Council Highlights April 18, 2023

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• Following extensive engagement and community feedback, Lethbridge City Council will not proceed on six previously-proposed dog park locations in established neighbourhoods. Council instead voted unanimously to consider appropriate areas for future dog parks when new Outline Plans, or amendments to Outline Plans, come forward. This will involve continued work with BILD Lethbridge, land developers and landowners moving forward. The resolution also directs Administration to work with landowners and developers to develop criteria and design standards for new dog parks and have Opportunity Lethbridge identify City-owned underutilized land that may be appropriate for future dog parks. Read the full news release here

• As part of the Consent Agenda approval, City Council voted unanimously in favour of approving the 2022 City of Lethbridge Annual Report, which features a comprehensive breakdown of City finances and the 2022 audited financial statements. Read more here

• From a Closed Meeting report, Council today voted 5-2 (Councillor Dodic was away, and Mayor Hyggen had to leave early) in favour of allocating $500,000 in annual funding and $250,000 one-time funding from the Municipal Revenue Stabilization Reserve to support the City’s encampment strategy. Details of the strategy will be finalized based on the resources allocation and shared in the coming weeks

• Council voted unanimously to accept a Waste & Recycling Curbside Organics Update as information