Coming Up: January 25

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Mandatory Mask Bylaw
Downtown Rehabilitation Borrowing
Hockey on Outdoor Rinks
Delegations and Letters

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserJanuary 24, 2021Comment

Coming Up: December 14

Council meets on Monday. On the agenda:

Mask Bylaw Petition
Emergency Funding for the Curling Club
Brochu Industrial Park
Supportive Housing Re-zoning

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

If you would like to watch the meeting or read any of its supporting material for yourself, you can do so by clicking here. The City will post the highlights of Council’s decisions here.

Guest UserDecember 12, 2020Comment

Coming Up: November 30

Council meets on Monday. On the agenda:

Delegations and Letters
South Peace Regional Archives
Downtown Supports through Downtown Rehabilitation
Secondary Suites

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

As always, any mistakes or opinions belong to me and me alone, not to Council or City staff.

While I express my current views below, I work hard to go into meetings ready to listen and with an open mind. I learn new information and participate in debate. This always informs, and sometimes changes, how I vote on issues.

If you would like to watch the meeting or read any of its supporting material for yourself, you can do so by clicking here. The City will post the highlights of Council’s decisions here.

Guest UserNovember 29, 2020secondary suites, downtownComment

Coming Up: November 2

Council meets on Monday. On the agenda:

Delegations and Letters
South Peace Regional Archives
Downtown Supports through Downtown Rehabilitation
Secondary Suites

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

As always, any mistakes or opinions belong to me and me alone, not to Council or City staff.

While I express my current views below, I work hard to go into meetings ready to listen and with an open mind. I learn new information and participate in debate. This always informs, and sometimes changes, how I vote on issues.

If you would like to watch the meeting or read any of its supporting material for yourself, you can do so by clicking here. The City will post the highlights of Council’s decisions here.

Guest UserNovember 1, 2020secondary suites, downtownComment

Coming Up: October 19

Council meets on Monday. On the agenda:

Activity/Reception Centre
Business Licensing Bylaw
Bee City
Supportive Housing Projects
Inclusion Report

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserOctober 17, 2020recreation access, business licensing, inclusion, supportive housing, homelessnessComment

Coming Up: October 5

Council meets on Monday. On the agenda:

Delegations
Emergency Funding: Wolverines Wheelchair Sports Association
Neighbourhood Associations
Restaurants & Drinking Establishments

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserOctober 4, 2020COVID-19, neighbourhood associations, community fundingComment

Coming Up: August 10

Council meets on Monday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. On the agenda:

Traffic Bylaw Amendments
Economic Recovery Programs
Council Remuneration
Eastlink Centre & Outdoor Pool Fees

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserAugust 22, 2020traffic, COVID-19, economic developmentComment

Coming Up: Transportation Master Plan

On Tuesday, the Infrastructure & Protective Services Committee will be discussing a new Transportation Master Plan. It is recommended that Committee send this to Council for approval on August 24th.

This Master Plan is an incredibly important document. Once approved, it will guide our capital spending on roads. It also has impacts on land use planning and other City programs.

This Master Plan has been in the works for several years. Traffic data, public engagement, and the expertise of many City departments have gone into forming it Which all makes for a lengthy document, weighing in at 305 pages.

You can read it for yourself here.

The Plan makes recommendations for what type of upgrades the City should make to our road network before several different population milestones: 70 000 people (about where we are right now), 90 000 people, and 120 000 people.

I’ll be sharing my takes on the Master Plan after I’ve had a chance to ask some questions at Committee.

But as this conversation approaches, I thought I’d share some of the most significant graphics within it. These are presented in the order they appear in the Master Plan.

Dylan BresseyAugust 16, 2020roadsComment

Update: Mandatory Masks (Aug 10th meeting)

On Monday, Council had received a letter requesting the mandating of masks in indoor public places. It also received a delegation cautioning it on limitations and risks associated with masks.

In response, Council had its first conversation about face coverings in response to COVID-19.

It passed two motions….

Dylan BresseyAugust 12, 2020Comment

Coming Up: August 24

Council meets on Monday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. On the agenda:

Delegations
Public Information Campaign: COVID-19
Bylaw & Policy Review
Sale of City Land
Transportation Master Plan
City Reserves
311 & Citizen Service

Following is more information and my take on agenda items

Guest UserAugust 8, 2020311, citizen service, reserves, COVID-19, roadsComment

Coming Up: July 13 & 15

Council meets on Tuesday. There is also a Council Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday.

We’ll be meeting over video conference. The agendas include:

Bandaged Paws
Local doctors concerned about provincial changes
Council remuneration
Mental health and policing
Safe school openings
Revolution Place Renovations

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserJuly 11, 2020police, revolution placeComment

Coming Up: June 29

Council meets on Tuesday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. On the agenda:

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Hospital Foundation Road Naming
Economic Recovery Fund
Community Group funding
Mental Health & Policing

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserJune 26, 2020COVID-19, hospitalComment

Coming Up: June 13

Council meets on Tuesday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. On the agenda:

Supportive Housing: a potential project in South Avondale
Electric Vehicle Charging Network
A Bus Donation to PARDS
2021 Tax Rates
Revolution Place Enhancements
Cellular 911 Fees

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserJune 14, 2020taxes, supportive housing, revolution placeComment

Coming Up: May 19

Council meets on Tuesday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. On the agenda:

Photo Enforcement: the contract with Global Traffic Group is expiring
Opioid Crises Class Action Lawsuit: we’ve been asked to be the representative Plaintiff
Property Tax Rates: a recommendation for a below-inflation increase of 1.25%
Property Tax Rebates: a potential rebate to allow properties to pay what they paid in 2019
New Capital Projects
Re-zoning Request in Kensington

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserMay 16, 2020photo radar, COVID, taxes, opioidsComment

Coming Up: May 3

Council meets on Monday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. On the agenda:

Delegations including Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Veterans Memorial Gardens, and Nitehawk
2019 Financial Statements
COVID-19 and Provincial Advocacy

Additionally, Council Committee of the Whole meets on Monday morning to discuss Photo Radar.

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserMay 3, 2020COVID-19, photo radar, COVID, financialsComment

Coming Up: April 6

Council meets on Monday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. The agenda includes:
- Downtown business taxes
- Large Scale Tourism Event Grants
- Borrowing for a property tax deferral
- Inter-Municipal Collaboration Frameworks
- Social housing definitions
- School sites
Following is more information and my take on agenda items.
Election Advocacy to the Province

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserApril 4, 2020large scale tourism events, business improvement area, downtown, ICFs, MDP, taxes, social housing, scComment

Update: COVID-19 Response

Council met today. And the world has changed a lot in the two weeks since our last meeting!

Today’s meeting was virtual. The Mayor was the only member of Council in Chambers- everyone else called in…

Today was Council’s first opportunity to discuss how to respond to COVID-19 and its impact on our community and economy. There were three major topics of conversation:

An Operational Update from our City Manager
Property tax deferral
Support for renters

Below is a summary of what was discussed and decided…

Dylan BresseyMarch 23, 2020COVID-19, property taxComment

Coming Up: March 9

Council meets on Monday. The most interesting agenda items:

Downtown Business Improvement Area Budget
Skateboarding Master Plan
D Company Armourie Expansion
Riverstone Land Use Planning

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserMarch 7, 2020skateboardingComment

Coming Up: Feb 24

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Eastlink Centre Combined Heat Power Unit
Aquatera Dividends
Election Bylaw
Election Advocacy to the Province

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserFebruary 23, 2020elections, eastlink, aquatera, environmentComment

Coming Up: Feb 10

Council meets on Monday. The agenda includes:

Delegations: Regarding a Vehicle for Hire Bylaw and a 102 St Pedestrian Crossing
Community Group Funding: A recommendation to reduce it by $250,000
Municipal Elections: a new Bylaw and very concerning provincial changes
Pedestrians Trail Along 132 Ave
Municipal Census: a recommendation to postpone it
Training for Property Assessors
Public Notification Bylaw

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

Guest UserFebruary 8, 2020community funding, electionsComment

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