Comments on: City Hall Still Cleaning Up Past Moral Agenda http://www.medhatblog.com/old/?p=544 Impartial and (mostly) Unbiased opinions on Medicine Hat Thu, 23 May 2013 09:58:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Spider http://www.medhatblog.com/old/?p=544#comment-65165 Spider Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:38 +0000 http://www.medhatblog.com/?p=544#comment-65165 Even though this group failed in there petition, they were allowed to brute force the issues any way. All the bylaws pushed through by this group should be re examined. Please keep in mind, some of the aldermen who voted for these Bylaws were fooled by supposedly upstanding citizens, who you would never suspect of lying or knowingly using false data to back up false facts. Even though this group failed in there petition, they were allowed to brute force the issues any way. All the bylaws pushed through by this group should be re examined.

Please keep in mind, some of the aldermen who voted for these Bylaws were fooled by supposedly upstanding citizens, who you would never suspect of lying or knowingly using false data to back up false facts.

]]> By: Spider http://www.medhatblog.com/old/?p=544#comment-65161 Spider Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:48:08 +0000 http://www.medhatblog.com/?p=544#comment-65161 This may be a good starting point. Minutes of the Monday, August 20, 2001, regular Medicine Hat City Council Meeting the minutes were adopted as presented Delegation Mrs. Stigter, re: Petition against Pornography Mrs. Joyce Stigter representing the Citizens of Alberta for Positive Community Standards (C.A.P.C.S.), concurred that the petition presented did not have enough signatures to meet the requirements for a plebiscite or bylaw, but asked the Council Members consider proceeding with one at the upcoming election. After providing statistics from other urban centers, Mrs.Stigter expressed the concern that restrictions must be put in place to remove or eliminate sexually oriented businesses from Medicine Hat as it will continue to have a negative effect on the community. Alt. Kelly seconded my Ald. Friesen, moved: That council members allow a Plebiscite in the upcoming civic election asking for bylaws that would prohibit future proposed adult video stores, adult book stores. Adult bottle clubs, adult juice bars. Adult mini-theaters. Adult peep shows, adult massage parlors, dial a porn numbers, escort services, strip clubs, lingerie bars, sexual aids stores, and other businesses that would promote explicate or dominantly sexual activity. Council members requested that a committee be formed to research and discuss the concerns of the residents and possibly bring forward a bylaw, and referred the matter to the public services Committee Communication L. Godin, re: Letters from Electors re: Display of Adult Materials and Business Licensing Fees. Mr., Godin provided an update that additional letters had been received, increasing the number of submissions to 729. Ald. Mandeville, seconded by Ald Craven, moved: “That the Letters be referred to the Public Services Committee and other Committees as appropriate, for discussion and review.” Carried This may be a good starting point.

Minutes of the Monday, August 20, 2001, regular Medicine Hat City Council Meeting the minutes were adopted as presented

Delegation

Mrs. Stigter, re: Petition against Pornography

Mrs. Joyce Stigter representing the Citizens of Alberta for Positive Community Standards (C.A.P.C.S.), concurred that the petition presented did not have enough signatures to meet the requirements for a plebiscite or bylaw, but asked the Council Members consider proceeding with one at the upcoming election. After providing statistics from other urban centers, Mrs.Stigter expressed the concern that restrictions must be put in place to remove or eliminate sexually oriented businesses from Medicine Hat as it will continue to have a negative effect on the community.

Alt. Kelly seconded my Ald. Friesen, moved:

That council members allow a Plebiscite in the upcoming civic election asking for bylaws that would prohibit future proposed adult video stores, adult book stores. Adult bottle clubs, adult juice bars. Adult mini-theaters. Adult peep shows, adult massage parlors, dial a porn numbers, escort services, strip clubs, lingerie bars, sexual aids stores, and other businesses that would promote explicate or dominantly sexual activity.

Council members requested that a committee be formed to research and discuss the concerns of the residents and possibly bring forward a bylaw, and referred the matter to the public services Committee

Communication

L. Godin, re: Letters from Electors re: Display of Adult Materials and Business Licensing Fees.

Mr., Godin provided an update that additional letters had been received, increasing the number of submissions to 729.

Ald. Mandeville, seconded by Ald Craven, moved:

“That the Letters be referred to the Public Services Committee and other Committees as appropriate, for discussion and review.”

Carried

]]> By: Jim Ogston http://www.medhatblog.com/old/?p=544#comment-65039 Jim Ogston Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:53:56 +0000 http://www.medhatblog.com/?p=544#comment-65039 AND the road house is still not settled. AND the road house is still not settled.

]]> By: Jim Ogston http://www.medhatblog.com/old/?p=544#comment-65038 Jim Ogston Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:52:38 +0000 http://www.medhatblog.com/?p=544#comment-65038 well the keep electing him and the other 3...Kelly, Friesen and Hamill. I'm still trying to figure out what Kelly has done for the past few decades other than collect a city paycheck. well the keep electing him and the other 3…Kelly, Friesen and Hamill.
I’m still trying to figure out what Kelly has done for the past few decades other than collect a city paycheck.

]]> By: Katrina http://www.medhatblog.com/old/?p=544#comment-65031 Katrina Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:43:43 +0000 http://www.medhatblog.com/?p=544#comment-65031 It will take forever to clean out all the skeletons from the last group. It will take forever to clean out all the skeletons from the last group.

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