planning

In brief, here are five items of public interest that were discussed during the December 2019 City Council meeting.

• Landfill Infrastructure Replacement and Recovery Park Site Design Options
• Corporate Climate Adaptation Strategy
• Naming Rights, Sponsorship and Advertising
• Governance Review – Business Improvement Districts
• Riverbank Development Control Bylaws

In brief, here are four items of public interest that were discussed during the October 2019 City Council meeting. I was proud to Chair this meeting of City Council as the Deputy Mayor.

• Reseller Rate for Regional Customers of Saskatoon Water
• Saskatoon Freeway Project Update – October 2019
• Approaches for Addressing Existing and Emerging Protocol Issues
• Municipal Wards Commission - Establishment of Municipal Ward Boundaries

Ward 8 residents, please note that the new municipal ward boundaries (starting November 9, 2020) have been established. The changes specific to Ward 8 have Brevoort Park moving to Ward 6, and Wildwood coming from Ward 9 to Ward 8. As such, the Ward 8 neighbourhoods for the 2020 municipal and school boards' election include: Briarwood, Brighton (Holmwood Sector), College Park, East College Park, Greystone Heights, Hillcrest Management Area and Wildwood.

The City of Saskatoon is reviewing its regulations for short term rentals due to changes in the industry resulting from the rise of online hosting platforms like AirBnB and VRBO.

In brief, here are six items of public interest that were discussed during the September 2019 City Council meeting.

• Farmers’ Market Building Update
• Curbside Residential Recycling Service Levels for 2020 and Beyond
• Saskatoon Public Library - Business Case
• Sharing Prosperity through Reconciliation - Protocol Agreement with the Saskatoon Tribal Council
• Triple Bottom Line City Council Policy
• Kahkewistahaw Urban Reserve Creation

The Saskatoon Municipal Wards Commission is seeking insight and information from citizens of Saskatoon as the Commission looks to establish new ward boundaries for the municipal/school boards' elections in fall 2020 because of population growth and shifts since the 2016 election.

The City of Saskatoon is divided into ten wards.  The Cities Act stipulates that each ward must contain approximately the same population, with ward populations varying by no more than 10% from the average ward population (the City's total population divided by the ten wards).

Currently, the populations of Ward 7 and Ward 10 exceed the 10% variance while the populations of Ward 5 and Ward 8 fall below the threshold.  Accordingly, the Municipal Wards Commission will establish new ward boundaries to be in effect for the city's municipal election and school boards' elections in fall 2020.  Of note, reconfiguring the ward boundaries to ensure all ten comply to the legislated population range will affect the boundaries of other wards as well in all three options.

This means that for the 2020 municipal and school boards' election, Ward 8's boundaries WILL change. 

In brief, here are three items of public interest that were discussed during the June 2019 City Council meeting.

• Enterprise Resource Planning Project (Fusion)
• Arbutus Properties – Future Sustainable Community Project Update
• Update - Saskatoon Public Library, New Central Library

In brief, here are four items of public interest that were discussed during the May 2019 City Council meeting.

• 72 hour On-street Parking Limit
• Right-of-Way Residential Boulevard Leases
• Social and Indigenous Procurement Update
• Flood Control Strategy Update

In brief, here are two items of public interest that were discussed during the May 2019 City Council meeting.

• Bus Rapid Transit Routes
• Downtown Active Transportation Network
• Climate Change Projections and Possible Impacts
• Downtown Event and Entertainment District

In brief, here are two items of public interest that were discussed during the February 2019 City Council meeting.

• Recycling Services for 2020 and Beyond
• Parking Time Restrictions in Residential Neighbourhoods