MINUTES

PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

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Date:
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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair
  • Councillor S. Chu, Vice-Chair
  • Councillor G-C. Carra (CPS Chair)
  • Councillor J. Gondek (PUD Chair)
  • Councillor W. Sutherland (UCS Chair)
  • Councillor E. Woolley (Audit Chair)
  • Councillor G. Chahal
  • Councillor P. Demong
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor D. Farrell
ABSENT:
  • Councillor J. Davison (T&T Chair), (Personal)
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Deputy City Clerk T. Mowrey
  • Legislative Advisor J. Palaschuk

Mayor Nenshi called the Meeting to order at 9:34 a.m.

Mayor Nenshi provided opening remarks.

  • Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That the Agenda for today's meeting be amended by adding an Item of Urgent Business, 9.1 Identifying a Funding Source for Public Realm Improvements in Established Areas, PFC2020-0131.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Agenda for the 2020 January 21 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed, as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That the Minutes of the 2019 December 03 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation entitled 'Fiscal Sustainability in 2020' was distributed with respect to Verbal Report PFC2020-0117.

  • Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That with respect to Verbal Report PFC2020-0117, the following be approved:

    That Committee receive the presentation for the Corporate Record.

    MOTION CARRIED

Committee, by general consent, allowed members of the Business Improvement Area to respond to questions from Committee with respect to Report PFC2020-0012.

The following speakers addressed Committee with respect to Report PFC2020-0012:

  1. Annie MacInnes, Kensington Business Improvement Area
  2. Adrian Urlacher, Beltline Business Improvement Area
  • Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0012, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

    1. Approve the proposed 2020 BIA budgets (Attachment 1) and, if budget amendments are needed, authorize each BIA board to amend its respective budget by:
      1. transferring amounts to or from a BIA board’s reserves, and
      2. transferring amounts between expenditures so long as the amount of the total expenditures is not increased; and
    2. Give three readings to the proposed 2020 BIA Tax Rates Bylaw (Attachment 2).

    Against: Councillor Farkas

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0009, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council give three readings to the proposed 2020 Business Improvement Area Tax Bylaw (Attachment 1).

    Against: Councillor Farkas

    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation entitled '2020 Non-Residential Property Tax Relief Options' was distributed with respect to Report PFC2020-0015.

  • Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0015, the following amendments be approved:

    1. Delete the following from recommendation 1: ‘Option 2; “Modified PTP Calculation Using Actual After PTP Taxes (PTP Applied), with a 10 per cent’, so that it reads ‘Direct Administration to implement a non-residential municipal property tax cap for 2020’; and
    2. Delete the following from recommendation 2: ‘and $19,402,901 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve generated from anticipated year end 2019 Corporate Program savings’, so that it reads ‘Approve $10,624,755 from unused funds previously allocated for PTP for the 2020 PTP’.

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (2)Councillor Chu, and Councillor Farkas
    Against: (5)Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Woolley, and Councillor Farrell
    MOTION DEFEATED
  • Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0015, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

    1. Direct Administration to implement Option 2; “Modified PTP Calculation Using Actual After PTP Taxes (PTP Applied)”, with a 10 per cent non-residential municipal property tax cap for 2020;
    2. Approve $10,624,755 from unused funds previously allocated for PTP and $19,402,901 from the Fiscal Stability Reserve generated from anticipated year end 2019 Corporate Program savings for the 2020 PTP;
    3. Direct Administration to come back with options for a transitional non-residential Phased tax program for 2021 if required to the Priorities and Finance Committee in Q1 2021 due to uncertainties relating to future market conditions and the 2021 assessment values;
    4. That Report PFC2020-0015 be forwarded to the 2020 February 3 Combined meeting of Council; and
    5. Direct that Attachment 8 remain confidential pursuant to section 27 (Privileged information) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to be reviewed by 2035 January 21.

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (4)Councillor Farrell, Councillor Woolley, Mayor Nenshi, and Councillor Chu
    Against: (3)Councillor Farkas, Councillor Gondek, and Councillor Sutherland
    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation entitled 'Roadside Naturalization Pilot Project: Application to the Council Innovation Fund' was distributed with respect to Report PFC2020-0110.

Committee recessed at 12:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:19 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

  • Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0075, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend Council:

    Refer this report back to Administration to adjust the scope and reduce the cost based on feedback and return to Council 2020 February 24.

    MOTION CARRIED

    Committee, by general consent, brought forward Item 7.8, Beltline and Inglewood Facilities Rates and Fees, PFC2020-0028, to be dealt with at this time.


  • Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0110, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

    1. Approve the Application for Council Innovation Fund in the amount of $75,000;
    2. Direct Administration to report back on the outcomes as part of the Privacy Framework 2019-2021 Workplan no later than Q1 2021; and
    3. Direct that this report be forwarded to the January 27 Strategic Council Meeting.
    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0094, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

    2. Direct that no civic census be conducted in 2021;

    Against: Councillors Farkas and Gondek

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0094, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

    1. Direct the Returning Officer to conduct a civic census in 2020 and 2022;

    3. Direct the Returning Officer to report back with an evaluation of discussions with Statistics Canada and the provincial government and the ongoing value of a civic census by Q4 2022; and

    4. Request the Intergovernmental Affairs committee to develop an advocacy position and plan with both the Governments of Alberta and Canada to protect the integrity of data.

    MOTION CARRIED

Item 7.8, Beltline and Inglewood Facilities Rates and Fees, PFC2020-0028 was dealt with immediately following Item 7.6, Council Innovation Fund Application - Roadside Naturalization Pilot, PFC2020-0110.

  • Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That with respect to Report PFC2020-0028, the following be approved:

    That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council direct Administration to implement scenario 1 listed in Attachment 1 at Beltline and Inglewood facilities.

    Against: Councillor Chu

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That with respect to Notice of Motion PFC2020-0106, the following be approved:

    That Notice of Motion PFC2020-0106 be forwarded to Council for consideration.

    MOTION CARRIED

Item 8.2.2, Banning Conversion Therapy, PFC2020-0116 was postponed to the Call of the Chair.

Item 8.2.2,  Banning Conversion Therapy, PFC2020-0116 was dealt with following Item 9.1, Identifying a Funding Source for Public Realm Improvements in Established Areas, PFC2020-0131.

Committee, by general consent, suspended Section 78(2)(b) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, as amended, in order to finish this item prior to the afternoon recess.

  • Moved byCouncillor Farrell

    That with respect to Notice of Motion PFC2020-0116, the following be approved:

    That Notice of Motion PFC2020-0116 be forwarded to Council for consideration, and further, that Councillor Demong's name be added to the list of Councillor sponsors.

    MOTION CARRIED

A document entitled 'Notice of Motion Checklist' was distributed with respect to Report PFC2020-0120.

Councillor Gondek rose of a Point of Procedure with respect to Notice of Motion procedures. 

  • Moved byCouncillor Chahal

    That with respect to Notice of Motion PFC2020-0120, the following be approved:

    That Notice of Motion PFC2020-0120 be forwarded to Council for consideration.

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (4)Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Carra, Councillor Chahal, and Councillor Farrell
    Against: (3)Councillor Chu, Councillor Gondek, and Councillor Farkas
    MOTION CARRIED

​The following documents were distributed with respect to Report PFC2020-0131:

  • A document entitled 'Notice of Motion Identifying a Funding Source for Public Realm Improvements in Established Areas';
  • A map entitled 'EAGCS Phase 1 Growth Areas'; and
  • A Notice of Motion checklist
  • Moved byCouncillor Gondek

    That with respect to Notice of Motion PFC2020-0131, the following be approved:

    That Notice of Motion PFC2020-0131 be forwarded to Council for consideration.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Chu

    That this meeting adjourn at 3:24 p.m.

     

    MOTION CARRIED

    THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2020 JANUARY 27 STRATEGIC MEETING OF COUNCIL:

    URGENT BUSINESS:

    • Council Innovation Fund Application - City of Calgary Citizen Privacy Data Practices, PFC2020-0110

    THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2020 FEBRUARY 03 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

    CONSENT:

    • 2020 Non-Residential Property Tax Relief Options, PFC2020-0015
    • Civic Census Review, PFC2020-0094
    • Beltline and Inglewood Facilities Rates and Fees, PFC2020-0028


    OTHER REPORTS AND POSTPONEMENTS FOR PUBLIC HEARING:

    • 2020 Business Improvement Area Budgets and Enabling Bylaws, PFC2020-0012
    • 2020 Business Improvement Area Tax Bylaw, PFC2020-0009

    ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND COMMITTEES

    COMMITTEE REPORTS:

    • Bylaw Setback Reform, PFC2020-0106
    • Banning Conversion Therapy, PFC2020-0116
    • Public Safety Task Force, PFC2020-0120
    • Identifying a Funding Source for Public Realm Improvements in Established Areas, PFC2020-0131

    The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee is scheduled to held on 2020 February 11 at 9:30 a.m.

     

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON


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