COUNCIL AGENDA IN BRIEF

For September 29, 2014

8.2.1 Designation of Hyde Park Off-Leash Recreation Area and amendment to the Animal Control Bylaw No. 7860 (p. 3)

Council will be asked to:

*Request that the City Solicitor prepare the necessary amendments to Bylaw No. 7860, establishing 4.1 acres within Hyde Park as a designated Off-Leash Recreation Area.

8.4.1 Inquiry – Councillor Z. Jeffries (June 23, 2014) – Installation of Bidirectional Electricity Meters for New Building Construction (p. 4)

Council will be asked to receive the information.

Additional Information:

*All new residential meters are bidirectional.

*New commercial and industrial meters can be ordered as bidirectional.

*Reverse power flow from customers serviced from the 600 volt downtown network is not permissible.

*The Power Corporation Act governs the purchase and sale of electricity for SaskPower customers in Saskatoon.

8.6.1 Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (p. 6)

City council will be asked to:

*Direct the City Solicitor to apply to the Ministry of Government Relations for the Province of Saskatchewan to be designated as Eligible Assistance Area under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program as a result of damages caused by excessive rain occurring in the period of June 14th-22nd, 2014.

8.8.1 Persephone Theatre Property Tax Abatement *Request to Speak from Jennifer Pereira, Chair, Persephone Theatre Board of Directors (p. 6)

City Council will be asked to:

*Hear Jennifer Pereira, Chair, Persephone Theatre Board of Directors

*Approve a full (100%) property tax abatement to Persephone Theatre through the Culture Grant Program for a five-year period.

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