Edmonton City Councillors Take On Special Initiatives

March 09, 2011

Mayor Stephen Mandel has announced the Special Initiative assignments accepted by Councillors for the 2011-2013 City Council term. Special Initiatives have been an effective means to fast-track important issues for the past two terms, and ensure that all members of Council are given an opportunity to show leadership in areas of particular interest.

“Over the past two terms, we have seen the Council Initiatives strategy to be a very effective way of engaging Councillors and bringing focus to the issues that Edmontonians tell us are priorities,” said Mayor Stephen Mandel. “I am once again confident that we will see great results from having Councillors work closely with Administration and citizens on these important items. We have a strong Council, and I am excited about what we are going to accomplish this term.”

The Special Initiatives for this term cover a wide-range of issues from economic development and diversification to the engagement of all citizens including youth, seniors, and our urban Aboriginal people. While most initiatives cover city-wide issues, focus is being given to developing a core neighbourhood strategy in our city centre through the new Community Sustainability Taskforce.

As in the past, initiatives will be undertaken by Councillors individually or in pairs. Councillors will investigate and develop new policy or activity ideas and bring their recommendations forward to City Council for approval. Programs like the Urban Aboriginal Accord and REACH were developed out of past initiatives.


2011-2013 Special Initiatives include:

2010 - 2013 Council Initiative City Council Sponsor(s) Assigned 2007 – 2010 Council Initiative work to be included (Councillors included in brackets will continue to be the prime sponsor for those initiatives) 
Agri-Food/Urban Agriculture Mayor Mandel

Councillor Loken		  
Arts & Culture (festivals/facilities/films) Mayor Mandel

Councillor Henderson
  • Arts
  • Winter City/Winter Festival (Councillors Henderson and Krushell)
  • Edmonton-in-Bloom (Councillors Krushell and Henderson)
Community Sustainability Councillor Batty
  • Avenue Initiative (Councillor Caterina)
  • Jasper Place Revitalization (Councillor Sloan)
  • McCauley Revitalization (Councillor Batty)
  • The Quarters (Councillor Batty)
Economic Development Mayor Mandel

Councillor Diotte
  • Biotech Value-added
  • Northeast Edmonton Industrial Development Strategy (Councillor Gibbons)
Environment Councillor Iveson
  • Environment
External Affairs (Government Institutional Relationships) Councillor Batty

Councillor Gibbons
  • Government Relationships
  • Federal MP Relationships
  • Provincial MLA Relationships
  • Post-Secondary Relationships
Housing Councillor Krushell

Councillor Henderson
  • Affordable Housing
Indigenous Peoples Strategy Mayor Mandel

Councillor Caterina

Councillor Henderson
  • Aboriginal Initiative
Northern Relationships/Circumpolar Councillor Gibbons

Councillor Leibovici

Councillor Batty
  • Northern Strategy
    Circumpolar Initiative
Recreation Councillor Anderson
  • Sports and Recreation
Seniors Councillor Sloan
  • Senior Issues
Youth Initiatives/Next Gen Councillor Iveson
Councillor Krushell
  • Next Gen
    Child Friendly Edmonton (Councillor Krushell)

 

2007-2010 Council Initiatives to be continued:

2007-2010 Council Initiative

City Council Sponsor(s)Assigned

City of Learners Councillor Iveson
Multiculturalism Councillor Sohi
Mayor Mandel
Public Transit Councillor Sohi
Transforming Edmonton Councillor Leibovici
Councillor Caterina
Traffic Safety Councillor Leibovici
Councillor Krushell

Public Involvement in the
Planning and Development Process

 Councillor Henderson

For more information:

Erica Brusselers

Title Communications Consultant, Office of the Mayor
Telephone 780-496-8105
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