Katz gets the parking lots of his dreams. Plus, we discuss city manager recruitment and Mayor Sohi’s response to the province's gracious offer to help stabilize the City of Edmonton’s finances.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

City manager

• Eddie Robar named interim City of Edmonton manager while permanent replacement sought
• Adam Laughlin's post

Sohi's letter

• Edmonton mayor asks Premier Danielle Smith to restore municipal funding
• global.website-files.com/632a02df58ca4bfbe981a299/660c47060870276b047382d2_April%202%20Mayor%20Letter%20on%20Provincial%20Underfunding.pdf">Mayor Sohi's letter
• 'On standby to help': Alberta Premier Danielle Smith concerned with turmoil at Edmonton city hall
• Danielle Smith says province 'ready to assist' with Edmonton's fiscal challenges as city manager exits
• David Staples: Province considers move to 'audit and stabilize' the City of Edmonton, say government officials
• April 1st, 2024 - Councillor Michael Janz

Parking lots

• Edmonton city council grants extension to agreement for surface parking lots near arena
• edmonton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=f3b71add-583f-4f97-ad67-574d3fbea006&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English&Item=24&Tab=attachments">Agenda item April 02, 2024

EPark

• News Release: quicker-and-more-convenient.html?soid=1127191170163&aid=BsDdfDfpYcA">New EPark mobile payment system easier, quicker and more convenient
• Edmonton switches parking payments to HotSpot from EPark
• Reddit post: PSA: Cash out your MyEPark balance

Capital Line

• News Release: City-names-preferred-bidder-for-Capital-Line-South-LRT-construction.html?soid=1127191170163&aid=96btPnu7nYQ">City names preferred bidder for Capital Line South LRT construction
• Construction Notice - Demolition of former NAIT LRT Station

Public art

• Edmonton's public art strategy moves past 1% solution

Rapid fire

• Lots of new animals are heading for your city, study suggests
• City-of-Edmonton-and-CSU-52-ratify-new-Collective-Agreement.html?soid=1127191170163&aid=SmZc1MKeMhU">City of Edmonton and CSU 52 ratify new Collective Agreement
• Oilers fan known as 'McMullet' drives 8 hours to watch every game

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