Council Highlights September 16, 2025

Video and minutes (still to come) 

As part of the Consent Agenda approval, these Committee Reports were carried:

• Recommendation of Governance SPC - CC-78 Pay As You Go Policy
• Recommendation of Assets & Infrastructure SPC – University of Lethbridge South Campus Outline Plan
• Recommendation of Assets & Infrastructure SPC – Land Use Bylaw Renewal Phase Two Project Update
• Recommendation of Governance SPC – Bylaw 6454 – Amendment to Bylaw 6125 – Council Code of Conduct
• Recommendation of Governance SPC - New Policy - CAO Hiring Policy
• Recommendation of Governance SPC – CC-11 Technology for Council Members
• Recommendation of Governance SPC – CC-01 Policy Development, Implementation & Evaluation
• Recommendation of Governance SPC – CC-50 Flag Protocol
• Recommendation of Economic & Finance SPC – Lethbridge & District Exhibition Monthly Financial Reporting
• Recommendation of Economic & Finance SPC – Tax & Assessment Notices
• Recommendation of Economic & Finance SPC – Capital Improvement Program D-18 Amendment

Four Bylaws carried first reading:

• Bylaw 6502 – 2026 Electric Distribution Tariff – Amendment to Bylaw 6364
  
• Bylaw 6503 – Amending Waste Bylaw 6146
• Bylaw 6504 – 2026 Wastewater Rates – Amendment to Bylaw 3250 The Sewerage Service Bylaw
• Bylaw 6505 – 2026 Water Rates – Amendment to Water Service Bylaw 3999

Governance SPC submission CC-80 Decorative Crosswalks was approved and will be reviewed after the City of Edmonton Crosswalk Study is completed or the end of Q1 2026, whichever comes first.

After the approval of CC-80, City Council approved the November 12, 2024 Motion from Mayor Hyggen and Councillor Parker to direct Administration to develop and install a decorative crosswalk on 4 Avenue South, adjacent to the Cenotaph, for Remembrance Day 2025. Consultation will be done with the Legion, and all necessary stakeholders, to ensure the crosswalk design adheres to all regulations and standards. The City of Lethbridge will contribute up to $10,000 from Council Contingencies.

Four Land Use Amendment Bylaws were carried following public hearings:

• Bylaw 6495 – Land Use Bylaw Amendment re: 2910 5 Avenue North
• Bylaw 6496 – Land Use Bylaw Amendment re: 1830 – 1832 15 Ave N and 1803 – 1805 14 Ave N
• Bylaw 6497 – Land Use Bylaw Amendment re: 1403 and 1405 16 Street North
• Bylaw 6500 – Land Use Bylaw Amendment re: The Piers Phase 1 (1220 30 St. W)

An Assets and Infrastructure SPC submission was approved regarding the University of Lethbridge South Campus Lands development. The parcel of land for this future project is removed from the 1993 Donated Land Agreement between the City and University, and will now be subject to property tax and offsite levy requirements.