Council meets Monday night at 6:30. The most interesting agenda items:
Performing Arts Center Storage Project- a recommendation for Council to provide initial funding for a community group storage space attached to the Performing Arts Centre in St. John Paul II Catholic School
Transit service to Stompede
A potential bid on the 2022 Alberta Winter Games
A tax on downtown businesses to fund the Downtown Association
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Read MoreCouncil meets Monday night at 6:30. The most interesting agenda items:
Catholic School Board Bus Repair Facility: A request for City land
Storm Loan: Final readings of bylaws to enable this
Combative Sports Commission: minor bylaw changes
Social Sustainability Framework: a new guiding document for Community Social Development
Supplementary Property Tax: A bylaw to allow taxes to be collected on newly completed buildings
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Read MoreCouncil meets Monday night at 6:30. Included on the agenda:
A commercial indoor and outdoor volleyball facility
Housekeeping amendments to the Land Use Bylaw, including definitions of breweries, wineries, and distilleries
A loan to the Grande Prairie Storm
A new Storm Drain Master Plan
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Read MoreCouncil meets Monday night at 6:30. The most interesting agenda items:
Snow Removal: a delegation will be bringing this up with Council
Opioid Response Plan: The Community Response Task Force has created a plan. Council will be considering endorsing it, circulating it to other organisations, and asking them to consider how they can act on it.
Reserve Funds: Policies governing how the City utilizes its reserves are up for discussion.
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Read MoreCouncil meets Monday night at 6:30. On the agenda:
Bear Creek North: a proposed high level plan for development on the north side of the City
Grande Prairie Storm: requests for City assistance including a temporary reduction in rent and an interest bearing loan
Aquatera Rates: a proposed reduction in solid waste rates and increase to water and waste water rates
Extended Producer Responsibility: an advocacy initiative to transfer the cost of consumer waste from municipal tax payers to producers
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Read MoreCouncil meets Monday night at 6:30.
The most significant agenda item: Council is currently pursuing a debt refinancing strategy which will impact our community for decades. Council may pass the bylaw which enables refinancing on Monday. I am strongly opposed to the current plans and hope Council will hear more from the community before debate (both from people who are for and against it).
Other agenda items include:
Sign Bylaw Ammendments: among other things these would increase the allowable size of billboards and allow limited third parting advertising on electronic freestanding signs
Neighbourhood Enhancement Grants and Community Group Funding: Council will be discussing amounts to award to local organisations for community projects
Aquatera Dividends for 2018
Additionally, on Tuesday the Community Living Committee will be discussing the Grande Prairie Storm and possible City assistance.
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Council meets Monday night at 6:30. The agenda includes approval of the Northern Lights Area Structure Plan and a Borrowing Bylaw to enable Council’s debt refinancing strategy.
There will also be a Council Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday. The purpose of this meeting is to determine Community Group Funding allocations for 2019.
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Read MoreCouncil meets Monday night at 6:30. The agenda includes approval of the 2019 budget, land for a potential Catholic School Board bus maintenance facility, updates to sign bylaws, and a loan for a new Elders Caring Shelter.
Following is more information and my take on agenda items. One matter I am very unsure of: a proposal to increase the allowable size of billboards. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Read MoreCouncil meets tonight. The agenda includes a lane closure, a park naming, and advocacy for provincial daytime shelter funding. We’ll also be hearing from a delegation speaking to a Veterans Memorial Garden project.
Read MoreYesterday Council completed budget deliberations.
I am very excited about the budget as it stands right now. It increases investment in policing, roads, and accessibility. It funds next steps at the Leisure Centre and for Hillside Renewal. At the same time, it incorporates a tax decrease.
I’ll be making a shorter post on my blog with the most important highlights later today. Following is a detailed report on Day 3 of our deliberations.
Today, Council had its second day of budget deliberations.
At the end of yesterday, management was tasked with finding additional savings in the proposed budget. They worked late into the night to do that. I was thankful for their work- it set us up well to have great discussion today.
I’m happy to report that my goals going into the budget are currently all accomplished (although Council may still make changes)…
Today Council had a day of budget deliberations.
I was excited to see management propose a budget that would come with a 3% tax decrease. We learned about and voted on portions of it. We’ll resume deliberations tomorrow. Following is what has happened so far.
Council meets on Monday night. We have a very light agenda. Right now the only thing on it: amendments to “Policy 607- Waiver of Fees.”
Read MoreCouncil meets on Monday night. Following is a summary and my take on what will be discussed. Agenda items include a potential bid for the 2022 Arctic Winter Games, discussion about a new Elder’s Caring Shelter, and a proposed Art in the Alley project.
Read MoreCouncil meets on Monday night. Following is a summary and my take on what will be discussed. Agenda items include a proposed self-storage yard, an Economic Development Advisory Committee, and traffic light poles.
Read MoreCouncil meets on Monday night. Following is a summary and my take on what will be discussed. The biggest topic of discussion will be revisiting the Cannabis Retail Store license cap. We'll also be discussing a proposed self-storage yard and a potential bid for the 2022 Arctic Winter Games.
Read MoreCouncil meets on Monday night. The biggest topic of discussion will be revisiting the Cannabis Retail Store license cap.
Read MoreCouncil meets on Monday night. Following is a summary and my take on what will be discussed. The biggest topic of discussion: Large Scale Tourism Event grant applications by Bear Creek Folk Fest and the Stompede.
Read MoreCouncil meets on Monday night. Highlights of the agenda include planning for land surrounding the new hospital and tweaks to the development permitting process. Checkout what we are talking about.
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