Committee of Council · Regular
March 4, 2026
STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
14:00 – 15:18 · 1h 18m
7 present · 1 absent
Staff & officers present
A. Gardiner General Manager, Utilities and Environment — Bell Director of Business Transformation — C. Bogad Deputy City Solicitor — C. Yelland City Solicitor — Frank Long Director of Saskatoon Land — Jamil Cyber Security Analyst — Jason Grimbeek Chief Executive Officer and Cyber Security Advisor, Iron Spear Information Security Ltd. Electronic Kari Smith A/Chief Financial Officer — Kristina Sipes Committee Assistant — Randy Pshebylo Riversdale BID Executive Director — Richard Phillips Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer — Shellie Bryant Deputy City Clerk — Thomson City Auditor — Voth Director of Corporate Revenue — Wegren Saskatoon Fire Chief —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda be confirmed as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of regular meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Finance held on February 4, 2026, be adopted.
- · Motion 3 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council that Capital Project P.01425, Land Dev’t Future City Operations North Yards, be increased by $44,000 funded from Borrowing and the existing budgeted funding for Sales …
- · Motion 4 added: That the Standing Policy on Finance recommend to City Council: 1. That the 2026 budget submissions from the Downtown Saskatoon Business Improvement District, Broadway Business Improvement District, Riversdale Business Improvement District,…
- · Motion 5 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council that a $1,500,000 appeal contingency be added to the property tax levy for the Commercial/Industrial property class for 2026.
- · Motion 6 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council: 1. That a five-year property tax exemption be granted to the 602 (Lynx) Wing Saskatoon R.C.A.F. Association for 2407 Avenue C North; and 2. That the City Solicitor be…
- · Motion 7 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to Council: 1. That Administration be authorized to amend the existing lease agreement between Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation and the City of Saskatoon to allow for the leased…
- · Motion 8 added: 1. That the Administration be authorized to sell Parcel WW Plan No.102444915 (ISC Parcel No. 204129367) and Parcel AR Plan No. 102469394 (ISC Parcel No. 204177315) in the Aspen Ridge neighbourhood through the open market (standard terms) s…
- · Motion 9 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council: 1. That the 2025 year-end deficit be transferred from the Fiscal Stabilization Reserve in the amount of $195,616.34; and 2. That $4,000,000 be transferred from the Wa…
- · Motion 10 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to Council: 1. That Administration be authorized to purchase 106 Tubby Crescent, ISC Parcel No. 120824434, from DLS Holdings Ltd. for a price of $6,300,000.00; 2. That $7.4 million in…
- · Motion 11 added: That the information be received.
- · Motion 12 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council that the City of Saskatoon, being a member of both the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Convention Centre Corporation Board of Directors and the Saskatoon Centennial Au…
- · Motion 13 added: That the Standing Policy Committee on Finance recommend to City Council that the City of Saskatoon, being a member of the Saskatchewan Place Association Inc., appoint Mayor Cynthia Block, or in her absence, Councillor Troy Davies or Counci…
- · Motion 14 added: That the following items be considered In Camera.
- · Motion 15 added: That the information and discussion remain In Camera under Section 19 of LAFOIPP.
- · Motion 16 added: That the information and discussion remain In Camera under Section 19 of LAFOIPP.
- · Attendance added: A. Gardiner (present)
- · Attendance added: Frank Long (present)
- · Attendance added: Kathryn MacDonald (present)
- · Attendance added: Jasmin Parker (present)
- · Attendance added: Richard Phillips (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Yelland (present)
- · Attendance added: Voth (present)
- · Attendance added: Wegren (present)
- · Attendance added: Thomson (present)
- · Attendance added: Bell (present)
- · Attendance added: Robert Pearce (present)
- · Attendance added: Zach Jeffries (remote)
- · Attendance added: Bev Dubois (present)
- · Attendance added: Scott Ford (present)
- · Attendance added: Commissioner Mayor Block (present)
- · Attendance added: Randy Donauer (absent)
- · Attendance added: C. Bogad (present)
- · Attendance added: Kari Smith (present)
- · Attendance added: Shellie Bryant (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristina Sipes (present)
- · Attendance added: Jamil (present)
- · Attendance added: Jason Grimbeek (remote)
- · Attendance added: Randy Pshebylo (present)
- · Participation added: Zach Jeffries arrive