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