On Monday (November 6), City Council responded to a number of correspondence items from organizations and residents in Airdrie.

Following a request from Community Links, Council voted unanimously to declare November Family Violence Prevention Month in Airdrie, and to illuminate City Hall in purple on November 23.

Council also unanimously supported a request from the Airdrie Pride Society to declare November 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance in Airdrie. Part of the request was that Council would raise a flag commemorating the day at City Hall. Director of the CAO's Office Sharon Pollyck explained that the City only has one flag poll that is fitted to fly two flags, and that poll is currently in use to commemorate Canada 150, making it unfeasible to fly a flag on Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Council also responded to concerns of three citizens.

Council voted to file a proposed parking bylaw for correspondence, thus taking no action. The bylaw proposed by a resident would have restricted street parking, allowing people to only park their own vehicles within feet meters from their own homes, or allowing visiting vehicles to stay parked no longer than five hours.

Council also filed a letter from a single resident with a sensitivity to wood smoke, who asked Council to ban backyard fire pits in Airdrie in favour of propane fires. While Council did not take action on the letter, Mayor Peter Brown expressed his sympathy for the resident, who he said he's spoken with in the past.

Council also addressed a letter from a resident asking for the allowance of back alley parking in Prairie Springs. After Mayor Brown expressed his preference to hear back from the Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) on the matter, Council moved to forward the letter to TAC for review and direction to Council.

 

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