There will be a meeting of the Community and Public Services Committee at 9:30 am this morning. The Committee will discuss a private report pertaining to “Event Sponsorships”. On Tuesday, at 8:30 am, there will be an Agenda Review Committee meeting, and at 9:30 am there will be an Urban Planning Committee meeting. At the latter meeting, the Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy will be discussed, with an eye on making the area more pedestrian friendly.
On Wednesday, at 9:30 am, there will be a meeting of the Executive Committee. On the agenda is a discussion about designating the Crawford Residence as a Municipal Historic Resource, and a plan to address transit service needs for the city’s growing population including fleet renewal, fleet growth, and facility plans. The Committee will also discuss a Capital and Operating Funding Shortfall Analysis - the document shows that only 57.5% of the City’s ideal renewal needs are funded in the 2023 to 2026 budget cycle. Finally, on Friday, there will be a meeting of the Utility Committee at 9:30 am. The Committee will discuss and potentially approve EPCOR Water Services Inc.'s Performance Based Regulation rate application for Wastewater Services for the 2025-2027 period. This rate application, if approved, will set wastewater utility rates for customers from April 1st, 2025 to December 31st, 2027.
PACE (the Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton), a new municipal political party launched in response to the Province's passing of Bill 20, is hosting a series of information sessions. The events take place at various locations around the city throughout October and November, and at them, PACE will share how they plan to build a team, seek common sense candidates, and prepare for the next municipal election. Their next upcoming info session takes place tomorrow, at 7:30pm, at the SE Edmonton Seniors Center. A full list of events is available online.
