a higher proportion of new homes in the redeveloping area

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04:40:09,650 --> 04:40:13,070
and more housing within walking distance of transit routes.

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04:40:14,310 --> 04:40:16,070
Our mobility network is diversifying

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04:40:16,070 --> 04:40:19,930
which creates more opportunities for zero or lower mission trips,

2248
04:40:20,510 --> 04:40:24,210
evidence through increased transit use and more active transportation trips.

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04:40:25,750 --> 04:40:28,230
Our reality is that the majority of trips completed in

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04:40:28,230 --> 04:40:32,310
eminent and are with personal vehicles, but more of these trips are being completed

2251
04:40:32,310 --> 04:40:38,250
with low or zero emissions through electric vehicle registrations that are surging.

2252
04:40:39,310 --> 04:40:44,170
And lastly, the provincial phase out of coal is significantly lowering the carbon intensity

2253
04:40:44,170 --> 04:40:49,390
of our electricity grid. Together, these signals show that the city's investments are making

2254
04:40:49,390 --> 04:40:53,090
differences in the lives of Edmontonians. Next slide, please.

2255
04:40:55,450 --> 04:40:57,050
The priority actions are projected

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04:40:57,050 --> 04:41:02,970
to create thousands of direct, indirect and induced jobs, was strong economic benefits driven

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04:41:02,970 --> 04:41:09,730
by household cost savings, avoided losses, and new economic investment. This impact also extends

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04:41:09,730 --> 04:41:14,710
beyond financial benefits, with projections of hundreds of millions in social benefits such

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04:41:14,710 --> 04:41:20,190
improvements to quality of life, better housing, greater affordability, and reduced health care costs.

2260
04:41:20,790 --> 04:41:21,470
Next slide please.

2261
04:41:23,630 --> 04:41:28,790
The implementation priorities presented require $257 million in investment.

2262
04:41:29,630 --> 04:41:33,410
However, there are a number of potential funding streams that could be leveraged.

2263
04:41:34,330 --> 04:41:39,330
The city has a track record of successfully leveraging external partners to help deliver this

2264
04:41:39,330 --> 04:41:46,030
important work. Having secured over $7 billion for climate, sustainability, and transit

2265
04:41:46,030 --> 04:41:49,550
initiative since 2014. Next slide, please.

2266
04:41:51,530 --> 04:41:55,810
A number of the actions included in these priorities have already come to Council earlier

2267
04:41:55,810 --> 04:42:03,270
this year. Future upcoming reports, after today, will provide additional details and operational

2268
04:42:03,270 --> 04:42:07,950
of context to help confirm the pace of implementation of specific actions.

2269
04:42:09,290 --> 04:42:14,810
Approving the priorities today sets our baseline and establishes the overarching umbrella

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04:42:14,810 --> 04:42:20,330
for implementation in a single unified plan for filling our city charter requirement.

2271
04:42:22,010 --> 04:42:26,730
It's important to note the priorities are scalable, both in breadth and pace, allowing

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04:42:26,730 --> 04:42:32,170
Council to use upcoming budget cycles and supplemental adjustments to determine how fast

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04:42:32,170 --> 04:42:34,850
administration proceeds with implementation.

2274
04:42:36,390 --> 04:42:37,130
Last slide, please.

2275
04:42:38,910 --> 04:42:42,270
For the upcoming 27-30 budget process,

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04:42:42,490 --> 04:42:45,010
administration will consolidate council direction

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04:42:45,010 --> 04:42:48,830
into the proposed operating capital and utility budgets.

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04:42:49,590 --> 04:42:52,190
And present these alongside the Climate Budget

2279
04:42:52,190 --> 04:42:56,750
to evaluate the greenhouse gas reduction and resiliency impacts.

2280
04:42:56,750 --> 04:43:04,350
The consolidation, the consolidated direction, includes prior council motions, and any direction

2281
04:43:04,350 --> 04:43:08,910
received today and in future reports leading up to budget deliberations.

2282
04:43:10,250 --> 04:43:15,090
Following the budget process, implementation progress will be reported regularly to council

2283
04:43:15,090 --> 04:43:17,510
and the public through key mechanisms.

2284
04:43:18,130 --> 04:43:24,410
The annual climate budget reports, the public climate action tracker, and the climate related

2285
04:43:24,410 --> 04:43:28,150
financial disclosures in the city's annual financial report.

2286
04:43:28,970 --> 04:43:32,810
Thank you and we would please be pleased to answer any questions after the public speakers.

2287
04:43:33,370 --> 04:43:34,190
Thank you very much.

2288
04:43:34,530 --> 04:43:38,710
Before we bring down the first group of public speakers, it's been confirmed that

2289
04:43:38,710 --> 04:43:41,890
there is no staff over a lot for 7374.

2290
04:43:42,210 --> 04:43:46,950
So I actually think it's worth postponing them so we can give them the rest of their day back.

2291
04:43:47,650 --> 04:43:52,730
So somebody wants to make that motion to bring forward 7374 for postponing.

2292
04:43:52,730 --> 04:43:58,190
So moved by Councillor Primer, please vote to bring those two items forward in order to be postponed.

2293
04:44:09,060 --> 04:44:09,580
We

2294
04:44:12,620 --> 04:44:13,560
have all the votes.

2295
04:44:13,720 --> 04:44:14,300
Thank you, please.

2296
04:44:14,460 --> 04:44:15,080
By the vote,

2297
04:44:19,980 --> 04:44:20,720
that is carried.

2298
04:44:21,340 --> 04:44:23,260
Now we'll technically make the motion to postpone them.

2299
04:44:24,140 --> 04:44:24,420
Councillor Primer.

2300
04:44:25,320 --> 04:44:25,600
Thank you.

2301
04:44:25,780 --> 04:44:26,700
That has been moved.

2302
04:44:27,380 --> 04:44:30,320
So just for clarity, that means the 3-1-1 service experience.

2303
04:44:30,860 --> 04:44:33,880
And the ESL hydrogen limited amendment agreement.

2304
04:44:33,880 --> 04:44:40,020
Those would be postponed until the next executive committee meeting, which is one month from today, please, October 2nd.

2305
04:44:40,020 --> 04:44:41,080
October 2nd, yes.

2306
04:44:41,680 --> 04:44:48,080
They neither of them are time sensitive, but since they do include staff that are separate from who we have for this item,

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04:44:48,660 --> 04:44:52,560
there's really little chance we'll get to them and so no sense in holding them back.

2308
04:44:54,340 --> 04:44:59,640
Any questions on this? Anyone wishing to speak from committee?

2309
04:45:00,370 --> 04:45:02,290
Please vote to respond.

2310
04:45:07,040 --> 04:45:07,980
We have a vote.

2311
04:45:08,160 --> 04:45:08,620
Thank you, please.

2312
04:45:08,800 --> 04:45:09,580
This is by the vote.

2313
04:45:11,600 --> 04:45:15,520
That is carried forward to zero.

2314
04:45:15,720 --> 04:45:16,020
Do we lose?

2315
04:45:16,080 --> 04:45:16,560
Or zero.

2316
04:45:17,300 --> 04:45:18,160
Oh, what the sorry.

2317
04:45:18,340 --> 04:45:20,000
I missed that. There we go.

2318
04:45:21,000 --> 04:45:21,200
Excellent.

2319
04:45:22,220 --> 04:45:23,900
So, let's continue on here.

2320
04:45:23,980 --> 04:45:26,440
Let's call down our first panel of speakers.

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04:45:27,200 --> 04:45:29,980
So, for those in person, if you hear your name, please come down

2322
04:45:29,980 --> 04:45:32,560
and our clerks will guide you to the appropriate seat.

2323
04:45:32,780 --> 04:45:35,980
If you are online, you can unmute yourself and I call your name.

2324
04:45:35,980 --> 04:45:41,480
just to let us know that you are here. So the first Annabella Bonnida.

2325
04:45:42,860 --> 04:45:46,990
Here. Thank you. Mike Milleros is here in person.

2326
04:45:48,640 --> 04:45:54,480
Lorylyn Grigwar from Bill Dementon. Here. Here, here. Okay.

2327
04:45:55,000 --> 04:46:03,620
Flora Nguyen. Here here in person. Paul Covax is here, I believe, online.

2328
04:46:03,620 --> 04:46:04,820
here virtually.

2329
04:46:06,500 --> 04:46:07,700
Satya Dawts.

2330
04:46:08,540 --> 04:46:09,080
Come on down.

2331
04:46:09,300 --> 04:46:10,240
You're almost there already.

2332
04:46:11,320 --> 04:46:12,360
Laura coming to have Shepley.

2333
04:46:14,200 --> 04:46:14,400
Here.

2334
04:46:15,000 --> 04:46:16,260
Thank you.

2335
04:46:16,940 --> 04:46:19,120
Erin, old felt.

2336
04:46:20,080 --> 04:46:20,300
Yeah.

2337
04:46:20,320 --> 04:46:20,720
I'm here.

2338
04:46:20,920 --> 04:46:21,340
Thank you.

2339
04:46:21,380 --> 04:46:23,600
Thank you.

2340
04:46:24,120 --> 04:46:24,720
Ranjada.

2341
04:46:26,260 --> 04:46:27,460
Thank you.

2342
04:46:27,460 --> 04:46:27,480
Thank you.

2343
04:46:27,760 --> 04:46:28,240
Jason Nunker.

2344
04:46:30,100 --> 04:46:30,220
Here.

2345
04:46:33,240 --> 04:46:34,440
Kristen Wessel.

2346
04:46:35,060 --> 04:46:35,660
Here.

2347
04:46:36,580 --> 04:46:37,320
Thank you.

2348
04:46:37,780 --> 04:46:38,900
Julie Annette Weber.

2349
04:46:40,180 --> 04:46:40,360
Thank you.

2350
04:46:40,520 --> 04:46:41,080
Come on down.

2351
04:46:41,720 --> 04:46:42,840
Mooring Kola.

2352
04:46:45,390 --> 04:46:45,550
Here.

2353
04:46:45,910 --> 04:46:46,690
Thank you.

2354
04:46:47,290 --> 04:46:47,750
Jerry Hoffs.

2355
04:46:49,090 --> 04:46:49,330
Thank you.

2356
04:46:49,510 --> 04:46:49,930
Come on down.

2357
04:46:50,970 --> 04:46:53,130
And Tessa Yackim Chuck.

2358
04:46:57,280 --> 04:46:57,500
Tessa.

2359
04:46:59,960 --> 04:47:02,900
Tessa is the only one not in this panel here.

2360
04:47:03,120 --> 04:47:05,420
So I can go to the first of our next one.

2361
04:47:05,420 --> 04:47:10,020
which is Heather McKenzie, who I think I do see online.

2362
04:47:10,640 --> 04:47:11,100
Heather, are you there?

2363
04:47:16,500 --> 04:47:17,780
Yes, I'm here. Thank you.

2364
04:47:17,840 --> 04:47:20,060
Fantastic. Thank you. So that will be our first panel.

2365
04:47:20,740 --> 04:47:23,280
We're getting everyone settled in, as mentioned at the start.

2366
04:47:23,380 --> 04:47:27,220
I know many folks are here, but in case you didn't get to join until later.

2367
04:47:28,100 --> 04:47:33,920
Recognizing the number of speakers we have, even at the newly-changed and we've changed

2368
04:47:33,920 --> 04:47:38,220
every once-time to three minutes, even if everyone takes their three minutes in full,

2369
04:47:38,780 --> 04:47:41,240
We're still coming up against the clock.

2370
04:47:41,440 --> 04:47:44,300
So I just want to be clear that's not to discourage you from taking your full three minutes.

2371
04:47:44,820 --> 04:47:50,220
I do just want to highlight as noted in the presentation that today is not our budget deliberation.

2372
04:47:50,440 --> 04:47:52,940
So council is not making any budget decisions today.

2373
04:47:53,640 --> 04:47:57,220
So if you're here to convince us to fund things, you can still say that.

2374
04:47:57,240 --> 04:47:59,520
I'm just going to let you know we can't make that decision today.

2375
04:47:59,520 --> 04:48:01,760
That's going to be a decision of council in December.

2376
04:48:02,800 --> 04:48:07,260
What we're being asked for today is for this committee to make a recommendation to council

2377
04:48:07,260 --> 04:48:14,120
to adopt the priorities that are in that report, and then there might be subsequent

2378
04:48:14,120 --> 04:48:14,640
direction.

2379
04:48:14,900 --> 04:48:18,960
I've hinted at this many times that there might be somebody myself who has a

2380
04:48:18,960 --> 04:48:24,540
motion to say, bring additional work on some of those actions to the budget so that

2381
04:48:24,540 --> 04:48:26,840
we can make an even more informed budget decision.

2382
04:48:27,600 --> 04:48:31,280
All of that is to be said is that I am not at all interested in discouraging speakers

2383
04:48:31,280 --> 04:48:36,340
from speaking, but if your point has been raised by a previous speaker, you're also more

2384
04:48:36,340 --> 04:48:43,500
and welcome to say, hey, speaker X already covered everything I wanted to say, I agree 100%

2385
04:48:43,500 --> 04:48:50,100
because if we don't finish today just to set expectations, this would go to the October

2386
04:48:50,100 --> 04:48:56,560
second meeting, meaning any direction to do things for budget are now reduced by four weeks

2387
04:48:56,560 --> 04:49:00,940
to our administration, which means if we're looking to see if we can do some of these things,

2388
04:49:00,940 --> 04:49:05,660
administration has less time to put it together because the budget I think gets released November

2389
04:49:05,660 --> 04:49:13,700
second. So I just share that again not at all to discourage you from sharing your piece but I do want to

2390
04:49:13,700 --> 04:49:20,080
I think folks I'm guessing most of our speakers today are interested in action and so if you're interested in action

2391
04:49:20,940 --> 04:49:24,400
finishing this item would allow us to take action

2392
04:49:24,400 --> 04:49:29,400
leading into that budget. So with that in mind let us go to our list of speakers

2393
04:49:29,400 --> 04:49:33,580
This, each person will have at maximum three minutes, and I'll be very firm on that.

2394
04:49:33,920 --> 04:49:36,880
Annabella, bonadup, please go ahead.

2395
04:49:37,960 --> 04:49:40,120
Good afternoon, Mayor and members of Council.

2396
04:49:40,360 --> 04:49:42,320
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today.

2397
04:49:42,520 --> 04:49:46,700
My name is Dr. Annabella Bonadah, and I'm managing director at the Intex Center on Climate

2398
04:49:46,700 --> 04:49:48,740
Adaptation at the University of Waterloo.

2399
04:49:49,100 --> 04:49:53,300
Our work focuses on helping governments, communities, and residents reduce their vulnerability

2400
04:49:53,300 --> 04:49:55,360
to flooding while fire and extreme heat.

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04:49:55,360 --> 04:50:14,600
I would like to make three points about M&P's proposed climate implementation priorities, and that urgency was reinforced today by a new UN report, concluding that the world will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming for many decades, making adaptation to unavoidable climate impacts increasingly essential.

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04:50:15,220 --> 04:50:18,580
First, the cost of extreme weather tells us why implementation matters.

2403
04:50:18,580 --> 04:50:22,660
matters. In just a few weeks this summer, severe storms and flooding across

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04:50:22,660 --> 04:50:27,200
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Ontario caused almost 1.7 billion in

2405
04:50:27,200 --> 04:50:31,420
insured damage. And insured losses capture only part of the cost. For every

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04:50:31,420 --> 04:50:35,380
dollar and insured losses, an estimated additional 2 to 4 of an uninsured

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04:50:35,380 --> 04:50:39,520
cost are borne by household's businesses and governments. These public

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04:50:39,520 --> 04:50:44,540
costs can persist for years. In January, the federal government made a

2409
04:50:44,540 --> 04:50:50,240
The $78 million disaster recovery payment to Alberta for the 2016 Fort McMurray

2410
04:50:50,240 --> 04:50:56,660
Welfare, the total federal disaster assistance over the last 10 years has reached $385 million.

2411
04:50:57,340 --> 04:51:01,080
The question is therefore not whether climate impacts will cost money.

2412
04:51:01,340 --> 04:51:05,880
It is whether we invest the four disaster occurs or pay considerably more afterward.

2413
04:51:06,700 --> 04:51:08,460
Second, we know adaptation works.

2414
04:51:08,460 --> 04:51:14,340
Since 2013, flood Calgary and the government of Alberta have invested more than 1.3 billion

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04:51:14,340 --> 04:51:15,940
and flood mitigation and resilience.

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04:51:16,600 --> 04:51:22,280
Calgary reports that these measures have reduced its flood damage risk by approximately 70 percent,

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04:51:22,440 --> 04:51:28,780
protect more than 4,200 properties and approximately $68 billion in property and infrastructure

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04:51:28,780 --> 04:51:34,000
and reduce expected flood damages by about $118 million every year.

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04:51:34,000 --> 04:51:37,980
That is what adaptation looks like when it moves from planning to implementation.

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04:51:38,960 --> 04:51:44,200
Third, Edmonton has an opportunity to apply that same discipline across the class of climate risks.

2421
04:51:44,640 --> 04:51:48,060
The Intex Center, our municipal preparedness work follows a simple progression.

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04:51:48,660 --> 04:51:55,620
Understand the risk, benchmark preparedness, identify gaps, prioritize action, and then reassess whether preparedness has improved.

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04:51:56,080 --> 04:52:01,440
That is why support Edmonton's move towards more focused priorities, stronger monitoring and evaluation,

2424
04:52:01,440 --> 04:52:04,240
and particularly the proposed climate budget.

2425
04:52:04,700 --> 04:52:09,440
Climate risk should be incorporated into decisions about infrastructure, buildings, land

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04:52:09,440 --> 04:52:14,680
use, natural assets, and capital investment, not considered after those decisions have already

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04:52:14,680 --> 04:52:15,200
been made.

2428
04:52:15,620 --> 04:52:17,980
So I would leave Council with three recommendations.

2429
04:52:18,620 --> 04:52:24,000
One maintained the focus on implementation, two embed climate risk into routine municipal

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04:52:24,000 --> 04:52:28,020
investment decisions, and three measure outcomes, not simply activities.

2431
04:52:28,020 --> 04:52:29,960
Ultimately, the question should be

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04:52:30,000 --> 04:52:37,640
Our Edmonton's residents, homes and infrastructure and neighborhoods, becoming less vulnerable to extreme heat, flooding and welfare.

2433
04:52:38,180 --> 04:52:41,040
The goal should not simply be to implement a climate plan.

2434
04:52:41,040 --> 04:52:43,500
Very much. Sorry. Thank you.

2435
04:52:43,500 --> 04:52:45,820
Thank you. Mike Melarosses. Next, please go ahead.

2436
04:52:46,800 --> 04:52:50,980
Thank you and good afternoon. I'm Mike Melaross, Vice President of the Alberta EcoTrust Foundation.

2437
04:52:51,440 --> 04:52:54,740
As per our MOU, we signed with the City of Edmonton in 2020.

2438
04:52:55,360 --> 04:52:58,300
We take our lead from plans like the one before you today.

2439
04:52:58,300 --> 04:53:03,740
We believe conceptually in this priorities plan, particularly on the social equity lens that was applied.

2440
04:53:04,540 --> 04:53:13,600
The end goal of an emissions neutral Edmonton that is resilient to a changing climate must be preserved and we should carefully monitor the implementation of this plan to make sure it is doing enough.

2441
04:53:14,440 --> 04:53:17,260
Attachment 2 is signaling that we are not on track to our targets.

2442
04:53:18,020 --> 04:53:25,400
I don't think we can escape the conclusion then that more ambition is required to get back onto a trajectory to low carbon climate resilient Edmonton.

2443
04:53:25,400 --> 04:53:38,000
Some of the actions are clearly in the city's direct control, examples of these include the EV and solar ready bylaw amendments, updating the design and construction standards, which I think can be quite impactful if done right.

2444
04:53:38,560 --> 04:53:47,200
And other elements this plan are better positioned to be catalyzed with funding to community organizations like Alberta EcoTrust, that are already delivering on this work.

2445
04:53:47,880 --> 04:53:55,160
Example of these are found throughout the document, including providing capacity building initiatives, energy coaching and implementing grant programs.

2446
04:53:55,940 --> 04:54:03,320
We are very encouraged by the direction in the plan to provide sponsorships and subsidies to non-profit organizations and groups to expand their impact.

2447
04:54:03,960 --> 04:54:06,600
We believe this partnership model is the right model.

2448
04:54:06,600 --> 04:54:11,680
seed funding provided to community groups can be leveraged and multiplied, increasing that

2449
04:54:11,680 --> 04:54:12,020
impact.

2450
04:54:12,260 --> 04:54:13,540
We have proven this out.

2451
04:54:13,900 --> 04:54:19,320
For example, our city of Emmetin catalyzed Enbix program has raised $6 additional for every

2452
04:54:19,320 --> 04:54:21,120
dollar invested by the city of Emmetin.

2453
04:54:22,120 --> 04:54:26,220
We can access philanthropic corporate dollars and often bring other governments to the

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04:54:26,220 --> 04:54:26,600
table.

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04:54:27,800 --> 04:54:36,580
Last note is that at times in this plan, difficult to understand the ultimate impacts of the

2456
04:54:36,580 --> 04:54:39,340
provide targeted incentive programs to encourage

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04:54:39,340 --> 04:54:42,860
Edmonton, Tonyans and businesses to act, the how who

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04:54:42,860 --> 04:54:45,500
and what are missing for us, the administration might

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04:54:45,500 --> 04:54:47,040
have them, but they aren't in the plan.

2460
04:54:47,660 --> 04:54:50,460
It is a great start committing to this action, but details

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04:54:50,460 --> 04:54:53,040
lack, and the funding bucket actually is quite modest.

2462
04:54:53,260 --> 04:54:53,720
That's proposed.

2463
04:54:55,620 --> 04:54:58,580
As a community partner of the city for many years,

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04:54:59,140 --> 04:55:01,520
Alberta Ecotresti is actively working on many of these

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04:55:01,520 --> 04:55:02,880
initiatives in eager to partner.

2466
04:55:03,100 --> 04:55:05,480
As the operator of the low carbon city's Canada center,

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04:55:05,480 --> 04:55:09,880
We mobilize our endowment into climate tech investments that directly help Edmonton.

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04:55:10,600 --> 04:55:15,180
Within Bix, we assist in developing the capacity of industry to achieve higher efficiency standards.

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04:55:15,800 --> 04:55:17,820
We provide grant funding to community partners.

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04:55:18,320 --> 04:55:22,460
And through our retrofitting accelerator, we coach building owners through the retrofitting journey.

2471
04:55:23,500 --> 04:55:30,460
We urge you to pass this plan to fund the city's core elements and see the delivery ecosystem with catalytic funding in the next budget cycle.

2472
04:55:31,540 --> 04:55:36,440
As I read it only half of the 257 millionists are going to be presented to Council on this budget,

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04:55:36,700 --> 04:55:41,740
so that might provide a bit of a challenge. We hope that changes. My team is happy to speak to you further,

2474
04:55:42,080 --> 04:55:43,080
and thank you very much for the time.

2475
04:55:43,240 --> 04:55:45,700
Thank you. Next up, Lori Lynn, Gregor.

2476
04:55:47,420 --> 04:55:47,860
Thank you.

2477
04:55:48,300 --> 04:55:48,480
Thank you.

2478
04:55:48,980 --> 04:55:49,260
Thank you.

2479
04:55:50,160 --> 04:55:50,420
Thank you.

2480
04:55:50,420 --> 04:55:50,520
Thank you.

2481
04:55:50,880 --> 04:55:57,460
Thank you.

2482
04:55:57,460 --> 04:56:04,220
We should build the overall direction of the climate implementation priorities and recognize the importance of building resiliency.

2483
04:56:05,220 --> 04:56:12,620
The comments today focus on implementation and how we can achieve climate objectives while continuing to improve housing affordability and supply.

2484
04:56:13,660 --> 04:56:21,580
Our two messages simple are request is to ensure climate action is implemented in a way that protects housing affordability and housing supply.

2485
04:56:21,580 --> 04:56:27,460
First, we encourage the city to carefully assess the cost and locations of any new climate related requirements.

2486
04:56:27,940 --> 04:56:37,560
Whether related to zoning lands, keeping development standards or other regulations, even well intention measures can affect project liability, housing affordability and housing supply.

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04:56:38,000 --> 04:56:43,740
It costs are not fully understood upfront. Second, we encourage a risk-based and evidence-based approach.

2488
04:56:43,740 --> 04:56:48,520
Climate actions should be proportionate to the risk they are addressing, the word digitization

2489
04:56:48,520 --> 04:56:53,280
is the interventional building code requirements, and prioritized practical solutions

2490
04:56:53,280 --> 04:56:55,300
that deliverable measurable outcomes.

2491
04:56:55,980 --> 04:57:00,140
Third, the answer is to consider the two million effect of regulations and costs.

2492
04:57:00,620 --> 04:57:05,180
Individual policy changes may appear more as done now, but when combined with other requirements

2493
04:57:05,180 --> 04:57:10,320
across planning infrastructure, permitting and development, it can be a significant impact

2494
04:57:10,320 --> 04:57:12,420
on the housing cost and delivery timelines.

2495
04:57:12,420 --> 04:57:17,980
As the priorities we have been to implementation, we respectfully ask Council to ensure that

2496
04:57:17,980 --> 04:57:23,220
climate initiatives are accompanied by cost analysis, consideration of housing impacts

2497
04:57:23,220 --> 04:57:28,240
and ongoing industry engagement. Climate resilience and housing affordability are

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04:57:28,240 --> 04:57:33,600
both important public priorities, and we believe that they can ensure that it grants together.

2499
04:57:34,260 --> 04:57:38,960
In three times, the bill looks forward to continuing to work with administration intensifies

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04:57:40,500 --> 04:57:43,460
Thank you very much next up, Floor Nguyen.

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04:57:44,320 --> 04:57:47,160
Good afternoon Mayor, council members and executive committee.

2502
04:57:47,760 --> 04:57:51,780
My name is Floor Nguyen and I am a university student and resident of Edmonton.

2503
04:57:52,180 --> 04:57:55,380
I first want to give thanks for prioritizing this important matter

2504
04:57:55,380 --> 04:57:58,020
and for all of the planning and time put into this report.

2505
04:57:58,680 --> 04:58:02,100
Within the climate implementation priorities, GBA plus consideration,

2506
04:58:02,720 --> 04:58:05,780
it identifies that while climate change is a citywide concern.

2507
04:58:05,780 --> 04:58:10,700
marginalized people and groups will experience the impacts of climate change more significantly.

2508
04:58:11,420 --> 04:58:19,400
This includes vulnerable populations such as low-income, black, indigenous, homeless, disabled, recently immigrated and people of color communities as well.

2509
04:58:19,940 --> 04:58:26,940
These residents often face unique barriers to accessing resources, have a lower financial capacity to implement necessary mitigation,

2510
04:58:27,460 --> 04:58:32,780
and are often more severely impacted by climate events or face greater challenges during recovery processes.

2511
04:58:32,780 --> 04:58:39,180
This concept is not unique to Edmonton and it is something well established across academic literature as well.

2512
04:58:40,000 --> 04:58:45,940
Environmental equity research has often identified disparities in access to environmental amenities for these populations,

2513
04:58:46,600 --> 04:58:51,340
and these residents are more likely to live in areas with fear, health, supportive environmental conditions,

2514
04:58:52,200 --> 04:58:54,500
potentially increasing exposure to health risks.

2515
04:58:54,500 --> 04:59:03,140
Truths in their canopy are environmental amenity, they can improve air quality, moderate temperatures, mitigate floods and reduce urban heat island effects.

2516
04:59:03,680 --> 04:59:09,900
Therefore, their placement in urban settings and role within mitigating a change in climate are very important and of priority.

2517
04:59:10,700 --> 04:59:19,880
Truths fall within the nature and water sector priority to protect and grow Edmonton's natural areas to strengthen our defenses against climate risk, specifically through actions 15 and 16.

2518
04:59:19,880 --> 04:59:24,800
Additionally, the city has other ongoing initiatives to increase our tree canopy and to plant

2519
04:59:24,800 --> 04:59:25,500
more trees.

2520
04:59:26,360 --> 04:59:32,280
I believe that this provides a great and crucial opportunity to evaluate how our environmental

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04:59:32,280 --> 04:59:37,460
amenities like trees can be equitable accessible and provide benefits for everyone in the community

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04:59:37,460 --> 04:59:38,520
as much as possible.

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04:59:39,020 --> 04:59:43,800
To be intentional and strategic about where we are planting, to be considered about the short

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04:59:43,800 --> 04:59:48,040
and long-term effects of the health and safety of Ementonians, and to try to look through

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04:59:48,040 --> 04:59:54,340
Equity Lens to ensure all of our communities can feel resilient and are protected by the climate actions we take now.

2526
04:59:54,680 --> 04:59:59,680
I hope that Equity remains at the core of these decisions and I support that these actions are implemented.

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05:00:00,080 --> 05:00:07,340
As a young adult, I hope that youth organizations and universities continue to be encouraged and included during engagement processes.

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05:00:08,020 --> 05:00:13,720
I also hope that there will be more initiatives to educate, connect, and improve accessibility for youth with public engagement.

2529
05:00:14,320 --> 05:00:25,620
I know of a lot of students or youth who feel passionately about these topics similar to me, and I know they have a lot of value to add to these discussions, but they still don't know where to go or fully understand how these processes work.

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05:00:26,020 --> 05:00:27,860
Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

2531
05:00:27,860 --> 05:00:30,820
Thank you very much. Next is Paul Kovac.

2532
05:00:31,020 --> 05:00:32,000
Please go ahead.

2533
05:00:33,960 --> 05:00:36,780
Thank you, Mayor, and member of the Council for the opportunity to speak.

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05:00:37,200 --> 05:00:41,880
I have a number of slides. I'm going to ask them not to show the slide because of the shortness of time.

2535
05:00:42,240 --> 05:00:43,000
Thank you to staff.

2536
05:00:44,220 --> 05:00:46,160
Thank you again for the opportunity to participate.

2537
05:00:47,620 --> 05:00:51,160
I'm the founder and executive director of the Institute for the Catastrophic Law

2538
05:00:51,160 --> 05:00:59,240
University for the leading science-based advisor on how to protect homes and infrastructure

2539
05:00:59,240 --> 05:01:05,100
from flooding wildfire, severe wind hail and other natural hazards.

2540
05:01:05,980 --> 05:01:08,820
I'm here today to support the proposal.

2541
05:01:09,020 --> 05:01:15,620
I think the staff have done a super job when you've got our comprehensive and detailed plans

2542
05:01:15,620 --> 05:01:16,900
for the city.

2543
05:01:16,900 --> 05:01:23,380
and unreservedly I support the plan as it's presented and encourage council to support it going forward.

2544
05:01:24,280 --> 05:01:35,200
I want to use the very short time I have available to quickly talk about specific protections that Edmonton has provided in the past and can provide going forward for housing in the city of Edmonton.

2545
05:01:36,020 --> 05:01:42,540
The evidence that is in the package for the insurance, the damage of the last 40 years from their

2546
05:01:42,540 --> 05:01:51,480
brother to housing and infrastructure has increased 24 over the last 40 years, and we're projecting over the next 25 years

2547
05:01:51,480 --> 05:01:53,960
because of the possibility of further aid for the increase.

2548
05:01:54,480 --> 05:02:02,880
I would need to go from $10 billion to $80 billion a year of damage, just unimaginable numbers.

2549
05:02:03,500 --> 05:02:08,940
Well, that's the trend that we're on and we're on for 40 years, actions by evidence and

2550
05:02:08,940 --> 05:02:10,880
others can break that trend.

2551
05:02:12,000 --> 05:02:16,200
And we have a very big presentation available to you about how to do that for flooding.

2552
05:02:16,720 --> 05:02:22,000
Well, fire, hail, and we're tornadoes, you know, there's a little bit of a target.

2553
05:02:22,140 --> 05:02:26,140
The short time I have on the issue of this year, which was water getting into baseless.

2554
05:02:29,340 --> 05:02:35,140
In 1989, passed by law requiring that all new homes have a backwater wealth.

2555
05:02:35,600 --> 05:02:40,060
This is one of the core protection services piece of advice that we find again and again.

2556
05:02:40,400 --> 05:02:43,420
For homeowners that avoid damage compared to those that have been damaged.

2557
05:02:44,800 --> 05:02:51,100
Since 1989, half the homes in between have been built and they were built with backwater wealth.

2558
05:02:51,100 --> 05:02:58,060
Hamilton has more backwater of protection, more urban protection to add a community in the world.

2559
05:02:58,640 --> 05:03:03,820
Because of the leadership of the Hamilton to put in the by-law requirement, this is the right way going forward.

2560
05:03:04,340 --> 05:03:10,260
We knew that in 1989 since that time, Hamilton was also brought in by-laws about some of the other key areas,

2561
05:03:10,580 --> 05:03:14,840
like making sure water doesn't build up next to the home, through landscaping requirements for new home.

2562
05:03:14,840 --> 05:03:18,240
A big challenge in Edmonton and most of the communities, what do you do for it?

2563
05:03:18,340 --> 05:03:20,780
The other 50% of homes that don't have protection.

2564
05:03:21,600 --> 05:03:26,960
Edmonton has incentives, this combination of requirements for new homes and incentives

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05:03:26,960 --> 05:03:27,860
for these new homes.

2566
05:03:28,080 --> 05:03:31,820
The way Edmonton's left the way on base of flooding and on other hazards.

2567
05:03:32,260 --> 05:03:33,220
Thank you very much for your time.

2568
05:03:34,160 --> 05:03:35,180
Thank you very much.

2569
05:03:35,440 --> 05:03:38,740
Our next speaker is Satsya Das.

2570
05:03:39,600 --> 05:03:40,440
Thank you, Mayor.

2571
05:03:40,480 --> 05:03:42,580
Let's just hit your microphone there and then we'll start your time.

2572
05:03:42,900 --> 05:03:43,560
Thank you, Mayor.

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05:03:43,560 --> 05:03:49,840
and Council. First of all, I want to comment, Sandra, Sandra, and Kent for not standing

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05:03:49,840 --> 05:03:54,560
job in the report they prepared. I will, I will, I have served Edmonton as a volunteer

2575
05:03:54,560 --> 05:04:00,580
member of the now-defunct Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee and it's gratifying

2576
05:04:00,580 --> 05:04:05,240
to see that almost all of her advice has made it into your strategy going forward. So thank

2577
05:04:05,240 --> 05:04:13,360
you for that. Folks, I'm here today to go beyond what the report proposes and to invite you

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05:04:13,360 --> 05:04:20,980
take a moon shut. As we know, Chinese EVs are going to be the future of cheap affordable

2579
05:04:20,980 --> 05:04:28,800
transportation for individuals and families across the world. Now, we have a singular opportunity

2580
05:04:28,800 --> 05:04:36,760
in Edmonton to invite Chinese EV manufacturers to establish here. I know everyone's going after

2581
05:04:36,760 --> 05:04:42,260
B.Y.D., that's an open secret that Ontario is in trans negotiations with them, but there

2582
05:04:42,260 --> 05:04:43,220
are other carmakers.

2583
05:04:43,760 --> 05:04:47,520
There's Huawei, which makes them the most trans-electric car in the world.

2584
05:04:47,940 --> 05:04:50,540
There's Julie, there's Polestar, and there's Leak.

2585
05:04:51,240 --> 05:04:56,200
All of these companies are now invested in things that Edmonton has in abundance.

2586
05:04:56,720 --> 05:05:00,000
First of all, the new generation batteries are sodium ion.

2587
05:05:00,120 --> 05:05:01,180
They're salt batteries.

2588
05:05:01,740 --> 05:05:03,500
We have tons of salt and Alberta.

2589
05:05:04,400 --> 05:05:10,100
Later, and more resilient automobiles are going to be made from multiple fibers, not from

2590
05:05:10,100 --> 05:05:10,460
steel.

2591
05:05:10,920 --> 05:05:17,900
We have carbon fiber, agricultural fiber, and wood fiber, 20 years ago when I was working

2592
05:05:17,900 --> 05:05:22,880
on the Alberta fiber road map, we showed how composite fibers could really be an economic

2593
05:05:22,880 --> 05:05:23,280
driver.

2594
05:05:23,860 --> 05:05:31,100
So, consoles priorities of economic development, of transportation, of affordability, and

2595
05:05:31,100 --> 05:05:38,260
the overall framework of a more inclusive and welcoming city can all be achieved by the vigorous

2596
05:05:38,260 --> 05:05:42,280
pursuit of Chinese EV manufacturing here.

2597
05:05:42,700 --> 05:05:47,660
We think of ourselves the manufacturing hub in many different ways, but as we make the

2598
05:05:47,660 --> 05:05:53,940
transition from the age of fossil fuels to the age of electrons and photons, as our primary

2599
05:05:53,940 --> 05:06:00,340
energy source, we will be well served by the bold leadership that Edmonton can show to

2600
05:06:00,340 --> 05:06:05,580
line our self with Canada to align our self the priorities of the government of Canada to

2601
05:06:05,580 --> 05:06:10,500
align its city council priorities and then invite the province to join the parade.

2602
05:06:11,240 --> 05:06:16,780
The 7,000 acres of land we have at the Edmonton Airport have already been classified as a

2603
05:06:16,780 --> 05:06:19,380
duty free processing and manufacturing zone.

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05:06:19,640 --> 05:06:20,960
We can leverage that.

2605
05:06:21,340 --> 05:06:26,680
We can leverage the recently annexed lands to extend to the airport and I am willing to

2606
05:06:26,680 --> 05:06:33,680
as a volunteer and continue my volunteer service to the city by helping to facilitate any of these

2607
05:06:33,680 --> 05:06:37,020
any of the actions that may arise. Thank you so much for your time.

2608
05:06:37,380 --> 05:06:39,560
Thank you very much. Next is Laura Cunningham Shepaldi.

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05:06:41,580 --> 05:06:45,620
Good afternoon, Mayor Nack members of the Executive Committee. My name is Laura Cunningham Shepaldi,

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and I'm the Executive Director of the Ableton Federation of Community Leagues.

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05:06:49,520 --> 05:06:53,960
I'm here today to speak to the partnership that's required to turn these priorities and plans

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05:06:53,960 --> 05:06:56,220
into meaningful and lasting outcomes.

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05:06:57,060 --> 05:07:01,360
Edmonton has an asset that virtually no other city in North America has, an inter-connected

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network of 163 volunteer community leagues rooted in every corner of our city.

2615
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The system forms a direct bridge between municipal policy and the daily lives of the Edmontonians.

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Leagues are advocates for the community, social and recreation, hubs for neighbors,

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and

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don'ts to prolong wildfire smoke, leagues a naturally position to be emergency management asset.

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05:07:30,000 --> 05:07:45,640
and hubs for the community, and we have been seeing leagues step into this space. Over the past two years, a green leagues program of EFCL has worked for leagues to apply for green and inclusive community building grants to support energy efficiency and accessibility upgrades.

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05:07:46,260 --> 05:07:53,180
We have been successful in leveraging over $7 million of federal grant funding for seven community leagues across the city.

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Community League's managed municipalities on public land run entirely by dedicated volunteers so to deliver on priorities like energy efficient building retrofits,

2622
05:08:03,580 --> 05:08:09,480
sustainable stewardship of the land, and exploring hyperlocal resilience hubs for vulnerable residents,

2623
05:08:10,060 --> 05:08:15,480
leagues need to continue to be supported through predictable and reliable programs and funding streams.

2624
05:08:15,480 --> 05:08:21,620
The funding of Green Leaks at the EFCL has ensured a point of contact for Leaks as they

2625
05:08:21,620 --> 05:08:26,480
look to explore opportunities to make their facilities and amenities more climate

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resilient and energy efficient.

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We believe that in addition to the priorities that are before you today for consideration

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the permitting and approval process required to permit innovative sustainability projects must

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clear, supportive and easy to navigate for the Evan Tonians who want to contribute to creating

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a more green and sustainable future. EFCL was successful in receiving a grant through Alberta

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EcoTrust's Climate Innovation Fund to explore new processes along with city administration,

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to reduce the barriers to implementing sustainability related projects on city land, such as

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building envelope upgrades, geothermal development, solar installations, and community gardens.

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We look forward to undertaking these new projects together with city admin in the new year.

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Moving away from climate action work is not an option when the operational costs of climate impacts are already compounding.

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The ESL and our network of leagues are ready to do the heavy lifting on the ground.

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We ask that these priorities be approved and that necessary funding is committed so that we may all work together to continue to streamline the process.

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is required to implement these important projects. Erin will now speak to the work specifically

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that the EFCO Green League's program is doing across the city.

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Thank you very much, and I will go to Erin. Please go ahead.

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Good afternoon, Mayor Nack, and members of the Executive Committee. My name is Erin Allofalt

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and the Climate Resilience Advisor with the Edmonton Federation of Community Leaks.

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Edmontonians are already experiencing the realities of a change in climate from record-breaking

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heat waves and rainfall to dealing with recurring wildfire smoke.

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Climate action is no longer just about long-term goals.

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It's about implementing actions now to keep our neighborhood safe, affordable, and resilient.

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Our Green Lakes program was built to turn these city-wide climate priorities into neighborhood-level action

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and to respond to the changing needs of our communities.

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We don't just support these goals in principle.

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Our programs are actively delivering on the Macross all five sectors.

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First off, I'd like to say we fully endorse action 1 to establish ongoing accountable relationships

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with indigenous peoples.

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Community League volunteers are stewards of the land on which they sit, and the Green League's

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program encourages League volunteers to embrace this role and commit to reducing their

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impact on the environment.

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Under Buildings in Land Use, the Green League's program is operationalizing these actions

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through our energy benchmarking program, net zero pathways program, and slice the solar power

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05:10:56,260 --> 05:11:01,900
investment cooperative of Edmonton pilot program. These programs turn fewer greenhouse gas

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emissions into more savings for leaks so they can continue to support their communities

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and all the great ways that leaks do. Under infrastructure and resilience, Green League

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supported by Alberta EcoTrust is running a pilot project assessing how community league

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05:11:16,440 --> 05:11:21,600
halls can serve as neighborhood climate resilience hubs, giving vulnerable residents a safe

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during extended power odages, extreme heat, and severe air quality warnings.

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05:11:27,700 --> 05:11:32,380
Under active transportation or annual bike month challenge mobilizes thousands of

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05:11:32,380 --> 05:11:35,220
Edmontonians and to friendly competition every June,

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05:11:35,600 --> 05:11:39,680
shifting, commuting, and travel habits towards no carbon emission forms of movement.

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05:11:40,460 --> 05:11:44,960
Under nature and water security, we support volunteers with resources for sea sharing,

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urban naturalization and stormwater diversion projects,

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05:11:47,920 --> 05:11:52,940
which have been active demonstrations for residents to implement these types of projects on their own properties.

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And under low-carbon energy, the EFCIL Spice Solar Pilot Project also aligns with Action 21.

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Spice is an Edmonton-based community development cooperative and certified social enterprise,

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offers project management and affordable financing to reduce financial barriers to install and solar at league buildings.

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05:12:11,100 --> 05:12:16,160
The structure also is creating opportunities for adventonians to invest in ethical, local,

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renewable energy projects.

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Community League service information and demonstration hubs in their neighborhoods and platforms

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for action will residents consider solar installation heat pump or a rain garden, all in action

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in their own backyards.

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To continue making these priorities realities, we need to continue funding grassroots

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implementations of initiatives like these.

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The ESCL is ready to scale this work alongside the city to ensure every neighborhood

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And it happened in this climate resilient ready.

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Thank you so much.

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05:12:44,860 --> 05:12:45,160
Thank you.

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05:12:45,360 --> 05:12:47,000
Next up is Ryan James Data.

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05:12:47,120 --> 05:12:48,260
Please go ahead.

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Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this conversation.

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05:12:55,210 --> 05:12:56,650
My name is Dr. Ryan James Data.

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05:12:56,830 --> 05:12:59,550
And I can let this rest here in Pomegranate disaster research.

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An associate professor at the Indigenous Studies at Mount Valley University.

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05:13:03,870 --> 05:13:07,890
I'm also an interested board member for the City of Calgary.

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My research work in Pomegranate.

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05:13:10,070 --> 05:13:14,970
We have the opportunity to be closely related with indigenous Black and racialized immigrant

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05:13:14,970 --> 05:13:20,290
communities to understand how climate change and disaster are experiencing differently,

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05:13:20,590 --> 05:13:26,270
particularly how community knowledge, relation, and governance can shape more equitable

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05:13:26,270 --> 05:13:28,510
approach to the climate resiliency.

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From the perspective I want to begin by acknowledging that that internality has a strong kind of

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05:13:40,050 --> 05:13:45,270
strong strategy to work community-led, equitable, and accountable implementation.

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05:13:46,230 --> 05:13:52,570
I would highlight three batteries, fast-moved from community-endagement to what's community-climate

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05:13:52,570 --> 05:14:00,770
governance, climate impact are not experienced equally, heat, forest fires, smoke, flooding,

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energy, and sufficient insecurity, effect, community-slippalantly.

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05:14:05,030 --> 05:14:11,750
that means a good established community, a climate level, or network-based climate

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05:14:11,750 --> 05:14:18,550
resiliency council, particularly in high risk communities, supported by the community and

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05:14:18,550 --> 05:14:20,910
vulnerability industry to guide investment.

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05:14:21,470 --> 05:14:27,950
Second, move in the genius participation, V1 consultation towards Indigenous climate governance.

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05:14:28,350 --> 05:14:34,270
Indigenous knowledge should not simply because another source of information added to

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05:14:34,270 --> 05:14:39,810
question of climate science. This CD could be a such term relationship with TV6 National

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05:14:39,810 --> 05:14:46,030
made the communities elder of knowledge keeper potentially through indigenous climate governance

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05:14:46,030 --> 05:14:54,690
and knowledge council at Newton proposed the resiliency hub could simply be a co-design

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05:14:54,690 --> 05:14:59,590
our appropriate and community managed. Finally we need to

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We should ask not only how much carbon did we reduce, but also, which commonly did become safer? Did heat burn our ability or energy insecurity decline? Or the climate investment distributed equality? Was indigenous governance reflected a decision-making? And did communities gain greater capacity to prepare for and decouper from that disaster?

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My research continually remind me that resilience is not something governance government simply

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deliver to the community.

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It is being through relationship, responsibility, knowledge, and shared decision making.

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For me, the central principle is carbon accountability and social accountability must

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05:15:47,440 --> 05:15:48,000
sit together.

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05:15:48,420 --> 05:15:53,940
Thermitrizialency should not only be built for community, it should be increasingly

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05:15:53,940 --> 05:15:55,440
be governed with the community.

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Thank you very much.

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05:15:57,080 --> 05:16:01,080
Sorry, that's three minutes and we'll move over to Jason Doctor, please go ahead.

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05:16:01,760 --> 05:16:04,180
Hello, my pleasure to speak to you today.

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05:16:04,800 --> 05:16:10,180
My name is Jason Unger and I'm the Executive Director in General Counsel at the Environment Law Center here in Edmonton.

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05:16:11,580 --> 05:16:14,800
My talk today I decided to call Smoke or some pumps.

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05:16:15,480 --> 05:16:22,020
And I'd say our basement is still flooded with GHG emissions as a city and we need to start pumping those down.

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05:16:22,020 --> 05:16:29,140
In terms of my presentation, I'd like to focus on three words, design, advocacy, and communications.

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05:16:29,800 --> 05:16:33,760
And really focusing on some of the key actions in the priorities that are identified.

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Action 2, 3 and 7, really focusing on some of the higher GHG impacts there.

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First, for action 2, support climate resilient community planning and design, and I quote from the priorities,

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Edmonton zoning by law supports complete communities through infill and new development that

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05:16:51,140 --> 05:16:56,080
advances climate mitigation, clear direction on design outcomes can help integrate climate

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05:16:56,080 --> 05:17:00,900
resilient growth and change into developing and redeveloping areas by reducing emissions

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and preparing for future weather conditions.

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05:17:04,880 --> 05:17:09,520
Now I'd like to say about that quote, there are no city can infill themselves out of

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05:17:09,520 --> 05:17:14,640
what is essentially a system's problem, and so I think the design component becomes

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05:17:14,640 --> 05:17:21,360
a major focus for the city going forward. The benefit of clear and substantive design approaches

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05:17:21,360 --> 05:17:26,920
at the district level can initiate climate action and can drive benefits beyond the status

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05:17:26,920 --> 05:17:32,120
quo. To be successful though, the design must be truly integrated and climate oriented,

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05:17:32,600 --> 05:17:37,420
and there will be trade-offs. Design is also foundational to serve those with less means.

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I would encourage council and the city to continue to investigate opportunities to have district

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05:17:42,320 --> 05:17:47,140
level of carbon budgeting reflected into statutory plans and authorization processes

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05:17:47,140 --> 05:17:52,520
and to be clear that's not, I'm not talking about building codes, I'm talking about district design.

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Action 3 supporting climate prepared and energy-efficient buildings.

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This is the where the word advocacy comes to my mind.

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05:18:01,620 --> 05:18:05,740
Recognizing that we've had some challenges and barriers in terms of

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05:18:05,740 --> 05:18:11,100
elevator and our code requirements, I think advocacy is what is needed on all levels of government

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05:18:12,180 --> 05:18:17,560
And that's where I feel that should be a focus under that action.

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05:18:18,360 --> 05:18:24,280
And finally, communications, and I focus on action 7 in relation to active transport networks.

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Often times, and I love the bike infrastructure, often they'll say, build it, and they will come.

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05:18:32,140 --> 05:18:39,000
I think that's only true for magical baseball diamonds, perhaps, but I think the focus really needs to be on communications.

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05:18:39,000 --> 05:18:45,840
and creating a vision for the active transport and really enabling experiences, enabling

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people to understand what is feasible, what is possible in terms of active modes of transport

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05:18:52,940 --> 05:18:58,540
because I think that's something that we need more of. Oftentimes, we're building the infrastructure

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which is essential, but really that communication species is essential. Thanks. Thank you very much.

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Next up, Kristen, let's hope please go ahead.

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05:19:08,720 --> 05:19:12,120
Thank you so much, Baron Council, for the opportunity to speak with you today.

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05:19:12,460 --> 05:19:15,960
I'm Kristen Russell, Senior Operations Manager with Campbell Energy Group.

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05:19:16,540 --> 05:19:20,600
Campbell specializes in designing and delivering programs that help improve affordability

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05:19:20,600 --> 05:19:25,840
for households and communities that are traditionally been underserved by conventional energy programs.

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On here today, to speak about being made in Alberta home upgrades program,

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and commonly known as HUM.

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05:19:31,840 --> 05:19:36,100
And what I'll experience in delivering this program can contribute to your consideration of the city's climate

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05:19:36,100 --> 05:19:40,600
implementation priorities, particularly actions three, four, and twenty-two.

2762
05:19:40,980 --> 05:19:44,740
The Home Laboratory Program is designed to improve affordability for low-income

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05:19:44,740 --> 05:19:49,920
operating households, who pay disproportionately high energy bills, because they live in homes

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05:19:49,920 --> 05:19:53,600
that are old, inefficient, and expensive to heat and coal.

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05:19:54,180 --> 05:19:58,580
Without the financial delivery to pay for upgrades, these households struggle with living

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05:19:58,580 --> 05:20:03,640
in the energy poverty. It's a cycle of high bills, power shut-offs, and tough choices

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05:20:03,640 --> 05:20:05,720
of whether to heat or heat.

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05:20:06,160 --> 05:20:10,580
The city of Edmonton was a key supporter of the hot program in prior phases, which delivered

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fully subsidized energy efficiency upgrades to 333 income qualified households across

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Alberta.

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05:20:17,580 --> 05:20:24,160
According to 2021 stat scan census data, approximately 16% of Edmonton households are just

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over 50,000 families, struggle with energy poverty, which is defined spending 10%

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05:20:29,460 --> 05:20:33,180
on lower, a after tax income on household energy balls.

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Freeboard on the average participating household in hop had an annual income approximately $40,000.

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And we're spending about 12% of that income on home energy, but four times more than the average Canadian.

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One of the biggest lessons from hop has been that energy poverty isn't simply about a high utility ball.

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It's about the interaction between household income, energy costs, and the condition of the home.

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05:20:57,320 --> 05:21:02,720
For a household already struggling to afford everyday life, replacing a furnace, upgrading

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05:21:02,720 --> 05:21:07,440
insulation, or addressing electrical problems that need to be fixed before an energy

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retrofit can even be considered, are out-of-a-reach.

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Help these design differently, specifically addressing end-to-end maintenance main concerns.

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05:21:15,820 --> 05:21:20,980
Outgrades are provided at low cost, and the program is managed in the beginning process

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assessments through insulation and quality assurance.

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05:21:23,560 --> 05:21:29,440
Over those 303 upgrades, the program has saved households around $5500 on your energy

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goals.

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05:21:30,560 --> 05:21:35,100
Hub participants also reporting more comfortable homes, lower maintenance costs, improved

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safety, and less financial stress.

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05:21:37,460 --> 05:21:42,500
Before upgrades, only 20% of survey participants describe their homes as comfortable after

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where that increased to 95%.

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Since the program shows the eligible homes in October 2024, we received 285 eligible households

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on our weightless.

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Our experience has shown that targeted ink and qualified home energy programs can reduce energy

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and use add emissions while also addressing affordability and improving the condition and comfort of homes.

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We see a strong connection and the direction proposed through climate action 3, 4 and 22.

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And thank you for your attention.

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Thank you very much.

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Next up is Juliana Weber.

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05:22:14,440 --> 05:22:15,320
Please go ahead.

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Hello everyone.

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And thanks for having me today.

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My name is Juliana Weber.

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I am a climate justice activist and organizer with climate justice Edmonton.

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I support the adoption of this plan, but I'm here today to ask the...

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Executive committee to make a motion to create a climate funding package to present at the budget for the

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2027 update climate implementation priorities to ensure that this work can actually happen.

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I'm excited for the opportunities in this plan, better transit, and more active transportation

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options, and I've already been enjoying the ones that are there, too. I'm excited for

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05:22:49,720 --> 05:22:54,560
well-built homes and communities that are resilient to climate change and resilience hubs for

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people during extreme weather events. I'm excited to continue to protect our green spaces.

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But mostly I'm here because we need this plan to be rapidly implemented with a clear timeline

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to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. As a young person my whole life will be

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extremely affected by climate change and as an environmental science student every single job I have

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05:23:15,740 --> 05:23:21,100
done has been deeply impacted by climate change already as I work outside and past years by wild

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fire smoke and this year by floods and huge storms.

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I, like many youth, feel so much eco grief and eco anxiety, reading headlines and watching

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05:23:29,880 --> 05:23:34,680
videos of people losing their homes through wildfires or dying in heat waves and floods.

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But this is reality now.

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Any action we take now will make a difference in how prepared we are for future climate change.

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This means we need to fully fund the 2027 update, climate implementation priorities and

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needs to be implemented fast with a clear and rapid timeline.

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05:23:51,820 --> 05:23:57,520
I first spoke at a committee meeting when I was 17, and now at 21, here I am again, still

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05:23:57,520 --> 05:23:58,620
asking for climate action.

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05:23:59,200 --> 05:24:03,480
I'm grateful for the progress that the city has made on climate change, but it is not enough.

2824
05:24:03,980 --> 05:24:08,060
We are not on track to meet our climate, but carbon budget we never have been, and for a

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05:24:08,060 --> 05:24:12,480
city that is declared a climate emergency, we really haven't been treating it like one.

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05:24:12,480 --> 05:24:17,180
Mayor Annac, you once told me that every decision you would make would be based on climate change,

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but some of the decisions you made so far like your support of Edmonton becoming a military city

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05:24:21,900 --> 05:24:27,420
clearly go against this. Adopting this update is an opportunity for you and city council to show us

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05:24:27,420 --> 05:24:32,320
that you are serious about climate justice and protecting our futures. I love Edmonton,

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05:24:32,720 --> 05:24:36,640
and I want to live in a city that is a leader in climate mitigation and adaptation,

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05:24:37,160 --> 05:24:41,200
and that takes care of those who are most vulnerable to climate change. In some,

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05:24:41,200 --> 05:24:46,980
We need a motion to make sure the 2027 update climate implementation priorities has a climate

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funding package and that action is scaled up with a rapid timeline. Thank you.

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05:24:51,900 --> 05:24:54,880
Thank you very much, Maureen. Call up please.

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Good afternoon everybody. I think I have slides if they can be brought up for me.

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Perfect. We'll get those first before we start your time and then

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05:25:04,960 --> 05:25:09,880
Thank you. We've got that activated, so I think they're popping up and we can see them.

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So, when I restart, we'll start your time.

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Thank you.

2840
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I'd good afternoon.

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I'm Maureen Kola, director of Alberta's Electricity Future, an initiative of the Energy

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Futures Lab.

2843
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I'm happy to be here today to illustrate to you how the city of Edmonton's Climate Implementation

2844
05:25:23,440 --> 05:25:27,480
Priorities are one of the electricity systems change that we are advancing.

2845
05:25:27,920 --> 05:25:28,620
Next slide, please.

2846
05:25:29,540 --> 05:25:35,620
The Energy Futures Lab is a nonpartisan, non-profit platform focused on co-creating action

2847
05:25:35,620 --> 05:25:37,720
that can accelerate the energy transition.

2848
05:25:37,720 --> 05:25:42,940
We can gain and align diverse leaders and innovators to focus collective action.

2849
05:25:43,520 --> 05:25:46,700
One of these action areas is modernizing our electricity system.

2850
05:25:46,920 --> 05:25:47,640
Next slide, please.

2851
05:25:48,620 --> 05:25:53,880
Alberta's electricity future has been underway since 2023, and over the last three years

2852
05:25:53,880 --> 05:25:58,720
we've brought together close to 500 people, including traditional electricity voices, black

2853
05:25:58,720 --> 05:26:04,300
government and utilities, and non-traditional voices, like municipalities, indigenous communities,

2854
05:26:04,300 --> 05:26:08,220
consumer groups, solution providers, and equity security groups.

2855
05:26:08,760 --> 05:26:13,620
Having the level of diverse perspectives, Alps Saint-Table has never been achieved before.

2856
05:26:14,020 --> 05:26:17,480
These people have helped us to co-create a system-wide vision for Alberta

2857
05:26:17,480 --> 05:26:21,240
and identify the distribution system as the priority area.

2858
05:26:21,540 --> 05:26:23,660
This is the customer side of the system.

2859
05:26:24,020 --> 05:26:24,900
Next slide, please.

2860
05:26:25,780 --> 05:26:27,960
Guiding our work is our leadership council,

2861
05:26:28,280 --> 05:26:31,700
who represent the diversity of players in the electricity space.

2862
05:26:32,240 --> 05:26:32,900
Next slide, please.

2863
05:26:32,900 --> 05:26:38,960
For us, the work of engaging across Alberta's electricity system has clearly demonstrated

2864
05:26:38,960 --> 05:26:44,520
that climate action and affordability have to move together, but transition only works

2865
05:26:44,520 --> 05:26:47,520
if all customers can afford to participate and benefit.

2866
05:26:48,220 --> 05:26:53,260
We see the critical role when the facilities have to play in grid modernization, and once we

2867
05:26:53,260 --> 05:26:58,260
acknowledge the leadership of Edmonton in this space, it's captured in your climate implementation

2868
05:26:58,260 --> 05:26:58,960
actions.

2869
05:26:59,620 --> 05:27:00,360
Next slide, please.

2870
05:27:00,360 --> 05:27:09,540
Alberta's electricity future has five solutions that we are advancing over the next two years to create a low-carbon, reliable, and affordable grid.

2871
05:27:10,280 --> 05:27:18,420
Two of these solutions focus on stabilizing distribution system costs by enabling energy efficiency and demand-side management programs,

2872
05:27:18,840 --> 05:27:21,320
making electricity more affordable for all customers.

2873
05:27:21,760 --> 05:27:26,720
These are examples of non-wire solutions. Two solutions are targeting low-income folks,

2874
05:27:26,720 --> 05:27:33,340
And one is really enabling more participation within the grade for those with rooftop solar,

2875
05:27:34,180 --> 05:27:35,640
EVs, and batteries.

2876
05:27:36,160 --> 05:27:36,820
Next slide please.

2877
05:27:37,220 --> 05:27:42,120
These solutions align well with the climate implementation actions and activities, particularly

2878
05:27:42,120 --> 05:27:44,360
action-22, so right next slide.

2879
05:27:45,880 --> 05:27:46,300
There you go.

2880
05:27:46,440 --> 05:27:50,900
And next one, 22, as well as action number three.

2881
05:27:51,640 --> 05:27:56,080
We believe that these actions are critical to helping us move forward.

2882
05:27:56,080 --> 05:28:04,300
So finally, in closing, we see a path forward for a low carbon and a affordable electricity system and it needs municipal leadership to be achieved.

2883
05:28:04,760 --> 05:28:09,540
The actions and activities identified in the climate implementation priorities demonstrate that way you ship.

2884
05:28:09,860 --> 05:28:14,180
So we strongly support of this and hope they will be approved. Thank you very much.

2885
05:28:14,660 --> 05:28:19,080
Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Jerry Hoffs. Please go ahead.

2886
05:28:19,880 --> 05:28:26,720
Hello, all. My name is Jerry Hoffs. I'm a member of Scan Edmonton Seniors for Climate Action now.

2887
05:28:27,080 --> 05:28:33,160
I'm not an expert, but I'm a concerned citizen who cares very much about the climate chaos we are experiencing.

2888
05:28:34,060 --> 05:28:42,300
This matters to me because I feel that the most vulnerable of our society such as marginalized people and seniors will take the brunt of what is to come.

2889
05:28:42,300 --> 05:28:47,140
The story is happening. It is the way we react to the story that will really matter.

2890
05:28:47,720 --> 05:28:53,080
We must reach out to members of our communities in order to plan next steps to work together to ensure

2891
05:28:53,080 --> 05:28:59,860
that everyone is cared for and no one is left behind. City Council is a very important part of the community.

2892
05:29:00,580 --> 05:29:05,260
I'm very concerned that the Climate Committee was abolished and wonder what it's in its place.

2893
05:29:05,260 --> 05:29:10,460
Scan supports and wishes to see the continuation of programs such as route for trees,

2894
05:29:11,140 --> 05:29:14,260
Clean Energy Improvement Program, Edmonton Sustainable.

2895
05:29:14,980 --> 05:29:20,380
We would like to see more solar, especially a balcony and rooftop solar,

2896
05:29:20,600 --> 05:29:22,980
which is very effective and widely used in Europe.

2897
05:29:24,360 --> 05:29:29,280
We require public reporting on the implementation of funding and outcomes decisions by council

2898
05:29:29,280 --> 05:29:37,820
must be made with life-cost analysis, which takes into account all of the benefits and all of the costs to be considered.

2899
05:29:38,440 --> 05:29:44,340
I'm asking the Executive Committee to direct the City Manager and senior admin to identify the funding required,

2900
05:29:45,040 --> 05:29:53,580
establish implementation timelines, measure progress, and report publicly on the City's Climate Priority Actions.

2901
05:29:53,580 --> 05:29:59,960
The time for talk is over. Insurance companies are cautioning that the damage caused by climate change is

2902
05:30:00,000 --> 05:30:07,760
Not only confined to isolated incidents, it also presents a systemic danger to the financial system as a whole.

2903
05:30:08,420 --> 05:30:14,960
Edmonton Edit announced that the city is looking at $42 million in counting in an uninsurable cost.

2904
05:30:15,460 --> 05:30:19,080
This does not even touch what homeowners are going to be expected to pay.

2905
05:30:19,080 --> 05:30:41,120
The city should approve initiatives such as the one that the FCL and EcoTrust are proposing to explore the feasibility of equipping community leagues with the resources equipment processes and training necessary to function as safe spaces during times of extreme weather power outages and days with poor quality.

2906
05:30:41,120 --> 05:30:46,560
Working with community leagues is also an effective method of utilizing labor and existing

2907
05:30:46,560 --> 05:30:50,200
building infrastructure to achieve important goals.

2908
05:30:50,560 --> 05:30:55,940
This will have the potential to mitigate health risks, particularly for vulnerable populations,

2909
05:30:56,380 --> 05:31:01,720
such as children, elderly individuals, the unhoused and those with pre-existing conditions.

2910
05:31:02,480 --> 05:31:11,100
It would be fiscally irresponsible to kick this down the road and force the impacts of the

2911
05:31:11,100 --> 05:31:18,080
residents, focusing on climate change is pain out or pain more later. The last thing I want

2912
05:31:18,080 --> 05:31:23,640
to say is why am I always asking city, the city employees who are driving trucks, all

2913
05:31:23,640 --> 05:31:24,160
are going to be there.

2914
05:31:24,160 --> 05:31:27,500
I'm sorry to have to catch up there. We are turning their vehicles off.

2915
05:31:28,660 --> 05:31:33,220
Next, thank you, though. Heather McKenzie is last on this panel. Please go ahead.

2916
05:31:34,600 --> 05:31:39,340
Hello, my name is Heather McKenzie, and I'm the Executive Director of Solar Alberta. I'm here

2917
05:31:39,340 --> 05:31:42,680
to date speak about the updated climate implementation priorities.

2918
05:31:43,420 --> 05:31:46,200
So we are broadly supportive of the actions that are outlined

2919
05:31:46,200 --> 05:31:48,760
but we do see significant room for improvement.

2920
05:31:49,480 --> 05:31:51,280
The improvements that we would like to see

2921
05:31:51,280 --> 05:31:54,780
with respect to the action items specifically include

2922
05:31:55,040 --> 05:31:57,660
the addition of a commitment to the continuation

2923
05:31:58,040 --> 05:32:00,340
of the clean energy improvement program

2924
05:32:01,240 --> 05:32:04,160
and the addition of a commitment to install solar

2925
05:32:04,160 --> 05:32:06,720
at city facilities wherever possible.

2926
05:32:06,720 --> 05:32:14,320
We're also extremely concerned that 129 million of the estimated cost for these action items

2927
05:32:14,320 --> 05:32:19,300
is not tied to any planned budget request or existing budget.

2928
05:32:19,920 --> 05:32:25,380
Plans for climate action without the funds to pay for them make this process before you

2929
05:32:25,380 --> 05:32:31,480
seem futile. Plans without funds also significantly undermine your ability to achieve your

2930
05:32:31,480 --> 05:32:38,560
reduction targets. Additionally, there is no clear timeline for implementation of the Action

2931
05:32:38,560 --> 05:32:45,380
items. We have already experienced a three-year delay on the promised solar-ready borough,

2932
05:32:45,680 --> 05:32:51,140
which suggests that stronger accountability mechanisms are badly needed when it comes to

2933
05:32:51,640 --> 05:32:58,900
implementation, and I don't just mean more and more reporting. On the delays. Lastly, we are concerned

2934
05:32:58,900 --> 05:33:06,020
that work being done in other departments of the city's administration is sometimes at odds with the actions outlined here.

2935
05:33:06,400 --> 05:33:16,340
For example, the infrastructure committee is advancing a new climate resilience policy, but includes a new focus on ensuring a positive return on investments.

2936
05:33:16,980 --> 05:33:26,900
As outlined in the report, the committee received for information last week, this new policy direction enables the city to ignore buildings that are heavy emitters

2937
05:33:26,900 --> 05:33:30,420
Walking in high emissions for the lifetime of the building,

2938
05:33:31,020 --> 05:33:34,660
poor, downloading significant retrofit costs onto future

2939
05:33:34,660 --> 05:33:38,040
and Italians, just to save a few dollars today.

2940
05:33:39,220 --> 05:33:43,080
The new climate resilience policy also makes no mention of the solar

2941
05:33:43,080 --> 05:33:45,960
ready by-law, which is referenced in the update you are

2942
05:33:45,960 --> 05:33:50,040
contemplating today, and which you have been told for a number of years

2943
05:33:50,040 --> 05:33:54,360
is under development. This council has given multiple mandates

2944
05:33:54,360 --> 05:34:00,340
for administration to be ambitious when it comes to taking climate action both with respect to

2945
05:34:00,340 --> 05:34:06,540
adaptation and emission reductions. However, we continue to see a misalignment between different

2946
05:34:06,540 --> 05:34:13,080
city departments, a significant lack of resource and significant delays on this front.

2947
05:34:13,400 --> 05:34:20,720
A time for climate action is now and we ask that these action items and more are executed without further delay.

2948
05:34:20,720 --> 05:34:27,660
Thank you. Thank you very much and that's our first panel. So for those which are there any questions for first panel

2949
05:34:27,660 --> 05:34:32,720
Councillor Tang you'd like to please go ahead. Yeah, great. Thank you very much for for everybody.

2950
05:34:33,640 --> 05:34:35,620
Everyone's patience and speaking.

2951
05:34:37,420 --> 05:34:44,120
I think a lens that I'm going to be taking with this particular report is really around partnerships. So maybe I'll start there.

2952
05:34:45,100 --> 05:34:51,440
And I'll start with Mike, because ECO trust is something that city funds, so we have an

2953
05:34:51,440 --> 05:34:51,940
MOU.

2954
05:34:52,560 --> 05:34:57,440
I am the Council of Appointed Representative on your Innovation Fund Advisory Committee.

2955
05:34:58,460 --> 05:35:07,180
You have mentioned that you have a program that generates every $6 to every $1 that city

2956
05:35:07,180 --> 05:35:07,880
invested.

2957
05:35:09,080 --> 05:35:10,200
Like, what is that?

2958
05:35:10,200 --> 05:35:12,380
And I think that was related to buildings.

2959
05:35:12,780 --> 05:35:16,420
Can you walk us through how the leverage actually works?

2960
05:35:18,080 --> 05:35:20,880
And can you repeat that larger scale?

2961
05:35:22,640 --> 05:35:24,300
Short answer to that last part is yes.

2962
05:35:24,840 --> 05:35:28,720
That is how we operate, essentially, for every dollar

2963
05:35:28,720 --> 05:35:31,180
from the city of Edmonton, we're able to crowd

2964
05:35:31,180 --> 05:35:34,800
in investment from other levels of government,

2965
05:35:35,000 --> 05:35:37,400
philanthropic sources, and corporate donations.

2966
05:35:37,400 --> 05:35:41,980
I've already equitressed as a relied on that model for over 35 years now.

2967
05:35:42,480 --> 05:35:46,100
That particular program that I mentioned in my speaking notes is the Mission's

2968
05:35:46,100 --> 05:35:53,360
Neutral Buildings Information Exchange, which is an industry-supported capacity building

2969
05:35:53,360 --> 05:35:58,740
organization with peer-to-peer learning resources and how to build better and higher-performing

2970
05:35:58,740 --> 05:35:59,100
buildings.

2971
05:35:59,660 --> 05:36:05,540
So we work very closely with build and the construction association and just not to help industry

2972
05:36:05,540 --> 05:36:11,060
helping industry build better. And we do get a six to one right now leverage on that and that's

2973
05:36:11,060 --> 05:36:14,900
crowding in corporate dollars as well as philanthropic sources and other levels of government,

2974
05:36:14,960 --> 05:36:19,400
including the federal government. On our grant program, which I was really excited that a few

2975
05:36:19,400 --> 05:36:25,960
people mentioned today, we put out approximately $2 million a year into the ecosystem for

2976
05:36:25,960 --> 05:36:31,320
non-for profits and charitable organizations to receive funding from us. That program actually

2977
05:36:31,320 --> 05:36:36,880
leverage is around nine to twelve dollars in additional leverage, again, and that's from philanthropic

2978
05:36:36,880 --> 05:36:40,240
sources, corporate donations, and other contributions.

2979
05:36:40,900 --> 05:36:45,420
How do you, well, given all those programs,

2980
05:36:48,440 --> 05:36:50,260
are those the mech, because you also mentioned

2981
05:36:50,260 --> 05:36:55,840
some of the actions, I think you said action three is missing the how and the what, but like

2982
05:36:55,840 --> 05:37:00,360
is that what's missing the mechanism that you're just describing right now?

2983
05:37:00,360 --> 05:37:06,600
Yeah, I think the bottom line are just the details on that. Who's delivering it? What's the sector?

2984
05:37:07,640 --> 05:37:12,120
What are the expected outcomes? I suspect that administration has that it's just not detailed. Yes,

2985
05:37:12,840 --> 05:37:16,840
Report and you know, delivery agents like ourselves can certainly assist in

2986
05:37:17,400 --> 05:37:21,920
doing those kinds of incentive and grant programs. Again, we have 35 years of grant making

2987
05:37:22,600 --> 05:37:27,980
The expertise behind us. Great. Thank you. I don't have much time, but I mean, I'll just start the question and

2988
05:37:28,580 --> 05:37:29,440
Thank you very much.

2989
05:37:29,440 --> 05:37:29,960
Thank you very much.

2990
05:37:30,000 --> 05:37:37,180
Second, yes. For the folks from the community leagues, because others have also mentioned the community's role in resilience hub.

2991
05:37:37,660 --> 05:37:50,120
I think west of a question, but I was, I was really glad to hear about your role and then this is a particular piece in the action plan.

2992
05:37:50,120 --> 05:37:55,880
Because in the, in the, I'm thinking about like in extreme weather conditions, our

2993
05:37:55,880 --> 05:38:01,440
rec centers are that resilience hub. Like what is, I guess, when communities

2994
05:38:01,440 --> 05:38:06,840
convert to these resilience hubs, do you have data around like uptake? I think Erin,

2995
05:38:06,980 --> 05:38:08,800
you were talking about that a bit?

2996
05:38:11,360 --> 05:38:13,460
Yes, right. Now we're just in the really preliminary

2997
05:38:13,460 --> 05:38:19,840
stages of this. So our graph that we have at the moment is to help understand what

2998
05:38:19,840 --> 05:38:26,160
processes and procedures would need to be in place to make community leak facilities, be able

2999
05:38:26,160 --> 05:38:29,860
to act as these spaces for vulnerable community members.

3000
05:38:30,460 --> 05:38:34,580
We've had a lot of community leaks who have come up with the idea organically on their own

3001
05:38:34,580 --> 05:38:40,700
and then found out that the Green League's program is, you know, pursuing this idea as well.

3002
05:38:40,940 --> 05:38:47,320
So we have about 30 community leaks who are interested and wishing to take part in the focus

3003
05:38:47,320 --> 05:38:52,700
group session and then we hope that we'll be able to organize a pilot to actually

3004
05:38:53,840 --> 05:38:59,340
put this program into action and see what needs to happen to make it work here.

3005
05:38:59,820 --> 05:39:01,980
Okay, so it's a bit more premature.

3006
05:39:02,380 --> 05:39:06,620
I thought I got a message for you that it was a four year in the running.

3007
05:39:06,860 --> 05:39:11,200
It's a program four years in pleasure.

3008
05:39:11,200 --> 05:39:20,820
Well, if, you know, the hubs project, we started this past January, I believe so yeah, it's pretty new this one.

3009
05:39:20,980 --> 05:39:22,900
Okay, thank you.

3010
05:39:23,140 --> 05:39:24,320
Do you counselors at Salvador?

3011
05:39:24,600 --> 05:39:25,500
Yeah, thank you so much.

3012
05:39:25,660 --> 05:39:27,180
I mean,

3013
05:39:30,620 --> 05:39:33,720
Heather, Mike and Annabella all referenced it.

3014
05:39:34,320 --> 05:39:38,460
So, whoever wants to go, but my questions around just timelines for implementation.

3015
05:39:38,460 --> 05:39:43,860
And just this port accountability and follow through that was one thing that I had questions

3016
05:39:43,860 --> 05:39:45,780
about in the last of our administration as well.

3017
05:39:47,160 --> 05:39:51,180
But what would your expectations be around that next step to ensure that there's clear

3018
05:39:51,180 --> 05:39:54,540
schedules, timelines, and outcomes tied to this work?

3019
05:39:58,780 --> 05:40:03,820
I guess I could jump it, but you know, I think a detailed implementation plan I think would

3020
05:40:03,820 --> 05:40:09,980
be required to understand the accountability framework here, the more consistent reporting

3021
05:40:09,980 --> 05:40:14,600
and that public disclosure of that. I know it does happen. I wouldn't criticize the administration

3022
05:40:14,600 --> 05:40:21,060
for not trying to do that. But as we can see, we're not achieving our targets. 88 of the

3023
05:40:21,060 --> 05:40:26,000
actions in the last go around, I think I got that right, I've been completed or started,

3024
05:40:26,160 --> 05:40:29,620
but yet we're still on achieving our targets. So there needs to be some kind of adaptive

3025
05:40:29,620 --> 05:40:34,940
management built into this in accountability framework. That's really clear, I think, to civil society

3026
05:40:34,940 --> 05:40:37,320
as well, not just the administration in council.

3027
05:40:38,420 --> 05:40:39,220
Thank you.

3028
05:40:40,440 --> 05:40:42,920
Heather, or Annabella, do you have anything on that front?

3029
05:40:43,480 --> 05:40:44,140
Do you like to add?

3030
05:40:47,990 --> 05:40:49,330
I think she's going to be half of Heather.

3031
05:40:49,490 --> 05:40:51,550
Can't see who has to bind to it as an actual appointment.

3032
05:40:51,690 --> 05:40:52,150
That's okay.

3033
05:40:53,630 --> 05:40:53,970
Go ahead.

3034
05:40:54,390 --> 05:40:55,250
If that's okay.

3035
05:40:57,230 --> 05:41:00,490
They're going to be in the part of the next panel.

3036
05:41:00,610 --> 05:41:01,410
I know it's sort of weird.

3037
05:41:02,570 --> 05:41:02,610
Yeah.

3038
05:41:02,730 --> 05:41:02,810
Yeah.

3039
05:41:02,810 --> 05:41:04,770
Let's wait for the next panel.

3040
05:41:06,130 --> 05:41:12,250
And about anything on your front-around accountability follow-through and just having a more detailed implementation plan.

3041
05:41:16,220 --> 05:41:16,860
Maybe they're not online.

3042
05:41:18,080 --> 05:41:18,140
Okay.

3043
05:41:18,240 --> 05:41:18,760
That's fine.

3044
05:41:19,160 --> 05:41:21,340
I'll follow through with some of those questions of administration.

3045
05:41:22,300 --> 05:41:26,260
But just a different line of questioning to Jason.

3046
05:41:27,720 --> 05:41:31,700
Talk to me more about district-level carbon budgeting and what that might look like.

3047
05:41:32,600 --> 05:41:32,760
Sure.

3048
05:41:33,020 --> 05:41:36,200
Well, I think one would have to approach it very carefully

3049
05:41:36,200 --> 05:41:42,480
in terms of how one looks at designing these districts and integrating mode shifts, integrating

3050
05:41:43,080 --> 05:41:50,660
overall protocols for methodologies for accounting for GHG emissions in the process, whether

3051
05:41:50,660 --> 05:41:55,840
it's through area structure plans or other statutory plans and authorization processes,

3052
05:41:56,800 --> 05:42:02,140
it would probably mean significant changes to the city's planning and approval processes

3053
05:42:02,140 --> 05:42:08,460
in that way. But there's various methodologies out there that have been worked on over

3054
05:42:08,460 --> 05:42:14,240
the years. And I think that's kind of what that opportunity lies there to investigate

3055
05:42:14,240 --> 05:42:17,400
that more under overall district pieces.

3056
05:42:17,780 --> 05:42:23,700
Great. Yeah. Thank you for that. Definitely a point of interest. For me, we have a district

3057
05:42:23,700 --> 05:42:29,540
model that's built into our planning framework already. But I think strengthening the

3058
05:42:29,540 --> 05:42:33,100
Carme budget lens on top of that could be really really interesting. So thank you for that point

3059
05:42:33,780 --> 05:42:38,780
Thank you very much. Those are all the questions for this panel. So you're all welcome to grab your seats

3060
05:42:38,780 --> 05:42:43,080
And we're gonna bring up the next panel here again if you hear your name called in your in person

3061
05:42:43,080 --> 05:42:50,640
Please come on down our clerk's will get you settled in if you're online just please unmute yourself to let us know that you're here and then meet yourself until your turn

3062
05:42:50,640 --> 05:42:52,400
first up it will be Taylor kid

3063
05:42:54,350 --> 05:42:56,050
This here. Yeah in person

3064
05:42:57,910 --> 05:43:00,030
Miriam jettelete is next

3065
05:43:01,550 --> 05:43:02,190
Miriam

3066
05:43:05,200 --> 05:43:07,200
now at the moment Olivia car

3067
05:43:11,900 --> 05:43:12,420
Olivia

3068
05:43:14,060 --> 05:43:16,340
No, yeah Catherine Joel

3069
05:43:17,720 --> 05:43:22,860
Thank you, pre king. We know is here and we'll be part of this panel

3070
05:43:24,760 --> 05:43:26,040
Genica Kirkland

3071
05:43:29,680 --> 05:43:30,940
Genica

3072
05:43:32,610 --> 05:43:34,410
Not yet, okay

3073
05:43:35,510 --> 05:43:39,710
Sarah killer or killer. Thanks you come on down

3074
05:43:40,650 --> 05:43:46,060
Shree House Check. I think it's online. Shree House.

3075
05:43:46,660 --> 05:43:48,500
Shree House. Shree House.

3076
05:43:48,500 --> 05:43:49,300
Shree House, Shree House, Shree.

3077
05:43:51,530 --> 05:43:53,190
Samantha Brun.

3078
05:43:54,290 --> 05:43:54,830
And here.

3079
05:43:54,870 --> 05:43:55,950
Thank you. They're online.

3080
05:43:56,770 --> 05:43:57,930
I love Santa Coc.

3081
05:43:59,030 --> 05:44:00,510
Is here? Yep.

3082
05:44:02,910 --> 05:44:04,230
You can jot sing.

3083
05:44:09,590 --> 05:44:10,790
You can jot sing.

3084
05:44:13,220 --> 05:44:14,100
Rebecca Pinto.

3085
05:44:18,780 --> 05:44:19,740
Rebecca Pinto.

3086
05:44:21,200 --> 05:44:22,480
Jason Wayne.

3087
05:44:26,740 --> 05:44:28,460
Jason Wayne.

3088
05:44:35,120 --> 05:44:37,580
Delahi. Yes, come on down.

3089
05:44:41,640 --> 05:44:44,200
I think someone's been keeping track of how many we had.

3090
05:44:44,480 --> 05:44:48,100
I think we've missing at least six or seven, so I can probably keep calling.

3091
05:44:50,220 --> 05:44:51,800
So I'm just doing a quick tally.

3092
05:44:53,120 --> 05:44:54,500
How many do you have?

3093
05:44:55,000 --> 05:44:58,840
We have space for four more. Okay. Julia Tran.

3094
05:45:00,000 --> 05:45:05,420
I think was here for our first item, not sure if they're here for our second as well.

3095
05:45:07,560 --> 05:45:10,620
No, Angelina deon Hoffman,

3096
05:45:14,250 --> 05:45:16,050
Angelina deon Hoffman,

3097
05:45:19,050 --> 05:45:20,330
you know, Eric Arthur,

3098
05:45:24,240 --> 05:45:25,800
I think Arthur, sorry.

3099
05:45:25,800 --> 05:45:31,080
No, no worries at all. Thank you for a minute there we go next will be Triston Dell

3100
05:45:32,940 --> 05:45:35,940
Triston is here in the room. Okay, great

3101
05:45:36,840 --> 05:45:37,720
Christy Jackson,

3102
05:45:42,080 --> 05:45:43,000
Christy Jackson,

3103
05:45:48,620 --> 05:45:49,520
be busy.

3104
05:45:52,050 --> 05:45:53,990
Yeah, I'm here President. Thank you

3105
05:45:54,590 --> 05:46:00,050
I'm realizing since we have a lot of space in chambers. I'm going to just keep calling because until we fill up the in person

3106
05:46:00,050 --> 05:46:03,310
We can I can just go through and do all the virtual. So

3107
05:46:03,310 --> 05:46:04,350
Simpar,

3108
05:46:08,100 --> 05:46:09,040
Simpar,

3109
05:46:12,400 --> 05:46:13,440
Melanie Hoffman,

3110
05:46:17,980 --> 05:46:19,480
Melanie Hoffman,

3111
05:46:23,120 --> 05:46:24,000
Beth Zubot,

3112
05:46:27,430 --> 05:46:28,890
Beth Zubot,

3113
05:46:31,280 --> 05:46:31,880
Emily Hayes.

3114
05:46:38,230 --> 05:46:46,710
Oh, I had someone who just unmuted with just the letter K associated to them. Is that somebody in this panel?

3115
05:46:46,710 --> 05:46:52,030
Okay, we'll just go to Cassarna, Norena.

3116
05:46:53,010 --> 05:46:53,730
Yeah, I'm here, Virto.

3117
05:46:54,110 --> 05:46:54,710
Thank you.

3118
05:46:55,950 --> 05:46:56,530
J. McKenna.

3119
05:47:00,070 --> 05:47:00,830
J. McKenna.

3120
05:47:03,590 --> 05:47:04,630
Julia May.

3121
05:47:06,640 --> 05:47:06,660
Here.

3122
05:47:07,020 --> 05:47:08,340
Thank you very much.

3123
05:47:08,820 --> 05:47:09,900
Sarah Juvenville.

3124
05:47:11,580 --> 05:47:12,040
Here in person?

3125
05:47:12,320 --> 05:47:13,300
Yep, perfect. Hello.

3126
05:47:14,740 --> 05:47:15,900
Jenna, Jenna, Jenna, par.

3127
05:47:16,820 --> 05:47:17,220
Or par.

3128
05:47:21,200 --> 05:47:22,840
Jenna, par, or Jenna, par.

3129
05:47:22,840 --> 05:47:23,920
Is

3130
05:47:34,860 --> 05:47:41,100
the Denko? I believe it's I know I know I know I know I don't know if I said Leonard's last name very regularly so Leonard

3131
05:47:42,380 --> 05:47:43,020
No

3132
05:47:44,760 --> 05:47:46,480
Kennedy Daniels Peterson

3133
05:47:50,100 --> 05:47:55,140
Kennedy Daniels Peterson from Elbritton's parents protecting public learning and education

3134
05:48:02,040 --> 05:48:08,780
Separate a Montefour Montefar here. Thank you. I think a lot of these people think they're in next panels and not right now

3135
05:48:10,640 --> 05:48:15,480
I'll be calling them again at the end of all of this so so once once I've called this group

3136
05:48:15,480 --> 05:48:19,960
I'll we'll do this panel, and then I'll call again for anyone who wasn't present

3137
05:48:19,960 --> 05:48:22,380
Okay, that way we get everyone still

3138
05:48:25,270 --> 05:48:26,270
SAVAHA NOVA,

3139
05:48:30,970 --> 05:48:32,170
SAVAHA NOVA,

3140
05:48:34,760 --> 05:48:36,980
Clurissa, ATANSA,

3141
05:48:38,100 --> 05:48:41,040
here on mine. Thank you Jonathan Lawrence

3142
05:48:44,720 --> 05:48:48,540
Thank you, and Reonan Shaf.

3143
05:48:49,180 --> 05:48:57,460
And we had one other speaker who had registered, we haven't moved them yet, but Colissa liked

3144
05:49:00,120 --> 05:49:01,260
Colissa.

3145
05:49:04,600 --> 05:49:07,760
Okay, I'll still take a motion to add them just so we have them to the list.

3146
05:49:08,240 --> 05:49:08,780
You want to move that?

3147
05:49:09,220 --> 05:49:11,880
Thank you, please vote to add them to the speaker's list.

3148
05:49:16,610 --> 05:49:20,550
I would also like to know that I am here, it's ever easy for me.

3149
05:49:20,730 --> 05:49:21,890
Thank you very much, Beth.

3150
05:49:22,090 --> 05:49:23,890
Have I really, for flag nuts?

3151
05:49:24,250 --> 05:49:24,950
We do have all of them.

3152
05:49:25,090 --> 05:49:26,550
Thank you, please display the vote.

3153
05:49:28,670 --> 05:49:30,270
That is carried forward as zero.

3154
05:49:30,750 --> 05:49:32,790
So again, what we'll do, we'll go through this list.

3155
05:49:33,290 --> 05:49:35,630
Anyone who wasn't here when we called, no problem at all,

3156
05:49:35,630 --> 05:49:36,410
we'll call again.

3157
05:49:36,810 --> 05:49:40,670
Just thought, since we had a number of in person spots free,

3158
05:49:40,690 --> 05:49:42,070
we might as well just keep going through.

3159
05:49:43,130 --> 05:49:45,790
I was not marking it down, so I'm going to need that

3160
05:49:45,790 --> 05:49:51,150
the speakers list of who I, who is here and who's wasn't here yet, so.

3161
05:49:51,170 --> 05:49:52,450
We'll update it as we go here.

3162
05:49:52,690 --> 05:49:53,150
Thank you.

3163
05:49:53,390 --> 05:49:54,450
So it was Taylor, Kid.

3164
05:49:54,570 --> 05:50:00,660
I believe it's the first, and please go ahead.

3165
05:50:01,700 --> 05:50:03,940
Sorry, we'll get you to turn on your mic and then you'll be ready to go.

3166
05:50:04,180 --> 05:50:04,680
Please go ahead.

3167
05:50:04,860 --> 05:50:05,480
Hello, counselors.

3168
05:50:05,780 --> 05:50:06,800
My name is Taylor Kid.

3169
05:50:06,880 --> 05:50:07,680
I am a student.

3170
05:50:08,320 --> 05:50:10,180
I come to you today on the first day of class.

3171
05:50:10,480 --> 05:50:14,660
I did not go to class today because I believe that investing in my future will be irrelevant

3172
05:50:14,660 --> 05:50:16,400
if there's no future to look forward to.

3173
05:50:16,400 --> 05:50:19,520
Climate change is the most pressing issue of our lifetimes.

3174
05:50:20,160 --> 05:50:24,440
Next year, 2027, we are facing a super El Niño weather pattern that has been raising

3175
05:50:24,440 --> 05:50:26,080
alarms in the climate science community.

3176
05:50:27,060 --> 05:50:30,880
The impacts of this increased warming will affect our food and water supply, as well as

3177
05:50:30,880 --> 05:50:32,640
results in natural disasters throughout the globe.

3178
05:50:33,820 --> 05:50:37,840
We have seen what happened in Nepal, over 5,000 people dead or missing.

3179
05:50:38,820 --> 05:50:42,080
That disaster was the result of a glacier collapsing under rising temperatures.

3180
05:50:42,820 --> 05:50:48,760
Net zero by 2050 is not enough. We are facing upwards of 1.5 degrees by then. I come

3181
05:50:48,760 --> 05:50:52,100
to you today to urge you to take dramatic action to protect our communities for these

3182
05:50:52,100 --> 05:50:57,760
coming changes. I am outraged that the budget of the 2027 climate priorities is being debated.

3183
05:50:58,300 --> 05:51:03,840
I ask that this committee provide the full 257 million dollars in funding with clear timelines

3184
05:51:03,840 --> 05:51:09,300
to prepare us for our uncertain future. Those of my generation feel terrified, hopeless,

3185
05:51:12,060 --> 05:51:12,060
and

3186
05:51:12,060 --> 05:51:16,060
A city council dedicated to climate action could be a lot of hope we need.

3187
05:51:16,460 --> 05:51:17,360
Thank you for your time.

3188
05:51:18,100 --> 05:51:21,760
Thank you very much. Next was Maryam Jalini.

3189
05:51:28,840 --> 05:51:30,460
Are they not over the really on my list?

3190
05:51:31,080 --> 05:51:34,880
Olivia Carr was not yet here, I don't think.

3191
05:51:36,360 --> 05:51:37,740
Okay. Catherine Joel.

3192
05:51:42,470 --> 05:51:43,750
Hi. Thank you, Maryam.

3193
05:51:44,090 --> 05:51:47,730
I can members of the Executive Committee for the opportunity to speak today.

3194
05:51:47,730 --> 05:51:54,050
My name is Katherine Joel. I've lived in Edmonton since 2009. I'm a homeowner in Edmonton's

3195
05:51:54,050 --> 05:51:59,630
Drathcona and a small business owner and employer in Edmonton's Center. Our plan is an

3196
05:51:59,630 --> 05:52:05,610
requirement emergency. In our province and city, this is now a festive itself in fires, smoke,

3197
05:52:06,010 --> 05:52:11,630
excessive rainfall and flooding. I'm really grateful for Edmonton City Council's 2019 decision

3198
05:52:11,630 --> 05:52:17,610
to declare a climate emergency in our city. Now it's imperative for our city council to follow

3199
05:52:17,610 --> 05:52:23,930
through on its declaration of an emergency by identifying the funding to implement its 27 climate

3200
05:52:23,930 --> 05:52:29,790
priority actions. I urge the Executive Committee to direct a administration to identify

3201
05:52:30,000 --> 05:52:59,820
By the cost of implementing these priorities, clearly identify existing funding and funding gaps and bring forward the funding required through the budget process. As a tax pay on Edmonton, I hope to see my tax dollars used in addressing the effects of the climate emergency in our city. We are all experiencing the effects of climate change now, care and around the globe. I urge the executive committee to take urgent action into ensure the rapid implementation of its climate priority actions,

3202
05:52:59,820 --> 05:53:03,140
before it is too late. Thank you for your time.

3203
05:53:03,880 --> 05:53:10,020
Thank you very much. I did see that Miriam did join us online, so I'm just going to go back to Miriam, so we don't lose our place too much.

3204
05:53:10,300 --> 05:53:11,740
Miriam, please go ahead. You have three minutes.

3205
05:53:13,480 --> 05:53:27,980
Yeah, thank you. I just want to keep it short. I want to ask the executive committee to direct that administration to clear targets and timelines for achieving emissions reduction and adaptation measures.

3206
05:53:27,980 --> 05:53:35,160
In most targets and report laid out alongside funding strategy that also includes how the

3207
05:53:35,160 --> 05:53:41,960
it is implemented to close the 199 million gap, so this currently part of that report

3208
05:53:41,960 --> 05:53:46,300
and how this will fit within the upcoming budget.

3209
05:53:46,980 --> 05:53:48,200
My name is NIME TALLELY.

3210
05:53:48,380 --> 05:53:53,000
I work as an architect here in Admitone, my work focuses on that's your energy, vision, buildings

3211
05:53:53,000 --> 05:53:57,960
across our data, Alberta, and it's an important matter.

3212
05:53:57,960 --> 05:54:05,840
subject to my work, as well as myself living here in Edmonton for the last 12 years, it's affecting

3213
05:54:05,840 --> 05:54:13,870
Edmonton in his house, homes and daily lives, and the report shows that there's a lot of

3214
05:54:14,240 --> 05:54:20,810
time and effort put into what to do, but there are no cave targets, then or how it will be

3215
05:54:20,810 --> 05:54:29,070
implemented and a clear plan without a schedule and unsecured funding is very easy to slow down

3216
05:54:29,070 --> 05:54:32,650
and without anyone ever having to say no it'll just disappear.

3217
05:54:34,430 --> 05:54:44,050
So the report also states that this will have an important economic output to Edmonton

3218
05:54:44,050 --> 05:54:54,150
And we'll affect the economic output from Edmonton by 2040, possibly to approximately $2.7 billion annually.

3219
05:54:55,390 --> 05:55:06,470
So we're not fixing the problem now by reducing some of the costs that are need to be implemented now,

3220
05:55:06,470 --> 05:55:12,350
but we're just making the issue even more urgent. Thank you.

3221
05:55:13,050 --> 05:55:16,370
Thank you very much. Next is Preet King. Please go ahead.

3222
05:55:18,650 --> 05:55:20,830
Thank you very much. Under that. Good afternoon.

3223
05:55:21,270 --> 05:55:23,610
And thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Preet King.

3224
05:55:23,730 --> 05:55:27,690
And I'm the Network Director for Energy Transition with the Alberta Environmental Network.

3225
05:55:28,310 --> 05:55:32,990
A hand works with environmental organizations, community groups, and algorithms who want to participate in

3226
05:55:32,990 --> 05:55:35,290
decisions affecting our environment and communities.

3227
05:55:35,870 --> 05:55:39,890
We report before you identify as 27 priority action. That is important work.

3228
05:55:39,890 --> 05:55:45,070
When a list of priorities is not yet an implementation plan, and the report gets us a much

3229
05:55:45,070 --> 05:55:47,150
clear picture of the implementation challenge.

3230
05:55:47,630 --> 05:55:52,430
The reviewing all 27 priorities is estimated to require approximately $2.5 million.

3231
05:55:53,190 --> 05:55:58,690
About $5 billion can be accommodated with an existing budget, while approximately $129 million

3232
05:55:58,690 --> 05:56:01,530
currently has low-planned or existing funding source.

3233
05:56:01,870 --> 05:56:06,350
That is more as small implementation detail as a significant gap between the Edmonton

3234
05:56:06,350 --> 05:56:09,710
has identified as a priority and what it currently has upon to deliver.

3235
05:56:10,310 --> 05:56:15,750
As council moves into the 2020 budget, Edmund's home easy to know, what will be funded

3236
05:56:15,750 --> 05:56:20,810
when what happened, who is responsible for delivering it, how will success be measured and

3237
05:56:20,810 --> 05:56:24,150
what is applied for the actions that currently have no funding pathway.

3238
05:56:24,630 --> 05:56:28,230
I also welcome the move from Edmund's credit budget to a broader credit budget.

3239
05:56:28,730 --> 05:56:32,930
A credit budget has helped council understand the emissions implications of financial decisions.

3240
05:56:32,930 --> 05:56:37,330
The new climate budget can go further by incorporating both emissions and climate resilience

3241
05:56:37,330 --> 05:56:38,650
in the budget decision-making.

3242
05:56:39,070 --> 05:56:43,190
But ultimately, that tool makes to help translate climate objectives into actual decisions

3243
05:56:43,190 --> 05:56:44,650
about resources and implementation.

3244
05:56:45,350 --> 05:56:47,630
Seep is one concrete example of why that matters.

3245
05:56:48,210 --> 05:56:52,130
Seep allows a hint of property owners to find this energy efficiency and renewable energy

3246
05:56:52,130 --> 05:56:53,610
improvements to the property taxes.

3247
05:56:54,190 --> 05:56:58,490
The city knows that the program is nearing capacity and new prequalifications submissions

3248
05:56:58,490 --> 05:57:00,610
are being placed on a weight list.

3249
05:57:00,610 --> 05:57:05,270
That tells us of being very important, and the told us are using these programs, they're

3250
05:57:05,270 --> 05:57:08,110
a demand for practical ways to participate in the energy transition.

3251
05:57:09,190 --> 05:57:14,190
When a successful climate program reaches capacity, the questions should be how we sustain

3252
05:57:14,190 --> 05:57:16,870
and scale that is working, not whether the residents are interested.

3253
05:57:17,490 --> 05:57:18,790
So my message to you is simple.

3254
05:57:19,010 --> 05:57:21,210
Find it, schedule it, measure it, report on it.

3255
05:57:21,610 --> 05:57:25,550
I'm asking exactly what you need to do to provide clear direction to senior administration

3256
05:57:25,550 --> 05:57:30,370
and facility manager to bring forward a funded time-bound measurable and publicly accountable.

3257
05:57:30,370 --> 05:57:36,990
institutions on it for all 27 climate priorities, for the 2020-2030 budget process, including

3258
05:57:36,990 --> 05:57:42,090
a pathway for addressing the proxy at the 120-29 million, but certainly has no identified funding

3259
05:57:42,090 --> 05:57:46,810
source. That means identifying resources, timelines and responsibility for delivery, it means using

3260
05:57:46,810 --> 05:57:50,430
the budget climate budget to show how it does its contribute to every since climate and

3261
05:57:50,430 --> 05:57:54,590
other things. And it means you're calling publicly understanding, implementation, and outcomes.

3262
05:57:55,210 --> 05:57:58,970
I think some has been the work of identifying the priorities. The question now is whether Council

3263
05:57:58,970 --> 05:58:01,390
So create the condition and let the place deliver them.

3264
05:58:01,650 --> 05:58:04,490
Climate priority is ignore the approvals they need implementation.

3265
05:58:05,230 --> 05:58:07,130
Thank you very much and I'm happy to answer questions later.

3266
05:58:07,490 --> 05:58:08,390
Thank you very much.

3267
05:58:08,710 --> 05:58:14,270
I'll just confirm, Jenna Kirkland was not here, I think, originally and just confirming

3268
05:58:14,970 --> 05:58:17,550
still not Sarah Keller.

3269
05:58:22,460 --> 05:58:25,320
All right, thank you members of the Executive Committee.

3270
05:58:25,780 --> 05:58:30,940
So my name is Sarah Keller and I have a doctorate in urban and regional planning and for

3271
05:58:30,940 --> 05:58:35,500
last six years I've been a researcher at the University of Alberta's Climate Adaptation and

3272
05:58:35,500 --> 05:58:41,000
Resilience Lab. My research focuses on the decisions that governments make in addressing

3273
05:58:41,000 --> 05:58:46,300
climate risk. So I'm here today in support of this updated climate implementation priorities.

3274
05:58:47,060 --> 05:58:52,360
We are already experiencing the impacts of climate change and risks are growing. The consequences

3275
05:58:52,360 --> 05:58:58,420
are facing those impacts on prepared our catastrophic. My research and others has repeatedly shown

3276
05:58:58,420 --> 05:59:04,040
that municipalities are somehow in the best and worst place to address climate change.

3277
05:59:04,580 --> 05:59:07,320
You are closest to the people in places at risk.

3278
05:59:07,720 --> 05:59:12,160
You understand local impacts and you have planning infrastructure and regulatory tools

3279
05:59:12,160 --> 05:59:13,820
to actually implement real change.

3280
05:59:14,720 --> 05:59:19,420
Yet at the same time, you need to balance competing priorities on certainty and limited budgets

3281
05:59:19,420 --> 05:59:20,440
in external support.

3282
05:59:21,040 --> 05:59:24,800
There are many urgent problems demanding attention that can make proactive climate action

3283
05:59:24,800 --> 05:59:25,980
difficult to prioritize.

3284
05:59:25,980 --> 05:59:34,980
But climate action is already one of those urgent problems, and proactive local actions is one of the most feasible and cost-effective ways we have to limit climate risk.

3285
05:59:35,560 --> 05:59:43,480
Today, marginalized communities are already by the brunt of inaction, living with discrimination, inequity, and greater exposure to climate hazards.

3286
05:59:43,940 --> 05:59:51,120
Tomorrow, the consequences of delay compound costs rise in infrastructure deteriorates and areas that were once relatively safe become hazardous.

3287
05:59:51,920 --> 05:59:55,740
More importantly, when we delay any action, we don't just accept greater risk today.

3288
05:59:55,740 --> 05:59:59,960
We narrow our options for tomorrow when climate

3289
06:00:00,000 --> 06:00:06,320
The impact force us into reactive decisions, our choices are often limited and more expensive, and actions take

3290
06:00:06,320 --> 06:00:11,680
itself one immediate crisis can then amplify a new risk, or create new vulnerabilities of the long term.

3291
06:00:12,340 --> 06:00:18,280
This is malad adaptation, when an action intended to reduce climate risk unintentionally makes the problem worse.

3292
06:00:18,880 --> 06:00:22,100
An avoiding it is one of the strongest arguments for proactive measures.

3293
06:00:22,820 --> 06:00:27,540
Edmonton communities need decisive effect of action today, and to these twenty twenty-seven priorities

3294
06:00:27,540 --> 06:00:31,940
before you, include exactly the kinds of measures that can build long-term adaptive capacity.

3295
06:00:32,840 --> 06:00:37,940
These are not really climate actions that ask us to make sacrifices for an uncertain benefit decades

3296
06:00:37,940 --> 06:00:42,600
turnout. They actually make Edmonton better today. They will improve mobility, infrastructure,

3297
06:00:43,040 --> 06:00:47,220
neighborhoods, and natural systems, while building up the system to withstand future stressors.

3298
06:00:48,180 --> 06:00:52,560
Maintaining this momentum is imperative, and I urge you to support this update and continue

3299
06:00:52,560 --> 06:00:55,220
moving Edmonton from planning to action. Thank you.

3300
06:00:56,820 --> 06:00:59,260
Thank you very much. Next is Sherry Husschuk.

3301
06:01:02,590 --> 06:01:06,170
They're online, I thought. Yes, please go ahead.

3302
06:01:10,420 --> 06:01:11,000
You are on the call.

3303
06:01:11,000 --> 06:01:11,580
Thank you, the caller.

3304
06:01:11,860 --> 06:01:13,800
Go ahead. Sorry. Now we can hear you. Go ahead.

3305
06:01:15,080 --> 06:01:16,700
Thank you, councillors.

3306
06:01:16,700 --> 06:01:21,780
at Manac and Administration and Federation of the Republic Service, and getting

3307
06:01:21,780 --> 06:01:27,680
editing in the broader public, the opportunities to share a view on the member of the

3308
06:01:27,680 --> 06:01:29,280
California and the infrastructure.

3309
06:01:30,360 --> 06:01:46,680
I encourage all of you to support and submit a motion to the Administration by the

3310
06:01:46,680 --> 06:01:48,680
the climate implementation plan.

3311
06:01:49,860 --> 06:01:50,980
Again, my name is Sherry.

3312
06:01:51,220 --> 06:01:55,800
I'm in support of the climate implementation plan with a number of caveats.

3313
06:01:56,400 --> 06:02:00,600
I went to the theme in February 2021 over five years ago,

3314
06:02:01,000 --> 06:02:03,820
but it allows you to pass an approved and potentially impact

3315
06:02:03,820 --> 06:02:05,700
to the city of Amazon as well.

3316
06:02:06,420 --> 06:02:08,860
And the preservative you could ask from the administration,

3317
06:02:09,280 --> 06:02:13,040
which I learned about, in response to developing a headmark protection strategy

3318
06:02:13,040 --> 06:02:15,200
for the city of Amazon in a larger scale,

3319
06:02:15,200 --> 06:02:20,480
by including any of the water-collect strategies that are currently available, and primarily

3320
06:02:20,480 --> 06:02:24,520
for action-80s to develop and implement those in a great case of structural.

3321
06:02:25,400 --> 06:02:28,920
We are going to water future projects that have been given in response to identified as

3322
06:02:28,920 --> 06:02:33,480
up future risks that may affect our products, water, management, and then in fact, then

3323
06:02:33,480 --> 06:02:37,880
as that, the readiness of the system to respond to those emerging challenges and future risks.

3324
06:02:38,140 --> 06:02:43,440
As they have been very influential with the summer, there are any other issues of more

3325
06:02:43,440 --> 06:02:46,840
and we are discussing the impacts in our drinking water.

3326
06:02:47,700 --> 06:02:52,660
On the, if these terms, so we're seeing a month of opportunity to investigate what

3327
06:02:52,660 --> 06:02:55,280
the treatment, I understand water being accountable.

3328
06:02:55,600 --> 06:03:00,020
I would appreciate that when we consider how we would protect the value of the use of those

3329
06:03:00,020 --> 06:03:01,440
that there would be included.

3330
06:03:02,240 --> 06:03:05,700
Um, compensation for feedback and support for water.

3331
06:03:06,780 --> 06:03:11,620
There are many issues related to regulations also regarding treatment and the treatment

3332
06:03:11,620 --> 06:03:17,720
and the changes well explained by a number of the previous speakers.

3333
06:03:18,640 --> 06:03:19,680
If you need part in the city,

3334
06:03:19,760 --> 06:03:21,560
you could benefit post-according non-profit,

3335
06:03:21,680 --> 06:03:23,480
such as Canadian Weeks,

3336
06:03:23,620 --> 06:03:25,540
and to create, create, account, and currency coverage,

3337
06:03:25,840 --> 06:03:27,000
is effective and other than that.

3338
06:03:27,600 --> 06:03:30,820
Canadian Park, ARP is a neighborhood that

3339
06:03:30,820 --> 06:03:32,780
structure queries required support.

3340
06:03:33,020 --> 06:03:34,140
Provided that the other zones,

3341
06:03:34,320 --> 06:03:36,020
you have historically created the ways

3342
06:03:36,020 --> 06:03:38,980
that are not content as early as to be adapted to content change.

3343
06:03:39,820 --> 06:03:51,200
I would like to count for us to update administration for more information on the supplemental energy transition strategy, which I need to help put forth to you and many of the neighborhoods, like the one I need in.

3344
06:03:51,700 --> 06:03:57,660
This is also a nature-based solution for what the fostered investment in natural carbon storage is based on the connection nature.

3345
06:03:57,660 --> 06:04:02,060
This could include by the property treatment and a conservation off that program,

3346
06:04:02,280 --> 06:04:06,300
the two to the purpose of the policy that it did, that is critical coverage of our

3347
06:04:06,300 --> 06:04:07,220
tradition project.

3348
06:04:07,820 --> 06:04:11,600
This is not a draft from the current adjustment, but above the amount, for the hundreds, for

3349
06:04:11,600 --> 06:04:12,660
your money, it could be better.

3350
06:04:13,060 --> 06:04:14,020
I want to thank the council.

3351
06:04:14,180 --> 06:04:17,200
For the property, it's going to be better if you have any questions.

3352
06:04:17,560 --> 06:04:18,420
Thank you very much.

3353
06:04:18,860 --> 06:04:20,840
Next is Samantha Vurn.

3354
06:04:22,700 --> 06:04:24,740
Hello, Mayor and members of Council.

3355
06:04:25,180 --> 06:04:26,980
Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

3356
06:04:26,980 --> 06:04:31,880
My name is Samantha, and I am the Network Coordinator at the Alberta Environmental Network.

3357
06:04:32,200 --> 06:04:37,140
I'm also fortunate to have lived in Edmonton on Treaty 6 Territory for the past 10 years.

3358
06:04:37,560 --> 06:04:41,940
First, as a university student, and now as a young person, beginning my career.

3359
06:04:42,620 --> 06:04:53,240
I'm here today to ask the Executive Committee to direct senior administration to develop a clear implementation timeline for the city's 2027 climate implementation priorities,

3360
06:04:53,240 --> 06:04:58,000
and bring forward a funding package that fully funds all 27 priorities.

3361
06:04:59,140 --> 06:05:06,740
What makes Edmonton feel like home to me is the ability to move through my neighborhood, spend time in the river valley and outdoor areas,

3362
06:05:07,200 --> 06:05:11,720
gather with my community and feel safe and connected to the place where I live.

3363
06:05:12,180 --> 06:05:20,040
But this summer has shown us how climate change is threatening, not only those experiences, but the health and safety of our city's residents.

3364
06:05:20,040 --> 06:05:27,080
Increasing temperatures, wildfire smoke, severe storms, flooding and drought are already affecting

3365
06:05:27,080 --> 06:05:33,620
how we live, move through an enjoy our city. These are not distant or abstract climate impacts,

3366
06:05:33,980 --> 06:05:39,580
they are real, they are urgent, and they are not felt equally. People who are most vulnerable,

3367
06:05:40,080 --> 06:05:44,640
particularly those facing housing and financial insecurity and barriers to social supports,

3368
06:05:44,980 --> 06:05:50,020
are already and will continue to experience the greatest harms. I recognize that the

3369
06:05:50,020 --> 06:05:54,560
has put forward 27 actions as part of its climate implementation priorities.

3370
06:05:55,260 --> 06:06:00,200
This is an important step, but priorities without funding and a clear timeline are only

3371
06:06:00,200 --> 06:06:00,780
intentions.

3372
06:06:01,580 --> 06:06:06,220
And as attachment to shows, the city is already not on track to meet our emissions targets.

3373
06:06:07,040 --> 06:06:10,900
That's why I'm asking the Executive Committee to direct senior administration

3374
06:06:10,900 --> 06:06:16,420
to provide and publicly report on a clear funding package and implementation timeline

3375
06:06:16,420 --> 06:06:22,380
for all 27 actions identified in the updated 2027 climate implementation priorities.

3376
06:06:23,060 --> 06:06:28,220
Actions like advancing climate resilient community planning, expanding the active transportation network,

3377
06:06:28,620 --> 06:06:34,220
supporting effective resilience hubs, and implementing renewable energy strategies will make evidence safer,

3378
06:06:34,860 --> 06:06:38,800
healthier, and more resilient while improving quality of life for our community.

3379
06:06:39,320 --> 06:06:43,640
But these actions will not succeed without resources, planning, and accountability.

3380
06:06:44,220 --> 06:06:51,760
I'm grateful to live here, and I feel I owe it to the city to advocate for a climate plan that protects its natural spaces and its residents.

3381
06:06:52,340 --> 06:07:01,600
So I urge you to ensure that the 2027 climate implementation priorities come with clear timelines, transparent reporting, and the funding necessary to deliver them.

3382
06:07:01,780 --> 06:07:02,560
Thank you very much.

3383
06:07:02,800 --> 06:07:03,600
Thank you very much.

3384
06:07:03,880 --> 06:07:05,320
Next up is Iowa's Centercock.

3385
06:07:08,120 --> 06:07:12,380
Hello, my name is Isla Sandercock, and I am a student at the University of Alberta.

3386
06:07:12,820 --> 06:07:14,520
I have lived in Edmonton my entire life.

3387
06:07:15,300 --> 06:07:20,620
I urge this committee to ask for full funding from the Administration for the 2027 updated climate

3388
06:07:20,620 --> 06:07:23,260
implementation priorities and all actions within.

3389
06:07:24,320 --> 06:07:27,800
Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing us and our future generations,

3390
06:07:28,200 --> 06:07:29,960
and may do irreparable damage to our city.

3391
06:07:32,780 --> 06:07:38,500
The items inside the proposal are vital to slowing and eventually ending man-made climate change.

3392
06:07:39,220 --> 06:07:47,440
On top of reducing risk through mitigative and adaptive measures, they also have wonderful shorter-term social and economic benefits.

3393
06:07:48,260 --> 06:07:56,080
One good example is action 3. Action 3 in part calls for incentives and subsidies to aid in increasing energy efficiency of buildings.

3394
06:07:56,080 --> 06:08:01,380
Under these incentives and subsidies, alongside lowering greenhouse gas output largely through

3395
06:08:01,380 --> 06:08:05,360
efficient energy consumption, households and businesses will be able to lower their

3396
06:08:05,360 --> 06:08:07,920
own utility bills and create more comfortable spaces.

3397
06:08:09,940 --> 06:08:14,140
I live in a house which was retrofitted in the past few years in part funded by Edmonton's

3398
06:08:14,140 --> 06:08:15,680
Clean Energy Improvement Program.

3399
06:08:16,400 --> 06:08:20,520
A few of the changes made in this retrofit were better insulation in the walls, more insulative

3400
06:08:20,520 --> 06:08:22,320
windows and an air source heat pump.

3401
06:08:22,880 --> 06:08:27,340
This reduces energy consumption due to a better heat seal, particularly around the windows,

3402
06:08:27,780 --> 06:08:29,240
which lowers environmental impact.

3403
06:08:30,020 --> 06:08:34,580
This also creates a much more pleasant indoor environment during both hot and cold days, without

3404
06:08:34,580 --> 06:08:36,620
the need for a portable air conditioning unit.

3405
06:08:37,680 --> 06:08:41,780
When temperatures do swing, our air source heat pump allows high efficiency climate control.

3406
06:08:42,600 --> 06:08:46,760
Whereas once intolerable to occupy the top floor of our home due to high summer temperatures

3407
06:08:46,760 --> 06:08:51,440
it is now perfectly comfortable, our basement once frigid in the winter is now usable the

3408
06:08:51,440 --> 06:08:57,220
your round. Better internal climate control is becoming significantly more important as the global

3409
06:08:57,220 --> 06:09:02,540
climate shift to hotter summers and harsher winters. I highly believe this type of building

3410
06:09:02,540 --> 06:09:06,940
improvement opportunity should be extended to more household and businesses in the city,

3411
06:09:07,300 --> 06:09:12,340
including as this action would allow those who may not be able to afford the upfront cost

3412
06:09:12,340 --> 06:09:19,140
who are also often those who need it most. Action 3 is only one action out of the 27 included in

3413
06:09:19,140 --> 06:09:21,220
proposal. However, every other action

3414
06:09:21,220 --> 06:09:23,140
performed in this updated climate

3415
06:09:23,140 --> 06:09:25,260
implementation priorities also

3416
06:09:25,260 --> 06:09:26,900
has direct benefits for

3417
06:09:26,900 --> 06:09:28,820
Edmontonians on top of their climate

3418
06:09:28,820 --> 06:09:29,440
benefits.

3419
06:09:31,080 --> 06:09:32,760
Every one of these actions is necessary

3420
06:09:32,760 --> 06:09:34,560
to start moving toward a safer

3421
06:09:34,860 --> 06:09:36,120
more equitable Edmonton.

3422
06:09:36,720 --> 06:09:38,720
I implore the executive community to

3423
06:09:38,720 --> 06:09:40,560
call on the administration to fully

3424
06:09:40,560 --> 06:09:42,520
fund all actions within this proposal.

3425
06:09:43,360 --> 06:09:44,060
Thank you for your time.

3426
06:09:45,460 --> 06:09:47,120
Thank you very much. I believe

3427
06:09:47,120 --> 06:09:50,200
our next speaker, who originally wasn't here, it's, uh,

3428
06:09:50,200 --> 06:09:53,380
I come John Singh, or you come John Singh, is he here?

3429
06:09:53,660 --> 06:09:57,700
Yep, I'm here, yeah, yeah, thank you so much, three minutes.

3430
06:09:58,540 --> 06:10:02,140
Yep, thanks so much, and sorry for being late, I was at work.

3431
06:10:03,460 --> 06:10:06,920
I'm a student at the University of Alberta, I'm originally from India.

3432
06:10:07,660 --> 06:10:10,180
I moved to Edmonton four years ago.

3433
06:10:11,120 --> 06:10:14,280
I'm choosing to speak, even as an international student,

3434
06:10:14,280 --> 06:10:19,220
who is currently not even an admit that was in turning in Calgary and BVAC, so,

3435
06:10:19,360 --> 06:10:24,980
because this conflict really hits home to me, especially the climate change. I have seen

3436
06:10:24,980 --> 06:10:32,980
the consequences of complacency, and neglect the regards to these items in my home country.

3437
06:10:34,080 --> 06:10:41,260
My home state are floods for two continuous years or the last three years, and right now this time

3438
06:10:41,260 --> 06:10:45,100
as an agriculture-dependent state, we as 30% less rain.

3439
06:10:45,900 --> 06:10:47,580
That's not normally for us.

3440
06:10:47,860 --> 06:10:48,860
That's not really near.

3441
06:10:49,360 --> 06:10:50,520
That's not the normal climate.

3442
06:10:51,160 --> 06:10:54,980
I have seen what neglect has led to.

3443
06:10:55,340 --> 06:10:57,400
And that same complacency on neglect,

3444
06:10:57,800 --> 06:11:00,080
I am seeing in the place I currently call room,

3445
06:11:00,160 --> 06:11:01,320
which is Edmonton.

3446
06:11:02,960 --> 06:11:04,840
The treason points this down.

3447
06:11:05,220 --> 06:11:06,460
They are stunning, they're amazing.

3448
06:11:06,920 --> 06:11:10,080
But without adequate funding and communication,

3449
06:11:10,080 --> 06:11:16,700
they won't need to anything. They are just good lines on a piece of paper, they're no

3450
06:11:16,700 --> 06:11:24,620
different to the species of your words since the last 20 years. So I request that when

3451
06:11:24,620 --> 06:11:29,460
this passes, administration continuously provides updates to the public regarding the

3452
06:11:29,460 --> 06:11:35,500
progress made, maybe in a press memo or release or document whatever whatever is deemed

3453
06:11:35,500 --> 06:11:41,860
appropriate and this is very important because we have cars outside the city which want

3454
06:11:41,860 --> 06:11:46,780
to influence the city's decision-making ability and to avoid the influence meaning the

3455
06:11:46,780 --> 06:11:52,080
public to be informed on what the impact of this policy is and how the progress is

3456
06:11:52,080 --> 06:11:59,140
leading to positive future. Thank you. Thank you very much. Our next speaker I'll just double check

3457
06:11:59,140 --> 06:12:01,360
They weren't originally a Rebecca Pinto,

3458
06:12:03,940 --> 06:12:06,360
either in person or online, no.

3459
06:12:06,960 --> 06:12:07,460
Jason Wayne.

3460
06:12:11,820 --> 06:12:16,440
Okay. Next was Laura Delahi. Please, guys.

3461
06:12:18,140 --> 06:12:19,740
Kate, my name is Laura, Edmonton Residence.

3462
06:12:19,800 --> 06:12:22,960
I'm here to urge you to move forward with the climate action you've already identified.

3463
06:12:23,200 --> 06:12:26,000
The priorities, targets, necessary measures are already quite clear.

3464
06:12:26,320 --> 06:12:28,940
We need to see funding timelines, accountability put into place.

3465
06:12:29,340 --> 06:12:32,520
Two related anecdotes. A few years ago during a rainy Edmonton summer,

3466
06:12:32,520 --> 06:12:36,260
the basement in my 50s era bungalow flooded and it was damped down there could have taken measures,

3467
06:12:36,640 --> 06:12:40,000
but I ignored the warnings, I found myself vacuuming up more than a foot of water,

3468
06:12:40,320 --> 06:12:44,380
ripping up molding insulation framing drywall as best as tile. I obeyed the framing and

3469
06:12:44,380 --> 06:12:48,580
insulation and drywall myself, poured concrete. I paid somebody else to do the preventative work

3470
06:12:48,580 --> 06:12:53,180
after the fact, the creating the window wells, sewer lined backslow valves, the gutters,

3471
06:12:53,400 --> 06:12:57,620
the digging the enormous trenches and saw whipping tile. This was squarely on me, my responsibility,

3472
06:12:57,980 --> 06:13:01,780
my lack of planning. More recently I rode my bicycle to the city hall to meet with Mayor

3473
06:13:01,780 --> 06:13:05,600
not. We discuss city infrastructure as it relates to the city's climate plan.

3474
06:13:05,940 --> 06:13:07,940
Errorships you move forward with the active transportation

3475
06:13:07,940 --> 06:13:12,780
network. The focus on practice taking our watershed to plan for drainage in an uncertain

3476
06:13:12,780 --> 06:13:15,520
climate future. Upon leaving his office, I decided to

3477
06:13:15,520 --> 06:13:19,480
might provide bicycle on the value line LRTX. The skies were looking really ominous.

3478
06:13:19,760 --> 06:13:22,960
Good call. I made a home through the river valley with minutes to spare, just before

3479
06:13:22,960 --> 06:13:26,580
a mill creek decided to daylight itself, and a tree slammed down on the tracks.

3480
06:13:27,040 --> 06:13:30,360
Perfect call to action. Transportation, drainage, land usage, water

3481
06:13:30,360 --> 06:13:33,280
watershed protection, tax allocation, city issues,

3482
06:13:33,880 --> 06:13:36,040
our shared responsibility, shared planning,

3483
06:13:36,280 --> 06:13:38,600
prevention, adaptation, education, accountability.

3484
06:13:39,220 --> 06:13:40,740
I'm asking you to be pennywise,

3485
06:13:40,920 --> 06:13:43,440
and not to be pennywise and pound foolish, unlike myself.

3486
06:13:43,700 --> 06:13:45,700
We have a climate plan, one backed by evidence.

3487
06:13:46,020 --> 06:13:47,380
We have a well-informed population

3488
06:13:47,380 --> 06:13:48,880
that supports this implementation.

3489
06:13:50,020 --> 06:13:51,560
One of the things I had my basement that I lost

3490
06:13:51,560 --> 06:13:53,520
in the flood was a full wall mural,

3491
06:13:53,700 --> 06:13:55,980
a painting of milk-create signed by Margaret Chappelle.

3492
06:13:56,420 --> 06:13:57,920
It's gone now, due to my own neglect.

3493
06:13:57,920 --> 06:14:00,480
I have no idea if it's past, proof of its existence.

3494
06:14:00,920 --> 06:14:02,600
What I do have is the legacy of Margaret,

3495
06:14:02,800 --> 06:14:05,820
otherwise known as the artist that saved McKenna in Revene,

3496
06:14:05,900 --> 06:14:07,260
that I have the knowledge of her advocacy,

3497
06:14:07,660 --> 06:14:10,240
her monumental effort to save the things that mattered the most

3498
06:14:10,240 --> 06:14:11,580
to the people who live here.

3499
06:14:11,980 --> 06:14:12,740
Let's all be Margaret.

3500
06:14:13,180 --> 06:14:15,120
I haven't laid down in front of a bulldozer yet,

3501
06:14:15,400 --> 06:14:18,020
and hopefully I won't need to because you will do the work.

3502
06:14:18,240 --> 06:14:19,900
You will fund the work, you will schedule the work,

3503
06:14:20,260 --> 06:14:22,100
you will demand accountability from administration,

3504
06:14:22,740 --> 06:14:25,920
and you will report back to us the public who is asking you to do the work.

3505
06:14:25,920 --> 06:14:30,500
put into place the climate mitigation adaptation measures we know are right and necessary

3506
06:14:30,500 --> 06:14:35,200
do it now before it's too late and we're all talking holding soggy drywall to the dump

3507
06:14:35,200 --> 06:14:40,700
let's take care of the foundation of our great city thank you thank you I do think that Jason just

3508
06:14:40,700 --> 06:14:45,340
joined us online as well so Jason I see you're back and you have up to three minutes please go ahead

3509
06:14:47,700 --> 06:14:51,820
yeah thank you very much Mary Nack hopefully I'm coming through clearly

3510
06:14:51,820 --> 06:14:57,080
I can be just like I just wanted to say briefly I do agree with a lot of

3511
06:14:57,080 --> 06:14:59,960
but not this because of that, and I wanted to.

3512
06:15:00,000 --> 06:15:07,860
The line committee that Edmondson is seen as a leader by many other cities, larger and smaller around the world.

3513
06:15:08,140 --> 06:15:15,640
Because we have been taking very innovative and very practical steps towards addressing climate change.

3514
06:15:16,460 --> 06:15:27,520
But we have done a great job of identifying different types of priorities that can address the challenges while meeting other objectives like economic developments

3515
06:15:28,480 --> 06:15:32,100
and providing a better place for people to live.

3516
06:15:32,660 --> 06:15:35,960
So I just urge you to,

3517
06:15:36,600 --> 06:15:39,120
as may or not hinted at,

3518
06:15:40,860 --> 06:15:44,760
encourage administration to follow the action

3519
06:15:44,760 --> 06:15:45,960
and ideal.

3520
06:15:46,380 --> 06:15:46,940
So that's my time.

3521
06:15:47,000 --> 06:15:47,600
Thanks very much.

3522
06:15:47,920 --> 06:15:49,300
Thank you very much.

3523
06:15:50,080 --> 06:15:51,820
I'll double check Julia Trin

3524
06:15:51,820 --> 06:15:53,420
is not here.

3525
06:15:53,620 --> 06:15:55,520
They were here for the other item,

3526
06:15:55,640 --> 06:15:57,000
but I don't see them on this item.

3527
06:15:58,300 --> 06:16:06,000
So we'll keep going, Angelina Deon Hoffman was not here when I first called their name,

3528
06:16:06,460 --> 06:16:11,040
not here right now. Next go to Eric Arthur, who is online, I believe. Please go ahead.

3529
06:16:11,680 --> 06:16:12,660
Three of them.

3530
06:16:14,540 --> 06:16:20,620
Yes, I would like to say first and foremost thank you, Andrew Dax, and to the staff and

3531
06:16:20,620 --> 06:16:24,360
administration for putting all the information together and hosting this conversation.

3532
06:16:24,360 --> 06:16:29,780
My name is Eric Barthor, I am a resident of Ulthorath-Conan, I am also a member of the Federal

3533
06:16:29,780 --> 06:16:37,200
and Presidential NDP, Writing Association and I stand in solidarity with the pilot initiatives

3534
06:16:37,200 --> 06:16:43,840
for the Climate Resiliency that is supported by the Alberta Environment Network, the Alberta

3535
06:16:43,840 --> 06:16:48,920
Eco-Trust, and also the Edmonton Federation of Community Reefs.

3536
06:16:49,000 --> 06:16:52,360
The conversation of its Netherlands and like this is becoming more and more common.

3537
06:16:52,360 --> 06:16:53,720
And I don't have to tell you this.

3538
06:16:54,020 --> 06:17:01,300
You've seen all the footage and all the stories of the horrible degradation of taking place

3539
06:17:01,300 --> 06:17:04,160
of our environment, not only just from the rain, but also the air pollution.

3540
06:17:05,180 --> 06:17:10,480
And people are going to be cutting into our community centers more and more until things

3541
06:17:10,480 --> 06:17:12,500
change for the better and that will take time.

3542
06:17:12,840 --> 06:17:18,140
And so to act now is better than to act later, obviously, pay more now, see you on pay more

3543
06:17:18,140 --> 06:17:18,740
later.

3544
06:17:20,300 --> 06:17:33,480
And I am terrified that if we don't act that people will be forced into spaces that will just keep them confined and keep them equally polluted as if they were outside of not more, if we don't do something to make sure that we are ready for what's coming.

3545
06:17:34,980 --> 06:17:40,580
I hope that people can find true refuge in safety in our community centers and a place of worship in our schools.

3546
06:17:40,580 --> 06:17:46,280
And in our story as because these are the places that we will turn to during this

3547
06:17:46,280 --> 06:17:46,780
challenge time.

3548
06:17:46,900 --> 06:17:51,440
And I will flip the rest of my time for everybody else to share and say thank you again for this

3549
06:17:51,440 --> 06:17:52,080
time and opportunity.

3550
06:17:53,000 --> 06:17:53,620
Thank you very much.

3551
06:17:53,820 --> 06:17:54,680
Tristan Delos, next.

3552
06:17:54,720 --> 06:17:55,440
Please go ahead.

3553
06:17:59,520 --> 06:18:02,840
I think should be able to hear me out of my need to open the door.

3554
06:18:02,840 --> 06:18:03,360
No, you're good.

3555
06:18:03,480 --> 06:18:04,300
We can hear you a lot in clear.

3556
06:18:04,460 --> 06:18:04,980
Thank you.

3557
06:18:05,360 --> 06:18:06,040
All right.

3558
06:18:06,040 --> 06:18:06,820
High counselors.

3559
06:18:07,460 --> 06:18:08,520
My name is Tristan Delos.

3560
06:18:08,580 --> 06:18:12,360
I'm a member of Edenton Youth for Climate and a student at the University of Alberta.

3561
06:18:12,360 --> 06:18:16,360
And I'm here today due to my concerns about the state of our climate.

3562
06:18:16,760 --> 06:18:20,580
The cities made overtures about commitment to climate, but those words are hollow if our

3563
06:18:20,580 --> 06:18:23,200
municipal government isn't willing to follow through.

3564
06:18:23,980 --> 06:18:29,460
It's urgent that the 2027 climate implementation priorities be fully funded, because climate

3565
06:18:29,460 --> 06:18:34,680
emergency is not just a risk, but a reality, and our society continues to put off any meaningful

3566
06:18:34,680 --> 06:18:35,260
action.

3567
06:18:35,960 --> 06:18:40,060
Promises are a start, but they're meaningless without actual effort taken to back them up.

3568
06:18:40,060 --> 06:18:45,400
Among the most important and effective measures proposed in the expansion of pardon me is

3569
06:18:45,400 --> 06:18:48,060
proposed as the expansion of solar panel adoption.

3570
06:18:48,620 --> 06:18:52,560
Reopening and expanding funding for the solar rebate program is extremely important.

3571
06:18:53,360 --> 06:18:58,040
With temperatures rising to unbearable levels, heat sinks and mitigation have become critical.

3572
06:18:58,860 --> 06:19:02,540
Solar panels are excellent mitigators for extreme heat as they reduce temperatures,

3573
06:19:02,900 --> 06:19:06,280
make the summer months much more bearable, and reduce the risk of fires.

3574
06:19:06,280 --> 06:19:11,520
Our city is inundated with concrete buildings, huge and largely empty parking lots and roads,

3575
06:19:12,160 --> 06:19:14,080
which makes for awful heat as a pedestrian.

3576
06:19:14,720 --> 06:19:18,820
I would urge council to take a walk through a parking lot in the sun if you don't believe me.

3577
06:19:19,200 --> 06:19:23,920
And I would also like to take a moment to address the city's push to support AI development.

3578
06:19:24,700 --> 06:19:28,320
AI data centers are extremely irresponsible and environmentally destructive.

3579
06:19:28,840 --> 06:19:32,120
They pull from our power grid, pump out terrible chemicals into the environment,

3580
06:19:32,120 --> 06:19:36,760
output huge noise and heat pollution, replace jobs at an extreme rate and are used to

3581
06:19:36,760 --> 06:19:41,860
prop up extremely dangerous technologies that compromise data security, encourage teenagers

3582
06:19:41,860 --> 06:19:47,060
to commit suicide, discriminate against minority groups, power drone technologies used to

3583
06:19:47,060 --> 06:19:53,140
slaughter innocent people, and even generate images and videos depicting sexual violence against

3584
06:19:53,140 --> 06:19:58,060
children, which by the way is legal in the United States, where big AI companies, including

3585
06:19:58,060 --> 06:20:03,300
meta are located. AI data centers are also responsible for greatly increased miscarriage

3586
06:20:03,300 --> 06:20:08,360
for pregnant women, heightened cancer rates, unbearable noise, massive issues with still

3587
06:20:08,360 --> 06:20:13,720
birth and cattle, disruption of wildlife and more. Our municipal government cannot claim to

3588
06:20:13,720 --> 06:20:17,840
prioritize the climate well-being of Edentonians if this technology continues to be encouraged.

3589
06:20:18,720 --> 06:20:23,040
The last time I've voiced this concern, it was completely ignored, but with the myriad disasters

3590
06:20:23,040 --> 06:20:27,120
decided by AI, I hope that this will be taken seriously this time around.

3591
06:20:27,960 --> 06:20:32,820
Fully funding the 2027 Climate Implementation Priorities is the bare minimum and the city

3592
06:20:32,820 --> 06:20:37,380
had better be doing a lot more to get us ready for the climate emergency to come and if

3593
06:20:37,380 --> 06:20:43,620
you don't you won't be missed. I'll end off by saying as a psychology student AI is responsible

3594
06:20:43,620 --> 06:20:54,580
for something called AI psychosis, which drives down IQ levels, which is obviously an extreme

3595
06:20:54,580 --> 06:21:01,900
problem as a young person, and I find it very depressing because being a student and seeing

3596
06:21:01,900 --> 06:21:13,140
other students hundreds of them fail exams because they don't even, they don't even, they

3597
06:21:13,140 --> 06:21:18,320
have enough time for one more speaker, a Christie Jackson. I don't, oh yes,

3598
06:21:18,320 --> 06:21:20,980
yeah, Christie is here. Yes.

3599
06:21:21,400 --> 06:21:30,180
Christie, I'm here to represent the 75% of residents that believe we must take

3600
06:21:30,180 --> 06:21:35,200
urgent action on climate change, that's from the report. It's a long line of speakers,

3601
06:21:35,400 --> 06:21:40,900
but you and senior admin must get this message. We need you to do what it takes.

3602
06:21:40,900 --> 06:21:45,280
This means taking responsibility to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

3603
06:21:45,820 --> 06:21:53,540
I worry that in your feeling of being cash strapped, we might be losing our ambition on the emissions front.

3604
06:21:54,520 --> 06:21:57,940
And I get that we're being walled into believing it's no longer an emergency.

3605
06:21:58,240 --> 06:22:03,740
For example, as a cyclist commuter, it's a name to me that we're talking about removing bike lanes.

3606
06:22:04,580 --> 06:22:09,500
The rhetoric and hate towards cyclists being stirred up or letting them drive the narrative.

3607
06:22:09,500 --> 06:22:15,920
Well, we, and you as leaders must change the channel, talk about the climate emergency,

3608
06:22:16,240 --> 06:22:21,240
be in front of the cameras, reminding residents of our responsibilities, the seriousness,

3609
06:22:21,980 --> 06:22:24,500
the increasing costs if we don't ask now.

3610
06:22:25,300 --> 06:22:29,960
And then behind the words, the deeds, climate considerations must be at the heart of your

3611
06:22:30,000 --> 06:22:38,240
Budgeting. Like in Oslo, where I'll just highlight their making private delivery vehicles electrified, and they have zero emission

3612
06:22:38,240 --> 06:22:45,780
construction sites to incentives to contractors. We have more power to generate revenue than you believe,

3613
06:22:46,280 --> 06:22:52,620
get creative, and I have one place to start to take seriously the blatant excessive users of fossil fuels.

3614
06:22:52,620 --> 06:22:57,060
There is no useful purpose for those who revel around our city's

3615
06:22:57,060 --> 06:23:02,100
viewing pollution, causing anxiety and rage in people already on the edge.

3616
06:23:02,700 --> 06:23:07,720
Find them and say that it's unacceptable anti-social pastime in a climate emergency.

3617
06:23:08,520 --> 06:23:09,240
Be courageous.

3618
06:23:10,340 --> 06:23:11,580
Where else could we get funds?

3619
06:23:11,880 --> 06:23:16,460
Well, you could increase development permit fees, especially to discourage what we don't want.

3620
06:23:16,860 --> 06:23:21,700
The Alberta government could be loudly herring to allow progressive property tax

3621
06:23:21,700 --> 06:23:26,020
to allow photo radar to make our street safer and less polluting.

3622
06:23:26,800 --> 06:23:31,200
And user voices a city call on the province and the feds to implement a windfall

3623
06:23:31,200 --> 06:23:34,880
profit tax to those who made so much on more.

3624
06:23:35,420 --> 06:23:38,320
And surely they can share some of that with news abilities.

3625
06:23:39,420 --> 06:23:43,880
I'm asking executive committee to fund more than the current $5 million.

3626
06:23:43,940 --> 06:23:49,620
An ambitious climate plan including reducing greenhouse gases with clear implementation

3627
06:23:49,620 --> 06:23:54,160
time lines to the city manager and senior admin. Thank you.

3628
06:23:54,300 --> 06:23:59,300
Thank you very much. So what we'll have in here is we'll take our 15-minute recess. We're

3629
06:23:59,300 --> 06:24:06,080
going to come back at 345. We'll be starting with Artie Vizzi from North Lift Belts and then

3630
06:24:06,080 --> 06:24:14,200
Simpar and we'll continue down the list at that point. We're still 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,

3631
06:24:15,040 --> 06:24:20,940
1011, give or take 20 speakers, each 9 includes 1, 2 might not have been here yet.

3632
06:24:21,440 --> 06:24:24,420
That brings us to about an hour when we get back at 445.

3633
06:24:25,140 --> 06:24:28,700
That does not leave us with a lot of time for questions of the minimum motions, so we'll

3634
06:24:28,700 --> 06:24:32,780
see if there's a little bit of flexibility, but I think we can work hard.

3635
06:24:33,040 --> 06:24:37,620
I also don't want to rush it, but I think we need motions in order to rush some of the

3636
06:24:37,620 --> 06:24:37,820
action.

3637
06:24:37,820 --> 06:24:41,380
So Ron Rises, until 3.45, sure. Please, thanks everyone.

3638
06:39:53,030 --> 06:40:01,770
That's quite bad. Thank you. Other members of council. Councilor Rutherford is online, I believe. Hello.

3639
06:40:01,830 --> 06:40:21,150
Hello. Councilor Wright is there. Councilor Prince Pay. Hello. Hello. I think that's about everyone for now. So great. We're just going to keep power and through here. So I realize some of our speakers I think had to leave from our panel.

3640
06:40:21,150 --> 06:40:27,950
So that's okay. I understand. It's been a full day for folks, so thanks for everyone sticking it out with us here.

3641
06:40:28,570 --> 06:40:32,970
Argy, are you busy? Is that, can you give me the program?

3642
06:40:34,210 --> 06:40:37,410
Yeah, very good. Yeah, please go ahead. You have about three minutes.

3643
06:40:40,830 --> 06:40:43,490
A lot of the video, thank you for your time today. My name is Argy.

3644
06:40:43,710 --> 06:40:48,390
I'm a business owner in downtown Edmonton, as well as the president of the planet just a seven-day.

3645
06:40:48,390 --> 06:40:53,250
The dollar, like most of the standards of mighty dollar life are plagued by smoke and extreme

3646
06:40:53,250 --> 06:40:57,970
weather, which then finds out that devices create having beautiful and short summer days

3647
06:40:57,970 --> 06:41:00,230
will be lost to smoke and extreme heat.

3648
06:41:00,770 --> 06:41:04,510
The room, which houses my industrial quicker class for my level of defense is quite different

3649
06:41:04,510 --> 06:41:05,990
from the season to rancher of down,

3650
06:41:09,240 --> 06:41:11,920
40 points of boarding night machines, and shelving, which

3651
06:41:11,920 --> 06:41:14,400
will cost me thousands of dollars in the period out the line.

3652
06:41:14,980 --> 06:41:17,880
This is just a small case that we're almost everybody has experienced the start.

3653
06:41:17,880 --> 06:41:22,360
There are support-based funding priorities in the federal asking amount of $257 million

3654
06:41:22,360 --> 06:41:24,500
before the economic cost.

3655
06:41:24,940 --> 06:41:28,140
Having climate change will be the defining element of my generation.

3656
06:41:28,520 --> 06:41:31,680
I urge council members to travel sub-times cannot let climate crisis

3657
06:41:31,680 --> 06:41:33,420
certification to go back seat.

3658
06:41:36,250 --> 06:41:39,350
The invest in naturalization and offer tax incentives to harm

3659
06:41:39,350 --> 06:41:42,050
owners to install solar and plant by the reverse garden,

3660
06:41:42,310 --> 06:41:43,110
that pollinators.

3661
06:41:43,970 --> 06:41:47,190
I've heard from several city insiders that you guys want to speak in numbers.

3662
06:41:47,590 --> 06:41:49,030
I hope that my sense is in the wrong.

3663
06:41:49,470 --> 06:41:53,530
But you're going to billion dollars in the only damage to the city, it's all that loud.

3664
06:41:54,310 --> 06:41:58,090
And as the prevention is a pound of debt, it's the way that we're going to

3665
06:42:00,520 --> 06:42:00,520
do.

3666
06:42:00,560 --> 06:42:04,520
Like many efforts, you already, the objects that were in the police chief,

3667
06:42:04,660 --> 06:42:08,580
is that in a part-time state to put them in court and learn about policing.

3668
06:42:09,440 --> 06:42:11,640
Doing it nothing about it when you return.

3669
06:42:12,080 --> 06:42:14,740
And then we're voting in a simple order, just line out of it.

3670
06:42:18,400 --> 06:42:20,140
But I know some of you, which that's

3671
06:42:23,600 --> 06:42:24,580
not going to be really simply

3672
06:42:26,630 --> 06:42:27,330
over the blind

3673
06:42:27,330 --> 06:42:28,810
the police funding formula.

3674
06:42:30,390 --> 06:42:31,230
You read it.

3675
06:42:31,330 --> 06:42:37,560
It buys climate changes our collective problem, which will define our lifetimes.

3676
06:42:38,200 --> 06:42:41,500
It is also should be put towards supporting the vulnerable, the local small businesses

3677
06:42:41,500 --> 06:42:46,700
that give life to communities, transitioning evidence and corporate fleet, and making policy decisions that can

3678
06:42:46,700 --> 06:42:50,660
actually offset the lives and cost of living that threatens all of the most fortunate.

3679
06:42:51,460 --> 06:42:55,300
There are no good answers in militarizing the police or it's safe.

3680
06:42:59,480 --> 06:43:00,740
Thank you very much.

3681
06:43:00,820 --> 06:43:01,800
Next is Sim Park.

3682
06:43:01,800 --> 06:43:02,460
Please go ahead.

3683
06:43:04,570 --> 06:43:09,850
Good afternoon everyone, my name is Sim, and I'd like to work every day when there's no snow.

3684
06:43:10,330 --> 06:43:13,970
One of the reasons I love cycling is that it changes how you experience a city.

3685
06:43:14,450 --> 06:43:18,010
You experience the speed differently at a human scale as opposed to women in a car.

3686
06:43:18,530 --> 06:43:24,630
I've had the opportunity to spend time in many different cities and those experiences have shaped how I think about Edmonton's future.

3687
06:43:25,190 --> 06:43:27,510
One thing that stands out in particular is Brazil.

3688
06:43:27,510 --> 06:43:32,830
Brazil is often considered one of the world's greatest planning experiments, but as a visitor,

3689
06:43:33,330 --> 06:43:37,510
I found it incredibly difficult to experience without a car. Even destinations that

3690
06:43:37,510 --> 06:43:42,130
looked close together realistically needed an Uber because the city was designed around cars.

3691
06:43:42,650 --> 06:43:46,690
Stupid wide roads made everyday life feel disconnected. In contrast,

3692
06:43:47,130 --> 06:43:51,590
Montreal feels completely different. Montreal's neighborhoods are built for people first.

3693
06:43:51,990 --> 06:43:56,690
The streets are active, walking feels natural, cycling feels safe, local businesses

3694
06:43:56,690 --> 06:44:02,790
drive because people live work and shop and spend time in the same areas. The city feels connected

3695
06:44:02,790 --> 06:44:08,130
because you can experience it is at the center of its design. I fully support Edmonton's climate

3696
06:44:08,130 --> 06:44:13,390
implementation priorities because they can shape Edmonton to be a more human-centered city, particularly

3697
06:44:13,390 --> 06:44:18,910
the following actions, actions seven, to expand the active transportation network. People need

3698
06:44:18,910 --> 06:44:24,430
transportation choices, creating safe routes for young and old and mountaineans with the city where

3699
06:44:24,430 --> 06:44:29,550
daily trips can happen without a car, yet this important action remains unfunded.

3700
06:44:29,990 --> 06:44:35,750
Action 6 advanced transit improvement projects, reliable transit allows residents to go about the lives,

3701
06:44:35,970 --> 06:44:43,130
whether they own a vehicle or not, better transit also strengthens affordability and quality of life while reducing congestion for everyone.

3702
06:44:44,170 --> 06:44:48,810
Action 2, climate resilient community planning and design also needs funding,

3703
06:44:49,110 --> 06:44:52,190
because the choices we will make today will shape Edmonton for generations.

3704
06:44:52,190 --> 06:44:56,570
We have the opportunity to build neighborhoods where people can comfortably walk to places

3705
06:44:56,570 --> 06:45:00,070
they visit every day, other than we need to drive for every daily life.

3706
06:45:00,620 --> 06:45:09,780
Edmontonans deserve their own version of Montreal's weaponaries. Action 15, to preserve, protect and enhance urban forest and greenery.

3707
06:45:10,220 --> 06:45:19,480
Treats deal far more than improve our environment, because they make streets enjoyable to walk along, while providing shade on hot summer days, low wave stream heat risks associated with the changing climate.

3708
06:45:20,400 --> 06:45:28,560
In finally action 10, support resilience hubs in communities. The best cities invest in gather places, since opportunities are cultivated for connection.

3709
06:45:28,560 --> 06:45:33,240
They make even its stronger and help people feel part of something larger than themselves.

3710
06:45:33,900 --> 06:45:37,940
I strongly encourage the council to support a climate funding package and invest in an

3711
06:45:37,940 --> 06:45:40,420
Edmonton design around people first.

3712
06:45:40,880 --> 06:45:41,560
Thank you.

3713
06:45:42,760 --> 06:45:43,640
Thank you very much.

3714
06:45:43,900 --> 06:45:49,480
I'll just double check Melody Hoffman is still, I don't see online or in person,

3715
06:45:51,720 --> 06:45:52,380
Beverly Zubot

3716
06:45:52,380 --> 06:45:52,840
is next.

3717
06:45:53,000 --> 06:45:54,140
Please go ahead.

3718
06:45:56,440 --> 06:46:02,820
Okay, I'll take you today on behalf of the residential and field working group.

3719
06:46:03,360 --> 06:46:08,520
So, climate technologies have predicted that climate change would eventually create frequent

3720
06:46:08,520 --> 06:46:15,080
threat to raise an element in and then create a dry fire probe AC while we've been seeing

3721
06:46:15,080 --> 06:46:15,460
that.

3722
06:46:15,460 --> 06:46:21,320
Unfortunately, this climate change has come soon and predicted that an advantage has not yet implemented

3723
06:46:21,320 --> 06:46:28,460
any of the adaptation actions approved over five years ago. So now, what this is said to

3724
06:46:28,460 --> 06:46:34,800
do? How do we adapt? Which is critical right now. Scientists roll the world and the United

3725
06:46:34,800 --> 06:46:42,300
Nations, put to the nature based solutions. We need to build a green, we need to green our city

3726
06:46:42,300 --> 06:46:48,760
or keep our city green. To moderate extreme temperatures, mandatory water, protective infrastructure,

3727
06:46:48,760 --> 06:46:52,560
filter, our air, a sink, it's small.

3728
06:46:52,900 --> 06:46:54,420
That's our WJ.

3729
06:46:54,540 --> 06:46:58,640
High energy experience, we find the action to 15 and 16.

3730
06:46:59,140 --> 06:47:03,200
These actions are hyperformers, and can be implemented

3731
06:47:03,200 --> 06:47:05,340
at a modest cost.

3732
06:47:06,080 --> 06:47:08,680
Now, action to integrate through the internet landscape,

3733
06:47:08,960 --> 06:47:11,720
another climate adaptation is to the ZE by law,

3734
06:47:11,880 --> 06:47:13,980
the policy, and either the guidelines.

3735
06:47:14,580 --> 06:47:16,720
Action 15, because there is protection

3736
06:47:16,720 --> 06:47:22,860
and has a stable force and is really, really on public and private lands.

3737
06:47:23,160 --> 06:47:28,020
The majority of them we have a 10-ranked 60% is part of the aim that's clearly on

3738
06:47:28,020 --> 06:47:30,380
private land is critical.

3739
06:47:31,420 --> 06:47:35,760
Action 16 safeguards the actual A is such as our leader value system.

3740
06:47:36,820 --> 06:47:42,060
And I'd like to add there is a while of carbon reduction action, we'd like to suggest as well.

3741
06:47:42,440 --> 06:47:45,840
The citizen encourages the refugee and the expansion of existing buildings

3742
06:47:45,840 --> 06:47:51,880
as an alternative to the Wall Street buildings with good walls. This would reduce embodied carbon,

3743
06:47:52,080 --> 06:47:57,800
reduce construction waste and perhaps save from very valuable historic buildings. However,

3744
06:47:58,100 --> 06:48:04,520
the main point we want to emphasize today is climate adaptation actions are urgently needed.

3745
06:48:05,000 --> 06:48:12,680
So please fully find priority actions to 15 and 16. Thank you. Thank you very much and next

3746
06:48:12,680 --> 06:48:14,280
is Emily Hayes.

3747
06:48:17,460 --> 06:48:20,340
Hello, thank you for your chance to speak. Can you hear me all right?

3748
06:48:20,740 --> 06:48:22,740
Absolutely, please go ahead. We'll start your time.

3749
06:48:23,640 --> 06:48:27,720
All right, thank you. My name is Emily. I'm a recent graduate of the Environmental Studies Program

3750
06:48:27,720 --> 06:48:32,620
at the U of A and I'm a lifelong Edmontonian. I'm extremely passionate about the city and in

3751
06:48:32,620 --> 06:48:36,880
particularly, you go to help push the city towards being a leader and developing a bigger future.

3752
06:48:37,480 --> 06:48:40,620
Through my studies, I was able to take a closer look at much of what the city is doing

3753
06:48:40,620 --> 06:48:44,840
environmentally from developing the composting program to neighboring for climate and to the

3754
06:48:44,840 --> 06:48:49,200
implemented 15-9 sitting framework, which is awesome. These are all

3755
06:48:49,200 --> 06:48:52,040
commendable projects that I appreciate and fully support as a long-time

3756
06:48:52,040 --> 06:48:56,680
measurement. As an environmental student and a youth, I understand the

3757
06:48:56,680 --> 06:48:59,820
but that the consequences that climate change will cause and will be faced at

3758
06:48:59,820 --> 06:49:03,720
my generation and those to come the most. We are already seeing the

3759
06:49:03,720 --> 06:49:06,560
unpredictability of whether events from increased rain, thunderstorms, and

3760
06:49:06,560 --> 06:49:10,100
tornadoes across the province this year to the devastating wildfires of the

3761
06:49:10,100 --> 06:49:14,420
past few summers. This is not going to get better if we don't make it better and

3762
06:49:14,420 --> 06:49:20,720
So that's the last time it starts here and it starts with you, and there's no better time to act than right now, and the action is better than no action.

3763
06:49:21,320 --> 06:49:28,340
This is why today I'm going to ask you to adopt the 2027 update, comment implementation priorities to the cities, comment change adaptation and mitigation plan.

3764
06:49:28,760 --> 06:49:40,140
It's a good plan of good things that will greatly push us in the right direction, and it is important that the acceptance of this plan doesn't fall on empty promises either, which is why it also reaches a fully fund the 257 million dollar budget.

3765
06:49:40,140 --> 06:49:44,680
And in particular, it's an effective and achievable timeline to implement a full plan successfully.

3766
06:49:45,380 --> 06:49:54,220
At times like these, where we are seeing much pushback on climate action for many opposing forces, it is crucial that council remains accountable and committed to something as important as climate change mitigation.

3767
06:49:55,000 --> 06:50:06,300
This involves implementing this climate plan, which is why we're here today, and the continuing, continuing investment in other local projects like community gardens with reliable access to water, accessible public transit and other community initiatives.

3768
06:50:06,300 --> 06:50:11,060
but it also involves refraining from investing in home grown initiatives like Defense Technology,

3769
06:50:12,000 --> 06:50:17,920
which is contributing to the insanely high global military emissions, which exceeded 5% of global total emissions in 2025.

3770
06:50:19,120 --> 06:50:23,080
And as I was infinitely better to invest in community and connection instead of foreign violence.

3771
06:50:23,800 --> 06:50:29,780
I want to live in a city that supports our needs long term, that prioritizes its people and their communities over temporary profit,

3772
06:50:29,860 --> 06:50:33,960
and is willing to take risks and reject the status quo in the name of a better future.

3773
06:50:33,960 --> 06:50:38,120
This comment point is one step at doing so and I strongly urge you to take outwards to

3774
06:50:38,120 --> 06:50:39,180
her and adopt this plan.

3775
06:50:39,520 --> 06:50:40,460
Thank you for your time.

3776
06:50:41,100 --> 06:50:41,820
Thank you very much.

3777
06:50:42,220 --> 06:50:44,160
Next is Kassara Norena.

3778
06:50:45,860 --> 06:50:45,940
Yep.

3779
06:50:46,120 --> 06:50:46,820
That's right.

3780
06:50:46,880 --> 06:50:48,380
Please go ahead.

3781
06:50:49,100 --> 06:50:49,560
Yes.

3782
06:50:49,560 --> 06:50:49,840
Yes.

3783
06:50:49,900 --> 06:50:50,540
Hello counselors.

3784
06:50:50,880 --> 06:50:51,840
My name is Kassara.

3785
06:50:52,240 --> 06:50:53,880
I'm an Edmonton and a Quentin resident.

3786
06:50:54,520 --> 06:50:58,460
Young worker and climate organizer and activist with common horizon Edmonton.

3787
06:50:59,480 --> 06:51:03,540
I really just want to share my story of how I got involved with organizing for climate initiatives.

3788
06:51:03,540 --> 06:51:15,360
So, about three years ago, it's another hot day, well above normal for September, and the heat is made even more suffering by the constant haze of wildfire smoke that seems to have become the new normal.

3789
06:51:16,020 --> 06:51:23,620
Usually, I love the heat, summer has always been my favorite season, but over the past few years, the constant smoke has made it harder to enjoy it.

3790
06:51:23,820 --> 06:51:31,780
So, I'm walking down the streets of my neighborhood, we're going to win surrounded by that familiar haze, and I'm feeling something I never thought I would feel about my favorite season, despair.

3791
06:51:32,320 --> 06:51:36,200
I started wondering whether I would ever be able to simply enjoy the summer days again

3792
06:51:36,200 --> 06:51:39,720
to go for a walk, spend time outside, and breathe fresh air.

3793
06:51:40,280 --> 06:51:43,560
And then that disparage her into anger, because I didn't cause this.

3794
06:51:43,640 --> 06:51:47,040
I didn't choose a future or a wild fire smoke would become a regular part of summer.

3795
06:51:47,380 --> 06:51:50,160
I didn't choose to spend money on mass and air pair of fires.

3796
06:51:50,440 --> 06:51:53,420
I didn't choose to stay inside because the air is unsafe to breathe.

3797
06:51:53,840 --> 06:51:57,260
Yet I and the people across the city are being asked to pay the cost.

3798
06:51:57,260 --> 06:52:02,820
Well, rural, ordinary people are adaptor lives around heat, smoke, floods, and other consequences

3799
06:52:02,820 --> 06:52:04,040
of our changing climates.

3800
06:52:04,220 --> 06:52:09,580
We continue to see government subsidizing and supporting the fossil fuel industry, and we

3801
06:52:09,580 --> 06:52:13,440
see political fights over things like bike lanes, even as we know transportation is one

3802
06:52:13,440 --> 06:52:16,820
of the areas where our cities can make meaningful progress on reducing emissions.

3803
06:52:17,380 --> 06:52:21,760
This is incredibly frustrating, but I don't want it just to be frustrating.

3804
06:52:21,940 --> 06:52:26,240
I want it to become action, and that is why I'm asking City Council today to adopt

3805
06:52:26,240 --> 06:52:29,840
the 2021 update for the climate implementation priority.

3806
06:52:30,000 --> 06:52:47,800
As part of the city's climate change adaptation, mitigation plan. But adoption is not enough. A climate plan without implementation is just a document and a plan without funding is a promise that cannot be kept. So I'm also asking city council to make sure that the full climate implementation plan is properly funded when it comes before you.

3807
06:52:48,180 --> 06:52:57,660
Edmonton has an opportunity to choose a different future. A city that is healthier, more resilient, more walkable, less dependent on fossil fuels and better prepared for the climate that is already here.

3808
06:52:57,660 --> 06:53:04,780
So again, please adopt the 2027 update, put it on a timeline, fund it fully, and most importantly implement it.

3809
06:53:05,040 --> 06:53:09,360
Because I want to love summer again, and I want the people who come after us to be able to love it too.

3810
06:53:09,620 --> 06:53:10,080
Thank you.

3811
06:53:10,360 --> 06:53:14,420
Thank you very much. Next up is Jima. Can I please go ahead? You have up to three minutes.

3812
06:53:16,700 --> 06:53:20,500
Hi. My name is Jima Kenner. I'm an organizer with Climate Justice Edmonton.

3813
06:53:20,500 --> 06:53:25,420
A constituent or quoted in them, and like evidence, we can say later about the future of

3814
06:53:25,420 --> 06:53:30,180
our city and climate, I am asking the executive committee to adopt all 27 priority

3815
06:53:30,180 --> 06:53:36,100
actions outlined in the climate implementation update from them in their entirety.

3816
06:53:36,960 --> 06:53:42,560
257 million is a measly amount in comparison to other parts of the budget, and especially

3817
06:53:42,560 --> 06:53:48,060
in comparison to how much more it's going to cost 3 budget cycles from now if these 27

3818
06:53:48,060 --> 06:53:56,420
actions are taken. 257 million dollars is 6.4 percent of the $4 billion operating budget.

3819
06:53:57,000 --> 06:54:02,280
So take care of these actions now before these costs are in noticeable peace of the budget's

3820
06:54:02,280 --> 06:54:08,340
pie chart. Additionally, type of climate implementation update to a timeline with regular public

3821
06:54:08,340 --> 06:54:14,560
updates for transparency and accountability. I urge you to make a motion for sea-led administration

3822
06:54:14,560 --> 06:54:23,800
and the city manager to create a climate funding package for this upcoming budget cycle for which the climate implementation update can be under.

3823
06:54:24,360 --> 06:54:31,360
We need the assurance they will be followed through on climate resiliency efforts and a budget package, who do you all accountable?

3824
06:54:32,120 --> 06:54:39,660
We all deserve a city in which the future is livable and it's appalling that bare minimum is something we have to fight for.

3825
06:54:40,040 --> 06:54:40,740
Thank you.

3826
06:54:41,660 --> 06:54:45,900
Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Julia May. Please,

3827
06:54:48,780 --> 06:54:52,920
Hello members of Executive Committee. We are thank you for giving me the time to speak today.

3828
06:54:53,360 --> 06:54:59,540
I mainly just want to speak and express and signal how important this discussion is to me as someone who currently lives in and grow the lead in ten.

3829
06:55:00,200 --> 06:55:01,000
I thank you.

3830
06:55:05,500 --> 06:55:06,420
I'm exhausted, Julie.

3831
06:55:06,460 --> 06:55:07,320
I'm tired to the budget.

3832
06:55:07,900 --> 06:55:08,760
Sorry, Julie. Do you want to?

3833
06:55:08,760 --> 06:55:09,380
Sorry, Julie.

3834
06:55:09,460 --> 06:55:13,200
You just cut out for about five seconds. You want to restart yourself.

3835
06:55:13,420 --> 06:55:15,340
We'll restart your time just to give you that.

3836
06:55:15,340 --> 06:55:17,500
you cut out enough to go ahead.

3837
06:55:17,540 --> 06:55:18,040
My apologies.

3838
06:55:18,180 --> 06:55:19,000
Am I stable now?

3839
06:55:19,220 --> 06:55:19,980
It sounds like it.

3840
06:55:20,080 --> 06:55:20,720
Please go ahead.

3841
06:55:22,940 --> 06:55:27,460
I mean we just want to speak and express like how important this discussion is to me as someone

3842
06:55:27,460 --> 06:55:29,560
who currently lives in in group 1110.

3843
06:55:29,820 --> 06:55:33,500
I think just to see the actions outlined in the proposal of 2027 update,

3844
06:55:33,720 --> 06:55:37,780
climate implementation priorities implemented and tied to the budget,

3845
06:55:38,280 --> 06:55:39,520
not just remaining as strategy,

3846
06:55:40,140 --> 06:55:43,260
for my perspective and what immediately affects me as someone who

3847
06:55:43,260 --> 06:55:48,280
a lot of who graduated from post-secondary and doesn't own a home, the affordability of

3848
06:55:48,280 --> 06:55:52,120
a home ownership, especially if homes resilient to climate driven extreme weather is

3849
06:55:52,120 --> 06:55:56,820
a fundamental issue, also thinking of the public health costs of climate consequences.

3850
06:55:57,840 --> 06:56:03,000
Invest in air quality testing and regulating air quality standards, especially if

3851
06:56:03,000 --> 06:56:07,580
Alberta's AI data center strategy, since though to make a province north America's

3852
06:56:07,580 --> 06:56:12,320
destination choice for AI data center investment, we're data centers all run on their own

3853
06:56:12,320 --> 06:56:17,220
natural gas power plants and consume power and generate CO2 emissions at a rate similar to

3854
06:56:17,220 --> 06:56:19,860
as if they're just another city of Edmonton.

3855
06:56:20,580 --> 06:56:25,240
Additionally, the impacts of climate change, such as heat and floods, disproportionately

3856
06:56:25,240 --> 06:56:30,920
affect low-income or vulnerable groups accessing public transportation, highlighting the need

3857
06:56:30,920 --> 06:56:33,760
to invest in low-carbon affordable transit infrastructure.

3858
06:56:35,040 --> 06:56:38,880
In addition to immediate benefits to media and people's eye care growth, investments

3859
06:56:38,880 --> 06:56:44,100
such things as sustainability, energy efficiency, and transition address the present, where

3860
06:56:44,100 --> 06:56:50,100
climate crisis has become today's reality, and also planned for the future directly following.

3861
06:56:50,700 --> 06:56:54,500
So overall, I just want to express my concern. I would like to see these actions implemented.

3862
06:56:55,100 --> 06:56:59,860
This plan adopted and included budget. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today.

3863
06:57:00,040 --> 06:57:05,440
Thank you. Thank you very much. Next is Sarah Jubingville. Mr. and person.

3864
06:57:06,820 --> 06:57:09,100
Good afternoon members of the Council.

3865
06:57:09,400 --> 06:57:13,800
My name is Sarah Jeevenville, and I'm the Vice President of the Eminent and Permaculture

3866
06:57:13,800 --> 06:57:14,200
Guild.

3867
06:57:14,720 --> 06:57:20,920
We're a non-profit organization and our mission is to build ecological and social resilience

3868
06:57:20,920 --> 06:57:27,720
in communities through education, skill and resource sharing, and by training individuals

3869
06:57:27,720 --> 06:57:30,580
in resilient design and systems thinking.

3870
06:57:31,740 --> 06:57:43,260
I'm here today to encourage the CD Council to look for and adopt as priority the multi-functional climate initiatives, especially those that can be spearheaded by community organizations.

3871
06:57:44,560 --> 06:57:58,420
Further initiatives that train individuals, leaders, planners, developers and other designers to think in resilient multi-functional systems that will spur effective local innovation that can then be scaled,

3872
06:57:58,420 --> 06:58:01,420
as well as snowball into proactive adaptations.

3873
06:58:03,020 --> 06:58:08,660
Initiatives such as the resilient landscaping and the urban tree scapes have proven multi-functional

3874
06:58:08,660 --> 06:58:15,560
and intersectional benefits from improved health, greater equity, affordability, better economic activity,

3875
06:58:16,420 --> 06:58:24,120
all while reducing infrastructure and maintenance costs. I also second everything that Laura

3876
06:58:24,120 --> 06:58:30,160
are cutting him sharply said about prioritizing engagement of community leagues, and I will

3877
06:58:30,160 --> 06:58:36,180
add that the same applies to related nonprofits and volunteer groups to effectively mobilize

3878
06:58:36,180 --> 06:58:42,540
the city's monetary investment and deliver those localized solutions for immediate change

3879
06:58:42,540 --> 06:58:48,860
and impact. I'm also encouraging detailed communication initiatives that highlight the reasons

3880
06:58:48,860 --> 06:58:56,440
why these actions are important and then translate successes or shortfalls to the public and

3881
06:58:56,440 --> 06:59:02,380
across departments. This improves transparency and long-term buy-in and makes the policy

3882
06:59:02,380 --> 06:59:10,220
itself more resilient. You have an incredible opportunity here to set the standard for highly

3883
06:59:10,220 --> 06:59:17,260
engaged climate response and to build Edmonton into a positive global example of climate resilience

3884
06:59:17,260 --> 06:59:18,980
in a major northern city.

3885
06:59:19,900 --> 06:59:25,400
For everything I've heard so far today, you have broad public and business support for aggressive

3886
06:59:25,400 --> 06:59:30,920
climate funding, action, and accountability, and I encourage the council to deliver that.

3887
06:59:31,120 --> 06:59:31,560
Thank you.

3888
06:59:32,180 --> 06:59:33,260
Thank you very much.

3889
06:59:33,940 --> 06:59:40,880
I'll confirm earlier Jenna, Jenna, Jenna, par, Jenna, par, not here.

3890
06:59:42,140 --> 06:59:46,920
So our next speaker, Leonard, and you know Leonard, I know you, but I don't think

3891
06:59:46,920 --> 06:59:51,340
said you're last name before so you're gonna have to remind me Leonard how do you say it says

3892
06:59:51,340 --> 06:59:55,220
that go says that's go well thank you I would have knocked out that right but thank you it's

3893
06:59:55,220 --> 06:59:59,680
good to see you please go ahead you have up to three minutes thank you Marinac and executive

3894
06:59:59,680 --> 06:59:59,960
committee

3895
07:00:00,000 --> 07:00:14,340
Like we said, my name is Leonard. I'm a recent graduate of the Academic Union University, where I studied political science of philosophy, and I've lifted less metalwork by entire life, more CP&E walk, and I'm speaking in favor of the climate-finding package.

3896
07:00:15,160 --> 07:00:21,920
I use public transit regularly, and hopefully in a few years' time, a family line, less LRT station, would be just a short walk for my home.

3897
07:00:21,920 --> 07:00:27,080
For me, the next station represents the kind of future I want eminent to build, an eminent

3898
07:00:27,080 --> 07:00:31,020
with transportation choices that makes life more affordable and less vehicle dependent.

3899
07:00:32,200 --> 07:00:36,320
I'm also someone who feels very deeply about climate action, and part of that comes from

3900
07:00:36,320 --> 07:00:36,780
my faith.

3901
07:00:37,060 --> 07:00:41,560
I'm a member of the Income Church, Canada, and in our baptismal covenant, we commit to safeguard

3902
07:00:41,560 --> 07:00:45,940
the integrity of God's creation and respect to state and renew the life of the earth.

3903
07:00:46,360 --> 07:00:51,400
Environmental stewardship is a moral and spiritual obligation that I have to push for.

3904
07:00:51,400 --> 07:00:58,160
This year, the singularly endless rain caused damage to roofed my parish across Hamilton churches and other faith communities,

3905
07:00:58,860 --> 07:01:07,600
owning care for significant properties and extreme weather events, great real costs and real risks for the places that serve our communities every day.

3906
07:01:08,640 --> 07:01:10,520
Our communities need leadership from the city.

3907
07:01:10,720 --> 07:01:13,340
They need a plan from the city on the environment.

3908
07:01:13,660 --> 07:01:16,420
Climate change is not something that only sits in the abstract.

3909
07:01:16,720 --> 07:01:19,560
It's something that we are experiencing in the here and now.

3910
07:01:20,120 --> 07:01:25,820
This is why I support a climate funding package, funding that fully $257 million need

3911
07:01:25,820 --> 07:01:26,080
to.

3912
07:01:26,500 --> 07:01:30,740
I want to see action-sex advance transit improvement projects funded because it'll make

3913
07:01:30,740 --> 07:01:33,580
transit more reliable so that people can get where they need.

3914
07:01:34,360 --> 07:01:40,140
Just as well as if they can with their personal vehicles, I support action-seventh, expand

3915
07:01:40,140 --> 07:01:43,900
the action-transportation network because people should be able to safely make their way in

3916
07:01:43,900 --> 07:01:44,460
their communities.

3917
07:01:44,460 --> 07:01:49,520
This supports Council's four priorities as they deliver quality services.

3918
07:01:50,460 --> 07:01:54,900
I often experience what happens when food pathways and transit is not prioritized in planning,

3919
07:01:55,340 --> 07:01:58,360
or in construction, especially along 87th of that right now.

3920
07:01:59,720 --> 07:02:04,300
The climate exploitation priorities are practical investments that protect the private homes,

3921
07:02:04,600 --> 07:02:06,760
public infrastructure, and all emitonians.

3922
07:02:07,440 --> 07:02:10,980
At the end of the day, my reason for supporting these actions is very simple.

3923
07:02:10,980 --> 07:02:18,480
I'd like a future, I live here, be in this land, in this planet, and most days I'd like to continue to live here.

3924
07:02:18,980 --> 07:02:25,160
I want Edmonton to be a city that prepares for the challenges ahead, instead of reacting after disaster strikes.

3925
07:02:25,860 --> 07:02:34,520
So I am encouraging Council to support a climate funding package of fully funds what we need to make a more resilient and climate ready Edmonton.

3926
07:02:34,820 --> 07:02:35,440
Thank you.

3927
07:02:35,700 --> 07:02:36,760
Thank you very much.

3928
07:02:36,760 --> 07:02:44,900
I do believe our next speaker has joined now, which is Kennedy Daniels Peterson, they're online, and if you are, it looks like you're online.

3929
07:02:47,060 --> 07:02:50,820
Yeah. Yeah. Perfect. Please go ahead. You have up to three minutes.

3930
07:02:51,360 --> 07:02:57,220
Okay. So we're clocked. Okay. Good afternoon, Council. My name is Kang Daniels Peterson. I'm a mother of two young children and a public institution.

3931
07:02:57,420 --> 07:03:04,340
I think about climate change. I don't just think about the numbers and stats. I think about the smoke for days. My kids have been able to play outside.

3932
07:03:04,340 --> 07:03:13,300
I think about the studying of experience this year, and mostly I think about whether our city is prepared for the challenges we know are coming and what that means for young people and families that are across the city.

3933
07:03:13,840 --> 07:03:16,400
As a parent, I don't wait for a number to see before I prepare.

3934
07:03:16,680 --> 07:03:20,380
I buy actually high and up before they get sick. I've installed smoke checkery before they're fired.

3935
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And even though it's nearly an affordable, I buy insurance, hoping we'll have to use it.

3936
07:03:25,380 --> 07:03:28,260
I believe we should approach climate preparedness the same way.

3937
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That's why I'm here today.

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07:03:29,380 --> 07:03:33,180
in support of climate funding package that provides a proper funding for the full 27

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07:03:33,180 --> 07:03:35,420
climate implementation priorities.

3940
07:03:36,280 --> 07:03:39,480
The cities on the analysis estimates that the climate change could cost in

3941
07:03:39,480 --> 07:03:40,060
attorneys.

3942
07:03:40,580 --> 07:03:44,720
Of emptying the economy approximately 2.2 billion every year by the 24 is

3943
07:03:44,720 --> 07:03:48,380
increasingly to roughly 6.2 billion annually by the 2070s.

3944
07:03:49,320 --> 07:03:52,600
As an early childhood educator myself, I'm big believer in early intervention

3945
07:03:52,600 --> 07:03:54,540
and that it doesn't just supply to education.

3946
07:03:55,960 --> 07:03:59,160
The cost of early intervention preparation today is far less than the cost

3947
07:03:59,160 --> 07:04:04,880
doing nothing. And waiting for crisis. One priority I strongly support is action 10. Support

3948
07:04:04,880 --> 07:04:09,400
resilience helps in communities. As a young family and university students, we don't have

3949
07:04:09,400 --> 07:04:13,520
always a good access to leadership to positive luxuries. Not every family has their

3950
07:04:13,520 --> 07:04:18,360
condition during a heat wave or self-pump during the storms or a safe place to go during

3951
07:04:18,360 --> 07:04:23,980
stroke events. Resilience helps would give families some nearby to go when they need it most.

3952
07:04:23,980 --> 07:04:28,840
as a parent, as a parent, knowing that resources of that exists in a community provides a

3953
07:04:28,840 --> 07:04:34,500
piece of mind. I also support option 18 developed a river and cleave flood relief resilience

3954
07:04:34,500 --> 07:04:38,400
strategy. This year's flooding was a reminder that a student letter doesn't just affect individual

3955
07:04:38,400 --> 07:04:43,360
homes that affects roads, businesses, communities, facilities, and infrastructure we all depend on.

3956
07:04:43,600 --> 07:04:47,560
Better mapping and identifying vulnerable areas allows us to prepare before damage happens,

3957
07:04:47,560 --> 07:04:54,220
as well as for action 19 implement the while-land urban interface while a little higher risk strategy.

3958
07:04:54,640 --> 07:05:01,240
While, always, markets become a regular part of life in Edmonton, investing in prevention, preparedness, and public education now

3959
07:05:01,240 --> 07:05:06,240
makes much more sense than paying significantly more for emergency response and recovery later.

3960
07:05:06,740 --> 07:05:11,280
Also, for Councilful Fund, action 13, improve existing city infrastructure to improve.

3961
07:05:12,700 --> 07:05:14,240
Okay, Kennedy, we lost you.

3962
07:05:14,360 --> 07:05:17,980
Sorry, yeah, Kennedy, you've meted yourself.

3963
07:05:23,040 --> 07:05:24,360
We lost

3964
07:05:27,560 --> 07:05:29,560
you in the meeting.

3965
07:05:33,230 --> 07:05:34,850
So that's what I'm like, I'm all the time.

3966
07:05:35,210 --> 07:05:35,290
Sorry.

3967
07:05:36,650 --> 07:05:37,590
Yeah, I'm talking to you.

3968
07:05:37,710 --> 07:05:39,410
Principal, you know, city building,

3969
07:05:39,710 --> 07:05:40,570
space, very high cloud risk.

3970
07:05:40,770 --> 07:05:42,670
These are a recreation centers, libraries, community facilities,

3971
07:05:42,910 --> 07:05:43,670
other public spaces.

3972
07:05:44,330 --> 07:05:46,170
We like many low income, empty families,

3973
07:05:46,270 --> 07:05:48,010
real-life places and then the termination

3974
07:05:48,010 --> 07:05:52,170
operation and operational and extreme weather hits, and truly have put it's like adding more

3975
07:05:52,170 --> 07:05:56,010
stress to families and the increased feeling of cabin fever when extreme weather conditions are

3976
07:05:56,010 --> 07:06:00,310
along with the one emitting. Finally, I support oxygen 6, so that's transient for the

3977
07:06:00,310 --> 07:06:04,050
public. So, as you know, I don't sometimes drive not because you don't have a car, but because you can't afford it

3978
07:06:04,050 --> 07:06:08,010
right now. Other transportation is essential to our way of life, and our library transportation

3979
07:06:08,010 --> 07:06:13,170
is crucial to our survival. Our library transportation is both the climate solution and

3980
07:06:13,170 --> 07:06:15,910
for the Disability Solution. It helps families get to work for child care

3981
07:06:15,910 --> 07:06:19,270
representation, essential services. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much.

3982
07:06:20,030 --> 07:06:24,490
That's your time and sorry. Thank you. Next,

3983
07:06:26,190 --> 07:06:29,030
Dolly, Sepada, Montefour.

3984
07:06:32,580 --> 07:06:35,620
Hi. Hi, dolly, please go. Hi.

3985
07:06:35,620 --> 07:06:39,420
Hi, council. My name is Dolly. I live in New York, but he's a win. And I'm not sure if anyone

3986
07:06:39,420 --> 07:06:43,820
is familiar with going to be doing words in my car. I don't think that, but I've seen the

3987
07:06:43,820 --> 07:06:46,240
And this past week, and I had one interest of thought,

3988
07:06:46,420 --> 07:06:47,900
dude, where's my climate funding package?

3989
07:06:48,620 --> 07:06:52,720
So, executive community, only $122 million worth of associated

3990
07:06:52,720 --> 07:06:56,020
projects are planned for 20, 20, 20, 20, 30 budget consideration.

3991
07:06:56,540 --> 07:06:59,720
This is not even half of the funding literally support the climate

3992
07:06:59,720 --> 07:07:00,780
implementation priorities.

3993
07:07:01,060 --> 07:07:03,920
The school delivery needs 257 million dollars.

3994
07:07:04,160 --> 07:07:06,080
These priorities are nice to have clear critical.

3995
07:07:06,500 --> 07:07:08,620
It is imperative for administrations to receive a motion

3996
07:07:08,620 --> 07:07:11,440
to prepare climate funding packages that fully funds the climate

3997
07:07:11,440 --> 07:07:12,600
implementation priorities.

3998
07:07:12,600 --> 07:07:17,720
And as a time like them, as actions that aren't tight to any existing fund budget, request

3999
07:07:17,720 --> 07:07:19,720
aligned directly with Council's four priorities.

4000
07:07:20,500 --> 07:07:25,380
As the city of Edmonton, there's now the barrel of $42 million of uninsurable flood damage,

4001
07:07:25,660 --> 07:07:29,960
the Edmonton area also suffered $230 million of insurable flood damage.

4002
07:07:30,000 --> 07:07:37,800
This year, where in that every dollar invests in the adaptation measures, saves up to $15, and fully funding the climate implementation plan is in the winner.

4003
07:07:38,300 --> 07:07:43,120
I work in the construction and to illustrate how funds have been off-climbed adaptation measures is.

4004
07:07:43,240 --> 07:07:48,140
The handbook recovery center is an example of building that typically costs $7 million to bill.

4005
07:07:48,600 --> 07:07:50,840
And the flood damage is suspected to cost $5 million.

4006
07:07:51,220 --> 07:07:55,160
Have you used climate adaptation practices in the building? I'm sure we've increased the prices.

4007
07:07:55,160 --> 07:08:03,940
So, possibly 2 to 10%, so it's better spending 7.7 million dollar on a building now, or 7 millions now, and then 5 million in the next sender in the exchange weather event.

4008
07:08:04,300 --> 07:08:23,540
Council's economic development is encapsulated by COC26, and as you prioritize increasing industrial and business investment, this second investment within the COC25 track record with capital power operating facility for 20 years already receiving 10 million dollar from emissions reductions Alberta, it demonstrates the fully funding this plan is only logical.

4009
07:08:23,540 --> 07:08:27,680
The Council must put forward a motion to record administration to provide a climate

4010
07:08:27,680 --> 07:08:32,040
fund in package and to add a timeline to the climate implementation plan because the

4011
07:08:32,040 --> 07:08:36,080
unfunded climate implementation priorities are all actions that can ensure the Council

4012
07:08:36,080 --> 07:08:40,280
delivers on their four priorities, no matter the extreme weather and its receipts.

4013
07:08:40,980 --> 07:08:44,860
257 million dollars, 6.4 percent of the prison for a billion dollar budget.

4014
07:08:45,060 --> 07:08:48,080
I think you should stand out rather than waiting five budget cycles for us to have

4015
07:08:48,080 --> 07:08:51,280
to spend 46 percent of our budget on climate measures.

4016
07:08:51,280 --> 07:08:55,180
I mean, adaptation saves money and climate mitigation makes our life more affordable.

4017
07:08:55,960 --> 07:09:00,460
One relatively easy moment through option would be for council to consider separating the solar

4018
07:09:00,460 --> 07:09:05,000
radio requirements from EV ready by law if the EV component is what is taking longer to

4019
07:09:05,000 --> 07:09:05,360
develop.

4020
07:09:05,680 --> 07:09:09,140
If the solar portion is ready to move, it shouldn't necessarily be held back.

4021
07:09:09,280 --> 07:09:11,880
It could also be worth noting that this is not a climate measure.

4022
07:09:12,260 --> 07:09:16,680
Along, it's also about long-term energy costs for the city, especially in the city owned

4023
07:09:16,680 --> 07:09:17,060
buildings.

4024
07:09:21,040 --> 07:09:24,140
and they are willing to answer their councillors on their session.

4025
07:09:24,660 --> 07:09:25,500
Thank you.

4026
07:09:25,680 --> 07:09:26,680
Thank you very much.

4027
07:09:27,160 --> 07:09:32,200
Next, I'll just see if they're back here as Sabahanova.

4028
07:09:35,550 --> 07:09:38,070
No, of course at T.N.S.A.

4029
07:09:40,120 --> 07:09:40,340
Perfect.

4030
07:09:40,700 --> 07:09:41,340
Can you hear me away?

4031
07:09:41,520 --> 07:09:42,100
Yes, exactly.

4032
07:09:42,160 --> 07:09:42,560
Yes, we can.

4033
07:09:42,620 --> 07:09:43,280
Please go ahead.

4034
07:09:44,320 --> 07:09:44,700
Excellent.

4035
07:09:44,720 --> 07:09:45,420
Thank you so much.

4036
07:09:45,420 --> 07:09:50,820
second community and to consult the opportunities speak. My name is Clarissa. I've built an

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07:09:50,820 --> 07:09:55,840
Edmonton Mindtile Life on a race lived in a number of different places in the city. I'm

4038
07:09:55,840 --> 07:10:00,080
going to be able to enjoy a lot of the nature of natural spaces here in Edmonton. It's one of the things

4039
07:10:00,080 --> 07:10:06,080
that keeps me living here that makes me happy to live in Edmonton. And unfortunately, it also means that

4040
07:10:06,080 --> 07:10:10,960
I experience a great deal of climate anxiety and many of my peers do as well as we see the effects

4041
07:10:10,960 --> 07:10:15,980
climate change, and all of our communities, especially as we have seen everything grow from

4042
07:10:15,980 --> 07:10:20,800
the very small city or the world to the most of the year, when the size of the day is today.

4043
07:10:21,440 --> 07:10:27,360
I think I would really like Council to understand is that, as I'm sure all of us know, actions

4044
07:10:27,360 --> 07:10:33,040
and intentions are one thing, having clear timelines, implementation plans,

4045
07:10:38,520 --> 07:10:38,560
and responsible

4046
07:10:38,560 --> 07:10:42,100
will actually plan, and each of those includes

4047
07:10:42,100 --> 07:10:44,180
the Leopard Head completion of that plan.

4048
07:10:44,580 --> 07:10:47,880
COVID communicating plans and responsibilities to the public,

4049
07:10:48,240 --> 07:10:50,140
as well, can help reduce climate anxiety

4050
07:10:50,140 --> 07:10:53,180
for those of us who are just by nature of being.

4051
07:10:53,180 --> 07:10:55,120
So this is not quite at the same level

4052
07:10:55,120 --> 07:10:57,920
of the tables as all-versive counselors are.

4053
07:10:58,420 --> 07:10:59,980
So I am asking you as a committee

4054
07:10:59,980 --> 07:11:01,940
to commit to time and responsibility

4055
07:11:01,940 --> 07:11:03,940
for completing municipal programs

4056
07:11:03,940 --> 07:11:07,960
for the updated climate action plan

4057
07:11:07,960 --> 07:11:12,520
to senior leadership performance goals, as well as to fully fund the

4058
07:11:12,520 --> 07:11:16,200
counteraction fund as well. As we've heard from the other speakers say,

4059
07:11:16,380 --> 07:11:21,200
there's a lot that Edmonton has to do ahead of us in terms of addressing

4060
07:11:21,200 --> 07:11:25,440
climate change and in the real reality that climate change is happening,

4061
07:11:25,700 --> 07:11:29,520
we'll electrify it and our city is wanting continue to be affected by it.

4062
07:11:29,800 --> 07:11:34,180
It would be really sad to see the city of Edmonton

4063
07:11:34,180 --> 07:11:42,500
these leadership that we have been able to show so far in naming a climate emergency and in doing what we can to address it.

4064
07:11:42,760 --> 07:11:55,160
So I urge executive committee to, again, I was constantly forgetting the rules of the progress of this implementation point to see the leadership of foreign schools and to find a funding for Katie very much.

4065
07:11:55,840 --> 07:11:57,900
Thank you very much. Next is Jonathan Lawrence.

4066
07:12:01,950 --> 07:12:02,470
Can you hear me?

4067
07:12:02,630 --> 07:12:03,590
Yes, we can. Please go ahead.

4068
07:12:04,410 --> 07:12:05,290
Awesome. Thank you.

4069
07:12:05,290 --> 07:12:09,550
So, my name is Jonathan, here at Echoer request that this committee directed

4070
07:12:09,550 --> 07:12:14,970
administration to provide a full $257 million funding package, implementation plan measures

4071
07:12:14,970 --> 07:12:18,950
and reporting plan for all 27 priority actions.

4072
07:12:19,770 --> 07:12:23,470
With my limited time, I want to acknowledge our shared responsibility as treaty people

4073
07:12:23,470 --> 07:12:28,570
to emphasize the climate action according to what action one is an opportunity to advance reconciliation.

4074
07:12:28,950 --> 07:12:33,430
Indigenous co-management and the transition away from Western and economic philosophies

4075
07:12:33,430 --> 07:12:37,910
that perpetuate colonial systems and a growth imperative on a small and finite planet.

4076
07:12:38,650 --> 07:12:42,290
I agree with many speakers that the urgency of climate action cannot be overstated.

4077
07:12:42,470 --> 07:12:50,390
One misinformation persists, there is scientific consensus that without immediate and sustained action to address the drivers of climate and ecosystem breakdown.

4078
07:12:51,010 --> 07:12:57,130
We will hate global tipping points in our systems that will exacerbate existing inequalities, cause sociopolitical breakdown,

4079
07:12:57,650 --> 07:13:02,550
and endanger our collectability to ensure social foundations of people here in M10 and across the world.

4080
07:13:03,690 --> 07:13:08,790
These actions should not be understood or framed as considerations alongside other municipal priorities.

4081
07:13:09,290 --> 07:13:14,870
They need to be understood as emergency measures taken to preserve and protect our critical life systems, whatever the cost.

4082
07:13:16,150 --> 07:13:18,750
This is not only a local issue, but a global obligation.

4083
07:13:19,270 --> 07:13:23,150
Countries like Canada are disproportionately responsible for global historical emissions,

4084
07:13:23,910 --> 07:13:29,830
and we look for partial responsibility to act now in order to mitigate the destructive impacts on communities that are most vulnerable.

4085
07:13:29,830 --> 07:13:32,850
It's important to note that these impacts are not in the future.

4086
07:13:33,110 --> 07:13:37,310
As we approach another hottest year on record, we mourn the loss of people and events that

4087
07:13:37,310 --> 07:13:39,390
are attributed to anthropogenic climate breakdown.

4088
07:13:40,950 --> 07:13:44,810
While Wilmington is in a privileged global position, we're not immune to these events, and

4089
07:13:44,810 --> 07:13:49,510
about three corners of the plutonians recognize that with 74% believing we need to act now

4090
07:13:49,510 --> 07:13:50,910
to address climate change.

4091
07:13:51,690 --> 07:13:56,190
I urge this council to take immediate action in accordance with this mandate and to have

4092
07:13:56,190 --> 07:14:00,950
political courage to push back against narrative which preserve an unsustainable status quo.

4093
07:14:01,310 --> 07:14:06,250
An example that I heard today, and that I'm familiar with as a masters in planning, is the use of

4094
07:14:06,250 --> 07:14:10,070
while being an astronaut group to preserve autumn and suburban growth patterns and

4095
07:14:10,070 --> 07:14:10,890
inventive.

4096
07:14:11,110 --> 07:14:15,410
Polting these development patterns and carefully re-focusing that productive capacity within the

4097
07:14:15,410 --> 07:14:21,050
developed area is essential to address affordability, climate vulnerability, social disintegration,

4098
07:14:21,050 --> 07:14:23,370
online loss and currency instruction.

4099
07:14:24,570 --> 07:14:35,510
It's also important to halt the ballooning cost of public infrastructure, which acts as a transfer of wealth from taxpayers to developers, and women and public funds are urgently needed to support adaptation and mitigation efforts.

4100
07:14:36,690 --> 07:14:45,230
This and other solutions that we've got to profit out of a few for the benefit of the many will not be easy, which makes a clear plan, sufficient funding and citizen leadership.

4101
07:14:45,410 --> 07:14:46,250
All of them are important.

4102
07:14:46,910 --> 07:14:48,810
Thank you and thank you to all of the others.

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07:14:48,810 --> 07:14:53,050
be cursed today. Thank you very much and next is Rihanna Shaff.

4104
07:14:57,430 --> 07:14:58,030
Thank you.

4105
07:14:58,830 --> 07:14:59,810
Hello, Mayor Nack and committee.

4106
07:15:00,000 --> 07:15:21,020
My name is Rianan, and I am an Edmonton resident. I am here again today to ask you to adopt the 2027 update climate implementation priorities to the city's climate change adaptation and mitigation plan. Our future depends on the climate we live in and we are in a climate emergency. It is critical to act now.

4107
07:15:21,020 --> 07:15:29,100
I support funding all 27 actions in the plan with approval of the full 257 million dollars required for implementation.

4108
07:15:29,780 --> 07:15:38,640
Please solidify it and publicly release a timeline for implementing these 27 actions, so administration can proceed with forming its implementation strategy.

4109
07:15:39,440 --> 07:15:41,420
A plan without a timeline is just a wish item.

4110
07:15:42,560 --> 07:15:50,020
Many of my concerns have been raised by previous speakers, and once emphasized the critical importance of investing in local naturalization,

4111
07:15:50,880 --> 07:15:57,700
education and outreach. Please prioritize a comment-resignate natural city. Edmonton has a chance

4112
07:15:57,700 --> 07:16:03,460
to do things better and inform you to inform in a mindful and urgent way and use policy

4113
07:16:03,460 --> 07:16:08,660
and funding to adapt to the reality that we are all facing. Fully funding and passing

4114
07:16:08,660 --> 07:16:13,640
the spine will help the city take meaningful action on climate change. Climate change is important

4115
07:16:13,640 --> 07:16:18,600
to me and impacts every resident of the city. I want to live in an Edmonton that continues to be

4116
07:16:18,600 --> 07:16:22,820
of parks, builds green infrastructure, is lively,

4117
07:16:23,440 --> 07:16:25,100
bikeable, and beautifully natural.

4118
07:16:25,760 --> 07:16:30,540
And a city that is adaptive and resilient to climate change,

4119
07:16:30,920 --> 07:16:34,500
adopting and funding all 27 actions of this plan will help us do this.

4120
07:16:34,720 --> 07:16:37,720
Let's make this a real priority by giving it a timeline

4121
07:16:37,720 --> 07:16:41,960
and keeping the public informed and prioritise with these actions.

4122
07:16:42,520 --> 07:16:43,340
Thank you, Fred.

4123
07:16:44,200 --> 07:16:47,980
Thank you very much. Last and then I'll go back to the speakers

4124
07:16:47,980 --> 07:16:50,780
who weren't here before as Coliseum liked.

4125
07:16:52,950 --> 07:16:57,950
Hello Councillors. My name is Coliseum and I'm an Edmonton resident, Climate Activist

4126
07:16:57,950 --> 07:17:03,890
and Environmental Scientist. I'm here today to urge you to adopt the 2027 Climate Implementation

4127
07:17:03,890 --> 07:17:09,130
Priorities into the City's Climate Change Adaptation and Meditation Plan. Furthermore,

4128
07:17:09,710 --> 07:17:14,090
is important to me that the full plan is funded when it comes to Council. So I implore

4129
07:17:14,090 --> 07:17:18,950
one of you to submit a motion asking the administration to tie climate implementation plan

4130
07:17:18,950 --> 07:17:26,230
to a complete timeline and to submit a comment funding package that fully funds the climate implementation plan.

4131
07:17:27,090 --> 07:17:32,330
This issue is important to me because not only do I love the environment that I work in the environmental field.

4132
07:17:32,930 --> 07:17:40,830
And let me say, as the environmental scientist, it is impossible to stay silent on the effects of climate change when they can be observed so clearly in your own backyard.

4133
07:17:42,090 --> 07:17:46,930
I can, I hope they have to tell you that you're overyear these effects are becoming more and more dramatic.

4134
07:17:46,930 --> 07:17:51,530
Observing these effects have caused myself and many others severe grief and anxiety.

4135
07:17:52,310 --> 07:17:58,830
Passing this update will help the city take meaningful and tangible action on climate change and help prevent further dramatic effects.

4136
07:17:59,710 --> 07:18:02,130
It is especially important that these updates be funded.

4137
07:18:03,290 --> 07:18:06,430
Because right now there is no associated climate budget package.

4138
07:18:07,010 --> 07:18:11,270
So there is no guarantee that this plan will actually be implemented even if it is passed out.

4139
07:18:11,270 --> 07:18:18,350
It is critical that this plan be completely funded to ensure accountability and so that Edmonton can become a climate resilience city.

4140
07:18:19,570 --> 07:18:24,570
I want to live in an Edmonton that is vibrant, safe, above all, livable.

4141
07:18:24,970 --> 07:18:28,410
And that means climate resilience and adaptation must be prioritized.

4142
07:18:29,530 --> 07:18:32,290
Adopting this funding plan will help us work towards this.

4143
07:18:32,370 --> 07:18:33,210
Thank you for your time.

4144
07:18:34,350 --> 07:18:35,370
Thank you very much.

4145
07:18:35,370 --> 07:18:39,350
And we'll go back to our list of speakers who were not here.

4146
07:18:40,290 --> 07:18:42,810
I had Tessa Yamkin check.

4147
07:18:44,980 --> 07:18:48,120
Neither in person nor online Olivia Carr.

4148
07:18:52,560 --> 07:18:53,600
Genica Crocland.

4149
07:18:57,760 --> 07:18:58,400
Rebecca Pinto.

4150
07:19:02,940 --> 07:19:03,440
Julia Tran.

4151
07:19:08,110 --> 07:19:10,790
I do see I think we have Angelina Dion Hoffman.

4152
07:19:10,910 --> 07:19:11,870
I think they're here.

4153
07:19:11,950 --> 07:19:12,770
I see them online.

4154
07:19:13,430 --> 07:19:14,950
If you are, please unmute yourself.

4155
07:19:15,030 --> 07:19:16,330
And you'll have up to three minutes.

4156
07:19:19,300 --> 07:19:19,700
Angelina?

4157
07:19:24,190 --> 07:19:26,190
While I'm waiting on Angelina, I do see them in a meeting.

4158
07:19:26,190 --> 07:19:30,890
I'm out. They've just rejoined. If you can unmute and try to.

4159
07:19:34,330 --> 07:19:39,590
Okay, while we're working on that, I do see also, I think, in the meeting, Jenna, Jenna,

4160
07:19:39,870 --> 07:19:40,530
par, Jenna, par.

4161
07:19:42,890 --> 07:19:48,510
Hi, I'm here. Hi, Jenna. I'm going to, I'll get let you start while we work on the others. You'll have up to three minutes.

4162
07:19:49,950 --> 07:19:56,930
Okay, perfect. Thank you. Hello counselors. My name is Jenna, and I'm a youth concerned about climate change. I'm a multi-generational,

4163
07:19:56,930 --> 07:19:58,930
I'm in Tonyan and I truly love this city.

4164
07:19:59,250 --> 07:20:01,510
I grew up here and I love Edmonton so much.

4165
07:20:01,970 --> 07:20:03,570
I actually sent six lots of love again in Europe

4166
07:20:03,570 --> 07:20:05,290
and learned that Edmonton is my home.

4167
07:20:06,050 --> 07:20:07,790
I'm a recent university ball board at graduate

4168
07:20:07,790 --> 07:20:09,890
and for various projects, I've had the opportunity

4169
07:20:09,890 --> 07:20:11,950
to dig into the city of Edmonton's approach

4170
07:20:11,950 --> 07:20:14,230
to see sustainability and climate change.

4171
07:20:14,710 --> 07:20:16,150
I'm in the feeling, presently, surprise,

4172
07:20:16,450 --> 07:20:18,570
learning about the city's commitments to reducing waste,

4173
07:20:18,910 --> 07:20:21,310
factualizing our communities, spaces, and climate resilience.

4174
07:20:21,870 --> 07:20:23,410
I was proud to learn that the city I love

4175
07:20:23,410 --> 07:20:24,890
reflects my values and concerns.

4176
07:20:24,890 --> 07:20:30,530
However, as nice as these flashy reports and commitments are, it's not enough without action,

4177
07:20:31,050 --> 07:20:32,950
and action is not possible without funding.

4178
07:20:33,770 --> 07:20:39,950
Councils I urge you to accept the 2227 comment implementation priorities to the city's climate change

4179
07:20:39,950 --> 07:20:41,850
adaptation and mitigation plan.

4180
07:20:42,230 --> 07:20:48,110
These priorities should be accepted with the approval of the full 257 million dollar budget needed

4181
07:20:48,110 --> 07:20:50,050
to effectively implement these actions.

4182
07:20:50,050 --> 07:20:54,010
Specifically, these actions should be added to the upcoming November budget as a climate

4183
07:20:54,010 --> 07:20:58,510
funding package. This will ensure the council and the administration are accountable to

4184
07:20:58,510 --> 07:21:04,210
follow through on implementing actions. Similarly, I urge the community to solidify and

4185
07:21:04,210 --> 07:21:09,410
publicly release a timeline for implementing actions. We've all witnessed how climate change has

4186
07:21:09,410 --> 07:21:13,190
impacted evidence in the summer. Climate change has been shifting our weather for decades,

4187
07:21:13,390 --> 07:21:17,790
but this summer, I've been told in the face of a significant financial, financial and emotional

4188
07:21:17,790 --> 07:21:22,550
hardships, tornado warnings, extreme rainstorms, and constant flooding, disrupted many

4189
07:21:22,550 --> 07:21:23,670
amytonians' lives.

4190
07:21:24,130 --> 07:21:27,750
Many of my friends lost their jobs because of flooding, my boss had a scramble to find

4191
07:21:27,750 --> 07:21:32,210
child care, because her kids stay care flooded, and I've been really anxious about if this

4192
07:21:32,210 --> 07:21:33,070
will be our new reality.

4193
07:21:34,090 --> 07:21:38,390
Not only will the extreme weather impact amytonians, but it's also impacted the city financially,

4194
07:21:39,190 --> 07:21:43,430
our infrastructure is not built to handle this intense flooding, and we've had to deploy

4195
07:21:43,430 --> 07:21:46,090
and actual resources in response to flood roadways,

4196
07:21:46,530 --> 07:21:47,910
foreign trees, and power outages.

4197
07:21:48,450 --> 07:21:49,710
With all proper climate action,

4198
07:21:49,910 --> 07:21:51,990
the history of mother will just become more frequent

4199
07:21:52,430 --> 07:21:54,750
than the city will spend more money in the long run.

4200
07:21:55,730 --> 07:21:58,370
By investing in climate mitigation and adaptation today,

4201
07:21:58,570 --> 07:22:00,310
the city of Edmonton will save money,

4202
07:22:00,650 --> 07:22:01,730
and be better off in the long run.

4203
07:22:02,450 --> 07:22:03,290
I want to live in the Edmonton

4204
07:22:03,290 --> 07:22:06,330
that is socially and ecologically resilient to climate change,

4205
07:22:06,590 --> 07:22:07,850
a city that is a climate leader.

4206
07:22:08,510 --> 07:22:10,870
A city that aggressively invests in protecting city infrastructure

4207
07:22:10,870 --> 07:22:13,890
and it citizens from the negative impacts of climate change.

4208
07:22:14,350 --> 07:22:16,870
Possibly 27 climate implementation priorities

4209
07:22:16,870 --> 07:22:19,930
is a key way to ensure a broader future for us all.

4210
07:22:20,170 --> 07:22:20,630
Thank you.

4211
07:22:22,640 --> 07:22:23,420
Thank you very much.

4212
07:22:23,720 --> 07:22:27,140
Let's circle back to see if we've got,

4213
07:22:27,140 --> 07:22:29,960
I think it was Angelina Dion Hoffman.

4214
07:22:30,000 --> 07:22:32,040
If you can.

4215
07:22:32,120 --> 07:22:33,240
Hi, can you hear me?

4216
07:22:33,340 --> 07:22:34,820
We can hear you on clear now, perfect.

4217
07:22:35,240 --> 07:22:36,200
Okay, that's great.

4218
07:22:36,360 --> 07:22:37,120
Yeah, please take your time.

4219
07:22:37,120 --> 07:22:40,440
Okay, thank you. Sorry about the technical difficulties there.

4220
07:22:41,060 --> 07:22:43,840
Yeah, my name is Angie and I'm a student at the University of Alberta.

4221
07:22:44,620 --> 07:22:50,000
And I'm also here to ask you to adopt the 2027 update climate implementation priorities.

4222
07:22:51,060 --> 07:22:54,000
And, of course, to tie to a timeline, you get a package that fully funds it.

4223
07:22:54,640 --> 07:23:01,960
I'm a lifelong in my family, my friends, my whole life is here and this plan is going to affect me in a lot of ways.

4224
07:23:03,000 --> 07:23:08,220
My next door neighbor's basement just floated this summer and me and my mom were really worried about

4225
07:23:08,220 --> 07:23:10,980
what that happened to us because our house was built like the same time.

4226
07:23:11,800 --> 07:23:13,980
And if that was the case, we have a very limited budget.

4227
07:23:14,280 --> 07:23:17,680
The house is the only major asset in our family and my bedroom is in the basement.

4228
07:23:17,680 --> 07:23:24,120
If that happened, we wouldn't be able to afford to fix it, just straight up, and our readers

4229
07:23:24,120 --> 07:23:25,160
have a flat-out house.

4230
07:23:26,600 --> 07:23:31,100
Another thing that kind of sucks about the city now environmentally is all the wildfire

4231
07:23:31,100 --> 07:23:31,420
smoke.

4232
07:23:31,980 --> 07:23:32,940
I've lived here forever.

4233
07:23:33,080 --> 07:23:36,160
I don't remember ever being smoky, and now it's smoky like ever summer.

4234
07:23:36,980 --> 07:23:41,600
I have long issues and migraines, and I find the summer is just more and more worrisome

4235
07:23:41,600 --> 07:23:44,020
and uncomfortable and something I'm scared of.

4236
07:23:44,020 --> 07:23:49,480
And long-term knowing that this is if we don't do anything that's just going to get worse.

4237
07:23:49,760 --> 07:23:54,860
I'm considering moving away or I don't know, and that I have made it to do that in the future.

4238
07:23:55,020 --> 07:23:56,340
And plenty of people don't.

4239
07:23:56,760 --> 07:24:02,220
For me, it's like a moderate quality of life effect whereas I can imagine people with less options

4240
07:24:02,220 --> 07:24:07,300
who have asthma or more serious lung conditions or health problems just having their lives

4241
07:24:07,300 --> 07:24:12,480
so heavily restricted or endangered and how horrible that is for people that live in the city.

4242
07:24:13,700 --> 07:24:17,140
The last big thing is transportation is also very important to me.

4243
07:24:17,460 --> 07:24:19,500
I rely on bike and public transport.

4244
07:24:19,920 --> 07:24:21,680
I can't afford a car like money in my generation.

4245
07:24:23,940 --> 07:24:27,200
The idea with limiting bikeways or getting rid of them is ridiculous.

4246
07:24:27,500 --> 07:24:34,340
I mean, to me, it's common sense to expand them because right now, even this public transportation exists today,

4247
07:24:34,860 --> 07:24:38,640
I can only travel so far and this city isn't even a whole city for me.

4248
07:24:39,320 --> 07:24:42,160
It's already severely limiting my ability to find a work.

4249
07:24:42,160 --> 07:24:44,300
And to be a part of my city in my community,

4250
07:24:46,360 --> 07:25:09,160
and yeah, so I'm asking the city to properly address these real practical concerns for Edmontonians, and on a more general global scale, I'm being my part here today to speak up for my little corner of the world to try and mitigate such a terrifying long-term global problem, it works, and it's the best that we can all do. Thank you for listening.

4251
07:25:09,160 --> 07:25:15,380
Thank you very much and let's see so we've got

4252
07:25:17,650 --> 07:25:19,610
wait I don't think I got

4253
07:25:22,560 --> 07:25:24,220
Melanie Hoffman in the mind.

4254
07:25:24,440 --> 07:25:25,920
Yeah, oh sorry Melanie Hoffman.

4255
07:25:32,680 --> 07:25:44,460
I am driving on my way right now but I'll take the opportunity to share my thoughts here so you didn't want me on the advisory committee anymore.

4256
07:25:44,460 --> 07:25:46,340
Still not over that.

4257
07:25:46,620 --> 07:25:47,980
A group of many of them here.

4258
07:25:48,860 --> 07:25:54,200
Seven years ago, when the City of Edmonton declared a climate emergency, I was working

4259
07:25:54,200 --> 07:26:01,260
on a climate solution, virtualization, for chemistry education, as a chemistry educator,

4260
07:26:01,560 --> 07:26:07,620
and become very clear, that it was responsible for us to ensure that our first Syrian

4261
07:26:07,620 --> 07:26:14,040
university students understood how chemistry helps us know that it's human activity that

4262
07:26:14,040 --> 07:26:25,260
causing a change in climate and that it's really bad, but that, you know, you can also like very nicely turn that around and say it's good that it's us because we could do something about that.

4263
07:26:26,260 --> 07:26:34,480
And was very proud to see the city of Edmonton declare climate emergency, the community energy transition strategy was underway already.

4264
07:26:34,480 --> 07:26:41,440
Good work has happened, and even with that plan that had timelines,

4265
07:26:49,250 --> 07:26:50,350
we have underperformed

4266
07:26:50,350 --> 07:26:56,070
and in the words of a fellow presenter back in 2019, when I first spoke at City Council,

4267
07:26:56,910 --> 07:27:02,130
when I first reluctantly became politically active because politicians are not doing enough

4268
07:27:02,130 --> 07:27:08,600
to listen to the clients and support being given by independent advisors.

4269
07:27:11,060 --> 07:27:16,400
When we slowly is still losing, and that is what we've been doing for the last seven years,

4270
07:27:16,600 --> 07:27:18,760
we have not reached the goals that have been set.

4271
07:27:18,940 --> 07:27:23,080
And now you're dealing with an administration that thinks it's appropriate to bring forward

4272
07:27:23,080 --> 07:27:28,180
priorities that are, have no funding attached to them, that have no timelines attached

4273
07:27:28,180 --> 07:27:29,180
to them.

4274
07:27:29,940 --> 07:27:31,620
What is going on?

4275
07:27:31,960 --> 07:27:36,340
Do you, does your administration have your back with the priorities that you have stated?

4276
07:27:36,340 --> 07:27:47,000
I think we were all very expected to have got elected to represent us in the last municipal election, but there are some big questions,

4277
07:27:57,660 --> 07:28:01,360
speaking to the fact that you've not heard of that, we're going to see this kind

4278
07:28:03,720 --> 07:28:17,000
of, I think we have a lot of reports that the city has commissioned in the past that showed that we know that we are increasingly, even if we take all of these actions in the upcoming

4279
07:28:20,420 --> 07:28:21,100
please,

4280
07:28:21,100 --> 07:28:21,240
If

4281
07:28:25,440 --> 07:28:26,340
you find my

4282
07:28:28,770 --> 07:28:34,890
devices back in touch with your administration, lobbyists will have lots of

4283
07:28:34,890 --> 07:28:37,130
time and money here we all are.

4284
07:28:37,390 --> 07:28:38,010
Thank you.

4285
07:28:38,330 --> 07:28:39,170
Thank you.

4286
07:28:39,550 --> 07:28:39,950
Thank you.

4287
07:28:40,210 --> 07:28:40,730
Thank you.

4288
07:28:41,430 --> 07:28:44,850
I'll just do a final check-in for Sabahah Nova.

4289
07:28:48,850 --> 07:28:49,050
Okay.

4290
07:28:49,430 --> 07:28:53,270
I think that's all of the speakers that we're here.

4291
07:28:53,530 --> 07:28:54,490
That was almost everyone.

4292
07:28:54,850 --> 07:28:57,170
There were only a few that weren't able to join it looks like.

4293
07:28:57,170 --> 07:29:01,630
Any questions for this panel before we go on to questions of administration not

4294
07:29:07,100 --> 07:29:08,940
seeing any so thank you

4295
07:29:08,940 --> 07:29:14,600
Well to this panel. I know it was a longer one, but in interest of trying to get this meeting get to a point of conclusion

4296
07:29:14,600 --> 07:29:22,230
It's it worked out well. Thank you everyone really appreciate your willingness to shorten timelines so that we can move on to questions of administration right now

4297
07:29:23,540 --> 07:29:25,840
Councillor Tang, did you want to

4298
07:29:25,840 --> 07:29:26,840
Serve with questions?

4299
07:29:26,840 --> 07:29:35,320
Sure. Yeah, thank you. I think just wanted to kind of speak to some of the comments raised by speakers around.

4300
07:29:35,760 --> 07:29:41,400
Concrete plan timelines. We have a number of action here. What is most priority?

4301
07:29:42,180 --> 07:29:45,980
You know, how do you come break that down? Can you just speak to that bit?

4302
07:29:48,760 --> 07:29:49,820
Sure, Councillor.

4303
07:29:51,380 --> 07:29:59,960
So what's in front of committee today is the 27 actions and they were prepared so that they were all actionable and virtually.

4304
07:30:00,000 --> 07:30:09,940
So what is in front of Council are ones that can move forward. We have the prerequisites in place to move forward if funding is in place.

4305
07:30:10,260 --> 07:30:24,380
And so any of those actions that do get invested in definitely do support and our objectives of meeting our climate goals in terms of adaptation and mitigation.

4306
07:30:24,380 --> 07:30:33,960
So everything within those actions is a viable short-term action that we have thoroughly tested to ensure it's adding value to reach our goals.

4307
07:30:35,380 --> 07:30:36,380
So all of it.

4308
07:30:37,000 --> 07:30:42,460
All of it, but knowing that all of it might be really challenging to support.

4309
07:30:42,760 --> 07:30:51,060
And that's what most communities around the world are challenged with is how can we support the full extent of knowing what needs to be done.

4310
07:30:51,060 --> 07:30:55,360
But even a few moves us in the right direction.

4311
07:30:55,600 --> 07:30:59,100
So we're not suggesting everything would be fantastic,

4312
07:30:59,960 --> 07:31:00,960
but being pragmatic.

4313
07:31:01,520 --> 07:31:03,200
Well, via Top 5, for example.

4314
07:31:03,480 --> 07:31:07,640
And for some of these knowing how long implementation

4315
07:31:07,640 --> 07:31:13,800
can be through all of them for all four years

4316
07:31:13,800 --> 07:31:16,700
of during the budget cycle, for example,

4317
07:31:18,780 --> 07:31:19,820
what's your Top 5?

4318
07:31:19,820 --> 07:31:23,740
and what can be done in your one, for example?

4319
07:31:25,460 --> 07:31:30,640
So, I'll maybe look to the team here in a minute, but thinking about where do our most of our missions come?

4320
07:31:30,660 --> 07:31:32,780
For thinking about mitigation.

4321
07:31:33,660 --> 07:31:39,820
It's around land use, buildings, how are cities developed and how our buildings are fueled and efficiency.

4322
07:31:40,900 --> 07:31:43,440
And then, as well, how a maintenance move around the community.

4323
07:31:44,380 --> 07:31:47,340
Those are nearly 70% of our community emissions.

4324
07:31:47,340 --> 07:31:49,540
is around land use buildings and transportation.

4325
07:31:49,820 --> 07:31:52,480
So anything that targets those are really important.

4326
07:31:54,660 --> 07:31:57,220
I know someone I call these have questions about timelines,

4327
07:31:57,520 --> 07:32:00,380
so I'll let them get to that as well.

4328
07:32:04,220 --> 07:32:07,180
I think I have 30 seconds.

4329
07:32:07,380 --> 07:32:10,840
But I think where my head is at too is all

4330
07:32:10,840 --> 07:32:11,920
of this really important.

4331
07:32:12,140 --> 07:32:14,240
City can't accomplish it all, right?

4332
07:32:14,240 --> 07:32:18,860
And as you say, for example, I will love to know

4333
07:32:18,860 --> 07:32:25,420
which, which one of these will be most prone and most ready and ripe for

4334
07:32:26,900 --> 07:32:30,880
partnership investment, you know, what is most ready for federal opportunity

4335
07:32:31,600 --> 07:32:37,840
what is most ready for private sector, you know, there's some, anyways, I'm done, okay.

4336
07:32:37,900 --> 07:32:46,130
Thank you. I'll do two things first. I'm just going to do a motion to extend to 530. We don't need

4337
07:32:46,130 --> 07:32:49,930
to go to 530 to be very clear, but I will make the motion to extend to 530.

4338
07:32:51,250 --> 07:32:52,830
Any questions on that?

4339
07:32:56,410 --> 07:32:56,870
Seeing none.

4340
07:32:57,110 --> 07:32:57,950
Anyone want to speak?

4341
07:33:00,700 --> 07:33:01,920
Seeing none, please vote.

4342
07:33:03,720 --> 07:33:04,580
Emma, yes?

4343
07:33:04,920 --> 07:33:06,160
Thank you, Councillor Farmer.

4344
07:33:10,980 --> 07:33:12,660
Councillor Elliot, I'm just checking if you're with us.

4345
07:33:18,600 --> 07:33:19,160
Possibly not.

4346
07:33:19,280 --> 07:33:19,980
We may just mark him up.

4347
07:33:20,020 --> 07:33:20,820
Okay, that's fine.

4348
07:33:20,980 --> 07:33:21,060
No problem.

4349
07:33:21,060 --> 07:33:21,560
We have a vote.

4350
07:33:21,660 --> 07:33:22,220
Thank you, please.

4351
07:33:22,400 --> 07:33:23,120
This is by the vote.

4352
07:33:24,580 --> 07:33:26,380
That is carried forward as zero.

4353
07:33:27,360 --> 07:33:29,820
Also, I'll move the recommendation in the report

4354
07:33:29,820 --> 07:33:34,060
noting that I, or did you see one? Okay, so I'll move the recommendation and the report,

4355
07:33:34,220 --> 07:33:38,200
noting there will be many subsequent, because this recommendation has to go to council,

4356
07:33:38,340 --> 07:33:44,300
everything else can be moved by committee. So, I'll just move this first, which is as

4357
07:33:44,300 --> 07:33:48,180
right in here, that it's 2027 update, climate implementation priorities, instead of the attachment,

4358
07:33:48,200 --> 07:33:53,200
one of the report, be adopted as updates to the city's climate change adaptation plan and

4359
07:33:53,200 --> 07:33:59,720
change mitigation plan. Very quick introduction. There's a lot more to come in the

4360
07:33:59,720 --> 07:34:04,200
subsequent, so I don't want to spend as much time for me on this. I mean, it's

4361
07:34:04,200 --> 07:34:09,980
important to adopt these. Cats go to council and again, just flagging that this

4362
07:34:09,980 --> 07:34:15,160
committee can't recommend or can't fund all of those actions. That would have to

4363
07:34:15,160 --> 07:34:18,760
come to council and there will be something in the subsequent about creating

4364
07:34:18,760 --> 07:34:22,920
service packages for council's consideration as well as a few different ideas around

4365
07:34:22,920 --> 07:34:27,420
we might find it. So just so folks who are listening in because I know we still have a lot of folks who

4366
07:34:27,420 --> 07:34:31,960
joined us about that. So I'll turn it over to Council Salvedo for questions and I might have some

4367
07:34:31,960 --> 07:34:37,140
after that. Go ahead. Great. Thank you. And thanks so much for all the work that went into this.

4368
07:34:38,600 --> 07:34:43,080
My questions are primarily going to build on some of the things that I was asking of our speakers around

4369
07:34:44,400 --> 07:34:46,260
implementation plan, timelines,

4370
07:34:48,960 --> 07:34:51,480
and yeah, where to, from here, obviously there's

4371
07:34:52,120 --> 07:34:56,620
a budget component and looking forward to the subsequent that sounds like it's

4372
07:34:56,620 --> 07:35:02,340
coming related to that, but I think it's really, yeah, just really critical that

4373
07:35:02,340 --> 07:35:09,320
there's a through line so that we can see the schedule, the metrics, the associated

4374
07:35:09,320 --> 07:35:11,360
outcomes with each of the action items themselves.

4375
07:35:11,360 --> 07:35:14,200
So you're looking for some commentary on that piece?

4376
07:35:17,780 --> 07:35:18,480
Yeah, sure.

4377
07:35:20,240 --> 07:35:24,080
So once we understand, once administration understands

4378
07:35:24,860 --> 07:35:30,000
what Council is funding later in the budget deliberations,

4379
07:35:30,740 --> 07:35:35,300
we'll then be able to assign implementation plans

4380
07:35:35,300 --> 07:35:39,740
and work through how do we action the actions that have been funded?

4381
07:35:40,760 --> 07:35:42,320
And then there's regular reporting.

4382
07:35:42,320 --> 07:35:47,380
So there's annual financial reporting of our climate budget and progress.

4383
07:35:48,580 --> 07:35:55,660
There is also a publicly posted action status of all of the actions from the strategies,

4384
07:35:55,820 --> 07:35:59,220
but these would be part of that on our website.

4385
07:36:01,140 --> 07:36:06,560
And in any other opportunities we've got throughout the year to talk to Council and committee about progress.

4386
07:36:06,560 --> 07:36:07,540
Okay

4387
07:36:10,670 --> 07:36:17,130
that's helpful to understand yeah I do wonder like I lean towards sort of

4388
07:36:17,130 --> 07:36:21,350
explicitly providing that direction just to make sure that we get that back

4389
07:36:21,350 --> 07:36:26,050
relatively soon after budget is administration open to that. Yeah that could

4390
07:36:26,050 --> 07:36:31,050
be very helpful for us to to make sure there's clarity of expectation and what

4391
07:36:31,050 --> 07:36:35,630
we're all collectively looking to achieve. So yes that would be welcome. Okay great

4392
07:36:38,270 --> 07:36:43,970
I think I might wait until there's something else on the floor to ask some more detailed questions,

4393
07:36:44,390 --> 07:36:49,910
but that's great for now. Thanks. Sure, thank you. Just a few for me on this on this item,

4394
07:36:50,110 --> 07:36:51,310
and then there might be some on the subsequent.

4395
07:36:53,370 --> 07:36:55,630
So I think I want to ask just about it,

4396
07:36:55,630 --> 07:37:00,350
and I think Councillor Ting was asking about some of this already. There are a number of items in here that

4397
07:37:00,350 --> 07:37:06,290
curious if Ep Corps and or are utility can take the lead on and and one

4398
07:37:06,290 --> 07:37:10,390
it's get a sense of do you do you see opportunities for that even though

4399
07:37:10,390 --> 07:37:13,130
it might not be the initial thought process on it

4400
07:37:15,850 --> 07:37:17,910
yeah there's many of the

4401
07:37:17,910 --> 07:37:22,550
actions and and we heard from speakers that that the actions don't necessarily

4402
07:37:22,550 --> 07:37:27,150
have a delivery who is delivering on these that was purposeful because there's

4403
07:37:27,150 --> 07:37:29,830
a number of different paths for the actions and

4404
07:37:30,940 --> 07:37:46,300
Folks like Epcorp, organizations like Epcorp, absolutely can be part of these actions, and we have been exploring and we'll continue to explore how we can further leverage those opportunities, where there is alignment.

4405
07:37:46,520 --> 07:37:52,120
And we regularly work with Epcorp to ensure there's alignment between their actions and what we're trying to achieve.

4406
07:37:52,120 --> 07:37:53,640
because there's a case to be made.

4407
07:37:53,780 --> 07:37:57,300
I mean, we did this, I mean, obviously the flood mitigation programs a little, this was, but,

4408
07:37:57,300 --> 07:38:02,040
you know, that is a large program that's ultimately funded through the utility, and that's

4409
07:38:02,040 --> 07:38:03,460
the way we are able to fund that.

4410
07:38:04,020 --> 07:38:10,620
So, assuming these actually align with a utilities body of work, that could be a place where

4411
07:38:10,620 --> 07:38:15,500
we could fund some of these because we, I don't know, I don't see a path for all of the

4412
07:38:15,500 --> 07:38:18,880
200 at the moment, but this is a way to potentially do that.

4413
07:38:21,560 --> 07:38:36,240
I think so noting that I'm just going to tackle right now we also and again there's a few packages that already have had motions past the transit improvements

4414
07:38:36,240 --> 07:38:40,580
the wildlife urban interface actor transportation separate coming soon

4415
07:38:40,580 --> 07:38:41,380
maybe

4416
07:38:42,220 --> 07:38:42,800
depending

4417
07:38:43,540 --> 07:38:49,640
but that would be on those are the three that you have direction or soon to be direction on correct

4418
07:38:50,740 --> 07:38:53,220
did you list the wildfire as well

4419
07:38:53,220 --> 07:38:55,020
do i say wildfire oh

4420
07:38:55,020 --> 07:39:00,460
i left that one also there is a number three or four that we've got direction on already

4421
07:39:00,460 --> 07:39:04,380
they will show up as on as service packages for council to consider

4422
07:39:04,380 --> 07:39:10,100
I thought I said well, but yes, that is one, that's I've already identified that one, yes, good, so that one we don't need to worry about.

4423
07:39:14,740 --> 07:39:18,720
And, you know, do we have any examples? I'm not going to have enough time, can I?

4424
07:39:20,760 --> 07:39:31,940
Just on the dollar figures, if I were to look at table 3-1 in attachment 3, maybe I'm not just understanding how to add these up.

4425
07:39:31,940 --> 07:39:39,500
But, if I were to add up all the plus and the double plus items, they come up to be around 26 million.

4426
07:39:40,520 --> 07:39:48,040
So, I'm just, can you explain that portion about how to, how is a 123 million is built into profiles and packages for budget already?

4427
07:39:49,960 --> 07:40:00,040
Yeah, I'll give a try at it. So there's the two symbols. There's the plus, which indicates that that item has partial existing funding on it, but not full funding.

4428
07:40:00,040 --> 07:40:03,440
So only a portion of that amount. Sure. Yeah.

4429
07:40:03,440 --> 07:40:07,820
Be funded and then the plus plus is fully funded. Yeah. So even taking that to account.

4430
07:40:08,860 --> 07:40:11,040
It's still 26 million, not 123 million.

4431
07:40:11,920 --> 07:40:13,260
Is one is one crazy.

4432
07:40:13,460 --> 07:40:19,040
The 123 million. So what we didn't identify in that table were the.

4433
07:40:20,120 --> 07:40:24,100
The actions where we are projecting to potentially have unfunded.

4434
07:40:24,920 --> 07:40:30,020
Or prioritized unfunded packages. This is just the existing funding that I'm already.

4435
07:40:30,020 --> 07:40:31,340
That's going to be 500.

4436
07:40:32,360 --> 07:40:33,260
That's the 5 million.

4437
07:40:33,320 --> 07:40:33,620
Gotcha.

4438
07:40:34,000 --> 07:40:34,920
Okay, so it's not 26.

4439
07:40:35,500 --> 07:40:35,820
It's 5.

4440
07:40:39,140 --> 07:40:42,420
And so the rest are the ones that administration's going to be bringing forward.

4441
07:40:42,700 --> 07:40:48,020
And then we still have an outstanding of 129 that you require some sort of motion to direct that.

4442
07:40:48,820 --> 07:40:49,740
That would be correct.

4443
07:40:51,600 --> 07:40:56,000
I just had a just to clarify for me one of which.

4444
07:40:58,560 --> 07:41:01,060
For example, Action 7,

4445
07:41:03,600 --> 07:41:05,580
for expanding the Attitude Transportation Network.

4446
07:41:08,040 --> 07:41:12,220
This is part of the 129, correct?

4447
07:41:13,520 --> 07:41:15,740
That's not correct.

4448
07:41:20,560 --> 07:41:25,800
Because I'm thinking about the overlap with the mobility network assessment discussion

4449
07:41:25,800 --> 07:41:27,120
we had a few months ago.

4450
07:41:27,120 --> 07:41:37,080
We were able to talk about the four composite profiles, one of which was the Attage Transportation profile and coming out of that entire discussion.

4451
07:41:38,760 --> 07:41:44,980
We understood that no motion was required because all four of those is going to be brought forward by administration.

4452
07:41:46,640 --> 07:41:48,120
And I'm just wondering, is this the same one?

4453
07:41:49,140 --> 07:41:55,400
And if that one is going to be coming forward, why is this one in this report not going to be brought forward?

4454
07:41:55,600 --> 07:41:56,300
Do I mean?

4455
07:41:56,300 --> 07:42:02,620
Yeah, I think so. Okay. And just acknowledging that this is a bit of a confusing time to talk about this.

4456
07:42:02,720 --> 07:42:09,440
It is an eve of budget, but yes, I do believe that that 30 million in action seven is that same.

4457
07:42:09,440 --> 07:42:13,880
Is the same one as package that was requested to be brought forward earlier this year?

4458
07:42:14,140 --> 07:42:16,320
So then this one should be falling to that 123 bucket.

4459
07:42:16,540 --> 07:42:19,100
I believe you're right. Okay. Great. Thank you.

4460
07:42:19,240 --> 07:42:20,200
Thank you, Councillor Salvador.

4461
07:42:21,100 --> 07:42:23,560
Yeah, thanks. I guess I will ask questions now and I won't wait.

4462
07:42:23,560 --> 07:42:30,680
Um, I had the same question, so in that, in that 30, that was part of the mobility network assessment.

4463
07:42:31,460 --> 07:42:38,560
Can I just have a reminder that my, my understanding was that that was limited to closing missing links.

4464
07:42:39,240 --> 07:42:48,120
Um, I think potentially upgrading substandard routes, but there wasn't a ton of expansion of our, of our actor transit network that was included in that.

4465
07:42:48,500 --> 07:42:49,680
Is that correct?

4466
07:42:50,200 --> 07:42:51,340
That is correct.

4467
07:42:51,640 --> 07:42:52,640
Both are correct.

4468
07:42:52,640 --> 07:43:07,160
Okay, so that 30 mil is around existing network and sort of adding improvements, but if there was a desire to actually continue with the expansion of our network would there need to be additional direction.

4469
07:43:08,320 --> 07:43:15,680
Yeah, so it does include the gaps and the improvements, it does have some expansion elements

4470
07:43:15,680 --> 07:43:21,300
to connect to some of those gaps that would connect to perhaps a renewal project, so it

4471
07:43:21,300 --> 07:43:27,440
would be a rather large expansion, but if we're looking at the same magnitude of expansion

4472
07:43:27,440 --> 07:43:32,400
that we currently are working on, finishing that program, that is not this.

4473
07:43:33,060 --> 07:43:34,300
Okay, gosh, so those are separate.

4474
07:43:34,760 --> 07:43:40,300
That's good clarity. I have a question about the Clean Energy Improvement Program as well.

4475
07:43:42,620 --> 07:43:49,760
Where are we at with the full-scale roll-out of the Clean Energy Improvement Program we heard from speakers.

4476
07:43:50,640 --> 07:43:56,700
If I heard correctly, a little bit of concern around weight lists, can I get an update on that?

4477
07:44:00,640 --> 07:44:04,560
is livia, director livia belong to online?

4478
07:44:05,200 --> 07:44:05,760
I'm here.

4479
07:44:07,880 --> 07:44:12,300
We have launched the Clean Energy Improvement Program, the Permanent Program.

4480
07:44:13,060 --> 07:44:16,220
Our uptake has been great.

4481
07:44:17,400 --> 07:44:21,080
So much so that we are going to need,

4482
07:44:21,280 --> 07:44:23,640
need to be coming to the council next year,

4483
07:44:23,760 --> 07:44:26,320
with a Bala to amend the Permanent

4484
07:44:26,320 --> 07:44:29,940
see a program by a lot to increase the 20 million maximum.

4485
07:44:31,200 --> 07:44:33,320
And so currently we do have a waiting list.

4486
07:44:33,580 --> 07:44:35,980
Part of the waiting list as well as Alberta municipalities,

4487
07:44:36,600 --> 07:44:40,400
who's our main delivery agent for this,

4488
07:44:40,640 --> 07:44:44,020
has a lot of applications in the system right now and so we're delayed.

4489
07:44:45,380 --> 07:44:47,140
Okay, but that work is continuing.

4490
07:44:47,940 --> 07:44:50,340
There's no need to provide additional direction right now.

4491
07:44:50,360 --> 07:44:54,880
That's going to come back to Council for us to ensure that the capacity is there for people to keep

4492
07:44:54,880 --> 07:44:56,660
in to and for that program to keep growing.

4493
07:44:57,460 --> 07:44:57,860
That's correct.

4494
07:44:58,020 --> 07:44:59,700
We consider it more of a foundational program.

4495
07:45:00,000 --> 07:45:25,020
Okay, good to hear. I may come back. I'll plant the question right now, just around continued focus on growing in and up and all the good work that we've been doing around densification, transferring to development, just looking for where that fits in and how we can continue the momentum that we have started down that path.

4496
07:45:25,020 --> 07:45:27,660
Thank you, and where does that fit in?

4497
07:45:31,580 --> 07:45:31,640
Absolutely.

4498
07:45:32,000 --> 07:45:38,360
We try to cover a little bit in the presentation in terms of the priorities in front of

4499
07:45:38,360 --> 07:45:43,200
committee that was here today where things that were undone still.

4500
07:45:43,760 --> 07:45:48,480
And in terms of the land use regulations, making sure the city plan was in place, making

4501
07:45:48,480 --> 07:45:54,600
sure the zoning bylaw was redone to facilitate that vision, revising standards, creating

4502
07:45:54,600 --> 07:46:00,640
district plans, removing old statutory area redevelopment plans. All of that work was completed

4503
07:46:00,640 --> 07:46:04,120
and we're starting to see the fruit of that land use component of the strategy.

4504
07:46:04,640 --> 07:46:09,140
Great. Thank you. Do we have any examples in the past cycle budget cycle of climate

4505
07:46:09,140 --> 07:46:13,980
upgrades who you've made and the operational costs savings that we've had or cost avoidance?

4506
07:46:14,060 --> 07:46:17,420
I know that was a harder question to ask a while ago. I think Councillor Stevens asked

4507
07:46:17,420 --> 07:46:19,520
that a long time ago. Do we have that now?

4508
07:46:20,580 --> 07:46:27,540
I could share a few examples, so there's, I would say, two types of kind of cost savings

4509
07:46:27,540 --> 07:46:29,540
that we've been seeing over the last budget cycle.

4510
07:46:30,020 --> 07:46:37,500
So one we received grant from InterCAN, which allowed us to go in and upgrade or tinker

4511
07:46:37,500 --> 07:46:39,600
with sort of our building energy systems.

4512
07:46:40,020 --> 07:46:42,580
And so we were able to pilot 10 city facilities.

4513
07:46:42,680 --> 07:46:44,560
So this isn't going in and adding insulation.

4514
07:46:44,620 --> 07:46:46,180
This isn't going in, adding new equipment.

4515
07:46:46,180 --> 07:46:50,400
This is just adjusting the settings in our energy systems.

4516
07:46:51,160 --> 07:46:53,720
And through that pilot, we saw a $310,000

4517
07:46:53,720 --> 07:46:56,560
in annual savings in our energy bills.

4518
07:46:57,000 --> 07:46:59,320
And then there's been some on the other side.

4519
07:46:59,340 --> 07:47:04,480
So that's sort of one bucket of easier type of improvements.

4520
07:47:05,080 --> 07:47:06,620
And then there's the harder ones.

4521
07:47:06,620 --> 07:47:09,360
So this is going in and actually upgrading infrastructure

4522
07:47:10,020 --> 07:47:11,140
within those buildings.

4523
07:47:12,080 --> 07:47:14,980
And there's a few facilities that we've seen

4524
07:47:14,980 --> 07:47:23,460
like the moot heart conservatory that renovation saved about $40,000, $43,000 annually in

4525
07:47:23,460 --> 07:47:32,840
energy, the ACT Recreation Center has a smaller energy footprint but almost $20,000 in savings,

4526
07:47:33,460 --> 07:47:39,700
the Mitchell Transit Garage, between those physical changes and those energy savings is about

4527
07:47:40,980 --> 07:47:50,840
So we're starting to capture that data that we maybe didn't have before and because we can base that off previous historical amounts for your pain versus what we're paying out, which is last so we can start to see that.

4528
07:47:53,180 --> 07:47:59,240
I think I have a hundred questions, but I am going to stop to get moving to the next thing that Councillor Tank.

4529
07:47:59,360 --> 07:48:04,420
No, no, go ahead. That's all right. I'm going to stop myself, but you can keep asking questions at the end of the time.

4530
07:48:04,420 --> 07:48:05,300
That's whenever.

4531
07:48:05,900 --> 07:48:08,300
I think you go ahead and ask questions and we'll do this one.

4532
07:48:08,540 --> 07:48:12,220
Can you answer my earlier question to surround like out of all these actions, which ones

4533
07:48:12,220 --> 07:48:18,340
are most ripe for those kind of our most investment ready to address those external sources?

4534
07:48:19,880 --> 07:48:24,520
So when we look at, I'll answer and then I'll pass the team for other examples, but probably

4535
07:48:25,080 --> 07:48:30,440
the most recent is the Government of Canada announced a new program, Canada Green or

4536
07:48:30,440 --> 07:48:36,020
programs, the province has signed on to it as well and the city has been invited to participate.

4537
07:48:36,780 --> 07:48:41,720
So that is millions of dollars potentially from funds outside of the community that we will

4538
07:48:41,720 --> 07:48:48,000
be able to access and that's in relation to action three building use and more specifically there's

4539
07:48:48,000 --> 07:48:53,140
a bullet point in that action talking about those in energy poverty so making sure that we're not

4540
07:48:53,140 --> 07:49:00,320
leaving anybody behind in the transition and so that's a most recent example and I'll maybe ask

4541
07:49:00,320 --> 07:49:01,960
team if there's any others.

4542
07:49:03,540 --> 07:49:10,400
We're seeing definitely this is a dynamic space that has lots of announcements in it and

4543
07:49:10,400 --> 07:49:15,900
there is not too long ago a federal announcement for the 51 billion dollars for the build

4544
07:49:15,900 --> 07:49:22,720
community strong fund that also included a six billion dollar stream for FCM by their

4545
07:49:22,720 --> 07:49:28,320
green municipal fund for climate adaptation and clean energy projects.

4546
07:49:28,320 --> 07:49:35,360
but broadly in these 27 actions we were really trying to identify different pathways for partnership

4547
07:49:35,360 --> 07:49:42,980
and all those actions so that you'll see actions like having private sector funding to

4548
07:49:42,980 --> 07:49:48,300
install EV charters on city property, same with solar, we're also seeing that there's partners,

4549
07:49:48,960 --> 07:49:55,740
some have shown up today who are willing to deliver like community programming or convert their

4550
07:49:55,740 --> 07:49:59,660
facilities to support sort of that really resilience hub.

4551
07:50:00,080 --> 07:50:00,480
Yeah, space.

4552
07:50:00,860 --> 07:50:03,040
And I'm also thinking even district energy, for example.

4553
07:50:03,300 --> 07:50:04,520
Yeah, there are some opportunities there.

4554
07:50:05,060 --> 07:50:10,640
So for me, like those are, like, potentially priorities,

4555
07:50:10,840 --> 07:50:13,220
if there are those opportunities ready, right?

4556
07:50:15,180 --> 07:50:23,620
Just on that point, with a group like EcoTrust, this is something we've always invested

4557
07:50:23,620 --> 07:50:29,760
for many years and for each dollar investor we get a return of six or nine or twelve. Sometimes

4558
07:50:30,600 --> 07:50:36,720
I was I was actually curious like it doesn't actually show up in the implement in this in this report.

4559
07:50:36,880 --> 07:50:46,480
For example, how do we capture those kinds of I guess achievements or or a track record or is it just

4560
07:50:46,480 --> 07:50:53,620
for something separate? So in terms of of looking backwards at the progress that we've made and

4561
07:50:53,620 --> 07:50:55,580
of the dollars we've been able to leverage.

4562
07:50:57,600 --> 07:51:01,380
Yeah, that's a really good point. We do record and try

4563
07:51:01,380 --> 07:51:07,020
to celebrate all of those. Yeah, I think I bring that up just because, you know, if there's a

4564
07:51:07,020 --> 07:51:14,100
good thing that's working, how do we do more of that? And does that kind of capture in one of these

4565
07:51:14,100 --> 07:51:19,500
actions that we can kind of further build on? So just I feel like when you'll workshop on this

4566
07:51:19,500 --> 07:51:24,800
implementation report to kind of really dive into so many of these things.

4567
07:51:25,020 --> 07:51:25,800
It's all set there.

4568
07:51:26,180 --> 07:51:27,060
Thank you.

4569
07:51:27,760 --> 07:51:30,940
Those are all the questions for this, noting that we're about to have a couple

4570
07:51:30,940 --> 07:51:32,080
of different subsequent motions.

4571
07:51:32,260 --> 07:51:35,500
Anyone wishing to speak to this specific motion?

4572
07:51:37,900 --> 07:51:38,660
I'm going to speak to you, everyone.

4573
07:51:39,040 --> 07:51:39,460
Councillor Tain.

4574
07:51:40,640 --> 07:51:41,240
I'll speak to you all.

4575
07:51:41,340 --> 07:51:45,200
I'll speak very quickly as I close to say, as we've heard from many of the speakers,

4576
07:51:45,440 --> 07:51:47,480
if we just approve this motion, it wouldn't be enough.

4577
07:51:48,080 --> 07:51:50,340
That would simply just be a proving words on a piece of paper,

4578
07:51:50,340 --> 07:51:53,280
So it's actually not good enough we need the other motions that are coming up.

4579
07:51:53,900 --> 07:51:58,100
So I'll support this, but noting that this alone, it's really great work,

4580
07:51:58,100 --> 07:52:00,920
but I just need to say, I think as many speakers said,

4581
07:52:01,040 --> 07:52:04,440
if all we did is to prove this, this doesn't actually get us where we need to go as a city,

4582
07:52:04,800 --> 07:52:07,720
we need to do the additional steps after so, please vote.

4583
07:52:12,300 --> 07:52:14,840
I mean, yes, thank you Councillor Palmer.

4584
07:52:17,200 --> 07:52:19,060
Councillor Elliott, I'm just checking if we're back online.

4585
07:52:25,360 --> 07:52:26,960
Yes, I mean, yes, as well.

4586
07:52:27,260 --> 07:52:27,620
Thank you.

4587
07:52:27,640 --> 07:52:27,940
Thank you.

4588
07:52:28,020 --> 07:52:28,480
We have a vote.

4589
07:52:28,740 --> 07:52:29,200
Thank you.

4590
07:52:29,200 --> 07:52:29,960
Please just wait a little.

4591
07:52:31,900 --> 07:52:39,460
That is carried five to zero. Okay. All make a subsequent motion. It's a long one.

4592
07:52:41,740 --> 07:52:52,460
Four parts. The administration, number one, the administration advanced the implementation of the actions requiring no additional funding, as identified in attachment three of the September 2nd, 2021 report.

4593
07:52:53,280 --> 07:53:00,720
Number two, the administration prepared unfunded capital profiles are unfunded service packages for each of the following actions as identified in the report.

4594
07:53:00,720 --> 07:53:05,340
Climate implementation priorities, and not going to read each one, and I'll just read the numbers.

4595
07:53:05,680 --> 07:53:08,420
A, action 3, B, action 9, C, action 10,

4596
07:53:08,560 --> 07:53:13,100
D, action 11, E, action 13, F, action 15, G, action 16,

4597
07:53:13,780 --> 07:53:17,500
H, action 20, the actions are written in full on the screen there.

4598
07:53:18,620 --> 07:53:21,900
That's the due date for budget deliberations later this year.

4599
07:53:22,380 --> 07:53:29,580
Number three, that administration provide a report outlining options for establishing a dedicated revolving

4600
07:53:29,580 --> 07:53:35,160
climate fun to capture and accumulate financial savings and revenues generated through climate-related

4601
07:53:35,160 --> 07:53:39,860
initiatives and reinvest those funds into implementing the city's climate action plans.

4602
07:53:40,080 --> 07:53:44,940
That's a due date of 2nd quarter of 2027 and then finally that administration provider report

4603
07:53:44,940 --> 07:53:49,580
with an implementation plan for all actions listed in the climate implementation priorities

4604
07:53:49,580 --> 07:53:54,200
included but not limited to timelines, schedules, measurements, and expected outcomes.

4605
07:53:54,200 --> 07:54:01,360
Also do date second quarter 2027. I'll do a quick intro. I'll do a quick I'll do an introduction

4606
07:54:02,700 --> 07:54:09,600
So a point one should be fairly self-explanatory. We do have some no cost options some options that we can capture within that

4607
07:54:10,020 --> 07:54:13,320
That and we need to just move on those. There's no reason not to advance those

4608
07:54:14,160 --> 07:54:16,720
That's again a just a quick quick win

4609
07:54:17,660 --> 07:54:23,980
point two is a number of items that we would I would like more information on and the

4610
07:54:23,980 --> 07:54:30,640
details to help inform a possible funding decision. And even at a minimum, if this is a plan

4611
07:54:30,640 --> 07:54:37,120
to do this over the entirety of the budget, it's things to get them ready. Because if new federal

4612
07:54:37,120 --> 07:54:41,240
programs come available tomorrow, these are things that I think we would want to make sure

4613
07:54:41,240 --> 07:54:47,880
ready and ready to go. There's a few other actions that I think are ones that we can do in partnership

4614
07:54:47,880 --> 07:54:53,940
with our utility and we can work on those separate from this. But these are the ones that I

4615
07:54:53,940 --> 07:54:57,940
we need to get that work done to have in front of us right away.

4616
07:54:59,260 --> 07:55:02,040
The point three is I won't take any credit for this.

4617
07:55:02,080 --> 07:55:03,920
I think this is actually something Councillor Stevens

4618
07:55:03,920 --> 07:55:09,300
and had been asking for over the years about this idea of where we are capturing savings.

4619
07:55:10,240 --> 07:55:12,880
Can we take those savings, those measurable savings,

4620
07:55:13,000 --> 07:55:15,820
and put them back into the things that we need to do?

4621
07:55:16,660 --> 07:55:18,500
It might not be giant dollar amounts,

4622
07:55:18,700 --> 07:55:23,120
but every bit helps if we're trying to figure out how to pay for these actions

4623
07:55:23,120 --> 07:55:25,860
that we here are so clearly needed.

4624
07:55:26,740 --> 07:55:31,120
The final piece, and I'll again, this is just me lumping in Councillor Salvador's writing,

4625
07:55:31,340 --> 07:55:35,840
so Councillor Salvador wrote this motion, that point of the motion in point four, around

4626
07:55:35,840 --> 07:55:40,160
the implementation plan, so it just made more sense to put it all together, it's something

4627
07:55:40,160 --> 07:55:44,580
that had been asked about from gosh almost every speaker I think we heard today of having

4628
07:55:44,580 --> 07:55:49,760
a clear implementation plan being able to report back on that, so that is also captured

4629
07:55:49,760 --> 07:55:51,520
in this motion here as well.

4630
07:55:51,520 --> 07:55:59,420
So it's a long four-part motion, but very necessary to continue the work and actually show

4631
07:55:59,420 --> 07:56:03,620
the action needed and set us up for our budget conversation.

4632
07:56:04,520 --> 07:56:08,140
So happy to take questions or you can of course ask questions on the administration right

4633
07:56:08,140 --> 07:56:09,180
now.

4634
07:56:10,300 --> 07:56:11,620
There is Councillor Tain?

4635
07:56:11,760 --> 07:56:12,600
Just a quick one.

4636
07:56:12,860 --> 07:56:15,920
So the part two, there's all these actions.

4637
07:56:15,980 --> 07:56:20,480
Can you just clarify, I don't know, maybe a administration, which of these is operating,

4638
07:56:20,480 --> 07:56:21,880
which is capital.

4639
07:56:29,240 --> 07:56:31,780
Councilor Tang, we might have to take that away when we develop this

4640
07:56:31,780 --> 07:56:35,860
local packages between operating capital. Yeah, there's a lot to dive into. Okay, thank you.

4641
07:56:36,040 --> 07:56:42,880
Thank you, Councillor Saladar. Yeah, thank you. So just to make sure I sort of understand,

4642
07:56:43,140 --> 07:56:49,080
understand everything. The things that are included in part two will be coming to budget,

4643
07:56:49,080 --> 07:56:59,120
it, debated at that time, and then a decent chunk of the actions require no additional

4644
07:56:59,120 --> 07:57:04,680
funding at this point, and can just be advanced right away, right? So that's what I'm

4645
07:57:04,680 --> 07:57:09,660
understanding. Correct? Like, on the full 27. Correct. Okay, so it's not like you would

4646
07:57:09,660 --> 07:57:12,840
need additional direction to do that, which is why it's not explicitly included in the

4647
07:57:12,840 --> 07:57:18,260
motion, but that long list is already happening. Correct. And just for clarity, the service

4648
07:57:18,260 --> 07:57:22,280
packages that committee and council have already previous this previously

4649
07:57:22,280 --> 07:57:25,620
this year are not here. Those will in addition show up as well.

4650
07:57:25,780 --> 07:57:29,560
Gotcha. Okay. So the wildfire piece bus rapid transit and then the

4651
07:57:29,560 --> 07:57:33,040
active transportation are already accounted for which is why they're not

4652
07:57:33,040 --> 07:57:36,360
listed here. Correct. And there's a few more reports coming to committee

4653
07:57:36,360 --> 07:57:39,780
before budget that have the potential that the committee may ask for

4654
07:57:39,780 --> 07:57:43,640
something as well. Okay. So, and then there's the additional category of

4655
07:57:43,640 --> 07:57:51,060
potential partnerships, right, and so for the partnerships where, where would those

4656
07:57:51,060 --> 07:57:54,280
conversations kind of loop back to counts? I wouldn't want to lose the threads on those.

4657
07:57:54,340 --> 07:57:57,740
I think those are really important ones. Any thoughts around that piece?

4658
07:57:58,140 --> 07:58:03,520
Yeah, and maybe a question for me. So my hope is anything not listed, which is, I think,

4659
07:58:03,680 --> 07:58:09,140
one, two, three, four, five, or so that are captured that would be partners that administration

4660
07:58:09,140 --> 07:58:14,900
is part of that Q2 report could come with that? I don't know if they want absolute clarity and making sure

4661
07:58:14,900 --> 07:58:16,720
that's captured, but that would be my expectation.

4662
07:58:17,640 --> 07:58:18,180
And maybe just human?

4663
07:58:18,440 --> 07:58:23,960
Yeah, we wouldn't require that clarity. I think that's a really good thing that we would look to report on.

4664
07:58:24,020 --> 07:58:33,460
Okay, great. So when we get that in Q2, 2027, all items would be accounted for in that implementation plan,

4665
07:58:33,600 --> 07:58:34,500
that are listed in the 27.

4666
07:58:34,500 --> 07:58:39,360
correct and and that report would talk about then the mechanism of the who who is

4667
07:58:39,360 --> 07:58:47,300
able to okay so that delivery component of it okay good um I think that that

4668
07:58:47,300 --> 07:58:55,540
clear stuff thanks uh thank you I know Council Palmer out just wishes to speak to it

4669
07:58:55,540 --> 07:59:01,700
and I think I'm just going to double check to see if I have any pressing questions

4670
07:59:01,700 --> 07:59:04,400
but can't be answered in Q2.

4671
07:59:07,870 --> 07:59:09,830
No, I think I'm good, I don't want to speak to it.

4672
07:59:09,830 --> 07:59:11,090
Yeah, Councillor Tank, please go ahead.

4673
07:59:13,080 --> 07:59:16,320
I think this is clear, but just that part three

4674
07:59:16,320 --> 07:59:19,020
for the dedicated revolving climate fund, I like it.

4675
07:59:19,120 --> 07:59:21,720
And is obviously the point of it

4676
07:59:21,720 --> 07:59:26,220
is for to be self-perpetuating,

4677
07:59:28,330 --> 07:59:28,790
right?

4678
07:59:29,250 --> 07:59:32,270
Yes, to fund some of these, perhaps,

4679
07:59:32,590 --> 07:59:33,510
like lower-hings.

4680
07:59:33,610 --> 07:59:35,070
Yeah, be low-hanging, a little bit.

4681
07:59:35,790 --> 07:59:43,870
of those major capital funds, maybe more interest on debt rate.

4682
07:59:46,110 --> 07:59:49,970
Sorry, I just want to come back to the federal program you were mentioning.

4683
07:59:51,490 --> 07:59:55,510
I think that was tied to action 3, which I do see here.

4684
07:59:55,750 --> 07:59:57,270
Do you need direction to pursue that?

4685
08:00:00,000 --> 08:00:07,180
So this motion gives us that direction. Perfect. Okay. That's great. Just one double check. Thank you. Thank you.

4686
08:00:08,000 --> 08:00:22,520
I think that's it for questions. It's all good. Yeah. Questions. So now we can move to speaking. I know there's still other subsequent motions on this. Councillor Primer, you wish to speak to this motion.

4687
08:00:23,800 --> 08:00:29,160
Sorry, no, no, just wait. Councillor Palmer. Councillor Elliott does have questions.

4688
08:00:29,520 --> 08:00:33,520
Please go ahead and you can ask more than one if you want to, Councillor Elliott.

4689
08:00:34,800 --> 08:00:38,760
Thank you, Mayor. And hopefully, might as it goes through quite well on one evening with my

4690
08:00:38,760 --> 08:00:42,880
connection. I'm just trying to rationalize this in my head and this is for administration.

4691
08:00:43,420 --> 08:00:48,600
When we talk about the decarbonization we look at the buses and everything, will you also

4692
08:00:48,600 --> 08:00:51,020
I'll try to bring back in the report.

4693
08:00:51,620 --> 08:00:55,600
I was like a tiered level of how things were unfolded.

4694
08:00:56,560 --> 08:00:59,240
I know if you can have to do that's enough information in the question through elaborate.

4695
08:01:02,530 --> 08:01:03,030
That's what I'll read.

4696
08:01:03,270 --> 08:01:05,170
It's urgent here with freedom of disability services.

4697
08:01:05,810 --> 08:01:12,170
We could have been back at your approach, but there's many initiatives under way that we'd like to highlight that we'd also fit in with no cost or no cost bucket.

4698
08:01:12,590 --> 08:01:19,190
Such as operator behavior policies we have in place to replace new vehicles with hybrid to available, etc.

4699
08:01:19,190 --> 08:01:24,710
So we can definitely bring something forward that has a tiered approach in terms of the

4700
08:01:25,190 --> 08:01:27,810
rapidness of decarbonization that we're looking for.

4701
08:01:27,990 --> 08:01:33,090
There has been a lot of what that's been done with the previous 11.2 million dollars as

4702
08:01:33,090 --> 08:01:40,270
a part of the 22-26 budget that has already advanced our goal towards 24-in 2050 for

4703
08:01:40,270 --> 08:01:41,290
the city fleet.

4704
08:01:41,770 --> 08:01:42,290
Okay, thank you.

4705
08:01:42,410 --> 08:01:45,930
And to the mover, I think Mayor Ryu, the mover on this one, yes, that's correct.

4706
08:01:47,130 --> 08:01:57,110
And with, I would like to see something tiered, I don't know, does that need to be changed in the motion or, or, I look at friendly, or is that okay to be implemented if I ask something like that?

4707
08:01:57,330 --> 08:02:15,490
I feel like, you know, again, we're going to get a report back in Q2 about all of the actions will have things coming up to budget that would be, I mean, there's a scale of dollar amounts, so I think, even just practically there has to be a bit of a tiering knowing that we've got certain budget constraints going into December

4708
08:02:15,490 --> 08:02:21,610
and then in Q2 for all the other things, there's going to be a scalable factor, there's going to be a lot of that.

4709
08:02:22,250 --> 08:02:28,910
So I'm not looking to pre, you know, to essentially tie their hands on anything on that.

4710
08:02:29,130 --> 08:02:29,530
So two years.

4711
08:02:30,830 --> 08:02:31,170
Okay.

4712
08:02:31,210 --> 08:02:31,650
Thank you, Kevin.

4713
08:02:32,030 --> 08:02:33,170
Thank you.

4714
08:02:34,130 --> 08:02:34,410
Okay.

4715
08:02:34,650 --> 08:02:36,810
I think that's it for questions.

4716
08:02:37,530 --> 08:02:39,690
We'll move to speaking in Councillor Palmer.

4717
08:02:40,570 --> 08:02:41,310
Does which just speak?

4718
08:02:41,430 --> 08:02:42,130
So please go ahead.

4719
08:02:44,320 --> 08:02:45,260
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

4720
08:02:45,260 --> 08:03:01,060
Yeah, you know, I think for me, when we look at the report, 75% were supportive, but they also considered the potential trade-offs for funding.

4721
08:03:01,560 --> 08:03:10,340
And so I think there was, you know, when we look at our budget engagement, this topic falls in the bottom five.

4722
08:03:10,340 --> 08:03:14,580
And so it is going to be a really hard budget with a lot of trade-offs.

4723
08:03:15,340 --> 08:03:21,620
I would have initially thought to split out point two, but I do appreciate that it would

4724
08:03:21,620 --> 08:03:26,680
be helpful to have the profiles in the instance that other levels of government that have

4725
08:03:26,680 --> 08:03:33,060
much more funding for the environmental requirements, such as a federal government, you know,

4726
08:03:33,160 --> 08:03:35,080
maybe able to come up without some programs.

4727
08:03:35,080 --> 08:03:42,420
So I will be supporting this motion, but with very heavy, just when we think about budget

4728
08:03:42,420 --> 08:03:47,300
and how we're trading off priorities, and with a huge structural budget variance on

4729
08:03:47,300 --> 08:03:56,480
our infrastructure already, I just wanted to kind of caveat that part of option to there.

4730
08:03:56,700 --> 08:03:57,640
So thank you very much.

4731
08:03:58,140 --> 08:03:59,520
Thank you very much, Kelsvertain.

4732
08:04:00,640 --> 08:04:10,260
Yeah, I think, like I mentioned, this is a really significant rapport with lots of actions,

4733
08:04:10,860 --> 08:04:16,100
lots of, and I actually guess a little bit confusing in terms of what has already been brought forward.

4734
08:04:16,680 --> 08:04:18,620
Does it overlap with what we have here?

4735
08:04:18,640 --> 08:04:21,600
And I think we need some time to kind of dissect through that.

4736
08:04:22,480 --> 08:04:26,160
Because I'm also thinking about some of the past conversations around transit,

4737
08:04:26,160 --> 08:04:32,380
and some of the decisions may vary that may potentially kind of overlap what we have here as well.

4738
08:04:33,460 --> 08:04:38,240
So, you know, at least this just allows us to have that conversation up budget, which I'm sure,

4739
08:04:38,760 --> 08:04:41,920
you know, today won't be the last time we discussed this.

4740
08:04:42,680 --> 08:04:48,160
So, with that, and I also appreciate some of the things before we're here,

4741
08:04:49,100 --> 08:04:51,540
including the dedicated revolving climate fund.

4742
08:04:51,540 --> 08:05:04,700
You know, I think we've been asking this question about how our investments have been generating savings, and I know for a bit, it wasn't that clear, and I feel like with some of the examples here today, that's really helpful.

4743
08:05:06,660 --> 08:05:16,800
And positions this portfolio with a bit of a plan for self-sustainability, so I do appreciate exploring that as a tool.

4744
08:05:17,520 --> 08:05:19,800
And with that, I'll be supporting this today.

4745
08:05:20,420 --> 08:05:21,940
Thank you, Councillor Elliott.

4746
08:05:26,520 --> 08:05:27,080
Thank you Mayor.

4747
08:05:29,280 --> 08:05:42,320
I think I'm going to support this because there are many aspects in it that are significant. And that we need to look at but I'm also cognizant that coming up with her budget deliberations.

4748
08:05:42,320 --> 08:05:52,320
This is going to be a difficult year for all of us and trying to balance out the cost on

4749
08:05:52,900 --> 08:05:59,320
Edmontonians from the taxpayers and I'm hoping that we can find evers like two grants and other aspects to offset costs.

4750
08:06:01,900 --> 08:06:04,860
You can probably hear the hesitation in my voice because I'm not retreating over.

4751
08:06:05,020 --> 08:06:12,240
I'll support this knowing that we have a delicate and the date that we have to come up with here.

4752
08:06:12,240 --> 08:06:14,340
I'm no member in December, but thank you.

4753
08:06:14,340 --> 08:06:15,580
Thank you, Councillor Saladar.

4754
08:06:15,960 --> 08:06:17,000
Yeah, thanks so much.

4755
08:06:18,340 --> 08:06:19,540
And thank you for putting this motion forward.

4756
08:06:20,040 --> 08:06:21,740
I actually just want to begin by thanking all the speakers

4757
08:06:22,240 --> 08:06:23,900
who took the time to be with us today

4758
08:06:23,900 --> 08:06:25,320
and for your advocacy,

4759
08:06:26,860 --> 08:06:30,660
burden really, really interesting and challenging time right now

4760
08:06:31,140 --> 08:06:32,660
where it seems like there are a lot of voices

4761
08:06:32,660 --> 08:06:35,860
who are trying to minimize the impacts and realities of climate change.

4762
08:06:36,920 --> 08:06:38,740
So conversations like this are critically important

4763
08:06:39,340 --> 08:06:41,860
as we continue to underscore the urgency of this work.

4764
08:06:42,660 --> 08:06:48,980
So, so thank you for that, and it's been really reaffirming, and then it's partying

4765
08:06:48,980 --> 08:06:55,620
to hear the folks who are continuing to voice their concerns and push for more action.

4766
08:06:58,720 --> 08:07:03,160
I have been thinking about the very obvious and clear impacts that we're seeing in our communities,

4767
08:07:03,760 --> 08:07:08,660
and despite some conversations around climate becoming quieter, I've been saying this all summer,

4768
08:07:08,660 --> 08:07:15,680
but the impacts are very loud, more frequent, and extreme weather, hotter summers, heavier rainfall, damaging storm, and wildfire smoke.

4769
08:07:15,840 --> 08:07:26,860
Smoke, all the things that speakers were sharing this morning are very real, and they're having serious consequences for people's, people's enjoyment of their own communities.

4770
08:07:27,500 --> 08:07:29,960
their health, their economic life.

4771
08:07:30,000 --> 08:07:32,960
All being, it's so far reaching and wide-ranging.

4772
08:07:35,700 --> 08:07:38,440
But then I also root myself in the reality that the vast majority of

4773
08:07:38,440 --> 08:07:43,620
that maintenance and all burdens and Canadians are concerned about climate change. And they want to see action, take into

4774
08:07:43,620 --> 08:07:59,980
protect our communities. I'm also reflecting on the reality that has an organization. We know that climate change has been identified as one of the top four risks facing the city of

4775
08:07:59,980 --> 08:08:06,900
every year. And it is far more affordable for all of us to invest in mitigation and adaptation

4776
08:08:07,400 --> 08:08:13,040
today than wait for costly and damaging consequences. And I think we've done some really excellent

4777
08:08:13,040 --> 08:08:18,700
work to address climate change. There's still a long list of urgent actions that we need to

4778
08:08:18,700 --> 08:08:25,180
advance, including the ones that are identified in this update. And a lot of the levers that we have

4779
08:08:25,180 --> 08:08:30,160
uniceably as they relate to climate change are quite powerful. Land use and transportation are two of the biggest

4780
08:08:30,160 --> 08:08:34,820
contributors to climate change. And we have those essential tools in our toolkit.

4781
08:08:35,860 --> 08:08:41,180
I think about the work we've done around zoning reform and allowing for more

4782
08:08:41,180 --> 08:08:46,260
transferring to development, more walkable bikeable transit oriented lifestyles that are lower carbon by design.

4783
08:08:47,440 --> 08:08:53,520
I think about the work that's underway to expand our best rapid transit network. There's a

4784
08:08:53,520 --> 08:08:56,460
of excellent things in the works and we need to keep that momentum going.

4785
08:08:56,760 --> 08:09:05,120
So again, the actions in this plan, while they're not exhaustive, they're concrete ways that we can advance action in the, in the, in the new term.

4786
08:09:05,160 --> 08:09:11,240
So I'm very supportive of this motion to advance all of these actions to budget and look forward to further discussion there.

4787
08:09:11,680 --> 08:09:15,800
And again, my thanks to administration for their continued work on this critically important file.

4788
08:09:17,040 --> 08:09:23,500
Thank you. So for me, I want to just start by noting how investing in climate work is one of the most important things we can do as a city.

4789
08:09:23,500 --> 08:09:30,400
is a council, it aligns squarely with our council priorities, and really should be seen as a non-negotiable

4790
08:09:30,400 --> 08:09:36,020
in our work. These investments span generations. The many of these assets have a lifespan of

4791
08:09:36,020 --> 08:09:40,840
50 to 100 years, and it could be decades before their renewal or replacement takes place.

4792
08:09:41,900 --> 08:09:46,980
Every building that we build, every vehicle that we purchase, every tree that we plant, or don't,

4793
08:09:47,600 --> 08:09:50,640
has an impact on our climate and our communities in our city.

4794
08:09:52,240 --> 08:09:56,860
It's pretty sobering to think that the city is still not on track to meet its climate goals.

4795
08:09:57,300 --> 08:10:06,760
And I remember the investments that we made in last budget about 371 million towards climate action, the largest investment made by any city council in Edmonton.

4796
08:10:07,620 --> 08:10:16,780
And yet, while that could lead to feeling a bit discouraged, I actually think it's important to remain focused on the future goal of reducing our missions, adapting to a changing climate,

4797
08:10:16,780 --> 08:10:21,500
and enabling an environment where climate solutions and green technologies and environmental sustainability

4798
08:10:21,500 --> 08:10:25,040
is the preferred affordable and common sense choice.

4799
08:10:26,260 --> 08:10:28,940
So those investments were the first tangible commitments to these strategies.

4800
08:10:29,220 --> 08:10:33,740
They brought us a long way and we rapidly expanded our transportation active transportation network.

4801
08:10:34,640 --> 08:10:39,340
So it's already heard in the Christmas building options we've retrofitted an upgraded much of our fleet infrastructure

4802
08:10:39,340 --> 08:10:42,760
and enabled community uptake of climate solutions.

4803
08:10:43,120 --> 08:10:45,080
But the work does need to continue.

4804
08:10:45,680 --> 08:10:52,360
We saw the extreme weather events of this past year are still clear in my mind and probably many of our minds.

4805
08:10:52,760 --> 08:11:00,440
I think about something like the Peter Hemingway pool of silly that just opened after years of renewal that was soon flooded after heavy rains.

4806
08:11:01,260 --> 08:11:11,460
I wish I had a bit of a what if machine that could show us what would have happened had Council not approved the $1.6 billion flood mitigation program in 2019.

4807
08:11:11,460 --> 08:11:19,880
Because my guess is that the cost that we would have incurred as a city, the summer, would have been just

4808
08:11:19,880 --> 08:11:26,740
immeasurable in a way that I think justify why we need to make these types of investments.

4809
08:11:28,300 --> 08:11:32,040
Now, because the fact that we had to do $1.6 billion, I've said this over and over again.

4810
08:11:32,040 --> 08:11:36,560
I would have much rather put that money into so many other things, libraries, and rec centers,

4811
08:11:36,560 --> 08:11:41,760
and fire halls and all of those great things instead we had to do it to help address a

4812
08:11:41,760 --> 08:11:42,500
change in climate.

4813
08:11:43,520 --> 08:11:48,340
So the motion that is before us today doesn't include all the priority actions listed

4814
08:11:48,340 --> 08:11:52,280
in the report and that is intentional, it does acknowledge that there is a bit of a fiscal

4815
08:11:52,280 --> 08:11:58,440
reality we have to navigate through, but it's also reflective of the items that can move

4816
08:11:58,440 --> 08:12:02,200
us forward in the areas that are most within city control.

4817
08:12:02,960 --> 08:12:06,420
And I don't think these are frivolous options, I think these are investments that are going

4818
08:12:06,420 --> 08:12:10,440
protect our assets, reduce our costs, and ensure the safety of

4819
08:12:10,440 --> 08:12:13,140
uh... uh... at mintonians and visitors and staff

4820
08:12:13,140 --> 08:12:16,960
and finally just want to close by thanking all our members of the administration for

4821
08:12:16,960 --> 08:12:20,540
the hard and important work that they do on to help us keep us on our climate

4822
08:12:20,540 --> 08:12:24,600
commitments as well as all the public members who are continuing to hold our

4823
08:12:24,600 --> 08:12:27,320
feet uh... to the fire on this and

4824
08:12:27,320 --> 08:12:28,820
let's get to work so

4825
08:12:28,820 --> 08:12:29,800
please hope

4826
08:12:36,490 --> 08:12:36,990
three-way

4827
08:12:36,990 --> 08:12:39,650
thank you to all our we have a vote

4828
08:12:39,650 --> 08:12:40,670
thank you please this way of

4829
08:12:40,670 --> 08:12:46,120
that is carried five to zero. We have additional substance

4830
08:12:46,120 --> 08:12:49,440
cancer change. Yeah, I think there's a lot. Yeah, let's do it. I'll

4831
08:12:49,440 --> 08:12:54,420
put forward three parts subsequent motion. That administration, one,

4832
08:12:54,640 --> 08:12:57,580
that administration bring forward on fund service package for consideration

4833
08:12:57,580 --> 08:13:02,660
by Council during the 2027-2030 budget deliberations. In the amount of 5

4834
08:13:02,660 --> 08:13:05,680
million to support community climate implementation initiatives

4835
08:13:05,680 --> 08:13:10,520
align with the climate implementation priorities 2027-2030 report,

4836
08:13:10,520 --> 08:13:13,680
including partnership delivery through the Alberta EcoTrust Foundation.

4837
08:13:14,720 --> 08:13:19,620
Two, the administration bring forward a unfunded service package for consideration by council during the

4838
08:13:19,620 --> 08:13:26,400
2027-2030 budget deliberations in the amount of 5 million to fund Alberta EcoTrust Foundation's

4839
08:13:26,400 --> 08:13:28,640
Climate Innovation Fund in Dallment.

4840
08:13:29,300 --> 08:13:34,400
And three, the administration explore the development of a formal partnership agreement with the

4841
08:13:34,400 --> 08:13:38,460
Alberta EcoTrust Foundation to support implementation of climate-related initiatives,

4842
08:13:38,460 --> 08:13:45,640
including consideration of governance structure, performance measures, funding accountability, and regular reporting to council.

4843
08:13:46,900 --> 08:13:48,140
Thank you. Do you want to introduce?

4844
08:13:48,840 --> 08:13:58,400
Yeah, since we're in the vein of bringing things to budget and sort of dissecting them there and having a discussion there,

4845
08:13:58,660 --> 08:14:03,500
that's really the intent here for one and part one and two.

4846
08:14:04,620 --> 08:14:11,420
So, this is a relationship that the city has had with an external agency for quite a number of years.

4847
08:14:12,700 --> 08:14:19,680
And, you know, as I alluded to in my question earlier, if we have something good, I think we should amplify that and continue that relationship.

4848
08:14:21,540 --> 08:14:27,840
And so, in the past, you know, I think we're for this four year budget cycle, we're changing our process a bit, but in the past,

4849
08:14:29,140 --> 08:14:33,680
This portion has always been bedded in administration's own service package.

4850
08:14:34,320 --> 08:14:38,020
We didn't have to initiate that on the council site. That's not the case this time.

4851
08:14:38,980 --> 08:14:44,200
So, if we wanted the ability to waive this work against other priorities,

4852
08:14:45,600 --> 08:14:54,780
if we want something that can leverage for every dollar that's investing for the $6.9 or $12 back,

4853
08:14:55,740 --> 08:14:59,960
I think we should continue this and we should have this discussion in the fall.

4854
08:15:00,110 --> 08:15:04,750
But we need to build a package now, so we can have that discussion.

4855
08:15:06,890 --> 08:15:26,310
The second part is not too different, actually, from the dedicated revolving climate fund that to the mayor just before, earlier, with an intent to support a self-sustainability with a funding source that can continue the work for climate innovation.

4856
08:15:26,830 --> 08:15:34,570
And this is to match the endowment that has started by the federal government, and for it to

4857
08:15:34,570 --> 08:15:35,810
is essentially to be amplified.

4858
08:15:36,530 --> 08:15:40,910
And then the third piece is something that I felt has been lacking for the past few years

4859
08:15:40,910 --> 08:15:45,550
that we have a funding agreement, we have an MOU, but we don't actually hear a lot from

4860
08:15:45,550 --> 08:15:51,930
EcoTrust, but they have some really, really minds who can provide some very important

4861
08:15:51,930 --> 08:15:57,150
expert of vice when it comes to climate and that will really like to bring some of those

4862
08:15:57,970 --> 08:16:03,310
perspectives back given that we no longer have a more formal advisory structure. So that's

4863
08:16:03,310 --> 08:16:08,910
the intent for the three. Thank you. I haven't seen anyone click on for questions. Therefore,

4864
08:16:09,370 --> 08:16:10,750
anyone wishing to speak?

4865
08:16:15,060 --> 08:16:18,960
Let me check that chat because I know we have two virtuals. No,

4866
08:16:19,120 --> 08:16:23,840
I know what you speak. I can't understand any closing comments. Yeah, go ahead. Just a couple

4867
08:16:23,840 --> 08:16:30,220
to close off. So again, number one is program delivery and I think given what we just approved

4868
08:16:30,220 --> 08:16:35,820
earlier, I think we can kind of see how these stack up come, come budget, but we need this

4869
08:16:35,820 --> 08:16:40,580
work now to have that conversation later. And then number two is a little bit different. And I will

4870
08:16:40,580 --> 08:16:45,480
also add, you know, we're also anticipating Calgary to make a similar contribution through their

4871
08:16:45,480 --> 08:16:53,140
budget deliberation. So we don't want to lose to that. And then three is really around this accountability

4872
08:16:54,460 --> 08:17:01,060
we should not be funding a partnership. We have not defined and I think this allows us to formalize that a bit more.

4873
08:17:01,780 --> 08:17:06,360
So I would just leave it there and look forward to your support. Thank you.

4874
08:17:06,440 --> 08:17:07,380
Thank you, please vote.

4875
08:17:18,590 --> 08:17:20,070
Thank you, Councillor Palmer. We have a vote.

4876
08:17:21,870 --> 08:17:24,310
Yeah, that's right. Sorry. Did you have all of them?

4877
08:17:24,310 --> 08:17:24,810
I do, yes.

4878
08:17:24,810 --> 08:17:25,670
Thank you. Please vote.

4879
08:17:28,390 --> 08:17:30,370
It's carried five to zero. Council, Salvador, for your subsequent.

4880
08:17:31,510 --> 08:17:36,870
Thank you. I'll move the administration in collaboration with AppCore, provide report assessing

4881
08:17:36,870 --> 08:17:42,230
opportunities to advance the restoration and day lighting of historic and buried creeks in

4882
08:17:42,230 --> 08:17:46,350
Edmonton and evaluate the potential benefits of these projects for erosion and flood mitigation,

4883
08:17:46,850 --> 08:17:52,050
stormwater management, ecological health and climate resilience, including one assessed the

4884
08:17:52,050 --> 08:17:55,750
potential for urban creek restoration, day lighting and related green infrastructure improvements

4885
08:17:55,750 --> 08:18:01,070
to reduce flood risk, mitigate erosion, and enhance ecological health to consider previously

4886
08:18:01,070 --> 08:18:05,690
studied or proposed day lighting, restoration, or other storm water management opportunities,

4887
08:18:06,170 --> 08:18:10,310
including but not limited to mill creek, where these approaches could reduce erosion and flood

4888
08:18:10,310 --> 08:18:14,790
risk, replace or defer conventional drainage infrastructure, improve watershed function,

4889
08:18:15,310 --> 08:18:21,230
or reduce flood response and recovery costs, through re-identify opportunities to advance

4890
08:18:21,230 --> 08:18:26,610
eligible components of these projects through app course stormwater integrated resource plan regional

4891
08:18:26,610 --> 08:18:32,910
partnerships grants or other mechanisms for provide cost estimates and quantify where possible

4892
08:18:32,910 --> 08:18:36,810
erosion and flood risk mitigation benefits stormwater management benefits environmental

4893
08:18:36,810 --> 08:18:41,230
and community benefits and potential cost avoidance and finally recommend priority projects

4894
08:18:41,230 --> 08:18:44,690
implementation options and next steps to advance one or more projects.

4895
08:18:45,070 --> 08:18:45,990
Thank you.

4896
08:18:46,070 --> 08:18:47,110
Do you want to go ahead and introduce?

4897
08:18:47,110 --> 08:18:53,870
Yeah, that was, that was a long one, but but essentially what this motion does, it asks

4898
08:18:53,870 --> 08:18:58,290
administration to come back with a report that would allow us to take a closer look at

4899
08:18:58,290 --> 08:19:03,830
daylighting opportunities in our city. And this one really, I mean I've always been very interested

4900
08:19:03,830 --> 08:19:08,690
in daylighting, I think it's a fantastic opportunity not only from a climate perspective but just

4901
08:19:08,690 --> 08:19:17,670
from an ecological perspective, a livability perspective as well, and I witnessed Mill Creek

4902
08:19:17,670 --> 08:19:23,870
when it did it itself, and I think it sparked something in me and a lot of other folks

4903
08:19:25,730 --> 08:19:29,270
to have this conversation in a slightly different way.

4904
08:19:29,330 --> 08:19:34,810
My understanding is that back in 2017 there were some preliminary conversations and

4905
08:19:34,810 --> 08:19:41,790
done around daylighting opportunities, but at that time it wasn't fully explored from a

4906
08:19:41,790 --> 08:19:46,990
flood mitigation perspective. I think that's a really interesting opportunity that I would

4907
08:19:46,990 --> 08:19:52,770
like more information on. So the great thing about this motion is it does ask for administration

4908
08:19:52,770 --> 08:19:58,490
to collaborate with EPCOR to see how this may fit in to some of the ongoing work that we're doing

4909
08:19:58,490 --> 08:20:02,450
through our stormwater integrated service plan.

4910
08:20:03,650 --> 08:20:04,110
Thank you.

4911
08:20:04,830 --> 08:20:05,330
Councillor Taylor?

4912
08:20:06,610 --> 08:20:07,030
I'm sorry.

4913
08:20:07,730 --> 08:20:12,750
Administration just remind me why the 2017 Daylighting Project never went forward?

4914
08:20:17,120 --> 08:20:23,760
I'm not sure if we know here today why the wind didn't move forward, but the focus

4915
08:20:23,760 --> 08:20:29,860
as was noted was more around ecological health and restoration and not so much on the river

4916
08:20:29,860 --> 08:20:34,160
defense and I think this sharpens it to be a little bit stronger focus on river defense,

4917
08:20:34,260 --> 08:20:35,480
cream defense, flooding.

4918
08:20:36,680 --> 08:20:43,120
Yeah, I think it has you with cost, but if you're bringing up core in, are you thinking

4919
08:20:43,120 --> 08:20:45,020
that could help to offset that bit?

4920
08:20:45,540 --> 08:20:52,000
Yes, sorry, obviously costs for sure would be substantial for full day lighting. And then

4921
08:20:52,000 --> 08:20:55,560
if you're looking at the value and just the ecological value, there's a lot there, but it's

4922
08:20:55,560 --> 08:20:57,300
or perhaps to justify the cost.

4923
08:20:57,420 --> 08:21:01,240
But if we look at a flooding aspect and drainage aspect,

4924
08:21:02,000 --> 08:21:05,360
perhaps that cost versus value equation changes

4925
08:21:05,360 --> 08:21:07,200
and bringing up core into the picture,

4926
08:21:07,380 --> 08:21:10,100
does potentially offer more opportunities?

4927
08:21:11,200 --> 08:21:15,100
Yeah, I actually remember, I'm just going to speak

4928
08:21:15,100 --> 08:21:19,100
to a few years ago at the Alberta Recreation

4929
08:21:19,100 --> 08:21:20,440
and Park Association Conference.

4930
08:21:20,440 --> 08:21:24,180
There was a presentation done around daylighting.

4931
08:21:24,180 --> 08:21:31,200
It was an example out of Ontario and they were actually, they had reshow to eminent and, of course,

4932
08:21:31,300 --> 08:21:36,220
to color about our flood medication strategy, to do their daylighting work, and I was really,

4933
08:21:37,920 --> 08:21:42,760
kind of like, how are we not doing that instead? But we have the expertise.

4934
08:21:43,760 --> 08:21:47,480
And I know this is kind of long time coming, so I'm interested in the information coming back,

4935
08:21:47,520 --> 08:21:48,700
and I think it would be a good project.

4936
08:21:50,860 --> 08:21:51,580
Thank you.

4937
08:21:52,120 --> 08:21:53,020
I support it.

4938
08:21:53,020 --> 08:21:53,720
That's my speaking to.

4939
08:21:53,860 --> 08:21:54,420
Calce Salvador.

4940
08:21:55,460 --> 08:21:56,520
Don't think further, please vote.

4941
08:22:00,500 --> 08:22:01,440
I mean yes.

4942
08:22:01,820 --> 08:22:02,080
Thank you.

4943
08:22:02,200 --> 08:22:02,400
It's a farmer.

4944
08:22:03,140 --> 08:22:03,800
We have a vote.

4945
08:22:04,220 --> 08:22:04,720
Thank you, please.

4946
08:22:04,860 --> 08:22:05,680
This is way to vote.

4947
08:22:06,940 --> 08:22:07,980
It's carried five to zero.

4948
08:22:08,920 --> 08:22:13,160
We're not doing the motion pending, because I think the motion pending is going to become a notice of motion for the counts.

4949
08:22:13,660 --> 08:22:14,020
So, okay.

4950
08:22:14,460 --> 08:22:18,020
You want to officially make that, I guess.

4951
08:22:18,260 --> 08:22:20,000
We still need to make it as a notice of motion.

4952
08:22:20,000 --> 08:22:21,480
We have to give notice to send it to council.

4953
08:22:21,480 --> 08:22:25,620
Yeah, so you're getting noticed that you're sending that to Council as worded.

4954
08:22:26,860 --> 08:22:27,460
Is it the same word?

4955
08:22:27,460 --> 08:22:29,860
I'm intending to do that as it is currently worded.

4956
08:22:30,000 --> 08:22:39,700
I don't go first. It's fine. If it's the same wording, I'm going to accept it's notice of motion of that. And then we have one more that you're going to do, I think.

4957
08:22:39,800 --> 08:22:42,760
I will do on behalf of, I can actually do it.

4958
08:22:43,520 --> 08:22:47,460
Great. Council of farmers ready to do it. Please go ahead with your notice of motion. Council of farmer.

4959
08:22:48,360 --> 08:22:52,020
All right. I'm just going to be notice of motion that I will move.

4960
08:22:52,020 --> 08:22:57,660
That city council hold a non-stat, public hearing for the purpose of discussing the reallocation

4961
08:22:57,660 --> 08:23:03,620
of up to 220 million of the neighborhood renewal program dedicated tax-flavvy to fund the

4962
08:23:03,620 --> 08:23:12,580
arterial renewal program up to 100% of its ideal for the 2027 2030 budget cycle and that administration

4963
08:23:12,580 --> 08:23:19,140
provide a memo ahead of the non statutory public hearing on considerations impacts and opportunities

4964
08:23:19,140 --> 08:23:27,940
of relocating up to 220 million for the 2027-2030 budget cycle of the neighborhood renewal program dedicated

4965
08:23:27,940 --> 08:23:34,720
tax for we to fund the RTO renewal program up to 100 percent of its ideal including implementation

4966
08:23:34,720 --> 08:23:49,120
and traffic management plan. Thank you. So that's notice has been received. That will go to the

4967
08:23:49,700 --> 08:23:52,360
I think we're done. We're adjourned. 529. Thanks everyone.