PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair (UCS Alternate)

Councillor G-C. Carra (CPS Chair)

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor E. Woolley (Audit Chair and T&T Alternate)

*Councillor D. Farrell

*Councillor R. Pootmans

ALSO PRESENT:

City Manager J. Fielding

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer
Acting Chief Financial Officer H. Fairfield

Acting City Clerk S. Muscoby

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Agenda for the

2017 March 21 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed, after amendment, as follows:

BRING FORWARD AND TABLE TO BE DEALT WITH AT THE END OF THE AGENDA:

3.5  ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA       LEVY, PFC2017-0291

3.7  ELECTION OUTREACH – IMPROVING ELECTION ACCESSIBILITY AND THE VOTER EXPERIENCE, PFC2017-0259

3.8  BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES – PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS REVIEW, PFC2017-0260

CARRIED

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

*Councillors Farrell and Pootmans notified the Chair of a particular interest in all items on the Agenda and were entitled to vote on the items.

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2017 MARCH 07

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee, held on 2017 March 07, be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

3.1

MUNICIPAL NAMING, SPONSORSHIP & NAMING RIGHTS POLICY, IMPLEMENTATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: DEFERRAL REPORT, PFC2017-0274

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2017-0274 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council defers the implementation report on the Municipal Naming, Sponsorship and Naming Rights Policy, including any recommended amendments, to a meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than the end of Q1 2018.

CARRIED

3.2

2016 YEAR-END ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT, PFC2017-0191

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of the following documents, with respect to Report PFC2017-0191:

• A PowerPoint presentation entitled “2016 Year-End Accountability Report PFC2017-0191”, dated 2017 March 21
• An enlarged copy of the Corporate Calendar 2017-Draft, dated 2017 March 20

RECEIVE FOR THE CORPORATE RECORD

With the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk received for the Corporate Record, a copy of a document entitled “Action Plan 2015-2018, 2016 Year-End Accountability Report”, with respect to Report PFC2017-0191.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2017-0191 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

3.3

COUNCIL INNOVATION FUND APPLICATION - WALK21 COMMUNITY MICROGRANTS, PFC2017-0289

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “PFC2017-0289 Walk21 Community Microgrants”, dated 2017 March 20, with respect to Report PFC2017-0289.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that with respect to Report PFC2017-0289, the

following be approved, after amendment:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council approve the Council

Innovation Fund Application – Walk21 Community Microgrants in the amount of $172,500 and Administration report back to the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than Q4 2019.

Opposed:  P. Demong, W. Sutherland

CARRIED

3.4

PUBLIC TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE FUND LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE PURCHASE UPDATE, PFC2017-0287

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2017-0287 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council approve a $29.0 million

budget appropriation in Calgary Transit’s LRV Purchases program 664-07w over 2017-2019 to be financed by the Federal PTIF Phase 1 grant ($12.5 million), Provincial grants ($12.5 million) and Reserves ($4.0 million), for the procurement of six LRVs within the spending timeline requirements of the PTIF Phase 1 program.

CARRIED

3.5

ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA LEVY, PFC2017-0291

This item was dealt with at the end of the agenda.

TABLE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that Item 3.5, Report PFC2017-0291, Item 3.7, Report PFC2017-0259, and Item 3.8, Report PFC2017-060 be further tabled to the

2017 April 04 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee.

Opposed:  E. Woolley

CARRIED

3.6

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FUND - INNOVATION FUNDING, PFC2017-0298

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Calgary Economic Development and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Calgary’s Innovation Framework and Proposal for Early Stage Programming”, dated 2017 March 21, with respect to Report PFC2017-0298.

CHANGE TIME OF SCHEDULED RECESS, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that pursuant to Section 91(3) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended, the scheduled time of recess be changed in order that Committee may complete Item 3.6, Report PFC2017-0298 prior to the lunch recess.

CARRIED

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2017-0298 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.   Receive this report for information;

2.   Approve the release of $325 thousand from the Community Economic Resiliency Fund to Calgary Economic Development for the pilot detailed in this report; and

3.   Request that Calgary Economic Development include evaluation results for the first year of the three year pilot as part of the annual report on implementation of the 10 Year Economic Strategy by 2018 May.

CARRIED

RECESS

Committee reconvened with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

3.7

ELECTION OUTREACH – IMPROVING ELECTION ACCESSIBILITY AND THE VOTER EXPERIENCE, PFC2017-0259

This item was dealt with at the end of the agenda.

Further tabled to the 2017 April 04 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee.

3.8

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES – PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS REVIEW, PFC2017-0260

This item was dealt with at the end of the agenda.

Further tabled to the 2017 April 04 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee.

3.9

DRAFT COUNCIL POLICY - PROACTIVE DISCLOSURE OF COMPLETED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY (FOIP) REQUESTS, PFC2017-0237

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2017-0237 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council receive this report for information and file.

Opposed:  G-C. Carra, E. Woolley

CARRIED

3.10

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2017-0204

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2017-0204 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

No items of Urgent Business were added to today’s Meeting.

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No items of Urgent Business, In Camera, were added to today’s Meeting.

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that this meeting adjourn at 1:29 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2017 APRIL 04.

Sgd.  N. Nenshi                                                            Sgd. S. Muscoby

   MAYOR                                                                      ACTING CITY CLERK

CONSENT:

MUNICIPAL NAMING, SPONSORSHIP & NAMING RIGHTS POLICY, IMPLEMENTATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: DEFERRAL REPORT, PFC2017-0274

2016 YEAR-END ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT, PFC2017-0191

COUNCIL INNOVATION FUND APPLICATION - WALK21 COMMUNITY MICROGRANTS, PFC2017-0289

PUBLIC TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE FUND LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE PURCHASE UPDATE, PFC2017-0287

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FUND - INNOVATION FUNDING, PFC2017-0298

DRAFT COUNCIL POLICY - PROACTIVE DISCLOSURE OF COMPLETED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY (FOIP) REQUESTS, PFC2017-0237

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2017 April 04 at 9:30 AM.