MINUTES

SPC ON PLANNING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor J. Gondek, Chair
  • Councillor G-C. Carra
  • Councillor J. Davison
  • Councillor W. Sutherland
ALSO PRESENT:
  • General Manager S. Dalgleish
  • Acting City Clerk D. Williams
  • Legislative Advisor G. Chaudhary

Councillor Gondek called the Meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

Councillor Gondek provided opening remarks.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That the Agenda for the 2019 June 05 Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

Councillor Sutherland recognized Suzanne Craig, Alumni of the University of Calgary, on receiving the Pulitzer Prize award on 2019 June 05.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development, 2019 May 01, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That with respect to Report PUD2019-0737, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development receive this report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED

Distributions with respect to Report PUD2019-0744:

  • a presentation entitled "Health Impact Assessment Update", dated 2019 June 05;
  • a letter from the Federation of Calgary Communities, dated 2019 June 03; and
  • a letter from DIALOG, dated 2019 June 05.
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report PUD2019-0744, the Recommendations be approved, after amendment:

    That the SPC on Planning and Urban Development recommend that Council:

    1. Receive this report for information; and
    2. Direct Administration to report back to Council, through the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development, on the progress of the HealthYYC Initiative no later than 2021 June;

    And further, that the letters and presentation distributed at today's Meeting be attached to the Report prior to being forwarded to Council.

    MOTION CARRIED

Distributions with respect to Report PUD2019-0677:

  • a presentation entitled "Establishment of a Downtown Convention District", dated 2019 June 05; and
  • a presentation entitled "Calgary's Downtown Convention District Update", dated 2019 June 05.

Speaker

1.  Clark Grue, Telus Convention Centre

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That with respect Report PUD2019-0677, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development:

    Refer Report PUD2019-0677 back to the Administration, to work in partnership with the Calgary Convention Centre Authority (Calgary TELUS Convention Centre), and return to the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development with key stakeholders, having considered multiple civic strategies, including but not limited to, The Rivers District, the Economic Strategy, the Downtown Strategy, etc., to further discuss the merits of formally establishing a Downtown Convention District, reporting back no later than Q4 2019.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That this meeting adjourn at 10:47 a.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The following Items have been forwarded to the 2019 June 17 Combined Meeting of Council:

    Consent

    Health Impact Assessment Update, PUD2019-0744

     

    The next Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development is scheduled to be held, 2019 July 03.

     

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON