MINUTES

PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

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Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair
  • Councillor S. Chu, Vice-Chair
  • Councillor J. Gondek (PUD Chair)
  • Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)
  • Councillor W. Sutherland (UCS Chair)
  • Councillor E. Woolley (Audit Chair)
  • Councillor G-C. Carra (CPS Alternate)
  • *Councillor J. Farkas
  • *Councillor D. Farrell
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Deputy City Manager B. Stevens
  • City Solicitor and General Counsel G. Cole
  • Acting Chief Financial Officer C. Male
  • General Manager D. Duckworth
  • General Manager M. Thompson
  • Acting City Clerk D. Williams
  • Legislative Assistant J. Palaschuk

1.
CALL TO ORDER

Councillor Chu called the Meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

2.
OPENING REMARKS

Councillor Chu provided opening remarks.

3.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

  • Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That the Agenda for today's Meeting be amended, by bringing forward Item 6.3, ZBR Program Update, PFC2019-0041, to be dealt with immediately following Item 6.4, 2019 Business Improvement Area Budget and Enabling Bylaws, PFC2019-0013.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That the Agenda for the 2019 January 22 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed, as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED

4.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

4.1
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee, 2018 December 04
This item has attachments.

1.Unconfirmed Minutes - Priorities and Finance Committee_Dec04_2018 - English.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee dated 2018 December 04, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

5.
POSTPONED REPORTS

None

6.
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

6.1
Consideration of the Nose Creek Communities in an Economic Development Context – Deferral Request , PFC2019-0018
This item has attachments.

1.Consideration of the Nose Creek New Communities in an Economic Development Context - Deferral Request - PFC2019-0018.pdf
2.Attach 1 – Letter from QuadReal Property Group - PFC2019-0018.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That with respect to Report PFC2019-0018, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council approve Administration’s request to defer the report on the consideration of the Nose Creek business case in an economic development context, and direct Administration to return to the Priorities and Finance Committee with a report in 2019 March.

    MOTION CARRIED
REVISED

6.2
See Item 9.1.1.

6.3
ZBR Program Update, PFC2019-0041
This item has attachments.

1.ZBR Program Report - PFC2019-0041.pdf
2.Attach 1 - ZBR Program Dashboard - PFC2019-0041.pdf
3.Attach 2 - IT ZBR Summary Report - PFC2019-0041.pdf
4.Attach 3 - Roads ZBR Final Implementation Update - PFC2019-0041.pdf
5.Distrib-PowerPoint-PFC2019-0041.pdf

A PowerPoint Presentation entitled "ZBR Program Update 2019 January", dated 2019 January 22, was distributed, with respect to Report PFC2019-0041.

Mayor Nenshi, on behalf of the Priorities and Finance Committee, recognized the upcoming retirement of Heather Reed-Fenske, Chief Information Technology Officer, and thanked her for her service to The City of Calgary.

 

 

  • Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That with respect to Report FPC2019-0041, the following be approved:

    hat the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

    1. Receive for information:
      1. ZBR Program Dashboard (Attachment 1);
      2. IT ZBR Summary Report (Attachment 2); and
      3. Roads ZBR Final Implementation Update (Attachment 3).
    MOTION CARRIED

6.4
2019 Business Improvement Area Budgets and Enabling Bylaws, PFC2019-0013
This item has attachments.

1.2019 Business Improvement Area Budgets and Enabling Bylaws - PFC2019-0013.pdf
2.Attach 1 - PFC2019-0013 2019 Business Improvement Area Budgets and Enabling Bylaws.pdf
3.Attach 2 - PFC2019-0013 2019 Business Improvement Area Budgets and Enabling Bylaws .pdf
4.Attach 3 - PFC2019-0013 2019 Business Improvement Area Budgets and Enabling Bylaws .pdf
5.Distrib-Document-PFC2019-0013.pdf

A revised Attachment 2 was distributed with respect to Report PFC2019-0013.

Mayor Nenshi introduced a group of students from Queen Elizabeth High School in Ward 7, along with their teacher and tour guides.

  • Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report PFC2019-0013, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

    1. Approve the proposed 2019 BIA budgets (Attachment 1) and authorize each BIA board to amend its respective budget by:
      1. transferring amounts to or from a BIA board’s reserves, and
      2. transferring amounts between expenditures so long as the amount of the total expenditures is not increased; and
    2. Give three readings to the proposed 2019 BIA Tax Rates Bylaw (Revised Attachment 2).
    MOTION CARRIED

6.5
Status of Outstanding Motions and Directions, PFC2019-0086
This item has attachments.

1.Status of Outstanding Motions and Directions - PFC2019-0086.pdf
2.Attach - PFC2019-0086 .pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee receive this report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED

7.
ITEMS DIRECTLY TO COMMITTEE

8.
URGENT BUSINESS

None

9.
CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

  • Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That, pursuant to Sections 17, 23, 24 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move into Closed Meeting, at 10:41 a.m.,  in the Council Boardroom, to consider the following Item 9.1.1 Green Line Funding and Financing Update PFC2019-0040.

    MOTION CARRIED

    Committee moved into Public Meeting at 12:05 with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.


  • Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That Committee rise without reporting.

    MOTION CARRIED

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, as amended, Section 78(2)(a) was suspended, by general consent, to allow Committee to complete the remainder of today's Agenda prior to the scheduled 12:00 noon recess.


  • Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That, pursuant to Sections 17, 23, 24 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move into Closed Meeting, at 12:06 a.m. in the Council Boardroom, to consider the following Item 9.1.1 Green Line Funding and Financing Update PFC2019-0040.

    MOTION CARRIED

    Committee moved into Public Meeting at 12:40 p.m., with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.


  • Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That Committee rise and report.

    MOTION CARRIED

9.1
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

REVISED

9.1.1
Green Line - Funding and Financing Update, PFC2019-0040
This item has attachments.

1.RELEASED Green Line Funding and Financing Update-PFC2019-0040.pdf
2.RELEASED Attachment 2-2019 Milestone Schedule-PFC2019-0040.pdf

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report PFC2019-0040:

    Clerk's: D. Williams, J. Palaschuck.  Advice: M. Thompson, M.A. Bendfeld, T. Nguyen, J. Cullen, R. Summers, F. MacIntyre.  Observers: C. Male, B.  Stevens, D. Corbin, D. Ewing, J. Iny, M. Perpeluk, M. Brunsdon.  Legal: G. Cole.

    Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That with respect to Report PFC2019-0040, Recommendations 1, 3 and 4 be approved as follows:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend:

    1. That the Report and Attachment 2 be released as public documents immediately, and that Attachment 1, the distribution and Closed Meeting discussions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; and
     
    3. That Council, to optimize the Green Line cash flow commitments over the term of the project, reconsider, in part, its decision as contained in the minutes of the Regular Meeting of 2017 November 27 with respect to Recommendation 1 of Report C2017-1123 as follows:

    by deleting the words “the financing” after “fund” and before “costs” to result in the following motion:


    "Direct that the 2017 tax room ($23.7 million) be retained in 2018 and future years and used to fund costs for Green Line for 27 years until 2044.”

    4. That Council direct that the Attachment 1, and the Closed Meeting discussions remain confidential, upon review by 2026 December 31, pursuant to Sections 23, 24, 25 and 27 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That with respect to Report PFC2019-0040, Recommendation 2 be approved, as follows:

    2. That Report PFC2019-0040 be added to the 2019 January 28 Strategic Meeting of Council Agenda.

    Against:  Councillor Gondek
     

    MOTION CARRIED

9.2
URGENT BUSINESS

None

10.
ADJOURNMENT

  • Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That this Meeting adjourn at 12:48 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The following Items have been forwarded to the 2019 January 28 Strategic Meeting of Council:

    Consent:

    Green Line - Funding and Financing Update, PFC2019-0040

    The following Items have been forwarded to the 2019 February 04 Combined Meeting of Council:

    Consent:

    Consideration of the Nose Creek Communities in an Economic Development Context – Deferral Request , PFC2019-0018

    ZBR Program Update, PFC2019-0041

    Other:

    2019 Business Improvement Area Budgets and Enabling Bylaws, PFC2019-0013

     

     

    The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee is scheduled to be held on 2019 February 12.


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