MINUTES

EVENT CENTRE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

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Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor J. Davison, Chair
  • Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair
  • Councillor S. Keating
  • City Manager J. Fielding
  • Calgary Municipal Land Corporation President M. Brown
  • Calgary Economic Development Chair S. Allan
  • Calgary Municipal Land Corporation Chair L. Edwards
  • Mayor N. Nenshi
  • Councillor G-C. Carra
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor P. Demong
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor D. Farrell
  • Councillor J. Gondek
  • Councillor J. Magliocca
  • Councillor E. Woolley

Councillor Davison called the Meeting to order at 2:33 p.m.

Councillor Davison provided opening remarks.

Item 6.3, Report ECA2018-1424, Economic Impact Study Methodology (Verbal), was brought forward by general consent, to be dealt with as the first item following Confirmation of Minutes.

  • Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That the Agenda for the 2018 December 14 Regular Meeting of the Event Centre Assessment Committee be confirmed, as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Event Centre Assessment Committee, held 2018 October 05, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED

A clerical correction was noted to the title of the Verbal Report, by deleting the word "Results" and substituting with the word "Methodology".

A PowerPoint entitled “Economic Impact of Rivers District”, dated December 2018, was distributed with respect to Report ECA2018-1424.

 

SPEAKERS: 

Court Ellingson, Calgary Economic Development

Lance Mortlock, Ernst & Young

Mauricio Zelaya, Ernst & Young

  • Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That with respect to Report ECA2018-1424, the following be approved:

    That the Event Centre Assessment Committee:

    1. Receive verbal report ECA2018-1424 for information; and
    2. Direct that the Economic Impact / Results report, as available in January, be forwarded to the 2018 January 28 Strategic Meeting of Council.
    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byMayor Nenshi

    That an item of Urgent Business be added to today's agenda as item 8.1, entitled 'Resourcing and Workplan for the Event Centre Assessment Committee, VR2018-0115', to be discussed as the next item of business.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That with respect to Report ECA2018-1427 the following be approved:

    That the Event Centre Assessment Committee receive the Verbal Update Report for information.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That an item of Urgent Business be added to today's agenda as item 8.2, entitled 'Revision to the 2019 January 10 Regular Meeting of the Event Centre Assessment Committee, VR2018-0116’.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byMayor Nenshi

    That the Event Centre Assessment Committee recommend that Council:

    1. Direct the Event Centre Assessment Committee to develop a work plan and potential resourcing requirements for its work.
    2. Identify a source of funding and a decision-making mechanism for this work, and return to Council as soon as possible.
    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That with respect to Verbal Report VR2018-0116, the following be approved:

    That the date of the next Regular Meeting of the Event Centre Assessment Committee be revised from 2019 January 10 to 2019 January 17, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Sutherland

    That this meeting adjourn at 3:58 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

     

    THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2019 JANUARY 14 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

     

    Consent:

    Resourcing and Workplan for the Event Centre Assessment Committee (Verbal), VR2018-0115.

     

    The next regular meeting of the Event Centre Assessment Committee is scheduled to be held on 2019 January 17 at 9:30 a.m.

     

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON