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MINUTES

 

Priorities and Finance Committee

HELD 2015 December 15 AT 9:33 AM

IN THE Engineering Traditions Committee Room

 

 

PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart (CPS Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor E. Woolley (Audit Alternate)

*Councillor D. Farrell

ALSO PRESENT:

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

Deputy City Manager B. Stevens

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager R. Stanley

Acting City Clerk S. Muscoby

 

 

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

 

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

 

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

With the concurrence of the Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a Revised Agenda Page.

 


 


AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Agenda for today’s meeting, be amended, as follows:

 

·         by bringing forward and tabling Report PFC2015-0854, to be dealt with immediately following the Confirmation of the Minutes; and

·         by bringing forward and tabling Report PFC2015-0959, to be dealt with immediately following Report PFC2015-0939.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Agenda for the 2015 December 15 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

 

BRING FORWARD AND TABLE TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES:

 

CENTRE CITY LEVY UPDATE - DEFERRAL REQUEST, PFC2015-0854

 

BRINGING FORWARD AND TABLE, RESOLUTION 3 (B), GREEN SHEET: THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FUND, (MAYOR NENSHI), PFC2015-0959, TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING:

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING - COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE STRATEGIES,

PFC2015-0939

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

 

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2015 NOVEMBER 17

 

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Minutes of the

2015 November 17 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 


 

3.

NEW BUSINESS

 

3.1

10 YEAR ECONOMIC STRATEGY UPDATE, PFC2015-0821

 

 

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

* Councillor Farrell notified the Chair of a particular interest in Reports PFC2015-0821, PFC2015-0939 and PFC2015-0912 on today’s Agenda and was entitled to vote on the items.

 

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “building on our energy a progress report on the Economic Strategy for Calgary”, date 2015 December 15, with respect to Report PFC2015-0821.

 

Mayor Nenshi left the Chair at 10:09 a.m. and Councillor Sutherland assumed the Chair.

 

Mayor Nenshi assumed the Chair at 10:14 a.m. and Councillor Sutherland returned to his seat at Committee.

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0821 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee:

 

1.   Receive for information; and

 

2.   Direct Calgary Economic Development Ltd. to provide an annual report on Building on

      our Energy: an Economic Strategy for Calgary to the Priorities and Finance Committee

      no later than May each year, commencing 2016 May.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

3.2

AFFORDABLE HOUSING - COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE STRATEGIES, PFC2015-0939

 

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of revised Attachment 1 to Report PFC2015-0939.

 

Mayor Nenshi left the Chair at 10:53 a.m. and Councillor Sutherland assumed the Chair.

 

Mayor Nenshi assumed the Chair at 10:54 a.m. and Councillor Sutherland returned to his seat at Committee.

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Section 24(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at 11:50 a.m., in order to consider a confidential matter with respect to Report PFC2015-0939.

 

CARRIED

 

 

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 12:04 p.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

 

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Priorities and Finance Committee rise and report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0939 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

 

1.  Direct Administration to accelerate the update to The City of Calgary’s Corporate

      Affordable Housing Strategy and report back to Council through the Priorities and       Finance Committee no later than July 2016; and

 

2.  Support Administration’s continued participation in the Community Housing Affordability

      Collective through December 2016, reporting back to the Priorities and Finance       Committee with a completed Terms of Reference by end of Q1, 2016.

 

And further, that the In Camera discussions remain confidential pursuant to Section 24(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

 

Opposed:  D. Farrell

 

CARRIED

 

 


RECESS

 

The Priorities and Finance Committee recessed at 12:05 p.m. to reconvene at 1:05 p.m.

 

The Priorities and Finance Committee reconvened at 1:08 p.m. with Councillor Sutherland in the Chair.

 

Mayor Nenshi assumed the Chair at 1:09 p.m. and Councillor Sutherland returned to his seat at Committee.

 


 


3.3

HISTORIC RESOURCE CONSERVATION GRANT TO THE BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING, PFC2015-0912

 

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Demong, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 19(1) and 27(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at

2:07 p.m., in order to consider confidential matter with respect to Report PFC2015-0912.

 

CARRIED

 

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 2:24 p.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

 

RISE WITHOUT REPORTING, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Priorities and Finance Committee rise without reporting.

 

CARRIED

 

 

CLERICAL CORRECTION

 

At the request of Councillor Chabot and with the concurrence of the Chair, a clerical correction was noted in Report PFC2015-0912, under the Executive Summary, third paragraph, first sentence, by deleting the word “Financial”  following the words “Bank of Montreal building receive a one-time grant of $1,599,000 from the” and by substituting the word “Fiscal”.

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0912 be approved, as follows:

 

The Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council approve a one-time 2016

budget increase of $1,599,000 in City Wide Policy & Integration, Program 610 funded from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to provide a grant to the owner of the historic Bank of Montreal building (140 8 Av. SW), contingent upon the designation of the property as a Municipal Historic Resource.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


3.4

CENTRE CITY LEVY UPDATE - DEFERRAL REQUEST, PFC2015-0854

 

 

CLERICAL CORRECTION

 

A clerical correction was noted in the header of the Report title by deleting report number

“PFC2014-0854” and by substituting the report number “PFC2015-0854”.

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0854 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council approve Administration’s request to defer reporting on the Centre City Levy Update until Council has considered the Off-site Levy Bylaw being recommended to Council in 2016 January 11.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.5

MUNICIPAL NAMING, SPONSORSHIP AND NAMING RIGHTS POLICY, PFC2015-0870

 

 

REFER, Moved by Councillor Colley-Urquhart, that the Report PFC2015-0870 be referred to the Administration to clean up and simplify the text of the Policy, to return directly to Council no later than 2016 February.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


3.6

INNOVATION FUND REPORT - INTERACTIVE PARKS AND ROADS MAP, PFC2015-0954

 

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0954 be approved, as follows:

 

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

information.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


 

3.7

2015 TRIENNIAL RESERVES REVIEW REPORT, PFC2015-0917

 

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

At the request of the Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of revised Attachment 3 to Report PFC2015-0917.

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0917 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

 

1.   Approve the changes to reserves as outlined in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2; and

 

2.   Approve the list of reserves to be reviewed in 2016 as outlined in Revised Attachment 3.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


3.8

CCC15-151 – UPDATE OF COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCILLORS OFFICE MANDATE, PFC2015-0898

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0898 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

 

That Priorities and Finance Committee receive Report PFC2015-0898 for information.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


3.9

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2015-0945

 

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0945 be approved, as follows:

 

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

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


 

3.10

RESOLUTION 3 (B), GREEN SHEET: THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FUND, (MAYOR NENSHI), PFC2015-0959

 

This item was dealt with immediately following Report PFC2015-0939.

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

With the concurrence of the Chair, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of Report PFC2015-0959.

 

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that Councillor Keating’s motion be amended, by deleting the words “community partners, including but not restricted to” following the words “Direct Administration to work with” and by adding the words “Calgary Housing Company and Chamber of Commerce” following the words “Calgary Economic Development”.

 

Opposed:  A. Chabot

 

CARRIED

 

 

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Demong, that Councillor Keating’s motion, as amended, be further amended, by adding a Recommendation 4 as follows:

 

“4. Forward Report PFC2015-0959, as an item of Urgent Business, to the 2015

      December 18 Strategic Meeting of Council.”

 

CARRIED

 

 


APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that with respect to Report PFC2015-0959 the following be approved, as amended:

 

1.    File the Resolution contained in Report PFC2015-0959;

 

2.    Retain the $14.4 million in the Community Economic Resiliency Fund; and

 

3.    Direct Administration to work with Calgary Economic Development, Calgary Housing Company and Calgary Chamber of Commerce, to determine options for the best uses of these and other funds, and return to the Priorities and Finance Committee no later than 2016 February 02.

 

4.    Forward Report PFC2015-0959, as an item of Urgent Business, to the 2015 December 18 Strategic Meeting of Council.

 

 

 

Opposed:  A. Chabot

 

CARRIED

 


4.

URGENT BUSINESS

 

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

 

 


5.

IN CAMERA ITEMS

 

CHANGE TIME OF SCHEDULED RECESS,  Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that pursuant to Section 91(2)(b) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended, the scheduled time of the afternoon recess be changed in order to complete today’s Agenda.

 

CARRIED

 

 

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 17(1) and 24(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at

3:14 p.m., in order to consider several confidential matters.

 

CARRIED

 

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 3:19 p.m. with

Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

 

RISE AND REPORT, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Priorities and Finance Committee rise and report.

 

CARRIED

 

 

5.1

(TABLED) NAMING OF ROADWAY - BELTLINE, PFC2015-0460

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0460 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

 

1.    Receive Report PFC2015-0460 for information;

2.   Direct that the Report and Attachments 1,2,3 and 4 remain confidential pursuant to Section 24(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until Council rises and reports on the matter; and

 

3.   Direct that the Attachment 5 remains confidential pursuant to Sections 17(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 


5.2

NAMING OF PATHWAY - VARSITY, PFC2015-0913

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0913 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

 

1.   Receive Report PFC2015-0913 for information; and

2.   Direct that the Report and Attachments remain confidential pursuant to Section 24(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

5.3

NAMING OF PARK - BOWNESS, PFC2015-0426

 

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0426 be approved, as follows:

 

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommend that Council:

 

1.   Approve Administration Recommendation 1 contained in Report PFC2015-0426; and

2.   Direct that the Report and Attachments remain confidential pursuant to Section 24(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

6.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

 

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

 

7.

ADJOURNMENT

 

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that this meeting adjourn at 3:21 p.m.

 

CARRIED

 

 


 

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2016 JANUARY 19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Sgd. N. Nenshi                                                            Sgd. S. Muscoby

   MAYOR                                                                      ACTING CITY CLERK

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ITEM  HAS BEEN FORWARDED, AS AN ITEM OF URGENT BUSINESS, TO THE 2015 DECEMBER 18 STRATEGIC MEETING OF COUNCIL:


RESOLUTION 3 (B), GREEN SHEET: THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FUND, (MAYOR NENSHI), PFC2015-0959

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS  HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2016 JANUARY 11 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:


CONSENT:

 

CENTRE CITY LEVY UPDATE - DEFERRAL REQUEST, PFC2015-0854

 

HISTORIC RESOURCE CONSERVATION GRANT TO THE BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING, PFC2015-0912

 

INNOVATION FUND REPORT - INTERACTIVE PARKS AND ROADS MAP, PFC2015-0954

 

2015 TRIENNIAL RESERVES REVIEW REPORT, PFC2015-0917

 

 

OTHER:

(The following Report contains an opposition and it should be voted on separately.)

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING - COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE STRATEGIES, PFC2015-0939

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN CAMERA

 

NAMING OF ROADWAY - BELTLINE, PFC2015-0460

 

NAMING OF PATHWAY - VARSITY, PFC2015-0913

 

NAMING OF PARK - BOWNESS, PFC2015-0426

 

 

 

 

The next Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee has been scheduled to be held on 2016 January 19.

 

 

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