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Birthing Centre
Presented by: Adryan Slaght, Director of Planning and Development
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That the Community Growth & Infrastructure Standing Committee recommend to Council:
(a) That Council support in principle the concept of establishing in St. Albert a facility at which childbirth, attended by a midwife, can occur in circumstances that mirror as closely as possible the experience of home birth;
(b) That the CAO be directed to facilitate discussions between Administration and the St. Albert Community Midwives organization, with the goal of presenting to Council as soon as reasonably practicable any required amendments to the Land Use Bylaw and/or to relevant statutory plans in order to make possible the establishment of a birthing centre in St. Albert that corresponds with the concept described in paragraph (a) of this motion;
(c) that the Committee’s resolution passed on January 13, 2020,
“that the Community Growth and Infrastructure Committee 2019 Community recommend to Council that Lot 24, Block 10, Plan 3159KS be redistricted to Direct Control to allow for a birthing centre”
be rescinded.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of the report is to present Administration’s recommendation that the Committee recommend to Council an alternative path to making progress toward establishing a birthing centre in St. Albert.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITY
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ALIGNMENT TO SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL (OR COMMITTEE) DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On January 13, 2020 the Committee considered the following proposed motion, in respect of which Mayor Heron had given notice and requested referral to the Committee:
To amend bylaws to allow birthing centres in the City of St. Albert
Following a presentation by the St Albert Community Midwives and a debate by Committee members, the following motion was passed:
“that the Community Growth...
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