Councillor V. Murphy presented the following for consideration:
THAT Administration be directed to:
a) Pursue commitments made by Industry signatories arising from the existing signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs).
b) Continue to request signed memoranda from active oil sands producers.
c) Work with Industry, contractors, camp providers and other partners to identify priority transportation infrastructure projects that would help improve highway safety and decrease the commute time from regional communities to oil sands projects. This would include retaining experts as required, in partnership with Industry. Once identified, all parties to work collaboratively to encourage provincial and federal funding.
d) Work with Industry to conduct “Park and Ride” pilot projects that will support Industry projects north and south of Fort McMurray. This includes the expenditure of municipal funds to prepare sites for projects of this scale, once obtaining agreements for usage from Industry partners.
e) Encourage Industry to:
I. increase its use of Fort McMurray as a hub for its camp-based operations workforce
ii. incent its workforce to live in Fort McMurray while off-shift
iii. support travel to the job site via a “Park and Ride” or flights from the Fort McMurray International Airport and return home to Fort McMurray or other residential centres in the region at the end of their shift rotation.
f) Continue and expand the RMWB community engagement initiatives related to rotational workforce.
g) Encourage that all new discretionary use Project Accommodation (camp) applications be located within the “Consolidated Work Camp Area(s)” in proximity to Fort MacKay and Conklin areas, as identified on the MDP’s “Regional Growth Concept” map.
h) Further explore opportunities for the Municipality to encourage increased local employment via grants or other non-tax related incentives.
I) Explore opportunities for the Municipality to provide financial incentives for Seniors to continue to stay, or relocate to, the region.
j) Along with Industry and other stakeholders, determine the baseline for reporting back to Council the progress of these initiatives to Council no later than December 10, 2019.
AND:
THAT the motion passed by Council in January 2019 that directed Administration to bring forward a bylaw for 1st reading to impose a moratorium within 75 km of the urban service area be rescinded.
Councillor V. Murphy spoke to her recommendation. It was noted that effectively, this recommendation is removing section g) outlined in the report's recommended motion.
Point of Order
Councillor B. Inglis called a Point of Order on Councillor V. Murphy, noting the supporting comments were not related to the recommendation on the floor. The Chair ruled that subsequent comments linked back to the recommendation; therefore overturned the Point of Order.
Request to Sever (Point of Order)
Mayor D. Scott requested that the last clause of the recommendation before Council be severed and voted on separately. As no objections were raised, the matter proceeded accordingly.
Vacating and Assuming of Chair
Mayor D. Scott vacated the Chair and Deputy Mayor P. Meagher assumed the Chair at 7:36 p.m.
Recess
A recess occurred from 7:43 p.m. to 7:59 p.m.