Not much of the business before city council this week will be discussed in public, but a number of interesting items are coming up before the summer break, including an adjustment to the capital budget and a delayed discussion of the police funding formula.
This week, community and public services committee will review youth council membership and reappointment recommendations on June 5; the code of conduct subcommittee will meet on June 6; the city manager and city auditor performance evaluation committee will meet on June 6; and a non-regular city council meeting with a private intergovernmental update is scheduled for June 7.
Looking ahead to its June 13 meeting, city council will review the spring 2023 supplemental capital budget adjustment, which recommends a net increase in tax-supported operations of $25.7 million. Council will also receive the next monthly update on the transit safety plan and the downtown core at that meeting.
A discussion about the funding formula for the Edmonton Police Service is being postponed again, this time until July 4. It was originally requested on Oct. 7, 2022, when city council decided to approve the funding formula for 2023 only, and was scheduled for March 14 before being postponed to June 13.
City council's summer break is scheduled to begin on July 17, with meetings resuming on Aug. 21. Before the break, council is expected to discuss the community sandbox program review, transit service in newer developing or developed communities, an update on the implementation of the community safety and well-being strategy, another update on the zoning bylaw renewal, and an update on the national urban park initiative.
First up after the summer break is a final update on the city's bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Council will also receive an update on the effort to designate the North Saskatchewan River as a heritage river, lessons learned from Edmonton's plan to prevent and end homelessness, and a report on the goals of the Blatchford business case.
The full list of items due — agenda items driven by previous council motions and/or inquiries, or brought forward by administration — is available online. Meetings are streamed live on YouTube on the Chamber channel and River Valley Room channel.
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