MINUTES

STRATEGIC MEETING OF COUNCIL

Meeting #:
Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Mayor N. Nenshi
  • Councillor G-C. Carra
  • Councillor G. Chahal
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart
  • Councillor J. Davison
  • Councillor P. Demong
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor D. Farrell
  • Councillor J. Gondek
  • Councillor R. Jones
  • Councillor S. Keating
  • Councillor J. Magliocca
  • Councillor W. Sutherland
  • Councillor E. Woolley
ALSO PRESENT:
  • General Manager S. Dalgleish
  • City Manager J. Fielding
  • General Manager K. Hanson
  • Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer
  • General Manager R. Stanley
  • General Manager M. Thompson
  • City Clerk L. Kennedy
  • Legislative Recorder J. Lord Charest
  • Legislative Assistant D. Williams
  • General Manager D. Duckworth
  • Acting Deputy City Manager C. Arthurs
  • Acting City Solicitor J. Floen

1.
CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Nenshi called today's Meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

2.
OPENING REMARKS

Mayor Nenshi provided opening remarks and called for a moment of quiet contemplation at today's Meeting.

3.
QUESTION PERIOD

1. Councillor Chu

Topic: Enforcement and educational initiatives for Nose Hill park.

2. Councillor Magliocca

Topic: Maintenance of City owned parks outside of the downtown core.

3. Councillor Farkas

Topic: Property tax penalties.

4.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Carra

    That the Agenda for today's meeting be amended by adding the following item of Confidential Urgent Business:

    12.3.1  Calgary 2026 Olympic Update (Verbal), VR2018-0048

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek
    Seconded byCouncillor Chahal

    That the Agenda for the 2018 June 18 Strategic Meeting of Council, be confirmed, as amended.

     

    MOTION CARRIED

5.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Minutes of the following Meetings be confirmed:

6.
PRESENTATION(S) AND RECOGNITION(S)

None

7.
CONSENT AGENDA

None

8.
POSTPONED REPORTS

None

9.
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

9.1
OFFICER OF COUNCIL REPORTS

None

9.2
ADMINISTRATION REPORTS

9.2.1
One Calgary Program - Connecting the Dots, C2018-0755
This item has attachments.

1.One Calgary Program - Connecting the Dots - C2018-0755.pdf
2.C2018-0755 Attachment 1 - Previous Council Direction.pdf
3.C2018-0755 Attachment 2 - Business Perspectives Research Report.pdf
4.C2018-0755 Attachment 3 - Telling the Service Story on Calgary.ca.pdf
5.C2018-0755 Attachment 4 - Grouping of Services and September Preview.pdf
6.Distrib-PowerPoint-C2018-0755.pdf

A PowerPoint Presentation, entitled "One Calgary Program - Connecting the dots", dated 2018 June 18, was distributed with respect to C2018-0755.

Item 9.3.1, Report PFC2018-0721, was brought forward, by general consent, to be dealt with at this time.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Magliocca
    Seconded byCouncillor Keating

    That with respect to Report C2018-0755, the following be adopted, after amendment:

    That Council:

    1. Pursuant to Section 17(2) of Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, approve the addition of a Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee to be held on Monday, 2018 September 17, in the Council Chamber; 
    2. Pursuant to Section 17(2) of Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, approve the revisions to the following meetings’ start times from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and further, that the Adjournment times for these meetings be scheduled to no later than 6:00 p.m. the day the meeting is held:
      • 2018 September 04, Priorities and Finance Committee;
      • 2018 September 05, SPC on Community and Protective Services;
      • 2018 September 06, SPC on Transportation and Transit;
      • 2018 September 12, SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services;
      • 2018 September 13, SPC on Planning and Urban Development; and
      • 2018 September 17, Priorities and Finance Committee. 
    3. Direct that the One Calgary service items presented at the following Committee meetings be aligned with the Citizen Priorities, as follows:
      • Priorities and Finance Committee – “A Well-Run City” (September 4, 2018);
      • Community and Protective Services – “A Prosperous City” (September 5, 2018);
      • Transportation and Transit – “A City That Moves” (September 6, 2018);
      • Utilities and Corporate Services – “A Healthy & Green City” (September 12, 2018);
      • Planning and Urban Development – “A City of Safe & Inspiring Neighborhoods” (September 13, 2018); and
      • Priorities and Finance Committee – “Civic Partners” (September 17, 2018). 
    4. Pursuant to Section 31(3) of Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, direct that the Priorities and Finance Committee (PFC) invite members of the public to speak to One Calgary Items at the 2018 September 4 and September 17 PFC meetings; and 
    5. Direct, in an omnibus motion, that all non-time sensitive reports directed to return to:
      1. Council by Q3 2018 be deferred to the appropriate 2018 October Council meeting; and
      2. Council Committee by Q3 2018 be deferred to the appropriate 2018 October Council Committee meeting. 
    MOTION CARRIED

9.2.2
Utilities Indicative Rates and Funding New Growth, C2018-0787
This item has attachments.

1.Utilities Indicative Rates and Funding New Growth - C2018-0787.pdf
2.Attach 1 - C2018-0489 Attachement 1 - 2019-2022 Indicative Rates Water, Wastewater and Stormwater.pdf
3.Distrib-PowerPoint-C2018-0787.pdf

A PowerPoint Presentation entitled ""One Calgary: Utilities Indicative Rates and Funding New Growth" was distributed with respect to Report C2018-0787.

Council recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 1:19 p.m. with Deputy Mayor Davison in the Chair.

Mayor Nenshi resumed the Chair at 1:24 p.m. and Deputy Mayor Davison returned to his seat in Council.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek
    Seconded byCouncillor Davison

    That with respect to Report C2018-0787 the following be adopted, after amendment:

    That Council:

    1. File and delete the following Recommendation #2 from Report C2018-0489 that was referred from the 2018 April 25 Strategic Meeting of Council: 

    “2. Approve 2019-2022 indicative rates for Water, Wastewater and Stormwater services including new growth as outlined on slide 52 of the presentation, as distributed at today’s Meeting”; 

    2. Approve the 2019-2022 range of indicative rate increases for Water, Wastewater and Stormwater services contained in Table 3 “Indicative Rates 2019-2022 – New Growth Community Strategy” on page 6 of 8 of this report, C2018-0787; and 

    3. Direct Administration, in consultation with stakeholders, to incorporate the proportionate share of the cost of off-site utility infrastructure attributable to new growth that provides servicing to communities approved by Council in the New Community Growth Strategy report (PFC2018-0678) into the off-site levy rates, through a proposed amendment to the water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer levy rates in Bylaw 2M2016, and report back to the Priorities and Finance Committee by no later than 2018 Q4. 

     RECORDED VOTE

    For: (14)Councillor Carra, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Councillor Magliocca, Councillor Sutherland, Councillor Woolley, and Mayor Nenshi
    Against: (1)Councillor Farkas
    MOTION CARRIED

9.3
COMMITTEE REPORTS

9.3.1
Council Innovation Fund Application - Improving Budget Transparency, PFC2018-0721
This item has attachments.

1.Council Innovation Fund Application - Improving Budget Transparency - Ward 14.pdf
2.Attachement 1 - CIF Application - Improving Budget Transparency - Ward 14.pdf
3.Attachment 2- CIF Application - Improving Budget Transparency Presentation.pdf
4.Attachment 3 - CIF Terms of Reference - PAC2011-06.pdf
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Magliocca

    That with respect to Report PFC2018-0721, the following be adopted:

    That Council approve the application for Council to utilize the Council Innovation Fund for the Improving Budget Transparency in the amount of $150,000.

    MOTION CARRIED

10.
ITEMS DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL

11.
URGENT BUSINESS

12.
CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Colley-Urquhart
    Seconded byCouncillor Jones

    That, subject to Sections 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Council now move into Closed Meeting, at 2:26 p.m., in the Council Boardroom, to discuss confidential matters with respect to the following items:

    Item 12.2.1 City Charter Update (Verbal), C2018-0763

    Item 12.2.2 Great Plains Starfield (Verbal), C2018-0793

    Item 12.3.1 Calgary 2026 Olympic Update (Verbal), VR2018-0048

     

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (11)Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Carra, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Colley-Urquhart, Councillor Davison, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Magliocca, and Councillor Sutherland
    Against: (4)Councillor Demong, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, and Councillor Woolley
    MOTION CARRIED

  • Council reconvened in Public Meeting at 5:14 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chahal
    Seconded byCouncillor Keating

    That Council rise and report.

    MOTION CARRIED

12.1
CONSENT AGENDA

None

12.2
ITEMS FROM OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES

Council recessed, in Closed Meeting, at 3:17 p.m. and reconvened in the Council Boardroom, in Closed Meeting, at 3:49 p.m. with Mayor Nenshi in the Chair.

12.2.1
City Charter Update (Verbal), C2018-0763

A Confidential PowerPoint presentation was distributed in Closed Meeting, which is to remain confidential pursuant to Sections 21, 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, until this matter is resolved or until the implementation is complete.

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report C2018-0763:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy and J. Lord Charest. Advice: J. Fielding, K. Cote and J. Clarke. Legal: J. Floen. Observer: K. Hanson, M. Thompson, C. Arthurs, D. Cassidy and D. Corbin. 

     

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Carra
    Seconded byCouncillor Chahal

    That with respect to Report C2018-0763, the following be adopted:

    That Council:

    1. Receive this report for information; and 
    2. Direct that the closed meeting discussions  and presentation remain confidential pursuant to Sections 21, 23, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, until this matter is resolved or until the implementation is complete.

    Against: Councillor Farkas

    MOTION CARRIED

12.2.2
Great Plains Starfield (Verbal), C2018-0793

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report C2018-0793:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy and J. Lord Charest. Advice: J. Fielding and D. Cassidy.  Legal: J. Floen. Observer: C. Arthurs.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Sutherland
    Seconded byCouncillor Carra

    That with respect to Report C2018-0793, the following be adopted:

    That Council:

    1. Approve Recommendation 1 as discussed during the Closed Meeting and contained in Confidential Attachment 1; and
    2. Direct that the closed meeting discussions, attachment and recommendation remain confidential pursuant to Sections 16, 24 and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
    MOTION CARRIED

12.3
URGENT BUSINESS

12.3.1
Calgary 2026 Olympic Update (Verbal), VR2018-0048

  • Administration in attendance during the Closed Meeting discussions with respect to Report VR2018-0048:

    Clerk: L. Kennedy and J. Lord Charest. Advice: J. Fielding. Legal: J. Floen. Observers: K. Hanson, M. Thompson, D. Duckworth, C. Arthurs, K. Cote, J. Clarke and D. Corbin.

    MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Demong
    Seconded byCouncillor Chahal

    That with respect to Verbal Report VR2018-0048, the following be adopted:

    That Council:

    1. Approve Recommendations 1 and 2 as discussed during the Closed Meeting and contained in Confidential Attachment 1; and 
    2. Direct that the closed meeting discussions, attachment and Recommendations with respect to Verbal Report VR2018-0048 remain confidential pursuant to Sections 17, 19, 23, and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

    Against: Councillor Farkas

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Gondek
    Seconded byCouncillor Chu

    That subject to Section 6(2) of the Procedure Bylaw 35M2017, Section 17(2) be suspended to allow the Mayor and the City Clerk, without requiring a vote of the body, to change the location for the 2018 July 04 Strategic Meeting of Council.

    MOTION CARRIED

13.
ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRIES

No Administrative Inquiries were received at today's meeting.

14.
ADJOURNMENT

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Jones
    Seconded byCouncillor Farrell

    That this Council adjourn at 5:19 p.m. 

    ROLL CALL VOTE

    For: (12)Mayor Nenshi, Councillor Chahal, Councillor Chu, Councillor Davison, Councillor Demong, Councillor Farkas, Councillor Farrell, Councillor Gondek, Councillor Jones, Councillor Keating, Councillor Magliocca, and Councillor Sutherland
    MOTION CARRIED

    CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL ON


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