PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi

Councillor G-C. Carra

Councillor A. Chabot

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor P. Demong

Councillor D. Farrell

Councillor R. Jones

Councillor S. Keating

Councillor J. Magliocca

Councillor B. Pincott

Councillor R. Pootmans

Councillor J. Stevenson

Councillor W. Sutherland

Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

City Manager J. Fielding

Deputy City Manager B. Stevens

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager M. Logan

General Manager R. Pritchard

General Manager R. Stanley

City Solicitor G. Cole

City Clerk S. Gray

1.

OPENING

Mayor Nenshi observed a moment of quiet contemplation at today’s Meeting.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

Mayor Nenshi requested a moment of silence for Manmeet Bhullar, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing Calgary-Greenway, who passed away 2015 November 23 in a tragic accident.  The Mayor stated that he will be remembered for being a passionate public servant who made our community better for all citizens.

2.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

2.1

PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 2016 BUDGET, C2015-0855

PRESENTATION

Brad Stevens, Deputy City Manager, provided Council with an overview of the Proposed Adjustments to the 2016 Budget.

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Proposed Adjustments to the 2016 Budget, Council Strategic Session”, dated 2015 November 25, with respect to Report

C2015-0855.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by

Councillor Stevenson, that Council move into Committee of the Whole at 10:04 a.m. in the

Council Chamber.

CARRIED

RECESS

The Committee of the Whole recessed, at 12:00 p.m., to reconvene at 1:15 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

The Committee of the Whole reconvened at 1:17 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

RISE WITHOUT REPORTING, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Committee of the Whole rise without reporting to Council.

CARRIED

CLERICAL CORRECTION

At the request of Councillor Woolley, a clerical correction was noted to Attachment 2 of Report C2015-0855, Page 1 of 3, Program-Project, 519-130, Description, Building Condition Assessments – Consulting, in the first sentence, by deleting the words “the facility” following the words “Specialized industry professionals of various disciplines will perform a comprehensive assessment of” and by substituting the word “facilities”.

ADOPT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, Seconded by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report C2015-0855 be adopted, as follows:

1.   Approve the Investment Strategy review process as shown in Attachment 1 and direct that Administration return by Q2 2016 with a recommended recast capital budget;

2.   Approve Administration’s proposed adjustments to the 2016 capital budget, shown in

Attachment 2, as corrected, and adopt the 2016 capital budget of $2.34 billion as adjusted, shown in Attachment 3;

3.   Receive for information Attachments 4 through 9; and

4.   Approve the carry forward of operating budgets from 2015 to 2016 as shown in

      Attachment 10.

CARRIED

RECOGNITION

On behalf of Members of Council, Mayor Nenshi expressed his appreciation to Administration for the extraordinary work performed on the 2016 adjustments to the City of Calgary’s operating and capital budgets, which take into account more economic resiliency in consideration of these changing times.  The Mayor recognized City Manager, Jeff Fielding, all General Managers, Directors, and their staff, the Chief Financial Officer, Eric Sawyer, and the Manager of the Corporate Budget Office, John Kwong.  Mayor Nenshi thanked Sue Gray, City Clerk and her staff for their assistance during today’s meeting.

3.

EXCUSING ABSENCE OF MEMBERS

EXCUSE, Moved by Councillor Jones, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that

Councillor Colley-Urquhart be excused from attendance at today’s Meeting without reason by

courtesy of Council.

CARRIED

4.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Jones, Seconded by Councillor Stevenson, that this Council adjourn at 2:31 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL ON 2015, DECEMBER 07.

Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                              Sgd. S. Gray

MAYOR                                                                         CITY CLERK