PRESENT:

Councillor G-C. Carra, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor S. Keating

Councillor J. Magliocca

Councillor R. Pootmans

Councillor E. Woolley

Mayor N. Nenshi, Ex-Officio

*Councillor D. Farrell

*Councillor B. Pincott

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager B. Stevens

Legislative Assistant J. Dubetz

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Agenda for today's meeting be amended by bringing forward and tabling Report LAS2014-49, to be dealt with as the first In Camera item.

CARRIED

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Agenda for today's meeting, as amended, be further amended by adding the following items of Urgent Business to today's Agenda:

• City of Calgary Operations Workplace Centres Overview (Verbal), VR2014-0064; and

• Corporate Accommodation Buildings Portfolio Lifecycle Condition Overview (Verbal), VR2014-0065.

CARRIED

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for the 2014 September 18 Regular Meeting of the Land and Asset Strategy Committee be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

BRING FORWARD AND TABLE TO BE DEALT WITH AS THE FIRST IN CAMERA ITEM

PROPOSED METHOD OF DISPOSITION – (MARTINDALE) – WARD 05 (CLLR. RAY JONES) FILE NO: 7556 FALCONRIDGE BV NE (ME), LAS2014-49

ADD URGENT BUSINESS

CITY OF CALGARY OPERATIONS WORKPLACE CENTRES OVERVIEW (VERBAL), VR2014-0064

CORPORATE ACCOMMODATION BUILDINGS PORTFOLIO LIFECYCLE CONDITION OVERVIEW (VERBAL), VR2014-0065

CARRIED

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

*Following Confirmation of the Agenda, Councillor Pincott notified the Chair of a particular interest in all items on the Agenda and was entitled to count toward the quorum and vote on the items.

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LAND AND ASSET STRATEGY COMMITTEE, 2014 JULY 24

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Minutes of the 2014 July 24 Regular Meeting of the Land and Asset Strategy Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

TOMORROW’S WORKPLACE PROGRAM 2014 STATUS REPORT, LAS2014-44

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration, and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation, entitled “Tomorrow’s Workplace Program, 2014 Status Report”, dated 2014 September, with respect to Report LAS2014-44.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report LAS2014-44 be approved, as follows:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee recommend that Council direct Administration to report back to Council through Land and Asset Strategy Committee with a follow up status report no later than Q2 2015.

CARRIED

URGENT BUSINESS

3.2

CITY OF CALGARY OPERATIONS WORKPLACE CENTRES OVERVIEW (VERBAL), VR2014-0064

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

*Councillor Farrell notified the Chair of a particular interest in Reports VR2014-0064, VR2014-0065, LAS2014-45, LAS2014-46 and LAS2014-49 on the Agenda and was entitled to count toward the quorum and vote on the items.

DISTRIBUTIONS

At the request of Administration, and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of the following documents, with respect to Verbal Report VR2014-0064:

• A PowerPoint presentation, entitled “Operations Workplace Centres (OWC) – Overview – OWC Program – Opportunities and Challenges”; and
• A map entitled “Operations Workplace Centre (OWC) Locations”.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that with respect to Report VR2014-0064, the following be approved:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee receive the City of Calgary Operations Workplace Centres Overview Verbal Report and distributed presentation for information.

CARRIED

3.3

CORPORATE ACCOMMODATION BUILDINGS PORTFOLIO LIFECYCLE CONDITION OVERVIEW (VERBAL), VR2014-0065

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration, and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation, entitled “Understanding CPB’s Corporate Accommodation Building Portfolio”, with respect to Verbal Report VR2014-0065.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that with respect to Report VR2014-0065, the following be approved:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee receive the Corporate Accommodation Buildings Portfolio Lifecycle Condition Overview Verbal Report and distributed presentation for information, after amendment to the presentation, by deleting Page 7, ‘Condition of Portfolio vs. Funding’.

CARRIED

RECESS AND RECONVENE IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Land and Asset Strategy Committee recess at 11:08 a.m. for three minutes, to reconvene, In Camera, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, and Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24 (1)(b), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, in order to consider several confidential items.

CARRIED

The Land and Asset Strategy Committee reconvened, In Camera, at 11:13 a.m. with Councillor Carra in the Chair.

The Land and Asset Strategy Committee moved into public session at 11:32 a.m. with

Councillor Carra in the Chair.

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Chu, that the Land and Asset Strategy Committee rise and report.

CARRIED

4.

IN CAMERA ITEMS

4.1

PROPOSED METHOD OF DISPOSITION – (SUNALTA) – WARD 08 (CLLR. EVAN WOOLLEY) FILE NO: 2004 10 AV SW (EM), LAS2014-45

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that with respect to Report LAS2014-45, the following be approved:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee recommend:

1.    That Council approve the Administration Recommendations contained in Report LAS2014-45; and

2.    Request that Attachments 4 and 5 be removed from this report prior to being forwarded to Council and that Attachments 4 and 5 remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and that Council consider Attachments 4 and 5 in camera if requested by Council; and

3.    That the Recommendations, Report and Attachments 1, 2, and 3 remain confidential under Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the report is published in the Council agenda.

CARRIED

4.2

PROPOSED METHOD OF DISPOSITION – (DOWNTOWN EAST VILLAGE) – WARD 07 (CLLR. DRUH FARRELL) FILE NO: 512, 520 & 522 7 AV SE (JC), LAS2014-46

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that with respect to Report LAS2014-46, the following be approved:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee recommend:

1.    That Council approve the Administration Recommendations contained in Report LAS2014-46; and

2.    That the Recommendations, Report and Attachments remain confidential under Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the sale has closed, except for Attachments 4 & 5 which shall remain confidential.

CARRIED

4.3

PROPOSED LICENSE – (RAMSAY) – WARD 09 (CLLR. GIAN-CARLO CARRA) FILE NO: 2535 SPILLER RD SE (SN), LAS2014-47

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that with respect to Report LAS2014-47, the following be approved:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee recommend:

1.    That Council approve the Administration Recommendations contained in Report LAS2014-47; and

2.    That the Recommendations, Report and Attachments remain confidential under Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the Report is published in the Council Agenda.

CARRIED

4.4

SUMMARY OF REMNANT LAND SALES, STAND ALONE LAND SALES, ACQUISITIONS AND OCCUPATIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2014 - FILE NO: (RC), LAS2014-48

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that with respect to Report LAS2014-48, the following be approved:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee recommend:

1.    That Council receive this report for Information; and

2.    That the Recommendation and Report remain confidential under Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the Report is published in the Council Agenda.

CARRIED

4.5

PROPOSED METHOD OF DISPOSITION – (MARTINDALE) – WARD 05 (CLLR. RAY JONES) FILE NO: 7556 FALCONRIDGE BV NE (ME), LAS2014-49

APPROVE, Moved by Mayor Nenshi, that with respect to Report LAS2014-49, the following be approved:

That the Land and Asset Strategy Committee recommend:

1.    That Council approve the Administration Recommendations contained in Report LAS2014-49; and

2.    That Attachments 4 and 5 be removed from this report prior to being forwarded to Council and that Attachments 4 and 5 remain confidential pursuant to Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and that Council consider Attachments 4 and 5 in camera if requested by Council; and     

3.    That the Recommendations, Report and Attachments 1, 2, and 3 remain confidential under Sections 23(1)(b), 24(1)(a), 24(1)(b), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until the report is published in the Council agenda.

CARRIED

5.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that this meeting adjourn at 11:33 a.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON

CHAIR                                                                           LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2014 OCTOBER 06 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT

TOMORROW’S WORKPLACE PROGRAM 2014 STATUS REPORT, LAS2014-44

PROPOSED METHOD OF DISPOSITION – (SUNALTA) – WARD 08 (CLLR. EVAN WOOLLEY) FILE NO: 2004 10 AV SW (EM), LAS2014-45

PROPOSED LICENSE – (RAMSAY) – WARD 09 (CLLR. GIAN-CARLO CARRA) FILE NO: 2535 SPILLER RD SE (SN), LAS2014-47

SUMMARY OF REMNANT LAND SALES, STAND ALONE LAND SALES, ACQUISITIONS AND OCCUPATIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2014 - FILE NO: (RC), LAS2014-48

PROPOSED METHOD OF DISPOSITION – (MARTINDALE) – WARD 05 (CLLR. RAY JONES) FILE NO: 7556 FALCONRIDGE BV NE (ME), LAS2014-49

IN CAMERA

PROPOSED METHOD OF DISPOSITION – (DOWNTOWN EAST VILLAGE) – WARD 07 (CLLR. DRUH FARRELL) FILE NO: 512, 520 & 522 7 AV SE (JC), LAS2014-46

The next Regular Meeting of the Land and Asset Strategy Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2014 October 16 at 9:30 AM.