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Council · Q1 2025

Council Meeting #03

Feb 25, 2025

Minutes audited
Attendance basisCity Q1 2025 attendance report
Motions indexed96 classified substantive
Question review18 substantive questions documented in the written minutes
Recorded present

Solomon Awa · Kimberly Smith · Harry Flaherty · Methusalah Kunuk · Kyle Sheppard · Romeyn Stevenson

Recorded absent

Amber Aglukark · Simon Nattaq · Samuel Tilley

  1. Council approved a livery licence for the proposed IQ Transit shuttle.
  2. Astro Hill access, traffic, snow clearing, parking and emergency access produced a detailed written question trail.
  3. The Governance and Priorities member selection was deferred so absent councillors could express interest.
TransitRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

What was the next step for the proposed shuttle service?

Answer recorded
Municipal Enforcement said council approval would be followed by an application meeting the livery-licence requirements.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
TransitKimberly SmithParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

How frequently would the shuttle run and how long would a route take?

Answer recorded
The proponent estimated a 45-minute Apex-to-airport circuit and gave proposed weekday and Saturday hours.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
TransitKimberly SmithParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Would signs be installed at shuttle stops?

Answer recorded
Administration said signage would be discussed during the application's final stages.
Result or follow-up
Signage remained for later discussion.
TransitMethusalah KunukParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

How many shuttle buses would operate?

Answer recorded
The proponent said one initially, with a possible second bus in summer depending on success.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Transit approvalKyle SheppardParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

What exactly did the shuttle-service motion approve?

Answer recorded
Administration clarified that the request normally went through Taxi Review but came directly to council because of timing.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Post-office accessKyle SheppardParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Had the development considered access to the post office along the south side?

Answer recorded
Planning said existing and proposed easements would preserve access through the site.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Post-office accessKyle SheppardParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Could continued post-office access be formalized?

Answer recorded
Planning said an easement would be included and council could add continued access as a motion condition.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Traffic studyHarry FlahertyParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Could council receive the Astro Hill Traffic Impact Study?

Answer recorded
Planning said Engineering had reviewed it and councillors could review the large document.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Road infrastructureHarry FlahertyParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Should road modifications be undertaken by the City or the applicant's transportation engineer?

Answer recorded
Planning said the applicant was responsible for water and sewer connections; the minutes do not record a direct answer allocating road-modification responsibility.
Result or follow-up
Road-modification responsibility was not directly resolved.
Pedestrian accessRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

How would the Astro Hill walkways be delineated?

Answer recorded
Planning described parking rails and a guard rail.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Snow removalRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Who would clear snow from the private walkways and trails?

Answer recorded
Planning said Nunastar was understood to be responsible.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Construction scheduleRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

When would the Astro Hill Lookout building be constructed?

Answer recorded
Planning said civil work was complete and construction would begin that year.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Road accessRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Why was the road not opening as a throughway before the full development was finished?

Answer recorded
Planning said the master plan was an artistic rendering and the developer could confirm long-term opening plans.
Result or follow-up
The long-term opening plan was not confirmed in the minutes.
EasementRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Where was the access easement on the survey sketch?

Answer recorded
Planning identified the proposed easement using the marked sketch.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Traffic studyRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Could council review the Traffic Impact Study?

Answer recorded
Planning said councillors could review it, while noting translation difficulty because of its size.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
Emergency accessRomeyn StevensonParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Where was the emergency-access gate on the survey sketch?

Answer recorded
The minutes list the question but do not record a separate answer.
Result or follow-up
No separate answer is documented.
Conference attendanceKyle SheppardParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Could City staff attend the FCM conference?

Answer recorded
Administration said staff would attend the separate CAMA conference.
Result or follow-up
Answered in the written minutes.
GovernanceKimberly SmithParaphrase from minutesOfficial minutes ↗

Would final Governance and Priorities terms return to council before members were selected?

Answer recorded
Administration said council could select members immediately, but the matter was ultimately scheduled for a future meeting.
Result or follow-up
Member selection was deferred to a future agenda.

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