PRESENT:

Mayor N. Nenshi, Chair

Councillor W. Sutherland, Vice-Chair

Councillor A. Chabot (PUD Chair)

Councillor S. Keating (T&T Chair)

Councillor P. Demong (UCS Chair)

Councillor R. Pootmans (Audit Chair)

Councillor E. Woolley (CPS Alternate)

*Councillor D. Farrell

ALSO PRESENT:

Deputy City Manager B. Stevens

Chief Financial Officer E. Sawyer

General Manager S. Dalgleish

General Manager M. Logan

Acting General Manager R. Spackman

Acting City Clerk B. Hilford

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

AMENDMENT, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Agenda for today’s meeting be amended by adding the following, as items of Urgent Business, In Camera:

• Transportation Decisions (Verbal), VR2015-0063
• Update on Provincial Government Negotiations (Verbal), VR2015-0064.

CARRIED

CONFIRM AGENDA, AS AMENDED,  Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Agenda for the 2015 September 08 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed, as amended, as follows:

ADD URGENT BUSINESS, IN CAMERA:

TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS (VERBAL), VR2015-0063

UPDATE ON PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATIONS (VERBAL), VR2015-0064

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRIORITIES AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2015 JULY 14

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

2015 July 14 Regular Meeting of the Priorities and Finance Committee be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

2015 ALBERTA COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM PROPOSED PROJECT SUBMISSION, PFC2015-0692

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Mayor, the Acting City Clerk distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation entitled “2015 Alberta Community Resilience Program Proposed Project Submission”, dated 2015 September 08, with respect to Report PFC2015-0692.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

*Councillor Farrell notified the Chair of a particular interest in Report, PFC2015-0692, on today’s Agenda and was entitled to vote on the item.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report PFC2015-0692 be approved, as follows:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee recommends that Council:

1.    Approve the resiliency project list for the 2015 September 30 submission for the Alberta Community Resilience Program (Attachment 1); and

2.   Receive this report as an item of Urgent Business for the 2015 September 14 Combined     Meeting of Council to provide Administration time to complete the submission by the Program deadline of 2015 September 30.

CARRIED

3.2

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS, PFC2015-0668

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report PFC2015-0668 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

3.3

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY AWARDS PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, PFC2015-0728

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that with respect to Report PFC2015-0728 the following be approved:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee add a Council Presentation, entitled “Advisory Committee on Accessibility Awards", to the 2015 December 07 Combined Meeting of Council.

CARRIED

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

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

5.

URGENT BUSINESS IN CAMERA

IN CAMERA, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that in accordance with Section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 21(1)(b), 24(1)(c), 24(1)(d), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Priorities and Finance Committee move in camera, at 9:50 a.m., in order to consider several confidential matters.

CARRIED

The Priorities and Finance Committee moved into public session at 10:31 a.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

TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS (VERBAL), VR2015-0063

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that with respect to Report VR2015-0063, the following be approved:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee:

1.  Receive the Verbal Report, Transportation Decisions, for information; and

2.   Keep the In Camera discussions confidential pursuant to Sections 24(1)(c) and 24(1)(d) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

CARRIED

5.2

UPDATE ON PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATIONS (VERBAL),

                VR2015-0064

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Sutherland, that with respect to Report VR2015-0064, the following be approved:

That the Priorities and Finance Committee:

1.  Receive the Verbal Report, Update on Provincial Government Negotiations, for information; and

2.   Keep the In Camera discussions confidential pursuant to Sections 21(1)(b), 24(1)(c), 24(1)(g) and 25(1)(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act until this issue is resolved.

CARRIED

6.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Demong, that this meeting adjourn at 10:33 a.m.

CARRIED

 CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON

  MAYOR                                                                       ACTING CITY CLERK

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED, AS AN ITEM OF URGENT BUSINESS, TO THE 2015 SEPTEMBER 14 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

2015 ALBERTA COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM PROPOSED PROJECT SUBMISSION, PFC2015-0692