Committee of Council · Regular
March 11, 2026
Governance and Priorities Committee
09:30 – 14:36 · 5h 6m
9 present · 2 absent
Commissioner Mayor Block Mayor — Kathryn MacDonald Deputy Mayor — Bev Dubois Councillor — Holly Kelleher Councillor — Jasmin Parker Councillor — Randy Donauer Councillor Absent Robert Pearce Councillor Electronic Scott Ford Councillor — Senos Timon Councillor Absent Troy Davies Councillor — Zach Jeffries Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda be confirmed as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of meeting of the Governance and Priorities Committee dated February 11, 2026 be adopted.
- · Motion 3 added: That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend to Council: 1. To implement Option 3... 2. That an enhanced budget process... 3. That Administration develop standardized parameters... 4. That the City Solicitor be instructed to brin…
- · Motion 4 added: That these changes take effect immediately.
- · Motion 5 added: That Administration be directed to: 1. Conduct a review of the mandates... 2. As part of this review, engage directly... 3. Examine the role of co-sponsorship...
- · Motion 6 added: 1. That the information be received; and 2. That the decision of the City Clerk... be upheld.
- · Motion 7 added: That the Priority Based Budgeting criteria outlined in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 be approved in principle.
- · Motion 8 added: That the matter be deferred to March 25, 2026 Regular Business Council Meeting.
- · Motion 9 added: That recommendation 2 be amended to read: “That the provisional boundary for the National Urban Park led by Meewasin Valley Authority and Parks Canada as shown in Appendix 3, subject to engagement and possible future refinements, in the Un…
- · Motion 10 added: That the information be received.
- · Motion 11 added: That the information be received.
- · Motion 12 added: That the information be received.
- · Motion 13 added: That the Governance and Priorities Committee recommend to City Council that the City of Saskatoon... appoint Mayor Cynthia Block, or in her absence, Councillor Bev Dubois or Councillor Scott Ford... as its proxy...
- · Motion 14 added: That the Committee move In Camera to consider the following items.
- · Motion 15 added: That the information and the discussion remain In Camera under Sections 13, 14(1), 15(1), 16(1), 17(1), 18(1), 19, 20 and 21 of LAFOIP.
- · Motion 16 added: That the information and the discussion remain In Camera under Sections 13, 14(1), 15(1), 16(1), 17(1), 18(1), 19, 20 and 21 of LAFOIP.
- · Motion 17 added: That the recommended appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees and any further direction, as noted by the City Clerk, be reported to the March 25, 2026 Regular Business meeting of City Council and that the discussion and informati…
- · Attendance added: K. MacDonald (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Block (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Davies (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Dubois (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Ford (present)
- · Attendance added: Z. Jeffries (present)
- · Attendance added: H. Kelleher (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Parker (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Pearce (remote)
- · Attendance added: R. Donauer (absent)
- · Attendance added: S. Timon (absent)
- · Attendance added: C. Yelland (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Schmidt (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Bryant (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Villardo (present)
- · Participation added: H. Kelleher arrive
- · Participation added: T. Davies depart
- · Participation added: H. Kelleher depart