MINUTES

SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor G-C. Carra, Chair
  • Councillor E. Woolley, Vice-Chair (Partial Remote Participation)
  • Councillor S. Chu (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor J. Davison (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor J. Farkas (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor J. Magliocca (Remote Participation)
  • Mayor N. Nenshi, Ex-Officio (Partial Remote Participation)
  • Councillor G. Chahal (Partial Remote Participation)
  • Councillor P. Demong (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor D. Farrell (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor J. Gondek (Partial Remote Participation)
  • Councillor R. Jones (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor S. Keating (Remote Participation)
  • Councillor W. Sutherland (Remote Participation)
ALSO PRESENT:
  • City Solicitor and General Counsel J. Floen
  • Acting General Manager K. Black
  • A/General Manager Kyle Ripley
  • Legislative Coordinator M. A. Cario
  • Legislative Advisor D. Williams
  • Legislative Advisor J. Palaschuk

Councillor Carra called the Meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.

Blackfoot Elders Kelley and Daphne Good Eagle, gave a Blackfoot Ceremony and prayer at today’s Meeting.

Councillor Carra provided opening remarks and acknowledged the importance of the discussion on systemic-racism and provided a traditional land acknowledgement.

Councillor Carra further introduced his Co-Chair for the Meeting Dr. Malinda Smith.

 

ROLL CALL

Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Mayor Nenshi

 

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chahal

    That the Revised Agenda for the 2020 July 07 Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That the Minutes of the 2020 May 13 Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

​The following documents were electronically distributed and displayed with respect to Report CPS2020-0776:

  • Presentation entitled "Update on Calgary's Commitment to Anti-Racism", dated 2020 July 07;
  • A picture entitled "Celebrating 150 years of Resistance";
  • A document entitled Letters 1-10;
  • A document entitled Letters 11-21;
  • A Presentation from L. Migrino;
  • A Presentation from V. Rangaranj; and
  • A slide from presentation entitled "For Assistance with Racial Informed Trauma Psychological First Aid:".

The following documents were electronically distributed with respect to Report CPS2020-0776:

  • A Presentation from Craig Marceau;
  • A document entitled "Anti-Racism Initiative" from Craig Marceau; and
  • A letter of Support from Councillor Woolley dated 2019 February 15.

Councillor Gondek left the Remote Meeting at 10:53 a.m. on 2020 July 07 and returned at 11:18 a.m. on 2020 July 07.

Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(1)(a) in order to complete the remainder of the panelist prior to the lunch break.

The following panelist provided verbal presentations, with respect to Report CPS2020-0776:

  • Dr. Francis Boakye, Vice President, Strategy, Centre for Newcomers;
  • Vicki Bouvier, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies, Mount Royal University;
  • Nyall DaBreo, Criminal Defense Lawyer and community advocate;
  • Teresa Woo-Paw, Chairperson, Canadian Race Relations Foundation;
  • Phil Fontaine, Former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations;
  • Dr. Malinda Smith, vice-provost (equity, diversity and inclusion), University of Calgary.

Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, as amended, Committee, by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(a) by changing the lunchbreak time 45 minutes.

Committee recessed at 12:26 p.m. on July 07 and reconvened at 1:18 p.m. on July 07 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

ROLL CALL

Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Councillor Keating, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Sutherland

Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Demong (joined at 1:35 p.m.), Councillor Farrell (joined at 1:34 p.m.)

The following speakers addressed Committee with respect to Report CPS2020-0776:

1. Adora Nwofor

2. Reachel Knight (Ugwegbula)

3. Mizanur Rahman

4.  Ebony R. Gooden

5.  Angie Chen

6.  Sonia Aujla-Bhullar

7. Lisa-Jane Hayfron

8.  Prudence Iticka

9. Michael Embaie

Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(b) by changing the afternoon recess time to 20 minutes.

Committee recessed at 3:30 p.m. and reconvened at 3:50 p.m. on 2020 July 07 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

ROLL CALL

Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison

Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Demong, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Jones, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Keating, Councillor Sutherland (joined at 3:35 p.m.), Councillor Woolley (joined at 3:35 p.m.) and Mayor Nenshi (joined at 4:45 p.m.).

10. Daphne Tsantilas

11.  L. J. Joseph

12. Iman Ibrar

13. Fatimah Saeed

14. Manaar Chahal

15. Umashanie Reddy

16. Jenin Ahmad

17. Thulasy Letter

18. Veronica Chirino

19. Megan Golueke 

20. Doreen Spence

21. Howard Fabien

22. Shuana Porter

23. Nketti Johnston-Taylor

24. Elise Ahenkorah

Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(c) by changing the dinner break time to 45 minutes.

Committee recessed at 6:35 p.m. and reconvened at 7:20 p.m. 2020 July 07 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

ROLL CALL

Councillor Chu, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Farrell

Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Colley-Urquhart (joined the meeting at 7:27 p.m.)

25. Salima Stanley-Bhanji

26. Stephanie Okoli

27. Oualie Frost

28. Dorsa Zamanpour 

29. Chantal Chagnon

30. Taylar Cossette

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee suspend Section 79, in order to hear from one more group of speakers prior to the evening recess.

    ROLL CALL VOTE:

    For: (12)Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Davison, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Woolley, Mayor Nenshi, and Councillor Carra
    Against: (1)Councillor Colley-Urquhart
    MOTION CARRIED

    31. Heather Campbell

    32. Bilal Abdulghani

    33. Neveen Dominic

    34. Carol Kadri

    35. Terrance Evans

    36. Iman Bukhari

    Committee recessed at 10:21 p.m. on 2020 July 07.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Committee reconvened at 9:35 a.m. on July 08 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Farkas, Councillor Demong (joined at 9:45 a.m.), Councillor Farrell (joined at 9:40 a.m.)


  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That Committee close the speaker’s registration list at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 2020 July 08 and finish hearing from the remaining registered speakers.

    MOTION CARRIED

    37. Vanesa Ortiz

    38. Juliet

    39. Adam Messiah

    40. Sarosh Rizvi

    41. Syed Bukhari

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017 Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(a) in order to hear from 2 more speakers prior to the lunch recess.

    42. Tyra Erskine

    43. Firatol Shune

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(b) by changing the dinner break time to 45 minutes.

    Committee recessed at 12:16 p.m. and reconvened at 1:16 p.m. on July 08 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chu, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Demong, Councillor Jones, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Keating, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Absent at the Roll Call:  Councillor Farrell (joined the meeting at 2:57 p.m.), Councillor Woolley (joined at 1:16 p.m.), Councillor Gondek (joined at 2:45 p.m.)

    44. Ike Kenzo
    45. Lanre Ajayi
    46. Richard Blackman
    47. Courtney Walcott
    48. Scott Fimey
    49. Phareke Frazer
    50. Rosemary Brown
    51. Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
    52. Ejadamen Ogidan

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(a) to allow Panel 13 to finish speaking prior to the afternoon recess.


    53. Justin Waddell
    54. Caleb Yohannes
    55. Frank Zhou

    Committee recessed at 4:00 p.m. and reconvened at 4:20 p.m. on 2020 July 08 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Sutherland

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Farrell


  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That with respect to Report CPS2020-0776, the following be approved:

    That Committee continue with this meeting at 10:30 am on Thursday, July 09.

     

    ROLL CALL VOTE:

    For: (9)Councillor Carra, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Farrell, and Councillor Gondek
    MOTION CARRIED

    56. Lionel Migrino

    57. Venkatesh Rangaraj

    58. Jordan Anderson

    59. Rita Yembilah

    60. Miriam Meir

    61. Jean Claud Munyezam

    62. Kate Jacobson

    63. Simran Johal

    64. Precious Osadjerer

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee suspended Section 79, in order to hear from the remaining speakers from this group prior to the evening recess.

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, as amended, Committee, by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(c) by changing the dinner break time to 45 minutes.

    Committee recessed at 6:30 p.m. and reconvened at 7:20 p.m. 2020 July 08 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chu, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Davison

    Absent at the Roll Call:  Councillor Farkas

    65. Regine Uwibereyeho King

    66. Andi Wolf Leg

    67. Valerie Benoit

    68. Maureen McLeod

    69. Ariam Wolde-Giogis

    70. Nellie Alcaraz

    71. Moji Taiwo

    72. Willem Tabak

    73. Haben Negash

    74. Sinit Abraha

    75. Makayla Forster

     


  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee suspend Section 79 in order to hear from one more group of five speakers prior to the evening recess.

    ROLL CALL VOTE:

    For: (7)Councillor Carra, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Chahal, and Councillor Gondek
    Against: (2)Councillor Chu, and Councillor Magliocca
    MOTION CARRIED

    76. Semhar Mebrahtu

    77. Peter Driftmier

    78. Tonie Minhas

    79. Toyin Oladele

    80. Shifrah Gadamsetti

    Committee recessed at 10:30 p.m. on 2020 July 08.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Farkas

    Committee reconvened at 10:32 a.m. on July 09 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chu, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Demong, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Councillor Chahal 

    81.  Pamela Tzeng

    82.  Niki Bains

    Councillor Davison left the remote meeting at 11:23 a.m. and returned to the remote meeting at 11:46 a.m. on July 09.

    83.  Wunmi Idowu

    84.  Mowunmi Dawodu

    Councillor Woolley rose on a Question of Privilege with respect to the conduct of an individual in attendance in the public gallery at the meeting.  The Chair acknowledged the Question of Privilege.

    85.  Jeff Merklinger

    Committee recessed at 12:06 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chu, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Farkas, Councillor Keating (joined at 1:34 p.m), Councillor Chahal (joined at 1:04 p.m.) 

    86.  Melanee Murray-Hunt

    87.  Ayra Bukhari

    88.  Priti Obhrai-Martin

    89.  Sarah Thomas

    90.  Anne Azucena

    91.  Bethel Afework

    92.  Jeremy John Escobar Torio

    93.  Audra Foggin

    94.  Tasneem Zaman

    95.  Luis Loera

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(b) to change the afternoon break to 20 mins.

    Committee recessed at 3:07 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m. on 2020 July 09 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chu, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Councillor Demong, Councillor Colley-Urquhart

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Farkas

    96. Carey Rutherford

    97. Sylvia Gora

    98. Hannah Gjesdal

    99. Dr. Liza Lorenzetti

    100. Patrick Mbambo

    101. Anonymous written submission

    102. Zuraida Dada

    103. Sharon Ruyter

    104. Hunza

    105. Joy Morales

    106. Craig Marceau

    107. Mpoe Mogale

    108. Youness Messouar

    109. Shannon Pennington

    110. Michael Gretton

    Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee by General Consent, suspended Section 78(2)(c) by changing the dinner break time to 45 minutes.

    Committee recessed at 6:10 p.m. and reconvened at 7:00 p.m. 2020 July 09 with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

    ROLL CALL

    Councillor Chu, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Carra, Councillor Davison, Councillor Demong, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Keating, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Magliocca.

    Absent at the Roll Call: Councillor Colley-Urquhart (joined at 7:45 p.m.), Councillor Farkas, Mayor Nenshi (joined at 7:45 p.m.)

    111. Denis Ram

    112. Chunfeng Zhao

    113. Tina Amini

    114. Carlos Richards

    115. Chima Nkemdirim

     


  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That Councillor Colley-Urquhart's proposed Amendment to the Recommendations contained in Report CPS2020-0776, be further amended by adding the words "as acknowledged by the joint statement by the Calgary Police Service, the Calgary Police Association, the Calgary Police Commission and the Senior Officers Association."  following the words "including the City of Calgary and the Calgary Police Service".

    ROLL CALL VOTE:

    For: (8)Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Demong, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Keating, and Councillor Sutherland
    Against: (5)Councillor Carra, Councillor Woolley, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Chahal, and Councillor Farrell
    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart

    That the recommendations contained in Report CPS2020-0776 be amended by adding a new recommendation 1, as amended, and renumbering the recommendations accordingly:

    "1.  Acknowledge and recognize that systemic racism exists in our community, our government, our organization and our institutions, including the City of Calgary and the Calgary Police Service, as acknowledged by the joint statement by the Calgary Police Service, the Calgary Police Association, the Calgary Police Commission and the Senior Officers Association."

    ROLL CALL VOTE:

    For: (13)Councillor Carra, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Magliocca, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Keating, and Councillor Sutherland
    MOTION CARRIED

    Councillor Woolley rose on a Point of Order.

    Councillor Davison rose on a Point of Order.

    The Chair ruled on the Point of Order.

    Councillor Woolley rose on a Point of Order regarding the contents of the amendment.

    Councillor Gondek rose on a Point of Order regarding the contents of the amendment.

    The Chair ruled on the Point of Order.

     


  • By General Consent, pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Committee suspend Section 79, in order to complete the agenda item prior to the evening recess.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chahal

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

    1. Acknowledge and recognize that systemic racism exists in our community, our government, our organization and our institutions, including the City of Calgary and the Calgary Police Service, as acknowledged by the joint statement by the Calgary Police Service, the Calgary Police Association, the Calgary Police Commission and the Senior Officers Association;
    2. Approve the Anti-Racism Action Committee Terms of Reference (Attachment 1);
    3. Direct that a “What We Heard” report from the public consultation (2020 July 07) be provided to support the development of the Anti-Racism Strategy;
    4. Direct the Anti-Racism Action Committee to provide a progress update to the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services no later than Q3 2021; and
    5. Approve the Anti-Racism Capacity Building Fund Terms of Reference (Attachment 2).

    ROLL CALL VOTE:

    For: (13)Councillor Carra, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Magliocca, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Keating, and Councillor Sutherland
    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That this meeting adjourn at 10:33 p.m. on 2020 July 09.

    ROLL CALL VOTE:

    For: (13)Councillor Carra, Councillor Woolley, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Magliocca, Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Keating, and Councillor Sutherland
    MOTION CARRIED

    The following item has been forwarded to the 2020 July 20 Combined Meeting of Council:

    CONSENT:

    • Update on Calgary's Commitment to Anti-Racism, CPS2020-0776

    The next Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services is scheduled to be held 2020 July 15 at 4:00 p.m.

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON