PRESENT:

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Chair

Councillor E. Woolley, Vice-Chair

Councillor G-C. Carra

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor B. Pincott

Councillor R. Pootmans

Councillor J. Stevenson

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager S. Dalgleish

Legislative Assistant M. Cario

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that the Agenda for today’s Meeting be amended by adding an item of Urgent Business entitled “Overview of Community Services Organizational Framework (Verbal), VR2016-0008,” to be dealt with immediately following Confirmation of the Minutes.

CARRIED

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED, Moved by Councillor Chu, that the Agenda for the 2016 February 03 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

ADD URGENT BUSINESS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES:

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK (VERBAL), VR2016-0008

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, 2016 JANUARY 15

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Carra, that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, held on 2016 January 15, be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.2

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, SITTING AS THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES (FCSS) BOARD, 2016 JANUARY 15

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, that the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, sitting as the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Board, held on 2016 January 15, be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

3.1

E-CIGARETTE EXEMPTION UPDATE, CPS2016-0042

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled, “E-Cigarette Exemption Update CPS2016-0042”, dated 2016 February 03, with respect to Report CPS2016-0042.

SPEAKERS

1.      Stephen Young,  United Vape Retailers Association of Alberta

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Young and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of the following documents with respect to Report CPS2016-0042:

·       United Vape Retailers Association of Alberta speaking notes

·       Article from The Daily Caller entitled “New CDC Data Blows Away Popular E-Cigarette Criticism,” dated 2015 November 02

·       National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Brief entitled “Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults: United States, 2014,” dated 2015 October

·       Public Health England publication entitled “E-cigarettes: an evidence update A report commissioned by Public Health England,” dated 2015 August.

2.      Jeremy Farkas

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chu, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report CPS2016-0042 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council receive this report for information.

And further, that the distributions received with respect to Report CPS2016-0042 be attached to the report prior to being forwarded to Council.

CARRIED

3.2

THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY-BUILDING SCOPING STUDY, CPS2016-0107

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled, “The Future of Community-Building Scoping Study”, dated 2016 February 03, with respect to Report CPS2016-0107.

SPEAKERS

1.      Jeremy Farkas, Rutland Park Community Association

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Farkas and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a letter from Leanne Ellis, Rutland Park Community Association VP Development and Traffic regarding The Future of Community-Building Scoping Study, dated 2016 February 02, with respect to Report CPS2016-0107.

2.      Keith Simmons, President, Acadia Community Association

RECEIVE FOR THE CORPORATE RECORD

With the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant received for the Corporate Record, a copy of Mr. Simmons’ speaker’s notes, with respect to Report CPS2016-0107.

3.      Pat Guillemaud, President, Westgate Community Association

4.      Jyoti Gondek

5.      Grace Lui, Brookfield Residential

6.      Leslie Evans, Federation of Calgary Communities

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Ms. Evans and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a letter from the Federation of Calgary Communities regarding The Future of Community-Building Scoping Study, dated 2016 February 02, with respect to Report CPS2016-0107.

CHANGE TIME OF SCHEDULED RECESS, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that, pursuant to Section 91(3) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended, the scheduled time of recess be changed in order to complete today’s agenda,.

CARRIED

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report CPS2016-0107 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council refer this report and recommendation to Administration to report back to the SPC on Community and Protective Services, by no later than 2016 June 01, with a Terms of Reference for a steering committee, an engagement plan, and any implications for the work plan and timeline, with consideration given to the discussion and input provided at the 2016 February 03 meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services.

And further, that the distributions received with respect to Report CPS2016-0107 be attached to the report prior to being forwarded to Council.

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

4.1

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK (VERBAL), VR2016-0008

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Carra, that with respect to Report VR2016-0008, the following be approved:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services receive the Verbal Report, Overview of Community Services Organizational Framework, for information.

CARRIED

RECOGNITION

On behalf of the SPC on Community and Protective Services, Councillor Colley-Urquhart recognized General Manager Stuart Dalgleish in attendance at his final meeting as the GM of Community Services and Protective Services.  Councillor Colley-Urquhart provided a token of appreciation for his service to the SPC on Community and Protective Services and wished him luck on his new role as the General Manager of Planning and Development.

Councillor Woolley welcomed Kurt Hanson into his new role as the General Manager for the Community Services and thanked GM Dalgleish for his work with the SPC on Community and Protective Services while leading the Community Services & Protective Services Business Unit.

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

No item of Urgent Business In Camera was added to today’s Meeting.

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Stevenson, that this meeting adjourn at 12:08 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2016 MARCH 02

   Sgd. D. Colley-Urquhart                                             Sgd. M. Cario

   CHAIR                                                                        LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

CONSENT:

E-CIGARETTE EXEMPTION UPDATE, CPS2016-0042

THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY-BUILDING SCOPING STUDY, CPS2016-0107

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services has been scheduled to be held on 2016 March 02 at 9:30 AM.