Committee Minutes

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MINUTES

 

SPC on Community and Protective Services

HELD 2015 November 04 AT 9:30 AM

IN THE Engineering Traditions Committee Room

 

PRESENT:

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Chair

Councillor E. Woolley, Vice-Chair

Councillor G-C. Carra

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor R. Pootmans

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager R. Stanley

Legislative Assistant J. Dubetz

 

This meeting was conducted in accordance with the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended.

 

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

 

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

2015 November 04 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 


 

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, 2015 SEPTEMBER 30

 

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Carra, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, held on 2015 September 30, be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.

REFERRED REPORT(S)

 

(including additional related/supplementary reports)

 

3.1

CALGARY FIRE DEPARTMENT ZERO-BASED REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE, (PFC2015-0695), CPS2015-0800

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Calgary Fire Department Zero Based Review Final Report and Recommendations”, dated 2015 November 04, with respect to Report CPS2015-0800.

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

1.   Rick McCullough, Senior Emergency Management Consultant, BEHR Energy Services Ltd.

2.   Mike Carter, President, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 255

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

At the request of Mr. Carter and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of the following documents with respect to Report CPS2015-0800:

 

  • A PowerPoint presentation entitled “Zero Based Review Calgary Firefighters Association IAFF Local 255”; and
  • A binder from the Calgary Firefighters Association containing reference materials.

 

2.   Jamie Blayney, Director, IAFF Local 255

3.   Matt Osborne, Secretary-Tresurer, IAFF Local 255.


 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Report CPS2015-0800, Administration Recommendation 1 contained on Slide 21 of the distributed presentation, be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council:

 

1.   Approve Administration’s response (in Attachment 2) to the recommendations in the Calgary Fire Department Zero-Based Review by Behr, except for Recommendation 17 for which Behr’s recommendations and Administration’s responses shall be received for information only; and

 

 

ROLL CALL VOTE

 

For:

G-C. Carra, R. Pootmans, E. Woolley, D. Colley-Urquhart

 

Against:

S. Chu

 

CARRIED

 

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that with respect to Report CPS2015-0800, Administration Recommendation 2 contained on Slide 21 of the distributed presentation, be amended as follows:

 

·         By deleting the words “on or before October 2016” following the words “report back to Council”, and by substituting with the words “before 2017 January”; and

 

·         By adding the words “Fire Zero-Based Review” prior to the words “Implementation Plan”.

 

CARRIED

 

APPROVE, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Report CPS2015-0800, Administration Recommendation 2 contained on Slide 21 of the distributed presentation, be approved, as amended, as follows:

 

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council:

 

2.   Direct Administration to report back to Council before 2017 January with a detailed Fire Zero-Based Review Implementation Plan.

 

 

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 Pootmans, that this meeting adjourn at 11:30 a.m.

 

CARRIED

 

 

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2015 DECEMBER 02.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Sgd. D. Colley-Urquhart                                             Sgd. J. Dubetz

   CHAIR                                                                        LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2015 NOVEMBER 23 REGULAR  MEETING OF COUNCIL:


OTHER:

(The following Report contains oppositions and/or Bylaws that require reading by Council.  Accordingly, it should be voted on separately.)

 

CALGARY FIRE DEPARTMENT ZERO-BASED REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE, (PFC2015-0695), CPS2015-0800

 

 

 

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services has been scheduled to be held on 2015 December 02 at 9:30 AM.