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Meeting of City Council September 21, 2020
Office of the City Clerk
Bylaw 19366 Amendment to Bylaw 15142City of Edmonton Ward Boundaries and Council Composition
Process Summary
Sept, 2019 - May, 2020
Ward Boundary Review
Ward Boundary Commission review of municipal ward boundary structure and Ward Boundary Design Policy (C469A)
May 25 - 26, 2020
Ward Boundary Final Report Submission
Motion to prepare amending bylaw to revise Ward Boundaries and Council Composition Bylaw
Motion to amend the City of Edmonton Naming Committee Bylaw and seek recommendation
June 2, 2020
Naming Committee
First iteration of updated nomenclature for wards developed by Naming Committee
June 16, 2020
Public Hearing | 1st reading
Presentation of Bylaw 19366 for first reading
Motion to develop revised nomenclature, based on Indigenous place names
Upcoming Milestones
June - September
Nomenclature Engagement and Development
Ward nomenclature gifted to Naming Committee by iyiniw iskwewak wihtwâwin
Sept 21
Presentation to City Council
Bylaw 19366 | Amendment to Schedule A
Proposed Nomenclature presented by Naming Committee
Sep 26 - Dec 7
Advertising and Petition Period
Notice of Bylaw to appear in Edmonton Journal on September 26 & October 3
Legislated 60-day Petition Period ends December 7
Dec 31
Deadline to Confirm BoundariesAs legislated in the Municipal Government Act, Section 149
Amendments to Ward Boundary bylaws “must be passed by December 31 of the year before the general election at which it is to take effect”
Early December
Bylaw 19366:2nd/3rd Reading
Delegation
Alyssa Lefebvre (Chair, Naming Committee)
Terri Suntjens (Circle Keeper, Ward Naming Initiative)
Rob Houle (Circle Keeper, Ward Naming Initiative)
Introductions
Naming Committee | Process Summary
June 2020
Coming Together & Ceremony
Establishment of Indigenous co-chairs, Administration support, and Ceremony led by Elders Francis Whiskeyjack and Roxanne Tootoosis to kick start the naming initiative
July 7 2020
Naming Committee Meeting
Motion to establish a Sub-Committee led by Indigenous co-chairs, Naming Committee members, Administration, and various Indigenous stakeholders
July / August
2020
Figuring it Outiyiniw iskwewak
wihtwâwinKnowledge Committee facilitated by Indigenous circle keepers met throughout July and August
August 27 2020
Naming Committee Meeting / Sharing Back
Gifting of the 12 Indigenous names to the Naming Committee
Naming Committee | Overview of engagement and introduction of names
Nomenclature Development
● iyiniw iskwewak wihtwâwin (Indigenous women’s involvement/action)○ 17 Indigenous female knowledge keepers○ Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Educators and Descendants within their
respective First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nations○ Naming Committee Chair and three other committee members joined as
ex-officio (non-voting) members to listen, learn, and support● Guiding Values
○ Indigenous language terms that reflect places, history, flora, and fauna○ Acknowledge Treaty 6 bands that historically experienced land surrenders
in the Edmonton area○ Recognize the LGBTQ2S+ community
● Ceremony and meetings○ Chosen names were guided through ceremony○ Weekly meetings and a weekend retreat on August 8-9○ Gifted the Names to the Naming Committee on August 27○ Consensus with respect to one another
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Gifted Nomenclature
Gifted Nomenclature | Map
If approved:
● Bylaw 19366 will be advertised on September 26 and October 3, 2020
● A 60 day Petition Period will begin on October 5, 2020
● Bylaw 19366 will return to Council for Second and Third readings on December 7, 2020
● If approved, Bylaw 19366 will come into effect on October 18, 2021
Next Steps
Questions