PRESENT:

Councillor D. Colley-Urquhart, Chair

Councillor A. Chabot, Vice-Chair

Councillor S. Keating

Councillor J. Magliocca

Councillor R. Pootmans

Councillor J. Stevenson

Councillor W. Sutherland

*Councillor D. Farrell

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager S. Dalgleish

Legislative Assistant J. Dubetz

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Agenda for the

2014 March 05 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPC ON COMMUNITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, 2013 DECEMBER 06.

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

2013 December 06 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

CALGARY ARTS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S ARTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, CPS2014-0205

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

*Councillor Farrell notified the Chair of a particular interest in the following Reports on the Agenda and was entitled to count toward the quorum and vote on the items:

CPS2014-0205;

CPS2014-0230; and

CPS2014-0204.

SPEAKERS

1.    Dean Prodan

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Mr. Prodan and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of the following documents, with respect to Report CPS2014-0205:

• A Revised Attachment 1, Living A Creative Life:  An Arts Development Strategy for Calgary;
• A Revised Attachment 2, Living A Creative Life: An Arts Development Strategy for Calgary – Tactical Plan;
• A Revised Attachment 3, Signatories;
• A letter from David Allen, President, Calgary Communities, Brookfield Residential (Alberta) LP, dated 2014 March 05;
• A letter from Cathy Faber, Superintendent, Learning Innovation and Chief Information Officer, Calgary Board of Education, dated 2014 March 04.

2.    Pat Schneider

3.    Patti Pon

4.    Helene Weir

5.    Ken Lima-Coelho

6.    Luke Azevedo

RECEIVE FOR THE CORPORATE RECORD

With the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant received for the Corporate Record, a copy of Mr. Azevedo’s speaking notes, with respect to Report CPS2014-0205.

7.    Tom McCabe

8.    Alison Karim-McSwiney

9.    Larry Heather

10.  Terry Rock

11.  Sharon Stevens

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2014-0205 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council:

1.    Receive, for information, Living a Creative Life: An Arts Development Strategy (Revised Attachment 1) and Living a Creative Life: An Arts Development Strategy - Tactical Plan (Revised Attachment 2); and

2.    Direct Calgary Arts Development Authority to present, at its 2014 Annual General Meeting, its plan for implementing Living a Creative Life: An Arts Development Strategy.

And further, that the Legislative Assistant replace the Revised Attachments 1, 2 and 3, and attach all submissions and distributions received, to the Report, prior to being forwarded to Council.

CARRIED

3.2

THE CALGARY FILM STUDIO, CPS2014-0206

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Administration and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation, Re: The Calgary Film Studio, with respect to Report CPS2014-0206.

SPEAKERS

1.    Brett Ironside

2.    Bruce Graham

3.    Luke Azevedo

RECEIVE FOR THE CORPORATE RECORD

With the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant received the following for the Corporate Record, with respect to Report CPS2014-0206:

• A submission from Calgary Economic Development, Re: Calgary Economic Development is a catalyst, a conduit, and a connector, dated 2014 March 05; and
• A letter from Tom Cox, Managing Director, Seven24 Films, dated 2014 February 26.

4.    Rick Tovell

5.    Larry Heather

6.    Jon Jackson

7.    Mike Shields

RECEIVE FOR THE CORPORATE RECORD

With the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant received for the Corporate Record, a copy of Mr. Shields’s speaking notes, with respect to Report CPS2014-0206.

8.    Patti Pon

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pootmans, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report CPS2014-0206 be approved, after amendment, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council approve release of $10 million from Capital Program 639 to the Calgary Film Studio subject to the execution of a Funding Agreement.

And further, that the Legislative Assistant attach all submissions and distributions received, to the Report, prior to being forwarded to Council.

CARRIED

3.3

CRIME PREVENTION INVESTMENT PLAN , CPS2014-0230

SPEAKERS

1.    Gordon Sand

2.    Linda Anderson

3.    Emily Synnott

CHANGE TIME OF SCHEDULED RECESS, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the scheduled time of recess be changed in order to complete Reports CPS2014-0230,  CPS2014-0204 and CPS2014-0198, as per Section 91(3) of the Procedure Bylaw 44M2006, as amended.

CARRIED

4.    Justin Flack

5.    Arla Liska

6.    Adam Melnyk

7.    Diane Danielson

8.    Alison Karim-McSwiney

9.    Leslie Evans

DISTRIBUTION

At the request of Ms. Evans and with the concurrence of the Chair, the Legislative Assistant distributed copies of the following, with respect to Report CPS2014-0230:

• A letter from Leslie Evans, Executive Director, Federation of Calgary Communities, Re: Crime Prevention Investment Plan and the Building Safe Communities (BSC) Program, dated 2014 March 05; and
• A promotional card, from the Federation of Calgary Communities, entitled “My Neighbour Card”.

10.  Stephanie Sokolowski

11.  Dawn Leonard

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2014-0230 be approved, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommends that Council:

1.    Approve the 2014 Crime Prevention Investment Plan allocations identified in

Attachment 2 ($606,000 for 9 agencies); and

2.    Direct Administration to report back to the SPC on Community and Protective Services no later than 2015 March with recommendations for the 2015 Crime Prevention Investment Plan allocation.

CARRIED

3.4

PROPOSED 2014 SPECIAL TAX BYLAWS, CPS2014-0204

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Keating, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report CPS2014-0204 be approved, as follows:

That the SPC on Community and Protective Services recommend that Council:

1.    Receive for information the Special Tax Bylaws 2014 Annual Budget Summary as contained in Attachment 1; and

2.    Give three readings to the proposed 2014 Boulevard Tax Bylaws.

Opposed:     A. Chabot

CARRIED

3.5

STATUS OF OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS , CPS2014-0198

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that the Administration Recommendation contained in Report CPS2014-0198 be approved, as follows:

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

CARRIED

4.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Chabot, that this meeting adjourn at 3:49 p.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2014 APRIL 02.

Sgd:  D. Colley-Urquhart                                            Sgd:  J. Dubetz

CHAIR                                                                           LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2014 MARCH 31 REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT

CALGARY ARTS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S ARTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, CPS2014-0205

THE CALGARY FILM STUDIO, CPS2014-0206

CRIME PREVENTION INVESTMENT PLAN , CPS2014-0230

OTHER

(The following Reports contain oppositions and/or Bylaws that require reading by Council.  Accordingly, they should be voted on separately.)

PROPOSED 2014 SPECIAL TAX BYLAWS, CPS2014-0204

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Community and Protective Services has been scheduled to be held on 2014 April 02 at 9:30 AM.