PRESENT:

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, (CPS Chair)

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

*Councillor D. Farrell

*Councillor R. Pootmans

ALSO PRESENT:

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

Acting City Clerk S. Muscoby

ELECTION OF ACTING VICE-CHAIR

Following nomination procedures, Councillor Colley-Urquhart was elected Acting Vice-Chair by acclamation.

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for the 2015 October 27 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

*Following the Confirmation of the Agenda, Councillors Farrell and Pootmans notified the Chair of a particular interest in the following items, on today’s Agenda and were entitled to vote on the items:

Councillor Farrell:  Report PFC2015-0665

Councillor Pootmans:  All items

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2015 SEPTEMBER 22

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Minutes of the

2015 September 22 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHINATOWN DISTRICT BUSINESS REVITALIZATION ZONE, PFC2015-0665

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Vice-Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Establishment of the Chinatown District Business Revitalization Zone”, dated 2015 October 27, with respect to Report PFC2015-0665.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0665 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.   Give three readings to the proposed Bylaw to Establish the Chinatown District Business Revitalization Zone (Attachment 1);

2.   Appoint, by resolution, the individuals listed in Attachment 2 as the interim Chinatown District Business Revitalization Zone Board until 2015 December 31.

CARRIED

3.2

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT, PFC2015-0581

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0581 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council under the authority of section 347 of the Municipal Government Act cancel 2013 and 2014 property and business taxes that meet Administration’s criteria for corrections, for the amounts listed in

Attachment 1; and that Council cancel 2013, 2014 and 2015 municipal property taxes for the qualifying nonprofit organizations for the amounts listed in Attachment 2.

CARRIED

3.3

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2015-0823

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0823 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

3.4

ALBERTA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS - MUNICIPAL EXCELLENCE AWARD IN LARGE MUNICIPALITIES -  FLEXWORK HUB, PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, PFC2015-0857

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that with respect to Report PFC2015-0857 the following be approved:

The Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that a Council Presentation entitled “Alberta Municipal Affairs - Municipal Excellence Award in Large Municipalities -  Flexwork Hub”, be added to the 2015 November 09 Combined Meeting of Council Agenda.

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

No item of Urgent Business was added to today’s Meeting

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No item of Urgent Business, In Camera, was added to today’s Meeting.

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that this meeting adjourn at 10:15 a.m.

CARRIED

 CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 NOVEMBER 17.

Sgd.  W. Sutherland                                                   Sgd.  S. Muscoby

  VICE-CHAIR                                                               ACTING CITY CLERK

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2015 NOVEMBER 09 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT:

ASSESSMENT AND TAX CIRCUMSTANCES REPORT, PFC2015-0581

OTHER

(The following Report contains a Bylaw that requires reading by Council.  Accordingly, it should be voted on separately.)

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHINATOWN DISTRICT BUSINESS REVITALIZATION ZONE, PFC2015-0665

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2015 November 17 at 9:30 AM.